Chapter 32: It's Not a Nightmare
At 82:78, Duke made a three-pointer at the end, but it was no longer a victory. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The Syracuse University Orange People stood on the stage of the finals for the second year in a row, and their fans were so happy that they couldn't sleep, and the team was also enthusiastic.
Georgia Institute of Technology, rival in the finals of Syracuse University.
Jarrett Jack, Will Bynum, two strong attacking guards, Luke Singchel, 2.16 meters inside long, Georgia Tech's overall defense is very good, hard enough, decisive shooting, they have not shown super ability all the way to the finals, but they can be a little better than their opponents.
Georgia Tech is a perimeter-oriented team, with no other players than the center position, and Lehi assisted Varrick for his opening goal at the start of the game.
"Defense, defense, just fight for this game." Lehi shouted.
"Yes, we will win." McNamara also spoke loudly, seriously assuming a defensive posture.
Jarrett Jack used his strong body to squeeze McNamara away, he had excellent all-round skills, and it was a morale-boosting style to snatch McNamara, and after McNamara was squeezed away, he made a tenacious pounce, which is his experience in these few fights.
Jack was slightly affected, and Varick took advantage of the white man entanglement between the two teams to collect the rebound.
McNamara dribbled forward, Jack defended him very tightly, he immediately passed to Lehi, Lehi got the ball and broke through directly, the first step was very large, so that the center of gravity of the defender's body was completely tilted to the side, but he pulled the ball back and hit a mid-range shot near the free throw line.
As soon as this game began, Syracuse University mastered the rhythm.
Georgia Tech just showed off their defense, with Jarrett Jack making McNamara uncomfortable, but Lehi and Varick remained strong points at Syracuse, and they made a lot of shots against the defenders in the face of Georgia Tech's oppressive defense.
When Lehi was substituted for a break, he felt a sense of relief, and now the team is in a good rhythm, just as his ankle has not fully recovered, and the score allows him to rest for a few more minutes.
In order to maintain a high-intensity defense, Georgia Tech rotated relatively frequently, and several outside shooters had a mediocre feel, with only Will Bynum hitting two unreasonable three-pointers.
But McNamara immediately replied, and when the ball was in his hands, the team's attack could be a little scattered, but it would also allow him to perform magically at times.
Syracuse University led 42-36 at halftime, and the key was that Lehi had an unprecedented 5-minute break.
And he has scored 12 points and 6 assists in 15 minutes, and his efficiency is very efficient.
He added mid-to-long range shots in this game, and the defenders who defended him may still be a little uncomfortable.
"Win this game, orange man, come on." At the start of the second half, all the players' hands were folded together.
Now they're all very excited, and with Lehi organizing, the excitement will turn into an advantage, not a mistake.
Craig Firth came up to block Lehi, Lehi broke through to 45 degrees and removed the ball in his hand, Faith received the ball and made a flexible pick, and the ball went into the basket easily.
"Run a little more often, pay attention to the bottom line, my ball will pass."
"Stop him, don't let him squeeze in front of you."
Jarrett Jack was constantly commanding his teammates, and falling behind didn't discourage him, Georgia Tech is a very tenacious team.
As long as they work a little harder and limit Syracuse's score, they have a chance to win.
Time went back and forth, Varik's advantage slowly disappeared in the constant physical confrontation, and they fought too hard in the semi-finals, and in the final ten minutes of the match, the excitement dissipated slightly, and the fatigue inevitably came up.
"Work harder, work harder." Lehi clapped his hands vigorously.
Will Bynum forced a break through the basket and missed, Varick was squeezed and did not jump, seeing that the basketball was about to fall into the hands of Jack, who was rushing to grab the rebound, Lehi, who also rushed over, used his height to protect the rebound directly from behind.
Originally, because of his ankle, Li Hai basically didn't rush to grab the rebound in front of him, but at the last moment, seeing that the opponent was so desperate and fighting for every ball, he couldn't care so much.
He's going to keep the win, he's going to bring a second championship trophy to Syracuse, and Varik is tired now, so he's going to have to protect the backcourt rebounds.
In the attack, Fess lifted to the free throw line, and Lehi stood in the low post, and he threw the ball in again, and he scored his 20th point, and the lead of Syracuse University was suddenly in double digits, and the clock was only 4 minutes left.
Jack commanded his teammates to come up to block the pick-and-roll, and burst in two steps to pull up and shoot.
Lehi has been paying attention to the opponent's No. 1 position, and Jack is the tactical initiator of Georgia Tech, so when the opponent throws off the defenders, Lehi makes up for it in time.
Jack's timing of his shots was brilliant, but Lehi's defense was just too timely to completely block his shooting lane, forcing him to make hasty passes in the air.
Will Bynum catches the ball and shoots it against the defense, and the basketball smashes into the hoop and bounces high.
Lehi rushed towards the landing point with all his might, and leaped to his feet.
He is very accurate in judging the landing point of basketball, which is completely practiced in the past two years of confrontation, and he didn't feel so good before.
His hands had already touched the basketball, and he was about to grab it when a huge force slammed into him.
Lehi was knocked down diagonally, he subconsciously stretched out his right foot, a huge pain suddenly invaded, he and the person who hit him, the weight of both people was all borne by his injured right foot in an instant, the entire foot surface was almost twisted to ninety degrees, Lehi fell directly to the floor.
The man who hit him was Will Bynum, who rushed over after shooting and saw that he didn't score, and didn't care about anything else.
Although he and Jarrett Jack are not tall, they are both very desperate to grab rebounds, and he is even more brainless, and this time he directly knocked Lehi from behind.
Coach Bai Yihan immediately called a timeout, and Li Hai took off his shoes to check, and his ankle couldn't even be touched.
He couldn't play anymore, he made 1+1 free throws with one bare foot and was swapped.
Bastard, bastard, Lehi's eyes were slightly red, and he was injured again, could it be the beginning of a nightmare again.
"Jarrett Jack passed to BJ Elder on the baseline, the ball deflected off the basket, the game was over, and Syracuse University successfully defended their title 83-74, congratulations to them."
The narrator's voice made Lehi suddenly brighten, this time it was not a nightmare.