Chapter 30: A strange duel between a defender and a center
Looking back, Maryland attacked, and the core of their attack was undoubtedly the No. 21 1.98-meter-tall scoring guard Greaves Vazquez.
Vazquez, who is from Venezuela and has played for four years in the NCAA for the University of Maryland, is a real talent, averaging 9.8 points, 4.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game in his freshman season, shooting 44.4% from the field, 31.6% from three-point range and 79.8% from the free throw line.
But the most terrifying thing is not only that, Vazquez skyrocketed to 17 points, 6.8 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game in his sophomore year, and the data almost doubled without much change in efficiency!
As for this season, his performance has been even more prominent, averaging a career-high of 19.6 points, 6.3 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game, being named the best player in the ACC league, being named to the NCAA All-American Second Team, beating Sherren Collins from Kansas State University, Scottie Reynolds from Villanova University, Jon Schell from Duke University, Evan Turner from Ohio State University and John Wall from Kentucky University, and was awarded the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The Bob Cousy Award marks the best college point guard in the nation.
These resumes and awards are showing people that Vazquez is excellent, and it is not an exaggeration to call him the first defender in the ACC league.
Vazquez dribbled to the front court, and he suddenly changed direction sharply, passing Williams in front of him in one step, and then facing the Tigers players who came up to the defense, with a dexterous flick of his wrist, he passed the ball to his teammates who were ambushed on the outside.
And his teammates didn't let him down with his delicate passing, throwing the ball the moment he received it, and the basketball made a graceful arc in the air before falling into the basket.
"Maryland's counterattack came so quickly that it immediately responded to Memphis' offense with a three-pointer!" The commentary on the scene was endless.
I don't know if it's an illusion, Li Kaiming always felt that after Vazquez passed the ball, he glanced at him casually.
Bite!
The familiar system chime sounded in his ears, and the holographic projection of the mission interface appeared in his field of vision.
【Mission】
Rating: C
Basics: Win today's match and advance to the round of 32 of the National Championship. Rewards: 5-10 attribute points, 10-50 points. Failure Penalty: 5-10 attribute points are randomly deducted.
Advanced: Score no less than Vázquez. Reward: Two badge upgrades. Failure Penalty: None.
It seems that the system felt Vazquez's provocation and actually took the initiative to activate a mission, and it was a C-level mission!
Seeing the 5-10 attribute points in the task reward, Li Kaiming's heart was a little excited, worthy of a C-level task, at least 5 attribute points can be given, not to mention a 1-50 point reward.
Now it's developed!
With the incentive of the system's task rewards, he also had a trace of eagerness in his heart.
Vázquez? Best defender? I've said it a long time ago, it's just a stepping stone for me!
The Tigers attacked, this time Maryland changed his mind and no longer easily vacated Williams, after all, the latter is also the master who averaged 17 points per game this season, and if he really let him shoot, he might be killed!
So this time, the defenders who defended Li Kaiming and Weatherpens also followed at the same time to help their own defenders delay the opposing attack.
This trick really worked, Williams took a step forward with the ball, and found that Maryland's two big inside lines were bull's horns, surrounding him in the middle, as long as he broke through one step further, what awaited him was a ruthless and cruel bag!
The experienced Williams naturally didn't take the initiative to get into the pocket, he first dribbled back a few steps, and then suddenly threw the ball into the sky!
Seeing that Williams was forced out of the three-point line by them, Jordan Williams of the University of Maryland was proud, but they saw the former actually throw the ball to the basket!
With such a big attention, Williams can't always throw it around, there is only one possibility......
Oops!
The two of them turned back at the same time in an instant, and then they saw a huge figure two meters high rising into the air, catching the basketball in the air with both hands, and then a back buckle poured the ball into the basket!
Bang!
The basketball hoop shook violently, and with it the hearts of the University of Maryland players!
What a perversion! Such a big man flying so high?
Tens of thousands of spectators in the arena also erupted into huge exclamations because of this earth-shattering dunk, and the on-site commentary even asserted that this ball has locked in today's top ten balls!
After landing on the ground, Li Kaiming also looked towards Vázquez, only to find that Vázquez was also staring at him.
The eyes of the two met in the air, and there was a faint burst of electric light!
The sharp-eyed commentary also discovered the confrontation between Li Kaiming and the two, and said in an excited tone at the moment, "Li and Graves are on the bar!" A defender, an interior line will actually face off on the field! ”
Elliot Williams: ?
Feed! Shouldn't it be my showdown with Vázquez that is the highlight of the day?
Logically speaking, the highlight of the game is indeed Williams' vs. Vazquez's matchup, as both are defenders, and they are each other's counterparts.
But for some reason, the fight turned into a duel between Li Kaiming and Vazquez......
Many of the audience in the front row sat up straight, and the audience in the back row stretched their necks one by one, for fear of missing out on some exciting duel.
Speaking of human words, it's not a big deal to watch the excitement!
As professional players, Li Kaiming and Vazquez can't just do it on the court, this is a basketball court, not an octagon.
It's just that in the later games, the confrontation between the two also brought a little anger to both sides, and the physical contact became more and more frequent, and the movements became bigger and bigger!
This can be anxious for the referees on the spot, blowing less for fear of fighting, blowing too much for the game to be broken, and the audience on the scene did not buy it, so they had to slowly test and choose the best scale......
Bang!
Li Kaiming broke through with the ball, and at the same time made a secret elbow force, and overturned Vazquez who came over with one elbow, and then split Huashan!
Vazquez is not a vegetarian either, and he took an elbow from Li Kaiming and pushed the former on the waist at the same time!
Honk!
The referee immediately caught the obvious action and signaled Vázquez to push for a foul.
But Vazquez is not convinced, why don't you blow when he elbows me, I push gently, and you?
The referee was already surprised, but just signaled Li Kaiming to prepare a free throw, Li Kaiming stood on the free throw line, first spread his hands at Vazquez, and pouted at the same time.
Then shoot in!
Vázquez's face was immediately and turned the color of pig liver!
The movements of the two were clearly captured by the cameras on the scene and then projected onto the big screen.
This wonderful duel stimulated the intracranial nerves of the audience to the point that everyone wanted to see what kind of wonderful battle would take place between these two people who were not in the same position at all?
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