Naik Headquarters, Oregon

In the team office in charge of evaluating college players, the voice of a red-haired woman suddenly catches everyone's attention.

"Henry, didn't you say that Li Kaiming has the opportunity to become the spokesperson of the series? And that's the result? I'm afraid I can't even beat Tennessee today......"

The red-haired woman's words immediately resonated with the vast majority of people, who, as the evaluation team of the player's signing, should pay attention to the player's performance on the field in addition to paying attention to the public opinion environment.

The Midwest Regional Finals between Memphis and Tennessee are now underway, and the rest of the games are either over yesterday or after the Memphis game, so while Naike and Li Kaiming have not reached any intention of signing a contract, most people are still quietly watching this game.

Among them are the leader of this team, Carl, a man in a suit, Gina, a red-haired woman who pointed out Li Kaiming's Achilles tendon rupture in the meeting, and Henry, who is very optimistic about Li Kaiming.

Henry, as a professional player, already had a judgment in his heart as early as the end of the first half.

This game, even if Memphis can win, is a pyrrhic victory.

He understands all too well the importance of stamina in the Pro League!

Memphis' starting five played full time in the first half to stretch the gap to 14 points, but at the beginning of the second half, Tennessee scored five points in two minutes, and instantly chased to within double digits......

Even Henry, who is full of confidence in Li Kaiming, is a little pessimistic in his heart at this time.

If it goes on like this, I'm afraid the 9-point difference won't last too long......

At this moment, his colleague Gina, a red-haired woman, suddenly smiled at him and said, "Henry, is this the Li Kaiming you are optimistic about?" I don't think it's going to be a good fight! Want to sign a higher-level endorsement contract? Isn't it overthinking? ”

In the face of Gina's troubles, Henry seemed to be choked by something, and he couldn't say a word.

Karl, the person in charge of the office, also nodded slightly, "Gina is right, Henry, it seems that you have lost your eyes this time......"

Seeing that the team leader said this, Henry's heart immediately sank

In the face of the doubts of his colleagues, he was a little unhappy, and as the only professional player in the team, he was extremely confident in his vision.

Although he didn't say anything to refute, the hand he hid under the desk slowly clenched, and at the same time whispered in a voice that could only be heard by himself, "Li Kaiming, stand up quickly, I don't believe you only have these two ......"

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At the time of the game, Pastner called a timeout in a panic.

There were 15 minutes left in the game, and by this time the score had become 35:29.

Within five minutes of the second half, Memphis was beaten 8-0 by Tennessee, and Pastner wanted to call a timeout when the margin was down to single digits, but he still wanted to wait.

After all, there were only three timeouts in the second half, and there will be a key moment in this game, if you use all the timeouts, then you can only watch with big eyes.

Besides, it doesn't have to be collapsed by the other side......

It was this fluke that made Pastner delay for another three minutes before calling a timeout, although Tennessee only scored 3 points in these three minutes, but Memphis didn't score a point!

If you don't call a timeout, it's almost a draw!

Li Kaiming sat down on the bench chair, took the towel handed by the staff, wiped the sweat from his body a few times, and then turned his head to Pastner.

Pastner drew a few tactics on the tactical board, then glanced up at his disciples and saw that their eyes were full of exhaustion.

Why don't you try to go on a different bench?

Seeing the coach's hesitation, Li Kaiming said, "Coach, let Wesley and them take a break, I'll take Robert and Will them up!" ”

Hearing Li Kaiming's words, Pastner seemed to have heard the gospel from heaven, and he had no clue in his heart, and he was cut off with a knife in an instant!

He patted Li Kaiming's shoulder hard, "Come on, Li!" ”

The timeout passed immediately, and the referee signaled the players to come on the field to start the game, and when the players led by Li Kaiming in Memphis came to the court, everyone on the scene was stunned!

The commentator made no secret of his surprise, "God, Pastner has changed the bench!" Let Kaiming Lee take James Harvey, Robert Sully and Will Coleman on the field! ”

In addition to these four people, there is one big injustice left, which is naturally the other core of the Tigers - Williams!

Pastner's meaning is very clear, you and Li Kaiming will not rest today!

Seeing that Memphis took the initiative to take the bench for the first time, Tennessee's coach Bruce Bohr was grinning so much that he was grinning to the back of his head!

Josh, Josh, I thought you could be hard from beginning to end, but I didn't expect it to be unbearable, so I reluctantly accepted the victory of this game......

So, at this time, the Memphis lineup became: point guard James Harvey, who averaged 3+0+0 per game this season, and Robert Sully, who averaged 10.4 points per game, and three points were more powerful, but he belonged to the kind of role player who was strong in offense and weak in defense, and the main one who could score 10 points on the offensive end and 12 points on the defensive end, small forward Elliott Williams needless to say, and big forward Will Coleman is 205 tall and averages 7+6 per game.

And Robert Sully and Will Coleman are also the only two substitutes that Memphis can handle, and they are also the kind of substitutes with extremely clear strengths and weaknesses, and players who will pull their hips at the slightest target.

And Li Kaiming and Williams, with such teammates, faced Tennessee's starting lineup when they played full in the first half.

Seeing this scene, even Henry, who had always been full of confidence in Li Kaiming, shook his head in the office, and it seemed that the situation of the game had completely tilted towards Tennessee......

In the University of Memphis Athletic Department, athletic director Leonard and staff Daisy stared at the screen, and when they saw that Pastner was finally on the bench, Leonard sighed, turned his head to Daisy and said, "Turn it off, I know these guys very well, and if you want to win Tennessee with these people, it is undoubtedly a fool's dream!" ”

Daisy's heart tightened when she heard the director's words, and she turned her head to stare at the back of No. 34 on the screen, still with a glimmer of hope in her heart.

He can do so many miracles, and this time, he should be able to do the same......

Before going on the court, Li Kaiming called his teammates over, and he leaned down and wrapped his long arms around Williams and Coleman to ensure that his voice could be heard by every teammate.

"Brothers, both the guys across from us and the spectators, don't seem to be looking too much out of us. But what I want to say is that our energy comes from ourselves, and if we fall here today, a month from now, three months from now, or a year from now, who will remember that we went from being a team that was not favored to the elite quarterfinals? No one will remember, all will only remember the winner! What we have to do is to release ourselves without reservation, so that the opposite side and those who look down on us can see, what the fuck is called a tiger! ”

"In front of the king of the jungle, even if this king is scarred, no one can provoke him!"