In such an atmosphere that most people do not like, the players in Memphis have not been affected, but have shut down their social media and concentrated on training.

Pastner himself seemed to realize that he and Stevens had a chasm like a gulf, so he began to fly stupidly, burrowing into the little dark room with the coaching staff all day long, watching the Butler University game tape.

In addition to putting all his thoughts on the game, Li Kaiming contacted Jiang Shan and his uncle by text message and phone, and didn't care about anything else, even the reporters who usually give the most face, just waved their hands after encountering them, telling them that if they had any questions, they would ask at the press conference before the game.

Stevens, who is known for his strict management of the army, naturally did not let his players talk big outside, so the silence of the two sides remained until April 3.

The pre-game press conference was held as scheduled, and the heat of the NCAA semifinals was not comparable to that of the regional games, and the NBA playoffs had just begun, and the heat was far less than that of the March Crazy semifinals, so the vast majority of Emerica's sports media set their sights on the Indianapolis semifinals.

Especially since today's two games were held separately, that is, there was only one game being played at the same time, and the result was that almost all the media with heads and faces came to the pre-match press conference.

As soon as Li Kaiming entered the scene of the press conference, he was taken aback by the crowded scene in front of him, and he was already prepared for it, but he was still stunned by the number of reporters at the scene.

Today's Pastner also has a rare beard, having spent four or five days in a row working all night to develop tactics, and has no time to pay attention to his personal image, and the white beautiful man in his early thirties has become a sloppy middle-aged man who looks in his forties.

He shifted the microphone, then looked up at the reporter and signaled that he could start asking.

As soon as his words fell, most of the reporters raised their hands in an instant, and Pastner clicked a CBS reporter to give them face, after all, the official broadcast rights of the NCAA are in their hands.

And this reporter did not waste Pastner's precious first time, and came up and threw out the question that people are most concerned about, "The outside world is not optimistic about Memphis, what do you think?" Will you develop a targeted tactic against Butler? ”

Pasterner nodded, "The outside world is not optimistic about us, it will only become our motivation, we have been training hard and never pay attention to external comments. As for my tactics, I can only tell you that there are definitely tactics against Butler, but I can't reveal a single word at the press conference! ”

Everyone at the scene laughed!

Pastner's interview ended quickly, and then reporters focused on Li Kaiming and Williams, especially Li Kaiming, who was able to live every pre-match press conference.

Faced with a similar question raised by reporters, Li Kaiming shrugged helplessly, "Just like my coach said, we don't pay attention to the evaluation of us by the outside world, we pay more attention to ourselves." If you ask me if I have faith in myself, I do, and I do! ”

Butler's interviews were similar, with neither Stevens nor Haywood being the kind of people who like to talk harshly, preferring to give their full strength in the game, so their answers were overwhelmingly compliments on Memphis.

Looking at this pre-match interview, reporters know that when it comes to the semi-finals, I am afraid it will be difficult to have the kind of explosive news as before, and all teams will ask their players to pay attention to their rhetoric and will not leave any fuss outside to make a fuss.

The first game of the semi-finals, which was also watched by millions of people across the country, kicked off at 6:10 p.m.

Ten minutes before the game, the big screen at Lucas Oil Stadium played the starting lineups of both sides as usual.

Memphis University Tigers: Point guard Willie Kemp, point guard Elliot Williams, small forward Daniel Mack, power forward Wesley Weatherspoon, center Kaiming Lee.

Butler Collegiate Bulldogs: Point guard Zach Hahn, point guard Grant Linedeck, power forward Matt Howard, small forward Gordon Haywood, center Andrew Smith.

Brad Stevens stood on the sidelines with curly blond hair and a black suit, with a pair of deep eyes on the bridge of his nose and a calm gaze on the court.

At the other end of the field was Pastner, dressed in a gray suit, and two young and handsome managers in their thirties met in the national semi-finals, which was also a spectacle from a distance.

The commentator of this scene, I don't know what CBS thinks, actually sent the "turtle commentator" Koslov, an opponent that Li Kaiming fans are already very familiar with!

Of course, the guests at the scene were also heavyweights, with former NBA player Matt Bullard and CBS famous basketball commentator Sharpe also sitting in the commentary booth.

After seeing the starting lineups of the two teams on the screen, Koslov took the lead in opening the conversation, "Both, the starting lineups of Memphis and Butler University have not changed, what do you think?" ”

Nonsense, what else can you see? See with your eyes, of course!

Matt Bullard sorted out his thoughts for a moment, and then said slowly, "Before the game, I participated in the ESPN show, and my opinion and the show have not changed much, Memphis is not easy to get here, but this may be their last game!" ”

Sharp on the side also chimed in, "Yes, I think so too." It's not that Memphis is not strong, they are strong, but their lineup is too unbalanced, and the coach is also a shortcoming! ”

Koslov nodded, and threw out another question, "What do you think Li Kaiming's performance will be today?" ”

It's still coming! Matt Bullard and Sharp looked at each other, then a wry smile appeared on their faces.

Koslov's attitude towards Li Kaiming is as good as Sima Zhao's heart, and asking such a question now is undoubtedly digging a hole for the two of them.

The current Li Kaiming is not the previous Li Kaiming, he must be able to land in the NBA as a lottery show, and even the champion is possible, in the face of such a promising star, Matt Bullard and Sharp will naturally not easily offend the former.

Moreover, as two people who have been deeply involved in the media field for many years, they can vaguely feel that Li Kaiming can have today's popularity, in addition to his own performance, in the invisible behind the scenes, I am afraid there is another big hand pushing all this.

can have such terrifying energy, presumably the people behind the scenes, they can't afford to offend!

But Koslov asked the question again in front of everyone, and they couldn't help but answer, so the two were silent for a long time, and finally Sharp came forward and answered Koslowoff's question.

"Li Kaiming's strength is undoubted, in my opinion, he should be one of the few strong points in Memphis, and his performance will also determine the trend of the game!"

As soon as the words fell, Koslov's face on the other side became gloomy!

These two damn guys! didn't give him any face! Praise Li Kaiming in front of him!

[Congratulations to Jokic and the Nuggets for reaching the Finals for the first time in team history!] By the way, ask for tickets~】