Chapter 105: Leonard's Expectation

The cameras at the scene immediately locked on the player who gave away the amazing hat, a two-meter-tall player wearing a blue and white No. 34.

Li Kaiming stared murderously in the direction of the camera, leaving an eternal memory in history......

At the same time as the basketball was slapped away by him, the system's task prompt and the on-site whistle also sounded.

Honk!

[System]: Congratulations to the host, complete the B-level basic task, get 15 attribute points, 200 points. Complete B-level progression missions, get a badge upgrade, activate the Wheel of Fortune, and get a chance to spin the wheel!

A large number of dazzling reward effects appeared on the system's prompts, but he didn't have time to pay attention to what was inside.

Because under Pastner's leadership, the Memphis Tigers players rushed over in unison, surrounded him in the middle, and then jumped and jumped, screaming and roaring!

"We did it, we made it to the finals!"

The Butler players lost their energy and became listless in their eyes as if they had been stripped of all their strength.

Hayward stared blankly in the direction of the basket, motionless.

Just now, he thought he had a chance to keep the suspense of the game until extra time.

But in the next second, the yellow-skinned guy used a smash-style volleyball hat and a roar that he hadn't heard before, but knew it was a dirty word when he guessed it, and directly ended his thoughts.

It also ended Stevens's thoughts!

Before that, Stevens was the youngest and most promising coach in the NCAA, but today, he lost to a guy who was younger than him.

In fact, he never saw Pastner as an opponent, his opponent was only those old guys who could retire now and enter the Hall of Fame.

But who would have thought that he would actually lose!

Lose convincingly!

Matt Howard walked over and patted Hayward on the shoulder, "Gordon, we all did our best, those guys are better than we thought!" ”

Hayward slowly turned his head, staring at Howard with deep eyes, and only nodded silently in agreement after a while.

On the commentary bench, the moment the whistle blew at the end of the game, Koslov no longer dared to look up at the camera.

Sharp and Matt Bullard, who were on the side, smiled and said to the camera, "At Lucas Oil Stadium tonight, the University of Memphis has once again created a miracle!" They shattered the doubts and defeated Butler University 77-75 to reach the March Madness Finals for the first time in two years! Let's congratulate the University of Memphis! ”

The on-site director also played the statistics of both sides on the big screen after the game.

On the Memphis side, Li Kaiming played 34 minutes and scored 32 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks, Elliott Williams had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Willikamp had 6 points and 5 assists......

For Butler University, Gordon Hayward played 33 minutes and finished with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists on 11-of-13 shooting, and Matt Howard had 18 points and 8 rebounds......

After the Memphis players celebrated, Butler University, led by coach Stevens, came to the Memphis bench to greet the Tigers.

Stevens shook Pastner's hand with a gentle smile on his face, "Josh, congratulations, I hope you can win the championship!" In this way, we can also say that we lost to the champion, not a loss! ”

Hearing Stevens' heartfelt blessings, Pastner also squeezed the former's hand, "Thank you, you are also strong!" ”

On the other side, the starters of Butler University all surrounded Li Kaiming, waiting to hug and greet Li Kaiming.

The one who is currently holding Li Kaiming is Hayward.

Hayward struggled to control his emotions and patted Li Kaiming's chest, "Brother, you are very strong, congratulations, go win that damn championship!" ”

Li Kaiming also patted Hayward on the shoulder, "Thank you, Gordon, we will go down with your blessings and go to the end!" ”

Looking at Hayward's slightly lonely back when he left, Li Kaiming sympathized in his heart, but he would not feel guilty for it.

Competitive sports are so cruel, and if you ask him if he is pitiful and pitiful for Hayward, it is naturally pitiful.

But if he ends up like Hayward, forget it!

If Hayward doesn't want to lose, he can come to Li Kaiming!

Isn't it easy to win? Dude takes you to win!

After Hayward left, Matt Howard, the No. 2 man at Butler University, also came up and hugged Li Kaiming.

Although it was difficult to lose, Howard was in much better shape than Hayward, and I don't know if he was used to losing.

……

The same time that the game ended.

University of Memphis Athletic Department.

In the director's office, assistant Daisy jumped on the spot twice, then shook Director Leonard's shoulder and exclaimed excitedly, "Director, they did it!" They're in the finals! Oh my God, Li Kaiming is so powerful, I worship him too much......"

Leonard wryly smiled as he wryly wrenched from Daisy's hands, "I see, I'm not old enough to get dazzled." Don't shake it, if you shake my old bones again, you'll shake them apart! ”

Daisy was told by Leonard, and immediately realized that her behavior was inappropriate, and she blushed and let go of her hands.

But her tone was still very excited, "Director, do they have a chance to win the championship this year?" ”

Leonard's face also showed a confident smile that he hadn't seen for a long time, "It's all in the finals, how can you not have a chance to win the championship?" Could it be that all the soft persimmons that have been pinched all the way this way? ”

Thinking of the experience of the Tigers along the way, even the veteran Leonard was a little surprised!

From the beginning of the crazy March, to the first round to solve the old rival University of Maryland, the thrilling University of Michigan, and the University of Tennessee in the division finals, and finally against the disadvantage of the national finals!

Such a brilliant record, looking at the entire history of the NCAA, is quite explosive!

Not to mention the chance to win the championship now......

And the reason for all these changes is because of that Chinese kid who was born out of nowhere......

Thinking of this, Leonard had to take a deep breath to ease the excitement in his heart......

For many years, since he became the athletic director of the University of Memphis, his biggest dream is to win an NCAA championship.

He was nearing retirement, and in 2008, under Ross and coach Calyparly, the University of Memphis finally reached the finals.

That year, Leonard was more excited and happy than ever, and he was finally about to achieve his dream.

However, reality gave him a slap in the face, and with four minutes remaining, Memphis still held a seven-point advantage, and with 2:12 left in the game, Memphis extended his advantage to nine points!

At that time, to put it bluntly, all the Memphis fans had already opened the champagne that had been prepared long ago, just waiting for the moment when the game was over, and the champagne of victory would be sprinkled into the sky!

However, God played a huge joke on them, and after that, the opponent Kansas scored five straight points in 23 seconds, and Memphis gave you a chance to miss the opportunity, missing four free throws in a row, and Derrick Rose made a free throw in Memphis' final attack, but made one of two free throws.

That gave Kansas a chance, and their guard Mario Chalmers hit a three-pointer after receiving a pass from teammate Collins to send the game into overtime!

In overtime, the momentum of the game completely turned in Kansas's favor, and they scored 6 points and made 4 free throws in one go, and finally won the third national championship trophy in the history of the University of Kansas!

The University of Memphis, on the other hand, has become one of the most famous backdrops in history......

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