Seeing Li Ao being promoted to the starting line-up, Sam Clancy was even more uncomfortable than being expelled from the team.

When they were all substitutes before, even if the gap between him and Li Ao was getting bigger and bigger, they were both substitutes, anyway, in his opinion, everyone was the same, and they were always full of motivation.

Now that the other party has become the starter, he is still a substitute, and most of his heart is scattered, and he has been jade from yesterday to now.

Unexpectedly, Li Ao actually offered to replace him!

Sam Clancy was shocked, he used to be back, and said to Li Ao: "You still have to rely on me to play the starting lineup, and one day I will snatch your starting position!" ”

Li Ao replied: "If it's because you go up, the lead is gone, and you will be embarrassed." ”

Having said that, Sam Clancy is really a little worried, and he can also see how good the opponent's defense is.

At this time, Shelby Jordan on the side interjected: "Leo, didn't you let him go?" If the lead is gone, aren't you to blame? ”

I rub!

Are these two competitors on the same page?

Li Ao didn't know how to react for a while, he was ready to reason.

He moved his shoulders, clenched his hands into fists, bent his arms down, and exerted force—bat muscles open!

Shelby Jordan hurried back to his chair.

Just be poor.

The starter was robbed, anyway, he will graduate after playing this year, and he can accept it, and just a few months have passed, Li Ao has not even lost to him in defensive role, but he is also convinced.

Seizing the opportunity to provoke Li Ao's anger, he was in a happier mood.

But this thing doesn't talk about martial arts!

If you don't agree with each other, you want to do it.

Bah! I'm still a college student.

Sam Clancy was much braver, and said loudly: "Yes, yes, yes, you want me to go up, and if the advantage is gone, you should be ashamed!" ”

After saying that, he quickly ran into the field.

There's no way this guy is hitting a teammate on the court, right?

Watching the genius-like operation of the two wise teammates, Li Ao wordlessly retracted his muscles and walked onto the court.

The teammates were all laughed at by these three people, and the high tension eased a little.

Granville, White Mamba, and Charles returned to the court, and after their emotions eased, they felt clearer.

The timeout ends, and the House Badgers attack.

At the end of the College Badgers' timeout, Dick Bennett managed to reactivate the players' low morale due to the blow out at the start.

Who knew that the Trojans actually called a timeout immediately afterward, and he could only emphasize the details to pay attention to in defense again.

The ancients returned to the clouds, and then declined, and were so engaged by the Trojan team, the morale of the college badger team suddenly dropped a lot.

Mike Kelly pushed to the frontcourt to shuffle the cards at the top arc, and the House Badgers continued to play frantic pick-and-roll runs.

Dick Bennett insisted on playing like this, and he was not allowed to say otherwise, so he could create open shots.

It also reduces the physical exertion on the offensive end.

Their style of play consumes a lot, and the number one goal at the beginning of the game is to consume the opponent's physical strength and feel, and there is no need to storm the inside line at this time, it is best to shoot in the middle and long range, defend and then counterattack to score.

However, Mike Kelly, who shuffled the cards, found that he could no longer deal cards to his teammates in the middle and long distances!

The other party actually made targeted adjustments to their blind attacks!

Suddenly, he thought he was fighting an intra-district battle!

And it's the Spartans, the Steam Workers, and other championship-level teams.

They played better in the intra-district stage of the game outside the division, and even the crazy three played better in the intra-district stage, in addition to the ceiling-level defense themselves, and the opponent did not understand the characteristics of their style of play, such as ignoring their downtight offense.

After more than a dozen games without an opponent to attack them, tonight suddenly encountered a targeted defense on the offensive end, and Mike Kelly saw his teammates running very uncomfortable.

There was no way, he chose to come by himself and force Granville!

Granville's small body can withstand it, Mike Kelly crushed through into the inside, but Charles and Li Ao made up the defense in time, Mike Kelly's anti-aircraft gun threw and hit the basket, and Li Ao guarded the defensive rebound.

The College Badgers quickly retreated, switching offense and defense, and Granville, Li Ao, and Bai Mamba continued to play small-scale cooperation.

It is worthy of being a ceiling-level team in college defense, and with the timeout just now, the House Badgers have done a better job of limiting the coordination of the three.

But Li Ao still has a gun!

Sam Clancy cut in on the left wing to catch the ball, rushed up, and Doon, who blocked it, couldn't stop it at all, so he could only pull Sam Clancy's shooting hand.

While he managed to sabotage Sam Clancy's shot, Doon also sent it to the free-throw line.

Dick Bennett on the sidelines was scratching his ears and cheeks in a hurry.

The offensive end was actually targeted by the opponent, but this is not important now.

How could the opposite side switch to the No. 3 small forward at this time?

Just like the other party's transfer of Li Ao from the bench to the starter, it was as unexpected as him!

Although Sam Clancy is not as strong as Tree Pagnier, who is a good player, Sam Clancy is far better than Tree Pagnier in terms of cutting into the frame and counterattacking.

Dick Bennett's defensive tweaks just now aren't enough!

There is a limit to everything, even if they are a strong defensive team at the ceiling level of the university, they can't stand such a toss on the other side.

And the opposite side doesn't give a respite at all, and it comes up with a set of continuous combination punches!

He just finished making adjustments, and the other party also made a pre-judgment adjustment!

Henry Bibby on the other side was in a completely different mood - today was a good day, and he thought that everything could be done......

In his opinion, in fact, Sam Clancy has many advantages, which are basically related to physical fitness, such as being very good at catching the ball on the move, he has grown to a body of 102 kilograms, and his ability to open his unicorn arms to block interference is very good, and it is difficult for Li Ao and Shelby Jordan to go around it in team training.

Under the pressure brought by that kid, Sam Clancy's use of his physical condition is getting better and better.

The shot was fouled, and Sam Clancy made two free throws, and although he only made one of two free throws, the lethality was already on the cards.

Not only that, but Sam Clancy has worked wonders on defense as well!

The College Badgers ran out of long-range shots, and their chaotic and blind pick-and-rolls often messed up the opponent's defense, but their ability to find shooting opportunities from the outside was getting worse and worse.

Mike Kelly chose to adjust the offense, directing his teammates to block and dismantle passes, and focus on the interior.

The score difference has come to 9 points, and I don't care about physical strength or anything.

Charles commanded his teammates to play joint defense, he guarded the basket, and Li Ao and Sam Clancy escorted the wings, locking up the House Badgers' offense!

The House Badgers players have one characteristic - good physical strength.

Their attacking skills are frenzied to wear down their opponents in the first half of the game, and when both sides have a significant drop in stamina, their physical advantage comes and they can use their rich experience in low scoring to beat their opponents.

But now that the game is less than a quarter of the way through, the physical strength of both sides is online, and the attack of the House Badgers - hitting the street!

The House Badgers can only frantically raise confrontations and increase their defense, but their role is limited.

The trio of Granville, Li Ao and the White Mamba had already tore a hole in their defence, and Sam Clancy was frantically stabbing knives into the holes, the knives were not sharp enough, the skills were not enough, but they were strong enough!

When Sam Clancy began to attract defense, Li Ao also drilled more inside, but he didn't attack strongly, but he took advantage of the fact that the players who defended him were shorter than him and sneaked a few hooks to get a few points.

The Trojans didn't pull away as quickly as they did at the start of the game, but the blunt knife cut through the gap, which drove the House Badgers players even more crazy.

The House Badgers players were getting bigger and bigger, and seeing a certain No. 0 move as well, Henry Beeby brought on Shelby Jordan in time.

'Lambir Jr.) came on the pitch with a takedown block, and then went on to face the opposing centre-forward Mark Schuffer without any intimidation.

The College Badgers didn't dare to make a move in the end, they had also heard of the notoriety of this bastard, it was better to see than to hear, the villain's temperament was too strong.

Unlike a certain 0 with a good face and a black hand, this guy can tell at a glance that he is a gangster.

And the opposing players quickly surrounded them......

The referee immediately separated the two sides and gave Shelby Jordan a technical foul.

However, although Shelby Jordan received a technical foul, he single-handedly suppressed the opponent's momentum and played a deterrent role in the opponent's malicious defensive moves.

The referees were also sounding the alarm, and the blows for the House Badgers' rough maneuvers that went beyond the normal defensive range increased.

The scales of victory tipped in favor of the Trojans.

Henry Bibby was so excited on the sidelines that he was going to lead the team to the Sweet 16!

It's just that he feels very weird - he originally thought that the two people in the team who had the worst relationship with that kid and had the deepest grievances have now become that kid's gun shield!

One offense, one defense, these two became the key helpers by the kid's side tonight.

It's not that the role of the two is more important than Granville, White Mamba, Charles, etc., that's obviously inferior.

But the role played by these two at a specific point in time is irreplaceable by anyone in the team.

At the end of the first half, the Trojans scored 29 points, and after scoring 12 points in the first five and a half minutes of the opening game, they only scored 17 points in the next 14 and a half minutes, which looked quite miserable.

But compared to the other side, their score has exploded.

After four points in the opening game, the College Badgers only had Doon score a three-pointer, Mark Chauffer scored two points on an inside attack, and Jon Bryant, who came off the bench, singled Sam Clancy to score two points on a breakaway throw.

The House Badgers scored just 13 points in the first half!

At 29-13, the Trojans led by 16 points going into halftime.

In the second half, the House Badgers, who had returned from the break, tried to fight back.

Mike Kelly, Jon Bryant, Mark Schoffer started to single the onslaught.

Mike Kelly played 12 minutes in the first half, two-thirds of the time on the offensive end of the game, and was in good shape.

Mark Schoffer can contain from close range.

The two were okay in the second half on the offensive end.

But Bryant was miserable, he met Li Ao's defense!

encountered Bryant, who was not as tall and heavy as himself, and Li Ao's 'Heavy Pressure Level 1' was turned on, which brought an extra sense of oppression to Bryant! The longer the alignment, the stronger the sense of oppression!

In the last few minutes of the first half, Bryant scored 4 points, and after 11 minutes of playing in the second half, he only scored two points, or the No. 0 steal foul on the opposite side, and when the number of fouls came, he won the free throw 1+1.

Even if the three main attackers perform well, the Academy Badgers don't necessarily have better offensive firepower than the Trojans, and now one person is locked up, and after 11 minutes of play in the second half, the House Badgers only scored 14 points, while the opposite side scored 19 points!

When Henry Bibby called a timeout and sent on the lineup of Nate Hale, Trey Pagnier, Shelby Jordan, Rob Eres, and Evanisco, Dick Bennett on the opposite side also replaced most of the main force, leaving only the unwilling Mike Kelly with four substitutes.

27-48, with 9 minutes left and 21 points to chase...... Dick Bennett is confident, they don't have that ability!

Sure he lost, but he didn't have too strong negative emotions.

When he took over the College Badgers, the team was nothing.

Over the past few years, they have become stronger step by step, and now they have the strength of the crazy three, and there is nothing to regret.

You know, since the College Badgers won the National Championship in 1940-1941, in the past 60 years, there have only been two crazy threes, and when he was nearly 70 years old, he was fooled into coming to this team, how much he regretted at first.

But he still did his best to build a system for a team that had been in decline for decades, built confidence to win for this team, and finally returned to the crazy three after a few years.

And he's also groomed a good successor for this team, and the assistant coach he brought from the Green Bay Phoenix, Beau Ryan, is an assistant coach with the same basketball philosophy as him, and he's ready to retire after this season.

As long as the successor continues his current style and adds the right players, the guarantee is not a big problem.

The only thing he feels sorry for is that he couldn't go further with this group of hard-working children in the last year before retirement.

The eyes came to Bryant, who played 16 minutes tonight and scored only 6 points on 2-of-8 shooting.

Listening to the fans at the scene frantically shouting "Leo", and seeing the data of 13 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists on the big screen, he recognized the strength of this guy.

The beautiful woman he fell in love with at first sight ran around the field to the opposite bench and jumped in front of the guy, and he was no longer angry when he saw this scene now.

That guy is really strong, only such a strong person is worthy of such a beauty, he chooses to fulfill it......

Bryant frantically added inner drama, and his teammates on the court gradually accepted reality.

This year, that's it.

At 7:58 p.m., nearly two hours after the game, the final whistle blew.

Fans chanted "Sweet Top 16!" After the main force was replaced from both sides, this shouting has not stopped, and there have been people shouting.

After the game, the audience cheered together!

The few College Badgers fans who came to the scene also gave the Trojans a round of applause.

It's really convincing.

They are not people who can't afford to lose, they have lost for decades, they have come so far this year, and they will fight again next year!

62-44, the Trojans defeated the House Badgers by 18 points and advanced to the Sweet 16!

The fans shouted and shouted, and the chanting became 'Prestige owes Pian', and the Trojans players also cheered and shouted their dreams around the stadium.

Sweet Round of 16, one step closer to the coveted trophy!

…

After the game, Li Ao wanted to go to the press conference, but was rejected by the middle-aged man.

Looking at the middle-aged man with a look of 'I'm afraid of you', Li Ao complained about "bold and small-tempered", and fled back to the locker room.

After teasing each other with his teammates, Li Ao came to the bathroom to take a shower.

"Sweet Season:

Goal: The host needs to help the team reach the round of 16. (Completed)

Congratulations to the host reward: 3000 achievement points, 1 random equipment (to be claimed). ”

"I am the pioneer:

Goal 1: Score a double-double. (Host Score: 13 points, completed)

Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: 1300 achievement points.

Goal 2: Opposing players score less than 10 points in total. (Host vs. player score: 8 points, completed)

Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: 1600 achievement points.

The host completes all the objectives and congratulates the host on receiving the reward: 1 random defense skill (to be claimed). ”

Li Ao looked at the hint of the completion of the task, and sang Wukun happily.

Coupled with 13 points, 9 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks to get 240 achievement points, tonight's game income will exceed 6,000!

Tonight's rebounding set a new high, 1 board short, can get a double-double, he is a little regretful.

But he took the initiative to go off the court after the margin was more than 20 points, allowing his teammates to play a little longer.

Originally, Henry Bibby was still wondering if he would play two more minutes, and he was just 1 board short, which shouldn't be difficult.

He volunteered to go down, but it saved Henry Beebe from trouble.

Because at that time, his defensive object had already scored 8 points, and if he continued to play, he was so far ahead, and it was very likely that he would be scored by the opponent.

The system's decision that his defender scored was not the one-on-one defense he had in mind at the beginning, and before garbage time, the College Badgers' one-on-one performance was very poor.

The system's judgment that if a teammate fails to prevent an opponent from scoring when he is not completely thrown away, he will be deemed to have failed to defend, and he is very active in making up for it, and sometimes he will pay for a foul.

He can't just wait for his teammates to completely miss the talent to make up for the defense, the defense is not as strong as the pinch attack and the help defense, which is the most basic thing on the defensive end.

Lock in the win, a two-double, it doesn't matter.

After taking a shower and drying his hair, Li Ao changed into a white sweatshirt and received the reward!

Random equipment, of course, there must be a sense of ceremony, he brought his clothes in advance.

It can be regarded as a lottery head, and I am confident that I can enter the top 16.

But I didn't expect to have more gains, and I also got a defensive skill!

Thanks to Sam Clancy and Shelby Jordan.

The impact of the former gave him more shooting opportunities, and the latter's supplementary defense also helped him a lot.

He gave a command in his mind, and the hint of reward collection came.

"The host receives 1 piece of random equipment...... Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Equip: Card Master's Balance Band (Silver).

Card Master's Balance Bracelet (Silver): When the host stands or controls the ball outside the three-point line in the top arc for 3 seconds, the ability to predict the position of teammates is slightly improved, and the passing accuracy is +3.

Note: From standing still to before passing, there must be no breakthrough (including feints) and position movement (including feints); The effect of predicting the movement of teammates depends on the host's own awareness of organizing attacks. ”

The equipment is a good equipment, and the first thing to get started with is silver-level equipment, but this is the name...... Card Master? This Nima is a master dealer!

Li Ao frowned, why did he feel that his growth line was extending in a strange direction?

Putting away the strange thoughts, he gave a command in his heart, and another prompt popped up to receive the reward.

"The host receives 1 random defense skill...... Congratulations to the host for obtaining Skill: Siege Level 1.

Siege Level 1: When the host moves in a position such as replenishment, co-defense, contraction, and flanking, the speed (burst acceleration) is +2. ”

Good skills, Li Ao is very satisfied, and it is a direct help to his team's defensive ability.

The achievement points have been increased to more than 27,000, and you can get a silver-level equipment, a new skill, and the top 16, which is really sweet!

(End of chapter)