From sparring to superstar

Chapter 24 23. It's this kind of rich oil
The intermission ended and the players of both teams returned to the field.

Henry Bibby was replaced by a combination of Nate Hale, Tre Pagnier, Shelby Jordan, Brusenthal, and Charles.

Seeing a few team members with an evil spirit that they don't usually have, and even a little hostility... Please expose your true nature-this is what Henry Bibby wants to say to Li Ao.

He needs a player like this to drive the bloodliness of the whole team.

Shelby Jordan is asshole enough to say anything, but the guy doesn't care about the team except on the court.

I heard that this guy is working so hard on the court, he just wants to show off in front of his followers.

This guy tossing his teammates can only make them sulky, not motivating.

But Li Ao is different. In Henry Bibby's view, this kid is more concerned about basketball, which is the essential difference from Shelby Jordan.

It's just that he could see that Li Ao didn't care much about the team at first, and treated quasi-professional basketball as a new thing. How should I describe the participation in team affairs...reserved?
So his goal from the beginning was to look forward to Li Ao stimulating his teammates in the team training and during the training process, but he didn't expect it to happen in a year or so. What he wanted was to take his time and subtly build a brand new team. culture.

Unexpectedly, Li Ao's talent and improvement speed exceeded expectations, and his mentality was also changing rapidly. After the opening game, Henry Bibby noticed it, so he also gave him a chance in the second game.

But it was only the third game, and this kid couldn't stand it any longer. His 'nature' was gradually revealed, which surprised him very much.

As a veteran who has been in the basketball industry for decades, he knows how beneficial it is to the team to have such a player!
Players from the two teams came to the field, and the players from the Sun Devils also noticed something different about each other, but they couldn't tell.

They didn't think much of it though, and they now start the second half with a lot of confidence.

Although the Trojans narrowed the point difference to 6 points in the first half, the Sun Devils were still in the lead. After the adjustment at halftime, they regained their strength and vowed to win the game against their direct competitors!
Eddie House and Avi Strait, the two core players who played the first half, rested off the court. The Sun Devils sent Alton Mason, Turner Hill, Donna Knight, A combination of Tommy Smith and Chad Pruitt.

After the start of the second half, the Sun Devils immediately felt something was wrong.

How could the opponent's actions be so rough!

Under the leadership of Shelby Jordan, the Trojans started a brutal defensive mode!

Most players of the Trojans are not good at this kind of defense, and they fouled 5 times in 3 rounds.

But the effect is surprisingly good!

In the five rounds, the Sun Devils didn't score in a single sports game. Under the rough confrontation of the Trojans, they only scored two points by relying on Turner Hill's breakthrough layup and a foul.

Henry Bibby is very satisfied with this change, but unfortunately, their offense has also been greatly affected.

It seems to be to prove to the kid that the main offensive point of this lineup, Brusenthal, is too aggressive to drill inside, but he has a body and skills, but he is not good at digging inside.

After 5 rounds, they only scored two points, and Trey Pagnier made an emergency stop jumper to win.

In general, there are signs of change, and the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

If this flame can be ignited, even if the game with the direct competitor is lost, it is still profitable.

Moreover, this is not yet lost, the point difference is still 6 points.

After all, they are the ones who actively seek change, and the opponent is passive, and the confrontation suddenly increases, so the opponent should be more affected.

No, Rob Evans on the opposite side couldn't sit still, called a timeout, and replaced Avi Straiter, the supporting core, in advance.

Henry - Bibby with Sam - Clancy replaced Shelby - Jordan play, continue to strengthen the confrontation.

The two teams, who are not good at confrontation, once again started a wave of extreme pecking.

The difference is that one side is intentional and the other side is passive.

After a wave of 6 to 3, the Trojans narrowed the point difference to 3 points and chased the score to 52 to 55. Rob Evans gritted his teeth and called the second timeout of the second half, replacing Eddie House in advance. superior.

Henry Bibby also brought out the best lineup tonight, the combination of Granville, Li Ao, Shelby Jordan, White Mamba, and Brusenthal.

Li Ao looked at Eddie House, who was on the stage, and the other party was also looking at him, his eyes were full of anger, he stretched out his hand... pulled his left eyelid, and made a grimace at him.

Eddie House ran past thousands of alpacas, and couldn't think of adjectives to describe this goddamn bastard for a while.

Teammates noticed his 'interaction' with Eddie House and felt much better.

Li Ao felt sorry for Eddie House in his heart, and felt that Eddie House was really dragged down by the team.

If you change to a slightly stronger team, there is a high probability that this super scorer in college basketball will be like Mario Chalmers, Wayne Ellington, Kyle Singler and others. Entering the professional basketball world is only a supporting role, at least he can create brilliance in college.

In the Sun Devils, if you encounter any problems, Eddie House is basically a blood C.

As a good person, Li Ao felt that he should work hard to make Eddie House realize the reality.

Back from the timeout, the Sun Devils attack.

Eddie House took Li Ao to run, using the slalom to maximize the containment effect.

Li Ao thought too much. From the end of the first half, he thought about how to defend against Eddie House's style of play in the last few minutes of the first half, but let alone Eddie House, it would be difficult to continue with Hamilton. output like that.

Before Rob Evans did not expect that someone in the Trojans could keep up with Eddie House. When they couldn’t keep up, there were still so many tricks to influence. He made adjustments during the halftime break. This time With the addition of Eddie House, except for Avi Streiter, every other position was replaced by a better shooter, not a better passer.

Instead of playing unlimited passes and splitting the ball, play point forward tactics around Avi Strait.

With the lineup of the Trojans, the confrontation effect has come down again, and the defensive preparation has also failed. Turner Hill slipped from the baseline to catch the ball and made a layup.

When it came time for the Trojans to attack, it took more than 20 seconds to run a tactic, but it didn't work out. The opponent did a good job in zone defense this time.

But it doesn't matter, they still have a backup!
There is not much time left in the attack, Granville pulled out from the three-point line, Li Ao, who was wandering in the middle distance, came to the three-second zone against Turner-Hill, Granville shot the ball quickly, and Li Ao took advantage of the trend when receiving the ball Another bump on Turner Hill, then turned left to face the baseline, raised the ball with his right hand, and threw it to the backboard...

Hit the board!

This guy is cheating!

Rob Evans on the sidelines looked at the loveless Turner Hill, who was as cultivated as he was, and wanted to scold him.

In the first half, Li Ao didn't score much. Although he finally hit an inside line, it was obvious that he didn't have fart skills, so he didn't take it seriously.

Unexpectedly, after the Trojans took advantage of it once, they took this as the last guaranteed attack method!

When the Sun Devils attacked, Avi Streiter seized the opportunity to make a big stride inside and hit a throw.

When the Trojans attacked again, Li Ao took the initiative to press inside this time.

Granville fed the ball decisively, quickly and accurately, Li Ao caught the ball and directly tiptoed to hook the ball into the frame.

The Sun Devils contracted faster this time, but Li Ao's shot selection has also become simpler.

Scored 4 points in a row!
56 to 59, the Trojans clung to the point difference and did not give the opponent a chance to reopen!
Seeing Turner Hill helpless, Rob Evans finally swears.

Too shabby!

The strength of this thin oriental man can carry the inside line!

When the Sun Devils attacked, with the help of Eddie House's sling, the ball came to Turner Hill.

Turner Hill caught the ball from the left sideline and made a three-pointer. He was emotionally affected and he missed the ball very much!

"bang"

The ball went straight to the neck of the basket, and Shelby Jordan protected the defensive rebound.

After switching from offense to defense, Li Ao continued to go inside. This time, he had just received the ball when the opponent's flanking attack had already arrived.

Prepared for a long time, he passed inside and outside, tore apart the opponent's defense, and sent the ball to the white mamba at a 45-degree angle on the right.

The White Mamba catches the ball and shoots a three-pointer...tommy Smith throws him to the ground, but the ball has already been thrown!

Amidst the screams of 'squeezing' from the fans at the scene, the ball plunged into the basket.

The referee blows the whistle, and if the goal is valid, a penalty will be added!
After a brief celebration with his teammates, Bai Mamba made a free throw.

3+1 scored, 60 to 59, the Trojans overtook the score!

Seeing the scene of the players retreating excitedly, Henry Bibby was also a little emotional.

This ball, before the change, the white mamba will definitely move sideways or retreat. When encountering someone who looks fierce, he may avoid a breakthrough jumper.

No matter which option is chosen, it will affect the feel of shooting for a shooter.

The reason why the opponent attacked so fiercely was because he knew his shortcoming, but this time he got tough!Even if the goal is not scored, you can still get a free throw if the shot is fouled!

But what Henry Bibby didn't want to admit was that the kid's performance was really amazing.

It seems to be playing out!
The things that you don’t know don’t happen all of a sudden, but the things that you know and can use, the kid has used them to the extreme in these few rounds!
The score was overtaken, and Eddie House couldn't sit still, and started the onslaught mode ahead of schedule.

But because of the impatience of being overtaken by the score and the unexpected offensive environment during the pre-match preparations, Eddie House did not find his form for a while.

Instead, in the first half, he encountered the White Mamba who performed poorly against the defense. After playing a 3+1, he shot away!
The strongest player on the team began to show off his power, Li Ao immediately put down his main offensive power, pressed the poor Turner-Hill to swing inside to compress the defense, and then began to actively run to support him.

The focus is entirely on defending Eddie House.

After playing for 30 minutes, the Trojans, who finally took control of the initiative, did not waste this hard-won opportunity, and made persistent efforts to play a wave of 14 to 8, establishing a leading advantage!

Li Ao, who was at the thirteenth Taibao level with a golden bell on his face, tried every means to affect Eddie House's mentality, interfered with his running and shooting, and successfully restricted him until there were more than 3 minutes left , Eddie House scored only 4 points in the second half.

Finally, Eddie House ran out of an open three-pointer, but he started to attack too early, and he knew it was over when he made the shot.

Hollow outside the basket!

Three do not stick!
Granville counterattacked after receiving a defensive rebound from the white mamba, and Sam Clancy, who replaced Shelby Jordan, followed up and dunked the ball.

In the next round, Turner Hill made a mid-range emergency stop jumper, but the White Mamba made another three-pointer.

79 to 69, the Trojans extended their lead to double digits, securing the victory!

The Sun Devils called the third and final timeout of the second half, wanting to give it a go.

At this time, Henry Bibby replaced the lineup of Nate Hale, Li Ao, Sam Clancy, Shelby Jordan, and Charles to fight against Laman!

In the last two minutes or so, the Trojans only relied on Shelby Jordan to get two points, but the Sun Devils only got 4 free throws to get 3 points.

At 8:44 in the evening, the final whistle sounded!

靠着白曼巴的单场26分、李敖的8分4助攻1抢断1盖帽、格兰维尔的12分9助攻，特洛伊人队以81比72力克太阳恶魔队，拿下3连胜！

“宿主帮助球队击败太阳恶魔队，奖励200成就点，宿主数据8分4助攻1抢断1盖帽，奖励120成就点。”

"Best pitcher:
Goal: The host needs to limit Eddie House's total score in this game to less than 30 points. (Eddie House scored 25 points, completed.)
Congratulations to the host for getting the reward: skills related to random catch and shoot, which have been used. "

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the skill: Catching and shooting expert level 1."

"Catch and shoot expert level 1: When the host catches and shoots, if he shoots directly without dribbling (can be connected with technical actions such as catch and retreat, catch and move, catch and step), mid-range shot +2, three-pointer + 2."

Skill is a good skill, but Li Ao was not too excited.

ヽ(ー_ー)ノ

His current level is better than nothing at present, but if he reaches the 78 mid-range or three-pointer level, or 88, 98... the stronger the skill, the better the effect.

Unlike the 'transfer expert' who directly pass the ball to the hard pull high, he quickly got used to the style of play where he can not dribble and not dribble.

Of course, a strong skill like 'transfer expert' in the early stage will not be so effective in the later stage. If he passes the ball to 85, this skill will be directly useless by half.

Each has it's own benefits.

Forget about that, feel the atmosphere of the scene... that's how it feels!
Li Ao liked this feeling so much.

It is very intuitively different from helping the team win at home. After defeating the opponent in the away game, the opponent's fans who abused, booed, and taunted them all night are now all devastated and exploded.

This picture made him feel obsessed!

The teammates came up to give Li Ao high fives and hugs. Tonight, this newcomer played an important role!

What he said before, if the game is lost, the beam with his teammates will be forged, really - the next Shelby Jordan.

But now that he has won, the thoughts of his teammates have changed - the stubborn handsome guy is right!

(End of this chapter)