From sparring to superstar

Chapter 49 48. The atmosphere is here
Li Ao's two CICs are quite stable.

Not only was it beyond the expectations of the Cardinals, but even the Trojans were pleasantly surprised.

After a long Christmas holiday, the coaching staff and teammates knew that Li Ao's CIC had improved a lot, but they didn't expect it to be so big!
Trey Pagnell: Damn, why is his mid-range shot almost as accurate as mine?
Moreover, Li Ao has better height and wingspan, and with the same bounce, Trepagnier feels that he may not be able to do better than Li Ao when he catches the ball and shoots open shots.

If you want to shoot after receiving the ball, someone must make up for it. In contrast, Li Ao's size advantage is reflected at this time.

After Li Ao made two mid-range shots, the Cardinals were forced to change their defense and focus on Li Ao.

Although the Cardinals' zone defense is still doing very well, the offensive conditions of Granville and Tre Pagnier are obviously much better.

As for Brusenthal, there is really nothing to do when you meet Mark Madsen and Jason Collins.

With Li Ao's mid-range shot in check, the Trojans stabilized their position in the last few minutes of the first half and the first few minutes of the second half, preventing the Cardinals, who were playing defensive counterattacks, from quickly approaching the score.

That gave the White Mamba and Shelby Jordan time to rest, as well as Granville, who was replaced by Nate Hale early in the second half.

At 7 minutes and 22 seconds into the second half, Li Ao, who played 20 minutes in a row, was replaced.

At this time the score was 40 to 33, and the Trojans still maintained a 7-point lead.

In the past 9 minutes, the Cardinal team played a score of 14 to 10, and failed to really close the point difference.

After Granville, Shelby Jordan, and White Mamba reappeared, coupled with Nate Hale and Charles, the Cardinals could not take advantage. Can play back and forth with the Trojans.

After Li Aokuang drank a glass of energy drink, he stood on the sidelines with his hips on his hips, his head raised, and he gasped for breath.

The middle-aged man is not human!He played 20 minutes in a row!

Fortunately, it held on and did not drop the chain.

And the data is not bad!
2中2之后，中投又有4中2的表现，这4次出手，2次空位、2次接锅。

He didn't take the initiative to ask his teammates to make the ball for him. He honestly acted as a role player, running to support him, supporting him when he had the opportunity, and focusing on defense.

It's a pity that two close-range shots were interfered by Mark Madsen and Jason Collins respectively. The shooting rate dropped to 8 of 4 shots and he carried his schoolbag.

He plays like this, let the Cardinals guard him on defense, right, and not guard him.

Before the end of the first half, he steals Mendes. Mendes fouls when he countersteals. The cardinal team has a high foul rate in this style of play. It has already reached the stage of 1+1. He walked to the free throw line to get two points.

20分钟拿到10分1板2助攻1抢断，大学生涯第二次得分上双！

His style of play has not changed, and he still uses the style of play that he is used to and his teammates are used to, but his ability to support this style of play has become stronger. While bringing more help to his teammates, he will not make his teammates feel uncomfortable.

After recovering, Li Ao sat down and watched his teammates perform.

Without wasting the advantages that he and his teammates had worked so hard to defend, Granville organized the offense and the white mamba was the main offense. The offense was played vigorously and the tough defense did not let the Cardinals who were trying to make a wave succeed.

下半场打到13分37秒的时候，比分来到52比46，特洛伊人队依旧保持着6分领先优势。

The Cardinals' fierce counterattack only narrowed the point difference by 1 point!
Entering the timeout again, Henry Bibby replaced the combination of Granville, Trepagnier, Li Ao, White Mamba, and Brusenthal. With less than 6 and a half minutes left, he did not change into the defensive lineup die.

As he expected, the Cardinals replaced David Mosley, Kyle Logan, Mendes, Mark Madsen, and Jason Collins at this time.

It's too easy to guess, indecisive to defend and counterattack.

That's the cardinal's hallmark, its strength...and its flaw.

Lack of strong attack ability, when encountering problems, they will defend and counterattack.

It's just that their lineup is really good defensively, and it can play a role in many cases.

But once they can't prevent it, the Cardinals have nothing to do.

If Henry Bibby was conservative and knocked against defense at this time, it was basically over. At this point in the game, defense is the main theme of the game, and offensive players consume a lot. If they knock down defense at critical moments, the Cardinals have a huge advantage.

At this time, he chose to ensure the offensive efficiency. Although the offensive was so-so in the last few minutes, it effectively reduced the number of times the Cardinals successfully played defensive counterattacks!

At 19 minutes and 49 seconds into the second half of the game, Li Ao received the ball from a high position and attracted it to the flank to defend. Bai Mamba used Kyle Logan to block the chasing Mark Madsen and ran to the left corner. Li Ao raised the ball Throwing it over, no luck.

White Mamba catches the ball and shoots a three-pointer...hit!
Henry Bibby looked at the remaining time and nodded, this time he was right.

He put his hands in his pockets.

Game won!

With 8 seconds left and 4 points behind, what will the opponent do to catch up!

Kyle Logan went straight to the frontcourt to catch the ball and missed a three-pointer. Li Ao rushed back to grab the defensive rebound and dribbled for a few seconds, raising the dribbling time to 11 seconds tonight. The final whistle Ring on time.

62 to 58, the Trojans held their advantage in the last few minutes and narrowly beat the Cardinals by 4 points!

白曼巴22分、李敖拿到11分3板4助攻2抢断1盖帽、格兰维尔7分7助攻、查理斯4分16板、谢尔比-乔丹2分7板1助攻1抢断2盖帽……全队齐心协力，豪取9连胜！

"Make the Trojans great!"

"Make the Trojans great!"

"Make the Trojans great!"

The fans at the scene shouted in unison, deafening!
When Li Ao dribbled the last few seconds, all the players and coaches of the Trojans rushed into the field and shouted with the fans.

Li Ao was also moved by this atmosphere, and he waved his fists together with his teammates and fans and shouted "Let the Trojans be great!"

But when he saw the close-up of him on the big screen, he felt a chill in his heart.

Is it pretty, there is another second picture...

He really wanted to stop this shameful Second Second shouting, but the atmosphere was at this point, and he had to finish shouting with tears in his eyes...

...

"The biggest dark horse of the season, the Trojans defended the top spot in the Pacific Ten Schools League. For the first time in team history, they defeated all opponents in a row and became the favorite team to reserve a place in the tournament..."

Lying on the sofa in his small apartment, Li Ao watched the late-night sports news...they are on fire!
It's really hot!

He enjoys this feeling very much, the fans are excited and happy, and he also wants to protect it.

But diehard fans are too excited, and he sometimes has a headache.

No, this time he couldn't watch the news on the big TV at the courtyard assistant's aunt's house.

The hospital assistant aunt opened a bottle of wine after returning home. At first, she said that he was a child and could not drink. After drinking half of the bottle, he began to hiccup and then wanted to drink him. Fortunately, he escaped successfully.

Or you'll be hungover again!
He remembered the dark history when he just crossed over, and there was a shadow.

The hospital assistant's aunt was all so excited, he estimated that those bars and nightclubs tonight would cost many lives.

But the 9-game winning streak brought not only joy, but also pressure...and ambition!
"Congratulations to the host for helping the team win the first 9 consecutive victories, complete the first division clearance in team history, and reward 2000 achievement points."

加上11分3板4助攻2抢断1盖帽的170成就点，他的成就点来到了2950点，终于又回到了让他觉得‘安全’的数值。

By the turn of the millennium, he was thinking about what to do after the season.

Even if they reach the finals, the season will end in early April.

After nearly 8 months, I will definitely have to train.

Whether it is a training task or a physiotherapy function of the body, it needs to consume achievement points, not much in a day, but in a month, half a year... it is time to start 'saving money'.

These two features are very important for him to maintain his training efficiency.

The two missions opened after the game with the Cardinals came in time!

"Dark Horse Charges:
Goal: The host needs to continue to help the team achieve winning streaks.

Reward: Multiply the final winning streak by 500 achievement points (including the current winning streak). "

"Double kill:

Goal: Defeat the opponents in the competition area again and complete the double play of the season.

Reward: Every time a double kill is completed, 1 achievement points will be rewarded. "

He was already eager to continue the winning streak, and they had already defeated these opponents once, and they were confident.

These two tasks filled his desire to win.

And he didn't have any pressure. He won 9 consecutive victories at the beginning, 100% locked in the 'competition spot', and he also lost 9 wins and 9 losses after all defeats. He is stable in the spot competition.

There is also a guarantee of 4500 achievement points for the mission 'Dark Horse Attack'.

It would be best if the winning streak could be longer, if not... Just start again.

As for the winning streak or something, he wouldn't even fantasize about it.

The NCAA has won the championship season more than once, and the team that has done it the most times is the Bruins.

The middle-aged man of the Trojans has done it twice. He won the championship throughout college. The middle-aged man who became the captain as a substitute in his freshman year assisted Bill Wharton to complete the 88-game winning streak. Achievement, in the entire four years of college, he only lost 3 games.

In the NBA, the middle-aged Sao Nan's entire career is not as good as his son's performance in one season, but in the NCAA, he is a legendary captain.

...

On January 1, USC started school.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, Li Ao drove with black lines all over his head, and went to school with the hospital assistant who said pitifully that he had a headache.

When they arrived at the parking lot, Vivian continued to act like a baby: "Leo, Auntie loves you the most, so just do me this favor."

"...Aunt Vivienne, I'm a little sick."

"Can you help me!"

Vivienne changed her face in an instant, making Li Ao wonder if she had Sichuan ancestry.

He thought from his heart instantly: "Okay, okay, I also said to go to the library to read a book, okay, I'll go!"

Vivienne changed her face again, and returned to her pitiful and cute look: "Mmm, auntie is feeling very uncomfortable now, I need to catch up on sleep, and I will leave the work in the morning to you."

"Okay, take a good rest, lock the car door, and pull down the sun visor. A beautiful female teacher like you is very dangerous in school..."

Vivienne cheered, and removed the sun visor...it was no longer called a sun visor. A board directly blocked the windshield, and the sound of locking the door was as fast as it could be.

Li Ao, who just got out of the car, was holding a worksheet, and the black lines on his head became more dense.

This hospital assistant aunt, she skipped work, no one would say she was not.

Forget it, school starts today, there is no class in the morning, and he is busy with the opening ceremony in the afternoon. He has no performances to do, and he planned to go to the library. Quite interesting.

But working for free, this kind of good thing can't be enjoyed alone.

After a while, there was another person beside Li Ao.

Liam wanted to escape, but was caught by Li Ao's big hand and couldn't break free.

"It's your courtyard assistant who asks you to help with the work, and I don't know her very well, why did you bring me here?"

"You and Vivienne have known each other longer than me, right?"

"I just know her. Her house is almost becoming yours! You got her drunk and frantic. Now she can't work with a hangover. What does it matter to me?"

"The place of work is at the Film Academy."

"..." Liam's struggling movement stopped instantly, "I met Vivienne at the dinner party when I was in junior high school. I have known Vivienne for so many years, and it is not a relative who is better than a relative. I must help her, otherwise it would be too bad I'm dead...wait for me, I'll borrow a car."

Li Ao asked suspiciously, "You didn't drive here?"

"No, I drive mine, you drive another car, you take my co-pilot seat, where do others sit?"

"..."

(End of this chapter)