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Chapter 31 Intense first half

The boos at Allen Arena seemed to have never stopped until the game began.

The starters at the University of Kansas appeared one after another, and the boo turned into cheers.

Mario Chamos first appeared, waving his right hand, followed by Darrell Arthur...Sheron Collins...Julian Wright...Branton Rush's final appearance.

Li Ke stood on the other half, crossed his waist and asked the captain: "Aj, why did we never have such an appearance ceremony during our home game."

Abrams glanced at Li Ke and confirmed that Li Ke had no other intentions, then replied: "The coach doesn't like it very much."

"All right……"

Li Ke shrugged. In fact, what he wanted to say was that he also wanted to enjoy the cheers of home fans like Kansas. With the capacity of more than 20,000 people in the Frank Irving Center, the cheers will definitely be bigger and crazier than those in Allen Arena.

"Actually, there is a chance. When it comes to Crazy Three, we will have such a ceremony regardless of whether the coach likes it or not. But at that time, we will not be in the Frank Irving Center, and there will be half of the opponent's fans in the arena."

The venues of Crazy Three are all in the neutral arena. For example, last year, the University of Texas’s top 64 and top 32 were both in Dallas, and in the next round of 16 and top 8, the venues were moved to Atlanta. As for Indianapolis, who had already returned home, Germany, naturally had no chance to go.

The game was about to begin, and the dusty Larry Cooper appeared in the stands high above the court again. This time, his target was still Li Ke.

Although he responded to Charlotte's report last time, he persuaded Michael Jordan that the rebuilt Bobcats should target superstars like Kevin Durant, rather than a puzzle like Li Ke that can be obtained in a second round.

But Jordan insisted on his own opinion and asked Larry Cooper to continue to investigate Li Ke, with the focus on Li Ke's growth and progress.

Michael Jordan is now the second largest shareholder of the Bobcats and the leader of basketball affairs. Although he has no real position, he is also considered Larry Cooper's immediate boss.

Larry Cooper was helpless. He could only follow Jordan's instructions and continue to focus on Li Ke.

"Progress, what else can this guy make..."

The game had already begun when Larry Cooper shook his head and took his seat.

The University of Texas got the opening ball, and Augustine controlled the ball and stood at the top of the arc.

Li Ke immediately ran, and he didn't dare to fall even if he was facing him.

Rush was pulled away by Li Ke, and the left side was completely empty.

Xiao Dudu came out to catch the ball, beat Julian Wright one-on-one, quickly shook the opponent away with the first step, and made a quick stop and jump shot.

"Look, this is talent. I really don't know what Michael is thinking..."

In the stands, Larry Cooper, who had already sat down, clapped his palms, turned his head but found that the fans on both sides were staring at him with bad eyes.

Only then did he remember that this game was the away game of Deutsche University.

On the offensive end, Li Ke continued to play against Brandon Rush.

Kansas began to run continuously, and Li Ke could only follow the sprint back and forth, tightly behind Rush.

Rush had very few chances to catch the ball. In just three or two times, he touched the ball for one second, and then it passed.

After more than 20 seconds of defense, Li Ke found it boring.

He suddenly realized that if the game continued like this, the German University would definitely win the game.

But in this highly watched showdown, Li Ke will become a transparent person and will not receive much attention.

There is no way, the opponent is trying hard to get along, so he can only follow him.

Chamos' mid-range jump shot ended this long attack. Although he didn't make it, Kansas spent 31 seconds this round.

"Slow pace, constant pick-and-roll cover, constant running, constant passing... Is this team basketball?"

Li Ke shook his head and turned around and rushed towards the frontcourt.

On the defensive end, there seems to be no chance to perform. On the offensive end, Li Ke's interlude and running harder.

Suddenly, Li Ke shook the ball away a little, and Augustine's pass came, but Li Ke, who was receiving the ball, did not take action because the opportunity in front of him was not very good.

Seeing Xiao Du on his left, Li Ke directly stuffed the ball over. It was a chance because Julian Wright was also slowing down.

Xiao Du, who was receiving the ball, made a move straight, but with a bang, smashing a sharp iron.

The rebound has been taken down by Kansas, and the German University, which had just launched an attack, retreated from defense at all.

The pace of offense and defense suddenly slowed down, and many people were not very adaptable to this.

"One fast whirlwind, the other slowly looks like a snail. The first thing that needs to be held in this game is the competition rhythm..."

Shannon Sharp also shook his head for the commentary seat of CBS.

Fans all like the kind of offense and defense that comes and goes quickly, or both stand on defense, and they are like snails, and there is no problem.

I was afraid that the previous second, everyone would cheer at the rhythm of the whirlwind, and the next second would be forced to come to an abrupt end in the slow rhythm.

Just like this game...

"Kansas was patiently looking for opportunities, and they quickly equalized the score, with a close jump shot from Darrell Arthur!"

On the court, Darrell Arthur made a close jump shot.

Immediately afterwards, Texas's offense, Li Ke's empty cut was exerted, and he suddenly entered the basket and received a pass and made a throw.

After the ball, the two teams hit each other until Chamos made a long shot from the outside and tied the score again.

"Faced with the unstoppable University of Texas since the new season, the University of Kansas performed very tenaciously in this game. They have never missed the joint defense, and they can always find excellent scoring opportunities after careful sorting on the offensive end."

"From the beginning of the game, this game is very intense and the outcome is hard to tell..."

He was equalized several times, fell behind his opponent several times, and finally stood up to equalize the score by himself. The University of Texas realized his opponent's strength.

Of course, before the game, Derby never underestimated Kansas. In some aspects, they even saw Kansas too outstanding, so that the game had not started yet, Augustine and Abrams on the outside were a little weak.

After the game started, Augustine and Abrams performed poorly.

The game once became a battle between the German striker and the Kansas back line.

In the stands, Larry Cooper had already written his latest report on Li Ke, a very short sentence:

"It's still defense, empty cuts, plus some dunks, there's no change compared to the previous week."

On the court, the game was moving down very quickly, and the half of the game was soon passed.

36 to 37, when the red light at the end of the half-time light came on, Li Ke raised his head and looked at the scoreboard, and then he realized that after the fierce half-time match, the University of Texas only took a 1-point lead.

"This game seems not as easy as I thought."

He has never made three-pointers. It’s not that he is hiding his weakness, but that he appears outside the three-point line. Even if he encounters a large open position, his teammates will not pass the ball to him.

Even opponents who were originally reluctant to leave would subconsciously take two steps in when Li Ke stood outside the three-point line.

No one would think that Li Ke could hit the seemingly relaxed three-pointer in the large open space.
Chapter completed!
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