I'm not really a role player

Chapter 38 The Intense First Half

The boos at Allen Arena seemed to never stop until the game started.

The boos turned to cheers as Kansas starters came out one by one.

Mario Chalmers came first, swinging his right hand, followed by Daryl Arthur...Sheron Collins...Julian Wright...Brandon Rush came last.

Li Ke stood on the other side of the court, with his hips crossed, and asked the captain, "AJ, why did we never have such an appearance ceremony when we played at home."

Abrams glanced at Li Ke, confirmed that Li Ke had no other intentions, and 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 the home fans like Kansas. With the capacity of more than 2 people in the Frank Irving Center, the cheers would definitely be bigger and crazier than those in the Allen Arena.

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

Crazy Three’s games are played in neutral arenas. For example, last year, the University of Texas’ round of 64 and round of 32 were played in Dallas, and the venue for the round of 16 and round of 8 was moved to Atlanta. As for the final semifinals in Indianapolis, Germany, who has already returned home, naturally has no chance to go.

The game is about to start, and the dusty Larry Cooper once again appeared in the high stands of the court. This time, his goal is still Li Ke.

Although the last time he returned to Charlotte to report on his work, he persuaded Michael Jordan that the rebuilding Bobcats should focus on supernovas like Kevin Durant, rather than a puzzle that can be obtained in a second round like Li Ke.

But Jordan insisted on his own opinion and let Larry Cooper continue to inspect Li Ke, focusing 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 job, he can be regarded as Larry Cooper's immediate boss.

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

"Progress, how can this guy improve..."

By the time Larry Cooper took his seat shaking his head, the game had already begun.

The University of Texas got the ball in the opening game, and Augustin controlled the ball and stood at the top of the key.

Li Ke interspersed and ran at the first time, and Brandon Rush, who was facing him, did not dare to fall behind.

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

Xiaodu came out to catch the ball, singled out Julian Wright, shook his opponent with a quick first step, and hit a jumper with a stop.

"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 hands, turned his head and found that the fans on both sides stared at him with unfriendly eyes.

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

The offensive end played soy sauce, and the defensive end, Li Ke continued to face Brandon Rush.

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

Rush had very few chances to catch the ball. He touched the ball for a second and then passed it out.

After guarding for more than 20 seconds, Li Ke felt very boring.

He suddenly discovered that if the game continues like this, Deda University will definitely win the game.

But in this much-watched duel, Li Ke will become a transparent person and will not receive too much attention.

There is no way, the opponent is playing hard, so he can only follow suit.

Chalmers' mid-range jumper ended a somewhat lengthy attack. Although it didn't make it, Kansas's round consumed a full 31 seconds.

"Slow pace, non-stop pick-and-roll coverage, non-stop interspersed running, non-stop passing... Is this team basketball?"

Li Ke shook his head, turned around and rushed forward.

The defensive end seems to have no chance to perform. On the offensive end, Li Ke's interspersed running is even harder.

With a sudden reverse run, Li Ke threw Rush a little distance away. Augustine's pass arrived shortly thereafter, but Li Ke who caught the ball did not make a shot because the opportunity in front of him was not very good.

Seeing Xiao Du on his left, Li Ke directly slid the ball over.It can be regarded as an opportunity, because Julian Wright is also a step behind.

Xiao Du, who caught the ball, made a straight shot, but with a bang, he smashed a piece of fine iron.

The rebound has been taken by Kansas, and the German University, which has just launched an offensive, retreats across the board.

The transition between offense and defense, the rhythm suddenly slowed down, and many people were not used to it.

"One is playing fast, while the other is slow like a snail. The first thing to do in this game is to compete for the rhythm of the game..."

CBS commentary seat, Shannon Sharp also shook his head.

Fans like the kind of offense and defense that come and go quickly, or they all base themselves on defense, like snails, and there is no problem.

I'm afraid that one second, everyone cheered with the rhythm of the whirlwind, and the next second they will be forced to stop abruptly in the slow rhythm.

Just like this game...

"Kansas patiently looked for an opportunity, and they quickly tied the game on a close-range jumper from Darryl Arthur!"

On the court, Darryl Arthur hits a close-range jumper.

Immediately afterwards, Texas' offense and Li Ke's air cut made an effort. He suddenly rushed to the basket, received a pass and made a throw.

After the ball, the two teams fought each other until Chalmers scored a long shot from the outside to tie the score again.

"Facing the University of Texas, which has been unstoppable since the new season, the University of Kansas performed very tenaciously in this game. Their zone defense has never been neglected, and the offensive end can always find excellent scoring opportunities after careful sorting."

"Judging from the opening of the game, this game is very intense, and the outcome is hard to tell..."

After being equalized several times, falling behind the opponent several times, and finally standing up to equalize the score by itself, the University of Texas realized the strength of the opponent.

Of course, before the game, the University of Detroit had never underestimated Kansas as an opponent. In some respects, they regarded Kansas too outstandingly, so that before the game started, Augustin and Abrams on the outside were a little weak.

After the start of the game, neither Augustin nor Abrams performed very well.

At one point, the game became a battle between the University of Texas forward and the Kansas guard.

In the stands, Larry Cooper has already written his latest report to Li Ke, in a short sentence:

"It's still defense, cuts, some dunks, nothing changed from last week."

On the court, the game moved forward very quickly, and the time passed halftime soon.

36 to 37, when the red light at the end of halftime came on, Li Ke looked up at the scoreboard, only to realize that the University of Texas only took a 1-point lead after a fierce half-time match.

"This game doesn't seem to be as easy as I imagined."

He has never shot a three-pointer. It's not that he is hiding his clumsiness, but that he appears outside the three-point line. Even if he encounters a wide open, his teammates will not pass the ball to him.

Even opponents who had been following closely would subconsciously take two steps back when Li Ke stood outside the three-point line.

No one would think that Li Ke was able to hit that seemingly easy three-pointer.

"I have to communicate with Xiao Du and DJ."

(End of this chapter)