I'm not really a role player

Chapter 40 The score was evened
"This guy has improved..."

At this moment, Johansen is also in the Allen Arena, but in another stand.

His goal is not Li Ke, but Brandon Rush. Larry Bird is very optimistic about Rush. He believes that with the Pacers' record this season, the final draft pick is around the middle of the first round, which is just right for Rush to supplement the team's immediate combat power.

But now, Qiao Hansen's eyes are full of splendor, only appearing for Li Ke.

"First defense, then cuts, and now three-pointers. In just two or three months, Sheldon Lee has made so many improvements..."

At this time, Joe Henson even believed that Larry Bird should regard Li Ke as the main goal, not Brandon Rush, who allowed Li Ke to score 8 points in a row.

"Although the draft pick in the middle of the first round is a bit high, if it is today's Sheldon Lee, it is definitely worth it!"

On the field, the game continues.

Kansas began to guard against Li Ke, who had a bad three-pointer but was able to score, but Li Ke's air cuts always caught Kansas by surprise.

In this way, Li Ke, who has scored 18 points in this game, forced Kansas to actively adjust its defense.

And Xiao Du, who was already lost, seems to have regained his shooting sight after Li Ke broke out.

Dulian hit consecutive shots and took over the game again.

On the other side, Mario Chalmers also carried the banner of Kansas's offense, together with Julian Wright and Daryl Arthur's consecutive scoring.

The situation of the game has stabilized again, and the two teams are entangled again. No one can decide the outcome of this game in a short time.

"The performance of the University of Texas has been very tenacious. Kevin Durant's poor state visible to the naked eye, and Sheldon Lee's unexpected explosion prevented the game from collapsing..."

In the second half of the game, the tenacious performance has become the University of Texas.

And Shannon Sharp, who once looked down on Li Ke, is also full of praise for Li Ke at this time: "Sheldon Lee in this game is too critical. He scored the best rookie in the Big 6 League last season and the best team member Brandon Rush. So far, he has only scored 20 points in the limited games, but he himself scored a full [-] points."

And another commentator next to him, Mariccarillo, reminded him: "Branton Rush appeared around the middle of the first round in the draft predictions of Sports Illustrated in the past, but Sheldon Lee never entered this list..."

"Then I can say with certainty that in the next issue, Sheldon will definitely enter the list, and he may even soar directly to the first round!"

With just over 2 minutes left in the second half of the game, DJ Augustin missed a layup and was grabbed by Kansas for a rebound. Then he counterattacked like a sudden attack.

Kansas took the lead, and Bill Self nervously directed the defense.

Xiao Du broke through on the left side and immediately attracted Kansas' zone defense formation. The tight defensive formation did not give Xiao Du any chance to score easily.

Li Ke is Kansas's second most important target. He struggled to get rid of Rush's interception, and then suddenly went around a baseline, relying on Aqili's cover, and threw away Rush.

Xiao Du at the far end made a direct shot, a mid-range shot against the defense.

boom!
The basketball hit the outside edge of the hoop and bounced out.

However, Li Ke suddenly exerted force from the right side of the basket, lifted into the air like a rocket, and hugged the basketball with both hands. Even though Darryl Arthur, who rushed up and hung on his body, could not stop Li Ke from pushing the ball into the basket with all his might!

Boom!
The Alan Arena, which was originally noisy, was stunned and quiet for a moment by this heavy kick.

Until the referee blew his whistle and called Arthur for a foul.

And Li Ke stood in the restricted area, beating his chest and roaring angrily.

Only then did the Kansas fans react, and they booed loudly and unbearably.

Amidst the boos, Li Ke's penalty was missed.

This does not surprise him, or even regret it, because so far in his career, Li Ke has made only a handful of free throws.

Although the extra penalty was missed, the score was still equalized.

It's just that in the next game, Xiao Du, who was surrounded by strong men in Kansas, made shots without any hesitation, but hit the iron one after another.

Kansas took the lead just by scoring on an inside putback by Darryl Arthur.

As the game drew to a close, this time, the balance of victory really tilted toward Kansas.

"There is nothing wrong with Kevin Durant's choice. It's just that Kansas's defense has become more stringent at this stage of the game. They will not miss a single chance for Texas. Sheldon Lee's almost 2+1 tip-up was just an accident..."

Shannon Sharp shook his head and continued: "Of course, Texas' defense is fine, but their interior is too weak. Darryl Arthur can pinch Connor Achley at will. This was unimaginable last season."

Last season, Texas had LaMarcus Aldridge and Tucker inside, which is naturally worthy of any team.

But this season, except for a small forward who plays power forward as a guest, Texas only has purebred blue-collars like Achille, or Dexter Pittman, who is still very immature and rough.

On the court, in the Texas round, facing a 2-point difference and heavy defensive interceptions, Xiao Du chose to pass the ball, and he had lost his touch.

Li Ke couldn't catch the ball either, so he could only go back and forth, focusing on the basket.

"The more you get to the end, the more critical the rebound is!"

Everyone can't make a shot, so whoever grabs the rebound will have a chance to make up for the mistake.

It was Abrams who received the pass. He made a sudden stop, then made a sudden stop and shot a jumper. With a bang, he missed.

The rebound popped out, and Darryl Arthur overwhelmed Li Ke and Aqili and grabbed the rebound.

"Timeout, there are only 37 seconds left in the game!"

With the determination of the ownership of the rebound, the referee also blew the whistle, which is Kansas used up the last timeout of the game.

"With a 2-point lead, Kansas still has the ball, and the victory of the game is almost in their pocket."

Off the court, Rick Barnes frowned.

At this stage of the game, he doesn't have much to do. Whether it's personnel reserves or tactical reserves, Texas is far inferior to Kansas.

But even so, he still had to make good arrangements for the last attack and defense.

"We have to guard against one..."

The 1-minute timeout ended quickly, and Li Ke stood on the field again.

His opponent replaced Mario Chalmers, because Rick Barnes guessed that Kansas' last attack would be completed by Chalmers.

When Chalmers received the pass from Rush, Li Ke stepped forward and stepped forward.

"The defense was changed. Texas chose to use Shelton at the last moment to deal with Mario Chalmers, who had scored 28 points in this game."

Facing Li Ke, Chalmers was very careful.

He knows very well that Li Ke is not a defensive colander like Augustin, he is more like a big iron pot, covering you, it will be difficult for you to score again.

He didn't directly attack or pass the ball, but carefully controlled the ball, because the task assigned to him by coach Bill Self was to pass the ball to any teammate who came out of the bottom corner after 30 seconds of control. It could be Rush, Julian Wright, or even Sheron Collins.

Mario Chalmers just controlled the ball so steadily, and the time passed by every minute.

But Li Ke made a sudden attack!
He bullied him and forced him, and Chalmers immediately turned around to protect the ball.

The moment he turned around, even Chalmers didn't expect that Li Ke, who was huge to him, turned around and squeezed past him as if he had used a bone shrinking skill...

"B grade big heart has been triggered..."

Although the short arm was short, matching the length of the upper body, at that moment, it unexpectedly stabbed the basketball.

boom!
Amid the exclamation, Li Ke rushed out.

The basketball that was pierced by him also went further and further away with his figure.

"Sheldon Lee, he made the steal!"

In the commentary seat, Shannon Sharp was excited and surprised.

"Jesus, what did I see when I stepped on the horse?"

"It's really a horse... It's shocking!"

In the stands, Larry Cooper and Joe Henson couldn't help but swear.

There was another bang, Li Ke hung on the basket in the backcourt, followed by Chalmers holding his head in both hands, he obviously didn't want to believe that at the last moment of the game, he was actually intercepted!
"The score was evened!"

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