I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 42 Who Will Defend Harden

Memphis replaced Rose with Will Kemp.

Will Kemp's strength is not bad. Before Ross came, he had been playing the main force, but he was dead compared to others, and compared to goods, he was thrown away. Compared with Harden, the gap in strength was immediately highlighted.

Not everyone has Rose's explosive power and starting speed, and Will Kemp simply can't keep up with Harden's rhythm.

Harden is the kind of player who doesn't look fast, but is actually very fast.

His quickness is mainly reflected in the change of rhythm and sudden start.

Coupled with his skilled ball control and stray footwork, Weir Kemp was quickly disoriented.

Harden suddenly accelerated the dribble, slowed down, accelerated again, paused, stepped back, made a jumper, and hit a three-pointer!

It looks cumbersome, but it is done in one go and very smooth.

Without even touching porcelain, Harden easily knocked out Will Kemp!
Of course, porcelain still has to be touched, otherwise how can it be worthy of the title of "Prince of JDZ"!
This is not out of utilitarianism, it is entirely an instinctive habit, a gene hidden deep in the DNA double helix, just like Dorsey's mouth cannon, it is something that can never be changed.

With a few butterfly steps, Will Kemp easily made two fouls.

Soon, the number of fouls by the University of Memphis exceeded 6 times, and the Arizona State Sun Devils got a 1+1 free throw opportunity.

The so-called 1+1 free throw means that when a player makes the first free throw, if he scores the second free throw, he will directly compete for the rebound if he does not score.

This is a moment to test the feel and mentality of free throw players, but Harden is a guy with extremely strong psychological quality, and he can make free throws steadily every time.

Arizona State University's score is rising slowly, but fortunately, the Memphis Tigers are also scoring, so they will not be reversed in a short time.

The main offensive point of the Memphis Tigers is on the inside, and Dorsey is like a beast under the basket at both ends of the court.

All kinds of rebounds, blocking, tipping, collisions, messing up the inside line.

Since the start of this season, the University of Memphis has never fought such a rich battle inside!

Dorsey is like a husky off the rope, letting go of his joy and tossing in the paint.

However, Dorsey did not show too many active offensive methods. On the offensive end, he mainly relied on his body to launch a second offense.

Therefore, although the busy work is quite high, it does not give people the feeling of being reborn.Everyone felt that he was stronger and he could dance better, that's all.

Just like the game essays recorded by the glasses reporter: I have to admit that Dorsey is indeed very good. In his senior year, he is stronger and more mature on the court. However, compared with his pre-match rhetoric, it seems to have changed. Not that big either!He's just a nice guy, far from superstar!

In fact, this is no wonder Dorsey.

Although he has been training hard with Rose during this period, he has a certain ability to shoot and take the initiative to attack in singles.But this is his first game of the season after all, and both he and his teammates need a familiar process.

In the past, he was a blue-collar, and the team's tactics made him do the dirty work. Coach Calipari never tailored his own offensive tactics.

An inside player cannot get enough trust and pass from his teammates, so he is doomed not to cause much trouble.

Besides, he himself was busy enjoying the fun of being a "spring man", and he never thought about showing the results of special training and the system.

Generally speaking, both teams are scoring, but the Arizona State Sun Devils have increased their points faster under the leadership of Harden, and the University of Memphis has struggled a bit to score.

The most shining star in the first half was Harden. After he successfully touched Rose, no one on the court could limit him.

Facing Wil Kemp's defense, Harden was as easy as crossing the road in Los Angeles at four o'clock in the morning!
Even to a certain extent, it was easier, because he came out of nightclubs at four o'clock in the morning, drank a lot of alcohol and couldn't walk in a straight line!
At the last moment of the first half, Harden made another show.

First stunned Will Kemp with a fancy dribble;
Then deliberately sold a flaw, staggering back step jumper, attracting the opponent to jump up desperately to block the shot;
At the moment of the shot, he sent his hand out and touched the opponent's palm.

Go in!

Thugs!

Additional penalty!

Harden, who kept walking to the free throw line in the first half, was as familiar as he was going home, and made free throws steadily.

Four points!

At the end of the first half, the score was temporarily fixed at 49:48.

The Arizona Sun Devils took the lead by one point!
Harden scored 25 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals.The number of fouls made reached an astonishing 8 times!
In addition, it was even more successful to let the opponent's main player Ross sit on the bench most of the time.

The prince of JDZ did not gain his name in vain, he will not fall into the blue sky, and he will not be killed without a name!

For the Memphis Tigers, Joey Dorsey scored the most points, scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds, 5 of which were offensive rebounds!

Of course, such results are somewhat overshadowed by Harden's dominant statistics.For the time being, it has not attracted much attention from the outside world.

Intermission, visiting team locker room.

Coach Calipari lost his temper.

"Damn it, how many points do you want that bearded freshman to score? He's just a rookie!"

The dizzy Kashuai forgot that his captain was also a first-year rookie.

Assistant coach Bill persuaded from the side: "We can't blame our players entirely. This guy is really cunning. In the previous games, he averaged 10.4 free throws per game, which is currently the No. 1 foul in the NCAA." .”

Will Kemp also muttered aggrievedly: "I've never seen anyone play like this before. He made a lot of fouls on purpose, and he couldn't dodge them!"

Kashuai glared, "If you haven't seen it, you can't fight? The opponent can take advantage of it. In the final analysis, you are not defending well! You are usually asked to practice defense more, and everyone is grinning. Now they say there is no way!"

Rose, who had been sitting on the bench for the first half, couldn't bear it anymore, "Coach, let me play, I will definitely strangle that bearded man!"

Kashuai sighed, "Ross, you have already fouled three times. You are in a very dangerous situation. The opponent will definitely try to make fouls on you."

"But no one can keep up with him except me! Is there any other way?" Rose insisted.

There was silence in the locker room.

"I have a way!"

Suddenly, someone raised his hand.

Everyone followed the reputation and found that it was Joey Dorsey!
Everyone's first reaction was: this guy is sick again!
"You?" Kashuai frowned.

He admitted that Dorsey played well in the first half and exceeded his expectations, but it is absolutely impossible to say that he can follow Harden's footsteps as an insider.

The biggest possibility is that this guy got excited, his head became hot, and he got carried away again!

Dorsey squinted to see the change of expression on Kashuai's face, and snorted coldly in his heart: Don't trust me!You are willing to take this muddy water as I am!If it wasn't for the sp value, I'd be comfortable in the paint, so I wouldn't bother to take care of my beard!

Just now, the system "ding" and released a reward task.

"Competition tasks: 1. Winning reward 200sp
2. In the second half, limit Harden's score to less than 10 points and reward 800sp
3. In the second half, limit the number of fouls made by Harden to less than 3 times and reward 1000 sp"

Sure enough, from the perspective of the system, it is more difficult to keep Harden from going to the free throw line than to limit his scoring!
Although it was difficult, but for the sake of sp value, this task was taken over by Duoxi!
(End of this chapter)