Basketball K God

Chapter 13 Using Foul Tactics
Compared with the desperate look on the Kansas side, the Memphis side is extremely excited.Obviously, in the remaining 2 minutes, it is difficult to catch up with the 7-point difference.Not to mention that the leading side still has the ball.

Pause back, the game continues.

At this time, there are 2 minutes and 03 seconds left before the end of the game!
Memphis is ready to serve, and at this time, the University of Kansas has adopted a full-court press!

The ball was sent out, and Rose caught the ball in the backcourt, but soon, Chalmers made an intentional foul!
"Kansas has adopted foul tactics, are they going to make a last-ditch effort?" the live commentary said excitedly.

For Kansas, it is indeed using foul tactics, because if they don't do this, it is almost impossible for them, who are 7 points behind, to catch up with the 2-point difference in the remaining 4 minutes or so.

The purpose of the full-court press is to be able to wait for an opportunity to steal when the opponent is serving the bottom line. The NCAA's offensive time is 35 seconds. If the University of Memphis is allowed to play slowly, they can play the full 35 seconds of each round in the remaining time.

Since Kansas had only eight fouls in the second half, Memphis' fouled Derrick Rose will make a "8+1" free throw.

The NCAA's "1+1" free throw is different from the rules of the NBA and FIBA, that is, if the first free throw is scored, you will get another free throw opportunity.When a team has 10 common fouls in the half, for every foul (including 10), the opponent will directly get 2 free throw opportunities.

This means that if Rose misses the first free throw, then he will lose the opportunity for the second free throw.In the case of this rule, to some extent, it is beneficial to Kansas, which implements foul tactics.

Of course, if Rose makes the first free throw, then this special "1+1" free throw is no different from the NBA free throw.

"Now, it's time to test Derek's free throw. Let's see how the mental quality of the strongest player in the Final Four is!" The on-site commentary is very good at adjusting the atmosphere and creating topics.

The fans of the University of Kansas seemed to be breathless. The fate of the team, to be honest, was no longer under their control, and half of it was under the control of the opponent.If Rose makes two free throws, then they will be 9 points behind, and the game will almost be concluded in advance.

The audience fell into silence, and everyone's eyes were on Rose at the free throw line!
Rose walked to the free throw line, and he was under a lot of pressure, because once he missed the free throw, he would have no chance to make a second free throw.Of course, it is also because he has not made good free throws so far in this game.

Rose took a deep breath, adjusted his breathing, aimed at the basket, and shot a free throw...

The eyes of the fans at the scene almost followed the free throw, and the big men on both sides who were responsible for grabbing rebounds under the basket had already twisted their arms together.

"Pa—" Rose missed his free throw and hit the back edge of the basket!
"Rebounds—" Coach Self shouted from the sidelines!
At this time, a big pyrene "flyed" into the air, hugged the ball, and then defended the ball tightly.How conspicuous he is as the only white one among these rebounders!

Dorsey and others prepared to fight back, but failed to grab the ball at the first time.They are no longer stalking, and their own team leads the score, so they should not actively foul, but let the opponent stop the watch and easily get free throws.

Cowen passed the ball to Chalmers, who quickly dribbled the ball across half-court.For Kansas, time is money now, and none of the Kansas players present would foolishly play the full 35-second attack time.

Chalmers rushed forward desperately, he couldn't stop.As the team's main defender, he is indeed excellent in defense, but playing the ball has never been his specialty. Before that, it was mainly the senior Russell Robinson who did it.At this time, under such circumstances, he was a little at a loss, but he was also considered a good guy. Since he couldn't find anyone to pass the ball, he decided to do it himself!

Chalmers faced the defensive player and forced a 3-point shot... The ball was like a shell, bombing the opponent's basket!
A crisp sound of hammering irons, all the expectations of the fans of Kansas vanished!

Fortunately, it was a long rebound, Arthur got it, and gave it to Xie Kai who was outside the 45-degree 3-point line on the left.

Without any hesitation, Xie Kai raised his hand and was ready to shoot. CDR jumped high like a conditioned reflex.Unexpectedly, it was a fake move!

Xie Kai passed the CDR, did not rush inside, took a step sideways, and made a 3-point shot - he knew very well that the team needs to score at this time, and 3-pointers are the most effective way to chase points!
The ball hit!The point difference was narrowed to only 4 points!Kansas's round of offense took only 9:7 seconds!
All this happened so fast that everyone on the scene couldn't react.

The on-site commentary reacted very quickly, and he immediately shouted excitedly: "3-pointer! Kane made a golden 3-pointer! God, this Oriental is amazing!"

The fans of the University of Kansas felt that the home team was abruptly pulled back from the abyss of failure by Xie Kai, a yellow man!What happened to Xie Kai today, like taking drugs, his self-confidence is bursting!

The point difference between the two sides was instantly reduced to 4 points, and the suspense of the game came back! The 3-pointer chase is really powerful. Judging from the point difference between the two teams, as long as Kansas scores another 3-pointer, the outcome of the game is really hard to say.

——Of course, the premise is that Memphis' free throws are still so unreasonable!
At this time, there are 1 minute and 51 seconds left before the end of the game. In theory, both teams still have no less than two offensive opportunities (if Kansas continues to foul tactics).If Memphis can grasp all of Kansas' foul tactics, even if Kansas can still hit consecutive 3-pointers, if they want to get back the 4-point difference, they still need to hit 4 3-pointers!But it is difficult to hit 3 consecutive 4-pointers when the opponent is strictly guarding against 3-pointers...

Therefore, the initiative is still firmly in the hands of the University of Memphis, as long as they don't kill themselves.

The University of Memphis continued to serve from the bottom line, while the University of Kansas was still pressing.

This time, the ball didn't reach Rose, and it was CDR who caught the ball.

Xie Kai steals viciously, but fails, he immediately fouls on the spot!

The time only took 1.3 seconds, and it will be CDR who will walk to the free throw line at this time!

The on-site commentator said: "The pressure on the scene is on CDR. Can he not be affected by Derek's missed penalty just now, and grasp this crucial free throw?"

Because Kansas's fouls did not reach 10 times at this time, it is still "1+1" free throws.

CDR stood at the free throw line, under the attention of the audience, he still relented and missed the free throw...

Cowen the Great Pyrenees is the only one who can't do anything, and once again firmly controls the rebounds!

(End of this chapter)