NBA: Start the water cooler and reach the Hall of Fame

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In the team office responsible for evaluating college players, the voice of a red-haired woman suddenly attracted everyone's attention.

"Henry, didn't you say that Li Kaiming has a chance to become the spokesperson of a series? That's the result? I'm afraid I can't even beat Tennessee today..."

The words of the red-haired woman immediately resonated with the vast majority of people. As an evaluation team for player signings, they should not only pay attention to the public opinion environment of the players, but more importantly, pay attention to their performance on the court.

What is going on now is the Midwest Division finals between Memphis and Tennessee. The rest of the games either ended yesterday or after the Memphis game. Still watching the game silently.

Among them were the leader of the team—Carl, a man in a suit, Gina, a red-haired woman who pointed out that Li Kaiming had ruptured his Achilles tendon in the meeting, and Henry, who was very optimistic about Li Kaiming.

As a professional player, Henry already had a conclusion in his mind at the end of the first half.

In this game, even if Memphis can win, it will be a miserable victory.

He understands the importance of physical strength in the professional league too well!

Memphis' first five played all the time in the first half, and only then opened the point difference to 14 points. As a result, at the beginning of the second half, Tennessee scored 2 points in a row within 5 minutes, catching up to within double digits in an instant...

Even Henry, who had full confidence in Li Kaiming, felt a little pessimistic at this moment.

If this continues, the 9-point difference may not be able to last for too long...

At this moment, his colleague, the red-haired woman Gina, suddenly smiled at him and said, "Henry, is this Li Kaiming you are optimistic about? I don't think he is playing well! I want to sign for a higher level just because of this." endorsement contract? Are you thinking too much?"

Facing Gina's barrage of difficulties, Henry seemed to be blocked by something, unable to speak a word.

Carl, the person in charge of the office, also nodded slightly, "Gina is right, Henry, it seems that you have misread this time..."

Seeing that the team leader said so, Henry's heart sank immediately

Facing the doubts of his colleagues, he felt a little uncomfortable. As the only professional player in the team, he was extremely confident in his vision.

Although he didn't say anything to refute, but he slowly clenched his hands hidden under the desk, and at the same time whispered in a voice that he could only hear, "Li Kaiming, come forward, I don't believe you only have this Twice..."

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At the scene of the game, Pastner called a timeout with flustered eyes.

There are 15 minutes left in the game, and at this time the score between the two sides has become 35:29.

Within 5 minutes of the second half, Memphis was beaten 8-0 by Tennessee. When the point difference reached single digits, Pastner wanted to call a timeout, but he still wanted to wait.

After all, there were only 3 timeouts in the second half. There must be a critical moment in this game without any accidents. If all the timeouts are used, then we can only watch with big eyes.

Besides, it may not necessarily be destroyed by the opponent...

It was this kind of luck that made Pastner delay for another 3 minutes before calling a timeout. Although Tennessee only scored 3 points in these 3 minutes, Memphis did not score a single point!

If you don't call a timeout, it's almost a tie!

Li Kaiming sat on the bench chair, took the towel handed over by the staff, wiped the sweat off his body a few times, and then turned his head to Pastner.

Pastner drew a few tactics on the tactical board, then looked up at his disciples, and found that their eyes were full of exhaustion.

Or, try another substitute?

Seeing the coach's hesitation, Li Kaiming said, "Coach, let Wesley and the rest take a rest, I'll take Robert and Will with them!"

Hearing Li Kaiming's words, Pastner seemed to have heard the gospel from heaven, a mess in his heart that had no clue, and was cut off in an instant!

He patted Li Kaiming's shoulder hard, "Come on, Li!"

The timeout passed immediately, and the referee signaled the players to start the game. When the Memphis players headed by Li Kaiming stepped onto the field, everyone on the scene was stunned!

The commentator made no secret of his surprise, "God, Pastner actually replaced the substitute! Let Li Kaiming bring James Harvey, Robert Sully and Will Coleman to play together!"

In addition to these four people, there is another big grievance left, which is naturally the other core of the Tigers-Williams!

Pastner's meaning is very clear, you and Li Kaiming don't rest today!

Seeing that Memphis took the initiative to take the bench lineup for the first time, Tennessee's coach Bruce Bohr grinned so hard that his mouth reached the back of his head!

Josh, Josh, I thought you could be tough from the beginning to the end, but I didn't expect you to be unable to withstand it. Then I reluctantly accepted the victory of this game...

Therefore, the Memphis lineup at this time became: point guard James Harvey, who averaged 3+0+0 per game this season, and shooting guard Robert Salley, who averaged 10.4 points per game. A strong offensive and defensive role player who can score 10 points on the offensive end and send out 12 points on the defensive end. Needless to say, small forward Elliott Williams, power forward Will Coleman is 205 tall, With an average of 7+6 per game, he is a pie-eating insider with an extremely explosive body but without a single basket.

And Robert Salley and Will Coleman are also the only substitutes that Memphis can take, and they are also the kind of substitutes with extremely distinct advantages and disadvantages, players who will stretch their hips if they are slightly targeted.

And Li Kaiming and Williams played against Tennessee's starting lineup with such teammates when the first half was full.

Seeing this scene, even Henry, who had always been full of confidence in Li Kaiming, shook his head in the office. It seems that the situation of the game has completely tilted towards Tennessee...

University of Memphis Athletic Department, athletic director Leonard and staff member Daisy stared at the screen. When he saw that Pastner was finally on the bench, Leonard sighed, turned his head to Daisy and said, "Close Well, I know these guys well, and trying to win Tennessee with these guys is undoubtedly a dream!"

Daisy's heart tightened when she heard the supervisor's words. She turned her head and stared at the back of No. 34 on the screen, with a glimmer of hope still remaining in her heart.

He can create so many miracles, this time, he should be able to do it too...

Before playing, Li Kaiming called his teammates over. He bent down and put his long arms around Williams and Coleman, ensuring that his voice could be heard by every teammate.

"Brothers, whether it's the guys on the opposite side or the audience, they don't seem to be very optimistic about us. But what I want to say is that our energy comes from ourselves. If we win or lose in professional games, if we fall here today, a month Three months later, or a year later, who will remember that our team, which was never favored at the time, reached the elite eight? No one will remember, everyone will only remember the winner! What we have to do , is to release myself without reservation, let the other side and those who look down on us see, what the hell is a tiger!"

"In front of the king of the jungle, even if the king is scarred, no one can provoke him!"