066: Tell a joke, Li Ang can’t kill the game(1/2)
Li Ang thought he was here to assist Francis today.
Help him with pick-and-rolls, grab rebounds, and take the time to laugh at Reid's shooting, and the Final Four is over.
Just comfortable.
As a result, now he has become a big player on the offensive end. He just dunked three times, and Li Ang even felt a little numb in his hands.
Li Ang probably understood what Freddie meant, because today Ohio State's defense focused all its attention on him, including big centers like Ken Johnson, who were also attracted by Freddie's unique temperament.
Therefore, Li Ang had many opportunities to cut in and make fast breaks today.
What Li Ang has to do is very simple, run, catch the ball, jump up, and dunk.
As long as Ohio State keeps attacking Francis, Lyon will always have a chance.
Just after Li Ang's sneak attack was successful, Jim O'Brien yelled at Singleton.
"Asin, can you be tougher? I told you a foul, but I didn't ask you to caress me!"
If Artest heard this, he would probably regret not going to Ohio State in the first place.
I like this kind of tactic. I can be as tough as you want, and I can make any fouls!
Singleton nodded. It wasn't that he didn't want to commit a foul just now, it was because he couldn't even commit one if he wanted to.
But after being prepared, he believed that he could restrain a reckless man like Li Ang.
The game continued, and after this breakthrough, Reed made a layup and scored the ball, allowing Ohio State to continue to lead.
Singleton concentrated his attention, this time he must catch Leon!
As soon as Li Ang ran to stand outside the three-point line, he felt something was wrong and glanced at Singleton next to him.
No, I can understand if you want to fight.
But why are you grabbing my shorts?
Why are you all like this!?
Since Artest took off his pants to defend him last time, Li Ang learned his lesson and tied his belt very tightly every time.
Singleton still didn't let go and continued to hold on to Leon's pants.
At the same time, Francis made another breakthrough.
Li Ang knocked Singleton's hand off and then cut towards the basket.
Francis had quick eyes and quick hands and passed the ball to Li Ang again.
But this time, before Li Ang could stand up, Singleton hugged him directly.
The referee's whistle blew and Li Ang went to the line to take a free throw.
Jim O'Brien laughed happily, wishing he had taken such precautions earlier.
Li Ang made the first free throw, but missed the second free throw. Ohio State's strategy began to show results.
As long as he continues to defend like this, Li Ang will definitely not be able to kill the game!
Li Ang shook his head. This free throw was a bit stupid, otherwise he would have just wiped his face and used that trick.
Although Li Ang only made 1 of 2 free throws, after passing, Reed's mid-range shot also missed the frame.
When it comes to shooting, Ohio State and the Terrapins don't have to worry about taking one step at a time.
Obviously, Ohio State overestimated their efficiency on the offensive end.
Facing the desperate defense of the Water Kings, Reed and Payne's sudden attack did not go particularly smoothly.
Especially Payne, except for a few fast breaks, as the team's second scoring point, he did almost nothing in the positional battle today.
The further the season progresses, the heavier Li Ang's mark will be on this team.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of Reed and Payne's counterattack, Li Ang still stole a lot of points, and Fred also got a lot of rebounds and assists.
Once the counterattack starts, the opponent may not be able to foul Li Ang even if he wants to.
On one possession, Singleton had to foul directly before Leon could catch the ball.
It has reached the point where it is useless to do anything.
But even so, at the end of the half game, Li Ang, who had a lot of shots, still scored 16 points!
Among them, he made 4 of 6 free throws and only missed two.
When they returned to the locker room, Ohio State trailed by 3 points.
They successfully restrained Francis, but unexpectedly had no way to deal with Leon.
During the halftime break, Gary Williams also officially announced that he would attack with Li Ang as the core, and arranged several off-ball pick-and-roll tactics for Li Ang.
This is called adaptability of top coaches!
At the beginning of the second half, Reed scored a three-pointer to close the gap.
His sniping was so ordinary and so confident.
So far in today's game, Reed has scored three three-pointers, which means he has used up all his accumulated virtue.
After Maryland attacked, Singleton still stalked Li Ang.
Li Ang was pretending to rest with his hands on his knees, and when he saw Francis winking at him, he suddenly started!
Singleton just turned around and was about to chase after him, but he bumped into Ao Pang's belly.
No ball screen!
With tactical support, Li Ang's offense becomes easier,
This time, Ken Johnson had to turn around and go to the basket to help defend, but he could not let Li Ang score so casually again.
Seeing this situation, Francis did not pass the ball. Instead, he broke through and made a throw, scoring two points steadily.
Without Johnson's assistance, Reed alone would not be able to guard Francis.
Ohio State is now faced with the problem of "two bottles of poison". If you help guard Francis, Lyon will be lawless. If you don't help guard Francis, Reed will not be able to withstand Francis's beating.
"Block him, don't give him a chance, continue to defend Francis!" Jim O'Brien finally chose to implement the original plan and help defend Li Ang, wouldn't he be playing into the hands of the water bastard?
O'Brien kept telling himself: Li Ang can't kill the game, Li Ang can't kill the game, we can't get in their way!
He scored 16 points in the first half, and we just lost by three points!
Johnson felt miserable because he wanted to do something good but was scolded by the coach.
Forget it!
I don’t care about Li Ang anymore!
This time, Francis helped Li Ang clear the last obstacle.
Without inside defense, Li Ang can penetrate as much as he wants and as deep as he wants.
Sure enough, in the next few rounds, the cheers on the scene became louder and louder because Li Ang made several more dunks in succession.
As a top-notch tool player, O'Pang can not only help Leon Ka when grabbing boards, but also has extremely high quality in pick-and-roll situations.
Singleton also tried to grab Liang's jersey before he got around the screen, but...
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The referees at this period were like this. It was normal for them to blow or tug on the jersey before the blood was drawn.
Singleton may be one of the few defensive players who wants to beg the referee to call a foul on him.
Li Ang kept attacking the basket crazily, gradually opening up the score.
At the same time, his own scoring data is also rising crazily.
When the game was about to end with only 2 minutes left, Li Ang, who had the power to take the shot, had already scored 30 points!
You know, in the last semi-finals, top scorers like Landon and Hamilton only scored 25 and 27 points respectively.
Li Ang's 30 points is outrageous.
Singleton is not blocked by pick-and-rolls every time, but sometimes even if his defense is in place and he has already committed a foul, Li Ang can score the ball recklessly under the basket, and the finishing rate under the basket is astonishingly high.
Even if Li Ang is not good at free throws, he can still score at least 2 points despite being violated.
O'Brien's strategy is right, testing Li Ang's free throws.
But he ignored one thing: Li Ang can still score goals even if he is violated.
Singleton's body type is not suitable for defending the basket, and his stiffness is too poor. Height without stiffness is useless.
After this goal was scored, the Terrapins already had an 8-point lead. Whenever Li Ang scored again, the point difference would reach double digits.
Reed was a little anxious, falling behind by 8 points in 2 minutes. The finals seemed to be getting further and further away from Ohio State.
We finally made it to the semi-finals, but we can't just lose like this.
The dream of dominating the country must not be ruined by someone who shoots worse than me!
So, Reed made a triple threat move, pretending to break through, and tricked Dixon into taking a step back.
To be continued...