Arenas was so angry that he was shaking all over.

This is what he used to mock an opponent wearing No. 0 jersey since his sophomore year in high school when he met him and defeated him!

After arriving at the NCAA, I still retained it.

A while ago, he played against the Bruins, a team that rejected him, and there was also a player wearing jersey No. 0 on the opposite side. He scored 18 points that night to help the Wildcats win, and he used this sentence to mock the opponent.

This time, he was actually ridiculed by his opponent with this sentence!

But he was really beaten. In these few rounds, the opponent did better than him, with 4 points, plus a successful inside pass, but he only made 1 of 2...

The long timeout ended and both teams made personnel adjustments.

The Trojans replaced Charles with Brusenthal.

Li Ao came to the court and looked at the opposing lineup, Arenas, Rick Anderson, Richard Jefferson, Luke Walton, and Woods.

Rick Anderson, with a comprehensive evaluation of 73, ranked 67th among high school students in the United States in 1998. He is 189 centimeters tall. He is good at long-range shooting and defense. He is terrible with the ball. He averaged 11 minutes per game and scored 4.4 points and 2.7 rebounds.

Rick Anderson's information immediately popped up in Li Ao's mind.

But if this person is replaced, it will obviously not be used to guard against him, so...

No, no, are we going to use that guy to defend him?

What an honor!

The game continues and the Wildcats attack.

Arenas catches the ball and attacks.

Li Ao devoted himself to defense. The opponent did not need Michael Wright, nor did he need a point guard who was excellent in isolation. He sacrificed offense to improve defense. The reason why he dared to do this was because Arenas scored 13 points on 6 of 9 shots tonight.

Brutal performance.

Arenas came to the top arc, faced Li Ao, and went into cursing mode, just like when he humiliated Ruben Douglas.

But Li Ao just looked at Arenas with the eyes of a wise man.

Just a few words over and over again.

When Shelby Jordan heard Arenas's trash talk, he really wanted to give Arenas some help, the kind of help that wouldn't require saying thank you.

Arenas failed to anger Li Ao, but instead made himself angry.

He swore he had to kill this nasty guy tonight!

breakthrough!

Arenas passed Li Ao without much effort, and Li Ao chased behind Arenas to interfere with the emergency stop jumper.

Arenas did not perform an emergency stop and step back. The opponent's defense did not have a sense of pressure, which made him feel very awkward. He rushed all the way inside and tried to attack the frame.

Li Ao chased Arenas closely, blocking the space for Arenas to make an emergency stop. Arenas was forced to reach the bottom line on the right side of the three-second zone!

Arenas was surprised. The defensive patience of No. 0 on the opposite side was so good!

Granville shrank in place in time, and Arenas was forced to stop the ball and find a connection point, but Woods, the best connection point, was stuck behind Brusenthal.

Woods, who is 216 centimeters and 111 kilograms, is really not as good as Brusenthal, who is 206 centimeters and 109 kilograms, in terms of confrontation.

Although Woods moves quickly, has outstanding height and wingspan, and has a good sense of blocking shots, when he encounters a thick opponent, he becomes a pure blue-collar player, and his only offensive end is to eat cakes and pick-and-rolls.

Li Ao covered Arenas in the air and did not make any extra moves. Granville reached out and grabbed the ball.

Arenas saw that he was either making a mistake or trying to get blocked. The savior came! He quickly leaned forward and threw the ball towards the center.

Richard Jefferson cut in from the middle, jumped high to catch the ball, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand!

This cut was so sharp that White Mamba didn't even have time to pull him away.

It is indeed the strongest team in the division for more than ten years. It is not that easy to kill them with one shot.

Li Ao picked up the ball and shouted to his teammates: "Don't be anxious, let's play slowly, we are in the lead."

White Mamba is good at mediating internal conflicts, communicating with teammates, and encouraging them. Li Ao takes over this task.

At this time, someone like this came out and spoke, and the irritable mood of the teammates calmed down a lot.

Granville advanced to the frontcourt and the pressure increased suddenly!

The opponent's overall offense dropped, but Rick Anderson and Richard Jefferson came up and the defense was full!

The lineup facing them is the Wildcats' best defensive lineup that was analyzed during the Trojans' preparation for the game.

Fortunately, White Mamba has scored 9 points since the start of the game. He has single-handedly restrained the opponent's defense, preventing the opponent's zone defense from opening up.

Li Ao had no chance to attack inside. Rick Anderson went to guard Shelby Jordan, and the man chasing Li Ao was Richard Jefferson who had just completed a dunk!

Li Ao's speed is pretty good for a striker, but Richard Jefferson's speed is comparable to that of a speedy defender!

Although Li Ao has the strength advantage, Richard Jefferson's defense is completely different from Arenas. He is active in defense and not afraid of confrontation.

Seeing this, Granville chose to break through and launch an attack.

Li Ao had been paying attention to Granville's actions and immediately cut inside from the baseline. He could not get rid of Richard Jefferson, but he still went all the way to the basket, then turned 90 degrees and ran to the high post.

Arenas' defense was like toilet paper, breaking through with a single poke. Granville easily broke into the inside and encountered a supplementary defense from the center of Richard Jefferson on the right side of the three-second zone.

Granville distributed the ball, and Li Ao ran from the basket to one step beyond the free throw line to receive the ball. Arenas chased the ball and rushed in front of Li Ao, rushing to interfere.

Li Ao ignored Arenas' defense, raised the ball, and took a mid-range shot...

Feels good, got in!

After landing, Li Ao said loudly: "No wonder you scored so many points. It turns out that it is so easy to make a mid-range shot."

As a surly 17-year-old teenager, Arenas couldn't stand the excitement and shouted to his teammates: "Give me the ball! I'm going to kick that bitch's balls out!"

Li Ao, who was retreating, noticed Arenas's emotional changes and saw that the opponent was starting to yell at his teammates. He quickly called his teammates together to say a few words.

When the defense adjusts on the spot, the Trojans usually have the power of Shelby Jordan or Charles.

This was the first time Li Ao did this, but his teammates all chose to execute it, and the team's cohesion was reflected at this moment.

Arenas advanced to the frontcourt, waited for his teammates to get into position, and directly charged Li Ao, who was interfering with shooting.

Without choosing any other offensive method, Arenas rushed to the free throw line, stopped suddenly, stepped back, and took a long two-point shot... As soon as he jumped up and raised the ball, his pupils dilated instantly!

How could this guy jump into position?

He saw Li Ao appearing in front of him!

Although there is a huge difference in bounce, the difference in height and wingspan between the two is even greater!

Although Arenas was surprised, he did not stop his body movements. He leaned back to avoid Li Ao's block and threw the ball. The ball would fly above Li Ao's fingers.

However, the shot was avoided and the ball missed the frame.

Three no-sticks!

The rest of the Trojans gathered in a circle in the middle, giving no chance to Richard Jefferson and Woods to rush for the ball. Shelby Jordan protected the rebound.

Shelby Jordan got the rebound and directly swore: "His gambling defense actually worked!"

The other three were equally surprised.

The anticipation talent on the defensive end is also great!

His teammates thought this was a risk, but Li Ao was actually quite confident.

Based on his understanding of Arenas and his judgment after tonight's personal matchup, he felt that most likely Arenas would respond with a pull-up jumper regardless.

After he was passed just now, the defense did not pursue it with all its strength. He completely ignored Arenas' breakthrough inside. He had already ordered his teammates in advance to block Arenas' breakthrough in the middle, and waited for Arenas to perform an emergency stop and retreat.

, he can press on immediately.

He has always felt that in addition to ability, defense also relies on brains.

Sometimes the ideas you come up with in your head sound outrageous, but the opponent's style of play is really that outrageous.

When the Trojans attacked, Granville did not continue to break through. To slow down, he lobbed the ball to Brusenthal from close range, who faced Woods in singles.

Using his skillful singles steps, Brusenthal stepped forward to connect with his back, turned and walked to the baseline to throw...but was interfered by Woods.

The ball hit the inside of the basket and bounced out, and Woods protected the defensive rebound.

Although Woods' offensive end was disabled when encountering the Trojans' strong inside line, his defense was still among the top in the university.

Another opportunity to widen the point difference to more than 5 points was lost. Li Ao felt regretful. When he turned around and retreated from the baseline, he heard Root Olsen shouting from the sidelines: "Rick, you are setting the pace, Gilbert."

You should take a break first."

Pretending not to hear, Li Ao quickly ran back to the backcourt.

He did not make adjustments immediately. After Rick Anderson advanced to the frontcourt and ignored Arenas' repeated requests for the ball, he lifted the ball from the wing to the top arc and signaled Granville to go to the wing.

"I'm guarding him? Are you kidding me?"

Granville Pupil Earthquake.

You want me to die?

Li Ao responded without looking back: "Just go around and go around."
To be continued...