He Is the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Right Now!

As the second half of the game neared, the two NBC commentators were busy with their pre-game warm-up.

"This might be the most spectacular game I've seen in this year's March Madness."

Marv Albert commented sincerely, "Both sides are displaying championship-level offense and defense; this game is at an incredibly high level!"

"Yes, Li Fei guarding the paint has forced the Duke University offense to stay far away from the key, but Grant Hill has kept the score tight in the first half with his sharp individual offense."

"We must pay the highest respect to Grant Hill, but if he wants to lead his team into the Final Four, he will have to do even better in the second half."

Hill's performance had brought hope to the Duke fans in the arena.

However, Wilt Chamberlain, a fan of Li Fei, didn't seem panicked at all.

Calm.

What is there to panic about?

Soon, the second half began.

Duke University took the first possession.

Following the exact same routine as the first half, the ball was handed directly to Grant Hill as soon as it crossed half-court.

However, the moment Hill touched the ball, a situation occurred that drew gasps from the fans in the arena.

Li Fei extended his arms while standing about a full step away from Grant Hill.

"What happened?"

The sudden turn of events left the red giant stunned.

"Li Fei is actually defending Grant Hill one-on-one; this is the very first defensive possession of the second half!"

"Yes."

Kevin Harlan was also deeply bewildered, "There was no screen or switch on the court; this doesn't look like an accidental situation."

A 2.24-meter center defending a 2.04-meter small forward.

A full 20-centimeter height difference.

This was a rather bizarre sight on a basketball court.

Li Fei gave Hill a step-and-a-half of space, providing him with plenty of room to dribble while ensuring he wouldn't be easily blown past.

Facing Li Fei, Hill suppressed his surprise and executed a series of crossover dribbles, attempting to use rhythm and speed to beat Li Fei one-on-one.

Screech!!

Suddenly, the soles of Hill's shoes rubbed violently against the floor.

With a head fake, Hill's feet accelerated like an engine, roaring forward.

Hill didn't exactly blow past Li Fei, but he did create a small window of space, driving straight to the basket for a high-arcing layup.

But Li Fei's footwork shifted rapidly as he gave chase, swatting the ball away at the peak of Hill's release.

The basketball flew directly out of bounds, landing perfectly in the hands of Wilt Chamberlain in the front row.

"Oh ho!"

"Li Fei just ended Grant's first possession of the second half with a massive block!"

"Grant Hill took it for granted; the fact that Li Fei dared to face Grant one-on-one proves he has absolute confidence in his defense!"

"Come on, young man!"

Courtside.

Wilt handed the basketball back to Li Fei, who was about to save the ball.

The cameras on the sidelines captured the moment Li Fei and Wilt exchanged the ball under the spotlight.

A "world-famous painting" was born right then and there.

This image captured 30 years of basketball history and the passage of three decades of time.

The sudden birth of this image.

Added even more legendary color to Li Fei, who was about to enter the NBA.

The sideline inbound pass was made.

What made the commentators and fans absolutely certain was this:

In the halftime locker room, UC Berkeley had truly assigned Li Fei to defend Hill one-on-one.

The ball was inbounded and reached Hill's hands once again.

The commentators grew expectant again: "Li Fei is once again defending in front of Grant. Oh ho! His footwork is very clean. Actually, Grant has some room to drive, but considering that last offensive possession, trying to challenge Li Fei at the rim is truly too difficult."

This time, after dribbling, Hill chose to retreat to the three-point line for a long-range shot.

Unfortunately.

This played right into Li Fei's hands.

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The reason he gave him over a step of space was because that was the limit of Li Fei's reach to block Grant Hill's shot.

"A man who can control his distance" is the only kind of real man!

Li Fei extended his right arm and splayed his five fingers.

The tip of his middle finger grazed the basketball.

It resulted in an immediate airball.

After Kidd grabbed the rebound, he threw a long pass to the front court. Li Fei caught the ball on the fast break and delivered another thunderous dunk from the free-throw line.

Back on the other end.

Hill accelerated mid-drive to blow past Li Fei, but his layup attempt at the rim was met with a direct pin-against-the-backboard rejection by Li Fei.

Possession changed, and facing a double-team in the half-court set, Li Fei scored two points with an early Straight-arm hook shot.

In the blink of an eye, the lead had reached 12 points.

Back on the other end.

Having been blocked three times in a row, even a player with the composure of Hill couldn't help but feel anxious.

He accelerated into a sudden stop-and-pop mid-range jumper, elevating his arc for a fadeaway shot.

On this play, he had created a massive amount of space and felt confident he could avoid Li Fei's block.

However.

Just as the basketball reached its apex, it was grazed once again by Li Fei's fingers.

The block just barely grazed it, and Li Fei felt like something wasn't quite right.

Turning back around.

Li Fei charged straight into the paint, shouldered Parks aside, and easily muscled his way in—it was as smooth as could be!

54:40.

With only two minutes played in the second half, the lead had suddenly ballooned to double digits.

It was practically the doomsday hour for Duke University.

"Calm down, everyone calm down!"

Coach K shouted from the sidelines: "Give the ball to Cherokee Parks to handle."

However, even with Coach K urgently instructing the team to change their tactics from the sidelines.

It couldn't stop the second half from turning into the twilight of doom for the Duke Blue Devils.

Ten minutes into the second half, the lead had already been stretched to 18 points.

If not for Grant Hill and Antonio Lang hitting consecutive high-difficulty three-pointers, the lead would have even reached 24 points at one stage.

Those two three-pointers were like the final glimmer of light before the dark of night, a stubborn resistance before death.

"I haven't even figured out what happened, yet the situation has become completely one-sided."

The sudden collapse of the Duke Blue Devils left Kevin Harlan looking bewildered: "Can someone tell me what on earth is going on?"

"The reason is very simple, buddy."

Bill Walton, sitting beside him, had long since noticed the clues: "UC Berkeley has changed one strategy, and it has caused the Duke Blue Devils to crumble."

"From the moment Li Fei started defending Grant Hill one-on-one, the Duke Blue Devils were sentenced to death!"

Hiss...

Kevin Harlan couldn't help but gasp.

It really was true.

UC Berkeley's offense in the second half hadn't changed much from the first half.

The Duke Blue Devils' sudden collapse was precisely because they had only scored 8 points in 10 minutes.

Hill had suddenly shut down after entering the second half.

Looking at Hill's performance in the second half, he had taken 8 shots and been blocked 5 times.

Truly a 58-level beast!

"I think we have reason to re-evaluate Li Fei's defensive level."

"His defensive ability might be even more terrifying than we imagined!"

"He is a defensive master who can defend from the inside to the outside with no blind spots!"

Bill Walton's gaze was sharp: "I even have reason to believe."

"He is currently the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year!"

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