Chapter Forty-Six: Alone in the Lead
After only a few rounds of singles tactics, An Jie successfully led the Whirlwind team to narrow the gap to 2 points. www.biquge.info Ben Holland didn't wait for the situation to get out of hand, and he called a timeout after Anthony Ben completed that dunk.
"You said the opportunity was not given for nothing, but now you just say it and don't do it! We want to play our rhythm and game! Don't be led by the nose by that Chinese! If I'm not mistaken, I didn't arrange for you to play in the low singles, right?" said Ben Holland, setting his sights on Lefou.
"I also remember I said, we want man-to-man defense, not a bag!" After talking about Lefou, Bamot, who had just made a mistake, was not spared and was criticized by Holland.
"Everything will be played according to the rhythm of the beginning, I don't make adjustments, you don't change the strategy without permission! How long can that Chinese play? Lefou, I believe you won't let his performance continue to be longer." "The best players in the Pacific 10 League, if he can't be trusted, then there's no one to trust on this team.
Ben Holland was right in what he said before, but he was wrong on the last point. Anjie's strong performance was not interrupted by Lefou, but continued on the field.
"Anjie has just done a beautiful job of defending hard in the box! Anjie also seemed to feel the beauty of being in control of the penalty area, and although it was a foul, there was no doubt that he did succeed in getting Bamot to no avail. Take control of the penalty area, control the penalty area......
"Westbrook has the ball!" Loaf pulled into the bottom corner, and it looks like UCLA is ready to play the usual offensive routine. "The ESPN commentator was right, and now UCLA's offense is back to normal.
Pick-and-roll! Bamot and Westbrook work together! Now the defender of Westbrook has become the defensive gate Anthony Ben.
Westbrook paused, seemingly a little jealous of Anthony Ben's defense. However, when Anthony Ben slowed down, Westbrook suddenly activated, and the powerful first step explosive force sent him straight through the box like a sharp arrow off the string.
"Perfect tempo! there's no faster guy in the league!"
Anthony Ben reacted quickly and immediately moved his feet to block. But when he made physical contact with the point guard, he realized what Mike Taylor had been through ahead of him.
The 1.91-meter-tall point guard was no worse than himself in terms of strength and strength! Unable to keep up with the speed and strength of the guard, Westbrook easily broke through Anthony Ben's defense.
Asakin's reinforcement is not yet in place, and there is enough space in the box for Westbrook to complete the attack. But he still glanced at the bottom corner, and it was good, the Asian was still in front of Lefou, and no one could interfere with him in this attack.
Seeing Westbrook break through, three of the Whirlwinds pounced on the box. While this slowed Westbrook's attack, the space wasn't completely locked.
Westbrook jumped, and everyone in the box followed suit, and the scene was chaotic. A couple of jumping Whirlwind players put Westbrook in the middle, so no one knew what was going on with him in the middle of the defense.
The seemingly dense defense was the same in Westbrook's eyes, and the gaps that should have been filled were still not filled, and he could easily score the ball as long as he carefully dodged these outstretched arms.
While the Whirlwinds' defenders began to fall from the air, Westbrook was still rising, and now it was clear that the basket was ready to let the ball into his arms.
"Smack!" Westerbrook's basketball was suddenly slapped away from diagonally behind, and the ball hit the rebound hard and bounced out. Westbrook glanced at the bottom corner in surprise, Anjie was indeed no longer there!
"Block! Anjie actually blocked Westbrook's inevitable layup!"
The interference of all members of the Whirlwind team just now greatly slowed down Westbrook's attack, and An Jie seized the opportunity to abandon Lefu and rush towards the penalty area. His desire to defend the box today was unusually strong, and even in the face of a violent physical impact, he would not take half a step back. In this way, Anjie once again protected the three-second zone without Westbrook's knowledge.
Mike Taylor received the ball that bounced out on the outside, and immediately switched from defense to offense, and the Whirlwind counterattacked!
Cruze ran up front, Mike Taylor fell a little behind, and only Bamot on the UCLA side got back to his three-point line, which was a full-game two-on-one opportunity.
Pass or layup? Bamot stared at Taylor, a guard who was full of feints from his eyes to his body, and he always shined on the fast break.
Bamot decided to favor Mike Taylor and pick up the most threatening first.
Taylor didn't really pass the ball, but jumped straight to get ready for a layup. Westbrook, who was at a blistering pace, also caught up and jumped with all his might, ready to get the ball back in the same way.
But Taylor jumped up and made a shooting motion, but he forced the ball back again, and then passed the ball from behind to Cruze, who was already standing under the basket.
Cruz easily scored the ball under the basket, and he didn't even jump.
"Damn!" Watching the other party then block into a fast attack, Westbrook did not expect that he would actually suffer the loss of that Chinese.
"What else can I say!? Angel's tough defense today turned the three-second zone into a place of death! These small forwards and guards have been unscrupulously attacking the box for too long, and now it's time for a center to step up and let them know what dominance is!" Paul Philips has been doing this for a long time, and the image of the center dominating the league seems to be flashing in front of his eyes again.
13-13, and now the two sides are back on the same page.
UCLA has not encountered difficulties along the way, but Ben Holland has resolved the crisis one by one. Now he is still not worried, because An Jie is only one person no matter how good he is, and there is more than one strong player in UCLA!
"Westbrook broke through, it was a breakaway shot, Love got an open shot, hit!"
Bamot blocked, and Westbrook struck into the enemy's hinterland again. This time, An Jie didn't dare to rush back to defense, Westbrook made a pull-up jump shot, beautiful!"
"Lefou's block, Bamot finally got rid of Anthony Ben, who couldn't leave him. Mid-range shooting, there it is!"
"Collison three-point shot!
UCLA launched a fierce round of bombardment of the Whirlwinds' baskets, and Anjie has done her best to defend, but one punch is hard to beat four hands, and UCLA frequently scores on the court.
One thing that has changed, though, is that UCLA has significantly reduced the number of times it hits the basket. At least in this regard, Anjie has done a very successful job.
The starting line-ups of both sides battled it out for a full nine minutes, and UCLA's multiple points of attack were on full display. And Ben Holland also calmed down and never used the bag clip on Anjie. An Jie, whose physical strength has declined, has gradually declined in the face of Lefou's tough defense. UCLA has an eight-point advantage and welcomes the second team.
"How about kid, how does it feel to dominate the forbidden area?" Divac watched An Jie's progress one by one, and his heart was indescribably happy.
"It's great, it's just that the guys are so scattered that the people who come out are different every time. "Anjie is such a person, his performance on the field just now is perfect, but he has no joy in the slightest, because the team is always ranked first by him.
"Rest first, and leave the rest to your brothers. After Ricard finished speaking, he began to set up a strategy for the rotation, and Anjie was able to take a break from the tense game.
Ben Holland kept Bamot on the pitch and Ricard took Ben on a few rounds later. Compared to the star-studded starting lineup, UCLA's rotation lineup this year is less prominent. Although the Cyclones' bench lineup is relatively weak, they have a never-ending hard work. The second lineup of the two sides went back and forth on the field, attacking and defending each other, and they played inextricably.
However, in the second half of the first half, Westbrook and Kevin Love, who had returned to the field after a well-rested game, once again broke the balance.
Westbrook, Love and Collison were playing with two substitutes, while the Whirlwinds were led by Angel and Mike Taylor. Think about why the Celtic Big Three have been successful? The current UCLA is no different from a team with a Big Three.
Anjie is still tough on the defensive end, he has given up four blocks so far in the game, and there are still many balls that have not been scored by his interference. On the offensive end, Anjie's wonderful "performance" caused Kevin Love to be saddled with three fouls.
Do you want to take Lefu down? It's a dangerous number of fouls. Ben Holland thought about it for a while and finally decided to make a substitution.
As soon as Lefu got off the field, Anjie's offensive footsteps could not be stopped.
Dunks, hooks, jump shots, assists. After the confrontation with Lopez and Love, Anjie was not under any pressure when facing UCLA's backup center. Divac was right, if you don't want to get tangled with him, the best way is to keep him out of the game.
But how could the strong Westbrook watch this Asian approach the score, he made a sudden throw, and forced Anjie's efforts to come to naught.
It's not the first time Angel has encountered a difficult outside lineman, as D.J. Augustin's jersey is still hanging in his closet. But this guy named Westbrook is really special, how many guards in this world have such a strong body as him? Even against a guard, An Jie didn't feel much easier. Except for the cap just now, An Jie has no way to take this guy at all.
This game was originally a duel between Lefu and An Jie, but now An Jie's opponent was replaced by a defender with this name twisting halfway.
50-38, the powerful UCLA lived up to expectations and walked into the locker room with a 12-point advantage.
Anjie had 15 points and 6 rebounds in the first half, but the rest of the Whirlwind team was obviously lacking in stamina against strong opponents.
Mike Taylor had five points and three assists, Anthony Ben had four points and four rebounds, Cruze had six points, and Asarkin had only three rebounds and didn't score in the entire first half.
Anjie's performance is good, but if the Whirlwind team wants to pass the UCLA level, others will have to do more.