Chapter 123 Mutual Suppression

"Audience friends, the semifinals between Duke University and the University of Florida are about to begin. Now the players from both sides have entered the ......" Anna looked at the handsome Chinese guy on the screen with a complicated look, and in the two years since she broke up with Sun Yi, she tried very hard to restrain her desire to find out the news of the other party. However, that name has appeared repeatedly in various media in the United States in the past few days, and today this simple and kind bright girl finally couldn't help but open the webpage of the live broadcast of the NCAA final four.

I just want to see what has become of him, and if he's still as annoying as he used to be. Well, that's it, I'll close the page at a glance. The girl, who kept hypnotizing herself in her heart, was suddenly awakened by a sound of footsteps and hurriedly closed the live broadcast website.

"Hey! Baby, look at what I've sent you. "Mother Milena pushed the door in with a plate of fruit, and when she saw her daughter sitting in front of the open computer in a panic, she secretly shook her head." Do you know why your dad pursued me so madly in the first place? That's right, my mother was a well-known school girl when she was in college. Today, I'm going to tell you my secret, which is to eat more fruits......"

Anna listened to her mother babbling about the jokes she had told countless times, but she wished that the other party would put down her things and leave. "Okay, got my mom, I'm about to check the information. When I'm done, I'll go downstairs to accompany you, okay? ”

After pushing and coaxing her mother out of the door, Anna seemed to forget the decision she had just made, and immediately clicked on the page again......

Milena, who pretended to be gone, kept observing her daughter's movements through the crack in the door. When the familiar and unfamiliar oriental face appeared on the computer screen, her heart suddenly soured, what a silly girl......

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"Wow! Handsome! You don't know how handsome that guy was when he played, and after watching that game, I had the idea of transferring to another school. In a student apartment at Columbia University, two girls are watching a basketball game around the TV.

One of them, a girl with long red hair, listened to her friend's experience with a smile on her face, looking at the number 8 player in the blue jersey in the picture.

Come on! Grandchild! You may not be able to remember a girl named Helen, but I will never forget the smell of you and the power of adoration! Because, I have been hopelessly in love with you for many years!

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"Sun, ****, I know you can do it." Chicago Inglewood Derrick. At Rose's house, a boy with thick eyebrows is shouting at the TV.

Rose, who had just led Simeon High School to the Illinois high school championship, looked at the excited little brother next to him and turned his gaze to the TV screen again. The atmosphere of this kind of competition is really desirable.

NCAA, wait for me, we'll see you in November!

"Hey! I'm sorry, I'm late! Jenny's towering twin peaks trembled as she breathed a little shorter.

"Ahh Sister Jenny is here, come on, the game has just begun. ”

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When the referee of the game came to the center of the field with the ball, the cheers of more than 70,000 fans immediately rang out. Airplanes! The huge and noisy sound waves shook Sun Yi and wanted to cover his ears. The opponent in front of him seemed to enjoy the atmosphere very much. Looking at this white player who was in his early 1.90 meters, Sun Yi felt a strong fighting spirit from the other party's excited eyes.

In this game, the old coach K unexpectedly used the big center Zobeck again. Captain McRoberts is still the starting big forward, the small forward is the tenacious Henderson, Sun Yi is at the point guard, and the team's point guard is sophomore Paulus.

Judging from this starting lineup, Coach K is very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of both sides. The intention of sending Zobeek is obvious, to increase the height of his own inside line to suppress the opponent's twin tower tactics. Although Henderson is not as tall and strong as Brewer, this is already the best choice the Blues can make. However, the starters of Sun Yi and Paulus on the back line obviously formed a counter-pressure on the opponent. Especially for his own core player, Humphrey, who has the worst scoring ability against the opponent, Coach K's tactical intentions are very clear. Although your University of Florida is the defending champion, the experience, strength, and tacit understanding of the players are better than the Blue Devils. But we are not without the ability to fight back, and once the core players play in form and lead the whole team's attack, there may not be no chance to kill you.

The managers of both teams have racked their brains to win this crucial semi-final, but whether the game will develop as they envision will depend on the performance of the players on the field.

The Florida Gators won the jump ball first, and the little man Green did not stick to the ball after dribbling past half court, and immediately ran to the baseline after distributing it to Noah, who was mentioned in the high position.

When teammate Horford took advantage of his strength and relied on McRoberts to take advantage of the attacking position in the low post, the Gators captain did not hesitate to hoist the ball directly to his teammate.

The defending champion chose to play inside for the first time, obviously trying to use his inside strength to give the opponent a disadvantage, so as to occupy a psychological advantage.

Boom......! The sound of muscles colliding kept ringing. When Horford felt that he was in his attack range, he used his broad shoulders to turn directly and half, squeezed away the defenders behind him, and then picked up the best small hook hand. Judging from the feeling at the moment of shooting, this goal must be scored!

Syllable! There was a crunch. I saw a big white hand suddenly appear in the air, fanning the ball flying towards the basket out of the sideline. The captain of the Blue Devils, who successfully blocked the hat, excitedly pounded his fist on his muscular chest. He used this domineering defense to tell opponents that his average of 2 blocks per game this season was not to be taken for granted.

After serving from the sideline, the Gators turned Horforda into a high post this time with a big hat, Green made a block and a pick-and-roll cooperation with him and went inside, Paulus behind him chased very tightly, and saw that there was no good shooting opportunity, so he handed the ball to Noah in the low post.

The captain of the Gators saw that he was a big rookie defending him, and he was ready to eat the opponent, so he made a back move, and after several consecutive left and right dangles, he used his solid footwork to turn and go to the basket.

Just when Noah was secretly proud of his smooth back beating, he suddenly found that the rookie behind him was not shaken, and his arms were raised to firmly separate him from the basket.

Although Zobeck's athleticism is average, he rarely makes a good block like McRoberts, but after all, with a height of 2.13 meters, as long as he can stand in position, he is definitely a good rim defender in a collegiate game.

Noah's attack bounced out of the frame under the interference of the opponent. Horford, who had been preparing to scramble for frontcourt rebounds, was stubbornly pushed by McRoberts on the outside.

For a while, the four entangled big players could only watch the ball in the air being easily picked up by a black-haired and yellow-skinned player.

Sun Yi, who grabbed the rebound in the backcourt, did not hesitate to dribble directly to the opponent's half, and in the face of Humphrey, who was close to his defense, he got rid of the opponent in disguise and made a layup easily.

2-0, the first point of this NCAA semifinals, was first won by the Chinese players of the Blue Devils.

With the Crocodiles missing the inside again, Duke once again controlled possession. Paulus and captain McRoberts made a pick-and-roll, faked a real pass to send the ball to Sun Yi under the empty basket, and the No. 8 player of the Blue Devils showed his strong athleticism in the face of Noah's supplementary defense, making a pull-up dodge in the air and then rebounding.

"Nice fit, sharp movement, perfect layups. What do you think about the two teams in these rounds? Nantz duly opened up the conversation after commenting on Duke's brilliant attack.

"The defending champions are playing too one-dimensionally and it doesn't seem to work well, and I think the Gators are a bit underwhelming." Miller was the first to express his opinion with the speed of rushing to answer, and after speaking, he glanced at Cole on the side proudly.

"Steve, Steve?"

"Ugh! I think the first few of the University of Florida's offenses were tentative, because most of their players were members of last year's championship, and I don't think the odds of a low-level mistake like Mr. Reggie's analysis are. Kerr's words are artistic, refutating Miller's views while satirizing the former NBA superkiller who has never won a championship.

As soon as Cole's words fell, the Crocodiles distributed the ball to Brewer from the baseline after a cross in the team, and Henderson, who was in hot pursuit, was pulled away by the opponent because of Noah's delay.

When Brewer made a three-point shot, the tenacious Henderson rushed over. It's a pity that this time it was a timely pursuit, because the difference in height between the two was not able to form an effective interference.

After the Crocodiles played this offense, the score of the two teams came to 4-3.

After two successive attacks, the core players of the Blue Devils were taken care of by Humphrey, and the white player with a baby face was not tall but full of strength.

Sun Yi, who was about to use his height to hit his opponent with his back, was surprised to find that he was still spinning in place after a few attempts, so he had to hand the ball to his teammates to reorganize the attack.

After a cross-run with Henderson, Sun Yi got the ball again from beyond the three-point line. When he stood still, the baby's face with a few freckles reappeared.

The opponent was very tight, and Sun Yi, who had done a few stabbing moves in a row, saw that there was not much time left in the offensive round, so he directly used his super physical fitness to pull three points on the spot, which was very stretched, and looked a little more chic than Maddie's dry pull.

Boom! The ball bounced out of the frame and the rebound was collected by Noah. Although Humphrey couldn't effectively interfere with the opposition's shots in the air, his pressing defense, which was almost attached to Sun Yi, looked to work well.

There was no time to frustrate the attack, and the Blue Devils players immediately retreated to the half. And the opponent doesn't seem to have any intention of launching a fast attack, after all, the team's two big men are too physically demanding to run.

The crocodiles, who fell into the positional battle, looked unhurried, using their tacit cooperation to constantly look for opportunities with passes. As the time of the round drew to an end, a player wearing a white headband took advantage of his teammates' cover to pull to the outside and shoot three points before the defenders arrived.

As the net bag burst into a white wave, fans supporting the University of Florida danced excitedly and cheered on Brewer for another long-range shot.

6-4, the defending champions, after a few attempts in the opening game, found that the opponent's interior defense was very tenacious, and decisively focused their attack on the outside, and achieved good results.

When the captain of the Blue Devils hit a difficult turnaround jumper in front of Horford, the scores of the two teams began to rise alternately. Perhaps before the game, the coaches of both sides made some highly targeted tactical arrangements, and the characteristics of the two teams were greatly suppressed. Under the protection of his teammates, every time Sun Yi gets a defensive rebound and is ready to speed up to launch a fast attack, the baby-faced Humphrey will always stick to him as soon as possible. The opponent's basketball talent may not be able to appear in a higher-level professional competition, but a player with super tactical execution like Humphrey is something every coach dreams of.

Under the opponent's stubborn defense, Duke University had no choice but to fall into the brutal hand-to-hand combat of positional warfare. The University of Florida, on the other hand, is not comfortable either, with its vaunted twin-tower tactics struggling to create easy shooting opportunities in the Blues' dense penalty area, relying more on the projection of perimeter players to score points.

When Brewer hit his third three-pointer of the game in the seventh minute of the first half, Coach K, who had been standing on the sidelines, finally made a substitution, and McClure replaced starting small forward Henderson.

"Mike, why don't you use Sun to target your opponent's top scorer? I think his defensive ability and reach advantage can completely defend against the opposition's perimeter players. Coach Voi came to the sidelines and expressed his different views on the substitution.

Glancing at the young assistant beside him, Coach K moved his gaze to the head coach of the Gators not far from him, "Perhaps, that guy is hoping that I will make such a decision." ”

Billy with an inch. When Donovan saw the other party's substitution, he was somewhat disappointed. The intention to consume a lot of the physical energy of the core players of the Blue Devils on both offensive and defensive ends was recognized by the experienced Duke legend coach. Although the goal was not achieved, he was still confident of the final victory of the tournament with the strongest interior combination in the NCAA.