Chapter Twenty-Seven: Under the Elite Quarterfinals

For about 13 minutes of the first half of the UCLA Bruins vs. University of Utah, Liu Han was not afraid of the opponent's black elbow, and he still clung to Van Horn like a sticky piece of kraft candy.

Van Horn was still slightly happy after beating Liu Han's nose out just now, thinking that the yellow-skinned guy should be a little more honest now, but he didn't expect this guy to stick it up as always. Van Horn didn't dare to use small tricks against Liu Han anymore, because he felt that the referee had begun to pay some attention to him, and no matter how unscrupulous he hurt people, he would definitely be whistled for a technical foul.

Liu Han's desperate close defense made Van Horn no longer as comfortable as he was just now, and Van Horn is not the kind of person with super physical fitness, he can use his body to crush Liu Han, and his only advantage is probably his height.

Andre, the main point guard of the University of Utah? Miller saw that Liu Han restrained Van Horn, and he felt that it was time for him to exert his power, facing Teus, the point guard of the Bruins who was less than 1.80 meters? Edney, Andrey? Miller felt he could play to his physical strengths.

Andre? Miller successfully relied on his physical advantage to break through Teus? Edney's defense went inside. Andre? Miller has a very good athleticism and physical condition, and the overall view is also good, maybe the only flaw is poor shooting ability, if the shooting ability is good, he will definitely choose Teus? Edney's head was plucked.

Teyus felt a little embarrassed to be easily broken through by a freshman rookie, so he followed Andre tightly? Miller, ready to make a "surprise" from behind when the opponent lays up.

Andre? Although Miller is only a freshman, he has a very mature ball quotient, he deliberately stopped while dribbling, and Teyus behind him couldn't stop the car and crashed directly into Andre? Miller.

Andre? Miller took advantage of the moment he was hit and threw the ball in his hand, and the referee's whistle sounded, two plus one.

Bruins head coach George on the sidelines? As soon as Krent saw that the opposing point guard was preparing to play Teyus, he immediately made a response, and he replaced Teyus directly with Sam, who was not physically good? Jackson.

Andre on the field? Miller made a free throw to tie the score at 36-51, leaving Utah still trailing by 15 points.

The situation on the court has once again fallen into a state of back and forth, the Bruins can rely on Liu Han's threat to attack the opponent's interior line unscrupulously, and Utah does not dare to contain the opponent too much, because Liu Han's current threat is really big. And although the Bruins limited Van Horn's play, they relied on point guard Andre? Miller's brilliant play, Utah didn't let the score expand again.

Rick, the head coach of the University of Utah on the sidelines? Megales couldn't sit still, he didn't expect Liu Han to be able to defend Van Horn in a misplaced position, although the score did not widen again, but according to this situation, Utah's defeat was inevitable. After some consideration, Coach Rick called the **** who was sitting on the bench.

"Horse, wait for you to play, you need to defend your compatriots in the opposing team, don't let him shoot easily, and you can use fouls to stop him when appropriate. In the offense, you should use your impact to impact the opponent's inside line, pay attention to the ball, and don't force it, you know? ”

"Yes, Mr. Majors." Ma Jian, who was about to sit on the field until he was moldy, finally had a chance to play.

Ma Jian did not replace Van Horn on the court, but replaced the main power forward of the University of Utah on the court, Ma Jian played as a small forward, and Van Horn mentioned the No. 4 position.

After the change of formation, Utah began to improve, Van Horn has a good ability to respond, and the passing is also very good, **** experienced and also has good shooting ability. Relying on the excellent performance of these two, the University of Utah gradually pulled the score back, and by the end of the half, the score of the two teams became 57-63.

Although Liu Han hit two more three-pointers in succession on the court, his teammates were like blacksmiths during this time, and the bang kept ringing.

The last attack of the Bruins in the first half, with fourteen seconds left, Liu Han received his teammates' baseline serve and quickly passed the half court with the ball, Liu Han did not hand over the ball to others this time, he felt that since his teammates did not feel good, it was better to come by himself.

Ma Jian followed Liu Han after Liu Han passed half the court, he didn't know how Liu Han's dribbling ability was, but thinking about it, he must have had long-term training to have such an excellent shooting ability, the dribbling should not be too bad, and if it was too bad, the Brown Bears would not let him play point guard, so the **** did not force Liu Han too closely, he was afraid of being passed by Liu Han.

Liu Han stabilized the ball, and the time passed second by second, and when it was almost five seconds, Eddie, the number one star of the Bruins? Obon Nuo came out to prepare to pick up Liu Han. Liu Han's dribbling speed began to pick up, and he looked in the direction of Obonno's answer. Obonno's response and Liu Han's action succeeded in confusing the Utah players, because usually the team's final attack is done by the team's top star.

Liu Han suddenly changed direction when he was dribbling, shook off the horse sword, and continued to dribble with his left hand to accelerate and rush inside. Although Ma Jian was shaken by Liu Han's feint, he was not completely out of position, he saw that Liu Han was about to break through to the inside line, so he accelerated to Liu Han, but what Ma Jian didn't expect was that Liu Han stopped suddenly at this time, and then jumped out of the three-point line with a large step back, and Ma Jian, whose center of gravity had been moving forward, had no way to stop Liu Han's shooting.

Liu Han made a decisive shot after stepping back and jumping out of the three-point line, and the basketball still fell into the net in a perfect arc, 57-66.

After half the game, Ma Jian grabbed Liu Han, who was about to return to the locker room, and said to Liu Han: "Xiao Liu, play hard in the future, you have a future better than me." In addition, pay attention to your physical health, and you will achieve great things in the future. After **** finished speaking, he left Liu Han, who was still a little dazed.

Bruins head coach George? Krent rearranged the team's tactics in the second half at halftime, he felt that he was a little too worried about some small details, although he has an advantage in the point guard position, but if he has been arranging Teus's bench position, it will definitely affect the player's heart, and with Teus on the court, the Bruins' offense can play more sharply, and now the halftime leader is their own team, there is no need to disrupt the whole team's tactics because of a position defect, He believes that under Teyus's combing, Liu Han will definitely be able to exert greater power.

After the start of the second half, George put Teyus on the court, Liu Han continued to play the position of shooting guard, and the center George? Zidik also took the court, and the Bruins began to return to their original tactics of blocking and quick counter-attacks.

The changes to the Bruins have caused confusion in Utah's defense from the start, Teyus has four years of experience in college teams and can distribute the ball well through pick-and-rolls, Liu Han's excellent shooting ability makes Utah unable to let go of him to contain the rest of the Bruins, Eddie? Obonor has excellent impact, and George? Zidik is also higher than the opposing centre-forward.

The Bruins went on a 24-12 offensive surge in the first ten minutes of the second half, and the Utah head coach tried all sorts of ways to stop the Bruins' mercury-like offensive surge.

Ma Jian played for a while after the start of the second half, but he had to be substituted for his slow speed, he watched his compatriots beat their home team on the field and couldn't help but feel a little emotional, he never regretted his choice, but now he wondered if he overestimated his talent in the first place.

The Bruins came off the bench in the 14th minute of the second half of the game, because by this time the gap in the score had been widened to nearly 30 points, Liu Han played a total of 24 minutes, seven shots from beyond the three-point line, hit six, three free throws, and scored 21 points.

At the end of the game, the Bruins defeated the University of Utah 94-81 and successfully advanced to the "elite quarterfinals".

After the game, Ma Jian left his contact information to Liu Han, hoping to have more contact with this "honest man" compatriot with a good personality.

On the way back to the hotel, the head coach of the Bruins apologized to the players, saying that he had too many concerns and limited the performance of some players, and said that he would let the players play to their strengths in the next games.

The Bruins were welcomed by the whole school after returning to Los Angeles, because this was the first time in four years that the Bruins reached the "elite quarterfinals", and the team's strength in the first few games made everyone think that the Bruins will definitely have a bigger breakthrough this year.

Liu Han was also congratulated by LaBeouf's family after returning to LaBeouf's home, and reached the quarterfinals with the team in the first NCAA tournament, and had an excellent performance in the game, which made LaBeouf's family more optimistic about Liu Han's future.