0063: [Flower of Positive Energy]
Honestly, there are very few basketball-related people who are optimistic about Stanford moving forward, even though the team has pulled off the NBA's biggest miracle in the past three weeks.
But many more prefer to claim that this is the result of Bruce Lee's sudden rise to prominence and their sudden ramp-up tactics. And now, their tactics have been thoroughly studied.
"This is the end of their miracle journey."
UCLA's head coach Ben Holland swore as he faced the camera five hours ago.
He has confidence in his tactics, as well as in his children.
But that didn't stop the 32-year-old from dancing with his kids on the bench to the music coming from above the arena five minutes before the game, and although his dancing was still at the disco level of the 90s, it didn't stop him from mingling with the 18 or 9-year-olds.
In front of the 'away' fans who were wearing UCLA 'cheering suits' and making loud cheers, he repeatedly emphasized: "It's nothing big, we just need to be ourselves!" โ
He has been instilling optimism in the team for the past three or four days. He didn't want his children to be burdened with too much 'forward pressure', so he even convinced Frank Benson and Thomson to redesign their hairstyles for a cleaner one.
He's making it easy for this team. However, he apparently did not have a panacea to make Li Zhen happy.
Li Zhen always has a serious expression, and his eyes are firm and focused. He carries even more on his back than Coach Jemilin.
Backbite!
The whistle blew as scheduled and the game officially began.
UCLA's starting lineup is very strong, in addition to Jordan Farmar, the first point guard who is calling for the wind in the Pacific region, there are very strong 3-and-D forward Aaron Afflalo, white shooter Bliss who shoots very accurately, and Baias, a spatial center with UCLA Divac City, and Jerome, an athletic power forward who is the best choice for his body and talent.
It can be said that UCLA has comprehensively suppressed Stanford in terms of lineup.
"I couldn't figure out why UCLA lost."
ESPN broadcast the California Civil War live across the United States, and the guest sitting in their commentary booth was famed UCLA alumnus Reggie Miller, a former NBA shooter who just retired from the NBA, embraced the job and will officially become a member of ESPN's commentary team starting the new season.
In a sense, this match was like a practice for him to enter his commentary career.
It means a lot to be able to start another career by commentating on the games of his university alma mater.
Syllable!
Scott, with a new hairstyle, took the lead, and he slapped the basketball to his own half by a narrow margin, and Li Zhen quickly moved forward, and he grabbed the basketball down.
Then, Jordan Farmar immediately bullied himself.
He's very excited tonight, and he can't wait to expand his influence on Bruce Lee.
He thinks that he can easily deal with Li Zhen, and he thinks that his physical fitness can be fully suppressed.
However, when he stepped forward to defend aggressively, Li Zhen only used a very dexterous and subtle twisting small movement to deceive his defensive attention, and then the cat's waist accelerated, and he was directly left behind.
This subtle action was not captured by fans, but Kobe Bryant and Kidd, the two NBA veterans, still watched it very carefully.
They nodded at the same time, a detail that showcased Bruce Lee's skilful ball play and on-the-spot reflexes. When Li Zhen quickly arrived in the frontcourt, he immediately blocked Frank Benson, and after bringing Baias's defense to the top position, he took advantage of the gap in the switch to quickly break inside, and then, when everyone thought he would pass the basketball to Scott, a smart no-look-pass threw the basketball into the bottom right corner, and Thomson rushed to the ball.
UCLA's white guard Bliss hadn't even reacted, his eyes were still on the top of the three-point line, but Thomson had already caught the ball...... Swish!
Thomson opened the scoring with a three-point for the Stamford Crimson.
There was a bit of an uproar at the Great Western Forum Arena: this goal seemed a bit like space magic to them, and it was clear that Bruce was still holding the ball and rushing through the middle line, why did it suddenly reach the bottom right corner?
"How did he do it?"
Jenny Bass couldn't help but ask.
"Excellent tactical coordination." Kobe Bryant replied.
"Nope. It is an unusual sense of passing and space on the pitch. โ
Jason Kidd emphasized.
"If it's a third-rate point guard, they're going to choose to use a snack pull-up jumper at the free-throw line. If it's a second-rate defender, they'll quickly pass the ball to a downhill power forward and let him get into the box to get killed. The first-class point guard, on the other hand, uses the midline as a confuse, and at the same time moves to the left, hitting everyone's attention to the midline and the left side, and at this time, when his teammates run out of position, he quickly passes the ball with a non-looking back of the head... That's enough to confuse everyone! โ
When it comes to discussing point guards, if the Lakers camp doesn't move out of Magic Johnson, whether it's Kobe Bryant or Jeanie Buss, they can only give Jason Kidd a nod.
In retrospect, the Bruins quickly used their ancestral UCLA system to win a full house.
With Baias high as the axis, Aaron Afflaro quickly ran out of the open space and hit an easy pullup jumper.
Looking back, Li Zhen is still alone.
However, when he broke through Jordan Farmar's defense to draw the ball to Baias's defense and handed the ball to Frank Benson, Benson couldn't throw the basketball into the basket.
Yibian fought again, Jordan Farmar pushed inside against Li Zhen, and then hit a difficult step-back jumper...... Swish!
The basketball was caught.
When Jordan Famar clenched his fists and waved them vigorously, the scene instantly erupted in an amazing wave.
Southern California viewers have apparently wanted to see the footage of Jordan Farmar scoring on Bruce Lee's head for a long time.
In this regard, Li Zhen was silent.
After alternating offense and defense, he did not give an answer-ball with a score, but used the advantage of ball control and flexibility to quickly leapfrog Farmar's defense, go deep into the paint area, and stuff the basketball straight to Scott to complete a beautiful basket 2+1.
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Odom, who was sitting next to him and had not spoken, suddenly commented: "If it were me, I would have responded with a layup." โ
Hehe.
Jason Kidd smiled politely, but there was still a mockery in his eyes that was hard to hide.
When Scott stepped onto the free-throw line, he suddenly asked Kobe, "Who do you think is better for the NBA, No. 10 or No. 1?" โ
"No. 10, of course, he's stronger and he's got more scoring energy." Lamar Odom replied.
Jeanie Bass agrees.
Bryant raised an eyebrow: "Do you think it's No. 10 Bruce?" โ
"Of course!"
Jason Kidd has his own theory: "Jordan Farmar is indeed stronger than Bruce Lee, but his strength is nothing in the NBA, and if he continues to do so, he will soon be drowned in the NBA's muscular jungle, and his scoring ability in the NCAA will soon evaporate." However, Bruce doesn't, he's never known for scoring, his style of play has always been dexterous and light, and he tends to be a kite flyer rather than rushing into the paint to wrestle. So... After arriving in the NBA, his strength will be magnified. Just imagine, if the person who took his pass was Stoudemire or Kenyon Martin, what you saw was a violent slam dunk! โ
Well.
There seems to be a little bit of truth to it.
"But are you sure he'll play in the NBA? He doesn't even have the strength to qualify for an NBA training gym. Lamar Odom sneered.
This is indeed a problem.
Jason Kidd didn't speak.
At the same time, Li Zhen wiped the sweat on his forehead vigorously on the court.
Then, he hears the voice of a positive baby in his head.
In the past few days, the sweat irrigation has finally blossomed into a 'flower of talent'.
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