0068: [Come on Bruce, you must win]
Backbite!
The whistle blows, and the final battle begins.
After the restart, the UCLA Bruins showed a very different temperament from the previous game.
As Reggie Miller put it, their hearts calmed. Jordan Farmar brought the ball to the frontcourt, no longer insisting on going his own way, but handed the basketball to Baias, who was promoted to the top position, and Baias, as a space center, not only has shooting, but also has good playmaking ability.
He commanded the players to run patiently from a high position.
When Afflalo evaded Thomson's defense with a counter-run, he immediately passed the ball in. Afflaro received the basketball and went straight to the basket with a quick step.
However, just as he jumped up and was about to dunk, Thomson, who was thrown behind him, gritted his teeth and chased after him, and quickly bounced up from behind him, forcibly pulling Afflaro from the air with the ball.
The ferocious foul put Afflaro to the free-throw line.
It also made the well-mannered Thomson beat himself in the chest, and the white striker, who wanted to become a lawyer in the future, was now like a barbarian who had come out of the jungle.
As Li Zhen said, he doesn't want to leave regrets about his college career now.
As a player who has no chance of making it to professional basketball, now is his most glorious moment.
So, what he's going to do now is... Defend your right to brag with a wine glass in the years to come!
Bang!
Afflalo, who was rapidly declining in fitness, missed his free throw and lost the right to execute the second free throw.
Because since the second half, Stanford has only committed 8 fouls, which can only be one plus one, and has not yet reached the limit of 10 executions of two free throws.
When Li Zhen brought the basketball to the frontcourt, it was still Afflalo who came up to defend.
His winding defense made it take Lee Jin nearly 10 seconds to get rid of... It's also thanks to the NCAA league's 35-second offensive time rule, which would have been disastrous if in the NBA it took 10 seconds for a point guard to shake off a defender.
This also gave Li Zhen a higher desire for explosiveness, agility and coordination.
Obviously, he has practiced dribbling to the extreme, but he lacks these talents, so he can only dodge the defense between square inches, but he can't directly wipe out the defense between gestures like Iverson!
Bruce Lee struggled to get rid of Afflalo and quickly went deep into the penalty area, by which time Baias and Afflaro had formed a dense pack... They surrounded him so that the mosquitoes could not fly out.
However, at this moment, Li Zhen suddenly made a shooting action upward, Baias subconsciously raised his hands, and when he raised his hands high, Li Zhen quickly collected the ball and quickly threw the basketball out with his left hand...... The basketball was thrown straight from Baias's waist and showed an astonishingly flowing arc.
It's like a flying track on a football field.
What's even more amazing is that the basketball passes directly to the bottom corner after a beautiful arc, and Thomson, who got rid of Jordan Farmar tracking the defense, arrived just right, and then he received the basketball and shot directly!
Swish!
Three-point hit.
76:78!
It's only 2 points away.
And with the... As the clock ticked 1:56, the clock went off after the goal, meaning Stanford had more attacking chances. (The NCAA, unlike the NBA, doesn't stop scoring until 2 minutes before the game ends, and time keeps moving.) The watch will be stopped only after 2 minutes of the countdown. )
The Great Western Forum Arena couldn't suppress some cheers.
I have to say, it's a stumbling, but beautiful fit.
"Bruce Lee's physicality is really mediocre. But he is indeed a genius-level point guard, and his ball handling ability, court vision, including passing angles, are already among the best in the NBA. Jason Kidd said with great admiration on the sidelines.
Kobe Bryant nodded.
He has already begun to sketch a picture of himself and Li Zhen on the court. He doesn't need a strong defender to help him set up his defense, nor does he need an extremely strong attacker on the offensive end to share the firepower. All he needs is a point guard who can quickly connect to the triangle offensive system and connect himself with the rest of the team...... It's a very basic requirement, but the Lakers locker room can't pull one.
He turned his head sideways, and the look in his eyes at Jeanie Bass was very clear: I want him! I have to him!
Jenny Bass was almost frightened by the hot eyes, which Phil Jackson had when he took strong drugs.
She subconsciously tightened her neckline, and then realized that the black mamba didn't think anything wrong about herself. It's about wanting to get Bruce Lee on the court.
She nodded in the affirmative.
Obviously, the game isn't over yet. But the rivalry between the two point guards in North and South California has been decided, and the Lakers want Bruce Lee.
Clippers general manager Deng Liwei in the stands also wants Bruce Lee.
Jordan Farmar never dreamed that this would be the case.
Fortunately, at this time, he finally used the cover and reverse run, received a pass from Baias, and hit a jump shot that stabilized the morale of the army.
Widen the margin back to 4 points.
However, immediately afterwards, Li Zhen used Frank Benson's cover to quickly evade Afflalo's pursuit and passed the basketball to Scott, who rushed into the box to force his way through the defense, and stuffed the basketball into the basket while making a foul.
Swish!
This was followed by 2+1.
There was 1 minute and 15 seconds left.
UCLA is only one point ahead.
The chances of Stanford winning are getting higher and higher, and the passion of the players on the pitch is getting more and more burning, and it is very direct to the defence.
They desperately and stubbornly kept an eye on the UCLA players.
UCLA's movement stalled, and it took them a quick 30 seconds to finally get their shot, and white shooter Bliss seized the opportunity to hit a two-pointer who stepped on the line.
This made the UCLA head coach on the sidelines quite depressed. Because a four-point lead is a very different concept than a three-point lead.
However, in the next round. They quickly had a balance in their minds.
Because Li Zhen passed the basketball to Thomson after the double cover of Frank Benson and Scott, Thomson hit a 2-point shot against Farmar's defense.
81:82!
There are 36 seconds left.
UCLA has the ball.
It's very embarrassing.
Stanford can play fouls, but after a foul, the opponent will also foul.
In the end, it is likely to turn into an endless penalty shootout.
Backbite!
Surprisingly, the UCLA head coach asked for a final timeout. He clearly wanted to deploy a final tactic.
However, it gave Stanford a chance to carefully deploy defensive tactics.
After careful discussion with each other, Li Zhen made a final decision: "Let's not foul before the clock counts down to 20 seconds." I'm worried that our fitness won't be able to support our shooting percentage from the free-throw line. ”
No one has any objections.
Now, Li Zhen is the backbone of Stanford. He's the one who brought the game here, and he's certainly entitled to make the final decision!
Soon... Backbite!
The whistle blows, and the final battle officially begins!
The Great Western Forum Arena instantly became tense and solemn, and even the Black Mamba subconsciously clenched his fists.
Jason Kidd is even more repetitive: Bruce, come on, you must win!
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