Chapter 81: The Battle of Champions (Part II)
After the start of the game, the new lineup of the Wildcats, the new tactics immediately caught the Bruins off guard, when the physical strength was very abundant at the beginning, it was okay for a few rounds, but soon the continuous sprint and turnaround ran back, so that the players of the Bruins were tired, and the first to fall behind was Jones, he was the starting center and the tonnage was there, and soon a large part of the physical strength was consumed! Immediately afterwards, the speed of Zelefu also slowed down.
The two of them fell out of the starting five, and the Wildcats stretched the score to five points, but soon Westbrook began to suppress the rhythm, the Bruins slowly got back on track, and the Wildcats' offensive momentum was suppressed.
Love and Jones are now trying to save as much energy as possible to participate in the defense, and soon Westbrook showed a crazy attack pattern, with an increasingly strong body and a speed-oriented defender, even in the face of the opponent's three-back lineup, the ability to move is outstanding, but Westbrook's impact still keeps them scrambling.
Huang Yu did not participate in the offense, but in the high position to respond, Lefu opened with a lot of physical exertion, if the high cover is frequently mentioned, then there is no recovery at all, Huang Yu's height and weight can also be perfectly covered by waiting, so Westbrook and Huang Yu The blocking combination temporarily appeared on the court, Huang Yu's speed is more than that of the interior player, and the Wildcats are a real small guard against him, although they are much stronger in terms of speed, they are more dominant in offense, But on the defensive end, it became a hole that the Bruins took full advantage of.
The opponent prepared a surprise attack from the beginning and left Hill on the sidelines! A small lineup drives the rhythm, but whether the tactics are strong or not, it depends on whether the players who implement it can do it! So what the Wildcats got didn't live up to expectations!
Although the opening game faced the new lineup of the Wildcats, the Bruins were out of rhythm, and although Badinger was an excellent shooter, his impact was not enough and his athleticism was not high! Even if Bayless feels good! The Wildcats' small lineup didn't work as expected!
Halfway through the first half, the Bruins trailed 23-26, just three points behind, and it was nothing more than a successful defensive affair for their super offensive ability.
So the Wildcats gradually felt the pressure and called a timeout, and the Bruins players had very clear expressions and no pressure at all! As if they weren't the ones who were behind, the Wildcats were a dark cloud, with their shortcomings being exposed and a Westbrook force them out.
This is not counting the small forward who has not played, and Lefu who has been retaining his physical strength! Once the fire is on full swing, the advantage of the Wildcats will disappear in an instant!
"I think you've seen the toughness of the Bruins, and I don't think anybody wants to lose, right, because if the Bruins win this game, they're going into March Madness with an unbeaten record, and then their momentum will be even more unstoppable! But we're not vegetarians either! We've got the Wildcats off to the best start to the season and we're better positioned to go into March Madness as champions than any qualifiers! What is our goal? ”
Seeing that everyone was looking sad, the coach of the Wildcats knocked on the tactical board and shouted.
"Champion!"
None of the players want to say goodbye to this best start if they can reach the tournament as champions! Then they will be recorded in the history of the team with their best results! So I'm going to fight anyway!
The coach of the Wildcats also stood there and watched the players, at this time it was useless to hide it, it was better to show his ambition to arouse the morale of the players!
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"You see, they've already called the slogan, champion? Did they ask us! Go up! Tear them apart with all your might! Tell them that cats should stay in their cages! ”
Ben Holland was also angry, Nima, but he was one opening ahead, and he still wanted to win the championship! That gaze looked at every player, especially on Lefu and Huang Yu.
Huang Yu shrugged, Nima had planned to leave it to Westbrook in the first half, after all, this thing was also suffocated! But Ben Holland has already said so, and the relationship will be even more rigid if he doesn't do it! Although he also stayed on Lefu for a while, Huang Yu felt that he stayed on himself a little longer.
There is nothing to worry about in this lineup, if the Wildcats' double guards are replaced with two mobile guns, it will be a bit suspenseful, but they are not outstanding in three-point shooting ability, and they did not give the Bruins any threat to the outside at all, and Darren Collisson's defensive division has no breakthrough ability at all, so he can only rely on running and waiting for Bayless's distribution!
But Westbrook didn't give Bayles a chance at all, and he didn't let go of the shot! The forced Bayles can only waste a lot of time looking for opportunities at the three-point line, and as long as Ben Holland's twin towers don't move, Huang Yu and Bamot make up for the defense in time, even if Bayles has a chance to enter the inside, he can only pinch his nose! There was no chance to split the ball at all.
Several offenses in a row couldn't be played, and the players on the Wildcats were a little shaky, why did the Bruins defense change so much after a timeout? Offensive end! Huang Yu didn't do that deformed demolition with Westbrook, but kept running and pulling the Wildcats' defense, leaving only Jones cruising around the three-second zone inside, ready to pull up at any time to do a pick-and-roll, and even Lefu pulled to the high post to cover nearby.
After tearing the Wildcats defense apart, it wasn't Westbrook who was the happiest, but Bamot. Westbrook will be caught a lot of the time, and the person who helps defend Bamot may know that he has no shooting ability, so he defends him more often.
But the Wildcats ignored his movement, and the torn inside line was empty, Westbrook gave him the ball in the bag, Jones stuck the opponent's inside line, and Bamot was as wide as a prairie in front of him! Receiving the ball and adjusting it a little is a violent dunk!
The coach of the Wildcats frowned and walked to the sidelines, not expecting the Bruins' offensive ability to be so prominent. He originally thought that this lineup of the Brown Bears was to see his small lineup, deliberately on the twin towers! But it seems that the other party is not doing it randomly.
It seems that the tactics need to be changed, and blindly playing fast will no longer work.
"Jordan! Get ready to go on the court and tell Battinger and Bayless, keep playing fast, you have to run, and you want to make sure you guys rebound, you know? ”
Looking at the inside pillar of the team, the coach of the Wildcats can only carefully tell him to keep an eye on the rebound, no way, who made our inside pillar a rough brother!
After replacing Hill, Jones on the inside line began to take advantage of it, although Hill is a rough brother, but his physical fitness is full of Jones! And the ability to pass the ball! Once Lefu comes over to help defend, then Badinger will take the opportunity to be a cold arrow!
The Wildcats coach saw that his setup was working, sat down in his chair and began to think about what kind of tactics Ben Holland would use to solve the problem next.
But Ben Holland doesn't care about the changes in the wildcats at all, playing tactics? Although college is the stage for players to receive tactical training, there are a few who have entered the NBA with very strong tactical execution, and now cultivating players' on-the-spot adaptability is stronger than instilling them with rigid and rigid tactics, and don't look at our organizational guard who loves to charge, but he has been trained as a point guard!
Of course, Ben Holland didn't see Westbrook's performance in the NBA, otherwise he would definitely replace the point guard with a two-way position!
Although the Wildcats replaced Hill and protected the rebound, the score was still pulled away! Yes, instead of holding on to the lead, the Wildcats came from behind and threw themselves away, leading by 11 points at halftime, 52-41!