"Lads! You guys weren't defending very well! At halftime, Coach Chris stood in the middle of the locker room, "We just took a six-point lead, but we didn't keep it, and I didn't let them overtake, which I'm not very happy with!" "Coach Chris was unhappy with the team's defensive attitude after taking the lead.

"Meng Xiaohao! You take a break and play when you have seven or eight minutes left! Listening to Coach Chris's tone, it is easy to hear that Chris is also very dissatisfied with Meng Xiaohao's defense just now.

Meng Xiaohao had nothing to say, after all, he was in his own pot, so he nodded.

"In the second half we have to pay attention to the defense! Defend! Lads! Coach Chris slapped his tactical board heavily, "We can't defend like we did just now, it's all holes, if we defend like that, our first game will be played by the opposite side!" ”

Just saw that Coach Chris took a deep breath and relieved his emotions, "In the second half, Stanford's duo should not play, so you have to play hard for me, and strive to overtake or even increase the score!" ”

Everyone nodded......

“UCLA……”

"Never give up!"

……

The break ended and the game resumed.

Stanford University's ball possession.

As Coach Chris said, in the second half, the Stanford duo did not play, and their coach pressed them to the bench to prepare for the final showdown, while Meng Xiaohao and Sarid also sat on the bench.

"Now you should reflect on your defense!" Coach Chris said lightly, "It's like the tricky aerial relay between Drew and Wilkinson just now, are you thinking too much?" ”

Meng Xiaohao smiled helplessly and nodded, "I was still skeptical at the time, Drew and I obviously have the same style of playing, why would he pass the ball directly to the weak side, but who would have thought that ......" Saying, Meng Xiaohao shook his head, "I'm still too young, and I don't understand some routines!" ”

Coach Chris smiled, "Just pay attention next time!" ”

Meng Xiaohao nodded......

The game is still going on, UCLA and Stanford University are still inseparable, Stanford University's bench bandits have excellent offensive strength, and UCLA is also not lagging behind, the impact of the second team led by Rivers is still very strong, but Stanford University's equally excellent offensive strength also tests the defense of UCLA's second team.

"No matter which side can't pull the score apart, the biggest difference is only five points!" Meng Xiaohao looked at the situation on the field and touched his chin.

"Do you see it?" At this time, Sarid, who was on the side, suddenly said, "Do you see Stanford's defensive tactics?" ”

"3-2 joint defense, right, I can still see this!" Meng Xiaohao said without thinking.

Sarid nodded, "Our current lineup is a small-ball lineup, focusing on shooting, and the 3-2 joint defense can just defend the perimeter shooting, and our current lineup has no breakthrough point, so this joint defense will make us very uncomfortable." ”

"Oh, what a headache!" Meng Xiaohao shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.

Nearly ten minutes into the second half, the tug-of-war between UCLA and Stanford was still going on, and while it would have made the athletes on the field miserable, the spectators in the stands were delighted, and the first game of the season was such a great tug-of-war that they certainly felt they had worth the money.

……

"Boys, you did a great job just now, both defensively and offensively!"

With nine minutes left before the end of the game, Coach Chris called a timeout.

"Xiaohao, Sarid, you guys are ready to play!"

"Got it!" Meng Xiaohao and Sarid both nodded.

"Boys, we're going to change our defensive strategy now!" As he spoke, Coach Chris took out the tactics board and began to draw on it, "Stanford University will definitely start next, so Drew and Wilkinson will definitely play, and we are going to focus on defending this duo of theirs now!" ”

Coach Chris draws on the tactics board......

"Drew is good at breaking from the front or from both sides, attacking or passing, so we opt for a 1-3-1 combination strategy, where we want to cut off the connection between Drew and the players in front and back, and make it difficult for him to pass the ball to Wilkinson. But! "Coach Chris drew two big circles on the baseline on the tactical board.

"Our baseline defense will be very weak, and it will depend on you at this time!" Coach Chris pointed at Lee and Savis.

"Got it!" Lee and Savis both nodded.

"That's pretty much it!" Coach Chris put away the tactical board, "They will also modify their defensive strategies to target Meng Xiaohao and Sured, but we don't modify our offensive tactics, we are still attacking with all our strength!" ”

At this point, the referee's whistle blows and the timeout ends......

"Alright, that's it, there's nine minutes left, we're going to take the victory!"

“UCLA！”

"Never give up!"

……

The game continued, UCLA possessed the ball, the score was 63-64, and UCLA trailed by one point.

Stanford University really changed back to the starting lineup, and the starting lineups of the two sides competed again, and the final battle was about to start!

Meng Xiaohao came to the front court with the ball, and in the face of Drew's defense, he did not stop too much, but directly tested two steps and passed the ball to Savis not far away.

After receiving the ball, Savis directly chose to break through, while Meng Xiaohao chose to go around the court, relying on blocking and dismantling to directly shake off Drew and run to the bottom corner of the strong side, pulling out an empty space.

Savis was quick and passed the ball to Meng Xiaohao, who adjusted it and started shooting......

The ball was scored, three points were scored, and UCLA overtook the score and took a two-point lead.

Stanford University Ball Possession.

Coach Chris's 1-3-1 combo was really effective and made Drew very uncomfortable, with all the defenders in his passing lane, making it difficult for him to choose a safe way to get the ball out.

In desperation, Drew could only play his own and then shoot in the middle, but the ball bounced out of the frame.

After picking up the rebound, Sarid threw the ball directly to Meng Xiaohao, who was running to the frontcourt, and Li also followed. Meng Xiaohao and Li directly formed a two-on-one against Drew.

Meng Xiaohao went straight to the basket, then turned the layup into a pass, and passed the ball to Li, who scored an easy layup and scored two more points.

UCLA overtook the score in a short period of time and took a four-point lead.

"These guys are so hard to deal with!" Looking at Meng Xiaohao and Li, who were high-fived, Drew gritted his teeth and said.

The game began to tug of war again, and Stanford University seized the weak point of the 1-3-1 joint defense in the bottom corner, relying on the bottom corner three-point score, although the three-point shot was not efficient, but still maintained the score.

UCLA, on the other hand, relied on changeable offensive methods to constantly impact Stanford's defense, making Stanford unable to retreat or advance, which was a headache.

……

With half a minute to go, UCLA leads Stanford by three points......

A counterattack from UCLA, if UCLA scores two points this time and the lead reaches five, then it will be easy for UCLA to win the game.

Meng Xiaohao ran wildly with the ball to the front court, there was only one defender in front of him, Meng Xiaohao didn't think much about it, and jumped directly to make a layup......

"Beep!" The referee's whistle blew......

"Hit someone with the ball!"

Meng Xiaohao was stunned......

"Referee, I'm a reasonable collision! If you want to blow it, he will block the foul! Meng Xiaohao immediately stepped forward to reason with the referee, "You see that his pivot foot moved at that time, and he didn't occupy that position when I hit him!" ”

The referee didn't pay attention to Meng Xiaohao's words, but just waved his hand, "Pay attention to your attitude, be careful that I blow your technical foul!" ”

When Meng Xiaohao heard the technical foul, he immediately stopped, and could only scold silently in his heart, "Ya, how can this be judged, it's so dark!" ”

Because UCLA has reached the number of fouls, Drew will have to go to the free throw line this time......

Meng Xiaohao raised his head, and when he saw Drew smiling at him, he looked unhappy, "What are you proud of, you are still one point behind us when you are punished!" ”

Drew walked to the free-throw line and took a deep breath......

Hit both penalties!