Chapter 59: Stratagem
"Savis, calm down!" Coach Chris pressed Savis to the bench, "Calm down, or you'll be sitting on the bench all the time!" ”
Savis glared at Sivir, her face full of anger, "When he returns to Los Angeles, he will be good-looking!" ”
Coach Chris's face was full of seriousness. The eyebrows, to exaggerate, are going to be twisted. If this big problem of Sivir is not solved, then this game will really not be playable!
"Coach! I'll get on it! At this time, Rivers, who had been sitting on the side and had not spoken for a long time, spoke.
"You're on?" Coach Chris looked at Rivers with some hesitation.
Rivers nodded, "Let me replace Savis, I'll defend Sivier!" ”
Rivers' request surprised all the teammates in UCLA, Siwell's point, no one wants to touch, just look at Savis's current state, I didn't expect Rivers to take the initiative to defend him.
"Do you have faith?" Coach Chris looked at Rivers in his eyes, and did not reveal disbelief and doubt, but revealed some hope.
Rivers nodded, "Yes, I believe I have a way to deal with him!" ”
"That's good! There are five minutes left until the end of the first half, and those five minutes are up to you! Coach Chris patted Rivers on the shoulder.
At this time, Rivers saw Meng Xiaohao, who was a little puzzled on the side, and he knew that Meng Xiaohao's doubts were in Coach Chris's eyes, that kind of trusting eyes.
Rivers was still a starter last season, but this season, the rise of young people has prevented Rivers from starting the team.
But this does not mean that Rivers' status in Chris's eyes has been reduced, unlike others, Rivers' physical and technical playing is not comparable to those starters, but Rivers has one thing that those starters do not have, even Meng Xiaohao and Sured do not have......
Calm, absolute calmness plus rationality.
Coach Chris once described Rivers in four words, "No arrogance or impatience!" ”
Although this description may not be appropriate, it can also vividly describe the state of Rivers when he plays, rarely impulsive, looking for the weaknesses and loopholes of the opposing team all the time on the court.
"Trust him! He could! ”
Sarid saw Meng Xiaohao's doubts, came to Meng Xiaohao's side, and patted him on the shoulder, "He is not what you think, I can tell you this, if he has a talent like you now, then he is the strongest basketball player!" ”
Seeing that Sarid spoke so highly of him, Meng Xiaohao also nodded, and now, he can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor.
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"Beep!" As the whistle blew, and after deliberation by the referees, the referees unanimously decided to give Savis a technical foul, and Savis received her first technical foul.
Rivers replaces Saves......
Rivers isn't technically a pure shooting guard, he should be counted as a swingman at the wing, who can play both shooting guard and small forward.
"Yo! Here comes another one to die! Sivir looked at Rivers, "Replace the guy I got down?" ”
"Yo! Isn't this the Savier who can squirt people? Rivers came to Siwell's side as soon as he came on the court, "Self-centered, selfish Siwell!" ”
Rivers' words were so low that only Sivir and himself could hear them......
"You!" Siwell obviously didn't expect Rivers to dare to point the finger directly at him as soon as he came on the court, but then he sneered again, "Heh, you just take advantage of your mouth now, wait a while for you to look good!" ”
But Rivers ignored Siwell, turned around and answered his own half, but still muttered, "Selfish!" Selfish! Selfish! ”
"Is this man sick?" Looking at Rivers' back, Siwell was very puzzled, in Siwell's eyes, Rivers's actions just now were like an imbecile.
……
The game continues!
Sivier attacks with the ball and Rivers defends him.
Since Rivers is just a substitute, there is no need for Sivier to put Rivers in his eyes at all, and he directly speeds up, relying on his speed and body, passing Rivers in one step, holding Sured, forcing a layup, and scoring two points.
"Sure enough, it's a garbage with a mouth that can only talk!" Siwell glanced at Rivers, but the "garbage" was whispered, and if the referee heard it, it was very likely that he had received another technical foul.
Of course, although Siwell's words were quiet, Rivers could still hear them, but Rivers didn't show any expression on his face, as if he couldn't hear Siwell's words at all.
UCLA Offense.
On the offensive end, Rivers doesn't want the ball to attack, he's just doing a passing job that connects the entire UCLA offense.
After Rivers received the ball, he didn't hesitate at all, and passed the ball directly to Sured on the inside, who hit Eddie a few times and scored two points on a layup. Until now, the only stable point of attack for UCLA was Sured.
After three rounds......
"Why is that Rivers so annoying?" After Sivier scored, he returned to his own half, looking at Rivers, who still had an indifferent expression, and his face was full of unhappiness.
"His mood hasn't changed at all?" Sivir pouted, "Really, it's not interesting at all. ”
In these three rounds, the University of Oregon's offense was handed over to Siwell, and each time it was Siwell who singled Rivers, and Rivers couldn't pose any threat to Seewell, and even made Siwell think for a while that it was easier to break through Rivers' defense than to break through Savis's defense.
But Rivers is not like Savis, Savis can't defend a ball, he will raise his fighting spirit and want to prevent Siwell's attack, Sivier likes such a fighting player, because in that way, when he hits, he is interested.
But Rivers is, whether I can stop you or not, I'm like that, grinning and grinning, with no fighting spirit at all. It's completely the attitude that I can't prevent you or not, I don't care, I just have the attitude of preventing it.
"This man is really not interesting at all!"
At this time, Rivers had already noticed the change in Siwell's facial expression, and secretly sneered, "Siwell, don't you like to torture those who have fighting spirit on the court?" Well, I'm on the field with no fighting spirit, let's see if I disgust you or you disgust me! ”
The game continued, and there was not much time left until the end of the first half, and the score gap remained the same as when Savis first came off the field, occasionally fluctuating up and down.
Through Rivers' grinning and active atmosphere on the court, the UCLA players on the court gradually opened up their hands again, Lee and the point guard who came off the bench gradually became hot, and Sabonis also dared to go to the inside to play strongly, not afraid of Edik at all.
On the other hand, at the University of Oregon, Siwell's face was very ugly, he couldn't find any pleasure in Rivers, but he didn't have that torturous sense of achievement, which made Siwell himself very uncomfortable, and the number of singles became less and less, and then handed it to other players to let them attack, but this gave UCLA an excellent opportunity to chase points.
The point difference began to narrow, and gradually, the point difference has been narrowed to 3 points by UCLA......
As the halftime whistle blew, the University of Oregon ended the first half with a three-point lead.
"This guy can do it!" Looking at the returning Rivers, Meng Xiaohao felt a wave of admiration in his heart.
"Don't underestimate Rivers, he can be a starter for two years, which is enough to show his strength! Coach Chris smiled with relief, and Rivers' sudden appearance helped UCLA stabilize the situation and prevent UCLA from being knocked out in the first half......
The corners of Coach Chris's mouth rose slightly......
"The second half is the time to see the real chapter!"