Chapter 126 126, Archery on horseback
After the timeout ended, the game continued to start, North Carolina's possession, after Williams dribbled past half court, did not rush to pass the ball to Cheng Lei, but passed it to Hicks first.
Then, Cheng Lei, who was in the opposite direction, ran over and helped Cheng Lei make a block, allowing Cheng Lei to slip to the vicinity of the free throw line smoothly.
The offensive interior line does not have to rely on breakthroughs, but also can use air cuts, after Cheng Lei reached the free throw line, Hicks's ball also arrived, and after receiving the ball, he jumped on the spot and scored two points.
It's a very effective way to score, and it's much easier than a breakaway.
The next time he defended, Hicks learned his lesson and moved the defensive position up a little bit, just put pressure on Perkins so that he couldn't shoot easily.
Of course, Gonzaga's first offensive option was still the inside, and after Collins made a feint, he directly hung the ball inside.
Gauss also firmly stuck Payne behind him on the inside, ready to catch the ball and attack, at this time, a person came from the side, Jackson had already predicted that the ball would still be passed to the inside, so he started first.
Payne stared at Gauss firmly from behind, leaving him to receive the ball head-on, and at this point, Jackson rushed forward and grabbed the pass in the air.
The fast break was launched, Williams went straight down, ran wildly towards his own frontcourt, Jackson made a long pass, and the ball went to Williams' hands.
Williams didn't slow down and slashed towards the basket.
Collins was frantically chasing Williams behind, and after seeing Williams jump, Collins was behind him, and he also jumped high, predicted Williams' shot, and pounced.
Seeing that it was about to rise, Williams suddenly raised his hand for a layup, and then made a backhand pass to Hicks, who followed up.
Hicks burst out directly, and one hand clasped violently.
The basket kept shaking, and Hicks hung his hands on the basket like a god.
These slam dunks completely ignited the atmosphere of the court, and everyone danced the cheering light sticks in their hands.
"This guy is really like a mad dog!"
"I feel that the battle with Kentucky has made him burst out of the small universe hidden in the depths of his heart!"
"Day, the gods are talking about it, you kid watch too much anime, right?"
"You don't understand!"
Since the war with Kentucky, Hicks has also gained a nickname, that is, "Mad Dog!" ”
After Perkins scored two threes, it was more difficult to score another three, and Hicks was no longer as casual as he was at the beginning.
After seeing Perkins get the ball, Hicks will be the first to start the defensive posture, although he still maintains a one-step distance, as long as he is ready, Hicks believes that with Perkins's previous three-point level, it is still a little difficult to shoot.
After Perkins scored two three-pointers in a row, he was also confident, and after getting the ball, he didn't think about it, and was ready to shoot a three-pointer.
When he took a three-point shot, Hicks also moved, pounced on Perkins, and the moment he shot, Hicks also pounced on his eyes.
Directly blocked Perkins's eyes, the sudden blackness in front of his eyes, the contraction of muscle instinct, and the three-point shot of Perkins was broken.
"Grab the rebound!" Hicks shouted to the basket.
This ball, looking at the arc, should be short, and after shouting, Hicks also rushed quickly towards the basket.
If the judgment is correct, the ball should hit the front of the basket, and then after popping up, Hicks judged the position and jumped up.
Williams was already running outside the three-point line for the first time.
Hicks grabbed the ball in front of Gonzaga center Gauss, and by this time, Williams had run near the halfway line.
With a big wave of his hand, the ball flew towards the speeding Williams.
This time, Collins was trying to catch up, but he was already a step slower, Williams glanced behind him, and found that the person was still some distance away from him, and he easily licked the basket and got two points.
Through effective defense, North Carolina caught up with the score at once, and now, it is only two points away.
Gonzaga's offensive options began to change, Gauss was no longer in the middle of the station, and he obviously took a step near the free throw line, and the purpose of this was obvious, that is, to provide more cover for his teammates.
Sacrificed some of his close-frame attacking ability in exchange for more offensive opportunities for his teammates.
Sure enough, after Gauss reached the free throw line, Matthews, who was defending by Cheng Lei, began to move, and Matthews, who had been moving outside the three-point line, suddenly cut to the inside.
Cheng Lei also chased after him for the first time, maintaining a position that could stop Matthews at any time.
Matthews suddenly accelerated, passing Gauss, and when Cheng Lei wanted to follow, Gauss took a big step ahead of time, stood on Cheng Lei's forward route, and directly blocked Cheng Lei.
I could only watch Matthews cut in, and the ball was passed directly to Matthews, who cut in the air, and a shooting feint deceived Payne, who was making up the defense, and went directly to the rebound.
"It's kind of interesting, it seems, it's still careless!" Cheng Lei thought.
At the beginning, the players who had read Gonzaga's information thought that Gonzaga's team was not very strong, and it was pure luck that they could get to this point, but now it seems that they still have a few brushes.
It's just that their execution is very strong, from the beginning to the present, it is basically a situation where there is a sticky ball, and if there is a good position over there, the ball will basically be passed.
Isn't this a typical Spurs style of play, through the constant reversal of the ball, the players are constantly moving, to get good shots.
If this Gonzaga had one or two star players, the team would be very scary.
North Carolina ball possession, after half time, Cheng Lei took the initiative to ask for the ball.
After receiving the ball, in the face of Matthews' defense, Cheng Lei tentatively took two steps to the left, and then accelerated sharply, and killed it to the right in a large disguise.
Matthews could only barely keep up with Cheng Lei's speed, and after Cheng Lei was in disguise, he had already reached the free throw line, and suddenly Cheng Lei, who had no warning, jumped up.
A horseback archery stance, throwing the ball.
Cheng Lei has been studying this move for a while, and he has been pondering an opportunity to make a quick shot, and under normal circumstances, if he breaks through the defender's half position, if he takes a normal jump shot, then there is a danger of being blocked.
How to turn the advantage generated by the breakthrough into a score, after watching videos on the Internet in the process, I have already pondered by myself, and finally thought of this method.
That is, this unconventional way of shooting, the shot is very fast, and, after practice, the hit rate is also very high.