105. Strategy
Winslow had no choice but to distribute the ball to the power forward Amir Jefferson, who was 206cm tall and weighed 97kg, was a good power forward, and he had played in his third year at Duke University, and his experience was much stronger than that of Luke against him, and after seeing Winslow's inability to break through with his body, he immediately bypassed Luke from the bottom corner to the short corner.
Amir, who got the ball, immediately raised his hands and stepped to the basket, although Li Wu stood in the paint area, but in the face of a 206cm big man who held the ball to the basket, he had no choice but to choose to pass, Osetkovsky under the basket came to make up for the defense, but was deflected by Amir with a slowdown throw, and Duke University scored two points.
Luke spread his hands towards Li Wu apologetically, but Li Wu nodded at him and said, "It's okay, Luke, increase your aggressiveness." ”
Then, Li Wu held the ball, still used a back dribble to shake off Winslow, and after a step to start, he suddenly stopped and deceived Winslow again, and then gained the shooting space and hit a three-pointer again.
The score came to 6-4, with the Lions taking the lead.
Then the Lions started a very confrontational defense, Winslow was guarded by Li Wu and could not use his attacking power, Amir was also killed by Luke after stealing a ball, but in the shooting guard position, Maodore was blown up by a guy named Quinn-Cook.
Quinn is only 188 cm tall, but his skills are very mature, he has the skills of a point guard, and his feet are also very smart.
The Lions, on the other hand, relied on Li Wu's scoring ability to bite the score, and after the first few goals, Winslow also found the rhythm of defending Li Wu, although it was impossible to defend each of them, but it could already interfere with Li Wu's shooting, causing him to be unable to score.
In this way, the score alternated, and after 8 minutes of the game, the Lions led by 3 points at 28-25, and Coach K Sr. asked for his first timeout.
"I don't seem to see the Lions take the lead at the first timeout since March madness, Kenny, have you seen that?" O'Neill asked.
"Oh man, you asked me, I'm not sure if there were, but I just knew that in the games I watched, the Lions were behind at the first timeout. Murphy, you should be a loyal Lions fan, may I ask if the Lions have taken the lead since entering March Madness? Kenny Smith threw the question to Murphy.
"Ha, you're asking me, Mr. Kenny." As a junior, Murphy showed enough respect for Kenny Smith: "Actually, I have the impression that Lee was in the second half, especially in the last five minutes of the game, when everyone was exhausted, he stepped up to close the game, I'm not sure if there has been a situation like this before, but it's really rare. Murphy said.
At the same time, in the box where James was, Wade said: "Lee is looking at Duke's bench depth is far inferior to Kentucky, so he has to play aggressively from the beginning, maintain the pressure on the score, and let the old K coach dare not rest the starters." ”
"Yes, compared to Kentucky's Towns and Booker, Okafor is hungry for an NCAA title, and he is averaging 30 minutes per game this year, and I can see that he is at her limit, because his shooting percentage drops dramatically in the last few minutes. At Duke University, apart from Okafor, the only interior player he can rely on is Marshall Plumlee, but the big man's defensive ability and scoring ability are poor. If Okafor can't stand up physically, with Lee's ability to hit the basket after receiving the ball, the Blue Devils' interior line will be blown up. As a superstar who often goes to the basket, James can see Li Wu's purpose at a glance.
"With a defense like Winslow's, can Lee catch the ball inside the three-point line and hit the basket with his feet?" Anthony voiced his skepticism.
"Man, yes. Winslow is averaging less minutes per game at just 29 minutes, and his current fitness doesn't allow him to maintain that defensive intensity throughout the game, but Li has proven that he is a never-ending machine. Tactician Paul got to the point.
At the same time, an outstanding Duke alumnus sat in a box and said to his best friend, "Jimmy, do you think I can win if I go one-on-one with that Lee?" ”
A strong black man with a broom head next to him who didn't dare to compliment smiled and asked, "Do you want me to tell me the truth?" Carey? ”
"Of course." Cleveland Cavaliers' leading point guard Kyrie Irving raised an eyebrow and said.
"Dude, I don't know! I mean, as a defensive guard, I think he's really defensively, very strong, he doesn't have any weaknesses other than acceleration with the ball, and your defensive ability, Kyrie I think can still give him space to shoot, but he can make you uncomfortable with every shot. Newcomer Bulls star Jimmy Butler replied.
"You're saying I can't beat him 1-on-1?" Owen asked in surprise.
"Hey! Man, I didn't say that, I just said that his defense is good, your defense is bad, but when you are face-to-face, anything can happen, and your dribble feels infinite every time, and whether you can get past him, only God knows. Butler said with a laugh.
"Well, he's a great guy, it seems that Coach K is in trouble, and most importantly, this Chinese kid is very smart." Owen said.
"Hey! Carey, I mean, aren't you really going to go to LeBron's box to say hello to Big Brother? Butler asked suddenly.
Irving's young face showed a complicated look, since James left, Cleveland was his city, but since he came back everything has changed, which makes him have a mixed feeling about James, although James's arrival attracted Love, and in one fell swoop brought Cleveland into the playoffs, but deep down he is difficult to have a very close feeling to James.
So this time Irving came to see his alma mater's game in a box booked by his old friend Jimmy Butler, and as for LeBron's invitation to him, he made an excuse to turn it down, and now LeBron doesn't know that he is watching the game.
"Forget it, he doesn't know I'm here, so don't say hello to him." Owen said.
"Well, that's your choice. Brothers. Butler shrugged.