On March 28, in the round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament, the Duke Blue Devils from ACC will face the University of Utah Run Utes of the Atlantic XII League at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

In the Duke University locker room, Lao K stuck his waist in front of the players and said, "Boys, since the last game against the substitute team, you haven't played a strong team at all. Everyone was expecting our jokes, thinking that we were going to repeat what happened last season, that we were just a pseudo-powerhouse. Tell me, are they right? ”

"No!" All the players shouted in unison.

Lao K shouted loudly, "Then show me how you perform on the field, show your opponent, your real strength." The opponents in this game are not as easy to deal with as the last one. Now we need to pick ourselves up and deal with the next games. Whoever didn't give their best in the game, who didn't take the game seriously, then get me off the bench. That's where you are! Did you hear that? ”

"Yes, Coach!" All the Blue Devils players shouted.

"Come out and play with the momentum of our Duke Blue Devils!"

Okafor took the lead, Zhang Zifeng was the tail, and Duke University players ran out of the player tunnel one after another.

Amid the overwhelming cheers of the fans, the game was about to begin.

University of Utah starters: Point guard Deron Wright, Shooting Guard: Jordan Loveridge, Small Forward: Brighton Taylor, Power Forward: Kyle Kuzma, Center: Jacob Poeltl.

Duke starters: Cook, Zifeng Zhang, Winslow, Jefferson, Okafor.

The referee on duty blew the whistle, and the basketball flew straight into the air.

The two high forwards jumped quickly, and their arms were stretched as long as they could.

Syllable!

Okafor, who has always earned the ball, lost to 2.16m Jacob Poeltl this time.

Poeltl touched the basketball first, and the ball immediately changed direction and flew towards Deron Wright.

Deron Wright is a 1.96-meter, two-way defender who is at the heart of the University of Utah.

In this game, the old K faction Zhang Zifeng was targeting Delong Wright. As long as he is restricted, the strength of the University of Utah will drop by half.

Zhang Zifeng tried his best to lower the center of gravity of his body, and his eyes did not dare to take his attention away from Delong Wright in front of him, and his hands kept interfering with Wright's dribbling rhythm.

Wright also knew that the guy in front of him was excellent defensively, and he carefully protected the basketball in his hand.

Seeing Zhang Zifeng's tight defense, Wright raised his left hand, Poeltl immediately ran out to cover when he saw it, Wright changed direction and then accelerated, rushing towards the penalty area.

Zhang Zifeng saw the huge figure in his spare eyes, and he had already prepared to bypass Poeltl and continue to chase Wright who cut into the inner line.

Okafor watched Wright burst inside and immediately met him.

Wright suddenly stopped his jump shot, and then there was an exclamation in the arena, and after Wright jumped, Zhang Zifeng jumped up closely.

Looking at the palm that suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, Wright was taken aback.

Damn, that's underestimating this guy!

It's capped!

In the first offensive round at the beginning of the match, he was blocked by the Chinese in front of him!

With a snap, the basketball broke away from Wright's palm and flew backwards. With a charge, Zhang Zifeng snatched the ball and ran quickly to the frontcourt.

Wright followed closely behind and defended.

Zhang Zifeng saw that Wright was following the defense, ran diagonally a little, and then threw the ball directly to the basket.

In the last game, he was pressed to the bench by Lao K, and he was beaten again before the game, and more importantly, Winslow himself was eager to enter the NBA.

Winslow was much more active today, and to the cheers of the Blue Devils fans, Winslow rushed into the box and jumped, grabbed the basketball with one hand, and dunked with a wonderful aerial relay to score two points for the Duke team.

0：2。

Seeing Winslow's wonderful dunk, Zhang Zifeng shouted loudly, "Well done, buddy!" ”

Zhang Zifeng waved his hands and motioned to the Blue Devils fans to cheer for Winslow loudly.

The fans saw it, all standing up and waving blue handkerchiefs and chanting: "Justis! Justis! ”

The sound was higher and higher, and even more stadiums were trembling in this sound wave.

Seeing this scene, the corners of Lao K's mouth hooked an arc.

The offense and defense switched, and the ball from the University of Utah was handed to Wright.

Wright, who has personally experienced power, put away his previous contempt for Chinese.

Facing Zhang Zifeng, Wright slowly dribbled the ball and cautiously tested.

With the ball in his right hand, his body shook continuously, but Zhang Zifeng was unmoved.

Suddenly, dribbling, changing direction, and accelerating under his crotch, Zhang Zifeng moved his feet and continued to face Wright with his chest.

Seeing that several feints did not deceive Zhang Zifeng, Wright suddenly stepped back and made a step-back jumper.

Zhang Zifeng hurriedly jumped up and tried his best to cover it.

Zhang Zifeng's outstretched hand put a lot of pressure on Wright, and he shot without jumping to the top.

Bang!

There was a clear sound of iron hitting from the basket, Zhang Zifeng was very happy to hear it, and immediately turned around and stuck Wright, not giving him a chance to rush to grab a rebound.

As soon as he turned around, Zhang Zifeng saw Kyle Kuzma grabbing the rebound with Jefferson, leaning back on his back, turning around and shooting under the basket.

After the goal, Kuzmarca shouted at Jefferson, "You can't stop me, idiot!" ”

There were various boos from the auditorium at the University of Utah:

"Idiot, your defense in front of Kuzmarca is rubbish!"

"Go back to North Carolina, where you can get away with it, not here!"

……

Seeing his opponent's arrogant appearance, Jefferson was annoyed.

Zhang Zifeng went over and patted his ass and said, "It's okay, wait for you to cut in, I'll pass the ball to you, and pay a good tribute to the other party!" ”

Jefferson nodded his head in humiliation, and he desperately wanted to return the favor.

In the front court, Zhang Zifeng broke into the interior with the help of Jefferson's cover.

Jefferson cut inside after a pick-and-roll, and Okafor jammed Poeltl.

Hit the penalty area, Zhang Zifeng faced Kuzmarca's supplementary defense. Zhang Zifeng jumped up and switched to passing.

Jefferson burst into the box and received a pass, Kuzmarca quickly returned to the defense, but it was already slow.

Jefferson took a step and jumped right in front of Kuzmarca, smashing the ball with one hand.

"See, Joker! Lao Tzu has buckled one in your head! Jefferson let out a low roar and hit back his opponent well, which made Jefferson feel very comfortable.

As he ran back, Jefferson said to Zhang Zifeng, "Thanks, Jack!" ”

Zhang Zifeng patted him on the ass and said, "I should say thank you, you have always been here to help cover and create opportunities for me!" Let's go together and kick the ass of those idiots at the University of Utah! ”

"Hmmm! Show these idiots how good our Blue Devils are! Jefferson shouted fiercely.

Duke University gradually established an advantage in the score through Zhang Zifeng's organized offense.

The University of Utah was caught in iron and mistakes, but fortunately, the University of Utah adjusted its state in time and focused on the inside.

Jacob Poeltl and Kuzmarca scored eight straight points to tie the score to three.

It was their biggest and final lead of the game.

Several of Duke's outside players are in good shape, and the University of Utah can't limit the outside attack led by Zhang Zifeng at all.

Zhang's three-pointer helped Duke regain the lead, and the University of Utah was able to bite the score for a while, but Duke led by Zhang Zifeng to play a wave of attacks to stretch the score to double digits.

That's what frustrates University of Utah interior players Jacob Poeltl and Kuzmarca, who have played well enough and worked hard enough.

In the first half, he grabbed 9 more frontcourt rebounds than Duke University, which also made Utah University 9 more shots than Duke University, but his teammates didn't give it a try.

In particular, Delon Wright, the number one star of the University of Utah, did not play well under Zhang Zifeng's marking, and he scored 4 points on only 2 of 9 shots in the first half.

Before halftime, the University of Utah scored a layup by Poeltl to tie the halftime score at 25-33, and Duke University led by eight points.