The competition kicked off on March 18, and Duke University was given a valuable day off.

After days of fighting, Zhang Zifeng was already exhausted.

On March 17, a day's rest was very important for Zhang Zifeng.

On this day, Zhang Zifeng didn't even continue the previous practice, but just did daily training and shooting practice to maintain his hand.

On March 18th, the Duke University vs. University of Notre Dame ACC League Finals officially kicked off.

Players from both sides of the game began to warm up on the field. ESPN's docents sit on the tech desk and broadcast the game live.

Brin looked at the two sides on the pitch and asked, "Mark, who do you think will win on the Duke or Notre Dame teams?" ”

"I'm not sure. Both teams are very strong, and whoever wins is possible! Jackson said, shaking his head.

"Who do you think wins? Jeff! ”

Van Gundy Jr. said, "To be honest, I think Duke has a better chance of winning. Notre Dame has a strong small forward Beechham, but Duke has Parker and the best shooting guard. ”

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With the live broadcaster's explanation, the game officially began.

University of Notre Dame: Jackson, Connaughton, Beechham, Pruger, August.

Duke University: Cook, Zifeng Zhang, Parker, Jefferson, Plumlee.

Plumlee's jump ball gave Duke the upper hand.

Duke took the lead in attacking. Parker faced off against Beechm, and the two top small forwards went head-to-head.

Continuous shaking, retreating, feints, and sudden sudden stops.

"Huh!"

Parker's jumper in the box, the ball crosses an arc and falls into the basket safely.

Parker made a resolute shot in the face of Beechm's defense.

Accelerating, Beecham sank, and in the blink of an eye his galloping figure had already hit the inside, closing the ball and soaring into the air to face Parker's interception.

Collect the ball, pull the rod, and put the ball into the basket according to the opponent.

Cross-step dribbling, dribbling suddenly speeding up, Parker's slender figure suddenly speeding up, also galloping into the inside, taking off and looking back at the moon, the ball spinning and grazing the rebound and falling into the basket.

As soon as they came up, the core of both teams showed their determination to win.

Cheers, exclamations, exclamations .......

Enthusiastic shouts rang out from all sides, and the sound was deafening.

The warm atmosphere in the stadium was pushed to a new climax by the detonation of this ball again.

In this championship-related game, both sides are clearly bound to win.

In the first five or six minutes, the score of the two sides was tied at 14:16, and Duke University led by two points.

'Both teams have been very good at their core, so to speak, at their best!" Brin praised.

Van Gundy Jr. also said: "This is the league championship and they will voluntarily give it their all to win against their opponents!" ”

"In this scorching game, which team will be the first to make changes. For the two core of both teams, Parker and Beechm, who of them will be better in today's game! Brin said.

"Both of these guys have the ability to change the situation of the game, and their performance can be said to directly determine the outcome of the game!" Jackson Road.

Van Gundy Jr. turned to Bryn and asked, "But have you forgotten that Duke has a super scorer over there?" ”

"What do you mean?" Brin asked.

"Duke and Notre Dame have good players at small forward, but Duke also has a strong shooting guard Zhang Zifeng. He is one of the best goalscorers in the ACC. As long as Zhang Zifeng was present, the University of Notre Dame would not dare to wrap Parker. As long as Duke University is very good at freezing Beechhim, the offense of Notre Dame will be greatly discounted. But Duke's offense is limited, and Zhang Zifeng is responsible for scoring! ”

As the game progressed, both managers began to tighten up defensively.

The core players of both sides, who were once active in the first half, began to be restricted.

The score grew slowly in anxiety, and the players on both sides were playing very cautiously, for fear of making mistakes, giving the other side a chance, and at the same time waiting for the opponent to make a mistake.

In the 7th minute of the first half, Cook broke through and split the ball.

"Huh!"

Zhang Zifeng was given an open spot, and his accurate pass allowed him to make a comfortable shot unguarded.

Shoot, score, score!

Zhang Zifeng hit a three-pointer, but what Zhang Zifeng and Van Gundy Jr. didn't expect was Zhang Zifeng's only shot in the first half.

In the 9th minute of the first half, Zhang Zifeng ran out of the vacant position.

Parker forced his way inside, relying on his height advantage to force a dunk on top of the opponent's head to score.

In the 14th minute of the first half, Zhang Zifeng ran to the bottom corner and stretched out his hand to signal the pass.

Parker cut inside quickly, jumped up and hit a shot.

In the 18th minute of the first half, Zhang Zifeng used the cover, ran to the left 45 degrees, waved his hands desperately, and told Parker that I was completely empty.

"Huh!"

The top of the arc was outside the three-point line, Parker ignored Zhang Zifeng's wave and jumped directly at Beechm to shoot.

An arc is drawn.

"Huh!" With a bang, the basketball went into the net.

Parker played harder and more decisive than ever, as if he was going to overwhelm Beechm with this kind of reality.

As the referee's whistle blew, the first half ended.

Duke 41:38 Notre Dame, leading by 3 points.

Parker was outstanding, scoring 18 points in the half on 8-of-14 shooting.

In the sports battle, Zhang Zifeng hit a three-pointer.

Lao K was quite satisfied with the team's performance in the first half, and during the break, he only emphasized that the players should put more pressure on the opponent in defense and try to force the opponent to make mistakes.

came back at halftime, although Zhang Zifeng didn't score much, Lao K still left Zhang Zifeng on the court.

Zhang Zifeng as the most trusted shooter.

Even if Zhang Zifeng doesn't shoot. His defense of Notre Dame on the court was a deterrent, pinning down the opposing defense and creating space for Parker.

This is also the biggest reason why Coach K still wants to keep him on the court even though he knows that Zhang Zifeng and Parker have problems with their cooperation.

In the second half, Parker was fully open.

He seemed to be very excited and decisive in this scene.

As soon as he came up, he didn't wait for the players on both sides to settle down, he directly shot three-pointers.

Parker felt very good today, hit.

Parker is one of those superplayers who can't be suppressed once they rise.

In the next round, Parker shook off Beecham and hit a mid-range shot.

Parker's strength was vividly displayed, tearing apart and breaking the iron wall of the University of Notre Dame again and again.

Whether it's solo or passing, Parker has shown top-notch quality.

Without contrast, there is no depth.

With Parker's highlight-reel performance, everyone finally understood why in the eyes of scouts, Parker's draft pick was higher than Bechim's.

Seeing Parker's momentum, Notre Dame decisively called a timeout.

After the pause, not to be outdone, Beechm took advantage of his physical advantage and actively cut into the inside line and attacked the inside line by scoring in the penalty area.

The strong bodies of the University of Notre Dame players give them the ability to take turns attacking the opposition's interior, and Beecham is the heart of the offense, playing against Parker in the box from start to finish.

Of course, it is impossible for the head coach of Duke University not to make any tactical adjustments at such a critical moment.

The tactical change of tightening the interior line soon became evident in the attack.

When the offense and defense were in a shift, a cover from the perimeter of Duke University, Parker cut inside like lightning, rose into the air in the face of Beechm's defense, and a small throw from the free throw line made the basketball clean into the Nets.

Parker, who had scored, did not cheer, but shouted loudly as he hurried back.

"Hurry back to defense!"

The Duke team, which quickly returned to the defense, had already set up the defense inside the three-point line before the opponent attacked, and did not give the opponent a chance to break quickly.

Plumlee's tall and strong physique became a barrier to Duke's last line of defense.

Under the contraction defense, the efficiency of Notre Dame's scoring in the penalty area was greatly reduced.

The basketball was passed to Beecham again, and Beecham attacked with his back, forced his strength into the inside, and under the attack of Parker and Jefferson, he turned and jumped, and lifted the basketball towards the basket.

"Bang!"

Plumlee was under the basket and slapped firmly on the basket to force Beechm down with the ball.

Beechim's massive body lost its center of gravity in the air and nearly fell.

However, Plumlee's block display drew enthusiastic cheers from the Blue Devils fans in the stadium.

Duke's players were also encouraged and their momentum grew.

Momentum!

The momentum is rising, the blood is boiling, and the Duke players are more aggressive on both the offensive and defensive ends.

With this time as the cut-off point, the tide of the game began to deflect.

The head coach of the University of Notre Dame asked for another timeout at this time.

If the opponent continues to open up the point difference, the next game will be difficult to play.

The game restarted with no substitutions on either side.

Notre Dame players are very good at scoring in the box, but they lack good pitchers.

While Duke was hoarding the interior, the Notre Dame players were still violent, but they weren't very efficient offensively.

The tide has shifted toward Duke.

"Flute!" The whistle blew, Parker fell to the ground, and Beecham stopped with the ball.

"Bump into someone foul!" The referee gave a firm decision.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the time was slowly passing, and in a hurry, the University of Notre Dame couldn't help but move big.

Although Beechm is also one of the few small forwards in the ACC, he is still a little behind Parker.

At the very least, the ability to shoot from the medium to long range is not as good as Parker's.

By this time the game was going on, Duke was getting braver.

On the other hand, at the University of Notre Dame, the game has been played so far, and Beechhim, who has not rested for a minute, is quite tired.

When Parker was at the break, Zhang Zifeng was leading a group of substitutes to play.

Notre Dame had no one to keep the fire going after Beecham went down.

17 minutes into the second half, even if it was already 10 points behind. Beecham still hasn't given up.

Once again, Beecham proved his formidable physicality.

"Bang!" Connaughton's shot hit the iron, and Beecham rushed inside, jumped hard, grabbed the rebound, and then jumped quickly to score under the basket.

Beechim, who landed on his feet, gasped for air. Sweating profusely, Bechim's jersey was completely soaked with sweat.

"Back to defense, quick back to defense!" Beechm roared loudly, and he ran desperately to get back to the basket before the opponent's fast break was in place.

The University of Notre Dame has used all the last bit of its strength. They're desperate.

With this desperate defense, Duke's offense was blocked.

At this critical time in this game, the Duke team also showed desperate momentum.

In the final minutes of both teams, neither side was very efficient in attack.

"Eight, Seven, Six......"

Duke fans are counting down the clock.

Although the University of Notre Dame did not give up until the last minute, Duke won the game by virtue of the advantage that had been established at the beginning of the second half.

At 87:73, Duke University won the ACC league championship by 14 points over the University of Notre Dame.

Despite winning the league championship, the Blue Devils fans are still enthusiastically shouting and celebrating.

But the players, including Zhang Zifeng, felt that the joy was not as strong as the last win over North Carolina.

I don't know if I won more league championships, or if I think it is more important to win North Carolina than the league championship.

The enthusiasm of the fans faded a little, and Zhang Zifeng's mood was even worse.

He felt as if he was outside Duke's tactical system today, still running aggressively, but more like a headless fly, running blindly.

At the end of the game, apart from a few performances in defense, it was almost useless on the offensive end.

He played 30 minutes, made 2 of 5 shots, and scored 8 points on a few free throws.

Even Hood, who played 19 minutes off the bench, scored more points than himself, scoring 13 points on 5-of-13 shooting.

The only thing that made Zhang Zifeng happy was probably the selection after the game.

Zhang Zifeng averaged 13.7 points per game and beat Hood's 12.2 points and was selected to the second ACC team.

After the game, the league selected the ACC first team.

First Team: Ennis (Syracuse University), Hancock (University of Louisville), Parker (Duke University), Johnson (University of North Carolina), Plumlee (Duke University)

Second lineup: Cook, Zhang Zifeng, Beechm, McAdoo, Jacky.

Duke qualified for the NCAA Tournament and the University of Notre Dame unfortunately did not win the league.

But unsurprisingly, he will be called up to the NCAA Conference championship.