After losing Ye Feng, the team's outside attack power has dropped by more than half, and with the technical characteristics of Westbrook and Rohr, it is not difficult for them to have a strong deterrent outside the three-point line like Ye Feng. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 So in the first offensive round of UCLA, Westbrook focused on the interior of the offense.

This choice is undoubtedly wise. The only one in the team who can really score consistently in the middle and long distances is Ye Feng, as for Westbrook and Rohr, not only is it difficult to get rid of the opponent's follow-up, but also the crosshairs outside the three-point line cannot support such a waste. In this way, hitting the ball inside is the best choice.

There's a truth on the basketball court: the closer you are to the basket, the more efficient you are. Although Loew seems a little short of height in front of the Iowa State insider, his size and footwork are his weapons to dominate the inside. When he uses his body to keep a defender firmly behind him, there's nothing wrong with passing the ball to him. Once the opponent tilts the defensive center of gravity towards Loew, the other players will be able to get space to run and shoot. Compared with Westbrook, who basically relies on sudden scoring, Loew, who can turn the tide on the inside, is the biggest advantage of UCLA in this game.

The Iowa State University seem to understand this, and while they send Hubalek behind Loew's back, they always keep one man in the passing lane between the ball carrier and Loew, hoping to make mistakes for opponents. O'Neal, who was sitting firmly on the bench, gave Holland a triumphant look, insisting that such a defensive system could make the UCLA players on the court anxious. But Holland didn't seem to see this ostentatious and mocking gaze at all, but just stared at the situation on the field with a blank face.

Being able to do that did it did surprise UCLA at the start of the big Iowa defense, but soon Westbrook, as the team's commander, laughed: You want to stop Loew? No problem, let's just use him as a cover. He controlled the ball from the outside and glanced at Bamot.

In Westbrook's view, such a defence was flawed, as they were targeting Loew all the while ignoring the other players. And it's clear that the Iowa state's backcourt has been hovering around the three-point line, and it's always one of Wesley and Blings who is going to step forward for a steal, and it depends on whose defender is on the strong side. But there was one point where their thinking changed from "defending" to "trying to break the ball", so that the focus on their defenders would be reduced by at least half, and this was the chance for UCLA.

Bamot clearly guessed Westbrook's thoughts, and he swaggered up from the free-throw line to look like he was going to cover Westbrook. Of course, his shooting ability is known almost all over the NCAA, and Wesley, who defends him, only symbolically follows a few steps, still focusing on helping Loew. But Bamot didn't make a wall for Westbrook, he just bypassed Westbrook to Wesley across Loew.

Suddenly Loew moved, and he took a step forward, as if to receive a pass from Westbrook. Hubalek and Wesley were very nervous, and just as their position changed with Loew's change, Bamot suddenly picked up speed and cut straight inside from the other side that Wesley couldn't reach, and at this time, the Iowa State Stadium's bottom line was empty!

At this time, Westbrook also threw the ball in his hand. It's not a regular lob ball to an inside player, it's ...... Relay in the air! Wesley didn't touch what he thought was a missed pass, but someone did, and it was Bamot who slipped on the baseline, and he jumped high behind Wesley, Hubalek and Loew, and stuffed Westbrook's pass into the basket with a thumbs up for the captain.

Holland, who sat on the sidelines, smiled with relief. He knows exactly what Westbrook was like before, and if it weren't for his lack of height, shooting guard would be the position he should play the most. And because his long-range shooting ability is not enough, he will treat himself as a dynamite bag many times, no matter how many people there are on the inside, he will rush into it one by one, and the end will often be either knocked away by the opponent, or he will knock the opponent away.

But since Ye Feng joined the team, the friendship between the two has become a catalyst for Westbrook to improve himself. Ye Feng's tactical literacy and passing ability Holland is in his eyes, but he didn't expect Ye Feng to subtly make Westbrook more like a point guard. And after becoming the captain of the team, Westbrook has a deeper understanding of teamwork, many times he is only limited by his skills and cannot pass the ball, but the spirit of sharing the ball is not lacking.

And this aerial relay is like Westbrook's masterpiece. Whether it's the analysis of Iowa's big defensive system, the command and movement of his teammates, or the right assist at the end, it proves that he has stepped into the ranks of the NCAA's first-class point guards.

Although this point guard ...... Belch...... How so...... The style of play is a bit out of the ordinary.

Ye Feng, who was sitting on the sidelines, also secretly applauded Westbrook's pass, and was able to resolutely use the most threatening point as a bait, and instead chose the point that would not attack the most to score the ball, Westbrook obviously has the heart of a strong man: only do what is most beneficial to the team, rather than just blindly giving the ball to the hands of the strongest player, even if he is in a very disadvantageous position. In different situations, any player is able to play his part, and a good point guard must not only know when his teammates are most comfortable playing, but also try to create a comfortable environment for them.

After the goal was scored, there was no special expression on the faces of the big Iowa players, they knew before the game started that UCLA's offensive ability was second to none in the entire NCAA, although they worked well in this round, but it was also expected, and all they had to do was play their own style and quietly wait for the opponent to make a mistake.

With Loew grabbing a large portion of the defender's attention, Westbrook has also come alive, using his body advantage to break through Peterson, or score directly to the basket, or hit opponents with mid-range jumpers from outside the three-second zone. With Loew and Westbrook as the arrowheads, UCLA basically maintained a strong attacking force, and the skilful 2-3 defense also had an immediate effect.

But even so, UCLA did not have the upper hand in the first ten minutes, and it was Iowa State that had the advantage in the faint way. Compared to UCLA's star play, Iowa State is truly an overall tactic. Peterson is experienced and has an unmatched ability to organize offense, but he doesn't actually spend a lot of time on the ball, and most of the time the basketball is in the hands of five people. Pick-and-rolls, back-runs, inside and out, and wide area transfers, Iowa State players are smart enough to keep the ball moving, and they always have a guy in the space that UCLA players can't take care of.

The reason why the score is still tightly bitten is largely because UCLA's various supplements and co-defenses are really active today, and in the face of such a super-strong opponent, they have almost taken out all their motivation on the defensive end to delay every tactical cooperation of the opponent. Coupled with the fact that the scoring efficiency of today's Iowa big field battle was very low, and several of the main players were weirdly always missing, otherwise the score would not be what it is now with just those gaps they seized.

In the 15th minute, Holland called a timeout at the right time. Although Ye Feng's absence slowed down the team's speed and rhythm, grinding positional battles with opponents was also very physically demanding, not to mention the seemingly never-ending physical contact, and the University of Iowa gave UCLA a strong sense of oppression both physically and psychologically. Holland called a timeout, the main purpose of which was to give his two aces a little more rest, after all, there were only five minutes before the end of the first half, enough for Westbrook and Loew to get a good rest.

But the next five minutes proved that Holland's substitution was the start of a UCLA nightmare, as Iowa State still played with their starting five. In the face of such an iron army, UCLA can still maneuver one or two by relying on Westbrook and Love, and after replacing the bench, even if Holland has assigned them targeted tactics, even if they have used their strength to prevent the opponent from scoring, the gap between the two teams cannot be bridged.

And after the timeout, the five Iowa State starters suddenly found their crosshairs, and the basketball was thrown out of their hands again and again, and then fell from the UCLA basket. Defensively, Collison and others tried their best, but they could only watch in vain as their opponents easily tore apart their defenses with tacit coordination and sent the ball to the basket in unguarded positions. On the offensive end, while Collison is still at a decent level, the others are running around like headless flies under the oppressive defense of the Iowa state, and Collison is no match for two fists and four hands.

Seeing the players on the pitch like a mess...... No, it was a mess, and Holland called several timeouts in a row to try to stabilize the situation, and by the way, interrupted Iowa's hot hand, but none of this could prevent the opponent from playing a 15-0 shock wave in three minutes, and UCLA instantly fell behind by nearly twenty points.

Holland had no choice but to send Westbrook on the court to get through the last two minutes of the first half, Loew needed more rest as a tall interior lineman, and Westbrook, who was very physically perverted, could have a little less. But at this time, Westbrook's face was a little ugly, 50-33, and this was the dilemma he faced.

Ye Feng's expression gradually became solemn, he thought to himself: Now the momentum of Iowa is completely up, coupled with their original skilled tactical cooperation, sending Russell at this time can only ensure that the score is not further stretched, and the team may face a hard battle in the second half.

(Because of my strange work time, the chapter is updated every Monday in the afternoon at the earliest.) Some readers said in the comment area that the author can do more, in fact, I also squeezed out of the break to write, but I promise that if there is no irresistible external force, I will insist on updating, I hope you will continue to support, thank you! ）