Westbrook had the upper hand in the first half of today's face Zhang Yu, and froze Mayo in the last game, and the two games made his self-confidence swell to the extreme.

In the second half, "Stanford University" served, and Quincy tried to break through Darren Collison, but the result was still unsuccessful.

Darren Collison is very efficient on the court, UCLA is one of the top defensive teams in the NCAA, and as the team's starting point guard, his defensive skills are naturally not too bad. Collison is aggressive defensively, always trying to cause problems for opponents, not hesitating to use his body to fight opponents, and not leaving too much room for opponents to attack.

Quincy, who was in the first grade, was immature like a high school student in front of Collison in the third grade, and he couldn't find the breakthrough space at all, wasting more than ten seconds, and had no choice but to pass the ball to Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu received the ball and took a three-threat pose, and after a probe step, he suddenly activated, and quickly stepped with his left foot to get rid of Westbrook.

It was a break to the left, and Zhang Yu didn't go inside after passing Westbrook and made a jumper from the free-throw line, which he does best. Westbrook desperately chased back, but he didn't dare to foul Zhang Yu behind him, everyone knew that this would only give him a chance to add two plus one.

Zhang Yu no longer provoked the other party with trash talk after hitting the shot, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came with trash talk to absorb the buff aura, and if he didn't take the initiative to provoke Westbrook in the first half, maybe he wouldn't be beaten up by fat.

In the second half, in order to cope with Westbrook's lightning breakthrough, "Stanford University" adopted a zone defense, deliberately set up a pocket for him on the inside, and waited for Westbrook to jump in by himself.

Westbrook is often not calm-headed, and belongs to the kind of stunned young man who knows that there are tigers in the mountains and goes to the tiger mountains.

"Stanford University" was almost defenseless in the half-time under the three-point line, and Westbrook rarely shot, still bowing his head to the inside when he got the ball, and got into the trap.

Zhang Yu doesn't like physical contact, and Trent Johnson can also see it, in the second half, he just let him follow Westbrook on one side, not lightly making steals, once Westbrook enters the Lopez brothers' defensive zone, he only needs to interfere with the opponent's last shot.

Westbrook burst into the basket, and several pairs of big hands covered the sky back and forth, left and right, and the shooting space was completely blocked, and it was very difficult to even pass the ball out.

Ben Holland saw that something was wrong, and Westbrook burst to the basket twice in a row in the second half, both of which were hit by several hits, one was blocked and one was missed. And once they missed, Fields and Quincy of "Stanford University" immediately went down, and the two played UCLA two quick counterattacks in a row, and the difference quickly became 11 points.

Ben Holland immediately gestured to Darren Collison to organize the offense, and once Westbrook was not cool-headed, it was time for Darren Collison to organize the team.

Darren Collison is different from Westbrook in that he is surprisingly sober on the court, calm in any situation, and super selfless. Unlike Wei Shao, who doesn't care about anything when he fights, Collison is never impatient, never cares about his personal numbers, and only cares about the team's wins and losses.

Offensively, Collison is good at shooting from the spot, always finding the right way to put the ball in the basket, and although his skills are not perfect, there are not many opportunities to use his individual ability with Westbrook and Love as targets to attract defenders.

Collison ignored Westbrook's gesture to ask for the ball this time and made a pick-and-roll with Love, who covered and went straight to the outside, Quincy and Robin Lopez all ran towards Love, and Collison hit a three-pointer unguarded.

An interior player like Kevin Love is one of the best partners for blocking and pick-and-roll, and in terms of athleticism alone, Love is certainly not very good. But one of the main reasons why he can be an efficient finisher with pick-and-roll is because of his excellent shooting. Defenders have to think not only about his inside cut after the pick-and-roll, but also about his outside shots, and this hesitation often leads to getting rid of him instantly.

"You have Kevin Love, we have Zhang Yu and Brooke López, you are not the only ones who can play pick-and-roll."

Trent Johnson shouted Zhang Yu's name and gestured to him to cooperate with Brook López.

Although Brook Lopez does not have the same range as Lefou, his interior skills are better than Lefou, and Brook López also has a good mid-range hand, which is also suitable for blocking and pick-and-roll tactics. And the most confident thing for Trent Johnson is the initiator of the pick-and-roll, Zhang Yu, who can not only be the initiator, but also a best finisher, and the combination of the two of them is far better than Lefu and Collison.

"Stanford University" used Zhang Yu and Brook Lopez's blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation in the next round, the latter blocked Westbrook firmly, Zhang Yu immediately dribbled the ball inside, and Alfred took advantage of his projection ability, only to switch to Zhang Yu to delay his breakthrough.

Zhang Yu pretended to break through, luring the attention of the defense, Brook Lopez cut directly to the basket after dismantling, Zhang Yu passed the basketball from Alfret's crotch into the restricted area without warning, Brook Lopez received the ball and hit Westbrook dunk successfully, and also caused the opponent to block the foul, two plus one!

Trent Johnson slapped his palms and smiled in his heart: "Although your Westbrook is sharp in his breakthrough, it is impossible to play this kind of attack, he can't pass this kind of ball." Defenders don't need to lift his passes, they just need to defend his breaks, and as long as there is a targeted arrangement, Westbrook is not a big threat! ”

Westbrook was limited by the pocket array of "Stanford University", but fortunately there was also a Kevin Love at UCLA.

In the second half, Kevin Love took over UCLA's offensive banner, and Stanford University's weak defense on the outside made Kevin Love and Collison's blocking and dismantling play a great role. Lefou's feel has always been good, and after playing the block and dismantling, he frequently hit the outside line to shoot.

However, the scoring efficiency of "Stanford University" is higher, and Zhang Yu's light breakthrough made Westbrook completely confused in the second half.

Zhang Yu and Brook Lopez are even more efficient at blocking and pick-and-roll than Love and Collison. Zhang's passing and his own threat put Brook López under far less defensive pressure than Love, and the two combined for 20 points in 10 minutes to tie the score at 59-64 and trail by just five points.

With 10 minutes and 30 seconds left in the game, the two teams tacitly replaced their core players to rest and prepare for the final showdown.

Westbrook came off the court sullen, scoring 16 points in the first half and scoring 18 after ten minutes in the second half. In other words, he almost didn't score in the second half, while Zhang Yu's score unknowingly rose to 21 points.