Chapter 62: How Far Away Is the Dream of Death?
"Hum, hum, hum..."
After the game, the Kansas general immediately sought hydration, and sat on the bench, gasping for air.
Obviously, the defensive battle in the first half made the physical consumption of the Kansas generals extremely serious!
"It's so tiring, this kind of competition is torture!" Brandon Rush covered his right knee and said with a pained expression.
In his junior season, that is, this year, Rush returned to the starting lineup after a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, and in the previous game, Rush returned to the starting lineup for more than 30 minutes, but today he has played 18 minutes in the entire first half, and he is likely to continue to play with an injury in the next two minutes.
Desperately overdrawn, Rush felt pain in his right knee again.
Bill Self naturally noticed the expression of his beloved, and stepped forward with some concern and asked, "Brandon, if you can't hold on, I can let Robinson play instead of you." ”
Russell Robinson, a 1.88-meter-tall point guard, is also one of the team's gangsters on the bench, but both defensively and offensively are a bit behind Brandon.
If he replaces Brandon Rush, Kansas' overall offense and defense will definitely decline.
"Nope! Coach, I can! ”
Brandon Rush gritted his teeth and said with a determined look in his eyes towards Bill.
His junior year, most likely Brandon Rush's final year of college, doesn't want to have any regrets, he wants to give it his all on the court and fight on the basketball court with his teammates!
This is not his dream alone, this is the common wish of the whole team, Brandon Rush cannot delay the beauty that everyone is pursuing because of his injury!
Hearing this, Bill said no more, but the worry on his face overflowed.
Not only the manager, but the other starters also felt the discomfort in Brandon Rush's right knee.
"It's okay, we're going to play more aggressively on the court!"
"Leave it to me, isn't it just playing basketball, give up this life, Lao Tzu would rather run and die on this court!"
"Coach, don't worry! We will not let up in the slightest! ”
"I'm still young, when will I fight if I don't fight at this time?"
In a few words, it shows the youthful taste of college games, this is not only the "Crazy March" of the NCAA, but also the hurried years that everyone is fascinated by!
At the end of the timeout, when the Kansas players returned to the court, people saw not a tired body, but a solemn feeling of conviction!
At this moment, they are going to start fighting hard!
In the last two minutes of the first half, the University of Kansas launched a death charge against UCLA!
"The sudden increase in intensity, the short break, and the whole team at the University of Kansas seem to have a new look!"
"Brandon Rush and Darrell Arthur have played a wonderful match, one inside and one outside, and the two have dominated this field!"
"UCLA is obviously a little tired, and it will take the lead under Lin Mu's wave of outbursts, but if you want to keep the score advantage, I'm afraid it will become very difficult!"
Kansas is not afraid of death to rush to kill the inside line, Rao is Lin Mu's physical ability, and it is difficult to stop the Kansas people who are united!
The rest of the UCLA had a noticeable tiredness response, especially Josh Ship, Bamot and Kevin Love, who had a lot of bore on the court, giving Kansas plenty of offensive opportunities.
Ben Holland looked at the situation on the court solemnly, if it weren't for the fact that there was only a little more than a minute left in the first half, he would have to make a personnel change.
Looking at the score that was gradually eroded, although Lin Mu helped defend again and again, he couldn't withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of the Kansas generals.
The whistle blew in the first half, and at halftime, UCLA entered the second half at 28:25 with only a three-point advantage.
At halftime, all the players were trying to recover their fitness, and the consumption of the first half was too huge, which was an unprecedented loss for both teams!
There is only one person, the old god leaning back in the chair, and he did not have any adverse reactions because of physical troubles, but seriously thought about the solution in his mind, the solution in the second half!
"Kansas has a clear advantage in overall height, and it is a fool's dream to easily attack the basket, but how much can opposing players play on the court when the physical exertion is huge?"
'In the last two minutes of the first half, they were clearly pushing on, and although the score was pulled back, there was a good chance that they would be exhausted in the second 20 minutes.
"Substitutions? If I'm the opposite manager, it's the smartest thing to do! ”
Sure enough, at the start of the second half, the University of Kansas took the lead in changing the formation and made a change in the selection.
Brandon Rush was replaced, Russell Robinson was put on the line-up, and the overall height of the University of Kansas dropped significantly!
"What a chance, the opposite side has been replaced!" Wei Shao's eyes lit up, for him, his physical strength was still very abundant.
"Nonsense, a fool can see it!"
"The question is, can you easily break through to their inside line?"
A basin of cold water was poured down, and Wei Shao was stunned in place, not speaking for a long time.
In the first half, Wei Shao was choked enough, Kansas used joint defense and height to limit Wei Shao's impact very well, in the case of shooting could not be opened, Wei Shao only scored a pitiful 4 points in the first half, and most of the points were concentrated on Lin Mu and Lefu.
Although Brandon Rush was replaced, there is still a Cowan guard close to 2.11 meters on the inside line of Kansas, and it will be even more difficult for Wei Shao to break through easily!
The defensive intensity is too great, and it is difficult for Wei Shao to play his speed advantage in the transition between offense and defense.
"It's okay, give me the ball, and I'll teach them how to behave!"
Looking at the on-field lineup in Kansas, Lin Mu smiled slightly, as if everything was under control!
"You?"
Wei Shao looked at him with suspicion, although your performance in the first half was very good, it is not easy to easily identify their shortcomings.
When the game started, Lin Mu took over the ball from Wei Shao in the first round!
【Skills】
Dribble: 85, Playmaking: 76, Passing: 78, Blocking: 84
In Lin Mu's personal attribute column, the dribble is as high as 85, although the organization and passing are still insufficient, but Lin Mu's purpose is not to connect teammates, but to attack by himself!
Yes!
Lin Mu just wanted to attack by himself, and he decided to be a lonely hero, a lonely black mamba, and a rebellious iron king Kobe.
In short, Lin Mu wants to be a big one!
When Lin Mu took the initiative to ask for the ball to attack, not only Ben Holland on the sidelines fell silent, but even his defender, Darrell Arthur, had an expression of disbelief.
Lin Mu, with excellent static talent, excellent defensive judgment, fast enough to move, strong enough, can always judge the most suitable defensive and offensive timing on the court, referred to as basketball IQ.
But for the domination of the ball and his ability to attack independently, compared to the former, it is tantamount to a big difference!
Lin Mu mostly relied on blocking and dismantling, or misplaced advantages to play singles, and rarely took the initiative to ask for the ball to attack like now.
This is completely different from what was expected in Kansas before the game, and it is also very different from Bill Zero's defensive set-up.
Even so, after a brief moment of surprise, Darrell Arthur did not dare to slack off, because in the last minutes of the first half, it was this kid who led the team to a small climax, which opened the score and put Kansas behind.
"Want to single me? You're not qualified enough! Darrell Arthur fully demonstrated his trash talk skills, and it was obvious that he wanted to rely on verbal attacks to disturb Lin Mu's mentality.
"Finished?"
Well?
"What?"
"I said you're done? I'm going to attack! As soon as the words fell, before Darrell Arthur could react, Lin Mu passed the former in one step, and Cowan didn't have time to make up for it, because Lin Mu had already lifted off!
"Boom!"
Violent buckles?
Yes!
But it's not Lin Mu, it's Lefu!
Do you really think Lao Tzu wants to be a lonely hero?
Deceived, right?
The bounce attribute of 88 looks very good, and it has reached the standard of a quasi-All-Star, but the actual dunk near the free throw line is still a bit challenging for Lin Mu at this stage.
He may be able to succeed, but Lin Mu will never gamble, he chose the safest way, and after attracting attention, he handed the ball to Lefu!
In the absence of interference, an empty dunk is one of the most effective ways to score, Lin Mu only needs to judge the height of Cowan's interception, and he can send the basketball to Lefu and help the latter send the basketball to the basket!
"Don't talk all the time, play carefully!" Lin Mu turned back to Darrell Arthur and said, the latter's face turned red and he couldn't refute it for a while.
Indeed, it was precisely because of his own negligence that Lin Mu easily broke through the inside line and completed an empty slam dunk with Lefu.
However, such a scene is very rare in the first half of the game between the two teams!
The departure of Brandon Rush has caused the overall defense of Kansas to decline, and once others help to defend, there will inevitably be corresponding gaps in the case of Russell Robinson's defensive area is not large enough, so Bill Self specially told everyone not to help defend easily if it is not absolutely necessary.
Therefore, when Lin Mu broke through Darrell Arthur, Kansas' assistant defense did not arrive at the first time, so he gave Lin Mu a chance to play the ball.
The five players on the field are like a chain, when a certain place breaks, it must be repaired again, in the process of repairing whether the chain can play the same role, if there is no period of running-in, I am afraid it will become very difficult.
Russell Robinson, the temporary substitute player, can have tacit chemistry with the other players on the field, there is still a big question mark!
It is precisely because of this point that Lin Mu dares to attack with the ball unscrupulously, and for himself with better static talent, the big deal is to pass the ball, which will not cause any impact.
However!
Once the bet is made, the rewards will be huge!
Kansas offense, Chalmers replaces Brandon Rush, Russell Robinson rises to the No. 1 position, and faces the UCLA player who defends him: Russell Westbrook!
"Nervous?" Before the game, Lin Mu had asked Wei Shao such a question.
"Of course, I'm nervous! Because this is the first time that I have stood in the "Final Four" as a main player. ”
"But I'm not afraid, I'm going to push myself with this nervousness and make myself play better!"
"We agreed to reach the finals together and lift that championship trophy together, didn't we?"
Taking a deep breath, Wei Shao concentrated on it, trying to calm himself down, although his defense seemed a little bad to the outside world, the steal attribute was super strong and the defensive concentration was problematic, and he would be embarrassed when defending without the ball, allowing the opponent to easily cut or shoot three points, and needed the help of his teammates to make up for the defense.
But!
All this is no longer important at this time, Wei Shao understands that now he must make the opponent's substitution pay a heavy price!
Lin Mu can rely on himself to give the opponent a blow on the offensive end, then he can contribute on the defensive end.
In the gambling defense, Wei Shao quickly bent over at the right time, his body catapulted out like a cheetah, and held the basketball in his arms in Russell Robinson's panic.
After falling to the ground, Wei Shao flickered his eyes, and he saw it, the man who would always appear in his eye sockets!
Lin Mu was asking him for the ball, and he didn't hesitate to throw the basketball over.
“GOOD-JOB!!”
Lin Mu, who turned around, said such a sentence, Wei Shao felt that all the efforts would be worth it!
will not live up to his brother's falling steal, Lin Mu wants to use the best way to dunk and give himself this respect!
Yes, the unpretentious layup, Lin Mu decided that it was better to keep a low profile, after all, it was Wei Shao's limelight, and he couldn't grab it.
Lefu pulled Wei Shao up, and the two smiled, telling the tacit understanding that only belonged to them.
"It's difficult, when Brandon Rush is not on the court, the University of Kansas is missing an offensive strong point for no reason, I don't know what kind of problem Rush has, but Bill Sell must make adjustments as soon as possible!"
Seeing that the score was pulled away again, Bill Self was also anxious, but he had nothing to do, the team doctor made a preliminary assessment of Rush's right knee, and the possibility of playing the second half was almost zero, and in the remaining playing time, Bill Self must use good steel on the blade!
As Lin Mu once again entered the inside line and easily shook off Cowen's board hit, Bill Self couldn't sit still anymore!
"Substitution!"
In the last ten minutes of the game, when Brandon Rush came back on the pitch, everyone knew that the University of Kansas was going to emulate the last two minutes of the first half and fight hard!
"It's coming, our last moment!"
"Ten minutes? I still have the energy and I will never give up! ”
"Brothers, don't be cowardly! To Lao Tzugan! ”
The five Kansas players, including Darrell Arthur, knew they were going home fishing if they didn't fight to the death!
Whereas!
42:33, how can the University of Kansas turn defeat into victory when it is 9 points behind?
Can momentum be the key to winning or losing a game?
Will the UCLA Bruins give the opposite side a respite?
For these questions, Lin Mu just wants to tell everyone that UCLA will definitely win the ticket to the championship today!
He said it! ~
Jesus is coming, and it is not easy to make a child!
"They think they're good again, what should we do to make our opponents completely desperate?" Lin Mu asked his teammates key questions.
"Needless to say? The best way to give despair is to blow them up and make them lose hope! Wei Shao grinned, revealing bloody white teeth.