Arizona State University's ability to reach the round of 16 was not due to luck.

Although their strength in various positions is not outstanding, they are all on the passing line, and with Harden's threading of the needle, their strength is naturally very strong.

UCLA, with the support of the fans in the field, began the first attack, which is still the tactic they are most familiar with, the Spanish block.

Arizona State has naturally studied the tactics of opponents, and they do a pretty good job of defending off-ball screens.

Li Ze bounced the ball and successfully shook off the defender, and the opponent stuck very tightly.

But this kind of defense does not put much pressure on Li Ze, and the ball in his right hand accelerates directly to break through, and a sharp stop near the free throw line pulls back, and he jumps directly.

"Whew...", a steady hit from mid-range.

In fact, the defender was not out of position, but Li Ze's quick stop won him space to shoot.

His excellent reach allowed him to shoot without too much interference, and his talent was crushing and simple and rough.

UCLA fans cheered for the team's first score.

"Very nice jumper, Kayce used his physical advantage to complete the shot, and he shot very well from mid-range near the free throw line!"

Reggie Miller immediately sent a eulogy to Li Ze.

Arizona State's tactics are dominated by pick-and-roll, which is something Harden is particularly good at.

Before the game, the UCLA coaching staff told the players that the defense should be changed immediately after the blocking, and the UCLA interior players are not tall, the mobility is not bad, and the defense is out.

But defending it doesn't mean defending it, Harden accelerated directly after blocking and dismantling, and relied on the defender to break through and hit a layup directly.

UCLA's defense didn't start, it was just giving Harden a physical confrontation.

Collison dribbled the ball over the half court and handed the ball to Holiday , Li Ze began to run the figure 8 with the no-ball cover, and Holiday handed the ball to Li Ze.

Li Ze immediately signaled the No. 5 position to come over to block and dismantle, and after a successful block, in the face of the opponent's big man, Li Ze directly accelerated to break through.

At the moment when the opponent's interior defender came to help the defense, he passed to Holiday who slipped to the bottom line and stole the chicken, and successfully scored 2 points.

After Holiday scored, he gave Li Ze a gesture and signaled that the pass was beautiful!

"The tactics were executed efficiently, Kayce's passing should not be overlooked, and he gave 10 assists to his team-mates in the last game!"

Smith began to poison Li Ze.

Harden was wrapped in Holiday from the moment he had the ball, which felt a little familiar to Harden.

"How do you feel like you're facing Clay's defense." Harden suddenly remembered his sad high school game.

Constant confrontation, constant physical pressure, and never easy to intercept, this is Holiday defense.

When Harden handed over the ball, ran without the ball, and received the ball with his hands to initiate a block, the defender he faced became Li Ze.

This is the effect of echoing on the defensive end, Li Ze shouted loudly when the team was defending, just to ensure that everyone's defensive thinking was highly unified.

Facing a familiar opponent, Li Ze let Harden go with his right hand.

Harden tried to break through on the left side several times in disguise, but Li Ze saw through it, they were all too familiar.

In the end, he was helpless, broke through and threw on the right side, was interfered by Li Ze's long arm, hit a piece of iron angrily, and Li Ze protected the rebound.

A quick ball to Collison was played, but Arizona State was quick to retreat and fell into the positional offense again.

After continuous runs without the ball, the tactics were not executed, and Li Ze immediately received the ball on the outside, and at the same time motioned for Holiday to come over to cover.

The purpose of the cover is to replace Harden, the defensive end takes turns to play against you, and the offensive end has a chance to consume you!

This is a strategy customized by the UCLA coaching staff before the game, and when Harden's fitness drops, UCLA's pressing tactics will explode in waves.

In the face of Harden's defense, Li Ze first pretended to break through with a simple cross step to the left, and immediately pulled his left hand back to mobilize Harden's center of gravity.

Then he held the ball in his right hand, dribbled under his hip continuously, and then stepped back directly and made a jump shot outside the three-point line.

The ball went into the net.

When the fans saw Li Ze's crossover, they first issued a "Oh!! Exclamations.

When Harden stepped back and scored the ball, the exclamations turned into shouts of excitement.

"Ah!!h

UCLA fans were shouting wildly, they loved this kind of goal so much.

"Brilliant goal, look at the series of shaking, I think Harden's defense has done his best! Kayce was really outstanding."

Reggie Miller is no longer pretending, he has a showdown, he has actually been Li Zechui all along.

Harden looked at Li Ze's series of familiar actions, his face darkened, and the painful experience of the high school game in his memory resurfaced.

Do you know how I got here?

For 3 years, I haven't won a single one! Harden roared in his heart...

Maybe it was Li Ze who woke up Harden, and in the next game, Harden began to shoot inside and outside, and at the same time frequently sent assists to his teammates.

On the UCLA side, Li Ze, Collison, and Holiday took turns pestering Harden, just to give Harden a physical confrontation and make him uncomfortable receiving the ball.

Arizona State University relied on Harden's play to keep the score tight, and UCLA's side played team basketball.

The whole team scored, Collisson, Holiday and Li Ze could all hold the ball, and the opponent couldn't limit them at all.

With two minutes left in the first half, the score was 38-38.

Arizona State University requested a timeout, Harden had a bit more playing time, and the rotation players didn't work well after they came on the court, so they could only let Harden go one more top.

"James, slow down, there's two minutes left at halftime, hold on a little longer!" The head coach hurriedly instructed his beloved apprentice.

Harden was already gasping for breath at this time, there was no way, the other party gave a bit too much physical confrontation.

Fortunately for Collisson, Li Ze and Holiday are simply not human and are completely aimed at his right hand, which makes him have to do too many changes to get rid of the defense.

In addition, Harden also played a lot of time in the previous games, and his physical fitness has declined.

"That's it, boys, James Harden is on the verge of being crushed by us, his fitness has started to drop, hold on, keep pressing!"

Coach Ben shouted at everyone, and he saw the dawn of victory.

Holiday continued to defend Harden, and although Harden wanted to slow down the pace of the game, UCLA would not agree.

After continuous transmission of the ball, Li Ze shot from outside the three-point line and hit it steadily.

In the last attack of the first half, Harden was already a little tired, and Holiday was still defending him.

At this time, Collison suddenly stepped forward to pinch and Harden was forced to shoot the ball.

Li Ze saw the opportunity and made a successful steal directly, drove full horsepower, and rushed to the basket.

A big windmill dunk made the UCLA fans cheer again.

"The first half ended with both sides playing well, but in the end Arizona State was in trouble and Harden's fitness dropped."

Kennesh Smith began with a brief review of the defense Harden faced.

"UCLA has studied Harden very thoroughly, they give Harden enough physical confrontation, and at the same time, they will not easily steal the ball, and Harden will be more difficult in the second half!"

Reggie Miller also began to analyze the strategy of the two teams, and appropriately poisoned UCLA with another wave of poisoned milk.

Halftime couldn't save Harden's fitness condition, and after facing the entanglement of Li Ze and Holiday in turn, Harden's shooting percentage began to decline.

At the same time, other Arizona State players began to make mistakes, and UCLA's defensive rotation rate was too high.

About 10 minutes into the second half, a wave of UCLA began.

Li Ze faced Harden's defense, hit directly with his back, and directly turned over and jumped back by hitting twice.

"Hmm...", easy to score, Harden's defense can no longer keep up.

Li Ze launched a block outside the three-point line, broke through the basket directly on the left side, and made a backhand pull-up layup.

"Bang... "Calculate and add penalties."

Harden faced Li Ze's close defense, and after his physical strength declined, he had no choice but to choose a mid-range step-back jumper.

"Bang..."Continue to strike iron.

Collison launched a block after holding the ball through the halfcourt, and continued to break through the ball, and Holiday hit an empty three-point shot!

Arizona State University was suspended, and they really couldn't stand it.

Sure enough, after the pause, the offense was still iron, and the defense couldn't keep up with the rhythm of UCLA, and the score was completely opened.

In the end, UCLA defeated the opponent 72-60 and successfully advanced to the elite top 8!

Harden sat on the sidelines with all his body weak, and his heart was a little broken: "How old are you?" ”

Li Ze happily accepted the cheers of the UCLA fans for him.

"It's the top 8, I don't know what achievement badges will be produced in this game, I'm really looking forward to it!"