Chapter 60: Killing Crazy
"Defend! Defend! ”
40,000 Arizona fans cheered in unison for the Devils, and their voices soared into the sky.
Xu Yong's dunk pushed their emotions to the top.
And they had a numerical disadvantage in the semifinals against Michigan State, but not in the finals.
The continuous transmission of the outside line of the tar heel team, Lawson did not dare to shoot when he had another chance, he chose to take a sudden step into the penalty area and turn and throw.
The ball was a good indication of his individual ability, but the 2-3 combo contracted too quickly, and his shot was disrupted and bounced off the front of the basket, and the rebound was safely collected by Ayers.
The Tar Heels have not scored since returning from the second half!
Now Roy Williams finally couldn't sit still.
He got up and went to the sideline and yelled at his teammates.
The former coach who assisted legendary NCAA coach Dean Smith is a notoriously hot coach.
His roar really gave the players of the Tar Heel Team a whip, and the team's defensive enthusiasm immediately came up.
Even Thompson began to grapple with Xu Yong without the ball, no longer giving him the opportunity to catch the ball as easily as before.
And when Xu Yong was running, there were even two people who took care of him, and a third person looked at the situation to make up for it.
At this moment, Harden suddenly rushed to the basket with the ball, squeezed past Green's defense and scored two points with a flying layup, which also caused Green's pull foul!
The Devils have narrowed the gap to 3 points!
Roy Williams reached out and called a timeout.
Harden excitedly found Xu Yong and high-fived, with a bright smile on his face, happy as a two-hundred-pound baby.
The Arizona fans at the scene were also completely unable to sit still, and a large number of fans got up and twisted their waists, as if this was no longer a cold industrial city, but a fiery Phoenix.
"Look, this is what Xu Yong does! Xu Yong pinned down 2 or 3 defenders on the outside, allowing this James Harden to get an easy breakaway. "In the commentary seat of Yang Wu, Zhang Weiping has completely entered the state.
Look, there is no difference between commenting on the NCAA and commenting on the NBA, just replace "Yao Ming" with "Xu Yong", and the names of both are still two words.
What is a seamless switch?
"The North Carolina defense was all disrupted by that Michael fan!" Director Zhang still understands the ball, and Kenny Smith echoed his commentary at this time.
Johnson on the side and the other two commentators didn't dare to answer at this time, which pot are you not opening and mentioning!
Smith originally wanted to blow Jordan's influence, but Jordan was on the scene tonight, and it didn't seem appropriate to say it.
But there is no way to remedy this, and it is true that the Devils' pursuit of points basically depends on Xu Yong.
Or to put it another way: I thought that Xu Yong's performance in the first half was good enough, who would have thought that his performance in the second half could be even better!
Now it's more important to see how North Carolina will respond.
If this is really chased to a tie and the Arizonada state side is completely on the rise, the balance of victory will be reversed.
After the pause, the noisy 80,000-person stadium was unusually quiet at this time, and it seemed that the smell of tension in the air could be felt.
For Arizonada State fans, it would be history-making if it won the championship, and it was not a dream for the school to become a giant.
For comparison, the history of the University of Arizona next door is just one championship.
And for North Carolina fans, it's a final they can't afford to lose.
Taylor Hansblower is in his senior year, and he has to leave school regardless of whether he wins or loses, and he is the backbone of the school, Lawson and they will inevitably leave the school, so if he doesn't win the championship this year, the next championship window will not be the year of the monkey.
Harden came up and added a penalty first, and after adjusting his breathing, he smiled at the point.
48 to 46, a one-goal difference.
Green sent the ball out of the backcourt, Lawson advanced to the front court with the ball, and the Tar Heels fell to a 1-3-1 formation in the frontcourt.
Although Williams is not as good as Dean Smith, he is also a famous coach and copes with it very well.
Hansbru received the ball at the free-throw line and opted straight for a mid-range shot.
"Huh!"
Basketball hollow pocket.
As Xu Yong knows, although Hansbrough is a strong man who will make the CBA commentator sigh in the future "It is easy to shake the mountain, and it is difficult to 'shake' Sbru", but he is not without a basket.
For this iron-blooded jumper, Garnett has to praise it when he sees it.
And after the throw, Hansbrough also roared in a Garnett style.
It was a crucial goal that broke the team's second-half scoring drought.
The cheers of North Carolina fans also sounded at the scene, and the critical moment still had to see the longest river & scoring champion.
"Defend! Defend! ”
North Carolina fans began to cheer in unison, driven by their own DJs.
"Come on! Devils Team! ”
On the other side, Arizona State fans are cheering.
The players competed on the field, and the fans also began to PK in the air.
Driven by this atmosphere, the players on both sides of the field also showed full enthusiasm.
Harden broke through and didn't have a chance to give it to DeRozan, DeRozan received the ball and shook a step and was forced to stop by the help defense, he shook his hand and gave the ball to Xu Yong.
There was not much time left to attack, so Xu Yong held the ball and observed the defense again.
The Tar Heel team should be afraid of his pass and still haven't caught him, but judging from the position of the nearby players, they are ready to help defend the pinch at any time.
He started with a falling step, and after the feint of looking at the frame deceived Thompson again, he also passed the other party again.
But at this moment, Hansbrough under the basket quickly pounced, and Green was already moving to the basket.
This is not a simple co-defense, but a co-defense rotation based on the tacit understanding of the players, a bit like the infinite rotation of the future Warriors.
Xu Yong did not choose to pass, because there was not much time left to attack, and a pass that could not form a direct score would directly bury the round.
His choice was to close the ball when Hansbru was still a meter away from him, jump, stop, and pull!
The whole movement is smooth and silky in one go.
Whether it is Thompson who is chasing the defense, or Hansblu, who is supplementing the defense, there is no time to interfere at this moment, and only the sake of looking up is left.
"Huh!"
With a crisp sound of entering the net, Xu Yong scored the third sports goal of the second half, which was also his 7th point!
50 to 48.
Once again, the margin was reduced to one ball.
The North Carolina fans' momentum abruptly waned, replaced by cheers from Arizona State fans.
Because of Xu Yong, the momentum of the devil team's chasing points continues!
"Defend! Defend! ”
This time, the Arizona State fans completely overshadowed the North Carolina fans, and the shouts of the defense resounded through the stadium.
The Tar Heels were still 1-3-1 and Hansblower continued to catch the ball at the free-throw line.
However, this time the Devils contracted relatively quickly and did not give him a chance to shoot directly.
Just as he was holding the ball and turning to look for his teammates.
"Smack!"
Suddenly, a man jumped up from his side and snatched the ball from his hand!
It's not a steal, it's a robbery!
Hansbru felt the ball get out of his hands and pounced on it to control it, but instead of catching the ball, he lost control of his own center of gravity and fell forward.
In order not to have an intimate contact between his face and the floor, he could only bend his knees, and then put his hands on the ground, staging a scene of [macho man kneeling on the ground].
And when he looked up and saw the number 23 jersey number, all that was left in his eyes was despair.
Xu Yong had already swept past the midfield, and although the rest of the Tar Heel team was struggling to chase after it, it was too late.
After the fast attack to the frontcourt, Xu Yong jumped and glided a big windmill......
"Bang!"
Smash the ball into the hoop!
The shouts of Arizona fans instantly turned into cheers and soared into the sky!
50 flat.
Six minutes into the second half, the Devils went on a 12-2 run to erase the 10-point deficit.
In this wave of offense, Xu Yong scored 9 points alone.
It's crazy!