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But judging from the way he rushed in after the shot, he has indeed changed.
Walker also looked at Tang Tian on the field with a smile at this time. It seemed that Tang Tian's attempt must have been successful.
Lamb made an extra penalty and UConn led 5-2.
In Marquette University's offense, Butler also gave the ball to Allen, but Oriachi's ball was very tight. Allen turned around continuously and had no room to shoot. In the end, he could only choose to break through to the basket.
A low-handed layup, but Oriachi slapped him and rushed to block the shot.
Although the ball was not blocked, it successfully interfered with Allen's shot, and the ball slid out of the basket.
Tang Tian rushed to the basket to protect the defensive rebound.
Kangda's offensive and defensive play has greatly boosted morale.
"Dengdeng!"
"Defense!"
"Dengdeng!"
"Defense!"
The DJ at the scene felt that the momentum was wrong and began to drive the fans to cheer for the team.
After Kang Da attacked the frontcourt, Napier continued to signal for a three-point tactic, and Tang Tian inserted into the basket from the left baseline to disrupt Marquette's defense.
However, Butler's defensive ability was indeed excellent. Tang Tian had already run out of the opportunity, but he snatched a passing route ahead of time, did not give Napier a chance to pass the ball, and quickly made up his defense.
There was no chance for Tang Tian to be heavily marked, and Lamb took the initiative to run to the high position on the right and reach for the ball.
Napier flicks the pass.
After Lamb received the ball, he faked a shot to deceive the defender, stepped out of the penalty area, and saw that Allen was about to come out and hit the rebound in advance.
"boom!"
The ball hit the backboard over Allen's fingertips and bounced into the net.
Lamb scored another 2 points!
He found that he didn't feel good, and he attacked the basket more.
"Grandpa, this really works!" Seeing that Lamb seemed to be a different person, Ollie couldn't help but swear.
If Lamb plays like this, he can fully afford the core of the team next season!
Calhoun nodded with a smile, and he couldn't help but take another look at Tang Tian.
Speaking of which, he proposed to play three-pointers before playing Georgetown. This time, he boldly tried to wake up Lamb. This newcomer to the team really kept surprising him.
In Marquette's offense, Butler made a breakthrough layup after borrowing a pick-and-roll from his teammates, and finally helped the team continue to score.
Looking back, Napier directly extended his hand to signal a change of tactics.
A tactic in which the second position is the terminal point.
In the game where Walker was injured, this was originally the most used tactic, but with Lamb's poor performance, he didn't use it much in the last few games. Now that he picked it up again, the players are also very familiar with the tactic.
Tang Tian's three-point running was restrained, and Auriacchi picked and rolled and then mentioned the high position to Lamb's active pick and roll.
The huge size blocked Allen and the opponent's defender.
Lamb is a completely open opportunity when he comes out.
Napier flicked the ball, and Lamb caught the ball and made a mid-range shot.
The arc of the ball is good, and after scoring two goals in a row, his touch has improved a bit.
"Shh!"
A crisp sound.
Lamb's mid-range is also good!
He scored 7 points in this period with sudden shots, and he seems to be the new core of UConn!
Kangda's bench couldn't help cheering excitedly at this time.
They all know Lamb's talent, but they have been suffering from poor performance in the past. Now that he is performing well, they will naturally cheer for him.
Tang Tian couldn't help but smile at this moment.
Some people are born with itchy skin. If you don't beat them a few times and scold them a few words, they won't grow up.
Lamb obviously falls into this category. It is estimated that his high school coaches are similar to Calhoun and the others. They dare not yell at him and protect him like a flower in a greenhouse. This is obviously not acceptable.
But fortunately, Lamb still has a heart in his bones, not Wiggins who makes tea with wolfberries, nor Downs who just says he won't do it.
Marquette University's offense, Butler continued to call the pick-and-roll, but this time Tang Tian went directly to the close defense, leaving no room for the pick-and-roll at all.
Butler had no chance, so he could only pass the ball to Allen. Allen's mid-range jumper missed, rushed to the offensive rebound and failed to score.
Oriachi protected the defensive rebound, and Kangda directly pushed the defense to counterattack.
Tang Tian's bottom corner attracted the defense, and Lamb who followed up received a pass from Napier and got a chance to chase and shoot a three-pointer.
The hearts of everyone at the scene tensed up.
Lamb can still make it?
"boom!"
With a muffled sound, the shot was a bit short, hitting the front of the basket and crashing out.
Lamb's three-pointer is still not very good.
The fans breathed a sigh of relief.
But in the next second, Lamb rushed to the inside, grabbed a long rebound, leaned against the Marquette guard, and scored the ball after confrontation!
crazy!
He scored 9 points in a row in this period, completely crazy!
Marquette's head coach called a timeout.
Walker's absence has a very obvious impact on UConn, especially on the offensive end. They have scored less than 60 points in the past three games. You must know that they averaged 70+ points per game before.
This is also the key to Marquette University's victory in the game, but before the game, I am afraid that no one thought that Lamb, who had performed particularly poorly before, would suddenly explode in this game, and there was a sign of going berserk.
Tang Tian appeared in the first match, and now there is Lamb again. The University of Connecticut really has an enmity with Marquette University!
When Lamb was off the field, he also received enthusiastic cheers from his teammates. Cajon also nodded with satisfaction, holding a tactical board to draw a new tactic for Lamb.
"Hey, guys, keep your faith, we're only 5 points behind!" Marquette University's bench, Butler tried to raise the decibel to the players.
"Coach, I'm here to defend Lamb." After shouting, he said directly to the head coach.
He is really taking offense and defense on his shoulders.
Timeout back, Marquette's offense.
Butler hit Tang Tian hard in the frontcourt, and Tang Tian countered his shot after a back-up single. His shot was interfered and obviously missed.
But he turned around and rushed to the basket to grab a second offensive rebound, and scored the ball before Oriachi's supplementary defense was in place.
After the goal, he roared at the audience.
"This is our home court!" After roaring, he shouted at his teammates.
He is using this method to motivate his teammates.
"Jimmy! Jimmy!"
There were also bursts of cheers at the scene. Butler's playing style is really hard, and it is easy to arouse the emotions of the fans.
Chapter 43 Dual Guns
"Defense! Defense!"
When the Marquette University players retreated to halftime, the cheers on the scene turned into defensive shouts.
The momentum was monstrous, and the atmosphere at home was completely ignited by Butler's goal just now.
It can be clearly felt that the entire defensive strength of Marquette University has been raised.
Butler's mental attributes are simply off the charts.
UConn came back from a timeout to attack Lamb, but Butler clung to Lamb like a jellybean. The latter failed to get a chance to go around the pick-and-roll continuously, and the shot after barely catching the ball was interfered and did not make a shot.
The scene burst into cheers.
Kangda has Tang Tian, and they have Butler!
Fighting for personal defense, they are not afraid!
"Come on! Golden Eagles!"
The fans at the scene began to take the initiative to cheer for the team, and Marquette University is really going to take off!
Butler continued to play Tang Tian in the low post. The ball just now gave him a lot of confidence.
Fighting with his back, he turned around and shot. When he shot, he felt that he hadn't completely got rid of Tang Tian, and he was already aiming at the rebound in the next second.
But as soon as the ball left his hand, a hand appeared above his head.
"Snapped!"
Tang Tian summed up the experience of the last goal. This time, he saw the right time to block the shot, so he didn't give Butler a chance to grab a second offensive rebound.
Tang Tian took advantage of the situation to snatch the ball with a big cap.
Butler reacted and rushed forward, but Tang Tian had already thrown the ball to Napier.
Napier took control of the ball, and Marquette's play went nowhere.
There was a commotion at the scene.
Tang Tian's blocks and slams are textbooks, and Marquette University's hard-won momentum was stopped in one fell swoop.
Napier was not in a hurry to break fast, and dribbled the ball slowly across the half.
UConn played tactics in the frontcourt again, and Lamb was still defended closely by Butler.
But at this moment, Tang Tian also penetrated from the left bottom corner to the right 45-degree angle, using Oriachi's pick-and-roll to run out of the open three-pointer.
Butler mainly defended Lamb, and Lamb's running position also restrained Marquette University's defense. Tang Tian's running position at this time became somewhat neglected.
This is the defensive level of the average NCAA team. It has a defensive focus, but it is generally difficult to balance both ends. This is one of the reasons why Duke and Kentucky are strong because they have too many quasi-NBA players. Will lose sight of one another.
Napier was far less aggressive than Walker, but his passing skills were better. He quickly spotted Tang Tian on this ball and passed it out.
Tang Tian didn't hesitate to catch the ball, and directly raised his hand for an open three-pointer.
The shot of the ball is extremely soft, and the arc after the shot is quite perfect.
"Shh!"
With a crisp sound, Tang Tian hit Kangda's first three-pointer of the game!
12 to 6, Kangda took a 6-point lead!
The scene was full of turmoil. Tang Tian's block blocked half of the momentum he was about to get up, and then he was poured by the three-pointer, and it was completely wiped out!
There was a burst of excited whistles and cheers from the UConn bench.
The past three-game losing streak has frustrated the morale of the team, but this game has brought back all the morale that was lost!
There was no cheering and cheering from the audience, but with Tang Tian's attack and defense just now, Kang Da's defensive strength has also obviously increased.
Butler had no chance against Tang Tian's strict defense. Napier predicted the flicking pass and was directly intercepted.
After Napier made the steal, he played a defensive counterattack, and both Lamb and Tang Tian followed up immediately.
Tang Tian stopped at the three-point line ahead of time, Butler defended, and Napier made a beautiful behind-the-back pass to Lamb who followed up on the other side.
Lamb also stopped outside the three-point line, and after a fake shot flew to his player, he shot a three-pointer directly.
This is his third three-point shot in this game, and he failed to make the first two.
The arc of the ball after the release is very good.