The invincible kryptonite of basketball

This is the classic scene of the NCAA tournament. Whether it is the booing side or the cheering side, they are all full of energy. This kind of pre-match contest is also the fans cheering for their respective home teams.

"Connecticut huskies!"

The University of Kangda's team members formed a group before the game, overlapping each other and shouting slogans.

"beep!"

A long whistle came from the sidelines, and the starting players of the two teams appeared one after another.

The fans at the scene couldn't sit still at all, and all stood up to watch the game.

In such a big atmosphere, it is definitely impossible to sit still.

Oriachi and Wright's jump ball, the former dialed the ball back to Kang's first half, officially kicking off the game.

Walker took the ball to the frontcourt, and Leonard directly marked it.

Although one of the two played as a point guard and the other as a power forward, Leonard, like Tang Tian, ​​was a swinging four at the third position, and his speed was not slow.

Walker changed direction continuously to try to break through, but Leonard's excellent wingspan and those big hands basically blocked his route.

Tang Tian proposed to give the pick-and-roll, but Leonard directly grabbed the position and refused to give the opportunity.

Walker took a step and accelerated to the basket, and Leonard chased after him from behind.

Walker jumped to the basket and shot, Leonard reached out to block, and he collected the ball and pulled the bar.

But at this moment, Leonard's big left hand covered him for a second interference, and Walker's shot was obviously out of angle.

After the ball was shot, it slid out of the basket, and Leonard successfully defended Walker's breakthrough.

The cheers of San Diego State University fans at the scene.

Walker is the core of UConn's offense. If Walker and UConn's offense is prevented, more than half of UConn's offense will be abolished!

After watching this round, Tang Tian basically knew it well. In terms of defense alone, even the current Leonard is better than him.

This is also expected. Peak Leonard's defense is a red skill in the system, which is two levels higher than his individual defense, and it is also the strongest defensive skill.

UConn retreated quickly and did not give San Diego State a chance to break fast.

Tang Tian marked Leonard in the frontcourt. Leonard held the ball with his back and punched Tang Tian hard.

The two were close in height, but Leonard was 4kg heavier than Tang Tian, ​​and he obviously wanted to take advantage of this.

However, Tang Tian's confrontation was stronger than he imagined, and his continuous hard chisel did not push in as expected.

This is one of the reasons why the NCAA has become the most upset game. You have to play against your opponent to determine the outcome, but it is the first time you have played against most of your opponents. You can only rely on the data analysis of the coaching staff to understand your opponent. This is a completely different concept from true pairing.

Unable to make a hard hit, he chose to turn around and lean back.

His offensive methods are richer than Butler's.

Tang Tian also knew this, he made a good judgment, and the save caused interference.

"boom!"

Leonard's fallback went wide.

Tang Tian also blocked Leonard's attack!

This time it was the turn of UConn fans to cheer.

After your side sings and our side comes on stage, not only the players on the field face each other, but also the fans on the sidelines will not give an inch.

Oriachi protected the defensive rebound.

During the scramble, Wright made a small push and shove. After Oriachi controlled the ball, his expression became angry, but Wright had quickly retreated to the half court.

UConn's offense, Walker faced Leonard again in the frontcourt, this time he didn't make a strong attack, but made tactical gestures while controlling the ball.

Tang Tian mentioned the pick-and-roll from the three-point line, and Leonard defended close to him. His defense was very clean, but full of pressure.

Walker continued to take a quick step forward, and Leonard chased behind him.

In a similar scene, the cheers from the fans of San Diego State University are ready to come out.

But at this moment, Lamb on the weak side took advantage of the screens of Smith and Tang Tian to take advantage of the opportunity. Walker flicked the ball back, and Lamb caught the ball and shot a jumper.

"Shh!"

The ball crashed into the net.

Like Walker said last night, he's not alone!

The cheers of the San Diego State University fans were suppressed abruptly, and there was a burst of cheers from the University of Connecticut fans.

San Diego State University's offense, Leonard and Franklin's off-ball pick-and-roll, after the split, Leonard cuts to the basket, and the guard's pass.

"Snapped!"

The ball was successfully predicted by Tang Tian, ​​and he directly cut off the defender's pass.

Kang Da pushed back, Walker caught the ball and attacked the front court, and had a confrontation with Franklin. After the confrontation, he pulled the bar in the air and sent the ball into the basket!

4 is better than 0!

Although Kangda failed to score in the first round of the opening round, it quickly entered the state.

This ball also fully mobilized the emotions of the University of Kangda fans.

Although there are fans of San Diego State University on the opposite side, their small universe can no longer stop it.

"Defense! Defense!"

Amidst the cheers of the audience, Lamb helped defend Franklin and succeeded in stealing the opponent again!

Kangda's fast break.

Leonard retreated quickly with the ball, blocking Walker's layup angle.

Walker didn't even think about going hard, turned around and passed the ball to Lamb who was following up, and Lamb shook hands with Tang Tian who was following up on the other side.

An open shot opportunity.

Tang Tian caught the ball and shot directly.

"Shh!"

With his hands up and down, Tang Tian steadily hit Kangda's first three-pointer of the game!

7 is better than 0!

Kang Duo is blooming, and the offensive is like a tide!

Chapter 66 Wright's Performance

"They are seriously underestimated." In the commentary seat, the commentator couldn't help but sigh after watching the opening performance of Kangda.

The media put UConn in the third tier. After the University of Arizona and the Kansas teams, the main reason is that in the eyes of the media, UConn’s players have limited talent. But now it seems that they underestimated Walker and Lamb. With Tang Tian, ​​and even Auriachi.

Two scoring points, a defensive gate, plus a big man with solid basic skills at the basket, this is the standard configuration of a strong NCAA team.

San Diego State University's offense, Franklin still missed a jumper after the pick-and-roll.

Oriachi continued to protect the rebound.

There was a commotion among the San Diego State University fans.

Almost 3 minutes into the game, their home team has yet to score.

At this time, there was a smile on the corner of Cajon's mouth.

Although it is the first time to fight against each other, as a 40-year old coach, he has much more experience in this kind of game than ordinary coaches.

San Diego State University's two strikers are the core of the offense. One is good at low attack and the other is good at breakthrough. The common point is that they like to attack the basket.

According to this characteristic, his pre-match deployment was to let Kangda defend a pseudo 2-3 zone defense.

The so-called pseudo 2-3 zone defense is to guard the man under normal circumstances. Once the opponent makes a surprise attack, he will directly shrink to the basket and become a 2-3 zone defense, not giving the opponent a chance to score inside.

This defensive method between man-to-man and zone defense was invented by the Pistons to deal with Michael Jordan in the late 90s, and it is still quite practical for UConn.

UConn’s frontcourt offense failed to score, and Leonard’s breakthrough was also blocked by Tang Tian and Auriaqi in retrospect. Tang Tian saw the opportunity and grabbed the defensive rebound.

Kangda played a textbook defense.

The fans of San Diego State University were restless. They would never have thought that Kang would make such a sudden move before the game.

Playing at this pace, San Diego State University has no chance of winning.

UConn's offense and Lamb's breakthrough recreated Franklin's thug foul.

After he made one of two free throws, Kangda got off to an 8-0 dream start.

The fans of UConn continued to cheer, and they had already seen the scene of the team advancing to the top 32.

It was Leonard who stood on the edge of danger. He used Wright's pick-and-roll to catch the ball and shoot in the mid-range, and finally helped San Diego State University break the scoring shortage.

"That's it! That's it!" Wright yelled at Leonard after the goal.

In UConn's frontcourt offense, Lamb used Tang Tian's pick-and-roll to break through the basket, and then shot after confronting Wright.

Wright lay back and the referee blew his whistle to signal Wright's defensive foul.

"What? Defensive foul? Are you sure?!" Wright yelled as he sat there and thumped the ground.

His teammates came to pull him up, and he was still chattering there.

Lamb's two free throw opportunities, this time he made both free throws despite boos, and UConn continued to lead 10 to 2.

San Diego State University's offense, Leonard used the pick-and-roll to shoot again, but this time Tang Tian grabbed the pick-and-roll and missed.

Oriachi wants to defend the rebound, but Wright made a small move on the ball. Oriachi lost control of his body and missed the rebound. Wright grabbed the ball and shot again. Oriachi blocked the shot and hit him. hand.

The referee blew his whistle to signal Oriachi's thugs.

"He pushed someone!" Oriachi yelled at the referee after being called a foul. Wright kept making small moves after the start, and he couldn't bear it anymore.

"No, thug, two free throws." The referee ignored Oriachi's protest and turned directly to the technical table.

Wright extended his hands and applauded directly at this time.

Auriachi was a little furious, and wanted to rush up, but Tang Tian quickly grabbed him.

"Calm down, we have a big lead, he just wants to irritate you." He reminded Oriachi loudly.

After this period of time, he has basically figured out Wright's style of play, which is very similar to Green of the Warriors. They are players with a lot of mental attributes.

You don't feel much when the team is playing downwind, but when the team is playing against the wind, you have a strong sense of presence. Whether it's yelling at Leonard before or trying to make Lamb an offensive foul, including those small moves, it's all his means.

This kind of player is very good at using the referee. Although the ball in front was called a defensive foul, he reacted a lot and put enough pressure on the referee. Moreover, none of those actions were aimed at the referee, and he would not be called a technical foul.

Auriachi was stopped by Tang Tian to stop his impulsive actions, but he could still clearly feel that he was very unhappy with Wright.

Wright's free throws, his free throws are not bad, and he made two free throws against the boos of the UConn fans, helping the team close to the point difference.

Back at halftime, he yelled at his teammates again.

UConn's offense, Walker's emergency stop jumper after the pick-and-roll missed, and Oriachi grabbed the offensive rebound and prepared to attack.

Wright missed the block and slapped Oriachi in the face.

Oriachi was furious on the spot, directly overturning Wright.

This time, players from both sides came to confront the two, and the field was full of gunpowder.

Fans on both sides also booed in various ways.

The referee separated the players on both sides. After watching the video on the sidelines, he judged that although Wright's defense missed, the rush was not a rush. Wright was given an ordinary defensive foul, and Oriachi's action was obviously malicious. And it almost caused a conflict, and he was directly sentenced to second-level malicious expulsion.

UConn fans booed, while San Diego State University fans cheered non-stop.

Seeing Oriachi appearing wrapped in a towel, Tang Tian and Walker looked at each other, and they both saw worry in each other's eyes.

Oriachi can suppress Wright in terms of ability, but it is difficult for the substitute Forsyth to do so. If UConn loses this inside barrier, the situation will definitely not be as easy as it was after the opening.

The chance of two free throws, after Wright made two free throws, his face was full of smiles.

At the end of this round, Kang Dali lost 4 points and one possession (Auriaqi missed two free throws before leaving the field).

San Diego State University's possession of the ball, Wrightla went to the high post to do a pick-and-roll for Franklin, Franklin rushed to the basket to face Forses, and directly forced the latter's thugs.