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However, Tang Tian's running position affected Duke's defensive attention on the field, and Lamb's air cut received Walker's pass for a layup.
Kangda scored 4 consecutive offenses after returning from the second half!
The point difference was shortened to 14 points!
"Defense! Defense!"
Consecutive scoring aroused the passion of Kang University fans.
“加油,蓝魔!”
But at this moment, the Duke fans on the opposite side also began to shout slogans. Their superiority in numbers made their decibels overwhelm the UConn fans.
Owen continued to single Walker in the frontcourt and succeeded twice in a row. He is now full of confidence.
Changing direction in front of the body, dribbling from the back to the front of the body, connecting the inside and outside of the crotch, Owen dribbles still flying beautifully.
At the moment when Walker's center of gravity changed, Owen changed hands and prepared to break through from the left.
"Snapped!"
But as soon as the ball left his hand, Walker slammed it away!
Although Walker was scored consecutively by Irving, he was not discouraged, but kept observing. In 120% state, he finally succeeded in defending once!
Irving chased Walker behind him. Walker didn't make a strong move to the frontcourt, but threw the ball to the weak side three-point line.
Over there, Tang Tian's quick break was already in place.
Chapter 1 Bloodthirsty Kangda
After receiving the ball, he looked back at Singler, who was flying behind him to block the shot, and Tang Tian made a movement of receiving the ball.
When he saw Singler flying away from his eyes with bared teeth and claws, he aimed at the frame again.
Bend your knees, take off, straighten your arms, and move your wrists.
After throwing Singler away, Tang Tian's shot was unhurried, a textbook three-point jumper.
"Shh!"
The ball is like positioning a cruise missile, falling into the frame accurately.
40 is better than 51!
In the second half, UConn came up with a wave of 13 to 4 attacks, chasing the point difference from 20 points to 11 points!
Tang Tian hit 3 three-pointers alone!
Coach K yelled at his players a few times at this time, obviously being very dissatisfied with being chased for points like this.
At this time, the fans and bench players of UConn were the most excited.
Irving scored 4 points, and his condition was as good as in the first half. Coach K's adjustments were also timely, but the only difference from the first half was that UConn played a flood of offense!
Duke's personal ability to lead Irving in the first half is one aspect, but there is another aspect that is a problem with UConn's own offense.
27 points in the half, which is obviously lower than their previous games.
Now that the offensive end is open, the situation is naturally different.
Duke's offense, Irving continued to single Walker.
Walker successfully defended the previous goal and his self-confidence soared. At this moment, Irving, who is close to him, is very uncomfortable.
After all, Irving has not yet grown into a full body, and it hasn't been long since he returned from his toe injury. Now he is forced to have no room for breakthrough!
The fans of the University of Kangda watched with enthusiasm.
They have never seen such a desperate Walker on the defensive end, it's like adding bloodlust!
Owen finally managed to move out a little space to make a shot.
Walker stretched out his hand, but the referee on the sidelines still blew his whistle to signal Walker's foul.
The UConn fans at the scene booed.
Irving made two free throws and helped Duke widen the point difference to 13 points again.
"Defense! Defense!"
More than 4 fans at Duke were cheering loudly, and the momentum was monstrous.
For UConn's frontcourt offense, Tang Tian was marked to death, and Walker was also blocked and didn't give him a chance. However, Lamb took a chance around the pick-and-roll at this time, and directly made a three-pointer after receiving a pass from Walker.
"Shh!"
The ball crashed into the net.
Lamb's three-pointer also scored!
During the regular season, Lamb's three-point shooting was not stable, but because of the small number of shots, no one noticed. After the championship, Lamb's three-point shooting rate was second only to Tang Tian in UConn!
The cheers from the Duke fans stopped abruptly.
It's not just Walker who is bloodthirsty alone, Kangda's whole team is in a state of bloodthirsty, and it hasn't disappeared after playing for so long!
In fact, this 120% state is very difficult to last. After all, it consumes a lot of physical and mental energy. After a few minutes of fighting, it should almost disappear, but the referee called Walker's foul just now, so they were added again. once!
With just over 7 minutes into the second half, UConn has closed the gap to 10 points!
Irving continued to single Walker in the frontcourt. This time he obviously increased the swing when shaking, and the continuous Sam Gold finally shook Walker and went to the basket.
Oriachi's save and Irving's basket railing failed to score the ball.
Oriachi turned around and struggled to protect the defensive rebound.
In fact, Plumlee was already empty when Oriachi came out, and there was a high probability that the pass would be a dunk, but Irving did not pass, which is Irving's biggest technical shortcoming.
Kangda played a counterattack again. Tang Tian's chasing three-pointer was interfered and missed, but Lamb followed up with a layup to make up the ball.
45 is better than 53!
The point difference is only 8 points left.
Coach K called a timeout again at this time, and when the players left the field, he roared and almost threw the tactical board. This legendary NCAA coach couldn't calm down after being chased by the University of Connecticut.
Coach K's anger still played a role, and UConn's bloodthirsty state exhausted a lot of energy. After Duke returned from a timeout, the offensive end opened up some situations.
However, Lamb at UConn found his form. When Walker and Tang Tian held back most of the defense, he also frequently succeeded on the offensive end.
The score difference of the game has been fluctuating between 8 and 10 points.
About 13 minutes into the second half, the main players on both sides went off to rest one after another.
Tang Tian and Walker also took the time to drink some water and then eat some cake.
They seem to be used to fueling up with Olson's cake.
"Kemba, their defense is starting to focus on Lamb. If you have a chance, you should attack more." Tang Tian said.
"Owen..."
"Owen left it to me to defend. They are also watching me on the defensive end. I didn't have a chance." Tang Tian said directly.
If you want to become a good enough 3D player, Novak's open three-pointer is definitely not enough. You must know that he is only facing Duke at the quasi-NBA level. There will be no chance at all.
So his next step is to buy a three-pointer skill for running and catching the ball from the system mall.
But that's all the next step plan, and obviously it can't be done before the end of the championship, so Walker still has to rely on Walker to win this game.
"I see." Walker nodded.
The game is not static, and it can even be said to be changing rapidly. In the first half, the team couldn't start because of his poor form, but now Tang Tian scored 3 three-pointers, and Lamb continued to score. They opened the containment defense. This is his chance.
Moreover, after defending Owen consecutively, his own self-confidence has also improved, and Tang Tian's reminder of this point is very timely.
The game time came to the last 5 minutes, and both sides changed their main rotation back one after another.
UConn made minor lineup adjustments, with Holland replacing Smith.
The point difference on the field is still 8 points. This is the final decisive moment for both sides.
Fans on both sides were cheering for their respective teams. As the decisive moment approached, the atmosphere on the scene was extremely noisy and reached a critical point.
The fierce competition also made Smith and Barkley temporarily forget the previous bickering, but looked at the field intently.
Kangda's offense, Tang Tian and Lamb crossed positions.
Both of them were in good shape in the second half, and Duke's defense was completely affected by them.
At this time, Oriachi mentioned the high position and gave Walker a pick-and-roll, and Walker dribbled the ball with a low body and accelerated to meet Plumlee's defense.
Plumlee is omnipotent in offense and defense in the penalty area, and almost dominated the basket tonight, and now he does not show weakness in the face of Walker, reaching out to cover the sky.
Walker suddenly changed direction.
Walker's dribbling is not as good as Irving's, but his instantaneous explosive power is stronger than Irving's. This time Plumlee couldn't keep up at all, so he had to move forward and back.
Walker slammed back to collect the ball, and then made a direct throw.
Throwing is Parker's forte, and Walker, who takes Parker as his idol, is also quite skilled in throwing.
"Shh!"
It was too late for Plumlee to save again. After the ball crossed a high parabola in the air, it passed his defense and fell directly into the net bag.
Walker scored his first point of the second half.
Chapter 1 The Evolved Walker
UConn fans whistled.
They saw a different Walker on the defensive end in the second half, and now the familiar Walker on the offensive end has finally appeared!
Coach K was relieved to see this.
Irving's performance in the second half was not as good as in the first half, which is inseparable from Walker's all-out press. Now that Walker has to score and defend, his physical strength will definitely not keep up. Walker is the absolute core of UConn. When he is exhausted, When you can't attack and can't defend, it's easy for Duke to win the game.
Duke's offense, Irving took the ball to the frontcourt.
At this moment, there was a burst of whistles from the fans of the University of Kangda.
Coach K was also taken aback at this moment.
The defender in front of Owen was neither Walker nor Lamb, but Tang Tian!
It turned out that UConn’s lineup adjustment at the last moment was to make Tang Tian and Owen face each other!
Let the fourth position defend the first position?
Coach K can't understand Cajon's operation. Although Tang Tian's defensive ability is very good, he can defend the third and fourth positions, but Owen is the first position, and is known for his breakthrough dribble.
It's like hitting a mosquito with a hammer, it's completely out of tune!
Singler also had an advantage against Lamb, but Irving chose to attack by himself.
Continuously changing direction in advance, Owen directly stepped in.
However, he soon realized that he had underestimated Tang Tian. Tang Tian had a pre-judgment and moved forward to grab a position.
Although there is a gap in speed, this prejudgment successfully bridges the gap.
There was a burst of cheers from the University of Kang fans at the scene.
They didn't care what position they were in, Tang Tian's defense was invincible in their eyes, and this confrontation between the two sides completely verified what they thought in their hearts.
Irving didn't stop the ball. After pulling the ball back with one crotch, he changed direction directly inside and outside.
The distance was too close, Tang Tian was flashed by Owen.
Sure enough, although Tony Allen's individual defense skills have improved his speed to a certain extent, the difference in weight still makes it difficult for him to defend Owen's breakthrough at close range.
This is also something he needs to consider after the draft. In the NBA, whether to gain weight to play a swingman or lose weight to play a swingman.
After being passed by Owen, Tang Tian did not give up defending, and still pursued from behind.