Rookie against Jordan, I became the god of basketball

Chapter 43 I am the advantage!
The Huskies' victory over the Tigers did not cause any splashes. In everyone's eyes, this is a matter of course.

Lu Feng "only" scored 39 points and did not attract the attention of reporters. His "bad habits" have long been understood by reporters, but this is also in line with Lu Feng's image in the eyes of reporters.

Powerful, smart, arrogant, arrogant... Lu Feng's image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!

However, compared to the calmness of the first round, the second round of the match between the Huskies and North Carolina was full of undercurrents from the night of the 15th, and various media and TV stations competed to predict the match between the two teams.

Various data and milestone games of the core players of the two teams were picked up and compared.

Although CBS won the exclusive live broadcast with more money, ABC and NBC also took advantage of the popularity of the two teams without hesitation, and various programs took off!
At noon on the day of the game, the reporter found the former North Carolina juniors and asked them to predict the outcome of the game.

Jordan: "The University of Washington is very strong, but I can't think of how they can win North Carolina. If they meet other teams, they will probably win, but North Carolina is an exception."

Reporter: "Can you tell me why? Washington is the No. 1 seed in the Midwest. Shouldn't it be difficult for North Carolina to beat the University of Washington?"

Jordan smiled and said, "It's very simple, because it's North Carolina, the University of Washington... Sorry, I only know Luke, who else besides Luke?"

Jordan shrugged and said with a smile: "Luck is half a head shorter than me. If he can score 60 points tonight, the University of Washington might win."

James Worthy heard what Jordan said, and joked on the sidelines: "No, Washington can't win, even Michael Jordan can't win the championship, let alone the smaller Michael Jordan!"

Jordan: "..."

On the night of the 17th, Austin, Texas was full of fans, with the Huskies and North Carolina each occupying half.

Before the game, the reporter approached Lu Feng and asked, "Luck, will you worry about the game against North Carolina, which is more advantageous?"

Lu Feng frowned, and asked: "North Carolina advantage? Why do you think so?"

Reporter: "North Carolina is similar to your style, but North Carolina has more and better players, more game experience, and deeper background. Isn't this an advantage?"

Lu Feng shook his head contemptuously and said: "This is indeed North Carolina's advantage, but we also have an advantage, and it is bigger!"

The reporter's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Oh, really, what is that?"

"Me!" Lu Feng patted his chest: "I am the advantage!"

After Lu Feng finished speaking, he turned around and entered the arena...

Although he was very confident in front of the reporter, he knew that what the reporter said was correct, North Carolina did restrain the Huskies.

The tactical styles of the two teams are very similar, but the background of North Carolina is undoubtedly far superior to that of the Huskies.

It seems that North Carolina's 13-man rotation is only one more than the Huskies, but many people in the Huskies make up the numbers, and North Carolina is all elite soldiers.

North Carolina can use 4-star high school students as the fringes of the team, and can put two first-round picks on the bench as substitutes. The Huskies dare not even think about it!

During the warm-up, Lu Feng looked at the North Carolina players on the opposite side and shook his head... He didn't know most of these people on the opposite side, and there were many first-round picks predicted by the media.

The only one who looks familiar is Rick Fox, the starting small forward of the Lakers OK Dynasty.

Lu Feng remembered him because he was handsome, and after retiring, he went to be... ahem, he became an action actor!

North Carolina's lineup against the Huskies is in all aspects. In terms of height, except for the No. 1 position, the other four North Carolina starters are all taller than the Huskies.

More importantly, all four positions are only a few centimeters higher, which means that while North Carolina has an advantage in offense, the defense will not be bad!

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北卡首发五人为：1号位金·莱斯、2号位凯文·马登、3号位里克·福克斯、4号位斯科特·威廉姆斯、5号位皮特·奇尔卡特。

North Carolina has a five-forward lineup that can make Pat Riley drool, and they are all about 2 meters tall.

What makes the Huskies uncomfortable with this starting lineup is that against them, the Huskies will definitely have a defensive weakness!
If North Carolina allows players at positions 3, 4, and 5 to attack, the Huskies can only manage two of them. Lu Feng and Eldridge are not tall enough to defend these three positions.

Doug Meekins and Jeff Brown can only defend one person alone, but whoever they guard, the other vacant position will be a breakthrough!
Putting Mark West on the starting lineup is only because of the right height, and his slow pace cannot have a good defensive performance.

What makes the Huskies even more uncomfortable is that North Carolina's starting five are all talented and very athletic, and the Huskies have no advantage in speed, so they can't play fast breaks!

That's it for the first ball, North Carolina got the ball, Rick Fox immediately broke, and after Doug Meekins caught up, he passed the ball to Williams behind him, and Williams dunked!
Jeff Brown kicked off immediately, Lu Feng encountered a double-team after just two dribbles, and the other three from North Carolina had already retreated, and the Huskies failed to counterattack and fast break...

However, when the Huskies fell into positional battles, Lu Feng discovered that North Carolina was double-teamed at the beginning, and it wasn't to defend against fast breaks at the beginning!

North Carolina used an alternative 2-1-2 defense, with two double-teaming Lu Feng, one chasing Eldridge, and two guarding the basket in the penalty area.

North Carolina sent Kim Rice and Rick Fox to double-team Lu Feng. It was obvious that they didn't want him to shoot or shoot!

Doug Meekins ran to the mid-range to catch the ball, but when he got the ball, he was embarrassed to find that he was unguarded...

Of course he knew what this meant - the tactic of releasing people, which Huskies have used many times!

How can he know his mid-range shot? There are two people standing in the penalty area, and it is impossible for him to attack. After thinking about it, he decided to pass the ball back to Lu Feng.

When he wanted to pass the ball, he realized that North Carolina was still double-teaming!

Lu Feng can play without the ball, allowing his teammates to play 4v3 happily, and of course it's the same this time...

To be more precise, the Huskies are playing 3 on 2 because Eldridge is also being chased and has no chance to attack.

But this time, the tried-and-true tactics of the Huskies in the past failed to work, because Mark West and Doug Meekins had no baskets, and North Carolina only needed to do a good job of defending the penalty area and interfering with Jeff Brown's shooting!

Jeff Brown doesn't need to guard against death, and his shooting is not as terrifying as Lu Feng.

If it only interferes with his shooting and protecting the basket, North Carolina's two 2-meter inside lines are enough to do a good job!

Obviously, as a famous coach who has been in charge of North Carolina for 28 years, Dean Smith predicted that the Huskies would change their starting lineup.

But it's normal to think about it. Huskies face North Carolina. It is impossible to let Brent start, otherwise the Huskies' inside line will really become a plug!

Jeff Brown's shot was disturbed, and North Carolina took advantage of its height to grab the rebound and scored another fast break!
On the next ball, Doug Meekins, who received a pass from Jeff Brown, stormed the basket and was cut off. North Carolina made another quick break!
The Huskies kicked off the ball, and after Lu Feng held the ball for halftime, it was still the same routine. As soon as he approached the three-point line, he was double-teamed!
North Carolina gave the Huskies two bottles of poison, named Mark West and Brent Merritt.

Mark West destroyed the Huskies' offense, Brent Merritt destroyed the Huskies' defense, and the Huskies chose the poison to destroy the offense, and the toxicity is indeed very strong.

Lu Feng needed to find a way to find an antidote. The first thing he thought of was a pick and roll. He waved his hand and motioned for Doug Meggins to come up and block one for him.

Doug Mikins' pick-and-roll cannot be said to be ineffective. He did help Lu Feng block Rick Fox. The problem is that he also brought a 2 meter Scott Williams over...

After the pick-and-roll, Rick Fox didn't have the slightest desire to defend Doug Meekins, and directly retracted to the position before Scott Williams on top of the inside line.

Lu Feng, Doug Mikins: "..."

After Doug Meekins finished the pick-and-roll, he habitually cut inside, and Lu Feng passed the ball.

After all, Doug Mikins is only 1 meters. Although he has excellent athletic ability, his wingspan is very average, like a little Griffin.

As a result of the inside cut, Doug Meekins was blocked, the ball was taken by North Carolina, and the fast break counterattack was promoted again...

Rick Fox catches a pass at the [-]-point line with no defense, counters with a fast-break shot -- whoosh!

"Luck, thank you for your Sweet 16 tickets, come back next year!"

After scoring the goal, Rick Fox said something trashy to Lu Feng in his soft and elegant voice, then smiled like a gentleman, and retreated to his own half.

The poison that North Carolina gave the Huskies was really strong, and they beat the Huskies 9:0 at the beginning!

"God, it's scored again, this time it's a three-pointer! North Carolina scored 9 points in a row, and the University of Washington still didn't score a point. Is the miracle of Seattle going to end here?"

"This is the difference between a rich team and an ordinary team. Once Luck is double-teamed and his teammates can't score, the Huskies will fall into the quagmire, just like now!"

"The only hope for the Huskies is Lark. He needs to make a move, even if it's not a good opportunity. Now it's time for him to prove himself!"

The Huskies will be beaten 9:0 in the opening game, which is something Seattle fans could not have imagined before the game.

And the North Carolina fans on the other side saw that North Carolina had a chance to counterattack the Huskies, and they went completely crazy, spilling all kinds of beer!
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Lynn Nance applied for a timeout, and he knew that the Huskies would lose if this continued!

He figured it out, it doesn't matter if the defense is worse, but if it affects Lu Feng's offense, then the Huskies will really be gone. Mark West must come down, he can't stay on the field!

It wasn't until this moment that he realized how useful and important an insider with accurate shooting like Jeff Brown is!

When Brent Merritt came up, he made an immediate impact.

Lu Feng held the ball in the frontcourt, facing the double-teaming of the two, a simple pass feint shook Rick Fox away, and then immediately made a three-pointer, and the goal was scored!

Rice was blocked by Fox and failed to interfere!
"I haven't made a pass yet, why did you dodge it, and I couldn't help but take fewer shots...Damn it, you're not covering for me, are you? I knew that assists are much more difficult to get than points." !"

Rick Fox didn't reply, but after he succeeded in catching the ball against Brent Merritt, he gave Lu Feng a provocative look.

"I'm not gay, don't look at me like that, you have no chance!"

Rick Fox: "…"

Trash talk is trash talk, Lu Feng knew that Husky's problem was still unresolved, it was just a different way, they were still behind.

On the next ball, Lu Feng made another pass fake. This time Rick Fox was careful not to be shaken away.

Seeing Lu Feng pull the ball back up again, he immediately jumped up and straightened his hand...

It's a pity that this was another fake move, Lu Feng just stood on tiptoe and didn't pull it up.

Seeing Rick Fox jump up, Lu Feng leaned in directly and cheated a foul.

Lu Feng stretched out his finger and tapped his temple, then sighed and shook his head, looking at the bewildered Fox with pity.

"Your surname shouldn't be fox, you should be surnamed rabbit. When you go back, remember to check if the hospital gave birth to the wrong child!"

"Shut your mouth, you're the ones behind!"

Huh, I finally feel comfortable now!
Lu Feng raised the corner of his mouth, he was serious about talking trash!
Lu Feng made three free throws-11:6, 5 points difference!
There is a price for talking trash. On the next ball, Rick Fox's jump shot missed. Lu Feng dared to get the ball and was attacked by Fox's pressing defense without taking a step.

But this goal was purely a decision made by Fox's brain. He was a 2-meter forward pressing to defend a 01 (wearing shoes) defender. The result can be imagined.

Lu Feng slapped the ball under Fox's crotch, and when he came through the crotch, he passed the opponent, 5 for 4 in the frontcourt!

Lu Feng broke through to the penalty area and jumped up, then passed the ball behind his head to Doug Meekins, and the Huskies scored a fast break dunk!

"Fox, calm down, don't beat me up!"

After seeing the score close, Dean Smith yelled from the sidelines!
His roar made Fox regain his composure, and the rest of North Carolina did not mess around anymore, and played tactics steadily.

Lu Feng faced double-teaming and didn't take many shots. Fortunately, after Brent came up, the Huskies allowed the rest of the Huskies to score steadily in 4-on-3 without allowing North Carolina to widen the score.

After being beaten 9:0 by North Carolina in the opening game, the Huskies quickly recovered their form and recovered the point difference to 3 points!
But it was only a few points difference, and the Huskies couldn't catch up anyway. Although the Huskies had a wave of morale, the defensive weakness of the lineup always existed. As long as North Carolina does not lose its wisdom, it is difficult to continue to make mistakes.

The two teams played until the commercial timeout, and the score on the field came to 30:27, and the Huskies were still 3 points behind.

Lu Feng didn't take many shots, but his efficiency was extremely high. In the first half of the quarter, he made 4 of 3 shots, 3 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 of 3 free throws. He only scored 3 points, but in addition to scoring, he also had 11 assists. , This is all thanks to North Carolina's double-teaming!
(End of this chapter)