Rookie against Jordan, I became the god of basketball

Chapter 48 Light and Shadow, Flowers and Rhizomes

After returning from the commercial pause, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

Faced with double-teaming, Lu Feng chose to hand the ball to his teammates and play without the ball himself.

Facing Duke's relentless defense, even if he called the pick-and-roll, he couldn't run out of a good position. The other Huskies fought hand-to-hand for a long time, and most of their touch was consumed. The basket seemed to be covered. Can't make it.

Jeff Brown struggled against Kristen Laettner, who had a similar style to him, but was slightly stronger than him in height and wingspan. More importantly, Laettner had better physical strength than him!

Duke, who is used to pressing the whole court, has better physical strength than the Huskies, not to mention their more luxurious rotation!
Jeff Brown held the ball and leaned against Laettner with his back. After leaning a few times, he couldn't squeeze in. Laettner supported Jeff Brown's waist with his hands and stuck his position.

Jeff Brown suddenly turned around and passed Laettner, catching the opponent off guard. Then Jeff Brown took the ball up with one hand, and Laettner behind him jumped up in a hurry...

After the jump, Laettner found helplessly that Jeff Brown didn't make a layup, which was just a fake move.

Jeff Brown seized the opportunity, turned the ball with both hands, jumped up and leaned on Laettner's hand, and picked the ball into the basket!

"Roar!!!"

Jeff Brown roared, this ball is a 2+1!

"Jeff Brown teases Kristen with his skill set that looks like a guard, that's why Jeff Brown is only 6'9 and still scores high! "

"His confrontation is not weak. Although he is not tall, he can not only shoot, but also be good at using his flexibility. He can also be a threat at the basket. His ball intelligence is worthy of recognition!"

"Fans always like to compare Olajuwon, David Robinson and Patrick Ewing to decide who is the strongest of them, but don't forget that the standard for identifying a good center has always been the same. It's not about their strength, technology is the key to a player's achievement!"

"Yes, this is why the three are stronger than the others. Basketball is not wrestling. Basketball is a sport full of art!"

In the current NBA back-and-forth rules, you can't hit with your shoulders, you can only squeeze people with your butt and back. Purely powerful centers are not favored. If you want to play results and statistics, you can only rely on your shooting footwork.

As a short center, Jeff Brown was recommended by Lu Feng, watched the video repeatedly, and has been learning and studying Olajuwon's style of play. With his flexible footwork around the basket, he is extremely proficient in dream footwork!
The shooting state was not good, Jeff Brown chose to attack the basket, Laettner's strength could not crush him, and he made a successful show!
"Aside from jumping around like a stupid rabbit, what else can you do, you fool, you can't guard against you, Uncle Jeff!"

Kristen Leitner shrank aside, stood like a minion, trembling, afraid to answer.

In the original history, he started to be called a "tough guy" after he defeated UNLV. Now he has a bad temper at most and likes to bully his teammates.

Facing the real "villain" of the NCAA, Jeff Brown, he dared not say a word about the other party's provocation.

Jeff Brown is really daring to fight, and he can really win a fight!

After one season, Jeff Brown has been suspended 3 times, that is, 6 games. Every time he has a conflict with someone, he can be one against several, and he has a great reputation!
Laettner hadn't finished gaining weight in order to stay flexible during college. He was still a small sophomore, and he didn't dare to conflict with Jeff Brown at all. He couldn't beat him!
"Tsk tsk, so you are a softie, it seems that you can only bully white teammates!"

Backed by Duke, Laettner has a sunny image and fair skin. He has enjoyed a lot of popularity since his freshman year. For a long time after the start of the season, his popularity can even stabilize Jeff Brown.

But after his bullying of his teammates was exposed, the situation took a turn for the worse. Although Jeff Brown was a jerk on the court, he has been fine off the court.

The two people in stark contrast have been compared many times, and in the end the media is more inclined to Jeff Brown, who has a better personality and a better image.

Laettner is such a bullying person. Although he PUA Bobby Hurley in the team and later forced Bill McCaffrey away, he dare not be as tough as Bill Lambiel.

Facing Jeff Brown who had been chasing and beating Uncle Hei many times, he was even more afraid to make a sound, allowing Jeff Brown to beat and scold him.

Jeff Brown made another free throw, the score was 42:34, and the Huskies led by 8 points.

Although he was choked by Jeff Brown and dared not make a sound, Leitner did not hold back on offense. In singles against Jeff Brown, he has always been an advantage.

On the next ball, Laettner receives a pass and prepares to single Jeff Brown.

It's not that Duke's teammates want him to return one, but because Duke's tactics against the Huskies are like this.

The two have similar styles and similar skills, but Laettner's physical talent is better. Jeff Brown has nothing to do with him, so he can only watch Laettner fall back and score again.

At Duke at this time, Phil Henderson was the big brother of the team, but he faced Eldridge's defense and played extremely hard. Old K also knew what was the best way to deal with the Huskies. It was decided from the beginning to let Duke dig inside.

The duo of Alara and Laettner is not afraid of Jeff Brown and Doug Meekins!

The biggest task of the outside three is to do a good job of defense. The offense only needs to catch and shoot and find opportunities to cut inside without spending too much energy.

Bobby Hurley at position 1 only needs to hoist the ball into the inside line, and then run around with Lu Feng.

Lu Feng understands that Duke's tactic this time is to play attrition, and it is impossible to continue to defend Bobby Hurley to the death. If he and Bobby Hurley are allowed to fight 1V1, he can fight for a whole day and beat Bobby Hurley from the beginning. Blast to the end.

But doing that is completely meaningless, he can make Bobby Hurley unable to even pass the ball, but Duke can hold the ball not only Bobby Hurley, he will only increase his own defense by defending Bobby Hurley Physical exertion.

Double-teaming the inside line is also not good. Although Bobby Hurley has no blue, Duke's ability to play the ball inside the double-team is not weak.

On the next ball, Lu Feng ran without the ball, received a pass from Eldridge through Brent's off-ball pick-and-roll, and scored with two long shots. The point difference returned to 8 points!
Lu Feng double-teams as soon as he holds the ball. In order to ensure efficiency, he always takes the ball at the moment of receiving the ball after running, and shoots before Duke completes the double-team.

This is in line with old K's tactical purpose, let Lu Feng run non-stop, and exhaust his physical energy in various ways!

Old K hugged his chest and saw Lu Feng scoring a goal. Not only did he not get angry, he even smiled strangely. At this time, he didn't look as kind as Future, on the contrary, he was a little gloomy. Old K from West Point Military Academy Looks less like a general and more like a secret service chief.

Old K looked at Lu Feng's non-stop running, the corner of his mouth slightly curled up, thinking: keep fighting like this, let's see how long you can last!

He admitted that Lu Feng is very powerful, but no matter how powerful he is, he is still human, no, no, no one really thinks that Lu Feng can last the whole game, right?
The last commercial pause in the second half, the score has come to 80:78, the Huskies lead with only 2 points left!
"The University of Washington is dangerous. If the opponent is not Duke, if the game is not in Denver, they will not play so uncomfortable."

"Washington University has always been the leading one in pre-match approval ratings, but the thin air in Denver has caused big trouble for Washington University, which has no rotation available. Washington University has not made any substitutions since the beginning of the game. It's getting closer."

"Kristen Laettner, who played the longest time at Duke, only played 18 minutes. In the last 10 minutes, whether the University of Washington can hold its lead will be the key to the final victory of the game!"

Lu Feng sat on the bench, with a heavy breath in his chest, unable to vomit for a long time.

Even he is like this, the situation of the other four Huskies can be imagined, coupled with the high altitude of Denver, each of the Huskies' starting 30-man team who played for 5 minutes felt dizzy and nauseous.

Lynn Nance was nervous and speechless. After March Madness began, he felt more and more clearly that the Huskies were weak in the lineup.

This is not the player's problem, nor his problem... Various external factors have caused the current result.

He signed too late and didn't have time to recruit. This is one. The Huskies are too popular to be studied. This is the second. The last two games of March Madness are played in Denver. This is the third.

The team has no rotation available, and Lynn Nance feels deeply hurt, and is determined to have a full rank in the future, and this situation cannot be allowed to happen again.

"Guys, does anyone need a break?" Lynn Nance asked, seeing no one answered him, and continued: "The last 10 minutes, hold on... Guys, remember how you feel now, I I hope no matter what the result is, when you recall today's game in the future, you will not have any regrets!"

"Don't worry, coach, we can win!" Eldridge looked at the others, and finally looked at Lu Feng, and asked, "Luck, I will be the main attack next, you need to recover first."

Seeing Lu Feng looking over, he calmly said: "Whether it's you or Jeff, your talents are better than mine, and there will be many wonderful things in the future... But for me, the most wonderful time in life, Only now!"

He stared into Lu Feng's eyes, and said, "I'll help you fight for 5 minutes, trust me once!"

Lu Feng smiled, and stretched out his fist with his right hand: "I have always believed in you, boss..."

The two bumped fists, and Lu Feng continued: "As my first and maybe the last boss, don't underestimate yourself, I... no, it should be us, we have always believed in you! "

Lynn Nance looked at Eldridge and said: "ER, even though we haven't been together for a long time, I have always believed that you will be a great, respectable basketball player, go on boy, press Do what you want!"

"Thank you, coach, I will not let you down!"

……

"The game is ready to start, let me look at Washington...God, Coach Lynn didn't let Luck play!"

"Coach Lynn should want Luck to take a break to recover his strength, but relying on other people, can the University of Washington maintain its advantage?"

Quinn curled his lips in disdain and said, "No, they can't do it. Is a husky without Lark still a husky? This is really unwise. Coach Lynn will definitely regret it!"

Seeing that Lu Feng didn't play, Old K panicked for a moment. He didn't expect that the University of Washington would make such risky adjustments when the game was so tight. Lynn Nance's boldness was beyond his imagination!

He looked at Lynn Nance on the other side. He had a hunch that the other party would become his enemy in the NCAA...

He looked at the players who were as confused as he was on the field, and reminded loudly: "Listen, soldiers, this is our chance. Before Luck comes up, I need you to overtake the score. The more the better!"

With old K reminding them, everyone in Duke quickly came to their senses and discovered this immediately.

Phil Henderson smiled crookedly and said, "Are they looking down on us, guys, remember what the coach said, and teach them a lesson!"

On the first ball, the Huskies attacked, and Eldridge broke through and missed the mid-range shot under the interference of Phil Henderson.

Phil Henderson let out a chuckle, and said, "It's so pitiful, you are nothing without Lark, especially you, a piece of trash that even a newcomer can't hold back!"

As the boss of the team, he was called by the coach to play a supporting role in such a crucial game against the Huskies in the semifinals. Phil Henderson has been unhappy since the beginning of the game.

He didn't dare to contradict Old K, so he could only vent his anger on other people. Now that Husky replaced Lu Feng, he gave him a chance.

At position 1, although Lu Feng is far stronger than the rookie Bobby Hurley, Duke has the advantage in all other positions, and it doesn’t matter whoever takes the shot. He is confident that he can eat Eldridge alone, as the ball. The boss of the team, he has taken less than 10 shots so far!
Phil Henderson thought about it, and felt that if he could stably eat the opponent player alone, the old coach K wouldn't care if he took a few more shots?

Then in the one-on-one between the two, he successfully swayed Eldridge away with a bad luck after a breakthrough in a change of direction. In the limited space, Phil Henderson made a decisive shot!
Swish!
The score was tied at 87!
Eldridge shook his fist angrily, his physical fitness was still affected, he took off a bit slower, and failed to defend the ball.

After the Huskies kicked off, Eldridge held the ball, and Phil Henderson immediately posted it. Duke is determined to press the audience to the end, regardless of whether Lu Feng is present or not.

"See, this is the difference between real power and false power, you are just a bunch of waste that drags your feet!"

Eldridge didn't say a word, gritted his teeth and dribbled the ball across the half court.

"Hey, let me say, don't you guys still have a chance to time out? Hurry up and change people. If this continues, even Lak won't be able to fill the hole you left."

Phil Henderson's defense is extremely annoying, but he also has weaknesses. In order to ensure his offensive threat, he is thin.

This is Eldridge's chance. He chooses to force Phil, crushing the opponent with stronger strength, and rushing straight to the basket.

Affected by physical strength, Eldridge knew that he could not solve the problem by shooting, so he chose to play more at the basket.

Laettner saw Eldridge breaking through Phil Henderson and immediately came up to help defend, but Eldridge showed no intention of slowing down.

He jumped in the air, saw Laettner defending, put the ball away, and the two of them collided, and Eldridge fell to one side, but at the last moment, he put the ball firmly up before it hit the ground one send...

Swish—Eldridge scored from the railing...beep beep beep, the referee whistled, and there will be an additional penalty!

"Ah!!!" Eldridge lay on the ground, clenched his hands into fists, and yelled angrily like venting.

Duke didn't care about this ball, how many fairy balls like this can there be?

But soon, as the game progressed, Duke began to panic.

He was obviously panting non-stop, but Eldridge was able to rush into the inside again and again without reservation, causing damage, and he just stabilized the point difference. Not to mention Duke overtaking, they couldn't even take the lead arrive!
"Eldridge breaks through... makes a layup, beautiful!"

"Washington leads again, back to 3 points... Laettner catches the ball, a layup, and a penalty... The score is tied again, and Washington has Eldridge holding the ball again..."

"Oh, this trick is Luck's change of direction without slowing down. I didn't expect Eldridge to do it too. The University of Washington leads by 2 points again, and there is not much time left for Duke!"

……

Break through, break through, break through!

Obviously the footsteps are slowing down, and the whole person can't even stand firmly, but Eldridge can break through and score goals, and Duke just can't prevent it!
"ER! ER! ER!"

Fans were very excited to see Eldridge stand up to help the team keep the score without Lu Feng in the absence of the Huskies.

Eldridge also showed a happy smile, imitating Lu Feng and putting his hands to his ears, listening to the cheers of the fans.

"Eldridge is underestimated. He is not just a role player. His breakthrough is as powerful as his catch and shoot. He can still guarantee his firepower without physical strength!"

"All he lacks is opportunity. Don't forget, even if he is a senior now, Eldridge is only 21 years old. He is younger than Jordan and Bird when they entered the league. He deserves the team to use better. Take a gamble!"

"And he's strong enough to match most 1s in the NBA, so why not?"

Phil Henderson had long since lost his mind to mocking Eldridge, on the contrary, he only had fear in his heart at this time.

Like Eldridge, he is already a senior. Although he is the boss of Duke, his pick in the media predictions is actually similar to that of Eldridge. I thought Eldridge was because of Lu Feng. Light, now he realizes that the lucky one is actually him.

Old K saw the Huskies clinging on to the advantage, jumped anxiously, and kept cursing on the bench, reminding the players to defend well, but it didn't work.

It was Phil Henderson's turn to receive the ball, and he didn't even have the courage to shoot when facing Eldridge who was defending in front of him.

Now every ball is the key. Although he is the courage of the team, he does not have the courage to carry the team behind his back... The basketball seems to be hot, and he quickly passes it to Bobby He who is standing in the bottom corner and smoking. profit.

Bobby Hurley is numb, you don't know what kind of offensive boss I am?

Usually I was bullied by Leitner in the team, but you never cared about it like you couldn’t see it, why do you think of me now?
Bobby Hurley releases his two-step defender, hesitates...pass or shoot?
As a member of the Huskies, facing players without the basket, it is a good habit to let go of sudden shots, and the fringe players who have been replaced are also firmly implementing this point.

Bobby Hurley hesitated for a long time, making 3 threats from outside the three-point line, but he just didn't come up to defend.

Husky tool man: Don't shake it, I know you don't have a basket, pass it quickly!

In the end, Bobby Hurley passed the ball to Laettner after shaking for a long time. Laettner asked for the ball for a long time, but the ball came to his hand after running out of time. He was so uncomfortable that he wanted to curse.

Sure enough, Hurley was in need of a beating, and he had been less beating before!

Laettner leaned on Jeff Brown and made a turnaround hook-boom, swish!

Beep!
Although the goal was scored, Laettner was not at all happy, making Duke's voice of despair sound, and Lynn Nance called a timeout!
Eldridge walked off the field panting, and before he reached the bench, he couldn't help but his legs softened and his body fell forward...

When he didn't fall down in the end, Lu Feng caught him.

Eldridge hesitated to speak, as if he wanted to say something.

"Good job, ER, leave it to me!" Lu Feng said confidently.

"Plastic... plastic, plastic..."

"Plastic? What plastic? Duke is as soft as plastic?" Lu Feng asked strangely.

"Plastic...bag...vomit!"

Lu Feng: "..."

Eldridge was replaced in the last 5 minutes, and Lu Feng played full of fighting spirit.

Seeing Lu Feng playing again, Duke panicked and didn't know whether to continue double-teaming...

But even double-teaming is useless. The reason why the full-court pressing tactic will be eliminated in the future is because this tactic hurts both others and oneself.

Duke, who persisted for most of the game, was discouraged at the last moment. Their full-court pressing not only exhausted the Huskies' physical strength, but also exhausted their own touch.

Although they finally replaced Bobby Hurley and played Bill McCaffrey, who was more physically fit and more accurate, there was still no hope.

Bill's pressing defense couldn't restrain Lu Feng, Lu Feng didn't pass the ball at all, how could he make a mistake?
Even if he is double-teamed, Lu Feng can still play off the ball, and he can't do anything with the pick-and-roll to catch and shoot.

In the last 2 minutes, Duke missed a shot. Lu Feng grabbed the rebound and made a fast break to score 2+1, opening the gap to 6 points, which became the last straw that overwhelmed Duke!
In the end, the Huskies defeated Duke 101:92 by 9 points and advanced to the finals!
As soon as the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the Huskies immediately collapsed to the ground, unable to even cheer.

The reporters who had been waiting for a long time stepped forward with microphones and interviewed the winners of the University of Washington.

The most popular, of course, is because of Duke's release tactics. Lu Feng, who scored 56 points in the game, is like a beam of colorful light surrounded by countless people in the middle of the court. The corner of the person's attention, like a shadow behind the light, silently looking at each other with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"ER, can I interview you?"

"Of course, let's get started."

"First of all, congratulations on your victory over Duke. I noticed that in the last quarter when Luck was resting, you stood up and kept the team's advantage by scoring consecutively. You were the leader of the team last year. You will be jealous What about Rucker and his achievements, and how do you evaluate yourself and Rucker as a teammate?"

Eldridge shook his head and said slowly: "No, not at all, Luck deserves this, he is a better and more talented player than me...he should stand in front of people and show off like a flower The color, in my case, is at most the rhizomes that help him absorb nutrients, and this is enough, I am very satisfied and very happy."

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　Sorry, it's a bit late, it will be updated at 10 o'clock tomorrow.

　　I was thinking about getting up this morning to revise the article, looking for typos and wrong sentences, but when I got up, I found that the power went out... Sorry everyone, I will set a scheduled release one day in advance.

　　
　
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