no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 31 Blood Collision
Howland finally couldn't sit still, turned around and called Westbrook up.

Westbrook couldn't bear it for a long time. After seeing Howland's gesture, he jumped up like a rocket, and then quickly ran to the technical table.

There may be some problems with Howland's arrangement, but one thing, as a head coach, he knows Westbrook very well.

Westbrook is the kind of player who will give 100% to the game. Putting him on the bench in key battles can turn 100% into 120%.

To use a metaphor, Westbrook at this time is a beast that has been hungry for a few days and has come out of the cage.

The sideline whistle sounded, and Westbrook came on to replace Collison.

The fans at the scene burst into overwhelming cheers instantly.

Westbrook may not necessarily be the best player on this team, but he must be their favorite player.

Just like Xu Yong's self-confidence, Westbrook's passion for the game is engraved in his bones!
"Come on! Bruins!"

After Westbrook advanced with the ball, the fans cheered and cheered instantly.

Westbrook didn't let them down either. He cut to catch the ball as soon as he came up, and went straight to Ayers and scored.

Ayres stood in the defensive position with the ball and gave it a confrontation, but he couldn't defend it. This is really being forced, and it is the positive kind.

The Poly Arena also boiled instantly, yes, this is the smell!
"Defense! Defense!"

Soon, the sound of boiling turned into cheers and cheers again.

Westbrook is definitely the fuel for the atmosphere on the scene.

The defensive strength of the Bruins is improving. Harden's breakthrough layup misses, and Xu Yong's tip-up is also interfered by Love.

And just as the ball popped out, a figure leaped up into the sky, pulling the ball into his arms as if grasping the moon.

It's Westbrook again!
At this time, he is already in the form of "God Turtle", everywhere on the court!
After taking off the rebound, Westbrook didn't stop for a moment, and his feet rushed forward as if he stepped on the gas pedal.

It was too late when the Devils reacted, and Glasser on the outside wanted to foul early but didn't make one.

Westbrook's absolute speed may not be as good as Collison, but his acceleration is too fast!
The fans at the scene had already burst into cheers in advance.

This kind of cheering sound was also like a buff. After Westbrook rushed to the frontcourt, he took a step into the air within the free throw line. While pulling the ball up with his right hand, his whole body was fully bowed.

"Oh!"

The basketball blasted into the hoop like a blockbuster.

At the moment the ball was dunked, he had an obvious stagnation action.

After landing, he arched his arms and waved vigorously, roaring loudly.

The Poly Arena completely exploded.

This is no longer a combustion aid, but let them burn completely!

Sandek immediately called a timeout.

Although the Devils got off to a perfect start, there is one thing, this is an away game after all.

After Westbrook's consecutive scoring, the momentum of the game has quickly turned to the Bruins at home.

After returning from the timeout, both sides began to make large-scale substitutions.

This time node has reached the rotation time.

At this time, the lineup on the court, the Bruins side, Westbrook is on the outside, and Mbah a Moute also continues to stay on the court, but has been changed to the fourth position.

Compared with the first match, there can be two core players on the court in this substitute transition period.

As long as the points difference can be evened out at this stage, Howland's strategy will still be successful.

For the Devils, Albert and Cooksix on the outside, Shipp and Xu Yong on the front, Boateng on the inside, a normal rotation lineup.

Up to the offensive round of the Devils, the shouts of "defense" on the scene still resounded through the arena.

Unlike the previous match, the Devils didn't have the ball in Albert's hands at this time, but Xu Yong came out to catch the ball after a pick-and-roll without the ball.

His level of ball control has improved significantly compared to a month ago, which makes his ball possession a lot of threat.

Mbah a Moute tried to switch defenses back at this time, Xu Yong saw the right time and directly stuffed the ball to Cooksix, who flew the ball into the basket after receiving the ball.

Basketball technology has never been isolated. After holding the ball as a threat, Xu Yong's organizational talent has also begun to show.

At this time, in the stands, all the scouts felt their eyes light up.

Like the first confrontation between the two teams, this kind of focus battle is naturally impossible without the presence of scouts.

And Xu Yong can bring them some surprises every time.

Westbrook continued to cut to the rim, but this time Cooksix was in place and managed to deflect Westbrook's shot.

His one-on-one training with Xu Yong in the past has significantly improved his defense.

However, Westbrook's explosive power and speed were too fast, and he jumped up and made a tip-up the moment he landed.

14:10.

After Westbrook came off the bench, he scored 6 points in a row, helping the Bruins to bite the score.

The offensive and defensive transition, the defensive shouts on the scene are still there, and the point difference is 4 points. Whenever the Devils break the score, it will be a matter of minutes to be turned over.

After passing the ball, it still reached Xu Yong's hands.

It can be seen that in addition to the improvement of Xu Yong's own strength, Sandek also intends to train Xu Yong's ability to hold the ball.

After all, Harden determines the lower limit of the Devils, and Xu Yong can raise the upper limit of the Devils.

This time Mbah a Moute did not dare to switch defenses again, Xu Yong got a singles opportunity.

He leaned on the defensive player and passed the opponent directly with one step.

His first step is really fast now!
But when he hit the basket, his shot was interfered by Mbah a Moute's defense.

As a top defender, Mbah a Moute, the timing of this assist defense is perfect.

But just when Mbah a Moute reached out to pick up the rebound, Xu Yong instantly jumped up from his eyes and pocketed the ball!
Compared with bullet speed, Xu Yong is no worse than Westbrook!
This scene shocked the scouts on the scene again. They had never seen Xu Yongmao Griffin before, and this time they were more knowledgeable.

And after picking off the rebound, Xu Yong and Mbah a Moute fought hard and sent the ball into the basket.

16 to 10, the Devils continued to consolidate the point difference.

After scoring points in these two rounds, the morale of the Devils quickly stabilized.

Their defensive communication and positivity are back.

The UCLA of the Bruins had no chance to cut in. The ball ended up in Westbrook's hands, and he chose to force Cooksix.

His first step was also so swift that Cooksix shrank early and couldn't keep up.

But just before he rushed into the penalty area, Xu Yong helped defend his route in advance, and the two confronted directly.

Westbrook failed to break away from Xu Yong, and lost control of the ball after the confrontation.

Xu Yong cut the ball at the right time, rushed sideways and successfully completed the steal.

He controlled the ball, dribbled behind the back to speed up facing the Bruins defending, and rushed forward amidst the exclamation of the home fans.

Then, amidst the exclamation of the fans, he made a fast break to the frontcourt, rose into the air and swung the ball round.

"Oh!"

Smash the ball into the basket with a one-armed windmill!
Because of the rush, he swung around the basket with one hand, and the veins on his arms popped.

The scene was restless.

It was the first time they saw someone might be so tough with Westbrook!
In the stands, DeRozan watched with enthusiasm.

Firstly, he knew that what Harden said yesterday was true, that Xu Yong was really capable of dunking, and that the bounce and speed of the ball were indeed even better than him.

Secondly, watching the passionate collision between Westbrook and Xu Yong, he can't wait to join the NCAA!
(End of this chapter)