no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 60
"Defense! Defense!"

Forty thousand Arizona fans cheered for the Devils in unison, and their voices went straight into the sky.

Xu Yong's dunk pushed their emotions to the peak.

And when they played Michigan State in the semifinals, they had a numerical disadvantage, but not in the finals.

The Tar Heels continued to transmit from the perimeter, and Lawson didn't dare to shoot when he had the chance again. He chose to take a step into the penalty area and turn around and throw.

This ball reflects his personal ability, but the 2-3 zone defense shrank too quickly. His shot was interfered with and bounced off the edge of the basket. The rebound was firmly collected by Ayers.

The Tar Heels have yet to score after returning from the second half!

Now Roy Williams finally couldn't sit still.

He got up and went to the sidelines, shouting at his players.

The coach who assisted the legendary NCAA coach Dean Smith in the past is a well-known hot coach.

When he shouted, it was like a whip on the Tar Heels players, and the team's defensive enthusiasm immediately rose.

Even Thompson began to fight Xu Yong without the ball, and no longer gave him the easy chance to catch the ball as before.

And when Xu Yong moved, there were even two people watching him, and a third person to make up defenses depending on the situation.

At this time, Harden suddenly rushed to the basket with the ball, squeezed past Green's defense, flew up and scored two points, and caused Green's pulling foul!

The Devils narrowed the point difference to 3 points!
Roy Williams reached out and called a timeout.

Harden excitedly found Xu Yong and clapped hands, with a bright smile on his face, as happy as a two-hundred-pound baby.

The Arizona fans at the scene couldn't sit still at all. A large number of fans got up and twisted their waists, as if this place was no longer a cold industrial city, but a fiery Phoenix.

"Look, this is Xu Yong's role! Xu Yong pinned down the opponent's 2 to 3 defenders on the outside, allowing this James Harden to get an easy breakthrough opportunity." Zhang Weiping, the commentary seat of Yang Wu, has completely entered the state .

Look, there is no difference between explaining the NCAA and explaining the NBA. Just replace "Yao Ming" with "Xu Yong", and both of their names are still two words.

What is seamless switching!

"North Carolina's defense was completely disrupted by that Michael's fan!" Director Zhang still understood the ball, and Kenny Smith echoed his explanation at this time.

Johnson and the other two commentators on the side didn't dare to answer at this time. Which pot are you not opening and which pot are you talking about!

Smith originally wanted to brag about Jordan's influence, but Jordan is on the scene tonight, and what he said seems really inappropriate.

But there is no way to remedy this, and it is true that the Devils basically rely on Xu Yong for chasing points.

Or in other words: I thought Xu Yong's performance in the first half was good enough, who would have thought that his performance in the second half could be even better!
What is more important now is to see how North Carolina will respond.

If this is really chased to a tie, the Arizona State side will completely rise, and the balance of victory will be reversed.

Back from the timeout, the noisy stadium of 8 people was unusually quiet at this time, and it seemed that everyone could feel the tension in the air.

For the fans of Arizona State University, if they win the championship, it will really make history. It is not a dream for the school to become a giant.

In contrast, the history of the University of Arizona next door is nothing but a championship.

For North Carolina fans, this is a final they can't afford to lose.

Tyler Hansbrough is already a senior, and he has to leave school regardless of whether he wins or loses. If he leaves school as the backbone, Lawson and the others will inevitably leave school, so if they don't win the championship this year, the next window to win the championship will not be known until the Year of the Monkey.

Harden first added the penalty when he came up. After adjusting his breathing, he accepted the point with a smile.

48 to 46, a difference of one goal.

Green served the ball from the backcourt, Lawson held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt, and the Tar Heels fell into a 1-3-1 formation in the frontcourt.

Although Williams is not as good as Dean Smith, he is also a famous coach and handled it well.

Hansbrough received the ball at the free throw line and directly chose a mid-range shot.

"Shh!"

Basketball hollow drop pocket.

Just as Xu Yong knows, although Hansbrough is a strong man who will make the CBA commentator feel "easy to shake the mountain, but difficult to shake" Sbrough in the future, he is not without baskets.

For this iron-blooded jumper, Garnett has to praise it when he sees it.

And after the shot, Hansbrough also roared in a Garnett style.

This goal broke the team's scoring drought in the second half, which is very critical.

Cheers from North Carolina fans also sounded at the scene. At the critical moment, we still have to watch the longest river & scorer.

"Defense! Defense!"

Driven by their own DJ, North Carolina fans began to cheer in unison.

"Come on! Devil team!"

On the other side, Arizona State fans were also cheering.

Players competed on the field, and fans also began to compete in the air.

Driven by this atmosphere, the players on both sides of the field also showed full enthusiasm.

Harden had no chance to break through and give it to DeRozan. DeRozan caught the ball and took a dribble and was forced to stop by the help defense. He flicked the ball and gave it to Xu Yong.

There was not much time left in the attack, so Xu Yong held the ball and observed the defense again.

The Tar Heels should be afraid of his passing and still not double-teaming him, but judging from the positions of nearby players, they are ready to help defend against double-teaming at any time.

He started with a falling step, and after double-dipping Thompson with the fake action of looking at the frame, he also passed the opponent again.

But at this moment, Hansbrough under the basket quickly rushed up, and at the same time Green was already moving towards the basket.

This is not a simple defense, but a defense rotation based on the tacit understanding of the players, which is a bit similar to the infinite rotation of the future Warriors.

Xu Yong did not choose to pass the ball, because there is not much left in the attack time, and a pass that cannot form a direct score will directly ruin the round.

His choice was to join the ball when Hansbrough was one meter away from him, take off, make an emergency stop, and pull up!
The whole movement is done in one go, smooth and silky.

Whether it is Thompson who is chasing, or Hansbrough who is defending, there is no time to interfere at this moment, and there is only hope.

"Shh!"

Accompanied by a clear sound of hitting the net, Xu Yong scored the third sports goal in the second half, which was also his 7th point!
50:48.

The point difference was once again narrowed to one goal.

The momentum of the North Carolina fans suddenly vented, replaced by the cheers of the Arizona State fans.

Because of Xu Yong, the momentum of the Devils chasing points continues!
"Defense! Defense!"

This time, the fans of Arizona State completely overwhelmed the fans of North Carolina, and the shouts of the defense resounded through the stadium.

The Tar Heels still settled 1-3-1, and Hansbrough continued to receive the ball at the free throw line.

But this time the Devils shrank faster and didn't give him a chance to make a direct shot.

Just as he held the ball and turned around looking for his teammates.

"Snapped!"

Suddenly a person jumped up from his side and snatched the ball from his hand!
This is not stealing, this is robbery!

Hansbrough felt that the ball was out of his hands and rushed forward to control the ball. As a result, he missed the ball. Instead, he lost control of his center of gravity and fell forward.

In order not to allow his face to come into close contact with the floor, he could only bend his knees, and then put his hands on the ground, and staged a scene of [Macho Man Kneeling].

And when he looked up and saw the No. 23 jersey number, there was nothing but despair in his eyes.

Xu Yong has already swept across the midfield. Although the rest of the Tar Heels are chasing and defending, it is too late.

After the fast break to the frontcourt, Xu Yong jumped, a gliding windmill...

"Oh!"

Slam the ball into the hoop!

The shouts of the Arizona fans turned into cheers in an instant, soaring into the sky!
50 flats.

Six minutes after the start of the second half, the Devils played a wave of 6-12 attacks, smoothing the 2-point difference.

In this wave of offense, Xu Yong scored 9 points alone.

Really killing crazy!

　Sanjiang PK is not on the wheel this week, and now we only look at follow-up readings. Our current data shows that it is more than 1500. Brothers, after reading the book, remember to turn it over at the end, so that a follow-up reading will be displayed. Try to get it next week, hard work Brothers~
　　
　
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