Standing pretty old

Chapter 26 The Blood of a Superstar

"Crack!" The basketball was blown out of the baseline.

A roar, it was because Ruan Erniu showed dominance on both offense and defense at the beginning of the game.

A black face, that's because Joakim Noah was very depressed after paying the price for his underestimation of the enemy.

"Are we watching the NCAA or the NBA?" This was the shocking feeling of countless audiences after the game started.

Billy Donovan squatted on the sidelines with his hands crossed. It's not like he didn't want to pause immediately, but he believed that his players, the experienced Florida Five Tigers, would not be easily overwhelmed by the predicament in front of them.

The game is long, and the momentary victory or defeat does not mean the final victory or loss.No one would have thought that, without knowing it, an "invisible bomb" had been installed on UCLA players.

The time came to the 7th minute of the first half. Facing Lee Humphrey's breakthrough, Afflalo made a subconscious movement of sinking his shoulders and elbows.

Strictly speaking, in such a critical game, this is an optional foul.But the referees of the two games today seem to be addicted to whistle blowing (selfless). With a sharp whistle, UCLA's main team Aaron Afflalo actually received the second foul in the first half .

Coach Ben Holland waved his hand in dissatisfaction. If Afflalo is replaced at this time, it is obviously not good news for UCLA, which is expanding its lead.If he doesn't change, if he fouls again, it will be even worse.

Holland's hesitation finally made him taste more serious consequences. In just half a minute, Afflalo once again fouled Taolin Green. The game has not passed a quarter. The second scorer of the team has actually committed 3 fouls (NCAA rules, 5 fouls graduated, as mentioned earlier).

The extremely depressed Afflalo sat down on the bench, pulled the towel and covered his bald head.There is nothing more desperate than being on the sidelines when the team needs you most.

With Afflalo's foul, the balance of the game began to shake again.

Ruan Erniu still has the advantage in the interior, but Noah and Horford, who are gradually recovering, also found a way to deal with it.No matter how powerful the Celestial Dynasty people are, they are still one person, but they are two people.

Lorenzo Mata couldn't keep up with this level of duel at all. Noah and Horford took turns to target him, forcing Ruan Erniu to consume more energy on the defensive end.And when Ruan Erniu was attacking, they went around the front, rotated, double-teamed, and tried every means to prevent Erniu from playing.

If you don't watch the game, who would have thought that the target is Ruan Erniu, who is at a disadvantage in height, this world is too crazy!

If it is said that due to the existence of Ruan Erniu in the inside line, UCLA temporarily has a little advantage.On the outside, especially on the point of Corey Brewer, UCLA has been completely suppressed.

The reason is simple, that is, "Prince of Cameroon" Bammert, shortly after Efflalo was substituted, also received his second foul of the game and had to rest temporarily.

Ben Howland scratched his scalp and slammed the tactical board on the empty bench.Although he made the most difficult preparations, he still did not expect that his team would fall into a foul swamp in such a short period of time.

Corey Brewer, who was not restricted by Mbah a Moute's inside-level defensive power, was like a dragon entering the sea, and soon became the first player among the Florida Tridents to break out.

Long shots, breakthroughs, steals, and air cuts, Corey Brewer used his explosive scoring ability to turn the game around.Florida successfully overtook the score, and now the suppressed side is UCLA, which is struggling to catch up.

The 20-minute game in the first half finally ended in an airtight rhythm.

35:41, leading the score is the Florida team.

Before the game, no one would have thought that the two teams would fight so fiercely.In the commentary, the discussion focused on the scale of whistleblowing.Obviously, the early departure of Afflalo and Bammert was the key reason for the turning point in the first half of the game.

What's more serious is that Lorenzo Mata, the team's inside tank, has also fouled twice. If you don't pay attention in the second half, you will be sent off immediately.In a way, his fate is already in the hands of Horford and Noah.

In the auditorium, a black man with an egg-shaped head was quietly taking notes in a notebook with a pen in his hand.If you are not a professional basketball reporter, you would probably think that this uncle is the owner of a fruit stand.Of course, his true identity is far from that simple.

His original observation targets were Noah and Horford, but now he put more energy on Ruan Erniu, a man from the Celestial Dynasty.He had a premonition that this Chinese man would do unimaginable things in the second half.

In the UCLA locker room, Ben Holland kept asking his players to effectively control their fouls, but he couldn't come up with a better way now.Ben Holland is not a system in a basketball novel. There is no way to make his players become supermen who can't foul with a single command.

"Ben, it's too difficult for me to catch the ball now. The French and the Dominicans are sticking to me like two pieces of plasticine. I want to use some new tricks to dissolve their defense!" Ruan Erniu drank Water said.

Ben Holland looked at Ruan Erniu, the only stable scoring point, and said, "What are you going to do?"

Ruan Erniu put down the water bottle and said in a firm tone: "Please allow me to dribble the ball directly across the frontcourt from the first moment I grab the rebound. I want to temporarily grab the business of Darren and Russell. I want to be The starting point of the attack!"

Ben Holland opened his mouth in surprise, he never expected that Ruan Erniu would make such an incredible request at this moment.

Ben Holland suddenly remembered a sentence his cousin Luke Holland said to him: "Genius? Geniuses in the United States are really like stars in the sky. But how many geniuses become superstars? Why is Kraft Nguyen different? Because he is not only a genius, but also a monster who can evolve himself in the game, he is born with the blood of a superstar!"

Ben Holland adjusted his suit and said in front of all the players: "As long as you can win the game, let alone the starting point of the attack, I can give you unlimited firepower! But you can't If you don't, I will push you on the bench at any time!"

Ruan Erniu chuckled and said, "I will never let you down!"

The second half of the game began, but it was the Florida native who showed off first.

Lee Humphrey hit two consecutive 3-pointers from the outside, and the score gap was pulled to more than 10 points in an instant.

Darren Collison dribbles the ball across the half court and Erniu Nguyen catches the ball up high.

Mbah a Moute dodges Noah's defense with an air cut. Just when he thought he could use a dunk to boost his momentum, Corey Brewer came out and blocked his dream with a block.

The ball was fanned into the air...

(End of this chapter)