roccoschili Chapter 149 Halftime Draw
Chapter 149 Halftime Draw
Chapter 149 Halftime Draw
The problem with this ball still came from Holiday. He didn't switch defenses in the first place, which caused the opponent to open up and easily hit a three-pointer.
He also understood that he reached out to An Luo and the others, signaling that the ball was his problem.An Luo went over and patted his ass, it was just a ball, and he didn't blame his teammates for it.
Alex hits the baseline and Holiday makes a quick push.
After halftime, he stretched out his hand and made a gesture, signaling his teammates to move according to the tactics.It is a very shameful thing to be hit by someone in front of you with the way you are good at, and you must pay it back.
Compared with his excellent scoring ability, Josh Hart's defensive talent is relatively poor.Although he kept staring at An Luo, he didn't give An Luo that oppressive feeling.
Following the double screens of Joker and Tony, An Luo ran back to the left corner, and Alex, after the screen, went straight down after receiving Holiday's pass and hit the basket.His movements draw the defender's attention to himself.An opportunity was created for An Luo in the bottom corner.
Alex really worked hard. He finished the layup with two people against Villanova, and then slammed the ball to the bottom corner.If it is slower, the basketball will be shot down by the opponent.
An Luo, who received the ball, still had time to adjust his position.He pats the ball, then jumps for a shot.Hart, who was closest to him, couldn't react anymore, and could only watch An Luo throw the ball.
"Shh!"
The basketball hits the hoop with precision!
UCLA responded on its home court, in the way Villanova does best.
There was a huge cheer at the scene, even louder than the boos just now.
An Luo, who made a three-pointer, quickly returned to the defense. In this game, defense is the starting point of UCLA.Alford arranged a 3-2 zone defense, and the position was relatively high.An Luo, Holiday and Alex are distributed near the three-point line, while Tony and Jock guard the inside.This kind of defense can effectively limit the opponent's mid-range and long-range shots; destroy the opponent's outside pass and catch, especially prevent the ball from being easily passed to the forward players on the wings.Create opportunities for grabbing and stealing the ball and playing fast break counterattacks.
This defensive strategy is very effective against Villanova's perimeter shooters.
The basketball was passed back and forth between Hart and Arcidiacono several times without a good shot.When the attack time was approaching, Hart could only barely make a shot.
Naturally, the ball was not scored, and the rebound was grabbed by Jock.He is getting better and better with Tony Parker now, one file, one grab, tried and tested.
Jock Goloman, who got the rebound, immediately found Holiday, and it was better to hand the ball to the point guard.The latter made a direct long pass and sent the ball accurately to An Luo who had already crossed the center line.This is UCLA's sharpest offensive method. An Luo's position allows him to reach his range in the shortest time, and then score with an abnormally accurate three-pointer.
Of course, sometimes An Luo would rush directly to the basket and dunk for fun.It's just that his poses are a bit ugly, but the audience has a lot of fun watching them.
But this time he didn't.After receiving the ball, two steps close to the three-point line, and then directly take off and shoot.After the shot, he didn't run back frantically, but followed the basketball to the basket.
An Luo felt that the shooting rhythm this time was not very good, so to be on the safe side, he should protect the rebound.
"boom……"
The basketball bounced twice on the rim and fell into the net bag.
Balloons!
But it's a good goal!
An Luo hugged the basketball, and kissed it hard under the referee's disgusted gaze.
He once watched a movie, which said that people need to develop a relationship with mahjong in order to get the cards they want.An Luo felt that he might also need to develop a relationship with basketball, so that these dribbles would make it.
6:3, UCLA scored two three-pointers, slightly gaining the upper hand in the game.
Then switch to Villanova to attack, this time they speed up the attack.Their inside players pull up high to screen for outside players, and then drive to pass the ball.
This is a feasible method. Breaking the zone defense is generally done with this kind of breakout style of play.The defender and the inside player pick and roll and then attract the defensive players to distribute the ball to the outside line. The ball must be transferred from the outside line quickly, and usually the weak side will have a three-point opportunity.
The requirements for the players are relatively high. The pick-and-roll coordination must be proficient, and the ball must be decisive; the player who receives the ball from the outside must shoot quickly, steadily and ruthlessly. The key is to make a shot.
Villanova's breakthrough tactics played very well, and under UCLA's defense, they were still able to play opportunities.
Especially Josh Hart, his impact is still very strong, and he has to be very skilled in the pick-and-roll with Chris Jenkins.And Villanova's shooters are really accurate. Jenkins can still score in the face of Alex's defense covering his face.
But UCLA's performance is not bad, and the offensive end is smoother than the opponent.On the defensive end, the players' defense is also very fast, and they can quickly make up for the position.
In the first 10 minutes of the first half, the two sides played very fiercely.You and me one by one, the score is very tight.
But as Villanova adapted to UCLA's zone defense, the game became a bit unfavorable to UCLA.Especially the positions of the bottom corners on both sides, that is the weak point in UCLA's defensive system.Villanova took advantage of this and distracted UCLA's defense, resulting in many shots.
Alford was very cautious. After he discovered the problem, he immediately called a timeout.Adjusted defensive strategy.
In the second half, UCLA stopped playing zone defense and changed to man-to-man defense.Use the elite-level single-defense ability of An Luo and others to limit the opponent's outside shots.In fact, this is no longer a strategy.It is to rely solely on personal ability to play the game.
But the effect is not bad.Especially Hart, after An Luo made an offensive foul, he went off to rest.Because before that, he had fouled twice.
Without Hart, Villanova continued to compete with UCLA under the leadership of Arcidiacono.
This person is also a powerful character, and An Luo feels that his personal abilities are not inferior to Hart's at all.Under Holiday's defense, he shot from inside and outside and scored consecutively.Scored 18 of the team's 12 points in the closing minutes of the first half.
One of the best things UCLA did was never allow Villanova to shoot their crazy three-pointers.But they themselves were not affected too much.Especially An Luo, the opponent's defense can't limit him at all.
But their biggest problem is that other players are not fully playing.Of course, it was much better than the previous game. Like Holiday and Alex, after strengthening the offense at the basket and reducing outside shots, they still scored some points.
In the end, under Arcidiacono's superb performance, the two sides shook hands in the first half and made a draw.
(End of this chapter)