roccoschili Chapter 51 The first battle at UCLA (for collection, for recommendation)
Chapter 51 The first battle at UCLA (for collection, for recommendation)
Chapter 51 The first battle at UCLA (for collection, for recommendation)
I don't know what's going on recently, Li Mengyao always chats with him without saying a word, Lin Yue feels that Li Mengyao is deliberately alienating him.
But Lin Yue looked through the previous chat repeatedly, and didn't know where he said something wrong.
This is very annoying, the sudden alienation disturbs the mentality, and seeing that the game will be held later, Lin Yue can't help feeling flustered.
"Lin, what's the matter, I feel that your expression is a bit strange." Curry, who was sitting beside him, quickly noticed Lin Yue's strangeness.
"Maybe it's motion sickness." At this time, the two were on the bus heading to UCLA, and the other members of the Wildcats around them were resting with their eyes closed. After all, the game was about to start after warming up there.
Dale and McKillop sat in the front row of the car, discussing the tactics of the game, and they valued tonight's game.
Curry opened the window to let Lin Yue breathe, and Lin Yue leaned on the cushion to look at the scenery outside the window.
After sending Li Mengyao a message of [I'm going to the competition], he closed his eyes and rested for a while. The journey was exhausting, and he had to get ready for the competition.
"Lin, wake up, we're here." Curry pushed Lin Yue to wake him up. This was not the first time he fell asleep in the car, and it was obvious that Lin Yue had become dependent on the school bus.
Obviously this is not the first time McKillop has been to UCLA. He took his players to Polly Park, the venue for tonight's game, a stadium that can accommodate 13800 people, which is naturally much better than Davidson College's basketball.
You can see the designer's intentions from the appearance, and when you enter, you can see the jersey floating in the sky above the arena. Lin Yue saw a familiar name, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the famous "Sky Hook", and the NBA's historical scoring leader. It turns out that he is from UCLA.
When Lin Yue came to the field, he found a player who looked exactly like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shooting three-pointers from the outside. The "bang bang" sound of iron strikes showed that this person, like Lin Yue, was not good at long-distance shooting.
However, the handsome white guy next to him who is much taller than him shoots well three-pointers and looks strong. Needless to say, this must be the center of UCLA. It seems that the inside will suffer again tonight.
Lin Yue couldn't help worrying whether Boris could beat this person tonight.
Curry stood at the midfield of UCLA and started the unique pre-opening warm-up. At this time, Polly Park was almost full. As a famous basketball school, but also in the rich area of Los Angeles, their ticket sales have always been high, and almost no seats are occupied.
Today is no exception. There are still many Chinese who come to cheer for Lin Yue. It is rare for Chinese to appear in the NCAA, and some of them came to see it out of curiosity.
When Curry hit consecutive three-pointers in the midfield, the audience realized that this little man was not joking, and he was used to shooting in the midfield.
Westbrook is very happy to see someone grabbing prestige at his home court. Their voices can be reserved for him to dunk, so how can he be mobilized by this man's midfield three-pointer now.
"Love, he must be ignorant. If he is so strong, how could he be relegated to this kind of school." Westbrook complained to Love beside him.
Love is also surprised that such a projection ability will not be able to go to Davidson College.
However, the news of Davidson's victory over Duke has already spread. How could he beat Duke without one or two top seedlings.
Players on both sides took off their coats after warming up, and the game is about to start.
The Davidson Wildcats' starting lineup was unchanged.
UCLA sent a starting list, point guard Darren Collison, point guard Westbrook, small forward Josh Shipp, power forward Mbah a Moute, center Kevin Love.
Westbrook, who was originally a substitute last season, was mentioned as a starter this season, and his scoring average has risen from 4 points to 13 points per game. His potential has just been developed, and his explosive layups make defensive players dare not stop him. Unlike guards, his physical fitness and extraordinary talent made him a member of the online lottery pick in the draft draft.
Kevin Love became the core of the team in his first year at UCLA, averaging a double-double per game.
Collison is an old player at UCLA. This is his third year with the team. Not surprisingly, he wants to play for another year to hone his skills before going to the draft.With limited talent, he focused on defense and averaged 2.3 steals per game.
Josh Shipp is the most mediocre player in this starting lineup, but he is the most accurate three-pointer. Love focuses on the inside. Collison and Westbrook average less than three three-pointers per game. The outside firepower depends entirely on him.
Mbah a Moute is an elite in interior defense and rebounding. He is the same height as Davidson's Boris at 203, but his rebounding acuity is much better than Mbah a Moute.
Judging from the starting lineups of both sides, 7 consecutive victories is obviously not the limit of UCLA. With a balanced lineup and strong defense, the Davidson Wildcats have little chance of winning.
Dell sat in the audience at first, but was seen by Reggie Miller. After retiring, the two commentators knew each other.
"Dell, don't sit there, go to the commentary booth together, it's too boring to comment alone."
For Miller's invitation, Dell readily accepted.
However, before the start of the game, the two commentators got together.
Miller was the first to ask, "Dell, who do you think has a better chance of winning today?"
"If it was normal, I would definitely choose UCLA, but today their opponent is the Davidson Wildcats. As far as I know, the current state of this team can challenge any team."
"That's because your son is there."
"UCLA is really strong, but they're missing something."
Dell looked at UCLA who was training. The atmosphere of this team was not as harmonious as that of Davidson. Although they won 7 consecutive victories, the victory did not make them a team.
"I don't think so. UCLA's personal ability far exceeds Davidson. Westbrook and Love are both popular candidates in the lottery."
Reggie Miller is full of confidence in his junior, and he expects his alma mater to win 8 consecutive victories smoothly.
Dell has always believed that the Davidson Wildcats will be a tough nut to crack today.
The commentators were discussing, and the players were not idle.
The referee blows the whistle, and the players on both sides start to jump the ball.
Facing the taller Love, Boris once again lost in the jump ball, and the Davidson Wildcats failed in their daily jump ball.
"Love jumped to the ball, and Collison dribbled the ball forward." Reggie Miller was a little excited. He hadn't returned to his alma mater for a long time, and he also missed the NCAA scene.
Richards defended Collison. Collison took the first ball and attacked by himself. Under the interference of his opponent, he missed the layup.
"Collison's choice for this ball was not very good. He attacked the first ball by himself, and it was difficult for his teammates to find the state of the game." Dell's evaluation was very pertinent.
Miller also agrees that Collison's style of play is really difficult to understand. The starting point guard's average of 4.2 assists per game is a bit unreasonable, but Westbrook is not a purebred, and the two have almost half of the ball.
It is understandable that Collison's assists are a little less, but Westbrook was his substitute last season, and now he has a lot of possessions and I feel a little uncomfortable.
On the other side, Richards passed the ball to Lin Yue at the free throw, and then Collison double-teamed and defended with two players. It seems that after Lin Yue beat Duke, other teams became more wary of him.
Lin Yue returned the ball to Richards, and Collison pounced again. Under the interference, he scored a three-pointer and Love protected the defensive rebound.
"Collison's defensive motivation is really good."
The two sides were looking for each other's touch at the beginning, and Love played hard inside and scored the first point of the game.
Westbrook chased Curry very closely, and the three-pointer before the opening made him eager to educate this babyface who likes to pretend to be B.
(End of this chapter)