roccoschili Chapter 126 123. The Dilemma of the Crimson Team (Part 1)
Chapter 126 123. The Dilemma of the Crimson Team (Part 1)
Chapter 126 123. The Dilemma of the Crimson Team (Part [-])
"Elbow him, elbow him, elbow him!"
Pierce muttered, Xiao Ding succeeded in a double-team layup against two people.
"When the hell did the NCAA turn into sissy basketball?"
Because the college league encourages defense, the whistleblowing scale and rules are suitable for playing hardcore basketball. In terms of restrictions on core players, it is not inferior to the NBA regular season level!
But the Blue Devils' defense against Ding has not been successful since the start of the game. Dawkins defended Ding for a few minutes, and then he died.
In exchange for Kyle Singler, the Golden Bomber crashed before taking off, and Ding made five offenders after only 24 minutes of playing.
With Singler's wrong demonstration, the Duke Blue Devils' defensive strength immediately came down.
No matter who has selfish intentions, getting five fouls out in the Final Four will affect the future too much. What's more, many of them are mercenaries who have come to Duke for a year and will leave. They only want good statistics.
Veteran players such as Jon Schell and Nolan Smith want to help forwards limit Xiao Ding, but they have insufficient energy. Their stature is too short and thin, compared with Xiao Ding, they look like Oreo sandwich biscuits.
In the 5th minute of the second half, 69:48, the point difference has reached 21 points, and the Duke Blue Devils are obviously unable to hold on.
Coach Mike had to switch back to center Brian.
However, Bryan, who was in foul trouble, did not dare to play with intensity.
"Look, Xiao Ding went to the basket again!"
Before Ma Jian finished speaking, Xiao Ding bumped into Bryan, turned to the back basket in the air, and showed off his ultimate pull bar for a backhand layup——
The basketball stumbled and popped out of the basket, but Xiaoding's technical movements were fine, so he was out of luck.
Brian thought his prayers had come true, and a sausage mouth smiled secretly.
Then, the whistle blows, and the referee points to Bryan for a blocking foul!
Brian was stunned for a moment, because he only played for 40 seconds before he followed in Kyle Singler's footsteps.
"Did I foul? Did I foul?!"
The furious Brian almost rushed over to hit the referee, but was pulled by two opponents so he didn't make a move.
However, his behavior instantly ignited the Indiana audience.
Everyone buys tickets to watch the game. If there is violence, it will be blood money.
There was a tsunami of boos in the audience, and the boos stimulated the unstable emotions of the Duke Blue Devils generals.
Now, all it takes is a single flame to start a raging fire.
Watching the second main teammate, the five offenders, leave the field, the eyes of Jon Schell and others were already wrong, and they exuded the wild breath of survival in a desperate situation.
Coach Mike reminded the players to calm down, he knew very well that the game was getting out of control.
The same is true for the referee. The referee called the line referee to his side, "Be prepared and focus on the defense of the Blue Devils against Ding. We must not allow large-scale conflicts in the semi-finals."
The NCAA can survive because of the huge box office appeal of March Madness, and the Final Four is the focus of attention.
Even the NBA has suspended play for the Final Four.
On this day, all basketball audiences are paying attention to the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Any mistake is a heavy blow to this big business.
The stoppage caused by the foul ended with Xiaoding making two free throws.
At 71:48, the point difference became 23 points.
"The Blue Devils should probably give up, right?"
"As long as the Crimson doesn't make a major mistake in the remaining minutes, they have locked up a spot in this finals!"
The more critical the moment, the more rigorous the commentary.
The NCAA has never lacked Jedi counterattacks and miracle reversals. Even if the Duke Blue Devils lost the two main players, they still have enough fighting power to come back.
"Let's score first!"
Jon Shell advanced with the ball.
Plumlee's pick-and-roll gave Jon Schell a chance to play big with Keith Wright. He made a fake move to the basket and hit a layup.
"Two points won't save the Blue Devils, but it's good news that they're starting to score again."
Jon Schell kept putting pressure on the referee when he returned to defense, "I was beaten, it should be 2+1 just now!"
Although the penalty of the previous round cannot be changed, it will have an impact on the next round.
In this attack, the Blue Devils double-teamed Xiaoding early on, and the others defended the area tightly, preventing anyone from the Crimson team from going to the basket.
As soon as Shuhao and Kazige got the ball, someone would mark it. After several rotations, Casey made a mid-range shot and hit the iron.
Plumlee received the rebound.
"Okay, let's make another one!"
Jon Shell advanced with the ball while speaking.
The same pick-and-roll, different offensive methods, he didn't go in, but withdrew outside the three-point line and shook the bookmaker with fake moves.
"Oops!"
Shuhao couldn't avoid Jon Shell's touch even if he wanted to hide.
Three-pointer strikes the iron, but the whistle blows and three free throws are made!
"Could Jon Schell be the Blue Devils' savior?"
"It's a huge boost to the morale of the Blue Devils if he hits all three free throws."
Ma Jian and Duan Ran also became nervous.
Jon Schell doesn't have the madness before the game at all, and now he plays more restrained. After all, he has been the captain of the Blue Devils for three years, and it is impossible for him to fail in hard power.
In all three free throws, Jon Schell scored 5 points in a row to help the Blue Devils narrow the point difference to 18 points.
Coach Mike clenched his fists, "This round must be defended. If we fight with Crimson at around 20 points, we will lose..."
He directed Jon Shell to keep an eye on Jeremy Lin's off-ball movement.
The Plumlee brothers defended Ding, let alone catching the ball, even if Ding wanted to participate in the offense.
The Blue Devils forced Brother Kazi to dribble the ball, and now Brother Kazi has a bit of trouble attacking with the ball. He is in a dilemma at the top of the arc.
"Wright to help Leonard!"
Xiaoding has no ball organization in the bottom corner.
Wright rushed to the high position to block Kazi.
Brother Kazi took a step horizontally and began to break through to the basket. The Blue Devils' defense forced him to stop and shoot a jumper.
"It's a pity, there will be no suspense if this goal is scored in the game."
"Yeah, Kawhi Leonard is still weak in defense and offense. If he wants to be famous in the NBA, he has to practice shooting well."
Coach Mike looked down on Brother Kazi. The Blue Devils' defense is that if you make a shot, I lose, but you should not make a shot.
For him, the two Crimson players with baskets are Ding Yan Yuhang and Jeremy Lin.
Coach Tommy hugged his shoulders and said nothing, and there was nothing he could do, because the Harvard Crimson didn't have a rotation.
The initial eight-man rotation has been reduced to seven, and tonight, the Crimson team only has six players.
It doesn't make sense for blue-collar center Van Nestor to play, so he can only hope that these five people on the field will solve their predicament by themselves.
Jon Schell assisted Plumlee for a layup, and the point difference became 16 points.
"Let Ding get the ball!"
Coach Tommy yelled at the field.
However, when Wright, who went out to serve, approached Xiao Ding again, there were already two big men, the Plumlee Brothers, standing in front of Xiao Ding.
The two brothers cooperated tacitly to guard Xiaoding, and their hands were not clean.
Seeing that Xiaoding couldn't get the ball, Pierce was happy, "That's right, that's what we have to do. These two Plumleys are good, and I think they are very suitable for the Celtics."
"Don't you want Jon Shell?"
"He can't, only those who can restrain Ding are my friends!"
Pierce smiled and continued, "I even think the Duke Blue Devils can turn the points over. What do you think?"
Ray Allen uncharacteristically took the initiative to express his position, "I don't think so."
"What did you say?"
Pierce's anger value has soared to the extreme, almost explosive.
"I said the Blue Devils will lose because Ding Yan Yuhang will take control again!"
Ray Allen didn't care about Pierce's emotions at all, he firmly believed that Xiao Ding could play in Carey, and the mere Plumlee brothers couldn't stop him at all!
(End of this chapter)