Chapter 8 Crazy buckle

Hearing the cheers like a mountain roaring and a tsunami, the huge sound in the stadium with 72,000 people made Li Ze a little excited.

Taking a deep breath and thinking to himself, "I am the boss," Li Ze entered the court with a nonchalant expression.

When the DJ called out Li Ze's name, the UCLA fans started cheering loudly.

For this player who had an outstanding performance last year and performed amazingly in this year's championship, supporters will certainly not be stingy with their voices.

Li Ze has a lot of fans, most of them are female fans. He has a sunny and handsome appearance, three-dimensional and beautiful facial features, and has an amazing figure. Many girls are covetous of his body.

Li Ze and his teammates high-fived one by one, and after America finished singing the fancy opening song, Ben finally began to give instructions to his teammates.

"Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides. Sure enough, UCLA's inside players have not changed. It seems that the University of Connecticut will take the lead!"

Smith immediately started firing after seeing the starting lineup.

"You should see UCLA's backcourt combination. Under the defense of Collison and Holiday, I don't think Price will organize the team's offense well. He will be tightly guarded."

Reggie Miller is tit for tat.

With the on-site commentator talking, the game officially started.

"A jump ball without any suspense, haha, Thabeet is too high, I feel like I saw Yao." Smith began to brag about the star player.

"Height can't help you win the game. What basketball needs is to put the ball in the basket." Reggie Miller countered again.

"UConn's very simple tactic, Thabeet is in place, wow, easy layup, I don't think he was disturbed at all!"

Smith exclaimed again and gave Thabit a thumbs up.

"UCLA's defense wasn't in place. They shouldn't have let the big man catch the ball in such a deep position!" Reggie Miller's comments hit the nail on the head.

Li Ze also discovered this. His inside teammates were too nervous when facing Thabeet, which resulted in a defensive failure and an easy score.

The University of Connecticut cheerleading team was in high spirits, howling and cheering for their big man!

Li Ze signaled to Collison to use a regular Spanish pick-and-roll tactic, with 35 seconds of attack time. They didn't need to rush. A good start would be conducive to the performance of his teammates.

In the knockout rounds, the physical confrontation has escalated. If you lose, you will go home. No one wants to be a stepping stone for the opponent.

Li Ze began to rely on the inside tool man's off-ball screen to bounce out. The quality of the screen was not high, and there was no direct opening after receiving the ball from the three-point line.

Lowering his center of gravity, he held the ball with his left hand and broke through instantly. After attracting the defender, he passed the ball to Holiday, who then dribbled the ball and passed it to Collison.

When the pick-and-roll screen was set at position 5, Thabeet did not choose to go outside, but instead hunkered down to defend. This gave Collison an opportunity after the pick-and-roll.

Without hesitation, he shot the three-pointer directly.

"Kang" hit the iron, and the backcourt rebound was directly collected by Thabeet.

"A good outside opportunity. Thabeet closed it under the basket. UCLA's outside can attack this." Reggie Miller said with some regret.

The University of Connecticut's tactics are much simpler. If Thabeet succeeds in positioning, just give the ball to him. If not, start a pick-and-roll.

Price held the ball, and Thabeet came over to pick and roll. Although the quality was not high, it also successfully delayed Collison's defense.

Taking advantage of the players' lack of rotation, he made a mid-range jumper and scored 2 points.

The little guard still has a few tricks up his sleeve. Collison pointed out his problem, and Li Ze clapped his hands to encourage his teammates.

The cheering group at the University of Connecticut was in a lively atmosphere, with all kinds of cheers coming and going, and they probably bought a lot.

Collison signaled his teammates to continue the same tactics, this time an opportunity appeared after Holiday's pick-and-roll.

But after hesitating, he chose to break through with the ball. Facing the tall Thabeet, he was forced to stop the ball.

Li Ze quickly took the ball, leaned against the defender, accelerated the dribble, and stopped suddenly in the mid-range. He relied on his height and long arms to ignore interference.

"Brush" hollowed the net and scored UCLA's first point.

The UCLA supporters in the stadium started cheering. The team had a difficult start, but they were happy as long as they scored.

"Lee's beautiful mid-range, shooting posture is a bit like Michael, man, what do you think?" Smith took the opportunity to give Reggie Miller some work.

"There is still a difference. I think it's more like me. UCLA's tactics actually didn't succeed. It can be seen that the boys are a little nervous."

Reggie Miller watched the game intently.

Thabeet succeeded in taking the position again. He relied on the inside player to get up, put the ball directly in, and got an extra penalty opportunity.

"Bang" the free throw missed, Li Ze struggled to protect the rebound. Fortunately, the big man's skills were very rough, otherwise the free throw might have killed the game.

Collison signaled his teammates to speed up the offensive rhythm, and after the pick-and-roll, he accelerated directly to break through Thabeet.

"Pa" didn't even try to dodge. Thabeet relied on his height advantage to successfully defend against this attack.

Price accelerated with the ball, switched offense and defense, and made a one-stop layup. The University of Connecticut scored another 2 points.

The coach was a little anxious when he saw the situation on the court. He couldn't score, and he was rushed for rebounds by the opponent. The team's offense was limited to the position.

Not being able to play a quick transition offense is a bit bad.

Li Ze knows that the team needs to score first and let his teammates adapt to the situation on the court.

Through the off-ball screen of the inside player, Collison found Li Ze, slid down the baseline and made a backhand layup, avoiding the defense and scoring the ball.

"Great off-ball movement, Collison's passing is also great, UCLA needs this kind of offense." Reggie Miller's bragging moment.

Unfortunately, the University of Connecticut then started their pick-and-roll tactics and scored easily.

UCLA's offense was booming, and Thabeet grabbed the backcourt rebounds, allowing the opponent to immediately gain momentum and win 8-0.

At 7 minutes and 36 seconds of the first half, the coach called a timeout. The old man felt that his timeout was a little late and he lost consecutive rebounds, which was too harmful to the team.

"Rebounds, rebounds, we have to protect the rebounds, everyone must participate, Collison, Holiday, speed up the offensive tempo! Off-ball screens must be in place, Kayce, attack more decisively! Show up your energy!

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Ben started roaring to encourage the players. In fact, everyone had already tried their best to rebound. The team's substitute inside players were limited, but rotation was necessary. The main inside players had to maintain the same level as Thabeet.

It's a pity that there is indeed a gap in the internal strength of the two sides.

Li Ze encouraged his teammates, "Press their ball carrier and don't let them catch the ball comfortably. Holiday, show your skills and let go, brother!"

Holiday patted his chest to show that he understood that he had begun to adapt to this noisy atmosphere.

After the timeout, UCLA's perimeter began to increase the pressure on the ball carrier and at the same time speed up its offensive rhythm.

In the transition between offense and defense, Li Ze received the ball from outside the three-point line and shot directly without hesitation.

"Swipe" the ball into the net hollowly and score 3 points.

Then the physical contact between the two sides began to increase, and the number of free throws also came. They frequently stood on the free throw line, and UCLA closed in on the score.

With 28 seconds left in the first half, the coach signaled the entire court to press forward.

Holiday desperately pressed Plath, who was holding the ball. Just after halftime, Plath made a mistake and was intercepted directly face to face. After the interception, Holiday went straight to the opponent's basket, and the slow Thabeet returned to defend.

Li Ze also started to speed up at this time, knowing that Holiday's ball would come as long as he ran into position.

The UCLA support team was already cheering. With more games and fewer games, the score difference could be narrowed again.

Holiday hit the ground and passed the ball while he was traveling. Li Ze received the ball one step forward from the free throw line, took off with both feet, and flew directly to Thabeet.

Thabit jumped up to block the shot. After the two sides collided, Li Ze avoided his palm with his left arm in the air and dunked with one arm!

"Bang!" After landing, Li Ze beat his chest and roared! At the same time, he felt a chill in his head.

"Crazy dunk, God, Lee dunked and killed Thabeet!" Smith shouted directly in the commentary box!

The whole gym went crazy! Everyone shouted excitedly.

At this time, the first half ended, 40 to 36, UCLA was temporarily behind, but the second half of the game was destined to be exciting.
Chapter completed!