Chapter 99 Kyrie Irving
Kangda's tenacity exceeded the expectations of most people on the scene.
Kang Da changed back to man-to-man, Curry didn't have a good chance, but Smith played pick-and-roll with Singler again, and Singler scored 4 points in a row. After Tang Tian replaced defense with Singler, Kelly received Smith's pass and made a three-pointer from the outside.
The score difference that was approaching just now was suddenly widened to 13 points.
Coach K is more capable than Kahon and adjusts one step faster than his opponent.
The crisis came again, but Kang Da continued to show their tenacity. This time it was Lamb. He finally found the touch on the outside and made a three-pointer. Tang Tian returned to the defensive end to press Curry successfully. Walker's fast break was 2+1, and Kang Da once again narrowed the gap to 7 points.
Two times in a row, when the situation was about to collapse, there were always people in Kangda who could stand up to continue scoring and save the situation.
This Kangda team can reach the semi-finals. Their strength on paper may be really not as good as Duke, but their spiritual level is really not inferior, and they are even better.
The game ended about 13 minutes in the first half, and the score on the field was 30-23. Although Duke was ahead, he still couldn't open the score.
Coach K's expression at this time was no longer as relaxed as it was at the beginning.
Kangda is now like a tough bone, like a thorn in his throat. If he couldn't get an advantage earlier, he would never be able to ensure his victory. However, he knew that the city's archenemy North Carolina was dragged by this team until the end of the game.
"Kyrie." He turned around and called Owen up again.
"You go up and let go of the attack and cause more damage. Their inside strength is average." Before going on the court, he pulled Irving and reminded.
Owen nodded with a slightly excited expression.
He has outstanding talent, but in fact he is not very suitable for the basketball atmosphere in college. Compared to playing tactics with one eye, he prefers to let go of his hands and feet and work alone.
Now Coach K asks him to let go of the attack, but he can't ask for it.
The game entered a dead ball, and both sides successively changed back to the main players.
The 7-point gap lasted for four or five minutes, and it depends on who can widen the gap.
After Duke's ball rights came up, Irving held the ball in the top of the circle, his teammates directly pulled them all away.
This is more thorough than at the beginning, and even Plumley didn't mention it to the pick-and-roll.
One-on-one between Irving and Walker.
Dribbling, crotch, and body change direction, Irving's crossover skills are really outstanding.
Walker tried hard to keep up with Irving's pace.
But at this moment, Irving suddenly stepped forward, leaned against Walker's body, then turned around, and waited for Walker to pounce, and then he changed direction and directly passed Walker!
There was a burst of marvel at the scene.
The ball seemed to be really stuck in Irving's hands!
After Irving passed Walker, he broke into the inside. Ori Archie was worried that Irving's pass did not dare to leave the penalty area, but Irving did not take action at the middle distance. When he reached the penalty area, he saw Ori Archie jumping up and a big trolley in the air directly made a layup with a backhand.
The visual effect of this series of dribbling rods was simply explosive, and Duke fans were climaxed on the scene.
Tang Tian felt ankle pain when he saw it. Irving's dribbling skills were unspeakable. Iverson's best defender afterwards, but it's really good to play like this just after he recovered from injury.
Kangda's offense, Lamb's shot at breaking through the basket was missed, and Plumley took the defensive rebound.
Duke advanced to the frontcourt, but still let Irving play singles with the ball.
This time Walker pressed him tighter, and Irving's continuous change of direction before adding body to his body was not over.
But at this moment, Plumley raised the pick-and-roll from the inside and Walker squeezed through.
After seeing this, Irving dribbled the ball with his left hand, and his whole body leaned to the left, making a move to break through from the left, but the next second he suddenly changed to his right hand, and pulled the ball back to the right side, and then turned the body straight.
Shammgod!
The top dribbling technique that is generally only available on the street court.
Tang Tian had seen this technique before at New York Street Stadium, but compared to those people's fancy style, the star Irving is more practical.
Walker and Ori Archie were both completely deceived, and Irving accelerated and broke into the penalty area directly.
Tang Tian was forced to come to assist in defense. After seeing this, Irving was given a straight pass to Singhler. Singhler received the ball and scored a layup without defense.
"Oh my God! His dribble is really slutty!" Barkley was a little wet by Irving's ball-handling skills.
"After Allen Iverson, I have never seen anyone in college basketball control so well. Irving is really extraordinary!" Miller also exclaimed.
Even Kenny Smith applauded Irving at this time. Although he supported Kangda, Irving's dribble was really beautiful.
Kangda's attack, Walker had an open position after breaking through, but his attack was just a three-no-touch move.
After being teased by Owen one after another, his mentality also fluctuated.
Duke's offense is still Irving, and the person who defends him this time is Lamb.
With continuous body change, Lamb focused on defending, but the next second, Irving dribbled the ball with his right hand to the left and then dribbled the ball to the right. A dribble from the inside and outside directly cleaned Lamb.
The next second he accelerated and rushed into the inside line, and in the defensive gap between Oriarch and Tang Tian, he pulled the ball into the ball again.
The score difference was instantly widened to 13 points.
Irving is simply unstoppable.
Kahon hurriedly called for a pause. This time it was different from before. It was completely because Owen forced it away with his personal ability.
"Coach, I'll go and guard against Irving." Tang Tian recommended himself to Kahon.
"No, you are in the fourth position, you are at a disadvantage in speed." Kahong rejected Tang Tian's proposal this time.
The previous opponents of Kangda were the strongest of the forwards. He would use Tang Tian to defend them at the beginning, which also allowed Kangda to gain the upper hand every time at the beginning. But this time it was different. Irving was the point guard and Tang Tian was the fourth position. The two were too far apart.
"I can try." Tang Tian was not sure, but he still wanted to try.
"No, Singhler was in good shape in the first half, you should be on guard against him." Kahon said.
Kahon is right. Irving scored 6 points and 1 assist in this period, but Singhler also scored 10 points in the first half.
Letting Tang Tian defend against Irving means that Singler will be liberated to a greater extent, and Kangda will not be able to stand it, let alone that Tang Tian may not be able to defend against it.
"We switch to 2-3 joint defense, restrict Irving from entering the penalty area, and try to open the offensive end. As I said at the beginning, their feel will not continue to be so outstanding. We try to control the score difference to within 10 points, don't worry, the game has not been finished yet," Kahon encouraged the players.
After returning from the timeout, Lamb's breakthrough caused Plumley to foul. After making both free throws, he finally helped Kang Da stabilize the situation.
Chapter completed!