Chapter 26 Getting Into Difficulty
The showdown of the giants always attracts more attention, and the same is true of today's Poly Garden Arena.
Early on, the venue was filled with people, and UCLA fans were cheering.
The TV station started broadcasting early, which is the most worthy of attention since the start of the NCAA.
Although Chen Mo didn’t know any of the commentators on the scene, they looked very famous.
It turned out that these two people were both live commentators invited by FOX.
One of them is FOX's resident host Haeger, and the other Tony, who is said to be a former NBA player.
However, Chen Mo obviously didn't know him. In fact, he only played in the NBA for three seasons and had no results.
However, he once played in the Spurs coached by Larry Brown and was a defensive player in his own right.
The reason why Chen Mo paid attention to him was because this guy was looking for trouble today.
"Tony, in the last game, UCLA's style of playing caused a lot of controversy. What do you think?"
Tony, the now round-shaped old man, seems to enjoy this feeling very much.
"Of course, it's very exciting, isn't it? But you have to know that such a way of playing is not good.
When facing a team with weak defense, you can naturally play as you like, but when facing a strong team, the result of doing so is being beaten."
"Is that so? But we know that UCLA has beaten the University of Missouri, and they were last year's quarter-finals."
"Of course, Missouri is not a weak team, but they are not a strong team, especially this year, I am not optimistic about them.
You see, today’s Duke University will show its true form in the hands of old coach K.”
"Okay, then we'll see, and how do you evaluate UCLA players?"
"Capono and Chen? They are both too soft! If you want to gain a foothold in the NBA, you must be tough enough.
There is no way to win the championship with shooting and three-pointers, and they must have a tougher defense."
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Chen Mo didn't understand at all. What qualifications does a person who has only played for three seasons have to talk about here?
As for the booing of the fans around, this guy was even more applauded and enjoyed it.
"Chan, don't be dazed, the game has begun."
"Don't worry, coach, I'm fine."
Steve looked at Chen Mo carefully and found that Chen Mo seemed to be fine.
But now, there is a bigger problem, that is, the atmosphere in the entire team is a little wrong.
"Ding..."
The sharp whistle sounded and the game officially began.
Although Hollins was obviously taller, he still lost to Sheldon when he jumped.
Chris Duhon carried the ball and made a very steady defender without any aggressive progress.
I have to say that UCLA does not like to face such a point guard. It is too steady and slow, which also means there is no chance to fight back.
As expected, Chris Duhon has been directing his teammates to run, without any cover or movement.
It was not until the offensive time was only 15 seconds left that Chris Duhon called Sheldon Williams to pick-and-roll.
Chris Duhong is only 185cm, but weighs 85kg, which is only a little lighter than Chen Mo.
His speed was not fast, but he rushed into the inside with Cyderick and made a jump shot.
Moreover, Duke University returned to defense very quickly and had no chance to fight back at all.
Whether it was Chen Mo who was planning to go out soon or Thompson, they were stared at it.
Moreover, today, Deng Taijones, a player who defended Chen Mo, was even close to Chen Mo anytime and anywhere.
Today, he has only one task on the defensive end, which is to interfere with Chen Mo, starting from the time he was out of the ball.
To be honest, Chen Mo was actually a little panicked when facing this bald black brother.
This old man knows a lot of people, of course, not because of how powerful he is, but because of his black material.
The intentional footsteps indirectly led to Kobe's early retirement.
Although Kobe retired in 2016, in fact, that injury hit him a big blow.
This directly led to the Lakers losing the opportunity to compete for the championship, and the team's fall apart.
In addition, Deng Taijones also greeted Biyongbo's younger brother in 2016 in the game against the Raptors.
I don’t know if this foul was intentional or unintentional. Anyway, many male compatriots still felt very painful when they saw it.
Facing such a defensive player, Chen Mo was still a little panicked. He just hoped that he had not experienced the baptism of the NBA and was still a simple little brother.
Coach Steve was worried that Chen Mo was under too much pressure, so he started to attack Capono as soon as he got up.
As for Chen Mo, he either pulls to the bottom line to open up the offensive space, or disrupts defense through running positions, or organizes offense directly at a high position.
UCLA is very familiar with this set of tactics, even far more familiar with fast attack tactics.
After two screens, Capono finally went around and received the ball, taking the shot before the defensive player made up.
"Bang!"
A crisp iron thunder sound came, and it was shorter, and the ball just hit the front of the ring, which was the crispest position of the iron thunder sound.
It's normal for a pitcher to make a blacksmith.
What is important is not whether he can make a move in the first few times, but whether he can make an move in the next time.
Even as the core of the team, Capono has encountered this situation before, and everyone believes in him very much.
Next...
"Ping, pong, bang, bang..."
Capono actually missed one of the first five shots. What's even more strange is that the ball just now was slapped away by Sheldon.
You know, although Sheldon is a good athletic ability, he is a center forward after all, and his movement ability is not very strong.
This can only show one problem, that is, Capono hesitated, which is the most deadly thing for a pitcher.
You hesitate yourself, who can still believe you throw the ball into it?
Not only that, Capono's condition was sluggish, which obviously affected others.
For example, Thompson was also defended to death when Capono could not attract defense and open up space.
Thompson made 0 of 2 shots. Although he didn't get many opportunities today, he was not sure about any of them.
Only Hollins made a tip-in, or Chen Mo made a foul, and both free throws were made.
On the contrary, Duke University is in a very brave state today, and they all look like they are equipped with scopes.
Not only Chris Duhon played in form, but even the others performed very well.
4:16, only 5 minutes and 17 seconds have passed, and the score difference has been widened to more than 10 points.
Not only were the players on the court a little at a loss, but even Steve didn't know what to do.
Losing a game is nothing, but it is afraid that it will affect the players' mentality and lead to the collapse of the entire technical and tactical link.
At this time, Coach Steve had already greeted the eighteen generations of the journalists.
What tactics do I use to control you? Why do you say so?
Chapter completed!