Chapter 101 [Wolverine Fighting Blue Devil]
On the 24th, the Starry Sky Stadium was filled with spectators.
Almost everyone supports the Duke Blue Devils, and they have a loyal group of fans.
A small number of fans of the Wolverines came to watch the game, and the cheers were completely covered up.
The only comfort is that Wolverines fans win the "quality" of winning.
Abby wore the Wolverines' No. 13 red jersey, shining brightly. Before the game started, she attracted cameras from multiple media outlets, becoming a highlight of the live broadcast.
Duke players are very calm when they appear, which is also the advantage of famous schools. Players have long seen big scenes.
The Wolverines players were affected by the atmosphere of the competition to varying degrees. They all played in the championship for the first time. When they warmed up, Gordon couldn't make a single shot. Powell was even more outrageous and his layup was off.
Wang Jun started "shot training" first as usual, looking for feelings when there are systematic prompts, and strengthening memory.
Michigan Radio Live broadcast the game. Commentator Simon analyzed: "Wolverines can advance today, I think the focus is on the performance of role players, the characteristics of Carman and Wang Jun. The Blue Devils must have thoroughly studied it, and someone must stand up and share their pressure."
Partner Justin agreed: "The problem of Wolverines' concentrated firepower points has accompanied the whole season. The Blue Devils players have an average offensive shot, with three players averaging 15 and two people averaging 10. They cooperated very well with the inside and outside."
Wolverine: Gordon Wang Jun Harris Bobby Carman.
Blue Devils: Duhon Redick Jones Sheldon Williams Eddie Benson.
Kaman won the jump ball and the game began.
Gordon brought to the frontcourt, Wang Jun and Kaman were out of the ball on the right side and received the basketball. Jones quickly bypassed Kaman and was close to him when he turned around and faced the frame.
Wang Jun protected the basketball with his back and squeezed Jones for a while, but failed to squeeze it away.
Jones, who is 198cm tall, is very strong in the confrontation. Wang Jun wants to hang the ball to Carman, but the opponent raises his arm to interfere. With his height advantage, he blocks the passing angle.
The tactics that coach Lao K arranged for the opening game were to target people, so that the outside defense pioneer Jones could deal with Wang Jun, unexpectedly.
Wang Jun had no chance to take action, so he passed the ball to Gordon, who passed the ball from Du Hong's head to the inside.
Benson's strong man lacks attack power, and his specialty is to defend himself from the basket. Carman turned to the right and forced a move, and the rebound was obtained by Sheldon.
The Blue Devils attacked, the Wolverines jointly defended, and Wang Jun guarded the basket.
The ball was passed to Sheldon. After receiving the ball from the left, he first resisted Wang Jun with his back, took the ball and swung it into the middle, attracting Wang Jun to move to the middle, and then suddenly turned to the bottom line, jumped up quickly, and shot with one-handed.
He is very skilled in low-position skills, and Wang Jun can't do anything if he shakes his body. The difference in height and wingspan makes it impossible for him to block Sheldon, and the ball hits the board and enters the frame. 0 to 2.
Sheldon not only plays ball with his body, he has skills, and such people cannot be limited by strength.
The Wolverines attacked, Kaman covered the side, Wang Jun received the ball, Sheldon quickly changed defense, and Jones also bypassed Kaman, and the two formed a double-team.
Wang Jun felt extremely uncomfortable.
Jones has strong physical fitness and excellent height and arm spread. If he doesn't take action directly, it will be difficult for him to even dribble.
Wang Jun subconsciously believed that Carman was now in a state of being released and would get a chance, so he passed the ball to the side without careful observation. As a result, Du Hong let go of Gordon and blocked the pass route and broke the ball.
Du Hongzhuan Jones counterattacked quickly, the latter threw away Wang Jun, jumped forward with all his strength at the free throw line, glided for a distance in the air, and dunked with one hand 0-4.
The commentator on the scene yelled: "Super dunk, Jones scored a morale goal, his physical fitness is amazing, Chinese player Wang Jun can't keep up with his speed."
The Starry Sky Arena was detonated by Jones' goal, and the Blue Devils fans shouted together.
Duke is only the fourth seed in this district. After Marquette Golden Eagles, the Blue Devils fans are dissatisfied. They firmly believe that the team can advance to the top 16 and even compete for the championship again. The dark horse Wolverines cannot stop them.
When the Wolverines attacked, Wang Jun relied on Carman to get rid of Jones, and Sheldon quickly changed defense.
After being blocked, Wang Jun found that Jones was around Kaman's front defense, and even if the ball was passed, he could not take a direct move. So he passed the ball to Harris on the side, who hung it to Kaman, Benson pushed it up again, and formed a double-team with Jones at the low post.
Bobby was empty in the middle and Kaman passed the ball.
Bobby made an open jump shot, and Sheldon withdrew from the inside to grab the rebound.
In the positional battle between the Blue Devils, several passes on the outside, Benson gave Redick a side cover to get rid of Harris, Kaman did not defend himself from the penalty area, and a gap appeared.
Redick received a 60-degree jump shot from the right side, and the ball was hollow and entered the net 0-7.
Only five seconds later, Gordon made a low-level mistake in passing the ball. He gave Harris the first half without looking at the person. He was intercepted by Du Hong and successfully attacked the single player.
Gordon was stupid again when he returned to defense. The opponent wanted to take the ball and lay up. He chose to foul the ball, and he made a very light mistake and did not knock it out. Du Hong made a low hand into the basketball, which was very easy. The referee even blew 21.
Du Hongjia also hit a penalty.0 to 10.
Simon covered his face with one hand and felt a little reluctant to see it. "The situation was not good. The Wolverines were beaten 10-0 by their opponents at the beginning. Except for the inside blue-collar Benson, the Blue Devils scored goals."
Justin sighed: "The coach called a timeout. This timeout was very timely. The Wolverines had to adjust. There were problems with both ends of the offense and defense."
The game was just 2 minutes and 18 seconds old, and David was forced to request a timeout, and the first thing was to make a substitution.
"Godden, Luke comes on the court. You are responsible for holding the ball and playing pick-and-roll. You can misalign the inside, attracting the attention of the defense to pass the ball. Don't be nervous, we can win."
Gordon faced the NBA-level defender Du Hong, obviously frightened by the opponent's name. David had to do some ideological work for him to prevent his condition from continuing throughout the game, which directly led to the team's loss.
"Bobby, you'll get off the court, Eric goes on, double pick-and-roll in the interior, Eric pays attention to cutting to the basket from the side, Chris waits for opportunities in the middle."
Eric Bronin is 205cm tall and weighs 113 kilograms. He is stronger than Bobby. He has been practicing mid-range shots hard and is waiting for the coach's call on the bench.
Even a pair of underwear and toilet paper have its uses, let alone a big man?
David used to need inside mobility to use Browning. Now Duke's inside players are not good at shooting at mid- and long distances, and the ability of the two guards to break through is not unsolvable. Browning has a place to use it.
Wang Jun was struggling to defend against Shelder, who was skilled, so he simply used Blonen to push his opponent away from the penalty area. The effect would be better by interfering with height.
David said to Wang Jun again: "Wang, now I need you to focus on the defensive end and limit Deng Taijones. His shooting ability is average, he can prevent breakthroughs but not shots, and he should not pass easily. Can he do it?"
"Yes." Wang Jun responded loudly.
He was originally an outside line, so David arranged an outside line defense mission, and there was no reason to retreat.
David looked at Wang Jun and said lightly: "The other party has arranged to strictly prevent you, don't force your shots, wait for opportunities on the periphery. We are already behind and we must ensure efficiency to win."
Wang Jun nodded. He understood David's meaning, afraid that he would ignore the team's tactical system in order to obtain beautiful data.
He won't do that. If he loses and gets out without entering the round of 16, what if he has a good data?
Chapter completed!