Chapter 107 [Nosebleed and Blood]
Orlando replaced Jacob and replaced Hayes, who had only rested for less than three minutes.
To deal with Wang Jun, you must have a fast insider to quickly switch to prevent interference, otherwise you can take action immediately, and it is not enough to rely solely on outside players to chase and defend.
Hayes came on the court, and the Wildcats' attack was gone, and the two teams began to have a stalemate.
Simon commented: "Powell and Bobby played a good pick-and-roll in this period, and the speed was very fast. Bobby cut to the basket and scored 6 points in a row with excellent bounce."
Justin said: "It's a pity that they can't get the score open, and the Wildcats can score."
Carman returned to the court after six minutes of rest and replaced Bobby. David insisted on leaving only one big man on the court to ensure the speed of returning to defense.
In the last four minutes of the second half, Wildcats point guard Evan suddenly broke out and brought the ball to the frontcourt twice to face Luke and directly pulled a three-pointer to overtake the score.
David hurriedly replaced Luke and replaced Gordon.
Wang Jun and Kaman each made another pass mistake, and Kentucky successfully counterattacked twice, one wave of 10 to 0.
David was forced to call for a long timeout. 58 to 63, Wolverines were 5 points behind, and there was still time to recover, provided they did not make any mistakes again.
David replaced Luke back on the court. Luke was better off passing on the offensive end, and averaged 7 assists per game and ranked among the top in NCAA. At this time, the team needed him.
When arranging the defensive tactics, David reminded: "Luke, you can't always be afraid of confrontation. Don't let them take action easily. If you can't stand it, you can foul it and knock it off. Listen to it, and if you can't defend it, you can foul it. Let them have free throws. You are too civilized."
Free throws are the Wildcats' weakness. David emphasized as early as before the game that their overall free throw shooting percentage is less than 70%.
After the timeout, players from both sides returned to the court. Luke passed the ball to Wang Jun, Kaman covered the blanket and cut, Hayes blocked Wang Jun's shot, and ignored Kaman.
Another weakness of being short inside is that it is difficult to stop the opponent from lobing the ball. Wang Jun took the ball and moved two steps outside the three-point line, jumped up and passed the ball to Kaman on the top of Hayes' head.
Kaman started to get the ball and was about to dunk. Bogans hugged him from behind. Kaman threw the ball into the basket with one hand and failed to enter. The referee blew a whistle and made a free throw twice.
The scene was very quiet at this moment, and Kaman was nervous when he went to the free throw line.
You must go in. If you don’t go in, it will be a big problem.
As long as you make a shot, you will only be three points away.
Kaman muttered in his heart, aimed for a while, and shot the ball. His strength was a bit too strong and he bounced out of the frame.
Many Wolverine fans sighed, which was particularly harsh for Carman. He took a deep breath and failed the second free throw.
Simon was going crazy and sighed: "Oh my God, at the critical moment, Kaman, who hit the free throw percentage this season, missed two free throws."
Justin shook his head with regret: "As the core, this is too inappropriate. Being behind by 5 points is completely different from being behind by 3 points. The Wildcats control the rhythm."
There are two minutes left in the game. Even if Luke plays again, Evan has a clear physical advantage, and the Wildcats are not strong enough to protect the basketball and are procrastinating.
Abby was anxious in the stands. Wang Jun has only scored 12 points so far, and the team is behind. If he cannot score in the next few offenses, the Wolverines will be in danger.
Luke circled around Evan and tried to break the ball. Evan had a strong ability to fight and dribble the ball. He almost made a mistake. He stabilized and passed the ball to Bogans on the side.
Bogans and Hayes dodged Powell and Kaman defended. If the opponent scored another goal, he would basically have to take the gun.
Bogans hit the ground and passed the ball to Hayes who was cut.
Hayes stepped into the basket with heavy steps and wanted to make a layup. Wang Jun let go of Cook and returned to the basket, ran and jumped up, collided with Hayes in the air, and hit the ball out like a volleyball block.
Both of them were in sprinting states. The referee blew the whistle and judged Wang Jun to foul, and then stepped forward to terminate the game.
It turned out that Hayes' forearm hit Wang Jun just now, and his nose was bleeding. In this case, the player must stop the bleeding before returning to the game, and the Wolverines were forced to substitute.
David was immediately confused. How did Wang Jun shoot three-pointers to chase points? And Hayes doesn't know how the free throw is.
Abby in the stands felt cold and the team seemed to be defeated.
When Bobby came on the court, Wang Jun touched his nose and said, "Coach, my nose is fine. I can continue playing. I will let them foul the ball to death later."
"If you don't stop the bleeding, the referee won't let you go." David sighed. It would take a few minutes to stop the bleeding from the nose, and the game will be over.
"I have a way. Whoever goes to the locker room to get my bag? Hurry up, go now." Wang Jun shouted.
Fringeman small forward Rex ran to the locker room without saying a word. He had no chance to play at all and only guarded the water dispenser on the sidelines. His reaction was the fastest now.
After a while, Rex took back Wang Jun's bag. Wang Jun took out a small plastic bottle from the bag, which contained a nose clip for swimming. Everyone was shocked.
David looked at him and said strangely: "Why are you still carrying this?"
"I don't need the equipment I bought when swimming, earplugs and nose clips. I haven't taken it out in this bag before. I didn't expect it to be used now." Wang Jun said as he clamped his nose with the nose clip and blocked his nostrils.
The nose clamp was very tight and the bleeding stopped immediately. Wang Jun was just touched, without any trauma, and the bridge of the nose was fine, so he could get a blow.
David was shocked and stopped talking nonsense, and was about to send Wang Jun to the final try.
At this time, Hayes had just finished the free throw and made one of two free throws.
To be precise, it was three free throws and one of them was made, because the second free throw referee Kaman grabbed the rebound and advanced to the line, and the penalty was heavy.
Hayes' free throw action is very strange. After holding the ball with both hands, his body will tilt forward greatly, lean in front of the free throw line, and then take action. There is no second person on this earth who can make such a free throw.
This is beneficial, it is closer to the basket and can easily cause the opponent to advance to the line. After scoring the third free throw, Hayes helped Wang Jun, so he could substitute directly without fouling.
Wang Jun signaled to the referee that it was okay. Seeing that he stopped the bleeding from the nose, the referee did not object and asked him to replace Powell.
58 to 64, the difference is 6 points.
"Wang Jun continued to play, and the camera gave him a close-up. He actually brought a nose clip for swimming to stop bleeding. Today the Wolverine was wearing a white jersey, and there were blood on his jersey. The great Chinese player... the fighting spirit is touching." Simon sighed.
Justin shouted: "I hope he can score goals and help the team recover their disadvantages. Although he only scored 12 points today, he also grabbed 15 rebounds, which is more than Carman."
When the Wolverine attacked, Wang Jun first ran to the bottom corner and suddenly ran backwards in the middle.
The strongest tactic of Wolverines is to "go backdoor". Harris runs from the side 60 degrees to the bottom line and crosses Wang Jun. At this time, the Wildcats are staring at people and do not run around. Kaman and Bobby come to close the door together to block Bogans, Hayes and Cook.
A small weakness is difficult to bypass the cover.
Luke passed the ball from the left to the middle, Wang Jun took the ball and turned around to the face frame, held his breath, and made a jump shot.
He did not encounter any interference, and the ball was slightly tilted back, with a very high arc and bounced into the frame. 61 to 64.
Chapter completed!