The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 25

UCLA's ability to reach the finals relied on its oppressive outside defense. Li Ze, Holiday, and Collison are the most important first barrier.

However, the continuous high-intensity competitions, the semi-finals and the finals were only one day apart, and Collison's physical fitness could no longer keep up.

When UCLA attacked for the first time, Li Ze made a gesture to signal everyone to slow down. At the same time, he directed Holiday to catch the ball and free Collison as much as possible.

Holiday's physical fitness is no problem, he has very good physical fitness, and playing point guard is also his best position.

UCLA's insiders still all came up to the line. After receiving the ball with his hand, Li Ze signaled his inside teammates to come over for a pick-and-roll cover. Facing Hansbrough's defense, Li Ze directly dribbled the ball with his right hand to speed up the breakthrough.

North Carolina's rotation was very fast, and the help defense was in place immediately, but Li Ze suddenly retreated with Hansbrough, made a sudden stop and flickered, and after pointing to the defender, he leaned up to make a mid-range shot.

"Shua" scored 2 points and there was an additional penalty.

Standing on the free throw line, Li Ze took a deep breath and made the free throw steadily.

"Kayce has increased his aggression. North Carolina should have double-teamed him earlier. He's hitting a very high percentage of mid-range jumpers right now."

Kenny Smith began to give North Carolina ideas.

After the penalty was scored, Li Ze signaled Holiday to lead defense against Lawson, so that Collison could take a little longer on the court.

But North Carolina has a lot of offensive methods. After consecutive hand-offs, Ellington suddenly shot directly from the outside in the face of the defense.

"Shua" went into the net hollowly and scored 3 points.

This is also a characteristic of North Carolina. They also have a lot of ball-holding points. Ellington can shoot and pass after the pick-and-roll, which makes it difficult for UCLA's defenders to limit him.

When attacking again, Li Ze got the ball in the low post and was flanked immediately. After passing the ball to Holiday on the outside, he continued to pass the ball, and Collison made an open three-pointer.

"哐" was a little weaker, hit the front of the basket, and the rebound was accepted by Hansbrough.

After receiving the ball, Lawson directly started to launch a conversion attack. Fortunately, Holiday kept covering him with his body and did not have a chance to directly attack the basket. However, after the pick-and-roll, he found Hansbrough.

Facing UCLA's inside defense, Hansbrough catches the ball and hits the back twice, then makes a small hook and makes a steady hit.

"UCLA was in a bit of trouble after the start. Their defense couldn't press effectively, which allowed Hansbrough to score easily in the paint."

Reggie Miller has already seen the physical gap between the two sides. North Carolina can be crushed all the way to the promotion, and the main players have a good rest. At this time, the physical advantage is revealed.

Li Ze signaled his teammates loudly, "No problem, don't rush, be patient, be patient."

Holiday dribbled halfway and signaled to play a Spanish pick-and-roll. When Li Ze covered the outside ball with an inside player, it attracted the attention of most defenders. At this time, it was passed directly to his teammates under the basket.

"Shua" puts the basket under the basket successfully, this is the benefit of a high guard.

"That's it, be patient and protect the rebound!" Li Ze yelled loudly as he returned to defense, signaling his teammates to hold on.

North Carolina played very targeted. After feeling that Collison had physical problems, they continued to consume him on the offensive end and passed the ball very patiently. This time, Hansbrough found Danny Green who was open. .

"Shua" 3 points and then scored, the North Carolina fans at the scene began to cheer loudly.

The coach requested a timeout. He knew that if Collison continued to play like this, his physical fitness would not be able to last until the second half. He had to make rotation adjustments in advance.

"Played well, boys, be patient, there is still a long time in the game, Collison, you rest first, we need your performance in the second half."

Collison panted heavily, indicating that he was fine, this was not the time to be brave, his legs were heavy now, and he couldn't keep up with the opponent.

"Kayce, attack more, Holiday, don't run against them, we hit the success rate, slow down the tempo, keep the defense aggressive, we accept 2 points from the inside, don't help defend Hansbrough. "

Li Ze knew that the coach was afraid that the opponent would shoot a 3-pointer and send them away in a wave. After all, North Carolina's perimeter is very accurate.

Holiday patiently organized the team's offense and continued to break through and score goals. However, Hansbrough's defensive positioning was very good and he never had a good shot.

With 10 seconds left on the offensive clock, Li Ze successfully received the ball in the low post, and faced Danny Green's defense, he turned over and shot a fadeaway jumper.

"Shua" scored a goal neatly, with this kind of backlash and Li Ze's excellent wingspan, Danny Green had nothing to do.

[Gap Hunter] The achievement badge can help Li Ze create a better shooting space.

After the rotation, UCLA is considered a dual-core team. Although there are fewer offensive points, the defensive rate has improved, and the rotation of the outside line has regained oppression.

But when North Carolina fed the ball to the inside, Hansbrough seized the opportunity, relying on the small hook behind the hit, this trick just couldn't be prevented.

Li Ze began to reduce his possession of the ball, attack more in the low post, and at the same time speed up his pace of handling the ball. He has already deducted the pass button.

Facing Danny Green's defense again, he directly pulled up a jumper after a simple three-threat.

It's useless to seal "唰" on the face, and scored 2 points.

From receiving the ball to shooting, the whole process is very fast. Li Ze has already shot after the help defender is halfway up. Danny Green will be a little depressed.

How to prevent this?he did his best
After 15 minutes in the first half, the two sides were 24 to 20, and UCLA was behind. North Carolina requested a timeout, and they had to rearrange their defense.

"Don't let Lee easily catch the ball in the low post, try to push him out, once he catches the ball outside the 3-point line, directly double-team him and let him out, forcing other players to attack."

North Carolina's coaching staff kept emphasizing defensive strategies to the players, and they wanted more leads to end the first half.

The timeout really worked. After North Carolina scored again on the offensive end by Hansbrough, the defensive round strengthened the defense against Li Ze receiving the ball. Continuous screens failed to allow Li Ze to get the ball better in the low post.

In the end, he had no choice but to catch the ball from outside the three-point line, but was immediately blocked by a double. Li Ze passed it to Holiday, who responded, and the latter passed it to the open teammate again for a 3-point shot.

"哐" hit the iron, and Li Ze immediately shouted: "Strike the ball, defend, protect the rebound!"

Basketball is always for 5 people. At this time, what is needed is to stick to the game plan, believe that teammates can make the shot, and if they can’t make the shot, everyone has a unified mind, and immediately return to defense without giving a chance to switch.

Ellington held the ball and launched a pick-and-roll, and once again made a jump shot directly against the defense from outside the three-point line.

"Shua" scored 3 points, and Ellington beat his chest and roared.

"Ellington feels hot today. He has scored such difficult three-pointers in a row. UCLA needs to restrict him!" Reggie Miller saw such a goal and shouted loudly.

UCLA attacked again, and Li Ze quickly bounced to catch the ball. At the moment when the opponent's defense was flanking, he directly and deftly passed through it, entered the inside line, and directly distributed the ball to his teammate in the bottom corner against the defender who came from the supplementary defense.

"Shua" scored 3 points from an open space this time, and Li Ze immediately signaled for a good shot and called everyone to return to defense.

North Carolina's coaching staff was very dissatisfied with the ball, and began to call on the players to strengthen physical confrontation, and UCLA also tried their best.

In the last 2 minutes of the first half, double fouls counted and started to go to the free throw line. In this way, 31 to 25 in the half, UCLA trailed by 6 points and ended the half.

"I like the last 2 minutes of the game. It was a collision of muscles. North Carolina didn't seize the opportunity to open the score. This is a good thing for UCLA." Kenny Smith didn't think it was a big deal when he watched the excitement.

"The two sides consumed a lot in the first half, and the shooting percentage has begun to decline. UCLA will use Collison again in the second half. He got a full rest."

Reggie Miller breathed a sigh of relief. If the point difference is too big, the rotation will be meaningless.

Li Ze didn't consume much in the first half. The newly upgraded silver achievement badge [Hot Zone Hunter] played a role, reducing some physical energy consumption on the offensive end.

"I have to work hard in the second half, hehe, North Carolina's physical fitness has also dropped a lot, and the fun has just begun!" Li Ze walked in the player tunnel, secretly feeling ruthless.

(End of this chapter)