The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 15 I'm Harden's Nemesis

Arizona State University's ability to enter the top 16 is not based on luck.

Although their strengths in each position are not outstanding, they are all on the passing line. With Harden's needlework, their strengths are naturally strong.

With the support of the fans at the scene, UCLA started the first attack, which is still their most familiar tactic, the Spanish pick-and-roll.

Arizona State has certainly studied the opponent's tactics, and they've done a pretty good job of defending off-ball screens.

Li Ze bounced to catch the ball, and successfully threw off the defender, but the opponent was very tight.

But this kind of defense puts little pressure on Li Ze. He directly accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand, pulled back with an emergency stop near the free throw line, and shot a jump shot directly.

"唰" made a steady hit in the middle distance.

In fact, the defender did not lose his position, but Li Ze's sudden stop and quick start won him room to shoot.

The excellent wingspan allows him to shoot without too much interference, his talent is overwhelming, and he is simple and rude.

The UCLA fans at the scene cheered for the team's first score.

"Very nice jump shot, Kayce used his size to finish the shot, and he hit the mid-range at a very good rate around the free throw line!"

Reggie Miller immediately sang praises for Li Ze.

Arizona State University's tactics are based on pick-and-rolls, which Harden is particularly good at.

Before the game, the UCLA coaching staff told the players to switch defenses immediately after the pick-and-roll. UCLA's inside players are not tall and have good mobility, so they can defend well.

But being able to defend does not mean being able to defend. Harden accelerated directly after the pick-and-roll, relying on the defender to directly break through and hit a layup.

UCLA's defense didn't start, it just gave Harden a physical confrontation.

Collison dribbled the ball halfway and passed the ball to Holiday. Li Ze began to run 8 figures with no ball screen. Holiday handed over the ball to Li Ze.

Li Ze immediately signaled the No. 5 position to come to the pick-and-roll. After a successful pick-and-roll, facing the opponent's big man, Li Ze directly accelerated the breakthrough.

At the moment when the opponent's inside defender came to help defend, he passed to Holiday, who slipped the bottom line to steal the chicken, and successfully scored 2 points.

After Huo Ledi scored, he gave Li Ze a gesture, indicating that the pass was beautiful!

"Efficient tactics were executed. Kayce's pass should not be ignored. He sent 10 assists to his teammates in the last game!"

Smith began to poison Li Ze.

Harden has been entangled by Holiday from the beginning of holding the ball, which feels familiar to Harden.

"How come there is a feeling of facing Clay's defense." Harden suddenly remembered his sad high school game.

Constantly confronting, constantly oppressing with the body, and never stealing easily, this is Holiday's defensive method.

When Harden handed over the ball, ran without the ball, and started a pick-and-roll with hand-to-hand catches, the defender he faced became Li Ze.

This is the effect of echoing on the defensive end. Li Ze shouted loudly when the team was defending, just to ensure that everyone's defensive thinking was highly unified.

Facing a familiar opponent, Li Ze let Harden take the right hand.

Harden tried to break through from the left several times in disguise, but Li Ze saw through them all, they were too familiar with each other.

In the end, he had no choice but to break through and throw a throw from the right, and was interfered by Li Ze's long arm. He hit an iron angrily, and Li Ze protected the rebound.

A quick layup to Collison, but Arizona State retreated very quickly and fell into a positional offense again.

After continuous running without the ball, the tactic was not successfully executed. Li Ze immediately received the ball from the outside and at the same time signaled Holiday to come over to cover.

The purpose of the screen is to replace Harden, the defensive end will take turns to fight against you, and the offensive end will consume you if there is a chance!

This is a strategy customized by the UCLA coaching staff before the game. When Harden's physical fitness declines, UCLA's oppressive tactics will explode in waves.

Facing Harden's defense, Li Ze first made a simple cross step to the left to pretend to break through, and immediately pulled his left hand back under his crotch to mobilize Harden's center of gravity.

Then he held the ball in his right hand, dribbled the ball under his crotch continuously, and took a step back, shooting a jumper from outside the three-point line.

"唰" the ball crashed into the net.

When the fans saw Li Ze's crossover, they first exclaimed "Oh!!!".

When Harden stepped back and made a handball, the exclamations turned into excited shouts.

"what!!!"

The UCLA fans yelled like crazy, they love this goal too much.

"Wonderful goal, look at this series of shaking, I think Harden's defense has tried his best! Kayce is really good"

Reggie Miller has stopped pretending, he has a showdown, and he has always been Li Zechui.

Harden looked at Li Ze's series of familiar movements, his complexion darkened, and the painful experience of the high school game in his memory resurfaced again.

Do you know how I got here?

For 3 years, I haven't won once!Harden roared in his heart
Maybe it was Li Ze who woke up Harden. In the next game, Harden began to shoot from inside and outside, and at the same time frequently sent assists for his teammates.

On UCLA's side, Li Ze, Collison, and Holiday took turns pestering Harden, just to give Harden a physical confrontation, making it uncomfortable for him to catch the ball.

Arizona State University relied on Harden's performance to tightly bite the score, while UCLA played the charm of team basketball.

The whole team scored. Collison, Holiday, and Li Ze could hold the ball, and the opponent couldn't restrain them at all.

And so, with 2 minutes left in the first half, the score came to 38-38.
The timeout requested by Arizona State University, Harden's playing time is a bit too much, and the effect of rotating players is not good, so Harden can only make one more top.

"James, slow down the pace, there are 2 minutes before the intermission, hold on!" The head coach hurriedly asked his beloved disciple.

Harden was already panting for breath at this time, there was no way, the opponent gave him too much physical confrontation.

Collison is okay, Li Ze and Holiday are simply inhumane, and they completely target his right hand, which makes him have to make too many changes to get rid of the defense.

In addition, Harden played a lot of time in the previous games, and his physical fitness has declined.

"That's it, boys, James Harden is about to be crushed by us, his physical fitness has begun to decline, hold on, and continue to press!"

Coach Ben yelled at everyone, he saw the dawn of victory.

Holiday still kept defending Harden. Although Harden wanted to slow down the pace of the game, UCLA would not agree.

After passing the ball continuously, Li Ze made an open shot from outside the three-point line and made a steady hit.

On the last attack of the first half, Harden was already a little tired, and Holiday was still sticking to him.

At this time, Collison suddenly stepped forward to pinch, and Harden was forced to take the ball.

Seeing the opportunity, Li Ze made a successful steal and ran to the basket at full speed.

A rounded windmill dunk made the UCLA fans cheer again.

"At the end of the first half, both sides played well, but in the end Arizona State got into trouble and Harden's physical fitness declined."

Kenny Smith began by briefly reviewing the defense facing Harden.

"UCLA has thoroughly studied Harden. They give Harden enough physical confrontation, and at the same time, they will never steal the ball easily. It will be even more difficult for Harden in the second half!"

Reggie Miller also began to analyze the strategies of the two teams, and appropriately poisoned UCLA again.

The halftime break couldn't save Harden's physical condition. After facing Li Ze and Holiday's entanglement, Harden's shooting rate began to decline.

At the same time, the rest of the Arizona State team began to make mistakes, and UCLA's defensive rotation rate was too high.

About 10 minutes into the second half, UCLA's wave began.

Facing Harden's defense, Li Ze hit back directly, and turned over and shot a jumper with two hits.

"Shua" scored easily, and Harden's defense could no longer keep up.

Li Ze launched a pick-and-roll from outside the three-point line, went directly to the left to break through the basket, and pulled the backhand for a layup.

"Bang Shua." Added penalty.

Facing Li Ze's close defense, Harden had no choice but to choose a mid-range step-back jumper after his physical fitness declined.

"Kang" continued to strike iron.

Collison launched a pick-and-roll after holding the ball for halftime, breaking through and scoring consecutively. Holiday made an open three-pointer!
Arizona State University is suspended, they really can't stand it.

Sure enough, after the timeout, the offense was still on fire, and the defense couldn't keep up with UCLA's rhythm at all, and the score was completely opened.

In the end, UCLA beat their opponents 72 to 60 and successfully advanced to the elite 8!
Harden sat weakly on the sidelines, feeling a bit broken inside, "How old are you?"

Li Ze happily accepted the cheers from UCLA fans.

"It's the top 8. I don't know what achievement badges will be produced in this competition. I'm really looking forward to it!"

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(End of this chapter)