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Chapter 37
As soon as Lin finished his performance under the opponent's basket, he just returned to his own half and was greeted with a resolute counterattack by Oklahoma.

After receiving the ball, Griffin did not enter the penalty area to face Gortat in singles. Instead, he began to break in with the ball at the top of the penalty area and rushed directly to Lin Yi who was guarding the basket.

However, Gortat was blocked by the opposing center's body on the periphery, and there was no way to entangle Griffin's footsteps in the first place.

This was the first time Lin Yi confronted Griffin head-on since the start of the game.Griffin, who broke through with the ball, had already adjusted his footsteps to the most comfortable state at the moment of starting. The center of gravity was drifting, and Lin Yi couldn't guess which side the opponent would choose.

To the right! ?As soon as Lin saw Griffin's center of gravity began to shift to the right, he took a step forward and tried to block the opponent's protruding footsteps.

left!Griffin took a big step to the left with a feint, directly supported Lin Yi's entire body with his right shoulder, soared into the air, and directly picked the basket with his left hand into the basket in midair.

"beep!"

"Defensive Foul!"

Lin Yi looked helplessly at Griffin, who had completed all the moves, and made a gesture to himself proudly. He couldn't defend this shot, because the opponent's speed had already rushed up at the moment of the breakthrough, and he tried to get stuck. Slow down the opponent's movement speed.As a result, the opponent forcefully knocked him away in the air, successfully creating a two plus one attack.

No one will defend every ball, but Lin Yi felt a bad signal from the contact just now, that is, the opponent's strength is stronger than his own.

In previous games, Lin Yi seldom suffered a disadvantage in terms of strength in the interior confrontation, but the collision just now made him feel that the strength of the opponent was far superior to his own.

Moreover, Griffin's offensive pace at the basket will not appear slow because of his weight. On the contrary, he is very flexible in changing directions when breaking through.He could adjust his center of gravity the moment he broke through just now, luring Lin Yi to make a foul on supplementary defense, and the advantage of his weight did not make this foul have any impact on his shooting.

"Smart guy." Lin Yi also began to redefine the opponent in front of him. It seems that the title of MOP competitor is not an exaggeration. This guy's singles skills at the basket are really strong.

When Lin Yi took the ball at the top of the opponent's arc and was about to set up a wall to cover for McNeese, he directly bumped into Griffin who was following him. At the moment of the impact, Lin Yi felt his chest was suffocated.

Although the cover was not blocked by the collision this time, Lin Yi still secretly rubbed his chest after being hit by Griffin, the soreness in his muscles reminded him of the power of this collision.

Lin Yi finally understood the meaning of this sentence.

In the next few rounds of offense and defense, Griffin was looking for opportunities to contact Lin all the time.The strong physical collision directly affected Lin Yi's ability to protect the penalty area. In just a few minutes, Lin Yi had committed two fouls and allowed Griffin to steal six points and two forwards from the penalty area. field rebounds.

Griffin took advantage of the physical confrontation, which further strengthened his determination to attack the inside Lin Yi's defensive area.

Seeing that Lin Yi was at a disadvantage in the confrontation, Lewis directly called a long timeout.

Looking at Lin Yi who was panting on the chair, Lewis frowned tightly. Both of them were exhausting their energy, but Lin Yi's situation was more unfavorable, because too much passive defense could only make his foul The number increased.

"Lin Yi, you can take a rest first, if you feel the need." Lewis looked at Lin Yi who was calming his breathing and said.

"Boss, it's all right. You should rest assured about my physical strength. I'm just not used to this kind of strength-based style of play for a while. Now I have considered how to deal with him. Don't fight with a bull. We can fight skillfully." Is it? There is a saying in China that "a thousand jins can be broken with cleverness."

"Mallon was so strong back then, but Rodman was able to prevent him from showing his strengths. The guy on the other side probably doesn't have the same experience as Malone. Don't forget, Rodman is one of my mentors." Lin Lewis, who looked a little worried about himself, smiled and said.

The timeout passed quickly, and when he returned to the court, Griffin found that Lin Yi had changed his strategy against him.

Lewis replaced Gortat with Aiwei, and arranged for Aiwei to start facing the opponent's center with a double-center tactic.

If you want to limit the opponent's strength advantage, the best way is to stick it up, so as not to give the opponent the distance to attack.

Compared with a Griffin who is accelerating and sprinting and a Griffin who is restricted even in the initial stage, the strength of the back has been weakened a lot.Even if he can rely on his own strength advantage to play singles from the low post with the ball behind the basket, Lin Yi's height advantage is also a potential threat to him.

In order to prevent Lin Yi from defending behind him by taking advantage of his height and wingspan to block him, Griffin can only use his back to attack the basket or try to increase his shot arc.

Lin Yi also began to support the opponent's waist with both hands behind his back when the opponent's back was hard arched to the basket, and began to limit Griffin's impact. Although the movement was small, the effect was very good.

Small tricks can sometimes play a big role, and such top defense makes Griffin feel very awkward.

Although the success rate of hitting the basket is much higher than that of a turnaround jumper, it takes more physical effort.What's more, Lin Yi's strength behind him is only almost the same as his own, and it's not as easy for him to single-handedly fight Gortat.

After the timeout, the situation on the field became even more cruel. All the audience and the media had already focused their energy on this confrontation between the insiders.

More people were amazed at the performance of that Eastern boy. Even if he was facing a scoring machine recognized by the NCAA, his performance was not inferior to the opponent.

A decisive battle of offense and offense, from the whistle to the end of the first half, did not stop for a moment, and the atmosphere on the field was already scorching and suffocating.

Ten, nine minutes and 9 seconds passed quietly during the frequent confrontation between Lin Yi and Griffin. The score on the court was fixed at 40 to 45, and the Oregon Ducks led by two points.Now the offensive opportunity is in the hands of the University of Oregon, and McNeese controls the basketball in his hands and has overwhelmed the midfield.

Lin Yi quickly entered the penalty area and began to compete with Griffin for position. In the mutual push and push, Lin Yi struggled to get a space to catch the ball, and McNeese directly hit the ground and sent the ball to Lin Yi's hands.

"The last showdown in the first half." After receiving the ball, Lin Yi turned his back to the basket, but was squeezed by Griffin's strength and failed to enter the three-second zone as he wished. Lin Yi, holding the ball in his right hand, decided to use a pass The opponent's unforgettable attack ended the first half.

Lin Yi leaned against Griffin behind him and began to shake his upper body. Griffin didn't dare to step away, and could only stick to Lin Yi's body as hard as he could.

Moved!Lin Yi, who was holding the ball behind the basket, suddenly took a step to the left and then turned to the left. Griffin quickly followed Lin Yi's pace.

"Jump shot!?" Seeing Lin Yi's shooting action after turning to the left, Griffin could only stretch out his hands to try to interfere with the opponent's sight. In the first half, Lin Yi's soft touch had already given Griffin too deep a feeling Impression, he did not dare to let the opponent's shooting action.

Feint!The moment Griffin raised his hands high, Lin Yi quickly retracted his hands with the ball in the shape of a shot, turned around with a perfect cross step, and cut directly to the inside.

Griffin quickly lowered the center of gravity that he had just raised, and took a step back, trying to block Lin's route after entering the inside line.

After Lin Qiqi entered the inside line, he directly made a shooting posture. Griffin, who was half a step behind, could only choose to jump up as much as possible to block the basketball in Lin's hand.

But the moment Griffin soared into the air, he saw a smile on the corner of Lin Yi's mouth. It was a smile of conspiracy, a sly and satisfied smile.

Lin Yi, whose toes seemed to be about to leave the ground, withdrew his outstretched arm after Griffin flew into the air, brushed past the opponent's body with dexterous steps, and easily picked the basketball in his hand into the basket.

A light shake, a flawless trick, a string of feints that left Griffin feeling helpless.

Lewis, who was sitting on the sidelines, jumped up excitedly on the coach's bench after seeing Lin Yi's perfect performance.

"Boy, you didn't let me down, the dream pace finally appeared on the basketball court again!"

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