The Overlord of Basketball: 2K Possession

Chapter 63 The First Triple-Double
After UCLA finished the away game, it quickly returned to Los Angeles, trying to find the rhythm of the game as soon as possible.

Fortunately, Chen Mo and Cummings joined the team's joint training in time, and they didn't feel unfamiliar because they missed a game.

More importantly, because of Chen Mo's absence, after losing the game, everyone did not lose confidence.

Everyone's thinking is very simple, it's not that the team is not as strong as the opponent, it's just that Chen Mo is absent.

No, when Hollins was training, he didn't forget to bring Cummings to a rap.

Well, anyway, Chen Mo didn't quite understand it!

The reason why I am so anxious to train is because the next game is very close, just two days later.

More importantly, the next opponent is also not weak.

That opponent is the University of California, Berkeley.

Speaking of which, both UCLA and the University of California, Berkeley belong to the University of California.

It's just that the two campuses each have their own NCAA teams.

This game can also be regarded as a University of California derby.

Although it is not as popular as the Los Angeles Derby, no one wants to lose this game.

As a branch of the University of California, there are certainly many connections between the two, but competition is also inevitable.

It can be said that this game is the most important game of UCLA besides the Los Angeles Derby.

And, because it hasn't played against Arizona, Stanford, or UCLA, Berkeley's grades are pretty good.

In the regular season of the division, Berkeley won 7 consecutive victories, even in the cross-district competition, it only lost two games.

So, if you really think that Berkeley is just lucky, it will definitely suffer a lot.

On January 1, UCLA challenged Berkeley away.

Since Berkeley is located in San Francisco, UCLA is an away game, and there are not many fans following it.

I thought that the gymnasium would become the ocean of Berkeley, but I never expected that something unexpected happened.

Especially when Chen Mo stepped onto the basketball court, there was an enthusiastic cheer in the Berkeley gymnasium.

"Chen Mo, come on!"

"Chen Mo, come on!"

Especially the voice of cheering and cheering is so familiar.

That's right, a large number of Chinese appeared in the gymnasium today, and many of them came here specifically to watch Chen Mo.

Just like Yao Ming's visit to San Francisco back then, today, countless compatriots welcome Chen Mo's arrival.

San Francisco, which is the largest Chinese settlement in the United States, is not surprising to have such a scene.

Between UCLA and Berkeley, they will definitely choose to support Berkeley.

This didn't affect them cheering for Chen Mo.

Chen Mo hurriedly beckoned, to be honest, he was a little excited.

Regarding the game against Berkeley, Coach Steve made detailed arrangements.

Not only that, even several main players of the opponent were investigated clearly.

Everything was done to the highest specification for one reason and that was Coach Steve didn't want to lose the game.

In fact, not only the coach, everyone including Chen Mo wanted to win the game.

No one wants to lose streak.

It's just that, well, he didn't know any of the Berkeley players.

However, after playing for such a long time, Chen Mo also understands that this strength really cannot be compared with fame.

Let's talk about the University of Arizona, Luke Walton and Channing Frye's fame in the NBA, how can they compare with Rabbi Iguodala?

It's just that, now Luke Walton and Channing Frye are the main players of the team, and they are still the absolute main players.

And Iguodala is still playing as a substitute. Although his talent is good, he is not good yet.

Speaking of Berkeley, there is nothing special, it is the most traditional pass-cut cooperation and pick-and-roll in the NCAA.

What needs attention is the four on Berkeley's front and back.

All four are similar players, capable, but not superstars.

Moreover, Berkeley's lineup is very similar to UCLA, it is also a lineup of one big and four small.

The only thing to note is that the starting big center Gabriel Hughes is actually a fake starter.

Connor Fabrenner on the bench is also a rookie, but Berkeley has high hopes.

However, Chen Mo also didn't have the slightest impression of this buddy, and probably didn't type it out.

Moreover, Berkeley's recent games have significantly strengthened offensive and defensive transitions and three-pointers.

It can be seen that Berkeley is imitating UCLA. As for the results, it may pass the test of this competition.

As soon as the game started, UCLA launched a bombardment mode, especially today, everyone is in a very good state.

Thompson took the lead in scoring a three-pointer, and Kapono also hit a three-pointer in the counterattack.

Only 2 minutes into the game, UCLA directly scored a 10-3 score. More importantly, Chen Mo hadn't scored yet.

Chen Mo saw that everyone was in such a good state today, so he might as well organize the attack well.

In fact, UCLA's tactics have always been like this. After all, Cedric had to rely on Chen Mo for help in organizing the offense.

And once Chen Mo turns on the offensive mode, the offensive rhythm of the entire team will be affected.

It's just that there is no way to do it. If Chen Mo doesn't score, his teammates must score.

At the end of the first half, Chen Mo had a quasi-triple-double record of 8 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Moreover, because he didn't consume too much on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, he also performed well.

3 blocks and [-] steals, and more importantly, many assist defenses were in place, interfering with the opponent's offense.

For UCLA, Kapono had the highest score with 17 points in the first half.

The team also led Berkeley by 54 points with 39:15.

More importantly, UCLA and Berkeley's tactics are very similar, but completely restrained Berkeley.

The offensive and defensive transition speed is faster than you, and the three-pointer is more accurate than you. Berkeley can't compete with UCLA at all.

If it weren't for Connor's huge advantage inside, plus Joe and Amit rushing to grab offensive rebounds, the score gap would be more than that.

With 14 minutes into the second half, Berkeley took the initiative to replace the main force and chose to surrender.

Without any surprises, after the return of Chen Mo and Cummings, the team won again.

In the whole game, UCLA performed very well, making 75 of 36 shots, 25 of 11 three-pointers, and 12 free throws. The audience scored 95 points.

You know, this is still when the substitute lineup played 6 minutes, which is basically garbage time.

I have to say that in terms of offensive firepower alone, UCLA is definitely among the best in the entire NCAA.

At the same time, more and more teams began to face up to UCLA, and UCLA also successfully entered the championship.

Today, in the NCAA championship odds list, UCLA ranks fourth, tied with Syracuse University, and the odds are 1:7.8.

Seeing the odds, to be honest, Chen Mo wanted to buy some, even though he wasn't sure if he could win the championship.

One more thing, in this game, Chen Mo also won the first triple-double of his career.

16 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists.

(End of this chapter)