This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 131 The Son of the Miracle

"High five! Well done, Lamar!"

"Come on, defend one! We can do everything others think we can't."

"Hey, come on guys, focus!"

The momentum of the Patriots has risen, at least on the defensive end, they have found a way to deal with UCLA.

Jordan Farmer, who started off top-notch, is still trying to use his personal offense to solve the problem, but the Patriots will not give him an easy chance. For Jordan Farmer, who likes to pick and roll, the Mad Country There must be someone in front of him at all times.

Hollins went up to the pick-and-roll, trying to use Farmar's pick-and-roll to create an offensive opportunity to dismember the Patriots' defense.

The Patriots obviously sensed Farmer's attacking intentions, but Jay Lewis quickly stepped forward to delay Jordan Farmar's breakthrough, and Lamar Butler relayed Jay Lewis' defense.

Hitting the basket, or a half-block basket below the free throw line, no, medium and long-range shots can be given to you, as long as you can make a shot.

Lamar Butler almost gave Jordan Farmar a shooting distance of about one meter.

Almost as long as it is above the free throw line, the Patriots will not feel too suffocated defensively.

It's a bit too much.

Jordan Farmar tried to take a three-pointer from the outside, and hit the iron with a bang.

Jordan Farmar, who was only in his early thirties, seemed even more nervous when he shot a three-pointer in such a critical game.

Although UCLA made great strides in March Madness, eliminated a series of strong teams such as LSU, Memphis University, Gonzaga University, and went straight to the finals. It is regarded as one of the favorites for the championship, and core point guard Jordan Farmar is also known as a possibility One of the best point guards in the 2006 draft.

But in the five games of Crazy Three, Jordan Farmar's three-point shooting percentages were only 4 for 0, 10 for 5, 9 for 3, 4 for 2, and 1 for 0, which can only be said to be okay.

The overall hit rate is not much different from before the Crazy Three, but the fluctuation is not small, and it may be good and bad. Of course, this is also related to the defensive team strategy, and the number and number of hits continue to decline with the progress of the game.

Zhou Lin, who hit the basket, scored the fourth rebound and made an off-ball foul by Luke Mbah a Moute.

Looking back, Zhou Lin hit the basket again. Although he failed to score, he caused another foul by Luke Mbah a Moute.

After being called by the referee for such a foul, Luke Mbah a Moute walked off the court clutching his head very depressed.

One round, two fouls, and it was only 16'21 in the first half.

In order to protect Luke Mbah a Moute, UCLA can only replace Luke Mbah a Moute.

It was replaced by the six-foot-[-] Alfred Aboya.

UCLA recruited seven freshmen this year, including Luke Mbah a Moute and Darren Collison.

Alfred Aboya, who plays the fourth position, is also one of them, and one of the outstanding high school students of the 2005 class.

Of course, using this gentleman to defend Zhou Lin was a last resort.

Because of Zhou Lin's height, if a player under [-] feet [-] is placed in front of Zhou Lin, it will hardly interfere with Zhou Lin's shooting.

Luke Mbah a Moute, the best defense against Zhou Lin, went down.

That is to say, I hope that Aboya can hold the top for a few minutes.

But it seems that Aboya and Zhou Lin are about the same height, but in fact the play style is too different. Aboya will even become a backup center in many games. Although he is physically strong and has good confrontation, his speed and foot movement are not fast.

Zhou Lin is not very fast at the small forward position, but among the power forwards with a speed of 2.06 meters, he is definitely one of the fastest.

In front of Zhou Lin, Aboya was indeed not much different from a wooden stake.

Zhou Lin directly passed Aboya with a two-stage rhythm change. There is also the guardian Ryan Hollins under the basket. Although Hollins has height and strength, Zhou Lin is also well versed in this and is not reckless. Using the Eurostep lightly, he dodged Hollins' block and put the ball into the basket.

It's a skill to play!
9-6, with 15'55 remaining in the first half, the Patriots continued to hold the lead.

Zhou Lin finally resolved a battle with his personal strength and scored the first two points of the match.

"In fact, although UCLA's measures against Zhou Lin have always been regional pincers, if the defensive quality of the main defense players is too low, it will be difficult for the auxiliary defense players. After all, the auxiliary defense is more necessary than the main defense. Judgment, it is impossible to hope that the defender will wipe your ass every time."

Ma Jian commented in the domestic live broadcast room: "As for this ball, Zhou Lin played it cleverly enough, it was completely a small guard's movement, and he was also very good at judging the opponent's steps."

"It's only 4 minutes into the game, and all the points are related to Zhou Lin. This week, Lin has already scored 2 points, 3 assists and 4 rebounds. According to this situation, a triple-double is really possible."

Su Qun has been recording personal data for Zhou Lin all the time, and this kind of data is indeed a bit like a triple pair.

Ma Jian added: "From UCLA's point of view, they urgently need to make outside shots. If they fail to make shots, they will strengthen the Patriots' defensive determination and even defend. The circle will get smaller and smaller, so I will give you outside shots, what do you do?"

In fact, the Bruins are clearly aware of this problem. Jordan Farmar knows that his outside shooting is not strong today, so he passed it several times to Bozeman and Afflalo to try outside.

The results are still dismal.

On the Patriot side, after defending the Bruins players for a few waves, their fighting spirit was even higher.

With 14′49 remaining in the first half, although Lamar Butler missed the shot, Jay Lewis grabbed the rebound and, under the defense of Ryan Hollins, who was half a head taller than himself, made a strong victory. 2+1.

With 14′23 remaining in the first half, the Bruins missed the outside line. Blair grabbed the offensive rebound and gave the ball to Tony Skinning at the first time. The latter used his speed to quickly score.

With 12′07 remaining in the first half, the Patriots played a bull-horn tactic. Jay Lewis and Rich Blair formed a pick-and-roll on the left and right sides respectively. Zhou Lin took the pick-and-roll on the left side of Jay Lewis. Jay Lewis withdrew to the inside, Rich Blair withdrew to the other side, and at the same time covered Campbell to cut in, Jay Lewis blocked Hollins and passed back to Campbell, Campbell made a layup.

……

No one expected that with 8 minutes left in the first half of the game, the Patriots actually took a double-digit lead.

22-12.

The Patriots are more blooming here, and Zhou Lin, the scoring core, only scored 4 points.

Coach Ben Howland called two timeouts in a row, but the remedy for the situation was not great.

The team lacks a player who can steadily shoot three-pointers into the basket. The absence of Josie Shipp, the team's top three-pointer, allows the Patriots to directly grasp the weak link in tactics. In this kind of game, the opponent's The coach naturally studies your lineup thoroughly.

As for injuries?It can only be said to be part of the game.

There is a cycle in heaven. The defense of the Bruins in the last game made the LSU players almost useless on the outside. In this game, it is their turn. At present, the Bruins are 8 of 1 three-pointers, and their shooting percentage is less than 2%. .

"Raise your heads, the other party just gained the upper hand for a while."

"You must overcome the devil in your heart."

"Like practice, put the [-]s in the hoop, guys."

"Bring up the speed and make good use of our greater athletic ability, Jordan, you know how to mobilize the abilities of your teammates."

And after the timeout, Luke Mbah a Moute's ban was lifted, and the two-offender Luke Mbah a Moute could only watch the game off the court as the score was stretched.

"They replaced Ryan Hollins and replaced them with Lorenzo Real. Compared with the Patriots, their height does not have much advantage now."

Ben Howland is a coach who can't stand players making mistakes. Although Ryan Hollins is seven feet tall, he lost his position on the defensive end several times in the face of the opponent's tactics, so he can't tolerate Ryan Hollins staying in. on the field.

A smaller lineup can also prevent the Patriots from repeatedly playing defensive counterattacks.

Jordan Farmar, Darren Collison, Allen Afflalo, Luke Mbah a Moute, Lorenzo Real, formed a relatively small lineup, and their footwork was even slower than The Patriots were even faster.

In the lineup of two forwards and three guards, Ben Howland also brought up all the players from the Bruins who can shoot three-pointers.

Try them all!

There is always a soul!

And the only three-pointer was Darren Collison, so he stayed on the court, and of course his shooting percentage was only 3 of 1.

On the side of the Patriots, which has achieved a double-digit lead, there are also some loopholes on the defensive end. After Darren Collison came on the field, did he find a chance at a 45° angle? A 3-pointer, Close the score again.

The Patriots have also reached the rotation period. Because of the lead, Zhou Lin was also transferred off after a timeout to rest.

The main scorers on the court now are Lamar Butler and Will Thomas, paired with Rich Blair and Fralin Campbell, Tony Skin.

The Patriots fell into a short-term scoring drought. With about 4 minutes left in the first half, Zhou Lin and Jay Lewis scored the only goal during this period before they returned.

25-24.

The Bruins played a 12-3 spurt, allowing the Patriots and the Bruins to almost stand on the same starting line again.

During this period, Darren Collison hit a three-pointer and a fast-break layup and scored 5 points. The total score was a game-high 8 points.

Zhou Lin and Jie Lewis, who had regained their strength, stabilized their positions as soon as they came back.

Zhou Lin first dealt the card at the top of the ring, and skillfully passed it to Campbell who was cutting in. The latter made a layup, and then rewarded Darren Collison, who was in the limelight, with a block on the defensive end, and this A block or a three-point shot.

It can only be said that Zhou Lin's ability to block shots has improved a lot after acquiring the ability of 'Unrivaled Sinking'.

Zhou Lin kept assisting, blocking shots, and grabbing rebounds, and his teammates were still doing well, scoring goals one by one.

In the last ten seconds of the first half, the Patriots had their last chance to attack in the first half. Facing heavy obstacles, Zhou Lin scored two points with a mid-range jumper, putting an end to the crazy performance of the Patriots in the first half.

Under the leadership of Zhou Lin, the Patriots also gave the Bruins a 14-2 spurt.

39-26, the Patriots led the Bruins by a full 13 points in the first half.

This is also the only time the Patriots have achieved such a big advantage in the first half of the Crazy Three games, because in many games, the Patriots gritted their teeth to keep up at the last minute.

"I can only say that the Patriots played really well in the first half. The Patriots made 13 of 6 three-pointers, while the opponent Bruins only made 11 of 2 shots, and all three-pointers were made by Darren Collison. If someone threw it in, they scored 12 points more than their opponents from the outside line. There were also rebounds, assists, and steals. The score has increased to 6 points, his statistics are too comprehensive, 6 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks, if this continues, Zhou Lin is very likely to win a triple-double in the finals!"

"Zhou Lin is a very smart player, and his body is big enough to be flexible. It is not surprising to get such a statistic. We can still look forward to a triple-double in the whole game."

"Throwing away the time when there is no accurate statistics, no player has scored a triple-double in the NCAA finals, because the NCAA game is only 40 minutes long, and the rhythm is slow, the number of rounds is relatively small, and maybe scoring and rebounding are two things. The items are not bad. Although these two double-doubles are rare in the NCAA finals, there are still a few times. The most difficult is the triple-double, because it depends on the shooting touch of the teammates. It is a bit of luck. In the 02-03 season, Kame Long Anthony led Syracuse University to win the championship, and only achieved a quasi-triple-double. If he led the team to win the championship and achieved a triple-double in his freshman season, Zhou Lin's NCAA career can be said to be almost perfect, not to mention that there will be no future. For those who come, it can basically be regarded as unprecedented.”

At the same time, American counterparts are also hotly discussing Zhou Lin and the Patriots.

Even if Barkley and Stan Van Gundy think the Patriots can win the game, it will be a tough game.

From the perspective of the progress of the game, the Patriots have almost firmly grasped all the rhythm of the game. UCLA seems to be able to chase points only in the few minutes when Zhou Lin is not on the court. There is no way to deal with the Patriots.

The terrible thing about Zhou Lin is not how many points he can score. After all, there are too many players who can score in the NCAA, but that he can make other players of the Patriots better. He has 6 assists in the half. It was far more terrifying than Zhou Lin scoring in double figures.

Zhou Lin is completely a player without an accurate template, plus everything he created in the Patriots.

Barkley directly gave Zhou Lin such a nickname.

This is also the most famous nickname of Zhou Lin later.

Son of Miracle!

(End of this chapter)