I didn't want to fly away

Chapter 18 Away game, suffocating defense (for collection, for further reading)
On weekdays, there is an extra opposite sex who can talk about daily life, which adds a lot of color to Lu Yi's monotonous life.

The regular season of the Pacific Ten Schools Alliance continued, and soon the Bruins encountered another opponent who might become an obstacle to the playoffs—the ASU (Arizona State University) Sun Devils.

James Harden, the core core of the Sun Devils, has played well recently. A while ago, he played against the rival UA (University of Arizona) Wildcats in the same city. He scored 36 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals in a single game. His performance was quite amazing.

Harden, who was only a freshman last season, has been able to score an average of 17.8 points per game. This season, Harden continues to improve, averaging 20 points per game.

The Sun Devils not only have an ace shooting guard like Harden, but also point guard Derek Glasser, small forward Charlize Kozlovskis, power forward Jaylen Shipp, and center Jeff Penn. De Graaf is a fierce man.

It is worth mentioning that the Sun Devils' matchup size is usually one size larger than that of other teams. The inside twin towers Jaylen Shipp and Jeff Pendergraf are both tall people close to [-] meters.

Basketball is a sport for big men, and the Sun Devils have a huge advantage in size, and the strength of the inside line is the only one among the Pacific Ten schools.

As Harden's physical condition and style of play gradually mature this season, the team's performance will naturally become better and better.

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"It's going to be a bit tougher on the road, but it's part of your career and it's something that has to be overcome.

I believe we can overcome such difficulties and achieve the ultimate victory.

Lu Yi, I will continue to use you to lead the defense today.

If we want to win the game, we must rely on defense and limit the Sun Devils' outside scoring.

We can't wait for them to pass the ball inside, we have to take the initiative of the game.

So, Zhu, you will also make your debut today.

As for you, Darren, you need to be prepared to come off the bench and help the team score more three-pointers. "

Before the start of the game, Holland said with a lot of focus.

The Bruins' winning streak this season is not only due to Lu Yi's crazy scoring to solve the problem.

Defense is still the team's top priority and a magic weapon for victory.

Previously, the whole court was pressing, and Lu Yi led the tactic of defending the ball holder, and the effect was quite good.

Holland has already explored a winning plan, so naturally he won't mess with other things.

James Harden has a strong ability to hold the ball and a strong scoring ability?

What does this have to do with our Bruins?
Double-team Harden?Harden can score higher than Lu Yi after a game?

Holland is not very convinced that there are better shooting guards in the Pacific Ten Schools League than Lu Yi.

Without further ado, the game will start soon.

After all, the Sun Devils have an advantage in the interior height, and the first jump ball alone fully demonstrated the advantage.

However, as soon as the Sun Devils got the ball, they were pressed by the Bruins.

Lu Yi leads the defense against the ball holder and has a reputation for stealing threats.

Seeing Lu Yi approaching, Glasser immediately turned his back to protect the ball, and then looked for an opportunity to pass the ball to Harden.

In fact, Harden is the most stable dribbler on the Sun Devils.

But Harden is the team's top scorer, and the offense consumes a lot of energy. If he still has to control the ball every game, he will probably be exhausted.

But in this game, Glasser was threatened by Lu Yi, and Harden could only reluctantly help the team hold the ball.

However, Holiday finally made his debut, which must be full of defensive aggression and enthusiasm.

Holiday is very good defensively, basically never loses his position, and he has quick eyes and hands, and is good at steals.

Although Harden holds the ball, although his size has an advantage, he is tall after all, so he will be relatively taller when dribbling.

Facing a "small man" like Holiday, Harden had to concentrate on dribbling.

Soros wanted to double-team Harden with Holiday while Harden was not paying attention.

But Harden suddenly turned around and accelerated, and then called his teammates to come over for a pick-and-roll, followed by a 45-degree jumper from the left side of the cover.

Duang——

Fortunately, Harden's three-pointers are not so accurate now. The opportunity came up, but he lacked the touch and three-point ability.

To be reasonable, in the backcourt of the Bruins, Sun Devils power forward Jaylen Shipp has also come out to pick and roll, and there is only one center under the basket.

The Bruins should have protected the defensive rebound.

But the Bruins' weak inside is not a nonsense. Sun Devils center Jeff Pendergraf made a three-pointer and grabbed the offensive rebound.

However, the Bruins have a lot of inside players after all, and they also have defensive enthusiasm.

Jeff Pendergraf got up for a layup, but was overwhelmed with two fists, the ball was blocked in the air, and it hadn't been shot out of bounds.

The Bruins took control of the ball, followed by a wave of tacit long passes.

Lu Yi's talent did not disappoint. Although the pass was a bit biased, Lu Yi still received the ball with his personal ability, followed by a three-step layup, helping the Bruins to score 2 points.

"He was in front of me just now, and he ran behind me in a blink of an eye! I really can't stop him." Seeing Harden glance at Lu Yi, and then turn his head to look at the scoreboard, Glasser had no choice but to explain One sentence.

Glasser knew Lu Yi before the game. So far, no guard in the Pacific Ten Schools League can defend Lu Yi.

Whether it's Lu Yi's breakthrough or Lu Yi's shooting.

Faced with a monster of Lu Yi's level, Glasser could only tremble.

The Sun Devils resumed their serve and attack. Facing the pressure of the Bruins, Glasser could only dribble with changing rhythms.

Facing the pressure of the whole court, the ball holder cannot slow down first, and wait for his teammates to come to respond.

Because once the ball is stopped, there is a possibility of being double-teamed.

Originally, one-on-one can't handle the ball well, and if the ball is stopped and double-teamed, it is basically waiting for death.

The ball holder can only actively master the rhythm of dribbling, constantly changing speed and direction, so that the defenders dare not approach, and then find a suitable passing target, and when the defensive player moves forward, quickly transfer the basketball to a teammate who can catch the ball At hand, this is the solution to the crisis.

If the teammate who catches the ball happens to be the player who was cleared, it's an easy open shot.

The Bruins are basically man-marking, with relatively few double-teams, and do not give opponents the opportunity to shoot open positions.

As Louie kept approaching, Glasser could only pass the ball to Harden again.

It was too late to say it, but Holiday reacted quickly.

Just as Harden was about to catch the ball, Holiday suddenly stretched out his hand from behind Harden.

If it were Harden, who was opened by Artest to share sharing eyes, he might directly catch Holiday's small movements, and would immediately adopt the strategy of pinching his hands to make a foul.

But now Harden, who has no beard, plays fairly cleanly. Even if he notices Holiday's movements, he just wants to catch the ball steadily.

"Oops." Harden just touched the ball when Holiday reached out and took it away.

By the time Harden realized something was wrong, Holiday had passed Harden, entered the frontcourt, and rushed towards the basket.

Seeing this, Lu Yi rushed to the basket from the right. Glasser must pay attention to Lu Yi. As a result, Holiday flew to the basket and dunked with one arm on an empty basket.

4 to 0!
"Derrick is really a war criminal. He can't dribble well, and he can't defend well."

"How could this be? Our players seem to be struggling to even dribble the ball!"

"The Bruins' defense is so strong that we can't wait for us to use the inside advantage to open up the situation."

"What's wrong with Derek, sleepwalking? How stupid to let the Bruins guard dunk at the basket for nothing!"

"Why doesn't James stand up? The team needs him to score. Hurry up and hold the ball! If this continues, we will lose!"

The Sun Devils fans at the scene were in an uproar.

It is said that strong dragons do not overwhelm local snakes, but when the Bruins come, they are like dragons crossing the river.

The suffocating defense makes people shudder and despair more and more.

(End of this chapter)