The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 42 Who dares to underestimate us

The Davidson Wildcats still sent a familiar lineup.

The Duke Blue Devils' starters are PG Greg Pauls, SG DeMarcus Nelson, SF Joan Sayer, PF Gerald Henderson, and C Kyle Singler.

As soon as these five players came on the field, the audience began to cheer. Facing the huge momentum, Davidson felt the pressure from the home court for the first time.

"As expected of the team with the deepest background, this battle." Little Fatty Richards complained. After playing so many games, Duke University's home court is still the scariest.

"This is the so-called devil's home court." Curry looked around. He had seen such a scene on TV countless times, and he had imagined that he was the core of this arena.

Since this kind of atmosphere does not belong to them, it can only be broken.

Players from both sides were ready to go, Singler and Boris stood in the middle circle and waited for the referee to throw the ball.

With a whistle, the referee threw the ball into the sky.

Due to Boris's premature judgment, Singler dialed the ball to his own side, and Paulus took the ball to advance.

Paulus is 188cm, 84kg, a small point guard who is skilled at dribbling, and the name sounds like a decent player.

Regardless of whether it is Paul or Rose, who is not fierce, this person seems to be on the gods, and he made a beautiful lob at the beginning of the game.

Henderson jumped up from behind and dunked the ball over Boris' head into the hoop, almost a dunk.

The audience at the home court were amazed by this opening. For Duke, who has always played steadily, this kind of risky pass will not appear once in a few games. It is obvious that the Duke Blue Devils, who have won 7 consecutive victories, really want to continue the winning streak.

But if it's an offense, Davidson College is not afraid of Duke. They are the newly promoted scoring champions in the SEC league, and Curry's scoring has averaged 28 points per game this season, which is much higher than last year.

The Davidson Wildcats are in good shape after their winning streak, and they managed to carry it into this game.

In the opening game, the whole team started to organize around Curry. Lin Yue received a pass from Richards at the free throw line. Curry ran back and threw away the defender, taking advantage of his speed to score an air cut layup.

Since Lin jumped into the team, the Davidson Wildcats have used more and more passes and cuts.

In the next round, the Duke Blue Devils returned to the game rhythm they are good at. The whole team began to pass the ball frantically and move around. The time the ball stayed in their hands would not exceed 3 seconds.

After Redick participated in the draft, Old K no longer advocated individual offense, but chose teamwork. Everyone has similar abilities. Under tactics, as long as whoever has a good enough chance to score can shoot, there is no specific core.

Under this kind of playing style of all people, the statistics of the whole team are not good-looking. The highest scoring average per game is 14.5 points of Nelson. All five starters scored in double figures.

In this situation, Davidson's defense is difficult to handle. Duke played too flexibly, passing the ball dazzlingly, and Davidson's defensive rhythm had problems.

Nelson got a good opportunity to open up after continuous transmission. With an average of 43% three-pointers per game, he naturally seized the opportunity and scored the ball.

Next, Lin Yue chose to fight directly against Sayer. Both of them are 196 in height, but Sayer is thinner than Lin Yue. The small forward is only 88kg, which is not enough.

Lin Yue squeezed Sayer away with his body, made an emergency stop and made a mid-range shot. Although he was not accurate on three-pointers, he was still confident in two-pointers.

Sayer was very speechless, why every team likes to find him to play against, isn't he just a little thinner, so he won't be targeted.

The two sides fell into a tug-of-war. After Davidson gradually adapted to Duke's offense, his defensive efficiency gradually improved. Nelson and Paulus each missed a good mid-range shot.

Similarly, the Davidson Wildcats suffered setbacks one after another in offense. Although Nelson was not tall, he was heavier than Lin Yue. He could be called a heavy guard with stacked armor.

Curry was always physically confronted by Nelson during the breakthrough, and the layup seriously missed the basket, but the referee did not respond.

"It's a foul. He pressed down." Curry said to the referee. This is not the first time he has been ignored.

Previously, Nelson also made small moves in the process of chasing and defending, and Curry was a little impatient.

McKillop took care of Curry's emotions and quickly called a timeout. Lin Yue pulled Curry back to muttering words. It was the first time he saw Curry so angry on the court.

"It's okay, we'll just hit it back next time." Lin Yue patted Curry's head and comforted him.

Curry shook off Lin Yue's hand in a bit of displeasure, and even touched it at this time. No wonder his hair has become thinner and thinner recently. Since this guy came to Davidson, he can hardly keep the remaining hair.

Lin Yue could tell that Curry was playing very seriously and was eager to express himself, but this often had the opposite effect.

Fortunately, the referee didn't care about Curry's trash talk. After all, the baby face didn't look threatening at first glance, and the trash talk was not level, so the referee ignored it.

McKillop enlightened Curry from the side. Those who are capable will not be in a hurry. In his opinion, Curry can amaze everyone with his normal performance, but Curry also needs to gain muscle. His ability to fight is still not as good as this kind of tank.

After the timeout ended, the two sides returned to the field, and Curry calmed down after adjusting his emotions. As the challenger, the Davidson Wildcats re-launched a counterattack.

After that, under Lin Yue's high-quality cover, Curry's three-pointers began to show off.

After using the screen to pass the ball, Curry directly shot a three-pointer, and the basketball hit as accurately as a heavy artillery, fast and accurate.

"He did really well."

The old coach K was a little surprised to see Curry's performance. You must know that Curry's performance in Ala Vegas was disastrous.

In just over a year, Curry's performance made the old coach K shine. He has a mature style of play and precise three-pointers. Although he still likes back passes, his teammates seem to have adapted to his habits. The tactics built around Curry by the entire team are becoming more and more mature.

As Curry hit consecutive three-pointers, the old K called a timeout to interrupt the rhythm of Davidson's counterattack. At this time, Davidson had successfully overtaken Duke 20-18.

The old coach K saw the shadow of Redick in Curry. For the person who coached him for four years, since a Redick can be cultivated.Naturally, it can also destroy Redick.

In his view, Curry is a replica of Redick. At that time, he will play Curry and the inside on the offensive end, and flank Curry on the defensive end. Even if he does not make a mistake, he will still have to pass the ball.

After a brief tactical arrangement, the Duke Blue Devils followed the old K's arrangement and scored a goal in the paint.

In the defensive round, Nelson and Paulus ran outside the three-point line to double-team Curry. Curry was used to it and lobbed the ball to Lin Yue.

Now Davidson College is facing a 4-on-3 situation, but there is still a big gap in the strength of the players on both sides. In the past, they still couldn't score goals, and they could give Curry little help.

But now Davidson is another team, and everyone's desire to win is high. Lin Yue passed the ball to Boris on the inside.

Boris faced Singler, and Singler was also not to be outdone. The two competed with each other in the interior. In the end, Boris threw the ball under the interference of Singler. The ball bounced a few times on the basket. Although it missed, the referee whistled.

Boris played very tough uncharacteristically, and he, who has been criticized as a "soft guy", also fought back with a strong performance.

The Davidson Wildcats are going to win Duke in front of everyone today, who dares to underestimate us.

(End of this chapter)