super heavy artillery

Chapter 68
In the basketball world, one can be rebellious or defiant, but everything must be based on personal strength.

For Alford's adjustment, those senior players are naturally uncomfortable, but what can they do!The coach gave the opportunity, but he couldn't make it, so he had to abdicate.Faced with such an adjustment, you can be unwilling, but you must definitely not be reluctant.Otherwise, even the slightest chance to play is gone.

Holiday still rested for 2 minutes, but even without him, UCLA's bench is still stronger.In fact, they still have strength, but their tactical execution is a little weaker, and they haven't played out.However, they still have no pressure to play against the opponent's bench lineup.

In the first half, UCLA led Wake Forest by 5 points.

Alford is very satisfied, whether it is a starter or a substitute, they have performed well.He took a hard look at his team. Although there are many shortcomings, it is generally developing in a good direction.

During the intermission, Alford gathered his players, carefully analyzed the problems in the first half for them, and then asked them how to play the game correctly in the second half.At the same time, it also analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the other party, and the way to deal with it.Especially Wake Forest's pick-and-roll tactics, Alford emphasized very clearly.

"When the opponent's [-]th position comes out to do a pick-and-roll, don't switch defenses. Aaron and Alex go directly to pinch the opponent's ball holder. Then he is strangled, don't let him pass the ball! Remember, don't switch defenses, go directly Double-team. Tony, I'll give you the rebound."

In view of the defensive level of his own players, Alford did not switch defenses.It's too easy to miss people like that, it's better to focus on the starting point of the attack.As for An Luo and Prince, they only need to withstand the players they are facing.

"Ann, in the second half, I need you to take more outside shots to attract the opponent to double-team you. If you don't double-team, you shoot. If you are double-teamed, immediately throw that damn basketball to your teammate. Be quick and don't get caught. Dead! Okay?"

"Aaron, you watch where Ann is. As soon as space appears, give him. I'm sure you can do it!"

"Prince, on the offensive end, you have to be more active in running. You should also run like Ann! But you have to go as far as possible, hit the basket when you have the opportunity, and draw fouls from their inside players."

"Boys! I think you really need a win! Play hard, you all know. It's for yourselves, and for UCLA!"

In the first 5 minutes of the second half, Alford still sent a substitute lineup, and even Holiday didn't play.He asked these guys to sit on the bench to see how the opponent's starting lineup played, which An Luo thought was very good.The so-called authorities are obsessed with bystanders, and players will ignore many things that can only be seen clearly off the court when they are playing.

Of course, the gap in strength made UCLA's 5-point lead quickly tied.Not only that, but when Alford replaced An Luo and others, they fell behind by 5 points.This means that UCLA's bench lineup was led by 5 points by the opponent's starter in 10 minutes.

Seeing such a result, Alford couldn't help shaking his head. It seemed that he should have made adjustments long ago.So, with a big wave of his hand, Holiday re-entered the stage with An Luo and the others.

They rested 5 minutes longer than the opponent, so they have a great advantage in physical strength.You know, for a 40-minute game, these 5 minutes are not short.

Defending An Luo was a white defender who was about the same size as him, and also belonged to the offensive and defensive type. The two played against each other in the first half, but no one could do anything about it.But now, he is obviously a little tired.

"Hey, buddy! Are you ready?" An Luo suddenly said something, making the other party stunned.

"What?" The other party was puzzled.

"Run! Keep running!" An Luo said this to his opponent more than once on the field.

After finishing speaking, An Luo got into the penalty area, and then came to a 45-degree angle with Alex's off-ball cover.But the opponent still followed very closely, so he rushed to the bottom corner quickly and followed the bottom line to the other bottom corner.At this time, physical strength showed its power. The Wake Forest player defending An Luo was finally lost under the cover of Prince.Holiday took advantage of the opportunity to push the ball, and An Luo caught the ball and shot it.

With another three-pointer, An Luo scored the No.12 point of the game.However, this is just the beginning.

After seeing that the opponent was exhausted, An Luo ran faster.He whispered to Holiday when he retreated, and the latter understood.

Ever since, one minute later, An Luo hit the fifth three-pointer of the game from a 45-degree angle under the cover of Alex.

Two minutes later, An Luo received a pass from Holiday from the bottom line, but this time the shot failed to hit.Fortunately, Tony grabbed the offensive rebound and threw it to An Luo who was still there.He took another shot from the same spot and finally made it.This is his sixth three-pointer of the game.

When UCLA played a 16:8 spurt under the leadership of An Luo, Wake Forest had to call a timeout.Of course, judging from the performance of the game, the players of Wake Forest did not perform too badly.However, An Luo was too accurate. In less than 5 minutes, he made four of six shots, which was staggering.

"Nice job! Boys. But the game has just started, there are still 10 minutes, and Wake Forest is not an ordinary person." Alford is very satisfied with his players, but he also understands that the game will not be so easy: "Ann, you may face tighter defense in a while, don't panic, handle the ball according to the method I told you at the beginning, and don't make any mistakes."

An Luo looked at Alford with a cautious face, and nodded.As for what is panic?He does not know.

Back from the timeout, the opponent really changed their defensive strategy.They tried to cut off An Luo's connection with his teammates and prevent him from receiving the ball easily.And once An Luo receives the ball, he will come up to double-team.But the consequence of this is that either Prince was emptied, or Holiday was emptied, or Alex was emptied.You know, the three brothers all have three points, so there is no substantial change.

With UCLA hitting three consecutive three-pointers, the game is basically qualitative.Wake Forest has no way to limit UCLA's super outside firepower, and its own attack can't keep up, so it can only slowly fail.

In fact, the audience at the scene no longer cared about winning or losing.They kept counting the [-]-pointers UCLA made in the game, and every time they made one, the big guys cheered.At this moment, they are no longer watching the game, but watching the three-point contest.

(End of this chapter)