Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 53 Team First
Although the Bruins changed their tactics at the request of Love, the Wildcats still continued the routine of "handing the ball to Beasley for singles".For a while, the two sides became two extremes in basketball history: individual heroism and teamwork.In the history of the NBA, almost no championship team has come to the end relying on personal heroism, and even the greatest stars need helpers around them.Fighting alone can indeed make the team sell more tickets and peripheral products, but it can't bring championships.

The most famous example should be "Flying Man" Jordan. Few people remember that this 1984 No. 1986 show did not win the championship until the seventh year of his career.In fact, when he first entered the league, the young Jordan showed superhuman talent. Since the 87-30 season, he averaged more than 1991 points per game for seven consecutive seasons. The fundamental reason for bringing even an O'Brien Cup is that he doesn't trust his teammates, and he just wants to do it alone when he gets the ball.It wasn't until Phil Jackson convinced him that Jordan got win after win from constant sharing of the ball.Don't say that the teammates around him are all outstanding. With Jordan's character and status, as long as he doesn't want to pass the ball, others have nothing to do.

And now Beasley is in such a quagmire.After a short period of self-doubt, he once again devoted himself to the unlimited singles career with the ball. Even if he occasionally thought of passing a few balls to his teammates, he was invisible by the fierce defense of the Bruins.Just like what Ye Feng concluded before, the continuous singles made Beasley's physical strength drop rapidly. After all, the Bruins' inside line is not weak, and he expended a lot of energy in every round regardless of whether he scored a goal or not.Moreover, he has never gained the upper hand in hand-to-hand combat with Love, which is another reason why he consumes too much.

On the other hand, Love is really walking around on the offensive end.Due to the gap in the coaching philosophy of the two coaches, the Bruins are more inclined to teamwork, which also makes each player's tactical quality very high, and there is a perfect understanding between each other.And when Westbrook and Ye Feng are only responsible for carrying the ball across the half court and leaving the task of distributing the ball to Love, he can do whatever he wants in the high post.Whether it is singles with the ball or the transfer of the ball after attracting the defense, Love has absolute freedom, and his judgment of the situation on the court is far from Beasley's.

However, at the end of the half, the Bruins only led 40 to 33 by 7 points. People have to admire Beasley's capital to compete for the first center.Among the 33 points scored by the Wildcats, he scored 21 points alone and also contributed 8 rebounds.Love's data is relatively more comprehensive, 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists did not lose to each other.And more importantly, on the way to the locker room, Love didn't look tired at all, talking and laughing with his teammates all the time, but Beasley seemed a little sloppy, with big pimples all over his exposed skin. Beads of sweat, even if the teammates came forward to express their condolences, they still looked energetic.Obviously, Beasley consumed far more than Love throughout the first half, which is not good news for the Wildcats.

In the away locker room where the Bruins are located, everyone's expressions are very relaxed, because the team has already gained the absolute upper hand on the scene.Ye Feng sat down beside Love, and asked with a smile: "How do you feel? Did you find that Beasley is a slightly better player?" Love nodded and said, "That's right, maybe I was too lacking before. Confidence? In fact, when I really play according to the skills I am good at, I will find that I am still a good player."

Westbrook also came to join in the fun, and he asked with "bad intentions": "Kevin, are you not going to fight for the title of the first center?" Love said with a smile: "Although I don't deliberately fight, but if there is a chance, I will I still hope to be recognized. And I have to thank you all, without you, I would definitely not be in the current situation relying on my individual singles alone, and the team's victory must always be the first priority."

Holland, who was standing near the door, couldn't help smiling as he watched the three players he relied on chat happily.In the first half, he has been sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai. Love, who was most worried before, did not give up. Basically, it's almost guaranteed.Therefore, Holland did not hurriedly explain the tactics of the second half to the players, but urged them to take the time to recover their physical strength and replenish water, so as to prepare for the remaining 20 minutes of the game.

When the break time was about to end, Holland made everyone leave the locker room after saying a few words.But when Ye Feng was about to walk into the player tunnel, Holland stopped him and motioned him to go with him.Ye Feng felt very strange. He thought about it carefully. It seemed that he didn't make any mistakes in the first half, but he was left by the coach to chat privately at the end. He didn't know what happened.Although Holland has always had strict discipline and is a very serious person, sometimes he will have some unconstrained ideas that make Ye Feng very angry, such as being a psychiatrist for Love.

Soon Ye Feng's bad premonition became a reality. Of course, Holland didn't make any weird requests. He patted Ye Feng on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Ye, it seems that you are very good at psychological counseling. Seeing Kevin's performance like this makes me feel relieved." Due to the low-key character of the Chinese, Ye Feng just wanted to say a few words of modesty, but he heard Holland go on to say: "Why don't you consider serving as the team's psychological counselor? Teacher? Don't worry, we don't have so many rules, and it doesn't matter if you don't have a qualification certificate."

Depend on!Pit me again!Ye Feng cursed secretly, and put on a smile that was uglier than crying, and said: "Coach, I just hit the right way. If I were to give psychological counseling to other people, I would definitely not have the same effect as Kevin. And You know, as far as our UCLA players are concerned, everyone's psychological quality is not so good. I think we just need to guide a little more on the court and it will be over. You see, the second half will start soon, and I have to prepare first. Let's talk about the topic of psychological counselors hahaha!" After speaking, he quickly got into the player tunnel.

Holland stood there with a wry smile, and said to himself: "This kid, I was just joking with you, why are you running so fast? But then again, you did a good job this time, faster than I imagined." It is much better in the middle, and it seems that next time there is any similar thing, I can continue to entrust it to you."

At the beginning of the second half, Beasley was alive and well in the inside of the Bruins. Obviously, he recovered well during the intermission.But Love didn't take it seriously, because Ye Feng had anticipated this situation long ago, and told him that Beasley was just the end of his strength, and it would only take a short while for him to reveal his true colors.The rest of the Wildcats also saw the clues, point guard Pullen consciously reduced the pass to Beasley.But Beasley couldn't hold back and wanted to compete with Love forcibly. Even though his teammates wanted him to have a chance to breathe out of good intentions, he was still very active in various singles.After a few rounds, seeing Beasley's increasingly ugly face, the teammates had to give the ball to Beasley again and let him continue to show his offensive skills.

However, Beasley soon showed his fatigue. Originally, he could rely on his own ball control and turn around to forcefully wipe out Love, but later Love was able to get stuck in his position when he turned around, allowing him to pass again and again. Return in vain.Beasley's decline is also reflected in his finishing at the basket. For a star player like him, it is difficult to get an absolute open space at the basket. Generally, the ball can only be scored after physical contact.To be honest, Beasley's ability to carry the defensive shot is not bad, but now he doesn't have enough strength to support himself in physical contact. As long as he is slightly disturbed, the basketball will hit the basket in all likelihood.Love obviously won't let go of this opportunity, and he looks like Chamberlain* in front of the exhausted Beasley.

Beasley himself has a particularly stubborn personality, and his first thought in an unfavorable situation is still to save the situation by himself.But this time he thought too much. Love once again acted as the axis of the Bruins, using his pass to mobilize the Wildcats' defense in a wide range, so that his teammates could get easy layups or open three-pointers.Of course, facing the poor Beasley, Love also took advantage of his illness to kill him, and succeeded in consecutive singles while passing the ball.Beasley dragged his feet heavily. Apart from fouling, he could only watch Love score easily at the basket.

Their performance is the epitome of the two teams. The Bruins further widened the point difference, while the Wildcats had nothing to fight back.5 minutes before the end, the Bruins had a huge advantage of 23 points, and Holland also replaced Love in advance as a reward for his outstanding performance in this game.Of course, the main reason for keeping Westbrook and Ye Feng on the court is to guard against the opponent's continuous pursuit of points.However, the Wildcats lost their spirits. As the number one star, Beasley even played soy sauce on the court. In the end, the UCLA Bruins beat the Kansas State Wildcats 82 to 61 and won the first game of the season in a different division. victory in between.

As for the "NCAA No. 32 center" battle also came to an end.Although Beasley finally scored a large double-double with 17 points and 23 rebounds, anyone with a discerning eye can see the flaws in his own character and style of play.A group of reporters and commentators, including the local media in Kansas, expressed their optimism for UCLA center Kevin Love. His quasi-triple-double of 12 points, 8 rebounds and [-] assists and his style of play that focused more on teamwork were greatly appreciated. Good reviews from insiders.After this battle, Love truly became the top insider that everyone looked up to.

　* Chamberlain: Wilt Chamberlain, NBA basketball superstar, nicknamed "Basketball Emperor" and "Big Dipper", was a super insider in the NBA in the 70s and 100s.Although he only won two championships, Chamberlain holds multiple NBA historical records, the most famous being 50.4 points in a single game and 1967 points per game in a single season. One of the inside players who won the assist king.

　　
　
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