professional shooting guard

Chapter 100 Foul Trap
At halftime, North Carolina trailed the Duke Blue Devils 41:53.

Zhang Zifeng scored 10 points and 4 assists in the first half.Okafor scored 8 minutes and 5 rebounds.

At the start of the second half, Coach Williams made new arrangements for the team's tactics during the halftime break.

At the beginning of the game, Jackson held the ball and broke through with the help of Meeks' screen.

Duke switched defenses, Okafor defended Jackson, and Winslow moved forward to defend Meeks.

Facing Okafor, Jackson made a few feints, opened up space, made an emergency stop, and was about to jump.

Okafor jumped up, trying to block the opponent.

Jackson saw Okafor jumping in mid-air, so he took off and deliberately bumped his body into him.

Okafor couldn't control his body in the air and was hit by Jackson.

Losing his center of gravity, Jackson threw the ball on the backboard indiscriminately.

Hit the backboard and the ball bounced into the hoop.

Seeing this, Jackson waved his arms excitedly, "YES!"

Hearing the whistle, Okafor waved his hands remorsefully and grabbed his head, cursing in a low voice, "Damn it!"

Jackson made a free throw, 44:53.

Duke's possession.Running to the frontcourt, Zhang Zifeng held the ball, Okafora went to the high position to make a screen, Zhang Zifeng used the screen to throw off Pavis' defense and cut to the inside.

After Zhang Zifeng, who ran into the inside line, attracted the inside line Meeks to defend, Zhang Zifeng directly sent the ball to Okafor with a back pass.

Okafor's offensive skills are very good, but he can't make long-range shots.

Receiving the ball at the free throw line, Okafor slapped it, grabbed the ball with both hands, and wanted to go inside for a dunk.

Just as Okafor was about to jump, Jackson ran to Okafor and stood firm.

The NCAA has no reasonable collision zone.

Okafor couldn't hold back his footsteps. As soon as he touched it, Jackson's body immediately fell to the ground and slid a few steps backwards on the ground.

As if hit by a big truck, Jackson arched his body and clutched his chest.

The referee's whistle sounded immediately, and Okafor was whistled for an offensive foul.

A replay was shown on the big screen at the scene. Just a second before Jefferson and Meeks made physical contact, Jackson fell down, and the boos of the audience went to Jackson who was pulled up by his teammates.

"Very smart defense, I can only say that Okafor should practice his mid-range shot so that he doesn't need to dribble for goals." Breen said with a smile.

on purpose!
Zhang Zifeng looked at the head coach of North Carolina and thought to himself, "Do you want to drive Okafor off?"

The offense made a mistake, and the Duke players quickly returned to the backcourt to defend.

Meeks came out to screen, and Jackson faced Okafor again.

He just wanted to repeat the same trick, dribble, and when he stopped suddenly.

Zhang Zifeng took the first step and directly pulled Jackson back, not even giving him a chance to shoot.

The referee whistled and Zhang Zifeng fouled.

If there is no shooting action, it is not counted as a shooting foul, and North Carolina has the ball.

Seeing that Okafor failed to foul, Jackson looked at Zhang Zifeng and cursed, "Damn bastard!"

Zhang Zifeng took the opportunity to say to Okafor, "Jalil, pay attention to your fouls. You are the biggest threat to your opponent if you stay on the court! Do you understand?"

Okafor is not an idiot, he just didn't react for a while.Hearing Zhang Zifeng's reminder, he immediately woke up. "I see!"

Meeks served the ball, this time Johnson used a reverse run and received the ball for a layup.

Duke's possession of the ball, Zhang Zifeng attacked with the ball.

Use the way of the other, turn back to the other body!
Zhang Zifeng used a fake move to shake Pavis, and then rushed straight towards the penalty area.

When Meeks rushed over with an angry glaring, Zhang Zifeng took advantage of his movement and suddenly jumped up to shoot while Meeks was moving.

Meeks was still moving, not standing still at all.

Zhang Zifeng bumped into Meeks, and a strong force hit him.

When his body lost his balance, Zhang Zifeng threw the basketball in his hand.

bump!Missed shot.

The referee's whistle sounded.

The referee shouted, "White 3, block the foul!"

"What?" Meeks was furious. He was so angry that he yelled at the referee, "That bastard bumped into him on purpose, didn't you wear eyes?"

If you want to drive Okafor down, I won't!

Jackson saw the opportunity quickly, hugged Meeks, and pushed him away.

Seeing that the whistle in the referee's mouth was not blown, the North Carolina players were relieved.

He was already behind, but if Meeks continued to fight, the game would not have to be played.

Zhang Zifeng made two free throws.

The fouls during this period have reminded both sides to pay attention to protecting their inside players so as not to get into foul trouble.

Okafor didn't fall into the foul trap, North Carolina was in trouble.

Zhang Zifeng organized the offense, and he passed the ball to Okafor.

Okafor lived up to his trust, and Meeks succeeded in singles, playing the role that a top center should have.

With Okafor's containment, Duke's outside operation became smoother.

Zhang Zifeng broke through again and again, shooting and passing, which made the North Carolina defense miserable.

With Pavis alone, Zhang Zifeng can't be restrained at all, and Jackson often comes to help him defend.

In this way, Winslow has a neutral position, and his offensive ability must not be underestimated.

North Carolina began to run tired and was called back and forth, but there was nothing he could do.

The shortcomings of North Carolina's lack of good perimeter defenders are clearly evident.Although Pavis shot well, his defense was mediocre, which was not enough for Zhang Zifeng.

"If I were the head coach of North Carolina, I would choose a timeout!" Van Gundy Jr. explained, "The Duke Blue Devils' offense is playing very smoothly now, so we should call a timeout to let the opponent feel cold, and at the same time think of a countermeasure Prevent the opponent from cooperating internally and externally."

"Yes, this season Zhang Zifeng has not only improved his skills, but also has a more mature understanding of the game, and firmly controls the rhythm of the game. If North Carolina wants to win, it must come up with countermeasures to limit Zhang Zifeng!" Mark Jackson said.

In the 11th minute of the second half, North Carolina trailed Duke by 55 points 67:12.Coach Williams requested a timeout.

Looking at his players, Coach Williams looked very serious: "It is undeniable that this year's Duke Blue Devils team is very strong. But we are North Carolina. Don't you want to see those bastards continue to ride on us this year?" Head swagger? Do you want to see our fans being made fun of by those idiots at Duke? Tell me, do you want to see that?"

"No, coach!" One sentence aroused the fighting spirit of the North Carolina players, and the haze suppressed by Duke just now was swept away.

Williams roared, "We have no retreat. We must win this game! Did you hear that?"

"I heard you, coach!" North Carolina players also shouted in unison.

North Carolina fought its last stand and burst out with amazing fighting power.

They picked up the tempo, ran with all their energy, and made up for the holes in the defense.Since the strength is weaker than the opponent, then use physical strength to make up for it.

For the sake of dignity, North Carolina launched a desperate counterattack.Duke was caught off guard and ran with North Carolina.For a while, the opponent scored 7 points in a row.

In the 14 minutes of the second half, 62:67, North Carolina was only 5 points behind.

At the critical moment, Zhang Zifeng showed his demeanor as the leader of the team, and he succeeded in attacking Pavez again and again, stabilizing Duke's situation.

After stabilizing, Duke regained control of the rhythm of the game and did not give the opponent a chance.

Won!

When the whistle sounded, not only the arena, but the entire Duke University was boiling!

70:81, Duke beat North Carolina by 11 points.

Duke University's four starters scored in double figures, the leader Zhang Zifeng scored 20 points and 7 assists, Okafor scored 16 points and 9 rebounds, Winslow scored 12 points and 5 rebounds, and Cook contributed 10 points.

(End of this chapter)