professional shooting guard

Chapter 114 Sweet Top 16
On March 3, in the Sweet 28 of the NCAA Tournament, the Duke University Blue Devils from the ACC will face the University of Utah running Utes of the Atlantic 16 Conference at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

In the locker room of Duke University, old K put his waist in front of the players and said: "Boys, since you played against the substitute team in the last game, you have not played the demeanor of a strong team at all. Everyone is looking forward to our jokes and thinks that we Going to repeat what happened last season and think we're just a fake team. Tell me, are they right?"

"No!" All the players shouted in unison.

Old K shouted loudly, "Then show me on the field and show your opponents your true strength. The opponents in this game are not as easy to deal with as in the last one. Now we need to cheer up and deal with the next one. The game. Whoever didn't give his best in the game, who didn't take the game seriously, get the hell out on the bench. That's where you belong! Do you hear me?"

"Yes, coach!" All the Blue Devils shouted.

"Let's go out and play like our Duke Blue Devils!"

Okafor took the lead, Zhang Zifeng pressed the tail, and Duke University players ran out of the player tunnel one after another.

Amid the overwhelming cheers of the fans, the game is about to begin.

Utah Starters: PG Delon Wright, SG: Jordan Loveridge, SF: Brighton Taylor, PF: Kyle Kuzma, C: Jacopo Poelt you.

Duke University starters: Cook, Zhang Zifeng, Winslow, Jefferson, Okafor.

The referee on duty blew his whistle, and the basketball flew straight into the air.

The two high center forwards took off quickly, extending their arms as far as possible.

Snapped!
Okafor, who has always been able to earn the ball, lost to the 2.16-meter Jacopo Poeltl this time.

Poeltl touched the basketball first, and the ball immediately changed direction and flew towards Deron Wright.

Deron Wright is 1.96 meters and is a combo guard. He is the core of the University of Utah.

In this game, the old K sent Zhang Zifeng to mark Deron Wright.As long as he is restricted, the strength of the University of Utah will drop by half.

Zhang Zifeng lowered his body center of gravity as much as possible, his eyes never dared to move away from Deron Wright in front of him, and his hands kept interfering with Wright's dribbling rhythm.

Wright also knew that the guy in front of him defended well, and he carefully protected the basketball in his hand.

Seeing Zhang Zifeng's tight defense, Wright raised his left hand, Poeltl immediately ran out to cover, Wright changed direction and then accelerated, rushing towards the penalty area.

Zhang Zifeng saw the huge figure from the corner of his eye, and he was prepared to bypass Poeltl, and continued to chase after Wright who was cutting inside.

Okafor watched Wright break into the inside and immediately went up to him.

Wright suddenly stopped the jump shot, and then there was an exclamation in the arena. After Wright jumped up, Zhang Zifeng jumped up.

Looking at the palm that suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, Wright was taken aback.

Damn, I underestimated this guy too much!

It's blocked!

In the first offensive round at the beginning of the game, he was blocked by the Chinese in front of him!

With a snap, the basketball left Wright's palm and flew back.With a charge, Zhang Zifeng snatched the ball and ran to the frontcourt quickly.

Wright followed closely behind and returned to the defense.

Seeing Wright's tight defense, Zhang Zifeng slanted a little, and then threw the ball directly to the basket.

He was pushed on the bench by old K in the last game, and he was beaten again before the game. More importantly, Winslow himself is eager to enter the NBA.

Today Winslow was very active. Amidst the cheers of the Blue Devils fans, Winslow rushed into the penalty area and jumped up, grabbed the basketball with one hand, and dunked with a wonderful alley-oop, scoring 2 points for the Duke University team. point.

0: 2.

Seeing Winslow's wonderful dunk, Zhang Zifeng shouted, "Nice job, buddy!"

Zhang Zifeng waved his hands, signaling to all the Blue Devils fans to cheer Winslow loudly.

Fans saw Quan standing up, waving blue handkerchiefs, and chanting, "Justice! Justice!"

The sound became higher and higher, and even the entire arena trembled in the sound waves.

Seeing this scene, the corner of Old K's mouth curled up.

The offense and defense switched, and the University of Utah handed over the ball to Wright.

Wright, who has experienced it personally, put away his previous contempt for the Chinese.

Facing Zhang Zifeng, Wright dribbled slowly and tested carefully.

Dribbling the ball with his right hand, his body shook continuously, but Zhang Zifeng remained unmoved.

Suddenly dribbling the ball under the crotch, changing direction, and accelerating, Zhang Zifeng moved his feet and continued to face Wright with his chest.

Seeing that Zhang Zifeng couldn't be fooled by several fake moves, Wright suddenly stepped back and took a little fadeaway jumper.

Zhang Zifeng quickly jumped up and tried his best to block the shot.

Zhang Zifeng's outstretched big hand put a lot of pressure on Wright, and he shot without jumping to the top.

boom!
Zhang Zifeng was very happy to hear the sound of iron hitting the basket, and immediately turned around to block Wright, preventing him from grabbing the rebound.

As soon as he turned around, Zhang Zifeng saw Kyle Kuzma grab the rebound from Jefferson, lean back, turn around and make a good shot at the basket.

After the goal, Kuzmarka yelled at Jefferson, "You can't guard me, idiot!"

There were all sorts of boos from the Utah audience:
"Idiot, your defense against Kuzmarka is rubbish!"

"Go back to North Carolina, where you can show off your power, not here!"

……

Jefferson was very annoyed to see his opponent's arrogance.

Zhang Zifeng went over and patted his buttocks and said, "It's okay, you cut inside later, I'll pass the ball to you, pay back!"

Jefferson nodded emphatically, humiliating, eager to pay back.

In the frontcourt, Zhang Zifeng broke into the inside after relying on Jefferson's cover.

Jefferson cut inside after the pick-and-roll, and Okafor stuck Poeltl.

After reaching the penalty area, Zhang Zifeng faced Kuzmarka's supplementary defense.Zhang Zifeng jumped up and changed his pitch to a pass.

Jefferson rushed into the penalty area and received the pass. Kuzmarka quickly returned to the defense, but it was already slow.

Jefferson took a step, right in front of Kuzmaka, jumped up and dunked with one hand, and scored the ball.

"See, clown! I've dunked one on your head!" Jefferson growled, and fought back his opponent well, which made Jefferson feel very comfortable.

While running back, Jefferson said to Zhang Zifeng, "Thanks, Jack!"

Zhang Zifeng patted his ass and said, "I should say thank you, you have always been here to help cover and create opportunities for me! Let's work together and kick those idiots at the University of Utah in the ass!"

"Well! Let these idiots see how powerful our Blue Devils are!" Jefferson shouted fiercely.

Through Zhang Zifeng's organized offense, Duke University gradually established a score advantage.

The University of Utah was caught in the blacksmithing and mistakes and couldn't extricate itself. Fortunately, the University of Utah adjusted its state in time and focused on the inside.

Jacob Poeltl and Kuzmarka scored 8 points in a row to lead the score to 3 points.

This was their biggest and last lead of the game.

Several outside players from Duke University are in good condition, and the University of Utah can't limit the outside attack led by Zhang Zifeng at all.

Zhang Zifeng's three-pointer helped Duke regain the lead. After that, the University of Utah was able to hold on to the score for a while, but Duke University played a wave of attacks under the leadership of Zhang Zifeng, pulling the score to double digits.

That's what frustrates Utah big men Jakob Poeltl and Kuzmarka, who have played well enough and worked hard enough.

In the first half, he grabbed 9 more offensive rebounds than Duke University, which also made Utah 9 more shots than Duke University, but the teammates were not strong enough.
In particular, University of Utah's number one star Deron Wright did not perform well under Zhang Zifeng's marking. He made only 9 of 2 shots in the first half and scored 4 points.

Before halftime, the University of Utah made a tip-up from Poeltl's basket, and the halftime score was fixed at 25 to 33. Duke University led by 8 points.

(End of this chapter)