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Chapter 13 Blue Devils vs. Jayhawks

On November 11th, the focus of this round will be held in the gymnasium. The Duke University Blue Devils will play against the University of Kansas City Jayhawks.

The Jayhawks have a long history and glorious record.Its first basketball coach was the inventor of basketball: James Naismith.

He has won the NCAA championship three times in history and has trained many well-known NBA stars, the most famous of which are "Basketball Emperor" Wilt Chamberlain and "Truth" Paul Pierce.

Wiggins in the Jayhawks this year, like Parker, is a player who has the strength to compete for the top three picks in next year's NBA draft.

For this live broadcast, ESPN sent former Warriors coach Mark Jackson, former coach Jeff Van Gundy, and legendary commentator Mike Breen to broadcast the game live.

Mike Breen sat on the podium and said: "Welcome everyone to watch the live broadcast brought by ESPN! So far, these two teams have maintained a record of unbeaten victories, but today one team is destined to end the winning streak Already. Duke or Kansas City? Let's see."

Jeff Van Gundy interfaced and said: "Duke University is the third seed in the Midwest Division this year, and Kansas City University is the second seed in the South Division. From the perspective of the championship seed ranking, although Duke University this year has The strength to win the championship, but people are more optimistic about the University of Kansas City. Duke University’s core small forward Jabari Parker this year has the strength to compete for the No. [-] pick in the draft next year, but for the University of Kansas City, their small forward Andrew Wiggin Adams is also a popular player who can compete with Parker for the NBA No. University, this year’s Songhawk team is more balanced inside and outside, and the hope of winning the championship is even greater!”

Bumark Jackson also said: "But it's not that Duke has no chance of winning. Duke University's internal strength is weak, and they need to provide enough firepower from their outside. The three Musketeers, Parker, Hood, and Cook, previously averaged Can score 56 points. If Duke University wants to win this game, it depends on whether these three can play their own advantages and bring the game into their own rhythm."

When they introduced the basic situation of the two teams, the referee blew the whistle of the game.

The three commentators stopped discussing immediately, and Brin said: "The game will start soon, let's look at the starting lineups of both sides. The visiting team's Duke University, the starting lineup is point guard: Quinn Cook, shooting guard: Rodney Hood, small forward: Jabari Parker, power forward: Vincelaw, center: Amily Jefferson. This is their regular lineup, it should be trying to use the perimeter to break the Jayhawks."

Van Gundy Jr. also said: "Let's look at the starting lineup of the Jayhawks: point guard: Vinnie Shelton, shooting guard: Wayne Selden, small forward: Andrew Wiggins, power forward: Perry - Ellis, center: Joel Embiid. They replaced Blake, put Embiid in the starting lineup, and looked like they were going to attack the Blue Devils inside!"

When the referee blew the whistle, the basketball was thrown high, and Embiid took the lead in grabbing the ball for the Kansas City Jayhawks with an overwhelming advantage.

Wiggins took the ball to the frontcourt, and Embiid ran inside to grab a position.

After Mason Plumlee participated in this year's NBA draft, Duke University's inside line became very weak and could only rely on 2.08 Amely Jefferson.Although he is very active in defense and rebounding in the penalty area, but due to his height, he is easy to lose money in the paint.

Jefferson has nothing to do with Embiid, who is 2 meters tall and stronger than himself.

Seeing Embiidka's main position, Wiggins quickly passed the ball.

After receiving the ball, Embiid dribbled the ball behind his back and pushed it to the basket, turned around and jumped up for a dunk, scoring.

Simple and rude, but the effect is very good.

The University of Kansas City took advantage of Embiid's advantage in the interior and played high and high. Embiid succeeded in consecutive attacks in the interior.

The game lasted 6 points and 17 seconds, and Duke was 16 to 25 points, nine points behind.

Old K could only call a timeout.

During the timeout, Breen sighed in the on-site explanation, "Embiid is really a center with great potential. He is the best performer during this period. He has brought great help to the Jayhawks on both ends of the offense and defense!"

Jr. Van Gundy also said: "Yeah, although his skills are relatively rough now, his height of 2.13 and his strong enough body make him a potential top center. If he polishes it, he is fully capable of competing for the top three picks in next year's draft." bit!"

Jackson nodded and said: "Old K needs to take measures to limit the Jayhawks inside!"

Old K is holding a tactical board, drawing with a marker pen, and explaining the tactics loudly.

"We can no longer let Embiid do whatever he wants in the interior. We adopt a two-three defense tactic. Jabari, you go to the interior to assist Jefferson, and use Embiid to go around and double-team. At the same time, strengthen the defense of the basket and the bottom line, as well as rebounds. scramble."

"Cook and Hood, you mark the players on the perimeter. Hood, I need you to strangle Wiggins, understand? You must not let him score!"

"Everyone, run up, speed up the tempo, speed up the pass and catch, speed up, OK?"

Old K stretched out his hand and shouted, "One, two, three, Blue Devils!"

All the Blue Devils put their hands together and yelled, "Blue Devils!"

The timeout ended, Parker took the ball to the frontcourt, and without a proper opportunity, passed the ball to Hood.

Although Wayne Selden has rough skills and a single offensive method, he basically relies on layups and dunks after breakthroughs.But his physical fitness is amazing, tall and strong, fast, strong jumping ability, and more importantly, he defends well.

Hood's shot was blocked by Wayne Selden.

In the transition of offense and defense, Embiid continued to hold Jefferson in the interior.

Jefferson went around the front and blocked him from receiving the ball.

Wiggins saw the ball lobbed into the lane, Embiid caught Jefferson with one hand, and at the same time moved his body back to catch the ball at the basket.

Parker, who had been waiting on the sidelines, flew to snatch the ball, and Duke University immediately launched a fast break.

Cook received a pass from Parker and made a layup.

Although the head coach of the University of Kansas City, Bill Self, is not as famous as the old K, he is also a famous coach of the NCAA.

For other teams to use two-three defenses to limit the University of Kansas City's inside advantage, Bill Self has long been prepared.

Standing on the sidelines, Bill Self shouted loudly to remind the players.

Selden and Shelton heard that they rushed to the bottom corners on both sides, leading the defensive players to a test.

Wiggins faced Hood with the ball at the top of the arc alone, crossed the ball continuously, dodged the opponent, and scored the ball with a small toss before Wenslaw made a save.

Old K stood on the edge of the court and yelled loudly at Hood, "Strengthen the defense against Wiggins, do you hear me, strengthen the defense against Wiggins!"

Parker missed a shot and Kansas launched a counterattack.

Duke quickly returned, and Kansas saw no suitable opportunities and fell back into the positional battle.

Embiid asked for the ball inside, attracted the defender, and then passed the ball out.

Parker needs to help defend in the penalty area and cannot run out, so Hood can only switch defenses in rotation.

Hood's defense was not good, and Wiggins made a layup at the top of the arc.

The most feared thing about the second and third joint defense is that the opponent has players who can go inside and outside the arc.

Every time the Rockets played the Jazz back then, why it was so hard was because Okur and Kirilenko double-teamed, Yao Ming couldn't get in, the Rockets' power forwards Howard and Hayes couldn't make a mid-range shot, and small forward Battier had only a bottom line. Angle of thirds.No one is at the top of the arc, connecting the inside and outside lines near the free throw line.

It wasn't until the arrival of Scola, who was able to play inside and outside, that the Rockets really solved the problem of the second and third defenses.It's a pity that Yao Ming retired not long after due to injuries at that time.

Wiggins is the core of the Kansas team because he has comprehensive skills, can be inside and outside, and at the same time can connect the inside and outside lines through his own passing.

The opponent's defensive shot, Wiggins suddenly.The other side's anti-burst, he voted.

Double-teamed, Wiggins made a pass.

Old K knew that, so he repeatedly told Hood to pay attention to the defense against Wiggins, but Hood's defense let him down.

If it weren't for Parker and Cook's 4 three-pointers, which supported the team's offensive and kept the score, Duke would have surrendered.

The situation was critical, and Old K called a short timeout.

But the pause effect is completely useless.

With Hood's inaction, all the heavy responsibilities fell on Parker, defending the inside and organizing the offense. Parker showed the core strength and role of the team.

But Hood's defense was wasting his hard work.

As soon as he scored one, Wiggins returned one.

Duke has been struggling to catch up, but the point difference has widened further.

At the end of the half, Wiggins scored 2 points on Hood again, 38 to 52, and now the point difference has widened to 14 points.

During the intermission, ESPN took the opportunity to discuss the game.

Mark Jackson said: "Duke University didn't play well. Their offense didn't show at all. They only scored 35 points in the halftime, which should be the lowest score of Duke University this season. They also gave a lot of defense on defense. Kansas had too many chances, and Wiggins scored 21 points alone. If Duke University doesn’t stop Wiggins, I’m afraid Wiggins will go crazy in this game!”

Van Gundy Jr. nodded affirmatively, "Parker has done the limit of what he can do, but one person can't support the whole team. He needs help. Hood's performance is terrible, both defensively and offensively. Very bad . On defense, he gave Wiggins too many chances. Under Selden's defense, Hood is afraid that he can't even find the basket! 6 of 0 shots, no points, no assists. I think the old K needs Adjustments have been made, otherwise this game could end early!"

Brin said: "In the opinion of the two, how should Duke University adjust to limit each other..."

Jackson and Van Gundy Jr. hurriedly explained their views.

In the locker room, Hood ushered in the old K's roar: "How many points do you want your opponent to score? Halftime, just halftime, you allowed the opponent to score 21 points. Do you want the opponent to score [-] points? Just kill Contest!"

Hood's face was sullen, but he didn't dare to say a word. After all, his performance was too poor. In the first half, the opponent asked for it from him, but he made 6 of 0 shots, no points, no assists, and contributed 3 foul.

This data made him unable to refute the coach at all.

Old K roared for a while, then turned to look at the bench.But it was found that there was no suitable player to replace.

Seeing Old K's searching gaze, Zhang Zifeng quickly stood up and said, "Coach, let me go! I promise I will do my best to restrain him!"

Opportunities are earned!
　Add more promises to complete!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)