professional shooting guard

Chapter 95 Do you have the ability to seize power?

When the opponent worked hard to get rid of Zhang Zifeng's marking and went inside, Okas came to help defend at any time and gave the opponent a block.

What a picture!
Zhang Zifeng is the gate of perimeter defense, and Okas can protect the penalty area. If the two join forces, they can build a solid defensive system based on this.

With such a solid line of defense, Duke University can take advantage of the single-game elimination system and hit the championship.

Because of this, Zhang Zifeng attaches great importance to Okafor and invites him to go to the bar.

I just hope that he can help himself with all his heart and be the second master with peace of mind.

It's just that if he is too ambitious, Zhang Zifeng will suppress him without hesitation.

Okafor asked for the ball inside, Zhang Zifeng motioned to Cook to pass the ball to him.

Cook passed the request to Zhang Zifeng without hesitation.

Zhang Zifeng receives the ball, Marcus.Lee posted it right away.

Since Zhang Zifeng became the core of the team, he has received the best treatment.

Without shouting, Jefferson ran up to help him set a pick and roll.

With the help of cover, Zhang Zifeng tore through the University of Connecticut's defense and entered the penalty area.

Zhang Zifeng rushed into the penalty area and jumped up, Jifei jumped up and raised his right hand to block the block.

Zhang Zifeng didn't hit hard, he made a diagonal pass, and the ball was handed over to Jefferson who was following up.

Jefferson slams the ball into the basket.

Zhang Zifeng ran back to halftime and gave Jefferson a high-five.

Just after the game started, the Duke Blue Devils beat their opponent University of Connecticut 0:4.

The University of Connecticut began to exert its strength, and Portlet scored a three-pointer for the Huskies to open the scoring, 3:4.

The crossstep shook Marcus away.After Li's defensive focus, Zhang Zifeng made an easy jump shot, and the ball fell into the basket cleanly.

The University of Connecticut responded with a 2-point hit by junior forward Giffy.

Taking advantage of his excellent state, Zhang Zifeng accelerated his offensive rhythm.

In the 4th minute of the first half, Zhang Zifeng dribbled the ball to kill the frontcourt, when Marcus Lee and Daniel Hamilton double-teamed.

Zhang Zifeng hit the ground and passed the ball, and the ball reached Winslow. After taking the ball, Winslow rushed inside and dunked!

Okafor had just run halftime.

In the 6th minute of the first half, Zhang Zifeng made a successful mid-range shot with the help of Jefferson's screen.

Okafor just rushed to the inside card position.

In the 7th minute, Zhang Zifeng made a comeback and entered the penalty area. When Philip Nolan rushed over, he passed the ball to Cook who was open in the corner.

Cook made a three-pointer.

Okafor saw that he could only lower his head and run back.

Several perimeters from Duke University felt good today, playing a wave of 11 to 4 spurts, forcing University of Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie to call a timeout.

Back from the timeout, the University of Connecticut strengthened its defense, biting the score through inside pass and cut cooperation.

Under the leadership of Zhang Zifeng, Duke University continued to maintain its advantage in score.

In the 9th minute of the first half, the score was 20:29, and the Duke Blue Devils led by 9 points.

Zhang Zifeng went off to rest, and Okafor was with him.

Okafor wanted to show off, but with all the outside players performing well, Okafor rarely had a good shot. He played 9 minutes. Except for the opening lob, he succeeded in the second attack at the basket and scored 4. points, 3 rebounds.

In the 12th minute of the first half, Zhang Zifeng re-entered the field, and Okafor continued to sit off the field.

As soon as Zhang Zifeng came up, he used the pick-and-roll and hit a three-pointer.

In the 14th minute, Zhang Zifeng rushed into the penalty area and made a lob. Plumlee received the pass and hit the basket to score.

In the 15th minute, near the free throw line, Zhang Zifeng held the ball with his back, attracting double-teaming from two opponents. A pass from behind assisted Jefferson, who cut inside, for a layup.

Under the leadership of Zhang Zifeng, Duke University has been suppressing its opponents.

In the 18th minute, Zhang Zifeng took a break and Okafor came on.At this time, the score of the two teams was 30:43, and Duke University led by 13 minutes.

After Zhang Zifeng left the field, the University of Connecticut made a sudden effort, Powright and Marcus.Li succeeded in attacking consecutively.

At the end of the half, the University of Connecticut chased the score to 39-45, and Duke University led by only 6 points.

After the halftime break, Zhang Zifeng came up and shot through Yang from beyond the three-point line, extending the score to 39-48.

However, Philip Nolan of the University of Connecticut came back with a split dunk and caused Okafor to foul, making a 2+1 three-pointer.

Subsequently, Zhang Zifeng hit a three-pointer, and Winslow also succeeded in the shot, and the point difference was once again opened to 14 points.

At this time, the University of Connecticut gave it a go, Hamilton made a three-pointer, Poulet made a three-pointer, and Marcus made a three-pointer.Li Neiqie succeeded.

The University of Connecticut played aggressively and narrowed the point difference to only 17 points in the 3th minute of the second half.

At this critical moment, Zhang Zifeng once again became the savior of Duke University. He hit a key three-pointer, and then assisted Cook to score a long shot, leading Duke University to open the score by 9 points.

With only 1 minute left, the University of Connecticut adopted foul tactics.Zhang Zifeng made 6 of 5 free throws.

In the end, Duke defeated UConn 80-70 at home.

Zhang Zifeng scored 22 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals.

After the game, all the praise fell on Zhang Zifeng, and the head coaches of both teams spoke highly of Zhang Zifeng.

"I've been watching him since last season, he's a good shooter, he kills us with his shots, it's kind of ironic to us. You all know we have a lot of shooters on our team, and Jack makes me feel bad. He should have come to our team, if he had come to our team, maybe he could have entered the NBA this year!" University of Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie said to the media after the game.

He praised Zhang Zifeng, and at the same time did not forget to give old K some eye drops.

"Jack is a very good leader. He connected the team's offense through assists in the game and led the team to victory after victory." Old K emphasized Zhang Zifeng's leadership style and clarified Zhang Zifeng's goal. The identity of the team boss secretly warned some people.

Compared with Zhang Zifeng's all-round performance, Okafor's data in this game is undoubtedly a bit bleak, with 7 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocked shots.

This kind of data is barely qualified for other inside players, but Okafor and the group behind him are obviously not satisfied. Okafor wants to hit the No. [-] pick.

This kind of data is fundamental, not to mention the top pick, even the first round of the draft is not guaranteed.They will all attribute the problem to Zhang Zifeng, who performed outstandingly in this game.

Duke University's winning streak did not stop, and won the next five games against Elon University, University of Toledo, Wyford College, Boston College, and Wake Forest University.

Zhang Zifeng still performed well, proving with a strong performance that he is the well-deserved No.1 of Duke University.

In the five games, Zhang Zifeng averaged 20.7 points, 7.1 assists, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game. His shooting percentage even entered the 180 club, shooting 51.7% from the field, 43.5% from three-pointers, and 90.8% from free throws.

Such data is undoubtedly very dazzling.

Okafor's performance can only be said to be a qualified blue-collar player. In addition to doing his best to grab seven or eight rebounds in each game and blocking one or two shots, he occasionally scored about 6 points through the second offense. .

But compared with the beginning of the season, it is much bleak.

On the contrary, it was Winslow's sudden emergence, averaging 12.6 points and 6.5 rebounds, which attracted the attention of many scouts.

(End of this chapter)