I really just want to lie down and win

Chapter 52 Eliminate Duke and Advance to the Final Four

Redick's interview did not cause any fluctuations, because Loki did not fight, so this matter was gradually covered.

On Sunday, March 3th, Frank Owen Center, Rocky and his teammates came to the locker room. This is the last game in Austin. Regardless of whether they advance or not, the game in Austin will be over.

"Boys, let go and fight, I won't put any pressure on you, you have done enough. Loki, remember what I said, don't care what other people say, you are yourself."

John Thompson was afraid that Rocky's mentality would explode like Marvin Williams, so he comforted Rocky. Rocky smiled and didn't say much. For a player like Redick, Rocky, who has the attributes of an angry youth, saw Just get excited, although he hasn't done that disgusting thing yet, it's not bad to get some interest from the other party first.

There were more spectators in the arena for the quarter-final matchup than the previous game. Of course, besides the spectators, there were also many NBA superstars, executives and so on.

Kobe came to watch the Georgetown game again. He found that Rocky was stronger than before. This made Kobe feel the urge to ravage the opponent again. In addition to Kobe, Bonnie Laughlin, Lakers general manager Puchak also came.The seats of the three of them are connected together. Although the current head coach of the Lakers is Tang Shuai, everyone knows that this championship coach will definitely not be the head coach of the Zijin Army next season.

"Kobe, are you kidding me? Our team's guards have already pushed, so why choose another one? Do you really think he has the strength to become a starter? Don't be ridiculous. We are the Lakers, the Lakers with aristocratic blood."

Of course, Kupchak didn't say anything else. Rocky's style of play is not an off-ball style. Are you willing to give up the ball when he comes?
Kobe didn't care about Kupchak's complaints. Anyway, he felt that the New Jersey high school student currently valued by the team was not as pleasing to Rocky, perhaps because the former had not been bullied by him.

"DeMarcus, since you are so confident, I entrust Loki to you, don't let me down."

DeMarcus Nelson nodded. It is really rare to get such an opportunity from a team like Old K to a pedantic head coach. He must prove the strength of the No. 18 five-star high school student.

Duke’s point guard is Daniel Ewing. This man has nothing to do with the famous Georgetown gorilla, but he has the same surname. He is Duke’s assist leader and averages 4 assists per game. The opponent’s passing attributes are Reached the existence of 49.Rocky played at the second position today, and he was facing Redick, not Daniel Ewing.

Daniel Ewing came to the front and chose to break through instead of hitting against Assanti Cook. Assanti Cook was not passed by him, but gave the former a gap to pass the ball. Redick, who was playing against Rocky on the side, received the pass to the ball.

"Rookie, watch it, this is a three-pointer." Redick didn't dribble, because he knew that he was a scumbag with the ball, and dribbling was a steal for Rocky. He took the ball and took a step back. Redick's arm Zhan is about the same height as him, about six feet three, so in order to avoid being blocked by Rocky, he chose a large step-back shot for this ball. Sure enough, Rocky didn't touch the ball, but when he heard the prompt sound triggered by the offensive and defensive sense of smell, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Redick was very puzzled, what was this rookie laughing at.

When the ball flew near the basket in the next second, he understood Rocky's smile, and Duang made a crisp sound. Hibbert overwhelmed the landlord Hilton Williams to grab the rebound and directly threw it to Rocky. Rocky Receiving the ball was a back turn, easily passed Redick, and did not give DeMarcus Nelson a chance to come over to help defend the pinch, and scored points with a fast break.

"Is this the strength of the ncaa's first three-pointer? It's really good. I'm looking forward to your next performance."

After scoring, Rocky came to Redick and said something. Redick clenched his fist and completely ignored Old K's instructions on the sidelines.

Duke's offense here, Daniel Ewing just dribbled the ball, Redick was about to get the ball, this time he caught the ball, Rocky started again, "Hey old bird, do you want to start playing iron again, come on , Cast me to death."

Rocky also symbolically gave Redick a step away. What he bullied was that Redick, who was already a junior, still had a D score. It is estimated that he will be able to get a C next year, but this year he has no chance.

Among Redick's attributes, both three-pointers and mid-range shots are 49, but other attributes are rubbish, such as reaction, bounce, and agility. These poor attributes also explain why Redick's defense is mediocre.

Redick wanted to throw the basketball into Rocky's face, but he held back. Instead of doing so, he looked at his teammates' positions and chose to pass the ball. Although Rocky gave himself a step, Redick But I remember Rocky's dunk performance in the previous two rounds. This guy and himself are not in the same order of magnitude physically. Redick's third attribute to 40 is passing.

It was Hilton Williams who received the ball, turned around and passed Gao Yuanyuan to complete the score.Gao Yuanyuan's defense is really a stream of consciousness. Sometimes he gets it right, and you feel uncomfortable. Sometimes he doesn't get it right, and you can score easily.

Assanti Cook dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and did not pass the ball to Rocky immediately. Rocky ran back to the inside. Redick didn't catch up because he knew that when defending, the matchup with Rocky was It was DeMarcus Nelson in the third position. DeMarcus Nelson went to chase Rocky, but Brandon Bowman in the fourth position suddenly mentioned that the flanks blocked the latter's route to chase and defend.Daniel Ewing was very hesitant. He didn’t know whether to switch to Rocky. If he switched, Assanti Cook would be empty. If he didn’t switch the pass, Rocky would shoot. During his hesitation, Assanti Cook made the choice for him, he passed the ball to Rocky, Rocky received the ball, Daniel Ewing gritted his teeth and chose to switch, but his speed was still not fast enough, Key hit a three-pointer from a 45-degree angle on the right.

"Oh, old bird, I already got a three-pointer, where is your three-pointer?"

Loki walked up to Redick, still continuing to stimulate the poor guy, Redick couldn't help it, he pushed Loki, but he didn't use much strength, but Loki still fell on the ground with a snap on the ground, and the referee was hanging around the two of them.

Redick immediately went to reason with the referee, "Sir, this guy is flopping, he is flopping."

Seeing that Rocky hadn't got up from the ground, the referee gave Redick a foul after thinking about it. Redick's face darkened again. Seeing that Redick got a foul, he lay on the floor for dozens of seconds. Loki just got up, and rubbed his body symbolically.

When Redick saw Rocky, he really gritted his teeth with hatred. Damn it, why is this rookie's acting skills so high? It's unscientific. I didn't have such acting skills in my rookie season.Could this guy come from Spain?

And the executives in the auditorium looked at Loki again, "This Loki is completely a combination of Lambiel, Gary Payton, and Penny, with those two people's diving, trash talking, and defense. And there's no shortage of passing vision, just look at JJ Redick, the guy who averaged 21 points per game in his junior year, and he hasn't broken his ass yet."

Old K didn't make a substitution because Redick was the core of Duke. If he was replaced, Duke's tactics would not work, so Old K chose to pause.

"JJ, your task in this game is to score. What were you doing on the field before? If you don't want to play, just roll to the bench for me. We will definitely win this game."

Old K led Duke to the semi-finals last year, and this year he feels that at least he has to match that record.

Redick took a sip of water, and his brain began to calm down.

Back on the court, he was still facing Rocky. Compared with the aggressive and arrogant at the beginning of the game, Redick is now silent and self-contained. Lee Mekiloni in the fourth position mentioned the side and gave Redick a For the first pick-and-roll in his life, Rocky's first reaction was to go around the screen. His speed is faster than Redick, but the quality of the pick-and-roll made by the [-]-foot-[-] insider Lee May Kilone is not bad. Wide, Redick still passed.

However, Jeff Green switched over from the third position. Redick just wanted to score a point at the top of the arc, but saw another Jeff Green who switched defense. Redick's temper came up. He didn't pass the ball and chose Shooting in place, but Redick overestimated his bounce and underestimated Jeff Green's physical fitness. With a sound of Duang, the ball was slapped and flew out, almost hitting Old K on the sidelines in the face.

And Mike Krzyzewski's face was already covered with frost. Did Redick take the wrong medicine before the game started? Since the ball just now was a small hit, why didn't he pass the ball? Obviously, other teammates have a chance. .

Old K was really tired. He didn't even have the mood to spray. Redick also knew that he had made a mistake again. He lowered his head, and his fighting spirit dropped to freezing point. Nothing but lifeless.

Redick was really overwhelmed by Rocky in this game. Both sides were exhausted very quickly, even if it was a one-for-one limit. Georgetown also had Jeff Green and Assanti Cook and others. Under the influence of Rocky, he grew a little bit more than in the historical space, and after Redick died, the entire Duke became a headless fly. Redick was 9-for-1 in the game, including more than five times All shots were triggered by the sense of offense and defense, and he scored 3 points, 2 assists, and 1 rebound. His score was exactly a fraction of the previous game.

Rocky's consecutive 30+ trip was ended, but even so he still scored a quasi-double-double with 20 points and 9 assists. Georgetown eliminated the Blue Devils with a huge score difference of 89:70 and broke out from the Devils Division Siege.

(End of this chapter)