lakers championship

Chapter 51 See you in the NBA

Even at the free throw line, Tianyang was still thinking.

Why did Kuzma see through his offensive options three times in a row? He knew that Kuzma was powerful, but it was a bit weird.

Absent-minded, he made 3 of 2 free throws.When retreating, he was almost fouled by Lorenzo.

Utes point guard Brandon rushed to the frontcourt with the ball and played high pick-and-roll tactics with Jacob again.

However, according to Tianyang's method, Grant did not step forward to defend, but retreated inside.

Suddenly there was no defense, Brandon was a little used to it, and he hesitated a little before collecting the ball and taking off.

The moment he took off, Grant slid forward and raised his hands to block his shot.

This is also Tianyang's method, taking advantage of Brandon's lack of height to limit his shooting to the maximum extent.

It doesn't necessarily work, but it's better to hold five times out of ten and have Brandon hit five 50s on 5% shooting than to have him drive inside and dish out eight assists.

Sure enough, in order not to be blocked, Brandon shot higher and stronger.

As a result, the basketball hit the top of the backboard and was caught by Grant after it fell.

A long pass to Marcus and another pass to Tianyang, the Sequoia team launched a fast break.

Tianyang dribbled the ball forward, facing Lorenzo's defense, he dribbled the ball in a figure of eight and easily avoided it.

After crossing the center line, only Brandon and Kuzma can keep up with the Utes.

With an idea, Tianyang stopped and pulled the ball at the three-point line, pretending to shoot.

He wants to fly Kuzma, and then slip to the basket for a layup. At that time, Brandon, who is only 1 meters, will not be able to block him in any way.

That thought, Kuzma didn't move at all, not only that, but also pressed down Brandon who wanted to take off and block the block.

None of them flew, Tianyang only felt that Nima was hilarious in his heart, and he bit his bullet and continued to rush towards the basket.

It's a pity that when the ball was stopped, other Utes players arrived one after another, and Tianyang could only come out from the basket to reorganize the attack.

Still facing the left wing position, and facing Kuzma.

Glancing at the player positions on the field, Tianyang changed hands continuously, and suddenly accelerated to the right, trying to use Marcus who was running to the left to form a natural cover.

This is a tactic that has not been communicated in advance. The original plan was that Marcus and him pass the ball hand-in-hand, and then he cuts to the basket, and then Marcus returns a pass for a layup.

He changed tactics so suddenly that Marcus didn't even know it.

But Kuzma seemed to share the same brain with him, actually commanding Brandon to delay in advance, and then easily bypassed Marcus' cover and stood in front of him again.

"Damn it!" Tianyang didn't believe in evil at all, but this thing became more and more weird, so he decided to make a three-pointer.

Dry pulling is the most sudden attack method, as long as it can be done, it is basically impossible to prevent.

Sure enough, Kuzma didn't guard against it, but the hand he gave birth almost at the same time indicated that he had expected it.

Tianyang was stunned, his hand trembled, and he missed the shot, which was rare.Such a scene made the commentator on the sidelines narrow his eyes.

"Kyle Kuzma, seems to have completely restricted Tianyang..."

"Your tone is full of disbelief."

"Indeed, before so many teams, no matter whether it was a single defense or a joint defense, Tianyang broke through one by one, but today a famous big colander actually made him deflated..."

"I looked carefully and felt that the playing styles of the two were relatively similar. Either they did everything without taking the ball, or they even strictly limited how many steps they took each time, just like Jordan met Bird, and they knew each other well."

"Well, the ideas of these two people are very powerful, but their bodies are not good, and they lack teammates who can think of them together. Many ideas cannot be implemented."

"You said what would happen if the two entered the NBA as teammates and practiced together for a few years?"

"I don't dare to think about it... It's scary to think about it..."

On the field, the offense and defense of the two teams entered a white-hot state.

The Ute team used Jacob's super height and wingspan to guard the inside alone, and all other players went to the outside to suppress Tianyang. Although they still failed to lock up, they managed to limit Tianyang's shooting rate to 40%.

The Sequoia team completely ignored the strongest move of Jacob and Brandon's high pick-and-roll. Even if Brandon hit two consecutive three-pointers, they did not change their tactics.

Although Brandon intends to connect with other teammates, Jacob has no effect on the outside, which is equivalent to a small number of individuals, and has never been able to open up the situation.

After the two teams finished the first half, the Sequoia led by 35 points 33-2.

Such a result was somewhat beyond the expectations of the media.

Although the score was behind, the Ute team played better because they were a defensive-oriented team. Before winning the University of Southern California and the University of California, Berkeley, they all relied on hand-to-hand defense, a lot of physical exertion, and struggled. Win 4 points and 5 points.

The media analyzed for a while, thinking that Kuzma made great contributions in restricting Tianyang.While Tianyang was restricted, it also failed to mobilize other teammates.

After the start of the second half, Tianyang rested for 5 minutes. When he played again, the Sequoia team had changed from leading by 2 points to trailing by 4 points.

The situation was very unfavorable, Tianyang gave up the idea of ​​mobilizing his teammates and decided to take the ball and go it alone.

For the first attack, he singled out Kuzma and Brandon at the top of the arc, and took advantage of the difference in rhythm to break into the inside line from between the two. Facing Jacob's supplementary defense, he made a throw and scored from the free throw line.

In the second attack, he started from the left wing, and with the help of Marcus and Roscoe's continuous pick-and-roll cover, he struggled to get rid of Kuzma and Brandon's double-team, circled a large circle, and faced Jordan on the right wing. The defense scored a super long mid-range shot.

On the third attack, he encountered Kuzma's defense just after crossing the center line. He was forced to hand over the ball, and then moved away from Kuzma by running without the ball, and scored a layup with a hard hook at the basket.

Although he scored 3 goals in a row, the Ute team's offense also fell behind, and the point difference between the two teams remained unchanged.

On the fourth offense, when he no longer knew how to play, the Utes bishop Larry suddenly signaled Kuzma to go away, and Jordan would defend him instead.

How could Jordan prevent him?

Tianyang seized the opportunity of Larry's misjudgment and led the team to play a wave of 18 to 10, directly overtaking by 6 points.

By the time Larry felt repentant, Tianyang had unexpectedly revitalized the whole team.

In addition, the Sequoia team did not win the last three games like the Utes. They were slightly better in terms of physical fitness. In addition, the two teams fought fiercely in the first half. Due to physical reasons, the team made various low-level mistakes one after another.

In the end, the Stanford Sequoias defeated the University of Utah Utes 75-69 to win the Pac-[-] Championship and automatically advance to the NCAA National Championship.

Inside MGM Grand Sports, Sequoia fans proudly displayed their red T-shirts, and Ute fans shook their heads as they left.

During the handshake session after the game, Tianyang immediately found Kuzma, stretched out his hand and said, "If you keep defending me, we might not win so suddenly."

Kuzma smiled and shook his head, "Congratulations, you are now a superstar in the division. I wish you a smooth draft."

"Aren't you going to enter the draft this year?"

"I'm not as good as you, and my statistics are relatively poor. I want to play for another year, otherwise I won't even make it to the second round."

"Trust me, your potential is worth a top 10 pick. I think you should enter the draft early."

"Really? Why?"

"Really, because the person who can think of me together is definitely not bad!"

"Haha, let me think about it again."

"See you in the NBA."

(End of this chapter)