ace marshal

Chapter 538 UCLA is making great strides
New year, new weather, this sentence is perfect for Westbrook today.

Under another suggestion from Lan Shengli, Holland continued to put Westbrook in the starting lineup.

After two away games, UCLA not only won a complete victory, but Westbrook played equally well.

In the first game, in less than 25 minutes, he scored 16 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists. He also controlled the turnover very well, with only 1 time.

In the second game after that, Westbrook scored a season-high 29 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, and his performance was still eye-catching.

It was this kind of performance that made Coach Holland more determined about Westbrook starting.

"Before the warm-up, let me say one thing. After careful consideration by the coaching staff, it was decided that Westbrook will serve as the starting shooting guard for the rest of the season~!!!"

After returning to UCLA after the away game, Holland quickly announced the decision.

If we say that including the Christmas game, a total of three starts are the probationary period against Westbrook, then Westbrook has successfully passed the probationary period, officially completed the "regularization", and became the A real starter.

This is a big turning point for Westbrook's entire basketball career.

After all, becoming the real starter of UCLA also proves that Westbrook's ability has improved, and it is also very beneficial for participating in the NBA draft in the future.

"Thanks to the team, the coaching staff, and the players for their trust. I will work harder to win for the team and achieve our goals for the season~!!"

Westbrook said emotionally, which can be regarded as an encouragement to himself.

"It's already eleven o'clock in the evening, do you still want to practice~?!"

Becoming a starter, of course, has raised Westbrook's training intensity to another level.

Le Fu, who was already so tired that he slumped on the ground, looked at the clock on the training hall and said.

"If you think it's too late, you can go back first. If I can't make 200 three-pointers tonight, I won't go back. I'll just live in the training hall~!"

Westbrook shot the basket and said in a very firm tone.

"I thought you were just joking, but I didn't expect you to be serious,"

Love sighed.

"Of course, if you want to become a qualified starting shooting guard, you must have a certain shooting accuracy from the outside. In this regard, I am still far behind~!!"

"Clang~!!"

As soon as Westbrook finished speaking, he hit a three-pointer.

"Already have such a perverted physical fitness and inexhaustible physical fitness, God has already taken care of you, if you practice outside shooting,,, this guy's strength is unbelievable,,,"

Love looked at Westbrook, who continued to practice three-pointers, and sighed.

"Swipe~!!"

"Crack clap clap!!!"

"Good shot~!"

Seeing a hollow shot into the net, Le Fu immediately clapped his hands and applauded~! !

Westbrook's 200 three-pointers are still going on, and the team's next game is coming soon.

"UCLA~!!!"

"UCLA~!!!"

"Wow, I haven't felt the passion of the home fans for a long time~!"

Listening to the shouts and cheers of the home audience, Lan Shengli sighed.

This is the team's first home game in the new year and the first home game after the Christmas game.

"Reduce mistakes, don't give opponents easy chances to score counterattacks, strengthen defense, and focus~!!"

Before the game, Holland still reminded the players.

It seems that the opponent is not very powerful.

"The University of Houston belongs to a commoner division. There are no young talents like Love and Westbrook in the team, so in terms of talent, UCLA must crush the opponent, but the University of Houston has many talents. Junior and senior players, their rich game experience can help the team, this is what we need to pay attention to, but if there is no accident, we should easily win the game, "

Lan Shengli is already in place here, turning his head to watch the University of Houston players warm up before the game, and analyze.

After the start of the game, as Lan Shengli analyzed, UCLA basically relies on stronger personal abilities at each position and overall better talent to suppress the opponent. However, several older players at the University of Houston still have experience. Rich made several fouls and went to the free throw line repeatedly, so that they did not widen the point difference too much.

But it's already double digits.

This is like a boxing match, even if you are a former boxing champion, even if you have had great glory, but when you face an opponent who is younger, more energetic, and better at fighting than you, "the elders "You can only be beaten passively, and there is no room for fighting back.

This is the so-called "fist is afraid of the young".

But after all, he used to be a boxing champion, and he was able to maintain the suspense of the game with his experience.

Relying on consecutive mid-range shots, the University of Houston chased the point difference to 9 points, and the game has come to the final juncture.

"Swipe~!!!"

But in the last minute of the game, Westbrook hit a three-pointer from the outside, widening the point difference to 1 points again, which basically made the game completely lose suspense.

"Haha, 200 three-pointers are starting to work now~?!"

Love sighed.

"Yeah~!!!"

"Slap ~!!!"

With the standing ovation and cheers of the entire audience, UCLA won its first home victory in the new year, a good start at home, and three consecutive victories, leading the entire Pacific Ten League.

Basically, he has secured a ticket for March Madness.

"The whole team is getting better and better. With this momentum, I feel that this year is really hopeful~!!"

Lan Shengli sighed.

In the next few games, UCLA also showed a strong performance. Facing weaker opponents, they were often able to take away the victory in one wave. Facing more powerful opponents, they could also use tenacious defense to win. Contest.

The team's winning streak continued.

"If we can continue to play with this momentum this year, as long as there are no injuries, it will definitely be no problem to reach the final four. As long as we can perform better and make fewer mistakes, I think this year really has a chance ~!!!"

Even a person like Holland, who is usually very rigorous, has become "ambitious" because of the fiery state of the team, and began to imagine things about March Madness.

(End of this chapter)