The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 18 The Deadly Three-Pointer
During the intermission, in the UCLA locker room, everyone's mood was fairly stable.

"It's okay boys, there is still a second half of the game, we will win in the end, Collison, don't run with the opponent's rhythm in the second half, slow down."

Collison immediately nodded to show that he understood.

"Holiday, you have to squeeze through the screen quickly. Don't be afraid of fouls. Show your defensive strength. If a pick-and-roll occurs, immediately call for everyone to help defend. Don't let Curry have another chance to shoot easily."

Holiday nodded pantingly. He had been chasing Curry in the first half, and his physical energy was very exhausted. The continuous hitting of iron in the last few minutes was a sign of insufficient physical energy.

"Kayce, if you feel good about shooting, you can shoot boldly. Facing the help defense, I know you can solve the problem. This is no longer the time to pursue rationality. Release your energy into the game!"

"No problem, coach, I will lead the defense against Curry in the second half. My physical fitness can hold on. If I feel that I can't do it, I will signal."

Li Ze directly expressed his thoughts, and the boss should take the responsibility. He knew that his teammates were already helping him save energy.

In the second half, he will go all out and set an example on both offensive and defensive ends. On the basketball court, you have to prove yourself with practical actions.

The atmosphere in the locker room of Davidson College is very good. After all, they have already led by 10 points. The team's head star Stephen Curry is in a hot state. Maybe they can create a new historical record for the school.

"Stephen, how is your physical fitness? If you need to rotate, you must do it as soon as possible. We are leading now, so we can let you rest for a while." The head coach is very concerned about Curry.

"I'm fine, coach. It's the last 20 minutes, and I can persevere!" Curry was also exhausted in the first half, and Holiday kept chasing him. Fortunately, he felt hot today.

"Davidson College had already led by 10 points in the first half, and they had the advantage. I believe they will continue to maintain an offensive rhythm in the second half. Stephen is in great form today."

Barkley started poisoning Davidson College. He was optimistic about UCLA before, but this club has completely rebelled.

"UCLA will respond. If you are the leader of the team, you must lead by example. Kayce lacked aggression in the first half. He must play a better performance!"

Reggie Miller is looking forward to Li Ze's performance in the second half.

Soon, amid the cheers of 7 spectators at Lucas Oil Stadium, the second half officially began.

After holding the ball for halftime, Collison gestured to his teammates, indicating that the inside teammates all mentioned to come up to the line.

After Li Ze received the ball through his teammate's off-ball screen, he did not choose to call the pick-and-roll to launch an offense. Instead, he directly took a cross step and dribbled the ball with his left hand to accelerate past the defender.

Take off directly, a one-arm dunk.

"Bang" the ball hit the basket directly, and Li Ze took advantage of Davidson College's unstable defense and succeeded in a sneak attack.

"Wonderful breakthrough, UCLA changed their tactics in the second half, Kayce showed his aggressiveness!" Reggie Miller praised loudly.

When Curry crossed the half court with the ball, he found that his defender was replaced by Li Ze.

Facing Li Ze's oppressive defense, Curry was a little uncomfortable. After all, in terms of height and wingspan, Li Ze completely surrounded him.

When Curry launched a pick-and-roll again, Li Ze quickly squeezed through the defense, and at the same time, UCLA's inside line immediately came to pinch Curry.

When facing two defenders who are taller than him, Curry can only play the ball, but the quality of the pass is not high because of the barely released ball.

Davidson College's offense in this round was finally scored by the inside player's throw, but the offense became extremely stagnant.

"That's it, hold on, fast defensive rotation, hold on lads!" the old man shouted from the sidelines.

In UCLA's offensive round, all inside players were still raised, which opened up space for the team.

After receiving the ball, Li Ze signaled Collison to cover him. This was to consume Curry on the offensive end. Davidson College naturally knew that Curry's defense was problematic and wanted to switch defenses for Curry immediately.

But Li Ze seized the moment when the defender hesitated, quickly started, broke through directly, and drifted to the right when the defender had lost his position.

"唰" successfully scored in the middle distance.

Curry signaled to his teammates that this was his problem. He knew the opponent's intentions. This tactic was very effective against James Harden. They also wanted to consume themselves.

This time on offense, Curry quickly handed over the ball and began to run without the ball, Li Ze struggled to catch up.

After Curry caught the ball again, Li Ze felt that his body had lost its center of gravity, but in just a moment, he regained control of his body.

The achievement badge [Ankle Brace] worked!Li Ze's successful defense allowed Curry to barely make a shot from outside the three-point line.

"Dang" hit the iron with a three-pointer, and his teammates protected the rebound. Collison signaled everyone to slow down.

Li Ze gave Collison a look, indicating that he was the one to end the attack this round.

This time UCLA played very patiently. With 12 seconds left in the attack time, Li Ze turned his back to ask for a position, and Holiday lobbed the ball to Li Ze.

After taking the ball, frame a simple three-threat, release the ball directly, step back and make a jump shot, and the defender only has time to make a symbolic jump.

"Shua" scored 2 points steadily, and Davidson College requested a timeout.

Curry looked at Li Ze a little helplessly. With such a height and wingspan, combined with a variety of offensive methods, it is difficult for Davidson Academy to limit one-on-one.

"Very good. Our offense has no problem. Keep this rhythm. Don't hesitate. If you have the opportunity to shoot resolutely, you must protect the rebounds. Their shooting percentage has dropped!"

The head coach was already screaming, the cheers from the audience were too loud, and the old man didn't care about his image at all.

Davidson College allowed Curry to start playing off the ball more after the timeout, helping Curry to save energy better.

But UCLA has more than just Li Ze. Holiday and Collison began to press the ball holder on defense. Faced with such a defense, Curry had no choice but to catch the ball again and launch a pick-and-roll attack.

Facing the pincer attack from Li Ze and the inside players, Curry wanted to lob to his teammates, but was intercepted by Li Ze.

In the following time, the two sides started a defensive battle, constantly putting pressure on the opponent's core players.

At this time, the advantage of holding more ball points returned to UCLA, and the single-core Davidson College's offense became more and more sluggish, and began to hit iron frequently.

Li Ze and his teammates seized the opportunity and successfully tied the score. In the last 50 seconds before the end, Davidson College used its last timeout.

Curry sat on the bench panting heavily, his physical fitness had reached its limit, Li Ze was too oppressive to defend him, and the opponent hardly swayed, which made him very uncomfortable.

"Stephen, it's up to you to shoot this ball. We must make full use of the offensive time, be patient, don't rush to shoot, time is on our side!"

The audience is about to explode. The score is now tied at 65. Both sides have an opportunity to attack. The fans on both sides have already begun to pray.

The timeout passed quickly, and whoever can successfully advance to the final 4 depends on the last 50 seconds.

Davidson College successfully sent the ball from the sideline. After receiving the ball, Curry immediately took the ball and began to run without the ball. With the help of continuous screens, he got a chance from outside the 3-point line.

But Holiday immediately took turns, and Collison immediately stepped forward to double-team. Curry once again passed the ball to the corresponding inside player and ran without the ball again.

UCLA's defense was very successful. With only 6 seconds left in the final attack time, the ball returned to Curry and faced Li Ze's defense again.

There is no time to think about it, continuous crotch dribbles, then a sudden back dribble, and finally collect the ball and step back for a jumper.

"Shua" went into the net hollowly, stepped on the line and scored 2 points, and Curry, who lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground, immediately got up and roared to the sky!

The Davidson College fans were completely insane, they were yelling like crazy.

Can this go in?

Li Ze was also a little speechless. He didn't get the ball away at all, but he was just afraid of a foul and finally retracted his body, so he scored?

Sentimental library every day?
"Unbelievable, unbelievable, Stephen Curry scored the most critical goal of the game when he lost his balance. He almost killed the game!"

The two commentators in the commentary booth were also shouting loudly, Reggie Miller was already desperate

The UCLA bench was a little quiet, the coach roared and arranged tactics, and the bench players in the atmosphere group were all praying for the team.

"Kayce, you're the one to end it!" The coach looked at Li Ze.

"No problem, I will score this goal!" Li Ze replied calmly.

The game starts, 15 seconds to decide the fate.

"UCLA's successful sideline tactics, but their time is running out. Li Ze came out to catch the ball with a screen, and there are only 8 seconds left!" Reggie Miller had already stood up to watch the ball.

The moment Li Ze received the ball, Curry had already pounced on him. They did not allow the chance of a 3-point shot, and at the same time drove Li Ze to the corner, and the inside help defenders immediately rotated over.

At this time, Li Ze has accelerated to dribble towards the right bottom corner, which is his shooting hotspot.

In the last 2 seconds, Li Ze faced the defense of the two, and drifted back from the corner three-point line.

Under the nervous gaze of 7 fans, the ball fell to the basket in a graceful arc.

"Shua" timer lights up, 3 points scored!
"Wow!!!" UCLA fans began to shout loudly, venting their inner excitement.

"It's crazy, it's unbelievable, Kayce kills the opponent, he kills the game!" Reggie Miller broke his voice.

At this time, Li Ze was pressed on the floor by his teammates and couldn't get up. Although his body was exhausted, he shouted excitedly in his heart:

[Hot Zone Hunter] Badge competition is high!
(End of this chapter)