This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 78 Blair Injured

Yes, the game is not over yet, and it is still hard to say whether it is the upstart or the old king.

The fans in the audience also began to cheer for the Kentucky Wildcats. No one wanted this game to be completely reduced to garbage time in the second half.

Under the leadership of Rondo, Kentucky's outside line group also began to work hard.

19′02, Ramel Bradley, who started off the bench in the second half, made his first [-]-pointer of the game from the perimeter.

At 17'12, Joe Crawford, under the defense of Zhou Lin, stepped back and shot backwards to avoid Zhou Lin's interference and scored two long points.

At 16'45, Rajon Rondo made a three-pointer that he was not good at.

Moreover, the Wildcats also began to increase the intensity of the Patriots' defense, and even adopted a full-court press in a few specific rounds, and one of the rounds also caused the Patriots to make a mistake and go out of bounds.

4分半钟的时间，野猫队打了一个10-3的进攻高潮，爱国者队这边也仅有周林突破上篮得手的2分和刘易斯在内线被侵犯而获得罚球机会得到1分而已。

The score was also forced into 52-39.

It's time for Coach Jim to call a timeout.

He began to emphasize defense and reduce turnovers, and after the timeout ended, he put Lamar Butler, who was in a mediocre state in the second half, off the court and replaced Blair on the court again.

There are similarities between this move and the move for Blair in the first half, but there are also differences.

The Patriots still have a 13-point lead. In the NCAA game, and it has already reached the second half, this is not a small difference.

The Patriots' biggest problem right now isn't scoring either.

Beyond defense, what the Patriots need right now is to reduce turnovers off the dribble.

After all, Tony Skin is the team's first-choice point guard, and his dribbling skills are second to none. He is better than Lamar Butler in controlling the rhythm. The synergy between him and Zhou Lin is enough, and Blair can bring The Patriots have enough defensive hardness.

"I'll take care of Trash Jane!"

Blair said sternly.

His appearance also brought Coach Jim's expectation. This time he came up to defend Jane Rondo, and he wanted to cut off the Wildcats' offense at the root.

"Ricky is here!"

"Coach Jim's intention is simple, he needs Rich's defense, and the Wildcats have another headache."

"In the first half, Rich's win/loss value was as high as plus 27. It is conceivable how much energy he can bring."

As soon as he played, Blair began to bite Rondo, detect his passing route, detect his physical confrontation, and judge his disguised direction.

Although Rondo called a few pick-and-rolls, after the Patriots played a small guard with a thin body and switched defenses on the defensive end, Rondo basically faced Zhou Lin or Will Thomas. Make a delay and Blair will stick right away.

Rondo's pick-and-roll efficiency isn't that high either.

In the face of Blair, Rondo is a relatively unwise choice.

At the end of this round, the choice was given to Joe Crawford, and Crawford was still facing Zhou Lin.

Zhou Lin is too tall and too flexible. Unless it is the countdown stage, Zhou Lin will choose to take off to block the shot. Otherwise, Zhou Lin will use his height advantage to stand there and use his height and wingspan to influence Crawford. Germany's shot.

In the first half, Zhou Lin gave Crawford a hot pot. The latter's shooting in the second half was obviously uncomfortable and raised the arc, and he habitually used backward shots to dodge Zhou Lin.

This kind of difficult ball naturally has a low hit rate.

The bullet came out of the frame, but fortunately, Randolph Morris judged the correct position and used the high point to directly point the ball into the basket.

52-41.

The Wildcats were further opened up.

"Brothers, don't be discouraged, this is just a coincidence."

Shouting, Zhou Lin rushed to the front court, and in front of him, Blair rushed forward like a black lightning bolt.

Tony Skin's pass is obviously much better than Lamar Butler's. A long pass from the quarterback was passed to Zhou Lin, but Zhou Lin didn't even hit the ground. With a flick of his fingertips, he changed the trajectory of the ball.

The ball landed in front of Blair impartially.

Slam dunk!

"Ricky made his contribution as soon as he came on the court. He seemed to be tireless and galloped all over the court, from the defensive end to the offensive end."

"As long as he plays, it seems that he can be seen in every round. If I were a coach, I would definitely love such a desperate player."

Both narrators did not hesitate to give Blair credit at all.

Blair's parents, who are far away in Virginia, are also standing in front of the TV at this moment, applauding every wonderful moment of Blair.

Although the white stepfather was very strict with Blair, he was a little angry when Blair chose to give up kayaking and choose basketball, but now he is extremely proud.

"Fanny, we have a good son. Do you know who they are facing? The legendary University of Kentucky Wildcats, but they can do whatever they want in front of Ricky. Next time there is a game, we must Ask Kuman to watch it together, and let him know that I have a great son who is a sports star."

"I don't know who said it, Rich, but it's just a substitute who doesn't even have playing time."

"Okay I'm sorry."

Of course, these pictures all fell in front of friends in Chinese restaurants in Washington.

"When I met Blair last time, he was still a substitute who didn't even have a chance to play, but now he is definitely the ace in Coach Jim's hands."

"If I knew that they would all go back to George Mason University, I would choose George Mason University too. Now I am standing on the field."

Not only Wang Hanxiang, Misha, but also members of the Flint Hill Brown Scorpions, including graduated Eric Mason and Gion, also came to watch the game. Their team was eliminated early, and they could only be spectators. For the sake of it, the team they belong to is also an underdog, and they rarely have the qualifications to be on the national stage.

Seeing the scene of Blair and Zhou Lin clapping and bumping each other's shoulders on the TV screen, they were really envious.

But fate seems to always love to joke with ordinary people, just when the Patriots are playing momentum and Blair is also entering the state.

When Rondo used Randolph's pick-and-roll, the moment Blair went up to grab, Blair's knee collided with Randolph's calf bone.

Immediately, Blair screamed, and beads of sweat fell down.

A dark cloud hangs over the Patriots again.

此时距离比赛结束还有14′45，爱国者队以54-41领先着13分。

(End of this chapter)