God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 82
Sometimes, the head coach's on-the-spot adjustments will not have any effect, because the opponent is just crushing you with strength and routines. No matter how you adjust, you can only helplessly watch the point difference increase a little bit.

That's how Smith feels now, and the only good news for him is that there are only a few minutes left before the end of the first half, at least he and his team can get some respite at halftime.To be honest, Smith didn't want to admit defeat so recklessly, but there was no way, Villanova restrained North Carolina in the lineup.

Rappers was very emotional. Last year they lost to Arizona because of the disadvantage of the team lineup, but this year they faced the powerful North Carolina, but they already had the advantage in the lineup. This kind of game looks very cool .

The 20 minutes of the first half were over soon, and North Carolina players almost got into the player channel as quickly as fleeing. Such a one-sided game is undoubtedly a shame for them.Villanova's players, on the contrary, stood in the middle of the field funny and waved to the fans present, as if they had won the game.

But soon they were rushed to the locker room by Rappers who yelled and scolded them. With Rappers' character, such degrading behavior was intolerable to him.If the whole game is over and the ball is won, then it is understandable to interact with the live audience, but now it is only half of the game, and it is a bit unreasonable to do so.

Chang Wei didn't know what Smith would say in the locker room. Anyway, it was nothing more than cheering up the players and encouraging them to fight Villanova in the second half.In Chang Wei's view, this is unnecessary. Faced with the result of being unable to resist, one just needs to enjoy it. The final struggle is really unnecessary, especially when Rappers is still hurrying to talk about tactics.

While waving the tactical board, he sprayed his saliva unscrupulously: "Do you think you can sit back and relax if you lead the opponent in the first half? Wrong! There are 36-point reversals in NBA history, and now you only lead by 15 It's just a point, until the last moment of the game, you have to give me [-] points!"

"Tracey continued to control the ball in the second half. If North Carolina sends Heywood, he will continue to foul him. Others will try to find him when they get the ball. Although this guy is very bulky, his height still has a certain deterrent effect at the basket. Yes, so we can't let him stay on the court. If they continue to use the lineup in the second half of the first half, they will pass the ball more inside, let Elton play alone, and the opponent will double-team and pass the ball out. Don't I need to say more?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, they had come to this point, and no one wanted to fall short at this time, so they had no objection to the head coach's arrangement.Although Rappers' tactics have not changed compared to the first half, the score in the first half speaks for itself, and good tactics must continue to be used until the opponent responds.

After the start of the second half, North Carolina continued to use their regular starting lineup.It's not that Smith doesn't want to put Heywood up for a fight, but the three personal fouls on him are too conspicuous. Any fool knows that Villanova's players will definitely draw fouls on him, and even if they want to fight, they have to wait until the game is left Only in the last 10 minutes or even 5 minutes of the game.

No. Maybe he fed the players chicken soup at halftime, and Jamison exploded not long after the game restarted.He used Okuraja's screen to hit consecutive pull-up jumpers in the mid-range, and Battier could only watch him open shots.Although Okuraja is not as good as Brand in terms of strength, he is still a good center forward. Blocking Battier can only be considered a piece of cake, which gave Jamison a chance to make a shot.

It's not that Jamison didn't want to use this trick before, but the feeling was too cheating. In the first half, he only made 6 of 2 pull-up jumpers, and now he is gradually recovering.Seeing Jamison's continuous increase in points, Smith breathed a sigh of relief, returned to his seat and sat down, waiting to see the stars under his command lead a wave of beautiful counterattacks.

But before he could settle down, the situation on the field changed. McGrady, who was liberated, quickly helped Villanova stabilize his position, using the same pull-up jumper as Jamison.However, McGrady's dry pull is obviously better than Jamison's. He is thin and straight with straight legs. When he is dry, he looks like a tall and straight tree.

And it is more difficult for McGrady to pull up than Jamison, because he pulls up completely in front of Carter to shoot three-pointers, unlike Jamison, who needs teammates to cover.Seeing this scene, Chang Wei felt a little dazed. McGrady wearing the Villanova jersey gradually merged with the figure in the Rockets No. [-] jersey in his memory.

Of course, what Chang Wei said was undoubtedly the pinnacle of McGrady in his previous life, the miracle of 35 seconds and 13 points against the Spurs. Many people even compared his scoring performance with Reggie Miller's "8.9 seconds and 8 points" Miller moment" and called it "McGrady's moment" in awe, which can be said to be the pinnacle of McGrady's career.

McGrady is undoubtedly a lot immature now, but his offensive dominance is also ranked first in the NCAA. He currently ranks third in the league scoring list with an average of 21.2 points per game.So when the opponent scored consecutive goals, as Villanova's top scorer, McGrady had to stand up and respond, and his performance did not disappoint those who supported Villanova.

With two consecutive three-pointers, McGrady once again opened the point difference between the two sides to double digits, and his violent performance also completely defeated the confidence of the North Carolina players. The point difference between the two sides never returned to single digits. Even Haywood's appearance is the same.What's even more tragic is that he was fouled twice by the out-of-the-line McGrady within 2 minutes of playing, and had to go to the locker room to take a shower in advance, which completely turned Villanova's advantage into a victory. Potential.

最终双方的比分定格在82比70，维拉诺瓦成功地挺进1997-98赛季NCAA全国锦标赛决赛。麦迪毫无疑问被评为全场最佳球员，27分、8个篮板和11次助攻再次证明了他的实力，他也被媒体誉为本赛季NCAA第一锋卫摇摆人。

In the other semifinal, Kentucky relied on a mid-range shot by substitute forward Allen Edwards to kill Stanford University in the last 0.5 seconds and get another ticket to the final.But in fact, the media has overwhelmingly predicted that Villanova will win the NCAA championship this season, after all, they seem to be more star than Kentucky.

(End of this chapter)