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Chapter 160 Liberation
It's not that Williams doesn't want to bring up the new force on the bench, but North Carolina's substitute players are strong in the interior, and the only reliable guard Drew is also a defensive guy. Putting him on will not only fail to improve the team On the contrary, it will reduce the average height of the lineup on the field. At that time, the opponent will use the height advantage to charge, and the advantage obtained before will be gone.

In other words, he can only pin his hopes on Green and Ellington, and he doesn't care too much about other issues.

When North Carolina changed its defensive tactics, Xu Hao soon had a personal feeling, because Green's defensive strength against him has dropped a lot, and he no longer looks like a tail when he is off the ball. Follow behind, but wait for the opportunity to switch positions with teammates to defend the other players of the Sun Devils.A smile appeared on the corner of Xu Hao's mouth, what the hell!
Taking advantage of the gap between Cooks' free throws, Xu Hao walked up to Harden and whispered for a while.Harden's eyes widened at first, and then he looked maliciously at the North Carolina players standing outside the three-point line like them, and let out a very obscene laugh.

Xu Hao rolled his eyes: "Brother, be more reserved, we are going to enter the semi-finals, don't be photographed..."

Harden said with a smile: "What does it matter? As long as they can win North Carolina, what can they do with me if they don't hold back?"

In the face of North Carolina's defense change, Xu Hao's method is very simple, that is, to transfer in a large area, and to increase the number of cross passes, and transfer the ball from the strong side to the weak side with as few passes as possible. Even if you flatter the horse, you can't keep up.

Of course, the main problem with this plan is Harden. This guy's passing is too casual, and he is often intercepted by the opponent when he moves in a wide range. If he continues to make huge mistakes, then the opponent will take a big advantage.

For Xu Hao's repeated emphasis, Harden still listened to it. He knew that his little partner was extremely talented in organizing offense. As a part-time point guard, didn't he just listen to what the other party said?Reduce mistakes?no problem!

Soon the players on the court and the fans off the court found that the style of the Sun Devils had changed significantly.They used to like to fight and dash. After an attack, it is rare to have 35 seconds left in the 15-second attack time, but now they are patiently and slowly grinding their positions. The appearance of not shooting at the last second is difficult for people to adapt to.

More importantly, their positional warfare does not mean that they are helpless against North Carolina's defense, but are constantly relying on passing to tear apart the opponent's defense.Sometimes it is obviously a good opportunity to take a shot, but they have to pass the ball to a teammate in a better position. It seems that for them, as long as it is not a large open space that is completely unguarded, it cannot be regarded as an opportunity to shoot.

After seeing the Sun Devil's plan clearly, Williams' face became ugly. He didn't expect that his defense switch strategy would be seen through by his opponent before he persisted for a few minutes, and he even came up with enough solutions to deal with the switch in an instant.Judging from the current situation on the court, North Carolina has indeed not had any problems, but after a long time, can Green and Ellington be able to bear it?
It shouldn't be!Obviously the opponent's head coach has been sitting in his position without moving, so it is impossible to give instructions to the players on the field. Could it be that the Sun Devil players made their own decisions on the field?Williams took a breath and his eyes were full of horror. If this is the case, then the Arizona State player is really too perverted. Who is it?

Williams turned his attention to the tall young man who was directing his teammates to run at the top of the arc. Could it be this Chinese?Williams was full of doubts.In his opinion, the inside players produced in China are still good, such as Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian who have already scored in the NBA, but the guards are so-so. At least he has never had any impression of Chinese guards.

But he just thought for a while, and then refocused on the game.For a head coach, it doesn't matter how the opponent thinks of countermeasures, what matters is how he should counterattack.

Xu Hao didn't know that the coach of North Carolina had vaguely guessed that he was leading the change of the team's rhythm, but now his mind was full of thoughts on how to break the opponent's blockade.The wide range of transfers is really good. He feels that he is a lot easier when he is running without the ball. Although Green is still running around the court to entangle the ball holder, this obviously cannot last long.

When there were more than three minutes left in the first half, Ellington's physical strength first had problems.According to North Carolina's rotation, he was supposed to switch positions to defend Harden, but for some reason Ellington stopped in place and still stubbornly guarded Hayward who had just passed the ball. Deng was in an unguarded position, and he accepted the gift with a smile.

Watching Harden hit a three-pointer from a 45-degree angle on the wing, Thompson, who was supposed to switch positions with Ellington to defend Hayward, shouted: "Hey, Wayne, what's wrong with you? What happened just now?" You were probably the one who defended in the past, right?"

Ellington didn't speak, he just nodded apologetically, hunched over, leaning on his knees with both hands, breathing heavily.Williams on the sidelines was shocked and secretly yelled, "Oh no, Ellington's physical strength must have reached its limit."Taking advantage of the dead ball, he quickly replaced Drew and asked Ellington to come down and have a good rest. He would talk about playing in the second half.

After staggering off the court, Ellington sat down in his seat and had no energy to high-five his teammates.Even if what he did might be misrepresented by the media after the game as discord within the team, he couldn't care less about it. At this time, he just wanted to slump on the chair and rest for a while, and drink some sports drinks to replenish his energy. Intensive running made him feel a lot of pressure.

Drew, who replaced Ellington, obviously didn't have that good defensive ability, and North Carolina's defensive strength further declined. Even if Green desperately wiped his teammates' ass on the outside, it couldn't make up for the seemingly ubiquitous loopholes in the defense.

Xu Hao took the opportunity to lead the team to a 12-3 climax and took the lead for the first time in the game. Although the point difference was not big, it did a lot to improve the morale of the team.The last few minutes of the first half came to an end quickly. The score was 47-43. Arizona State entered the break with a 4-point lead. This result also made Evans smile.Although the Sun Devils' scoring in the first half was only mediocre compared to the previous games, it was enough to take the lead.

(End of this chapter)