Chapter 42 Coaches Fighting
The Princeton Tigers' locker room was full of joy, but Duke was silent. There was nothing else except the heavy and tired breathing of the players. Coach K was the last to enter the locker room. He closed the door and glanced at the group of confused children. He knew that the first thing he had to do now was to rekindle their fighting spirit.
"In the last moment of the game, from 18:39 to 24:48, if it was not the last buzzer-beating three-pointer of the opponent, our score was 6:6. Do you know what this means?" Coach K said slowly.
"We can't stop Lv's scoring, but his teammates can't stop our scoring either!" As the team's brain, Du Hong quickly understood what Coach K means.
"Yes! So we didn't have a chance in the second half!" Coach K looked at the core of the team with a little regret. Du Hong was once praised as the best point guard in high school. He won the NCAA championship as a member of Duke University, and his name was full of ACC's various data records. Unfortunately, his popularity in his great years was snatched away by Jay Williams. He was slowly worn out. The more he played, the more simple he became, the more mediocre he became. This year's draft pick prediction also fell to the second round.
"Let's cheer up and take a look at the tactics of the second half!" Seeing that the players' fighting spirit had recovered a little, Coach K began to write and draw on the tactical board.
At the same time, Coach Thompson also stopped the players' cheers, "Do you think Duke gave up like this? That's Duke! The history of their team is full of records of reversal success. If you don't want to be a joke, put away your smile and listen carefully to what to do next!"
In the second half, Lu Qiujian just got the ball and welcomed the attack from two defensive players, Du Hong and Deng Tai-Jones. Two defenders, one of them, then one of the remaining players must be in an open position! Lu Qiujian protected the ball and glanced at his teammate's position, swung away Du Hong and passed the ball to Lei outside the three-point line. Williams shouted and rushed over. Lei missed the shot. Randolph grabbed the rebound and launched a fast attack. Du Hong blocked Lu Qiujian's defense. Duke quickly passed by J-J-Redick and scored a goal from the beginning.
Oh? Is this a bet on my teammate's hit rate? Lu Qiujian went over and patted Lei on the shoulder, "It doesn't matter, I'll pass the ball to you next time I take a decisive move!"
Lei smiled gratefully and relaxed his nervous mood a little, but then either Lu Qiujian's teammate missed the shot, or Duke decisively fouled and sent Princeton to the free throw line. The score was reduced to 32:51 in a few rounds. Coach K was excited and kept cheering, and Thompson immediately called a timeout.
"Spencer, you will replace Gaderson later. Will, have you rested? If you have rested, replace Ray!" Coach Thompson replaced Ray and Gaderson in poor form with two pitchers. It is not difficult to crack Coach K's tactics. Either Lu Qiujian has outstanding abilities and can break through the defense of the two, or improve the shooting percentage of other players. Thompson chose the second path, "Relax his mind like usual training, aim, and then take action! Can it be done!"
"Yes!" Spencer and Will shouted at the same time.
The game started over and Spencer and Will's shooting percentages were better than those of Gaderson and Ray, but they still did not reach the level of training under Duke's active defense; coupled with Duke's frequent fouls to interrupt Princeton's offensive rhythm and the feel of the pitcher.
Duke's fouls quickly accumulated six times, and by the seventh time, he had to implement the NCAA's unique 1+1 free throw rule. The player who was fouled will only make the second free throw after the first free throw. If the first ball is missed, the free throw will be over.
Duke successfully used this rule, neither Patrice nor Spencer seized the opportunity to free throws, 34:51, 36:51, 38:53, 42:53... The score was slowly approaching.
Still not possible, either replace Ed and ask him to help Lu Qiujian control the ball, and then Lu Qiujian will attack? This idea flashed in Thompson's mind and was immediately rejected by him. Under this level of confrontation, Ed may have peed his pants if he can't hold on for two rounds?
It seems that the combat effectiveness of these partners is not bad! Lu Qiujian sighed secretly, and he looked at Coach K who showed relief. Do you think this is enough? If I played the center, this move might be effective, but I played the defender! The biggest difference between O'Neal and Jordan is that O'Neal needs someone to pass the ball to him to solve the problem, while Jordan can handle everything alone!
This time I have to come! Lu Qiujian smiled slightly after receiving the ball, "It seems that you two are not enough!"
"Don't just say it, let's come over!" Deng Tai-Jones saw that Lu Qiujian had chosen to pass the ball several times just now, so he started to be mean again.
Using the width of the backcourt, he dribbled the ball horizontally and quickly entered the frontcourt. He dribbled the ball with his left hand outside the three-point line and slapped the ball down with two fast-paced dribbling in a row to change the dribble route and fly away from the left. He controlled the ball with his left hand and used the rotation force of the ball to make the ball occupy time in his hand. At the same time, his body and head were swaying to the left, and Deng Tai-Jones conditioned reflex seemed to deviate from the left hand to the right hand. Lu Qiujian quickly rebounded the ball from his left hand to his right hand, and instantly changed hands and dribble started to accelerate, dribbling like wind. Deng Tai-Jones wanted to forcefully reverse the center of gravity and follow his pace, but unfortunately the result of adjusting the center of gravity in a hurry made him fall to the ground, and he could only watch Lu Qiujian make a layup.
"Crossover!" Huo Fei, who returned to the stands, put down his camera and shouted, "I didn't expect that someone outside Aaron could play this trick so well!"
wo~~~~~~~! There was a burst of exclamation in the stands. After a moment of silence, even Duke's fans applauded Lu Qiujian's performance! The morale that Duke had just raised was ruthlessly beaten by Lu Qiujian!
Duke, who suffered a blow, then made another fatal pass mistake. Lu Qiujian blocked Redick's ball to Deng Tai-Jones, and once again used Crossover to shake Williams's slam dunk successfully; he blocked Deng Tai-Jones behind him and took the rebound on the defensive end.
Deng Tai-Jones, who has served as the background of the performance three times in a row, became more and more popular. He looked at Lu Qiujian's back with vicious eyes. Since you humiliated me so much, don't blame me for being too ruthless!
In front of the penalty area, he deliberately pretended to be shook away by Lu Qiujian and gave up a breakthrough channel. When Lu Qiujian entered the basket, he immediately followed him, watched Lu Qiujian dodge Williams' block and sent the ball into the basket. He estimated Lu Qiujian's landing point and quietly extended his right foot to Lu Qiujian's landing place!
Chapter completed!