super heavy artillery

Chapter 145 Victory Belongs to UCLA
For players, especially professional players, it is really difficult to maintain the best competitive state all the time!Injuries and fatigue will affect performance.Not everyone can be a monster like Malone or LeBron.

UCLA obviously encountered such a situation, and their players were in a bad state in this game.Especially in the first half of the game, it was nothing like UCLA this season.

Alford is not a chicken soup coach.Besides, there is only so little time for the game, and there is no time to guide them slowly.So he was very direct and rude.Fortunately, these UCLA players are used to it.

So, they played much better in the second half of the first half.Especially on the defensive end, they are very tough, which makes Connecticut quite uncomfortable.Although still not playing at the level of those previous games, they chased the score to within 5 points and played back and forth with Connecticut.

By the end of the first half, relying on An Luo's mid-range hit at the last moment, UCLA chased the score to 43:45.

This is not easy!An Luo played the entire 20 minutes of the first half.Only he is in the best condition, and the others are also ineffective in the second half. Alford dare not let him rest.

An Luo's role was fully reflected in this game.His state is the best. Of UCLA's 43 points in the first half, An Luo scored 25 points.It was also the first time he scored at least 25 points in a half.If this situation continues, An Luo will definitely break his scoring record. His original highest score in a single game was 38 points.

For a player to score 40 points in one game, and it's during March Madness, that's an incredible thing.If this player is a Chinese defender, it would be even more incredible.

The audience at Pali Stadium have long been accustomed to An Luo's explosive scoring ability, but they are still very excited.They were discussing fiercely how many points An Luo would eventually score in this game.Judging from the situation, An Luo should still play for a long time in the second half.That means he has plenty of chances to score.

Off the court, the sky was also turned upside down.Especially in those forums in China, although there is no dedicated platform to broadcast the game, there are still text live broadcasts.Everyone couldn't feel the difficulty of the game from the lines, but An Luo's score made these people excited.A Chinese guard, in the second round of the NCAA National Championship, scored 25 points in the half.This is amazing!
Even if it is only 25 points, it is enough to be touted by everyone.

Of course, An Luo didn't know this. For him, this game was very difficult.This is the hardest game he has played since coming to the United States.The feeling of carrying offense on one's shoulders is not an easy task.

Fortunately, in the first half, he played more off the ball, and his physical strength was not exhausted too much.And if this continues, he should still play more off the ball in the second half.Relying on its own special ability, it saves stamina and maintains attack power.

At halftime, Alford once again emphasized defense.It is not a big problem that the offense cannot be opened. After all, the state is ups and downs and it is difficult to control.But the more in such a situation, the better the defense.

In fact, in the second half of the first half, UCLA's defense gradually found its own state.This is also the key to An Luo's ability to close the score.So in the second half, defense is still the key.

As for the offense, it still had to be on An Luo's shoulders.Alford drew several tactics, all arranged with An Luo as the last terminator.He really didn't dare to hand the ball to these out-of-state players.This is not a regular season, and if you don't pay attention to this season's efforts, you will be ruined.

"Ann, the opponent will definitely guard you strictly in the second half. However, we need you to score. Next, you play the first position, and I will ask everyone to cover for you. You have to seize the opportunity."

"Don't worry, Steve! We will win." An Luo nodded confidently.

"Very good! Aaron, Alex, you two..."

Alford was making arrangements in an orderly manner, and everyone listened carefully.The same is true for Connecticut next to them. They played very well in the first half.If it keeps going, it will not be a problem to advance to the top sixteen.

After fighting in the first half, they found that UCLA was not that strong.Being able to bite the score is entirely due to An Luo's superb performance alone.This Chinese defender is really outstanding.Therefore, the key to the second half is to limit this point.As long as you do it, you can win the game!

The second half will start soon.

An Luo, who appeared in the first position, was still doing the work in the second position.Holiday holds the ball, thinking about Alford's tactics, and then calls for his teammates to cover.

Connecticut really stepped up its defense against An Luo.The player with the best perimeter defense followed An Luo closely, and his position was always stuck between An Luo and the ball holder, interfering with his receiving the ball.The other players are ready to double-team at any time. As soon as An Luo catches the ball, he will face two people.

But this couldn't stop An Luo from scoring.He scuttled around in the crowd, using cover to throw the defender away.Although Connecticut's defense was not slow, An Luo had already thrown the ball when the opponent rushed up.

In this way, UCLA made several consecutive three-pointers and overtook the score.

Connecticut is very tenacious. After adapting to UCLA's defensive strength in the second half, they played a 15:8 spurt and once again overtook the score.They saw the hope of victory.

But hope is just hope. UCLA maintained stable output and efficient defense in the following games, especially after An Luo hit a three-pointer against the defender and caused a foul, the team's momentum rose.

It was a very morale-boosting three points.The moment Connecticut received the ball from An Luo, two players double-teamed it.But An Luo was very resolute. He started directly, and after a feint, he retreated to the three-point line again and took off to shoot.In a hurry, the players from Connecticut wanted to come up to interfere, but they directly threw An Luo down.

After the hit, An Luo clenched his fist and yelled at the auditorium a few times.

His response was shouts of "MVP".At this moment, the entire Paley Stadium belongs to An Luo.

With the hit of this ball, UCLA once again overtook the score.Moreover, An Luo has scored more than 40 points in this field.

This ball seems to announce the return of UCLA.Alex and Holiday started scoring.Like a tiger out of the cage, the two who had been suppressed for a whole game took turns attacking the inside and succeeded.Cooperating with An Luo's stable output on the outside, UCLA caught Connecticut by surprise and directly took away the game.

(End of this chapter)