super heavy artillery

Chapter 150 Key Three Points
At half-time, Alford was not satisfied with the performance of the players.Especially Holiday, in the second half of the game, he let Arcidiacono do whatever he asked for.The originally advantageous situation was ruined by this person.

Holiday is very wronged!

In fact, he has defended well enough.But if you can't stand it, how can you fight it!But he didn't refute Alford, after all, if he played well enough, he might be able to guard Arcidiacono.

Besides, if there is a problem in the game, someone has to be responsible for it.It's impossible to attribute everything to the reason that the opponent played well!When there is a problem, it is good to find a way to solve the problem.Anyway, there is still half of the game!Everything is still in time.

Alford didn't talk much about offense.Anyway, with An Luo here, if you only fight for points, at least you can guarantee that you will not fall behind.Moreover, Villanova's defense is very average. With the skills of these guys, it is not difficult to score.

He still emphasizes defense.Winning the game is very simple, just score yourself and let the opponent not score.It's kind of funny to say it, but that's the tone.Now what UCLA has to do is how to keep the opponent from scoring.

For a short period of time in the first half, UCLA's defense was very effective.So during that period of time, they maintained the lead.This gave Alford the determination to stick to the defense.He has studied that Villanova is a team that is very good at fighting against the wind. If the intensity exceeds their tolerance, it will be difficult to find their own state.

The man-to-man defense in the second half was still not very effective.The linkage between the players is too poor to form a whole.So Alford continued to play zone defense in the second half.

However, he put Alex at the top of the arc.After all, his defensive area is larger.Then put Holiday and An Luo at a 45-degree angle, closer to the bottom corner than before.Their mobility allows them to keep up with each other.

When encountering the opponent's inside line mentioning a high pick-and-roll, he asked his players to directly double-team the outside player holding the ball, neither giving up the shot nor giving way.As for the big man who comes out to cover his teammates, as long as he doesn't attack under the basket, don't worry about him.If he can shoot long distances, let him shoot, and UCLA will recognize it.

Furthermore, he asked to increase physical confrontation when defending.Villanova's players are relatively less confrontational.As long as the intensity comes up, they will easily make mistakes.So Alford emphasized to the UCLA players over and over again: toughness and confrontation.

While UCLA is busy arranging its second-half schedule, Villanova on the other side is doing the same.

Villanova head coach Jay Wright is a very experienced head coach.Under his guidance, Villanova University became the Golden State Warriors in the NCAA.Whether it's the three-point firepower on the offensive end or the unlimited defense on the defensive end, they are all emulating the super team under Steve Kerr.

"Guys, we did a great job in the first half! But UCLA will definitely play a tougher defense on us and not let us pass the ball easily. So, we need to move better, play smarter and be patient."

He looked at Hart who was sitting aside. In the first half, the young man was affected by a foul and did not show his strength.In the second half, he didn't want this guy to continue to be restricted by fouls, so Wright had to remind Hart: "Josh, you must grasp the scale of defense. We need you!"

"I got it! Jay." Hart shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly, "But the whistle is not in my hands!"

"Josh, you know that's part of the game. You have to control yourself, don't blame others. Otherwise, you can only stay on the bench! I don't think you want to just watch your teammates fight on the court. of."

"All right!"

"Listen, guys! The opponent may return to the zone defense in the second half. We need to attack from the weak side more. Josh, Ryan, Chris, you must be decisive when you receive the ball. Shoot three-pointers when you have a chance. The opportunity is not good. Just go in and pass the ball to your teammate. You can try to do it a few times and make sure the ball goes in. Got it?"

"Understood! Jay!"

"Daniel, I'll leave the rebound to you. Don't keep wrestling with that big black guy. This is a basketball court, not WWE."

"I don't want to..."

"Can you do it?" Jay Wright asked loudly as he saw that this guy was still trying to defend himself.

"No problem, Jay!"

"Fine, you gotta say it. Work it out guys! Victory belongs to Villanova!"

"Victory belongs to Villanova!"

It's a slogan of the second class, but it works very well for these players.

In the second half, change sides and fight again.

Villanova played very patiently against UCLA's zone defense.They can split three or four times in one attack, and they will not make a move until they pull the opponent's defense out of the gap.Although the offensive rhythm has dropped, the efficiency has improved a lot.

What makes UCLA even more uncomfortable is that Villanova has strengthened the conduction of basketball and has not had much contact with UCLA players at all.At this time, UCLA was like hitting the cotton with an iron fist, unable to use its strength.Moreover, Villanova's perimeter players have recovered their touch.They frequently fired from beyond the three-point line, and their shooting percentage has remained above [-]%.

Fortunately, An Luo also continued his outstanding performance in the previous game.He's almost at the same pace as Villanova's players.If the opponent makes one, he can immediately return another.

In addition to An Luo's fiery touch, Tony and Joker are also the reasons why UCLA can withstand Villanova's crazy offense.The two brothers guarded UCLA's rebounds and helped An Luo get more shots.

In the second half, it was basically An Luo's confrontation with Villanova's entire perimeter.The other players seemed to have become transparent.Even though they are equally good.

In the final minute, UCLA was still 1 points behind.But the ball is in their hands.

In order to avoid passing mistakes, Holiday passed the basketball to An Luo as soon as halftime passed.Let him handle it while the others disperse to the side.Villanova had Josh Hart single-handedly defending An Luo, and did not come up to double-team.

Until 8 seconds left in the attack time, An Luo suddenly started.Hart stuck close, but An Luo's rhythm was too good.Accelerate, pause, accelerate again, then make an emergency stop and step back, and make a three-point shot.

The basketball hit steadily, and UCLA led Villanova by 1 point.31 seconds left in the game.

There was a burst of cheers at Paley Stadium, and An Luo felt that the temperature of the entire arena had risen a lot.They are very excited now, as long as they defend the next round, UCLA will win!
(End of this chapter)