Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"Shh!"

Lamb easily hit the board.

This is being called out by name again.

The head coach of the University of Connecticut looked helpless. Napier's height was indeed a problem. He was usually fine and could barely get up against the opponent. Although sometimes the defensive end will inevitably be targeted and will suffer a bit, but with teammates to help with defense and supplementary defense, it will be okay.

But when he met UCLA and Zhuang Yu, his problems on the defensive end were further amplified.

Facing Zhuang Yu, he could only watch Zhuang Yu shoot again and again. There was a huge height difference, and Zhuang Yu's shots were very accurate.

If the opponent's shooting is inaccurate and he is a breakthrough defender, it will be much easier for Napier to defend him. However, Zhuang Yu is not only able to shoot accurately, but is also good at three-pointers and two-pointers. If Napier can't defend alone, your teammates will help you defend and mobilize your defense.

For example, just now, due to Zhuang Yu's mobilization, a mismatch was formed, and Napier faced Lamb in the low post, which was also impossible to guard against.

"It doesn't matter, at least Napier can do it on the offensive end. His performance on the offensive end is enough to make up for the deficiencies on the defensive end." The head coach can only comfort himself this way.

Is this really the case?

......

UConn offense.

Napier held the ball and wandered outside the three-point line. He first glanced at the situation on the court, and then called a pick-and-roll, hoping to take the opportunity to get rid of Zhuang Yu. However, he failed to succeed. Zhuang Yu quickly bypassed the screener, squeezed through first, and chased Napier closely.

In desperation, Napier could only pass the ball and then find another opportunity.

But the problem is that Napier is not a player without the ball. He is a core defender who needs the ball in his hands and needs to find rhythm with the ball before he can break through, shoot, and score.

Of course, he can also catch and shoot, but that is obviously not what he is good at. If he plays without the ball, his ability on the offensive end will be greatly reduced.

What Zhuang Yu is doing now is to force Napier to either distribute the ball and let his teammates play, or attack immediately after getting the ball, forcing him to play without the ball.

For a while, although Napier was scoring, his scoring efficiency was not ideal.

It is not that Napier has never encountered this situation in the past, but his opponents always used double teams to force him to distribute the ball and play without the ball, so as to weaken his scoring threat. But that would leave the rest of UConn's defense weak, and if it wasn't defeated by Napier, it would be defeated by other players.

A big reason why the University of Connecticut has been at a disadvantage today is that UCLA does not need to double-team, and only needs Zhuang Yu to force Napier to play without the ball.

On the other hand, Zhuang Yu's side.

Although the University of Connecticut has strengthened its defense against him and immediately stepped in to help defend when he saw him trying to play in isolation, the help defense may not be able to stop Zhuang Yu. What's more, Zhuang Yu can play without the ball, and his three-point shooting threat without the ball is very great.

When Zhuang Yu made another three-pointer, the University of Connecticut couldn't hold it anymore and they were completely at a disadvantage.

......

"Requesting a timeout."

Once again, UConn requested a timeout.

Several players came off the court. Napier looked at the coach with a grimace, and the coach looked at him. The two opened their mouths, but in the end they were speechless.

Napier can't change his height, so he still has to be suppressed against Zhuang Yu.

.......

After the timeout, both sides replaced substitute players, and at this time UCLA had extended its lead to 8 points.

However, after changing to a rotating lineup, the University of Connecticut had the upper hand. Defender Boatette was replaced and scored consecutively.

After a few minutes, the difference between the two sides was reduced to only 1 point.

"It seems that it is not that easy to defeat them." Anderson said with a frown.

"It's not surprising, after all, this is the semi-finals." Zhuang Yu smiled, he did not expect to defeat his opponent easily.

In that case, the gold content of the final four would be a bit disappointing to him.

UCLA made substitutions, Zhuang Yu, Anderson, and Latvis were all replaced.

At the same time, the University of Connecticut also made substitutions. Napier, Daniels, and Giver were substituted, and Boatlet was substituted.

As soon as Zhuang Yu came up, he rushed inside and faced the defender for a layup. Although he failed to score, he caused a foul and went to the free throw line and made two free throws.

When they switched to UConn's offense, they began to play more inside.

Obviously, they have realized that they cannot rely on Napier. Their outside line cannot take advantage, and they can only rely on the inside line.

"Hmph, I knew you would do this." Zhuang Yu sneered and gestured to his teammates. Several players understood and quickly shrank their defense.

Aren’t you going to play inside?

The inside is full of people, let's see how you fight.

For a moment, the players at the University of Connecticut felt helpless.

It's not like the two inside players didn't try to attract the defense, and then distributed the ball to the outside players to create shooting opportunities for the outside players. But the effect was not good. UCLA's Zhuang Yu did not shrink his defense and always stared at Napier.

Just keep an eye on Napier. As for UConn's other perimeter players, why not give them some opportunities?

I have to say that the University of Connecticut is still very strong.

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When the inside players attracted the defense and distributed the ball to the outside, the two outside players besides Napier really dared to shoot and also scored some goals.

However, relying on them alone is obviously not enough. They are not the "scoring king" like Napier. Without that kind of scoring ability, it is difficult to directly commit to UCLA.

The result was that, after a few minutes, UConn scored some points relying on inside and outside shooting, but still fell behind in score.

"Beep..."

When the game ended, the score was 37:30, and UCLA led by 7 points.

.......

Entering the second half, things didn't change much.

Zhuang Yu always suppressed Napier, especially on the defensive end. Napier was almost depressed when he defended him.

You know, throughout the tournament, he averaged 23.3 points per game, but today he only scored 9 points in total at his current position.

This is too bad!

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Fortunately, Zhuang Yu focused more on defense. There was no big explosion on the offensive end, but he still scored 14 points.

For a period of time after that, the University of Connecticut still relied on its height advantage inside to tenaciously hold on to the score.

UCLA's main lineup has an advantage, but the substitute lineup performed relatively average today. LaVine, Adams, Brown Jr., and Lamb did not perform well.

So until a few minutes left in the second half, the score difference between the two sides remained within ten points.

"Requesting a timeout."

With six minutes left in the second half, UCLA called a timeout.

Coach Holland began to replace the substitute players and replace them with the main players. He stared at Zhuang Yu and said: "There are only six minutes left in the game. Next, you have to focus more on scoring."

Zhuang Yu nodded in agreement.

He knew it was time to call it a day.

......

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When the timeout ended and he returned to the court, Zhuang Yu started scoring mode.

As soon as he came to the frontcourt, he called a pick-and-roll, and then quickly got rid of it. Without waiting for the delayer to arrive, he immediately jumped up and made an emergency stop jumper.

Swish!

The ball went in and hit from mid-range.

Only a few dozen seconds passed. Zhuang Yu ran back to get the ball. He first faked a shot, then broke through. After rushing into the paint, he pulled a lever in the air and hit a layup with his left hand.

And, it's not over yet.

A moment later, Zhuang Yu grabbed the rebound and counterattacked. After reaching the frontcourt, he directly chased for a three-pointer, but failed to hit. But the next moment, Zhuang Yu rushed into the paint with lightning speed and performed a shocking make-up dunk, which shocked the entire audience.

"Asshole, guard against him, be careful."

"Farke, why did you let him score again? This ball can be tipped by the opponent. It's rubbish. Go to hell."

"Come on University of Connecticut..."

In the audience, some fans roared angrily and even cursed, while some fans still had hope for the University of Connecticut and were cheering them on.

However, Zhuang Yu was too confused.

After playing for several minutes, the score difference between the two sides quickly widened and was approaching ten points.

Moreover, Zhuang Yu is still scoring...

"Pull away."

Zhuang Yu held the ball and signaled his teammates to pull away. Napier pounced on him and stared at Zhuang Yu fiercely. At the same time, his teammates also came closer to help defend with him.

This time Zhuang Yu didn't pass the ball, nor did he pay attention to Napier. He just stared at the basket, and then suddenly accelerated.

"Left." Napier quickly stepped back and moved sideways.

But the next moment, the ball in Zhuang Yu's hand disappeared. He dribbled behind his back and switched the ball to his right hand. He was three points faster and passed Napier and the person who came to help defend.

After passing two people at once, Zhuang Yu rushed inside and jumped up to face the opponent's center Nolan.

boom!

There was a muffled sound, the two collided in the air, Zhuang Yu was bounced away, the referee blew the whistle and gave a defensive foul, and Zhuang Yu threw the ball just before he fell to the ground.

"Shh!"

The ball goes in.

In the auditorium, the fans were excited.

At this moment, all the fans in the audience widened their eyes and showed expressions of disbelief. Then some cheered, some screamed, some cursed, and some were silent...

"ANDONE!"

This is a 2+1, and a 2+1 that almost kills the game.

Because when the goal was scored, the point difference between the two sides had reached 10 points, reaching double digits for the first time. Moreover, Zhuang Yu stepped to the free throw line and hit the extra free throw. The difference between the two sides came to 11 points, but there were only two minutes left in the game.

Time is running out for UConn!

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"Damn..." several University of Connecticut players' eyes were spitting fire.

"Hey..." The head coach sighed silently.

When he came back from the timeout just now, Zhuang Yu started scoring mode and scored points one after another. However, Napier on the University of Connecticut side was suppressed for most of the game and had no energy left.

At this time, even if Zhuang Yu focused more on scoring and the defensive pressure on Napier weakened, Napier would not be able to break out.

Until this moment, everything was too late.

......

The last two minutes passed very slowly for some fans, but they passed very quickly for other fans. Some were looking forward to the game ending quickly, while others felt that time was passing too fast and just wished it could go slower. A little, a little slower...

But time will not stop for anyone!

Two minutes passed and the whistle sounded to end the game...