The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 55 The Spring of the Little People (please collect, please recommend)
When the cheerleaders finished dancing, their halftime activities also came to an end.

"Hello, my name is Westbrook, it would be nice to make friends." Westbrook took the initiative to extend his hand to Lin Yue and introduce himself.

"My name is Lin Yue, from China."

"My name is Curry."

"Just call me Lefu."

The four got to know each other briefly, but Westbrook was very interested in Lin Yue. Chinese people are indeed rare in the NCAA.

After saying goodbye, the four returned to the bench, waiting for the start of the second half.

Unlike the harmony of the four, the bishops of the two sides compared each other secretly, and no one would admit defeat.

The winner is about to be decided in the second half, and I start to think about the strategy to defeat the opponent.

Both sides are college teams, without the executive power of an NBA team, so apart from the coach's strategy, it is more about the strength and performance of the players themselves.

With the passage of time and the anticipation of the audience, the second half officially began. Most people are optimistic that UCLA will win Davidson in the second half.

Both sides sent the starting lineup.

From the core of the offense, Davidson focuses on Curry and Lin Yue, and UCLA focuses on Love, Westbrook and Collison.

Just because you've made friends doesn't mean the match will be easy.

On the contrary, both Westbrook and Lin Yue quickly put themselves into the game.

A professional athlete is able to distinguish between on and off the field.

In the second half, the Davidson Wildcats followed McKillop's suggestion to change their defensive formation. The "2-3 zone defense" formation prevented Westbrook from breaking through strong points and Love's inside offense, and mainly defended inside.

If it weren't for UCLA's current outside firepower, the risk of this formation is still quite high. In the first half, UCLA made 3 of 12 3-pointers. The high efficiency of the inside allowed them to take the advantage to the second half.

"Dell, which team are you more optimistic about in the second half?" Reggie Miller asked again.

"It's hard to say. From the current point of view, as long as UCLA leads the game in the first half, it has won all the games, and Westbrook scored 12 points in the first half and quickly caught up with his scoring average. If this continues, Davidson is unlikely to win."

Dell told the truth, after all, UCLA is a seeded team every year. If Lin Yue and Curry don't perform as well as they do on the court, they won't be able to win against a team of this level.

Collison dribbled forward, Davidson put up a "2-3" defensive formation, Richards and Curry stood one step ahead of the free throw ends, Lin Yue and Sander stood inside the three-point line near the baseline, and Boris guarded the basket alone.

Collison is now only the team's third offensive point, and he is not good at shooting three-pointers, so he can't break Davidson's defensive formation and distribute the ball to Westbrook.

Westbrook doesn't think too much, since you let me shoot, don't regret it. He made 1 of 1 three-pointers before and made another shot without hesitation.

Curry took a step forward and reached out to interfere. Due to the distance, the effect was not very good.

"Bangdang."

The ball hit the front of the basket and popped out, and Lin Yue judged where it landed and got a defensive rebound.

"This three-pointer is not like what you taught!"

Dell turned his head and looked at Reggie Miller who couldn't smile beside him. The three-pointer of No. 0 was not up to par.

"Style problem, style problem." Miller was a little embarrassed, and taught him the technique of shooting three-pointers a few times, but he still didn't improve.

UCLA switched to one-on-one marking again, and their defensive strength also declined at the beginning of the second half.

Richards lobbed a pass to Lin Yue, and Lin Yue caught the ball with his back. Josh Ship was annoyed and had to defend him again.

Curry slipped to the bottom line under the cover of Sander, and Westbrook was stuck behind him.

Lin Yue originally wanted to pass to Curry, but missed the best opportunity to pass the ball. Love blocked the passing route, and he might make a mistake if he passed the ball rashly.

Lin Yue gave the ball to Sander.

After receiving the ball, Sander went inside by himself and made a single layup.

Unfortunately, under the interference of Love, the layup missed, and Boris failed to grab an offensive rebound.

Sander was a little frustrated. He was here to support Curry and Lin Yue, but when he caught the ball, he thought it was a good opportunity and attacked by himself.

Turns out he was wrong.

"Sorry." Sand said to Lin Yue, who passed the ball to him, as he returned to the defense.

"What's the matter, the ball is for you to handle, it's okay." Lin Yue patted Sander's butt and ran back to defend.

Are they thinking so much now?Lin Yue felt that there was a big difference between Sander now and when he first came to the team. When would he blame himself for not scoring a goal.

UCLA launched another attack against Davidson's "two-three" formation. When Davidson's focus is on Love, Westbrook, and Collison, the other two will get good scoring opportunities.

Josh Shipp received a pass from his teammate, and Lin Yue continued to defend him within the three-point line.

Ship wanted to make a shot, but looking at Lin Yue's expression, he always felt that the opponent was provoking him. You must know that he missed a goal against Lin Yue before.

After hesitating again and again, Shipp did not shoot a three-pointer and pass the ball to Mbah a Moute who responded.

Holland looked at this coward and wanted to tear him apart. If you don't vote, you pass it on. I can do it myself.

Fortunately, Mbah a Moute succeeded at the basket. Today, Davidson's defensive attention is on Eros, and he has a good chance.

He also wants to enter the NBA, but judging from his current performance, it is impossible for him. Neither ESPN nor draft have put him in the second round.

Under the light of his teammates, he still paid silently, pouring his heart and soul into the defensive end, blocking Love and letting him grab rebounds.

He does the dirty work, and the offense is stable without contesting the ball. Unlike Shipp, who is a complicated counselor, he can grasp it as long as he is given the opportunity.

In the next round, under UCLA's successful defense, Mbah a Moute quickly drew the defense, and Westbrook advanced a one-stop dunk to end the offense.

The audience at the scene cheered, and under Westbrook's violent aesthetics, their inner passion was released.

But as former NBA players, Reggie Miller and Dell Curry are very clear that the hero of this ball is Mbah a Moute.

"Dell, the No. 0 dunk of this ball is beautiful, but this small inside line blocked the defensive player."

"Every team needs players like this. They don't fight or grab, and they contribute silently. The down-to-earth players are what the team needs most."

In the NBA, a place where talent is valued, little people also have spring, which is the spring of years of hard work.

After that, UCLA's offense was inseparable from Mbah a Moute's transition, either to finish at the basket or to conduct the offense.

Love's offense was greatly liberated, but UCLA's outside line still didn't open, Westbrook's long two-pointer also didn't open, Collison hit the mid-range, but he also missed two three-pointers.

As for Hipp, he has always adhered to the principle that Lin Yue defends me and I don't shoot, and passes the ball as soon as he catches it.

When Curry attracted a lot of defense for the Davidson Wildcats, Lin Yue distributed the ball to the other three. After Sander missed the layup, he hit two mid-range shots in a row to continue his firepower.

Boris also grabbed an offensive rebound over Love and sent the ball to Richards from beyond the three-point line. The latter lived up to expectations and hit his first three-pointer.

The first part of the second half was a competition between the little players of the two sides, and they stood up when the core of the team was strictly guarded.

Basketball needs down-to-earth people, and will reward those who are down-to-earth and hard-working. Basketball will never reject the spring of small people.

(End of this chapter)