It was the Kansas bench that bore the brunt of the shouts.
Self didn't react at all, just smiled lightly.
The game is about fighting, not talking.
However, his smile quickly froze, because the Kansas frontcourt made a passing error and the ball went directly out of bounds!
The mentality of the Kansas players had obvious ups and downs.
It’s not just because of the offensive and defensive performance of the University of Texas in the past, nor just because of Durant’s trash talk, but the resilience of the University of Texas in tonight’s game, it is simply an invincible little power!
Resilience is sometimes very scary.
Self felt it too. He stood up again, walked to the sidelines, and yelled directly at the Kansas players on the court.
The score on the court is now 38 to 30, with Kansas leading.
An 8-point advantage is not small in the NCAA competition, but it is not actually big at all.
Especially at the University of Texas, three of the five players on the court have good three-point abilities, and it only takes two or three balls to get the ball rolling.
Self's vigilance is still very useful and necessary.
When it comes to the defensive end, Kansas' defensive intensity is even higher than before.
Durant is always followed by someone, and he rushes in front of him. Now he can't even think about catching the ball.
Halfway through the attack time, the University of Texas still couldn't find a good opportunity.
Lin Ying held the ball and observed the situation on the court, with the CPU running at high speed.
What Tucker told him during halftime was truly prescient.
But now there are problems before us. Kansas is keeping an eye on Durant, and Durant catching the ball is a big problem.
Especially when he has the ball.
This kind of scene can also be seen in the later stages of the Warriors team led by Curry.
When Green gets the ball, everyone knows he will pass it to Curry.
So after Green holds the ball, the opponent's defensive focus is to prevent Curry from catching the ball.
Of course, now is not the time to question the coaching staff's midfield tactical adjustments, but we must find a way to let Durant get the ball.
He looked at Augustine.
The starting five of the University of Texas all have distinctive technical characteristics. Durant is good at personal offense and has no blind spots;
Lin Ying is good at defense, and now has three skills on the offensive end: three-pointers, passing and air-cutting;
James is good at defensive counterattacks and air-cut dunks, but he doesn't shoot;
Wendell is good at everything, but nothing stands out.
Finally, there is Augustine.
Augustin is the only one among the starting five who has good attacking and passing abilities.
Or more commonly known as being able to pass and shoot.
At this time, his ability can be a breakthrough for the University of Texas.
After Lin Ying finished his analysis, he stretched out his hand to indicate the new tactical position.
This is the advantage of the NCAA's 35-second offense. Although the time is more than half, they still have time to run a complete strategy.
Augustin took advantage of Lin Ying's pick-and-roll and headed toward the corner again, but he didn't really go toward the corner. Instead, he turned around halfway and cut to the basket.
Lin Ying immediately hit the ground and passed the ball, then turned around and moved to the top of the key to create an off-ball pick-and-roll for Durant.
The pick-and-roll was successful. Lin Ying's size and tacit understanding with Durant allowed them to grasp the timing of the pick-and-roll just right.
"beep!"
But the next second the whistle sounded.
It turned out that after Augustin broke into the basket, he did not pass the ball but went up to it himself. As a result, he was fouled early by Wright who was being chased from behind.
Because there were less than 6 fouls in the second quarter, there were no free throws for such ordinary fouls.
The ball still belonged to the University of Texas, but with only 6 seconds left in the attack time, this strategy failed.
On the sideline ball at the University of Texas, Lin Ying walked up to Augustin and had a brief exchange before going to serve.
The wave just now is not entirely Augustin's problem, part of the reason is that this tactic is rarely practiced.
After Lin Ying was confirmed as a member of the organization, his ball holding rate increased all the way, while others had relatively few ball holding tactics.
This wouldn't be a problem if you were playing against other teams, but in front of a team of Kansas' level, any detail would be caught by them.
Lin Ying serves the ball from the bottom line of the University of Texas.
The defensive focus of the University of Kansas was still on Durant, and when the ball finally got to Augustin, the chance was not very good.
Augustin's mid-range shot was interfered with.
"when!"
Blacksmithing!
But just as Cowan and Wendell were getting stuck under the basket, a long arm passed by them and grabbed the offensive rebound.
Lin Ying!
In the pass just now, Augustin had the best chance, but it was just better than others, and the probability of making the shot was not very high.
So after Lin Ying served the ball, he entered the line immediately and seized the opportunity to grab the offensive rebound.
Then, the first thing he did was not look at the frame but look for Durant.
At this time, the tacit understanding between Durant and him was also reflected.
Because it was an unexpected rebound, many players on the Kansas side were preparing for a fast break. Only Wright followed Durant.
Durant saw Lin Ying get the board and ran without the ball to get rid of Wright and move to the free throw line.
As soon as he arrived, Lin Ying's pass had already arrived.
His first pull-up jump shot.
However, because he was close to the penalty area, Cowan rushed out immediately.
This is a wonderful supplementary defense, but the interference Cowan can provide is relatively limited, because...
Durant's shooting point after taking off is too high!
The ball flew over Cowan's head and toward the basket.
Durant: You almost guarded me!
"Whoa!"
The Nets are hollow!
Talent suppression +1!
Amid the cheers of the University of Texas fans, Springman unconsciously reached out and clenched his fist.
Although Durant's scoring in the past two rounds has been a bit "picking up", he is indeed scoring continuously!
And after he scored these 4 points in a row, the score on the court became 38 to 34.
The point difference is only 4 points!
The University of Kansas cooperated in the frontcourt. Wright received the ball under the basket and scored on the board after confronting Lin Ying.
After being yelled at by Self in front of them, their concentration returned again.
Their resilience is also very strong!
The competition has come to a truly intense stage!
The University of Texas attacked the frontcourt and used the same tactics as the previous round. Augustin received the ball and broke through the basket.
Moreover, Kansas' defense was very interesting at this time. They actually had a tendency to shrink the basket.
This should be a prediction that Augustin will directly attack the frame like he did in the previous round!
It's a blessing in disguise, but it's not a blessing!
Augustin directly distributed the ball, and Durant just happened to get out of the pick-and-roll with Lin Ying, catch the ball and then take action.
This time Kansas was too late to make up the defense.
A rare open shot for Durant.
"Whoa!"
Then, there are continuous hollow balls!
Durant came back in the second quarter and scored 6 points in a row!
This time, not only Springman but also Barnes stood up with fists clenched.
Their midfield adjustments worked!
"Dang! Dang!"
"Defend!"
The emotions of the University of Texas fans also began to be ignited, and they cheered in unison along with the drums on the sidelines.
The momentum is overwhelming!
That damn feeling of the weak defeating the strong, this time I'm afraid it's more than just the plot of a novel or movie!
This kind of shouting is natural adrenaline. Chalmers's close throw after the breakthrough was interfered by Lin Ying's help again!
The rebound was also protected by Wendell, and the University of Texas once again successfully defended the next wave.
Then they were greeted by the overwhelming cheers of the University of Texas fans.
Come on, catch up!!
Self came to the sideline again and shouted to remind the players.
But this time his voice was completely drowned out by the cheers of the fans.
Under Lin Ying's signal, the University of Texas' frontcourt offense changed again.
This time Augustin did not use the outside pick-and-roll, but moved inside based on Chalmers' outside defense.
This is the embodiment of the "read and react" triangle tactic, and is of course an evolution of the tactic.
As a result, Kansas was forced to shrink its defense when Augustin broke in.
It was through this contraction that Augustin made another sudden score, and Durant successfully received the ball again.
Then, there is another comfortable opportunity to take action.
"Whoa!"
It was another uncomfortable snap for UT fans.
Durant has scored 8 points in a row!
38 to 40!
The difference is only 2 points!
A ball!!
The Frank Erwin Center was completely filled with cheers from University of Texas fans.
Even wearing sound-isolating headphones, Barkley and Kenny Smith could already feel the heat.
They stopped explaining, took off their headphones, and felt the most primitive enthusiasm.
"Kevin Durant has a chance to become a historic star."
When the cheers died down a bit, Barkley put on his headphones and spoke again.
Although he was slapped in the face by the University of Texas, Durant's continuous scoring performance impressed him.
Kenny Smith laughed and nodded.
As an old partner, he is very familiar with Buckley's "flexible and flexible" character.
Wright attacked Lin Ying again under the basket, but this time his shot was interfered by Lin Ying's long arm and hit the basket!
Tucker in the stands couldn't help but reach out and clenched his fist.
When Durant was attacking the city, Lin Ying also made a full presence on the defensive end!
What he said at halftime is what Texas is doing.
They are on the way to winning!
And it’s not just Tucker who’s excited right now!
After Wendell protected another defensive rebound, all the University of Texas fans at the scene felt like they were going crazy.
Now, they have a chance to overtake the score!
"Come on! Longhorns!"
The stadium was filled with uniform cheers again.
"Defend! Defend!"
At the same time, the cheers of Kansas fans also rang out.
The two waves of sound overlapped and overlapped, creating a thick smell of gunpowder smoke in the air.
This is a bayonet fight, hand-to-hand combat!
The hands of the players on the field were also a little shaking, and Augustin's ball almost missed the ball directly out of bounds.
And Durant couldn't catch the ball again at this time.
No matter how tacitly understood the pick-and-roll provided by Lin Ying was, Kansas would be trapping Durant.
Because in the past few rounds, they have determined that the University of Texas will definitely let Durant finish.
Halfway through the attack time, Lin Ying returned to the right side and held the ball outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle.
Now he must make a choice.
At this time, the pressure on him was unprecedentedly high.
It looks like it's just a one-round attack, but this round is so crucial.
If the University of Texas' offense stops here, then the pursuit of points will also stop here.
If Kansas stabilizes its position, Texas' hope may be gone.
On the contrary, if they can continue to score in this round and tie the score or even overtake it, it is likely that the morale of Kansas has collapsed first.
After all, no matter how high the execution ability is, no matter how good the tactical literacy is, it is still human beings who play the game.
Human beings have psychological limits.
So this round is very, very critical.
After reading Kansas' defense, Lin Ying made the final offensive choice.
Durant dropped to the low post and attacked in the low post!
Now that Durant has a hot touch, putting the ball in his hands is still the best option.
But now the movement without the ball is very tight. If you want to really catch the ball, the only way is this static method.
As for being double-teamed after catching the ball, it all depends on Durant's own ability.
Just like Lin Ying said a long time ago, he believes in Durant.
The ball was hoisted in, Durant received the ball, and Cowan's help defense came over immediately.
Durant's choice was very smart. He also knew that there was a high probability of being double-teamed when receiving the ball in this position, so he turned directly to the baseline before being double-teamed.
However, such an approach will certainly not escape Wright's judgment.
When he turned around and leaned back to take action, Wright's long arm came over to cover him, and his giant palm hit his face directly.
Compared to offense, what Wright excelled in the NCAA was his defense.
With long arms, a huge hand, and a strong desire to defend, compared to Cowan, he is the core of Kansas' interior defense!
Even Durant couldn't ignore Wright's defense with this kind of ball.
His choice was to increase the backward range and raise the starting point.
It was this choice that allowed fans to see Durant's true terrifying talent.
In the NCAA, players of this height basically play inside, which is what we commonly call big men.
Therefore, no matter how good their skills are, big players rarely play back-up play, and even if they do, they rarely use it with a wide range.
After all, here is your height and weight.
The most typical example is LaMarcus Aldridge, the star player of the University of Texas last year. His high and low post plays are unstoppable.
But his back-up play relies more on his height to create shooting space when turning around.
But Durant is really leaning back, like a defender!
If you take a close-up of Wright's face at this time, you will definitely find that his eyes are wide open.
Where did this monster come from!
Moreover, his hand that was originally running for the ball was unable to stop the car and hit Durant's hand directly.
"beep!"
The referee's whistle sounded at the bottom line, indicating that Wright's batter had committed a foul.
Then after being beaten, Durant still completed the shot.
"Whoa!"
The ball still passed through the net hollowly!
Durant scored his fifth consecutive sports game goal!
Moreover, it is still 2+1!
"Damn it!"
This time, Barkley from the commentary box directly said:
Chapter completed!