At the Rupp Arena, bursts of blacksmith music sounded.
The fans and spectators in the stadium didn't feel any violation at all. They were used to the Wildcats' blacksmithing show.
Of course, if the University of Kentucky can't make the field goal, Wake Forest University can't even try to make it.
Fortunately, the pace of the game has increased very quickly, and there are many offensive and defensive rounds, so it doesn’t feel boring at all.
In the 7th minute of the game, Subei finally found its second scoring opportunity.
In the offensive round of Wake Forest University, Chris Paul continued... I burst, I burst, I flashed the MMD tactics, and forced a frontal burst, which caused a defensive foul on Gerald Fitch.
With three fouls on his body, Gerrard Fei became helpless when defending Paul. It was like being on the street in the early morning, and Paul would pass him clean. Azubuike's defense in the first few minutes made Su Bei calm down and feel free to step forward.
Go to the rescue.
"Chris, pass the ball with your back. At this time, you dare to do this kind of action. It's so unexpected. This is the role of a superstar..."
In the corner area on the left, Su Bei received the ball. Under the panicked expression of Randolph Morris, he lifted the ball, jumped up, stayed in the air, and made a two-point jump shot. With a bang, he hit the goal accurately.
His personal score came to 5 points.
17 to 19!!
At this time, Wake Forest University is still 2 points behind the University of Kentucky.
Off the court, Orlando Smith couldn't sit still and immediately called a short timeout, allowing Joe Crawford, who is 1.93 meters tall, to take over the defensive task of Gerald Fitch and switch to guard Chris Paul, starting a wheel battle.
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At the same time, he copied Chris Paul's work and asked Azubuike to wait for Wake Forest University's weak forward line to attack and cause damage.
On Wake Forest University's side, the tactics have not been adjusted.
The game comes back and Kentucky attacks.
Gerald Fitch was forced by Paul again and passed the ball to Azubuike. Azubuike received the ball and forced a breakthrough. He was very fast and physically strong. Su Bei fought and retreated.
Azubuike rushed to the penalty area and charged towards Su Bei. Seeing that the defense was about to fall, Su Bei could only foul first.
The rhythm of the game continued intermittently. The University of Kentucky still had the ball. Azubuike took the ball from the sideline and continued to dominate the Jiangsu North side.
“Kailana Azubuike wants to get back at Su Bei!
His body is dark and hard, and he can really break through Wake Forest's forward line..."
In addition, Wake Forest University's forward line is not very strong.
Snapped--!
Su Bei suddenly stepped forward and reached out to steal the ball. He was quick and accurate. After getting the basketball from Azubuike, he was about to counterattack.
At this time, the whistle sounded, and the referee whistled that Su Bei had committed a foul first.
“Su Bei committed continuous fouls and the defense seemed unable to stop Kelana Azubuike’s impact.
Hey! Wake Forest accumulated 7 fouls in the first half, so Kelana Azubuike has to implement the 1 1 free throw rule."
"If I remember correctly, the University of Kentucky's free throw shooting percentage as a team is only 70%!"
So, standing at the free throw line, Azubuike missed his first free throw.
"How can this University of Kentucky's shooting be so bad that they can't even shoot free throws?"
Sending sub-questions is also very fatal.
This is not surprising, Kentucky is famous for being poor at free throw shooting.
For example, Chuck Hayes is notorious for not being able to shoot, but his free throw percentage is less than 72%, and he is still the player with the highest free throw percentage at the University of Kentucky.
All I can say is that the head coach of the University of Kentucky, Orlando Smith, is a talented person. I don’t know if his words sound good or not, but he definitely has a grudge against the star.
In the team he coached, the first priority was defense. Stars should not expect to have excellent offensive data. Even players who could attack, like Azubuike, were turned around by him and asked to play the game in a defensive way.
Win.
In his latest team, most of the players he recruited were trained to become defensive blue-collar players, and players like Prince were his favorites.
So the players he recruited all seemed to be weirdos.
Hayes can't shoot, Rondo can't shoot, and Azubuike can't either... There are many benefits.
The easier it is to practice rebounding if you hit the iron a lot.
It can’t be said that it’s the same truth to make a good show with a bad team, or a good song from a bad movie. I can only say that it definitely makes sense.
Hayes became the player who was the best at rebounding among the shortest centers. Rondo, nicknamed Rondo, was the second best rebounder among point guards.
The only point guard he lost to was Westbrook who came out of the sewer.
On the court, Wake Forest attacks.
Chris Paul took the ball to the frontcourt and found that the player guarding him had become Joe Crawford, and he did not play.
"Chris, pass the ball to Justin Gray. This is a winning pursuit. Don't let Gerald Fitch go!"
"Justin Gray caught the ball and broke through against Gerald Fitch..."
Gerald Fitch was not stupid, but he had concerns on defense. Gray broke through smoothly, and Azubuike came to wipe his ass again.
Justin Gray did not make a strong move and passed the ball to the open Su Bei. Unfortunately, he was much worse than Chris Paul, and his passing intention was too obvious. By the time Su Bei received the basketball, he had already missed the chance to make a shot.
"Su Bei passed the ball and Eric Williams was under the basket. At this time, the only thing left in front of him was the basket..."
Bang-dang——!
Su Bei assisted Eric Williams for a dunk, bringing the scores back to the same starting line.
Off the court, Orlando Smith looked a little ugly and called out Rajon Rondo who was sitting on the bench to warm up and prepare to play.
On the field, the University of Kentucky attacked and Gerald Fitch passed the ball to Azubuike, which immediately caused Su Bei and Justin Gray to press.
Unable to grab the basketball, Justin Gray immediately fouled and sent Azubuike to the free throw line for a free throw. The 1+1 free throw rule was still enforced.
"Here we go again, Wake Forest University is using the NCAA free throw rule against the Wildcats. Obviously, it was fully accurate before the game."
"Just from the comparison of the head coach position, Wake Forest University coach Skip Prosser's coaching ability is definitely much better than Orlando Smith."
"Orlando Smith has been resting on his laurels. In addition to winning an NCAA championship in 1999, in the following years, the University of Kentucky had a good hand, but it played worse and worse..."
"Before the free throw, the University of Kentucky made personnel adjustments and replaced the talented point guard Rajon Rondo with Gerald Fitch, who had three fouls on his body."
Center Long finally made his appearance.
On the free throw line, Azubuike missed his first free throw again.
Bang-dang——!
I can't imagine that Azubuike was a good offensive player who averaged 38 points per game in high school, but now he can't even make free throws.
Later, a reporter asked him about his college basketball career. He only said that at the University of Kentucky, his defense had been strengthened and his offense was not even mentioned. It was obviously too much to look back on.
On the field, Wake Forest offensive possessions.
With Rondo on the field, Su Bei was better offensively in this round.
Chris Paul thought Rajon Rondo was easy to bully and wanted to break through from him. Unexpectedly, Rondo almost broke the basketball.
Chris Paul kept the basketball, but failed to establish an advantage. In the end, Paul broke through, opened up space, and missed a pull-up jumper.
Hayes acted as a "card forward" again, and Rondo grabbed the first rebound.
And this was just the beginning of Rondo's performance. In the offensive round of the University of Kentucky, Rondo stood at the top arc. As a dealer, he sent a scalpel pass and assisted Randolph Morris who cut into the basket.