Chapter 42: The king of heaven overpowers the tigers of the earth, Paul...!
The promised “nemesis” of Duke?
Turns out I was just teasing you!
After 15 minutes of reflection in the locker room, and with the support of head coach Prosser, Wake Forest University began to revive in the second half of the game.
"Chris Paul broke through to the right, stopped suddenly, worshiped, changed direction, and broke in from the left. He faced Shafri Randolph directly..."
“Everyone knows what Chris Paul is going to do?”
"Except for Shafri Randolph, he has already been saddled with three fouls, but he has no clue about it."
"Beep——!"
The whistle blew, and Chris Paul made a layup. Even though his body was a little unbalanced, he didn't stop.
Swish——!
The ball goes in!
Chris Paul fell to the sidelines and clenched his fists on the floor, his face full of determination.
and one!
“Great job!!”
"Oh, you are so amazing!!"
"Chris, God can't stop you!!"
"..."
Outside the stadium, there was a roar of applause and cheers.
Unsurprisingly, Duke University fans make up the majority, with the exception of Chris Paul.
After all, they grew up watching Chris Paul.
In high school, Paul was 1.5 meters tall. Now he has grown to 1.8 meters, and is not far away from 1.83 meters.
Swish——!
Chris Paul made a solid free throw.
41:49!!
"From being 11 points behind, we are now only 8 points behind."
"Wake Forest University began to make a desperate move, taking the lead in playing Chris Paul's superstar trump card and laying out its foundation in advance. This is a good thing for Duke University. As long as it can survive this wave of counterattacks, the outcome of the game will be completely determined.
"It's..." commentator Blake Jack then also added that Duke is in danger.
"Shafri Randolph has now picked up four fouls and is just one short of graduation.
This was a huge blow to Duke, and Chris Paul's hard work gave him a chance to reverse the situation."
“Now it’s about whether Chris Paul can evolve?
Evolve into the superstar level of one person who can defeat a team, or can Wake Forest University produce a Pippen to share the pressure for Chris Paul..."
During Duke University's offensive round on the field, Wake Forest University shrank its defense and blocked the penalty area. While defending in the zone, it then let Su Bei out...
"JJ Redick's air cuts, running back without the ball, running around screens, Su Bei followed closely, deciphering JJ Redick's tricks one by one, and refused to get rid..."
"Daniel Ewing passed the ball to Sheldon Williams. After being flanked, he had no room to shoot and immediately passed the basketball again."
"Duke University's attack time lasted 30 seconds. The basketball was passed to JJ Redick again. He could only resist Jiangsu's defense and force a two-point jumper..."
With a bang, the basketball hit the basket hard and bounced out.
Eric Williams acted as a "card peak" and blocked Sheldon Williams. Chris Paul jumped up, picked off the basketball, and then launched a quick counterattack.
Daniel Ewing is very experienced. He interrupted Chris Paul's advancement with a foul, trying to slow down the pace of the game.
In a positional battle, Chris Paul dribbles to the frontcourt.
Chris Ellis on the inside pulled out and used a cover tactic for Chris Paul, and then rushed to Su Bei's side to continue to provide cover and cooperation.
"Wake Forest University has a very clear goal. It wants to knock Shafri Randolph off the court. In this way, Duke University's inside advantage will be greatly reduced..."
"Cover tactics, Chris Paul successfully got rid of Daniel Ewing's personal defense, Duke University's defense fought and retreated, Chris Paul broke through, he passed the ball..."
"On the weak side, the basketball was passed to Su Bei outside the three-point line, and JJ Redick was blocked by Chris Elie.
He received the basketball without hesitation and directly shot a three-point jumper..."
Twisting his waist, jumping up, taking a shot...JJ Redick did not give up. He rushed towards Su Bei, trying to block the basketball. In his panic, Su Bei took action, and the basketball drew an arc in the air.
Swish——!
"Wake Forest used Shafri Randolph's foul as bait and made a fuss. Su Bei really dared to shoot a three-pointer and scored!
At the beginning of the second half, Wake Forest University scored 6 points in a row, and the gap between the two sides became 5 points, and the suspense of the game returned!"
Duke offensive possession.
Su Bei was the busiest person again, following up with JJ Redick. Under the double screen, JJ Redick still received the basketball, and was defended by Chris Ellis. He chose to make a steady wave.
, passing the basketball to Shafri Randolph.
Snapped--!
Su Bei started very quickly and very hard. He had to keep the ball or made a foul, which also interrupted Shafri Randolph's layup.
Beep——!
The referee called a free throw and the batter committed a foul.
At the critical moment, Shafri Randolph failed to withstand the pressure and only made 1 of two free throws.
6 points!!
The difference is only 6 points.
In Wake Forest's offensive round, Chris Paul broke through the basket with great momentum and continued to break into Shafri Randolph's defensive area.
Shafri Randolph fought and retreated. Seeing Chris Paul's layup, he just raised his hands in surrender, and Chris Paul faked a pass in the air.
"Chris Ellis caught the ball, received a pass from Chris Paul under the basket, and dunked easily..."
Bang-dang——!
4 points!
The gap went from 11 points to 4 points now. Just over 3 minutes passed in the second half. Duke University was beaten 7-0. Coach K couldn't sit still and called a timeout.
He replaced Shafri Randolph, who had already committed four fouls, and replaced him with DeMarcus Nelson, playing a three-back tactic and competing offensively with Wake Forest University.
After the timeout, Duke University showed the momentum of a famous basketball university and took control of the situation in the confrontation.
DeMarcus Nelson is a talented high school student. After nearly half a year of training, he has adapted a lot to the NCAA. He immediately made achievements when he came on the court. He broke through the emergency stop and hit a mid-range shot. His breakthrough was achieved with the help of Sheldon Williams.
Using pick-and-roll tactics, he got to the basket, assisted and screened Sheldon Williams, and dunked under the basket to score two points.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! JJ Redick also got rid of Subei's defense, received a pass from Daniel Ewing from outside the three-point line, and hit an open three-pointer, ranking first in the NCAA.
Hard power as a scorer.
Although Wake Forest University, with Chris Paul and Su Bei's offensive scoring, was still unable to withstand Duke University's multi-point offensive.
In the 10th minute of the second half, Wake Forest University was pulled to 8 points in terms of points difference.
"Chris Paul's early outbreak can only maintain this situation, but it is not enough for Wake Forest University to reverse.
When Chris Paul can't stand it, the game will tilt toward Duke...
The next time is very critical, whether Wake Forest University will further narrow the score gap, or it will be swallowed up in an instant..."
On the court, Chris Paul also saw the crisis in the game.
Facing Daniel Ewing and DeMarcus Nelson in a zone defense, he felt a little unable to make a breakthrough.
Just when he wanted to use a three-point pull-up and an unreasonable offensive method to break the current situation, Su Bei ran out of the open space.
"Chris Paul passed the ball and Su Bei received the ball in the left corner. That was not his shooting area. His mid-range shot was much inferior to the three-point shot. It was really a weird shot.
A three-point shot is better than a two-point shot, can you believe it?"
The moment he caught the basketball, Su Bei used 5,000 rage points to buy energy beans, and then "exploded" his mid-range shooting skill.
The mid-range investment ability value quickly increases from 50 to 50 to full.
Jump up, take a shot, and with a bang, the ball goes in!!
"Subei's mid-range shooting has become more reliable at critical moments. The next step is to test Wake Forest University's defense..."
On the field, there was a beep and the referee's whistle sounded.
Chris Paul's gambling steal was called a foul.
"Chris Paul plays very smartly. His foul was committed on DeMarcus Nelson. Now he has already committed 7 fouls in the second half. The 1 1 free throw rule is implemented...
Now it's the other way around, testing the first-year newcomers' mental endurance."
Bang-dang——!
DeMarcus Nelson was obviously not ready and missed the first free throw.
Rebound saved by Eric Williams.
In Wake Forest's offensive round, consecutive fouls by JJ Redick and DeMarcus Nelson also sent Kyrie Arthur to the free throw line.
Swish——!
Swish——!
They didn't dare to ask Su Bei or Chris Paul for this kind of question. However, Kyrie Arthur had a strong mental endurance and made the free throws steadily.
Wake Forest University scored 4 points in a row, narrowing the point difference to 4 points.
The tactic worked, and then, on Duke's offensive possession, DeMarcus Nelson was sent to the free throw line again.
"There is no name in the finals. I still prefer to watch the regular season. If you lose in the playoffs, you will lose the championship. The game will become impure..." Blake Jack shook his head and commented.
"That's part of the game."
"Coach K called a timeout and the timing was very accurate, giving DeMarcus a little buffer time. He is still a first-year kid!"
