The intermission ended quickly and the second half of the game began.
Under the arrangement of Lao K, Chen Jie still had to defend Wade in the second half, but Chen Jie didn't care about it. Although the consumption on the defensive end in the first half left him without much energy to play on the offensive end, Chen Jie felt that
, being able to face off against Wade is a hard-won opportunity, in which he still received a lot of training.
Another jump ball, Xiao Hei won again, Redick took the basketball and handed the ball to Chen Jie. Chen Jie walked through the half court with the ball and saw that Shelton had begun to take position inside.
It was Novak who defended him.
At the beginning of the second half, neither team made any changes in formation. Although Novak had three fouls and his energy was exhausted in the first half, the Marquette University coach still sent him on the court.
Recalling Old K's instructions during the midfield, Chen Jie brought the ball to Shelton's side, lobbed the ball to Shelton and then pulled away.
In the first defense of the second half, Marquette did not choose to flank.
Because Novak committed a lot of fouls, the defense was a little constrained. In addition, in this matchup, Novak suffered a physical and height disadvantage compared to Shelton. Shelton easily hit the inside and wiped the board.
Scored two points.
35 square meters.
This was the first time Duke University tied the score after Novak hit consecutive three-pointers after the opening game. It seemed that they saw the hope of victory, and the audience cheered excitedly.
In the stands, Beyoncé was also silently cheering for Duke University.
As a die-hard Duke fan, she also hopes that Duke can enter the elite eight and break last year's results.
And now, as a good friend of Chen Jie and still having an unexplainable feeling for Chen Jie in her heart, Beyoncé hopes that Duke University will win. Of course, in the case of victory, Chen Jie will perform well.
That would be more perfect.
Chen, you must work hard.
Beyoncé said silently in her heart.
Marquette University seemed to have a well-organized midfield arrangement. After Sheldon hit a hit to tie the score in the opening game, they did not panic. The ball was handed over to Wade, who controlled the ball through half court.
Wade straightened his body and dribbled the ball, seemingly not paying attention to Chen Jie in front of him at all.
This is a kind of psychological warfare. In fact, Wade is already ready to change direction and pass Chen Jie when he steals the ball. Now, it depends on whether Chen Jie will get excited and fall for the trick.
But it is a pity that Chen Jie, who knew Wade very well in his previous life, did not rush to steal the ball.
Chen Jie knows that Wade has excellent reaction ability. Even if it seems like he is dribbling carelessly at the moment, he is actually very focused. Chen Jie knows that as long as he goes up to steal the ball with all his strength, he can definitely bend down immediately.
Changing direction will not allow you to succeed.
Therefore, even amidst the somewhat excited cheers and boos from the audience, Chen Jie still remained calm enough.
Seeing that Chen Jie was not fooled, Wade instead of being disappointed, actually smiled, he was a good opponent.
When he took the ball one step beyond the three-point line, he started to dribble with his butt against Chen Jie. Chen Jie put his hand on Wade's waist and blocked his possible passing route with his other hand.
While Wade was dribbling the ball, he waved to his teammates inside.
It seemed that he was about to set a pick-and-roll. Chen Jie looked out of the corner of his eye and saw the Marquette University center on the inside pulling out. Chen Jie quickly took a step back, hoping to bypass the center and continue to defend after Wade's pick-and-roll.
However, off the court, Old K shouted: "Switch defense!"
Switch defense?
Chen Jie was slightly startled.
But Lao K knew in his heart that it was impossible for Chen Jie to bypass the center and continue to defend. What Wade needed was the moment when Chen Jie bypassed the center. For a player like him, it didn't take too much.
Chances are, one loophole is enough.
There is a reason why the pick-and-roll tactic has been famous for so many years.
Speaking of which, the pick-and-roll is actually a very simple tactic. Although it later evolved into three-man pick-and-roll, double-player pick-and-roll and other complex things, at first, the pick-and-roll was only about two people.
The most basic pick-and-roll requires only two people to participate, including a ball-handling player. During the pick-and-roll, the ball-handling player dribbles in the direction of the player who is about to make the wall. At the same time, the player making the wall stands still.
Be prepared to use your chest to block the shoulder impact of the defender marking the dribbler.
Although simple, this tactic is very practical because after the pick-and-roll, there are many offensive options.
If the two defensive players exchange defensive objects, the wall player is now behind the two defensive players. The dribbling player only needs to pass the ball to the wall player, and the wall player will get a layup opportunity. If the defense
The dribbling player bypasses the wall, and the dribbling player can also take advantage of this short unguarded opportunity to make a jump shot.
Stockton and Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz used this tactic to the extreme.
At this time, Old K shouted the words "switch defense". The reason was very simple. He could give Marquette University center a chance, but he must not give Wade a chance.
Because in comparison, Wade's offensive success rate is obviously higher.
Chen Jie listened to Old K's words, did not bypass the center, and switched defense with Sai Ya.
Wade did not pass the ball to his team's center. What he needed was not a breakup, but just such a block.
It was difficult to break through Chen Jie, but after breaking through Sai Ya, Wade felt very relaxed and happy.
Sure enough, after this block, Wade changed direction quickly, and Saiyan had no time to react, and was left behind by Wade.
Wade immediately broke into the inside. During the halftime break, Old K told Xiao Hei that if Wade breaks through, he must help defend.
Xiao Hei remembered this sentence firmly. He faced Wade who was coming towards him and stood in front of Wade.
Wade quickly made a big change in the second step of the three-step basket.
The body that was originally going to break through from the right quickly turned to the left.
Chen Jie, who was leaning against the Marquette University center with his body outside the three-second zone, was in a trance when he saw this action. He was confused?
Is this the trick that Wade will become famous in the future?
Xiao Hei did not expect Wade to move so quickly in the second step. He had no time to rush over to block the shot, and watched helplessly as Wade was about to complete a dunk.
When Wade jumped up, a black figure appeared in the sky.
Sheldon Williams.
He also rushed to the inside to help defend. Shelton, who was taller than Wade, covered Wade tightly like a giant mountain when Wade quickly changed his direction and obviously didn't take off sufficiently after taking the second step.
At this time, if Wade is stubborn, he will definitely end up with a big pot.
Knowing there was no chance of a layup, Wade made a pull-up motion in the air and threw the ball to the outside behind Shelton.
What a waist!
Chen Jie secretly admired it, and then immediately turned his attention to the outside.
He found that the person receiving the ball was none other than Novak, who had made four consecutive three-pointers in the first half.
At this moment, he was standing at the bottom line, with no one around him.
Can I still enter?
Like Chen Jie, the entire audience had this question in their minds.
Novak's expression was relaxed, he jumped up and took action in one go.
The ball moves rapidly in the air.
Redick, who rushed over in a hurry, was still more than two steps away when Novak had already shot the ball.
Redick could only look back at the basket.
Whoosh!
Hollow. Novak's shooting is still trustworthy.
The fifth three-pointer.
15 marks.
After Novak scored, he once again raised his hands in celebration.
Redick looked a little desperate.
Is this guy an invincible little guy? In the first half, he was finally put on the bench. As soon as he came on the scene in the second half, he hit a three-pointer again. Could it be that the plot really will repeat itself?
The entire audience was also a little disappointed.
Could this scene be a one-man show for this freshman?
Wade, who had fallen to the ground after passing the ball just now, stood up quickly and rushed to Novak with a smile and gave him a high-five.
This freshman is his best helper now.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!" At this moment, the only person on the court who could calm down was Chen Jie, who clapped loudly and shouted such words when he saw the players were in a daze and no one even tried to serve the baseline ball.
Isn’t it just a three-pointer?
Didn’t he just hit five three-pointers?
How did you defeat him in the first half? Let's continue to do so in the second half.
What are you afraid of?!
However, Chen Jie had to admit at this moment that Wade's breakthrough and Novak's three-pointer, this combination is really a powerful killer move for Marquette University!
Perhaps, you can do this yourself.
Redick, should he be no worse than Novak?
Thinking of this, Chen Jie glanced at Redick.
This made Redick a little puzzled. What am I doing? Is this my fault?
Chen Jie smiled slightly, "Redick, although we two don't like each other, but next time, I plan to let you shine."
Sudden points, sudden points. In fact, breakthroughs are not just for scoring, but they can also create opportunities for teammates.
I still don’t have enough competition experience. I only understand such a simple truth now.
Redick, what happens next is up to you.
I believe you also want to have a three-point contest with Novak?
With this in mind, Chen Jie once again applauded loudly to encourage his teammates: "Guys, it doesn't matter, it's just a ball! Come on!"
At this moment, his leadership qualities were on full display.
The former leader, Redick, the nominal boss of the team, seems to have become a pawn of Chen Jie.
At this moment, his face was a little sad and his expression was a little confused. He looked at Chen Jie and Novak and didn't know what he was thinking.
"**, next time, it's up to you!" Chen Jie took the baseline ball from the little black hair and dribbled the ball while shouting to Redick who was running forward.
The tone of these words is very much like the boss of the team speaking to the rookie of the team.
Redick did not refute and could not refute.
After all, what he said was correct, but to others, this scene seemed a bit strange.
