At the end of the first half, USC head coach Tim was very satisfied with the performance of his players.
With a smile on his face, he patted the shoulder of the player who was walking by.
The curvature of the corners of his mouth almost reached the base of his ears. If he wasn't competing, Lian Dao would have probably laughed out loud.
In fact, it is understandable. After being suppressed by old opponents for these years, one day I can finally stand up and let you smile happily.
On the other hand, UCLA is a different world.
“shit, jerk!!”
"Are you homeless on the street?"
"You are not even as good as the homeless people on Horizon Avenue. Their defense is better than yours!"
As soon as these words came out, all the UCLA players lowered their heads.
Horizon Avenue is the place with the strongest streetball culture in Los Angeles. Many people say that even the homeless people on that street can show off their good skills.
Well, coach Howland still saved face for them. At least some homeless people can play basketball.
Why don't you say: Are you a garbage dump on the road?
At this time, after the first half of the game.
The score is 39:49, UCLA is 10 points behind.
Ben Howland gets mad at all UCLA players.
UCLA has never been beaten so badly by USC before, and it may happen in other sports.
But in basketball, the UCAA is the leader, and USC has been bullied in past games.
However, I didn't expect that in the first match of this season, the situation would completely reverse.
I have become the one being suppressed.
This made Ben Howland really angry. Previously, USC had Lian Dao, DeMar, Gibson and Vucevic.
There is nothing to say about Ben Howland's talent. He can only say that it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
However, the opponent's two main players were substituted, and the quality of UCLA's players is still comparable to that of USC.
This was unacceptable to Ben Howland.
Now, he can't wait to go on the field and replace the players in the game.
But he is not Larry Bird. Even if he takes off his suit, he can still say to the players: Even if I play now, I can beat the opponent!
He was really too angry.
Originally, the media before the game predicted that UCLA would take the lead in this game. Compared with the University of Southern California, they believed in UCLA, which has a deeper basketball background.
Although USC has had a great start this season, since most of the team's main players are freshmen, they will definitely suffer in terms of experience.
At UCLA, except for Holiday, who is a freshman, everyone else is an old student with rich experience.
In fact, the media predictions can't be wrong. Aren't all freshmen like Holiday and DeMar?
Passionate (easily hot-headed), likes passionate collisions (brainless breakthroughs), and has a gorgeous playing style (attracting attention and showing off).
Who would have thought that there would be a new student like Lian Dao, who plays like a veteran who has been playing golf for many years.
Moreover, the media predicted that Lian Dao would suffer from Josh Shipp, who is faster and has better bounce.
As a result, after the first half of the game.
Lian Dao made 6 of 8 shots in the half and 4 of 5 three-pointers. He has scored 16 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block.
If the media understands losing money like this, then Lian Dao will probably think about losing money every day!
At the beginning of the second half, Lian Dao moved to the No. 4 position, Gibson moved to the No. 5 position, and Dwight Lewis moved to his previous main position of No. 3.
Then the University of Southern California directly sent out the run-and-gun tactics.
Lian Dao, Gibson and DeMar, these three players are like the trident of USC, piercing the heart of the enemy.
This kind of run-and-gun tactic was like a massacre against UCLA, which didn't have a strong inside line.
Lian Dao, who was in position 4, showed the audience what cruelty is.
The speed that would have been at a disadvantage in the 3rd position directly became an advantage in the 4th position, with various dunks after the breakthrough.
Although Lian Dao's dunks are not as easy and comfortable as Chicago's braised eggs, nor are they as Vince Carter's "death dunk" by leaping over the defender.
However, with the blessing of strength, Lian Dao's dunk was full of power.
After every dunk he made, there would be one or two opposing players lying on the floor.
The second half only started 7 minutes ago.
USC has extended its lead to 23 points.
The team score also came to 49:72.
At this time, in the audience.
Kobe stood up and was about to walk outside when Odom grabbed his boss.
Then he asked another question that was just out of his head.
"Isn't the game over yet?"
This time Kobe didn't use his "death eyes" on Odom.
Just looking at the score on the court, he shook his head and sighed: "It's over!"
Odom looked at his boss like a monk who was a little over two feet tall, and he was confused.
Watching the game go well, how can you be so angry?
Is he a UCLA supporter?
I haven't heard him talk about it, and I haven't seen him pay attention to the NCAA before.
All I know is that this guy spends most of his time in the training gym and doesn't know how to enjoy life at all.
Why do you want to enter the NBA? Why do you come to Los Angeles? Isn’t it just to enjoy life? Enjoy this world of feasting and entertainment, and the countless beauties in the world.
What did you say? Championship?
Winning the championship is just to have more money to enjoy life.
When it comes to enjoying himself, Odom never puts the cart before the horse.
Watching Kobe go to the personnel tunnel, Odom originally wanted to follow him. This time he was trying to trick Kobe into coming to the game to pick up girls.
If I let my boss go alone again, I would feel really guilty.
So, I got up and straightened my clothes, then sat down and started making out with the female companion next to me.
Well, between women and bosses, he decisively chose women.
In fact, when USC put out this lineup in the second half, Kobe felt a little familiar.
Although it was somewhat familiar, he couldn't place it for a while.
Until USC continued to use defense and speed to launch defensive counterattacks.
And Lian Dao either passed the ball or dunked after hitting the basket.
Seeing this, Kobe instantly knew why it was so familiar.
This is a bit like the Suns in the 2006-07 season.
It's just that their commander is not a point guard, but Lian Dao, who can serve as a swingman on the front line.
And now UCLA is too much like the Lakers without an All-Star center.
At that time, the Lakers missed the first round of the playoffs for two consecutive seasons.
The main reason for the first round trip in two seasons is the Phoenix Suns.
Looking at USC on the court, he knew that UCLA couldn't win this game.
Because the current USC lineup is more reasonable than the Suns' lineup at that time. The Suns have Amar'e Stoudemire as their inside core, and USC now has Ty Gibson.
The Suns' playmaker is Nash, while USC just put the playmaker on forward swingman Lian Dao.
And because of Lian Dao's height, wingspan and strength advantage, he can better utilize his passing ability.
The most important thing is that USC now has a center who can play positional battles with opponents: Vucevic. There is also a shooting guard who is predicted to be in the top ten of the draft: DeMar DeRozan.
If the Suns were all-stars in the league at center and guard in those two seasons, I guess the Spurs...
Kobe looked at the sky outside the arena, then smiled, shook his head, and walked to his car.