After the timeout, Southern California predicted that the University of Connecticut substituted their shooting guard Craig Ostry, and then brought Kemba Walker from the bench.
At this time, the pressure came to the University of Southern California.
They use a dual point guard tactic, which will make the ball pass more smoothly, and compared to Craig Osterley, Kemba Walker is more difficult to guard.
But now USC only has DeMar, Gibson and Daniel on the outside. DeMar didn't say that he has to guard AJ Price, and this is Gibson's first time guarding a small forward. With his speed, he can only open the ball.
It is somewhat unlikely that he should be a good defender and let him help Daniel with defense.
Now all the pressure is on Daniel, he must restrict Kemba Walker.
"Daniel, can you do it? If not, let Dwight come in." Tim now needs a definite answer from Daniel.
"Coach, I can!" Daniel now knew that this was not a joke, but he still firmly agreed.
After returning from the timeout, the University of Connecticut also made tactical personnel adjustments just as USC wanted.
Outside the three-point line, AJ Price handed the ball to small forward Jerome, but Jerome could not get rid of Gibson's defense, so he passed the ball to Kemba Walker.
Since Kemba Walker came on the court, Daniel has been following him, but he is still a little behind in speed, and Kemba Walker still receives the pass.
Kemba Walker first made a test step to break through, but Daniel remained unmoved, but then Kemba Walker accelerated his breakthrough. At this time, Daniel could also follow the defense closely and block Kemba Walker's breakthrough route.
After all, Kemba Walker now has little experience and is far less powerful than he was later. When he sees a breakthrough and has no chance, he just steps back and shoots a jumper.
Daniel jumped up hard to interfere, and the basketball bounced on the rim but still rolled into the rim.
4:2
This ball made Daniel a little disappointed. Lian Dao touched Daniel's head while serving.
"You've done a good job, just do it like this and leave the rest to me!"
Daniel has done his best with the goal just now. A large part of this goal is luck. Of course, luck is also a part of strength.
But as long as Daniel continues to defend like this, Kemba Walker's shooting percentage will not be so high.
In Southern California, Lian Dao still doubled up after receiving the ball, and Lian Dao did not force a shot.
It was still passed to Gibson, and the two dragons played inside, but this time Vucevic's shot was interfered by Hashim's second takeoff and missed.
But fortunately, Gibson grabbed the rebound and passed it to Lian Dao outside.
At this time, Lian Dao was only defended by small forward Jerome, and Lian Dao directly faced Jerome's defense and hit a three-pointer.
7:2.
This is Lian Dao's first three-pointer in the opening game. He feels good and tough enough!
Immediately afterwards, AJ Price ran away from DeMar and hit a three-pointer after receiving the ball.
7:5.
But what followed was a constant fight between the two sides.
But fortunately, Southern California can still maintain a lead of about 4 points.
At this time, the inside defense already had some gunpowder smell.
Hashim finally found an opportunity inside, and AJ Price on the outside quickly moved the ball over.
But when Hashim was making a layup, Lian Dao slapped Hashim's hand holding the ball.
Early foul!
At this time, Hashim's layup posture had been ruined by Lian Dao's slap.
He also missed the layup.
Hashem was also angered by Lian Dao's slap.
He bumped Lian Dao with his shoulder and walked over.
At this time, Gibson stepped forward and asked Hashim what he was doing.
Then the two got into a verbal argument.
The audience at the scene also booed, whistled and booed.
The camera also turned its lens to capture the shot.
The game has reached the semi-finals, how could there be no excitement?
At this time, the referee also came on stage to stop it in time, and both sides received a verbal warning.
The verbal warning actually served as a warning. USC was on the referee's side, so next time something like this happens again, the referee will definitely not show mercy.
Lian Dao committed a defensive foul.
"I'm fine!"
Lian Dao patted his eldest brother Gibson on the shoulder. This big brother had taken good care of him since he came to USC.
Hashim actually couldn't control his emotions just now. He was caused by Lian Dao's defense and had a mental problem.
This is a good thing for Lian Dao, because only when the opponent is distracted will USC have more opportunities.
At the free throw line, Hashim rarely missed two free throws.
It can be seen that there are indeed some problems with his mentality.
Southern California gets the rebound.
When Hashim was returning to defense, he was stopped by Jim Calhoun on the sidelines and told Hashim to stabilize his mentality.
Southern California's Lian Dao assisted Daniel with a three-pointer from the outside, but missed.
But Lian Dao grabbed the offensive rebound before Hashim.
Then it's just a direct slam dunk.
But as soon as he jumped up, he found that his jersey was being pulled.
Lian Dao relied on his strong explosive power to dunk the ball into the basket while Hashim pulled on the jersey.
"All!"
"Bang!"
2+1.
“Incredible!”
Jeff in the commentary box exclaimed!
"Indeed, Sickle's physical fitness is definitely underestimated. It is said that LeBron James's physical fitness is excellent, but from this ball, it can be seen that Sickle's physical fitness is definitely not inferior to LeBron's."
Mike Breen was also amazed that Lian Dao could dunk the ball in while Hashem was pulling on the jersey.
You must know that this is the pull of a 221cm center.
Lian Dao made a free throw.
18:11.
This time Hashim was sent to the outside by AJ Price for a high pick-and-roll.
This is the benefit of big players, the pick-and-roll quality is very high.
Just like the Rockets' MM combination of high pick-and-roll screens.
Hashim has no three-point ability, so he cuts inside, but Lian Dao is one step ahead of him to gain a foothold in the paint.
And AJ Price passed the ball directly to Hashim down the stretch.
Hashem had been a little angry at Lian Dao's treatment before.
Therefore, this ball also has a certain venting quality. Looking at Lian Dao inside, he also wants to forcefully dunk.
But he still overestimated himself.
Lian Dao used his strength to push the ball down in the air. Hashim couldn't bear Lian Dao's strength and sat down on the floor.
Lian Dao grabbed the basketball that fell on the floor and passed it directly to Daniel.
Daniel passed to DeMar who was about to leave.
"Bang!"
A powerful dunk.
This attack also allowed Hashem to recognize his own strength.
Hashem no longer fights against Lian Dao.
On the other hand, he directly received the ball outside the penalty area and then turned over for a jump shot. To be honest, Lian Dao really couldn't take advantage of a big man like him with a turn over jump shot and a little fade away.
"brush!"
Hashim finally hit his first shot of the game.
20:13
"ah!"
Hashim clenched his fists and shouted out in anger.
After holding it in for so long, I finally let it out.