In the first 5 minutes, Lian Dao held the ball from the outside. Danny Green immediately stepped forward to defend. Lian Dao dribbled the ball one after another and made breakthrough gestures. Not only did this guy not retreat, but he also kept stepping forward to defend closely.
Lian Dao simply accelerated and changed direction and wiped it out, straight into the heart of the University of North Carolina's interior.
Accelerate, pass, ball, take off!
Lian Dao is very fast, and Tyler Hansbrough was still blocking Vucevic in the paint to grab rebounds.
He really didn't expect that Lian Dao would directly attack the inside line.
At this time, he was powerless and could only stretch out his hands to make a final struggle.
But Lian Dao can even dunk the 221cm Thabeet, let alone the 206cm Taylor Hansbrough.
After taking off, Lian Dao used a gliding one-handed dunk to slam the basketball into the basket.
And the entire basket was shaken by Lian Dao's powerful dunk!
The USC fans immediately stood up from their seats, waved their flags crazily, and cheered loudly for Lian Dao's goal!
"The tyrant is coming!" "The tyrant is coming!"
Lian Dao's dunks are always full of power.
After Lian Dao landed, he hit his chest with his right hand and pointed his index finger at all the fans in the auditorium.
This is also the first time that Lian Dao shows his arrogant and unruly side to the audience!
It also indicates that he will have no reservations in this game!
"Oh, although I missed watching Sickle's dunk against Thabeet live, I can see from this dunk that his strength can definitely stand firm even among NBA centers."
Barkley also commented on Lian Dao's dunk.
Kenny Smith also nodded in agreement this time.
"Indeed, and Charles, I found that his dribbling is more flexible, reducing a lot of redundant movements, and his breakthrough is smoother and more efficient!"
Kenny still paid close attention to the improvement of his agility attributes. The biggest impression for Lian Dao was that his dribbling became more flexible and smooth.
Moreover, he is now constantly abandoning some fancy moves and trying to make his breakthroughs simple and efficient.
And in the CCTV commentary box.
Zhang Lili couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw Lian Dao's dunk: "This physical fitness is really good. Look at that palm, it can almost wrap half of the basketball. Just like this, if Lian Dao gives the ball to Lian Dao more often, he can also make key points."
It makes perfect sense to lead your teammates when the time comes!”
Ten minutes have passed.
Score of both sides: 22:21.
The score between Southern California and North Carolina was tight. Southern California scored 14 points in 10 minutes with a combination of sudden shots.
But after Lian Dao missed the shot, Southern California never had a stable second scoring point.
After the opening, the University of Southern California mainly relied on Lian Dao to launch the offense, while the University of North Carolina relied on Tyler Hansbrough to hold on to the score after the opening.
I have to say that Tyler Hansbrough is really at home in the NCAA.
He gave full play to his all-round advantage and showed endless offensive methods.
Mid-range jumpers, hook shots, rebounds, and even three-pointers, this guy can make them.
Vucevic is indeed not as flexible as this guy in terms of flexibility.
And as a senior, this guy is very smart in his game. He knows that compared to Vucevic, his height is a disadvantage, so on the offensive end, he uses flexibility to bully Vucevic, and on the defensive end, he keeps going around and interfering.
Vucevic receives the ball.
Watching Tyler Hansbrough's inside out at USC, Tim couldn't stand it anymore and took advantage of the official timeout.
He took Vucevic off the game, put Dwight on to the third position, and Lian Dao moved to the fifth position.
The biggest impact of Lian Dao's move to the fifth position is that Southern California's perimeter defense intensity has decreased.
But there is no other way. At this point, we can only restrict Tyler Hansbrough first.
Danny Green also calmed down, and because Lian Dao missed two consecutive three-pointers before, he also mainly defended Lian Dao's breakthrough.
Royin Williams also believed in Danny Green and used Danny Green to defend Lian Dao alone.
Lian Dao caught a good opportunity, and of course he no longer obsessed with breakthroughs. He began to frequently call Gibson to play pick-and-rolls, and shot whenever he had the opportunity. As long as North Carolina switched defenses or double-teamed, he would have the opportunity to assist his teammates.
Although Danny Green also tried his best to interfere with Lian Dao's shooting, he was not tall enough and could not reach Lian Dao's shooting.
The University of North Carolina is still very passive on the defensive end, and Danny Green has no way to deal with Lian Dao's unreasonable three-pointers.
Danny Green then discovered that although he couldn't interfere with Lian Dao's shooting, he could interfere with Lian Dao's shooting vision.
So this guy actually learned from Battier's experience in defending Kobe and used blind defense against Lian Dao.
For the first time, Lian Dao was really shocked by this guy and missed his three-point shot.
Danny Green found that this method worked, so he wanted to implement it again.
But Lian Dao was prepared next. He looked at the basket before shooting and followed his own shooting inertia and muscle memory.
Soon, Lian Dao broke through Danny Green's blind defense.
The University of North Carolina began to fall behind. Facing Lian Dao's defense, Hansbrough's flexibility finally lost its effect. The key is that his wingspan is not as long as Lian Dao's. So far, his two shots have been blocked by Lian Dao.
He was slapped out, and facing Lian Dao's pressing and powerful defense, his shooting stability also dropped significantly.
In fact, this is also the reason why Hansbrough will not play well in the NBA in the future. You must know that this kind of defensive intensity is very common in the NBA.
If you can't score in high-intensity confrontations, you will quickly be lost among the crowd even if you enter the NBA.
So this is why even though he is the only college player in NCAA history to be selected to the All-American Team and the ACC All-Division Team for four consecutive years, many media are still not optimistic about him.
In the NBA, you either have extraordinary physical talent, or you have extraordinary shooting or technical talent. Either of these two can gain a foothold in the NBA.
If you don't have both, you will be reduced to a role player at best.
There were still 4 minutes left before the end of the first half, and Southern California continued to open up the score during this period.
35:27.
An 8-point difference is actually on the verge of danger.
Rowan Williams couldn't help it anymore and called a timeout. He needed to adjust his tactics.
"Next, the University of North Carolina will definitely strengthen its outside attack. Dwight, Daniel, Demar, you have to be careful about the opponent's outside shots. Come on, let go! In the last game, don't leave any regrets in your career.
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Tim first reminded the other party of the next plan, and then made a bowl of steaming chicken soup.
This is also to give players with poor psychological quality a shot in the arm.
After returning from the timeout, the University of North Carolina launched an attack from the outside.
First, Ty Lawson hit a three-pointer from the outside through the screen of his teammates, and then Wayne Ellington also hit a three-pointer.
At this moment, the 8-point difference was reduced to only two points.
At this time, USC was a little panicked. This was due to the lack of experience in the competition. The closer to the end, the more likely psychological problems would occur.
"Don't panic! Give me the ball!" Lian Dao asked Daniel directly for the ball from outside the three-point line.
We can't let the opponent keep chasing points like this. Lian Dao must score this goal.
But because Daniel's passing intention was discovered by Danny Green, he intercepted the pass directly before Lian Dao.
Then it was passed to Ty Lawson who was running wildly.
Lian Dao was immediately frightened and hurriedly increased his power to chase Ty Lawson.
But he couldn't match his opponent's speed, so he could only watch his opponent lay up and score.