Chapter 360: Barbaric

There are two words called bare shirtless.

Strictly speaking, all basketball players are bare-handed in the game, but this game between Yamato UCL is infinitely close to hand-to-hand combat.

The battle between Xiao Han and Westbrook is a microcosm of the game. Two people and four arms are almost always entangled. Sometimes it is not to rush to the ball, it is just a battle for position. Even though you know that your arms must pass here when you are doing the movements, the arm on the defensive side must be placed there in advance.

This is a real gun with a stick.

When Xiao Han was flying in the air and pressing over Bammert, Westbrook also arrived. His arms were raised and placed on top of Xiao Han's head. Xiao Han insisted on hiding and going up. The actions of the two were a bit similar to the slashing and parrying in the movie, but the attacking party had not arrived yet, and the blocking party was just waiting there first.

Westbrook finally knew what an invincible thing is. His physical fitness is quite excellent compared to most players. It can be said that when he crosses his arms like this, ordinary people will definitely be blocked when they meet. It is very likely that the ball will be removed, but Xiao Han's right arm actually knocked away his arms and sent the ball over Oden.

This is Xiao Han’s plan. We must first help Oden open up the situation in the inside. Only with his restraint can the pressure they are under outside will be reduced.

UCLa's defense is indeed well-deserved. Based on personal defense above average level, Holland built the five players on the court into a complete defense line, double-teaming, delays in breaking the pick-and-roll, and sometimes joint defense, and sometimes people-to-peer changes, leaving Russian players at a loss.

Xiao Han has tried it and concluded that it is indeed a very good idea. Every player of UCL obviously knows where the focus of defense is, so they often stick to a three-and-two joint defense, which is two people at the low position and three people at the high position, lined up in two rows, almost blocking all routes to break through the inside.

If this is the case, Xiao Han still has many ways to make Holland regret it. However, UCl's defense line that has been tested in the finals is obviously not so simple. Although it is a joint defense, there are two points, UCl's still tightly controlled, that is Oden in the inside and Xiao Han in the outside.

Westbrook followed Xiao Han closely, Mata was close to Oden, and the other three players changed their forehead positions as the two points moved, with the movement of these two points, which was very organized. It was difficult for Xiao Han to break through Westbrook, but once he overwhelmed Westbrook, even if there was only one position, the double-teams on the outside would be immediately in place, and it would be easy to let go of another Russian player.

But don't think that Conley and Cook can easily break through to the inside line in this way. Whenever this happens, all UCL players shrink to the penalty area. At this time, breaking through with the ball is definitely a dead end. Moreover, UCL's defense will change with the ball moving at any time. As long as Xiao Han, who is double-teamed, comes out, the player who comes to assist in the defense will definitely return to the position immediately. In other words, the so-called empty space is just a momentary loophole that appears during rotation.

Seizing this moment of unpreserved opportunity to complete the shooting is an opportunity that Russian University can seize. But this is a simple matter. It is actually very difficult to shoot the ball and ensure the shooting rate. What's more, UCL is not unprepared for this. When the ball reaches Conley, they often ignore it and leave him several steps away. But once the ball reaches Cook, the player who defends him will immediately force him up and do not take action, just not giving him a chance to take action.

Conley's outside shooting rate does need to be improved. Xiao Han knows this, Conley himself knows, and Thad Matt also knows it, but obviously Holland has grasped his weakness. Cook's personal singles ability is not enough when facing defense, and it is well known.

In this case, Xiao Han either unswervingly shot wildly, but there would definitely be more and more forced shots in it, or he would try to give the ball to Oden.

Passing the ball to Oden is not simply sending the ball to him, and then watching him play singles, and he has to create opportunities for him. This is a bit difficult.

After Xiao Han successfully broke through, Ucla obviously specially strengthened his defense against the connection between him and Oden. In this way, it would be equivalent to cutting off the only connection between the Russian and foreign lines, and their attacks were even more difficult.

Fortunately, UCL's offense was not very good, Holland tried to replace their core Afraro and Collison, the golden backcourt, pushing Westbrook to the third position, but these two people are the kind of players who play very reasonably, that is, when the right opportunity appears, they can always hit the ball, but where does this opportunity come from? Of course, it depends on teammates to create it for him.

The problem is that when Collison meets Conley, Aflaro meets Cook, it is just as big as the match. Westbrook is fighting with Xiao Han again. For a moment, both sides' offenses have no effect, and the only way to score is to free throws.

The situation is changing, and the advantages and disadvantages of both sides are also swapping. When the free throws are put on the agenda, Uncle Oden, the Russian strong point, suddenly becomes a loophole. Originally, UCL's defense is good, and Oden doesn't get a few free throw opportunities, but when these limited opportunities appear and he always misses the free throws, the problem becomes serious.

Xiao Han and Westbrook, the key figures on the court, did not get any free throw opportunities, and the referee also knew that these two guys would probably be like this in this game. If the law was strictly enforced, they would probably have to go on in a short while, so they would just widen their standards and turn a blind eye. In this case, both sides had their own focus. Collison and Afraro frequently tried to use their experience to create fouls between Conley and Cook, but the effect was not very obvious. And Russian University, there was no need to say that Xiao Han understood, how could Sadmatt not know? Everyone was trying to create opportunities for the uncle.

With the same harsh standards, the opportunities of both sides are basically equal. However, it is not fair to let Oden, the center and the two outsides compete for free throws. Secondly, this game rhythm is exactly what UCL likes, but in the final analysis, they have always relied on their talents to make a living.

The game has actually fallen into the rhythm of UCL. Fortunately, Xiao Han always gained some bits and pieces on the outside, and the two sides were in a stalemate, finishing the first twenty minutes.

This is a weird game. Both sides have pitifully few shots, and the hit rate is still low. The progress of the game is even more fluent. The scores of both sides are naturally suppressed very low.

Like a calm underwater world, UCL players are like swimming fish. As long as you occasionally have a few bubbles, you will enjoy it very much. But Xiao Han and the others are like birds with their wings broken and falling under the water. This dull and scented situation is about to drown them.

"Xiao, is there any way?" After Thad Matt arranged the tactics he thought were effective, he also said some vernacular words to encourage morale and call on everyone to stick to it, so he let the players rest. Conley and the others rushed over and sat next to Xiao Han.

"Not yet." Xiao Han shook his head, drank water on his own, and stopped talking.

"Isn't there really?" After all, Lewis was a little bit older, and he could see that Xiao Han was a little insincere.

Xiao Han raised his head and looked at him without saying a word.

Yes, it’s not that Xiao Han has no choice, but this method is not applicable to Russian University.

Most games are fighting tactics, skills, and competitions that look at hit rate, but today's game is useless. This is a battle that is more ruthless than execution, and who can persist more. The Russian University, who considers itself aristocratic, is not suitable for such a battle.
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