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As the game entered the second half of the first half, the tactics of both sides began to gradually become chaotic, and they relied more on the players' personal abilities and tacit understanding to play.

This is the case in basketball games. In the beginning stage, players' physical strength and attention are the most concentrated, and the coach's arrangement is also kept in mind. They can follow the established tactics and play sternly.

As the game deepens, the confrontation between the two sides will become more and more intense, and the situation on the field will become more and more complicated. At this time, the coach's tactical arrangement at the beginning of the game will basically be ineffective.

Both sides will begin to adapt to the familiar routine and the situation on the field.

If the team has an excellent point guard, then he will become the interim head coach on the court during this period and direct the team's offense.

For example, Gonzaga's leading defender Stockton.

After the timeout, UCLA changed to a 3-2 regional joint defense, strengthened regional pressure on the outside and continuously blocked Stockton's pass route, blocking the positions where Gonzaga players ran out one after another.

So Stockton strengthened his personal attacks, relying on accurate shooting and occasionally breaking through sneak attacks to restrain UCLA's defense and make their efforts to block others in vain.

UCLA had to attack Stockton for this, but Stockton's excellent passing ability and broad vision allowed him to shoot the ball in time before double-teaming, which made UCLA's defense players run away.

If the team does not have a point guard who can be a temporary coach, but has a star with outstanding personal abilities, or an arrowhead player who feels hot on the court, then hand the ball to him and he will solve the problem.

For example, the newcomer Reggie Miller who came on the bench after the timeout.

Facing Gonzaga's changeable and tough regional defense, UCLA's offense seemed to have no choice, but the scores of both sides did not widen because Reggie Miller's mid-range shot could not be stopped.

20 feet in 45 degrees, 25 feet in the top of the arc, 18 feet in the bottom corner, and 20 feet in the horn position. Miller caught the ball and shot it at these positions, almost perfect shots.

His shooting posture, which seemed a bit crappy, became the most beautiful move in the eyes of home fans.

The C&S and forced jump shots made Bellman's carefully arranged defense useless, and also ensured that UCLA's score was not too wide.

This thin newcomer who played for the first time in the official game became the most popular player in UCLA in 14 minutes. Some people even started to shout Miller's name on the sidelines.

From the scene, Gonzaga had a comprehensive advantage in the first half, with more organized offense, more reasonable attacks, and better defense effects, suppressing UCLA's overall hit rate.

But in terms of scores, Gonzaga University only led by 5 points and ended the first half with 36:31.

Because Reggie Miller scored 14 points in half alone, accounting for almost half of the Bruins' score; on the Bulldogs, Stockton used 10 points, 7 assists and 3 steals to fully play, revitalize the team's offense, and curb the opponent's No. 2 scorer in defense.

If it weren't for Miller's sudden emergence and extraordinary performance, UCLA would probably be behind in the first half.

According to Bellman's usual idea of ​​coaching the team, once he leads the big score, he will use strangulation tactics to kill his opponents.

However, Gan Guoyang, who was full of revenge, played silently for 15 minutes in the first half, scored 6 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks from 3 shots.

All three shots were easy-ball after Stockton passed the ball. If Gan Guoyang was replaced by Gan Guohui, it is estimated that this goal will definitely be able to score.

8 rebounds were considered average, and 2 blocks were all at the beginning. After that, UCLA saw that it could not go in. If it broke in, it would be blocked by Gan Guoyang. He simply gave up the inside offense and relied on Miller's touch to focus on the outside.

Because Belman's strict instructions were to keep a close eye on UCLA's number one scorer, power forward Fields, Gan Guoyang had no way to spend his energy on dealing with Reggie Miller, which made Miller, a rookie, a glorious half.

"I think we should change the defensive strategy. Although we have very good restrictions on other players, the defense against Miller is really not enough! We have suffered a loss once, Mr. Bellman. Do we have to repeat the same mistake?" Gan Guoyang complained in the locker room during the halftime break.

Gan Guoyang has always been so straightforward in the team. That is, if a coach like Bellman is familiar with Gan Guoyang, if another university coach would have any objections to his fingers.

"Okay, I know you played very depressed in the first half and didn't have any chance to perform. This is my tactical arrangement. Don't worry, you have the chance to do the second half." Bellman explained.

In the pre-match arrangement, Bellman asked Gan Guoyang to honestly do basic work such as repairing defense, covering, and positioning, first adapt to the rhythm of the formal game, and only give him the opportunity to play in the second half.

From the moment Gan Guoyang stepped onto the court, he felt that he had no problems at all. In the first half, he tried his best to suppress his desire to perform, carefully completed the tasks assigned by the coach, create opportunities for his teammates, and contribute to the team's collective defense.

Now, after exploring each other in the first half, Bellman finally decided to throw out his ace, completely defeated UCLA in the first half of the second half, and ended the game early.

Gan Guoyang immediately calmed down after hearing Bellman's words and began to listen carefully to Bellman's tactical arrangements in the second half.

Soon the intermission time came, and the players from both sides returned to the stadium from the locker room, and the cheerleaders who were originally performing on the stadium retreated off the court.

Among these sweet cheerleaders wearing pink and blue short skirts and flesh-colored sports socks, Gan Guoyang saw the girl he saw in the dormitory on the first day of UCLA school.

He seemed to know Gan Guoyang, and when he was about to go to Gan Guoyang for a while before returning to the sidelines.

"Hey Gan, I'm going to serve, don't be dazed." Stockton reminded from the side, and he looked a little dull when he saw Gan Guoyang's expression.

"good!"

The second half started with UCLA leading the attack. At this time, they were only five points behind with 31:36. After an adjustment in the intermission, how to smooth the gap as soon as possible is their most important task.

Gan Guoyang glanced at UCLA's lineup in the second half, and Miller was indeed pushed to the bench again. It seemed that Famal was planning to treat Miller as a bench bandit.

The one who replaced Miller as the starter was also a freshman, but he was even more famous in high school than Miller, that is, Montel Heicher, who participated in the 1982 McDonald's High School Star Game.

In the United States, all players who can participate in the McDonald's high school tournament are star players who are in high school, and a considerable number of them have become superstars after entering the NCAA and NBA.

This Hecher was obviously regarded as a key training target by Famal. He became the starter of UCLA in his freshman year, which is a treatment that Gan Guoyang cannot enjoy - he didn't even make the big list.

But in the first half, Heicher's popularity was completely overshadowed by Miller, with only 2 points and 1 rebound. In the second half, UCLA's offense was first launched from him.

Heichel and Miller are completely two types of players. Miller is thin and good at shooting, while Heichel is strong and good at breaking through.

Especially his upper limbs are extremely thick and have arm strength that surpasses ordinary shooting guards, which allows him to often resist the defender's forced layup in breakthroughs.

Therefore, after using a cover from his teammate, Heichel cut from the horn position, Jackson immediately passed the ball to him, and Heichel rushed straight to the basket along the edge of the three-second zone!

Heicher is extremely fast and can be seen to be extremely explosive. His breakthrough is also rapid and powerful. After two steps, regardless of whether the defensive players double-teamed, they directly held the ball with both hands and forced the jump.

Regardless of the scatteredness, throw yourself into the air first, and even if you don't have the chance to make a layup, you can get a foul.

This is also one of the adjustments made by Famal. It is not a long-term solution to make a living by relying on external shooting and feel. It is necessary to strengthen the inside attack and cause pressure and damage to the Bulldogs' inside.

But when Heichel flew into the air, she suddenly felt a collision with a wall, and her whole body suddenly lost its balance.

Heicher immediately threw the ball into the air with great experience, made a shooting move, and waited for the referee to whistle and give the free throw.

However, when he fell to the ground, the referee's whistle did not sound, and the Bulldogs player did not foul, it was a good defense ball.

"Get up, stop acting, Director Spielberg is gone." Gan Guoyang got the ball and handed it to Stockton. Looking at Heicher, who was sitting on the ground and defending the referee with an innocent look on his face, mocking him.

Just now, Gan Guoyang moved to the basket when Heichel just started. He knew that he would probably foul if he jumped directly and blocked the block. Gan Guoyang stood there straight and acted as a big tree, but he stopped Heichel and seized the ball.

Seeing that the fraud failed, Heicher had to stand up in disappointment and hurried back to the backcourt to defend.

The Bulldogs did not take this opportunity to play fast breaks. Stockton steadily suppressed the rhythm. They wanted to play success rate and to grind UCLA to death with the slow-paced consumption.

Stockton smashed the perimeter and dribbled to look for opportunities. At this time, UCLA's defensive strength was obviously much stronger than at the beginning of the first half, and the people were posted very tightly.

At this time, Gan Guoyang raised the left horn position to cover Stockton. For the stronger Gan Guoyang, his cover was higher quality than in the past.

With a perfect pick-and-roll, Stockton got rid of Jackson's entanglement, and a large piece of the bull horn on the right was vacant.

Once the pick-and-roll is completed, it means that the opponent's defense needs to be filled or rotated. Once the rotation is filled, there may be gaps. This is also the reason why the pick-and-roll is the easiest, most commonly used and most effective tactic in basketball games.

And if the pick-and-roll is a point guard with excellent positional sense of smell and passing skills, then the pick-and-roll will become very terrifying.

Stockton is a player who can make the pick-and-roll scary.

When he cut from the right with the ball, UCLA's defender fell into a moment of chaos. Who should he make up for? Any gaps may become an opportunity for Stockton to take advantage of.

However, Stockton had only one pass target in his heart at this time, that is Gan Guoyang, because the midfield coach has already arranged to use Gan Guoyang's strength to defeat UCLA in one fell swoop.

Gan Guoyang also actively took advantage of the situation after the cover. His turn was always extremely fast, and Gray, who was guarding, was hesitating whether to switch to Stockton. Therefore, a passing channel appeared between Gan Guoyang and Stockton.

Such pick-and-roll cooperation with Stockton and Gan Guoyang have practiced countless times in a year, and it was also a killer weapon hidden by Bellman in the first half.

Stockton's eyes did not turn to Gan Guoyang, but his hand shook. The ball entered Gan Guoyang's hands like he had eyes. At this time, Gan Guoyang had already started.

Gray couldn't keep up at all, and Fields couldn't make up for the defense. Gan Guoyang gently slapped his ape's arm and used a one-handed dunk to win two points for the Bulldogs in the first half! 38:31.

After scoring the goal, Gan Guoyang and Stockton slapped their high-highlights and returned to the half-court defense.

The two of them had no expression on their faces, and they were not overly happy because of this beautiful goal, but they even reflected their amazing sense of tacit understanding.

In the offensive and defensive transition, UCLA still adheres to the midfield adjustment and starts to focus on their first scoring point, power forward Fields.

In the first half, UCLA also tried to make Fields play singles inside, and the active double-teaming of the Bulldogs made him less efficient. Fields, who averaged about 17 points per game, only scored 4 points in the first half, which was less than Gan Guoyang who did not exert his strength.

Fields is not a good inside player who plays singles at low posts, but likes to catch the ball in front of the basket, then use his height to push the ball inside, or grab the frontcourt board for a second score.

He also has a good mid-range shot.

But under Gan Guoyang's defense, all these have lost their meaning.

Although Gan Guoyang is the center forward, in defense, Berman asked Gan Guoyang to block the opponent's first scoring point based on the opponent's lineup.

Therefore, when Fields held the ball in the horn position, a wall of iron blocked him again, and he was at a loss in height, strength and speed, and he could not break through Gan Guoyang at all.

The first scoring point was suppressed and the breakthrough was suppressed. UCLA had to return to the old routine of the first half and began to compete with the touch.

Unfortunately, without Miller's leadership, their shooting percentage fell to freezing again under the Bulldogs' strict defense and the first half.

On the Bulldogs, UCLA's defensive strategy is actually not a problem. No matter how strong Stockton's ability to shoot the ball is, it is necessary to oppress him, otherwise it will only make other Bulldogs players more and more comfortable.

But what UCLA did not calculate is that the core of the Bulldogs in the second half was no longer Stockton, but Gan Guoyang who had been holding back the half.

When Gan Guoyang first asked for the ball at the low post, the familiar scenes and feelings made Bellman tremble. He seemed to see Gan Guoyang who was tirelessly scoring the ball at the low post in high school.

Now, in the college basketball world, he will have more things to do, but only when he sinks to a low post to launch an attack, Belmann feels that this is the real Gan Guoyang, an all-round center with superb attack power.

Gan Guoyang's positioning skills are still so solid. Since the special training in the barbecue restaurant, he has never relaxed his tempering of his butt.

As his weight gained further, he ate Grey 7 feet behind him and had no problem at all.

Stockton lob.

Gan Guoyang got the ball.
To be continued...