After they finished chatting, the first half of the game was over.

The University of Texas ended the half with a 32-22 lead over the University of Kansas.

From the score, you can understand why the two people in the live broadcast room were free to talk about templates.

Because after halftime they are basically fighting each other on defense.

What should Kansas do if they can't break through Lin Ying's wall here, but they don't want to watch the score widen?

All we have to do is defend!

After all, a team known for its execution ability really puts its main energy into defense. It is not that easy for the University of Texas to easily launch a defensive counterattack.

Moreover, Lin Ying also exposed a weakness at this stage.

His dribbling ability is not enough.

It's okay if you make three moves, but it's easy to get damaged if you make too many moves.

This also makes him rely more on the movement of his teammates during defensive counterattacks.

If a teammate is blocked and unable to escape, then even if he has a pass, he has no chance to pass it.

If he really participates in the NBA this year, then this is where he must improve this summer.

Because the NBA's defensive awareness and retreat speed are much stronger than the NCAA's.

That kind of quarterback-style pass looks cool, but there aren't many opportunities.

It's more about taking the ball for a fast break, then shortening the passing route, and waiting for teammates to run out of opportunities.

Fortunately, dribbling can basically be mastered as long as you practice more. It just takes time.

You must know that even Yao Ming has a cool operation such as a quick break and a one-stop pass. gif.

As for a certain Golden State LaVine and Houston Dirk who hit their feet while dribbling, or even slid off the dribble, it was only a very few and very few rounds, so I won’t mention it for now.

Back to the game, although the competition was fierce, a 10-point lead at halftime was quite good for the University of Texas.

Especially if this kind of defensive battle continues, the 10-point advantage will become very large and even become an insurmountable chasm.

After the half-time break, the two teams returned to the court.

In the second half, the University of Kansas took the lead.

Well, Texas still defends the 3-2 zone!

The University of Kansas didn't hit the basket!

Lin Ying spent half the game supporting the University of Texas' interior defense, and also left a shadow in the hearts of the University of Kansas players.

The Italian cannon couldn't hit it, so the fool continued to attack.

Rush faced James's defense from the bottom corner and made a three-pointer.

This goal is very similar to the one he shot Abrams in the first half.

It's just that although both names have "S", James' defensive ability is much better than Abrams.

Rush's three-pointer after being interfered with.

Durant protected the defensive rebound.

Only this time, before Durant could pass the ball, Rush pounced directly on him.

At the same time, Wright also replaced Lin Ying and used his arm to interfere with his passing.

Cowan, Chalmers and Robinson quickly retreated to half court.

The University of Texas finally successfully pushed the ball into the frontcourt, but their defensive counterattack failed!

This wave of textbook defense caused a stir among the Texas fans at the scene.

"Kenny, this team, this Kansas, I dare say they will become the NCAA champion within the next two years!"

Barkley's "big mouth" attribute was triggered.

But just like the previous wave of Jordan metaphysics, Barkley also has a lot of basis for daring to make such bold statements.

Since the beginning of the regular season, this has been his third consecutive game commentating on the University of Kansas.

From player talent to execution, and even the ability of the head coach, this University of Kansas already has all the qualities of a championship team.

So rather than saying that he has a "big mouth", it is better to say that he is bold.

If Lin Ying hears it, he will definitely like Barkley's prediction, because it won't take two years, it will be next year.

But in fact, even if Barkley's prediction is correct, not many people will know about it, and even if they know, they won't publicize it.

What's worth publicizing about Barkley's correct prediction? It's worth talking about being slapped in the face!

The University of Texas' defensive counterattack failed and was forced to move into position.

And Self continued to show his strength, he didn't let Cowan defend him!

His current defensive strategy is that even if Lin Ying is on the outside, the center will not go out, but will use the forwards to make up for it.

This move is the same as the defensive strategy in the future small ball era.

Self was elected to the NBA Hall of Fame in 2017. This kind of operation is not unexpected.

Moreover, this defensive strategy is very effective. It at least ensures defense at the basket and does not give Lin Ying a chance to shoot three-pointers from the outside.

only……

This kind of defensive method is like passing an exciting short movie to Durant.

Feeling comfortable.

This defensive method in which the center does not go out to the forward line to supplement is very good, but it also has its natural drawbacks.

That is, if you substitute someone, it will inevitably mean there will be a mismatch on the field.

For example, the person guarding Durant under the basket now becomes Cowan.

After Durant settled down, he took two steps outside, but Cowan couldn't keep up.

Then, Kevin Durant, the mid-range killer, came online!

Someone specifically compiled the technical statistics of Durant's first season in the NBA and found that 58% of Durant's shots were taken from mid-range.

Moreover, after taking a large number of shots from this position, his shooting percentage is still over 40%, which is higher than the league average.

What, Durant was very strong in his rookie season?

That's entirely the media's fault!

If a 43% hit rate with a large number of shots is still impressive, a black mamba will spit out venom at you.

Of course, it cannot be denied that Durant's 28.8% three-point shooting rate in his rookie season was indeed very impressive, which greatly lowered his overall shooting rate.

But it is precisely because of this that it just shows how good his mid-range shooting ability is.

So in this kind of defensive matchup, Durant really needs to be as comfortable as possible.

In the first round, Durant received a pass from Lin Ying and hit a mid-range jumper from the baseline.

comfortable!

The fans felt relieved watching this game.

This kind of competition where masters compete with each other and show off their tricks is so interesting!

Of course, fans of the University of Kansas don't think so.

Because after this operation, instead of closing the score, they allowed the University of Texas to open the score again!

There's just no way, this is the limit of what Self can do.

As a result, the second half almost became Durant's mid-range skill show.

This also allowed Barkley and Kenny Smith in the live broadcast seat to start the template guessing mode again.

This time the template they gave was consistent: Tracy McGrady.
Chapter completed!