Chapter 64: The Courage to Start Over
Gordon was blushing and wanted to find a place to bury himself.
The game is not over yet, but Villanueva has proved that they are not the team that Gordon can win with four substitutes.
With the strength shown by Wei Xia (enough to prevent him from killing him), Kang Da is afraid that he will create the worst battle in school history.
Due to the gap encountered in actual combat, Gordon has never found a way to play with the game that allows him to play calmly.
He "disappeared" again.
Kahon had no choice but to let Rashad Anderson control the ball.
Gordon is not the only one who can play Kangda, which has multiple ball-holding points.
Anderson's free throw jumper was interfered with by Randy Fury.
The ball hit the back of the basket, and Emecca Okafor and Josh Boone worked together to pull the rebound out.
Talik Brown, who had been inaccurate in the first half, received the ball and shot a three-pointer.
Hit!
Gordon turned off the engine, but the others recovered. From this goal, Connecticut opened the curtain of a counterattack.
Okafor attacked at a low post. As the top pick in this year's draft, his every move has tied the hearts of many people.
The reaction to his emotional out-of-control after being fouled by Wei Xia in the first half was not a score reduction.
In the eyes of scouts, that is a manifestation of responsibility.
Now, Connecticut is behind Villanova, and his decisive strategy of holding the ball and killing hard is also a reflection of his sense of responsibility.
When Jason Fraser faced Okafor's strong attack, all he could do was to seek a blocking opportunity under the opponent's strong attack.
Okafor didn't give him any chance.
He used a beautiful step, wiped the person away, and hit the board with the ball in his right hand.
Half a minute later, Josh Boone grabbed an offensive rebound and pushed Mike Nadir into a dunk.
The New Yorkers on the scene were having fun, and this was the game they liked.
The offensive vitality shown by Connecticut makes the game more interesting.
Villanova's performance is certainly respectable, but fans are not experts. All they need is the best viewing experience. Villanova cannot give this. Fraser, who is the best at dunking, is only 8 points per game.
This means that even if all 8 points come from dunks, there will be only 4 dunks in a game.
Wei Xia likes dunking during fast breaks, but the viewing quality of his dunk is simply... Will future fans look at Stephen Curry's dunk from an appreciation perspective? Agree! You just want to see Curry slip when he is ready to dunk while he is proudly trying to catch up with the frontcourt and then run to the bottom corner and make a three-point shot that is not touching to make the biggest embarrassing shot of the year.
When Connecticut was chasing points, Villanueva also had an offensive response.
Wei Xia, who had made three-no-spots, made a layup with an empty cut, and bullied Okafor's defense was attracted by others.
Mike Nadir pulled to the three-point line and made an external three-pointer.
Three-pointers have always been his characteristic, he can play against power forwards, has good rebounding ability, and his long-range shooting accuracy is simply a sharpshooter level for power forwards.
The most exciting moment came from Aaron Ray following the example of Wei Xia and rushing into the penalty area with the ball, causing Okafor's third personal foul.
The Huskies' strong counterattack caused the Wildcats to resist with all their might.
Halfway through the second half, the Wildcats still have the initiative.
53 to 50
The advantage of 3 points must be kept no matter what.
Ben Gordon wanted to find his offensive state, but he was defended by Wei Xia to the point of being completely out of shape
If there is an inside player who can pick and roll for him, he can get rid of Wei Xia's defense.
The problem is that Connecticut's frontcourt advantage will no longer exist for him. After going to the pick-and-roll outside the inside, Okafor and Boone have no shooting ability. If he allows him to hit the penalty area, he will not have a reassuring offensive efficiency.
If it was Gordon, Kahon was willing to sacrifice his inside advantage to be a green leaf for him.
And tonight, he was stunned by Wei Xia.
Just looking at this game, I'm afraid no one believes that Ben Gordon has a draft prospect with the top five picks in the first round.
The obsessed Gordon fell into the trap of Wei Xia and his teammates and was double-teamed to try to get the ball.
As soon as he took the ball, Wei Xia shot it away. What happened next disappointed Kahon.
Wei Xia caught up with the basketball and Gordon chased back. He didn't see that the opponent deliberately slowed down and waited for him to follow. He foolishly stretched out his hand before the opponent completed the barely dunk. In addition to adding a background board for the non-exciting counterattack dunk, he also gave an additional free throw.
Weisha's free throw line, Kahon replaced Gordon and replaced another Brown - Denham Brown.
Brown is a big surname in the United States, but if two people with the same surname appear on the same team, they are most likely to be brothers.
Denum is Talik's younger brother.
Drum is much taller than his brother, Talik can play two defenders, while Denham can play three outside positions.
Under Gordon, Talik plays the point guard and Denum makes up for his brother's position. Connecticut's lineup talent is still overflowing.
Wei Xia failed to seize the penalty.
55 to 50
With less than 10 minutes left, the Wildcats lead by 5 points.
Talik is not as tall as Gordon, he has faster speeds and better control, and is more like a point guard.
Drag the ball to the frontcourt, he knew there was 30 seconds of attack time, so he patiently dribbled in and then threw it out, passing the ball to Rashad Anderson, who had a fatal three-point shooting technique.
Anderson followed up with a three-pointer, hollowed-out shot.
53 to 55
After being chased to 2 points, the Wildcats' offense became embarrassing.
They are afraid of losing the ball, so they dare not take responsibility. If they fail, they will be a counterattack from Connecticut.
The basketball was passed on in the hands of everyone, and no one dared to take action.
25 seconds passed!
Wei Xia ran to the top of the arc and opened her hand and asked for the ball.
Sure enough, the ball passed.
This scene reminded him of Kobe's rookie's four deadly balloons in a row in the playoffs against the Jazz.
Those four shots have caused him a lot of criticism, and Harris' defense statement for Kobe was deliberately ignored by the media.
"Bryant was the only person who had the courage to shoot at that time!"
Wei Xia didn't expect that he would become the only person in the team who had the courage to shoot, let alone a three-pointer?
Don't forget that he was stimulated by Gordon and threw an air balloon like Kobe.
It's different now.
He knew he was necessary!
When his three-pointer left his finger, he knew in his heart that the ball would not go in. Half a second later, Wei Xia seemed to have seen the picture of the next few seconds, and walked in advance. He guided him deep in his heart - his shot hit the right side of the rebound, and if no one appeared, the ball would go out of bounds. This may be a good thing. For teams that do not go out of bounds, rebounds out of bounds are better than being protected by the opponent and counterattacked.
But Wei Xia's magical prediction made the story "should be like this" turn, just like a once dull life-
"Wish magically appears at the landing point of the offensive rebound!"
"He took the action the moment he grabbed the rebound!"
"Emeka didn't react! Josh didn't react! No one else except wish himself!"
"The ball is in! Ladies and gentlemen! The ball is in! The Wildcats continue to maintain a 4-point lead!"
After Wei Xia completed the shocking tip-in, she shouted at her teammates during the process of returning to defense: "Everyone, I know what you are worried about. I want to say that those worries are unnecessary. Only our fear will make the worries come true. At this moment, we are not far from the championship of the Great Eastern Conference!"
"What we should have the least now is fear!"
Wei Xia stood at the top of the arc and pointed at Talik Brown in front of him, "I'm here, I promise I'll steal him in this round!"
Chapter completed!