readytorunbook Chapter 114 Zhao Qiang is very powerful
Chapter 114 Zhao Qiang is very powerful
The Cavaliers did not feel complacent because they defeated the University of Connecticut in an upset in the last round. On the contrary, they became more cautious after seeing a strong team.
In addition, they really realized the importance of defense.
Especially in this kind of elimination game, defense is the team's housekeeping skill.
The success rate of offense depends on the touch and the state of the players, but your defense needs your attitude and fighting spirit!
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At 32 pm the next day, a 16-to-[-] game started. The Virginia Union University Cavalry team faced the University of Colorado Buffalo team!
Fans from both universities came to the neutral arena to cheer for their respective home teams.
When Zhao Qiang came on stage, he won bursts of applause and screams.
However, when Billups came on stage, the cheers were much louder than Zhao Qiang.
No way, Billups served as the main guard in a stronger team, and he has performed even better in the past few games.
When the players from both sides greeted each other, Billup walked up to Zhao Qiang and said with a smile, "I talked to Ray Allen on the phone. He said you are very good, but I don't believe it."
Zhao Qiang nodded lightly, and said: "After the match, you will believe it!"
"..."
Really immodest, Billups smiled and shook his head, without saying anything.
Starting lineup for the Cavaliers --
Point guard: Xiaode
Shooting guard: Zhao Qiang
Small Forward: Old Iron
Power Forward: Big Black Dragon
Center: Big Ben
Head Coach: An Zuo
The Buffaloes' starting lineup --
Point guard: Billups
Shooting Guard: Ronnie
Small Forward: Doron Schaefer
Power Forward: Burton
Center: Alec
Head Coach: Alan
With a jump ball in the middle circle, Alec grabbed the first wave of possession for the Buffaloes.
Billups dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, saw that it was Xiaode who was defending him, and immediately used his own weight to squeeze past him.
The power of Xiaode is pretty good, but facing the fireplace, it is still a lot weaker.
Billups went near the penalty area and made a shooting action, and the big black dragon immediately came to defend.
But Billups looked at six directions, and one passed the ball without looking at the person, and passed it directly to power forward Burton at the fourth position.
The big black dragon wanted to rush over again, but it was too late.
Big Ben had no choice but to defend, but Burton hit the board and made a throw!
Billups' sharp breakthrough allowed the Buffaloes to easily complete the first offense.
The fans of the Buffalo team were extremely excited, and immediately burst into loud shouts, cheering for the team's wonderful performance.
Zhao Qiang also admired Billups' breakthrough and passing vision, which is indeed the strength of a top guard.
However, Zhao Qiang's competitive spirit was also aroused, and he shouted at his teammates: "It's okay, let them alone!"
The fans on the sidelines heard Zhao Qiang's shout and started booing, but Zhao Qiang didn't care.
The game is like this, not only a technical confrontation, but also a psychological contest.
Xiaode dribbled the ball for halftime and found that it was not point guard Billups who was guarding him, but shooting guard Ronnie.
Obviously, Billups went to defend Zhao Qiang.
The leading star actively defends the opposing leading star. This is the default unspoken rule of basketball in the last century.
Of course, the position is also similar, and Jordan cannot be allowed to guard Ewing or Olajuwon.
Seeing that Billups took the initiative to defend himself, Zhao Qiang understood.
As the captain of the cavalry team, Zhao Qiang certainly couldn't be cowardly, and immediately waved to Xiaode to let him pass the ball.
All the fans stood up excitedly, ready to watch the duel between these two defenders!
Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhao Qiang received the ball, within a second, he suddenly passed the ball.
It turned out that Burton, who was defending the big black dragon, was quietly moving to this side, wanting to help defend, because he also knew that Zhao Qiang was very difficult to deal with.
So Zhao Qiang unexpectedly passed the ball to the big black dragon.
The big black dragon received the ball without delay, immediately dribbled the ball to the right side of the basket, and scored 2 points with a jumper!
Billups was shocked. He heard that Zhao Qiang was a very passionate player. He did not expect that he was so calm and had a good vision.
This is the most terrifying opponent, and Billups suddenly became cautious.
However, he was still very friendly verbally. He nodded to Zhao Qiang and said, "That's right, the pass was very sudden!"
Zhao Qiang ignored him, but directed his teammates to retreat quickly.
The overall tactical quality of the Buffalo team is very high. Known as the NCAA Dutch team, it is a total attack and total defense team, which can be regarded as the forerunner of another running and bombing tactic.
Sure enough, Ronnie, who was serving from the baseline, sent a long pass that went through most of the court, whoosh!
Passed directly to small forward Doron Schaeffer!
Facing the old iron's defense, Doron Schaeffer easily used a feint to shake the old iron's center of gravity away, and then rushed to the basket, before Da Ben helped defend, hit the board high, snap!
Two points in hand!
This attack, the Buffaloes only took 5 seconds!
Too bad!
The University of Colorado fans once again cheered loudly for Doron's goal.
Coach An Zuo also secretly gave a thumbs up on the sidelines. Such a fast break requires high speed and offensive skills from the players.
It seems that this Doron Schaefer is really good, no wonder he is the leading scorer of the Buffaloes.
The cavalry attacked.
After halftime, Xiaode found that Zhao Qiang did not reach out for the ball this time, but made a gesture to him, and Xiaode understood.
Daben mentioned the high position as a cover and blocked Ronnie, and Xiaode took advantage of the situation to kill near the bottom line.
At this time, Zhao Qiang suddenly ran back, threw away Billups, and ran towards the bottom corner.
Xiaode immediately passed the ball.
Originally, what Zhao Qiang thought was to catch the ball and shoot it, and use extremely fast shots to score two points.
Who knew that Billups bypassed the defense and threw himself in front of Zhao Qiang.
Billups is slightly shorter than Zhao Qiang, but his wingspan is about the same as Zhao Qiang's, and he can bounce very well, so Zhao Qiang can't easily shoot.
But this time Zhao Qiang couldn't pass the ball, because there was not much time left in the attack, and he was already near the penalty area.
This head-to-head confrontation must be scored!
So Zhao Qiang used one of his best tricks, turning over and jumping.
In the last century, post-up and turnaround jumper techniques were the most commonly used offensive techniques, because face-to-basket attacks were not mainstream at that time.
So Zhao Qiang usually practiced a lot, and when he practiced, he specially asked Big Ben or Big Black Dragon to defend him, just to increase the difficulty of confrontation.
Under such strict training, Zhao Qiang's turnaround jump shot is very sharp, and his sense of rhythm and speed are top-notch.
When Jordan came to watch Zhao Qiang's game, he was surprised by his turnaround jumper, because Jordan's fadeaway jumper is also his signature move.
Zhao Qiang turned his back to Billups, checked his center of gravity, then swayed his shoulders to the right, then kicked his right foot on the ground, and his whole body suddenly jumped up!