First, the substitute team kicked off. At the beginning, Luke used a one-on-one method to take the lead. Then, after 10 minutes passed, the first game ended with a score of 34 to 21.
What? You thunk the starters won? No, no, no. What the coach said, the battle for starters and the captaincy commitment made the starting players fear losing their positions if they didn't perform well.
The substitute team is different. Although they all play their own game due to the lack of strategy, their energy is entirely different. They all seem to be on stimulants, perhaps in response to the notion that those with feet are not afraid of wearing shoes.
The second game started under the coach's guidance, and the score was 20:15 after 5 minutes.
Eight minutes into the game, the score was 26:16. With two minutes left, the starters led the substitutes by 10 points.
After a round of failure in the starting lineup this time, they finally performed at their due level, and a junior shooting guard Jones on the opposing team also united the team.
Every ball was played. The school team's tactics were simple: let the whole team pick and roll, then let the small forward and shooting guard Jones take turns in isolation.
At that time, in addition to the shooting guard Jones having the strongest personal strength, the second strongest was the opposing starting small forward. Therefore, Jones was unanimously considered by the players as one of the most favorable candidates for captain.
Luke saw that he would lose sooner or later if they continued like this. So, when the substitute team attacked, he told John to come up and do the pick-and-roll.
Sure enough, John moved from the left corner to the top of the arc, and Luke used a pick-and-roll to accelerate and get rid of the defender, attracting a double-team from the opponent's small forward position.
However, Luke anticipated this would happen. He made a back pass while moving and John hit an open three-pointer from the top of the arc.
Because of Luke's personal ability is undoubtedly the most outstanding on the bench team, and there have been examples of his dominance before, the starting team understood.
There was absolutely no way they could guard against Luke in one-on-one situations. So, they decided to use a simple and effective pick-and-roll.
Then, relying on the pick-and-roll cooperation between the two, Luke's breakthrough pass, and John's unrestrained running from the outside, the score was tied at 39:39 in the last 30 seconds.
Currently, the ball belongs to the starting team. The opponent took about 5 seconds and still used a wireless pick-and-roll tactic. Finally, it was replaced by Luke, the captain's most favorable competitor, Jones.
This was the first time the two sides faced each other in these two games. Seeing Luke in front of him, Jones was stunned at first, and then his eyes became brighter and brighter.
The teammate who originally wanted to come up and set up a pick-and-roll for Jones was pushed away by Jones. Then Jones signaled his teammates to pull away.
If Luke doesn't understand what the other party is going to do now, he is a fool. This is obviously going to be a one-on-one fight.
Relying on the fact that he is the strongest on the substitute team, and then stepping on Luke, he washes away the defeat in the previous game and naturally wins the captain position.
I have to say that Luke's judgment of his opponent is very accurate, because that's what Jones is thinking now.
He first dribbled the ball forward in small steps to find a rhythm, but Luke made a move that surprised the coaches on the sidelines.
Luke directly gave up perimeter defense and let Jones stay two meters away. Then Luke stretched out his hand provocatively, indicating that he would let Jones shoot.
Luke is very aware of Jones' offensive characteristics, which are fast, good jumping, and strong, but he has no shooting ability at all, and his dribbling is average.
He is more suitable for cutting inside without the ball, which can fully demonstrate his offensive advantages, but attacking with the ball? Well, not so much.
Obviously, Jones was stunned for a moment, followed by anger. He felt so disrespected. Jones wanted to directly score a three-pointer and show Luke the cost of letting his shot go.
But he didn't dare. The team's status and future development in the team basically depend on this shot.
After briefly adjusting his mentality, Jones still dribbled forward with small steps, but in the eyes of Luke, who has basketball experience, this was full of loopholes.
Even Luke now has a great chance to directly steal the ball, but he is waiting for the best opportunity. Stealing is a kind of gamble, and once the gamble is wrong, it will lead to a direct loss of position.
Suddenly, Jones burst out with a sudden burst of speed, and his body collided with Luke, actively seeking confrontation. The intention was obvious; this is where Jones can attack off the dribble and give full play to his greatest advantage.
However, when Jones took the first step and wanted to find a physical confrontation, Luke cut the ball directly. Then Luke, who was standing at the top of the arc, quickly waved for John to lift it up.
Using the pick-and-roll, Luke made a breakthrough and went directly to the free-throw line. Then Luke made a behind-the-back pass.
This made Jones feel happy, and he passed the ball from behind to John. If he intercepted the ball, he still had a chance.
However, when Jones turned around to steal the ball from John, he found that the ball had not been passed.
Only then did Jones realize that this was a fake pass, but it was too late. He could only watch Luke make an easy layup, and the second game ended at 41:39.
At this time, John ran directly towards him, and then all the substitute teams came over and surrounded Luke, yelling excitedly, while the starting team was silent, forming a sharp contrast between extremes.
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