After the timeout, USC predicted that UConn replaced their shooting guard Craig Osterley and brought Kemba Walker off the bench.
At this time, the pressure came to USC.
They use a dual point guard tactic, which will make the ball pass more smoothly, and Kemba Walker is more difficult to guard than Craig Osterley.
But now USC only has DeMar, Gibson and Daniel on the perimeter. DeMar didn't say that he must defend AJ Price, and this is the first time Gibson has defended a small forward. With his speed, he can only open. It is somewhat impossible for him to help his defender to help Daniel in defense.
And now all the pressure is on Daniel, he must restrain Kemba Walker.
"Daniel, can it be done? If not then put Dwight on." Tim now needed an affirmative answer from Daniel.
"Coach, I can!" Daniel knew now that this was not a joke, but he still firmly agreed.
After returning from the timeout, the University of Connecticut also adjusted its tactical personnel just as USC thought.
At the three-point line, AJ Price gave the ball to small forward Jerome, but Jerome couldn't get rid of Gibson's defense, so he passed the ball to Kemba Walker.
Since Kemba Walker came on the field, Daniel has been following him, but he is still a little behind in speed, and Kemba Walker still receives the pass.
Kemba Walker first made a breakthrough tentative step, but Daniel was unmoved, but then Kemba Walker accelerated the breakthrough. At this time, Daniel could also follow the defense closely and block Kemba Walker's breakthrough route.
The current Kemba Walker has little experience and is far from being as strong as he was later. When he saw that there was no chance for a breakthrough, he stepped back and shot a jumper.
Daniel struggled to take off to interfere, and the basketball bounced on the rim or rolled into the rim.
4:2
The ball made Daniel a little disappointed, and Lian Dao touched Daniel's head when serving the ball.
"You have done a good job, just do it like this, and leave the rest to me!"
Just now, Daniel has achieved the ultimate in this ball. A large part of this ball is due to luck. Of course, luck is also a part of strength.
But as long as Daniel keeps defending like this afterwards, Kemba Walker's shooting percentage cannot be so high.
In Southern California, Lian Dao still double-teamed after receiving the ball, and Lian Dao did not force his shot.
It was still passed to Gibson, playing tricks inside, but this time Vucevic's shot was interfered by Hashim's second take-off and missed.
But fortunately, the rebound was grabbed by Gibson and passed to Lian Dao outside.
At this time, only small forward Jerome was defending Lian Dao, and Lian Dao directly hit a three-pointer against Jerome's defense.
7:2.
This is Lian Dao's first three-pointer in the opening game. It feels good and tough enough!
Immediately afterwards, AJ Price moved away from DeMar on the outside and hit a three-pointer after receiving the ball.
7:5.
But what followed was the continuous strikes between the two sides.
But fortunately, Southern California can still maintain a lead of about 4 points.
At this time, the defense of the inside has already appeared a little gunpowder.
Hashim finally found a chance inside, and AJ Price on the outside also hurried the ball over.
But when Hashim made a layup, Lian Dao slapped Hashim directly in the hand holding the ball.
Early foul!
At this time, Hashim's layup posture has been destroyed by Lian Dao's slap.
The layup was also missed.
Hashim was also a little annoyed by Lian Dao's slap.
He bumped Lian Dao with his shoulder and walked over.
At this time, Gibson stepped forward and asked Hashim what he was doing.
Then there was a quarrel between the two.
The audience at the scene also booed, whistled and booed everywhere.
The camera also turned around to capture the shot.
The game reached the semi-finals, how could there be no anger.
At this time, the referee also stepped into the court in time to stop it, and each side received a verbal warning.
The verbal warning is actually a warning. The University of Southern California is named on the referee's side, so the next time something like this happens, the referee will never show mercy.
Lian Dao is a defensive foul.
"I'm fine!"
Lian Dao patted the shoulder of the big brother Gibson, who has been taking care of him since Lian Dao came to USC.
In fact, Hashim couldn't control his emotions just now. He was disturbed by Lian Dao's defense.
This is a good thing for Lian Dao, because only when the opponent is distracted can USC have more opportunities.
At the free throw line, Hashim missed two free throws.
It can be seen that there are indeed some problems with his mentality.
SoCal grabs the rebound.
When Hashim returned to the defense, he was stopped by Jim Calhoun on the sidelines and told Hashim to stabilize his mentality.
In Southern California, Lian Dao assisted Daniel with a three-pointer from the outside, but missed.
But Lian Dao grabbed the offensive rebound before Hashim.
Then it's a direct dunk.
But as soon as he jumped up, he found that his jersey was being pulled.
Lian Dao relied on his strong explosive power to dunk the ball into the basket with Hashem pulling his jersey.
"beep!"
"Bang!"
2+1.
"Unbelievable!"
Jeff in the commentary was amazed!
"Indeed, Sickle's physical fitness is definitely underestimated. It is said that LeBron James' physical fitness is excellent, but from this ball, it can be seen that Sickle's physical fitness is definitely not inferior to LeBron."
Mike Brin was also amazed that Lian Dao could dunk the ball in while Hashim was pulling the jersey~www.mtlnovel.com~ You must know that this is a pull of a 221cm center forward.
Lian Dao made a free throw.
18:11.
Hashim this time was brought to the perimeter by AJ Price for a high pick-and-roll.
This is the benefit of big players, the quality of the pick and roll is very high.
It's like the high pick-and-roll screen of the Rockets' MM combination.
Hashim has no three-point ability, so he cuts in and goes down, and Lian Dao is one step ahead of him to gain a foothold in the paint.
And AJ Price passed the ball straight down to Hashim.
Hashim was a little annoyed by Lian Dao before.
So this ball also has a certain venting nature. Looking at Lian Dao inside, he also wanted to forcefully dunk.
But he still overestimated himself.
Lian Dao pressed the ball down with strength in the air. Hashim couldn't bear the strength of Lian Dao and sat down on the floor.
Lian Dao grabbed the basketball that fell on the floor and passed it directly to Daniel.
Daniel passes to the fast-down DeMar.
"boom!"
A powerful dunk.
This attack also made Hashim realize his strength.
Hashim no longer fights against Lian Dao.
On the other hand, he catches the ball directly outside the penalty area and makes a turnaround jumper. To be honest, Lian Dao really can't beat him with his turnaround jumper and a little fadeaway.
"brush!"
Hashim finally hit his first ball of the game.
20:13
"ah!"
Hashem clenched his fists and let out a cry.
After holding it in for so long, I finally let it out.