18 to 10.
After Xu Yong completed this dunk, the Devils opened the score again.
And you can clearly feel the momentum on the court, and it was snatched back by the Devils.
Xu Yong's performance in this section is crucial.
The pressure is back on the Bruins, or head coach Howland.
Hao Lan's expression was very serious at this time.
Up to this point in the game, his proactive adjustments not only failed to have the desired effect, but instead gave him the initiative in the game.
It's a pity that he hasn't read "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, otherwise he should understand the principle of "treating people but not killing them".
But there was no point regretting it at this point. He became cruel and made a decision that went against his original intention.
He turned around and called out Love and Collison, who had just come off the court.
The courtside whistle sounded, and Love and Collison appeared at the same time.
Hao Lan resorted to the ultimate coach's trick: fuck the main force to death!
This shows Howland's determination. UCLA has been in poor form recently and they need this victory to regain their momentum.
At this time, he didn't have time to worry about so much.
This trick can be described as breaking the boat, but the effect is immediate.
There is no doubt about UCLA's talent. Even if their recent form is not very good, their hard power is there.
In the first round after the substitution, Love opened his hand from the outside and hit a key three-pointer.
And after returning to the defensive end, Love successfully blocked Albert's layup and protected the defensive rebound.
Then, a familiar quarterback passed the ball, this time to Collison, who galloped downfield for a layup for another two points.
At this time, there was a whistle on the side of the dead court, and Harden and Ayers came on as substitutes.
Sandeck's reaction was actually not slow. He had already shouted to the two of them after Love hit the three-pointer.
In the blink of an eye, the point difference was only 3 points.
"Defend! Defend!"
Pauley Arena once again echoed with the cheers of the home fans.
The Devils were under a lot of pressure, but they quickly showed their improvement.
Harden and Ayers went to the basket after a pick-and-roll and passed the ball to Xu Yong on the outside. Xu Yong broke through the defense to attract Love's defense and then passed Ayers. The latter wiped the board under the basket to end the offense.
What stands out in this round is smoothness.
The last time they played against each other, the Devils' offense was more like Harden's one-shot deal. If you can get in suddenly, you can get away with it, but if you can't get in, it's over.
But now Xu Yong is the second ball-handling point, which can not only share Harden's defensive pressure, but also continuously tear apart the opponent's defense like just now.
Although it does not have a mature system like the Bruins, the Devils' current offense is also very structured, and the progress is visible to the naked eye.
The change brought about by this improvement is that the Devils can score the ball on the offensive end and will no longer be constantly counterattacked like in the last game.
Coupled with their defensive efforts, the two sides entered a stalemate stage.
What this stalemate brings about is that both sides are even more afraid to replace people easily.
The main players are always on the court, which consumes a lot of physical energy.
The NCAA's whistle is looser than that of the NBA. Even though the game is only 40 minutes, the confrontation is not small, and the physical fitness of students is not as good as that of professional players. In the second half of the game, the game slowly shifts from offensive to defensive, from technical to defensive. Tactics turned to a contest of willpower.
At this time, there were still seven minutes left before the end of the game, the score on the field was 41, and there had been no score for nearly four minutes.
During the Devils' timeout, the players were breathing heavily.
Especially Harden, although his dark face cannot be seen as pale, he looks like his kidneys are overdrawn.
"Are you okay?" Xu Yong asked concernedly. Harden was not very physically fit, but he still knew something about it before he was reborn.
"James, please come off the court and take a rest." Sandek also noticed and said to Harden.
"I can still persist." Harden blurted out. At this critical moment, the team that substitutes first will immediately be at a disadvantage.
Just look at the Bruins' start. Each NCAA team can only play so many players.
Sandek looked at Harden after hearing this, and then realized that Harden in front of him had changed a lot from when he first came to the team.
Even compared with the last time they played against each other, if it was Harden at that time, there is a high probability that he would still choose to retreat.
Return from the timeout and the game continues.
Xu Yong started to attack with the ball more.
After the physical strength of the players on both sides was drastically depleted and even bottomed out, Xu Yong's physical advantage began to be revealed.
After directly passing Mbah a Moute in a change of direction, his breakthrough attracted many people to help defend.
After sensing that Harden had a chance, he quickly distributed the ball.
After Harden caught the ball, he saw Westbrook flying over, faked a move, and took one step with the ball to make a steady shot from mid-range.
Although his physical strength was exhausted, his eyes were extremely firm.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball hollow falls into the pocket.
There was a lot of excitement at the scene. This was the first goal in nearly five minutes, which was very crucial.
And after returning to the defensive end, it was Harden who mismatched Love and interfered with Love's offense.
In the stands, DeRozan looked stunned.
As his childhood friend, he naturally understood Harden, but the toughness, or desire to win, that Harden showed in his offense and defense just now made him a little unfamiliar.
In less than a year in Tempe, Harden has undergone such a big change, no, a transformation, which is really incredible.
At this time, Willis's eyes were even redder.
When Harden talked about growing a beard yesterday, she just smiled indifferently and regarded it as a child's play.
But seeing her son's willpower on the court today, she knew that her son had really grown up and matured.
Then she unconsciously looked at Xu Yong. Although Xu Yong did not answer her question directly yesterday, the lack of denial was acknowledgment that her son's transformation was inseparable from this new friend.
The game on the field continued. After the intense consumption of physical energy, the Bruins also made mistakes in passing and cutting. Xu Yong completed the steal this time and went directly to the fast break.
The Bruins showed top-level tactical qualities. Although they made mistakes and suffered a lot of physical exertion, all five players retreated from the defense immediately, and even the distance between their respective positions was almost the same during the retreat.
The heritage of the ten champions was vividly displayed at this moment.
Seeing this, Xu Yong took the initiative to slow down a little, and then suddenly accelerated again when he passed the middle circle.
This slow and fast, the Bruins players were already very tired and couldn't keep up with the rhythm.
Xu Yong seized the opportunity and quickly went straight to the basket from the wing. He took two big steps into the three-point line and then pulled the ball high with his right hand and flew directly into the air.
Because Love's passing position at UCLA is the furthest outside, he is the first to reach the backcourt when retreating from defense.
After seeing Xu Yong's intention, he took off almost at the same time and stretched out his right hand to push Xu Yong's dunk directly onto the backboard.
Just as Xu Yong and Harden saw when they "spying on military intelligence" a month ago, even though he is fat, he can jump very well.
Moreover, he jumped up and faced Xu Yong from the side. The difficulty of Xu Yong's dunk went up a level.
Unless, Xu Yong gives up dunking and switches to pulling the lever.
Xu Yong's choice was to dunk against Love!
After seeing Love, he glided directly in the air and waited for Love's blocker to fall behind...
"Bang!"
Then he hit the ball into the basket.gif!
Historical records: Yongwang saw Fu's subordinate Gai, rode his horse to stab Fu in the enemy's formation, beheaded him and returned it, none of the generals could do it!
Xu Yong wanted to dunk Love in the last match, but he failed in the end, and he did it today!
The fans at the scene were stunned.
The scouts were also dumbfounded.
Xu Yong's bounce, no, this staying in the air, no, this physical ability, this...
The person who was the first to come back to his senses was already preparing to collect more information related to Xu Yong.
If they only knew about Xu Yong before, but now, they are really interested in Xu Yong!
Howland looked up at the score at this time.
45 to 41.
In such a high-intensity game, this past 4-0 offensive was enough to determine the outcome of the game.
He sighed.
He didn't regret his pregame adjustments, but marveled at the changes in the Devils.
This former weak team will become their most difficult opponent in the Pac10 League this season!
In the end, the score on the court was settled at 48-43.
After a fierce and even bloody battle, the Devils finally became the winners of this focus battle.
Harden was so tired that he fell to the ground. When Xu Yong saw it, he walked over and helped him up from the ground.
Harden collapsed in Xu Yong's arms.
"Devils! Devils!"
The bench rushed over to them chanting Devils chants.
Xu Yong also had a smile on his face at this time.
Although the victory or defeat in one game does not mean that they are better than UCLA, they have proved their strength.
They are also a team that can compete with strong teams!
