14 to 22.
After Xu Yong scored 6 points in a row, the Devils opened the score again.
The effect Sandek wanted was perfectly achieved.
The pressure suddenly came to the Tigers, or Evans.
The Devils were very motivated to defend tonight whether they were starters or substitutes, especially during this period of home momentum. In this case, only Evans could break through.
Now the hope of the whole village rests on him.
Evans once again did not disappoint. He passed DeRozan with a large and continuous change of direction with a low center of gravity. He took a big European step to the right before Xu Yong could help defend. After confronting Boateng, he sent the ball into the basket and returned the ball. Caused a defensive foul by Boateng.
Mature skills and tough confrontation allow him to serve as a substitute. This is Zhao Weilun of the U19 World Youth Championship. He is so talented!
Evans, who scored 2+1, looked very calm and just reached out and clenched his fist.
In addition to his physical and technical skills, his mental quality is also very strong.
After hitting the extra penalty despite the interference from the scene, Evans' personal score has reached 9 points, second only to Xu Yong's 10 points.
And more importantly, after he scored these 3 points in a row, the score difference on the court returned to 5 points, and the suspense of the game was brought back.
Xu Yong continued to hold the ball in the frontcourt. At this time, the Tigers' defensive focus was all on him.
In fact, it is not an exaggeration to say that Evans was the savior after he stood up from the bench.
If it weren't for Xu Yong's continuous performance after his reappearance, he would have led the team to catch up with the score difference.
So their key now is to limit Xu Yong's scoring. If they can't do that, they can't even try to score points.
Xu Yong held the ball in one hand and made a gesture of starting with a falling step.
This is actually a triple threat posture. Xu Yong has continuously proven his current shooting and breakthrough levels.
But this time he neither broke nor shot, but threw the ball directly over the basket.
Three threats, but there is still a pass!
He attracted the Tigers' defensive attention, and DeRozan took advantage of Boateng's off-ball pick-and-roll to rush to the basket.
With the ball leading the way, DeRozan soared into the air and even did a windmill move after catching the ball in the air.
"Bang!"
The moment the ball was smashed into the basket, the Wells Fargo Arena erupted!
DeRozan is a native of Southern California. Although he is well-known locally, he is still unfamiliar to most people in Tempe and even Phoenix.
Moreover, DeRozan showed more skills earlier, but this alley-oop showed physical fitness comparable to Xu Yong!
DeRozan high-fived Xu Yong as he retreated from defense, with a look of joy on his face.
Although compared to Harden, he and Xu Yong played together for a limited time, but he gave Xu Yong one at the beginning, and Xu Yong now reciprocated the favor. Perhaps because both of them were background players, there was a natural tacit understanding. Spend.
This dunk also reignited the enthusiasm of the fans, and the shouts of "defense" echoed throughout the arena again.
Evans repeated his old trick of European step to kill the basket, but this time Xu Yong used Boateng's body cover to jump up suddenly and hit Evans with a solid nail board!
The rebound was protected by Boateng, and then quickly passed to Xu Yong, who counterattacked defensively with the ball.
DeRozan on the outside also turned around immediately.
Xu Yong passed the long pass after leaving the three-point line.
There was a defender in front of DeRozan. He advanced with the ball while observing Xu Yong's follow-up position.
By the time he advanced to the three-point line in the frontcourt, Xu Yong had already passed the midfield.
Upon seeing this, he accelerated towards the basket, and then suddenly threw the ball towards the backboard.
This choice confused the defender. Is DeRozan possessed by Tim Duncan and playing high-throwing?
But this distance is too far!
Before the defender could figure it out, he turned his head and saw another figure flying past his eyes.
The scene had already started cheering in advance.
DeRozan is not shooting with a rebound, but with an alley-oop!
In the past, I only heard of self-throwing and self-deducting, but now I throw and you deduct, and the cheese rises!
The center of gravity of the basketball was low after it bounced off the backboard. After receiving the ball, Xu Yong took advantage of the situation and swung the ball up from the low point for a two-handed slam dunk.
"Bang!"
The ball was hit hard into the basket, and a huge muffled sound came through the loudspeaker. It was exciting!
Wells Fargo Arena was completely blown away.
What a magical combination this is!
The Tigers simply called a timeout.
In the past two rounds, Xu Yong and DeRozan were not playing, but playing. This is not treating the Tigers as human beings.
DeRozan was also very excited at this time. He ran to Xu Yong and jumped up and bumped his chest.
The attempt just now was actually very risky, because it was just a judgment he made in a split second. If Xu Yong didn't understand it, it would most likely be a mistake.
However, it turns out that he and Xu Yongzhen have a natural understanding. The moment he threw the ball, Xu Yong was already taking off.
What is the tacit understanding that with one look from me, you will "go and enter the house".
This ball will become the headline of today's NCAA news!
On the Devils' bench, Harden looked more excited than Xu Yong and DeRozan. He stepped forward and high-fived the two of them, and made a huge circle with his hands to show the windmill motion that Xu Yong had just dunked.
At the same time, the action was also replayed on the large LED screen at the scene, which caused another burst of cheers from the scene.
There is a topic that is often discussed by fans, and that is what it would be like if McGrady and Kobe played together.
This was most discussed in the summer of 2004, when McGrady was leaving the Magic.
But in the end, McGrady went to the Rockets, and the collaboration between the two ended up in vain.
Fans who are looking forward to this can only go to the amateur league to find highlights of the two's cooperation.
But tonight, [Kobe Bryant's seven-pointer] DeRozan and [McKim's pull-up successor] Xu Yong, the past cooperation between the two gave people a first glimpse of the scene of Komai playing together.
That is, there is a stewardess in the stadium. After you finish throwing, I will throw it, the city of alley-oop!
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In the end, the Devils defeated the Tigers 86-66 in the season opener.
For the Devils, Xu Yong contributed a team-high 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Harden had 16 points and 5 assists, and DeRozan had 12 points and 3 assists.
For the Tigers, Evans became the lone hero, scoring a team-high 21 points, plus 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
Although this was just an invitational tournament and there was no such thing as revenge, Sandek's goal was achieved and even exceeded expectations.
This game not only allowed the Devils players to get rid of psychological pressure, but also built strong self-confidence.
Although Rose is no longer with the Tigers, Evans' strength is obvious to all, and after all, this is the 9th vs. 12th ranking in the survey. Before the game, no one expected that it would be such a one-sided situation.
It can only be said that the Devils showed too many unexpected things in the opening game.
Therefore, it is foreseeable that if they continue to perform like this, their ranking may continue to rise when the new survey list comes out.
After the game, the players went back to the locker room one after another. After taking a shower and changing clothes, it was time to go back and rest.
Xu Yong and Harden walked out of the locker room together. When they came out, there was a man in a suit standing at the door and looking at them with a smile.
Both of them looked stunned for a moment, because they both recognized each other.
"I'm Steve Kerr, Xu, can we sit down and chat?" Just when Xu Yong thought the other party was coming to see Harden, Kerr smiled and reached out to him.
