"Defend! Defend!"
Forty thousand Arizona fans cheered for the Devils, their voices reaching into the sky.
Xu Yong's dunk pushed their emotions to the peak.
Moreover, they had a numerical disadvantage when they played Michigan State in the semifinals, but not in the finals.
The Tar Heels continued to pass from the outside, and Lawson did not dare to shoot when he had another chance. He chose to take a step into the penalty area and turn around and throw.
This ball reflects his personal ability, but the 2-3 zone defense shrank too quickly. His shot was interfered with and bounced off the edge of the basket. The rebound was firmly collected by Ayers.
The Tar Heels came back in the second half yet to score a point!
Roy Williams finally couldn't sit still anymore.
He got up and went to the sidelines, roaring at his players.
This coach who once assisted the legendary NCAA coach Dean Smith is famously a fiery coach.
His roar was like a whip on the Tar Heels' players, and the team's defensive enthusiasm immediately increased.
Even Thompson began to fight Xu Yong without the ball, no longer giving him the easy chance to catch the ball before.
Moreover, when Xu Yong moves, there are even two people watching him, and a third person to cover up the defense depending on the situation.
At this moment, Harden suddenly rushed to the basket with the ball, squeezed past Green's defense, and scored two points with a flying layup, which also caused Green's pulling foul!
The Devils narrowed the point difference to 3 points!
Roy Williams reached out and called timeout.
Harden excitedly found Xu Yong and gave him a high-five with a bright smile on his face, as happy as a 200-pound baby.
The Arizona fans at the scene could not sit still at all. A large number of fans stood up and twisted their waists, as if this place was no longer a cold industrial city, but turned into a fiery Phoenix.
"Look, this is Xu Yong's role! Xu Yong restrained 2 to 3 defensive players on the outside, allowing James Harden to get an easy breakthrough opportunity." In the central five commentary box, Zhang Weiping has completely entered the state. .
Look, there is no difference between commentating on the NCAA and commentating on the NBA. Just replace "Yao Ming" with "Xu Yong", and both of their names are still two characters.
What is seamless switching?
"North Carolina's defense was completely disrupted by that Michael fan!" Director Zhang still knows the game, and Kenny Smith echoed his explanation from the distance.
Johnson and the other two commentators on the side didn't dare to answer the question at this time. What are you talking about?
Smith originally wanted to brag about Jordan's influence, but since Jordan was here tonight, it seemed that his words were inappropriate.
But there is nothing that can be done about it, and it is true that the Devils basically rely on Xu Yong to chase points.
Or in other words: I thought Xu Yong's performance in the first half was good enough, but who would have thought that his performance in the second half could be even better!
What's more important now is to see how North Carolina will respond.
If this is really tied, and Arizona State is completely on the move, the balance of victory will be reversed.
After the timeout, the noisy 80,000-person stadium was unusually quiet, and one could feel the tension in the air.
For Arizona State University fans, if they win the championship, it will really be making history. It is not a dream for the school to become a giant.
For comparison, the University of Arizona next door only has one championship in its history.
For North Carolina fans, this is a final they cannot afford to lose.
Tyler Hansbrough is already a senior, and he has to leave the school no matter whether he wins or loses. If he, the backbone, leaves the school, Lawson and the others will inevitably leave the school as well. Therefore, if they do not win the championship this year, the next window to win the championship will not be known until the end of the year.
Harden was the first to add a penalty. After adjusting his breathing, he smiled and accepted the point.
48 to 46, a goal difference.
Green sent the ball from the backcourt, Lawson advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and the Tar Heels fell into a 1-3-1 formation in the frontcourt.
Although Williams is not as good as Dean Smith, he is still a famous coach and dealt with it well.
Hansbrough caught the ball at the free throw line and took a mid-range shot.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball hollow falls into the pocket.
As Xu Yong knows, although Hansbrough is a strong man who will make CBA commentators lament that "it is easy to shake a mountain, but it is difficult to 'shake' Hansbrough", he is not without a basket.
Such a big jump shot, Garnett has to praise it when he sees it.
And after the shot, Hansbrough also roared in a Garnett-like manner.
This goal broke the team's scoring drought in the second half and was very crucial.
The cheers of North Carolina fans also sounded at the scene. At the critical moment, we still have to watch the longest river & scoring champion.
"Defend! Defend!"
North Carolina fans, led by their own DJ, began to cheer in unison.
"Come on! Devils!"
On the other side, Arizona State fans were also cheering.
Players competed on the court, and fans also started PKing in the air.
Driven by this atmosphere, the players on both sides of the field also showed full enthusiasm.
Harden broke through and had no chance to pass it to DeRozan. DeRozan caught the ball and took a drastic step but was forced to stop by the defense. He shook his hand and gave the ball to Xu Yong.
There was not much offensive time left, so Xu Yong took the ball and observed the defense again.
The Tar Heels were probably afraid of his passing and still didn't double-team him, but judging from the positions of nearby players, they were ready to help defend against double-teams at any time.
He started with a fall step and deceived Thompson with a fake move to see the frame, and then passed the opponent again.
But at this moment, Hansbrough quickly pounced on the basket, and Green was already moving towards the basket.
This is not a simple assist defense, but a rotation of assist defense based on the tacit understanding of the players, a bit similar to the infinite rotation of the future Warriors.
Xu Yong did not choose to pass the ball, because there was not much offensive time left, and a pass that could not lead to a direct score would directly ruin the round.
His choice was to combine the ball when Hansbrough was still one meter away from him, jump, make an emergency stop, and make a pull-up!
The whole movement is done in one go, smooth and silky.
Neither Thompson, who was pursuing the defense, nor Hansbrough, who was defending, had time to interfere at this moment, and could only look up.
"Uh-huh!"
With a crisp sound of hitting the net, Xu Yong scored his third sports goal in the second half, which was also his 7th point!
50 to 48.
The point difference was once again reduced to one goal.
The momentum of the North Carolina fans suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by the sky-high cheers of the Arizona State fans.
Because of Xu Yong, the Devils' momentum of chasing points continues!
"Defend! Defend!"
This time, the Arizona State fans completely overwhelmed the North Carolina fans, and the defensive shouts resounded throughout the stadium.
The Tar Heels were still sitting at 1-3-1, and Hansbrough continued to catch the ball at the free throw line.
However, this time the Devils shrank faster and did not give him a chance to take a direct shot.
Just when he was holding the ball and turned around to find his teammates.
"Snapped!"
Suddenly a person jumped up from beside him and snatched the ball away from him!
This is not a steal, this is a robbery!
Hansbrough felt that the ball was out of his hands and rushed forward to control the ball. However, he failed to catch the ball. Instead, he lost control of his center of gravity and fell forward.
In order to prevent his face from coming into close contact with the floor, he could only bend his knees, then put his hands on the ground, and staged a scene of [Macho Man Kneeling].
And when he looked up and saw the jersey number No. 23, all that was left in his eyes was despair.
Xu Yong had already passed the midfield at high speed. Although the rest of the Tar Heels were trying to catch up, it was already too late.
After reaching the frontcourt on a fast break, Xu Yong jumped into the air and made a gliding windmill...
"Bang!"
Smash the ball into the basket!
The shouts of the Arizona fans instantly turned into cheers, soaring into the sky!
50 square meters.
Six minutes into the second half, the Devils went on a 12-2 run to erase the 10-point deficit.
In this wave of offense, Xu Yong scored 9 points alone.
Really crazy!
