Chapter 19 Suddenly, Gaithers fell!
Eldridge kept roaring in the ring all week long. All the fans felt his excitement and determination and stood up to echo him.
He opened his hands and enjoyed the cheers. From the cheers, he heard the fans' love for him, just like the previous two years, it was still as enthusiastic... Thinking of this, Eldridge's eyes were filled with nothing but emotion and excitement.
Blame yourself.
Turning to look at a group of teammates, Eldridge said: "Sorry, brothers, I stood up too late."
Lu Feng: "No, ER, now is the time. Let's kill these brats from Los Angeles together!"
Teammates from the previous two years also seized the opportunity to come on the court and hug Eldridge.
"ER, our leader, welcome back!"
The referee saw that the time was almost up and quickly blew the whistle to remind the game to continue.
After Aldridge found himself, he increased his shots in subsequent games, including mid-range shots, three-pointers, breakthroughs, and everything!
"Eldridge made the mid-range shot...successfully!"
"Eldridge catches the ball and shoots three-pointers... too!"
"It's Eldridge again, breaking through Brent... and scoring a layup, the referee's whistle sounded, it's 2 1!"
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"ER! ER! ER!" Seeing Eldridge scoring consecutive goals, fans wearing Husky jerseys cheered collectively, and Eldridge waved his hands wildly.
"Eldridge Rekas is a 21-year-old 6-foot-3 senior guard. He has been the main force and team leader of the Huskies for the past two years. He shoots accurately, has skilled dribbling skills and breakthrough
Ability, and his strong body makes him extremely difficult to defend. God, he is only an undrafted player in the draft prediction list? I doubt the scouts' ability."
Albert took Eldridge's information and unabashedly mocked the scout.
His mouth is still so hurtful.
Eldridge's outburst has reduced the defensive pressure Lu Feng faces. LMU suddenly has an additional player who needs special attention, and can no longer double-team Lu Feng.
Lu Feng's running catch and shooting and Eldridge's strong attack completely tore apart LMU's defense and suppressed LMU's counterattack.
At the end of the first half, 61:68, the Huskies had a 7-point lead.
It is worth mentioning that neither Lynn Nance nor Paul Westhite called a timeout. Both believed that the lineup on the court was not suitable for making changes.
At this time in the past, Lynn Nance had already started to rotate, but in today's game with so much attention, Lynn Nance did not dare to do that at all. If the team finally lost the game because of him, Lynn Nance did not dare to imagine that he would
What will we face?
Paul Westhite also did not dare to make adjustments and let the players play as they have in the past.
Paul Westhite is a strange coach. As a disciple of UCLA coach Jim Harlick, he neither looks like an academic nor a non-academic.
LMU has a 14-person player rotation and is one of the teams with the most players in the NCAA.
But in LMU, 4 players average more than 30 minutes per game, and the point guard and the team's sixth man also play more than 20 minutes.
Four people have to play 30 minutes of the game. Paul Westhite is completely using the players as mules. You must know that LMU plays a full-court fast break. In the NCAA 40-minute game, LMU averaged 122 points per game.
The rhythm can be imagined!
In addition, judging from the playing time of LMU’s main 6 players, these 6 players alone took 5 positions for a total of 160 minutes out of 200 minutes. The remaining 9 players’ combined playing time was only a pitiful 40 minutes!<
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Paul Westhite can recruit 4-star high school student Christian Scott this year, but he can't even recruit the Huskies. It's so funny.
As a freshman, Scott only played 5 minutes in garbage time in the first three games and couldn't even touch the ball a few times. I don't know if he regrets it now.
It is also for this reason that Paul Westhite failed to achieve the achievements of his teacher Jim Harrick, even though his technical and tactical abilities were very excellent.
The death of disciple Hank Gathers and the fall of Birkin Bell after his short-lived appearance are also inseparable from Paul Westhite's use of them.
In the second half, neither coach made any adjustments to substitutions, and the score on the field was still tense.
But the score difference of a few points was like a chasm, and LMU was unable to cross it no matter what.
Almost halfway through the second quarter, the score between the two teams reached a terrifying 79:88, with the Huskies leading by 9 points.
Of the 10 players from both teams, 9 played the full 28 minutes, and everyone was sweating profusely!
Playing fast-paced basketball like the Huskies and LMU consumes the players' physical strength very quickly. Starting from the 5th minute of the second half, the shooting of both teams began to become unstable, and both teams strengthened their offense at the basket.
Lu Feng's "Absolute Touch" talent has the effect of stabilizing the shooting touch. In this case, the effect is extremely obvious. After the shooting status of the other 9 people has declined, he has become the only accurate one.
That one.
As of 28 minutes, Lu Feng had made 19 of 28 shots, 4 of 5 3-pointers, and scored 46 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists from free throws, surpassing his previous career high of 41 points.
His rebound assists dropped significantly in this game because Lu Feng focused all his energy on scoring.
The reason why he didn't shoot a three-pointer was not because Lu Feng didn't want to, but because he really didn't have a chance. His height and wingspan meant that he couldn't quickly shoot a three-pointer while being closely followed.
Paul Westhite finally couldn't sit still and called a timeout to let the players take a rest while arranging the team's tactics.
In the zazen competition with Lynn Nance, Paul Westhite took the lead in raising the white flag, but it was a choice he had to make.
Paul Westhite: "Hank, you will be the main attacker from now on. The opponent's stamina is running out. Play more inside. In addition, Jin, you will find more off-ball pick-and-rolls and try some open shots. Now we need your three-pointers."
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Lynn Nance: "Luck, don't pass the ball, take action when you have the chance, even double teams!"
Paul Westhite: "Lark Road will be the opponent's next main player. You must double-team me. If two people don't work, then three. This is our only chance!"
Lynn Nance: "LMU will focus its offense on the inside next. Jeff, I will allow you to completely release this game, and then get on my body! In addition, ER, you only need to defend Jin's off-ball, don't let
He has a chance to hit the open shot!"
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As soon as the game started, Hank Gathers fouled Jeff Brown under the basket, which was a result both teams could accept.
This is only Jeff Brown's third foul, which is completely acceptable to the Huskies. In addition, Jeff Brown's tough defense and fouls can also drain Hank Gathers' physical strength.
Gathers made 2 of 2 free throws, 81:88.
Lu Feng dribbled the ball to just 2 meters past half court when he encountered a double team from LMU. Lu Feng looked at Eldridge standing in the corner and raised his hand to pass the ball. Is this a pass?
No, after the LMU two were shaken away, Lu Feng paused for a moment and then passed the ball behind him. This was not a pass, but a violin change of direction!
Lu Feng broke through and made a jump shot before the LMU defensive players came up - Wow!
"Wow, here it comes again, Luck Road's creative dribbling. This is another dribbling action that has never been seen before. LMU applied for replay. The ball seems to have flipped the wrist!"
"It can be seen from the replay that Luck's ball paused for a moment, and he was indeed suspected of turning his wrist..."
"The referee indicated that Luck's shot was valid. There was no foul or violation. This was a no-problem action. This is Luck. He still has weapons in his arsenal, but he still didn't use his full strength!"
81:90, the score difference is still not widened!
In the next two minutes, Lu Feng and Gathers started a duel.
Gaithers dunked, Lu Feng half-turned and fell back to score, Gaithers made a 2-1 from the basket, Lu Feng accurately hit a 3-pointer, Gaithers hit a mid-range shot with dreamy footsteps, Lu Feng broke through and completed a dunk...
Toot!
When the commercial pause came, Lu Feng held his knees with both hands, sweat falling like rain. He looked up at the scores of the two teams...
91:100, still 9 points difference, the Huskies are stable!
Thinking of this, the corners of Lu Feng's lips raised slightly and he smiled.
Lu Feng was about to take a break when he heard nervous shouts coming from the other side of the court.
"Hank, what's wrong with you!"
"Hank, wake up, Hank...Doctor, doctor, come here quickly, please, hurry up..."
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"Something seems to have happened on the field. Hank Gathers fainted and had no reaction. WTF, what is happening!"
Lu Feng looked at the opposite court, Hank Gathers fell to the ground, eyes closed!
A group of people from LMU swarmed around like flies, making all kinds of shouts and cries.
Chapter completed!