basketball behind the spotlight

Chapter 213 The price of growth

Chapter 213 The price of growth

From the very beginning of the game, the Wolves played against the Red Bulls, and the shooting percentage was frighteningly high. Red Bull coach Bruno finally couldn't help calling a timeout.

After returning from the timeout, Red Bull’s offensive tactics were adjusted. Horn mentioned the high pick-and-roll, and Lennarn mentioned the free throw line to support the ball. Since both of them have a certain shooting range, Lan Feng and Luo Mang had to follow the defense. .

As a result, the inside line was hollowed out, and Guo Hui and Li Wu could take advantage of their height and arm length to get to the position, while Kuhn used Horn's off-ball screen to run to the baseline three-point line. Passed the ball over.

It was too late for Lin Sen to bypass Horn and chase after him to help defend, so he could only watch Kuhn make a three-pointer.

The fans at the scene, who had been suppressed for a long time, finally found a chance to explode, and thunderous cheers resounded through the arena. From this moment on, the Devil's home court finally showed its sharp fangs.

Lu Ziqiu's eyes flashed. This tactic is exactly the same as his first attack, but Red Bull's attack is more threatening because Kuhn's three-point ability is stronger than Lin Sen's, and Lennarn and Horn's scoring ability is also better. Lan Feng and Luo Mang are definitely not comparable. As for Guo Hui and Li Wu, they have to guard against them.

The Wolves attacked, and Red Bull changed to a two-three defense, fully utilizing the defensive capabilities of Guo Hui and Li Wu. As a result, the Wolves couldn't find a good way to attack for a while, and the first attack was exhausted. 24 seconds and a rush shot missed.

Red Bull received the rebound and launched a fast break. Guo Hui and Li Wu flew together, and Guo Hui scored two more points while the Wolves had a weak foothold.

But even so, Lu Ziqiu was not in a hurry to call a timeout.

The Wolves attacked again to no avail. Although the Red Bulls were unable to make a fast break, after entering the position, Lennarn held the ball at the free throw line, and while Luo Mang was not in place to follow up the defense in time, he suddenly made a mid-range shot and made a steady two-pointer.

In a blink of an eye, the score was overtaken.

Lu Ziqiu finally called a timeout, and replaced Lan Feng and Lu Qian with Augustine and Luo Peng.

Augustine did not expect to have the opportunity to appear so soon, he was a little nervous and a little overwhelmed for a while.

Lu Ziqiu patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "Don't think too much, just play seriously after playing, and don't worry about mistakes, Red Bull is not our opponent."

Augustine nodded heavily. He is a rather dull person, and he rarely speaks in the team, but he looks a lot like Xiaozhi.

After the replacement, Lu Ziqiu began to arrange tactics, and he entrusted Augustine with a heavy responsibility, "Listen everyone, after entering the field, we need to speed up the transition between offense and defense. When defending, we need to expand the defensive area. Luo Mang, you are responsible for marking Huo Well, if he pulls to the outside pick-and-roll, you don’t have to follow him out, just let him shoot and focus on helping to defend the basket.”

"Okay." With Luo Mang's current ability, even if Horn falls into a low position, he can withstand it.

"Augustine, Lennarn will leave it to you. You don't need to worry about him breaking through, and don't take off easily. Just use your arm length to cover his eyes. When attacking, once you fall into a positional battle, you can go to the free throw line to take the ball." The ball, if Lennarn doesn't follow closely, you just shoot it, don't worry about whether it goes in or not."

Gaugustin gritted his teeth and nodded.

"Lin Sen, speed up your attack. Han Bin and Luo Peng, you two should do more pick-and-rolls with Lin Sen. After you finish the pick-and-roll, you immediately run to the two corners."

When the timeout expires, the game restarts.

According to Lu Ziqiu's arrangement, Augustine mentioned getting the ball from the free throw line, but Lennarn didn't follow closely. He was just a rookie, and he didn't pay attention to it at all.

Augustine glanced at the basket, but he didn't dare to make a shot, and returned the ball to Lin Sen again. After passing the ball, he didn't go up to cover for the first time, resulting in a complete failure of the tactics. As a result, he had to reorganize.

George on the sidelines sighed regretfully, "I'm still a little timid, I should have taken the shot just now."

Lu Ziqiu frowned, and waved to Gao Jun, "Go apply for a replacement, and Gao Gustin will be replaced later."

Gao Jun nodded, turned and left.

After he left, Lu Ziqiu told Xia Kexin again, "When he comes down, go talk to him."

Xia Kexin was puzzled, "What did he do wrong?"

Lu Ziqiu shook his head and said, "I didn't make a mistake, it's just that I didn't adjust my mentality well."

Xia Kexin's eyes flashed, she nodded and replied, "I understand."

The time was running out, Luo Peng managed to find a chance, but he shot in a hurry, the ball hit the frame and was confiscated by Horn.

The blue team immediately fought back on the spot, but Augustine couldn't keep up with them, and the Red Bull easily passed halfway. Fortunately, everyone on the court returned to the defense fast enough to avoid being counterattacked.

However, after switching to the positional battle, Augustine made a mistake again, and Lennarn easily shook Augustine with just a feint.

Such a good opportunity, how could Lennarn let it go?So Augustine moved up before he hit the ground, causing him to foul and at the same time barely throwing the ball. Fortunately, the ball hit the rebound, turned twice on the basket and fell into the net.

The whistle sounded in time, and Augustine made a defensive foul.

At the same time, he signaled the Wolves to make a substitution. Augustine ran off the court at a loss, and there were deafening boos in the arena.

Gao Jun patted his hand vigorously, "Don't be discouraged, there are plenty of opportunities."

"Thank you." Augustine thanked him softly, and walked towards the bench with some frustration. The moment he was replaced, he knew that he must be replaced because he was timid.

Xia Kexin immediately went to talk to him.

Leonard made a free throw and scored two plus one.

The Wolves continued to attack with the same tactic. Gao Jun was holding the ball at the free throw line. Horn didn’t press forward in time. Gao Jun turned around and shot. .

After getting the rebound, Luo Mang yelled and forced Lennarn for a layup. Although the ball missed, it caused Lennarn's foul.

Luo Mang walked to the free throw line with a blank face.

Two free throws were made and the bleeding was stopped in time.

Both sides come and go, the score has been biting.

Lu Ziqiu replaced Han Bin and Lin Sen with Xiaozhi and Xia Yuan, and the strength of the perimeter defense suddenly increased a lot.

Compared with Augustin, Xia Yuan is more relaxed, but his timing of passing and shooting is not good, and the offense on the field is a bit chaotic. Fortunately, Kuhn was strangled to death on the defensive end, so Red Bull's offense is also somewhat Stagnant, so as not to be pulled away from the score.

After playing for 2 minutes, Lu Ziqiu replaced Augustine and Luo Mang again, and all five main players were replaced.

This time on the field, Augustin played a little more relaxed than before, at least his mental problems have been resolved, but his and Xia Yuan's inexperienced shortcomings were infinitely targeted by Red Bull, resulting in either fouls or misplaced positions, and the score was gradually drawn. open.

But there is no way, this is the price to be paid for growth, Lu Ziqiu didn't call a timeout, just let the two of them fight on the court.

(End of this chapter)