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Chapter 118 Elite 8

Chapter 118 Elite Eight

A little conceited, this is a slap in the face.

Zhang Zifeng shook his head, collected himself, and walked into the locker room.

After old K walked into the locker room, he stood in front of the tactical board, drew with a marker pen and said, "We didn't play well in the second half of the first half. Paralyzed. In the second half we have to change our tactics, Jones, you play instead of Cook. Jack, Winslow, Jones, you should strengthen your breakthrough, speed up the transfer of the ball, run up, and disrupt the opponent's defensive system. Understand? ?”

"Yes, coach!"

"We have to seize opportunities in offense, but the defense will determine the outcome of today's game. The opponent's offense is mainly by Pagos quickly cutting inside and passing to the most suitable teammates at the most appropriate time. The Bulldogs also rely on With this set of tactics, they defeated all the powerful players all the way and reached the top eight. The existence of Pagos can give full play to the advantages of the Bulldogs' three major insiders. If you want to restrict the Bulldogs, you must first restrict Pagos. In the second half , Zhang Zifeng will let you mark Pagos. As long as you can limit Pagos, we will have a chance to win the game. Understand?"

"Understood, Coach!" Zhang Zifeng nodded.

At halftime, the Bulldogs lineup has not changed, but the Blue Devils have replaced two main players.

The three-pointer was inconsistent, but the more impactful Jones replaced Cook.

Vincelaw, who could run and rebound, replaced Jefferson.

At the beginning of the second half, Okafor sent the ball, and Zhang Zifeng dribbled the ball straight to the frontcourt.

Winslow, Jones, Winslow followed closely behind.

Going to the frontcourt, facing Williams, Zhang Zifeng stopped and jumped up.

"Shooting? Don't think about it!" Williams was already ready to jump up and stretch his hands to block the shot.

"Who said I just made a shot!" Zhang Zifeng made a false pass and passed it across to Jones who was following him.

As soon as Jones received the ball, he rushed inside.

Zhang Zifeng ran to the bottom corner on the right, and Winslow ran 45 degrees to the left.

When Jones reached the free throw line, the Bulldogs were about to double-team.

Jones turned sharply and passed the ball diagonally to Winslow. Winslow dribbled the ball to the inside and Zhang Zifeng ran to the left along the baseline.

Passing the ball continuously, the Bulldogs' defensive front was limited and messed up, and they didn't even notice that Okafor had run to the middle.

Zhang Zifeng ran from the left to the middle, and Williams, who had been following Zhang Zifeng, was blocked by Okafor.

Pagos and Sabonis were in a hurry. They left their defenders and ran towards Zhang Zifeng.

As soon as Winslow saw Zhang Zifeng running out of neutral, he immediately passed the ball.

Zhang Zifeng didn't stop catching the ball, and jumped up to shoot directly.

The ball crossed the sky and fell into the net amidst the wailing of the Bulldogs fans, in exchange for excited cheers from the Blue Devils fans.

A three-pointer was scored, 31-30, only one point behind.

The Bulldogs serve, and Pagos is still in possession of the ball, and he dribbles the ball into the frontcourt. "Don't worry, it's just a goal, let's get it back!"

Pagos's words let the Bulldogs player get rid of the blow of the ball just now and cheer up again.

"I heard what you said just now, but I won't let you succeed! The victory in this match is ours!" Zhang Zifeng shouted.

At this moment, Pagos saw that Zhang Zifeng was defending him, "We will definitely defeat you, just wait and see!"

"Then try it!" Zhang Zifeng stuck it up, wrapping his arms around him like a boa constrictor.

Pagos tried to get rid of it, but Zhang Zifeng clung to him like a brown sugar, and used his body to put pressure on the opponent from time to time, so that the opponent could not dribble the ball comfortably.

At this moment, Pagos really realized Zhang Zifeng's defensive strength, and it is no wonder that Williams was almost invisible in the first half.

Even dribbling is a bit difficult, not to mention distracting and paying attention to the running positions of teammates.

Pagos is only 1.88 meters and weighs 83 kilograms.Zhang Zifeng is 1.97 meters and 93 kilograms.

Zhang Zifeng's height and weight are much higher than Pagos.

This made Pagos extremely difficult to get rid of.

Pagos tried to use his technique and speed to get rid of Zhang Zifeng with continuous feints.

Just trying to trick me with this trick?

It's not that easy!

Zhang Zifeng remained unmoved, and slid close to his opponent.

Time is slowly passing by, and it seems that I can't get rid of it.

When Pagos was about to pass the ball to his teammate, Zhang Zifeng suddenly reached out and slapped the ball away.

The ball hit the floor and rolled outfield.

In the first moment, Zhang Zifeng rushed up and fell to the ground to grab the ball.

Pagos rushed forward to fight for it, and Zhang Zifeng lay on the ground and passed the ball directly to Winslow.

Winslow received the ball, dribbled the ball and made a layup.

31-32, Duke overtook the score.

In the transition between offense and defense, Pagos' dribbling was seriously interfered by Zhang Zifeng, and he was unable to send assists to his teammates like he did in the first half.

The Bulldogs' tactic is that Pagos disintegrates the opponent's defense and then passes the ball to the other three tall inside players, who score.

If they are marked by the opponent, then Pagos will score a layup by himself.

But now that Pagos is locked up by Zhang Zifeng, the Bulldogs' three insiders will instead become offensive loopholes.

They have the advantage of height, but at the same time bring slow movement.

Pagos barely passed the ball, and the Blue Devils players followed.

Sabonis and Wilche are both projection-type power forwards, and their physical confrontation is not strong.

As long as he can keep up, he can interfere with his shooting.

Although Vincelaw was not as strong as Jefferson, he had the advantage of being quick on his feet.

Zhang Zifeng contained Pagos, and the Bulldogs never played a decent offense again.

The Blue Devils speeded up the passing and receiving of the ball. Although they disrupted the Bulldogs' defense, they were prone to mistakes.

Jones' pass was too big and the ball went straight out of the baseline.

At this point in the game, no one from the two teams is willing to give up.

The Bulldogs tried their best to restrain Zhang Zifeng, and the Blue Devils tried their best to contain Pagos.

The Blue Devils and the Bulldogs played more intensely, and the defense was stronger than before.

Sometimes willing to foul, and never let the opponent have a chance to shoot.

The referee's whistle sounded more frequently, and the rhythm of the game was interrupted again and again, resulting in a clear gap between the excitement of the game and the first half.

For as long as 3 minutes, neither team scored in a sports game. The suffocating defense made the audience fall into silence. The fans of both sides were worried and watched the game closely.

With more than 2 minutes left before the end of the game, the Bulldogs 40:42 the Blue Devils, the two teams scored the lowest score in the NCAA tournament this season.

Zhang Zifeng drove the ball to the inside, passed the ball under the crotch at the free throw line, and passed the ball to Winslow behind him.

Winslow received the ball and saw Williams rushing to make up the defense, so he rushed to shoot.

boom!

It's hard.

Kanowitzki grabs the rebound, sees that Pagos is already running, and sends the ball into his hands with a long pass.

Zhang Zifeng followed quickly, and Pagos steadily controlled the ball forward.

Pagos glanced out of the corner of his eye, and Vilches cut in.

He pretended to pass the ball, but suddenly received the ball and went inside.

Jump up, pull the bar, get the ball under Okafor's arm, and lob it toward the hoop.

The moment the ball left his hand, Zhang Zifeng flew over and snatched the ball with his right hand with lightning speed.

As soon as Zhang Zifeng grabbed the ball, he flew out like an off-string arrow and shot straight into the opponent's half.

When Pagos reacted, Zhang Zifeng had already thrown him two meters away.

Williams and Pagos are in hot pursuit.

When Williams stretched out his hand desperately to catch Zhang Zifeng from making a foul, Zhang Zifeng knew he couldn't stop, and if he stopped, he would lose the opportunity.

Zhang Zifeng rushed into the penalty area without slowing down, and Williams could only watch Zhang Zifeng jump up.

Looking at the basket getting closer and closer, Zhang Zifeng doesn't think about it at all now.

Straighten the right hand, the body is arched, and the blue veins on the neck are fully displayed.

Roar!

With a roar, Zhang Zifeng dunked the ball into the basket with the momentum of a battle ax cutting a mountain.

"bump!"

The loud noise and the sudden drop of the basket made the key stadium look extraordinarily quiet.

As soon as Zhang Zifeng let go, after the basket shook violently, cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami suddenly sounded in the arena.

The Blue Devils fans screamed like hell.

The sharp screams made people want to cover their ears.

Zhang Zifeng's dunk gave Duke University a 1-44 lead with 44:40 left in the game.

Gonzaga head coach Mark Fuyu hurriedly called a timeout, but the timeout did not allow them to recover the score.

The Bulldogs have done their best defensively, but they're not as good at taking chances in games as the Blue Devils.

Four points are like a moat straddling the two teams.

The bulldog's crazy counterattack at the last point failed to tie the score.

The whistle sounded, and the Duke University Blue Devils defeated the Gonzaga University Bulldogs 48-44.

冈萨加大学的K.凯尔-维尔切砍下16分5篮板1封盖，杜克大学的张子枫拿到15分3助攻3盖帽2抢断的全面数据，温斯洛得到了11分，奥卡福10投3中，仅仅得到6分8篮板。

Hearing the whistle sound, Zhang Zifeng felt relieved.Fortunately, he won, and the arrogance in the game did not become a laughing stock.

The game is over, and a season of hard work is over.Pagos sat on the court with his head bowed and his clothes wrapped around his head so that no one could see him cry.

This is the cruelty of competition, where there are winners, there are always losers.Some people laugh, some people cry.

　Say sorry to everyone, sorry!I have something to do today, I came back late, and I just uploaded the update now.

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