On the Texas University bench, Barnes looked at the court with a serious expression.
This lineup adjustment was a forced choice, he just hoped that Lin Ying could hold on for a few minutes.
After all, Hibbert has played a lot of time on the court, so we just need to hold on until he leaves the court.
Texas State has the ball.
Williams controlled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it directly to Lin Ying on the right three-point line.
Although the lineup was adjusted, the University of Texas still played the triangle offense.
Georgetown University played man-to-man defense at this time.
Before the game, Thompson III mentioned Lin Ying in particular. Hibbert knew that Lin Ying had a three-point shot, so he expanded the defense.
After seeing this, Lin Ying made a tactical gesture, and the University of Texas played a standard low-post triangle tactic.
Williams moved to the right corner and Durant sunk to the basket.
When Durant was about to get into position, Lin Ying directly lobbed the ball in.
The one defending Durant was Ewing Jr. who had just come on the court.
Young Ewing has good talent, especially his physical fitness, which he inherited from his father's excellent genes, and his jumping ability is at a historical level.
However, he plays as a power forward, with a height of 2.03 meters and a weight of 109 kilograms.
Coupled with his 2.13-meter wingspan, this is enough in the NCAA.
But when facing Durant, all his advantages turned into disadvantages.
After Durant received the ball, he quickly turned around and shot the ball off the backboard.
Little Ewing was completely unable to interfere, and couldn't even keep up with his speed.
Just like Julian Wright did back then, he looked at Durant as if he were a monster.
The basketball hit the backboard and fell into the net, scoring two points.
These two points helped the University of Texas break the scoring drought on the field.
20 to 14.
The score gap has been narrowed a bit.
The University of Texas's tactic was quite successful, but Thompson III's expression on the sidelines seemed very calm.
Compared to defense, he is more looking forward to offense.
If Hibbert can beat Lin Ying on the offensive end, tonight's game can be won early!
In fact, it wasn't just Thompson III. Everyone at the scene focused their attention on Lin Ying.
This is the third inside player sent by the University of Texas tonight.
Even if it's a round-robin battle, this is the last wheel.
If Lin Ying is unable to limit Hibbert, the University of Texas will lose its inside defense tonight and will most likely be eliminated here.
However, when Georgetown University advanced to the frontcourt, almost everyone was stunned.
Because the University of Texas switched to a 2-3 zone defense again!
It's so damn real!!
The live camera silently turned to Barnes on the sidelines.
Barnes' expression was still rather sad, but Springman next to him looked very confident.
All tactical matters were arranged by Springman.
Let Lin Ying fight against Hibbert in the low post?
Unless you have no other choice, anyone who takes the initiative to do this must be a fool!
Hibbert also looked unhappy after he got into position.
Moreover, he felt even more disdainful towards Lin Ying in his heart.
Haha, no one dares to confront him head-on.
Then, he did not stay in the high position but sank directly to the inside position.
So what if it’s a 2-3 zone defense? Can a 2-meter-tall inside player stop him ?
He is not afraid at all even if there is another Durant to help defend him!
Seeing Hibbert reaching out, Rivers hesitated and turned to look at Green.
Seeing that Green didn't react, he also lobbed the ball in.
Perhaps Georgetown University's biggest problem is the lack of a qualified leader.
Green's personality doesn't allow him to be a leader, and although Wallace has experience, he doesn't have that ability, so in the end it was Hibbert who seemed to be the boss of the team.
Well, Hibbert is the boss…
The ball was fed in, and Hibbert simply lowered his center of gravity and dribbled it in.
"boom!"
A physical confrontation.
Lin Ying felt a hard hit on his chest.
No wonder Wendle was crushed so badly. This 120+ kg heavy center's low-post back-to-the-basket attack is too violent.
But he didn't lose his defensive position.
Although there is a difference in height and weight, one of the reasons why he can play in the inside is his excellent strength.
Hibbert pushed but failed, and he was instantly furious.
It would be fine if Pittman couldn't push it, but Lin Ying couldn't push it either?!
He was unwilling to give up, so he took a deep breath and pushed hard for the second time.
"boom!"
This time, Lin Ying was pushed back half a step.
The breath he was holding was knocked out.
My goodness, it is really hard to carry 20 kilograms more weight.
However, Hibbert didn't have a chance to defend the third time because Durant came over from the weak side to help.
The purpose of the 2-3 zone defense is to help protect the basket. If Hibbert can play one-on-one comfortably, then this zone defense has no meaning.
Hibbert was double-teamed. Normally, with his height and vision, he should have passed the ball to the outside.
But he didn't do that. It would be too embarrassing for him to pass the ball like that if he took this position.
He chose to step towards the free throw line and turn around to hook the shot.
No matter what, he has to put the ball into the basket first.
His movements were a bit slow, but because he was turning towards the free throw line, Durant, who was assisting in defense, couldn't interfere with him.
But at the moment of making the move, his eyes suddenly widened.
Because he saw a black shadow flying up in front of him.
Lin Ying!
Lin Ying predicted Hibbert's choice and jumped first!
At this time, the physical data of the two people were pulled out.
Lin Ying is 2.01 meters tall (maybe she has grown a bit taller this year, I haven't measured her), and her wingspan is 2.20 meters.
Hibbert is 2.18 meters tall and has a wingspan of 2.26 meters.
If they stand one-on-one, Hibbert's reach is much higher than Lin Ying's.
But the current situation is that Hibbert is shooting with a hook shot, and his is not a straight-arm hook shot like Yao Ming's, which automatically lowers when he touches high.
As for Lin Ying, he blocked the shot with his straight arms and jumped a little earlier, which automatically increased his reach.
Of course, more important than that is that Lin Ying is faster!
React faster, jump earlier!
The result is that Hibbert's shot is before it reaches its highest point.
"boom!"
He was blocked by Lin Ying from the front!
"What happened?"
Hibbert... is a little confused!
The audience was also stunned.
Hibbert, a 2.18-meter-tall center, was blocked by Lin Ying under the basket?!
Before they could react, the ball was grabbed by James.
Who is James?
A fast break expert and a good forward!
Before Georgetown University could react, he had already rushed out of the three-point line on his Hot Wheels and quickly attacked to the frontcourt.
Hunting time!
“Bang!”
James once again demonstrated his outstanding physical talent, finishing with a pull-up slam dunk and slamming the ball into the basket.
The game must be played, and it is time to show off!
Today's NCAA top five plays are inevitable!
This dunk also attracted the attention of many scouts on the sidelines.
They suddenly discovered that the quality of the University of Texas seemed to be better than they had imagined!
20 to 16!
Georgetown University took a timeout and took advantage of the momentum.
Now the University of Texas took a timeout and regained the momentum!
True turn-based competition!
Georgetown University advanced to the frontcourt again, and Hibbert's face was black at this time.
Originally he wanted to kill Lin Ying directly inside, but he was blocked first.
This almost caused him internal injuries.
But after being threatened just now, Thompson III will not let him get away with it anymore.
So now when he gets to the frontcourt, he can only go to the elbow area and use high-post tactics.
It was just that the previous wave of offense and defense gave the University of Texas some momentum, and they had no chance to run back and cut.
Seeing that this was not going to work, Green finally took the initiative.
After getting the ball back from Hibbert, he made a very obvious chin-touching gesture.
The University of Texas did not react, but the Georgetown University fans who often watched the team play in person did.
This is a tactic that is not used very frequently, just like the "blind pig" in the triangle offense of the University of Texas.
Its name is very related to the previous action, it is called the "chin series".
After Green made the tactical gesture, Hibbert first set a screen for Rivers who was cutting to the right, and then set a screen for Green.
The purpose of these two consecutive pick-and-rolls is very clear, which is to create a mismatch.
Rivers took Lin Ying away, and then Green faced Williams after another pick-and-roll.
Green took the ball and started to break through.
The advantage of mismatch is by no means exclusive to the triangle offense, it is a very common offensive unit on the basketball court.
Green squeezed past Williams and drove in from the right side, forcing the University of Texas defense to move toward him.
At this time, Hibbert, who completed the pick-and-roll, cut into the basket from the middle.
Then, Green passed the ball sideways to Hibbert!
A very beautiful and perfect "chin series" attack!
Hibbert took a big step, raised the ball with both hands and prepared for a face-up slam dunk.
The previous hook shot was just a mistake, this violent dunk was his violent declaration.
What Lin Ying? In his eyes, she is not worth mentioning at all!
He rushed to the basket and stood up with the ball.
But at this moment, a strong sense of familiarity rose uncontrollably from the bottom of his heart.
Then, his eyes saw a familiar figure flying towards him.
Lin Ying!
It’s Lin Ying again!
Hibbert's limited understanding of Lin Ying came from a few pre-game reminders from Thompson III.
He would not and did not bother to find out what kind of player Lin Ying was.
On the contrary, Lin Ying knew more about Hibbert than Thompson III.
So he didn't follow Rivers directly to the corner.
He first tried to defend Green, and when Green passed the ball to the middle, he immediately went to the middle to assist in defense.
If it was any other fast-moving inside player, no matter how fast Lin Ying reacted, he would not be able to catch up.
But that was Hibbert, a heavy center who was slower than Yao Ming.
So when Hibbert was about to jump, Lin Ying just happened to arrive on horseback and jumped almost at the same time.
Then, before Hibbert slammed the ball towards the basket.
"Snapped!"
Lin Ying covered the ball.
Then there was a head-on confrontation between the two forces.
To successfully block this kind of ball, it is not only about judging the timing of the block, but also a head-on confrontation of strength.
Facing such a big center, many players would most likely be blocked and become a background even if they could touch the ball.
The end of the confrontation was that Lin Ying slapped the ball out of Hibbert's hand!
Hibbert was caught off guard and lost to Lin Ying's powerful attack!
And because it was a blocked shot from the side, the ball was directly blown out of the court!
Hibbert: I'm stupid!
The audience was also stunned.
They could understand the previous goal, but the one just now?
Lin Ying is cheating!
However, fans who have been following the Rockets games will definitely not think so at this time, and may even be particularly familiar with this scene.
Because just last November, Yao Ming was blocked by 1.75-meter-tall Nate Robinson in a game against the Knicks.gif!
That round was very similar to this one!
There are two key words: one is the timing of taking off, and the other is the bullet speed.
The timing of their jumps was similar. Although Lin Ying's jumping speed was not as fast as Nate Robinson's, Hibbert's speed was also slower than Yao Ming's.
Barnes jumped up from the bench and rushed to the sidelines, pumping his fist excitedly.
Lin Ying brought him another surprise!
And it’s an extra large size!!
If someone had said before that the 2.01-meter-tall Lin Ying blocked two consecutive blocks on the 2.18-meter-tall Hibbert, would you have believed it?
No one will believe it!
But now it's happening right before our eyes!
Very unreal, yet very real!
Although Lin Ying is at a disadvantage in a one-on-one low post situation, a real basketball game will not give you so many one-on-one opportunities.
Lin Ying took advantage of this and combined it with his outstanding analytical ability and physical talent to achieve it!
At this time, Thompson III also looked at Lin Ying and fell into deep thought.
He did mention Lin Ying to the team before the game, because Lin Ying's statistics were very high at the University of Texas.
But he now finds that he still underestimated it.
Although it's not his fault.
Durant is the light of Texas, attracting the attention of almost everyone.
Lin Ying is a shadow assassin, so naturally he won't attract much attention.
But even if he is a shadow assassin, when he draws his sword, people will see the sharpness of the blade!!
Georgetown University had a sideline ball, and Green's shot went wide.
His hands had become a little cold as he hadn't made a move for such a long time.
At this time, Lin Ying did not go for the rebound but blocked Hibbert.
Durant took the opportunity to retreat and grab the defensive rebound.
Even on the defensive end, the two have a tacit understanding.
In the transition from offense to defense, the University of Texas advanced to the frontcourt and continued to play low-post offense.
Durant once again singled out Ewing Jr.
James on the weak side screened for Abrams at the corner, and Georgetown University's weak side help defense couldn't get through.
Durant turned around and shot the ball towards the free throw line.
This time, Ewing Jr. made a great save and caused interference.
It was a bit similar to Lin Ying's previous shot, but the difference was that with his height and wingspan, he naturally couldn't block Durant.
"when!"
But his interference was in place and Durant's shot hit the rim.
But before Ewing Jr. could turn around, Durant jumped up again and put the ball into the basket!
What is a historical talent?
I'm better than you, taller than you, and I'm also faster than you!
20 square meters!
The camera turned to Thompson III on the sidelines.
Now it was the turn of the famous coach's son to have a headache.
Before this, he had never encountered a team in the NCAA that played like this!
But in the past few rounds, he has fully realized the power of this lineup!
And it was exactly the opposite of what he thought at the beginning. Compared to offense, defense should be what he should really focus on!