Austin Johnson is very hurt inside. The strength of college players is very different. Unlike many NBA players who do not accept the so-called superstars, they prefer to provoke these star players. This is because many character players are not inferior to those stars in terms of physical fitness, and many people can make star players dirty on the defensive end.

However, Emperor Wu was a full-scale crush in front of Austin. After almost making a mistake in the first attack, Emperor Wu began to take it seriously, otherwise wouldn’t it be a waste of pretending to behave?

USC has prepared a lot of things for this tournament, but it hasn't taken out much now. The teams in the first two rounds are too weak to force them out too much.

The same is true for the University of Oklahoma. In addition to Griffin making it difficult for the University of Southern California, they still only use pick-and-roll and star singles on the offensive end.

Halfway through the first half, the game gradually became a showdown between the two teams. Unfortunately, such a showdown did not last long and soon became a one-man show of Emperor Wu.

Wu Huang broke through continuously on the offensive end and assisted his teammates, fulfilling his responsibilities as a point guard. He only made two three-pointers, scoring 3 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Griffin attacked with all his strength in the inside. This was his mission, but the effect was not good, and he only scored 4 points and 2 rebounds.

Gibson and Barnard are always two-on-one, and Bart returns to the basket from time to time to participate in the encirclement, Griffin often faces the double-team of three USS California. This situation is not possible if Oden the Great two years ago.

After the game entered the timeout, Floyd adjusted his defense again. Griffin did not score a few points during this period, but the double-teaming on the defensive end was too strong. Oklahoma's not outstanding outside line opened today. This is not good news, so it is necessary to adjust the defense.

"Griffin needs a one-step speed space, don't give him this opportunity. One defends closely, and the other pays attention to assisting defense, and there is no need to double-team him all the time." Floyd observed the first ten minutes of the game and found that Griffin's vertical bounce was not considered a beast-level, and he could not rise from the ground like Stoudemire.

Griffin had a stronger impact. He was more like a heavy cavalry wearing heavy armor. He needed one step to accelerate him and would never be able to stop him. But if he didn't give him this step, he might be able to calm the beast down.

"If this guy plays a pick-and-roll attack with me, that's really good." Wu Huang glanced at Griffin. This guy's previous flash points were basically the ones who were pick-and-rolled by the point guard. If he was taken to the basketball at this time, Gibson and Barnard could not pull him down.

Unfortunately, this situation is not many. He can control Austin's passes. If the heavy cavalry has no weapons, it will not be of much use even if they charge.

The game started again, with a score of 17:13. The University of Oklahoma previously scored three three-pointers. The University of Southern California's timeout was mainly to address this issue.

USC has more than one way to defend three-pointers, but with Griffin restraining it inside, many methods will be invalidated.

Floyd dared not let the team let go of the middle distance today. The opponent's three-pointer was not accurate, but the middle distance was very accurate. Today, the three-pointer that was not accurate was opened, so it was more difficult to deal with.

This situation can only make the players of USC a little harder. They can't let go of any position today. Wu Huang and DeRozan's rotation speed should be faster. They not only need to shrink in time, but also have time to disperse.

The three-point line of ncaa is not far from that of nba, which allows the two to use their explosive power to defend the upper, middle and lower three routes, and the game situation begins to be inclined towards the University of Southern California.

After the timeout, Wu Huang began to press Austin in the midfield. Although the two were about the same height and weight, Wu Huang's ability to confrontation was much stronger. Austin soon could not easily organize the dribble. Willy Warren, the team's second position, had to frequently respond to him, but Wu Huang still got two steals in five minutes.

"It's another steal? Oh! hugo is simply their nightmare." Before Van Gundy finished speaking, Wu Huang intercepted the ball and dribbled the ball, threw away everyone and stopped outside the three-point line, and hit a three-pointer again. This was his third three-pointer in this game.

Mark Jackson laughed: "This is his third three-pointer, and the whole game started to lean towards him, and he almost scored every shot. But I still want to say that scoring is important, and not forcing a move is also important."

Wu Huangxin said that I just have to keep shooting three-pointers, otherwise how can the 200-goal record be broken?

After scoring the goal, he did not forget to inspire the atmosphere of the home team fans, raised his right hand and raised three fingers at the same time to respond to the cheers of the fans of the audience.

With 4 minutes and 30 seconds left in the first half, Wu Huang made this three-pointer and USC led by 10 points 29:19.

Wu Huang has scored 14 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals, 4 shots from 6 shots, and 2 of 3 free throws, with very high efficiency.

Griffin is very embarrassed now. He knows that at this time, as the core of the team, he should stand up and help the team get out of the predicament, but Gibson uses his footsteps to stick close to him. There is also an excellent inside Barnard who can make up for defense at any time, and he has no room to start.

The University of Oklahoma also tried to use pick-and-roll to create opportunities for Griffin, but Wu was too cunning, and it was difficult to block him. Even if the cover was successful, Wu would switch to Griffin as soon as possible and use his wingspan to interfere with the pass.

Wu Huang's arm span and bounce made Austin dare not pass the ball easily. He had already been cut off by Wu Huang twice, which was the end of his pass ability.

What made the University of Oklahoma even more uncomfortable is that after the opponent changed defense after the pick-and-roll, Gibson was able to chase Austin with explosive power, and also used his height and wingspan to interfere with Austin's passing.

USC took a two-pronged approach, and Griffin couldn't get a basketball after he split it up. He had enough strength but had nowhere to play. Today he only got 5 mobile phones, plus two free throws, and only scored 7 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. This performance is much worse than that of Emperor Wu.

Gibson has become the third scoring point of the team as Wu Huang performs better and better this season, and the team's offensive tactics are concentrated on the outside.

However, the captain of the USC still has irreplaceable role in the defensive end. Although Gibson is not tall, he has both arm span, speed and bounce. He can chase the guards when he advances, and can help protect the frame. If he is allowed to defend Griffin alone, it will definitely not work, but as long as someone cooperates with him, Gibson can complete the task of limiting Griffin well.

In the first half, Griffin performed averagely, but this would not affect the professionals' evaluation of him. The gap in strength between the two teams was obvious at a glance. Griffin may be able to lead the team to win by himself when facing other teams, but facing the No. 1 seed in the United States, it is not enough to rely on his own strength and he must have the help of his teammates.

Austin's pass control skills are too ordinary. He is already busy when he encounters Wu Huang's pressing, and it is difficult to pass the ball to Griffin, the inside line as soon as possible. When executing the pick-and-roll cooperation, facing Gibson's double interference, he is even more unable to pass the ball to Griffin, who is down.

If Griffin exchanges a point guard with excellent passing and passes the basketball directly to the basket, Griffin's power can be reflected. He only needs to take off and perform the shocking dunk he is best at!

Wu Huang and USC successfully defended their opponents on the defensive end and slowly led their own offense. Especially Wu Huang opened up the outside feeling before the end of the first half, and used the help of cover to find a phone call, and hit two three-pointers again.

At the end of the half, the score was 42:26, ​​and USC led the University of Oklahoma 16 points in the first half.

Wu Huang scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals, 7 of 11 shots, and 2 of 3 free throws.

Before the end of the first half, Griffin finally seized an opportunity to stage a heavy hand tuck that was almost flat, venting the depression in his chest!

However, a slam dunk was useless to the overall situation. He only scored 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in the first half. Due to the high shooting percentage of USC in the first half, Griffin did not even get much rebound, and his performance today was completely suppressed by Emperor Wu.

Wu was stopped by a reporter at the scene during the break, who asked him why USC was able to lead the first half.

In half-time or final interviews like this, players usually respond with formulas, and Wu Huang is the same most of the time. He smiled and said, "Our coach knows that the University of Oklahoma and Blake like to do high-altitude homework. He told us to try to force the opponent to shoot from the outside and make sure they don't have a clear route to attack the basket. You know, if you let him go straight to the basket, you will have a big trouble."

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Chapter completed!