Chapter 76: One more missing
Emperor Wu was walking around the crowd in the first half, as if he was visiting his own back garden. A group of black and hard people who were taller and stronger than him were like clumsy gorillas. Although he was swaying in front of Emperor Wu and showing a fierce look, he couldn't reach him.↓●
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Charles Barkley analyzed this: "Hugo has a huge running range and a flexible body. One problem faced by Louisville University is that it cannot be stuck in advance. Otherwise, with Hugo's technology, whether there is a ball or not, it is not difficult to turn around and break through in the opposite direction. Therefore, on the current court, the idea of blocking Hugo's running route may be just an idea."
Kenny Smith emphasized: "The University of Louisville should pay attention to protecting basketball. Their mistakes in the first half were as high as 7 times, which caused the offensive rhythm to be disrupted. In the second half, they needed to pay attention to the timing of passing and the effective mastery of basketball, and reduce the number of mistakes, otherwise chasing points would be just a delusion."
USC is very clear about its advantages, one of which is its ability to make mistakes, followed by shooting percentage and assists. They have a very large lead in these three technical statistics. This is the link where they must increase their efforts and is also the most effective way to quickly kill the enemy.
"I won't play with you anymore!" Wu Huang scored three-pointers with the help of cover in the second half, officially widening the gap to 20+.
"Fifth!" The USC fans neatly raised five fingers, helping Wu Huang count the three-pointers they hit today.
"This kind of defense can be called 'Swiss cheese', and there are many holes all over the body. How can I win the game with this defense?" Barkley once again mocked the University of Louisville's defense.
Kenny Smith couldn't help asking, "So, how do you think you're defending a player like Hugo?"
Charles Barkley would not be stumped. He smiled and said, "The best strategy to control this guy is to disrupt his shooting rhythm, because he is a rhythmic shooter, so as long as he hits the first shot, he will be out of control. He can score 40 points or even more." For this, Barkley obviously has a profound lesson. There are many guys like Wu Huang in every era, and the same is true for his era. "My little trick is to not let him find opportunities outside the three-second zone, and use his body to hit him the first time he gets the ball. Anyway, a person has 5 chances of fouling, and can only make full use of such a foul. Once he starts to make things easy, then hit his arm with a 'bang' and let him take the free throw. As long as he can cool his touch, it is necessary to pay a little price for this."
Emperor Wu didn't know that Barkley was full of bad water. This method would indeed make him feel very uncomfortable, but it is not certain whether he could make his hands cool down. Besides, his free throw shooting rate is so high, and it is not just for decoration.
In the second half, Louisville University was not sure if it was fooled. They did not use foul tactics to cool down Wu Huang's touch, and the players' movements on the court were not as fast as the opening stage of the first half, and the loopholes on the defensive end became even bigger.
This may be because he was fooled. Anyway, Emperor Wu quickly got the opportunity to attack outside the three-point line again, and another long-range bombing, and the basketball hit the target accurately!
The fans of the University of Southern California neatly raised six fingers this time. Their actions showed their feelings. Everyone was waiting for Emperor Wu to break the three-point record, so they hit at least 7 three-pointers in each game, and they were more concerned than Emperor Wu.
The game ends here. The University of Louisville has actually surrendered, and the victory or defeat is not very suspense, but Emperor Wu’s battle has not yet ended.
Before this, Wu Huang was willing to sacrifice his record for the sake of the overall situation and always suppressed his three-pointers. But now, it is time for the team to contribute to him. USC began to cooperate with Wu Huang, and the whole team was helping him execute the three-pointer tactics.
At the 16th minute and 20th second in the second half, the positioning cover of the University of Southern California once again blocked the defender for Emperor Wu.
Emperor Wu did not hesitate and shot at the ball...
With a "clang", the ball finally failed to hit, but the University of Southern California sent four players to grab the rebound and snatched the basketball back.
Wu Huang received the basketball again from outside the three-point line. Without thinking, he shot again and shot the ball into the basket against the defense.
"The Seventh!" The USC fans raised 7 fingers this time, and Wu Huang finally completed his basic task.
Wu Huang was amused by the actions of his fans. There were more than ten minutes left in the game. Although the difference between the two teams was already 30+, in this case, he would not show any mercy. Instead, he secretly followed the fans on the scene in his heart and shouted: "One more!"
But I don’t know if I want to score a goal too much, but Wu Huang’s next two three-point shots ended in a blacksmith, and his touch began to fall.
"As long as the score difference remains above 20 points, I can continue to invest. Besides, I have the advantage to be willful, so I naturally have the right to be willful." Wu Huang glanced at the score. His thoughts were a bit self-centered, but as long as he did not cross the safety line, he was ready to continue to be willful. This is the treatment he should enjoy.
"The team's honor is important, and my personal honor is equally important." Wu Huang held such an attitude and continued to look for opportunities to make a three-pointer on the court.
The University of Louisville also saw Wu Huang’s plan. Since he will definitely take action outside the three-point line, it will be much easier to defend. You just need to guard against his three-point shooting, and you don’t have to worry about being shaken by him again.
This is the reason why Emperor Wu missed continuously. Every time his opponent would go forward and block the block with all his might, trying his best to seal his hand in front of him, which seriously affected his hit rate.
At 13:05 in the second half, Wu Huang made a three-pointer for the 12th time today, but he made another blow. His record was still at 7.
"Damn!" Wu Huang clapped his hands fiercely, the score had become 62:40. Once the University of Louisville scored the ball in this offense, the difference between the two teams would return to within 20 points.
The University of Louisville began to chase points during this period, and they saw hope of overtaking the score again.
Terrence Williams was strong on the offensive end and used his strength to beat the opponent and dribbled into the penalty area.
"Go down!" Wu Huang predicted that the little black ghost would definitely not be able to withstand it. This time he returned to the penalty area to make up for the position, jumped with Gibson to block Terrence's layup.
After landing, Gibson took off the basketball that he had not even touched the basket and quickly passed it to Emperor Wu who was turning around and getting off.
"Damn, you are really active during the fast attack!" Emperor Wu turned his head and saw that DeRozan was not slower than him this time. Instead, he turned around one step earlier than him and was running.
"You are active in this kind of thing, but don't think about it this time." Wu Huang dribbled into the frontcourt and had no intention of passing the ball. He changed hands behind the back outside the three-point line, dodged Preston Knowles, who was following the defense, then quickly took a step towards the far end, completely dodged the defense, and shot his 13th three-pointer...
"Swish!" The basketball hollowed out through the net. Wu Huang's 13th shot finally achieved a harvest.
"The eighth!" The fans at the scene still remembered the data for him. Wu Huang smiled happily. As expected, shooting without interference is easy to make. This step-down shot completely created an open opportunity for him. Such a shooting percentage is very high. It is not a joke that 10 can make 8.
After this, Wu Huang seemed to have found a way to reduce interference. Naa's three-point line is one meter smaller than NBA. He can increase the steps like before shooting, even if he pays the price of increasing range for this. But it is much better than being put in front of others. Anyway, he usually trains the NBA's three-point line.
"The ninth!"
"The tenth!"
Every time Wu Huang hits a three-pointer, the fans' voices will sound. Now these fans are facing a problem, that is, their ten fingers are no longer enough.
At the 7th minute and 30th second half, the score was 73:50. While helping Wu Huang to score a three-pointer, the University of Southern California helped Wu Huang to keep the difference away from 20 points. Louisville University seemed to see hope of chasing points at the beginning, but the game has been played until now. The little hope that they finally rose was re-dumped by Wu Huang Huang's three-pointer.
With such a difference, the remaining time is not enough to turn them into victory. Now it's really dead.
Floyd called a timeout. He wanted to ask Emperor Wu if he planned to challenge the championship record?
If Wu Huang’s answer is “no”, then he can be replaced and rested.
Naa's single three-point record was on December 15, 1996, when Keith Winnie made 15 of 25 three-pointers in the match between Marshall and Mo Hyde State. However, that was in the regular season, and in the round of 68, the record dropped to 12 times. Wu Huang had a chance to challenge.
The difficulty of the top 68 match is much higher than that of the regular season, and on the record list, the two records are also calculated separately. The difference between the two is just like the NBA's regular season and the playoffs. Wu Huang is only two goals away from tying the record. If he can score three goals, he can enjoy this record exclusively. Of course, he has to try to challenge this kind of last-minute shot.
"I still have the strength!" Emperor Wu nodded, and the implication was to challenge the new record and not to rest.
Floyd nodded. Of course, he hoped that Emperor Wu would retain his physical strength, but he would not discourage his core intentions for this. Such things are generally followed by the players' personal wishes. No coach of NBA or Naa would force players to sacrifice their own chance to break records in order to take into account the overall situation.
Emperor Wu walked onto the court again with a record-breaking goal.
After the game started again, Louisville University began to use high-intensity double-team defense against him with the mentality of "losing but not losing." Basically, he started to press down on the midfield and prevented him from dribbling easily. Even when he was out of the ball, Louisville University always used double defense to take care of Emperor Wu.
"You have many people, let's get the elevator!" The University of Southern California re-engineered their elevator tactics. The University of Louisville has not yet dealt with this strange tactic, so the double-team hit the elevator door, and with a pia's sound, it stuck two of them on the bump.
This time, Wu Huang made a move easier and freehand painting. There were no defensive players around him in a single battle. Those two guys who were like followers were still on the elevator door at this moment.
This time, under the gaze of all the fans, Wu Huang glanced for a long time before throwing the ball out. The little orange thing drew a wonderful arc in the sky and fell into the net with a "swish" sound!
Chapter completed!