After they got outside the locker room, Sandek said, "I want you to play pick-and-roll in the second half. Is there a problem?"

There is a difference between pick-and-roll and pick-and-roll tactics. Pick-and-roll tactics require the participation of the entire team. Like flying a plane, the operating system is complex and requires a lot of training.

But pick-and-roll is just a tactical unit, just like driving a car. Once you learn how to do it, you can drive on any road.

However, the truth is simple. When the offense of both sides of the pick-and-roll is threatening enough, it is a nuclear weapon.

Malone Stockton, Parker Duncan, Kobe Gasol, Curry Durant... the tactics are everlasting and the pick-and-roll will be popular forever.

Although Xu Yong and Harden are still behind them in strength, Harden's breakthrough and Xu Yong's touch beyond the three-point line were both verified in tonight's game.

When opponents have to make choices when faced with a pick-and-roll, their pick-and-roll lethality will naturally increase.

Of course, this will test both of them. One is Harden's speed in handling the ball, and the other is Xu Yong's touch.

Xu Yong nodded first.

This is a test, but more of an opportunity. If they can play with lethality tonight, Sandek will most likely use it as a regular tactic in subsequent games.

Harden nodded as well.

He and Xu Yong actually played pick-and-roll before, but it was just that Xu Yong went inside and he went outside. Now that Xu Yong is in hot form from the outside, he has more options, and he also wants to know how much sparks their pick-and-roll can create.

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"We look forward to the Wildcats' adjustments in the second half, and let's also pay attention to Xu Yong's three-point shooting from the outside." After halftime, the home commentator began to warm up for the game.

The commentator, who exclaimed "God" when Xu Yong hit him in the first half, knew very well what the key factors of the game were.

Because the two teams were matched up tonight, Ayers was suppressed by Hill, and the other players on the Devils team couldn't make shots from the outside, so Harden's breakthrough alone was not enough to win the game.

After halftime, the Devils attacked first.

"Defend! Defend!"

As soon as the second half started, the home fans, led by the DJ, cheered for the home team in unison.

The Devils started with Harden's off-ball tactics, but failed due to the Wildcats' active defense.

At this time, the two wings spread out, Xu Yong moved to the high position, and the pick-and-roll between the two officially began.

After breaking through, Xu Yong cut into the inside, while Harden went out.

Batinger was a little slow to save the ball, so Harden chose to step back and shoot from outside the three-point line.

There is nothing wrong with this choice, and it has a great sense of rhythm, which is classic Harden territory.

However, he had never taken a shot from beyond the three-point line tonight, and his first attempt ended in a miss.

The rebound was grabbed by Hill, and Xu Yong and Harden's first pick-and-roll attempt failed to score.

Weiss advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, suddenly accelerated to the basket, and passed the ball to Hill in the middle, who shot it off the backboard.

After the midfield adjustments, the quality of the Wildcats' offense and defense was clearly improved.

"This is the beginning of the counterattack!" the home commentator shouted excitedly.

The pressure came to the Devils again. The 8-point difference seemed like a lot, but it only took a few rounds for the Wildcats to gain momentum.

Harden continued to use the off-ball tactics in the frontcourt and continued to play pick-and-roll with Xu Yong, but the difference was that Xu Yong shot directly outside after the pick-and-roll this time.

The Wildcats chose to switch defense, and Harden rushed into the inside and directly caused Hill's third personal foul.

There was a burst of boos at the scene. It was obvious that Harden was looking for confrontation with this ball, but Hill had to confront because he didn't want to concede a second goal to Harden.

Harden went to the free throw line, adjusted his breathing, and made both free throws.

He continued to show his breakthrough and lethality, and continued to pose difficult problems to O'Neal.

As long as the Wildcats don't double-team him, he can beat the Wildcats' inside players to the point where they can't take care of themselves.

Bellers made another mid-range shot in the frontcourt, and the score on the field was 37 to 29, which was still an 8-point difference.

In the transition from offense to defense, O'Neal waved his hand, and when Harden broke through again, the Wildcats once again launched a double-team.

Harden was the first to withstand the test and passed the ball back to the top of the arc before the double-team formed.

Xu Yong had just bounced out to the three-point line when he received the pass from Harden.

The Wildcats responded quickly to the Devils' sudden change, with Belles on one side quickly flying over.

Xu Yong made a shooting motion, and Bellers jumped up to interfere.

Who would have thought that Xu Yong was just feinting. After seeing Bellers flying by like a wild goose, he took a step and adjusted the three-pointer before shooting again.

The fans at the scene held their breath.

After the half-time break, is Xu Yong still in good form?

Xu Yong quickly gave the answer.

“Swish!”

He made his fifth three-pointer of the night with great speed!

Confident people are always tough!

O'Neal slapped his forehead with his hand. He couldn't help but take another fierce look at Bellers, and at the same time he had a new understanding of Xu Yong.

The ball just now is actually very telling.

Because of the four three-pointers in the first half, Xu Yong played more of the role of a fixed-point open three-point shooter, but in the last shot, Xu Yong did much more than that.

From his calm response to help defense, to using his three-point threat to shake off defenders, to his ability to combine with the ball, it is far beyond what a spot shooter can do.

The score difference between the two sides returned to double digits. The Wildcats were pinned down for a long time, and as soon as they raised their heads, they were pinned down again.

At this time, Belles' mid-range shot also failed, and Ayres blocked Hill to protect the defensive rebound.

The opportunity has come for the Devils team. If they can take advantage of the situation and extend the point difference to more than 15 points, the game can be decided in advance.

The Wildcats obviously knew this, and they put all their efforts into defense.

Harden wanted to repeat the same trick, but the Wildcats cut off his passing route, so he could only dribble the ball to one side and reorganize the offense.

At this time, thanks to the NCAA's 35-second offensive time per round, they still have a chance to launch an attack again.

But this time, with O'Neal's shout, the Wildcats didn't even give Xu Yong a chance to set up a pick-and-roll.

Seeing this, Xu Yong did not hesitate and adjusted his posture. He no longer roamed around on the outside, but instead ran back and went straight into the penalty area.

Harden showed excellent passing vision and threw a long pass to Xu Yong, who received the ball and faced the shrinking Hill.

At this time, the chain reaction of Hill's fouls early in the game began. Because he had already committed three fouls, he didn't dare to make any unnecessary movements with his hands and could only try his best to raise his hands.

Seeing this, Xu Yong jumped sideways and pulled the ball from Hill's right side.

Hill couldn't exert any force with his hands raised, but Xu Yong rushed forward with great force and knocked him away.

Then, from the fans' perspective, the familiar scene from the opening was repeated, with Xu Yong passing Hill...

“Bang!”

He turned sideways and slammed the ball into the basket!

There was a moment of silence in the audience, and O'Neal opened his mouth wide.

When you thought Xu Yong was a dunker, he shot five shots in a row from the outside.

When you think Xu Yong is a shooter, he directly breaks into your penalty area!

The Devils' bench was boiling with excitement.

The Devils' momentum in the first half was largely due to Harden's dunk, and then Xu Yong did the same thing in the second half.

No, Harden was on the left and Xu Yong was on the right, the two of them took full care of Hill!

Hill was completely confused. He performed strongly in the invitational tournament and was the core of the team's interior. Who would have thought that he would be attacked from both sides as soon as the regular season started!

O'Neal looked up and saw the score, 42 to 29.

The University of Arizona came very close to losing the derby, and in a very embarrassing way.

But he found himself powerless at the moment.

“Swish!”

Fortunately, the Wildcats were blessed by God again. Batinger completed a difficult three-pointer in the face of Ayers who was assisting in defense, helping the team to continue the trend.

But the cheers of the fans had not died down yet, and it was Xu Yong again. After receiving the pass from Harden after an outside pass, he ignored the assisting defense of Bellers and also hit a three-pointer in the face!

This is to show confidence, no matter how you shoot, you will succeed!!

The Wildcats' defensive confidence was on the verge of collapse.

"when!"

Budinger missed another three-point attempt, and Ayers grabbed the defensive rebound.

The Devils launched a defensive counterattack, and the Wildcats' defense was in chaos at this time.

Harden seized the opportunity to break through to the basket, tearing the Wildcats' defense into pieces and then passing the ball.

After a round of passing from the outside, the ball came into Xu Yong's hands again.

Xu Yong caught the ball and shot it immediately.

The moment the ball was released, he knew it was in.

What does it mean to be in hot form? A tactical fade away!

There was despair in the eyes of the fans at the scene, they knew it was useless to pray to God.

“Swish!”

Xu Yong hit his 7th three-pointer of the night!

At the same time, it was a goal that completely destroyed the Wildcats' defensive confidence!