As they were talking, the game had already started.

Amid the cheers of the home fans, Ayres jumped over Love and gave the home team the opportunity to attack first.

After Glaser advanced to the frontcourt, the Devils first tried a wave of off-ball screen tactics, and Harden took advantage of the screen to catch the ball.

However, he did not get a chance to shoot because Westbrook, who was defending him, came up to him immediately.

Xu Yong quickly set up a pick-and-roll and shot outside after breaking it.

The Bruins chose to switch defense directly, with Bamford defending Harden and Westbrook defending Xu Yong.

Harden was out of position against Mbah a Moute, and his shot after breaking into the restricted area was blocked and deflected.

Bamford has both confrontation and speed, and it is not necessarily easier for Harden to play against him than Westbrook.

After Love blocked Ayers at the basket, he grabbed the defensive rebound and then made a quarterback-like long pass.

Westbrook has "teleported" across midfield.

With the ball leading the team, Westbrook's fast break after receiving the ball was simply impossible for the Devils to catch up with.

In the eyes of the fans, Westbrook was seen soaring into the air, with his body arched like a crescent-shaped scimitar.

“Bang!”

Then, there is the iconic violent frame abuse.

A huge muffled sound came through the loudspeaker, and there was a burst of exclamations at the scene.

His dunks were so violent and aesthetic that even his opponents couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

After landing, Westbrook roared at the away fans, just as Harden had said before.

The Bruins gave the Devils a warning at the start of the game!

What’s more important than this show of force is the situation on the field.

The Bruins did not study the Devils too much, as Xu Yong said.

But that doesn't affect their play, because other teams have at most one defensive lineman, but the Bruins have two, and both are excellent.

This means they don't need to double-team when facing Xu Yong and Harden's pick-and-roll, they can just switch defense directly.

Xu Yong will not get the open opportunities like he did against the University of Arizona, and it will be difficult for Harden to exert that kind of destructive power against Bamford.

Sandek gestured on the sidelines, and after the Devils advanced to the frontcourt, Xu Yong and Glaser played without the ball on the weak side.

At this time, Bamford showed excellent defensive sense. His attention was always on Xu Yong. He seized the opportunity to directly steal Harden's pass.

The Bruins launched another defensive counterattack. This time the Devils had retreated early, but Collison cut through the defense like a knife and made a layup to score two more points.

Fast, too fast.

It's not just that Collison is fast, it's that the Bruins' defensive counterattacks are too fast.

"I like those two guards from UCLA." In the stands, Nash's attention had been drawn to Collison and Westbrook.

Stoudemire and Marion nodded in succession. This kind of guard who can quickly make transitions is a very professional match for the Suns.

"when!"

Harden tried to attack Westbrook in the frontcourt, but the latter was familiar with him and successfully interfered with his shot.

The Devils' offense still failed to score.

Love protected the defensive rebound and the Bruins launched another defensive counterattack.

This time, after several passes, Love hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc.

7 to 0!

The Devils were hit by a wave at the beginning.

There was constant noise at the scene, and Sandek shouted to the players on the field: "Patience, play more patiently!"

After shouting, he looked up at the time.

At this time, there were less than three minutes left in the game. It was too early to call a timeout, and it would not have much effect.

He then turned his gaze to the players on the field.

He had already given his players some preventive measures before the game, and now it all depends on the players themselves to make adjustments.

At the critical moment, Xu Yong stood up. He cut to the basket and received a pass from Harden. He faced Love's tough layup and caused the latter to commit a defensive foul, thus getting two free throws.

Xu Yong stretched out his hand and was pulled up by Harden and Ayers, and stretched his shoulders.

Just now he had a head-on collision with Love, and Love was like a mountain of meat that could not be moved at all.

It seems that his previous feeling was not entirely wrong. At least Love, like Jokic, looks fat but has a stable lower body.

He even recalled the video of Love fighting against a sumo wrestler, in which Love was able to directly knock away the 158-kilogram sumo wrestler.

Xu Yong went to the free throw line, but his shoulder didn't fully recover on the first shot and he missed it. However, he made the second shot after adjustment, finally helping the Devils break the scoring drought.

It was this free throw that finally saved the Devils from having to face a defensive counterattack and allowed them to engage in a positional battle with the Bruins.

Westbrook advanced the ball to the frontcourt and the UCLA system officially started.

John Wooden invented this tactic in the 1960s and 1970s, but it was this tactic that allowed UCLA to win seven championships ten years ago. Even Jerry Sloan's pick-and-roll tactics were inspired by the UCLA system.

Xu Yong was not unfamiliar with this tactic. Before his rebirth, the UCLA tactic was no longer a very advanced tactic, but it still had a place in basketball tactics because it was really classic and full of variability.

After Collison got to the top of the arc, Love moved to the high post on the left, and Collison and Bamford moved to the right side of the half court to form the weak side.

On the left side of the half court, Westbrook, Josh Shipp and Love formed the strong side.

Westbrook passed the ball to Shipp at a 45-degree angle on the left side of the three-point line, and then quickly penetrated the basket with the help of Love's pick-and-roll.

This is the most basic starting position for UCLA's pass and cut.

Sandek was targeted before the game, Glaser retreated early, and the Bruins' first cut attempt was unsuccessful.

But the Bruins' offense did not stop, and Shipp passed the ball back to Love.

At this time, Bamford on the weak side quickly cut into the basket.

This was the second cut in the UCLA system, but Xu Yong successfully predicted this and reached out in advance to block Love's pass.

It was at this moment that the unexpected attack came.

Shipp cut into the basket and set a pick-and-roll screen for Westbrook. After Westbrook cut out, he received a pass from Love and got a chance to shoot.

But at the moment when Ayers rushed out to defend, Westbrook passed the ball to Shipp who cut in after breaking the defense.

Josh Shipp made an easy two-point layup and the Bruins got two more points!

Sandek watched helplessly from the sidelines.

The Devils' defense was not bad at all in this round, but UCLA's passing and cutting were really hard to defend.

Especially the players of the Bruins, Love has stable outside shooting ability, which forces Ayers to defend, while Westbrook's ability to attack the basket forces them to shrink and switch defense.

Coupled with the NCAA's 35-second offensive time per round, the defensive pressure you face in one round is unprecedentedly huge.

John Wooden's greatness can be seen from the fact that the John Wooden Award is the most prestigious award for college students in the United States.

After more than 9 minutes of the game, the score was already 20 to 4!

The Devils encountered their most difficult game since the start of the season.

Sandek's remarks before the start of the regular season made the Devils players realize that the PAC10 league they were in was "hell."

But the three consecutive victories after the start of the game made that feeling remain in the imagination stage.

But tonight, facing the Bruins, these "devils" truly felt the gap in the Pac10 league!