After Harden advanced to the frontcourt, the Devils set up a formation that was somewhat similar to UCLA's passing and cutting.

Xu Yong and Ayers, who are the 4th and 5th positions, were located at the elbows on both sides of the free throw line, one on the left and one on the right. At the same time, Cooksix and DeRozan, who are the 2nd and 3rd positions, were located at the 45-degree angles on the left and right three-point lines, respectively.

Harden dribbled the ball a few times at the top of the arc, and after waiting for his teammates to get into position, he passed the ball directly to DeRozan at the 45-degree three-point line on the right, and then cut to the basket along the right elbow area.

In the process, Ayers has set up a pick-and-roll wall for Harden.

At the same time, Xu Yong quickly sank to the low post on the left. He first set up a screen for Kuksiks, and Kuksiks used his screen to move to the three-point line in the right corner.

Then Xu Yong turned around and set a screen for Harden, allowing Harden, who had already cut into the basket, to use the screen to bounce out of the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the left.

While running without the ball, Ayers also went to the 45-degree three-point line on the right side and set a pick-and-roll for DeRozan.

DeRozan took advantage of Ayers' pick-and-roll to quickly move to the free throw line.

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Then, the opposing Tigers team had obvious omissions. First, no one followed Cooksix in the right corner, and then, in order to cover for DeRozan, no one cared about Xu Yong after he finished the pick-and-roll.

Xu Yong pointed to the sky, and DeRozan understood and threw the ball over the basket.

The Tigers players looked up and saw a figure soaring into the air, grabbing the basketball in mid-air, and then hovering in the air for a while...

“Bang!”

Slammed the ball into the basket!

The Devil team showed off an alley-oop slam dunk at the start!

The scene burst into cheers. What is a opening shot? It was so loud that it shook the earth!

Of course, fans watch the excitement while experts see the details.

John Calipari, the head coach of the Tigers, a disciple of Larry Brown, former head coach of the NBA Nets, and the promoter of the DDM tactics, instantly realized that the Devils were using the [UCLA pick-and-roll tactics].

The UCLA pick-and-roll tactic was invented by Jerry Sloan based on the UCLA pass-and-cut tactic. The difference between him and the latter is that the pass-and-cut focuses more on the opportunity to attack the basket, while the pick-and-roll focuses more on the opportunity after the pick-and-roll, which also makes some differences in the running positions of the two.

That’s right, after Sandek used the pick-and-roll between Xu Yong and Harden as a regular weapon last season, he went a step further this season and directly used the pick-and-roll tactics.

Now that I can drive on any crappy road, now I must try flying a plane!

Facts have proved that the plane and the car have the same operating system. As long as the components work well together, they can also fly.

In the transition from offense to defense, Kemp took the ball in the frontcourt and went straight to the basket.

The so-called DDM tactics are actually very similar to the run-and-gun tactics, which is to play fast. The difference is that positional warfare is a space warfare, with the center pulling to the weak side to give the guard the greatest space to break through.

This is also one of the reasons why Rose was able to thrive at the University of Memphis last season.

However, compared to Rose and Kemp, Rose's ability to break through as a substitute last season was much weaker.

Moreover, Harden showed his defensive improvement at this time. He kept fighting with Kemp and didn't give him any chance to pass the ball. In the end, Kemp was forced to pass the ball out.

However, this was predicted by Xu Yong in advance.

“Bang!”

Xu Yong made a steal and then shot out like a rocket.

His advancement speed is very fast, and it can be clearly felt that his dribbling ability has improved significantly compared to last season.

The Tigers players were completely unable to catch up and had to give up. Xu Yong looked back and saw that no one was chasing him. Then, amid the cheers of the fans, he lightly jumped and performed a two-handed windmill dunk.

The atmosphere on the scene was instantly ignited.

After an off-season, Xu Yong seems to be jumping more easily and gracefully than last season!

This is not an illusion, or it is due to the training of the drop step, because the drop step requires explosive power and speed, just as McGrady said, it is similar to the jump before dunking.

The Tigers continued to play fast in the frontcourt. Anderson broke through the basket with the ball and then passed it to Mike on the outside, but Mike's shot was interfered by DeRozan and the rebound was also protected by Ayers.

They failed to score in their opening offensive series.

This also shows the weakness of the DDM tactic. When you don't have a breakthrough player like Rose who can tear through the defense, this tactic is difficult to be effective.

The Devils pushed forward to the frontcourt and continued to play the UCLA pick-and-roll.

In this round, the Tigers' defense was obviously tighter than in the previous round. The Devils' first wave of tactics failed to work and they quickly changed tactics.

DeRozan passed the ball to Harden, Xu Yong pulled back to the 45-degree three-point line and made a pick-and-roll, and Harden took a step back and shot a three-pointer after taking the pick-and-roll.

“Swish!”

The basketball also went into the net!

He is showing off the results of his shooting training in the summer!

In fact, as for shooting, as long as your name is not Ben Simmons, you can improve your stability as long as you practice hard.

0 to 7!

The Devil team launched a wave at the beginning!

They demonstrated a series of operations, proving that the coaches of the NCAA organizing committee are real experts!

Calipari was a little restless at this time, and he stood up from the bench.

The reason why he didn't let Evans start was because Evans, like Harden at the beginning, chose the school late and had limited time to practice with the team. He was okay as a substitute, but might not be good as a starter. In addition, they were playing against an old rival, so he had some idea of ​​this.

But at the beginning of the game, he overestimated his own team and underestimated the Devils team.

Obviously, the changes to the Devils are more than just the addition of DeRozan.

Sandek dared to pick them in the opening game, which showed that he was fully prepared.

Fortunately, at this time Mike finally broke through DeRozan and got to the basket to score the first point for the Tigers.

DeRozan's defensive problems were also exposed in this round. It was not that he was physically insufficient, but that his defensive habits and awareness were not good enough.

Seeing that the team was scoring points, Calipari temporarily gave up the decision to replace Evans and decided to stand and wait.

"Come on! Devil Team!"

However, as soon as the Tigers scored, the fans' cheers were heard.

After the Devils reached the frontcourt, they continued to play UCLA pick-and-roll. DeRozan controlled the ball to the free throw line and saw that the person who switched defense was some distance away from him, so he directly chose a mid-range jump shot.

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“Swish!”

The basketball also went into the pocket steadily.

Following Xu Yong and Harden, DeRozan also showed off his mid-range shooting.

Moreover, his mid-range shot also caused exclamations from the audience, because he really had the charm of Kobe's 6 or 7 points.

As Harden's childhood friend, or the kid from Southern California in Harden's eyes, his idol is Kobe, just like Harden.

But unlike Harden, he not only regards Kobe as his idol, but also imitates Kobe's technical moves. Otherwise, how could he be called the successor of Mamba in the future!

Looking back, the Tigers continued to attack DeRozan, but this time Xu Yong seized the opportunity to assist in defense and directly interfered with Mike's shot.

After DeRozan grabbed the defensive rebound, he passed the ball to Harden. Harden returned the ball to DeRozan during a fast break. DeRozan jumped up with the ball towards Kemp, turned 360 degrees in the air, and directly passed the opponent and hit the ball into the goal.gif!

This ball was a show that shook the entire stadium, drawing whistles and cheers from the audience.

He lost two points before, but this time he scored four points in a row, which not only made up for his mistake, but also doubled the compensation.

Xu Yong, Harden, DeRozan, one after another, the Devil Team's first show was a show to the sky!