Vol 2 Chapter 21: Hard work

Soon, the first half of the game was half past.
　　The score between the two sides is not high, barely occupying the advantage.
　　 An Luo is not active on the offensive end. In these ten minutes, he only shot four times and hit two goals. They were all invested in the first two minutes. In the next eight minutes, An Luo was mostly helping his teammates.
　　 The most outstanding performance was Prince, who made four of six shots and scored 8 points! He has a high desire to attack today, relying on his excellent breakthrough ability to frequently hit the basket, causing great damage to USC.
　　 played another two minutes, and the two sides began to switch to their second team. Alford was very cautious, he kept Prince and Alex on the court. Although in these recent games, An Luo played very well with the second team. But today Prince performed better.
　　 Faced with the USC's substitute, Prince played more resolutely. He first played a pick-and-roll with Alex and scored an air cut layup; then he shot a cold arrow from the outside, hitting two three-pointers. With his brilliant performance from inside and outside, he opened the score to double digits for the first time.
　　 With three minutes left in the first half, Alford also replaced Alex and Prince. Today has exceeded their usual playing time, and now they have a lot of lead, which can give them a break.
　　 Actually, Alford is not at all worried about being caught up. With a point difference of more than ten points, even if his players are not defensive at all, they can't catch up in two or three minutes. What's more, the defensive ability of his bench lineup is not much weaker.
　　 In the last few minutes, USC did strengthen the offense. They changed players again and sent the player with the most offensive ability to the court, ready to grab points.
　　 is like a turn-based game, you sing it and we will appear. The player who re-appeared at USC showed his outstanding offensive ability. Just like Prince in the first few minutes, his defense is very fragile. Although, those players have some very good defensive skills. But it can only delay the pace of other people's attacks, and cannot stop it.
　　 But this is enough. It's good that they can hold the game. Alford did not expect these people to win the game.
　　 At the end of the first half, he still maintained his wretched lead. This is because the USC frantically chased the score in the last few minutes, which narrowed the score closer.
　　 During the intermission, the bench was full of jubilation. Although the score is not far ahead, the situation is very good. If there is no better way to deal with USC in the second half, then the game is basically over.
　　 Alford was very satisfied with the performance of his players in the first half. Today, he uncharacteristically praised his players, especially Prince. His performance today is simply superstar level.
　　 He didn't talk too much to these lads, just keep this momentum. The performance of the players in the first half was perfect, the tactical coordination arranged before the game was played out, and the effect was very good. Since there is nothing wrong with the tactics, naturally there is no need to make more adjustments.
　　 Of course, there may be another reason. That is he didn't bother to think about it. After all, the game is still going on, no one knows what happened in the second half. If there is a problem, it is time to prescribe the right medicine.
　　 On the bench on the other side of the court, the head coach of USC is completely different from Alford. Don't think he is also like a okay person, but he is so flustered! You can't lose to anyone! If they really lose, no one cares if they are on the road, and no one cares how much pressure they are under.
　　 And judging from the current situation, they are very likely to lose this game!
　　 Actually, they did a good enough defensively and offensively in the first half. Especially on the defensive end, it has almost reached its limit. He sent the best defensive perimeter player in the team to stare at An Luo, then double-teamed as soon as he received the ball, resolutely not allowing the opponent to shoot three points.
　　 During the entire first half of the scene against An Luo, USC's defensive effort was very strong, coupled with various small moves, the defensive effect was still very good.
　　 This is also the main reason why An Luo failed to make any achievements after making two three-pointers. He can't stand this kind of poor defense. He is also proficient in solo defense, but never thinks that he can do anything to achieve defensive purposes.
　　 It's a pity that An Luo was restricted, but another Prince appeared, killing USC.
　　 The head coach of USC has deeply experienced what is called "a clever woman can hardly cook without rice." Judging from the players he currently has, it is absolutely impossible to limit the opponent's two outside points at the same time. I didn't do anything, I can only continue to restrict An Luo, and then fight against it! As for the outcome, it depends on who has the higher shooting percentage in the second half.
　　 In the second half, easy side to fight again. Both sides sent their main players.
　　 The first ball is USC's possession. Their point guard pushed forward with the ball, and Holiday clung to it, feeling extremely oppressive. His hands are very open, there is no extra action, and the opponent can't make a foul even if he wants to.
　　 There was no way to continue the attack. He tried a few times and finally squeezed a little space, but he didn't dare to rush in. That big white guy has been staring at himself! With that cap in the first half, he still has lingering fears.
　　 can only drop the ball inside.
　　 USC's inside player is the traditional big man. After receiving the ball, he singles back to the Tony Parker. He has great strength and feels very relaxed. After the last wave of footsteps swayed Tony, he made a layup.
　　 Looking back, USC is also very tough on the defensive end. They still restricted An Luo, and then blocked Prince's route to the basket, allowing him to shoot from the outside. In the first half, although he also made several three-pointers, he was not a very An Luo three-pointer after all.
　　 Holiday controls the ball and observes his teammates. He did not pass the ball rashly. Obviously the opponent's defense was more active in the second half, and he was still safer.
　　 Finally, he beckoned and Alex Limara came out. After he stepped forward and finished the screen, he went straight down to make a catch and layup. In fact, at this time, An Luo had already taken the defender from the right to the left. Alex quickly blocked the USC man who was following him halfway. After a series of running positions and covering, An Luo was already empty.
　　 Holiday hit the ground and delivered the ball to An Luo, who took the ball and shot it.