NBA: My template has no limit

During halftime, the atmosphere around De Paul was slightly tense. Joey called everyone together, his tone unusually excited:

"Guys, have you lost confidence? No, don't! Our competition has only just begun. You must believe in yourselves, and we will win!"

"We can't use the same old approach anymore. In the second half, Bryan will replace Hottinger."

We need to run fast, faster, even faster! Run, lads!

"We absolutely cannot afford to fall into their shuffled positional warfare again; we must control the tempo of the game!"

"Trust my tactics, Singh..."

"We've come this far, we're not afraid of anyone. You can enjoy every second on the court and let everyone truly get to know you!"

After the timeout, the game resumes!

Xu Feng dribbled the ball past half-court, and Ricky moved up to defend him. He knew very well that this would effectively limit Xu Feng.

But this time it was different. Singh suddenly stepped forward to set a screen, and Xu Feng accelerated abruptly at the same time!

Faced with DePaul's sudden change of tactics, Wake Forest was caught off guard, and the only player exposed to Xu Feng was Rutland, who arrived late to cover!

Xu Feng pulled back with a crossover dribble, then stopped abruptly and retreated, while his other hand slightly pushed forward to create space.

Rutland, who was not in a stable position, was already off balance when Xu Feng touched him with his ball-shielding hand and he fell backward!

boom!

Rutland lay down in the penalty area, while Xu Feng held the ball and stood a step inside the three-point line.

Wow!

The scene erupted in chaos as Rutland was thrown into the air by Xu Feng, who was 15 centimeters taller than him!

Xu Feng glanced at Rutland lying on the ground and then took a mid-range shot.

It hit! The crowd erupted! De Paul fans wearing blue devil jerseys held up Xu Feng's support signs, and some even threw their clothes away, dancing naked.

"Xu Feng is about to start his performance; he's unwilling to leave the competition like this!"

"Can Wake Forest mount an effective counterattack and halt De Paul's offensive?"

Laloux had the ball, and Xu Feng was still the lead defender, but De Paul's other teammates changed positions.

The other four players adopted the most standard box-like positioning, shrinking their formation to form a zone defense.

Singler and Watts positioned themselves on the other side, aiming to cut off the outside connection with Duncan!

Joey believed in Xu Feng's defensive impact on the wing, combined with De Paul's fast-paced movement in the second half.

He's betting that Wake Forest can't maintain their three-point shooting percentage under high intensity and pressure!

Laru tried to dribble past Xu Feng repeatedly but couldn't shake him off, so he could only pass to Ricky in the corner.

Ricky received the ball and, facing Singh, who was shorter than him, and with little time left on the shot clock, he chose to drive straight to the basket!

Mismatch offense, as a reliable scoring method, is often favored by tall players with strong athleticism.

Most of the tactics that Joey arranged for Xu Feng revolved around misalignment.

Ricky has solid dribbling fundamentals and good speed. With his physical advantage, he easily squeezed past Singh from the baseline and drove into the paint!

Duncan had already cleared out no-man's land for him, and Brian couldn't do anything about it.

Ricky took two steps and soared for a dunk!

At that moment, Ricky caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of his left eye—a figure that shouldn't have been there—and it was rapidly growing larger!

"It's Xu Feng! How did Xu Feng get into the paint from the top of the key?! What's he going to do?!"

Xu Feng was like a robber who snatched Ricky's love on the street. As Ricky's body flew parallel to the backboard, his beloved basketball was nailed to the backboard by Xu Feng!

"My God! Xu Feng delivered another massive block, refusing Ricky's scoring request. He truly is the player with the most massive blocks I've ever seen!"

In the transition between offense and defense, Xu Feng received the ball and threw out a long pass that crossed the entire court, sending the ball to Watts, who had already launched a fast break.

Watts jumped, spun the ball between his legs back into his hands, and then slammed it toward the basket!

boom!

A between-the-legs dunk! Watts also enjoyed the thrill of dominating the rim!

Wake Forest had possession of the ball. The moment Larru received the ball, Xu Feng moved forward and pressed him across the court, using his long arms to disrupt Larru's dribbling rhythm as he moved.

Not wanting them to slowly move the ball around in their own half any longer, Xu Feng used pressing defense to force Lalu to pass the ball.

Lalou couldn't take it anymore, and as soon as he crossed half-court, he hurriedly passed the ball to point guard Tony.

Having learned from Ricky's mistake, Rutland dared not break through rashly, but he was also unable to pass the ball to Duncan. DePaul's box-like positioning completely blocked Duncan's receiving route!

Seeing Tome's open half-step space, Tony attempted a three-pointer!

Three-pointer missed!

Duncan grabbed the rebound, but DePaul didn't double-team him! Brian tentatively reached out, while standing outside Duncan to prevent him from passing the ball to the backcourt duo.

Duncan had no choice but to fight back under pressure, using his body to create space and score off the backboard!

Looking at DePaul again, they didn't give Wake Forest any breathing room. Xu Feng dribbled the ball across half-court, and as soon as the opponent got into position, Xu Feng directly shot a three-pointer over LaLu!

hit!

In the next round, Duncan, realizing he was being shut down, moved up to the high post to provide support, and with his high-quality screens, Rutland successfully broke through!

He opted for a layup!

boom!

"Xu Feng swatted the ball away again! What a hopeless defense! Rutland must be dreaming about Xu Feng's big hands tonight!"

Without a moment to catch her breath, Watts dribbled the ball across half-court and hit another three-pointer!

state!

The basketball bounced off the back of the rim but didn't go in! Is DePaul's scoring streak about to end?

No!

Just as Duncan was about to grab the rebound, Xu Feng jumped up from behind him as if he had a spring attached to him!

"No way, Xu Feng wouldn't want that..."

A guess arose in the minds of all the viewers; they dared not be sure, but it was the truth!

Boom! —

Xu Feng scores with a dunk over Duncan!

Steve Fine slid across his knees on the sidelines:

"Didn't get a shot? Here's another one! I feel like we didn't bring enough film! The whole competition was full of memorable moments! These are all rare sights!"

The two commentators were somewhat numb; the increasingly explosive scores kept their emotions at their peak.

"WOOO~ Unbelievable! This must be the first time Duncan has been dunked on!"

"Yes, Xu Feng did it! We've witnessed history. I wonder what Duncan thinks now?"

Duncan didn't show any outward reaction, but his subsequent actions revealed that he was getting anxious.

After that, whenever Wake Forest had an offensive possession, Duncan would actively ask for the ball. He wanted to get back on his feet, and more importantly, he wanted to alleviate Wake Forest's scoring drought.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. The more anxious Duncan became, the harder Wake Forest struggled.

Just like the Nuggets, when the rest of the team couldn't step up, Jokic always tried to open up the game with three-pointers, but the result was that they got further and further away from victory.

Duncan was posting up against Xu Feng, but Xu Feng wasn't about to let him get past him so easily. In his haste, Duncan threw his shoulder into Xu Feng as he jumped.

Xu Feng did fly out of bounds, but Duncan committed a foul for it, bringing his total to two fouls, as did Xu Feng.

In the next round, Xu Feng blew past Ricky, who was caught off guard, and drove hard to the basket against Duncan!

The two jumped and were at the same height in the air, which meant that Xu Feng would not be able to score, as his shooting route was blocked by Duncan!

But... Xu Feng wasn't even aiming to score!

beep!

Duncan committed a foul on the hand! He now has his third foul!

"Damn it! Don't rush Duncan, watch out for fouls!"

"Just hold the line in the penalty area; we need to slow down our attack!"

The elderly man in a dark suit shouting from the sidelines is Wake Forest's head coach, Dave Odom, marking his sixth consecutive year reaching the NCAA Tournament.

He had considered the possibility of losing to championship favorites Kentucky, but he never expected it to be this difficult against DePaul!

De Paul returned in the second half and launched a 16-4 run, successfully reversing the score by two points.