The yellow storm in the NBA

Durant's end will definitely have a huge impact on Texas. You must know that he is the absolute core of this team. His offensive firepower supports this team most of the time and carries this team forward.

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Now that he is gone, the substitute players who come in cannot fill his huge vacancy.

"Although there are problems with Durant's playing style during this period, he shouldn't be replaced now? He will at least still be a huge threat if he stays on the court, so Ohio State dare not take it lightly. Now that he is off the game, Germany

Who can Texas rely on to support its attack?"

"Although Augustin has certain shooting and breakthrough abilities, he is obviously more suitable to be a surprise player rather than an offensive arrow. As for Powell, who replaced Durant, although he has good height and certain shooting, he cannot be an offensive player.

Core use.”

"Although Ali and Williams, who replaced Damai James and Pittman, were good offensively, their height obviously could not compete with Ohio State, and their victory in the paint was further weakened. In the end, there was only one Quan Xiao left, but Quan Xiao alone

Can the guys hold up the Texas offense? How are they going to defend the Ohio offense?"

Obviously, many people couldn't understand Coach Barnes's move of subbing Durant. They felt that although Durant's playing style during this period had some problems, he could be allowed to hand over the ball to Augustin.

, and then use his offensive threat to open up space for his teammates and attract defensive attention.

But now that Durant is replaced, what can Quan Xiao do in the face of Ohio's heavy defense?

Yes, everyone else knows that when Durant is not on the court, Quan Xiao will inevitably become the core of Texas' offense. This has been verified in previous games.

They also believe that Quan Xiao's current strength can become the core of this team's offense at a certain period of time, but they do not think Quan Xiao can achieve the level of Durant.

Others don't believe it, but everyone in Texas knows Quan Xiao's offensive strength. Even Durant has to admit that the current Quan Xiao is no less than himself in terms of offense.

The one-on-one duel between the two after normal training has proven this. Now Durant can no longer suppress Quan Xiao like he did at the beginning. At most, the two of them are tied.

After playing against Southern California and the University of Memphis, Durant found that Quan Xiao seemed to have improved again. This shocked Durant because Quan Xiao's progress was so fast, even in many cases.

Durant even wondered if he couldn't beat Quan Xiao.

The game restarted, Augustin took control of the ball, Quan Xiao did not ask for the ball immediately, he was still the same as before

Constantly running at the three-point line, dragging down the opponent's defense.

Quan Xiao's running position gave his opponents a headache because he was so erratic, and because of his good physical strength, he never stopped running.

No, through constant running he once again got rid of his defender, and Augustin immediately passed the ball to Quan Xiao.

Seeing this, the other two Ohio State players rushed over to cover up the defense. Now all the NCAA teams know how abnormal Quan Xiao's point guard's shooting is.

Quan Xiao attracted two defensive players from Ohio, plus the three players originally marking him, which left two Texas players open, including Powell, who replaced Durant.

Therefore, Powell, who received a pass from Quan Xiao, proved his existence with a three-pointer.

"Texas played this ball very smartly and played a very beautiful coordination around Quan Xiao."

"First, Quan Xiao used his running position to create space, and then after attracting the opponent's defender, he passed it to Powell who was open. Finally, Powell made a three-pointer to end the attack."

"Of course, the most critical thing is Quan Xiao's offensive threat. His shooting makes opponents always pay attention to his position, and his erratic running ability makes it easy to create shooting space."

"This forces the opponent to have to cover up defense at all times, thereby creating open shooting opportunities for teammates. In fact, Durant also does this very well, but it depends on whether he can get the ball to the open player."

"Then it depends on how Ohio responds. Whether Texas can defend Ohio's offense is also key. If they can't defend Ohio's offense, it will still be difficult to win. After all, they are the ones lagging behind now."

Texas really can't defend Ohio's offense. Coach Barnes knows this very well, and Quan Xiao also knows that it is unrealistic to defend Ohio's offense with the current lineup.

He had no intention of relying on defense to win. What he wanted was to fight offense against attack, survive this period first, and wait for Durant to return in the second half before having the final battle.

Therefore, Texas played very unrestrainedly. As long as Ohio scored, they would immediately serve the ball and start a fast break. Anyway, the three people they just replaced were full of energy, and they didn't have to play fast breaks with the opponent just inside, speeding up the game.

Rhythm, increase the opponent's consumption.

So, Texas played small ball under Quan Xiao's control. Each attack lasted no more than 10 seconds. They tried to shoot the ball within 10 seconds, and then grabbed the rebounds if they could, but not if they couldn't.

At once

Quickly return to defense.

Unknowingly, the opponent's rhythm was also picked up. For a while, the two teams were back and forth, and the game was very lively.

There is no problem for Texas to play a fast tempo, and because of Quan Xiao's presence, it is even more comfortable. When the tempo becomes faster, there are more opportunities for both sides to take shots, and Quan Xiao's shooting ability is fully utilized.

In addition, Augustin and Powell also have very good shooting, Williams is known for his fast speed, and Ali has a wonderful long pass. In two of the goals, Ali used long passes to pass the ball to the fast players.

Williams, then Williams ended the offense with a dunk.

Ohio originally wanted to open up the score in one breath and end the game as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, after Durant left the game, Texas started a fast attack under the leadership of Quan Xiao, and they also played vigorously, always biting.

The score was not drawn.

From the moment Durant came off the court at 14:52 seconds of the first half, the score was 31:25, and Ohio led Texas by 6 points. At 18:35 seconds of the first half, the score was 40:38, and the score was reversed.

It was brought closer to two points.

The most important thing is that Oden kept running back and forth during these few minutes, which consumed a lot of energy.

In these minutes, Texas Quanxiao made a three-pointer and two free throws. Powell and Augustin each scored a 3-pointer, and Williams contributed a dunk. Although Ali did not score, he did not

Statistics such as assists and rebounds, but his long passes also helped a lot.

Seeing Oden's consumption was huge, the Ohio head coach had to replace him to take a rest. He also replaced all the main players except point guard Conley, allowing Conley to lead a team of substitutes to finish the last few minutes.

However, he also changed his tactics, because Texas did not have a height advantage, and the substitute forward still had an advantage in height, so he tried to play a positional battle.

Don't run blindly with the opponent, slow down the tempo, and grind the opponent ball by ball. Just maintain the lead of these few points, and wait for the main force to return in the second half for the final victory.

After adjustments, Ohio State began to grind out the ball one by one under Conley's schedule. Each time, it would take a shot only in the last few seconds of the attack time, and immediately return to defense after taking the shot, trying not to give Texas a fast break.

Opportunity.

Although Conley is a freshman this year, he plays very mature and calmly, has a stable style of play, and has strong control of the rhythm. Otherwise, he would not have become the main force of the team.

In the end, Ohio relied on a pressing style of play to hold on to its weak lead at the end of the first half, ending the first half with 42:40.