Konecticut's fans whistled in waves.

They saw a different Walker on the defensive end in the second half, and now the familiar Walker on the offensive end had finally appeared!

Coach K breathed a sigh of relief seeing this.

Irving's performance in the second half wasn't as good as in the first, which was inextricably linked to Walker's full-on pressing. Now that Walker had to score and defend, his stamina would definitely not be able to keep up. Walker was the absolute core of Konecticut. When his stamina was exhausted, and he couldn't attack or defend, it would be easy for Duke to win the game.

Duke's offense, Irving dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.

Just then, a burst of whistles erupted from Konecticut's fans.

Coach K was also stunned at this time.

The defender in front of Irving wasn't Walker, nor Lamb, but Tang Tian!

It turned out that Konecticut's lineup adjustment at the last moment, bringing in Oriakhi and taking out Smith, was to put Tang Tian against Irving!

Letting a power forward defend a point guard?

Coach K couldn't understand Calhoun's operation. Although Tang Tian's defensive ability was very good, and he could defend both power forwards and small forwards, Irving was a point guard, and famous for his breakthrough dribbling.

This was like using a hammer to kill a mosquito, completely out of tune!

Singler also had an advantage against Lamb, but Irving chose to attack himself.

Continuous crossovers, Irving directly took a step towards the inside.

However, he soon realized that he had underestimated Tang Tian. Tang Tian had a premonition and took a step back in advance to grab a position.

Although there was a gap in speed, this premonition successfully made up for the gap.

A burst of cheers erupted from Konecticut fans at the scene.

They didn't care what position he played, in their eyes, Tang Tian's defense was invincible. This confrontation completely verified what they thought in their hearts.

Irving didn't stop the ball, after pulling the ball back with a crossover, he directly made an inside-outside crossover.

Too close, Tang Tian was flashed past by Irving.

Sure enough, although the Tony Allen single defense skill had a certain improvement in speed, the difference in weight still made it difficult for him to defend Irving's breakthrough at close range.

This was also what he needed to focus on after the end of the draft, whether to gain weight to play as a forward-swingman when he arrived in the NBA, or to lose weight to play as a guard-forward-swingman.

After being passed by Irving, Tang Tian didn't give up on defense, and still chased from behind.

Irving broke past Tang Tian and went to the basket, shooting quickly.

Tang Tian's block jumped up from behind.

Irving's mid-air lay-up to dodge and shoot.

Tang Tian's block wasn't just a simple block, but also reached out and covered Irving's shooting angle.

Irving's lay-up was very wide-ranging. After all, he had just recovered from his injury, and his hang time was lower than normal. After this shot, it directly hit the rim of the basket and bounced out.

Oriakhi grabbed the defensive rebound.

Konecticut fans cheered again.

Although he was passed by Irving, Tang Tian was still Tang Tian. Chasing to the basket, he still defended Irving!

Coach K's expression was also stunned.

Tang Tian, can he really defend Irving?

The answer was no, but if Irving only broke through, Tang Tian's limiting effect on him was indeed very obvious.

"Kyrie, shoot more." Coach K's reaction was really quick, when Irving retreated back to half-court, he opened his mouth to remind him.

Konecticut's offense, the same tactic, Irving squeezed past in advance this time to prevent the switch, Oriakhi's pick-and-roll failed.

Walker directly signaled Oriakhi to go back, and lowered his center of gravity to face Irving.

Irving had beaten him so many times before, it was time for him to return the favor.

Before the game, just like he showed when he communicated with Tang Tian, he felt that his strength was not as good as Irving.

But now that the game had reached this point, what about Irving? He was still defended very embarrassedly by him!

Low crossover, sudden burst of step, Irving followed Walker, but after the confrontation, he was directly knocked away by Walker!

The referee didn't blow the whistle, this was normal physical confrontation.

Walker used his explosiveness and confrontation to squeeze past Irving and went to the inside, a mid-air lay-up to dodge Plumlee's help defense and scored!

After the goal, Walker roared to the sky, veins popping out on his neck.

Finally, he also got past Irving!

The cheers of Konecticut fans at the scene were deafening. Walker went from being passed by Irving again and again in the first half, to defending Irving in the second half, and now turning around to beat Irving successfully. This was simply an evolution completed in a game!

The stronger the opponent, the more he can inspire a stronger self, this truth is indeed not a lie!

The scouts at the scene couldn't help but talk to each other at this time. In addition to seeing Walker's progress, they also saw something on a spiritual level, which was the temperament that a team leader would have.

I may be weaker than you, but I will still do my best to defeat you!

When Walker returned to defense, Tang Tian and Walker slapped each other hard.

"Kenny, I suddenly think what you said makes some sense." Barkley turned to Smith at this time.

Smith looked at him suspiciously.

"This University of Connecticut is indeed different. This Kemba Walker, and this Tang, they are full of energy, they are players who have a chance to create miracles." Barkley said.

Smith nodded with a smile, his vision for players was still very accurate, Barkley had been arguing with him for most of the game, and now he admitted this point.

Irving continued to single out Tang Tian in the frontcourt, a Sam God, he continued to pass Tang Tian, but Tang Tian, like before, chased closely behind, he grabbed the early shot at the basket to avoid Tang Tian's interference, but Oriakhi sandwiched him from the front and back and directly blocked his shot!

The emotions of the Konecticut fans at the scene were completely ignited. Despite being at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, their emotions were obviously more excited than those of the Duke fans.

The 20-point difference was only 4 points in the blink of an eye, and Irving was also blocked!

The dark clouds that shrouded their heads in the first half had dissipated, and they saw the dawn of victory!

Duke's sideline ball was passed out, Irving turned and changed direction.

"Pa!"

This time Tang Tian seized the opportunity, and pounced out his hand, snatching the ball from Irving's hand!

Those who often stand by the river, how can they not wet their shoes!

Irving could pass Tang Tian seven or eight times out of ten now, but the remaining two or three times, it was very likely that he would be stolen!

After Tang Tian stole the ball, he threw it to Walker on the outside, Walker turned and passed Smith and rushed forward, the two of them galloped from the backcourt all the way to the frontcourt.

Walker went to the frontcourt for a low-hand lay-up, Smith jumped up to block.

Walker directly switched hands in the air, dodged, and then shot.

"Pa!"

Smith slapped Walker's arm.

The baseline referee whistled, indicating a foul.

Walker's lay-up rotated in the air and then hit the backboard, and then brushed into the net.

2+1!

Walker was knocked out of the court by Smith, and after using the buffer to protect himself, he turned back and saw the ball go in, and jumped up from the ground excitedly.

Gone crazy!