Booker and Lyles nodded to each other. Both of them noticed Russell's weakness on defense in this round.
The head coach of Ohio State University on the sidelines was very anxious; the thing he feared the most still happened.
Russell had a natural fear of players with strong one-on-one abilities.
In the tactical arrangement, they would avoid putting Russell in isolation situations as much as possible, but now it seems this can't be hidden anymore.
Next, Kentucky's tactics became relatively simple.
Whoever Russell was sticking to, Booker or Lyles would set a screen for them to hold the ball and perform various forms of flashy one-on-one plays against him.
Russell's defense in the NCAA wasn't particularly bad; it's just that both Booker and Lyles are players with strong ball-handling and attack abilities.
Russell was like an ATM machine, anyone could withdraw money by swiping the card and entering the pin.
The more Russell was attacked, the more he crumbled.
