After a fifteen-minute half-time break, the two refueled teams came up in the second half and unreservedly staged an almost hand-to-hand confrontation in all corners of the pitch, because they both knew that it was the decisive twenty minutes......

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Coach Donovan saw Humphrey fight for a backcourt rebound and get into the opposing No. 8. Looking at the love general who fell to the ground for a long time, he pretended to be angry and found the referee not far away and complained loudly. Humphrey was instrumental in the team's ability to freeze the opposition's core players in the first half. Fortunately, after a short period of adjustment, this white player, who was heavily regarded by coaches, finally stood up with the support of his teammates.

When Humphrey made a gesture that was okay, the worried Gators head coach finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't see his teammates, leaving three red finger marks on the left arm of the opponent's No. 8 player in the scramble.

This intensity of the game caused players on both sides to suffer more or less minor injuries. Especially the interior players who have very frequent physical contact are basically hung up on each other. Noah's nose, Horford's thigh face, McRoberts' fingers, Zobeck's mouth......

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In the eighth minute of the second half, the managers of both sides took advantage of a dead goal to replace their starters.

'It looks like both teams are ready to build up for the final sprint, and almost halfway through the second half, with nine points each, the situation on the pitch is still scorching. Nantz took advantage of the substitution to introduce the game just now.

"It's not a great game, but it's been a long time since I've seen such a high-intensity matchup, not even in the NBA in the '80s." Reggie, who was shocked by the performance of both sides. Miller, without hiding his admiration.

"It was a very brutal game, indeed." Since the start of the second half, Steve. Cole was very rare in agreeing with the old enemy's comments......

Sun Yi, who returned to the bench, wiped the sweat off his body with a towel, and immediately put on a coat to keep his body warm to reduce the unnecessary consumption of energy in his body. Sipsing the sports drink in the water cup, he looks like he is enjoying it, but in fact, the Chinese guy who has a dry mouth is eager to drink the drink in the cup in one breath and have another glass. But he has to work hard to restrain this craving, because drinking a lot of water after strenuous exercise will cause the body to lose water faster, which will eventually lead to cramps due to lack of water.

For this crucial match, Sun Yi basically did his homework in advance on all the details he could think of. Still, he didn't anticipate how tough this semi-final battle would be. Since the fourth year of high school, physical fitness is no longer a bottleneck that plagues the performance of this big Chinese boy. However, today, after more than two years, he feels fatigue again. The reason is not only the fierce confrontation, but also the mental consumption, the situation and score that have been anxious will make every player involuntarily produce nervousness, anxiety and other negative emotions.

Looking at the scoreboard over the court, Sun Yi covered his head with a towel. I'm going to win this game. Because as long as he gets past the opponent in front of him, he is very confident that he can beat any opponent in the other semi-final in the final. Whether it's UCLA, which has won the most NCAA titles, or the UCLA with the most NCAA titles, or the UCLA. The Ohio State University of Oden.

With eight minutes left on the game time, the two teams once again made the same personnel changes. Everyone knows that the final battle of this game is about to begin.

At 46-45, Duke led by one point.

"Oh! The lineup sent by Coach K is a little different from the previous starter. "CBS TV host Nantz has a good eye.

That's right, Sun moved to point guard, and Henderson, who played average in the first half, became the Blues' shooting guard. In this way, Duke's outside height advantage is very obvious. Miller quickly analyzed this change simply.

The Blues look ready to suppress the opposition's perimeter, but this move may not be of much use to the University of Florida...... "Although the ball is not as good as Miller's, Kerr seems to have a pair of sharp eyes and can always interpret the situation of the game in the shortest possible time.

In fact, this change of tactics of Coach K is also out of helplessness. Zobeek, the team's interior defensive barrier, has already committed four fouls. At present, the Blue Devils can form a stalemate situation in the interior confrontation with their opponents, and a large part of the credit should be credited to this freshman rookie with average talent and ability. Because he is in defense, he restricts the opponent's interior core Noah very well.

If Zobeck is full of fouls and loses the Florida duo who are effectively clamping, it will definitely turn the Blue Devils' penalty area upside down. Once that happens, the game is very unfavorable.

Thankfully, after the game restarted, the Gators didn't have their eyes on Duke's inside onslaught. However, Brewer, who had been dormant for a long time, regained his touch. He hit two three-pointers and a mid-range shot in a row, and instantly turned the tide on the court.

And the Blue Devils, thanks to Henderson, who was on the verge of being ordered, used a wonderful pass from his friend Sun Yi to hit two pull-up jump shots on Green's head, which did not further widen the difference between the two teams.

It's a pity that the Blue Devils who are struggling to support it are not alone. With four minutes remaining, Zobeek finally picked up his fifth foul.

Noah excitedly high-fived his teammates when he saw the rookie who made him very unhappy with the game, as if they had won the game.

However, it seems right for the Gators to think so. A five-point lead at 56-51, and the opponent's interior big man also missed out with five fouls. Such a favorable situation, every player knows very well.

In desperation, Coach K had no choice but to ask for a timeout to redeploy the team's lineup and tactics. Looking at the players sitting on the bench gasping for breath, except for the Chinese player, whose face was still full of fighting spirit, the other children seemed to have some lost expressions, and even the captain McRoberts lowered his head and said nothing.

In the face of suffocating defensive intensity, every scoring for both teams was very difficult. And the five-point gap is a bit daunting in this case.

"Heads up, boys. Look at who's doing it across from you? If it's a real Blue Devil, keep your chest high. "The old coach K, who was anxious to get the players back up, saw Grant in the audience on the other side of the field. Hill, Sean. Battier and other players who have played under him had an idea. "Don't be underestimated by those guys, because I'm sure you're no worse than them!"

The coach's words finally cheered up the players. You must know that the seniors on the other side are Hall of Fame players who have left brilliant records in the history of the Duke Blues.

"OK, there are still four minutes left in the game, and we have every chance to reverse the opponent......" While the team regained their fighting spirit, Coach K began a new tactical arrangement.

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The fierce and exciting game made Tamara in the stands involuntarily make her habitual movements. Whenever she gets nervous, the Spanish girl subconsciously uses her slender fingers to pull up the long hair next to her cheeks, round and round, and then start again, back and forth.

Sun Yi, who was waiting for his teammates to serve on the sideline on the court, was still thinking about the arrangement that Coach K had just made for him. "Sun, in the next game, you have to help the team more on the offensive end. Josh, Gerrard, you guys do more screens and run off the ball to create shooting opportunities and offensive space for Sun......"

Finally obtained the unlimited right to fire, he can feel the unreserved trust of the old man, and the one who is a confidant dies! Win this game no matter what!

Some people will say why Coach Lao K didn't let the Chinese players with outstanding personal abilities take on the team's attacking responsibilities at the beginning, and had to wait until the last resort to take action, the author of this book definitely has masochistic tendencies, etc.

Well, the sharp knife explains a little. Let's not talk about the average feel of the protagonist in this game, if Sun Yi is full of firepower at the beginning, then Billy. Will Donovan's defending champions watch him play? The answer is necessarily no. In that case, the opponent will definitely resort to a more intense defensive strategy. And attacking under such defensive pressure will deplete Sun Yi's physical energy faster, and I am afraid that he will not be able to last until the end of the game. After all, the main characters of this book are people.

Although Sun Yi's current physical fitness also has some signs of inadequacy, Humphrey, who has been playing with him, is obviously even worse, and Coach K believes that it will not take a few rounds for the opponent's stubborn defensive elite to be defeated by the ace players of the Blue Devils.

Sure enough, in the first attack after the pause, Sun Yi faced the opponent in front of him who had been entangled with him for a whole game, first shocked Humphrey with a breakthrough feint, and then used an extremely fast step back to widen the distance between the two.

The massive loss of stamina made the Gators, a white guard, feel a little overwhelmed, even as he tried to make his step-up defensive moves look faster. Unfortunately, it was not possible to stop the Chinese player's shot.

Although Sun Yi's hand in this game is average, especially the three-point shot is under the focus of the opponent, only the pitiful shooting rate of one out of five shots. But in such crunch times, his shooting looks more decisive.

This ball is here! When Tamara saw that the ball had just been pulled out of Sun Yi's fingers, as a professional women's basketball player, she immediately had this premonition in her heart.

Swish! The sound of the ball and the net rubbing against each other, through the loudspeaker under the hoop, clearly reaches everyone's ears!

At 54-56, Duke still trailed by two points.

The defending champions of Florida did not panic at the opposition's unreasonable three-pointer. They unhurriedly followed Coach Donovan's deployment and entered the positional battle.

Due to Zobeck's departure, the unavailable Blue Devils had to send on the poorly defended Boykin to mark Noah. But how can the experienced crocodiles let go of this obvious flaw.

With Horford's guidance, the University of Florida captain finally found an opportunity to single-handedly play his opponent under the basket. Noah, who received the ball, made two false moves in a row, and then easily scored two points with a small hook.

Although Boykin has worked hard enough, it is a pity that the huge height difference between the two makes his defense useless this time.

At 58-54, the University of Florida once again opened up the difference.

Sun Yi, who dribbled the ball across the half court, looked at the panting opponent in front of him and made a gesture to pull away with his teammates. Inconsistent highs and lows and erratic rhythms are the characteristics of the dribble of the core players of the Blue Devils. Smack! After two consecutive changes of direction to pull the ball, Sun Yi started to accelerate from the left side.

When he reached the free throw line, the pursuers behind him still hadn't arrived. This is a rare opportunity, looking at the opponent's empty penalty area, Sun Yi seemed to be a little unable to believe his eyes.

The fierce confrontation is fair to every player. Humphrey, who was like a mad dog, kept an eye on his opponent for the whole game, and couldn't keep up with the still swift pace of the Blue Devils' No.8. He could only keep praying in his heart that his teammates would help him fill in the position.

Noah, who was supposed to help defend in advance, was also a little sluggish due to a decline in physical fitness. However, as the interior core of the Gators, he still gritted his teeth and rushed to the basket.

In the face of the opponent's lax defense this time, Sun Yi is ready to boost the momentum of his teammates with a wonderful slam dunk. He took two steps from the free throw line with the ball in both hands, and his eyes were full of the red hoops that were getting closer......

Not good! Tamara, a Latin girl who was watching the entire stadium in the audience, stood up in panic and exclaimed. At the same time, many fans involuntarily stood up like her.

"Oh! Oh my God, isn't it......" Nantz didn't have time to turn off the microphone when an incoherent voice appeared in front of the TV......

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Sun Yi, who was about to complete the dunk in the air, suddenly felt a strong wind blowing from his side, and in the face of this dangerous omen, he subconsciously tensed the muscles in his body......

Bang! Two players of disparity in size collided in the air, or rather, one big guy knocked the other straight into the air......

Backbite! Backbite! Backbite! A rapid whistle was the last sound Sun Yi heard before he lost consciousness......

The impact obviously had no effect on Noah, who had an absolute advantage in height and weight, and I saw him staggering up from the ground and staring blankly at the crowd rushing towards him from all directions, as if recalling the scene that had just happened......

Oh! Damn it! That guy is okay! When the mind was restored, the captain of the Gators, Joakim. Noah ran to the Blue Devils' No. 8 who was lying motionless not far away......