Chapter Forty-Nine: The Ups and Downs of the Game

The UCLA Bruins vs. Kentucky Wildcats won the championship game fifteen minutes into the first half, and the Bruins led the Wildcats by seven points at 45-38.

The head coach of the Wildcats, Rick Pitino, called a timeout again, and the situation on the court gradually began to turn against the Wildcats, and the Bruins relied on the substitutes led by Liu Han to widen the gap in the score a bit, and if the Wildcats could not limit the Bruins' offense in the next game, they would definitely be further and further away from victory.

"Defensively, next we need to strengthen our defense, stop their outside offense, step up the confrontation, press their shooting space, offense I'm very comfortable with you, come on, boys." Wildcats head coach Rick Pitino is always very concise, but the players under him know that if he doesn't follow the coach's arrangement, it means that he will never be pleasing in training in the future, and Rick Pitti will have tens of thousands of ways to make these youngsters feel the "beauty" of training.

"Liu, is your physical strength still up to date? We need a break, we're ahead and we can hold on until half-time. George, the head coach of the Bruins, told Liu Han, who had played the full game, that he did not want Liu Han to be physically exhausted in the final moments of the game, and that the game would definitely be tough, and the opposing Kentucky Wildcats would not give up the game easily.

"It's okay, coach, I'm fine, I can still do push-ups." Liu Han is now full of enthusiasm for this matchup, not only for Safina's reward, but more importantly, he is now enjoying the confrontation in the match and the feeling when his opponent is powerless in the face of his own attack. In order to prove his words, Liu Han immediately stood up.

Liu Han's push-up on the side of the field surprised the public and the opposing players who were watching the game on the sidelines. In such a fierce game, he still has the leisure to do push-ups, and the audience feels a little funny, but the Wildcats players see it as an insult.

Safina couldn't help blushing a little when she saw Liu Han's somewhat stupid performance. "This fool, the game is the most important thing right now." Safina scolded Liu Han in her heart.

Bonnie Gil Lashlin and father Graham both found it amusing, and it seemed that the Oriental kid was well suited to the game.

After the timeout, the Wildcats launched an attack, and point guard Tony Decker had some atmosphere in the face of Liu Han, he felt that Liu Han's behavior was humiliating them, and Decker increased the amplitude when he made the moves, and he wanted to teach the little white face on the opposite side some lessons.

Tony Decker dribbled to the right side, Liu Han stuck it tightly from the side, Anthony Walker of the Wildcats came out to cover Decker, Liu Han quickly bypassed Anthony Walker's cover to chase Decker, Decker propped up his left elbow when he broke through the cover to the inside, and waved it very covertly when Liu Han approached.

Liu Han's height was already higher than Derk's, and Derk's center of gravity was very low when he dribbled through, and his elbow swing successfully deceived the referee's sight and hit Liu Han's lower body.

Liu Han tried very hard to chase the opponent, he didn't realize that the other party gave him a black elbow, Liu Han only felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen, and his eyes were black, and when he reacted and went to chase the opponent, Deck had already completed the layup.

Liu Han, who was in unbearable pain, couldn't help but squat down, Derk's behavior just now made Liu Han feel that the sweat on his head was about to come out, and no man could endure this kind of huge pain.

Bruins head coach George Krent, who was snarling at the linesman on the sidelines, saw Decker's black elbow, but the referee didn't say anything. George saw that Liu Han was already squatting on the ground in pain, and he immediately asked the substitute to replace Liu Han, and Liu Han was mixed up with Paul Pierce and Thomson.

"How? Liu, does it matter? Do I need to go to the locker room with the team doctor for a check-up? "Head coach George is very concerned about Liu Han's body, because if there is no Liu Han in this game, then the Bruins will be difficult to play.

Liu Han, who was speechless in pain, was sent to the locker room by two substitute players and the team doctor.

Safina was very nervous when she saw Liu Han injured, and what made her feel even more angry was that Liu Han was severely injured in the lower body, Safina was very angry with Tony Decker of the "murderer" Wildcats, and she felt that if LaBeouf was there now, she might let her father break the little man's teeth.

Liu Han's downplay put the Bruins in passivity, lacking his organization and three points, the Bruins' offensive responsibilities fell on the shoulders of Paul Pierce, the young Pierce was still full of anger at Tony Decker of the Wildcats at this time, he felt that he should avenge his teammates, but his revenge action was not hidden enough was discovered by the referee and was immediately awarded a technical foul.

"Paul, calm down, what we need now is to hold on and wait for Liu to come back, don't be stupid again, we want the championship." Captain Thomson gave Pierce an ideological education.

Without Liu's three-point threat, the Wildcats' tough defense began to show their might and they kept the Bruins scoreless for the next three minutes.

On the Bruins' side, the firepower on the outside weakened significantly after the absence of Liu Han, and Paul Pierce relied on technical skills to single two, but both were interfered with by the opponent, and Thomson's mid-range shot was not thrown.

The Wildcats began to fight back after a successful defense, and the team was quite fast except for center Nazr Mohammed, who couldn't keep up, and they played a 12-4 offensive surge for the rest of the first half, and at halftime, the Bruins trailed by one point at 49-50.

As soon as the whistle blew at the end of the first half, George, the head coach of the Bruins, couldn't wait to return to the locker room, although the situation on the court was reversed by the opponent, but George believed that as long as Liu Han was okay, there was still a great chance in the second half.

Back in the dressing room, George immediately found the team's team doctor.

"How is it, does it matter if Liu wants it?"

"It's okay, it's just a hard injury, but the capillaries are ruptured, and the impact won't be too big, but you know, it hurts to be touched in that area, and if it's particularly serious, it will go into shock."

"Liu, pay attention to the other party's small actions in the second half, not everyone is as simple as you."

Liu Han felt a little aggrieved, he just tried his best to play all his abilities in the game, but now it seems that not everyone treats the game like him. Liu Han hopes that he can be a pure athlete and nothing else.

"Boys, now the opponent is starting to compress our shooting space, so after the start of the second half, we need to strengthen the breakthrough, and pay attention to the opponent's small actions when confronting, you have also seen what happened to Liu, I don't want any of you to be hurt, if the opponent's action is too big on the court, you can also properly perform the damage you receive, and the referee will not let this final become a farce." Coach George has some instructions for his players.

The second half of the game continued to start, and Liu Han's reappearance on the field made Safina on the sidelines feel relieved, and it seemed that Liu Han was not hurt too much.

The Wildcats attacked first, and Tony Deck, the dribbling point guard, said to Liu Han, who appeared in front of him again, "Boy, how does it feel?" Do you want to try again, I'll crush your little egg-egg. "Decker has always been fierce against his opponents.

Liu Han ignored the other party's trash talk, and he only had one thing in mind now, and that was to make the filthy guy on the other side despair of himself.

Facing Liu Han, who was like facial paralysis, Tony Decker began to speed up the pace of dribbling, and he tried to break through Liu Han's defense, because he felt that Liu Han would be a little scared because of his previous actions, but he didn't expect Liu Han to still start to defend close as always.

Tony Deck, who was oppressed by Liu Han's defense, began to be a little messy, he accidentally exposed the ball to the outside of his body when dribbling, Liu Han seized the opportunity to grab the ball with a flying leap, and Paul Pierce behind him saw Liu Han desperately steal the opponent and immediately accelerated to the front court. After Liu Han fell to the ground, he still seized the opportunity to pass the ball to Paul Pierce. Pierce ended the offense with a slam dunk, 51-50.

This ball made Tony Decker feel very shameless, so he planned to try again for the next offense, this time he relied on the cover of his teammates to get rid of Liu Han and enter the interior, facing the Bruins center Thomson's help defense with a low-handed layup, but Liu Han did not give up the defense of Deck, and he gave this filthy guy a big hat from behind Deck.

Liu's two excellent defenses got Bruins supporters cheering on the sidelines.

After the Wildcats sent out the sideline ball, Anthony Walker received the ball and shot, the basketball popped out of the frame, Pierce struggled to grab the rebound, Liu Han singled out the fast attack, Pierce launched a counterattack with a pass, Liu Han received the ball and hit a three-point shot one step away from the three-point line, 54-50, Liu Han used two wonderful defenses, an assist and a three-pointer to help the Bruins turn the situation back as soon as he came on the court.

The next game was a stalemate between the two teams, and the Wildcats' offense began to suffer after the Bruins strengthened their defense, but the Wildcats' defense also effectively disrupted the Bruins' offense.

Ten minutes into the second half, the Bruins led the Wildcats by just two points, 65-63, and the exciting battle turned into a battle of defenses.