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When Gan returned to the audience, the second half of the game had already begun. And the second half of the game went as he expected, and the crusaders were routed before the conquerors.

By the middle of the second half, the Conquerors had a 15-point lead at 50:35.

Of course, in such a life-and-death battle that determines the outcome of the battle, there is no garbage time. No matter how far behind it is, the lagging side will not give up easily. The coaches and players of the Crusaders are also constantly making adjustments and struggling to catch up.

It's a pity that the game has entered the rhythm of the conquerors, who firmly control the situation on the field, and from time to time use some "violent means" to disrupt the momentum of the opponent's counterattack.

In the end, the Crusaders lost the first round at the University of San Jose Coliseum, where they counted half of their home stadium, and were brutally eliminated.

"They don't have to go home, this is their home anyway." Gan Guoyang joked after the game that Notre Dame High School was in San Jose.

The rest of the Vikings didn't bother to listen to his jokes, as they felt from the first game that the opponents they were going to face in the next round were not good.

A hint of melancholy was revealed on the faces of the Vikings.

Only Gan Guoyang still looked relaxed, and he kept joking with his teammates on the way back.

But in fact, his heart is not easy, and sure enough, the teams that entered the championship have very strong strength.

Judging by today's match and the conversation in the afternoon, it is clear that the conquerors are prepared, and the battle with them will not be easy the day after tomorrow.

Blowing the cool wind of the night, Gan Guoyang, who was walking on the way back to his residence, looked at the silent teammates and the dark night, and couldn't help but feel a little nervous in his heart, thinking about how to deal with this tricky opponent.

At this time, Bellman did not speak, but he was not afraid of the Los Altos conquerors, but he understood at this time that the game the day after tomorrow would be a hurdle for his players.

If they can break through the dual challenges of competition and psychology, then this will be another qualitative transformation for the Vikings; If you can't, then you have to go home.

Bellman looked at Gan Guoyang, who was also thinking, and had some indescribable feelings in his heart.

To him, Gan Guoyang was like a gift from heaven all of a sudden, a piece of jade that he could carve.

As soon as he saw him train for the first time, Bellman knew that his years of regret might be made up for by this yellow-skinned guy.

So Bellman carefully cared for this small sapling that might grow into a towering tree in the future, gave him special training treatment, gave him the best tactical training, and also gave him the harshest mental and physical blows.

He watched as the little sapling grew taller and taller, and the speed was so amazing, and the achievement was so terrifying.

But he knew that the real storm was far from coming, and Gan Guoyang's journey had just set sail. The game the day after tomorrow will be the first battle to test the results, and it is also an extremely important battle.

At this time, Bellman felt that the opponent in the first game was Los Altos Conqueror, and such a brutal and rough team was an excellent stepping stone for a king to step onto the throne.

And if Gan Guoyang can't lead the Vikings to solve the conquerors, then he can't become a real superstar.

In the NBA, any superstar can solve the game on their own while in high school.

"Forrest Gump, the game the day after tomorrow will be up to you." When everyone returned to their rooms and returned to their rooms, Bellman grabbed Gan Guoyang and said to him.

Gan Guoyang was stunned when he heard this, how could the coach say such a thing? Could it be that after watching a game, Bellman felt helpless and left it to himself to pick and choose?

But Gan Guoyang looked at Bellman's expression and knew that Bellman was by no means this kind of person who was cowardly before fighting.

In half a year of getting along, he has understood that this coach with a knife mouth and a steel heart has great ambition and iron will.

"I see, leave everything to me!" Gan Guoyang looked at Bellman with burning eyes, and said slowly with confidence.

Bellman nodded vigorously, his eyes full of trust, because Gan Guoyang had never let him down.

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The next day, March 18, the remaining 12 knockout matches from the first round will continue in the evening.

Between 9 and 10 a.m., the Vikings were allotted an hour of training time, and since there were still many teams in the first round, each team was given very little time, and this hour was extremely precious.

As a rule, the Vikings should carefully train the tactics against the conquerors during this hour, based on the situation of yesterday's game, and the coach will refine and guide some tactical details.

However, Bellman did not provide a solution for the Vikings, but only led the players to a regular warm-up and some basic tactical training, and further emphasized the team's tactical core ideas.

An hour passed quickly, and the next team was about to come in for training, and the Viking players had to pack up their clothes and leave the stadium as a group.

"Why didn't Coach Bellman arrange anything? Didn't he make any plans for the Conquerors? On the way back, Dippenbrock asked uneasily.

"Don't worry, Coach Bellman must have his arrangement." Gan Guoyang comforted.

"But I'm still worried, if we lose, we'll go home! It's the first time I've reached a tournament in years, and I'm still the champion of the region, so it's really ...... to lose like this It's really ...... It's a shame......" Diepenbrock muttered, which is what most Viking players fear.

The first place in the division was eliminated in the first game, which is indeed a very humiliating thing, and it must be an upset.

No one wants to be a victim of the unpopular.

"Peter, it is precisely because we are the champion of the division and the seeded team that we don't need to make any special arrangements and preparations, and it should be them who have to prepare!" Gan Guoyang said this not only to Diepenbrock, but also to all Viking players.

He can be described as a word to wake up the dreamer.

Yes, the Vikings are the seeded team, and the team with a better record and stronger strength should naturally implement the "self-oriented", play their own ball, and play their due strength, so that the victory of the game is naturally a matter of course.

And this kind of gain and loss, the first rat worries about this and that, which is neither the high posture that a strong man should have, nor the fighting spirit that a challenger should have, this is a loser's mentality!

"Don't worry anymore, let's destroy them in the arena tomorrow night!"

Gan Guoyang's words did have an effect, and when he returned to his residence at night, everyone slept well and did not worry too much about tomorrow's game.

But the results of today's game have become everyone's bedtime conversation.

"You know, I heard that Skyrim High School won today, but their No. 20 Payton guy made one of the opposing players cry. It is said that this player can't stand Payton's endless attacks on life and keeps scoring goals on his head. ”

Downbrock, the little trumpet, was lying on his bed and talking about what he had heard from elsewhere that Skyrim High School was playing at another college venue.

"Really? Then I have a chance to teach this kid another lesson, it's still a pretty cool thing to explode his chrysanthemum. The match against Skyrim High School was Gan's most memorable game so far, and Payton is also the best future star he's ever met — Kobe Bryant and Pierce are too young.

"Also, the Sacramento High School guard scored 50 points in the game today!" Dippenbrock's second news made Gan Guoyang stunned, fifty points? This should be the highest score of the tournament so far.

Such high scores are also the easiest to appear in the first game, because the difference in the strength of the teams is the largest.

"Sacramento High School?" Gan Guoyang couldn't help but remember that when he went to the toilet in the gymnasium yesterday, the person he bumped into seemed to be a Sacramento High School player, and judging by his figure, he must be a defender, it wouldn't be such a coincidence.

"What's his name?" Gan Guoyang asked.

"I don't know, I just heard it in passing, and I didn't ask carefully." Dippenbrock also wants to know who this such a powerful defender is.

The two chatted about some messy stuff again, and fell asleep in anticipation of tomorrow's game.

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When the Vikings came to the field from the players' tunnel the next day and stood on the polished floor, the crowd in the stadium, which was already full, immediately felt a different momentum.

Every player on the Vikings team was in high spirits, holding their heads high and facing the lights from the ceiling, like roosters ready to attack - except for Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang stood in the middle of the lineup, he did not look up, but lowered his head and closed his eyes, as if praying before the game.

No one knows what Gan is thinking at this point, but every Viking player is already full of confidence, because they are the top team in the division and because they are the seeded team of the tournament.

Their nervousness and uneasiness had been slowly dissipated by Gan Guoyang's calmness and encouragement, and it was the best Vikings standing in front of the conquerors.

After the on-site host made an introduction to the players, the players from both sides went to the middle circle to shake hands together. Then, the starters took off their coats and took to the field for a long time to start a game that could be full of "violence".

"I'm going to beat you up so that your grandmother doesn't even know you." Before the whistle of the game blew, Gan Guoyang attracted the attention of all the players in the game with a trash talk.

Needless to say, the players of the Conqueror must have looked at each other angrily, they didn't expect this Chinese player to be so arrogant before the game even started.

And even the Viking players were stunned, they didn't expect Gan Guoyang to take the initiative to provoke the opponent. Although Gan Guoyang never admits defeat with his mouth, he will definitely find the person who sprays him, but he is a person who rarely takes the initiative to provoke trouble, and he has always been a person who does not offend me, I will not offend anyone.

Without waiting for the Conquerors to return the favor, or for the Vikings to understand, the referee walked to the center circle with the ball and signaled the center forwards of both sides to prepare to jump the ball.

The center of the Conqueror was a fat black man of about 6-foot-8 who did not look like a basketball player but a sumo wrestler. The result of the jump ball also showed that his little bounce was not even Gan Guoyang's opponent.

The game officially began, and the Vikings got the ball and started the first attack of the game under the control of Dippenbrock.

In the regular season and invitational matches, the Vikings used the most in the attack, except for Gan Guoyang's singles, which is the tactic of C&S (catch-and-shoot) by the backcourt players using the inside line to cover the bottom line.

This tactic makes full use of Gan Guoyang's containment and coverage efficiency in the inner line, and at the same time opens up the inner space to a certain extent, and it can be said that the two complement each other.

In the case that the three-point shot has not yet been introduced, this kind of tactic that echoes the wing firepower and the strong interior line should be said to be a more practical and efficient one.

And in the opening scene, the Vikings began to attack according to this routine.

Diepenbrock once again played his cool-headed, tactical interpretation ability, and the team's outside scorer Williams had many connections, and Williams also had a very good opening touch, scoring two goals in a row to score the Vikings' first four points.

"Mikari, I bet you didn't wash your hands today, otherwise how could you be so hot?" When Williams scored another goal and the whole team returned to half-court defense, Gan Guoyang smiled and joked with Williams.

Before Gan Guoyang joined the team, Williams had always been the team's outside knife and scoring champion. It's just that because of the overall weakness of the team, he has never been given the opportunity to play on a bigger stage.

And now he's proving with his performance that he's a good pitcher.

However, there are many examples on the basketball court that prove that a good shooter is often not a good defender.

And Williams' hot opening game also made him targeted by the Conquerors' players, and they decided to open a breakthrough on Williams after missing two shots in the opening game.

The tallest player at Los Altos High School is just 6-foot-8, which is their fat center.

But their average elevation is terrifying, and their point guards are all 6-foot-4, which is the height of a Viking small forward.

What's more, the Conquistador's players all look very athletic, as if they weren't a basketball team but a boxing team.

The Vikings opened with a one-on-one man-to-man defence rather than a combined defence.

So on the third offense, the Conquerors' shooting guard and small forward made a one-block screen, and then the 6-foot-7 small forward immediately put up Williams on the left side at 45 degrees.

In this way, a misalignment was formed, and Williams, who was already at a loss, directly faced the opponent's taller small forward.

As a result, the small forward of the conqueror easily succeeded in singles after receiving the ball, and Gan Guoyang, who was pulled away by the opponent's fat center, did not have time to make up for the defense.

"What's wrong, Mikari?" Gan Guoyang sent the baseline ball and was ready to go into the next attack, only to find Williams rubbing his chest as he ran.

"That guy just turned around and elbowed me in the chest."

It turned out that the small forward of the conqueror just now made a small move when attacking, and even the referee did not notice it.

"It's okay, I'll get it back later." Gan Guoyang knew that his opponent was doing this to disturb the mood of the Vikings, and he comforted Williams, but he thought that he must teach this group of barbarians a lesson.

However, before Gan Guoyang could teach the conquerors a lesson, the conqueror's players came to Williams with another "special care." ”

Williams started with a hot start, and Dippenbrock saw Williams run for another chance and naturally passed the ball to him again. After Williams receives the ball, he jumps and shoots according to his familiar rhythm.

However, when Williams felt that he felt good about his shot and that he would add two more points to the team, he saw a large hand fanning him.

But instead of heading for the ball that was about to leave his fingertips, the hand went straight to Williams' face!

When Williams fell to the ground, the entire gymnasium let out a "wow" sound, and everyone saw the Conqueror's player slap Williams in the face, who covered his face in pain.

The basketball, which had not yet left its fingertips, also flew out crookedly, without even touching the basket.

"Beep!" The referee's whistle blew just in time, but that didn't dampen the Vikings' wrath. Gan Guoyang was the first to rush in front of the foul player.

"Do you have fucking eyes up to your ass!" Gan Guoyang was like an angry King Kong, bowed his head and glared at the fouler, and asked loudly.

At this time, the other players of the Conqueror also gathered around, and their fat center forward was in front, pointing at Gan Guoyang's nose and saying, "Keep your fucking mouth clean!" ”

Gan Guoyang slapped the fingers in front of his nose, he hated being pointed at like this.

"Don't fucking point your finger at me, be careful that you don't fucking wipe your ass when you go back." Gan Guoyang provoked the Conqueror's players with more brutal language, and the rest of the Vikings began to lose their mouths, and the anger of both sides was about to be ignited.

Fortunately, the referee stepped forward in time to separate the players of the two teams, and the coaches of both sides also reminded the players to calm down, so the foul did not cause a bigger conflict.

The bout went on, but by this time the smell of gunpowder had risen sharply, and a fierce matchup full of physical confrontation would open at the University of San Jose Coliseum.