Chapter 42
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"Beep!" When Johnson dribbled past half court under Lucas's defence, the referee blew the whistle.
The Sacramento Dragons called a timeout after being beaten 10-2 for six minutes in the second half.
The advantage of 17 points can be said to be like the sand in the palm of your hand, which flows with time unconsciously, and what is even more odious is that you have clenched your fists, but you can't use it.
Kevin Johnson slapped the basketball hard before returning it to the referee, apparently frustrated.
On the contrary, Gan Guoyang, who was extremely depressed in the first half, was raising his eyebrows at this time, although he had not started to score after he came on the court, but he grabbed rebounds, blocks, and assists, and took the Vikings to choke the dragon's arrows, which made him feel very happy.
"That's our rhythm! It's what we should be! Well done, Lucas, and hopefully you'll keep it up until the end. Bellman shouted encouragement to his players during the timeout, as well as Lucas, the outstanding wonderman.
"Mind you, we probably won't have as many opportunities to go fast and they're going to send players to Johnson when they're attacking, so we're going to have to make another change. Listen up, it's going to be the decisive moment! …………”
Bellman knows it's not just the players on the pitch who are competing, it's also the time for coaches to battle their wits.
The two-minute timeout was fast in coming, and the two sides were back on the pitch after adjustments.
"Fuck, a little guy again, do you want to play double point guard?" Gan Guoyang looked at the lineup on the opposite side and found that in addition to Kevin? In addition to Johnson, the Dragons sent a small player over 6 feet.
As Gan Guoyang expected, the Dragons used the trick of dual point guards, and they no longer handed the ball to Johnson when they kicked off, but passed to their new No. 10.
Lucas is still staring at Johnson, but Johnson, who is not in possession at this time, is not so easy to follow, although Lucas has excellent physical strength, but his high center of gravity is obviously not able to keep up.
"Everybody's staring at their own alignment, follow and follow, Stanley pay attention to the defense!" Gan Guoyang commanded loudly within three seconds.
The Vikings' defence has changed back to man-marking, and the 1-2-2 combo defense is not a long-term solution after all, and the flaws are easy to expose.
However, in order to protect the inside line, Bellman still put Stanley in the three-second zone, after all, Gan Guoyang has already committed three fouls.
Kevin? Johnson transformed into a shooting guard at this point and began to run wildly along the Vikings' perimeter defense.
Lucas was still following Johnson, and there was no trace of exhaustion on his face.
The Dragons' new point guard is noticeably less offensive than Johnson, and he struggles to even shake off Dippenbrock's defense.
At this point, the Dragon's white center brought up the left horn to make a wall, and Kevin Johnson, after making a big circle from right to inside and then to left, finally made a detour to the left horn to rely on the center's cover to get rid of the pesky kraft candy.
Johnson managed to get rid of Lucas, while Stanley didn't follow the Dragons' center because he was on the inside.
Gan Guoyang was pulled to the right side by the opponent's big forward to 45 degrees, so the entire Viking defense line was wide open in the middle.
The Dragons' No. 10 backup point guard couldn't break through individually, but the pass was very good, and the ball was in Johnson's hands in time.
How could Johnson let go of this hard-won shot and jump immediately after receiving the ball at the top of the arc.
"Bang!" Stanley, who was in the three-second zone, couldn't make up for it, and the basketball hit the board into the basket.
At 50:61, the Dragons once again stretched the score gap to more than 10 points.
"Well defended just now, keep it up, Lucas, add a little bit of toughness! Seriously fight the offense well! Bellman clapped his hands and encouraged the players.
Conceding a goal like this is inevitable sometimes, after all, it's impossible to completely lock down the opposing star player.
It was the Vikings' turn to attack, and this was also the first time that the Vikings had a real positional attack in the second half, and the previous 10 points were all won by relying on fast-break layups and playing fast-chasing offense.
"Don't give No. 11 a chance! Push him out, push him out! The Dragons' coach couldn't sit on the bench and watch the game, just like Bellman and roared on the sidelines.
Although no matter how hard the dragon's center tried, he couldn't stop Gan Guoyang's important position, but he tried his best to push Gan Guoyang to a more outward position.
As soon as Diepenbrock saw that Gan Guoyang was in a good position, he immediately hoisted the ball to him, and then shifted to the right to divert the Dragon's defense.
Although Gan Guoyang is about to get to the position, it is not deep, and it is a little difficult to turn over and shoot directly.
He tried to dribble backwards a few steps, and the rest of the Dragons were already on the verge of coming over for a wrap-up.
At this time, Gan Guoyang, who did not forget to look around, found that in a purple under the basket, a touch of green suddenly flashed.
He didn't hesitate, and immediately a master passed the ball, and the ball drilled into the Dragons' three-second zone from top to bottom.
And it was Ida Lucas who received the pass!
Although Lucas is thin and can't shoot or break through, he used to practice long-distance running and has excellent physical strength.
Whether in attack or defense, he uses tireless running to disrupt the opposition.
Defensively, he is constantly draining Kevin Johnson's energy, and his running in the offense always exposes more gaps in the already not-so-tight defense.
In this way, he burst into the heart of the dragon like a loach, received a pass from Gan Guoyang, and made an easy layup.
"Well done, Ada!" "You're an All-Star!" "Great!"
The Vikings' bench exploded again, and although it was just an ordinary goal, it was already Ida Lucas's eighth point in the second half!
He accounted for three-quarters of the team's second-half scores!
Even Bellman's face was full of incredulity, and he didn't expect Lucas to have such a performance.
Originally, he just wanted to use Lucas's superhuman strength and height and reach advantage to be able to wear Kevin Johnson in the second half.
If Lucas doesn't play well enough, or drags too late in attack, he'll be replaced.
"Maybe there was something wrong with my hiring strategy in the past." Bellman couldn't help but think of Dippenbrock, a guy who was also discovered during the game against Skyrim High School, and was promoted to the starting lineup and has been playing consistently.
But what Bellman didn't know was that in addition to Gan Guoyang and Diepenbrock, there was actually Ida Lucas who practiced after training every day.
Every day at the end of his training, he goes to the track and does another 100 switchback runs.
The score gap was once again reduced to 9 points, and the Dragons already felt that the Vikings' momentum was rising.
"Come on, come on! This time, we must prevent it, we must prevent it! Gan Guoyang shouted, at this time, he was actually very anxious with three fouls, and he could only use words to encourage his teammates.
However, sometimes they are afraid of something, and the dragon team finally realized that as long as Gan Guoyang was defeated, half of the Vikings' lives would be lost.
So the point guard of the Dragons put the ball in the hands of their power forward No. 15 and let him single Gan Guoyang.
The big forward of the Dragons team did not reach the position in the low post, and he was one size smaller and played Gan Guoyang in a wrong position, and the card position could not jam the opponent at all.
He received the ball in a 45-degree basket on the right side, and after a few tentative attempts, he was ready to use his speed to break through Gan Guoyang, preferably to cause Gan Guoyang to foul.
In Gan Guoyang's eyes, the tentative step of this big forward was too fake, he didn't bother to roll his eyes, and he was not fooled at all.
"Come-on, come-on, show off your lame dribble!" Gan Guoyang also provoked his opponent with words.
In the high school league in California, he really didn't meet any decent interior players, and neither offense nor defense was enough for Gan Guoyang.
In the face of Gan Guoyang's provocation, the dragon's big forward finally couldn't help but hold the ball and break inside.
One-step! Gan Guoyang was passed by the Dragon's No. 15 power forward in one step.
Even the No. 15 power forward himself couldn't believe that he broke through the opponent's defense so easily, he thought that Gan Guoyang must be afraid of fouls.
But another obstacle he faced when he burst into the three-second zone was Stanley, who had been crouching inside.
However, in the face of No. 15 who rushed to the basket, Stanley did not jump to block, but stretched out his arms and blocked the opponent like a fence wall.
No. 15 leaned on Stanley to force a layup, but before the ball could be shot, it was pulled down by the other hand.
It was Gan Guoyang who was waiting behind him.
This is simply a defensive trap, Gan Guoyang put the opponent in, Stanley hindered the opponent's jumping and action space, and Gan Guoyang made up from behind to cover the ball.
It's certainly not a good shot against Kevin Johnson because he's too fast, but it's no problem against the Dragons' No. 15 power forward.
The ball flew out of control in the air, and after Gan Guoyang landed, he jumped again, and the double ball firmly took the ball down.
When he tried to make a fast break long pass again, he found that the Dragons players had been keeping a close eye on the opposing player and quickly returning to the defense.
Eat a trench to grow a wisdom, and the dragon has suffered more than a trench, and they have strengthened their defense against the Vikings' fast attack.
Gan Guoyang could only avoid the harassment of the dragon players, handed the ball to Diepenbrock safely, and played a solid positional attack.
Bellman should be said to be a defensive coach with a lot of defensive tactics, but his positional offensive tactical level is really limited.
Inside singles, off-ball runs and air cuts, and outside singles are basically all the ammunition in his offensive arsenal, and the rest can only be played by the players themselves.
That's why he needs a star player with strong individual ability.
Now that he has the star Gan Guoyang, he naturally has to use it repeatedly and use it well.
In this attack, Gan Guoyang got the ball in the high post, and the other players began to repeatedly cut and run in the air.
However, although the defense of the Dragons is not strong, they are also staring at the opponent with a high concentration at this time, and it is difficult for Lucas and Williams to run out of gaps.
Gan Guoyang held the ball high with both hands at the top of the arc for a long time, but he couldn't find a passing opportunity, and if he didn't handle the ball, the opponent's bag might come up.
Gan Guoyang looked at the center of the Dragons team in front of him, who was also raising his hand and wanted to block his passing route, and suddenly received the ball below his waist.
He's going to break through!
He grabbed the center of the dragon team and only wanted to prevent him from passing, the center of gravity was too high, and the waist of a cat with the ball was accelerated, and the opponent was clean.
The Dragons guard the man-markers, and wherever they think that Gan Guoyang, the center, will break through from the middle, they can't make up for it.
And Gan Guoyang showed his good dribbling skills at this time, there is no trick for the center to break through, first, there must be space to exert force, and second, to be able to protect the ball.
After passing the center of the dragon, there was no obstacle in the forward path, and Gan Guoyang was able to fully accelerate; At the same time, he did a very good job of protecting the ball, and the opponent couldn't take his ball away.
As a result, a stalled truck rushed into the three-second zone again, and the Dragons had no one to stop them.
After Gan Guoyang entered the three-second zone, he took two steps and directly held the ball and stepped and jumped, so the flight distance was very sufficient, the height was very high, the body was abnormally stretched, and the arms were particularly open.
"Bang!" The arm arcs in the air in a gorgeous arc, sending the basketball directly into the hoop.
A powerful one-handed cleavage.
A perfect dunk, a dunk that's enough to hit 10 points.
The gymnasium fell silent for a short time, so the sound of the hoops vibrating was particularly clear.
And when the fans reacted and let out a huge cheer, everyone had incredible expressions on their faces.
Even Gan Guoyang himself felt incredible.
Since the disappointing bouncing test at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, Gan Guoyang has not practiced jumping much in the United States, but his jumping skills have continued to improve as he plays basketball every day.
From barely being able to dunk at the beginning, to easy dunking later, to being able to do some very simple fancy dunks later.
But he has never made such a perfect dunk, because it seems to have exceeded the "talent" set by Gan Guoyang in LIVE04.
"Big cousin! You're amazing! I love you, big cousin! Gan Guohui still howled like a pig on time, and at the same time did not wave the advertising flag in his hand.
The other Vikings players even forgot to high-five Gan Guoyang, as if they were still immersed in that perfect dunk.
"Oh my god, only the fuck Dr. J can bring about this effect." Bellman sighed from the sidelines.
However, Gan Guoyang quickly calmed down, he knew that no matter how beautiful a dunk was, it only counted two points, and now they were still 7 points behind.
"Concentrate and be sure to guard against another one!" Gan Guoyang loudly reminded every player that he was still behind.
The shock of Gan Guoyang's dunk gradually subsided, and the game has entered a white heat.
Kevin Johnson was unusually uncomfortable under Lucas's entanglement, and his physical strength was also greatly affected.
However, the rest of the Dragons players are not vegetarians either.
The entire Dragons team is very similar to the Los Altos Conquerors in terms of offensive characteristics, focusing on breakthroughs, impacting the basket, and killing the opponent's interior.
They did a very good job in the first half under Johnson's leadership, and in the second half, the opposition made adjustments, and the team's core attack was blocked, and several other perimeter players took on the offensive burden.
They seized the weakness of Gan Guoyang's three fouls and did not dare to let go of the defense, and continued to use their personal ability and local small cooperation to specialize in Gan Guoyang's weakness.
This trick had a very good effect, Gan Guoyang could only watch his opponent go to the basket on his head many times, and he was so angry that he had to smash the ball to the floor every time he served.
And when he was angry in defense, Gan Guoyang found it back in the attack.
The previous dunk made the Dragons understand that Gan Guoyang is not a center who can only attack inside.
And Gan Guoyang quickly told them that in addition to breaking through and attacking layups, he also has a more elegant technique - backward jump shot.
After learning art from Chamberlain for nearly a month, it should be said that Gan Guoyang has achieved a little bit by virtue of his extraordinary talent.
Although this move is still like Duan Yu's six-vein divine sword to him, it is not effective from time to time, but the center of the giant dragon team and the giant dragon is unlucky, today he feels very good, and the six-vein divine sword is very smart.
"Brush!" Gan Guoyang grabbed the rebound in the bottom corner of the right court, faced the block of the two, and completed the second attack with a somewhat lame backward jumper.
By this time, the score had become 78:79, and the Vikings were only one point behind the Dragons, with less than two minutes left in the game.
"Yes! Come-on! The Vikings conquered the sea on dragons! Gan Guoyang yelled at his opponent after scoring a goal.
Historically, the most famous weapon of the Vikings was their dragon warship, which ravaged half of Europe.
The Dragons called a short timeout, and it was clear that the final two minutes would decide the fate of both teams.
"Defend at all costs, you must defend!" At the last moment, the coaches on both sides had nothing more to do to boost their morale, and the players couldn't listen to it.
Because the players' stamina has reached the limit, sweat has long soaked their jerseys.
Gan Guoyang was replenishing water little by little, he was already very thirsty, but the strenuous exercise prevented him from gulping water.
Gan Guoyang had plenty of rest time in the first half today, so his physical strength was still very strong at this time, and the burden of offense and defense was overwhelming his shoulders.
The game continued, and in the final minute or so of the game, both sides were cautious to the extreme.
Especially the Dragons, who are one point ahead, seem to want to drag out the game when there is no time limit for attacking.
This was booed by the crowd, and this behavior was despised on the court.
The Vikings didn't have the heart to boo their opponents, they had to take possession of the ball!
At this time, the ball was in the hands of Kevin Johnson, Lucas was still stubbornly pestering him, and Gan Guoyang also went up to the bag, trying to force him to lose the ball.
But how difficult it is to concede Johnson's goals, and seeing that time is running out little by little, the Vikings will have no chance.
"Beep!" The referee's whistle blew and someone fouled.
It turned out that Gan Guoyang saw that there was not much time, and the team would be consumed alive if it continued like this, so he stepped forward and grabbed Johnson, and found a foul himself, his fourth personal foul.
Gan Guoyang's foul was actually very unwise, because at that time there was no rule that no fouls were allowed on non-players in the final period, so he could have fouled other players who did not make good free throws.
Now, he's sending Johnson to the free-throw line.
And he's already committed four fouls, and he could be sent off at any time even if it goes to overtime.
The situation is critical
"Damn! It's so fucking mean! Bellman was furious off the court and cursed the Dragons' coach for using delaying tactics, which was very uncompetitive.
Looking at Johnson at the free throw line, he could only pray that he didn't make the free throw.
In the era of no three-pointers, Johnson was invincible with only one free throw, and two free throws basically guaranteed victory.
At this life-and-death moment, Johnson, who stood behind this lifeline, was also extremely nervous.
"Phew!" Didn't score the first goal!
Johnson sensed something was wrong with his hand when he hit the ball, and the ball hit the neck of the basket.
The Vikings' bench was jubilant, so at least there was a chance of a draw!
Kevin Johnson closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm himself.
"If you only score this goal, you won't lose!"
And just when he opened his eyes, bent his knees, raised his hands, and was about to throw this crucial shot, a word came from his ears.
"Wooden floors don't conduct electricity."
"Phew!" The ball went off again, this time to the left and hit the basket on the left!
Missed both!
Gan Guoyang, who has already grabbed 22 rebounds in this game, will naturally not let go of this key rebound, he happened to be on the left baseline position, and easily got this rebound.
"Attack!"
The Vikings didn't have a timeout, they had to make a desperate gamble and score this goal!
The whole ten people in the audience galloped across the field, and even all the spectators stood up, as if they were about to rush into the field at any moment.
Gan Guoyang passed the ball to Dippenbrock.
Diepenbrock dribbled forward and passed the two opposing blocks.
He passed the ball to Williams, who was running in front, and Williams stopped the ball at 45 degrees, and he was caught by the opposition.
Lucas came up to pick it up and he stumbled to get on Williams' pass.
Lucas bursts inside and wants a layup!
Two of the dragon's players came up to block, and the ball flew to the basket and bounced off the front edge!
"Brush~"
A hand suddenly appeared and tapped lightly on the ball, changing its trajectory.
"Buzz------" buzzer went off.
The game is over.
The stadium was flooded with people.
(End of Volume 2)
(Some readers may wonder, isn't this still written, and what about the North and South District Championship Finals?) I would say that continuous games will not only fatigue the reader, but also me. And the elements that should be in the high school competition are basically written, and then you need to write about college. For the tournament finals, it will naturally be mentioned later, and it is impossible to miss it. The protagonist also needs some twists and turns to promote growth and enrich his experiences and emotions. Finally,The second volume of the stalk seems to be a bit much.,I'll take the time to sort it out and send it to the work.,It's been a long time since I've written about it.。 )