"Remember, we have to be in control of the situation on the field! Don't be fooled by the score! We haven't done enough defensively, although you've worked hard to press the flanks! Gan, be careful to expand your sweep range and don't let the opponent have so many easy shots! ”

Bellman decided at the timeout that the offense would remain the same, but the defense would have to be tightened up.

Because he has found that the current offensive situation between the two sides on the field is not the rhythm of the game that the Vikings are familiar with and are good at.

In previous matches, the Vikings had often been on fire in the first half – mainly relying on their cannon Gan Guoyang, of course.

But the main means by which they were able to score consecutive points was to rely on kraft candy-like defense, disrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm and mood, and take the opportunity to launch a quick counterattack.

Gan Guoyang's backcourt rebounds, Dippenbrock's calm passes, Williams' accurate jumpers, and Virgins' aggressive and fast shots formed a sharp weapon for the Vikings to quickly counterattack and score.

In other words, having a good defense is a prerequisite for the Vikings to attack smoothly.

And now, the Vikings lead the score and score very high, but it is relying on Gan Guoyang's omnipotent singles and him to attract the opponent's defense, plus the other players feel good today, to achieve such an effect.

In this way, let's not talk about Gan Guoyang's physical strength, and once the opponent's defense adjusts and pinchs Gan Guoyang, then other people's hands can't be so hot all the time, so there will be problems with the Vikings' firepower.

What's more, the Dragons on the opposite side have obviously not yet sacrificed their killer weapon - Kevin Johnson, except for the opening flash, he has not yet made a threat.

He's Northern California's leading scorer this year, averaging 30.7 points per game. And in this tournament, he even set a record of 50 points in a single game!

"Buzz~~" The sound of the buzzer interrupted the chatter of the coaches of both sides, and the timeout ended and the game continued.

The Dragons served from the back, and all the Vikings returned to their own half.

At this time, Kevin Johnson has found that the opponent's defensive strategy has been adjusted to a 3-2 joint defense!

It's a risky move by Bellman, who changes his defensive strategy and uses a 3-2 combo with worse defensive flank projection when the opponent has a good touch on the periphery, which is rarely used in zone defense.

He was just betting, betting that the other party had also changed his offensive strategy, from breaking through the ball and outside projection, to increasing the breakthrough and directly impacting the basket.

Bellman, on the other hand, looked at Kevin Johnson's performance on the court, and he felt he should have gambled on the right side, as he was a little overwhelmed on the outside facing a door that could close on three sides.

The Dragons' coaches set up the court to enhance their breakaway to the basket, and the Dragons' strongest breakaway is their point guard Kevin Johnson.

The Vikings' joint defense is not invulnerable, and in fact a group of gifted high school students can be nothing in the face of a strong breaker – like Kevin Johnson.

But now the Vikings are using a joint defense, obviously trying to catch the opponent off guard, so that the dragon who has just finished the timeout and arranged the tactics cannot adapt.

Johnson vacillated between the options of "break-through execution" and "passing to the pitcher to break the defense", and eventually relied on the cover given to him by the inside, and then relied on an inside cut to attract the three defenders, and then passed the ball to the wing.

It's a pity that after a timeout, the wing players seemed to feel quickly cooled, and with a "bang", the basketball smashed on the basket, and the rebound was pocketed by Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang did not hesitate to get the ball, because he had already seen his players rushing to the opponent's basket like wolves.

With a quarterback's 50-yard pass, he threw the basketball forward with one hand, and the ball flew like a guidance system to the player wearing a green jersey on a white background.

If there had been a commentary on the high school game at that time, I would have shouted "Maybe-the-best-one-of-this-year!" ”

The ball accurately passed to the Vikings player, and he scored an easy layup, 30:27, and the Vikings led by three points!

"Well done! That's the fucking way we play! Bellman shook his fist hard from the sidelines, and he finally saw the Vikings he was familiar with, and he was reassured by such Viking talents.

Gan Guoyang saw his teammates throw the ball in the backfield and raised his arms high to celebrate the beautiful goal.

"Big cousin! Spread beautifully! It's a pity you don't play rugby! Gan Guohui's pig-killing roar was also heard on the stage in time.

The goal lifted the morale of the entire Viking, and everyone on the pitch looked confident and ready to devote themselves to defending below.

"Watch your position, Peter! Give me the flanks and stare at the top of the arc! Gan Guoyang loudly commanded the team's defense on the inside.

Bellman's strategy was to pinch the dragon's frontal breakaway, and the wing shot was left to let Gan Guoyang interfere alone.

The Vikings' 3-2 combo was like a wall in front of Kevin Johnson.

The three outer lines are like three gates, which can be closed at any time, blocking the way of the breakthrough.

But at this point, Kevin Johnson no longer hesitated in his eyes to decide whether to pass or break through.

"Even if you want to stop me?" Johnson's eyes are full of determination, and he will only have baskets in his eyes.

Lightning!

Purple lightning!

It was the word that popped into Deepbrock's mind as he felt a flash of purple lightning pass through the hem of his coat, and Kevin Johnson was nowhere to be seen.

By the time he turned around, Johnson was already in the air, heading straight for the basket.

But at the same time, Gan Guoyang also jumped, and in the three-second zone, Gan Guoyang will not let anyone score easily.

"Bang!" But the ball still hit the board and went into the frame.

"Beep!" This was accompanied by the referee's whistle.

The referee's hand pointed to Gan Guoyang and made a blocking gesture, two points are counted, and a penalty will be added!

It all happened in a matter of seconds, when Kevin Johnson kicked off on the perimeter, slotted through the double on the perimeter, and went straight in.

In the process of Gan Guoyang's jump block, Johnson forced a layup against the opponent, and he did not suffer any loss in the physical confrontation. not only scored the ball, but also caused Gan Guoyang's foul!

"Yes!" Johnson roared, as if he had let out a vicious breath.

"You're too slow!" Johnson hit the penalty and shook his head to the Vikings player.

The score was 30:30, and the Dragons tied the score.

"Big cousin! Give them back one! Gan Guohui on the stage yelled again, but this time his words hit Gan Guoyang's mind, and now he is full of desire to return to his opponent in the attack.

Gan Guoyang watched the ball from the bottom line to Diepenbrock, but this time he didn't tell Dippenbrock to pass the ball to him, just glanced at Dippenbrock and nodded.

There is no need for words, Dippenbrock knows that Gan Guoyang must be going to fight back.

Sure enough, when Dippenbrock dribbled across the halfcourt, Gan Guoyang had already reached the position in a deep position on the inside.

Gan Guoyang's key skills, with the continuous training and accumulation of competition experience, have become more and more excellent, of course, there is also the role of his magical "talent" in it.

For him, as long as the weight gap isn't too big, there is no one who can stop him from playing in the low post in the California high school league.

Williams, who was originally on the baseline, slipped from the right side to the left 45 degrees at this time, and Dippenbrock handed the ball to Williams and then cut into the right side himself.

In this way, Deepenbrock took the defense away from the left side, and the left side formed a weak side with only Williams and Gan Guoyang, and Williams hoisted the ball into Gan Guoyang's hands.

This is a more commonly used cooperation to feed the ball to the inside, pulling the opponent's defense by running, so that the side of the inside line becomes the weak side of the defense, so that passing and playing alone will be more comfortable.

However, when Gan Guoyang received the ball, he found that there was more than one person around!

Two players of the Dragons team actually gave up marking the opposing players, and after seeing Gan Guoyang receiving the ball in the low post, they immediately stepped forward to wrap up.

Three-person bag clip!

It was also a gamble for the head coach of the Dragons.

Previously, the dragon had always adopted a strategy of focusing on single defense and properly wrapping Gan Guoyang, but the effect was very poor.

In terms of single defense, the white center of the Dragons couldn't defend it, and he was too hesitant to wrap it, and Gan Guoyang easily shot the ball to the outside, and the Vikings outside players shot very accurately.

And the first positional defense after the pause, the Dragons were desperate, and Gan Guoyang directly wrapped up the three as soon as he got the ball.

Is the coach of the Dragons betting that the Vikings will feel cool on the outside?

No, he is blocking Gan Guoyang and will not easily play the ball!

Gan Guoyang's passing has always been at the level of Duan Yu's six-vein divine sword, and it is sometimes ineffective.

Sometimes his passing can be amazing, especially when he is a quarterback, and his long passes in the high post are often in the top 10.

But his basic passes, such as inside-out, inside-pass, lateral-transfer, are not as good as they could be.

Gan Guoyang is a typical unpolished jade when it comes to passing.

Now that Gan Guoyang is caught in the trap of three people, he can't even lift the ball above his head and pass it, because then the ball will be knocked off.

Besides, Gan Guoyang didn't think that the ball was going to be passed at all, and he must return Kevin Johnson in the attack.

So, ignoring the hands waving around him, he forcibly dribbled the ball inside, ready to force a layup.

But when he jumped, he felt as if his waist and abdomen had been pushed up, and he couldn't control his balance in the air.

Apparently the opposing defender made a small move underneath and elbowed him

"Phew!" Gan Guoyang, who lost his balance, made a hasty shot, and the ball hit the rebound and bounced to the front of the basket.

The center of the Dragons, who had made small moves below, jumped up at this time and grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.

"Isn't that a fucking foul? You're using your elbow*! It's dangerous, don't you see that? Gan Guoyang turned around and yelled at the referee.

It's normal to have small movements in defense, but it's really dangerous to use elbows to push people when the opponent jumps, and Gan Guoyang is also very excited.

"Shut your mouth if you don't want to get a technical foul!" The referee was obviously not to be messed with, and Gan Guoyang received a verbal warning.

"Defend me! Gan, what the fuck are you rambling with the referee! And Bellman saw Gan Guoyang arguing with the referee, and he jumped like thunder on the side.

Because as soon as the Dragons center got the rebound, he immediately passed the ball to Kevin Johnson.

Once again, Johnson slashed across the wooden floor of the gymnasium like a purple bolt of lightning and slashed at the Vikings' basket.

When Gan Guoyang came to his senses, stopped entangling with the referee, and ran back to his own half, Johnson had already broken through the Vikings' defense and made an easy layup.

At 32:30, the Dragons overtook him.

"I said, you're all too slow." Johnson spoke to him as he passed by Gan Guoyang after the goal.

And Gan Guoyang was obviously depressed to the extreme, not only did he fail to return one, but he was even beaten up with a quick counterattack.

Gan Guoyang did not respond, but silently threw himself into the next attack.

Although his mouth is extremely poisonous, he never fights with his opponents when he is not performing well, and he knows that only excellent on-court performance and sharp mouth cannon attacks are the most effective.

If you don't fight well, you will only spit indiscriminately, and that is a dead duck with a hard mouth.

This time, Gan Guoyang did not go to the low position, but made a cover for Dippenbrock at 45 degrees on the left side, and then immediately cut into the three-second zone from the left side.

But this time, the blocking effect was average, and neither man shook off the opponent's defense.

At this point, Williams moved from the flank to the right 45-degree receiver, and Dippenbrock passed the ball to Williams.

But Williams didn't shoot or rush after receiving the ball, but shoved the ball straight into the basket!

It turned out that after Gan Guoyang failed to block and dismantle the inside cut, he immediately went around the left side through the baseline to the right, and in the process, the blocking of the inside line Vicis successfully disrupted the marking of the dragon's inside line, allowing Gan Guoyang to successfully seize a gap and drill to the right side of the three-second area under the basket.

At this time, Williams, who received the ball at 45 degrees on the right side, observed Gan Guoyang's movement and quickly passed the ball inward.

After Gan Guoyang received the ball, like a crocodile biting its prey, he immediately turned over, pushed back hard, knocked away the player who came up to make up the defense, jumped with both legs, and poured the ball into the basket with both hands!

"Bang!" The moans of hoop abuse echoed through the gymnasium, and the explosive cheers soon drowned out the sounds.

"Beep!" But this is, the shrill whistle cut through the enthusiastic shouts.

"Hit people with the ball! No. 11, 3rd foul! ”

Gan Guoyang couldn't believe his eyes, the referee actually made a gesture of hitting people with the ball, and then gestured with his hand No. 11 and reported the number of fouls to the record desk.

"I'm the first to do it! Don't you see? I was the one who did the action first! Gan Guoyang thought about the referee's inquiry with an incredulous expression, and he was already trying his best to restrain himself from making foul language.

But the referee ignored it and signaled for the game to continue, and the Dragons served.

"Are you fucking blind! It's a good ball, a good ball! Have you ever been a referee at all? Gan Guoyang held back, but Bellman didn't.

He yelled at the referee on the sidelines, and this penalty not only blew away a score from the Vikings, but also caused Gan Guoyang to be saddled with a third foul, and the first half was not over yet.

"Beep!" The referee's whistle sounded again.

"Viking coach, technical foul, first time!" The referee didn't ramble with Bellman and gave Bellman a T.

The leader on the Vikings bench hurriedly pulled down Bellman, who was still chattering, to prevent another T from being sent off the field.

The Dragons had a one-throw chance and Kevin Johnson stepped to the free-throw line and scored with ease.

At this time, Bellman also had to replace Gan Guoyang to prevent him from committing another foul, otherwise it would be a big trouble.

"Gan, be calm, you seem to be a little too excited today." After Gan Guoyang went off the court, Bellman said to him, although Bellman's performance just now did not look calm at all.

"I'm fine, Mr. Bellman. I just feel like my hands are so hot that I need to come down and rest for a while, or the basketball is going to melt. ”