Chapter 62: The Battle of the Top Rankings is over
Meng Xiaohao's injury cast a shadow over UCLA......
The UCLA players sat on the bench, not saying a word, Sarid covered his mouth, the moment Meng Xiaohao was injured, Sarid was near him, and his mind was now full of that Meng Xiaohao's slightly terrifying ankle.
The University of Oregon was no better, Eddick was sitting on the bench with his face covered, even Siwell was silent, Meng Xiaohao's injury felt more serious than his own......
"Alright! Don't be so lifeless! Coach Chris patted the tactical board, "Cheer up!" For the sake of Meng Xiaohao, we also have to win this game! You know? ”
Coach Chris's words are obviously a little lacking, Meng Xiaohao is not there, it is difficult for UCLA to win the game, this game, although Coach Chris does not want to admit it, but the winning side of this game is really small......
At this time, a team doctor trotted all the way out of the players' tunnel, came to Coach Chris's side, and whispered a few words in Coach Chris's ear......
"Meng Xiaohao's condition is not very good, he has been sent to the hospital, and he must be mentally prepared for a torn ankle ligament!"
Hearing this, Coach Chris's face changed, and he suddenly felt that the whole person was not good......
"That's it! I see, thank you! Coach Chris waved his hand at the team doctor and motioned for him to go.
"Coach! How is Meng Xiaohao? The UCLA crowd immediately asked, they knew that the arrival of the team doctor was to tell them about Meng Xiaohao's condition, and they were now curious to know how Meng Xiaohao was doing.
"Nothing, nothing!" Coach Chris had a smile on his face, "What the team doctor said, Meng Xiaohao just sprained his ankle, and there is nothing serious, just rest for a few days!" ”
Of course, Coach Chris's smiling face is faked......
He can't let the players know what the team doctor just said, if these players know, then the morale of these players will be low, and it is even possible to go to Sivier to fight hard, so Meng Xiaohao's current situation must not let those players know.
The UCLA players looked at Coach Chris with disbelief, suspecting that Coach Chris was hiding the truth.
"Eh! Don't have that expression! Seeing this, Coach Chris immediately grinned wider, "Coach can't lie to you, trust me!" ”
Seeing the coach say this, the UCLA players nodded and chose to believe Coach Chris's words.
Seeing that the players believed, Coach Chris also breathed a sigh of relief, now, stabilizing the morale of the army is the most important thing, if the morale of the army is unstable, it will be troublesome.
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The game continues......
"I'm so sorry!" At this time, Eddick came to Sared's side, "I should have dragged him then!" ”
I saw Sarid shake his head, "It's nothing, it's hurt!" It is inevitable that there will be no injuries in the game, and there will be players injured in the North American league at every turn! ”
Edik nodded......
At this time, Sarid looked at Sivir not far away, but he was angry, this guy had made Saveth almost shut himself up before, and now because of his defense, Meng Xiaohao was injured, so he saw Sarid snort coldly, "This Sivir is really UCLA's death star!" ”
Without Meng Xiaohao's offense and conduction, UCLA's offensive diversity was weakened, making UCLA's offense plummet, and the University of Oregon just seized this and changed its defensive strategy to mark one by one.
The University of Oregon's offensive tactics remain the same, with Sivir as the core of the offense and relying on his individual ability to score. And Rivers' defense could not stop Siwell's offense, and the score was getting bigger and bigger......
Coach Chris and the players at UCLA, for the first time, felt that Meng Xiaohao was so important......
Just watch Siwell dribble to the frontcourt, directly speed up, rely on speed to break through Rivers, and score a two-point layup.
Since Meng Xiaohao's injury, Rivers' disgusting defense has gradually become useless to Siwell, and in Siwell's eyes, Rivers seems to have suddenly disappeared.
Another round......
It's still Siwell's possession, as before, he chose to attack by himself, he hung a block, and broke through inside, but this time, Rivers actually followed, Rivers found that his kind of defense could not have an effect on Siwell, and Firth strengthened his defensive intensity there.
Unexpectedly, Sivier did not choose to play directly, but chose to throw the ball into the sky......
Sarid, who was on the inside, reflexively jumped up to stop the ball in the air......
But Sarid suddenly felt a chill in his back......
Eddick struggled to jump up from the ground, pressed Sarid under him, caught Sivier's ball, and passed Sarid with a heavy dunk and two points.
This is one of the few times that Eddick can have the upper hand against Sarid, and it is difficult for Eddick to gain the upper hand in the whole game, and Eddick has also risen when the University of Oregon gradually plays to the advantage......
By this time, the University of Oregon was already ahead of UCLA by more than 12 points.
Coach Chris rested his chin on his hand, his brow furrowed. Now, even God can't save UCLA, with three minutes to go and the team trailing by 12 points, unless a miracle happens, UCLA can't win.
At this time, Eddick completely rose, he not only dunked Sured before, but turned his head to carry Sarid when Sivier did not shoot, angrily picked up a frontcourt rebound, and scored the ball against Sarid.
The lead is fourteen points......
Seeing this scene, Coach Chris sighed helplessly and sent a substitute lineup, representing that UCLA had given up the battle for the top spot, and in this game, UCLA conceded defeat......
With seven minutes left in the game, the two sides could still play back and forth, and with Meng Xiaohao's injury, the balance of victory completely fell to the University of Oregon, and the balance between the two sides of the game was completely broken. In just five minutes, the University of Oregon was 14 points ahead of UCLA, a jaw-dropping speed.
Both sides sent in substitutes and the game was over......
The first battle for the top spot of the Pacific 12-University Alliance, which was supposed to be very exciting and able to fight until the last minute, ended in UCLA's admission of defeat, and the University of Oregon climbed to the top of the table with three wins.
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After the game, UCLA's locker room, lifeless, no one spoke, the game was lost, Meng Xiaohao was injured, and it was still a question of whether he could play in the next game, although Coach Chris said that Meng Xiaohao only had an ankle sprain, but everyone was still skeptical.
The future of UCLA is a bit of a concern right now......
Even Coach Chris didn't speak, he knew Meng Xiaohao's current condition, he could deceive people, but the team doctor would never deceive people, Meng Xiaohao was now in the hospital not far from the stadium, and he was also worried that if it was really like what the team doctor said, Meng Xiaohao was likely to have a torn ankle ligament, then both Meng Xiaohao and UCLA would face a huge disaster.
The UCLA disaster is only this season, but Meng Xiaohao's disaster is likely to accompany him for the rest of his life, and if he tears his ligament, the athlete's career will be greatly reduced.
Coach Chris is waiting, waiting for a news about Meng Xiaohao, about Meng Xiaohao's future and the future of UCLA this season.
At this time, Coach Chris's phone rang, it was the team doctor, and Coach Chris didn't hesitate and immediately answered the phone......
"How is Meng Xiaohao's current condition?"
There was no sound on the phone......
Coach Chris panicked, and the players at UCLA also panicked, what do you mean by not speaking at such an important moment?
In the middle of the night, the voice of the team doctor came out of the phone......
"It's okay, it's not a torn ligament, don't worry, it's an ankle sprain, but it needs to rest for a month, he accidentally twisted it when he landed, but it's okay, it's not serious!"
Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the worst case scenario did not happen, in the locker room of UCLA, there was laughter, it doesn't matter if you lose, as long as Meng Xiaohao is not seriously injured.
Even Coach Chris smiled, smiling very happily......
"UCLA, it's saved!"