Seeing the starting lineup of Colorado in the second half, Lao K's eyes widened in surprise, he didn't expect the opponent to continue to send Palesio, hasn't this guy's three-point shot been proven to be unable to shake Duke's defense? He glanced at Mackay with some confusion, not knowing what this junior was thinking.

In fact, McKay didn't have any other ideas, Palesio was already the best card in his hand, and although the three-point shot in the first half was not very good, he had no other options. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Duke's overall strength is much stronger than that of Colorado, and he is 13 points behind to start the second half, so he can only give it a go, as the saying goes, make a miracle with great strength!

However, the old K focused all his attention on Palesio, and naturally ignored the rest of the Colorado state. In fact, McKay did not directly put the starting lineup of this game, but replaced McCans with Sven, who had a good performance in the first half, and let Palesio play point guard, which is obviously a desperate bet, ready to let Palesio score and organize a shoulder.

Originally, Palesio was still a little scared, although Chang Wei once increased his passing and organization training, but in the final analysis, he was still a scorer, and he was a little afraid that he would not be able to organize the attack well and cause the team to collapse. However, when he stood on the field again, a flame naturally rose in his heart, and he still remembered what Chang Wei said to himself at halftime, as the leader of the team, if he didn't stand up at this time, who else could the team rely on?

The first offense in the second half was Colorado's big ball possession, and Duke's players did not come over to interfere according to the instructions of the old K, but continued to put on a 2-3 joint defensive posture. Palesio took the ball from his teammates and pushed forward with a blank face, until he stopped one step outside the three-point line and began to direct his teammates to run.

Suddenly, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he raised his hand and stuffed a through pass inside, this pass was beautiful, because of the power, it was very fast, Langton and Avery did not react at all. Goodwin, who was on the inside, received the ball smoothly, but Duke's player instantly wrapped it up and didn't give him a chance to turn around and shoot at all.

However, Goodwin's catch was just a cover, and he took advantage of Duke's backcourt combination with his back to him, and passed the ball beyond the three-point line and directly into Svensey's hands. In the last eight minutes of the first half, Sven had already given Duke players a glimpse of his convulsive three-point touch, and no one dared to let him shoot outside the three-point line.

Svency took the ball at a 45-degree angle on the left, while Palesio called for an off-ball cover at a 45-degree angle on the right, and Ford quickly pulled to the low side of the post to block it. If Langton and Avery go to the Sven game, then Palesio will get an open shot; If they were all one-on-one, Ford's cover would still be solid.

Duke's backcourt combination certainly didn't play the pack, and they couldn't afford to let Palesio sit in absolute space, so the two quickly made a division of labor, with Langton going to guard Sven and Avery watching Palesio. But they ignored one problem, that is, size, should have allowed the stronger Langton to defend Palesio, after all, he could squeeze past Ford in a short period of time, Avery could not do it, and could only be blocked by Ford within the three-point line.

Although Sven is a sixth man who likes to mess around, that doesn't mean he can't pass, and it's as simple as this to shift the strength and weakness beyond the three-point line. With a hit, the ball was in Palesio's hand, and through Ford's massive body, he dribbled, aimed at the basket, took a deep breath, jumped on the spot, and shot the ball.

Everyone in the arena looked at the basketball flying in mid-air, and the players and fans of Colorado University held their breath and prayed silently in their hearts. Perhaps God heard them, and the basketball flew straight towards the basket, hollowing into the frame, and the audience was silent for a moment, followed by earth-shattering cheers and whistles.

In addition to Duke's die-hard fans, the neutral fans in attendance stood up to cheer for Palesio's three-pointer. The NCAA has always been a hotbed of underdogs, and everyone wants to see how the giants overturn in the gutter, which can be regarded as a little bit of black belly in human nature, right?

With this three-pointer, Colorado narrowed the gap to 10 points, which was a big morale boost for the team. If they can defend against Duke's offense in the next round and score another goal, then the margin will be reduced to single digits, and it is not impossible to use this as an opportunity to play a small scoring surge to equalize.

Perhaps it was Palesio who hit a hollow three-pointer, Duke hit the ball inside with three or two shots, and Margeti's inevitable turn hook was forced to be covered by Ford. Suddenly the basket was in chaos, and Patik, Goodwin, Margeti and Pulzbilla fell to the ground one after another, just to fight for the ball in the next round.

The shortest, Partike, grabbed the ball quickly and threw it straight to the front court without looking, and Palesio, who was originally near the free throw line, took a big step and just received the ball just outside the three-point line on Duke's side. He didn't even look at Langton, who was chasing the defense, and after receiving the ball, he pulled it up and threw a chase three-pointer.

Palesio has rarely shot like this, and according to his usual style of play, a fast-break layup is the first choice, and even if someone is chasing him, he will wait outside the three-point line for his teammates to be in place before starting to organize the offense again. But this time he suddenly blessed his heart, and then he made a brazen shot outside the three-point line.

This was not a hasty three-point chase to hit again, and in less than a minute, Colorado State narrowed the gap to 7 points, and if this situation continues, a few more three-pointers can really smooth out the difference. The old K on the sidelines couldn't help but be dumbfounded, a halftime break can make the same players show a completely different competitive state, what kind of magic did the opposing coaching staff do?

In order to interrupt the offensive rhythm of Colorado State, and in order to be able to rearrange the tactics of the players, Lao K decisively called the first timeout of the second half, and now it is only 1 minute and 12 seconds before the start of the second half, even he himself did not expect the team to be forced to this part, originally he thought that Duke could be crushed as easily as the first half.