Chapter 30: Reversal of the Tide
As soon as the half-time whistle blew, Thomas collapsed on the pitch as Lawson and Kornge pulled him up from the floor. Thomas dressed in a rough fit and said, "Thank you!" I'm just a little out of strength, just rest for a while. ”
Rappers looked at the weak Thomas, his eyes were extremely solemn, and he even felt that his head, which had not hurt for a long time, began to ache faintly again, Wake Forest University and Duncan were really not easy to deal with, especially when his number one general felt powerless. Thomas's appearance like a dead dog made Lapus wonder if there was something wrong with his tactics before the start of the game, and maybe it was time for a different taste.
He knocked on the tactics board and said loudly: "Boys, all sit down for me and listen carefully, I admit that the tactics in the first half were very unsuccessful, so now it's time to change." No, no, no, Tim, not including you, you have a good recovery from the physiotherapy bed, I know how hard you worked in the first half, it's not your problem......"
Just as Lappers began to draw tactics, Chang Wei said leisurely on the side: "I believe in Thiem, he has no problem in the second half, I think we can continue to follow the tactics of the first half, let Thiem beat another Tim on the inside." ”
He made a little joke, but no one could laugh, and everyone looked at Chang Wei in a daze, as if they were looking at an alien, even Thomas. "Chang, you know I'm not one to throw in the towel, but this time I'm really willing to give in, and I've proven in the first half that my back-to-back singles are no threat in front of the opponent......"
Chang Wei cut off his words: "But the second half is different, I believe you can do it." Don't forget my current nickname, I'm a magician from the East, aren't I? I'll give you power, buddy. ”
Thomas was skeptical, and Rappers didn't dare to bet on the outcome of the game, but Chang Wei had done a lot of incredible things before that, could he let Thomas beat Duncan this time?
However, Lappers remained cautious, nodded and said, "Okay, I take your word for it, but for now I'm going to have to lay out new tactics for the players." At the start of the second half, Thiem went inside to play alone, and if it didn't work, he switched to a new tactic in time, so I don't think there would be any problem. ”
Chang Wei almost wanted to applaud him, this is an excellent coach who is reassuring, and he believes in his companions and does not blindly obey them. To be honest, he wasn't sure what kind of effect the power potion could have, and for the time being, the system could only test the talent of free agents, players of other levels and the national league, in other words, Chang Wei didn't know what Duncan's current strength was, and he didn't know if he could surpass the opponent after using the power potion on Thomas.
But now if you want to win, you have to choose this way. Villanova was already trailing by as many as 15 points in the first half, 37-52, and Thomas couldn't figure out Duncan and could just let the bench come on.
Chang Wei doesn't want to listen to Lappers's high-minded talk, it has nothing to do with him, as a trainer, as long as he manages the players. He closed his eyes slightly, and his consciousness entered the miracle mall of the system, but unfortunately there were very few props he could choose, the simplest potion that could only use half a game would cost 20 prestige points, and with his current net worth, he could only choose one, so it was still a power potion, which was what Thomas urgently needed now.
With a "ding" in his mind, the power potion had been exchanged, and Chang Wei hurriedly gave it to Thomas. Of course, the use of props was only done within the system, and he couldn't really pull out a bottle of potion for Thomas to drink, so it was estimated that the group of guys investigating doping would come to the door.
After Chang Wei's continuous tuning for most of the season, Thomas's strength has reached 80 points, which is a good number for an NCAA player, but it does not look like it is enough to face Duncan. The Potion of Strength can add 5 strength to Thomas, and while it's not sure if he'll be able to hold Duncan, it's at least much better than in the first half.
To be honest, Chang Wei is also looking forward to Thomas's performance in the second half, and he is eager to see if the system's props can really work, and Thomas is honored to be the guinea pig for his experiments.
Trust or disbelief, at the start of the second half, Thomas fell to the baseline and battled for Duncan for position, just as he did for most of the first half. Originally, Thomas thought that he was going to be pushed out of the three-second zone by Duncan, which was also the consequence of every time he was stuck in the position before, but this time the ending was completely different.
A man like Duncan doesn't let go of water, but Thomas really felt that the pressure behind him was much less than in the first half, and he even wanted to turn his head to look at that poker face, which is not his style!
In fact, Duncan was also surprised, the inside confrontation in the first half made him believe that he had figured out the details of his opponent, although Thomas also had a good chance of being selected in the lottery, but there was still a big gap between the two men. He didn't believe that just one halftime break would make an explosion of strength for his opponents, but the truth was right in front of him!
He had tried very hard to push Thomas out of the three-second zone, but the latter was pinned to the spot, and his strength was like a mud cow into the sea, and it had no effect at all. Thomas doesn't care so much, he can be merciful on the basketball court, but that's after the game, when the game is still going on, of course, it's taking advantage of your illness to kill you.
Keeping Duncan firmly behind him, Thomas raised his hand to ask for the ball, and Erwin dodged the opponent's interception and passed the ball in. Of course, Thomas's strength was not enough to crush Duncan, but half a pound and eight taels of state was enough for him. After getting the ball, Thomas continued to push with his back, then turned, hooked his hand, and the basketball went into the frame easily. He clenched his fists and yelled, as if he had shouted out all the depression of the first half, and he was too embarrassed to face Duncan before.
Seeing Thomas score easily under his own strict defense, Duncan's poker face could no longer hold back, he looked at Thomas who was running back in surprise, and couldn't believe what was really happening just now, when did this guy have so much power? Did he hit the chicken at half-time, or did he show weakness in the first half?
Duncan couldn't figure it out, Thomas couldn't figure it out, how could he score on Duncan's head when he didn't do anything at halftime? Chang this guy is really good at creating miracles!