Sun Xiaotian does not believe in fate, he believes in the theory of cause and effect, where there is a cause, there must be an effect.

The final battle between Yale and Harvard was like an old friend. We can meet twice a season, but the outcome is unpredictable each time. Harvard University swept Yale University for six seasons in a row, and no one would have thought that Yale University would have won the first round now.

This result is not due to the decline in the strength of Harvard University due to Jeremy Lin's departure, you must know that the best record of Jeremy Lin's time was only 22 wins and 6 losses. The main thing is that Sun Xiaotian came out of nowhere, which completely changed the team culture at Yale, which means that there was a good chemistry between them. They do a great job of sharing the ball, and Yale is averaging 22 assists per game, which ranks in the top five of more than 300 college teams in the United States.

For the outcome of these two teams, the performance of Sun Xiaotian and Giman Schutte plays a crucial role.

Sun Xiaotian averaged 25.8 points, 8.8 assists and 5.9 rebounds per game in his first 27 games, a number that is dominant, and whether Yale can reach the NCAA round of 64 or not, he will definitely be the best player in the Ivy League.

Although Gilman Schutte is not as good as Sun Xiaotian in terms of statistics, he averages 20.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, which is also worth mentioning. What's more, he also averages 3.5 three-pointers per game and a 45% three-point shooting percentage.

In short, both teams will put a lot of effort into designing defensive strategies against these two players, so the role players of both teams may be the difference between victory and defeat.

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The strongest battle between the two teams has been hyped up by the media in both places. Even, in the interval of the NBA game, the ** living treasure Barkley and O'Neal also talked about this matchup, and the two also had a war of words.

Barkley supports Harvard, citing previous seasons when Harvard swept Yale, and because he doesn't like Shanghainese Chinese. Looks like he's still holding a grudge against that!

O'Neill is more optimistic about Yale University winning, and the reason is very simple, that is, Harvard's Jeremy Lin is no longer in school, and Harvard University is no longer so strong.

Of course, both of them just wanted to bring a little bit of meme to their radio station, and it can be seen from their reasons that they don't really care who wins and who loses between the two teams. Because they're really focusing on traditional powerhouses, like Connecticut and Michigan this year.

But it is undeniable that Yale University and Harvard University have attracted more or less attention. Jeremy Lin openly cheered for his alma mater on his Twitter, and compared to Harvard, Yale University is cheering for famous people. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton posted a picture of a pit bull on his social networking site with a line that said, "Yale is not just about lawyers and presidents." Come on! Pit Bull!! ”

Compared to the enthusiasm of the fans, the coaches of both teams were calmer, especially Heywood, who told his disciples more than once to keep a low profile and take their opponents seriously. As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and although Harvard University has lost Jeremy Lin, it seems that its own strength has weakened, but their system is still there. As for how powerful is the system? If you look at Spurs, you can see it all.

In the past few days when Yale University was training, Heywood deliberately reduced the training time, and instead increased the psychological communication. Because Heywood is Phil. A faithful disciple of Jackson, he also believed that meditation and spiritual communication in Buddhism had a positive effect on the mental well-being of the team members. At the end of the day, Heywood didn't want to make everyone nervous. He knew that none of these people in his team had ever played this kind of game. But the opponents are different, they have made such games a home-cooked meal.

"It's just a normal game! We need to treat it with a normal heart and play at the level we deserve! "That's what Heywood says the most in the last few days.

Victory often belongs to those who are prepared, but when both teams are very well prepared, the flying sparks generated by the collision of passions will be particularly dazzling.

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On the day of the game, although the temperature in New Haven plummeted by 10 degrees, it was not enough to resist the enthusiasm of people who went to the stadium to watch the game, and everyone wanted to witness the moment in person.

Heywood gave everything to his disciples, how to execute, and the players were the protagonists on the field.

Sun Xiaotian was ready, just waiting for the referee's whistle.

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"Toot!"

With the referee's whistle, the game began, and Yale University won the ball for the first time.

Joe held the ball past the midfield, Sun Xiaotian came out to catch the ball, Joe passed the ball to Sun Xiaotian tacitly, and it was Giman Schutt who defended Sun Xiaotian.

Sun Xiaotian held the ball in his right hand, dribbled and started, passed Giman Schutt in one step, and shot in front of the person who came to make up for the defense, 2-0!

When Harvard came back, the tempo was very slow, and they just wanted to keep the tempo down, play positional battles with the opposing team, and at the same time play Gimanschutte's outside shooting ability.

Jiman Schutt received the ball under Sun Xiaotian's close defense, and just when Sun Xiaotian thought that he had no chance to shoot, Jiman Schutt raised his hand and scored a goal! 2－2！ At the same time, it also caused a foul by Sun Xiaotian.

"I didn't foul me!" Sun Xiaotian spread his hands and appealed to the referee, saying that he stood very straight!

This ball was almost thrown against Sun Xiaotian's body, and Gimanschut really deserved to be the top scorer in the Ivy League! Free throws are scored, too! 3－2！

Yale University's ball possession, Sun Xiaotian actively ran out to ask for the ball, he glanced at Gulot, and motioned for him to come over and help him cover. Gulot understood his intentions and ran to the top of the arc to block Sun Xiaotian. Sun Xiaotian easily burst in around Gulot's body, and the inside line of Harvard University actively came to make up for the defense, he took advantage of a pocket pass, and Gulot, who followed up from the outside, was quick to catch the ball! 4－3！

The two teams went back and forth, not giving in to each other for the first six minutes, and the two sides were tied at 12, but at this time, a turning point in the game came without warning.

Harvard University's ball possession, Gilman Schutt broke through Sun Xiaotian with the ball, Sun Xiaotian was close to him, when Gilman Schutt had no room to shoot, the moment he wanted to throw the ball out, but Sun Xiaotian jumped high and pressed the ball down, and Gilman Schutt also fell to the ground. This was originally a good risk, but the referee blew the whistle at this time, hoping that Sun Xiaotian would foul the defense.

"What! Did you see that? It's a good risk! Sun Xiaotian was a little anxious, and he explained to the referee.

In less than 7 minutes after the opening, the core of Yale University had already committed two fouls, and Heywood had no choice but to replace Sun Xiaotian.

Sun Xiaotian's premature departure suddenly disrupted Yale's deployment. Harvard saw that the opportunity had come, and it stepped up its attack. They frequently hit Yale's inside, causing fouls and winning free throws. At the same time, Sun Xiaotian's departure also completely liberated Jiman Shute, and without Sun Xiaotian's defense, Jiman Shute's hand also returned. Soon! Harvard University pulled the score away from 20-13.

Coach Heywood hurriedly called a timeout!

'We have to hold on and not let the score go too far. In addition, it is necessary to adopt a double bag for Gimanschut, and let him be free when others are free, anyway, he can't be allowed to score so easily. ”

According to the habit on the college court, Heywood stayed on the court to the maximum extent possible in order to ensure that Sun Xiaotian stayed. Only with 6 to 7 minutes left in the first half of the game can Sun Xiaotian, who has been fouled twice, get back on the court.

The pit bulls are quite competitive, and they increase their speed to cause problems for their opponents as much as possible. Not only did they not let Harvard pull the score away again, but they gradually found the rhythm of the game under the leadership of Joe's sudden outburst. Joe scored six straight points in that period and finally got back to the time needed to be coached. 33 to 39! Yale is still 6 points behind!

At this time, Sun Xiaotian had already sat on the technical table and was ready to play!