Chapter 7: Riding the Savior Alone

Although Sun Xiaotian loves basketball very much, of course, he is already famous, but as a Chinese, his academic performance is specified not to be left behind. Although he was new to school, he was quickly able to adapt to the pace of teaching and was an excellent student in the eyes of all the teachers.

is such a person, talented in basketball, outstanding in cultural classes, such a talent, for Lao Mei, who has always been able to attract outstanding talents, must have a great temptation.

Of course, for the other Bulldogs' teammates, especially their black teammates, they were able to come to Yale mainly because of their athletic talent. They just want to use it as a springboard, and if their draft market is good, they'll choose to leave school in their freshman year, either go to the NBA or the rest of the world and make a lot of money.

In the final analysis, Sun Xiaotian is different from them, he may want more. He wanted to finish his studies and compete professionally. So he wanted to use all the time he could to speed up his studies and try to finish his business school credits early, because then he would be able to devote himself to professional competition. Of course, such a life is destined to be difficult.

As important as learning is, it's also important to play right now. With a clash with Chanel University on the horizon, this game could be a tough one as captain Joe will miss the game with ankle pain.

Joe's absence will have a big impact on the team, after all, he is the team's most important scorer and playmaker besides Sun Xiaotian. He averaged 16.8 points and 5.4 assists per game in three games, and his importance to the team can be imagined. Therefore, this match will be a huge test for Sun Xiaotian, and the responsibility on his shoulders will be greater. Some media analysts believe that Yale's winning streak is coming to an end, because they can't imagine where Yale's winning streak will be. What's more, Chanel University's strength in the Ivy League is not weak.

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As prepared in the past few days, on the day of the game, Coach Heywood once again told Sun Xiaotian.

"Sun, you have to be selfish and resolute on the field, don't take care of too many things, and play your best side."

Sun Xiaotian nodded, his eyes full of determination. Working overtime and staying up late to study after training every day didn't interfere him too much, and sometimes he wondered where he got his exuberant energy. He's ready, he wants to win the game alone for the first time!

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After the start of the game, Yale University took the lead with the home rate, caught Chanel off guard, and soon took a double-digit lead, and everything looked so good. However, as the competition deepened, Chanel University took advantage of the weakness of Yale's No. 1 position to strengthen the breakthrough and frequently succeeded. At the same time, he also used the method of double wrapping and frequently pressuring Sun Xiaotian, so that he had few chances to even get the ball. In this way, the score was gradually moved back by Chanel University, and with more than three minutes left in the first half, it actually led Yale by seven points at 36-29.

Haywood called a timeout in quick succession, but unfortunately there was no improvement, and backup point guard Knight did not have Joe's organizational skills, and he could not organize the team well. Once Sun Xiaotian, the team's best player at the moment, holds the ball, there will be 2 or even 3 opposing players coming to surround him. The reason why they dared to do this was because they saw that the rest of Yale University could not find the crosshairs at this time.

At halftime, Yale trailed Chanel by as many as 12 points, 32-44. The home fans at the scene also lost their enthusiasm for the beginning, looking at the score, they seemed to start to wonder if the previous three consecutive wins were due to luck, maybe the current situation is the true face of the team!

The fans were disappointed, and Sun Xiaotian, as a player, was also disappointed, and Sun Xiaotian could only describe his performance in the first half as "shit". He took only four shots in the half, none of which were missed, scored eight points from the free throw line alone, and shot a low 32.5 percent from the field as a team.

'We've got to get out of this situation, the strategy was successful, but they can't be the same kind of defensive intensity the whole game and I'm sure you don't feel that cold all the time. You just have to remember one thing, don't give up easily, this is our home turf, this is our turf. "Heywood didn't do much tactical planning in the dressing room, but used a high-pitched voice to motivate everyone.

At this time, Sun Xiaotian buried his head in the towel and leaned on his back against the wall to meditate, he wanted you to calm himself down, he needed to get out of the predicament and find his touch again.

At the beginning of the second half, in order to avoid not being able to get the ball, Sun Xiaotian began to ask for the ball from the backcourt, dribbling the ball to the front court alone, either attacking by himself or organizing everyone. In this way, his own physical strength put a big question mark.

Gulot covered high, Sun Xiaotian got rid of the defender, and made a decisive shot outside the three-point line.

"Whew! 3-pointer scored! ”

The opponent does not make many concessions, and there are also mid-range shots.

Sun Xiaotian held the ball to the front court again, and when the defender turned his head to look at the other people's positions, Sun Xiaotian accelerated past the defender, and then stuck to the defender to lick the basket, and the ball went in.

"Toot!" The whistle also sounded, "2+1!!! ”

Sun Xiaotian made a free throw, but the trajectory was crooked the moment he threw it. Sun Xiaotian reacted quickly, jumped high in the crowd, slapped out, and the ball was picked up by his teammates.

Sun Xiaotian ran around the defender to the bottom corner, and the ball carrier passed the ball over when he saw this, and Sun Xiaotian quickly shot.

"Whew! The ball is in again! "Another 3-pointer.

Sun Xiaotian scored 8 points in a row in the first half of the game, narrowing the score to 6 points, and Chanel University saw that the situation was not good, so he hurriedly called a timeout.

After the timeout, Yale stepped up its defense and immediately caused an offensive foul on the opposition.

Here, Sun Xiaotian didn't care whether his teammates were standing in place at all, just after dribbling the ball past the midcourt, he pulled out his hand half a meter from the three-point line.

"Huh!" The ball is in again!

The enthusiasm of the fans in the stadium has finally been completely ignited at this moment, and their son of the sun has found his touch. That's right! The rest of the game time, Sun Xiaotian let the opponents and fans at the scene thoroughly see his scoring ability.

------ 9 minutes and 54 seconds----- Sun Xiaotian broke through and hit a shot.

------8 minutes and 16 seconds----- Sun Xiaotian quickly attacked the tomahawk and split the buckle.

------7 minutes and 34 seconds----- Sun Xiaotian made a three-point shot from the bottom line, and the ball went in.

------6:07----- Sun Xiaotian went on a back single, turned around and jumped, and the ball went in.

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Sun Xiaotian slaughtered his opponent little by little like a knife cutting meat. Both the fans and the Yale bench stood and watched the game. Sun Xiaotian completely conquered them with one breakthrough after another and shot one after another.

With 22 seconds left in the game, Yale University outscored its opponent by eight points at 87-79, and the outcome was decided. Heywood replaced their hero at this point, and he wanted Sun to enjoy the cheers and high-fives of his teammates.

Sun Xiaotian waved to the fans, walked to the bench with heavy steps, covered his head with a towel, he had no strength, he had done his best, and he only rested for these 22 seconds in the whole game.

In the whole game, Sun Xiaotian shot 11 of 20, 10 of 14 free throws, and 5 of 6 three-pointers, scoring 37 points, and scored 29 points in the second half.

After the game, the Chanel coach said: "Sun's outburst was without warning, we didn't know about it, and by the time we got to it, the game was over." ”

The next day, a newspaper from Chinese mainland, --- Sports Weekly, published an op-ed by Yang Yi--- "Sun Xiaotian ---- suddenly appeared as a basketball genius!" ”