Chapter 31: A Tough Response

Kevin. Marshall's sudden outburst gave Yale the lead for the first time, and that was done during Sun Xiaotian's intermission. Duke University did not expect Kevin to suddenly play, and the tactics they had previously arranged were to focus on Sun Xiaotian, they thought that Yale University was actually a single-core team, and preventing Sun Xiaotian was equivalent to strangling the whole team. Maybe Duke doesn't know much about Kevin. Marshalles, this freshman! They didn't give him the attention he deserved.

"It's my fault! Kevin's outburst was unpredictable for us. It looks like we're going to have to put our defence to the test again, and now that Sun is resting off the pitch, we expect him to be on the pitch with four minutes left, and now there are seven minutes left before the end of the game, and in those two minutes we have to step up our attack and try to take the lead. Only then will we be able to take the initiative in the future. Coach K told his disciples.

Here, the Yale players seem to have been inspired by Kevin's wild pursuit just now, and they seem to be more united. Even when Sun Xiaotian was paused, he kept wiping the sweat droplets on his arm with a towel. provoked the commentators on the sidelines to joke about whether the two of them were doing it.

The game continued, and Sun Xiaotian had to cheer for his teammates off the court due to too many fouls. After returning to the court, Kevin continued to control the ball, but at this time there were two people next to him.

"Old K, this old guy really dares! Wouldn't he be afraid of the other shooters on the Yale team? The on-site narrator said.

Kevin was entangled with the two defenders, and suddenly, Chloe beckoned, "Kevin! This way! ”

Kevin saw that Chloe had successfully shaken off the defender, and there was no one in front of him. Kevin took two steps forward with the ball, then suddenly turned and jumped up to pass the ball to Kloue. Cloue was comfortable with the ball and like a normal trainer, he raised his hand and shot, and his posture was that standard.

The ball made a graceful arc and flew towards the basket. By this time, the Yale bench was all on their feet, their eyes on the ball, ready to cheer, because the best three-pointers in the Ivy League were enough to reassure them.

"Boom!"

The ball didn't go in!

"What? Impossible! That feeling should be able to enter! "It's not just Chloe who thinks this way, all the Yale players on the floor think that way.

Duke, who escaped, grabbed the rebound and launched a fast break. Rivers struck the Yale box like lightning, but by this time, two of Yale's defenders had retreated, and everyone felt that Rivers should stop and wait for his teammates to regroup. However, Rivers' thinking is different from what others think, there are two people standing in front of him, and he still makes a layup.

I saw that Rivers first used his speed to pass Kevin, and then standing in front of him was the tall Gulot, who had already raised his hands and waited for Rivers to arrive.

Suddenly, Rivers took a European step, not fast. Gulot hurriedly stepped forward to delay him, and it was this half-step layup that just disrupted the rhythm of the defenders' footsteps, especially a big man, and when Gulot wanted to block him again, Rivers made a light backhand layup and easily scored the ball.

This ball fully shows Rivers' good basketball skills and IQ, and it seems that as the son of a famous coach, he is not a person without real talent.

The ball is exchanged, and when it is Yale's turn to attack, Duke still plays the same tactic, and no matter where Kevin dribbles, there will basically be two wanderers around him. It's not the kind of fierce close quarters or wrap-and-lock tactics. It just makes you have a psychological burden, there will always be so many people around you, and they keep changing positions, disrupting your psychology and disrupting your rhythm.

Similarly, since Clouey didn't make a shot last time, Duke didn't take his defense as seriously this round. Kevin passed the ball to Chloe again, which was basically similar to the previous goal, there was no one around him, but he hesitated and didn't dare to shoot. After hesitating, he handed the ball to Gulot, who was on the inside. But Gulot doesn't have the ability to play alone! What's more, defending him was Miles, who was a few centimeters taller than him. Prary.

However, there was no way, there was not much time left to attack, and Gulot could only fight on his own. She pushed Miles hard with her body. Prari, but people are like rocks, not moving. Gulot could only choose to shoot the jumper, but the moment he turned and jumped to shoot, Miles. Prary slapped the ball out of the way, and the ball was in Rivers' hand.

Rivers didn't think about it, dribbling the ball and rushing to the frontcourt, and the other Duke players also rushed down. But the Yale players weren't slow, and Kevin even got to the basket before the opponent and met Rivers on the dribble. But just when everyone thought Rivers would be as hard as the previous goal, he suddenly dropped the ball to Ryan, who was inserted on the left. Cook. By the time Kevin wanted to turn around again, it was too late. Cook jumped high when he received the ball, his whole body stretched out in the air, and he raised the basketball in his right hand, and through Kevin, there was a "bang", a powerful prisoner of war split. Poor Kevin, just like that, became the background emperor.

However, what people didn't expect was that Ryan, who was successful in the violent dunk. Cook, when he came down, yelled at Kevin.

"Yay! Yes! Do you feel comfortable? This dunk is a welcome gift for you......"

It stands to reason that for such an obvious move, the referee should have blown a technical foul. But the referee turned a blind eye and signaled for the game to continue.

Just when everyone thought it was just a small episode, in the face of the chattering Ryan. Cook, Kevin actually gave Ryan a hard push with his right hand. Cook, and at this time, Cook actually screamed, spread his hands, and his expression was very innocent. Kevin's sudden move shook everyone, especially the Yale team members. They all know how silent Kevin usually is, how little he talks. However, today's reaction was so domineering. Could it be that he is a fake in his usual life?

"Toot!"

The referee's whistle blew, and Kevin was blown a "T".

"Make no mistake! Obviously, the other party provoked it first! Coach Heywood was in a hurry.

However, after all, the referee on the court has the final say.

Rivers took the free throw and hit it safely.

Heywood hurriedly called another timeout, with 3 minutes and 32 seconds left in the game, and since there was no dead-ball timeout before, Sun Xiaotian was half a minute later than expected.

"Kevin, you just did the right thing, we just can't make people feel like it's too easy to bully. However, you have to be calm for the next 3 minutes, and you can't just give away points casually. Also, it's time for Sun to play, and then I want you to control the ball and organize the team and lead us to victory. Everyone defends well and is always ready to shoot, so everyone must be decisive. Heywood told everyone.

"I understand!" Sun Xiaotian said,

The score was 56-60 at this point, and Duke regained a four-point lead.

Sun Xiaotian returned to the court, and he held the ball to organize everyone. Kevin ran out on the right side to catch the ball, Sun Xiaotian handed the ball to him, and he reached 45 degrees on the diagonal side and was ready to play with his back to the single, but it was Ryan, who was defending him. Cook made desperate physical contact with him, and his purpose was clear, which was to upset you, which would lead to mood swings and fouls. In that case, Sun Xiaotian will be punished, and at that time, the overall situation of the game will be decided.

Seeing that Sun Xiaotian had no way to be in place, and the offensive time was almost halfway over, Kevin was also ready to play alone. Suddenly, Sun Xiaotian turned around sharply and pointed to it, and Kevin immediately understood. I saw him throw the ball high to the basket, and as soon as Sun Xiaotian turned over, he jumped high, caught the ball with both hands, and dunked it heavily. Ryan who couldn't react. When Cook jumped up, Cook pulled Sun Xiaotian's arm, and just like that, he didn't block Sun Xiaotian's air relay.

“2+1!”

Sun Xiaotian also hit the free throw steadily.

59 to 60!