Chapter 21: Ordered in Danger
The Wildcats players were joking and joking with each other and seemed to have the win in their hands.
But only head coach McKillop looked like water, without a hint of excitement.
The same is true for Zhou Yang, although he and his teammates encourage each other, they know very well in their hearts that the overall strength of the Blue Devils team is indeed very strong.
The Wildcats can only win as dark horses if they go all out and rarely make mistakes.
So during the timeout, Coach McKillop continued to emphasize tactics and discipline.
Coach K didn't say much, he thought that Zhou Yang and Curry had dominated the game, and all the Blue Devils could do now was grit their teeth and persevere, hoping that the Wildcats would make mistakes.
The timeout ends and the game continues.
The Wildcats didn't make a mistake, but they had an accident.
In the process of a breakthrough, Curry was knocked to the ground by the opposing power forward Qi Ri.
Unfortunately, at the moment of falling, he bumped into his teammate Alison again.
Curry's ankle was snapped by a back-joint, and he fell to the ground in pain, clutching his ankle in pain.
Zhou Yang and his teammates were frightened, and hurriedly ran over and looked at Curry with concern.
The team doctor also ran over and helped Curry to the sidelines for a brief check-up.
The game continued, and the Wildcats' backup point guard came on.
The Wildcats, who were in a good situation, took a turn for the worse.
The Blue Devils are very experienced, and after Curry went off the court, they immediately put their defensive focus on Zhou Yang.
even sent a tall and arm-long player to defend around the front, and did not let Zhou Yang receive the ball at all.
The Wildcats players were blinded by this sudden change, began to make frequent mistakes, and lost their shooting sights.
The Blue Devils are unrelenting, taking advantage of your illness and killing you!
The Wildcats, who were about to catch up with the score, were once again pulled apart.
At the end of the first half, the Wildcats trailed by 16 points, 53:37!
Coach McKillop has been smiling just now, just worried that this kind of thing will happen.
He knows very well that Zhou Yang and Curry are indispensable for the Wildcats to win, and the two must also play at a super level.
This is the Wildcats' ace combination!
However, what he was worried about just now was that the state of the two was not so stable, but he didn't expect Curry to retire directly from injury, which would be difficult.
At halftime, in the T.N.T live broadcast room, Barkley lamented again and again.
"What's the matter, Curry is injured, a great opportunity for the Splash Brothers!"
Smith also shook his head slightly: "I thought there would be a miracle today, it seems that the Wildcats can only stop at the Final Four." ”
"Reaching the semi-finals is already a big surprise, the lads did their best, and I can only say that I am full of regrets."
"Why do I vaguely feel that Zhou Yang won't give up easily? He surprised us so much today. ”
"Don't dream, Zhou Yang did play well, but how could he beat the Blue Devils alone."
"Also, Coach K is the best at dealing with single-core superstar teams, and Zhou Yang will be even more uncomfortable in the second half."
……
Not only these professional commentators, but even the fans are desperate.
In the first half, Zhou Yang and Curry conquered many neutral fans, and they originally began to support the Wildcats.
Who would have thought that the situation would change abruptly and Curry would not be able to fight, so Zhou Yang would definitely be alone.
……
In the locker room, the Wildcats players were all holding their heads and their faces full of frustration.
Although Zhou Yang performed well today, Curry has always been the soul of the Wildcats.
So Curry's downplay is a fatal blow to the player's psychology.
Although Zhou Yang felt very uncomfortable in his heart, the game was not over yet, and he, as one of the cores, had to cheer up his teammates.
"Guys, Curry is injured, none of us want to, but we should do something for Stephen!"
After speaking, Zhou Yang looked around and stared into the eyes of his teammates.
Teammates feel that Zhou Yang's temperament is completely different from before, and he is ready to lead the team to victory.
"Zhou Yang, we must continue to fight, but without Stephen, we ......"
"Stefan definitely doesn't want us to be depressed, he's not bad, he's going to play in the next game, aren't we going to win this game for him?"
Zhou Yang continued to motivate his teammates, and his teammates' emotions were ignited.
"Second Brother Yang is right, we are different and always rely on Stephen, we should fight for him in the next game!"
"Yes, let's fight!"
"Fight! For Stephen! ”
"Fight! For Stephen! ”
……
The Wildcats players were emotional, raised their hands and vowed to win the game.
Coach McKillop wanted to come to the dressing room, pour a big bowl of chicken soup into the players, and fight hard in the second half.
However, as soon as he walked to the door, he heard Zhou Yang's encouraging words, and he stopped.
The coach nodded slightly, he didn't expect that Zhou Yang not only had explosive football skills, but also had a more prominent sense of responsibility, playing the role of a leader.
In the stage of Curry's injury, if Zhou Yang stands up, then there is still hope!
Coach McKillop quietly turned away, not wanting to spoil the good atmosphere in the dressing room.
The second half began.
Despite the aggressive and desperate efforts of the Wildcats players, the difference in strength between the two sides is here.
And Zhou Yang is being taken care of, so the score gap is still widening.
With a hook shot from big center Zobek under the basket, the difference between the two teams came to 21 points!
It was the biggest margin of the game, again in the second half.
All the Wildcats fans felt a deep sense of despair.
Is the team with such a high level of spectacle eliminated like this?
More than 4 minutes into the second half, Zhou Yang made a decision, he wanted to be the core of the ball and change his style of play!
Due to Curry's injury, the ball just now has been in the hands of the backup point guard.
And Zhou Yang was taken care of by the other party, and he couldn't catch the ball at all, so he couldn't play Zhou Yang's power.
So when Zhou Yang served, he ran directly to the backcourt and asked his teammates to pass the ball to him.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Blue Devils players immediately came up with two defenders and surrounded Zhou Yang from the back.
If it was Zhou Yang in the past, he could only pass the ball out.
But now that he has SSS-level Iverson operation control technology, will he still be afraid?
Zhou Yang shook a flicker, followed by an acceleration, and left the two defenders behind.
Old Coach K's pupils constricted, he couldn't believe it, what was Zhou Yang going to do?
Pick a team by yourself?
He guessed right!
After Zhou Yang finished half the game, he took advantage of the unstable position of the opponent and hit the paint area in one sprint.
Singler hurriedly stepped forward to block it, but Zhou Yang deceived him by worshipping the Buddha a little, and then half-turned around and killed under the basket.
Zobeek was deducted once by Zhou Yang in the first half, and he was a little weak-hearted, so he was slow to make up for the defense, and Zhou Yang flew directly and dunked violently!
Bang!