Sandek called a timeout, and the team sat down and gasped for air.

Looking at the players in front of him, Sandek's eyes were also quite helpless, and the difference in strength between the two sides was all-round.

He was holding a tactical board and didn't even know what to adjust.

The Devils' bench was unusually quiet at this moment.

"Guys!" Seeing this, Xu Yong stood up from the bench and stretched out his finger to the opposite half, "They are the same as us, they don't have more hands or two legs, there are more than 30 minutes left in the game, we still have a chance, do a good job of defense and rebounding, we can do it!" ”

His words were sonorous and powerful, but this time, the members of the Devils team did not respond to him.

Although the game only played for more than 9 minutes, the blow given to them by the Bruins was all-round.

On the offensive end, they couldn't score at all, Harden's breakthrough couldn't create damage, Harden and Xu Yong's blocking and dismantling didn't work, and Ayers was also suppressed by Lefou; On the defensive end, they can't defend whether it is positional battles or fast attacks.

The difference in quality between them and the Bruins was so big that they felt they couldn't win at all.

It's not about faith, it's not about morale, it's just that you can't beat it, just like the big and small kings on the table are bigger than the face cards.

Xu Yong looked at Harden, and he knew that Harden needed to step up and echo at this time.

Harden and Xu Yong looked at each other and lowered their heads.

He tried, just as he tried to train with Xu Yong, but he knew it couldn't be done.

Seeing this, Xu Yong also knew that it would be useless to invite Doug Rivers here.

No matter how thick the chicken soup is, it can't get the person who lies down to get back on his feet.

"Coach, I can stay on the pitch all the time, my fitness is fine." He turned to Sandek and said, since it doesn't work, then choose to do it.

Harden looked up at Xu Yong when he heard this, but didn't say anything.

Thornek saw the firmness in Xu Yong's eyes and nodded.

UCLA is not without its weaknesses, they have four elite-level players, but the bench is relatively weak, which is why they are second to Kansas in the survey rankings.

If you can get closer to the score in the transition between the substitutes, there may still be a chance.

The timeout came back and the game continued.

Before going on the field, Xu Yong gathered the five people who were going to play.

"Don't put any psychological pressure, the worst is to lose the game, and it's not because you guys are lost, it's because we didn't start well, so relax and focus on the game and do the best you can."

At this time, Xu Yong played with him, except for Shipp, who had gone down to rest and came up again, the rest like Eric Boateng, Tay Albert, and Cooks were all substitutes, and they played when the team was 16 points behind, and the psychological pressure can be imagined.

But Xu Yong's words relieved them of their psychological baggage.

Just like Xu Yong said, the worst thing is to lose, not to mention that they are not giants in the first place, there is nothing they can't afford to lose, since that's the case, then there is nothing to be afraid of!

On the Bruins' side, only Collison was left as the starter on the court at this time, and the remaining four were all substitutes.

It's not that they underestimate the enemy, but their game strategy is like this, to pull the score away in the main stage, to come up to the bench for a while, and then the main team can come back to harvest the game.

And now with a 16-point lead on the field, they don't need to change at all.

Just as they can play to the advantage without studying the Devils too much, not changing when facing opponents who are clearly weaker than them is the best game strategy.

"Steve, it looks like we didn't pick a good game." In the stands, Marion glanced at the score and turned his head to say.

Nash smiled bitterly and nodded, although what he said earlier was not unreasonable, but the difference in strength between the two sides was indeed a little too big.

Speaking of which, although the Devils have won three in a row, only the University of Arizona is in the top 25 in the polls.

"Why do I feel like they haven't given up yet?" Stoudemire spoke as he saw the five Devils on the court come together.

Nash also noticed that Xu Yong continued to stay on the court, and then subconsciously glanced up at the score.

The 16-point difference in the NCAA is basically equal to more than 25 points in the NBA, and it is still very difficult to reverse.

But the NBA has a maximum of 36 points to comeback, and the Devils are not completely out of chance.

After all, "anything is possible before the final whistle" and there is still a lot of time left for the Devils.

On the field, the game continues.

Up up the ball of the Devils.

Xu Yong gave Albert a block and dismantled, and after dismantling it, he went down.

He's not fully developed with the ball right now, and it's better to use his pick-and-roll quality to create opportunities.

The Bruins were a shot off the bench and the ball was an opportunity, but instead of passing the ball inside, Albert opted for a shot.

"Phew!"

The basketball smashed out of the frame, and his shot didn't hit.

But at this moment, a figure rose into the air, pointed directly at the pop-up basketball, and made up the ball into the basket.

It's Xu Yong!

He went down and got very close to the basket.

And what he said to Sandek is that physical fitness is not strong, and under high-intensity training, his physical fitness has also improved invisibly.

"My question." In the retreat, Albert apologized to Xu Yong, the ball pass just now was a better choice, but his style of play made him prefer to score.

"Do what you're good at." Xu Yong did not blame him, but encouraged.

Albert nodded vigorously.

The Bruins still play UCLA air cuts after advancing to the frontcourt, but they are completely different from the starters.

Collisson's final layup was defended by Cooks and the rebound was picked up by Boateng.

The Devils have finally prevented a positional battle!

However, although the Bruins' bench offense was average, their defensive speed was fast and they didn't give the Devils a chance to play defensive counterattacks.

That's what Bruins coach Ben Howland wants them to do, and he doesn't expect the bench to continue to pull away and hold on to the margin.

This time it was Boateng who blocked Albert, and Albert continued to shoot from mid-range after the block, but unfortunately it was still not.

Anyone who has played a game should know that when the team is behind by a large score, the basket is like adding a cover to the team that is behind.

The ball popped up and it was a long rebound, and then a figure rushed over to grab the rebound.

It's Xu Yong again!

Rebounding and defense, that's something he mentioned earlier on the bench and with his teammates.

And Xu Yong stuffed the ball to Albert after seeing that he got the rebound and was sticked.

After receiving the ball, Albert chose to attack the basket and face a difficult pull-up bar to wipe the board.

The ball was too difficult, and his core strength was insufficient, so he lost his balance and fell to the ground after the confrontation.

"Toot!"

The referee's whistle blew for a foul on the Bruins' defense.

Albert inflicted the killing.

"Bang!"

And after the referee's whistle, the basketball hit the rebound, and after it bounced...... Fell into a net bag!

It's still a 2+1!

Without waiting for Xu Yong to pull over, Albert himself jumped up directly from the ground and threw his fist at the air excitedly.

A long drought is a rainstorm! It's so cool!

Xu Yong came up to celebrate with him on his chest at this time, he directly reached out and hugged Xu Yong, and then slapped Xu Yong's back hard.

If it weren't for Xu Yong's trust and passing, his performance after coming on the court would have stayed at 2 shots and 0 hits!

At this time, some members of the Devils' bench also stood up to celebrate.

Even the cheers of the fans resounded at the scene.

Under the leadership of Xu Yong, the Devils team used actual performance to bring back the confidence of the team and fans!