warrior godfather

Chapter 45 Defeated

Curry held his breath and wanted to make a shot, but a feeling of soreness and weakness came from his arms. He hesitated for a moment, and the space for the shot was fleeting.

Humphrey and Brewer rushed over, and Curry faced double-teaming from the two and could only pass the ball to Julian Beko.

With only 2 seconds left, Julian Beko didn't dare to hesitate at all after receiving the ball, and directly shot 3 points.

As soon as the basketball was shot, Zhang Yu's heart skipped a beat. The trajectory of the ball was a bit crooked!

In the end, the basketball crossed a slightly awkward arc, hit the backboard, bounced back, and didn't even touch the frame.

The red light is also on in due time, and the game is over.

The basketball bounced into Noah's hands. He froze for a moment, threw the ball high, and roared wildly, causing his teammates to surround him with their hands raised high, cheering loudly for advancing to the next round.

The St. Louis arena has also become full of excitement. After the team's dangerous pass, the fans of the University of Florida jumped and shouted. Let it out.

A few Butler fans sat silently in their seats, like black rocks hidden in the waves of the ocean, silent and lonely.

On the field, the Bulldogs looked up at the big screen in dismay, where Julian Beko's last missed shot was being played over and over again, and the other halftime ecstatic Buddha players seemed to be on ice. Two extremes with fire.

After Julian Beko missed, Zhang Yu sat down on the seat, closed his eyes slightly, rubbed his cheeks hard, took a deep breath, adjusted his emotions, got up and came to the technical stage, and shook hands with Donovan.

He smiled bitterly:
"Coach Donovan, congratulations, the University of Florida is a better team."

"Thank you. Butler is also very strong. We just have better luck. I believe that under your leadership, Butler will achieve better results." Donovan put away his smile and said sincerely.

He said it with all his heart.

Before the game, he never thought he would be cornered by Butler.

After defeating his opponent, Donovan looked back on the whole game, still sweating from Curry's shots again and again.

And Zhang Yu's tactical arrangement also made him feel ashamed.

The overall strength of Buddha University can be said to be much higher than that of Butler, but with Zhang Yu's targeted tactics and Curry's extraordinary performance for 40 minutes, the strength gap between the two teams was almost blunted.

"Thank you." Zhang Yu forced a smile, turned around and came to the field.

Mike Green and AJ Graves are comforting Julian Beko, who has red eyes and blames himself for missing the last pitch.

Zhang Yu comforted softly:
"Julian, you did a great job. It's normal not to make a shot. No one can hit every shot, but you made that shot bravely. I'm proud of you."

"Boss, thank you." Julian Beko's voice trembled, but his guilty expression eased a lot.

Zhang Yu comforted him a few more words and came to the center line.

Curry is standing here, his hands on his knees, like a sculpture, watching the Buddha players who are celebrating wildly.

"Boss, I'm sorry." Seeing Zhang Yu approaching, Curry straightened up, his voice full of apology.

"Why do you say sorry?" Zhang Yu asked.

Curry explained:
"I didn't do what you said and cost the team this game..."

"If you choose to do it yourself, will you be able to enter?" Zhang Yu interrupted him.

Curry opened his mouth and said dejectedly:

"I can't promise."

Zhang Yu smiled:
"Stephen, I'm really dissatisfied with you, but it's definitely not that you didn't make that three-pointer."

"What's that for?" Curry looked at him suspiciously.

Zhang Yu looked straight into his eyes and said slowly:
"No one can guarantee that the next ball will be scored. Jordan can't, Kobe can't, and you can't. Whether you score is never the most important thing... The important thing is whether you dare to shoot that ball."

Curry's pupils suddenly dilated, and his heart trembled, as if an electric current passed through it.

Zhang Yu paused and continued:

"You are the core of the team, you have the highest tactical status on the team, you have unlimited firepower... If the Bulldogs win the game, you will be the one who gets the most praise from the media. Correspondingly, you should take on the most important responsibility."

"The last attack is your exclusive right and your exclusive obligation. At that time, you had the opportunity to make a shot, but you chose to pass the ball. I know that your physical strength is going to be exhausted. Julian Beko is open. You I'm afraid that if you don't make a shot, the team will lose the game...but you will have a chance to shoot that three-pointer after all." Zhang Yu stared at Curry, her voice getting deeper and deeper.

"You are the NCAA scoring leader, you are the Bulldogs superstar! Stephen, do you remember the Christmas game we watched together? Kobe only made 17 of 4 shots, but he never dared to shoot because he was worried about hitting the iron, remember , this is your team, the glory belongs to you, and the responsibility also belongs to you."

After he finished speaking, he patted Curry on the shoulder lightly, and turned to comfort the other players.

Curry stayed where he was, staring straight at Zhang Yu's back. After a while, he murmured:
"Honor...and responsibility?"

After the game, Zhang Yu still took Curry to the press conference.

Although the Bulldogs lost this game, Curry was the most dazzling one.

He made 25 of 13 shots, 16 of 8 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, scored 39 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds. It was the craziest individual performance since the start of the tournament.

The University of Florida relies more on team play, and Horford, who performed the best, only scored 21 points and 7 rebounds. In addition, Brewer scored 14 points, Tauring Green 11 points, Noah 10 points, and the "Four Youngsters" All scoring in double figures is the key to the University of Buddha's victory.

According to the usual practice, the loser was interviewed first, and Zhang Yu and Curry came to the news room first.

The reporters unanimously pointed their finger at Curry:
"Stephen, hello, I'm Musk from "Sports Illustrated", you chose to pass the last ball to your teammate, why didn't you shoot it yourself?"

"I was facing two double-teams, so I chose to pass the ball." Curry replied calmly.

"I saw that you got room to shoot, but you hesitated for a while. Are you afraid that you won't make the shot?" The reporter began to dig holes.

Curry hesitated:
"I was really timid at the time..."

"I arranged it."

Zhang Yu interrupted suddenly, attracting everyone's attention, and Curry also looked at him in surprise.

Zhang Yu said slowly:

"Have you forgotten? The last goal scored by Buddha University was an open three-pointer made by Humphrey. I borrowed Coach Donovan's tactics, but unfortunately, I miscalculated the situation."

"Stephen's shot is very smart, and Julian Beko's shot is also very timely. I didn't consider the psychological pressure caused by the buzzer shot to the players, which is different from the shot 10 seconds before the end of the game."

　I hurried this chapter, but it was too late... I was so mad!
　　30 words have been broken for 3000 consecutive days, I am ashamed of the book friends who invested, I want to kill myself to thank the world, don't stop me...

　　I know that losing this competition may make some book lovers upset-writing such a long competition, but losing?Can you write basketball essays? !

　　But Curry did miss a lore opportunity in college, and in March Madness in 2007, Butler lost to Buddha University and was eliminated.

　　Of course, I didn’t write this to conform to reality, so what kind of novel would I write?Let's all go to the game.

　　But champions are never smooth sailing. Curry is not born to be a superstar. Both Zhang Yu and Curry must experience growth in order to become stronger. Failure is indispensable. I hope everyone understands.

　　Finally, please recommend~
　　


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