The Golden Age of Basketball

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When Gan Guoyang returned to the auditorium, the second half of the game had already started.And the progress of the second half of the game was as he expected, the Crusaders were defeated in front of the conqueror.

When the game progressed to the middle of the second half, the Conqueror had already led the opponent by 50 points at 35:15.

Of course, in such a life-and-death battle that determines the outcome, there is no garbage time.No matter how far behind, the one behind will not give up easily.The coaches and players of the Crusaders are also constantly making adjustments and struggling to catch up.

It's a pity that the game has entered the rhythm of the conquerors. They firmly control the situation on the field and use some "violent means" from time to time to destroy the opponent's counterattack momentum.

In the end, the Crusaders lost their first-round match at San Jose University Stadium, where they counted half of their home court, and were brutally eliminated.

"They don't need to go home, anyway, this is their home." Gan Guoyang joked after the game, Notre Dame High School is in San Jose.

The rest of the Vikings didn't care to listen to his jokes, because they felt from the first game that the opponent they were going to face in the next round was not a good one.

A trace of worry was revealed on the faces of the Vikings players.

Only Gan Guoyang still looked relaxed, and kept joking with his teammates on the way back.

But in fact, his heart is not easy. Sure enough, the teams that have entered the championship are all very strong.

Judging from today's game and the conversation in the afternoon, the conquerors are clearly prepared, and the battle with them the day after tomorrow will never be easy.

Blowing the cool night wind, Gan Guoyang, who was walking back to his residence, looked at his silent teammates and the dark night, and couldn't help feeling a little nervous, thinking about how to deal with this difficult opponent.

At this time, Bellman did not speak, but he was not afraid of the Los Altos Conqueror, but he understood at this time that the game the day after tomorrow would be a hurdle for his players.

If they can break through the dual challenges of the game and psychology, then this will be another qualitative transformation for the Vikings; if not, then they can only go home.

Bellman looked at Gan Guoyang who was also thinking, and felt some indescribable feelings in his heart.

To him, Gan Guoyang is like a gift from heaven suddenly given to him, a piece of rough jade that he can carve.

When he saw him training for the first time, Behrman knew that this yellow-skinned guy might make up for his regrets over the years.

So Behrman carefully cared for this young sapling that might grow into a towering tree in the future, gave him special training treatment, gave him the best tactical training, and also gave him the most severe mental blow.

He watched the little sapling grow taller and bigger, the speed was so amazing, and the achievement was so terrifying.

But he knew that the real storm was far from coming, and Gan Guoyang's journey had just set sail.And the match the day after tomorrow will be the first battle to test the results, and it is also an extremely important battle.

At this time, Bellman felt that the opponent in the first game was the Los Altos Conquistadors. Such a barbaric and rough team is an excellent stepping stone for a king to step on the throne.

And if Gan Guoyang can't lead the Vikings to solve the Conqueror, then he can't become a real superstar.

In the nba, any superstar can solve the game by himself in high school.

"Forrest Gump, the game the day after tomorrow will be up to you." Bellman held Gan Guoyang and said to him when they returned to the residence and everyone went back to their rooms.

Gan Guoyang was taken aback for a moment, how could the coach say such a thing?Could it be that after watching a game, Behrman felt helpless and left everything to himself?

But Gan Guoyang looked at Behrman's expression and knew that Behrman was definitely not such a cowardly person before fighting.

During half a year of getting along with him, he already understood that this sharp-mouthed and iron-hearted coach has great ambitions and an iron-like will.

"I understand, leave everything to me!" Gan Guoyang looked at Bellman with burning eyes, and said slowly and confidently.

Bellman nodded vigorously, his eyes full of trust, because Gan Guoyang had never let him down.

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On the second day, March 3th, the remaining 18 knockout games in the first round will continue in the evening.

From 9:10 am to [-]:[-] am, the one-hour training time allocated by the Vikings. Since there are still many teams in the first round, each team is allocated very little time, and this hour is extremely precious. .

As a rule, the Vikings should carefully train the tactics to deal with the conquerors in this hour based on the situation of yesterday's game, and let the coach deliberate and guide some tactical details.

However, Bellman did not provide the Vikings players with a solution, but only led the players to conduct regular warm-up training and some basic tactical training, and further emphasized the team's core tactical ideas.

An hour passed quickly, and the next team was about to come in for practice. The Vikings players had to pack their clothes and leave the arena as a whole.

"Why didn't Coach Behrman arrange anything? Didn't he make any arrangements for the Conquerors?" Dippenbrock asked uneasily on the way back.

"Don't worry, Coach Behrman must have his arrangements." Gan Guoyang comforted.

"But I'm still very worried. Once we lose, we will go home! This is the first time we have entered the championship in so many years, and we are still the champions of the division. If we just lose like this, it will be really... really... too much Shame..." Dippenbrook muttered, which was what worried most of the Vikings players.

It is indeed a shameful thing for the first place in the division to be eliminated in the first game, and it must be an upset.

No one wants to be the victim of an upset.

"Peter, it is precisely because we are the champion of the division and the seed team, so we don't need to make any special arrangements and preparations. They should be the ones who need to prepare!" Gan Guoyang's words were not only for Dipen What Bullock listened to, he also said to all Vikings players.

It can be said that he awakened the dreamer with one word.

Yes, the Vikings are the seed team, the team with a better record and stronger strength, so naturally they should implement "self-centered", play their own ball well, and exert their due strength. Victory is naturally a matter of course.

And worrying about gains and losses like this, worrying about this and that at both ends, is neither the lofty attitude that a strong person should have, nor the fighting spirit that a challenger should have, it is a mentality of a loser!

"Don't worry anymore, everyone, let's destroy them tomorrow night!"

Gan Guoyang's words really had an effect. When we returned to the residence at night, everyone slept well and didn't worry too much about tomorrow's game.

On the contrary, the result of today's game became the topic of discussion before going to bed.

"Do you know Gan, I heard that Tianji High School won today, but their No. 20 Payton guy made one of the opponent's players cry. It is said that this player can't stand Payton's endless life attacks And keep scoring goals on him."

Dippenbrook, the little speaker, was lying on the bed talking about the news he had heard from elsewhere. Skyrim High School was playing a game at another university venue.

"Really? If I have the chance, I'll teach this kid a lesson. It's pretty cool to explode his ass." The match against Tianji High School is Gan Guoyang's most impressive match so far, and Payton is also the one he has encountered so far. The most powerful ones are future stars - Kobe and Pierce are still too young.

"Also, today the guard from Sacramento High School scored [-] points in the game!" Gan Guoyang was taken aback by the second news from Dipenbrook, [-] points?This should be the highest score in this competition so far.

Such a high score is also the easiest to appear in the first game, because the strength gap between the teams is the largest.

"Sacramento High School?" Gan Guoyang couldn't help thinking that when he went to the toilet in the gym yesterday, the man he bumped into seemed to be a player from Sacramento High School, and his figure must be a guard, so it couldn't be such a coincidence.

"What's his name?" Gan Guoyang asked.

"I don't know, I just heard it by the way, and didn't ask carefully." Dippenbrook also wanted to know who this powerful defender was.

The two chatted about some messy things again, and fell asleep in anticipation of tomorrow's game.

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When the Vikings players came to the court from the player tunnel the next day and stood on the polished floor, the audience in the already packed stadium immediately felt a different momentum.

Every player in the Vikings team was full of energy, head held high, facing the light from the ceiling, like a rooster ready to go - except Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang stood in the middle of the lineup. He didn't look up, but lowered his head and closed his eyes, as if he was praying before the game.

No one knows what Gan Guoyang is thinking at this time, but every Vikings player is already full of confidence, because they are the top of the division and because they are the seed team of the championship.

Their tension and uneasiness have been gradually eliminated by Gan Guoyang's calmness and encouragement. At this time, it is the best and best Vikings standing on the field facing the conquerors.

After the on-site host finished the player introduction, the players from both sides went to the middle circle to shake hands to show their goodwill.Then, the starting players took off their jackets, walked onto the long-lost field, and started this game that may be full of "violence".

"I will beat you until your nainai don't even know you." Before the game whistle was blown, Gan Guoyang attracted the attention of all the players with a trash talk.

Needless to say, the players of the Conqueror team must have glared at each other. They didn't expect this Chinese player to be so arrogant before the game started.

And even the players of the Vikings were stunned for a moment, they didn't expect Gan Guoyang to take the initiative to provoke the opponent.Although Gan Guoyang has never conceded defeat, he will definitely bring back those who criticize him, but he is rarely a person who takes the initiative to provoke troubles, and he has always been someone who will not offend me and I will not offend others.

Without waiting for the Conqueror players to reply, or for the Vikings players to understand, the referee had already walked to the middle circle with the ball, signaling the center forwards of both sides to prepare to jump the ball.

The Conqueror's center was a fat black man about 6 feet 8 who didn't look like a basketball player but a sumo wrestler.The result of the jump ball also showed that his little bounce was not even Gan Guoyang's opponent.

The game officially started, the Vikings got the ball and started the first attack of the game under the control of Dippenbrook.

In the regular season and the invitational game, the Vikings used the most offensive tactics except Gan Guoyang's singles, which was the backcourt player's tactic of using the inside cover to slide the baseline to catch and shoot).

This tactic makes full use of Gan Guoyang's containment force in the interior and the efficiency of the cover, and at the same time opens up the space in the interior to a certain extent. It can be said that the two complement each other.

In the case that the three-pointer has not been introduced, this tactic of echoing the flanking firepower and the powerful inside line should be said to be a more practical and efficient one.

At the beginning, the Vikings began to attack in this way.

Dippenbrook once again played his calm mind and strong tactical interpretation ability. He cooperated with the team's outside scoring weapon Williams many times, and Williams also had a very good touch in the opening game. Scored two goals and scored the Vikings' first four points.

"Mikari, I bet you didn't wash your hands today, otherwise how could you be so hot?" Gan Guoyang joked with Williams with a smile when Williams scored another goal and the team returned to halftime defense.

Before Gan Guoyang joined the team, Williams had always been the sharp knife and scoring leader on the outside of the team.Just because the team's overall strength is weak, he never got the chance to play on a bigger stage.

And now he is using his performance to prove that he is a very good pitcher.

But many examples on the basketball court prove that good shooters are often not good defenders.

And Williams' fiery touch in the opening game also made him targeted by the Conqueror players. After missing two shots in the opening game, they decided to open a breakthrough on Williams.

The tallest player at Los Altos High was 6-foot-8, their fat center.

But their average height is terrible. Their point guards are 6-foot-4, which is the height of the Vikings small forward.

More importantly, the Conqueror's players looked very strong, as if they were not a basketball team but a boxing team.

The Vikings started the game with one-on-one man-to-man defense instead of a zone defense.

So on the third offense, the Conqueror's shooting guard and small forward made a single block screen, and then the 6-foot-7 small forward immediately blocked Williams who was following him, 45 on the left. The degree is important.

In this way, a dislocation was formed, and Williams, who was already at a disadvantage in size, directly matched up with the opponent's taller small forward.

As a result, the Conqueror's small forward easily succeeded in singles after receiving the ball, and Gan Guoyang, who was pulled away by the opponent's fat center, did not have time to defend.

"What's wrong with Mikali?" Gan Guoyang sent the baseline ball to prepare for the next attack, but found Williams rubbing his chest while running.

"The guy just elbowed me in the chest when he turned around."

It turned out that the Conqueror's small forward made a small move during the attack just now, and even the referee didn't notice it.

"It's okay, I'll find it later." Gan Guoyang knew that his opponent was doing this to disturb the Vikings' emotions. He comforted Williams, but he thought in his heart that he must teach these barbarians a lesson.

But before Gan Guoyang taught the conquerors a lesson, the conquerors' players gave Williams another "special care."

Williams felt hot in the opening game. Dippenbrook saw that Williams ran out of the opportunity again, and naturally passed the ball to him again.After receiving the ball, Williams took off and shot according to his familiar rhythm.

However, when Williams felt that he had a good shot this time, and he would add two more points for the team, he saw a big hand slapping him.

But instead of heading for the ball that was about to leave the fingertips, the hand went straight for Williams' face!

When Williams fell to the ground, the entire stadium let out a "wow" and everyone saw the Conqueror player slap Williams in the face, and Williams covered it in pain Face.

The basketball that hadn't left his fingertips also flew crookedly, without even touching the basket.

"Beep!" The referee's whistle sounded in time, but this did not extinguish the Vikings' anger.Gan Guoyang rushed to the foul player first.

"Did your fucking eyes grow to your ass!" Gan Guoyang asked loudly, looking down at the offender like a glaring King Kong.

At this time, other players of the Conqueror also gathered around, and their fat center stood in front, pointed at Gan Guoyang's nose and said, "Keep your fucking mouth clean!"

Gan Guoyang slapped away the fingers in front of his nose, he hated being pointed at like that.

"Don't fucking point your finger at me, be careful that you don't have a hand to wipe your ass when you go back." Gan Guoyang stimulated the Conqueror players with more rude words, and the other Vikings players began to quit. Unclean, the anger on both sides is about to be ignited.

Fortunately, the referee stepped forward in time and separated the players of the two teams. The coaches of both teams also reminded the players to calm down, so this foul did not cause a bigger conflict.

The game continued, but at this time the smell of gunpowder between the two sides has suddenly increased, and a fierce duel full of physical confrontation will open in the gymnasium of the University of San Jose.