One Guard

"Whirring whirring......"

There was no noise in the quiet locker room, except for the rapid breathing of the players, which Stevens could hear clearly.

The cruel stage of March Madness is a test of the comprehensive ability of the team and players. There is no doubt that the intensity of the game is also a big problem for the physical fitness of the players to reach the Sweet 16 position.

The fierce game in the first half really made the fans in the stands very addicted. But for the players, these 20 minutes of confrontation made them all exhausted.

Stevens has not spoken since he walked into the locker room. He only hopes that his players can rest for a while, even if they rest for a second.

Among them, Yiyang's consumption is undoubtedly the biggest. As the core of the Bulldogs today, Yiyang only rested for a short four minutes in the first half of the game. And when he is on the court, he often has to use his own speed to attack Syracuse University's defense.

As long as he is on the field, Yiyang will run with all his strength without stopping. The chances that Shelvin Mark got were all achieved by Yiyang.

Hayward is still deeply blaming himself for his poor performance, while Shelvin Mark is thinking about how to share Yiyang's pressure through personal offense. Where's Stevens? He was struggling with how to distribute the playing time of the players in the second half of the game.

As for Yiyang, this guy doesn't want to think about anything other than rest now. Only by recovering his physical fitness as much as possible can he continue to perform well in the second half of the game.

"Five minutes! In the second half of the game, I can only give you a five-minute break at most! Mark! When Yiyang is not here..."

"Three minutes! Three minutes is enough for me to rest!" Before Stevens finished speaking, Yiyang threw away the towel covering his head, and pointed three fingers at Stevens.

All eyes fell on Yiyang, this taciturn guy usually just nodded silently when listening to the coach's arrangement. But today, for the first time in history, he offered a different opinion.

Yiyang wants to win very much. Don't look at his cold appearance as if he doesn't care about anything, but this guy never likes to lose since he was a child. He knew that the Bulldogs' offense would suffer if he went off the field. It's not that Yiyang has no confidence in his teammates, but Hayward's state today is in front of everyone's eyes.

In the first half, he only scored 2 points on 1 of 6 shots. With Hayward like this, the Bulldogs could not win.

"Can you hold on to the end of the game?" Stevens changed his tone, he seemed to compromise!

"For victory, there is nothing you can't do!" The eyes of the boy from Wood District were full of raging fire. After finally having a chance to escape from the slums, Yiyang does not want all these good things to be interrupted.

"Okay, the first three minutes of the second half of the game, also, you rest off the court first. Gordon, continue to put pressure on Wesley in the second half of the game. Listen, Wesley is a team player, and his individual singles ability does not matter. Not strong! I need you to isolate Wesley Johnson. Never let him get the ball easily. If he gets the ball, either force him to shoot directly, or don't give him a chance to pass it again!" Stevens With a big red cross drawn over Wesley's name, Johnson is best at catching and shooting rather than playing with the ball. If the Bulldogs can misfire Wesley in the second half of the game, and Yiyang continues to maintain firepower. Victory is not impossible!

Mu Ran tried hard to reminisce about the halftime that just ended on the basketball court. Others only saw Yiyang's wonderful fast-break dunks, very entertaining pass without looking at people, and well-organized offense. But Mu Ran found that the playing time of No. 1 was longer than every previous game.

Affected by physical fitness, whether it is Wesley or Yiyang,

They all struggled to maintain the momentum they had in the first half. Mu Ran was a little worried, because the physical fitness of Asian players has always been a very troublesome problem. Yiyang ran so desperately in the first half, will his physical fitness be overdrawn in advance?

Just as Mu Ran was thinking wildly, the scene suddenly became restless. The reporter suddenly raised his head, and on the field, the cheerleaders who were full of energy began to leave the field, which meant that the battle in the second half of the game was about to start!

Jim Boeheim frowned as the Bulldogs re-entered the field. Ronald Norrid, the backup point guard, is on the court at the moment preparing to catch the baseline. In the first half of the game, Yiyang, who disturbed Syracuse University, sat on the bench and watched.

"Physical fitness!" Boheim immediately knew Stevens' intention to put Yiyang on the bench. The Asian defender must be overwhelmed at the moment, so Stevens had to replace him.

"Seize the opportunity! Speed ​​up the pace of the game for me, we need to score points quickly, score points quickly!" Boheim shouted at the players who had already played, no matter how long Yiyang would sit off the court, Boheim didn't intend to waste.

Taking advantage of Yiyang's absence, Boheim wants his team to score as much as possible. If Stevens replaces Yiyang in advance, then Yiyang's physical fitness will be a problem. If Stevens doesn't move, then Syracuse University will widen the gap before Yiyang plays!

Based on this consideration, Syracuse University accelerated the pace of the game from the beginning of the second half.

On the first goal of the game, Shelvin Mark made a good pass, allowing Hayward, who cut inside, to layup directly.

But today, Hayward, who was not going well, even had an accident with a layup. The extremely excited Wright Philips leaped vigorously and slapped Hayward's layup.

Wesley Johnson grabbed the basketball, but this time, Syracuse University didn't push forward slowly and wait for the formation, but immediately ran back and launched a fast break!

The Bulldogs' offense had just begun, and they had to follow the rhythm of Syracuse University to make switchbacks. Stevens clenched his teeth, Boheim that old fox is not going to give himself the slightest chance!

"My fault, blame me!" After Wesley Johnson made an easy layup, Hayward picked up the basketball and raised his hands at his teammates to admit his mistake.

But right now, the Bulldogs need the real deal. If Hayward still can't find his status, no matter how correct his attitude is, it won't help.

The Bulldogs attacked for the second time, and Shelvin Mark squeezed to the basket with his strong body and made a forced layup. The tough captain won praise from the fans, but Stevens knew the game couldn't last forever.

Afterwards, the Bulldogs players successfully implemented Stevens' arrangement. Wesley Johnson found it difficult to even just catch the ball. Hayward, who is unfavorable offensively, is not discouraged, but instead hopes to use defense to make up for his shortcomings on the offensive end.

Willie Warren waited for Wesley to run several times before finally taking the opportunity to pass the ball. Wesley Johnson catches the ball and shoots. Hayward, who already knows the rhythm of Wesley's shooting, blocks it in time.

The defense of this ball is quite in place, but it is a pity that Johnson's touch today and Hayward are simply two extremes. As cold as Hayward was, Wesley was as hot as he was!

"Hit the shot against the defense! Wesley Johnson is really good!"

Seeing Johnson scoring goals despite such a high-pressure defense, Stevens was not too upset. When the game reaches the final moment, he wants to see if this No. 4 Syracuse can still score like this!

Time passed by every minute and every second, and Syracuse University, which accelerated its pace, gradually gained the upper hand.

"Coach!" Just when Stevens was at a loss, Yiyang beside him suddenly called out to him.

Stevens looked up at the big screen at the scene. There were still 17 minutes left in the game, and Yiyang's 3-minute break had already arrived.

"Let me play, I promise to bring you back with a victory!"

Stevens glanced at Yiyang and was stunned.

"Timeout! Timeout!" The young marshal suddenly stood up and yelled at the referee, he decided to make a substitution immediately! Just now, Stevens saw a restless champion heart!

"The Bulldogs called a timeout. It looks like they are overwhelmed! Last year, Butler University stopped here. Could it be that Coach Stevens can't break the spell of the Sweet 16!"

"Oh, dying!" Boheim looked at the 8-point advantage and Stevens who was nervously arranging tactics. He really couldn't think of what this timeout could bring to the Bulldogs. The old man may not have noticed that the chest of Wesley Johnson behind him had begun to heave violently.

Yiyang looked at the five teammates who had just left the field, all of them were panting due to the super fast pace of Syracuse University. After a while, I will lead the second team to fight against the opponent for a while. If he can't stand it during this time, Yiyang knows that his March Madness trip may come to an end here.

The No. 1 guard stood up. When he was playing before, no one liked him. Naturally, Yiyang didn't have any sense of collective honor.

But now, Yiyang looked at his teammates. This feeling, the feeling of wanting to win is not only for himself, but also for the people who have fought with him until now!

When everyone was drinking Gatorade, Yiyang suddenly opened his hand and placed it among everyone.

He didn't speak, and still had no expression. But this action is still maintained.

It was Hayward who was the first to see what Yiyang wanted to do, he hurriedly threw away the paper cup in his hand, and put his hand on it.

After that, it was Shelvin Mark, Matt Howard, Willie Wesley... After a while, everyone piled their hands on top of Yiyang.

Yiyang still didn't speak, if he said something impassioned in front of so many people, then he wouldn't be Yiyang.

Mark knew Yiyang's character, so as the captain, he helped Yiyang speak up.

"one two Three......"

"Bulldog!" Yiyang exerted all his force, at this moment, he felt strength and blood all over his body!

The No. 1 defender stepped into the court with a fierce expression, and hooked his fingers at the bench of the Orangeman team opposite.

After seventeen minutes, I will take away the victory!