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Chapter 41 Got Tickets to the Finals
Midfielder, Michigan State locker room.

Green, who played 20 minutes in the first half, was short of breath and sweated profusely, and the sweat had completely soaked the jersey.

After changing into a clean jersey and breathing well, Green came to coach Tom Izzo and discussed with the coaching staff how to play in the second half.

"You guys did a great job in the first half, I'm proud of you, 8 points is not an insurmountable point difference, we only need to play 3 rounds, we can smooth it.

Be patient, be patient, and find the best opportunity to make your shot.

On defense, cut Chen off from the rest of the Duke players.

Draymond, Adrian, Derek, you must stay by Chen Xiao's side, outside players pay attention to Chen Xiao's scoring. "

Tom Izzo kept his team on track for the first half after cheering them on.

As for whether it can come back in the second half, Michigan State, which has no initiative, can only do its best and obey the destiny.

And the locker room on the other side.

The atmosphere is more positive and cheerful.

Of course, champagne is not dared to be opened at halftime.After all, they only lead by 8 points, not by 30 points.

If you convert football goals and basketball scores, make an inappropriate comparison, NCAA with 35 seconds per attack and non-stop most of the time.

A lead of 10 points counts as a goal, and a lead of 30 points counts as 3 goals. Then you can really consider opening champagne.

But this is only the semi-finals, and there is no champagne to open.

Naturally, everyone at Duke will not get carried away because they lead by 8 points, but the confidence and ease revealed in the words still make the atmosphere in the locker room seem more cheerful.

This confidence naturally comes from confidence in yourself, your teammates, and the strength of the team.

After all, in the NCAA where there is no defensive 3-second rule, when you stop a bus in the penalty area and erect a wall, it is hard not to be confident.

Cook, who also got a few minutes of playing time in the first half, crept to Chen Xiao's side, avoiding the sight of his competitors, and whispered: "When I play in the second half, play a few pick-and-rolls with me, Chen."

Looking at Cook with a longing face, Chen Xiao, as a soft-hearted god, agreed.

"Of course you can. Anyway, when you play, it's already garbage time. Quinn." As an honest person, Chen Xiao has always spoken truthfully.

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In the second half, Michigan State, which failed to jump the ball, served from the sideline.

It was another cover-running tactic on the baseline. Wood threw off the defender and ran to the left corner. Aslin, who was in control of the ball at the top of the arc, passed the ball in time. Wood made a three-pointer without hesitation.

Hitting a three-pointer seemed to reenact the first goal of the first half.

The score was 38:33.Duke's lead was cut to five points.

Seeing Green, who narrowed the point difference in the first offense, he clapped his hands and encouraged his teammates: "Just do it, just do it, we have a good chance."

Curry dribbles across half court and passes the ball to Rivers on the right.

Chen Xiao has settled down in the low post, and his teammates stretched 3 outside and 2 inside, and Mei Pu settled in the middle distance on the left side, clearing one side.

Facing Payne, who played first in the second half, Chen Xiao caught the ball and played with his back.

Payne staggered when he exerted his strength for the first time, and Chen Xiao didn't choose to continue to press into the penalty area.

Receive the ball, turn over and hook with the right hand.

In the position close to the penalty area, there is almost no defensive interference, and it is easy to hit.

back.

Green made a reverse run and poked away Mape with his butt to receive a pass from the point guard.

The road to the restricted area is clear.

Mape was already blocked behind, and the "Wall of Sighs" was still close to Payne's position.

Green followed the momentum when receiving the ball, took a big step, took off and threw.

Green's hand feeling is obviously good today, and he scored another goal.

Seeing back from the second half, Chen Xiao was still asking for anything on Payne's head.

Tom Izzo on the sidelines stood up and shouted at his players, emphasizing the midfield setup.

This time Duke's offensive round was the same as the previous round, Chen Xiao received the ball in the low post.

But in less than 1 second, Green, who had already prepared, had formed a double-team with Payne.

One of the two was holding the lower body, and the other was holding the clothes and pressing the waist.

Chen Xiao couldn't easily drop the ball or make a direct shot.

Stabilizing his lower body, Chen Xiao planted his feet firmly on the floor and held the basketball high with both hands, preventing Green and Payne from easily touching the ball.

From the corner of the eye, he saw Meipu running towards the basket without any defense, and Chen Xiao passed the ball to the basket with a hook-and-throw motion.

However, Chen Xiao, who had a low passing attribute, obviously couldn't control the accuracy and strength of the pass under the double defensive pressure.

Seeing that the pass was a bit stronger, Mape stopped the charge and turned around to catch the pass.

Due to this delay, Green also returned to defense in front of Maple in time.

Mape hit back twice and chose to turn over and jump.

Under Green's confrontation, Maple's shot was slightly stronger, and the basketball missed the basket.
But it also returned the ball to Chen Xiao, who had already stuck Payne behind him at the basket.

Chen Xiao ignored Payne who was tugging at him and made a tip-up.

Although the process was a bit twists and turns, Chen Xiao still scored 4 points in a row.

Duke 42:35, the point difference is still 7 points.

Both sides maintained a good offensive efficiency, and the score rose sequentially.

But in the 14th minute of the second half, as Michigan State's outside shots missed one after another, Duke relied on Chen Xiao's performance of 4 consecutive free throws to pull the point difference to a full 14 points.

The Michigan State University Spartans have been unable to recover.

The whistle sounded and the game ended.

"Congratulations to Duke University for beating Michigan State University 73:58 and taking the lead to get the final ticket.

球队核心陈逍尽管未能像上一场一样狂轰38分，但本场面对密歇根州立的收缩防守，还是以13中9近7成命中率拿到26分16篮板8次封盖的傲人数据。

In the second half, he made 4 consecutive free throws and made 10 of 8 free throws in the game, which also greatly exceeded his average performance of 63.7% this season.

In addition to outstanding offensive performance, Chen Xiao's inside defense is even more critical to Duke University.

Like a wall of sighs, he blocked most of the opponent's attacking attempts in the penalty area.

The stats of 8 blocks are exaggerated, but Chen Xiao's defensive value cannot be reflected by the stats of 8 blocks. "The commentator Brin commented after the game.

"Let's talk about other people, how Chen Xiao's performance is, I think the entire audience is used to it.

Oh, he got another 30 points, oh, he got another 10 rebounds, another 10 blocks.A day when he doesn't score 20 points or grab 10 rebounds is controversial.

Former No. 10 high school student Rivers Jr. scored 8 points, Seth Curry scored 7 points, and Andre Dawkins scored [-] points.

Although these scores are inconspicuous, without the fire support of these outside players, it is impossible for Duke to win the game with Chen Xiao alone.

On the other side, Draymond Green, a senior at Michigan State, performed brilliantly, scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.

Born on March 90, 3, Green is now exactly 4 years old. As an older rookie, he may not have much potential to tap.

But as a good supplement for immediate combat power, I think the scouts present and the team management should have seen it in their eyes. He has a chance to be selected in the late first round and early second round. "Van Gundy Jr. also made some comments.

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