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Chapter 354 Lan Shengli's Halftime Speech

At 11:10, Lausanne College and Harding Valley College were considered a draw in the first quarter.

But as I said before, the Lausanne Academy paid a considerable price for this tie.

And the most important of these is the foul crisis.

After the start of the second quarter, the foul crisis finally broke out.

Coupled with some "wrong tactics" proposed by Lan Shengli and Harper, the Lausanne Academy quickly and completely fell behind.

In the first half of the second quarter, Harding Valley College played another 15:3 attack wave, which quickly widened the point difference to 13 points.

Even though Coach Harper called a timeout, but,,,

"Swipe~!!!"

"Swipe~!!!"

Harding Valley College's offense is still in full swing, with continuous outside long-range shots making their lead bigger and bigger.

"The light is so dark, how can we play the game~!"

"The defense can't give high intensity, what can I do~?!"

The players complained on the field.

Those were the two points that Lan Shengli was more worried about before.

Coach Harper looked at the performance of the players and could only shake his head helplessly, not knowing what to say or what to do.

"Dum~!!"

"Clang clang~!!"

With Harding Valley College's three-pointer at the halftime buzzer at the last moment, the first half of the game was over.

In this quarter, Lausanne Academy was defeated and lost 19 points in a single quarter.

41:21, Harding Valley College has led by 20 points.

Harper and other members of the coaching staff walked directly to the locker room almost before the end of the second quarter.

They have a lot to do during the 15-minute half-time break.

Back in the locker room, the coaching staff was still sitting around discussing tactics.

The team members were sitting on the sidelines, drinking water, wiping sweat, without any communication with each other, and the atmosphere seemed very depressing.

"Being 20 points behind, let's talk about it, what should we do in the second half~?! It seems that we have no advantage in the second half, and it seems that the point difference between us will become bigger and bigger~!!"

Harper said with emotion.

"Maybe this is the gap in hard power. Before we did not estimate the strength of the opponent and the conditions of the game, we suffered a disadvantage and were punished. Now the situation cannot be entirely blamed on the players. Our coaching staff You have to bear certain responsibilities~!"

said the chief assistant.

"I have to bear most of the responsibility. I suggested that the team take the lead as much as possible in the first half, let the team pay a high price on the defensive end, let the team backfire, and let the team fall into a passive position. Sorry~ !!"

Lan Shengli lowered his head and said in a guilty tone.

"No, Bruce, as I said just now, in this passive situation, everyone in our team has to bear the responsibility. No one has to take it all down. You don't have to blame yourself too much~!!"

The chief assistant listened and responded immediately.

"Yeah, now is not the time to discuss who is responsible. We must quickly come up with countermeasures, and quickly reverse the situation after the start of the second half. Every quarter recovers 10 points. Isn't it good~!"

The assistant teaching assistant echoed and said.

"Yes, the thing of responsibility can't make us win the game at all, only reflection and re-evaluation of the game can. As long as we win this game, we can go to Memphis, to the FedEx Center~!!"

Coach Harper also said, and stood up directly, facing the entire locker room, including the players.

Perhaps such a passionate speech will give the players some confidence.

"I've been fouled four times, I don't know what to do, I don't play like me at all~!!"

"I have also done it four times. I also want to block the opponent and steal the opponent, but I am afraid that the referee's whistle will sound. I really dare not do that~!"

However, from the sudden and negative responses of the players, it seemed that they had lost patience and confidence in winning the game.

"You still have two fouls available, what are you afraid of~?! The more afraid you are, the easier it is for your opponent to catch you, the easier it is to fall into a passive state~!!"

Coach Harper refuted the players.

"Before the game, no one told us that it was such a game environment, and now we can't blame us for this situation~!!!"

The team responded vigorously.

"Are you talking to me~?!"

Harper refused to accept it, stepped forward, looked at the team members with a fierce look, and asked.

"Hey hey hey~!!!"

"Calm down~!! Calm down~!!"

Lan Shengli saw that the two were about to quarrel, so he immediately stepped forward and tried to persuade them.

At this time, if there are discordant voices in the locker room, it will be really dangerous.

Lan Shengli persuaded Harper to return to his seat.

Came to the team members again.

"Everyone is angry. I understand that everyone is dissatisfied with the preparations of the coaching staff. I also understand, but everyone should understand one thing. We are here to play games, and we are here to compete for a place to advance to the final. The only purpose of coming here~!!!”

With a loud voice and full of confidence, Lan Shengli unknowingly started his speech.

"To be honest, everyone knows the concept of being behind by 20 points in the semi-finals. Although almost everyone has never played such a game, but we often watch basketball games. We should also know that after falling behind by 20 points at halftime, we can reverse and win in the end. The probability is already very small, "

Lan Shengli continued to talk, the team members listened and lowered their heads,
"I don't mean to make you give up the game by saying these words, and I don't want to convey any negative emotions to you. I just want to tell you one thing. The final result of a basketball game is not only about losing and winning, but also about the whole game. The process, as well as the attitude and spirit~!!!”

Lan Shengli continued to talk, and the team members listened, looking thoughtful.

"Many of you are seniors in high school. This game is likely to be the last game of your entire high school career. Although it ended in a loss, it doesn't seem so perfect, but if you can really use yourself With full strength, playing a hearty game, I think it's okay to lose, "

Lan Shengli's sincere words made some high school seniors clenched their fists tightly.

"Besides, for you, the future of basketball is still very long, and you still have the opportunity to compete in the college league, and today's game is the best opportunity for you to show yourself to those college scouts and prove your ability. In other words, even if we don’t consider whether the team wins or loses, in order to get into a famous basketball school, we should try our best to show it in the next 24 minutes~!! Try to prove ourselves~!!!”

(End of this chapter)