King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 34 On the brink of desperation
A goal was finally scored. All the fans and the audience in front of the TV breathed a sigh of relief. They finally scored a goal. They almost fell asleep watching it. It was such a wonderful goal. This goal fully embodies He Yixiang's Shooting ability, facing the emergency stop of two people double-teaming and being able to make a quick shot, this is completely a manifestation of unreasonable personal ability.

Shaier and Singler were a little depressed. The speed and bounce of this Chinese were too fast and too high. They were not like the Chinese they knew at all. Good but average athletic ability, the guy in front of me is like a yellow-skinned monster. Throughout the game, I saw him use his monster-like physical fitness and spiritual sense of the ball to come and go freely in their defensive formation, In the 12 minutes of the game, Memphis scored 17 points, while He Yixiang scored 7 points and 4 assists alone. All the points were either obtained by him or from his assists. One person supported a team's offense, but that's it.

The game became more and more intense, and Memphis' outside touch began to recover. Zach and Anderson hit three-pointers and mid-range shots one after another. Zobeck caused consecutive fouls, forcing Duke to replace their inside pillar with 5 minutes left in the first half. Once Zobeck went down, Cousins ​​was like a dragon swimming in the ocean, and the inside line became him. At the same time, he first received He Yixiang's pass and dunked successfully, and then used his excellent inside footsteps to shake off Duke's backup center, turned around and dunked into the frame.

"Oh, I seem to hear Duke's rim whining. Cousins ​​is terrible. Who can stop him at Duke? Kevin, you are a historic insider, you can evaluate him." Reggie · Miller's frightened expression on his face, combined with his words, it's hard not to remind everyone that Cousins ​​is simply a behemoth inside.

Kevin McHale, the top ten power forward in history, when evaluating the inside footsteps, McHale and Olajuwon, who is known as the dream footsteps, are in the same position, and then there is an empty position, and then other people. Haier's inside footsteps are highly praised.He was silent for a while, and then he uttered a sentence that surprised many viewers: "At this age, he should be the strongest I have ever seen." Make a note of it.

At the end of the first half, Memphis relied on Cousins' explosion in the last 5 minutes to lead by 33 points at 26:7. He Yixiang scored 9 points and 6 assists, and Cousins ​​also scored 12 points and 6 rebounds. The dual-core wonderful performance Let the opponent's three cores that are playing well be eclipsed. "Great play, guys, keep it up, stay aggressive on the paint, get the win for Memphis." Coach John Calipari After 90 seconds against Kansas the year before, lead by nine points After half a minute to equalize and finally reached the final, it is natural to be cautious and cannot be more cautious.

But Duke's locker room is a bit dull, and the atmosphere is a bit stiff. "Singler, what grade are you in?" Coach K asked suddenly.

Singler was a little confused, but the old coach K was strict with the army, and answered honestly: "It's already a junior."

"How about you, Smith, I'm afraid you are going to run for the election?"

"I'm a senior. I will participate in the draft after graduation this year."

"Shaier is also a senior, right? The three of you have scored 600 points in a single season this year, which is very good, but now you see, each of you has played for several years more than the opponent. The students are suppressed like this? The two people opposite are very talented, and your chances of defeating them are not many, then think about the draft, and then decide how to play in the second half!"

In the second half, Duke suddenly looked like a different team from the confused Blue Devils at the end of the first half. Zobeck made his debut again and engaged in a meat grinder battle with Cousins ​​in the interior, consuming Cousins' strength. With physical strength, Cousins ​​finally got stuck, received a pass, and turned around with a small hook
After taking the shot, Zobeck took off vigorously and rubbed his fingers against the basketball with great difficulty. The line of the basketball changed. Cousins ​​also noticed the obvious change of the ball and tried his best to get in position to grab the offensive rebound. Stuck behind him, with a roar, he rose from the ground, protected the defensive rebound, and the Duke trio ran wildly in an instant. After receiving the ball, Schayer faced He Yixiang's marking, not at all interested in fighting, and directly hit the ground to Smith. , Smith broke through into the penalty area and gave it to Singler, who quickly checked at the same time, and Singler also made an easy layup.

"Don't underestimate Smith. Before I joined the team, he was Duke's real point guard." Shayer looked at He Yixiang who was staring at him and smiled slightly, "You are very strong, but in this game, we Must win." Since his sophomore season, Smith has become the starting point guard of the Duke University Blue Devils, and his outstanding performance directly squeezed one of the team captains, the starting point guard Greg Paulus for three consecutive years, to the bench. After that, Joan Scheyer took over the team's point guard position, and Smith switched to shooting guard.Now Tuke University has two shots, He Yixiang is also incapable of splitting up, Zach has to keep an eye on Schindler, and Anderson's defense is indeed too mediocre.

Soon, the core of Duke's tactics changed from Shayer to Smith. Anderson missed Smith again.Duke began to play a smooth offense, and after Cousins ​​was restricted in the paint, He Yixiang was double-teamed by Schayer and Smith every time he held the ball, and he quickly rotated positions for others.Such a defense without sparing physical strength also brought defensive strength. Memphis's outside line began to be inaccurate. Even He Yixiang hit two irons in succession. Although coach John Calipari made several substitutions, they did not achieve the desired effect.On the contrary, Cousins ​​became a little impatient. Not only did he miss a thug on defense, but he was also fouled by Zobek. This was his third foul, which also caused Cousins ​​to be timid defensively. .Halfway through the second half, with 10 minutes left in the game, Duke took the overtake. The overtake was a pass from Smith to Singler. At 44:43, Duke overtook by one point.

"Unfortunately, Memphis is going to lose." McHale shook his head. Americans admire the lonely hero more. At this moment, He Yixiang, who led the University of Memphis, which has never won a championship, against the veteran giant Duke, is like a lonely hero. Similarly, every shot and every pass of his is touching the hearts of hundreds of millions of viewers. Even McHale is a little in love with this Memphis team.

Miller also nodded silently: "Indeed, if Memphis can't find a way out, the goddess of victory will be on Duke's side."

(End of this chapter)