king of defenders

Chapter 261 The First Round of the Tournament ([-])
"We are only leading by three points, which is far from enough." The second half is about to start, Mason Carr said seriously: "Although I don't want to admit it, the opponent's background is indeed deeper than ours." He looked at Meng Yun, Evan and other starters Players, "So, later on, you should try to expand the point difference as much as possible and lead more."

"Yes."

"Understood." Several people responded.

Several substitute players lowered their heads, looking a little ashamed.

Mason Karl glanced at them, he didn't mean to blame them, he just spread out the tactical board and began to arrange tactics: "We are like this."

Not far away, Coach Carroll of the University of Iowa was also making arrangements. He had a straight face and was very dissatisfied with the first half of the game. The opponent was indeed very strong, which was unexpected, but he played like this on his side. It was still 3 points behind, which still made Coach Carroll very upset. He said in a bad tone, "We must defend well, especially that Meng Yun, and Evan, guard them well for me."

A group of University of Iowa players responded one after another with serious expressions on their faces. They also wanted to guard against it, but the problem was that they couldn't defend against it. The opponent's strength was really unexpected.

"Cheer me up." Coach Carroll emphasized his tone, his face uncertain, "I know the opponent is very strong and difficult to defend. But don't forget, this is a tournament, a knockout match, and a fixed match. life and death."

The crowd was awe-inspiring.

Yes, this is a knockout match, a game of life and death, no matter how unexpected the opponent's strength is, or how strong the opponent is, these are not reasons, because they are only allowed to win and not lose.

Once you lose, it's over!
"beep"

The whistle blows and the second half begins.

The two sides returned to the field, first the jump ball, Patrick slapped the ball to the backcourt, Meng Yun quickly pushed forward, took two steps forward, and then pushed with both hands, Evan had already rushed down and got ahead of everyone, Meng Yun Yun's pass was just right, directly over the rim, and Evan jumped up and pushed the ball in with one hand.

"Huh!"

The fans were in an uproar. They didn't expect Davidson Academy to score a goal in just a few seconds after the start of the second half.

Coach Carroll's face was livid, and he stared at Harrington, Taylor and the others fiercely. They shrank their necks in fright, and quickly served the ball from the baseline to launch a counterattack.

"Huh?" Taylor took the ball, frowned, looked at Meng Yun who was blocking in front of him, and thought to himself: "Should you guard me instead? It's useless. I may not be able to guard you, but you can't." Can't stop me."

Taylor singled out Meng Yun, making two fake moves in a row, but Meng Yun was unmoved, making Taylor frown, he looked at Meng Yun, Meng Yun's expression was very calm, his eyes were bright and shining, and he suddenly had an illusion , as if his intentions had been seen through by Meng Yun, his movements froze for a moment.

"Snapped!"

At this moment, Meng Yun started, saved like a cheetah, and slapped the ball away.

Taylor's face changed drastically, and he turned around quickly, but it was too late.

Meng Yun's speed was too fast, and he was left behind in a few steps. The others hadn't reacted yet, so they could only watch Meng Yun perform a dunk and score another two points.

At 38:31, the score difference was 7 points!
Coach Carroll's face sank, he hesitated for a while, and did not call a timeout, but he soon regretted it.

Meng Yun and Evan scored points at the beginning of the second half. Under the leadership of the two, Davidson College blossomed and played a wave of beautiful games. In just 5 minutes, they expanded their lead to 12 points.

"Damn it." Coach Carroll cursed angrily, finally called a timeout, and said with a dark face, "Substitution."

Here, Mason Carr also made a substitution, replacing Meng Yun, Patrick, and Ronald with John, Gordon, and Thomas, and gradually began to rotate.

Meng Yun sat on the bench, gasping for breath, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "We have already led by more than ten points. Although it is not safe, we now have the lead. In the case of leading, the rotation lineup should also be able to play well. A little bit. Well, it’s the same as Xiang Long’s team.”

On the court, player strength is a factor that determines the game, and competitive status is also a factor. The strength of the Wildcats' bench lineup is inferior to that of the University of Iowa, but if they play well enough, they may not necessarily lose to the opponent.

At the beginning, the rotation of VCU Rams was also not good. They used the method of "always keeping the lead" to make the players full of confidence, so that they would have less pressure and be able to let go of the game.

It's the same with the Wildcats now. With a lead of more than ten points, although the strength of the rotation lineup is weak, the performance on the court may not necessarily be poor.

This is true.

Mason Carr gradually changed to the rotation lineup. Compared with the first half, the Wildcats' rotation lineup performed better this time. Although they still couldn't suppress the opponent, they played well.

"What's going on? The University of Iowa is still 8 points behind."

"Why can't even beat the opponent's rotation, what is the University of Iowa doing?"

In the auditorium, many fans frowned, very disappointed.

Here, Mason Carr's eyes flashed, and he shouted: "Meng Yun, Patrick, you go." He looked at Meng Yun and ordered: "Your task is to score, and you can fire without limit."

"Understood." Meng Yun nodded.

At this time, 9 minutes had passed in the second half. Coach Carroll's face was gloomy and ugly. He asked for a substitution and replaced Taylor.

Mason Carr also made a substitution.

Meng Yun returned to the field and faced Taylor again.

Coming up, Taylor scored two by himself, but he failed to score under Meng Yun's strict defense. His face changed, and finally he suppressed it. Instead of playing singles, he chose to use himself to attract the defense and create for his teammates. Chance.

"If you don't score twice, you will give up." Meng Yun shook his head and smiled. Taylor is very strong, but no matter who you are, you can't score if you want to score. It is impossible for you to score if you want to score. But now In this situation, if Meng Yun is replaced, even if he fails to enter twice or three times, he still has to fight resolutely.

But Taylor gave up.

Mason Carr looked at Taylor, smiled slightly, and said to himself: "Sure enough, although Taylor is a core player of the University of Iowa, he is not a qualified leader, lacks leadership qualities, and lacks some domineering arrogance. It may not be a problem in normal times, but it is a problem at critical times."

Now that the University of Iowa is behind, Taylor, as the core player of the University of Iowa, may not be able to take advantage of the matchup with Meng Yun, but as a core player, he should not give up easily, even if he fails to score You also have to continue to play singles, because only when you score can you activate your teammates.

At this critical moment, Taylor gave up the singles without scoring twice. What would his teammates think?If you can't get in, throw the blame to us. Who is the core?
(End of this chapter)