(The last day of the new book period, it's going to be out of the list, so collect it more!)

"Buzz~~" When the buzzer heard the sound of the end of the half, "Brush!" The sound of the ball hollowing into the basket brushing the net.

"Yeah!" Sacramento High School fans wearing purple clothes shouted loudly in the stands. The small number of them had the enthusiasm that they were not inferior to Palo Alto High School students.

"Fuck!" Bellman looked at the Dragons' last shot, turned his head helplessly and said gritting his teeth.

At the end of the first half, Kevin Johnson performed the last attack. He relied on a single block to cover the arc and directly stopped and jumped the ball into the basket.

In this way, the first half ended, and in a rare high hit rate against the attack, the score between the two sides reached 57:40, with the Sacramento Dragons leading by 17 points.

After Gan Guoyang got out of the field due to three fouls in the second half of the first half, Bellman decisively called a timeout. He had to readjust his tactics if he temporarily lost his core.

Instead of changing to Stanley and Dragons, Bellman replaced a small forward and let Virgis play center.

Bellman's intention is very obvious, which is to play against the Dragons.

He knew that when the Vikings lost their offensive and defensive core, Gan Guoyang, they could not stop the Dragon Team by just dragging the rhythm and fighting for defense.

Since you cannot stop your opponent from scoring, it is better to let go of your hands and attack without losing points from defense and get back from the offense.

However, the entire team's touch fell to freezing point after Gan Guoyang left the court.

Whether it is a mid-range jump shot or a strong inside attack, the Vikings have almost no achievements. Without the core, their offense and defense tend to collapse.

At the end of the half, they were already 17 points behind. In the eight minutes after Gan Guoyang got out, they only scored 10 points, and the offense was extremely difficult.

However, the Sacramento Dragon has the sharpest sharp knife in Northern California - Kevin Johnson.

After Gan Guoyang got out of the court, his breakthrough was simply to see the Vikings' defense as nothing. In eight minutes, he made 8 of 8 shots and scored 19 points!

Johnson scored 23 points in the first half, higher than half of the Vikings' score.

The entire first half became Kevin Johnson's solo performance. The fans of the gymnasium cheered for Johnson one after another, and the entire venue became the home court of the Dragon.

But at the halftime, the Vikings' locker room was solemn, because the Vikings encountered the biggest dilemma since the first year's game.

Since entering 1982, the Vikings have not lost even though they have not lost the game of diarrhea in Ganguoyang.

More importantly, in all games, the Vikings led the opponent in the first half, and then entered the second half, and the Vikings then used their desperate defense and stable insider strong play to finish the second half.

But now, the Vikings are actually behind, 17 points behind the Dragons.

"Young guys, you've played very well today, and there are some things we couldn't expect." Bellman did not yell at the players in the locker room. He knew that the players needed encouragement and confidence at this time.

However, most of the Vikings players were still a little silent. Obviously, the big behind in the score, the unfamiliar rhythm of the game, and the large amount of physical strength consumed in the attack all put the team's morale into a low tide.

"In the second half, we have to get the game back into our control, we have to defend, we have to block every attack from them, we can no longer let them score easily!"

Bellman tried his best to inspire the Vikings players and asked them to strengthen their defense in the second half. However, from the Vikings players' faces, Bellman did not see the expression he wanted to see.

Even Bellman himself felt that his words were so dry and pale, because his adjustment mistakes after Gan Guoyang left the court, which put the team in such a situation.

Not only did he turn his face and look at Gan Guoyang standing aside, but Gan Guoyang also had his face tense and pursed his lips tightly, just like other people in the locker room.

And when he noticed Bellman's gaze, Gan Guoyang understood that he had to say something at this time.

So Gan Guoyang stood up, took a deep breath, looked at all the Vikings players, and gave his first locker room speech in his basketball career.

"My dear teammates, I don't know how long basketball can stay with me, I don't know how far we can go on the field, I don't know whether the sun will rise as usual tomorrow, I don't know what will happen in the days to come. I just know how difficult it is for us to get here all the way, I just know that the sweat we put into training can fill the entire arena, I just know that everyone is fighting for victory, I just know that if we give up early, the game will be over. Think about it, how many teams choose to give up early when playing against us? Now we are facing the same situation as those losers, either win or go home. I miss my hometown, San Francisco, and China, but I don't want to go home, I just want to go to Los Angeles!"

Gan Guoyang almost finished everything in one breath, and everyone was quietly listening to Gan Guoyang finish his words.

"Come and tell us our opponents, and we are the strongest!" Gan Guoyang stretched out his right hand and said to everyone again.

All the players, including coach Bellman, team leader and school doctor, surrounded them, and each stretched out his right hand and placed it on Gan Guoyang's hand.

"WE-ARE-THE-BEST! (We are the strongest!)" The neat cry vibrated the eardrums as everyone pressed their hands hard.

Bellman looked at the confidence and firmness slowly back to the players' faces. He knew that Gan Guoyang's words had worked, and in fact he was deeply inspired.

However, relying solely on morale cannot bring victory. The team's tactics and lineup must be adjusted to restore the critical situation in the second half.

"Remember, defense is our foundation, and we have also seen the result of the first half of the offense. We must return to our strengths. Use defense to hit the opponent's morale and regain the initiative!"

"But, at the same time, we must also protect our inside line and can no longer let our opponents kill our inside line." Bellman was naturally referring to Gan Guoyang. If Gan Guoyang fouled again in the second half, it would be four times, and he would be only one step away from being sent off.

If this is the case, the Vikings will become extremely passive, and basically the game will be explained.

After saying that, Bellman's eyes sweeping around remained on an inconspicuous face.

"Ada, you will start the second half!"

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"Oh, I think the Vikings are dangerous this time~"

"What are you talking nonsense? There is also my cousin here! It's 20 minutes in the second half, it's still early!"

"But my cousin has committed fouls three times. You didn't look at the referee. He didn't swear on the Dragons' fouls, but he swears on the big cousin's dunk! Did this guy take money from Sacramento High School?"

"I think it looks like it! It must be that he looks down on us Chinese. You haven't read the newspaper these days and said that the eldest cousin is like. It is said that it was because of Koreans who have brought him up."

"Koreans know that eating kimchi is not as good as our Chinese food."

"That's it! Especially our Ganjiacai... By the way, I will take out my flag and wave it. My cousin's father is also a talented person, so he advertises it on the flag."

In the stands, Chen Xing and Gan Guohui talked about Korean kimchi from the competition, and then talked about Ganjia cuisine. Gan Guohui immediately took out his big flag and waved it on the stands, and advertised for Ganjia restaurant.

This should be considered a team title.

"Hey, fat man, look, the starting player of the school team has changed. Hey! Look at who is that?" The second half of the game is about to begin, and the starting players of the two teams have already stood on the court and waited for the game to continue.

However, Chen Xing found that a new face appeared in the Vikings' starting lineup. The original starting small forward was not standing on the court, but replaced by a black player who looked a little thin and was about 6-foot-6.

"Damn, isn't that Ada Lucas? The guy who helps my cousin pick up balls all year round!" Gan Guohui stopped and waved the flagpole, looked at the players on the field, and recognized the new starter.

"Lucas?"

"Yes, Ada Lucas, used to be a track and field team, but later it seemed that he was fooled by Bellman to the basketball team." Gan Guohui's word "scam" was naturally learned from his cousin of the language genius.

The biggest adjustment Bellman made was to replace the original starting small forward and replace him with a player who played no more than ten times and was only in the tenth grade - Ada Lucas.

This player used to be from the track and field team, but later he was attracted by the shortage of people. He used the basketball scholarship as a temptation to be the basketball team and served as the third substitute for the small forward.

In addition, he replaced Virgis with Stanley.

This trick was also used when dealing with Payton at Skyrim High School.

"Ada, are you okay? Don't be nervous, I believe you're fine." Gan Guoyang looked at Lucas's somewhat wooden face standing on the court. He knew that he was nervous and stepped forward to comfort him.

"I'm fine, Gan... Gan, do you think I can defend him?"

"Yes, just do what Coach Bellman said, and I'm there."

"Beebee!"

With the referee's whistle, the second half began, with the Sacramento Dragons serving first, starting the first attack in the second half.

The Dragons, which led by 17 points in the first half, can be said to be neither anxious nor impatient nor slow at this time.

Kevin Johnson controlled the ball and slowly passed the half. The entire Dragons also began to run in an orderly manner and execute offensive tactics.

But Johnson found that the defender standing in front of him had changed.

In the first half, whether it was a man-tapping defense or occasionally a joint defense, the Vikings' starting point guard Peter Deepembrock was against Kevin Johnson.

And now, the tall and thin man standing in front of him is indeed a tall man - Ada Lucas, who had just replaced the second half.

Ada Lucas' height is obviously a small forward position in high school games. He is also a small forward substitute in the team, but in the midfield arrangement, Bellman asked him to mark the Dragons' number one star, Kevin Johnson!

"Do you think you can defend me if you are tall?" Johnson looked at the nameless man in front of him and thought disdainfully.

In the face of lightning, any obstacle is still.

Johnson adjusted his pace, and suddenly exerted force on his ankle and broke through to Lucas' right side, but Lucas had not reacted yet.

"Sure enough, but that's it..."

Johnson was thinking that this defender was just like this, but another Viking player suddenly appeared in front of him, Gan Guoyang.

Although Kevin Johnson is fast and has a strong attack power, he does not have enough ability to observe the game situation and read the opponent's defense. This is not as good as that of Payton in the ninth grade.

The Vikings adopted a very confusing 1-2-2 defensive strategy at the beginning of the second half, which means that a player is marking the opponent's point guard, and the other four players form an area defense around the three-second zone.

This formation looks very similar to a man-to-man defense, and Kevin Johnson didn't see it, so he just kept his head in, but was put on the right track by Gan Guoyang, who was in the horn position.

At this time, Lucas also followed, and two tall guys with arms lengths directly covered Kevin Johnson in a big net.

Johnson's pass was average and relied on his breakthrough. Now that he was blocked by two opponents, he couldn't get the ball comfortably.

He hurriedly passed the ball, but was cut off by Williams, who was already prepared.

Lucas, who had just successfully defended, immediately turned around and started to attack. He looked thin but ran very fast, worthy of being a track and field team!

Williams successfully passed the ball to Lucas, but the Dragons players had not reacted yet, and Lucas easily made a layup. 57:42.

"Good, Lucas!" The Vikings players encouraged Lucas, and Lucas also seemed very excited. A smile appeared on his face, which was a little bit muffled at the beginning.

Conversely, Kevin Johnson couldn't hold back his face, and he was stolen after being stolen, which really made him a little annoyed.

Especially when he was against him, he was still an unknown substitute. He didn't mention such a person at all in his analysis report on the Vikings.

But Lucas seemed to have decided to hang out with Johnson to the end.
To be continued...