(I haven't asked for a long time to collect it, so I'll collect a few.)

When the first half took twelve minutes, with the referee's whistle, Gonzaga finally called for a timeout.

During the more than ten minutes of the game, both sides did not call a single timeout. Although the game was intense, the progress was extremely smooth.

Unlike the matches between Gonzaga and Georgetown, or Houston and Virginia, the two games were fouls, mistakes, and irons were constantly struck by the referee's whistle.

This peak battle, with an estimated 40 million viewers, was unexpectedly smooth.

Both sides are tactical and always find a breakthrough. They can neither kill the other party with one punch, nor can they not hit anyone. It can be said that you are very good at talking to each other.

The scores are also increasing. When Bellman called for a timeout, Gonzaga led Houston by 1 point 30:29. If this continues, both sides' scores in half can exceed the scores of the University of Houston in the semi-finals.

What makes the audience even more enjoyable is the battle between Olajuwon and Gan Guoyang.

After the game starts for a while, when other offensive methods don't work, the solution taken by both sides is to hand the ball to their centers and let them solve the problem.

"Gonzaga University called a timeout. In this 12-minute game, No. 34 Olajuwon and No. 11 Gan played the greatest 12-minute showdown in NCAA history. Whenever one of them got the ball, the blood pressure of the audience would rise instantly because they knew that the next one would definitely be a wonderful goal. Neither of them could defend against each other. Although Olajuwon's turnover jump shot still looked a bit crappy, his strong waist and abdomen allowed him to hover in the air and aim before taking action. Gan's hook was so beautiful and unstoppable. I think the scoring method that Olajuwon hated the most in his life must be a hook."

Blackburn's explanation of the scene was detailed and humorous, no wonder he was called the voice of supersonics.

During these twelve minutes, Gan Guoyang's hook shot became smoother and smoother, and he truly reached the level of hooking and getting in the 15-foot range of the basket.

The reason for this is that although Olajuwon has better bounce, extremely strong body, and excellent defensive skills and awareness, his height moisture gives him no advantage when interfering with Gan Guoyang.

In the game against Kentucky, although Gan Guoyang beat Sam Bowie, he relied more on his own steps and frontcourt rebounds. The 7-foot-1 Bowie caused him to be disturbed by too much when he hooked.

But Gan Guoyang also had no way to stop Olajuwon. His outstanding footsteps and precise jump shot at the basket made Gan Guoyang a little tired because other Houston players also pose a huge threat to the basket.

One of them scored 12 points and the other scored 14 points. It can be said that the absolute protagonist on the court.

However, the reason why Bellman calls a timeout is to give the ace in his hand a break.

Although Gan Guoyang often plays the whole game in various competitions, it is still very necessary to have proper rest in such major competitions.

Otherwise, like the game against Georgetown, Gan Guoyang would only score 4 points in the second half because of exhaustion of physical strength; if it weren't for the super-level outbreak of other players and Stockton's thrilling kill, it's still unknown who will win.

So even if Gan Guoyang's hands are hot now, Bellman still needs to replace Gan Guoyang so that he can get enough rest and let him burst out with greater energy in the final stage of the first half and the second half.

Not only Belmann, but Houston Cougars coach Lewis also realized the physical strength problem of the main center and pushed Olajuwon to the bench, allowing him to rest well. When will Gan Guoyang go on, and then send Olajuwon to the side?

"Oh, the coaches of the two teams replaced their hottest players Gan and Olajuwon. This is simply a crime against humanity. 40 million people are watching the game, and they are replaced. Who are we going to see? Are you looking at Gonzaga's No. 15 substitute center? Some of the audiences at the scene have already started shouting for refunds."

Blackburn started to run the train with his mouth full of words, but his words also mean that the battle between Gan Guoyang and Olajuwon has become the focus of everyone's attention.

"How about Gan, have a good rest. The situation of the game is not clear now. I hope I can sprint in the second half of the first half to bring the game into our rhythm, so that the second half will be better controlled." The game started again, and Bellman and Gan Guoyang sitting on the bench said.

Gan Guoyang understood what Bellman meant. Gonzaga's offense in the first half was still very exciting under the leadership of him and Stockton, and the other players should be said to have performed well.

But it is really hard to say about the offensive state, especially the shooting feel. The basket is wide in the first half like an ocean, and the wells are covered in the second half often appear in basketball games.

In terms of absolute strength, the Bulldog is still a weak person. If you want to control the entire game, you must play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses.

If Gonzaga keeps playing against Houston, then the feeling of the second half will decline and the offense will be unsatisfactory. It will be too late to adjust at that time.

So Bellman wanted to take advantage of the smooth attack now that the defensive intensity of both sides did not increase, and to make a sturdy move in the final stage of the first half to strive to lead by more than 5 points.

In the second half, Gonzaga can regain his old skills and use his hard defense to drag Houston into the quagmire. He can't attack by himself and will not let the opponent live a good life.

In the last game against Kentucky, the Wildcats were dragged to death in the second half. In that game, Gonzaga's offense always felt good, so the Wildcats naturally died even worse.

Gan Guoyang nodded without saying a word. The two of them had an unusual tacit understanding. This set of strategic ideas has been Bellman's common ideas since Palo Alto.

The situation on the field is also moving in the direction that Bellman expected.

The team's substitute center, 15, and Williams, who replaced Matthews.

After the core center was gone, the rhythm of both sides was even more rapid.

After the Houston Cougars' top scorer Michael Yang came out of the field in Gan Guoyang, there seemed to be a mountain missing on his head and began to rush to the inside to kill without restraint.

But his impact didn't seem satisfactory, Ruff filled the inside well, and Anderson was extremely focused today, knowing that no matter what win or lose it would be his last game.

Michael Young rushed to the inside several times, except for one successful layup and one breakthrough pass to assist his teammates in scoring, the other times were either swearing offensive fouls or making no achievements under the defense of Raff and Anderson.

On the contrary, Gonzaga's offense was extremely sharp under Stockton's review, especially Mikari Williams, who replaced the field, who was an old classmate of Gan Guoyang, cut to the basket many times, either scored easily, or caused the opponent's foul, and scored 6 points in a row with free throws.

In addition, the other players became more relaxed and their shooting became more decisive. After Gan Guoyang got off the court, the Gonzaga Bulldogs scored 10:4, which widened the score gap to 7 points.

Coach Lewis of Houston could no longer sit still and quickly called a timeout, preparing to replace Olajuwon on the court.

"Good guys, you did a great job, but the game has only been less than halfway through, and we still have a long way to go. Our feel is well maintained, but we cannot always rely on the feel. John, we will strengthen the impact on the opponent's inside line later, Forrest Gump, pay attention to attracting the opponent's defensive attention, and we must help our teammates pull the space away." Bellman shouted loudly on the bench.

In fact, he was also very nervous because the camera next to him was always aimed at him, which means that his appearance when he arranged the tactics would be seen by audiences across the country.

"I don't know if Rebecca sees me on TV, and Tracy, I hope she won't think I'm too scary." Rebecca is Bellman's wife, while Tracy is her 12-year-old daughter.

"Okay, Gan, go ahead, try to give them a heavy blow at this stage, so that we will play better in the second half! Come on!" Bellman knew that Lewis would definitely let Olajuwon play, so he also sent Gan Guoyang, who had enough rest.

The first half will end 3 minutes.

When Gan Guoyang and Olajuwon returned to the field, the entire dome court heard huge cheers, as if the two best gladiators were back on the field.

"Let's win or lose." Gan Guoyang said.

"No, the game is still early." Olajuwon replied.

"No, it's getting late."

Olajuwon was too late to say anything to Gan Guoyang, and his teammates had already advanced to halftime.

If you want to talk about the major difference between Olajuwon and Gan Guoyang at this time, an important point is that Olajuwon rarely uses cover, and he and his teammates played very little in pick-and-roll cooperation.

Therefore, his high-level support ability may not be even comparable to Gan Guoyang, let alone internal transmission or 20-digit long transmission.

This also led to a much less tactical threat when Olajuwon reached the high position than at the low position.

Bellman seized this weakness and used 1-3-1 in the defensive formation, forcing Houston's offensive turnover point to a high position. He no longer sent only Gan Guoyang to guard Olajuwon, but asked other players to assist in defense.

This made Olajuwon very uncomfortable. After receiving the ball, he couldn't attack directly. If he moved out, Gonzaga's backup defense was not as fast as Georgetown, but it was also very fast.

In addition, the Houston outside players didn't feel good today, so the entire Cougars' offense still did not improve after the timeout.

"The entire Houston offense was in a quagmire. Obviously, Gonzaga's 1-3-1 defense had an effect, which made Houston feel a little overwhelmed in the offense. They seemed very hesitant to be determined to play inside or outside, just like when eating turkey on Thanksgiving, they should eat wings or legs first."

Although Blackburn is not a coach, he can accurately reflect the situation on the court, especially the dilemma of the Cougars at this time.

In basketball games, what you fear most is hesitation. Once you are hesitant, your offense will be blocked. Once your offense is blocked, you will often be even hesitant, which will lead to a vicious cycle of getting worse and worse.

At this time, there should be a player who dares to take decisive attacks and takes decisive actions to lead the team out of the quagmire.

But what the Cougars encountered was not only offensive problems, but also defense. After Gan Guoyang came on the court, they still did not find a good way to limit their opponents.

The Cougars also changed to joint defense. They used 3-2 joint defense to suppress Gonzaga's activity space on the periphery.

For some time ago, they made Gonzaga's outside players feel so comfortable outside, and they could run as they want, and they didn't suffer too much delay.

The three outside players' double-teams instantly made Gonzaga's defender feel pressure.

Gan Guoyang immediately brought up the horn position to cover the substitute point guard Cherchia - Stockton had been replaced and rested.

Cherkia is only 5-foot-11 in height. Due to his height, his passing vision is average, but his scoring ability is also quite average, and he gets one or two points per game on average.

Belman sent him on the court just to give Stockton a good rest. Cerkiah's only task was to be able to dribble through half the game, and at least his dribble was pretty good.

But this is the NCAA finals after all. One-fifth of the people in the United States are watching this game, and all the basketball games in the United States have stopped. It’s just one game.

As a player, if he can score even a goal on this field, he will probably be able to brag for a long time. Until he has a grandson, he can say to him: "Grandpa, I scored a key goal in the highly anticipated NCAA game back then!"

So, when Gan Guoyang gave himself a good quality cover and the passage leading to the basket was flat, Cherkia's mind felt hot, and no matter what tactical arrangements or the point guards of his teammates, he rushed in with his head in accelerating start!

But if he really had such a breakthrough level, he wouldn't be able to score one or two goals in every game - most of these goals were empty shots or fast break layups in garbage time.

Olajuwang, who came out to defend against pick-and-roll, had already set his sights on him, but he did not stick it to make up for defense, but followed him more than one meter away, while his feet were also calculating his pace.

Cherkia hadn't realized that he had already thought of a little mouse and was stared at by a rattlesnake. There was only a basket in his eyes, only a basket that was close to him!

"Bang!" As expected, in Olajuwon's eyes, Cherkia was like a slow motion, and was covered by a big nail-board cap. Her weak body was knocked down by Olajuwon, who was as strong as a beast, and she fell out of the bottom line.

But Gonzaga's attack did not end. When Gan Guoyang saw Cherkia reaching the inside, he knew that he was most likely to be hit.

The other players of the Cougar were not in place. Gan Guoyang jumped like a tiger after seeing Cherkia covered. No one in the Cougar could stop him, but the only person who could stop him was falling toward him.

"Bang!"

The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is behind, and Gan Guoyang uses a replenishment that is bound to Mount Tai to make Olajuwon's efforts disappear!

"Yeah!" "Come-on!" "I-love-you!" The audience screamed and shouted, shocked by this wonderful patch, and some even shouted "I love you".

"What-a-play! What-a-play!" Blackburn also shouted what the live broadcaster often said in front of the microphone.

Instead of waving his arms to celebrate the ball, Gan Guoyang walked to the bottom line, reached out and pulled Cherchia, who was lying on the ground, raised his hand from the ground.

"The balance of victory has begun to turn toward the Bulldog." The person who was with Falke in the box said. He was not only amazed by Gan Guoyang's outstanding performance, but also impressed by his general's style.

The entire bench of Gonzaga also jumped up, and the dome at this time seemed to have become Gonzaga's home court. In fact, Gonzaga University, which is also in Washington State, has indeed received support from more Seattle fans.

At this time, Gan Guoyang, who became the center of the venue, thought of Wang Fuxi. I wonder if she had arrived at the stadium and whether her performance had been seen by her.
Chapter completed!