Chapter 100 I Just Want to Win

"Shh!"

Smith's three-pointer is still in!

The difference came to 14 points.

An Irving makes Concord at a loss on the defensive end.

Under his leadership, Duke played a climax before the end of the first half, leading Concord University by as many as 20 points 47-27.

"Kenny, what did I say? They finished the game at halftime!" Barkley said at this time and patted Smith's shoulder hard, and he finally really won Smith once.

Smith spread his hands, and Irving changed the situation on the court by himself, which he did not expect.

In the locker room of Kangda, the atmosphere is a bit dull.

Trailing by 20 points, the tournament has played so far, they have never encountered such a situation.

And the opponent is Duke, with 20 points, it is really a bit unrealistic to want to turn over.

After all, the talent of this team is much poorer, and reaching the semi-finals has actually been considered an extraordinary performance. It is really not a shame to be eliminated here.

It's just that Walker's core players are still a little unwilling.

Kahun didn't know what to say at this time. In the face of the absolute talent gap, the role of tactics was very limited.

In the silent dressing room, the atmosphere was indescribably depressing.

After Kahon let the players adjust their mentality, he and Olly left the locker room first.

The players either leaned on chairs to rest, or sat there in a daze.

"We shouldn't lose in this way." Tang Tian said.

The locker room was originally quiet, and when he spoke, all the other players looked at him.

"We may not be able to win the game, but we shouldn't lose in this way." Tang Tian continued.

"Don, we have tried our best..." Smith said.

The other players have tacitly agreed that it is not because they are in bad form that they are so far behind, but their real talent has been suppressed.

"Yes, maybe we have tried our best, but look at the more than 30,000 fans at the scene, some of them are students, some are children, some are families, and even elderly people, they came from Connecticut not far away, Do we really deserve them when we lose in this way?"

The answer was obvious, but no one spoke.

"This is the only chance we all have in our lives, Kemba, it took him three years to get to the final four, and a student, who has only been in college for four years, maybe we'll all stay here next year, but What if he doesn't make it to the semi-finals? Kemba will never have this chance again in his life. The same goes for everyone else, Alex, Jeremy, Rosek, Tyler, you ask yourself, except tonight, Is there any other chance, so close to the final championship?"

Everyone was silent, but a lot of unwillingness could still be seen in their eyes.

Who would be willing!

"No more! This is our only and last chance! Yes, we did our best, really, but can't we have more? We were 100% in the first half, we Just show 120% of the state in the second half! Not only for my only chance, but also for the fans who have supported us since the regular season! More investment, give everything, not to win the game, Just to leave no regrets!" Tang Tian's decibel kept turning high.

"Yes, we can lose, but we must not lose in this way!" Auriarch raised his head and said.

"Fuck! I never believed that our strength would be so much worse than theirs!" Smith said and slapped the bench.

"That's it! Beat the Duke guys!" Orland shouted and stood up.

...

Tang Tian's speech was very contagious, and his sentences were heart-wrenching. It was obvious that the fighting spirit of the University of Kangxi team members had returned.

Walker got up at this time and pulled Tang Tian out of the locker room.

"Tang, let's find the old man." Walker took Tang Tian directly to the coach's office after he left the locker room.

Tang Tian looked puzzled, didn't know what Walker wanted to do, and he didn't say anything when he asked him.

When I arrived at Kahon's office and knocked on the door to go in, I saw Kahon and Ollie looking at them suspiciously.

The last time I knocked on the door was Tang Tian alone, this time it was Walker and Tang Tian together, and looking at Tang Tian's expression, it seemed that Walker came with him.

"Father, it is difficult for me to have an advantage over Owen, my strength is lower than his." Walker said.

Walker's opening, including Tang Tian, ​​all three looked at Walker in surprise.

It was the first time they had heard Walker say that.

"But I want to win, so I want to put all my energy into defense in the second half and try my best to limit him." Walker then said firmly.

Tang Tian's words just now came to his heart. He stayed in the junior year just to win the championship, and indeed this was his only chance. If he wanted to win, he really just wanted to win.

"But the team needs you to score," Cahon said.

Walker is the best defender in the University of Concordia. He averages nearly 2 steals per game this season, which is among the best in the entire NCAA, but as Kahon said, the University of Concord needs Walker's offense even more. After all, people who score more Winning the game, even if Irving is defended, it is impossible to recover the 20-point difference.

"No, no need." Walker shook his head to Kahon's surprise.

"My offensive performance in the first half was terrible, yes, maybe I can adjust it back in the second half, but that takes time, we're running out of time, so it's better to leave the offense to Tang, Tang's open space Three points are our most consistent scoring points, and we are so behind that we can recover the difference as quickly as possible with three points." Walker continued.

If it was him before, and he fell behind so much at halftime, what he wanted to do would definitely be to keep trying to score and then lead the team to reverse, but he remembered what Tang Tian said when he was struggling after recovering from injury. The real power is to defeat Himself, in order to win, he has to become more rational.

Kahon nodded thoughtfully after hearing this, and what Walker said really made sense.

"Kemba, wronged you." Kahon finally nodded in agreement, but did not forget to comfort Walker.

The performance in the first half was poor, and if he defended Irving with all his strength in the second half, Walker's data in this game will definitely not be very good.

It’s good to say that he wins, but if he loses, it will be broadcast live in the United States, and in front of so many scouts, it will definitely have a big impact on his draft market.

"No, coach, I just want to win." Walker said firmly.

Tang Tian also glanced at Walker at this time.

Walker's desire to win really got to the point of an almost paranoid, and that paranoia was contagious.

After a 15-minute break, the starters of both sides came on stage one after another.

"Come on! Connecticut Huskies!"

Although the team trailed by 20 points, the fans of the University of Concord did not give up. As soon as the second half came up, they cheered for the University of Concord in unison.

Walker took the ball to the frontcourt. Unlike in the first half, he did not greet Tang Tian to pick and roll, but held the ball at the top of the arc to make tactical gestures.

The players of the University of Kangxi began to move back and forth.

The arrangement of the bench on the basketball court will change the venue in the second half, but the bench will always be the defensive half. Coach K is also vigilant after seeing the tactical adjustment of the University of Concord.