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When Gan Guoyang returned to the audience, the second half of the game had already begun. As he expected, the Crusaders were defeated in front of the Conqueror.

By the middle of the second half, the Conquerors had already led the opponent by 15 points with 50:35.

Of course, there is no garbage time in such a life-and-death battle that determines the outcome. No matter how much you fall behind, the side that is behind will not give up easily. The Crusaders' coaches and players are also constantly making adjustments and catching up.

Unfortunately, the game has entered the rhythm of the conquerors. They have firmly controlled the situation on the field and have used some "violent means" from time to time to destroy the opponent's counterattack momentum.

In the end, the Crusaders lost the first round at the University of San Jose, which was half his home court, and was brutally eliminated.

"They don't have to go home anymore, this is their home anyway." Gan Guoyang joked after the game that Our Lady High School was in San Jose.

The other Vikings players didn't have the heart to listen to him jokes, because they felt from the first game that the opponent they were going to face in the next round was not a good fight.

A trace of worry was revealed on the faces of the Vikings.

Only Gan Guoyang still looked relaxed and kept joking with his teammates on the way back.

But in fact, he was not at ease. As expected, the teams entering the championship all had very strong strength.

Judging from today's game and afternoon conversations, the Conquerors obviously came prepared and would never be easy to fight with them the day after tomorrow.

With the cool night breeze, Gan Guoyang, who was walking back to his residence, looked at his silent teammates and the dark night, and a hint of nervousness rose in his heart, thinking about how to deal with this tricky opponent.

At this time, Bellman didn't say anything, but he was not afraid of the conquerors of Los Altos, but he understood at this time that the day after tomorrow the game would be a hurdle for his players.

If they can break through the dual challenges of the game and psychology, then this will be another qualitative transformation for the Vikings; if they cannot, they will have to go home.

Bellman looked at Gan Guoyang, who was also thinking, and felt some indescribable feelings in his heart.

Gan Guoyang was like a gift from God to him, a piece of rough jade that he could carve.

When he saw his first training, Bellman knew that his regrets over the years might be compensated by this yellow-skinned guy.

So Bellman carefully cared for this sapling that might grow into a towering tree in the future, gave him special training treatment, gave him the best tactical training, and gave him the most severe mental and physical blow.

He watched the sapling grow and grow, with such amazing speed and terrible achievements.

But he knew that the real storm was far from coming, and Gan Guoyang's journey had just begun. The day after tomorrow will be the first battle to test the results and an extremely important battle.

At this time, Bellman felt that the opponent in the first game was the Conqueror of Los Altos. Such a barbaric and rough team was an excellent stepping stone for a king to step onto the throne.

And if Gan Guoyang cannot lead the Vikings to solve the conqueror, then he will not be able to become a real superstar.

In the NBA, any superstar can solve the game on his own during high school.

"Forrest Gump, the game the day after tomorrow will depend on you." When everyone returned to their residence and returned to their rooms, Bellman grabbed Gan Guoyang and said to him.

Gan Guoyang was stunned when he heard this. How could the coach say such things? Did Bellman feel helpless after watching a game and gave up everything to himself?

But Gan Guoyang looked at Bellman's expression and knew that Bellman was definitely not a person who was afraid of before the battle.

After half a year of getting along, he already understood that this coach with a sharp tongue and a strong heart has great ambitions and iron will.

"I understand, leave everything to me!" Gan Guoyang looked at Bellman with a bright look and said slowly with confidence.

Bellman nodded vigorously, his eyes full of trust, because Gan Guoyang had never disappointed him.

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The next day, on March 18, the remaining 12 knockout matches in the first round will continue in the evening.

From 9:00 to 10:00 am, the Vikings allocated one hour of training time. Since there are still many teams in the first round, each team has very little time, and this hour is also extremely valuable.

As usual, the Vikings should carefully train the tactics of coping with the Conqueror during this hour based on the situation of yesterday's game, and the coach will ponder and guide some tactical details.

But Bellman did not provide cracking methods for Vikings players, but only led the players to conduct regular warm-up training and some basic tactical training, and further emphasized the team's core tactical ideas.

An hour passed quickly, and the next team was about to come in to train. The Vikings players had to pack up their clothes and leave the stadium.

"Why didn't Coach Bellman make any arrangements? Didn't he make any arrangements for the Conquers?" Dippenblock asked uneasily on the way back.

"Don't worry, Coach Bellman must have his arrangements." Gan Guoyang comforted.

"But I'm still very worried. Once we lose, we will go home! It's the first time we have reached the championship in these years, and we are still the champion of the competition. If we lose like this, it would be... really... too embarrassing..." Dippenblock muttered, which is what most Viking players are worried about.

It is indeed a shame that the first place in the sub-segment area was eliminated in the first game, and it must be an upset.

No one wants to be an unpopular victim.

"Peter, it is precisely because we are the champions of the division and the seed team that we don't need to make any special arrangements and preparations. They should be the ones to prepare!" Gan Guoyang said not only for Dippenblock, but also for all Viking players.

This was a word that woke him up from his dream.

Yes, the Vikings are seed teams, and they are teams with better record and stronger strength. Then we should naturally implement "me-oriented", play our own ball well, and play our due strength. In this way, victory in the game will naturally be a natural thing.

And this kind of worrying about gains and losses, worrying about this and that at both ends is neither the high attitude a strong man should have nor the fighting spirit a challenger should have. This is a loser's mentality!

"Don't worry about it anymore, let's destroy them tomorrow night's field!"

Gan Guoyang's words did work. When they returned to their residence at night, everyone slept well and did not worry about tomorrow's competition again.

However, the result of today's competition has become the topic of conversation before going to bed.

"You know, I heard that Skyrim High School won today, but the guy Payton No. 20 made a player cry. It is said that this player couldn't stand Payton's endless life attacks and constantly scoring goals on his head."

The little trumpet Dippenblock lay on the bed and said the news he had heard from elsewhere, Skyrim High School played in another university venue.

"Is that so? Then I have to teach this kid a lesson when I have the chance. It's quite a pleasure to slap his anus." The match against Skyrim High School was the most impressive game for Gan Guoyang so far, and Payton is also the most powerful future star he has ever encountered - Kobe and Pierce are still too young.

"Also, today the defender of Sacramento High School scored fifty points in the game!" Die Pembroke's second news stunned Gan Guoyang, fifty points? This should be the highest score in this game so far.

Such high scores are also the easiest to appear in the first game because the team has the largest gap in strength.

"Sacramento High School?" Gan Guoyang couldn't help but remember that when he was using the toilet in the gym yesterday, the person he bumped into seemed to be a Sacramento High School player. And his figure must be a defender, it wouldn't be such a coincidence.

"What's his name?" Gan Guoyang asked.

"I don't know, I just heard it by the way and didn't ask carefully." Dippenblock also wanted to know who this powerful defender was.

The two of them chatted about some messy things again and fell asleep in anticipation of tomorrow's game.

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When the Vikings players came to the field from the player passage and stood on the shiny floor the next day, the audience in the gymnasium that was already full of seats immediately felt a different momentum.

Every player of the Vikings is full of energy, holding his head high, facing the lights under the roof, like a rooster ready to go - except Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang stood in the center of the lineup. Instead of looking up, he lowered his head and closed his eyes, as if he was praying before the game.

No one knows what Gan Guoyang was thinking at this time, but every Viking player is already full of confidence because they are the top spot in the division and because they are the seed teams of the championship.

Their tension and anxiety have been slowly eliminated by Gan Guoyang's calmness and encouragement. At this time, the best and best Vikings are standing on the field to face the conqueror.

After the host on the scene finished introducing the players, the players from both sides came to the center circle to shake hands and show goodwill. Then, the starting players took off their coats and walked onto the long-lost field to start this game that may be full of "violence".

"I will beat you so much that your grandmother doesn't even know you." Before the whistle of the game was blown, Gan Guoyang attracted the attention of all the players in the game with a trash.

Needless to say, the players of the Conquerors must have been glaring at each other. They did not expect that this Chinese player would be so arrogant before the game started.

Even the Vikings players were stunned. They did not expect that Gan Guoyang would take the initiative to provoke his opponent. Although Gan Guoyang never gave up and he would definitely find the person who criticized him, he was a very rare person who took the initiative to provoke trouble. He has always been a person who would not offend me and I would not offend others.

Without waiting for the Conquerors to keep talking, nor waiting for the Vikings players to understand, the referee had already walked to the center circle with the ball, signaling the centers of both sides to prepare to jump the ball.

The Conqueror's center is a fat black man about 6-foot-8. He doesn't look like a basketball player but a sumo wrestler. The result of jumping also shows that his bounce is not even an opponent of Gan Guoyang.

The game officially began, the Vikings got the ball and started the first offense of the whole game under the control of Die Pembroke.

In routine and invitational matches, the most used offense in addition to Gan Guoyang's singles, the backcourt players use the inside cover to slide the bottom line to perform C&S (Catch-and-shoot when you catch the ball).

This tactic fully utilizes Gan Guoyang's restraining force and efficient cover in the inside line, and also opens up the inside line space to a certain extent. It can be said that the two complement each other.

When the three-pointer has not been introduced, this tactic of wing firepower echoing the strong inside line should be said to be a more practical and efficient one.

At the beginning, the Vikings began to attack according to this routine.

Diepembroke once again showed his calm mind and strong tactical interpretation ability. He had many connections with Williams, the team's outside scoring weapon, and Williams also had a very good feel at the opening. He scored two goals in a row and scored the first four points of the Vikings.

"Micari, I bet you didn't wash your hands today, otherwise how could it be so hot?" When Williams scored another goal and the whole team returned to halftime to defend, Gan Guoyang joked with Williams with a smile.

Before Gan Guoyang joined the team, Williams was always the team's outside and scoring leader. It was just because the team's overall strength was weak that he never got the opportunity to play on a larger stage.

And now he is using his performance to prove that he is a very good pitcher.

However, many examples on the basketball court have proved that excellent pitchers are often not excellent defenders.

Williams' hot touch at the beginning also made him targeted by the Conqueror players. They decided to open a breakthrough in Williams, who missed two shots at the beginning.

The highest player in Los Altos High School is only 6-8, which is their fat center.

But their average altitude is terrible, with their point guards all 6-foot-4, which is the height of the Vikings small forward.

More importantly, the Conqueror players all look very strong, as if they are not basketball teams but boxing teams.

The Vikings used one-on-one-man-tapping defense at the opening, without joint defense.

So on the third attack, the Conquerors' shooting guard and small forward made a single block cover, and then the 6-foot-7 small forward immediately held up Williams, who was following the defense, and was in a 45-degree position on the left.

This led to a misalignment. Williams, who was already at a loss, directly faced the opponent's taller small forward.

As a result, the Conqueror's small forward successfully played easily after receiving the ball, and Gan Guoyang, who was pulled apart by the opponent's fat center, did not have time to make up for defense.

"What's wrong with Mikari?" Gan Guoyang sent the baseline ball to prepare for the next attack, but found that Williams was rubbing his chest while running.
To be continued...