Growing Freely Chapter 142 Fighting for Reputation
Being able to reach a stalemate with the Lichi team just by relying on substitutes shows that the Shimen team is indeed very strong, at least a "50-50 split" with the Thunder team.
But if the head coach of the Shimen team just uses this lineup to fight to the end, then he is not a very smart coach.
Because as long as the Shimen team wins this game by a large score, they will be invincible. Even if they lose to the Thunder team tomorrow, they can still qualify for first place.
He has no reason to refuse double insurance!
Therefore, Long Xiaochuan and Yu Yan unanimously concluded that it was not the fat coach who was stupid, but that he was planning a big move.
The Shimen team used substitutes to drain the Lichi team's energy in the first half. In the third quarter, they will definitely replace the main force to break the opponent's fighting spirit, and then score points like crazy in the fourth quarter!
Now it all depends on how long the Lichi team can hold on.
The two of them looked at each other and stood up at the same time to cheer for the Lichi team.
With them taking the lead, Shi Lang, Pan Lei and others also started to make a fuss, waving towels and banging empty water bottles, which attracted the attention of many people and became a strange landscape.
Anda worked really hard today.
He stood on the sidelines and gave loud instructions, guiding the players to make timely and reasonable choices, and his voice soon became hoarse.
Of course he knew that his opponent was not the main player, but that didn't matter. He focused on hitting every ball in front of him and fighting for his reputation.
It was the first time for the players of the Lichi team to see their coach shouting so hoarsely that they all worked up a score and dragged the tight score to the end of the second quarter.
But just as Long Xiaochuan was worried, the Shimen team began to change formations in the third quarter, replacing five main players at once!
These players had been recharging their energy in the first half and showed unparalleled impact when they came out.
The intuitive performance is that their basketball conduction speed is faster, the running and pulling range of players without the team is wider, the personal ability of the ball-holding point guard is stronger, and the efficiency of breakthrough and air cuts is greatly improved.
The defensive pressure on the main players of the Lichi team has increased greatly. Everyone's physical strength and energy are being consumed rapidly, and it is no longer possible to maintain the solid defense in the first half.
Reflected on the score, they no longer had the chance to tie or overtake.
The players of the Lichi team were all sweating profusely and panting heavily. Everyone felt that their steps were heavy and they could hardly keep up with the opponent's rhythm.
The physical exertion caused pessimism, and the growing score amplified these pessimistic ideas.
Two of them actually took the initiative to make gestures on the court asking for substitutions.
Anda was furious. As the head coach, he hadn't made any adjustments yet, so they were about to give up on the field?
He angrily scolded the two of them for being cowards, with no spirit of hard work and progress, and an embarrassment to the young and old men of Lichi Township!
The two people's faces turned red, and they quickly raised their hands to beg for mercy, wanting to continue fighting on the court.
But it was too late, and Anda immediately replaced them and picked the five players in the team who seemed to have the best physical strength to replace them.
Yes, all five main players on the field were replaced.
He wanted to make a desperate move. Anyway, the second and third zone defenses were penetrated by others. Sticking to the past will only make the point difference wider. Instead, it is better to switch to a full-court press and ask the players to "stick like mad dogs and chase the opponent's players regardless of interference."
It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter if it’s a foul, don’t be polite, just do it if you can.”
He constantly aroused emotions on the sidelines, using pua words such as "Run, as long as you can't run to death, run to death" and "You must be worthy of the folks in Lichi" to carry out moral kidnapping.
Unexpectedly, this trick was very effective, and all the players on the field became "Desperate Saburos", which limited the Shimen team's offense for a time.
But the substitutes are still substitutes after all. These five people can only work hard on defense, but there is nothing they can do on the offensive end.
They almost relied on blind grabs and only scored 6 points in a single quarter.
Anda no longer considered any way to win the game or narrow the point difference. He only had one goal, to show off his momentum and maintain his posture.
This actually helped the Thunder Team in disguise.
The Shimen team's offensive ability was affected. They originally planned to score more than 90 points, and even wanted to hit 100 points, but in the end they only scored 82 points.
Although Lichi only scored 56 points, they received warm applause.
The audience is not afraid that their team will lose, but they are afraid of losing and losing. These young people ran non-stop for more than 20 minutes. This alone is enough to gain encouragement.
On the other side, everyone in the Thunder Team was holding their mobile phones, nervously calculating the total scores of the first two games between them and the Shimen Team.
The Thunder scored 77 points in the first game and only 64 points in the second game, for a total of 141 points.
The Shimen team scored 72 points in the first game and 82 points in the second game, with a total score of 154 points.
The Utao team scored 68 points in the first game and 66 points in the second game, with a total score of 130 points.
The Lichi team has already been eliminated early and there is no need to calculate.
As mentioned before, if the Thunder Team wants to avoid the Longjiao Street Team, the strongest team in Mi County, they must get first place in Group B, which means they have to beat the Shimen Team in the next game, and the final score must be better than their opponents.
Just 14 points higher.
Of course, this alone is not safe. If Wutao team plays Lichi team tomorrow, if they can score a super score of 100 points, they can also counterattack and qualify.
Pan Lei complained: "Damn, it's so annoying to have to do calculations while playing basketball."
Luo Gaozhan was even more upset: "It's just a matter of numbers. What's really annoying is that the Lichi team can't hold up the wall. They lost so much today and it took a lot of energy. They can't rest after a nap. It's really possible tomorrow."
Let’s lose hundreds of points.”
Long Xiaochuan also frowned: "If they let the Wutao team score 100 points, we have to score at least 90 points, and if we want to win the game, we can't let the Shimen team score more than 76 points."
Du Gangnan spread his hands: "Holy crap, how do you win a hellishly difficult game?"
Long Xiaochuan didn't know how to fight, and Yu Yan didn't know how to fight either. They called Long Zaiyuan and habitually relied on this experienced senior.
Long Zaiyuan only replied one sentence to Long Xiaochuan: "When we played against Yucun for the first time, Yu Zhongyi said, 'Someone has to step forward at critical moments.' That time he worked hard for our team. This time, I
I hope the person who comes forward is you!"
"this……"
Long Xiaochuan was confused, and the others also looked at each other.
Long Zaiyuan didn't want to explain too much and simply hung up the phone.
Long Xiaochuan bravely called everyone to the room, closed the door and carefully studied the opponent and laid out tactics just like he did before playing Lichi Township.
They arranged their troops step by step and made multiple tactical arrangements, but they still felt unsure.
Shi Lang made a suggestion: "Winning depends not only on hard work on the field, but also on the psychological struggle off the field. I think the teamwork on the opposite side depends entirely on the command of the fat coach. How about I play some tricks on him?"
"Don't!"
Long Xiaochuan knows that Shi Lang likes to play with his mentality, and he also knows that this trick may work, but the behavior against the coach off the court is against sports ethics. If it gets too big, it may not be worth the gain. The last time Yu Yan stimulated Coach Anda to stand on his head and drink Coke on a whim.
Appointment is a lesson learned from the past.
However, Long Xiaochuan would never have thought that just because he refused the small move off the court, the Shimen team took the lead.