On the other side of the technical table, Curry slumped on a chair. The team's trainer was taking the time to massage his leg muscles, and the others sat quietly on the chair.
Zhang Yu had already arranged the tactics, and he called another timeout to let Curry rest for a while.
"Do you want me to call another one?"
Curry waved his hand:
"It's okay, boss, I'm doing better, we only have one last timeout, right? Let's save it for the last."
Zhang Yu pondered for a while, and could only let it go.
The NCAA still has fewer timeouts. Otherwise, with Zhang Yu's pattern, he couldn't be overwhelmed by Director Lu, at least two timeouts in a row.
Fortunately, Donovan helped, and the effect of calling a timeout was not bad.
After two consecutive timeouts, Curry recovered some of his physical fitness, and most importantly, he slowed down from the critical line of collapse.
After the second timeout, none of the University of Florida players acted hastily. Brewer quietly asked Taoling Green beside him:
"Butler seems to have a timeout, right?"
"It should be, but it doesn't seem to work..."
"Let's wait..."
Everyone waited for a while, and after seeing the Bulldogs players returning to the field one after another, they were relieved and followed them back to the field.
The lengthy timeout was finally over and the game resumed.
Noah served from the bottom line to Tao Linglin, who steadily dribbled to the frontcourt and directed his teammates to move.
Horford came to the edge of the penalty area to the left of the basket, leaned on Julian Beko, and raised his hand for the ball.
Tao Linglin passed the ball, and the rest of the University of Florida consciously opened up the space, and Horford began to play singles with his back.
Everything seemed to be the same as in the previous round, but after Horford made two chisels back, Mike Green, who was outside the three-point line on the strong side, suddenly released Brewer to double-team Horford!
"Al!" Brewer quickly reminded loudly.
Out of the corner of Horford's eye, he also saw Mike Green, who was attacking from the flank. He raised the ball high, avoided the press of the two, and gave the ball to Brewer.
After Brewer received the ball, he hesitated for a moment, instead of taking a three-pointer, he dribbled the ball directly to the inside to break through.
He prefers hitting the rim more than shooting.
Of course, his three-point shooting percentage is indeed low by 31.2 million points, only [-]%. He usually can't shoot three-pointers, and he doesn't shoot three-pointers.
Brewer's first step was extremely fast. Although Mike Green actively returned to his position in time, he was still passed by him with one step. Drew quickly came up to help defend.
Brewer was not afraid at all, rushed up to face Drew, jumped high, folded twice in the air, twisted his body like a twist, and then escaped Drew's block and hit the basket.
At 71:72, Buddha University was only 1 point behind.
Drew waved his hand in frustration, then quickly suppressed his self-blame, and quickly sent the bottom line.
Zhang Yu sighed softly, a little helpless.
The double-teaming tactic he arranged has already had an effect, allowing Brewer to receive the ball in an area he is not good at, but he did not expect that he just relied on his personal ability to connect the two and scored this goal.
It seems that the team still lacks a striker who is good at defense...
Zhang Yu thought deeply.
As he conceived his lineup, Curry dribbled upfield, with Brewer in front of him.
The St. Louis arena fell into silence, and everyone watched nervously as the two confronted each other.
The Bulldogs still led by 1 point. Zhang Yu got up and came to the edge of the field, pressing down with both hands, signaling Curry to press time.
Seeing Zhang Yu's instructions, Curry did not rush to attack, but dribbled the ball at the top of the arc.
The offensive clock ticked by slowly, and Curry kept watching the timer, and when there were 10 seconds left, it finally started.
He frequently changed directions in front of his body, trying to mobilize Brewer's center of gravity, but Brewer was experienced in defense and remained unmoved.
Curry dribbled the ball under his crotch instead, handed the ball to his right hand, and suddenly his right shoulder swayed. Brewer slid subconsciously. On the ground, he was shaken out of a shooting space.
Curry took advantage of the trend to receive the ball and made a quick three-pointer. In the blink of an eye, Brewer had no time to block the shot and could only watch the basketball fly over his head.
I don't know if it was his illusion, but the flight time of this ball seemed to be extremely long, and it seemed to be frozen in the air, which made him anxiously waiting.
brush!
Not as Brewer wished, the ball went hollow into the net
Curry gasped for breath, vigorously wiped the sweat dripping down his eyes, and clenched his fist hard.
71: 75.
The Bulldogs lead by 4 points, and the situation at the University of Florida is at stake!
Some Butler fans have already started celebrating early, including Curry's parents, who sit in the front row, and they've been there for every Bulldogs championship game.
At this time, there were 1 minute and 3 seconds before the end of the game, and the 4-point advantage almost allowed Butler to seal the victory.
Donovan sighed and waved his hands, allowing the players to attack quickly.
He must save the timeout until the end. If it is used now and the offense fails, Fo Dalian will have no chance to serve in the frontcourt after fouling.
His players did not disappoint him.
The reason why a strong team is a strong team is because they have extraordinary resilience.
In the face of desperation, the University of Florida players did not collapse, and Horford shouted:
"Alligator, win!"
The University of Florida players walking towards the frontcourt stopped when they heard the words. They turned to look at Horford, nodded heavily, as if a flame was ignited in their eyes.
They stayed in school for a year, not to fall to the top [-], but to win another championship. They had to win this game!
Tauring Green took Horford's serve and quickly advanced to the frontcourt.
Instead of handing the ball to Horford again, he changed direction and easily broke through Curry, who was exhausted to the limit, and rushed into the interior.
Drew rushed forward to help defend, and Tao Linglin made a gesture to pass a slam to Noah behind him, causing Drew's footsteps to pause, but Tao Linglin made a fake fax and took a step in front of Drew, facing him Interference, emergency stop jump shot succeeded!
73: 75.
After the goal was scored, Tao Linglin, who had been silent for the entire game, yanked his jersey fiercely and let out a loud roar, venting all the depressed emotions in his heart.
Grandpa is also one of the "Four Young Masters"!
Zhang Yu frowned slightly, but he had expected it after putting on a small lineup, and pressed his hands down to signal Curry to keep the rhythm.
At this time, the game is only 50 seconds away from the end, and Curry is wasting time at the top of the arc.
Curry did not call a cover, this was Zhang Yu's arrangement.
He has seen too many times in his previous life that Curry called a pick-and-roll, which instead led to a double-team scene.
At that time, he often scolded Cole for being stupid, and of course he will not do it again now.
When the time came to 20 seconds, Curry began to dribble. He walked forward in small steps, and Brewer slowly backed away.
When he was one step away from the three-point line, Curry handed the ball to his right hand, trying to break through. When Brewer retreated, he suddenly pulled the ball back with a backhand, and stepped back with his right foot!
But when Curry received the ball, he suddenly felt his feet go soft, and the retreat distance was shorter than dexpected, and his physical fitness finally reached its limit.
Although he didn't have enough space to shoot, but the arrow was on the string and he had to shoot. Curry could only face Brewer's interference and shoot a three-pointer.
He dodged slightly and avoided Brewer's block, but the trajectory of the basketball also changed, and after gliding in the air, it bounced out of the frame.