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Chapter 35 A Difficult Battle

Ge Feng and Paul pulled up Joshua who was lying on the ground expressionlessly.

Joshua was so indignant that he frantically wanted to single Bolton after receiving the ball on the offensive end.

Bolton's top is dead.

The muscles of the two muscular men kept colliding, and finally Joshua barely hooked, but still couldn't go in.

Simmons sprints inside and grabs the rebound.

The Duke Blue Devils have suffered two consecutive offensive setbacks. Siakam on the bench stood up anxiously from his seat and cheered for Duke.

The ball came to Clyde, and Clyde made a breakthrough from beyond the three-point line.

Paul clings to Clyde tightly.

Simmons came from the backcourt, and Clyde seemed to have eyes behind him. He made a pass without looking at the back of the breakthrough, and stuffed the ball into the hands of Simmons who rushed to him.

Simmons made a neat three-pointer.

Ge Feng was a step late and could only watch helplessly as the ball hit the net frame.

"Hey! Louis University must win!"

"The championship belongs to Louis University!"

The fans of Louis were extremely excited. Ge Feng, who had been looking down on him before, finally met his strongest opponent.

Simmons scored 5 points and 1 assist in a continuous attack and organization, and the University of Louis also led the Duke Blue Devils 7:2.

Old K stood up at this time and signaled the Duke Blue Devils to activate the zone defense.

Ge Feng's offense was frustrated again.

Clyde launched a fast break again, and Paul and Clyde, who were desperately returning to defense, had a physical collision under the basket, and they both slid to the sidelines.

Clyde still completed the shot at the last moment and scored 2+1.

The score came to 10:2.

Old K requested the first timeout in the first half.

Ge Feng hastily left the field to rest and replenish water.

This is an unprecedented tough battle, and physical strength is the key to both sides fighting to the end.

Old K loudly reprimanded the players and was very dissatisfied with their performance: "How is your teamwork? How do you know how to play singles? Joshua, look at you. You didn't do any defense or pick-and-roll. What are you competing with Bolton! I warn you, come on the court for a while and defend me honestly. If I see you sticking the ball, you will never even think about playing!"

Joshua lowered his head in shame.

Paul stood up to comfort everyone: "Okay! Let's fight hard next! Don't be looked down upon by Louis University!"

"Roar!"

Everyone folded their hands together and cheered.

After the players came on the field, Ian walked up to Old K.

"Old K, why do you think they played so awkwardly? Obviously, we got excellent offensive opportunities many times, but we just didn't score."

Old K's gaze was fixed on Ge Feng.

"They are no worse than the players at the University of Louisiana, they are just nervous. Ge Feng has not shown his dominance so far. If we continue like this, we will be in suspense."

Ian joked: "It's not a good time to hang up. Anyway, you will retire after winning a championship. If you lose, don't you want to continue coaching this team? This is what the fans are happy to see."

Old K laughed angrily and kicked Ian: "Are you kidding me? This year's honor is not as simple as the NCAA championship. This year is the defending title! How many universities in the NCAA league can achieve the honor of defending the title twice?"

Ian shook his head: "At least so far, there is only one. Well, let's watch the game. This game is the real touchstone for these boys."

Yes, the University of Louisiant lineup looks exactly like the Duke Blue Devils.

Simmons, who was fighting Ge Feng, seemed to be dueling with his own shadow.

This is destined to be a cruel game of self-breakthrough level.

Clyde broke into the paint around the pick-and-roll, and this time Paul defended very well.

Clyde was forced to stop the ball.

Ge Feng quickly double-teamed Clyde's passing route, and Clyde was forced to hold the ball in his arms.

Ge Feng and Paul fought desperately.

The head coach at Louis University requested a timeout.

Every inch counts!

This is the attitude of NCAA players towards the finals!

Ge Feng and others returned to the bench again.

Old K clapped his hands and said: "Okay, this time the defense is very good! That's it! Let go of that damn nervousness, stalk them to death, and make them lose their balance every time they shoot!"

The players began to cheer each other on.

Back from the timeout, Louis University regained possession of the ball.

Paul's press forced Clyde, who was running out of time to attack, to forcefully make a shot.

Joshua flew into the air and grabbed the defensive rebound with one hand.

Paul advances quickly and distributes the ball to Ge Feng.

Facing Simmons' defense, Ge Feng didn't even dribble, and opened his hand to score a three-pointer!
Simmons came back to his senses and went up to interfere.

The ball is out of hand.

"Shh!"

Ge Feng faced Simmons' defense and made a key three-pointer.

10: 5.

The Duke Blue Devils finally approached the point difference.

Teammates went up to high-five Ge Feng.

Simmons sneered: "You really dare to shoot, if you dare to shoot like this next time, you will be shot flying."

Holding the ball, Simmons seemed to be trying to get back to where he was just now. He broke through, took three steps, dodged in the air, and played an amazing classic air pull.

Simmons' physical fitness is really strong, and he can dodge in the air even after two people.

The NBA predicts that the strength of the No. [-] pick in the draft is really strong.

The score came to 12:5.

The Duke Blue Devils and Louis Tigers went back and forth on offense and defense. Both sides played in extreme form, and neither of them could score consecutively.

After the halftime rotation, the game was fixed at 34:25.

The Duke Blue Devils are 10 points behind!
At halftime, the Duke Blue Devils players glumly returned to the bench.

At this point in the game, the Duke Blue Devils have tried their best, but Simmons is too capable, and he can always stabilize the point difference at 10 points with his personal ability when the Duke Blue Devils counterattack.

This is an extremely difficult game.

Old K kept applauding to inspire the players' fighting spirit.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Duke Blue Devils have encountered unprecedented troubles.

Ge Feng's hands were trembling slightly, this was the first time Ge Feng had encountered the most difficult opponent since he played basketball.

Simmons is half a head taller than Ge Feng, but his speed and explosive power are still higher than Ge Feng.

When Ge Feng faced Simmons, it was like a reduced version of Simmons meeting Simmons who was at his peak.

Paul, Joshua and others are not much better, and the faces of the Duke Blue Devils players are full of anxiety.

Are we going to stop in the finals?
Uncommonly, Old K did not take out the tactical board, and personally brought sports drinks for the players.

The Duke players were overwhelmed, and took the water handed over by Old K with embarrassment.

"Boys, what's the matter? Are you giving up now?" Old K squeezed into the middle of the players and sat shoulder to shoulder with the players.

Siakam's face was a bit ugly: "Old K, Ingram can't play, our ability to restrict the striker has indeed declined too much..."

Siakam's words meant something, but Ge Feng lowered his head and did not explain.

Ge Feng understood that in the first half, he did too poorly to limit Simmons, which tilted the evenly matched balance.

Ge Feng has worked hard to defend Simmons, but Simmons' explosive power is difficult to limit through defense.

Ingram's defensive ability is much better than that of Ge Feng. If Ingram was on the court, Simmons would definitely not be as easy as chopping vegetables as he is now.

(End of this chapter)