Chapter 1接球，回头看了一眼身后飞身封盖的辛格勒，唐天一个收球的动作

Waiting until Singler wildly flew past him, he aimed at the basket and shot.

Knees bent, jumped, arm extended, wrist flicked.

After shaking off Singler, Tang Tian's shot was unhurried, a textbook three-point jump shot.

"Swish!"

The ball was like a precision cruise missile, accurately falling into the hoop.

40 to 51!

Connecticut had launched a 13-4 offensive wave to start the second half, reducing the deficit from 20 points to 11!

Tang Tian alone had hit 3 three-pointers!

Coach K shouted loudly at his players at this point, obviously very dissatisfied with being scored on like this.

The most excited at this time were the UConn fans and the players on the bench.

Irving had 4 points, his condition as good as in the first half, and Coach K's adjustments were also timely, but the only difference from the first half was that UConn was launching a tidal wave of offense!

Duke's lead in the first half was partly due to Irving's personal ability, but also partly due to UConn's own offensive problems.

27 points in the first half was significantly lower than their previous game scores.

Now that the offense had opened up, the situation was naturally different.

Duke's offense saw Irving continue to isolate Walker.

Walker's successful defense on the previous possession had boosted his confidence, and he was now sticking to Irving so closely that it was very uncomfortable for him.

Irving hadn't yet fully matured, and he hadn't been back from his toe injury for long, so he was being forced into a position where he had no room to break through!

The UConn fans in the stadium were watching with excitement.

They had never seen Walker defend so desperately, it was as if he had cast a bloodlust spell on himself!

Irving barely managed to dribble out a sliver of space to shoot.

Walker kept his hand still, but the referee on the sideline blew his whistle, indicating a foul by Walker.

The UConn fans in the stadium booed.

Irving made both free throws, helping Duke to increase the lead back to 13 points.

"Defense! Defense!"

The 40,000+ Duke fans in the stadium were shouting and cheering loudly, their momentum overwhelming.

In UConn's offensive end, Tang Tian was marked tightly, and Walker was also defended and given no opportunities, but Lamb took the opportunity to come around a screen, received a pass from Walker and directly pulled up for a three-pointer.

"Swish!"

The ball went into the net.

Lamb's three-pointer also went in!

During the regular season, Lamb's three-pointer wasn't stable yet, but because he took so few shots, no one noticed. After the tournament started, Lamb's three-point percentage was second only to Tang Tian's on UConn!

The Duke fans' cheers came to an abrupt halt.

It wasn't just Walker who was in a state of bloodlust, the entire UConn team was in a state of bloodlust, and after playing for so long, there was no sign of it disappearing!

In fact, this kind of 120% state is difficult to sustain, after all, the physical and mental exertion is very high, and it should be about to disappear after playing for a few minutes, but the referee's foul on Walker just now gave them another boost!

Only 7 minutes had passed in the second half, and UConn had already narrowed the gap to 10 points!

Irving continued to isolate Walker on the offensive end, this time he obviously increased the amplitude of his sway when shaking, and a series of shammgods finally shook Walker open and he drove to the basket.

Oriakhi pounced out to help defend, but Irving's layup didn't go in.

Oriakhi turned around and tried his best to protect the defensive rebound.

Actually, Plumlee was open when Oriakhi came out, and a pass would most likely have been a dunk, but Irving didn't pass, which was Irving's biggest technical shortcoming.

UConn launched another fast break, Tang Tian's contested three-pointer missed, but Lamb followed up with a layup and put the ball in.

45 to 53!

The gap was now only 8 points.

Coach K called another timeout at this time, and when the players came off the court, he roared angrily, almost smashing the tactics board. This legendary NCAA coach could no longer remain calm after UConn's continuous, frantic chase.

Coach K's anger did have an effect, and coupled with the fact that UConn's bloodlust state was consuming a lot of energy, Duke's offense opened up a bit after the timeout.

However, Lamb on UConn's side found his rhythm, and when Walker and Tang Tian contained most of the defense, he also frequently scored on the offensive end.

The point difference fluctuated between 8 and 10 points.

About 13 minutes into the second half, both sides' starters were gradually subbed off to rest.

Tang Tian and Walker also took the time to drink some water and eat some cake.

They seemed to be used to using Olsen's cake to replenish their energy.

"Kemba, their defense is now starting to focus more on Jeremy's side, you should attack more when you have the opportunity," Tang Tian said.

"Irving..."

"I'll defend Irving, they're also keeping a close eye on me on the defensive end, I don't have any opportunities to shoot," Tang Tian said directly.

To become a good enough 3-and-D player, Nowak's open three-pointer alone is definitely not enough. You have to know that he's only facing Duke, who are at the level of a potential NBA player right now. If he gets targeted when he gets to the NBA, he probably won't have any opportunities for the entire game.

So his next step must be to buy a catch-and-shoot three-point skill from the system store.

But that's all for the next step in the plan, it's obviously impossible to do that before the end of the tournament, so to win this game in front of him, he still has to rely on Walker.

"I understand," Walker nodded.

The game isn't static, it can even be said to be ever-changing. In the first half, the team couldn't open up because he wasn't in good shape, but now that Tang Tian has made 3 three-pointers and Lamb is constantly scoring, they've opened up the defense, and that's his opportunity.

Moreover, after successfully defending Irving consecutively, his own confidence is also increasing, and Tang Tian's reminder was very timely.

With five minutes left in the game, both sides gradually rotated their starters back in.

UConn made a subtle lineup adjustment, with Olander replacing Smith.

The point difference on the court was still 8 points, this was the final decisive moment for both sides.

The fans on both sides were cheering for their respective teams, and with the arrival of the decisive moment, the atmosphere at the scene was extremely noisy, and had reached a critical point.

The intense game also made Smith and Barkley temporarily forget their previous bickering, and they stared intently at the court.

UConn's offense saw Tang Tian and Lamb cross-screen.

Both of them were in good shape in the second half, and Duke's defense was completely pulled apart by them.

Oriakhi then came up to the high post to set a pick for Walker, and Walker dribbled low and accelerated to meet Plumlee's defense.

Plumlee was versatile on both ends of the court in the restricted area, and had almost dominated the basket tonight. He wasn't showing any weakness in the face of Walker at this time either, reaching out to block the sky.

Walker suddenly made an explosive change of direction.

Walker's dribbling wasn't as good as Irving's, but his instantaneous explosiveness was stronger than Irving's. Plumlee couldn't keep up at all and could only retreat in advance.

Walker suddenly pulled the ball back, and then shot a floater directly.

The floater was Parker's signature move, and Walker, who idolized Parker, was also quite skilled in the floater technique.

"Swish!"

Plumlee wanted to pounce out again, but it was too late. After drawing a high arc in the air, the ball bypassed his defense and fell directly into the net.

Walker scored his first point of the second half.