On the next Syracuse Orange offensive possession after Duane made a three-pointer, Boeheim took the initiative to call a timeout.
When Duane came off the court, he looked at the timer on the sidelines and found that there were 8 minutes and 49 seconds left in the game.
"This is probably a tacit understanding between NCAA head coaches, right?" Du En thought to himself.
Du En knew that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.
Jianghu is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships.
As long as they are not mortal enemies in the same city, or enemies of life and death in history, they will basically leave a trace of kindness to prevent the loss from being so ugly, so that they can meet each other easily in the future.
Under the leadership of Anthony and Duan, the Syracuse Orange opened the point difference to 23 points, and now at the end of the game, the point difference was maintained at 18 points.
With more than 8 minutes left, as long as the Syracuse Orange players defend carefully, even if they don't score a point, they won't be defeated by the Kansas Jayhawks.
"Melo, Duane, Hakeem, you have done enough for the Syracuse Orange.
Take a rest first, I will send you to play during the decisive time later.
You need to adjust first and prepare yourself for victory! "
Boeheim withdrew the main players and asked McNamara to take a group of first- and second-year substitute players to play with the Kansas Jayhawks.
It's not a complete let-down. Although the coach gave the opponent a break, the players had no such idea.
With the victory in hand, the Syracuse Orange's substitute players did not have any psychological pressure to play, so they worked hard and went all out just like the main players.
People are in high spirits during happy events, and with the support of their mental state, the substitute players unexpectedly played pretty well.
In the next more than 4 minutes, the Kansas Jayhawks did chase a few points, but they only narrowed the point difference to 13 points.
Seeing that the score difference was approaching within 10 points, Boeheim finally stopped showing off and actively called a timeout and began to readjust the lineup.
McNamara, Duane, Anthony, Varrick, Foss, and Boeheim finally put together the Syracuse Orange's best lineup for the game.
Returning to the court, the highly motivated Anthony relied on singles and hit a mid-range shot without saying a word.
Not to be outdone, Collison forced his way to the basket and caused damage, but he made 1 of 2 free throws and had a mediocre effect in chasing points.
The Syracuse Orangemen had a huge advantage and continued to play at a lower tempo, waiting for the last seven or eight seconds before returning to the core tactic - handing the ball to Anthony.
It was also because McNamara and Duane were too threatening to shoot, and Anthony took the initiative to squat in the corner to open up space. Even though the Kansas Jayhawks deployed a zone defense, they did not frequently double-team the ball carrier.
McNamara's physical fitness is average, but his ball-handling skills are still very good.
Even if Hinrich took the initiative to defend McNamara, he could not take the ball away from McNamara.
It was also because McNamara was in control of the ball. In the two minutes after re-entering the field, Doan could not touch the ball at all and just ran back and forth.
Finally, thanks to Anthony, he broke through and scored, giving Duen a chance to score a three-pointer from the corner.
Duen was just 3 points away from scoring 20. Naturally, he would not fail to seize such a good opportunity.
Before Longford could pounce, Duan quickly completed the shot.
With a bang, the ball hit the basket, but because the ball was spinning rapidly, it didn't pop out directly, but bounced straight upward.
When it fell again due to gravity, the basketball bounced right back into the basket.
This was a lucky ball, but it also happened to be the key ball that helped Duan score 20 points.
"Duen, your shot is too accurate!"
This time Anthony did not choose to return to defense, but excitedly rushed towards Du En and gave him a fierce hug.
He seemed to be a child who had not grown up, with a bright and innocent smile on his face.
"The game isn't over yet!" Du En patted Anthony's butt.
"You've killed the game, they're finished!" Anthony was happy for Dune, but also happy for himself.
As Duan hit this three-pointer, the point difference returned to 15 points.
There are only two minutes of game time left. Even if the Kansas Jayhawks are given McGrady, they may not be able to change their fate and turn defeat into victory.
boom--
Because Anthony and Duan were out of touch, Collison, who was not very good at playing football, quickly used the fast break to get inside, trying to boost the team's morale with dunks.
Duan and Anthony turned their heads when they heard the sound, only to find that McNamara took the ball and slipped out of the baseline and launched a long pass towards the front court.
Hinrich and Langford quickly returned to defense, but were still exposed by the connection between Duan and Anthony.
After receiving the ball, Anthony pretended to go to the basket, but actually passed the ball to Du En.
After getting the ball, Duan immediately stopped and stepped back, standing on the three-point line. When Hinrich and Langford flew over together, Duan threw the ball high.
Anthony followed up and made an alley-oop.
Then he celebrated with a "three-finger headshot" and swaggered past Hinrich and Langford.
Whenever Anthony makes a three-pointer or hits a key ball, he will do this.
From Anthony's point of view, the alley-oop that he and Duan collaborated on has completely killed the game.
Seeing this, the audience, except for the Kansas Jayhawks fans, cheered for Anthony.
Perhaps it was this burst of cheers that became the last straw for the Kansas Jayhawks.
In less than 2 minutes, Kansas only scored 2 points on free throws, and no more points were scored in sports games.
87 to 70, under the influence of Duan, the Syracuse Orange defeated the Kansas Jayhawks with an absolute advantage of 17 points.
By the way, when the game time ran out, Anthony, holding the ball in his hand, excitedly threw the ball into the air and threw it around randomly.
Just when Anthony ran towards Duen and wanted to give Duen a big hug, Duen instead went to look for the basketball that Anthony had thrown away.
"Are you going to take it home?" Anthony didn't quite understand.
"I'm going to dedicate it to the coach, but I will write my name on it in advance!" Duan said honestly.
Syracuse University has only one NCAA champion in its more than 100-year history.
Therefore, Du En knew very well that the game ball would never be taken away by a certain player, but would be kept by the school and placed in an exhibition cabinet in the gymnasium.
After playing this game, Duan is ready to sign up for the next NBA draft.
Fortunately, I also stayed at Syracuse University for nearly a year. Although I didn't have the chance to get a diploma, Du En paid the tuition and couldn't come back once a hundred times.
"Duane is here for a visit!"
"VENI VIDI VICI——Dune"
Du En took out the watercolor pens he had prepared in advance and left his own marks on the basketball in Chinese and English.
Anthony saw that Dunn was so solemn, so he followed suit and wrote his own name on the basketball with an inspirational message.
"Go and cut the basket and net!" Du En motioned to Anthony.
Players cannot take away the game ball, so they can only cut the net and share a point with each other as a souvenir to commemorate the victory and championship.
Usually, those who are qualified to cut the net are the team's head coach and star players.
Dunn handed the ball to Boeheim, so the physical work of cutting the net was naturally done by Anthony, who was empty-handed.
"Dunn, you boy is very good at things. You will be our main force next season." Boeheim was very satisfied with Duen.
Du En just smiled when he heard this.
