The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Walker suddenly made a sharp change to the left and broke through. Because he was too close, the opponent didn't react at all.

Walker broke through to the left for a layup, and after jumping up, he pulled the bar to avoid the opponent's left-handed center forward and scored a layup.

"Beautiful!" The wonderful goal aroused the on-site commentator's amazement.

The fans at the scene also burst into cheers, and they seemed to see the familiar Walker again!

Walker was also a little excited after the goal, and roared towards the sidelines after the goal.

In Horton Hall University's offense, Oriachi directly blocked the opponent's defender's shot. Tang Tian grabbed the floor ball and gave it to Walker. Walker made a one-stop breakthrough in the frontcourt.

The opponent is chasing after him.

However, Walker made a beautiful behind-the-back dribble during the march. After the ball was switched to his left hand, he took off with his left foot and scored another drift and hit the board.

1 points in a row within 4 minute!

The fans at the scene were in high spirits, the Walker they were familiar with was back!

When Walker retreated, he took the initiative to find Tang Tian and give him a high five.

"Kemba..." Oli was stunned at this moment, he didn't know why Walker suddenly found his game again.

At this time, Kahong looked at Tang Tian.

He remembered what happened to Lamb before, and after seeing Walker's score, he took the initiative to find Tang Tian. It seems that Walker's state change is probably also related to him.

A person who can make his teammates get out of the downturn and gradually get better, is he very suitable to be the captain of the team?

For a moment, an idea flashed through his mind.

The game on the court continued, and Walker frequently broke through from the left.

You must know that Walker is not a left-handed player. His previous offenses were basically on the right. After this sudden change, the defensive players seemed very uncomfortable.

As a result, no one expected that Walker led the substitute players to a wave of climax, directly helping UConn to establish a double-digit lead, and also helping the team finally win the game.

沃克依旧只打了20分钟，但是这20分钟里他11投7中砍下16分，相当的高效。

Although he has not fully recovered to the state before the injury, he has obviously found the feeling of the game.

After the game, Walker received warm cheers from his teammates in the locker room.

Walker scored 16 points efficiently, Lamb also scored 20 points, and Tang Tian also scored 15 points. This is the first time they have played three musketeers.

After the teammates left one after another, Tang Tian and Walker went to the training hall for extra training.

Tang Tian is doing daily physical fitness and shooting training, while Walker continues to do strength adjustment training.

Tang Tian also acted as a half physical trainer, helping Walker to adjust together.

A few days later, UConn sat at home to meet the challenge of St. John's University.

St. John's University is one of the most famous schools in the United States. Because it is located in Queens, New York, they are tied with Duke, Kentucky and North Carolina. They have successively produced more than 50 NBA players.

Although they have never won the NCAA championship, they have always had a lot of competitiveness in the Big East. Now they rank sixth in the Big East and are also working hard to hit the upper half.

Walker performed well in the last game, and Calhoun put him directly in the starting lineup.

After the game started, Tang Tian's pick-and-roll and Lamb's containment on the offensive end allowed Walker, who returned to the starting lineup, to get many one-on-one opportunities.

But he couldn't take his chances like he did in the previous game.

St. John's University is a New York team, and their coaching staff is also very strong. They obviously made targeted deployments before the game. When defending, the players focused on defending against Walker's left breakthrough.

Walker didn't dare to use his right foot, and failed to make several breakthroughs.

Kangda finally lost to its opponent 59 to 63.

Walker's performance was relatively poor, scoring only 13 points and 3 assists on 10 of 3 shots.

2 wins and 2 losses, this is the record of Kangda after Walker's comeback. Compared with the previous four consecutive victories, this is obviously not a very good result.

And in the final stage of the regular season, all the teams fought hard for the rankings. After the University of Kangda lost this game, it dropped from second to third in the league.

After the game, Walker was very depressed and remained silent after returning to the locker room.

The atmosphere in the locker room was a bit depressing. The team members left one after another after taking a shower. Walker was still sitting there alone, wearing a bath towel and not changing his clothes.

"Kemba, I know you want to win, but you have to learn to accept this." Tang Tian didn't leave either, he waited until everyone else had left before coming to Walker.

"Learn what?" Walker was a little emotional.

"I can't even lead the team to win right now!" he said, punching the closet hard.

There was a dull sound from the iron wardrobe, which made people tremble.

"Injured? I don't care! Didn't play well when I came back? I can adjust slowly! But I am a burden to the team now! I was targeted and the team lost. Why did this happen? Why!" He said again He punched the closet fiercely, and the annoyance in his words was beyond words.

Everyone cares about things. What Walker cares about the most is the victory or loss of the UConn game. Generally, talented players can directly participate in the election after their freshman year. The reason why he stayed until his junior year is nothing more than to help UConn get back to the top. , Realize your dream of an NCAA championship.

Chapter 51 The real strength is to overcome yourself

The Walker in front of him was something Tang Tian had never seen before, but Tang Tian understood his mood very well.

When a person can't do well in the things he cares about the most, it feels like the sky is falling.

"Learn to accept failure, it's not like you haven't failed before; learn to accept injuries, which will be difficult for you to avoid in the NBA; learn to accept adjustments, if adjustments are so easy, who will guarantee that it will bring you Change must be good?" Tang Tian understood Walker, but what he said next was very straightforward.

"True strength is not about defeating a powerful opponent, but about defeating yourself, Kemba."

Walker froze for a moment, he looked up at Tang Tian.

He had known Tang Tian for a long time, but at this moment Tang Tian didn't look like a teammate or friend, but more like Kajon.

This is obviously coming from a tone that only a basketball godfather would have with a lot of life experience.

Seeing Walker's expression, Tang Tian also realized that the way he spoke was not like that of an 18-year-old.

However, Walker's mood eased a little, and he then sat next to Walker.

"Kemba, be a little more patient, change is really not that easy, you know? The great Michael Jordan suffered a serious injury in his second season and missed more than 60 games, but he came back from injury. Scored 63 points in the playoffs, is that talent? Yes, but has he changed? That’s for sure, you know, the injury he suffered at the time was a broken left foot.”

Tang Tian followed the guidance, and Walker's mood gradually calmed down.

"Remember what I told you before? We must have reached the championship game. We will fight those opponents one by one, so it is really okay to lose a few games during the adjustment process, or do you feel it? Will they not be able to beat them in the championship?" Tang Tian asked rhetorically.

"No, we will win." Walker finally spoke. His goal is the NCAA championship, and the championship game is just the smallest step.

"That's right! Be brave, be patient, and be confident. There is an idiom in our country that good things take time. The more you worry about some things, the harder it is to do them. There are still more than half a month, and you will definitely be able to adjust." " Tang Tian smiled and patted Walker's shoulder.

"Thank you, Don." Walker took a long breath, and after some persuasion from Tang Tian, ​​he could feel that he had obviously recovered.

"Thank you for what? Let's wait until we win the NCAA championship." Tang Tian said with a smile.

"It will." Walker nodded firmly.

After the two chatted, they went to the training hall for additional training.

After Walker adjusted his mentality, he also maintained a normal mind during training, and his efficiency was much better than before.

"March Madness" is getting closer and closer, and the remaining games of the regular season are getting fewer and fewer.

After Tang Tian's persuasion, Walker's performance still had ups and downs, but he was obviously more patient.

Unknowingly, in late February, the regular season of the major leagues is coming to an end, and UConn has basically secured the third place in the league.

However, they still have a chance. If they can beat St. John's University in the final game of the regular season, they can still improve their ranking to the second position.

The third and second rankings have little effect, but facing the bitter player, if they can win the opponent, it will also be a very good boost to the morale of the team.

The day before the game, the whole team flew to New York together.

The game is played at St. John's University, where the team lives in Queens.

Calhoun didn't want to give too much psychological burden before the game, so he didn't arrange training, but let the players go to relax by themselves.

Walker took Lamb to the suburbs.

The reason why Queens is called Queens is because it is the most beautiful place in New York, as noble and beautiful as a queen, and the suburbs have pleasant scenery, like a fairyland on earth, a paradise.

Tang Tian also went out, but instead of going with Walker and the others, he went to the street court alone.

The professor said before that there are unexpected opportunities here, and he wants to try his luck.

Rock Park is in Queens, but Rock Park has only one court, and because no one takes care of it in winter, the court is full of bird droppings.

He went to some courses around Queens.

Queens is beautiful, but its economy lags far behind that of Manhattan next door. There are even slums here, but it is precisely because of this composition that the neighborhoods here have never lacked courts and streetball players.

The rich and the poor compete together on the street through basketball. This is a typical American streetball culture.

Tang Tian quickly found a lively court, dozens of people surrounded a half court, and were playing heads-up rounds inside.

From time to time, there was a lively booing sound, obviously the fight inside was very exciting.

Tang Tian squeezed into the crowd, and then saw two black men fighting one-on-one.

As luck would have it, one of them he knew, Foster, who also happened to be in Queens.

The two are really destined.

However, unlike in New Haven, Foster is playing very hard now, and the black opponents on the opposite side are not inferior to him in terms of physical fitness or technique.

New York is a metropolis, and the level of players here is obviously better than that of New Haven, and it is more than a little better.

At the end of the game, it was Foster's fadeaway jumper that killed the game.

5 to 4, he got his $100.

He rested for a while after the game, and soon a white forward went up.

There will be new challengers immediately after the fight. As the professor said, the money-making opportunities in New York are much better than in New Haven.

The white forward's dribbling and shooting were close to the NBA level, and the two fought fiercely again. Foster fell behind 1 to 4 at one point, but he was at the quasi-NBA level after all. After blocking a shot made by the white forward, he Played a wave of offensive and had the last laugh with 5-4.

He was also a little excited after the intense game, and made his signature neck-wiping gesture towards the audience after the game was over.

"Killer! Killer!"

The audience on the sidelines was also incited by his actions, shouting his nickname.

After the match, no one stepped forward. Tang Tian came too late to see it, but this was already the 4th heads-up match that Foster had won.

Winning four in a row in Queens is no easy feat, and Foster has already made a name for himself.

Foster let out a long breath. He had reached the limit of his physical strength even after playing four high-end rounds, and he was about to end with the money.

Tang Tian squeezed out from the crowd at this time.

Seeing that someone came out to challenge Foster, the onlookers immediately booed.

Foster originally wanted to say who is so short-sighted, but when he saw Tang Tian, ​​his complexion suddenly changed.

Chapter 52 The King of Queens

"I'm not going to fight anymore." Before Tang Tian could speak, Foster said, and even left the stage immediately after speaking.

The players on the sidelines were stunned.

Someone came out to challenge, but Foster was scared?And so cowardly?

There was a booing from the sidelines, but Foster pretended not to hear it.

He was stupid to fight Tang Tian. It took a lot of effort to earn 400 US dollars. If he played another round, he would have to pay 100 US dollars back.

"It seems that I am now the challenger." Tang Tian continued.

When he opened his mouth, there was a booing immediately.

This time, he became the challenger without fighting, and it was Foster who let him, so he was not convincing at all.

There are already many people who are eager to try.

"Killer, are you taking advantage of that kid?" Someone from the field came over and said to Foster.