What? The trainer is warming up.

Chapter 36: His appearance on stage proves it!

"Requesting a pause!"

After a few minutes, the score became 6:14, with the Benteng team trailing by 8 points!

Just like the NBA, NBA G League games are played in 12-minute quarters, with four quarters totaling 48 minutes, plus 5 minutes of overtime.

At this point, seven minutes into the first quarter, the Energy had scored 14 points, with all the starters except Stinson scoring, while Stinson had already dished out 3 assists.

The Pentium team only scored 6 points: Taylor 3 points, Anbres 2 points, and Dabert drew a foul under the basket, making one of two free throws for 1 point.

No one else scored.

"Change players..."

Several Ben Teng players came off the field. Coach McKinnon had a stern face and his gaze swept over Smith's face. Just when everyone thought he was going to replace the underperforming Barrett with Smith, he turned his gaze and said, "Barrett out, Qin Yu in."

What?

Smith was stunned, his face full of disbelief. Did I hear that right?

The others were also taken aback, equally surprised that instead of Smith, it was Qin Yu, the newcomer, who was replaced!

"Next..."

Coach McKinnon ignored everyone's expressions, spread out his whiteboard and began to give instructions. "First, defense. Our defense has been terrible. Especially against Stinson. He's the engine of the team. If we can't contain him, we can't stop the Energy from scoring."

As he spoke, he looked at Qin Yu, hesitated for a moment, and then changed to someone else: "Taylor, you'll be guarding Stinson later."

Taylor agreed.

Coach McKinnon originally wanted Qin Yu to play defense, but considering that Qin Yu was a newcomer who had never played against Stinson and didn't know him well, it might not be suitable.

"besides....."

Coach McKinnon then gave defensive instructions to the others, including Qin Yu: "Qin, you're in charge of guarding Trey Pagnier. He's very athletic, but you have an advantage in height and wingspan, so cover him and disrupt him."

Qin Yu replied, "Understood!"

Coach McKinnon then added, "On offense, we need to play tougher, look for mismatches, share the ball more, play smarter, and execute our tactics. Don't panic, control turnovers, and don't give the opponent a chance to launch a counterattack."

The opponent is a team with excellent technical and tactical skills. If we make a mistake, they will seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

After giving his instructions, he put away his tactics board, clapped his hands loudly, and said in a serious and high-pitched voice, "Everyone, get your spirits up! The game has only just begun. Being behind doesn't matter. Play well, and good luck!"

"Yes."

"come on!"

The group agreed and returned to the field.

......

The timeout has ended, and the game has resumed.

With Barrett gone, Taylor became the one responsible for dribbling and advancing the ball for the Pentium team.

Qin Yu can play point guard; he played point guard most of the time in his previous life. However, he didn't say anything because he knew very well why Coach McKinnon had substituted him in so early instead of Smith—he was there to play the role of an off-ball shooter!

"Huh, they actually switched to the Chinese kid."

"What is Coach McKinnon doing? Barrett is playing poorly, but even if you're going to make a substitution, shouldn't you bring on Smith? Or at least Karl? Why bring on a trainer?"

"Haha, I don't know why, but I just want to laugh whenever I hear the word 'trainer'! Can this guy really compete?"

When Qin Yu was substituted onto the court, some people were surprised, some were puzzled, and some even mocked him, thinking that Coach McKinnon was a fool for actually letting that guy play.

at the same time.

Several players from the Energy team couldn't help but laugh, their smiles full of contempt. It seemed that the Pentium team didn't want to win.

That's true, we couldn't beat them anyway!

"Pick and roll!"

Upon arriving at the frontcourt, Taylor made a hand gesture.

Dabert mentioned the pick-and-roll at the top of the key, and Taylor took the opportunity to get away.

The Energy quickly switched defenses, with center Barron moving up to delay. Taylor tried to get past him but couldn't. Stinson then quickly bypassed Dabbert and was back in front of him.

The pick-and-roll didn't work, so Taylor didn't force it. He passed the ball to Umbras and quickly ran to try and get away using his teammate's screen.

The energy team's main focus today is to keep a close eye on him.

Taylor circled around but couldn't shake off the ball. His teammates passed it twice, and finally, power forward Aldridge took a mid-range jump shot.

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, the basketball bounced off the rim and went out.

Aldridge cursed under his breath, somewhat annoyed, and was about to turn and retreat when he saw a figure move with lightning speed, rushing into the paint and snatching the rebound.

What?

For a moment, everyone's eyes widened in surprise.

The figure was too fast, so fast that the players on the field didn't have time to react, and so fast that the spectators on the sidelines were astonished. More importantly—it was actually Qin Yu!

In fact, Qin Yu knew the ball would miss when Aldridge took the shot, and accurately judged the landing point. With his C+ level speed and "gifted" wingspan, it was not difficult for him to grab the rebound.

At this moment, the inside was too crowded, so Qin Yu did not shoot directly, but instead moved to the outside.

"This guy is so fast!"

"He actually got the rebound? Hmm, the ball is still in the hands of the Ben Teng team, they can still reorganize an offensive surge..."

Some people exclaimed in surprise, while others reacted after the initial shock. The timer reset to 14 seconds, giving the Pentium team enough time to reorganize their attack.

On the field, Taylor moved, extending his hand to catch the ball.

Just when everyone thought Qin Yu would pass the ball to Taylor to reorganize the offense, even the Energy team players thought so, and their attention shifted to Taylor, Qin Yu suddenly turned around and jumped beyond the three-point line...

"Wang Defa!"

In just a few seconds, people were surprised again!

"They've already voted?"

"Seriously? What kind of move is this? Who gave him the guts to do this? Doesn't he know he's just a trainer... uh, he actually made it!"

Some people instinctively wanted to yell and curse.

Before he could finish speaking, the basketball had already drawn a beautiful arc and precisely pierced the net.

Suddenly, he was speechless, his mouth agape.

"Whoosh!"

The crisp sound echoed, and the stadium seemed to be trapped in a strange barrier. People's expressions were stiff, and the sounds disappeared.

It took a full three seconds for people's expressions to change and for their stuck throats to be able to make a sound.

Of course, this time it's cheers!

"What a generous gift! That was a really decisive shot, beautifully executed!"

"Jimmy, I remember you didn't say that just now. You said..."

"Shut up! If it goes in, it's a good goal!"

"Okay! I'll shut up, but I still have to say, we might be wrong. That Chinese kid is really something!"

This play astonished everyone and changed their minds. Even a fool could see that Qin Yu was skilled. Rebounding, dribbling, shooting three-pointers... which one didn't require technique? His shooting form was textbook perfect. You call it luck?