Chapter 9: On the big stage

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　　 Everyone's rushing questions made the atmosphere in the locker room very weird. The game is not over yet, okay?
　　 Korver's face is very ugly, not because Qin Xiong's excellent performance obscures the light of his team's first star, but his teammates are too excited, the game is not over yet.
　　 But now that the atmosphere is so strong, Korver doesn’t have much to say. Didn’t you see that even the members of the uniform team are interested?
　　 Facing the question, Qin Xiong smiled.
　　 "Brothers, I didn't suddenly become stronger. Now I am 80kg, haven't you seen my efforts in the past?"
I go!
　　 Is there anything more shameless than this?
"I remember someone told me in the regular season that he entered the basketball team for mixing his resume." Michael criticized Qin Xiong loudly: "Who is the team recognized as the hardest person? Kyle! Who is the laziest person on the team? It's this guy with a mixed resume."
　　 He pointed to Qin Xiong, and roars of laughter broke out in the locker room.
　　 Now the score is ahead of the Bears. The players have no psychological pressure and naturally relax a lot. The locker room is full of excitement.
　　 It’s just that no one noticed that Qin Xiong, who was originally just a water fountain watcher, suddenly became the focus of the team. Everything seemed to be a matter of course.
　　 At the end of the first half, Qin Xiong scored a team-high 12 points and Korver only had 11 points. This performance gave Qin Xiong the right to speak unconsciously. As long as he can continue, he will be at least one of the core of the Blue Jays next season, because no one can win him.
　　 The Blue Jays’ locker room is lively, and the Bears are different. On the contrary, the Bears players were depressed, and members of the uniform team stayed in a small room hurriedly looking for information about Qin Xiong.
　　 But Qin Xiong suddenly became stronger in the past few days, and the news has not leaked out. Where did they find it!
　　 And hesitated, Qin Xiong has long appeared on the bench in the roles of drinking fountain watchman and Towel Man. They used a lot of connections and funds to find out more about Qin Xiong.
　　 "Strange, how can such a number one person be unknown?" The uniforms of the Bears have a lot of clutter, but the doubts in their hearts are getting heavier.
　　 Since no more information about Qin Xiong was found, the uniform team had to arrange for Jim Hanks to actively defend Qin Xiong from the outside defense gate. Now the Bears uniform team has listed Qin Xiong as the number one dangerous man in the Blue Jays, who is more dangerous than Korver.
　　 Korver is famous in the Missouri Valley League at least. Everyone knows that there is such a person who can make targeted arrangements; Qin Xiong is different, the unknown is the most dangerous!
　　 They can't get Qin Xiong's pulse, so they can only work defense. And Qin Xiong is only 80kg, maybe treating him as a breakthrough will achieve different results...
　　 After the start of the second half of the game, the Bears uniform team suddenly found that many of their arrangements did not work, because Qin Xiong did not play at all, and was sitting on the bench enjoying the game on the court!
　　 How did the Blue Jays play now? Less than five minutes into the game, they hit the Bears with a 12:5 attack wave, which immediately defeated the Bears.
　　 Among them, Korver hit a mid-range shot and a three-pointer, leading Qin Xiong in scoring. But Qin Xiong didn't care. The Bears' original strength was not as good as the Blue Jays. If Korver's shooting percentage is higher, he won't only score 5 points.
　　 In the 10th minute of the game, the Blue Jays had led the Bears by 16 points with 48:32. Qin Xiong looked at the coach McDermott with eyesight, he also wanted to try his hand. Even if you make a three-pointer, it's a point!
　　 But McDermott didn't give Qin Xiong a chance. Qin Xiong was used as a surprise soldier. Now that the team has performed so well, of course he doesn't need Qin Xiong.
　　 In the last three minutes of the game, the Blue Jays led the Bears by 18 points 58:40. After Korver hit a three-pointer from the corner, the Bears withdrew all their starting lines and announced the abandonment of the game.
　　 Only then did Qin Xiong get the chance to play.
　　 He also wanted to replicate the highlight moments of the first half, but after a long break, the hand felt cool. He threw three three-pointers in a row and ended up in irons. He could only end the game with a career-high 12 points.
　　 The game is over, and the Blue Jays players happily passed the quarter-finals, and they are one step closer to the big stage of the NCAA tournament. Only Qin Xiong feels lost, he feels abandoned by the coach.
　　Although he is an auspicious soldier, but there is no opponent scout on the scene, he has been exposed, McDermott still hides him, what is the point?
　　 Forget it, what can I complain about lack of strength. Qin Xiong took a deep breath and calmed down his depression. He became more obsessed with rapid growth.
　　 On the 12th, the Blue Jays easily defeated the Drake Bulldogs and advanced to the finals.
　　 Although the Bulldogs ranked third in the regular season, they had very bad luck. They injured two generals in the quarter-finals and were directly sentenced to death.
　　 Qin Xiong still didn't get a lot of playing time in this game, but he continued the touch of the previous game, 3 of 6 three-pointers and 9 points.
　　 In the final battle, the opponent of the Blue Jays is the biggest dark horse in the Missouri Valley League playoffs-the University of Northern Iowa Panthers. The Panthers ranked eighth in the regular season and were an out-and-out weak team. However, in a playoff game that determined the outcome, they defeated the Bradley University Warriors, ranked first, and ranked fourth. The University of Evansville ace team, advanced to the finals to join the Blue Jays.
　　Everyone is marveling at the luck of the Blue Jays, including Korver, who most wants to show himself on the big stage. The Panthers were fortunate enough to overcome two difficulties, but when they came to the finals, they were already scarred and exhausted, and they were not a threat to the Blue Jays.
　　 Sure enough, the Blue Jays won the finals on the 14th with an easy 61:46 victory and entered the NCAA tournament as the Missouri Valley League champion.
　　 Qin Xiong scored 19 points in three games, including 10 points for completing daily training tasks and 9 points for 9 three-pointers.
　　The speed of accumulating points is too slow, and Qin Xiong is not very satisfied, and the number of points he has obtained in three games is on a downward trend. 4 three-pointers in the first game plus 5 points for completing daily training; 3 three-pointers in the second game plus 4 points for completing daily training; 2 three-pointers in the last game plus 3 points for daily training.
　　The special mission did not appear either, otherwise it would cost 10 points to complete one. Now these 19 points do not allow him to buy skills that can quickly improve his strength, and the Dragon Slaying Technique [Capture] that costs 800 points does not play any role.
　　 Seeing that the NCAA tournament is about to start in a week, Qin Xiong is worried!
　　 Although the head coach McDermott is giving Qin Xiong more and more playing time, the starting shooting guard Henry has recovered and Qin Xiong doesn't know whether McDermott will compress his playing time.