pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 229 Birth of the Top Eight
The rankings of Group A and Group C are basically clear. Beihu and Affiliated High School respectively occupy the top two places in Group A. Mingxiu and Wunan have become the victims of this group.

The No. [-] Middle School and the No. [-] Middle School are the most dominant in Group C. Puyang and No. [-] Middle School did not cause too many obstacles to these two teams.

In contrast, the situation in Groups B and D is slightly more complicated.

Liu Tianyu's No. 29 Middle School and Xu Kai's Provincial Experimental School have successively defeated the No. [-] Middle School and No. [-] Middle School in the same group. Both teams have won two consecutive victories.

The first place in the group is something every team thinks about, which means that the quarterfinals will be played against the weaker second place in the group, so the pressure of the game will be much less.

Similarly, the four teams of Group D are also inaccurate for the group's top names. The four teams have achieved a win and one negative record in the first two rounds. The last moment of the group ranking can be seen. The most important thing is the competition of the Fourteen Middle School in the Cold War. The opponents are a high school led by Zhou Peng and Gao Tianci. A tough battle, the appearance of the [-]th middle school is unclear.

Compared with this tit-for-tat duel, the pressure in the final round of the [-]th High School led by Xue Haotian and Xue Jingchao is much less. They only need to defeat Fenghua to guarantee their appearance, but if they want to get the first place in the group, they must strive for more points.

Group A and Group C completed all the games of the group stage before the other two groups.

The North Lake team was first, and the Affiliated High School team was second.

First in the group with three wins and three games, and second in the second outer group.

The same group will not meet in the quarter-finals, so there is a one-third possibility of the third middle school meeting the attached middle school.

The four teams that advanced ahead of schedule came to watch the match between No. [-] High School and No. [-] Middle School. This was the most suspenseful match in the last round of the group stage, and the winner was likely to be their opponent in the quarterfinals.

Neither team expected their game to receive so much attention from their opponents.

In the opening game, the high school showed the advantage of the home field. Zhou Peng and Gao Tianci took turns to shoot, and the 8th high school scored 0:2 in the opening game. This forced the coach of the [-]th high school to apply for the first timeout of the game just [-] minutes into the game.

"The [-]th High School is not in the right state." Qiu Fei looked a little depressed. The [-]th High School is recognized as a strong team. Although it has not won the championship, it has always been one of the favorites for the championship. However, this opening is not worthy of their title of a strong team.

Although a high school is also very strong.

"The loss to Fenghua still had a certain impact on the team." What Mu Chenfeng said, the battle with Fenghua was the most secure match that the whole team of the No. [-] High School agreed upon. They didn't even have a special tactic, but who would have thought that the boat would capsize in the gutter.

The accidental loss of the plan completely disrupted the plan of the [-]th High School's spring game. The other two opponents in the same group were also strong, which put a lot of pressure on the [-]th High School. They were faced with a situation where they had to win.

This is the cruelty of competitive sports, the winner is king.

After a timeout, the No. [-] High School has improved slightly. Although the score difference cannot be caught up in a short period of time, it still managed to stabilize the situation, and the score difference was not further widened.

"Do you find it strange?" Li Yao asked suddenly.

"What do you see?"

"I always feel that Zhou Peng and Gao Tianci are not restricted, but the two of them deliberately lowered their intensity."

The performance of Zhou Peng and Gao Tianci before and after the timeout is very different. The offensive threat has dropped a lot, and more people choose to play for teammates.

Mu Chenfeng, Qiu Fei, Zhang Jianing, and Zhan Yang also realized this at the same time.

"If it were me, I would do the same," Qiu Fei said.

"why?"

"Will you show your hole cards under the gaze of your opponent?" Qiu Fei continued, "They should have noticed our arrival, so they can retain their strength. The purpose is to prevent us from having a deeper understanding of their tactics."

Qiu Fei's remarks are quite reasonable. No matter what group ranking No. [-] High School enters into the quarter-finals, his opponent is very likely to be selected from these four teams.

The group is the first, with the attached middle school and the second outsider.

The group is second, with Sanzhong and Beihu.

If you want to win, you have to hide yourself. The less you expose, the better for yourself.

With Zhou Peng and Gao Tianci deliberately concealing their strengths, No. [-] High School and No. [-] High School had a tie.

"The [-]th middle school is more ominous than good." Zhang Jianing sighed, it's time for the evergreens in this league to give up their positions.

After the first quarter, No. [-] High School established a double-digit lead.

At the end of halftime, the point difference was stretched to 15 points.

Victory seems to be in the bag for a high school.

Although the No. 2 Middle School launched a small-scale counterattack at the end of the third quarter, it was a drop in the bucket and it was difficult to even out the huge point difference that was behind before. Moreover, the counterattack lasted only [-] minutes before being taken back by No. [-] High School.

Zhou Peng and Gao Tianci spent the rest of the game on the bench throughout the fourth quarter. In the end, No. 101 High School defeated No. 87 High School [-]:[-].

The match between No. [-] High School and Fenghua ended earlier. In the end, No. [-] High School won the first place in the group with a small advantage, No. [-] High School ranked second, and the old strong team No. [-] High School and Fenghua were eliminated.

Counting the game where the No. [-] Middle School won the provincial experiment, the quarterfinals of the league were determined.

Group A: Beihu Middle School and Affiliated Middle School.

Group B: Seventh Middle School, Provincial Experimental Middle School.

Group C: the third middle school, the second foreign language.

Group D: No.13 Middle School, No. [-] Middle School.

The eight teams each started closed training to prepare for the upcoming knockout round.

The quarter-finals began, and the winner was determined by one game.

"Mu Chenfeng, I have a task for you." Fang Tianzheng waved to Mu Chenfeng.

"In the afternoon, the Sports Bureau will hold the draw ceremony for the quarter-finals, and you represent the No. [-] Middle School on stage to draw lots."

"Me?" Mu Chenfeng hesitated, "Shouldn't it be the captain?"

"No, it's up to you." Fang Tianzheng said firmly, "Smooth well."

Good smoke?How to draw well, the draw is all about luck, there is no skill at all, this is obviously not a good job, if you draw well, everything will be fine, if you don't draw well, you may get some bad words.

Fang Tianzheng put this matter on his own head, obviously a little deliberate.

However, Fang Tianzheng didn't give Mu Chenfeng any room to refute, it's decided, it's up to you.

In the afternoon, all eight teams gathered in the conference room of the Sports Bureau. Half an hour later, the final eight teams will be formed.

The whole process will be tracked and recorded by reporters.

Beihu, No. 52.6 Middle School, and No. [-] Middle School won the first place in three groups and won three games. They were the most popular candidates for the Spring Cup. Although No. [-] High School lost one game, its net rating was the highest among the eight teams, especially Xue's Double Star.

The first place in the four groups is not easy to play, and the lottery ceremony adopts the "winner's draw" method. The first group draws lots in turn, and draws their own opponents. In the same group, the top eight will not meet.

The lottery starts from Group A and is drawn sequentially.

I saw Zhan Yang put his hand into the transparent box and turned it around a few times. The four balls in the box were spinning fast. Before the balls stopped, Zhan Yang quickly caught one of them and slowly took the ball out of the box.

Gently opened the ball with both hands, and there was a neatly folded note inside, which was Beihu's opponent.

How strong is Beihu?I have seen it in the Winter Cup, and this spring they have shown stronger dominance than the Winter Cup, and the double-kill high school is the best proof.

Beihu is the last opponent the teams in the "second camp" want to face.

Provincial Experiment, No. [-] Foreign Language School, and No. [-] High School are all possible.

"I don't want to play Beihu." There was a burst of discussion from the audience, and the players of the three teams had already retreated before the result was announced.

Zhang Jianing slowly unfolded the note, which read "No. [-] Middle School".

Seeing their school appear on the note, the team members of No. [-] High School had mixed feelings, and a fierce battle with Beihu was inevitable.

The first group of the quarterfinals is determined:
Beihu vs No.[-] High School
It was the turn of No. [-] Middle School to play, and the representative was Liu Tianyu. The handsome Liu Tianyu caused quite a stir when he appeared on the stage. Although there were all boys in the conference room, they were all attracted by his good looks.

Liu Tianyu simply and neatly took out a ball from the box, opened it, and there was a second ball written on it.

The opponents of the second group of the quarterfinals are determined:
Seventh Middle School vs Second Foreigners

Mu Chenfeng came on the field to represent the third middle school to draw opponents. At this time, there were only the last two balls left in the box, one containing the attached middle school and the other containing the provincial experiment.

"Who do you want to draw?" Li Yao asked Ye Lin.

"Everyone is the same, I don't care." Ye Lin responded confidently.

"What about you, Captain." Li Yao turned to Su Miao.

Su Miao stroked her knee gently with her hand, "Save the experiment, some things should be settled."

"If it were me, I would also choose the province for the experiment." Feng Chuang interjected.

"They play very dirty, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it."

The team members all have in their minds the match they want to meet, but it's useless to think about it, everything depends on who Mu Chenfeng can draw.

"I hate this kind of thing the most." Mu Chenfeng secretly said in his heart, he might as well let him smoke last, and don't have to be so entangled if he has no choice.

Mu Chenfeng turned his hands around the box for a long time, but he still couldn't choose.

"What's this guy doing? He's been spinning for almost a minute." The people waiting off the court got a little impatient, "There are only two balls in total, and he can still spin."

"No rush, no rush."

Dang, Mu Chenfeng grabbed one ball, and the other ball continued to spin for a while before returning to calm.

"The result is coming." Everyone was waiting for Mu Chenfeng to open the ball and announce the result, but Mu Chenfeng weighed the ball and did not rush to open it.

"This bastard is really tantalizing."

If Mu Chenfeng opened the ball to announce the opponent, then there is no need to open the last ball.

In order to add a little suspense, Mu Chenfeng proposed to let Xue Haotian also play, and the two opened the ball together to announce the final result.

Mu Chenfeng is really a genius at controlling the field. This way, he can not only increase the suspense, but also not look embarrassed as the player who "draws lots" at the end.

With the approval of the organizing committee, Xue Haotian took the last ball out of the box on stage.

The two opened the ball at the same time, took out the note inside, and slowly unfolded it to the audience.

A note with the name of "Affiliated Middle School" appeared in Xue Haotian's hands, while Mu Chenfeng held a note with "Provincial Experiment".

"That's great!" Su Miao couldn't help shouting, this was his wish fulfilled, he and Xu Kai met again on the court after a year and a half.

Xu Kai looked at Su Miao with a smirk on his face, "This time, I will completely destroy you."

Being drawn to the attached high school is a "lower lottery" for the thirteenth high school. The two teams have played against each other 7 times, and the attached high school is absolutely leading with a record of 6 wins and 1 loss. Every time they meet the Qiu Feixue brothers, their performance will always be disturbed.

"The record should be changed." Xue Jingchao was the only player from the No. [-] Middle School who was satisfied with the result of the draw.

Competitive sports, past records, for reference only.

A decisive victory in the knockout round, the loser goes home.

This Spring Cup is very likely to produce a champion with a complete victory.

"Provincial experiment." Fang Tianzheng began to prepare the tactics to be used in the quarter-finals in his mind the moment his opponent came out.

"Coach." Su Miao shouted, "This is my game, so I think."

"I thought you were smart, but I didn't expect you to be so stupid." Fang Tianzheng sneered, "Basketball has never been done by one person."

"Yes, Captain, we're here." Behind him, the teammates gathered together.

"You guys." Su Miao's eyes were a little wet, and she couldn't speak clearly.

"Don't worry, we won't disturb the duel between you and Xu Kai, but remember, you are not alone." Mu Chenfeng is the person who understands Su Miao's feelings best at this moment, but he still warned, "Don't force yourself."

"Yeah." Su Miao nodded, "It's time to make a deal."

Before the start of the quarter-finals, all teams have three days to adjust and rest today, and all games in the quarter-finals will be played in the "Light Stadium".

A fated playing field.

The quarter-finals were divided into two days. The first match was held between Beihu High School and the No. [-] High School. The matches between the No. [-] High School and the No. [-] High School were arranged on the second day, which also gave them a chance to get to know each other better.

This spring competition has been regarded as the most confusing one in history, because there may be more than one team that may win the championship, or even eight teams.

After a short rest, the eight teams have reached their best competitive state.

The game day finally came, and Beihu Heyi High School took the lead.

Beihu is riding on the momentum of the Winter Cup champion, and is bound to win this game.

No. [-] High School is much more low-key, they only talk with basketball.

The remaining six teams participating in the competition were arranged in the special auditorium, and they occupied the best position to watch the game.

"It's so cool to watch the ball from this angle."

There is an open space in front of them, and the whole site can be seen at a glance. The most important thing is that there is an open space in front of them, so there is no need to worry about being blocked from sight.

(End of this chapter)