basketball hero

Chapter 38 The First Game of the New Semester

Winter vacation is different from summer vacation in that it is much, much shorter.Coupled with the short days and long nights in winter, it seems that time flies by.On a bus from Nanming County Passenger Transport Center to Yuezhou City Passenger Transport Center, Li Jianwu yawned and looked listlessly at the rapidly flashing scenery outside the window.

"Big Bear, this winter vacation is too short. I have to go to school again after the Chinese New Year. I really don't want to go to school!" Li Jianwu sighed.

"A lazy person like you, even two months of winter vacation is too short for you, maybe it's like hibernating and sleeping until noon every day!" Ying Xiong said bluntly.

Li Jianwu was a little embarrassed, and lowered his volume: "There are so many people in the car, save me some face!"

Ying Xiong rolled his eyes at him: "Shut up if you want face like this, look at your figure, I don't even bother to talk about you!"

Li Jianwu stuck out his tongue: "I ate too much during the Chinese New Year, and gained a lot of fat."

Ying Xiong said lightly: "If you get expelled from the school team, don't blame me for not reminding you!"

Li Jianwu seemed like a child who did something wrong, and he responded repeatedly: "I must hurry up to train and control my weight."

On the second day of school, the basketball team assembled.

Shao Ziqiang greeted everyone, said something like Happy New Year, and then asked the players to start warm-up training.

When Ying Xiong went to get the ball, he ran into Sun Jing.Sun Jing smiled slightly and said, "Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year!" Ying Xiong responded with a smile.

When Ying Xiong returned to the court, he noticed Zhang Rui's cold eyes.He ignored the other party and walked directly past the other party.Zhang Rui glared at Ying Xiong's back viciously, his eyes full of hostility and jealousy.

For the first training camp of the new year, Shao Ziqiang did not arrange an intra-team match, considering that everyone was not in the best condition after the new year.One is to avoid injury, and the other is to proceed step by step, not wanting to maximize the amount of exercise all at once.

On March 3, the basketball team of Yuezhou No. 6 Middle School ushered in the last opponent in the round-robin match—the basketball team of Yuezhou Vocational Education Center.

In the last away game, the starting players of the Yuezhou No. [-] Squadron were beaten repeatedly at the opponent's devil's home court. In this home game, they were suffocating in their hearts, and they really wanted to perform well in front of the teachers and students of the school. An arrow of revenge".

In the first game of the new year, the Yuezhou No. [-] Squadron played against the Yuezhi team at home.

The starting lineup of the Yuezhou No. [-] Squadron has not changed. It is the same as last year. The starting lineup is: point guard Lu Bin, shooting guard Shi Jiandong, small forward Zhang Rui, power forward Xu Tianxiang, and center Yu Dong.

——Ying Xiong, who was hot during the 7-game winning streak, still didn't start.

At the beginning of the game, seeing that Yingxiong was not in the starting lineup of No. [-] Squadron, many fans of No. [-] Squadron sighed.Of course, not all the supporters of the Yuezhou No. [-] Squadron will regret that Ying Xiong did not get the starter. Zhang Rui’s die-hard fans of "No. [-] Middle School Rukawa Feng" continue to support their own Prince Charming, shouting for Zhang Rui at the top of his voice. Rui's name.In their view, no matter how good Ying Xiong is, what's the big deal? Isn't he just a bench player, or he has to stay obediently on the bench and wave a towel.

At the beginning of the game, the center Yu Dong, who was at home, jumped the ball and won the first wave of possession.

Ying Xiong, Li Jianwu and other members of the rotation lineup sat on the sidelines. Occasionally, when teammates performed well, they would applaud and shout "come on" a few times.

Although many spectators were upset that Ying Xiong did not start the game, there was no expression of frustration, annoyance, or displeasure on his face.

The competition on the field is very fierce.The playing style of the Yuezhi team has always been aggressive.Although the style of play is simple and rough, the court is full of vitality, and the fierce physical confrontation made the Yuezhou No. [-] Squadron very uncomfortable.

On the other hand, Yuezhou No. 5 Squadron, at the beginning of the game, was full of momentum amid the cheers of the home audience. I don't know if they used too much force and did not achieve the expected effect. The hand feeling was very bad. 4 minutes passed and only 2 points were scored, 6 of which were obtained through free throws.But fortunately, the Yuezhi team was not much better, and only scored [-] points.The two sides started and you came and went. The scene was very lively, but there were no goals for a long time, and the sound of iron hammering continued.

The home team played so embarrassingly, and the 7-game winning streak only scored 4 points in half a quarter. Even if the opponent missed 1 point, there was not much advantage at all.Some supporters of the No. [-] basketball team couldn't bear it anymore, they couldn't stand it anymore, and began to boo their home team's starter.But because Zhang Rui was out of form, his performance was mediocre and he made many mistakes. As long as his supporters shouted his name, they would immediately attract the eyes of many other fans.

With Yu Dong making a mistake in passing the ball, a timeout was entered on the sidelines.At this time, 6 minutes had passed, the score on the court was 4:8, and the score of Yuezhou No. 4 Squadron was still [-] points.

After the timeout, I don't know if Shao Ziqiang became angry. The Yuezhou No. 5 Squadron went up and down 5 times, and all 5 starters went off to rest. The second team led by Ying Xiong started to play.

Today's second team consists of Chen Feng and Ying Xiong in the backcourt, Yang Guocan and Zhu Xiaobo in the forwards, and Li Jianwu in the interior.

After the second team of the Yuezhou No. 7 Squadron came on the stage, there were sustained cheers at the scene.The second team of Yuezhou No. [-] Middle School is the team's trump card during the [-]-game winning streak. It is often used as the key to widen the point difference, catch up with the point difference, or overtake the score.As the core of the second team, Ying Xiong has been known by more and more people.In everyone's opinion, although he did not start, he is indeed the best and most stable point in the team.

At this time, the members of the starting lineup who were already sitting off the field were quite embarrassed. They wanted to take advantage of the right time, place, and harmony in front of the teachers and students of the school to avenge their shame, but they didn't expect to play so badly and rely on the substitute lineup to chase points and put out the fire. It's true that I can't hold back my face.

As soon as Ying Xiong appeared on the stage, the coach of the Yuezhi team was inexplicably cold.Although the last match against the Yuezhou No. [-] Squadron was last year, the scene at that time is still vivid in my memory.He clearly remembers how Yingxiong tore apart his team's defense line through his omnipotent and powerful personal ability, and led the team to defeat his team with a higher level of strength.

The Yuezhi team throws the ball out of bounds and starts to attack.Unlike the starting lineup defending zone defense, the second team led by Ying Xiong defends man-to-man.Compared with zone defense, man marking requires higher physical fitness.

Here, the Yuejia team passed the ball to the inside through a simple cooperation.After being double-teamed, he played the ball too slowly and ended up walking.

Chen Feng controlled the ball across half court, took it to the top of the arc on the left, and passed the ball to Ying Xiong who came out.Unexpectedly, as soon as Ying Xiong received the ball, the opponent directly double-teamed!

Double-teaming outside the 3-point line is enough to show that the Yuezhi team attaches great importance to and fears Ying Xiong.Obviously, the other party didn't make a temporary move, but arranged it in advance.The meaning of the Yuezhi team is obvious: I would rather let you pass the ball to your teammates and play less, than let you kill me 1-on-1.This kind of double-teaming can only be enjoyed by star players in the NBA.

Ying Xiong made a quick decision and quickly returned the ball to Chen Feng.Chen Feng reacted very quickly, without waiting for the opponent to return to his position, he immediately broke through to the inside and played more and less, and then distributed the ball to Li Jianwu who was standing under the basket.Li Jianwu made a throw after getting the ball.

The score caught up to 6:8.

This goal ignited the atmosphere of the audience.Because the Yuezhou No. [-] Squadron hadn't scored for a long time before, the fans watching the game from the sidelines were very depressed, and the scene was lifeless.The goal at this moment swept away their accumulated resentment, and the sidelines returned to the vibrant atmosphere at the beginning.

The off-duty team was not too entangled in being scored, and quickly attacked the frontcourt. The guard and the center made a pick-and-roll cooperation. Competition is fierce...

I saw a person wearing the No. 14 jersey jumping high, grabbed the rebound aggressively, and then quickly moved forward.

The members of the Yuezhi team tried their best to return to the defense - but at this time, in the transition of offense and defense, they could not deploy the tactics of double-teaming Yingxiong.

Ying Xiong advances to the front court one by one, and drives the ball over the opponent's shooting guard's head. The opponent is under the basket, and the ball has already been scored without even making a symbolic defensive move!

The score is equalized!

The cheers from the sidelines became louder and louder, and the second team led by Ying Xiong evened the score in just one minute after playing.During this period of time, the opponent had 1 point and had to say that the defensive end was full of loopholes, and it seemed that Ying Xiong was beaten stupid.You can tell by watching the opponent's shooting guard defending Yingxiong's fast break. He is like a wooden stake under the basket and can't do anything. He must be confused.

The coach of the Yuezhi team on the sidelines saw that the situation was not right, and immediately requested a timeout.

After the timeout, the Yuezhi team replaced two substitute players and the game continued.

The defender of the Yuejia team dribbled the ball, passed a few times on the outside, did not have a chance, made a strong shot, bounced a few times under the basket, and actually scored!
It was a 3-pointer, and the Yuezhi team led by 3 points again.

The coaches and players of the Yuezhi team breathed a sigh of relief. Even if they dribbled the ball, it could improve the momentum of the team and they would not always follow the rhythm of the opponent.

Chen Feng dribbled the ball and passed it to Ying Xiong.As soon as Ying Xiong received the ball, the opponent was still double-teamed.

Ying Xiong hits the ball quickly, Yang Guocan has an open outside line, and makes a 3-point shot-he actually made a shot across the bridge! - The ball goes out of bounds.

This time the offense and defense, the goal of the Yuezhi team was achieved-offensive and scoring, preventing the opponent from counterattacking, double-teaming Yingxiong on the defensive end, allowing others to attack, and then the offense missed.

Here, the Yuezhi team missed a shot, and Li Jianwu grabbed a rebound and passed it to Ying Xiong to advance.Before Ying Xiong had passed halftime, the opponent had double-teamed him.

Ying Xiong gave the ball to Yang Guocan, and Yang Guocan panicked and knocked down a member of the Vietnam team, and was sentenced to an offensive foul.

Yang Guocan made mistakes again and again on the field, and the supporters of Yuezhou No. [-] Squadron on the sidelines were anxious.They blamed Yang Guocan for pigging out on his teammates. When Ying Xiong was double-teamed to prevent him from defending, he didn't touch the open space and dribbled into someone. They were simply helping the opponent and allowing the opponent's plot to succeed.The main players off the court also let out a sigh of relief at this time, thinking that if there was a problem with the second team, their first team would have the opportunity to lead the team to counterattack and reshape the authority of the starting lineup.

With Yang Guocan missing 3 points at the final buzzer, the Yuezhi team led the Yuezhou No. 11 Squadron by 8:3 with a [-]-point advantage.

During the intermission, Shao Ziqiang said to the members of the second team: "Ying Xiong was double-teamed by the opponent, and he played the ball so fast. This is a good opportunity. Don't hesitate, everyone, attack boldly, and shoot decisively when there is space! The more you If you hesitate, you will fall into the opponent's trap. When defending, don't be greatly disturbed by the opponent's offensive moves, defend as you want, don't back down, move up, don't strike easily, do you hear me!"

"I heard it!" The members of the second team shouted in unison.

(End of this chapter)