you are all star

Chapter 75
Time passed by every minute and every second in a rapid swing, as if the eyes just blinked, and it was already Tuesday afternoon.

Neil and his teammates silently recited the countdown to the end of get out of class. When the bell rang, they said to their roommates in their respective classes. After a while, they remembered watching their games in the gym and cheering for them.Then one by one hurried towards the gymnasium. When they arrived at the gymnasium, under the supervision and arrangement of Marcus and Louis, they began to jog for a few laps, and then shot to find their touch.

After they practiced for more than ten minutes, relevant leaders and participating players from Huo Sen Middle School also came.

Neil was almost careless yesterday afternoon and missed the finals. Although he didn't want Lavender to watch his game so urgently today, he couldn't help but glanced at the cheerleading position in the past. He felt a little strange when he hadn't arrived yet. The opponent's players were taller and stronger than them. If the cheerleaders couldn't come today, they would lose a lot of momentum. Therefore, he was about to ask a substitute player to quickly pass them He found it, but he glanced in the direction of the gymnasium door.

Lavender and her cheerleaders all appeared in his eyes in a white plaid shirt and a white printed skirt. All of them had ponytails and extraordinary temperament, and all of them had dazzling smiles on their faces. Light, walking towards the Wolves.

The arrival of Lavender and the cheerleaders attracted everyone's attention. Except for the Huo Sen Middle School cheerleaders, everyone present gave them applause. The Huo Sen Middle School cheerleaders looked at their outfits, and then looked at Looking at their old-fashioned jeans and cartoon character print shirts, I immediately felt that they were killed by them. Even all the players in Huo Sen Middle School stared straight at Lavender and them.

Lavender was standing with Neil's father, with curly hair, dark but shiny skin, wearing a pair of high heels, a pair of jeans, and a lady's leather jacket, standing there elegantly, eyes full of light, and always The smiling woman must be Neil's mother.

So, she led the cheerleaders directly to Nuana.

Seeing the cheerleaders walking towards her with sweet smiles, Nuana smiled gracefully and kindly, and greeted them in a friendly tone: "Hello, girls!"

"Hello, Auntie!"

After a large group of them greeted Nuana, Lavender also introduced herself with a peach blossom smile: "Auntie, I have heard Neil talk about you for a long time, but I have never had a chance to meet you. His name is Lavender, and he's a friend of Neil's."

Nuana hastily pulled off Louis's sleeve.

Louis turned to her sharply and asked, "What's the matter, honey?"

Nuana pointed at Lavender, smiled fondly and said, "Is she the Lavender you often mentioned to me?"

Louis nodded to her, and then continued to plan with Marcus how to deal with the ferocious Huo Sen Middle School today.

Nuana looked at Lavender with an elegant smile, looked straight into Lavender's eyes, very like a gentle and kind mother, and responded to Lavender: "Lavender, I also hear them mention you often, you are so beautiful!"

"Thank you, Auntie, you are also very beautiful and elegant!"

"Thank you!"

Neil, who was warming up on the court, glanced at Lavender and his mother, and then smiled and shook his head.

When the host on the radio announced that the game would start on time in 5 minutes, both sides were ready for everything. I hope that the athletes of both sides can play as wonderfully as they did yesterday afternoon, making everyone crazy.

Since the game will start in 5 minutes, the coaches of both sides have to make a series of tactical arrangements for the players of both sides.

The tactical arrangement given by the two sides is that the Wolves focus on the outside line and strengthen mid- and long-range fixed-point shooting or mobile shooting; while Huo Sen Middle School has a clear advantage in height, they mainly focus on the inside line, playing double heights, installing turrets, and crushing the Wolves with a strong inside line. Team.

While the coaches of both sides were talking endlessly, a referee sent by each side sounded the whistle.

The host announced the start of the game loudly on the radio.

Suddenly there was noise and restlessness in the arena, amidst the noise and restlessness, there were various screams and applause.

The game started with a jump ball to compete for the first wave of offensive possession. It was still Neal and the center forward who jumped the ball last time, but this time the center forward jumped early, and Neil jumped for the first wave of possession. All the representatives applauded Neil.

It may be because of the reason of the last stop. When I came up today, I assisted in defense and double-teamed Neil.

Moreover, the physical friction between the two sides was also quite frequent. From time to time, the referee blew his whistle. Only 2 minutes after the opening, the score was 2:2, but the main players of both sides received a foul.

The players on both sides were a little dissatisfied with the referee's call, but the coaches of both sides told them to calm down and not mess up. After all, there is no middle school that does not want this welcome cup. For the sake of the championship and honor, there will inevitably be a lot of filth action.

While fighting again, Huo Sen Middle School, which has a clear advantage in height, played a 6:2 spurt under the leadership of five tall players, forcing Marcus and Louis to call a timeout.

During the timeout, Marcus and Louis pointed to their positions and positions on the tactical board and gave them clear instructions. Then there was still a pick-and-roll delay, allowing two or three players who dribbled the ball well to break through and cause damage, creating their center. Or if the defender fouls, it would be best if he can make two plus one, but if he can't make it, it's okay, at least the opponent gets foul trouble.

Back from the timeout, Marcus and Louis’ tactic quickly took effect. They made two fouls by the main players of Huo Sen Middle School, and they broke through for layups with high speed. The efficiency was extremely high. At the end of the half quarter, the score was overtaken by 4 points, and the score was 22: 26 leads temporarily.

During the half-time break, the coaches of both sides made relevant tactical adjustments. The players of both sides desperately wanted to win the Welcome Cup, because the Welcome Cup is held once a year. If you can't win or miss this time, you have to wait until next year Well, this trophy is not worth much, the most tempting thing is the national youth basketball quota.

Back from the timeout, the two sides launched a strong announcement. Since Neil and his teammates caused no less than five kills to Huo Sen Middle School in the last quarter, and they scored two plus one three times, they only conceded one free throw. Sen Middle School had to adjust their tactical arrangements. Since they wanted to break through and cause damage so much, they also imitated them and played this move, and they mainly targeted Neil. The game only started three and a half minutes ago. Two foul whistles sounded on the body, strengthening the two fouls in the first quarter, and already fouled four times.

This got Neil into foul trouble, and Marcus and Louis didn't dare to replace him. Once he was replaced, the field would be a mess. In desperation, they had to let him continue to play.

Fortunately, as long as he fouls, the shooting percentage is not high, and the free throws are not accurate. Three minutes into the second quarter, although they have been playing iron, they still lead by 3 points.

However, because Neal was affected by the foul, the self-confidence of him and his teammates dropped significantly. When the game was halfway to the end, even though the shooting percentages of both players had declined, Huo Sen Middle School was too strong in the penalty area. They overtook their weak lead in the last quarter, but instead widened the point difference to 6 points.

Off the field, Marcus and Louis had no choice but to call a timeout. On the one hand, they were asked to drink water and rest to encourage their morale.

During the timeout, Louis and Marcus carefully told them that there is still more time, 6 points are within the reachable range, and then the score is behind. In addition to strengthening the defense, you can play as you feel comfortable, but the premise is that you can't force the shot. Be sure, if you have an open spot, shoot decisively when you have the opportunity, don't be afraid, offense is the best defense, it doesn't matter if you lose, but our Wolves can't lose confidence and courage.

After returning from this timeout, Neil knew that his teammates and opponents were physically strong, but he ran with his father at night since he was a child, and his physical strength was better than that of ordinary players, so he chose to let his teammates pick and roll for him, and he made singles breakthroughs to chase points.

Many times, it may be the scariest when a person is really fearless.At this time, Neal was in this state. After he came back, he quickly recovered 2 points for the team.

But the game time is getting closer and closer. How could the Huosen Middle School players be so arrogant and wild? They have to respond positively. They know that Neil can't beat or break in singles, so let them be the strongest among them. One of them draws Neal away, and then allows the strongest point guard to break through the weakest teammate.

As a result, they were hit by Huo Sen Middle School twice in a row. Not only did the score not close, but they believed that they hit the iron once, and the opponent expanded by two points.

And the game time passed for more than a minute.

Neil and all his teammates were a little bit crazy, Marcus, Louis, Nuana, Lavender, the cheerleaders and everyone at Edward Middle School told them there was no rush and there was still time.

Neil heard that even though the score was behind, all the relatives and friends off the court were still cheering for them. He decided to fight, and now he could not count on anyone. His heart told him that he could only shoot three shots now. separated.

He took the ball passed to him by his teammates, and picked a fatter man to break through, thinking that the fatter man couldn't keep up, and if they came to help defend and double-team, he would share the ball.

And in this offensive round, he was lucky. He dribbled the ball to attack the fattest player on the opponent, and no one came up to help him. They all switched defenses and stared at their respective defenders. Out of the point line, seeing that the helper hadn't come up to the help defense, he directly made a decisive three-pointer, and the ball actually went in, and the point difference came to five points.

There was applause from the audience.

The coach of Huo Sen Middle School was dissatisfied and reprimanded the players. They kept talking about defense, and Marcus kept talking about defense.

Neal winked at his teammates, meaning that the defense will be deadly next, and fouls will be committed. He no longer dares to commit any more fouls, and the sixth foul will be forced to leave the field, and there are still 4 minutes before the end of the game.

The teammates also listened to Neil, and they had to guard against the threat of a foul, because they all witnessed the opponent's free throws being inaccurate.

It turned out that this trick worked very well. After 2 minutes, the opponent did not score two plus one. Even though they sent the opponent to the free throw line three times, they only made one goal.

There are still 2 minutes left in the game, and both sides have strengthened their defensive strength. In the past 2 minutes, the Wolves have not scored a single point. Neal hit the iron with one shot, and his teammates also hit the iron with two shots. It seems that the physical strength of the players on both sides is a bit on the line. .

As the game continues like this, the Wolves will lose. In desperation, Marcus called a timeout again. During the timeout, Marcus and Louis emphasized many times that Neal was given a pick-and-roll outside the three-point line. Let him shoot threes.

Back from the timeout, the teammates did as they did, and the pick-and-roll was delayed for Neal. Neal made a three-pointer, and this time he did it again.

The point difference is still 3 points, and the game time is one minute and 40 seconds.

Everyone off the field finally saw the same thing, applauded them, stood up and went crazy for them.

Marcus and Louis have been emphasizing defense from the sidelines.

If you want to have an excellent defense and achieve results, you have to pay the price of fouls. Once you successfully defend the opponent without fouling, the opponent hits the iron, but Neil and his teammates come back. The opponent sent to the free throw line. The team player played very well this time. He made a free throw and the score difference came to four points.

The teammate was still pestering the opposing player, and handed the ball to Neil. Neil checked that there was still 1 minute left in the clock, and wanted to delay the time, so he kept waving his hands to let his teammates run with them, and then delayed for another ten seconds. Feinting, the opponent was shaken away, the left foot retracted to the three-point line, drifted a three-point shot, and the ball miraculously scored.

The audience screamed in shock, stood up and applauded for him.

The point difference came to one point, and there were 50 seconds left in the game, and three more rounds could be played.

They had to defend a wave. Huo Sen Middle School organized an offense under tremendous pressure. They wanted to break through and create damage, but the free throw was not allowed, so they had to choose a mid-range shot, but the ball hit the iron and grabbed a second offensive rebound. The teammate complied and sent the opponent to the free throw line. This time he made another free throw, and the point difference came to 2 points again.

For the players, Marcus had to grab a three-pointer for the last goal, because there were still 28 seconds left in the game, and he tried to delay the time until there were only two or three seconds left before making a shot.

Neil was still allowed to advance with the ball when he came back. The coaches of Huo Sen Middle School fidgeted and stood up and walked around, constantly saying in the players' ears: "Defend him, defend the three-pointer."

Two or three opponents stuck close to him and double-teamed him. He quickly transferred the ball to his teammates and then ran to the open space, but the opponents followed him wherever they saw him. He ran to the lower right corner, which is not the best position for three-pointers. Accurate position, after he received a pass from his teammate, it was only 2 seconds, he was forced to face the defense, shot a three-pointer, the ball bounced off the basket, he flew over to grab the rebound, but failed However, the teammate didn't grab it, and the opponent grabbed the offensive rebound.

They haven't given up yet. There are still 5 seconds left. They have been chasing the Huo Sen Middle School player who is sticking to the defense and is advancing rapidly. The opponent player is also protecting the ball well, without losing the ball. With only [-] seconds left, they try to shoot from outside the three-point line. A three-pointer, the goal was not scored.

The referee's whistle sounded, and the game ended, and the Wolves lost the game by two points.

Neil was in great pain, kneeling on the ground and beating the floor hard.

The teammates patted him on the shoulder and said confidently and optimistically about the future: "Captain, it's okay. I can do my best. We will come back next year."

Luis, seeing her son in pain, Nuana came over and touched his head, hugged him and said, "Son, it's okay, you've tried your best, and we've all seen it."

"Yes, Neil, you did your best, and we can see it." Lavender and the cheerleaders also felt sorry for him, and comforted him in a friendly tone.

Marcus and his teammates listened to the laughter and laughter of the players and relevant leaders of Huo Sen Middle School, and it really didn't feel good in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)