basketball craftsman

Chapter 28 V.32: Opening Battle
In the golden autumn of October, Phoenix City ushered in the opening game of the first round of the Winter League, and several school basketball teams that faced each other arrived at the designated competition arena early in the morning.As there are as many as 64 teams in the first round of the competition, the organizing committee will arrange the competitions in the South District and the North District separately: firstly, the 16 games in the South District will be held today and tomorrow, and the North District will be held at the same time next week 16 games; all winter league games will be played in four different large stadiums across the city.

The first round match between Xiangshan Middle School and Qingyu Middle School will be held in Chengdong Affiliated Gymnasium.In order to adapt to the competition environment of the Winter League, Suzuran and the team members arrived at the basketball stadium for the competition early in the morning.This is a comprehensive gymnasium located in the east of the city. The indoor court with complete competition facilities and the ringstand with a capacity of thousands of spectators really shocked Suzuki. This kind of scene is completely different from the basketball gymnasium in the school.

"Oh my god!" Ling Lan walked out of the aisle at the top of the stands, looking at the huge indoor court in front of her in shock, "It's only the first round of the winter league, and such a big basketball hall is almost full ..."

"Yo Xi, the spectacle is enough!" Li Ying immediately grabbed the railing and looked around. Although it was only 8 o'clock in the morning, the basketball hall was full at this time, and most of the audience seats were students and fans from the school participating in today's competition. There is also no shortage of basketball players from other schools.

"Lily of the valley!"

Just as Linglan and the others were standing on the top of the stand watching, someone walked over from the side, Shi Qianqian said hello with a backpack on her shoulders and said, "Why are you here so early, our school's competition didn't start until this afternoon Is it?"

"Of course I came to watch the battle." Ling Lan looked at Shi Qianqian's bag and asked, "Who are you, Qianqian?"

Shi Qianqian pointed to the ID on her chest and said, "I'm a newspaper reporter, and I'm going to report on the four games played here today...you have to work hard, otherwise I will write about it in the newspaper. "

Lily Lan felt dizzy when she heard the newspaper, Shi Qianqian walked up to Cheng Wu and said, "You have to work hard, after all... you are the hardest worker of all, and I will help you too!"

Cheng Wu was stunned and scratched his head, not knowing how to reply, Ling Lan was also confused and didn't understand Shi Qianqian's words, after Shi Qianqian left, the other team members looked at each other indifferently and discussed, "What's going on?" "What's going on?" , Cheng Wu, are you picking up a girl?" "..." "When did it happen?" "How long has Cheng Wu been?" "There is no prelude at all, okay?" "This is unscientific!"

The team members were whispering and gossiping, Li Ying squinted her eyes and put her hands on her mouth and muttered, "I smell a strong smell of salted fish, a pile of salted fish, put salt in the dead..."

After Li Ying finished speaking, the others stared at him and said in unison, "You are the salted fish!"

The four games that will be played throughout the day today are displayed on the screen in the East City Affiliated Gymnasium, which are:
Saturday morning at 9:00, Lin Cheng No. [-] Middle School VS Ruineng Academy
Saturday at 2:00 pm, Xiangshan Middle School VS Qingyu Middle School
Sunday morning at 9:00, Xichengling Middle School VS Qiyuansi Middle School

Sunday at 2:00 pm, Shanhai No. [-] Middle School VS Hekou Senior High School
"Xichengling is going to play against Qiyuan Temple..." Ye Fan looked at the information on the electronic screen and said, "Qiyuan Temple is probably not the opponent of Xichengling..."

"Yes." Chen Chaohai nodded, "If we win, we will play against Xichengling again in the next round."

Ling Lan looked at the big electronic screen and said: "The opening match of our division... is Lin Cheng No. [-] Middle School vs. Ruineng Academy. If the opening match is a seeded team..."

"Lin Cheng No. [-] Middle School." Yang Hao stepped forward and said, "The quarter-finals of last year's winter league, no, it was the third-place team of the last winter league in the whole book... a team with terrifying strength. I heard that last year's Southern District Finals They played an overtime match against the defending champion, the basketball powerhouse Phoenix High School."

Listening to Yang Hao's description, Ling Lan couldn't help swallowing. You must know that if Xiangshan Middle School wants to reach the quarter-finals of the Winter League, Lin Chengyi Middle School in the same division will be an insurmountable gap.Everyone, you looked at me and I looked at you, and you didn't speak. Only Lan Lie looked at the empty court and seemed to be thinking about something.

"The opening ceremony of the Winter League has begun." Ling Lan said as she watched the crowd walking out of the stadium, "Everyone get ready to line up on the stadium!"

A temporary podium was set up on the indoor basketball court of the gymnasium, and several staff members with microphones were ready, and then eight middle school basketball teams from the Southern Division entered the arena. The teams lined up from left to right were: Lincheng No. [-] Middle School, Ruineng Academy, Xiangshan Middle School, Qingyu Middle School, Xichengling Middle School, Qiyuansi Middle School, Shanhai No. [-] Middle School and Hekou Senior High School, these eight teams will have three rounds of confrontation in this basketball hall. Only one team can qualify for the top eight in the city.

Ling Lan stood at the front of the team, holding the Xiangshan Middle School sign in her hand, and her heart was pounding. This was the first time she led the team to participate in such a large-scale basketball league.After reading out the detailed rules of the winter league, the host wished the basketball players of each school their style and level, promoted the spirit of sports competition, and finally announced the official start of the winter league opener.After the opening ceremony, Ling Lan's palms were sweaty, she patted her chest and panted slightly, "Oh my God, I suddenly feel that the competition is coming too fast and I haven't gotten used to it yet..."

"Hahaha..." Everyone else laughed, and Ling Lan's usually calm image became like a child at this moment, Lan Hour handed Ling Lan a towel and said, "Don't worry, Miss Ling Lan, everyone will work hard !"

"Okay..." Lily Lan put her hands on Lan Hour's shoulders and stood on the stand looking around and said, "Everyone should sit in the auditorium and watch the opening match..."

The opening game is about to start. The two teams on the field are doing warm-up exercises: Lin Chengyi Middle School in green and white jerseys and Ruineng Academy in gray and red jerseys. Apart from the different colors of the jerseys, There is a big letter on the back of each player's jersey in Lincheng No. [-] Middle School, while Ruineng Academy has an ordinary number.

"Choke? Why is there a word written on the back of Lin Cheng No. [-] Middle School's jersey?" Li Ying waited and asked, and Yang Hao looked at the court and said, "This is a special clause for the winter league. Anyone who reaches the quarter-finals of the league Teams are all eligible to have a 'Fenghuo jersey' with a certain character in the player's name, is it considered a reward?"

"Wow, Fenghuo jersey!" Li Ying drooled as she looked at the jersey that pulled the wind, Ye Fan nodded and looked at the crowd on the right side of the field and said: "Lin Chengyi Middle School is a very strong team, they not only attack and score Strong ability, defensive skills is also one of the best."

"Brother Fengyun." Lan Lie who was sitting on the side spoke at this time, "Zhao Lingfeng and Zhao Lingyun from Lincheng No. [-] Middle School are both top-notch basketball players."

"Oh my god... two." Ling Lan was surprised and immediately looked at the players of Lin Cheng No. 1 Middle School. Among them were two players who were exchanging tactics with each other. They were both slightly tall athletes. The words "Feng" and "Cloud"; at this time, the big screen of the basketball hall displayed the information of the five starting players of the two teams, "Lin Cheng No. 7 Middle School, are No. [-] Zhao Lingfeng and No. [-] Zhao Lingyun really brothers? Both of them are in the second grade, and they are about the same height."

"And their center forward." Chen Chaohai reminded, "He's also a formidable guy."

Ouyang Yuchen adjusted his glasses and said, "The starting center of Lin Cheng No. 4 Middle School, No. 192 Sun Zhicheng, [-] cm in the second grade... really tall enough."

"Point guard Ji Wenqing, a sophomore with a height of 177 cm." Li Ying focused on the players in her position, "There is also Lin Qian, a sophomore shooting guard, with a height of 182 cm."

"Brother Fengyun and Lin Qian, the three starters of Lin Cheng No. [-] Middle School are all scorers." Chen Chaohai leaned on his seat with his hands crossed and said, "Once one of them hits the ball... it will be like a fuse. Team rhythm."

Ling Lan looked at such a formidable team in front of her and felt more and more uncertain. The referee walked onto the field with the ball, and five players from Lin Chengyi Middle School and Ruineng Academy each stood in their respective positions to grab the ball. The big screen After 10:00 was displayed on the timing column, the referee stepped forward to the midfield circle, dragging the ball with his right hand between the two players, and then threw the ball up into the air. The opening game officially started!

(End of this chapter)