Entertaining Children

  Chapter 398 Professional Players

  For a professional basketball player, dunking is really commonplace. Even among amateur players, there is no shortage of folk masters who can dunk. But it was unexpected that a star like Xiao Yao also had such a terrifying physical quality. Especially from the competition in the last few rounds, Xiao Yao is not just a terrifying physical fitness. The basic skills of the technical movements he demonstrated, and his golf quotient are also very high.

  Qiao Xun looked at Landing Xiaoyao, and suddenly felt a touch of danger.

   After successfully dunking, Xiao Yao screamed excitedly after landing.

When he made his first layup, he found that his jumping ability was much better than two years ago. In addition, he has grown taller, and he is already so close to the basket when he is not jumping at full strength. If he If you do your best, does it mean you can dunk? So after throwing off Qiao Xun's defense for the second time, Xiao Yao couldn't help but make a dunk attempt with all his strength, and the result of the success in the first attempt also made Xiao Yao extremely excited.

After venting out, Xiao Yao calmed down a bit, picked up the basketball and walked out of the three-point line again, standing in front of Qiao Xun who had been waiting. The duel between him and Qiao Xun is not over yet, he is about to start the next goal.

   "Go on, August 1st!" Seeing that Xiao Yao was about to start again, Zhao Rui and Lin Qisan stood in the audience excitedly and cheered for him.

  After the basketball returned to his hand, Xiao Yao did not deliberately look to the audience to distract Qiao Xun's defensive attention, nor did he make a fake long shot. Instead, he directly photographed the basketball in his hand and prepared to dribble through.

  At this time, Qiao Xun was already very serious, and put on his best defensive posture, staring at Xiao Yao's movements with his eyes, and defending Xiao Yao with all his attention.

  Slightly patted the basketball, Xiao Yao suddenly became short, his body's center of gravity shifted to the right while also sinking his left shoulder, as if he wanted to break through to his right hand.

  Qiao Xun immediately took a half step back, and while he was ready to follow the defense, he kept staring at Xiao Yao's right hand movement to prevent him from jumping and shooting.

   Xiao Yao was not a fake action this time, he stepped out and drove the ball forward in the direction of his right hand. Qiao Xun quickly stepped back sideways and pressed towards Xiao Yao. Xiao Yao didn't pause and retreat, nor did he make any fake moves, so he rushed to the basket against Qiao Xun.

  This time, it was purely a competition of strength between the two. Qiao Xun followed Xiao Yao all the way to the basket. During this time, his upper body was trying to squeeze him out of the direction away from the hoop, but he did not expect that Xiao Yao's figure was not too burly, but his strength was really good. , His effort all the way did not squeeze him. Until the two jumped into the air at the same time, Qiao Xun, who did not take advantage in strength, was suppressed by Xiao Yao instead. Although the arms were raised up symbolically, they could not cover or interfere at all. Xiao Yao's shot position. Because he had physical contact with Qiao Xun along the way and was fighting strength, Xiao Yao did not dunk again this time, but instead scored another point for the layup.

   "It's three to one, Xiao Yao is amazing." Guo Qi sighed inwardly, "Not only is the bounce stronger, but the body strength has also improved a lot, and Qiao Xun, who is a professional player, won't suffer anymore."

   scored two goals in a row, Xiao Yao's confidence greatly increased. On the one hand, he has already seen that Qiao Xun's basketball level is not as good as Guo Qi two years ago. On the other hand, he has tried to show that his physical fitness is not inferior to those of their professional players. It seems that he was correct to reject Guo Qi's proposal to make points at first, and he is fully capable of defeating the professional player in front of him dignifiedly.

Xiao Yao, who scored   , continued to attack.

  This time Xiao Yao changed his offensive method. Still didn't make a fake shot outside the three-point line, Xiao Yao still dribbled and broke through just like the previous one after picking it up. However, when he rushed to the top corner of the three-second zone in two steps, Xiao Yao made an emergency stop jumper. This time Qiao Xun didn't keep up with Xiao Yao's rhythm. When Xiao Yao jumped up to shoot, when Qiao Xun, who took a step more inertially, jumped directly to block the shot, Xiao Yao had already shot the basketball in his hand. It's just a little regretful that Xiao Yao's mid-range shot didn't make it, but hit the front outer edge of the basket and bounced off.

  Offensive and defensive conversion, it is Qiao Xun's turn to attack again. As the main point guard of the youth team, in fact, physical fitness is not Qiao Xun's advantage. Although he is three or four centimeters taller than Xiao Yao, he still can't dunk. He is best at organizing offensive passes, followed by long shots. Although he also has the ability to break through, but his body is not particularly strong, he is not particularly fast, unless he can completely shake off the defense and get rid of the opponent, and the impact is limited. He is actually very easy to be restricted in the process of breakthrough.

  As a professional player, Qiao Xun is very aware of his strengths and weaknesses. Originally, he thought that even if his physical fitness is not outstanding among professional players, it must be a lot stronger than ordinary amateur basketball enthusiasts. That's why he took the first two goals to hit the basket. law. But now that Xiao Yao's physical fitness in terms of bounce, strength, and speed is better than his own, he has given up the way of hitting the basket and changed to shooting that he is better at.

  Qiao Xun, who regained possession of the ball, still made a fake shot from outside the three-point line, and Xiao Yao also had to step forward again to make a defensive action. As soon as Xiao Yao raised his hand, Qiao Xun made a dribble breakthrough again. Xiao Yao was still careful, so when Qiao Xun made a dribble breakthrough, he quickly chased him up again. This time Qiao Xun did not rush to the basket against Xiao Yao again. Instead, after Xiao Yao posted it, he quickly dribbled the ball and made a change. He changed the direction and tried to break through Xiao Yao's defense again.

  The defender always has to be passive, so Xiao Yao can only follow Qiao Xun to adjust his focus and continue to chase defense. As a result, as soon as Xiao Yao adjusted his center of gravity, Qiao Xun directly took off and shot. Xiao Yao reacted very quickly. Seeing Qiao Xun taking a jump shot, he immediately kicked up on the ground, raising his arm to seal it. Although Xiao Yao's take-off was slightly slower than Qiao Xun's, but the speed of his rise was faster. When Qiao Xun reached the highest point in the air, Xiao Yao's raised palm also reached him.

  Facing the defense that Xiao Yao sealed his face, Qiao Xun leaned back in the air, retracted his arms, temporarily adjusted the parabola of his shot, and made a backward shot. With Xiao Yao's relatively good defense, Qiao Xun made extra moves temporarily and this shot was not calm, so he was not very confident about the result, but luckily, Qiao Xun still scored this goal.

  The score became three to two, and Qiao Xun continued to attack.

  Qiao Xun habitually raised the ball after receiving the ball from the three-point line, and Xiao Yao went up again to defend his three-point shot. Judging from Qiao Xun's size and technical style, Xiao Yao knows that he must be an outside player. Almost all outside players who play professional basketball have the ability to shoot three-pointers. In this game, the three-pointer's value is twice that of two-pointers, even though they have been repeatedly shot from outside the three-pointer by Qiao Xun. Xiao Yao didn't dare to react carelessly after the false shooting.

  Sure enough, this time Qiao Xun was still just a fake action. As soon as Xiao Yao moved, Qiao Xun made a dribble breakthrough again. This time, Qiao Xun did not change direction during the breakthrough. Instead, after a sudden stop, he made a retreat step and took a jump shot after a distance from Xiao Yao.

  Even though he was pulled a step away, Xiao Yao still wasn't completely shaken. Seeing Qiao Xun's shot, Xiao Yao immediately rose into the sky, raising his arms to seal the basketball that Qiao Xun had raised. Xiao Yao jumped faster this time. Before Qiao Xun reached the highest point, he was already close to Qiao Xun’s basketball. Moreover, Xiao Yao did not take off vertically this time. There was a forward trend. So even with backwards, Qiao Xun consciously had a hard time avoiding Xiao Yao's block to make the shot, so Qiao Xun shot the basketball before he reached his habitual shooting position.

  This time, Qiao Xun is no longer so lucky. The basketball hit the rim and bounced off.

  The two switched offense and defense again. After Xiao Yao caught the ball, he immediately dribbled the ball and rushed. This time, Xiao Yao's starting step directly broke Qiao Xun's defense, squeezing him to the side and rear of his body, making Qiao Xun feel that Xiao Yao's breakthrough speed with the ball seemed to be a bit faster. A professional player with solid basic skills, the air running speed and the speed of sprinting with the ball are actually not much different. Xiao Yao is not a professional player, so the speed difference between with the ball and without the ball is quite big. But when he has been playing for so long, his body becomes more and more active, his hand feels better, and his dribbling moves become more and more proficient, the increase in speed is a matter of course.

  After blocking Qiao Xun to his side with the start speed, Xiao Yao also turned on full horsepower and mentioned the fastest speed. A few steps later, he kicked the ground fiercely again, and his right hand holding the ball stretched straight forward, out of Qiao Xun's blocking range, who was chasing up from behind. When the palm height exceeded the basket again, Xiao Yao Also dunk the basketball into the hoop again. Only this time, Xiao Yao didn't deliberately pull the basket.

  Four to two, Xiao Yao once again led by two points, and more importantly, Xiao Yao's momentum has fully grown.

For the next goal, Xiao Yao did not dunk again, but stopped and started abruptly during the breakthrough process. Through the change of rhythm, Qiao Xun's defense was completely disrupted, and then he drove to a safety with Qiao Xun. Taking a jump shot from a distance, he made a steady mid-range shot.

   "Five to two?" Qiao Xun's heart began to panic.

  The next ball, Xiao Yao, whose speed has been fully raised, played more calmly. This time, he fully demonstrated the flexibility of his body and the powerful waist and abdomen strength he has developed over the past ten years. After several consecutive dribbles, the whole body of Qiao Xun, who was constantly changing the center of gravity, froze and got rid of Qiao Xun's defense and ended the attack with a steady layup.

   "It's six to two!" Guo Qi exclaimed, "The game is over!"

   "Didn't it say that it won't make any points, and it's a very good win?" Xiao Yao turned to look at Guo Qi. Just now Xiao Yao didn't dunk the ball but took a layup when he got rid of Qiao Xun's defense. Considering that the game is not over yet, he wants to reserve his energy for the back.

"It's not a handicap," Guo Qi smiled, "I just feel that there is no need to continue the game until this point. I declare that you have won." Guo Qi saw that Qiao Xun was about to be beaten by Xiao Yao. Now, if the game is allowed to continue, maybe the final result will be a ten to two. If it were this score, the psychological blow to Qiao Xun would be too great. Qiao Xun is the main point guard of the youth team and the hope for the future of the team. Guo Qi just wanted to take the opportunity to beat Qiao Xun, but didn't want to ruin him. In fact, with the current score, he is already worried about whether Qiao Xun will have psychological problems.

"The purpose of our game is to see if your basketball level is suitable to be the protagonist in the basketball game in the afternoon, the best player in the opposing team. I think the result is obvious now," Guo Qi looked at Qiao Xun. Said, "Qiao Xun, don't you think?"

  Qiao Xun looked at Guo Qi, and finally nodded with a gloomy face. Through the last few balls, he has also found that he is no longer an opponent of the amateur player in front of him.

"You are so handsome on August 1st!" Seeing the end of the game, Zhao Rui and others yelled and rushed over, surrounded Xiao Yao, patted his shoulder and said, "I didn't expect you to play basketball so well. Professional players can play it! You are really too enchanting!"

Looking at Qiao Xun with a look of loss, Guo Qi patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Don't be too depressed. Although Xiao Yao is indeed an amateur, this guy is not an ordinary person. I also talked to him two years ago. I played heads-up. I was already in the national team at that time. I played against him on the national team’s training field. The score was ten to four and I let him score four goals. Although from the point of view of the score, I played against him. I won, but according to the rules set by Chen Yang, I want him to score six points, so I actually lost to him at the time. The point is that it was two years ago, he was only seventeen years old, and I At that time, he was already an official member of the national team. Besides, you were a point guard. Heads-up is not your strong point, so you really don’t have to be too sad if you lose to him today."

"Really? Xiao Yao singled out basketball with Guo Qi two years ago?" When Guo Qi said this, it was not just Qiao Xun who looked up in surprise, stared at Guo Qi with wide eyes, and even surrounded Xiao Yao. Zhao Rui and the others also looked over with an incredible expression after hearing it.

   "Yes," Guo Qi smiled and nodded, "That was the most impressive battle in my basketball career. Of course there will be no fakes."

"It's really a shame to lose to an amateur player," Guo Qi looked at Qiao Xun again, "but this is not entirely a bad thing, it depends on how you face it. In fact, I am just a ready-made example in front of you for the past two years. I can gradually become the absolute main force of the national team and the club. Being selected for the All-Star is related to the stimulation that I lost to him that year. If you can put it in perspective, it can also become a motivation for you to continue to work hard to improve yourself."

"As for you," Guo Qi looked at Xiao Yao again, "Unexpectedly, I haven't seen you in two years. You have improved so much. Your physical fitness is no longer inferior to that of a professional player, and your technical background is also pretty good. Professional leagues are not a big problem. Are there any interests in being a professional player? If our coach and boss see your performance just now, they should be willing to give you a professional player contract."

  (End of this chapter)