love like wind

Chapter 23 Morale Recovery

The game is divided into two stages, the semi-final in the morning and the final in the afternoon.

Considering the limited time, the schools of the two sides decided to select the top two in a group single round-robin competition, and then conduct a cross single-elimination competition, and the winners will directly enter the final.There are two rounds in the final, and the champion is determined by the cumulative scoring method.

The basketball players of each grade are drawn from each class, instead of using the class as a unit, they are mixed together to represent the school.Because they often play basketball, even if these people are separated, Yang Jiayou knows almost all of them.Ren Qihang was also among them, but he was not on the same team as Yang Jiayou and Xu Li.

Personal grudges are personal grudges, playing league games with brother schools, Yang Jiayou can't care about being a person like Qihang.

Before entering the arena in the morning, the boys were changing in the locker room. Yang Jiayou called Xu Li over and whispered something to him.

Xu Li was a little surprised, "Really? Are you not afraid of losing?"

Yang Jiayou put on his clothes in twos and twos, with the number 9 printed on the jersey, and said angrily, "You must have listened to me."

Xu Li was worried: "There will be several rounds in the semi-finals. According to what you said, it is easy to be eliminated."

Yang Jiayou sneered, and put a knee pad on his left foot, "If you're eliminated, I'll call you brother."

Seeing that he was full of energy and his face had returned to seriousness, he didn't look like he was joking, Xu Li put aside his doubts for the time being, and nodded in agreement.

The cheerleading girls brought the atmosphere up, and the audience cheered again and again.

Yang Jiayou and his team were wearing blue sleeveless jerseys, and their opponent was a white jersey.For this game, Yang Jiayou will play basketball when he has time in private. Once he really likes something, he will be very focused.Sports are Yang Jiayou's strong point. He has good physical fitness and is willing to spend time in training. Those who know him well know that Yang Jiayou is very aggressive on the court, and because of his strength and respect for his teammates, he is very convincing.

This time he was the captain, leading the other nine people to fight against other schools.

The countdown has begun on the spot, and the game is about to start in a few minutes.

The referee hung a whistle around his neck and stood aside to wait for the time. The teacher who usually played with them explained the precautions and retreated to the viewing area.Yang Jiayou gathered his teammates together, "We will still play according to our usual habits. We are not familiar with the opponent, so don't worry after playing." He inspected his teammates, "Be quick to react later. Yu, Wu Xinghan, Cheng Rui, the center, and the rest, except for staying behind, remember to dislocate the defense, don't foul easily, so as not to be free throws."

Yang Jiayou said something else, almost calling out his teammates.

Xu Li asked, "What about me?"

Yang Jiayou said: "You cooperate with me."

The teammates let out a burst of laughter. Everyone knew that the two had a tacit understanding on the court so that there was no need to say anything, and their relationship was so good that they could wear a pair of pants.

Cheng Rui put one hand on Xu Li's shoulder, and said in a relaxed tone, "Yang Jiayou plays forward, without you as a center forward, he can't display his strength."

The tension eased a little, and Yang Jiayou continued: "Of course, on the court, we still have to consider the actual situation. The rules don't have to be so strict. Whoever has the opportunity will win. The honor belongs to our team. Everyone cooperates tacitly and just concentrate on playing!"

Yang Jiayou turned his head, and the game was about to start in 30 seconds.

Ten people gathered together, arms crossed, and the shouts echoed on the field: "Come on!"

Soon, the referee began to whistle, and the scene fell silent.

The two teams stood in the middle of the court, and when the referee threw the ball in the air, the nervous and hasty capture of the ball had already begun.The personnel began to disperse, and the blue and white jerseys contrasted sharply. Xu Li discovered that Yang Jiayou was not the first to grab the ball today.

What Yang Jiayou said in the locker room flashed in his mind, Xu Li didn't think much, and followed Cheng Rui's footsteps.

The basketball shoes made a sharp friction sound on the court, crisp and sweet, like a natural whistle, and the audience began to cheer.I saw Cheng Rui protecting the ball with his left hand, but his feet turned in another direction. The feint was done very smoothly. Soon, he passed the ball to Ke Yu. Ke Yu jumped up, and the ball was about to enter the opponent's basket. Unexpectedly, it was stopped.

The opponent's defense is tight, and there is quite a tacit understanding, pressing the defense.

In order to avoid a 5-second foul, Ke Yu tried his best to pass the ball. Xu Li stood on the left side of the three-point line and waited for Ke Yu to pass the ball.Soon, Yang Jiayou slanted forward and hurriedly completed the jump shot.

"pretty--"

The teammates shouted loudly, the blue team won the opening 2 points, and the auditorium became dry.

Not to be outdone, the White team quickly regained the ball, and the crowd began to disperse in the other direction.After a few back and forth fights, Xu Li gradually discovered the characteristics of his opponent. His offensive ability was slightly inferior to that of Yan Shou, and his overall momentum was relatively stable. Yang Jiayou was obviously not as arrogant as usual.

It is very puzzling.

The game is still going on, catching up with each other with one after the other, the atmosphere is high, and the two teams are at a stalemate with each other.The white team fouled once in the middle, and the blue team players stood at the three-point line to shoot. Wu Xinghan is a well-known three-point leader, and his shots are accurate and beautiful.

The team members had a tacit understanding, did not rush to attack, and were in a stable state. After entering the second half, Yang Jiayou's offensive momentum became fiercer, and he cooperated with Xu Li tacitly to complete the alley-oop and dunk quickly and accurately.Although it's not like Wu Xinghan's three-pointer, but every two points, two points, the opponent is overwhelmed, the mentality is a little bit broken, and the score has been completely opened.

Xu Li felt his scalp go numb, and gradually understood Yang Jiayou's strategy.Just playing, it's only the semi-finals, there is no need to use all your strength, save the strength to break through, don't let people figure out the cards in one shot.The cooperation between Xu Li and Yang Jiayou was not as clear as usual.

Instead, the whole team was in a tug of war, with everyone giving it their all.

By the end of the group single round robin, the blue team had successfully broken through the siege and entered the final.

During the break, Yang Jiayou sat aside and changed his wristbands. His forehead was dripping with sweat, his body was wet with sweat, and his hair was steaming.

Xu Li handed him a bottle of water, remembered what Yang Jiayou said in the morning, and called him half-jokingly: "Brother Yang——"

Yang Jiayou's ears were numb, and the movements of his hands seemed to be stuck. Soon, his heart began to beat faster.He raised his head and saw Xu Li standing in front of him with a handsome face, wearing a No. 11 jersey, with white arms but a sense of strength.

He thought of his own number, No. 9, and suddenly a thought flashed in his mind, he wanted to play ball with Xu Li for a lifetime, for a long time, for a lifetime, and never stop.

Seeing that Yang Jiayou was in a daze, Xu Li bent over to look at him, shaking his wrist, "It's for you."

Yang Jiayou came back to his senses, subconsciously looked away, and caught the mineral water Xu Li handed over, "Thank you."

As long as Xu Li is on the court, Yang Jiayou is not afraid of any opponent, no matter how strong he is. There is no need to say too much on the court, Xu Li can understand what he means with just one look.But now is not the time to fully use Xu Li, he has to stay in the finals.

"Bao Jianfeng comes from sharpening", Yang Jiayou wanted to change the second half of this poem to "how to kill a chicken with a butcher's knife".

"What are you thinking about?" Xu Li raised his chin towards him.

Yang Jiayou stood up, wiped his temples with a towel indiscriminately, and said calmly, "I have to give it a good fight this afternoon."

Xu Li took a sip of mineral water, "I know." He paused, then asked again: "Do you really want to win the championship?"

Yang Jiayou glanced at him, and responded calmly: "Yes."

"Why?" Xu Li felt that Yang Jiayou should enjoy the process of the game rather than the result.

Yang Jiayou put a towel around his neck, his brows were relaxed, and a sharp flash of light flashed in his eyes, "A king deserves a champion, there's no reason for that."

Xu Li raised his chin, with a wanton smile on the corner of his mouth, he made a gesture of cupping his hands, "At will."

Yang Jiayou raised his eyebrows, moved closer to Xu Li, and said maliciously: "Hey, call me Brother Yang again."

"Get lost!" Xu Li laughed until his shoulders trembled.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and accompanied by the sharp friction sound on the indoor basketball court, something quietly spread in the air.

When it was close to noon, the final list was displayed on the announcement screen, and there was no team that Ren Qihang was on.

Xu Li said: "Ren Qihang and the others didn't enter?"

Yang Jiayou's tone was calm: "People with impure minds are most likely to collapse during the game."

Xu Li panicked when he said this, as if he was talking about himself.

Seeing that Xu Li didn't answer, Yang Jiayou continued: "When you come to the arena, you have to afford to lose. Don't play dirty tricks."

It turned out that Yang Jiayou was saying that Ren Qihang had too many distracting thoughts, Xu Li finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, Xu Li calmed down and refocused on the game.

After three o'clock in the afternoon, they officially played against the team from the brother school.Compared with the semi-finals, the strength of the members in the finals should not be underestimated, so that the scoring rate of the two sides is not high, basically the same, but Yang Jiayou is not a vegetarian.

Several layups, almost riding the opponent, but maintaining a safe distance, can be called full of offensive power.

Thunderous shouts erupted at the scene. Yang Jiayou led the ball and ran. While changing his steps, he looked at Xiao Bin, "It's done." He raised his wrist lightly, but the angle suddenly changed, and the basketball slammed into Xu Li in front left. ,"superior!"

The opponent rushed forward to stop him, but Xu Li had already jumped up and couldn't stop him.

'Kang--' with a sound, a goal was scored.

"Happy!" Yang Jiayou clenched his fists and stepped back quickly, only to find that the opponent player seemed to have fallen.

The referee whistles, pauses, and waits for the player to get up.

There was a burst of exclamation from the audience, "Who is No. 9? So awesome?!"

"You don't know Yang Jiayou from class 7 of high school?"

The red team gradually saw the momentum of the blue team, "Intercept No. 9, this guy is too arrogant."

"I can't stop it, No. 11 is cooperating with him, the momentum is too strong."

"It's one thing to stop one, and find a way to separate the two."

The referee served the ball again, the red team took the ball, made an emergency stop and passed several times, and was almost blocked by the blue team.Ke Yu blocked the foul when intercepting, the referee blew his whistle, and the blue team was penalized with a three-pointer.

Yang Jiayou's expression was firm, without a trace of extra emotion on his face, and he was about to rejoin the game. Seeing that the red team applied for a player change, it seemed that the player who fell before was exhausted.

Ke Yu apologized: "Jiayou, I didn't notice just now."

Yang Jiayou said directly: "It's okay, it's normal, play well." He patted Ke Yu's shoulder, and his steps had already stepped back.

The red team changed forwards, and the offensive momentum gradually started, and the blue team was kicked a few more balls.

Yang Jiayou cursed secretly: "Damn it!"

As he said that, he gave Xu Li a wink, "Try to stand next to me." This time we can't be so far apart.

After the blue team snatched the ball by chance, they were surrounded by the red team under the basket. Yang Jiayou just threw the ball obliquely. Xu Li inserted it from the side and directly dunked the ball back. The cooperation was perfect and morale was restored.

With Yang Jiayou as the striker, the rest of the team caught the ball in seconds. Han Fei surrounded him tightly. When the ball passed, Han Feishun held the ball and pulled back a point.

The atmosphere at the scene became more and more enthusiastic, the situation was no longer deadlocked, and both sides were advancing.

Before the layup, due to the strength and the speed of the ball, most teammates could not catch Yang Jiayou's ball.If caught in a siege, Yang Jiayou may not pass to Xu Li. He can often block the dunk, and he will only pass to him when he is under siege.

After the first round, the blue team scored ahead of the red team, ushering in the intermission.

Yang Jiayou stood in the center circle of the court, arrogant to the extreme, with his arms open and his wrists raised, as if calling for a scream.

The girls in the auditorium screamed, giving him enough face.

Xu Li couldn't help laughing. He thought that Yang Jiayou had restrained himself a lot today, but he didn't expect that he would still be stubborn.No wonder Ren Qihang hated him, if he continued to fight like this, he would have to kill the opponent to the point of leaving nothing behind.

It is said that 'a scholar can be killed but not humiliated'. Under the premise of abiding by the rules, Yang Jiayou is simply 'killing and humiliating'.

A few years later, they have all become stable and mature adults, and they will never be as sharp as they are today, but they miss the arrogant and lawless appearance of the 17th year.Those bright, warm, proud, and high-spirited things are the medals of their lives.

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a little sweet~

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