On October 4, the weather was cloudy with light rain

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the basketball center was already full of people, and the game attracted not only Japanese spectators, but also Chinese and Filipinos working in Japan. In the morning game, Japan won a narrow 76-70 victory over Qatar and will next face the winners of China and the Philippines.

South Korea, Iran, Lebanon and India all took to the sidelines to watch what was arguably the most intense match of the quarter-finals, with players from both sides warming up on the pitch.

"You must pay attention to this game, although the strength of the Philippines is not the strongest, and we have a good chance of winning, but you have to be careful one thing, they have a lot of small actions, and they are very big, they are all small actions in secret, this is the normal state of their play, habits become natural, you must not be provoked, understand!" Cui Maixiang said loudly to her players at this time.

"Understood!" said everyone on the men's basketball team.

At this time, Imagawa Airi was standing at the door of the competition venue, as if she was anxiously waiting for someone, and then she saw a taxi coming from the door, and out of the car came a girl in professional clothes, she was very beautiful, and she looked very anxious.

When she saw Imagawa Airi, she ran and said loudly, "Am I late, am I late?"

"There's a minute to go, it's not too late, there may be no seats left. Imagawa Airi said, "Sister Miyuki, why are you here?"

"What can I do, I have to wait for the president to come before I can ask for leave, and now that I am a regular employee, I have to go through a lot of processes to ask for leave!" said Miyuki Nakamura helplessly.

"Sister Miyuki, you've turned positive, congratulations!" said Imagawa Airi with a smile.

"This is all the credit of Yu Jiajun, by the way, do you think I look good today, is there anything sloppy. Miyuki Nakamura looked at Imagawa Airi and said.

"There's no sloppiness, you're dressed up pretty today, ten times more beautiful than you usually are!" Imagawa said with a smile.

"Yes, don't praise me like that, I'll be proud, and I don't know if Yu Jiajun likes me like this. Miyuki Nakamura said embarrassedly with her hands over her face.

"I'm sure I'll love it, let's go in now, maybe we'll find two good seats!" Imagawa said anxiously.

"Yes, yes, hurry up, let's go inside!" said Miyuki Nakamura.

After saying that, the two hurriedly walked in.

At this time, the big screen in the center of the playing field showed the starting players of both sides:

Chinese team: point guard Ai Ji (No. 17), scoring guard Liu Tiange (No. 3), small forward Sun Zhaoting (No. 32), power forward Qin Long (No. 10), center Long Zhanjun (No. 7)!"

Team Philippines: PG: John Carter (No.4) (191cm), SG: Bob Wellica (No.7) (193cm), SF, Jason Sime (No.14) (199cm), PF: David Jackson (No.9) (201cm), C: Anthony Carr (No.5) (213cm).

"It would be nice if the Chinese team won the Philippine team, otherwise we would have to face the Philippines with so many small moves, and it would be very difficult to fight!" said Coach Ryuichi Tsuruta at this time.

"Coach, in fact, in my opinion, we have a 30% chance of winning with the Philippines, and we don't even have 10% of the Chinese team!" said Zhongju Pingjian.

"Why, did you fight with them?" said Ryuichi Tsuruda.

Nakaju Pingjian nodded.

"I think Nakaju is exaggerating, we played against their main team that day and we won!" said Fujiwara Hidei.

"I suspect they didn't have any strength that day. Zhongju Pingjian said.

"That's because you're too worried, Nakami, I think they're at that level!" said Shuichi Fujiwara.

"Because I don't know who the opponent is, I haven't seen the video of the Chinese team, but I think you should also know that the hottest player in the entire Chinese team should be the No. 41, Zhang Zhixin!" Kurata Shaojun said.

"Yes, men in their forties and fifties, let's be careful!" said Katsuo Shibata.

"There is one more thing I want to add to you, the strength of No. 24 and No. 20 in his team is no worse than No. 41!" Imagawa Iwa said at this time.

"No. 24?" Fujiwara Xiu glanced at Yang Zifeng in the substitute area, and then said: "A boy who averages less than three minutes per game can turn over what big waves!"

"You'd be wrong, the more inconspicuous the person, the more powerful you are!" Imagawa said.

"Imagawa-senpai is right, that Lee Sung-hyun of the No. 24 team can easily defeat the Korean team, it really can't be underestimated!" Yuji Ono also said at this time.

"Okay, you guys don't argue, after watching this game, I think we will all have a certain number in our hearts, what to do now, arguing about these useless things!" Tsuruta Ryuichi said sharply.

"The coach is right, the Chinese team is so good at what you say, if you lose today, wouldn't it be a big laugh!" said Fujiwara Shuichi.

"You'll know the outcome!" Kurata said coldly.

At this point, the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, and the starters from both sides came to the field.

"Filipino center Anthony Carr and shooting guard Bob Winica are black men from outside the United States, and many teams in Asia can't resist the combined impact of these two. Cui Maixiang said.

"Are the two of them fast?" asked Yang Yujia.

"Not only is he fast, but he also has good dribbling skills, especially their Anthony Karl, although he is a center, he is skilled on the dribble, his shooting range is outside the three-point line, and he often runs outside the three-point line to be a playmaking point guard. Cui Maixiang said.

"The center came out to be a point guard?" Yang Yujia said in surprise.

"It's amazing, it's not all, his body is also very strong, and it usually takes two or three people to block him on the inside!" Cui Maixiang said with a smile.

"I'll go, so how do we fight?" Yang Yujia said in surprise.

"Don't worry, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and we can only see the demolition. Cui Maixiang said with a smile.

"You're really in a good mood!" Yang Jia said speechlessly.

At this time, the players of both sides have already stood up, and the referee walked between Long Zhanjun and Anthony Carr to look at them, the two of them nodded and signaled that they were ready, at this time, they heard the referee's whistle, the ball was thrown into the air by the referee, and the game officially began!!

It can be said that the physical fitness of the Dragons is good enough, but Anthony Carr's physical fitness is even more vigorous than him, and the ball is easily jumped by Anthony Karl.

John Carter got the ball that Anthony Karl jumped off and started dribbling across the halfcourt, but before John Carter could get past halftime, Anthony Karl stood outside the three-point line and asked him for the ball.

John Carter gave the ball straight away.

After receiving the ball, Anthony Carr dribbled and said to everyone: "This ball, play steadily!"

"Damn, he'll hit the point guard when he comes up!" Yang Yujia said in surprise.

"That's his characteristic, and that's his strength!" Cui Maixiang said.

At this point, all the Filipino players on the field pulled away, making room for Anthony Carr to attack.

"What!" Long Zhanjun was surprised to see Anthony Carr like this, "Are you underestimating me, I have to give you some color!"

That's when Anthony Carr kicks in, he makes a feint to the right, then slams the ball into his left hand and lunges into it.

"This time it must be real!" thought Long Zhanjun, only to see him move a step towards Anthony Karl's left side, trying to block Anthony Karl, but at this moment, Anthony Karl suddenly took a step back and threw the ball from beyond the three-point line!

"What! He's the center!" Long Zhanjun said in surprise.

"No, this is the action of a defender!" Ai Ji also said on the side.

At this time, a "boom!" sound was heard, and the ball hollowed into the net, 3-0, and the Philippines took the lead.

"It's amazing that this center forward has the skills of a defender!" said Yuji Ono at this time.

"Yes, in this case, it is equivalent to playing in a dislocated game!" said Iwawa Imagawa.

"This ball doesn't look like luck!" Zhuo Nanhu said to Tian Kong in the bench area.

"It's definitely not luck, you see what he did just now, it was done in one go. Tian Kong said.

The Chinese team attacked, Ai Ji dribbled the ball across the half, and then John Carter, who was defending him, kept going up to harass him, and used a lot of small movements, these actions did not seem to be big, and some were very secretive, and the referee did not blow.

Ai Ji was helpless, so he had to endure John Cart's small movements and dribble the ball through the half, at this time Ai Ji made a covering gesture, and Qin Long hurriedly ran out from the inside line to cover Ai Ji.

Ai Ji took advantage of Qin Long's cover and just dribbled two steps to the right when he fell into the encirclement of John Carter and David Jackson.

However, just when Ai Ji wanted to pass the ball out, there was an indescribable pain on his body, and I saw John Carter and David Jackson constantly inflicting small movements on Ai Ji's body with their fingers and elbows, and John Carter even used his own knee, at this time, I heard Ai Ji "Ah!" screamed, the ball was dialed down by John Jackson, and then David Jackson began to run to the half court of the Chinese team, John Jackson gave the ball to David Jackson's hands, David Jackson scored directly to the basket, 5-0!

"What's the matter with Ai Ji, why don't you pass the ball out!" Ren Zhonglong said in surprise, "Does he want to play a solo ball?"

"yes, why don't you pass the ball out in time?" Zhuo Nanhu also said.

"Haha, he wanted to pass it on, but he couldn't!" Xu Ning said with a smile.

"Why?" Ren Zhonglong asked.

"It seems that the rumors are true, the small movements of the Filipino players are indeed very many, and they are also very hidden!" Yang Zifeng said.

"Ah, small movements, why can't I see it?" asked Ren Zhonglong.

"Or it's a small hidden action......," Xu Ning said with a smile.

The Chinese team began to attack.

"Damn, damn it, it's going to use these little moves! It's really annoying!" Ai Ji said in his heart.

At this time, I saw Ai Ji give the ball to Qin Long on the inside, after Qin Long got the ball, he made a few feints with his back against David Jackson and shook David Jackson up, seeing David Jackson jumping up, Qin Long smiled in his heart, thinking that he could easily score two points, but at this moment, his head was hit hard by David Jackson, and his eyes suddenly went black, and he almost fell!

At this time, David Jackson just wanted to take the ball in Qin Long's hand and launch a fast attack, the referee's whistle sounded, and David Jackson fouled!

Seeing that the dragon army on the side couldn't stand it, he walked up and pushed David Jackson hard, and David Jackson was not to be outdone. went up to be with Long Zhanjun, and the two began to greet each other's relatives in Chinese and English!

Players on both sides hurriedly went up to pull the rack!

The referee gave each of the two sides a warning, which calmed down the conflict, and the game continued, and the Chinese team served.

"It's not an exaggeration to give a technical foul just now, it's just an ordinary foul!" Yang Yujia said.

"It's mainly based on the referee's on-the-spot reaction, but there is one thing that worries me now. Cui Maixiang said.

"You mean, do we dare to play the way we normally play?" Yang Zifeng said.

"That's right, those two hits just now are basically a disadvantage for the Philippine team, but the main purpose of this is to make us have some scruples when we do any shooting or feints! This will effectively reduce our shooting percentage!" Cui Maixiang said.

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a "dang!" sound, and the basketball thrown by Ai Ji bounced off the basket, and Anthony Carr grabbed the rebound and then dribbled the ball across the half court.

"It seems that my worries have come true!" Cui Maixiang said as she looked at Ai Ji, who had just shot.

Anthony Karl took the ball to the top of the three-point line.

"What, is he going to be a point guard again?" Long Zhanjun looked at Anthony Karl in front of him in surprise.

"This American named Anthony seems to have a strong desire for the ball, and he is a center forward!"

At this time, I saw the scoring guard Bob Winica from the bottom corner of the left side around the basket, and then David Jackson under the basket blocked Liu Tiange who was following him with his body, Liu Tiange just wanted to bypass David Jackson to follow, and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, and David Jackson secretly used his knee to push Liu Tiange's abdomen.

At this time, Bob Wellica had gone around from the inside line to the position of 30 degrees outside the three-point line on the right, Anthony Carr saw this and gave the ball over, Bob Winica received the ball and threw it directly!

"Whew!" ball hollow into the net, 8-0!

"******!" Liu Tiange suddenly grabbed the clothes on David Jackson's chest with one hand and said sharply: "It seems that if I don't clean you up, you don't know how thick the sky is!"

Seeing Liu Tiange like this, David Jackson hurriedly raised his hands, and then looked at the referee!

At this time, the referee's whistle sounded, the Chinese team made a technical foul, and the Philippine team made two free throws and one throw.

"What, are you blind!" Liu Tiange asked at this time, pointing at the referee.

"Liu Tiange, don't let you mess around!" Cui Maixiang stood up and said sharply.

Liu Tiange glared at the referee, then turned around and went back.

David Jackson smiled at Liu Tiange and walked to the free throw line.

I saw that he scored the first goal steadily, 9-0, and Cui Maixiang called a timeout.

"How can this be!" said Imagawa Airi and Miyuki Nakamura as they walked in and looked at the score on the scoreboard.

"I don't know!" Miyuki Nakamura said in surprise.

"Airi, this way!" shouted Imagawa Iwa, who was sitting in the stands, "I have a place for you!"

"Brother Iwa, that's great, let's go!Miyuki!" Imagawa Airi said excitedly.

"Hmm!" Miyuki Nakamura nodded.

The two men hurried down.

"What's the matter, Brother Iwa, why are you so far behind now?" asked Imagawa Airi eagerly.

"Well, the Chinese team is caught in the defense of the Philippine copper wall!" Imagawa said.

"Is Zifeng-kun on the field?"

"Is Yu Jiajun on the field?"

Imagawa Airi and Nakamura Miyuki asked at the same time.

Imagawa Yan shook his head and said, "Except for the one named Liu Tiange, no one else is on it!"

"Hey, Airi, who is this beautiful woman next to you, she looks so cute!" said Yuji Ono.

"She's my friend!" said Imagawa Airi.

"It looks mature and beautiful, and it's the type I like!" said Yuji Ono.

"Bastard thing!" Imagawa Iwa punched Yuji Ono to the country of Java!

"Hmph, look at the kid surnamed Liu is still arrogant!" Ishida Emon said to the other teammates with a disdainful look on his side.

Airi Imagawa and Miyuki Nakamura both looked at him in disgust.

"Your movements are all deformed, is this what our usual training should be, and your emotions must be controlled!" Cui Maixiang said to them sharply at this time.

"Coach, they play yin, playing a ball is like a fight, I'll go, the referee doesn't care, it must have something to do with them, maybe I even accepted their red envelopes!" Long Zhanjun said at this time.

"That's right, such a big move, I didn't blow it, my head is a little dizzy now!" Qin Long also said sharply.

"It's not an excuse, how we play is our business, and how they play is their business, as long as it meets the rules of basketball, it can be used!" Cui Maixiang said.

"Is fighting also within the rules of basketball?" Qin Long said loudly.

"Yes, it's too insidious to do this!" Sun Zhaoting also said.

"It's really a minute that people want to destroy them!" Liu Tiange said unhappily.

"Insidious, if we play against the Pistons in Australia or the NBA in the late 80s, you will realize that the small moves of the Philippines are nothing! If you can't even pass this hurdle, how will you play in the future!" Cui Maixiang said sharply.

"Hmph, no one can win at all if you fight like this!" Qin Long said loudly.

"yes, we're not Jordan!" said Ai Ji at this time.

"Okay, since you said you can't win, I'll show you how to win!" Cui Maixiang said.

"What?" everyone looked at Cui Maixiang in surprise.

"Next, we will make substitutions, Yu Jia will replace Long Zhanjun, Xu Ning will replace Qin Long, Zhang Zhixin will replace Sun Zhaoting, and Yang Zifeng will replace Ai Ji!" Cui Maixiang said.

"What?" everyone looked at Cui Maixiang in surprise.

"Are you sure you want to do this, Mai Xiang?" Ren Zhonglong asked in surprise.

"Of course!" Cui Maixiang said.

"They can't do it either!" said Aiji.

"Okay, you'll know right away!" Cui Maixiang said with a smile.

No one knows what kind of medicine she sells in her gourd.

"Everyone did a good job, just keep fighting, and the final victory will definitely be ours!" said Philippines head coach McCronco.

"Yes!" shouted all the Filipino players.

At this time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the timeout, and then the audience let out an exclamation, even the Philippines' substitute area.

"Oh my God, the Chinese team has changed four people?"

"The 41st and the 24th are up!"

"Four up and four down, this complex can only be seen in comics!"

"Wow, No. 41 is here, it's so good!"

"No. 41! No. 41!"

……

Many people shouted Zhang Zhixin's number, and in these few games, Zhang Zhixin has made a name for himself in Japan.

"Great, Miyuki, look, Purple Kaede-kun and they're coming up!" Imagawa Airi shouted excitedly.

"Yes, Yu Jiajun also came up, this one looks good!" Miyuki Nakamura also said with a smile.

"No. 41 and No. 3 stay on the court at the same time, and the Chinese team is going to do their best!" Iwaya Imagawa said.

"Four-up, four-down substitutions are rarely seen except for garbage time, what does the Chinese coach want to do when he changes so many main players?" said Philippine head coach McClung in his heart.

David Jackson hit the second penalty and the score came to 10-0, which was the first time the Chinese team had encountered such a situation since participating in this competition.

"The Chinese team won't hang up here!" said Lee Sung-hyun, the main player of the South Korean team in the stands, with a smile.

"It's just the start of the game, and it's hard to say yet. Kim said.

(End of chapter)