Chapter 426: The Hardest Hour
Zhang Run's three-point shot was like a clear spring in the desert, allowing the hungry Lizhong offense to recover.
But this is obviously not enough, what they need is to find the real river in order to win this game.
And after the offense is successful, the bigger test comes from the defensive end, there is no one in Lizhong's inner line, now Chen Cai plays the center, Bai Ye plays the big forward, everyone knows, Deming High School wants to play inside, Lizhong does not dare to shrink easily, Fei Yi on the outside has reappeared, he is eyeing the tiger.
However, a peculiar scene appeared on the court, Wu Peng, who was originally defending Du Qiming, did not stare at the opponent who dribbled past half the court, but after half the court, he shrank directly to the three-second area to help Chen Cai assist in defending An Runzhou.
So, on the front, Du Qiming had no one within a radius of three meters!
With such a good opportunity, Du Qiming was going to shoot if he didn't shoot, so he shot outside the front three-point line in the best shooting position.
The audience at the scene felt that Lizhong must be crazy, and he actually let the opponent's point guard have such a big gap for him to shoot? But Yao Guangzhi knew that Lizhong's move was very ruthless, because Du Qiming's three-point shot was the worst in the team!
So far in this game, Du Qiming has not made a three-point shot, and he has very few mid-range shots, and his scores all come from fast break and under the basket.
This is also a psychological tactic, and the risk is very high, and the benefits are also great, Du Qiming's three points really missed, the ball smashed directly on the neck of the basket, bounced high, and the three people in Lizhong were under the basket, protecting the backcourt rebound.
Bai Ye grabbed the rebound and immediately handed it to Wu Peng, and Lizhong launched a quick counterattack.
The lineup of five little men, the speed of Lizhong immediately improved the grade of the moth, Zhang Run, Lu Yuan, and Bai Ye immediately fell into position in three lines, Wu Peng made a pass to the ground, and stuffed it directly to Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan then divided the ball to the bottom corner of the left, Bai Ye received the ball, and a feint shook over Xing Rui who flew over, and set a certain amount, and shot three points in the bottom corner!
This is not the shooting position that Bai Ye is good at, he prefers to shoot in the front and on the wings, but this ball, he still hits! Another three!
After the goal, Bai Ye and Lu Yuan didn't even care about high-fives, and immediately went back to the backcourt to defend, 87:98, and the difference was only 11 points all of a sudden!
The audience at the scene was restless again, and two three-pointers pulled Lizhong back from the edge of the cliff!
"Yes, yes, keep it up, keep it up, keep it up."
Liang Boyu, who had been sitting in his seat, holding his hands on his chest to watch the game, had already put down his arms at this time, and his hands were propped on his thighs, and he was nervous.
But Deming High School immediately responded, Xing Rui held the ball in a high position, made a false sudden shot, and hit a step-back jumper, scoring two points, helping Deming breathe a sigh of relief, 100:87, the game was not over, and Deming had scored 100 points, which is rare.
Lizhong's counterattack came quickly, but they were a little too impatient, after Wu Peng passed half the court, he used Bai Ye's blocking and dismantling to shoot directly in the front of the three-point shot - missed, the ball was small, knocked on the front of the basket, and the basket was squeezed again, this time An Runzhou stuck Chen Cai and didn't let him jump, Zhu Zhaolun took the ball down.
But Zhu Zhaolun didn't hold the ball steadily, behind him, Lu Yuan didn't know when he came around, cut the ball off, he turned around and threw the ball out, on the outside line, on the left side, Zhang Run jumped up to catch the ball, landed, didn't make any adjustments, and shot another three-point shot!
The ball makes a beautiful arc, which is a necessary element for a good shot - "Phew! "One more three!
Zhang Run, who scored the goal, clenched his fists and shouted, he could feel that his whole body was trembling except for the hand that shot the basket.
At 90:100, the gap came to 10 points, Yao Guangzhi called a timeout, and there were still three minutes left before the end of the game.
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"Stabilize the situation, don't be in a hurry, ten points of advantage, enough to keep it to the whole court, don't be led away, the defensive end must be stable, don't give the opponent such a shooting space, return to our normal defensive posture, and ensure that there is someone in front of every opponent."
Yao Guangzhi was on the bench, giving orders to the players with his calm voice, no matter how critical and difficult the situation on the field was, Yao Guangzhi's voice was always so stable, and he wanted to use such a stable voice to give the players a stable mood to ensure a stable defense on the field.
What's more, the situation is not critical at all, they are still 10 points ahead, and there are only three minutes left before the end of the game, as long as they bite, the victory is theirs.
This is exactly Yao Guangzhi's consistent style, using iron-like defense and discipline to leave no chance for opponents.
However, Yao Guangzhi looks at the players on the field and looks at their mature appearance that does not match their age, and he still thinks of last year's national finals, the heartbreaking failure.
The year before last, they lost to Huaqing High School because of their lack of strength, and last year, they obviously had a chance, they played overtime, but finally fell under a wave of strong attacks from Huaqing High School - the process was only five minutes.
Until now, Yao Guangzhi is still thinking about what they did not do well enough, maybe it was luck? They dropped a few easy shots, and the opponent hit a few difficult offenses, and in just five minutes of overtime, everything became irretrievable.
Thinking of this, Yao Guangzhi shook his head, forcing himself not to think about these old things, he tidied up the suit that was still straight, buttoned the bow tie on the neckline a little tighter, and finally said: "Strangle the opponent and get the victory!" ”
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There was no replacement of personnel in Lizhong, there were still five small ones, these five people, it was the first time to pair up in the official game, but I didn't expect the tacit understanding to be quite good.
After the timeout, they gathered around to exchange information and exchange opinions.
Bai Ye is their commander, he is responsible for deepening the task assigned by Gao Jing during the pause, and he especially reminded Zhang Run: "Pay attention to your passing, the opponent will definitely strengthen your defense, once the situation is not right, don't force the shot, we will answer you at any time." ”
Zhang Run nodded vigorously, although he had only fought two rounds, the sweat was already pouring down his head, his throat felt very dry, and he drank a lot of water on the bench.
Of course, the more important problem facing Lizhong now is defense, they must defend it, otherwise even if they score three points every time, the difference of 10 points is still too big, and the time is only three minutes.
The referee blew the whistle and the game continued.
"The game restarted, Lizhong didn't give up, sent this five-small lineup, and suddenly pulled the difference back to 10 points. Let's look at Deman High School's offense...... is still Xing Rui, and with his An Runzhou's blocking and dismantling, he can kill the basket with a variable speed...... Layup! Pretty! ”
Xing Rui, who has been performing average before, showed the sharpness of the "Swiss Army Knife" at a critical moment, holding the ball, blocking and dismantling, cutting, and doing it in one go.
It's another 12 minutes, and the flame of hope in Lizhong is a little smaller.
Wu Peng held the ball over half the court, handed the ball to Bai Ye, organized in the high position, and the others pulled away in all directions, Lu Yuan suddenly cut into the basket on the outside, and Bai Ye immediately stuffed it into Lu Yuan's hands under the basket.
But Lu Yuan didn't go to the basket directly, because An Runzhou had already made up for it, he dribbled the ball around to 45 degrees, and passed the ball to Zhang Run on the wing, Zhang Runyi took the ball, which instantly attracted the defensive attention of the two people from Deming High School.
But Lu Yuan immediately retreated to 45 degrees outside the three-point line, Zhang Run immediately distributed the ball to Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan received the ball, and made a three-point shot before Fei Yi's defense made up for it!
This was a risky shot, Fei Yi's defense was not completely out of position, he still pounced, and Lu Yuan didn't feel right as soon as he shot, it was short!
"Rebound!"
Lu Yuan roared, Chen Cai under the basket was already ready, he ignored An Runzhou's pushing, took advantage of his position, and slapped the ball out!
At this time, Lu Yuan had already rushed into the three-point line, he received the rebound from Chen Cai, and without any further hesitation, he rushed directly to the basket, and jumped up against An Runzhou, who came to make up for the defense, and jumped up with a one-handed heavy dunk!
"Beep!"
If you score two points successfully, you will be penalized!
Tianhe Gymnasium was about to turn over, but Lu Yuan was very calm after landing, he gasped, looked up at the time and score, if he scored, it would still be nine points, nine points, and the time was only a little more than two minutes.
In two minutes, Lizhong reached the most difficult moment.