Chapter 11: Advance to the quarterfinals
Liu Chuan sat on the sidelines, squinting his eyes, as if dozing off, until the cheers of his teammates in victory woke him up. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
"Oh, I've already won." He didn't look surprised, and victory was so well deserved for him. In Liu Chuan's eyes, there should be no opponents in the province.
"Senior Liu Chuan, congratulations on winning the game." Aishan and Little Glasses stepped forward. Ai Shan's face was as smiling as ever, but there was inevitably a hint of silence in the corners of his eyes. After all, it's an annual CHBL, and they're out early in the first round.
"You guys played very well, and the Zhuzhou experiment will definitely reach the quarterfinals next year." Liu Chuan, who has never been very good at complimenting, actually praised his opponent, which surprised everyone around him.
"Ah, thank you, senior!" Ai Shan blushed and was very embarrassed.
"Your name is Li Xiaosi, I remember. When I was in the third year of junior high school, we appeared together in your second year of junior high school. Liu Chuan said: "I said I didn't know you before the game to encourage you to play hard." β
Li Xiaosi's mouth was wide open, big enough to fit into a fist. He didn't expect Liu Chuan to be able to call his name at all, after all, he couldn't even play as a substitute at that time, and he almost never played, and Liu Chuan kept coldly not speaking.
"Thank you, thank you, senior." He was genuinely terrified.
Yang Ping couldn't help but smile dumbly when he watched the conversation between the three of them, Liu Chuan, a ball idiot, would treat people differently according to the opponent's performance on the court. He respects those who truly love basketball, and Aishan on the court has earned his respect.
"And you." Liu Chuan pointed to Aishan and said, "You are very good, you are the third best first-year high school player I have seen in recent years." β
"Ah, thank you, senior!" Ai Shan bowed suddenly, in his opinion, Liu Chuan is an idol-level character, and he praises others for a hundred sentences.
"That'...... Who are the top two? Li Xiaosi asked.
"Alright, I'm leaving. The first place is, of course, me. Liu Chuan coldly threw down a domineering line and left the two of them with a back.
"It's worthy of being the Four Heavenly Kings of the Golden Generation, it's really domineering!" Li Xiaosi sighed.
"Two years later, I will lead the team to the national championship like Senior Liu Chuan!" Aishan swore secretly.
Liu Chuan turned around but breathed a sigh of relief, he was not good at facing the offensive of the little fans. At this time, he was actually thinking in his heart: "Don't tell them, the second place is a stupid layman." β
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The first round of the game was uneventful, and traditional strong teams such as Xiangnan, Xiangyang, and Lingnan won one after another. Among them, the affiliated Shonan University performed well, and they beat Hengyi City No. 2 Middle School with a terrifying score of 108:35.
Gao Gongwang, who watched the game, introduced to the team: "Tian Changqing is still the core of Shonan, and he scored 40 points alone. But in my opinion, there are two other people in Shonan who are very noteworthy. β
"One is Marchand, the No. 4 center, right?" Qiao Liang said: "He and I are both in the second grade, and he is a strong opponent. Especially the ability to rebound is outstanding. β
"That's right, the other one is their first-year rookie - No. 9 power forward Cheng Jie, this guy is tall and fast, and his shooting touch is also very soft, and he is a technical interior lineman. He scored 31 points on 14-of-18 shooting and 3-of-4 free throws! The fat man said.
"What a horrible hit rate!" Xiong Nan couldn't help but be stunned: "This guy is too accurate!" It's still a first grade! β
"Shonan is very strong this year, and they are still our biggest enemies on the way to the championship." Coach Li Li concluded: "But all we need to do is knock down every opponent on the way to the knockout round and reach the semi-finals before we can meet them. "According to the rules of this tournament, the top four teams will play a round-robin tournament, and the top two teams will qualify. The previous games were all single-elimination systems.
Xiangbei, as people wish, won every game solidly. They defeated Mingde Middle School by a margin of 118-44 and defeated Changjun Middle School 111-53. If Zhuzhou Experiment had watched these two games, they would probably be more pleased. After all, it's not that they don't have strength, it's that the opponent is too strong.
Unfortunately, Ikebana played both games in garbage time and failed to score.
The matchup table for the quarterfinals has been produced, which are Xiangbei vs Wuyuan, Shonan vs Buli, Xiangyang vs Jin 95, and Lingnan vs Miuratai.
The battle of eight into four was first carried out in the battle of the two strong in Chenyi City, and the old king of the Affiliated High School of Xiangnan University faced another traditional strong team, Linyiwu County Lilin Middle School.
"The other five quarter-finalists are all here." Yang Ping secretly observed the audience: "No matter which team sees Shonan as a potential opponent in the semifinals." β
"I heard that the Buri team was also a top 4 team in previous years, but its strength has declined significantly in the past two years." Coach Li Li said.
"Well, according to previous information, they once had two very good talented players named Gu Qingqiu and Gu Yadong, who were twin brothers. These two Gu seniors led the Buri team to the provincial semi-finals for two consecutive years. They should be juniors now, and it is said that they have also performed well in CUBA. Qing Zi replied.
"In other words, this Buri may not be able to compete with Shonan at all?" Li Li continued to ask.
"Even when the Gu brothers were there, Buri was pressed and beaten by Shonan led by Mu Shen. And even more so now? β
As Qingzi said, this game was also the same as the previous knockout round, and it was overwhelming at the beginning.
"Good shot!" The audience burst into applause. Naturally, the enthusiasm of the audience is the chestnut-haired, fair-skinned super fresh meat newcomer of the Shonan team.
"It's Cheng Jie's score again, this guy only scored 10 points in a while, right?" Qiao Liang said.
Tian Changqing made another steal, Cheng Jie was already running, and after receiving the pass, he formed a dozen under the basket. Cheng Jie turned around in a high-speed run, then jumped high and gently completed a hook shot in the turn.
"This first-grader jumped so high, can I seal him instead?" Even Miuratai's ace center Wang Tieye began to doubt whether he could prevent this ball.
Ball in! In the opening game of 7 shots and 6 shots, Cheng Jie scored 12 points alone! The inside line of the Buri team was like papier-mΓ’chΓ© in front of his height.
"According to the information I just got, No. 9 Chengjie is 191cm tall. He also has a very good reach and bounce, and his shot is so high that he is almost impossible to block. Gao Gong said.
"It's okay, we're not afraid of him." Lan Yuan said: "Judging from the position, it is up to Captain Liu Chuan to guard against him." The captain will definitely be able to solve it. β
Xiao Kan hit another three-pointer, which completely demoralized Buri. Losing confidence in victory, their offense and defense became more and more chaotic.
"I don't look at it." Liu Chuan suddenly got up and wanted to leave.
"Why don't you watch it, there will be a match between Xiangyang and Jin 95 in a while?" Ye Jian Qi said.
"Stinky fox, you shouldn't have been scared away by that first-grader, did you?" Of course, the only person who can say such things is ikebana.
"I'll go back to practice, and the two teams in the next game don't pose a threat." Liu Chuan replied patiently.
"It seems that he is addicted to watching the ball." Yang Ping said with a smile. The subtext in his heart is that this Xiangnan team actually gave birth to Liu Chuan's competitive heart, which is really extraordinary in strength and must not be underestimated.