Chapter 126: The Strong Gather
"How are you!" Cheng Fei hurriedly ran over and pulled Yang Cong up.
Yang Cong waved his hand and pretended to smile lightly: "I deliberately made him foul, and I didn't want to make a move at all." ”
"It's better to be careful!" Cheng Fei looked at Yang Cong suspiciously.
Yang Cong smiled and walked to the free throw line.
Du Hui over there was very frustrated, but Zhang Xiaodi happily walked to the outside of the line and said, "You are 'very' smart to make a foul, but how to make free throws?" ”
Cheng Fei was shocked. Only then did he remember that Yang Cong's right hand could no longer shoot, and it didn't make much sense to fight for free throw opportunities at this time. Why did he have to go to the free throw line?
Yang Cong smiled but did not answer, and took the basketball thrown by the referee. There was an immediate uproar on the field, and many No. 1 middle school students were shouting and shouting 'chaos' to interfere with Yang Cong's free throws. Deng Liang's eyes were staring at Yang Cong's hand, ready to rush in and grab the rebound at any time.
To everyone's surprise, Yang Cong actually held up the basketball with his left hand, and his right palm just held it gently!
He was going to make a free throw with his left hand! Liu Junfeng stood up from the bench in shock!
Yang Cong's face calmed down, adjusted his breathing, aimed at the basket, and gently raised his left hand!
Basketball flies to rebound, hit the board, score!
The first middle school student immediately fell silent, and Ge Liu's cheerleaders desperately shouted "Come on"! Cheng Fei and his brothers couldn't help but shout: "Okay! ”
Yang Cong stretched out his thumb to Cheng Fei, and then smiled at Zhang Xiaodi: "I practiced for a morning yesterday, and I am learning and selling now!" ”
Zhang Xiaodi smiled slightly, also stretched out his thumb, and whispered: "Amazing!" ”
The score is now 23:15, and Yang Cong starts the second free throw. He still carefully held the ball in his left hand and slowly lifted it up, but this time, the basketball jumped a few times on the basket and fell again!
Deng Liang had already rushed over, just waiting to grab this rebound, and when he saw the basketball falling, he immediately flew straight up!
Unexpectedly, a black shadow suddenly flashed around him, and the man swept in from the outside and grabbed the basketball cleanly. Zhang Xiaodi's rebounding awareness is undoubtedly highlighted. This made Cheng Fei's heart slightly shocked.
There is no doubt that Zhang Xiaodi's jumping ability is quite good, which can be seen from the height of his feet off the ground, although Cheng Fei does not lose to the other party, but he lacks Zhang Xiaodi's awareness of grabbing rebounds. Zhang Xiaodi can use the bounce power to compete for rebounds, and give full play to this advantage!
"Good!" Zhang Xiaodi hugged the basketball into his arms, watching the rangers have to run to the backcourt, and then 'handed' the ball to Li Yun, "Don't worry, let's play slowly!" ”
"It's worthy of Zhang Xiaodi, he has a very ace demeanor......" Yu Yang looked at this commanding sophomore and couldn't help but sigh.
"He had a feeling that he was winning," Wang said, "because he quickly found a way to deal with Yang Cong." ”
Wang Baojiang shook his head: "This Zhang Xiaodi, the progress is too great, last year, when we were in Ge Liuda City No. 1 Middle School, he kept comparing with Xu Jian on the outside, but I didn't expect that this year he actually had the ability to play singles on the inside." I really don't understand, what does Lao Lu of No. 1 Middle School think, he actually taught the center to play to a defender! ”
He 'got' wrong. In fact, when Coach Lu saw Zhang Xiaodi's playing style of these balls, his eyes lit up and he was amazed. Zhang Xiaodi is a standard guard in his eyes, and the scoring methods are mostly breakthrough layups and mid-range shots, and today he actually used shaking under the basket to score points, completely dizzying the opponent's defenders. This can only show that Zhang Xiaodi's mind is very flexible, and he usually pays attention to various basketball skills, so that he can prescribe the right 'medicine' at this time and use it at any time.
Only Yang Ji was not surprised. In several internal trainings, Zhang Xiaodi used this kind of inside foot to break through his defense. Therefore, when Zhang Xiaodi said that he would use the method to defeat him to defeat the No. 5, Yang Ji understood.
Zhang Xiaodi flickered left and right and received a pass near the two-point line. Yang Cong followed closely, lowering his center of gravity, but he had to be vigilant at all times, and the flexible inner line shaking just now was really a headache.
Zhang Xiaodi smiled slightly, began to lean his back on Yang Cong, slowly dribbled with his right hand, and constantly exerted pressure on his back.
Yang Cong's strength is very strong, and he is confident that he will not let Zhang Xiaodi enter the ***.
Zhang Xiaodi suddenly collected the ball and started it, shook his body, and was about to shoot from Yang Cong's left side, but Yang Cong defended it very well, and his whole body moved over, and he immediately strangled this route!
However, this is just a feint.
Zhang Xiaodi quickly turned one hundred and eighty degrees, kicked the ground with his left foot at the same time, and the whole person flew out diagonally!
Although Yang Cong reacted quickly, when he moved sideways, he found that the other party had already left the space of the cover!
It's an extremely beautiful step-back shot!
"Bell!" The basketball hits the hoop, bounces high and falls into the net!
"***, shoot backwards!" Liu Junfeng scolded, "This guy knows a lot of skills!" ”
"At that time, he used a lot of backward shots when dealing with Xu Jian," Wang Baojiang recalled the scene back then, "At that time, he was still a freshman in high school, and although the backward shooting rate was not very good, the teachers were very surprised!" ”
"Our Cheng Fei is a master of backward shooting!" Liu Junfeng shook his head disdainfully.
Their eyes fell on Cheng Fei's body together. At this time, Cheng Fei's face was flushed, not because of physical problems, but because of Yang Ji's care throughout the whole process, his mentality was obviously unbalanced and anxious. This time, he completely grasped the power of the best defensive player.
"What I'm most worried about now is Cheng Fei," Wang Baojiang said, "and he hasn't played a role yet, and he can't even find a place on the court." I didn't expect that Yang Ji to be so powerful that he could completely freeze Cheng Fei! ”
"Let Cheng Fei go to the opposite Zhang Xiaodi......" Yu Yang blurted out.
Wang Le sneered: "You are stupid! When the opponent defends, he will definitely let Yang Ji defend Cheng Fei. ”
Yu Yang scratched the back of his head embarrassedly: "My head is not good, sorry ......"
When there were still 4 minutes left before the end of the half, the score rose to 39:21, and the city No. 1 Middle School actually had an 18-point lead, and 24 of their 39 points were won by Zhang Xiaodi alone. Although Zhang Xiaodi's scoring method is not as gorgeous as Yuan Fan's and not as stylish as Xu Jian, the scoring efficiency is definitely top-notch. Yang Cong, who was in the opposite position, was already flushed and out of breath.
The continuous low-post singles made Yang Cong, an outside defensive master, completely unable to adapt, and with an injury to his right wrist, he did not dare to use his full strength. can use the 'spirit' of desperate Saburo to get 6 free throws and 4 hits with his left hand, Yang Cong has done a good job......
At this time, Wang Baojiang took advantage of a timeout to replace Cheng Fei off the field and let Liu Junfeng come on as a substitute.
"How?" Wang Baojiang stared at Cheng Fei's eyes and asked. The Ranger's 'spirit' leader, the de facto ace, was almost completely frozen for nearly 16 minutes. The strangulation of this point also made the Rangers' tactical running lose their soul.
"It's fine!" Cheng Fei poured a big mouthful of water and gasped slightly, "Yang Ji's defense is too strong, which is beyond my expectations." I have never encountered such a defense before, and I think he is more important to the Colonel of the City No. 1 Middle School than Zhang Xiaodi. ”
"I've only heard of it," Wang Baojiang stared at Yang Ji who was defending Yang Cong and said, "In the first two years, when our Ge No. 6 school team played games with City No. 1 Middle School, Yang Ji didn't play, I originally thought he was just an unimportant substitute, but I didn't expect that after a few years, this kid actually practiced defense hard to this point." ”
On the field, due to Yang Ji's presence on the defensive end and Yang Cong's injury, the Rangers' offense was completely blocked. Wang Zhiwen had to rely on individual singles, trying to tear apart the defense of the No. 1 Middle School again and again. It's a pity that although Li Yun is difficult to defend in his singles, the goal efficiency is very low, and the rebounding is difficult to guarantee.
Zhang Xiaodi showed superhuman rebounding ability, and by the end of the half, he had as many as 9 rebounds and his score soared to 29 points. Whether it is Yang Cong or Liu Junfeng, even if the two join forces to fight, they still can't stop Zhang Xiaodi's inside singles and backward jumpers.
Of course, the reason is not only Zhang Xiaodi's strong personal ability, but also the cleanliness of the city No. 1 Middle School in the transmission of the ball, and the team's tactical awareness of the running position. These have created extremely favorable shooting conditions for Zhang Xiaodi.
As a result, the first half ended 48:27, and the city No. 1 Middle School led by as many as 21 points!
A high school student on the sidelines has already begun to celebrate the victory in advance, and some have even begun to leave the court. They have seen too many such scenes, and it is not uncommon for the No. 1 Middle School to sweep through various high schools in Yichang City, and it is not unusual. And this so-called Yichang City Summit Final seems to be slowly ending in this lifeless competition......
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Wang Baojiang is cheering up the Rangers: "It doesn't matter if you are 21 points behind now, there are still 20 minutes to chase, the problem is that you have to show the 'spirit' of the previous games, and you must resolutely defend Zhang Xiaodi......"
"Teacher Wang!" A familiar voice suddenly rang out.
Everyone looked back and found that Xu Jian, who was dressed in white clothes and white 'pants', was standing behind, still with that expressionless appearance.
"Xu Jian!" Not only Wang Baojiang was taken aback, but Wang Zhiwen and they also screamed.
"And us!" Hou Yankun and Zhang Hao also came out of the crowd, sweating profusely, "There are too many people here, it's really not easy to squeeze over!" Fortunately, a group of people left just now, otherwise I wouldn't have seen you anyway! ”
Wang Zhiwen smiled: "Why are you here?" ”
"Come on to you!" Hou Yankun said, "No, it should be to cheer for our team!" Our names are written in black and white, and you're not going to kick us out, are you? ”
Everyone laughed. Because the league organizing committee stipulates that each high school team must provide a list of 12 people, and the Rangers only have 8 people, Wang Baojiang added the names of Xu Jian and others to the list. At the same time, he also has another consideration, if the rangers can't support it, he can directly use the 'elite' British of the school team......
"You came at the right time...... Wang Baojiang was overjoyed.
"Teacher Wang!" Xu Jian suddenly interrupted Wang Baojiang's words, "We can't play now, we just found a car after school and ran over, and we didn't do warm-up exercises at all." ”
Wang Zhiwen's face sank and looked at Wang Baojiang. Maybe it's out of 'selfishness', or maybe it's because of various issues such as cooperation, he really doesn't want people from the school team to "help". However, Wang Baojiang obviously has this meaning. As a coach, his priority is to win the game.
Wang Baojiang let out a "hmm" and lowered his head worriedly in contemplation.
Xu Jian looked at Zhang Xiaodi on the opposite side of the court, and said slowly: "Zhang Xiaodi's best skill is to hit the back jumper, but his singles to the inside line really surprised us, and it is best to drive him to the outside line to deal with ......."
"He's just as accurate on the outside!" Another voice suddenly sounded from behind them. This voice sounded a little familiar, but overall it was still very unfamiliar, and Cheng Fei only knew that this person was definitely not from Ge Liu's school.
And when everyone flashed away and saw Yuan Fan of the former middle school team attached to Gezhouba Water Institute, the surprise can be imagined.
"You're here too." Xu Jian smiled slightly.
Yuan Fan patted Xu Jian's shoulder and said with a smile: "The finals in Yichang, can I not come and see it?" You don't have to be too surprised, I'm studying at Gezhouba Water Institute now, and the university curriculum is very loose, so it's very convenient to come and see it. ”
The Rangers also greeted Yuan Fan one by one.
Xu Jian, Yuan Fan, Zhang Xiaodi, the three most popular basketball stars in Yichang gathered in the basketball hall of Yichang No. 1 Middle School. And Xu Jian and Yuan Fan are obviously here to support the Rangers, because they are both Gezhouba people, but they can't be the protagonists on the field tonight, and the group of teenagers who defeated them are the real protagonists today.
In any case, the appearance of Xu Jian and Yuan Fan gave the rangers a great encouragement. And when Cheng Fei looked at the crowd, he suddenly saw a figure that seemed to be a little familiar, and when he looked at it, it turned out to be Luo Guizi, one of the Gezhouba vocational high school teams who were enemies with Ge Liu and fought bloody battles repeatedly!
He was dressed in gray 'pants', and he was not very conspicuous in the crowd. Seeing Cheng Fei looking at him, Luo Guizi raised his eyebrows and shrugged his shoulders, which was regarded as a greeting. Cheng Fei still remembers that on the day of the No. 4 Middle School in Yichang City, it was Luo Kidnappers who appeared to relieve him, although he felt 'excited', but in the end, "the Tao is different and does not conspire with each other", and he nodded with a wooden face, which can be regarded as a return of courtesy.
"The top priority is to stop Zhang Xiaodi." Yuan Fan said, "I think he is getting more and more comfortable, Yang Cong is injured, shrinking his hands, and has no experience in interior defense." I suggest a different person to guard against Zhang Xiaodi. ”
Xu Jian's gaze fell on Cheng Fei's body, "Let Cheng Fei defend Zhang Xiaodi, I think the effect will be better." ”
Everyone looked at Cheng Fei, but saw that Cheng Fei's eyes were dull and seemed to be distracted. Wang Zhiwen pushed him and shouted, "Cheng Fei! ”
"Huh?" Cheng Fei came back to his senses, "What did you just say?" ”
"What are you thinking?" Yang Cong said, "Xu Jian suggested that you go and defend Zhang Xiaodi. ”
Cheng Fei was stunned for a moment, looked at Xu Jian, and then looked at Zhang Xiaodi, who was talking and laughing over there, and said: "I'm also thinking about this, first resist his inside attack, and then lose their firepower!" ”
"In that case, then it's decided!" Wang Baojiang pondered for a moment and set the roster. At the same time, the whistle blew and the referee urged the players from both sides to go on the field and continue the second half of the game.
Teacher Wu Zhongmin, Cheng Fei thought silently, it seems that I am getting farther and farther away from your original intention, you want me to be a pitcher who wears through Yang in 100 steps, and I have been practicing shooting hard...... But now, I have to use more and more of the defensive techniques that Director Zhang taught me, as was the case in the last game against the 13th Middle School, and the same is true in this game. It's really tiring! When will I be a pitcher again?
In front of everyone, of course Cheng Fei would not shout tired. He is willing to do anything for the sake of victory. Defense is dirty work, and seeing Yang Ji's performance also greatly stimulated Cheng Fei. It turns out that defensive experts can also become the ones who control the game and control the victory......
Wang Zhiwen, Cheng Fei, Yang Cong, Zhang Yulai, Deng Liang, the first five tigers re-put on the battlefield.
City No. 1 Middle School served and attacked, and when Zhang Xiaodi got the ball, he soon found that the No. 5 who was standing in front of him was no longer the tiger-headed No. 5, but the No. 12 who had shone for a moment at the beginning and then was silent under Yang Ji's defense. From the point of view of body shape, No. 12 is not as strong as No. 5, if No. 12 has stronger defensive ability, why not use it to defend Zhang Xiaodi from the beginning?
After some conduction and positioning, the city No. 1 Middle School passed the ball like lightning, Zhang Xiaodi quickly took advantage of the cover, got the ball near ***, leaned his back against Cheng Fei, and observed the situation with a slight side face.
Cheng Fei stared coldly at Zhang Xiaodi's hand, and at the same time touched the message from Zhang Xiaodi's body with his palm, and every inch of his bones and muscle 'flesh' movement was conveying important information about how to move next......
Zhang Xiaodi began to dribble the ball, slowly trying to fly by playing Cheng. Cheng Fei withstood it, although his strength was not as good as Yang Cong, it was still not a big problem to withstand Zhang Xiaodi. Distance, Movement...... Judging from all angles, the opponent is about to step back and shoot a jumper!
Sure enough, Zhang Xiaodi collected the ball and started it, and after a feint, he turned around, kicked the ground with his left foot, and rose from the ground!
This backward jumper is not too oblique in angle, but due to Zhang Xiaodi's large range of movements, the distance pulled out is very far, and it is almost at an absolutely safe angle to shoot.
Abdominal tuck in the air, stagnation, and soft shots......
Cheng Fei's 'legs' jumped up powerfully, jumping almost at the same moment as Zhang Xiaodi, and stretched out his hand at the same moment. No, he clearly used the amount of advance, and it seemed that he had 'finely' planned Zhang Xiaodi's shooting line, and the amazing bouncing force drove his whole body to fly up diagonally!
The basketball spinning in mid-air came to an abrupt end!