Chapter 13: Coming off the bench
Hou Wei's current state is terrible, not to mention letting him score, even letting him take a look at Wang Zekai is a kind of torture, he has been beaten out of the shadow by his opponent.
"Pause!" Seeing that Wang Zekai hit another three-point shot under Hou Wei's defense, Zhang Tiejun walked quickly to the technical table and called a timeout.
Hou Wei walked to the bench and sat down limply, as if his body had been emptied.
Zhang Tiejun glanced at the big screen above the gymnasium, and the score was temporarily fixed at 22-12, and Hecheng University was already 10 points behind.
If Hou Wei is allowed to defend Wang Zekai, the score will only get bigger and bigger, and the situation will be completely one-sided.
Zhang Tiejun reluctantly made a change, and he could only rely on Liu Xiaodong, a freshman, in the quarterback, hoping that he could withstand the pressure.
"Hou Wei, you take a rest first. Xiaodong, get ready to play! Zhang Tiejun quickly made adjustments, he knew very well that time did not allow him to hesitate.
Hou Wei didn't have any unhappiness, on the contrary, he was very happy in his heart, and finally he didn't have to face that terrifying opponent anymore.
"We saw that Hecheng University made adjustments, Coach Zhang Tiejun replaced Hou Wei with Liu Xiaodong, and our future star is finally going to play! The University of Petroleum did not make any adjustments, it seems that Coach Li Zijiang wants to continue to expand the score advantage and lay a solid foundation for the subsequent victory! Liu Qiliang explained. As a former athlete, he knows very well that you will die while you are sick.
Wang Zekai, the head of Daqing Petroleum University, has been in the limelight in the past two years. In particular, last year, he led Daqing Petroleum University to enter the division for the first time in history, becoming the first quarterback in the province.
He is extremely physical, with a height of 2.01m and an arm span of 2.15m, which makes him more than capable of defending any type of defender.
Seeing Wang Zekai open his arms in front of him, Liu Xiaodong actually had a feeling of insurmountability!
Wang Zekai did not slack off because Liu Xiaodong was a freshman, as a junior who had experienced the baptism of the divisional competition, he knew that if he wanted to win, he must face every opponent wholeheartedly!
Liu Xiaodong suddenly started to the right, as if he was going to run to the corner to find an open opportunity. However, in the next second, Liu Xiaodong turned around in the opposite direction, glared hard with both feet, and rushed his whole body to the left.
If it is changed to other quarterbacks, Liu Xiaodong's sudden reverse run is enough to shake off the defender.
But Wang Zekai is not among the others, this tall and long-arm quarterback, with a speed that is extremely inconsistent with his height, quickly appeared in front of Liu Xiaodong, stuck his position, and straddled Liu Xiaodong's arm with his hand.
"It's too fast!" Liu Xiaodong was secretly surprised, he only now understands Hou Wei's pain, as an opponent in the same position, Wang Zekai is simply a monster!
"Are you going to surrender? Future Stars! Wang Zekai saw that Liu Xiaodong did not move, and said sarcastically and provocatively. Before the game, he said that he didn't care about this newcomer, he was still a little different, and now it seems that the coach is right.
"You've got me covered, I'm going to score on your head!" Wang Zekai's sarcasm aroused Liu Xiaodong's competitive heart, and he immediately reached out to ask for the ball.
Guo Cheng looked at the coach on the sidelines with hesitation, he didn't want to pass the ball to Liu Xiaodong, who had no vacant opportunity.
Zhang Tiejun nodded at Guo Cheng's gaze, he really wanted to see if Liu Xiaodong could surprise him in the face of Wang Zekai's defense.
Liu Xiaodong received the ball at 45 degrees on the left side, turned his back to Wang Zekai, and it seemed that he wanted to play with his back to the single.
"I can't help myself!" Wang Zekai continued to taunt, he quickly lowered his center of gravity, ready to give this newcomer a good defensive lesson!
Liu Xiaodong felt the huge resistance from his waist and did not panic. He had already prepared in his heart, and he had no intention of coming with Wang Zekai.
Liu Xiaodong jerked back, and after the waist was tightened to give Wang Zekai the illusion of playing again, he suddenly stepped back and turned around to make a shooting feint.
Wang Zekai rushed forward quickly, and he had long been on guard against Liu Xiaodong's turning and shooting.
Seeing Wang Zekai jumping, Liu Xiaodong showed a victor's smile. He quickly took the basketball off his head and rushed to the basket under the eyes of Wang Zekai in the air.
Ouyang Xiahua shook off the entanglement of Liu Mu and rushed to Liu Xiaodong to make up for the defense, hoping to give Liu Xiaodong a front and back attack after Wang Zekai landed.
Seeing the tall figure in front of him, Liu Xiaodong did not choose to do it brutally, he threw the ball high in the direction of the basket.
Ouyang Xiahua jumped up quickly, his right arm stretched out in the hope of intercepting the rising basketball. But his bouncing talent is average, typical of floor flow. The basketball flew past Ouyang Xiahua's right hand and flew to the right side of the rebound.
Yanagi rushed to a step away from the rebound, glared hard with both feet, jumped up, grabbed the flying basketball with his right hand, and dunked the ball into the basket.
The players of Hecheng University waved their arms vigorously in celebration. They have seen enough of Wang Zekai's superstar performance in the first 5 minutes, and now they can finally vent to their heart's content.
"Good shot! It was a beautiful match, Liu Xiaodong withstood the defensive pressure and made the right choice! Liu Qiliang explained with some excitement that as a native of Hecheng, he didn't want to see the team being hung all the time.
"Your ball is so beautiful!" Liu Mu ran to Liu Xiaodong and high-fived. As the big brother of the team, he likes this little brother more and more.
Wang Zekai looked at Liu Xiaodong with anger on his face, he was actually deceived by a freshman with a fake move, which made his proud heart a little unacceptable.
As soon as Li Jie controlled the ball at half time, he saw Wang Zekai running back to the right side at 45 degrees and reaching out to ask for the ball, and he passed the ball without any hesitation.
Wang Zekai controlled the ball and tried to use his speed to pass Liu Xiaodong, but he tried several times and was blocked by Liu Xiaodong's lateral movement.
Looking at Liu Xiaodong, who was thin and weak, Wang Zekai showed an unshaven sneer. He was able to beat Hou Wei to the point that he had no defensive confidence, but it was not just because of his speed advantage.
Wang Zekai turned around and leaned his back against Liu Xiaodong, and retreated against Liu Xiaodong again and again. Suddenly, he made a breakthrough cut feint to the left, and after deceiving Liu Xiaodong, he used his right foot as the axis to turn to the baseline and throw a backward jumper.
Liu Xiaodong wanted to raise his arm to intercept, but it was still too late. In Liu Xiaodong's annoyed gaze, the basketball hit the basket steadily.
"Shit!" Liu Xiaodong gritted his teeth and scolded angrily. This is the most helpless goal scored by Liu Xiaodong under the full defense.
Wang Zekai's feints made Liu Xiaodong only watch the basketball pass over him, but he didn't have any time to make defensive moves.
Zhang Tiejun looked at Wang Zekai, who made Liu Xiaodong annoyed, and he was also very helpless. After all, he is the first quarterback in the province, and it is not something that Liu Xiaodong can deal with now.