A week later, Siyuan ushered in the last opponent of the municipal qualifiers, the Second High School of China Normal University, which was a team in the top 16 last year and had good strength. If he wins this match, then Si Yuan can advance to the final four trials, just like last year's competition with Guangming, Nanyang, and Huili High School for two qualifications to enter the national competition.

Siyuan, who has no Michael on the inside, has a lineup of three old and two new today:

No. 4 Li Xin 182cm organization guard

No. 5 Xia Jun 181cm scoring guard

No. 9 Huang Ze Temple 191cm small forward

No. 6 Zhuo Yifan 192cm power forward

No. 7 Xu Zhiqing 188cm center

Xu Zhiqing replaced Michael as the starting center, and Huang Zesi, who performed well in the last two games, still served as the main force.

At the beginning, Si Yuan started with a wave of 10:0, although the second high school attached to the master resisted stubbornly, but there was a gap in strength after all. 49:27 in the first half fell behind by 21 points, and in the second half, Li Xin was replaced and replaced with rookie guard Jiang Haotian, under the leadership of Xia Jun and Zhuo Yifan. Hit a wave of 15:0 and a wave of 17:5 "two waves"! In the end, he won 105:45.

Xia Jun scored 37 points alone, hitting eight three-pointers and 10 assists.

Zhuo Yifan scored 35 points and grabbed 22 rebounds.

Newcomers Xu Zhiqing and Jiang Haotian also performed well, Xu Zhiqing contributed 15 rebounds, and Jiang Haotian contributed 7 assists. Three wins in three matches in the qualifiers and successfully qualified. Siyuan entered a virtuous circle, and the next day, he was about to enter the semifinals.

In the evening, the results of the other matches of the qualifiers were also received, and the other three teams that entered the semi-finals were:

Shanghai basketball overlord for many years: Nanyang High School.

For many years, I wanted to challenge Nanyang's No. 2 team: Guangming Middle School, of course, during the competition last year, Guangming lost the qualification to enter the national competition, and only ranked third.

There is also one team, which was last year's quarter-final team. Shanghai High School Team. They eliminated Whaley High School, which had performed well last year, in the qualifiers, and successfully advanced to the semi-finals. Shanghai Middle School has always been a traditional sports school, and basketball and badminton are excellent. This strong promotion was not too surprising.

There are 2 arrowheads in the team: striker Chen Yuhui is 187cm tall and the team's top scorer. Last year, he played against Guangming, and in the absence of Shan Wenwei, he actually scored 31 points. And the scoring guard Luo Xiaoyun, although his height of 179cm is not high. But he is good at individual breakthroughs, not only can he break through to score, but also good at breaking through the ball to create opportunities for teammates, and he is also a difficult guy.

The format of the semi-finals has also come out, and the first game of the next day, Siyuan Middle School, will challenge Guangming Middle School away. And what kind of chemistry did this New Light team, led by Shan Wenwei and supplemented by Luo Yiyun, have in the semifinals?

The team took the subway together to the home stadium of Guangming Middle School, which is much more magnificent than Siyuan's gymnasium. Looks new. There are about 3,000 seats inside, and it shouldn't be a problem to accommodate 4,000 people at the same time with standing seats in the aisle.

Siyuan's main lineup today is still led by Li Xin, Xia Jun, and Zhuo Yifan, Xu Zhiqing and Huang Zesi. After changing into the jersey and getting ready to enter, you can already hear the cheers in the stadium. This cheer is no less than the momentum of more than 10,000 people in the stadium of the Nanjing National Championship last year, second only to the team in Nanyang, and the popularity can also be seen. Not to mention the home field.

Si Yuanzhong will inevitably feel a little pressure. Unlike last year's competition, this time we entered the competition. It's no longer a one-sided cheer for the home team and belittle the voice of the away team. The voice in the crowd can be vaguely heard: "Li Xin, come on!" ”

"Siyuan! Attaboy! Voices like that. And if you look at the signs in the audience, there are also "Li Xin!" You're the best! "Zhuo Yifan! Good boy". "Ha Jun will always support you!" Slogans like that. This greatly surprised Li Xin.

On the road, you actually have so many supporters?

Finally, the home team played, and the atmosphere of the whole stadium became more enthusiastic, and the announcer announced: Today's starting lineup of your home team, Guangming Middle School team:

No. 4 captain Shan Wenwei 190cm big forward

No. 11 Xu Xuankun 186cm small forward

No. 7 square dome 190cm forward

No. 5 Guo Qingzhao 195cm center

No. 6 Xiao Changhuan 171cm scoring guard

The light sent a trio of strikers. A guard, a center odd formation, there is no point guard in the team. However, the strength of the bright is the strength of their forward line. The joining of newcomer Xu Xuankun is particularly eye-catching, in last year's Shanghai Junior High School Basketball Championship, Xu Xuankun and Zheng Shaofeng are the two most optimistic newcomers, and one of them joined Nanyang, and the other entered the light, each in its own way, and it is estimated that a "double-star fight" will be staged in time.

"It is estimated that the task of organizing the attack will fall to Xiao Changhuan and Shan Wenwei. Focus on these two men. Li Xiaolong instructed the player.

At the beginning of the game, Zhuo Yifan jumped the ball instead of the center and jumped high to grab the ball. Siyuan launched the first offensive.

Li Xin's opponent Xiao Changhuan, compared to the opponents he has met before, which one is not more than 180cm tall. Xiao Changhuan's height of 171cm is really shorter. Just "dot it" on this point. Li Xin sank into the opponent's hinterland and launched the first round of offensive, Xiao Changhuan's pace was not slow, and he stuck Li Xin passing by.

Li Xin shook to the left with a cross step, and then swayed back again, Xiao Changhuan's center of gravity suddenly lost. Li Xin rushed straight in from the right side, an unguarded mid-range jumper, and hit an easy two-point shot.

"2:0" Si Yuan gave Guangming a dismount.

Shan Wenwei: "Hmph! With a bang, he stretched out his hand to signal for the ball, and Xiao Changhuan obediently passed the ball to him. Hurried all the way to the frontcourt, Zhuo Yifan pushed out, pressing step by step.

Shan Wenwei broke through diagonally, and when he reached around 30 degrees on the left side, he never had a good chance to make a move. On the other side, after grabbing the position under the basket, Xu Xuankun had already stuck to a good position and reached out to ask for the ball. Shan Wenwei bypassed Zhuo's back and passed the ball directly to Xu Xuankun. Xuan Kun threw a left-handed shot sideways, and the ball hit the board into the basket.

“2:2”

"This first-grader can shoot with his left hand. Keep an eye out! Zhuo didn't expect the other party's newcomer to shoot on the left, and pondered in his heart.

The beginning of the game is full of energy. Both sides tried as hard as they could to score points, and the game became a battle for points for a while.

Here, Li Xin broke through to the layup and made a mid-range shot.

Over there, Shan Wenwei pulls out a jumper.

Here, Xia Jun hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner.

Over there, Xiao Changhuan also took three points in color.

Zhuo Yifan forced the basket to cause Guo Qingzhao's foul and made two free throws.

Xu Xuankun singled Xu Zhiqing again.

It was only a little more than 10 minutes of play, and the score was rising.

"28:26" Siyuan led by 2 points, and Li Xiaolong called the first timeout. It's not that I'm not dissatisfied with the performance on the field. However, this style of play may quickly drain physical strength, and it is necessary to let the players slow down first, both mentally and physically.

"It's too fast! Don't get caught up in each other's rhythm! Li Xiaolong said.

"We're fast, too! And it's ahead of the curve! Li Xin responded.

'The intention of the opposition is to compete with us for speed, they have a strong impact in the front three, we were a team that has always been fast, but what about now? Michael returned to China, and Han Chongyu graduated. Only Li Xin and Zhuo's speed is acceptable, but it is still not enough to compete with the opponent's forward three, and then consider our current bench depth. When you end up with too much physical exertion, can the substitutes fill your void without widening the score? ”

Li Xin lowered his head and pondered: "The current Siyuan is indeed not last year's Siyuan, it is necessary to adjust your playing style to a certain extent, instead of falling into the rhythm of the other party, otherwise it will be very dangerous to be led by the nose of the other party!" ”

"What do you mean?" Xia Jun asked.

"When defending, we take a zone pinch defense, focusing on the opponent's scorers Shan Wenwei and Xu Xuankun. As long as these two people enter the range of the top of the arc, the inside line will be double-packed. forced him to divide the ball, the opponent and Guo's scoring ability was limited, and at the same time pay attention to Xiao Changhuan's sudden cold arrow on the periphery! ”

"At the same time, the pace of the attack slows down, and the opponent fights positionally, interspersed with runs to find opportunities. The main scoring points, Xia Jun and Zhuo Yifan. Don't be in a hurry, try to shoot after 20 seconds unless you have to! ”

The players who understood the coach's intentions came on the court and slowed down the offensive tempo, their own small forwards. The center forward position is a relatively weak link. Of course, Guangming also knows, and this is precisely the direction of Guangming's advantage, although Li Xiaolong asked for a pinch defense, but Shan Wenwei and Xu Xuankun relied on their excellent individual ability to still score 8 and 7 points respectively in the second half of the half. Siyuan's main scorer, Xia Jun, scored 3 three-pointers, and Li Xin's sudden cold arrow-like jumpers from time to time also scored 6 points.

At halftime, Siyuan led by 5 points at 44:39 and entered the second half.

"Good performance! A drink per person! In the lounge, Xiaoxue handed out drinks to each team member.

"Although many of the main players were absent last year, Xin Siyuan's strength is also very good, which is inseparable from everyone's hard training!" Fang Wenxin applauded and encouraged everyone.

Indeed, in all fairness, the strength of the light has not weakened compared to last year. Although Mu Zheng's departure brought a little problem to the team's organization and attack, Xiao Changhuan and Shan Wenwei's rotation of controlling the ball and good organizational skills did not have a very big impact. With the addition of Xu Xuankun on the peak line, Guangming's attack power has risen a notch. From the previous qualifiers, the average score of 113.6 points per game can be seen how strong the attack power of this bright team is now.

On the other hand, Si Yuan, Michael. The impact of the departures of McCarthy and Han Chongyu on the team can be described as huge. These two CHBL "Star League" All-Star players, one stands up to the sky on the inside, covering the sky and the sun. One is sheltered from the wind and rain on the outside, and the other is a husband. The departure of the two, whether it is on the defensive end or the offensive end, has lowered Siyuan's strength by a notch.

"To be honest, Siyuan's probability of winning in this game is less than 3 percent, maybe less than 2 percent!" Zhou Junyi estimated in his heart, but he didn't say what he thought, for fear that it would affect the morale of the team.

According to the evaluation of "High School Basketball" magazine, today's Siyuan score may be less than 5 points, while Guangming may have more than 7.5 points. It's clear which is stronger and which is inferior! ”

This situation in the first half was indeed unexpected by Zhou Junyi. The second half is about to begin, and what weapons are hidden in the bright ammunition depot that have not been used? (To be continued.) )