Chapter 30: The Unicorn with Folded Wings
In the second quarter, the Dragons took the lead in attacking, and the ball was still passed to Shi Nan on the inside, and Shi Nan turned around and jumped. The royal gate jumped high to seal it, but unfortunately it only reached Shi Nan's elbow, but it obviously had already worked. Shi Nan used too much force, and the basketball flew out of the basket after hitting the board.
Once again, the Unicorns played a delicate match. After Chu Yan went around in a circle, with the help of Zou Dan, Yan Gang, and Tian Yu's three covers, he completely got rid of Yan Xing, and after receiving the ball at Xiaoman, he hit an empty three-point shot, 36:26, and the unicorn team stretched the score to 10 figures.
"Are we digging a hole, if it's too deep to climb up?" Shangguan Hong couldn't sit still.
"Shi Nan is in trouble. He practiced shooting 500 shots a day for two months, without stopping. Theoretically, he should be able to rely on muscle memory to hit shots consistently, but these two shots were obviously too nervous, and he needed a normal heart. Guan Lao said.
"However, after Wang Men came on the court, the opponent deliberately strengthened the cooperation of Dayuan, and throughout the first quarter, the opponent was able to end the battle in half a circle or two-thirds of a circle, but this time because of the delay in Xiaoyuan's operation, they went around a whole circle before they found an opportunity." Xi Zhicai gave Shangguan Hong, who was overly nervous, a reassurance.
The Dragon Elephant team did not apply for a timeout, and when Yan Xing dribbled past half court, Huang Zhong took the initiative to ask for the ball. After Huang Zhong received the ball, he raised the ball to make a feint to shoot, and then broke through from the right side of Zou Dan, who was out of place, and stepped forward to make up for the defense, Huang Zhong jumped and hit the board, but after the ball hit the board, it was not to leave the basket, but to the direction of Shi Nan on the other side. Shi Nan received this pass as soon as he raised his hand, Huang Zhong ran over to face him, opened his hands and put Shan Jing and Zou Dan behind him, and said to Shi Nan: "Cast like you usually contact!" "Shi Nan jumped with both feet, jumped high, stretched his body, spread his legs in parallel, held the ball, lifted the ball, elbowed over the shoulder, and exerted force on the right shoulder, all in one go, easily dialed the ball, and after the ball touched the rebound, folded to the basket." I'm in, I'm in! Shi Nan grabbed Huang Zhong's shoulder and shook it vigorously, "I finally got in." ”
"Yes, it's beautiful! In the future, you will be in front of you, and I will block everyone for you. Huang Zhong helped Shi Nan do psychological counseling.
"Thank you, Lao Huang, I understand, when I shoot, you will always be in front of me, just like now." Shi Nan was grateful. In the first two balls, Shi Nan felt that the sky had fallen, and he once suspected that his shooting was a stupid farce, like a drowning man who struggled desperately, the more he struggled, the faster he sank. At that moment, Huang Zhong sent a lifebuoy. It's not that men don't shed tears, but they haven't reached the sad place.
"Let's go, stop sensationalizing!" Chen Zhi walked over, and at this time he also felt deeply, in the first game, he was also awakened by "Passerby A" as a "layman", and the joy of rebirth after the pain of Phoenix Nirvana. "Give them a taste of our ultimate defense!"
"The Dragon Elephants will win!" As if they had a heart, the five players on the field shouted loudly together.
"There is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure! Huang Zhong is a mentor on the court! Xi Zhicai's voice.
"Huang Zhong's passing is the turning point of the game! Sometimes passing is more important than scoring! "Tube the old voice.
"What just happened? How I feel like we're in high spirits. "The voice of so-and-so head coach.
In the next few rounds, the Dragon Elephant team's strong side defense stacked up to exert strong energy points. Ju Yi moves to the end of the ball as a random defender, and clamps the ball carrier, forming a three-defense and two-defense situation where there is the ball. Therefore, it is often seen that in the big circle, the Dragon Elephant team has piled up four defenders, sparing no effort to run, forcing the opponent to turn the ball to the small circle. The shortcomings of the royal gate are infinitely magnified, and the unicorn's offensive efficiency begins to decline. And Shi Nan overcame psychological problems, and the more he thrown, the smoother he became, and the scores of the two sides slowly narrowed. At 59:58 after the second quarter, the unicorns led by just one point.
"The decisive battle is about to be staged, and the opponent will do their best in the third quarter, hoping to open the score in one fell swoop, because their center has already committed three fouls, so they can't continue to stalemate with us, and once we drag it into the fourth quarter, it will be even more detrimental to them. So then either we break their wings, or they pierce us with their horns. With three fouls left alone, we have to make sure that the margin is within 10 points and let him leave the court with six fouls. "Xi Zhicai gave his final instructions when the intermission was approaching.
"The Dragon Elephants will win!" All the players and coaches folded their hands together and shouted loudly.
The Dragon Elephant team attacked first, Yan Xing dribbled, and the others began to fall. Chen was in the three-second zone, and Ju Yi pulled outside the three-point line.
"Shan Jing, he wants to make you foul, raise your hands high, don't jump." Tian Yu stared at Ju Yi, always ready to help Shan Jing assist in defense.
Chen Zhi's plan fell through, and he ran out to help Yan Xing make a left cover. When Yan Xing cut inside from the edge of Chen Zhi, he whispered, "Reasonable collision zone." Yan Xing burst into the inside line, went out around the bottom line, raised his hand high, and there was no physical contact, but he was unconsciously led by Yan Xing to the reasonable collision area, Chen went to the outside line to cut into the inside line and received the pass, and after the two-step sprint, he flew to dunk. Shan Jing always raised his hands high, did not jump, and was hit to the ground by Chen Zhi's huge forward momentum. After Chen Zhi's body was blocked and he lost his balance, he still hit the basket with one hand, and his body swung back and forth like a pendulum hanging on the basket.
"Tick!" The referee's whistle sounded, "White No. 4, block foul, goal valid, plus one penalty." ”
"Are you blind, this is hitting someone with the ball," Zou Dan was unhappy, and ran over to scold the referee loudly, "I didn't see it, he didn't jump, he raised his hands high." ”
"yes, because he didn't jump, he fouled." The referee pointed to the line of the reasonable collision zone, "He was in there." ”
Chen Zhijia hit a free throw, 59:61, and the Dragons and Elephants led the score for the first time from the beginning.
The next step is to adopt a passive defensive strategy. His teammates also deliberately protected him, sometimes choosing to block the gun hole by himself and directly foul the player who had broken into the inside. Although the number of fouls on the team increased, there were still only four fouls alone. Halfway through the third quarter, at 77:71, the Unicorns used the unsolvable Huang Baidao to pull the score away by 6 points again.
"Yan Xing, it is said that you have a very good nickname called 'Evil Man Yan Xing', is it your turn to perform?" Ju Yi's voice.
"Originally, I wanted to pay for it, but it seems that you guys are out of luck, and after this goal is scored, I can make him commit five fouls." Yan Xing replied confidently.
Wang Ping used Ju Yi to cover and cut into the inside line, attracting Tian Yu to make up for the defense, and passed the ball to Chen Dao. After Chen Zhi received the ball, Shan Jing just raised his hand high, and Chen Zhi directly leaned back to hit a two-point shot.
When a group of people retreated, Yan walked on the side of the Shan Jing, and suddenly took a big step in front of the Shan Jing with his head down, and stretched out his arm to gently block the two of them. Shan Jing was stunned by Yan Xing's sudden appearance in front of him, but his body still took a step forward by inertia. Yan Xing fell backwards exaggeratedly, his expression painful. The referee's whistle sounded, and when he saw a strong man with five big and three thick eyes staring at the handsome and aggrieved young man lying on the ground with big round eyes, he immediately judged it to be an offensive foul.
"Holy, it's that simple! It's shameless. Ju Yi's voice.
"Interesting." Huang Zhong's voice.
"One more time." Wang Ping's voice.
"Only once." Chen's voice.
Unexpectedly, the unicorn did not replace the single scripture. In the final 25 seconds of the third quarter, the unicorns used their own coordination to cover and lead by eight points.
Head coach Guan Jing already feels that the victory is in his hands at this moment. After a quarter of the game, he finally entered the normal according to his setting, as long as he can score another 2 points in this round and maintain a double-digit advantage into the fourth quarter, victory is already within reach.
Yan Gang's shot at the intersection point this time was interfered with by Wang Ping. The ball bounced twice on the basket, and after grabbing the landing point, there were only 4 seconds in the third quarter, and Ju Yi, Wang Ping, and Chen Zhima stepped forward to wrap up. Shan Jing held the ball tightly with both hands, swaying from side to side, trying to squeeze out some space, get rid of defense, and attack twice, but the arm was too large, and he directly hit Wang Ping's mouth with an elbow. The skin at the corners of Wang Ping's mouth was scratched, and his mouth was full of blood.
The referee's whistle sounded, and there were six fouls alone, and the third quarter of the game ended.