Chapter 58: The First Battle of the Ninth Middle
After returning from the United States, Lu Xiaofeng devoted himself to training again, whenever he thought of the picture of Jordan's lore, he couldn't help but boil his blood, and a trace of slackness and restlessness in his heart would be suppressed and he continued to practice meticulously. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The Shanghai winter in March is slowly going away, and the spring breeze has blown the footsteps of spring, green willow buds, red peach blossoms.
The 2003 Tencent National High School Men's Basketball League, the quarterfinals of the South Region kicked off.
In the harmonious spring, Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School led by Lu Xiaofeng faced their first opponent - Nandu No. 9 Middle School in the basketball hall of the host Huyang Middle School.
There were eight teams from eight divisions in this competition, namely the host Huyang Middle School, Xiangjiang No. 1 Middle School, Nandu No. 9 Middle School, Lide Middle School, Shacheng No. 3 Middle School, Linpu Middle School, Guanming No. 1 Middle School and Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School.
First, a single round-robin points match will be played, with the winner earning 2 points and the loser 1 point, and then the top four teams will enter the second stage of the knockout round.
1st place against 4th place and 2nd place against 3rd place.
The two teams that win will then compete for the South Division Championship, and the South Division Championship will be fought in a best-of-three format.
Starting from March 17th, there will be four consecutive days of competition, then a day off, and three consecutive days of competition, until the end of the round-robin on March 24, a day off on March 25, the semi-finals of the South Division on the 26th, and the finals of the Southern Region will be arranged for three consecutive days from the 28th to the 30th.
The national finals are scheduled to be held from April 7 to April 21.
The first game in the morning was played between Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School and Nandu No. 9 Middle School.
Because it was class time, there were no people in the audience, all the players and coaches who came to participate in the game, to familiarize themselves with the venue, and to scout the enemy situation by the way.
Of course, there are also some media reporters.
The members of Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School ran on the field and began to warm up, Lu Xiaofeng raised his eyes and looked at the opposite side, the height of the other party was obviously higher, except for the four or five people who were shorter than him, and the others were almost two meters away.
Looking at the audience, most of the players are big and tall, and there are very few short players, who don't wear jerseys, and I don't know which teams the players are, but there are a few who look quite powerful.
"I hope your level is high enough to give me a little challenge, otherwise this competition will be too boring!"
Lu Xiaofeng had a raging fire burning in his heart, expecting his opponent to add more actual combat experience to himself.
Jumping the ball in the middle circle, Chen Peng faced the opponent's center with at least two meters and five meters, and lost without suspense, Lu Xiaofeng was still responsible for defending the opponent's No. 7 organizational defender, but he did not press the opponent and let him receive the ball smoothly.
When the opponent No. 7 began to dribble, Lu Xiaofeng moved, rushed up in one step, stretched out his long arm, and the unprepared No. 7 couldn't dodge, and the basketball was pointed by Lu Xiaofeng's finger and got out of the control of No. 7.
Lu Xiaofeng quickly grabbed the basketball on the floor in front of No. 7, and with a little bit of momentum, the ball rolled towards the opponent's half.
Lu Xiaofeng quickly caught up, left the opponent behind in two steps, controlled the ball, rushed towards the front court, and finally ended the fast break with a light pick. 2:0, Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School temporarily leads.
As soon as he started, Lu Xiaofeng gave the opponent a dismount, showing off his aggressive defense and quick speed.
The opponent's second attack, No. 7 did not receive the ball, and the No. 15 small forward took the ball through the half court, and then hoisted into the inner line, facing Chen Peng, who was a head shorter than himself, the opponent's No. 11 center turned around and scored on the board. 2:2。
Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School's first positional battle attack, Lu Xiaofeng dribbled the ball past half the court, and after handing the ball to guard Liu Yang, Lu Xiaofeng began to run, and the opponent's No. 10 guard of similar height defended, but Lu Xiaofeng rushed out of the pile of people with an acceleration, and received the ball outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right side. 5:2, Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School took the lead again.
The opponent's attack ended with a hook shot from the center again, and Coach Zhang yelled off the court: "Pay attention to the bag!" Watch out for the bag clip! ”
Looking back, Lu Xiaofeng once again got a vacant position on the bottom line, and easily hit a three-point shot after receiving the ball, and the opposing coach couldn't help shouting, "Pay attention to changing the defense No. 6!" Change the guard! ”
The opponent was ready to play the inside again, but this time it was No. 7 who hung the ball outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right side, Lu Xiaofeng waited for the opportunity to move, the opponent just shot, he had already jumped high and grabbed the ball in his hand, "Attack!" ”
"Holy! This No. 6 is too fierce, isn't it? That bounce! That bullet speed! ”
"Why do I think this shot is familiar?"
"When you face him, you have to pay attention to passing, be high, be fast, and be decisive!"
"Yes, Coach!"
There was an uproar in the audience, and they were all shocked by Lu Xiaofeng's broken ball, and the coaches who came to spy on the enemy began to guide their disciples by the way.
Lu Xiaofeng didn't care about the reaction of the audience, after the steal, he dribbled with his back to the No. 7 who was counter-robbing, and saw that Liu Yang was already running forward desperately, so he quickly passed the ball over, and then ran to the front court at full speed.
Liu Yang dribbled just after half the court, and saw that Lu Xiaofeng was about to rush to the 3-point line, so he immediately passed the ball back.
Lu Xiaofeng stopped after receiving the ball, looked down, and saw that it was just outside the three-point line, so he jumped high and threw the ball without hesitation. The score came to 11:4.
"Grass! That's three points too accurate, isn't it? Fast break still shoots 3 points? Don't be so perverted, right? ”
"Didn't you notice the speed of the sixth? It's Iverson! How do you defend against fast break? I can't catch up at all! ”
"And it's that high!"
In the noise of the audience, the opposing coach couldn't help but call a timeout.
This is to fight an encounter, the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, and the opponent's information is not very well understood, and only by striking first can they gain the upper hand.
In the competition in Xizhou Province, how dare the opponent face Lu Xiaofeng like this, the fight was too easy, and he was a little doubtful of the opponent's strength.
"Laughing wind, good job!" Coach Zhang encouraged, and then couldn't help but explain.
"Just hit it like that! Defend desperately, and give the offense to Xiaofeng! Run! Cast when you have the chance! Don't hesitate! ”
"Xiaofeng, wait a minute, the other party will definitely focus on guarding against you, don't be soft, show your skills! Pass the ball in the bag, you are all ready to catch the ball, once the space is vacant, don't hesitate to shoot immediately! ”
"Try to defend on the outside! Watch out for cutting off their passes to the inside! ”
"Chen Peng, if you can't prevent it, quickly serve Xiaofeng, one word, fast!"
"Come on!"
After the pause, the opponent really began to pay attention to protecting the ball, no longer deliberately passing to the inside, and played with blocking, Lu Xiaofeng's No. 7 defense also deliberately ran outside the 3-point line on the weak side, intending to lead Lu Xiaofeng away.
However, the cunning Lu Xiaofeng pretended to recycle, but in fact, his attention has been on the opposite side of the ball.
The No. 10 guard who held the ball and blocked the opponent saw Lu Xiaofeng recovering, hesitated, didn't dare to pass the ball to the No. 13 striker who cut inside, jumped in the air and passed the ball to No. 7 outside the three-point line.
At this time, Lu Xiaofeng took a diagonal step, jumped up violently, stretched out his long arm, and his fingers pointed the ball that the opponent passed slower to the front court.
No. 10's reaction was fast enough, and when he saw the mistake, he ran back decisively, Lu Xiaofeng saw No. 10 who ran back to the three-second area, and rushed to the 3-point line to hit a 3-point hit.
Worried about Lu Xiaofeng's steal, the opponent's offensive pass became more and more hesitant and sticky.
Although the opposing center scored a few goals with frontcourt rebounds, the offensive speed of Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School was too fast.
Often the opponent's center is still in the backcourt 3-point line, Lu Xiaofeng has already run to the front court to score, and the opponent's defenders can't catch up with him at all.
Seeing that the score was getting bigger and bigger, the coach immediately took the most physically demanding full-court pressing.
Lu Xiaofeng dribbled, and the other teammates quickly ran to the front court, while the other party hesitated, Lu Xiaofeng did not dribble at all, and directly passed the ball to Zhang Shuo in the front court, and the 15th who defended him was hesitating whether to wrap Lu Xiaofeng in the backcourt.
Zhang Shuo took the ball outside the three-point line, no one defended, and without hesitation, it was a 3-pointer, but unfortunately he didn't score, but he picked up the rebound, and No. 15 finally ran in front of him.
At this time, Lu Xiaofeng had already come to the frontcourt, and the opponent's No. 10 was close to the defense, trying to prevent him from receiving the ball. Lu Xiaofeng stood at the top of the arc, his strong arms outstretched, and stuck No. 10 behind him to hold the position.
Zhang Shuo threw the ball high, Lu Xiaofeng grabbed the basketball with one hand as soon as he stretched out his right hand, and then turned around and put the ball behind him with his right hand. Looking up at the defense, except for the opposing center, everyone else was pulled to the outside by their teammates.
With a flash of inspiration in his mind, Lu Xiaofeng stepped forward with his right foot, and his right hand reached the back of the opponent's head.
No. 10 subconsciously stepped back and turned around, and when he reacted that he had been tricked and turned around, Lu Xiaofeng had already hit the ball to the ground, burst in from the right, and entered the three-second zone in two steps, jumped up without hesitation, and made a gesture of dunking.
The No. 11 center also jumped up while standing in the reasonable collision zone, and he was obviously very experienced, raising his hands high and not giving Lu Xiaofeng any chance to make a foul.
However, Lu Xiaofeng's movements were not old, and he saw that the other party had sealed his front.
I saw him turn sideways to collect the ball in his arms, his legs were separated and he was in the air, the ball was handed over to his left hand, and when his body glided to the left side of the basket, his left hand reached out and gently picked it up, and the basketball obediently hit the board into the basket.
This layup that copied Jordan immediately blew up everyone in the arena, and the opponents on the court were stunned and forgot to serve all of a sudden.
The opposing coach had to call a timeout. He was worried that the morale of his disciples would be completely defeated by his opponents, and he wanted to use the pause to relieve the pressure brought by Lu Xiaofeng.
"Is he really a high school student? That's too fake, isn't it? ”
"That bounce, that stuck, how come?"
The players watching the game had an unrealistic feeling, if it weren't for Lu Xiaofeng's yellow skin, they all suspected that he was pretending to be a black star.
The strength of Nandu No. 9 Middle School is indeed very strong, and with the encouragement of their coach, it seems that their morale has recovered again, but the players of Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School are obviously in a state of bursting morale under the infection of Lu Xiaofeng.
When the opponent pressed Lu Xiaofeng all over the court, after receiving Lu Xiaofeng's pass in the vacant position, they did not hesitate to shoot the basket, which was actually more accurate than in training, and when they scored a few goals in a row, the morale of Nandu No. 9 Middle School collapsed.
One person can't prevent Lu Xiaofeng, and when he is trapped, Lu Xiaofeng passes the ball to the empty position, and his teammates shoot and hit, which can't be defended at all, not to mention that the tight defense of the whole court is too physical, and at the end of the half, the main players of Nandu No. 9 Middle School are already out of breath.
On the other hand, in Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School, Lu Xiaofeng, who played the most actively and hardest, still looked calm, and the other players didn't fight much at all, and their clothes weren't wet yet?
Although at halftime, Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School only led by 15 points at 40:25, the players and coaches who watched the game knew that there was no suspense in this game, and Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School won.
Sure enough, Nandu No. 9 Middle School, which consumed physical strength in the first half, although it went through halftime, was obviously not enough, and as soon as the second half came up, their pace was much slower.
And Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School, under the leadership of Lu Xiaofeng, is still playing a fast-paced attack, and the score has come to 65:35 after the third quarter.
The opposing center kept running back and forth, and at this moment he was already bent over with his hands on his knees panting, and could only watch the opponent attack.
There was no suspense in the result of the game, Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School 85:50 Nandu No. 9 Middle School, won the first victory with a big score, and Lu Xiaofeng's energetic skills also shocked the opponents on the scene.
Their opponent the next day, Xiangjiang No. 1 Middle School, will inevitably rearrange the defense against him. Is it to wrap him up and force him to pass the ball for others to shoot?
Or do you want to kill other teammates and let him score alone?
In the afternoon of the same day, there was a match between Xiangjiang No. 1 Middle School and Huyang Middle School, and for the next opponent, Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School lacked understanding from the coach to the players, of course, they would not miss the opportunity to watch the game on the spot, and everyone became spectators.
The afternoon game was quite intense, and the height of both teams was relatively average, and there was no special outstanding.
There is nothing new about the tactics of both teams, neither has a strong interior line, and it is nothing more than blocking and pick-and-roll, breaking through the ball and covering the shot.
In Lu Xiaofeng's eyes, the shots of the two guards of Xiangjiang No. 1 Middle School were quite accurate, and the No. 9 small forward of Huyang Middle School had a very prominent impact, and he beat the center of Xiangjiang No. 1 Middle School by breaking through and making fouls in a row.
In this game, the strength of the two teams was close, and the shooting rate of Xiangjiang No. 1 Middle School was higher, but Huyang Middle School was fighting at home, obviously playing more actively, and there were a lot more free throws, and finally Xiangjiang No. 1 Middle School lost 61:68.