Chapter 5: Follow Forever! Oath on the basketball court!
"Boom!" The basketball hit the frame and bounced out. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Damn! No matter how you throw, you can't shoot well..."Liu Bei watched the ball bounce to the side again, he sighed, and walked over to the bottom line to pick up the ball.
A burst of light suddenly shone through, and the side door of the arena was slowly pushed open, and a figure appeared at the door.
"Who is it? Is it a senior? Liu Bei squinted his eyes to see the people who came in.
The man slowly approached, and Liu Bei finally saw the man's face clearly.
"It's you, aren't you the one from last time..."
"Ah, I'm sorry for what happened last time, I'm Zhuge Kongming in the first year of high school, I think..."Kong Ming took a deep breath and said, "I want to learn to play basketball!" ”
"You want to play basketball?" Liu Bei's face showed a confused look, but soon a happy smile appeared on his face.
"You want to play basketball? That's great! I always wish that more students from my school would participate in basketball! Liu Bei grabbed it excitedly
Kong Ming's shoulder. "Welcome, Zhuge Kongming, a senior high school class."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. But the minister will not fight. Kong Ming lowered his head, his face a little red.
"First of all, put away your strange honorific titles, I am Liu Bei, the sixth class of the first year of high school, you can call me Ah Bei, I will call you Kong Ming. As for not being able to play basketball, that's no problem at all, I just started high school and practiced basketball, and I didn't play very well. So, you don't mind not being able to fight, just practice diligently. Liu Bei gently patted Kong Ming's shoulder.
"Yes, ah... Abbee. Kong Ming's heart was filled with endless emotion. But he didn't show it. He had a monarch-vassal relationship with Liu Bei in the Three Kingdoms era, and he never called him by his name in front of Liu Bei. Now Liu Bei has no identity barrier at all, and he is even more approachable.
"You warm up on the side first, and I'll practice shooting." Liu Bei pointed to the place on the side and motioned for Kong Ming to warm up on the side.
"Okay." Kong Ming confidently walked to the side to do stretching exercises, he watched a few videos of basketball games last night, and has a certain understanding of the process of basketball.
Kong Ming's warm-up movements were strange, and Liu Bei accidentally saw his warm-up movements and couldn't help laughing out loud.
"What's wrong?"
"No... Nothing, haha, where did you learn your warm-up moves, why haven't I seen them? ”
"These actions? These actions are based on the 'Five Fowl Opera' of Hua Tuo, a divine doctor in the Three Kingdoms era, and I think the effect is quite good. What's wrong, is the movement weird? ”
"Haha, no, it just works well." Liu Bei began to practice shooting again.
"By the way, what about the classmate you were with last time? He didn't come today? Kong Ming asked Liu Bei.
"Last time? You're asking seniors? He is a sophomore in high school, and his name is Gongsun Zhan. Liu Bei replied while pitching.
"Gongsun Zhan? It's a well-known name in the late Eastern Han Dynasty! Kong Ming was secretly surprised in his heart.
"When I first entered high school to report, it was Senior Gongsun who received me." Liu Bei said with emotion. "He was very welcoming and helped me solve a lot of problems at school. The most important thing is that he likes to play basketball, and my current fascination with basketball is also influenced by him, I heard that he was a varsity player at his alma mater, Changshan Middle School, when he was in junior high school, and his skills are very proficient. By the way, he has always wanted to set up a basketball club in the high school of our Hanli Middle School and form a basketball team to participate in the national basketball tournament, and his idea is really amazing! So in the past few days, he has gone to meet some classmates to form a basketball team. ”
"Forming a basketball team? Isn't there a basketball department in the school all the time? Kong Ming asked incomprehensibly, and he said that the 'basketball department' was the 'basketball department'.
"Well, as far as I know, that's true." Liu Bei replied with a wry smile while shooting. "Hanli Middle School is also a strange middle school, there is no basketball club, no basketball team, not even a basketball court, except for this abandoned basketball hall, which is now used to stack discarded tables and chairs, which is really strange. However, I heard that Hanli Middle School used to be a school with a strong level of basketball, but for some reason, all basketball facilities are now banned. Senior Gongsun and I wrote to the principal's mailbox asking for more basketball facilities, but there was no response after that. Senior Gongsun and I could only rent a basketball court outside the school to practice playing. However, the cost of renting a field outside was very high, so we had to go back to the school to find other venues. ”
Liu Bei paused. "We also stumbled upon this closed basketball hall, and the chain lock at the back door was rusty and rotten, so we secretly broke the lock and came in. The arena is big enough, but there are mountains of discarded tables and chairs, and dust everywhere. It took us two days to move out of a half-court field, but we were happy to play here. After finishing speaking, Liu Bei threw another ball, but it still smashed on the iron frame.
"I see." At this time, Kong Ming felt that his body was already sweating and feverish. "I'm almost ready for the warm-up, you can teach me other basketball skills."
"No, no, I don't dare to teach basketball, but we can all practice together." Liu Bei stopped shooting, he put the basketball on his chest with both hands, and then passed the basketball to Kong Ming flat.
Kong Ming took the basketball with both hands, and the ball flew into his hands with some momentum, but he was still able to catch it smoothly. "That's it, basketball!" I don't know why, although this is just an ordinary ball, but through the basketball in his hand, Kong Ming vaguely feels that a strange power is calling him! "Could it be that what gave me a new life and mission is this thing called basketball?!" Kong Ming grabbed the ball tightly with both hands, feeling the heat of the ball.
"Good catch! Just now that's a pass, I pass the ball to you, and then you catch the ball, and then you control the ball. Do you have the ball? Now take control, keep your body low, and run with your hands on the ball. But be careful: you can't use both hands to slap the control ball, you can only use one hand to slap the ball and run; You can't jump off the ground with your feet when dribbling the ball; Do not raise the racket above your arm; If you hold the ball with both hands, you can't move more than three steps with both feet, you can only hold one foot fixed and move the other. That's the essentials of possession. ”
"Well, let me try." Kong Ming watched some basketball videos last night, and he probably understood some of the rules, thinking that he could easily learn to dribble the ball.
But contrary to expectations, really controlling basketball is definitely not as simple as in the video. After a few controls, Kong Ming found that he could easily lose the ball, sometimes hitting the ball on his feet, and sometimes the ball would fly directly out of his hand. After only controlling it for a while, Kong Ming felt that his hands and legs were sore, and he was a little powerless.
"It's not well controlled." Kong Ming said with some embarrassment.
"Anyone will be rusty when they first start practicing, the key is to practice more." Liu Bei took the ball over and controlled it a few times, he controlled it relatively steadily, and the ball would hardly fall.
"I can barely control the ball, but Senior Gongsun has better control of the ball, and almost every time I attack him alone, he can pass me. But I'm not going to give in easily, he's my target! Liu Bei said confidently.
"Good! I'm going to get better on the ball as well. And what about pitching? Can you teach me to pitch now? Pitching seems to be the main way to score points in basketball. Kong Ming asked.
"Speaking of shooting... Alas..."Liu Bei scratched the back of his head with his hand, and said with some embarrassment. "Shooting is the main way to win a basketball game and score points, and this needs to be practiced. But I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't help too much, my shooting is too bad, I shot more than 50 shots near the free throw line today, it seems like I only made two, this is a terrible shooting percentage! Huh..."
"Let me try." Kong Ming took the ball and walked to the free throw line. "Here's the free throw line, I just have to throw the ball into that frame." He took a deep breath, raised the ball above his forehead with his hand, bent his knees slightly, aimed at the position of the iron frame, and suddenly threw the ball out!
The basketball arced through the air and then fell limp so that it couldn't even touch the board or the frame.
"How so?" Kong Ming frowned, obviously disappointed with the ball.
"Air balloons, balls that can't be touched by boards and boxes. But don't take it personally, it's going to be like this to anyone you hit at first. Your pitching moves are already pretty standard, so don't be discouraged and keep trying! Liu Bei gently patted Kong Ming's shoulder and comforted Kong Ming.
"Hmm." Kong Ming closed his eyes to gather his spirit, then slowly opened his eyes, maintained the posture just now, secretly carried more energy, and silently counted "1.2.3" in his heart
The ball is thrown. "Boom", the ball smashes into the frame.
"Well done! It's just a little bit closer, come on! Liu Bei encouraged on the side.
The ball is thrown again, drawing a parabola in the air. The "bang" ball bounced on the frame again, but this time the ball bounced to the other side of the frame, bounced a few times, and fell into the hollow of the frame.
"Great... Awesome! Have you ever played basketball before? Liu Bei asked Kong Ming in surprise.
"No, this is the third shot." After shooting the goal, Kong Ming suddenly had an extremely happy mood, it turned out that the feeling of playing basketball was so enjoyable! There was an expression of disbelief on his face, and of course, a smile of joy.
"It's unbelievable! The third shot went in! Kong Ming, maybe you will become a good shooter! Liu Bei's words were full of praise.
"Really?" Kong Ming confidently threw a few more shots, but all of them were missed. It wasn't until the tenth ball was thrown that this time the ball didn't hit the frame, but went straight through the frame.
"Sure enough..."Kong Ming wiped the sweat from his forehead. It's also not an easy task to win points. ”
"That's true, but don't be discouraged, your shot is much better than mine. Practice a little and you'll be a great basketball player! Liu Bei handed Kong Ming a bottle of mineral water, while constantly encouraging him.
"Yes!" Kong Ming replied firmly, and he suddenly felt that Liu Bei had given him strong faith and strength, just like when they met and met thousands of years ago...
"Suzu... Bell..."Liu Bei's backpack rang with a mobile phone ringtone, Liu Bei walked to the place where the backpack was placed, opened the backpack, and took out his mobile phone to answer.
"Hey, it's Senior Gongsun, oh? Is it true? That's great! I'd love to see them sooner, well, okay, waiting for your arrangement, goodbye! After saying that, he hung up the phone, an excited expression on his face.
"Senior Gongsun called me and said that I had found a few students who wanted to play basketball to form a basketball team, which was great! The more people come, the stronger we will be! Liu Bei's eyes longed for the hope of building a team.
"Yes, that's great!" Kong Ming suddenly seemed to experience Liu Bei's joyful state of mind, which was the same as the bond between the two thousands of years ago. "I hope I can follow you forever!"
"Come on, keep practicing! We can't afford to lose to the newcomers! Liu Bei took a sip of water, held his strength, and threw another ball...