Chapter Twenty-Six: The Road to Rivalry is Narrow

According to the schedule arrangement, there are only 2v2 matches today, and 3v3 will be played tomorrow and the next two days.

After the first round of competition, there are not many players who are still under the tent.

There's the open-mouthed Harden and the so-called dwarf; has Ni Rong's boyfriend and No. 24; There are Ye Luo and Zhang Haoran; There are also Michelin tyres and his short teammates, who qualify directly with a bye.

The person in charge was busy preparing for the second round of the draw outside, still in the old place, standing near the free throw line and shouting: "Please come out and draw lots on behalf of the players participating in the second round of the 2V2 competition!" ”

The same words were repeated twice, and then the representatives of the players of each team walked out of the tent one after another and went straight to the basketball court.

Although more than ten minutes have passed since the break, the surrounding audience has not decreased, but as the afternoon sun gradually fades, the crowd of onlookers is a little more.

Zhang Haoran didn't bother to go out, so he obeyed Ye Luo's instructions, obediently sat under the tent to recover his strength, and only squinted his glasses to pay attention to the lottery results on the basketball court.

"Huh...... Let's hope you can draw a good lot! Looking at the back of Ye Luopestle under the scorching sun, Zhang Haoran prayed silently.

After a while, Ye Luo finally returned to the bottom of the tent with the representatives of the players of the other teams, Zhang Haoran hurriedly sat up when he saw the situation, and couldn't wait to ask, "Ye Luo, who did you draw?" ”

After the player representatives of the other teams walked behind him, Ye Luo slowly hooked the corners of his mouth and said with a wicked smile: "Roar!" The road is narrow, and we really ran into that open-mouthed guy! ”

Zhang Haoran frowned, and said, "Which guy?" Is it the same trash-talking Harden? ”

"Well, that's him."

Ye Luo has always deliberately lowered his voice, but he never thought that the moment he raised his head, he still glanced at Harden, it turned out that he had been looking at Ye Luo.

However, Zhang Haoran didn't care about anything, snapped his fingers, and said in a high mood: "Nice! The leaves fall, and they are pumped beautifully! ”

Standing up, Zhang Haoran continued: "I said a long time ago, as long as I can meet that calf, I must beat him until he doesn't even know his parents!" ”

Zhang Haoran's actions had already attracted the attention of other players, and Ye Luo hurriedly pressed Zhang Haoran's shoulder when he saw the situation, reminding: "Hey! Pay attention, people are looking at you! ”

"Hey, just look! Lao Tzu is still afraid that they will see what? ”

Zhang Haoran's Northeast blood was angry in front of the upcoming game, so he simply stretched out his hand and pointed directly to Harden, who was sitting not far away, and happened to be looking at him, and said: "Boy, it seems that our affairs really have to be figured out on the basketball court!" ”

Not to be outdone, Ye Luo stood beside Zhang Haoran, poked his thumb behind him, and said, "My brother is right!" What should come is always coming, let's go! See you on the course! ”

With that, Ye Luo and Zhang Haoran turned around and left the tent.

There were only four teams in the second round, and the draw results were simple and straightforward: Ye Luo and Harden were the first game; And the black man and Michelin are the logical second game.

The south wind square is surrounded by various buildings, and to the west is a commercial building that spans almost the entire northwest corner of the square.

As early as the rest of the players, the scorching sun had quietly fallen behind the building, casting a shadow on the ground and making room for shade on the basketball court.

The person in charge exited the court after reporting the draw results and the results of the match, and then the referee walked up.

"Toot!"

"Players from both sides are invited to enter!" The referee shouted towards the entrance with a basketball in his hand.

I don't know if it's because he was a little scared after watching Ye Luo and Zhang Haoran's performance in the first round, Harden is now following Ye Luo and Zhang Haoran's footsteps into the court, keeping his head down all the way, as if he was preoccupied.

Even Ye Luo and Zhang Haoran felt that the atmosphere was weird, according to Harden's unabashed temperament, Zhang Haoran openly provoked in front of everyone just now, he should fight back on the spot to be in line with his proud arrogance.

Unexpectedly, not only did he not snort, but he didn't even let out a fart, and even before Zhang Haoran and Ye Luo finished speaking, there was a faint hint of cowardice in his expression......

After the players from both sides arrived, the referee summoned the representatives to his side and decided who would attack and defend by guessing the coin.

"Oh, guess first!" Ye Luo showed the style of a gentleman and said humbly, "I'm free." ”

Hearing this, Harden's eyebrows jumped slightly, and his expression was also subtle, "Okay!" That...... I'll just guess the noodles! ”

The referee stretched out his hand holding the coin in front of Ye Luo and Harden, turned it half a circle, turned his palm up, and did not sell it, opened his fingers, and the Arabic numeral "1" was facing upward.

"AllRight, providence!"

After dropping a sentence of broken English, Ye Luo turned around and left Harden and the referee, walked towards Zhang Haoran, waved his hand, and signaled: "Let's serve!" ”

The race is on track.

This time, Zhang Haoran served, Ye Luo received, and then landed directly and began to attack.

Harden and Shorty don't have any advantage in height, and even in front of Zhang Haoran, the two of them are almost at a pure disadvantage.

There was no way, Harden could only bear the brunt of the attack and walked into the interior line to get entangled with Zhang Haoran.

And the dwarf is a dwarf after all, even in front of the 175cm leaf fall, he still looks weak.

Since there is a cheap one, of course Ye Luo will not let it go easily.

He personally held the ball, standing in the center of the arc of the three-point line, facing the defense of the short man, he didn't even put down his center of gravity, and the next game was relatively loose, but his eyes were still firm and sharp.

As the number of times the basketball bounced in his hand gradually increased, Ye Luo finally said something, shook his hand at Zhang Haoran, and shouted: "Pull away!" ”

Zhang Haoran didn't stand very far inside, but after hearing Ye Luo's command, he took a few steps back outside.

Immediately, Ye Luo slowly bowed his waist, and then lowered his center of gravity, half-bent his knees, and stepped sideways, his front foot was above the crotch of the short man, and his back foot was pressed under his body to maintain balance.

Ye Luo's aura was really powerful, he just put on a frame to attack, and he instantly shocked the audience.

All the audience held their breath in unison, staring intently at Ye Luo and the basketball in his hand.

And the dwarf was even more engrossed, he knew that he couldn't be sloppy at all, otherwise......

"Squeak!"

A sharp sound of the basketball shoe rubbing against the basketball court pierced the short man's ear like a dagger, announcing the message of death to him.

Even if the dwarf's reaction was fast enough and swift, the speed of the leaf fall was even more fierce and terrifying!

"Whoosh!"

The dwarf felt that his eyelashes had been blown off by a cool breeze, but when he opened his eyes again, his front was empty......

Immediately after, a low sigh sounded around him, and the dwarf looked back at dusk, and Ye Luo had already taken off with the ball.

He stretched his most beautiful posture under the blue sky and white clouds, and with a flick of his wrist, he let the basketball path take off, rise into the air, freeze frame, and then fall into the net with precision!

Silent......

There were no cheers, no cheers, just stunned eyes and surprised faces.

After a while, some people took the lead in applauding, but it was limited to applause, because their mouths had not yet closed in surprise, and their throats were frozen by a breath of gasp.

In fact, when Ye Luo broke through the short man's defense with only one step of acceleration, he had already guessed the ending - not the end of the goal, but the end of victory.

However, according to the serving rules of street basketball, the next round of offense will be initiated by Harden, whether it is a mule or a horse, and it is finally time to pull it out for a walk.

The offense and defense switched, but the roles of Ye Luo and Zhang Haoran did not change, and the two of them had a clear division of labor: Ye Luo defended in the high position, while Zhang Haoran was responsible for protecting the rebounds.

Harden received a pass from the short man and got used to it, but also to relieve his pressure, he approached the three-point line step by step with a series of crotch dribbles......

Unlike the looseness of the offense, Ye Luo, who plays a defensive role, is vigilant, and he has been waiting for Harden for a long time.

Steady on the horse, and put the center of gravity to the lowest and most stable position, Ye Luo just waited for Harden to come over and compete with him!

With Zhang Haoran sitting on the inside, of course the short man didn't dare to go to the restricted area, he didn't even dare to enter the three-point line, so he stood in the corner to watch Harden's performance.

Three or five steps later, Harden stood in front of Ye Luo, although the dribbling action was still present, but his expression was solemn, which was in stark contrast to Ye Luo's calmness.

Harden didn't move, and Ye Luo didn't move.

Although he has been training in the basketball team for more than a year, he has left the team for another year, and now, Ye Luoza's horse step skills are not as good as before, and he began to feel his legs trembling slightly in less than a minute.

Harden may have observed this detail as well, so after hesitating for more than a dozen seconds, he finally took a step.

The basketball suddenly changed direction in his hand, just like the scene in the first game, the amplitude was so large that it was staggering, and even Ye Luo was almost shaken, but even so, his center of gravity still had a fatal shift!

Harden is also a veteran of the court for many years, seeing this situation, he immediately made a decision, instantly pulled the ball back, and accelerated sideways to dive past Ye Luo's defense.

"......"

Due to the emergency stop, Ye Luo's sole made a narrow mark on the basketball court, but unfortunately, when he turned around, Harden was already more than a position away from him.

"...... Shame on you! Ye Luo gritted his steel teeth angrily, out of reach, he had to seek help from his teammates: "Haoran, make up for it!" ”