27. Self-redemption
With a bang, the ball went into the net.
Jiang Zhixia, who was standing next to him, smiled slightly and looked at Jiang Jiang in a daze.
"What are you doing standing there stupidly? Didn't you say to be my caddy today? โ
"Ah Yixi, this person is really." Jiang Zhixia muttered to himself, but still went to help Jiang Jiang pick up the ball.
"Don't be late in the afternoon, don't get hurt." The coach said to Jiang Jiang with a smile.
"Okay."
"Come to 1v1, I'll be here for you to be a sparring partner in the morning."
Jiang Jiang laughed contemptuously; "You're sure you can't beat me alone."
"You haven't tried it yet?"
"Students, faculty and staff, welcome to the fourth game of the semi-finals, today, whether to keep the suspense of the game to the next game, or whether Qingzhong will miss the final again, let's wait and see, next, let us welcome the players who are about to play with warm applause!"
The whistle blows and the game begins.
"Trust me, do you know what it means to bottom out? Qingzhong must win this game" "You said the same thing in the last game. "No, I'm confident in this one." There was still a lot of talk in the audience, but who knows what their words would do.
Yang Qi on the field suddenly remembered what Jiang Jiang said; "Believe me?" , turned around and gave the ball to Jiang Jiang, ran to the three-point line to block and dismantle, Jiang Jiang did not hesitate to shoot, the first ball was hit, how easy, it made people feel that Jiang Jiang was still the same Jiang Jiang, young and competitive.
The opposing Jiang He looked very lazy, it turned out that he rested too late yesterday, woke up at noon today, and was going to play in the afternoon, and the whole body was still stiff, slowly dribbling the ball, it seemed that he was like an outsider, so he had to pass the ball to his teammates and hope for them, but every time his teammates relied on Jiang He's speed to open the offensive situation, and Jiang He was so tired today, and the defense was in tatters, just like a rotten picture.
Jiang Jiang has been playing according to his rhythm, and slowly the whole court fell into Jiang Jiang's rhythm, non-stop layups, non-stop three-pointers, unlimited firing rights, obviously, after yesterday's game, the coach and players did not blame him for this, but put all their trust on him.
Lu Xiang's emotions didn't react too much, she felt that she and Jiang Jiang seemed to have some distance, it seemed to be intimate, but in fact it was thousands of miles away, she didn't know how to approach, how to get closer, if you want to be more accurate, it can be said that she is afraid that if she gets too close, things will be reversed, and he will leave, because he really left, turned his head and saw Jiang Elegy again, she thought to herself; "Why is this girl so good-looking, has she been on TV before, like a trainee in South Korea, and she has been cheering for Jiang Jiang." These made Lu Xiang have to think more.
โNICE๏ผโ
Jiang Jiang panted and said to Yang Qi; "Next attack, you need to run a little more, help me find a vacant position, I may be replaced later, I want to do my best."
Yang Qi didn't speak, just nodded at him.
Although Jiang He was confused, his hand was still hot, who let him beat Jiang Jiang.
Three-point hits to narrow the difference, and the score is; Qinglin Middle School 12:8 Experimental Middle School
Yang Qi's off-ball running threat was still playing, and the players in the experimental middle school were forced to keep an eye on Yang Qi, and at the moment when Jiang He turned his head, Jiang Jiang made a move, and the first quarter ended.
The score is now; Qinglin Middle School 15:8 Experimental Middle School.
"Children, steady, play slowly today, don't worry, they feel like they didn't rest well yesterday, we haven't lost yet, and now we are still leading, as long as this one wins, it's them who panic, even if they lose, it doesn't matter, we'll come back next year, but now, no one can give up lightly, do you hear? All cheer me on! The coach stretched out his hand, and the seven of them put together and shouted to the sky; Qingzhong will win! โ
On the other hand, the experimental middle school did not make too many inspiring speeches, but more sophisticated layout tactics; "We still have to keep an eye on Yang Qi, and Jiang Jiang, there is no need to wrap up like before, although we can't do the same watertight defense as the Fifth Middle School, but we must learn, come on! If we win this game, we will enter the finals, and don't forget, many people are not optimistic about us before the game! โ
At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, the game was hot as soon as it came up, and the audience was also boiling, and as Jiang He struggled to chase the score, it also ignited the atmosphere of the audience, which was comparable to the final.
The score follows the rhythm of the offense, one side attacks, one side expands, one side attacks, one side shrinks, little by little, the point difference is still expanded, the reason is still Jiang He, it is always a problem, the defense is not timely, resulting in Jiang Jiang and Changcheng outside the line inside the double flowering, there is no rhythm at all, has been led by others to walk, so that the more you play, the more you feel the more you don't feel good, the more you play the atmosphere is more sluggish, it was originally a game of chasing after the victory, and now the score difference has expanded to 20, no one knows better than Jiang He, How hard Jiang Jiang worked hard to reach the last game, he still worked hard and tried his best, but Qingzhong was getting better and better, and the defense line became more and more solid, but the experimental middle school was defeated.
The fourth quarter is slowly coming to an end.
Jiang Zhixia and Lin Lang walked to the lounge and waited for Jiang Jiang's arrival, they knew that this game would definitely be won, with 1 minute remaining, a 17-point difference, and the immortals couldn't chase it back.
The whistle finally remembered that today's MVP was given to Jiang Jiang, not only the players chanted his voice, but the whole audience was chanting Jiang Jiang, he was a star at that moment, worthy of his name.
Jiang Jiang smiled and saw that the three people were waiting for him, and unconsciously stretched out his hand to touch Lu Xiang's head; "Have you seen it all?"
Lu Xiang pursed his mouth; "Wasn't it hard yesterday? Laughing now? โ
Jiang Jiang was frozen by Lu Xiang's words, and didn't know what to say.
Jiang Zhixia broke the embarrassing situation; "Tomorrow's last game, brother, tomorrow's game, if we win, we'll make history."
Only Jiang Zhixia was holding his head up and full of confidence, Chang Cheng walked over and patted Jiang Zhixia on the shoulder; "Not necessarily, let's talk about it if we win, how to say that we will find a way to get into the finals first."
Jiang Zhixia knew that they were not confident in themselves, and said to them with a smile; "Maybe you've heard too much about chicken soup, anyway, come on, I, as a student of Qingzhong, will always believe in you."
There's nothing to say, so let's work together!
Today's game ended early, and finally had free time, Jiang Zhixia took three people to eat roast whole sheep, but he specially told Jiang Jiang; "You owe me two meals of roasted whole lamb."
Jiang Jiang looked at Jiang Zhixia and turned his head to propose; "If you don't want to eat roast whole lamb, go to a bar."
Lin Lang took the lead in raising his hand and agreed with Jiang Jiang, this time Jiang Zhixia and Lu Xiang stood on the united front.
"Lin Lang, you are not allowed to drink today." Jiang Zhixia reprimanded solemnly.
"Don't drink today, don't, tomorrow you have a game." Lu Xiang is not a serious expression, but there is no expression at all, a world-weary face, she has never had such an expression, in everyone's impression, she is very kind, friendly, and "happy".
Jiang Jiang was powerless to refute, since Lu Xiang didn't want to go, then he wouldn't go.
The four of them were just walking around the streets, with no goal, no direction, where to go next, what the future would look like, they were not clear.
"Brother, what's wrong with you? Didn't you play late yesterday? โ
"Alas, I'm annoyed, I drank with my friends until midnight yesterday, and Nian Jingye carried it back for me, and I lay in the car all night."
"So, Dad, doesn't he know that you didn't come home?"
"Nian Jingye told my father that I lived in his house, so I didn't ask much."
Jiang Elegy also walked with Jiang He, walking on the way home, whether it was a loser or a winner, it was very difficult for them to choose, not where to go next or what to do, but how to choose in the future, what the future is like, and where there will be their world in the future, all of which made them feel hesitant.
Instead of going out to play crazy that day, everyone returned home safely, had dinner with their parents, and prepared for the final semi-final game of life and death.
Lu Xiang couldn't control her mood, she was sure of one thing, she liked Jiang Jiang.
Her heart beat faster, worried that Jiang Jiang would lose the game in the end and blame herself again, she began to feel uncomfortable and began to feel heartache, but she still chose to insist on going to the fifth middle school with Lin Lang, maybe waiting for the cheers of Qingzhong to advance to the finals, or waiting for the final regretful failure, which made her tortured, but for Jiang Jiang, in order to be able to see the boy she liked, she still resolutely chose to persevere. Lin Lang saw Lu Xiang put his hand on his heart and thought about it; "Are you uncomfortable?" "It's okay, I'm fine, there's still half an hour to go, let's go watch the game first." Lu Xiang replied. Lin Lang saw that Lu Xiang was so persistent, and she notified Jiang Zhixia in advance.
"What? Okay, I know, I won't tell Jiang Jiang yet, but if she is too uncomfortable, tell me. โ
Lin Lang and Lu Xiang sat in the car, Lin Lang looked at the scenery outside the window, the sunset was very beautiful, she very much hoped that Jiang Jiang would win, so Lu Xiang would be happy, but what she didn't notice was that Lu Xiang leaned on the window and fell asleep.
"Come on, we're going to win this time." Jiang Jiang stretched out his hand to respond to Yang Qi, turned his head to look at the viewing platform, the positions of the three people were vacant, but they didn't have much attention to think about why they didn't come, they caught the ball and threw it, sure enough, the throw was lost, the coach frowned, not only the coach panicked, but the audience was also worried, how could they be so distracted at this time?
"Doctor, I'm sorry for you." Jiang Zhixia comforted Lin Lang next to him while waiting in the ward.
The nurse rushed over to talk; "Who of you is a family member of a patient?"
Lin Lang hurriedly replied: "It's me, Lu Xiang is okay with her, right?" โ
"As usual, it's not a big deal, it's just that she has been emotionally unstable recently, her medical records have recorded, the last time was because of the emotional fluctuations, which caused her to faint, you can go in to see the patient in a while, but pay attention to quiet."
Jiang Zhixia hurriedly thanked the nurse.
โFor three๏ผโ
Jiang Jiang has been thinking about the three people in his heart, but he still does his best to stay focused.
At half-time, the score of both sides; Qinglin Middle School 41:39 Experimental Middle School.
Jiang Zhixia dialed the phone, and the mobile phone screen read; "Jiang Jiang"
Jiang Jiang answered the phone and hurriedly asked; "What happened?"