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Jia Yu was also stunned by my big hot pot, frozen there for a full two seconds. I turned my head and couldn't help but smirk; it seemed that the so-called "dark horse" Fierce Fox Team was nothing special! After the opponent served, Chu Yuetao quickly dashed to the left wing and took a three-point shot at a forty-five-degree angle. Just as all our eyes were on Chu Yuetao, Pei Xinliang sprinted towards the basket. I suddenly understood: no! This isn't a shot; it's a high lob pass! Sure enough, Pei Xinliang leaped up to catch the ball in mid-air and put it into the basket. The seamless cooperation of the Fierce Fox Team left us dumbfounded, and I couldn't help but admire that Chu Yuetao really had guts.
"Fiery Fox! Go for it!" Zhang Yirong and Gu Mei Jiao also shouted. I rolled my eyes at these two traitors and then went to receive the serve. After catching the ball, I showcased a couple of dribbles between my legs and then bounced it to A Fei. Just as the ball was about to reach A Fei's hands, Chu Yuetao's delicate figure darted past and snatched the ball away. Then, holding the ball, he circled outside the three-point line before quickly cutting in to pass it to Jia Yu. Jia Yu jumped up and spun the ball around his waist to shake off Jiang Lingfeng before shooting off the backboard for a score. 711, we were actually four points behind now; it seemed Jia Yu was also a street basketball expert, with hip-hop style techniques that dazzled us. However, players like us from a formal basketball team wouldn't dare to be so bold because strict basketball rules could easily lead to traveling violations.
After we served, Jiang Lingfeng held the ball outside the three-point line, searching for opportunities. Suddenly, he made a quick pass to me. After receiving the ball, I took a familiar mid-range shot from the right side but surprisingly missed. While A Fei and Pei Xinliang fought for the rebound, Pei Xinliang's elbow hit A Fei on the head. Nevertheless, he managed to grab the rebound before Pei Xinliang did. When I landed, I saw A Fei clutching the ball tightly while blinking hard; it seemed he had been hit pretty hard and his vision was blurry. Pei Xinliang still refused to give up and tried to snatch the ball from A Fei's grasp, but A Fei wouldn't let go either. The two of them struggled over the basketball until the referee's whistle blew, calling for a jump ball between us and the Fierce Fox Team.
"A Fei, how are you? Feeling a bit dizzy? Can you hold on?" Jiang Lingfeng asked with concern as we walked toward the free-throw circle. A Fei nodded: "I'm fine; I just felt a bit dazed when I got hit earlier, but I'm okay now." "Good," Jiang replied. The referee designated me and Pei Xinliang for the jump ball. After we took our positions, the referee held the ball with one hand while keeping his whistle in his mouth as he walked between us. With a sharp whistle, he tossed the ball high into the air. Pei Xinliang and I jumped almost simultaneously to contest it; in a battle of dragons over pearls, I managed to touch the ball first and then batted it towards A Fei while shouting, "Aii II, it's yours!" After catching the ball, A Fei ran to take a shot from beyond the arc at the top of the key—score! "A Fei is so cool!" Our two cheerleaders went wild again; especially Xia Ying who shouted at Da Tao: "Why are you slacking off? All these beautiful girls are watching you!" 1011, we were only one point behind now with less than six minutes left in the game; we were locked in an intense battle.
The Fiery Fox continued serving; Chu Yuetao charged toward the free-throw line while Jiang Lingfeng closely followed him with quick steps. Suddenly, Chu Yuetao made a quick stop and took a jump shot that bounced twice on the rim before going in—what a risky play! Chu Yuetao's confidence was admirable; however, if he missed that shot, it would have given us an opportunity for an offensive play. The game was extremely heated as both sides exchanged blows.
With only two minutes left in regulation time and our team leading by three points at 41-38, it was Fierce Fox Team's possession. We felt like we had one foot in the finals—Brothers! We must hold on during these last two minutes! After Fiery Fox served again, Jia Yu controlled the ball while Chu Yuetao moved around near the paint; it seemed they wanted to play with a dual point guard setup! Jia Yu suddenly made a high pass to Chu Yuetao; Jiang Lingfeng reacted quickly and managed to steal it right from Chu Yuetao’s hands before passing it out to A Fei. A Fei took another three-point shot but missed this time. Jia Yu and I went for another rebound together; we both touched the ball simultaneously when Jia Yu surprisingly used his left hand to flick it backward under his arm toward Chu Yuetao. Reacting swiftly, Chu Yuetao caught it and sprinted back beyond the arc for another three-point attempt...missed! A Fei grabbed another rebound and began wasting time; when there were about five or six seconds left on the clock, he passed it out to Jiang Lingfeng beyond the arc. As Chu Yuetao rushed over to defend him, Jiang Lingfeng passed me the ball again—another mid-range shot from my favorite spot! If this goes in, we win! After hesitating for just a second before jumping up for my shot—I scored! 61! With forty seconds left in regulation time, we had basically secured victory!
"Dream Chasers are champions!" Sha Xiaomei and Xia Ying stood up shouting excitedly while A Fei ran over to chest bump me. I too pumped my fist into the air in excitement as Fiery Fox quickly served again. We hurriedly got back into game mode; if we could just defend this possession successfully, victory would be ours! Chu Yuetao held onto the ball and made a behind-the-back pass to Jia Yu while running toward the right wing for cover. I stepped forward to guard Jia Yu when he unexpectedly bent down and made a ground pass back to Chu Yuetao. The latter retreated two steps beyond the three-point line on his right side before taking another shot at an angle—due to leaning back too much after releasing this shot, Chu Yuetao lost his balance upon landing and fell down as well while watching his shot slowly descend toward the basket...64! There were only twenty-two seconds left in regulation.
After our serve began wasting time again, after several attempts at stealing from Jiang Lingfeng failed due to impatience causing him to increase his efforts too much—the referee blew his whistle warning him of a foul—seven seconds wasted just like that! With fifteen seconds remaining in total time left on clock ticking down faster than ever which favored us even more since we had possession—it felt almost guaranteed now! After our serve again Jiang Lingfeng controlled possession calmly without rushing while Chu Yuetao tried once more for another steal attempt—Jiang Lingfeng passed me again as time ticked away second by second—we could see victory approaching when unexpectedly during my next pass back to Jiang Lingfeng—a mistake occurred! My pass was off-target—Chu Yuetao intercepted it quickly running out beyond three-point range for yet another attempt at scoring just as time expired! All our eyes were glued on that basket—would we celebrate advancing or suffer being eliminated by a last-second buzzer-beater?!
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