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At this time, more and more people began to fill the gym, it seemed that school was out for lunch. Song Huajing drove towards the basket, and seeing the slightly fatigued figure of Thunderbolt, I suddenly felt a bit of regret. Song Huajing bounced the ball and passed it to Qi Lei. After receiving the pass, Qi Lei jumped for a three-pointer, but I leaped up and blocked the shot. Zhongqi Senior quickly took the ball for a fast break, while Song Huajing sprinted back to defend. Zhongqi Senior reached the basket and went for a layup. Song Huajing jumped early, twisting his body to drift over, and just as the ball was flying towards the hoop, Song Huajing miraculously blocked it. However, he fell heavily onto the floor. "Huajing!" Lu Lei was the first to run over. Song Huajing lay on the ground with his eyes tightly closed; it seemed he had taken quite a hit. Slowly, Song Huajing opened his eyes and sat up, shaking his head vigorously from side to side. Then Lu Lei helped him up, patting his back a few times as he walked slowly back to defense. A Fei and I exchanged glances at this scene, increasingly admiring Thunderbolt's dedication.
We were still serving. After Zhongqi Senior received the ball, he passed it to me. I dribbled while looking for an opportunity and saw A Fei cutting into the paint. I made a low pass to him, and A Fei scored with a one-on-one against Lu Lei in the paint. The opposing coach called for a timeout. As we walked off the court, I noticed that Song Huajing had a slight hunch in his back and kept rubbing it as if he hadn’t fully recovered from his earlier fall. "Everyone is defending tightly; maintain this state and don’t relax. Let’s strive to extend our lead in one go. Zhongqi, you need to expand your range on the perimeter; you and Xiang Jie along with A Fei should work together for screens..." Teacher Qiu was drawing strategies on the board while we listened attentively. After the timeout ended, we returned to the court. Song Huajing looked somewhat fatigued. After we served, Song Huajing followed Zhongqi Senior closely; after Zhongqi Senior passed to A Fei, he ran to the front line. A Fei faced Lu Lei, faked left then returned the ball to Zhongqi Senior. Unexpectedly, Song Huajing suddenly cut through from the middle and intercepted the ball. Lu Lei sprinted back while Song Huajing tossed a pass to Lu Lei who completed a powerful dunk, igniting cheers from the crowd. Lu Lei ran over to high-five Song Huajing, who kept unconsciously rubbing his back frequently.
After we served again, Zhongqi Senior made a long pass to me. I immediately turned and passed to A Fei at zero degrees angle. A Fei received the ball and cut inside towards Zhang Ruizhi. After receiving the pass, Zhang Ruizhi prepared to jump for a layup but was unexpectedly blocked by Li Wei who reached out from behind and slapped his hand across Zhang Ruizhi's face. The referee blew his whistle; Zhang Ruizhi was momentarily stunned and rubbed his eyes as if seeing stars.
Zhang Ruizhi stepped up to the free-throw line, dribbled twice, took a deep breath, and made his first shot successfully. We walked over to high-five him before he took his second shot which bounced off the rim. Bing Ge jumped up immediately to grab the rebound but missed on his second attempt due to interference from Mu Yu. After Li Wei secured the rebound, he passed it out to Song Huajing who made a long pass to Lu Lei running downfield. Lu Lei quickly scored after receiving it.
After we served again, Zhongqi Senior rushed to the arc but missed a three-pointer. Bing Ge grabbed another rebound but accidentally lost control of the ball which was picked up by Lu Lei who took advantage of it for another fast break while A Fei and I chased back in defense. We stretched out our hands trying for blocks but were already too late as Lu Lei dunked it into the basket.
After landing, we exchanged glances and smiled at each other; it really felt like three dragons vying for pearls.
With only two minutes left in the game and a score of 74-70 in our favor, we were very close to Olympic Sports Center now; if we could hold on for these last two minutes, we could celebrate joyfully! After we served again, Zhongqi Senior maintained control of the ball steadily; now it was Twenty-Four Middle School that should be anxious. So we played conservatively—Zhongqi Senior passed to me; I then passed it back to A Fei who returned it again to Zhongqi Senior as we wasted time on purpose. However, just when I passed back to A Fei again, Lu Lei intercepted from A Fei's unsteady grip on the ball and directly passed it to Song Huajing who dashed back downcourt like mad but this time he didn’t rush towards the basket; instead he stopped just before stepping beyond the arc and controlled himself before shooting! It went in! With 1 minute 31 seconds left in the game, our lead was reduced to just one point! The path to advancement became murky once more as we didn’t call a timeout but quickly served again for an attack—Zhongqi Senior ran while making a high lob pass towards A Fei but due to distance being too far along with A Fei's slow reaction led us into an error; the ball flew out of bounds! Zhongqi Senior shut his eyes tightly in frustration while A Fei pounded his own head with his fist feeling particularly guilty—this was a fatal mistake! If so, we might have just handed over our initiative to Twenty-Four Middle School! Teacher Qiu immediately called for a thirty-second timeout with 1 minute 20 seconds remaining in regulation.
"Zhongqi! You shouldn’t have made that mistake! Don’t rush; right now they should be anxious! We just need to stabilize our rhythm; now that our lead has shrunk down to one point our advantage has nearly vanished..." Teacher Qiu spoke earnestly as just then timeout ended and we returned onto court where after Twenty-Four Middle School served again Song Huajing held onto the ball looking somewhat pained as he advanced past half court before passing it off to Qi Lei who ran towards the edge of the paint before suddenly dishing it out to Lu Lei on the perimeter who then passed it up top back to Song Huajing who jumped for another three-pointer! It went in! 76-74! Twenty-Four Middle School had overtaken us by two points! "Ah! Thunderbolt! Thunderbolt! VP!" The entire crowd erupted into chaos shouting slogans as Mu Yu and Qi Lei rushed over hugging Song Huajing while he celebrated with teammates still occasionally rubbing his back. Our expressions turned grave knowing that with only one minute left if this ended up being final score then we would be eliminated by Twenty-Four Middle School based on total points scored away from home being less than theirs despite tied scores overall; our faces turned pale with worry—"The game isn’t over yet; we still have plenty of chances and time..." Zhongqi Senior suddenly remarked looking at scoreboard calmly.
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