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We returned to the court, and I was very worried about A Fei's physical condition. The referee awarded us a free throw. A Fei stepped up to the free-throw line, shook his head vigorously again, then controlled the ball and took the shot. The ball bounced off the rim, and Jiang Lingfeng and I rushed in to fight for the rebound. Incredibly, Jiang Lingfeng managed to grab the rebound in front of Fantasi's Center and Forward, two towering giants. Before the ball even hit the ground, he passed it to A Fei in mid-air. After catching the ball, A Fei made a reverse pass to me outside the three-point line. I caught it and took a determined shot—swish! With just one minute left in the game, we extended our lead to five points.
The opposing team inbounded from beyond the three-point line. The Point Guard dribbled and passed to the Forward. As soon as the Forward received the ball, I quickly positioned myself in front of him. We locked eyes; a smirk appeared on Fantasi's Forward's swollen face as he suddenly turned and began backing me down. Oh no! He was going to use Lingbo Microstep again! Sure enough, he executed his spinning move like a top once more. However, after getting burned a few times, I noticed a pattern: when he faked in one direction, he would pause for a moment before shifting back. So when I saw him fake left, I quickly pivoted to the right in anticipation. Just as I expected, when he spun right, his right foot paused momentarily. I seized that opportunity and dashed in to steal the ball from him! I did it! I successfully countered Fantasi's Forward's Lingbo Microstep! The Fantasi Forward looked at me in surprise; it seemed that not many people had managed to break his move before!
With forty seconds left in the game, I controlled the ball and shouted as our cheerleaders cheered us on. Forty seconds left, five-point lead, and we had possession of the ball—we could start celebrating our victory early! I passed to Jiang Lingfeng, who was immediately pounced on by the opposing Point Guard like a madman. Jiang Lingfeng quickly passed back to A Fei and ran toward the paint. After receiving the ball, A Fei directly fed it back to Jiang Lingfeng. With fluidity, Jiang Lingfeng took three steps and laid it into the basket. There were twenty-nine seconds left in the game; we led by seven points—we were winning! The opposing Point Guard quickly inbounded to the Center, who sprinted for a close-range three-pointer—missed! However, their Forward grabbed the rebound and passed it out again; the Center shot another three-pointer—this time it went in! With nineteen seconds remaining, we led by four points. Was Fantasi's Center trying for an "MVP Moment"? It seemed a bit unrealistic.
After we inbounded, Jiang Lingfeng controlled the ball. We couldn't afford any mistakes now; all we had to do was run down the clock to win! The opposing Point Guard rushed over to steal the ball from Jiang Lingfeng but was easily shaken off by our renowned "Five Great Point Guards." Seeing that his attempt at stealing failed, he simply grabbed Jiang Lingfeng's arm instead. The referee blew his whistle and issued a serious warning to Fantasi's Point Guard—clearly they were getting desperate. It was still our possession with just nine seconds left on the clock. After we inbounded, Jiang Lingfeng passed to me; I then passed back to A Fei. When A Fei tried to pass back to Jiang Lingfeng again, their Forward intercepted it and passed it to their Center at zero angle for another three-pointer—swish! Their Center's shooting percentage was truly incredible! But whether that three-pointer went in didn't matter anymore; there were only two seconds left. After we inbounded again, Jiang Lingfeng threw the ball high into the air with one hand just as the referee blew the final whistle—the score froze at 409.
"We win! We are champions!" Jiang Lingfeng shouted as if all his pent-up passion had finally been released. I felt so excited that I didn't know what to do; I rushed over and hugged Jiang Lingfeng tightly while A Fei faced upward with closed eyes trying hard to calm himself down. Our cheerleaders all rushed onto the court and embraced us in a group hug. I saw Xia Ying, who had been gloomy throughout the game, also rush in with everyone else celebrating joyfully. The entire audience stood up and gave us thunderous applause; at that moment, we were happy—this was our first city championship as three big boys—a monumental milestone in our lives.
We embraced joyfully; I pulled Xia Ying aside as she smiled at me. "Cookie, are we really champions?" Even now, I couldn't believe it was true. Xia Ying playfully poked my nose with her finger: "You silly head, yes you are a champion—you are indeed a champion." I chuckled suddenly remembering something mischievous as I lowered my head towards Xia Ying: "Cookie, do you remember our promise? That kiss..." Xia Ying actually blushed and shyly said: "Then come here..." My heart raced as I leaned closer; Xia Ying slowly brought her lips towards mine...
"Brother Jie, what are you two doing?" Suddenly another face appeared beside us shouting just as Xia Ying was about to kiss me; startled by this voice she quickly pulled back her lips. We hurriedly separated from each other. "You're just a kid; you wouldn't understand," I replied evasively to Situ Yanan. "Tch! So mysterious; I'm not talking to you guys anymore." Situ Yanan turned back towards A Fei's celebration crowd. "Who is she? Why is she so familiar with you? And why does she keep calling you brother? Didn't you say you have a younger sister?" Xia Ying asked jealously. I quickly explained: "Don't think too much; that's Situ Jianfei's sister—she'll be starting high school after this semester at Yulin High School too. Situ Jianfei is worried about her so he asked me along with A Fei and Shuai Dong to look after her." Xia Ying nodded thoughtfully.
Next came the award ceremony; staff set up a podium in the center of the court while a host held a microphone reading off an endless stream of formalities until finally announcing: "The champions of the National Street Basketball Championship North China Region Qualifiers: Dream Chasers." We jumped onto the highest podium together as award presenters handed us trophies and certificates. We raised our city championship trophy together—this moment would be forever etched in our memories!
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