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It's a dream come true from the book! How embarrassing. Although I'm not a goody-two-shoes, I don't consider myself a bad kid either. Sigh! I just hope A Fei and Jiang Lingfeng don't see this. The match is about to start, so I should quickly set this aside.
After the person in charge led us to Kuda Square, they sat down to the side. Today is the Hebei Derby. Shijiazhuang is the capital of Hebei, a big city, and the opponent's strength and physical fitness cannot be underestimated. The number of spectators is about the same as yesterday.
After a while, the Shijiazhuang Light Speed Team entered the gym. The player at the front has the number 99 on his chest, with long flowing hair and wearing a headband, standing about 1.75 meters tall. It seems he should be the Point Guard of the Light Speed Team. The player behind him has a slightly chubby build, with the number 88 on his chest, standing about 1.85 meters tall, chewing gum, and also wearing a red headband that matches the team's uniform. On his right arm is a tattoo of a green tiger with its mouth wide open, looking quite intimidating. The third player is a slender handsome guy with a streak of white bangs, standing about 1.80 meters tall. The three players are arranged in descending order of height, making it quite amusing.
"Fortunately, we don't have a height disadvantage this time; we can compete on equal footing," Jiang Lingfeng said as he joined us. I casually turned around and noticed that the long-haired Point Guard shot us a glance; his gaze was sharp like an eagle's, indicating he is not someone to be trifled with. With the referee's whistle, the game began, and we won the coin toss for first possession.
After we passed the ball, Jiang Lingfeng organized our offense. The match for the Dream Chasers North China Finals officially kicked off. Jiang Lingfeng passed the ball to me; after receiving it, I took a mid-range jump shot but was met with a solid block from the opposing forward. After receiving the ball, Light Speed Point Guard ran outside the three-point line while Jiang Lingfeng rushed to defend him. After exchanging glances, Light Speed's long-haired Point Guard passed directly to their Center. Upon receiving the ball, their Center scored easily into the basket. After our possession, A Fei charged towards the basket for an explosive dunk—fast break! We can do it too! I felt that we had grown from being rookies in our first tournament into a strong team in street basketball. Since winning the city championship, we have stepped into the ranks of strong teams; our gameplay has become more refined and our teamwork more cohesive. We never expected that our high school "student army" would reach the North China Finals, but here we are in Beijing, where all eight teams have equal chances for victory—only those brave enough will prevail!
In the first four minutes of play, we were tied at 1-1. The Light Speed Team launched another fierce attack; their forward passed back to their Point Guard, who then directly fed their Center, who scored with a turnaround jumper. After our possession, Jiang Lingfeng passed to me; facing off against a handsome forward, I suddenly turned my back to him and attempted to use “Lingbo Microstep” to shake him off. Unexpectedly, he stood still like a statue; no matter how much I swayed, he remained planted like a telephone pole. With no choice left, I turned back to shoot, but he lunged at me just as I was about to release the ball. In desperation, I passed behind me to zero-degree angle Jiang Lingfeng. Oh no! The pass was too weak; their Point Guard dashed in like a gust of wind and intercepted it before sprinting to zero-degree angle for an immediate three-pointer—but before he could shoot, Jiang Lingfeng snuck up from behind and stole it away! Jiang Lingfeng stepped back and hit a three-pointer!
Then Light Speed quickly inbounded; their Point Guard received the ball and took a mid-range shot—it's good! 16-17; we are down by one point. In the next three minutes or so, scores alternated back and forth: two explosive dunks from Light Speed Team, while we answered with two mid-range shots—neither team could pull ahead. With two minutes left in the game, we trailed by four points against Light Speed. We had possession; as Jiang Lingfeng brought the ball near the free-throw line, he suddenly accelerated while I and A Fei ran over to screen for their Point Guard. As Jiang Lingfeng approached the basket, their Center rushed over; using his signature bridge layup move, he scored.
After their inbound pass, their Point Guard mimicked Jiang Lingfeng, charging toward the basket while their forward and Center blocked him off. Meanwhile, I and A Fei found an opportunity to rush over for defense. Their Point Guard first faked out front-running A Fei, then jumped up for a shot. I was too far away and jumped too early in my eagerness to block him—too late! I swung my arm with all my might toward their Point Guard...
I slapped down on their Point Guard's arm; although I knocked the ball loose, the referee blew his whistle—I committed a foul. I saw that my hit had left his arm red as he walked over to take free throws at the line. Perhaps my slap had numbed his arm and affected his shooting touch because he missed both free throws. At that moment, both A Fei and their strong Center jumped up for the rebound; however, their robust Center managed to grab it first and inadvertently shoved aside A Fei. As he landed awkwardly after being knocked down by their strong player, they passed out to their Point Guard, who caught it beyond the three-point line and shot—it's good!
It remains tightly contested as we inbounded again; this time,Jiang Lingfeng threw high for an alley-oop attempt with A Fei. Their strong center used his physical advantage to catch it before realizing that from behind,A Fei reached over and snatched it back from under his armpit—successful steal by A Fei! He passed it out to me on the left wing; after faking out their forward with my move, I jumped up for another mid-range shot—it’s good! My shooting touch is getting better!
With thirty seconds left in the game, we tied at 1-1 again after maintaining tight scores throughout. We had possession again; after inbounding,Jiang Lingfeng handed me the ball as I charged toward the basket pretending to drive in order to draw attention away from zero-degree angle where I quickly passed it to him instead—this is one of his most familiar spots beyond arc! After receiving it,Jiang Lingfeng hesitated just for a second before rising up for his shot—it’s good! 41—we lead by three points now with only twelve seconds left for them! If we win this game today, we'll advance directly into the semifinals; if we lose this match now—we'll be at risk of falling behind others’ pace determining whether we advance or not—so this game is crucial! It could determine our overall trajectory moving forward—we must strive for victory!
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