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"Team members, don't be discouraged. There are no undefeated champions on the court. We just weren't prepared and got caught off guard by the opponent..." Teacher Qiu was the first to break the silence. We still had no words, and then Teacher Qiu earnestly spoke to us for a long time, but we still didn't lift our heads. "All of you, stand up!" Teacher Qiu was angry and shouted. After hearing this, we wobbled to our feet. "Do you want to just admit defeat like this? When have we, Yulin, ever given up before the battle!" We were at a loss for how to respond to Teacher Qiu's reprimand. Only then did Teacher Qiu gradually soften their tone: "Team members, we can't lead in every game. If we won every match, there would be no meaning in competition. Only through failure can we achieve progress..." Teacher Qiu patiently explained these principles to us, and our mood began to ease a little as we sat there thinking carefully about the reasons for falling behind. In truth, it was clear that my inability to defend against Shangguan Leinuo had led to the current situation; it was my fault...
The fifteen-minute halftime quickly came to an end, and we walked back onto the court. I saw Shangguan Leinuo laughing and whispering with teammates, looking relaxed; it seemed this guy was enjoying himself. The third quarter began with us having possession of the ball. After Bing Ge served the ball, I controlled it in the backcourt for a moment before slowly crossing midcourt. Then Shangguan Leinuo approached me. I bent down to confront him and started my attack. I attempted two breakthroughs but failed both times. On my third attempt, I charged left and passed the ball from behind to my right hand before turning around for a layup that went in! This technique was quite difficult; if the audience had been paying attention, they would have surely applauded.
We were still trailing by fourteen points at 456. The hole we dug in the first half was too deep, and filling it back up would indeed require a lot of effort. After the opponent served the ball, Shangguan Leinuo leisurely brought it up the court before suddenly accelerating towards the basket at a sharp angle. I followed him while A Fei came over to help defend, forcing Shangguan Leinuo to lose possession of the ball. After it rolled on the ground, I picked it up and dashed towards our frontcourt. Ouyang ran ahead while Xiao Li followed closely behind. I had no choice but to go solo; after reaching under the basket and with Ouyang's screen, I scored!
At 4456, we had quickly closed the gap by two points; however, our deficit remained in double digits. After the opponent served again, Shangguan Leinuo rushed straight to the free-throw line but missed due to being too eager. Bing Ge grabbed the rebound and passed it to Tu Lei. Tu Chuanfeng then strode into the paint and made a floater—4656! Within just two minutes of play, Experiment Three found themselves in an unprecedented slump without scoring a single point. We were only ten points behind now! The opponent's coach quickly called a timeout to adjust their strategy—yes! This was exactly what we needed!
As we walked off the court, our moods were vastly different now; we smiled as we high-fived Teacher Qiu. Teacher Qiu took out a tactical board: "Good job this quarter! Keep it up! Next, Tu Lei will move around near the free-throw line while Yan Bing controls under the basket. A Fei, you’ll replace Zhang Jun and move around in this area..." Teacher Qiu quickly sketched out our movement patterns while we listened attentively. This time out had to catch Experiment Three off guard!
After the timeout ended, we returned to the court where they substituted Du Desheng for a player who stood about 1.95 meters tall—slightly taller than Bing Ge at 1.92 meters. After their serve, Shangguan Leinuo slowly dribbled towards our side while controlling the pace and starting a patient offensive strategy. It turned out that this tactic worked well for them; their continuous passing left us disoriented as we began making mistakes and committing fouls. By the end of the third quarter, Bing Ge and Tu Lei each had three fouls while A Fei and Ouyang had two apiece. Remarkably, they had eleven free-throw opportunities during this quarter alone with a shooting percentage that was quite impressive—nine out of eleven made—and five of those were contributed solely by Shangguan Leinuo who went five for five.
As the third quarter concluded, we trailed by nine points at 6675 entering the final quarter after scoring 619 against Experiment Three in that period. When we reached our bench, Teacher Qiu didn’t rush to assign tactics but sat quietly in front of us for a moment as we felt uneasy under their gaze—constantly avoiding eye contact. "Team members," Teacher Qiu finally said as we prepared for the last quarter, "I won't assign any tactics this time; just play your game and bring your best state." It wasn't until right before the fourth quarter started that Teacher Qiu left us alone without any further instructions.
The fourth quarter began with their serve; Shangguan Leinuo received the ball outside of three-point range and shot directly—6678! Our deficit returned to double digits again; we couldn't let them pull away any further or else we'd enter garbage time early in this match—we needed to bring back that fighting spirit from the third quarter! After our serve, I brought the ball up court facing Shangguan Leinuo and shot a three-pointer from beyond arc as well; he merely raised his arm in a half-hearted defense—clang! The sound of iron echoed as my shot bounced off the rim.
This time their tall Center grabbed the rebound before Bing Ge could reach it and passed it back to Shangguan Leinuo. Upon receiving it, Shangguan Leinuo charged towards the basket with Center’s screen executing a powerful dunk—6680! After landing, he looked back at me with a smile clearly taunting me! After our serve again, I rushed towards their basket using my signature "Gyro Spin Crossover" move to maneuver past their Center and Power Forward before making a hook shot that went in! After scoring, I smiled back at Shangguan Leinuo as if responding—hmph! You may be strong but I'm not an easy target either!
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