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No way! I have to take this guy down! He just got substituted in for over four minutes, and we are only leading Yuce by one point. Now, with three minutes left in the game, he has already committed five fouls. This rough brute, just watch me! I slowly dribble the ball towards the free-throw line, then suddenly charge towards the opposing Center. The Center raises his hands to defend, and I use his momentum to take three steps for a layup. As his body leans slightly forward, I jump and shoulder him. He instinctively pushes forward, and with the force of inertia, I crash heavily into his chest, flying back over two meters and landing on the ground. The referee's whistle blows, calling a blocking foul on him, which results in his sixth foul and he is disqualified. I lie on the ground, my spine aching from the fall, but it was worth it; I finally took down that giant who was obstructing us. When the opposing Center left the court, I saw rk and Slim and Tall shaking their heads helplessly. The giant frowned and gave a thumbs-up gesture to his teammates.
After that, we had a much easier time. Their substitute Center posed no significant threat to Li Kanglin and Lu Yinghao. The two of them focused their defense on the opposing Power Forward, who couldn't withstand our two big men’s relentless pressure due to fatigue. We targeted their weak interior defense, ultimately defeating them 99-90 at Yuce High School, securing our third consecutive win in this tournament and solidifying our top position. In the afternoon, we would return to Cangzhou. After two trips to Xingtai, we were finally going home. After returning from Yuce High School to our hotel, we started packing our things. "Jie, you were quite clever at the last moment today; it was the first time I saw the leader's demeanor," Ouyang casually remarked. Hearing this, I paused my actions and sat on the bed with interest, asking him, "So, Ouyang brother, does that mean I didn’t have that demeanor before?" I joked with him.
"Ouyang brother means you weren’t like a leader before; it’s just that today you really showed some guts." A Fei walked over. After hearing this, I fell into confusion: "What do you mean? I didn’t fight or stand up for my teammates; how did that make me gutsy?" A Fei and Ouyang exchanged glances and laughed. Ouyang said, "No, it’s not that way. Fighting for the team is just brute courage; your attitude of taking up the banner for the whole team at the end is what should be recognized. If you hadn’t taken down Yuce’s Giant Center, we might have lost." "That’s ridiculous! It was just creating a foul for their Center!" I felt this was part of my duty; there was nothing to boast about. A Fei and Ouyang laughed without saying anything further and resumed packing their things.
As we sat on the bus heading back from Xingtai to Cangzhou, I fell into deep thought: Have I really grown into the soul of this team? Can I confidently bear the title of “Captain” now? Maybe.
After a bumpy ride, we finally returned to the embrace of Cangzhou. Taking a deep breath of home air felt incredibly refreshing. It was almost evening; after a brief roll call, we dispersed to go home. Phew! After three days of rest, we have another round of matches next Monday against Twenty-Four Middle School. It’s still that group of kids from the Rookie Team, not too intimidating. With my backpack on my back, I opened the door and exclaimed as I entered my house, "I’m back! I'm exhausted!" My mom came out and said, "Oh dear! You’re back! Didn’t you go to Xingtai for two games? Why are you back so soon after leaving this morning?" She handed me a cup of hot water as I replied while taking it, "Ah, don’t mention it! We arrived there just in time for the game; after finishing against Yueli High School, we had to wake up early this morning to play against Yuce High School, then rushed back right after that match. Woe is me! Mom! I'm so tired! Please make me something delicious to reward my weary body!" I made a pitiful face.
My mom gently patted my head twice: "Oh baby has suffered! Today I'll make your favorite braised pork and cola chicken wings. Just rest at home; your dad will be back soon. I'm going out to buy groceries." With that, she went into her bedroom to change clothes and get money for shopping. After finishing my water, I walked into my bedroom and lay down on my bed while muttering weakly to myself: "This Thursday is followed by Friday; then I can finally relax for two days before Saturday's meeting with Situ Yanan at 8 AM in Lijing Park! Oh no! That’s a tricky situation; how should I face Situ Yanan? I've always referred to myself as Brother Jie around her; she has always called me that too. In my heart, she has always been like a sister to me. So why does she like me? Not just her—there’s also Heart Like a Pure and Noble Maiden. Am I really that charming?
The next day when we went to school, as I rode my bike with A Fei, we had just arrived at the school gate when Shuai Dong and Pang Hao rushed towards us shouting: "Jie! A Fei! We missed you guys so much!" They lunged at us with tight hugs that nearly took my breath away. "Hey! Hao Ge! Dong Ge! Can we calm down a bit? If you don’t let go soon, someone might get hurt!" Using all my strength, I pushed them away. Then both A Fei and I squatted on the ground gasping for air while A Fei said between breaths: "Could you two use a little less strength? Goodness! You nearly choked us to death! Luckily we're young; if we were old men like you guys... well then you'd be guilty of murder!" Hearing this, Shuai Dong approached us with a mischievous grin: "Hehe! We just missed you two buddies so much! So how was this trip to Xingtai? How many games did we lose?"
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