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"Wow!" As soon as we entered, Tu Lei and Li Kanglin cheered, looking like they had just enjoyed a great game. Li Kanglin came over and tightly held my hand, not letting go. "Captain, how can I love you so much? How can you be this handsome! You are the answer for our Yulin!" I smiled along with him, and Teacher Qiu also laughed and clapped his hands. A Fei came over, sat next to me, and gently whispered in my ear, "Play well in the game, don't think about other things. You'll slowly experience the joy that the game brings you." After hearing this, I turned my head to look at him and smiled knowingly; perhaps A Fei was right. Before long, halftime was over, and we once again put our hands together and shouted "Let's go!"
Then we pushed open the door of the Locker Room and walked onto the court. A Fei watched as I took out the Eagle from around my neck, then held it in my left hand while making a cheering gesture with my right hand. This meant he wanted me to fly with him, soaring high in the vast sky. Thank you, my brother.
After coming out, all the students had already returned to class, and the gym regained its earlier emptiness and tranquility. We stepped onto the court to continue our battle. The opposing team served, and their player drove straight into our lane. I blocked him, took two steps back, jumped high, and blocked the shot. Ouyang received the ball and quickly ran to the front court to shoot a three-pointer—it's in! Incredible! In the second half of the third quarter, our trio was substituted out for a break while the bench players continued our crazy offense. Throughout the entire third quarter, we scored a record-breaking 46 points! This was the highest single-quarter score in nearly thirty years for our Yulin basketball team across various competitions. Even in all of Cangzhou's high school basketball teams, only City No. 1 High School in 2001 had achieved a single-quarter score of 45+ (in a friendly match against the then-weak Qingzhu High School, they scored 48 points in the first quarter and ultimately won 178-88). We perfectly replicated this feat this time; at the end of the third quarter, we led Yueli High School by forty points with a score of 117-77—a record margin for me during my three years of high school.
"This is the dominance of our devil's home court!" Teacher Qiu exclaimed powerfully. It was clear that Teacher Qiu was also a passionate coach. Even though we were leading by so much, he still diligently laid out our strategy for the final quarter. I noticed that the expressions on the opposing players' faces were quite relaxed; they must have anticipated their defeat when they came to Cangzhou—purely there to train new players. After the fourth quarter began, our trio maintained this momentum. Ouyang made a shooting fake outside the three-point line and then passed the ball to me as I moved toward the free-throw line. I received it and directly back-passed it to A Fei cutting in from the left side. A Fei scored with a hook shot despite being guarded by an opposing forward; our smooth play continued seamlessly. Teacher Qiu didn't substitute us out but let us enjoy ourselves until there were just two minutes left in the game when he called a timeout and substituted us out. At that moment, I truly felt excited; as I jumped down, I bumped chests with Liu Xiao heavily—Liu Xiao almost fell over from my impact. It seems that only basketball can bring me true happiness; let my teammates finish off the remaining game well!
While sitting on the bench drinking water, Teacher Qiu came over and handed me a towel. "Jie, do you have something on your mind today?" "No... not at all..." I denied it weakly. Teacher Qiu smiled slightly and said earnestly, "Don't hide it from Teacher Qiu; I can see you're not happy today. However, I'm glad you could focus on playing well throughout the game. No matter what is bothering you, I hope you can let it go; we have this team with you." After hearing this, my heart warmed significantly—yes, my team, my comrades are all here with me through thick and thin. In these last two minutes, neither side called any more timeouts; we let our players play freely until the final score was set at 179-99. We crushed Leap High School by thirty-eight points to achieve five consecutive victories in this Cangzhou series tournament with a record of five wins and no losses while firmly holding onto first place; Yuce High School followed closely behind with four wins and one loss while Leap High School and Twenty-Four Middle School had rather dismal records.
In this match, our trio combined for 75 points; I personally scored a game-high 31 points along with 8 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 4 steals—the king of versatility! Ouyang hit six three-pointers for 14 points while A Fei scored 0 points but grabbed 6 rebounds and made 5 steals. We will soon face our last and strongest opponent in this tournament: Yuce High School Team. Last time we narrowly defeated them on their home court; this time we cannot give them any chance for an upset on our turf. After leaving the gymnasium into bright sunshine warmed by sunlight—any remaining patches of snow had melted away without a trace—we stretched lazily as the class bell rang. When we reached downstairs near the teaching building, almost all students had exited their classrooms; suddenly both floors' balconies were filled with students calling out to us. Standing on the ground below surrounded by teaching buildings gave me an ancient Roman gladiatorial feeling—as if we were gladiators just released from prison about to engage in a deadly battle.
I glanced up toward our balcony searching for Shuai Dong and Xia Ying—the two people I most wanted to see—but to my disappointment after looking several times I still couldn't find them anywhere; a slight sense of loss washed over me as I walked upstairs where Pang Hao and Shuai Dong came out to greet me unexpectedly. However, Shuai Dong didn't even glance at me but directly helped A Fei instead: "Oh dear! The great hero A Fei has worked hard! Come on; let me help you inside to rest." He pulled A Fei inside without acknowledging me at all—I was stunned; it seemed he had no intention of talking to me at all! Just then Pang Hao noticed my disappointment and came over to pat my shoulder: "Don't be sad; Shuai Dong is just like that—childish—don't take it to heart." I bit my lip and nodded slightly as once inside the classroom A Fei and I were surrounded by classmates who made us their focus. I caught Xia Ying glancing at me inadvertently; when she saw me looking back she quickly turned her head away.
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