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The foul was called on Ouyang for pushing! A blatant bad call! Ouyang walked over to argue with the referee, looking utterly bewildered, as if he couldn't believe the whistle had been blown. Teacher Qiu, who had been holding back for a long time, finally erupted, pulling the referee aside to argue. I saw the referee shaking his head, indicating that the argument was invalid, and still awarded free throws to the opposing team. The crowd erupted in cheers, and the Power Forward I had just flattened stood up, clenching his fists and shouting. Ouyang could only shake his head helplessly as he returned to face the opposing Center's free throws. The Center made both free throws, bringing the score to 10-10. We were overtaken?! We were actually surpassed by them at the last moment! Since neither side had any timeouts left, we quickly inbounded for one last attack. Kobe dribbled past midcourt, weaving through the opposing Point Guard before passing to Ouyang at the top of the arc. Ouyang immediately took a three-pointer from beyond the arc but missed! Ugh! He shot too quickly; I felt my fists sweating. The fans in the stands fell silent, perhaps exhausted from cheering.
Li Kanglin grabbed a crucial rebound! He jumped again for a layup but got blocked by the opposing Center! After their Point Guard snatched the ball, they began to run down the clock. With twenty seconds left in the game, they held onto the ball tightly, neither rushing nor pressing for an attack. Kobe tried to steal it twice but failed and reluctantly resorted to fouling tactics. The opposing Point Guard stepped up to the free-throw line as we watched helplessly. If we lost this time, it would be due to our fouls. Their free throws were incredibly accurate; the Point Guard took a deep breath and made his first shot—swish! The crowd erupted in applause, and he pumped his fist against his chest. Domain Sea hadn't reached the semifinals in a long time; they needed this opportunity to prove themselves. The Point Guard continued with his second shot and scored again! Incredible! They must have practiced their free throws extensively—101-105. With seventeen seconds left, we were down by three points; we had to go for a three-pointer on this possession!
After we inbounded, Kobe quickly crossed midcourt to organize an attack. He ran to the right wing where Ouyang called for the ball at the arc's peak. Just as Kobe was about to pass, their Point Guard fouled him again. The referee blew his whistle; Kobe was heading to the free-throw line. As he stepped up, deafening noise erupted from the stands once more. However, Kobe remained calm under pressure and sank both free throws—104-105—with ten seconds remaining. After their inbound pass, Kobe immediately fouled again; only two seconds had passed. The opposing Point Guard went to the line and made one of two—104-106—with eight seconds left. We still had one last chance for an attack; if Domain Sea won this match, then surely the referee could be named "Best Sixth Man" of Yuhai High School.
After receiving the inbound pass, Kobe sprinted toward their frontcourt like a bullet while Ouyang and Zhou Wenming flanked him on either side for support. As Kobe drove into their paint area, their Center blocked his path while their Point Guard trailed behind him. Kobe tapped the ball before forcefully passing it to Ouyang at a forty-five-degree angle: "Ouyang, it's all you!"
Ouyang caught the ball while Zhou Wenming quickly set a screen against their Shooting Guard. Ouyang swiftly released a three-pointer! The entire student body fell silent, eyes glued to this shot as it arced beautifully through the air toward the basket—it went in! 107-106! There was only one second left in regulation; we had pulled off a last-second victory against Domain Sea! After their inbound pass, their Point Guard received it and shot immediately—the ball flew out of bounds! The game was over; we had narrowly won on their home court by just one point and gained an advantage in this series.
Kobe, Zhou Wenming, and our bench players rushed onto the court and lifted our savior Ouyang into the air. I jumped down from the stands and celebrated with my teammates while students around us looked somewhat dejected and slowly dispersed. The players from Yuhai High School walked into their locker room with heads hung low. I noticed that Power Forward who had been ejected leaving the court with a sorrowful expression.
After returning to school, we cheered as we got off the bus: "Finally can relax!" Kobe said with a smile to Teacher Qiu: "Nope, we can only temporarily relax; we only won by one point on their court this time. If we lose by more than one point next time, we're out." Kobe nodded and turned to pat Ouyang on the shoulder: "Hey bro, we really owe you for that clutch three-pointer." "Don't joke around! Our Ouyang is known as high school's three-point king—Yulin's First Blade—clutch shots are nothing for him," I teased back.
It was lunchtime when school let out; students were walking around campus when many boys rushed over upon seeing us return. Pang Hao spoke first: "Comrades, how did it go?" "Hmph! I'm not telling you that we won!" I said as I strode ahead confidently; they quickly caught on and erupted in cheers behind me—ah! Next time we'll play at our home court on Sunday; it will definitely be exhilarating!
After school that afternoon, I headed straight to A Fei's hospital room. As soon as I entered, I shouted: "Fei Fei! We won!" To my surprise, Sha Xiaomei was sitting there when I walked in; she stood up and walked out as soon as she saw me. "Wow! That girl is quick on her feet; I rushed over right after school ended but didn't expect her to be faster than me." I sat down as A Fei smiled calmly: "Oh really? You weren't timely enough coming over? By the way, did we win against Domain Sea? What was the score?" A Fei asked several questions in quick succession.
I recounted everything that happened at Domain Sea to him. A Fei listened without much surprise: "You sometimes can be a bit too impulsive; see what happened—you got ejected." "What?! He started it by cursing first and threw punches before me—how am I impulsive?" I replied defensively; anyway, I felt like I hadn't done anything wrong.
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