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I quickly drove forward with the ball, and the Point Guard was closely following me with rapid steps. When I attempted to pass the ball to Ouyang, I made a mistake, and he intercepted it. He darted towards the backcourt like a fish, while the opposing forward was particularly strong, directly moving into the paint. The Point Guard lightly tapped the ball behind him, and the forward received it and scored easily. After we inbounded the ball, we launched a fierce attack... In short, we engaged in intense collisions. Although RK was short, he was exceptionally agile, and we struggled to adapt to this pace. In the first quarter, Ouyang and Zhou Wenming's performances were somewhat off as well. At the end of the first quarter, we trailed Hejiang High School by five points with a score of 16. Li Kanglin and Lu Yinghao both looked particularly dejected, possibly dissatisfied with their performance. However, I wasn't too bothered; it was just five points, and the game had only just begun. Besides, it was their home court, so we needed time to adjust. Yulin High School is always the best!
It turned out I had underestimated the situation. In the second quarter, we continued to lose our direction amidst their flashy plays. Teacher Qiu seemed quite anxious on the sidelines. After several rotations, there was still no significant improvement; we remained dizzy from their manipulation. Hejiang was even stronger than last year's Yuce. Every player on their team was particularly diligent and dedicated, and their defense was extremely tight. It felt as if our four kings had suddenly gone cold; everyone was in a slump with no rhythm. My once-proud "Lingbo Microstep" had two turnovers—this was unacceptable! Ouyang's three-point shots had only hit two out of eight attempts so far, while Kobe's passes and Zhou Wenming's drives were also riddled with mistakes. By halftime, we were trailing 40-51, widening our disadvantage to double digits. Were we going to be stopped in the semifinals for three consecutive years? It felt like a curse—a real curse!
We entered the locker room for halftime, and I didn't even lift my head. This was truly a moment to be worried about; the gap was widening further. If this continued, we would surely suffer a heavy defeat against Hejiang on their home turf. "Coach, it's all my fault for not maintaining my usual fighting spirit..." Ouyang said self-reproachfully to Teacher Qiu. After hearing this, Teacher Qiu patted his shoulder: "Ouyang, this isn't your fault. Actually, everyone isn't really performing poorly; it's just that their style of play is disrupting our flow. For example, that defender—once he gets close to Jay when he receives the ball, he immediately locks onto him with high interception rates. This makes Jay particularly afraid of making mistakes that would allow him to steal the ball. But being overly cautious leads to more errors..." Teacher Qiu analyzed for us. I thought about it and realized that Teacher Qiu made a lot of sense; that defender was indeed very annoying and always stuck close to me—I had experienced this during Xingtai.
As the third quarter began, Teacher Qiu arranged a strange lineup: me, Ouyang, Kobe, Zhou Wenming, and Tu Lei. Kobe's height of 1.81 meters playing as a forward? This lineup had never been used before; it was also the first time our four kings appeared together on the court simultaneously. Teacher Qiu instructed us not to rush our shots but rather focus on completing our offense within twenty-four seconds by passing and distributing the ball to find scoring opportunities. From this lineup alone, it seemed like an offensive strategy; however, why should we avoid competing offensively with Hejiang? Once we took the court again, I faced Rocky (I habitually referred to RK as Rocky), who continued blocking my path. After shaking left and right with the ball for a moment, I forcefully tossed it to Ouyang on my right side. Ouyang received it and immediately passed it to Zhou Wenming. Facing Hejiang's Power Forward, Zhou Wenming turned around and passed it to Tu Lei, who scored smoothly.
Our team's cooperation during this play was quite good. I glanced back at Teacher Qiu; he nodded approvingly as if saying: "That's right; keep playing like that." I noted it down mentally as Rocky once again took possession after their inbound pass and rushed into our paint area before distributing the ball outwards. The Shooting Guard received it and made a clever hook pass inside to their Power Forward, who took a shot from mid-range. Tu Lei and Zhou Wenming rushed over to defend; Tu Lei managed to swat the ball back with one hand. After receiving the ball again, I quickly dashed downcourt for a fast break. I sensed Rocky closely trailing behind me; just as I approached the basket, I made a quick sidestep—Rocky couldn't dodge in time and lunged toward me instead! At that moment, I swiftly moved aside while Rocky charged straight toward the baseline basketball hoop! I easily took my shot and scored while Rocky nearly crashed into one of the hoop's posts! It felt good to toy with him; initially, I planned on drawing a foul for an And-One.
Teacher Qiu immediately called for a timeout as we stepped off the court. We shouldn't have called a timeout during such smooth play! "Team members," he said after gathering us around, "we need to make slight adjustments to our strategy moving forward. I've noticed a flaw in their tactical system—their transition between offense and defense is somewhat slow." Teacher Qiu shared some insights with us as we nodded in agreement; it was impressive how he could spot even these subtle flaws and devise corresponding strategies that could effectively counter our opponents' moves.
We returned to the court with renewed determination as Teacher Qiu clapped his hands from the sidelines: "Team members! Remember what I just said—don't rush! Take your time!" We smiled at Teacher Qiu in response; this time we needed to calm ourselves down for this game. With about five minutes left in the third quarter, we trailed Hejiang 55-56—and they still had possession of the ball! Whether our adjustments would be effective would depend on how this third quarter played out!
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