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The opponent called for a timeout to adjust, and both teams walked off the court. Phew! We were trailing by a full forty-seven points, but now, with just one minute left in the game, we finally tied the score. The opponent, who had suppressed us from the beginning, must have felt a significant shift in their mindset. When we returned to the court, Rocky slowly dribbled past the midline and began to move along the three-point line to the right. I followed him on defense, and just as I was focused on his hands, he surprisingly jumped from beyond the three-point line and shot! It swished through the net! 99-95! With only forty seconds remaining, the other players on the opposing team were visibly excited by this basket and rushed over to hug Rocky. Neither team had any timeouts left, so we quickly inbounded the ball and pushed forward on offense. The opposing players quickly got back into position. I drove straight to the basket and made a strong layup, scoring 94-95, while their Power Forward nearly knocked me down.
We were just one point away now, with twenty-one seconds left in the game. It was truly impressive that we managed to hold our ground against the so-called "Devil's Home Court" of Hejiang until the very last moment. At least it proved that we were not afraid of the Defending Champions; our strength was on par with theirs. Therefore, regardless of who won this match, it wouldn't be considered an upset. Through this game, we wanted to show the entire league that Yulin had what it takes to compete for the city championship! After the opponent inbounded the ball, they started wasting time. Reluctantly, I had no choice but to foul. The short Point Guard stepped up to the free-throw line, took a deep breath twice, and shot his first free throw—it bounced off the rim! Yes! Keep up that terrible shooting touch; I knew he was under immense pressure at this moment, and missing was inevitable. Please don’t make the second shot either. He shook his head with a serious expression as he received the ball from the referee for his second attempt. This shot must bounce out; it has to! I stood by watching the hoop and praying.
The second free throw also missed! Both teams' players rushed in to fight for this crucial rebound. The opposing Power Forward emerged from the crowd and grabbed that precious rebound! Then he jumped again for an explosive dunk—94-97—with only seconds left in the game. There was no time left; after we inbounded the ball, I immediately took a super long three-pointer from our backcourt—it hit nothing but air. The referee blew the final whistle signaling the end of the game. In the end, we lost to Hejiang High School by three points on their home court, suffering our first defeat of the season while also losing our advantage in the semifinals series. The Hejiang players were already excitedly hugging each other; they must have been thinking about being Defending Champions now. However, don’t celebrate too early; we’ll meet again in Yulin. Our home court is not any easier than yours; we’ll be waiting for you there. On the way back, surprisingly, the atmosphere on the bus wasn’t as gloomy as I had imagined; instead, there was some light-hearted chatter. Perhaps our mindset hadn’t been affected by this regretful loss.
The next day we continued our intense training. After school at noon, I walked out of the gym where Situ Yanan was waiting for me at the door. "Yanan, how did you get here?" I greeted her as I walked over; she seemed to be in a good mood and came over smiling while making a funny face at me: "Who else would wait outside for you?" After she finished speaking, I thought about it and realized she had a point. She lowered her head and continued: "By the way, Xie Zhinan and Xia Ying..." "I know; those two are dating now," I interrupted her excitedly. "Xie Zhinan better be prepared for his wild girlfriend Xia Ying; poor Zhinan!" Haha." Situ Yanan looked a bit surprised and raised her head: "You... don’t you feel any other emotions?" I thought for a moment—what emotions? Oh right—I told her: "Of course I do; it's just too funny that Xie Zhinan is actually..." "No! I mean jealousy or something like that," Situ Yanan asked straightforwardly.
I laughed: "Why should I be jealous? It's more like a blessing." After saying that, I turned around and walked toward my classroom while Situ Yanan caught up with me and linked her arm with mine: "Hehe, looks like Brother Jie has completely moved on from Xia Ying. The City High League is almost over; I still remember your promise to me." Upon hearing that, I suddenly stopped in my tracks and slowly turned my head to look at Situ Yanan: "Promise? What promise? Did Brother Jie promise you something?" For a moment, I genuinely couldn’t recall what I had promised her. Situ Yanan immediately let go of my arm and pouted: "What?! Is Brother Jie trying to backtrack? You promised me you'd consider being my boyfriend after City High League; have you forgotten?!" Situ Yanan’s assertiveness made me scratch my head: "Um... it seems like my plan was to think about personal matters after City High League..." That's right; that's how it is—this girl is trying to confuse my memory and concepts—no way!
Situ Yanan looked at me with her innocent big eyes: "Is there really no difference between us?" I almost fainted trying to explain: "There’s a huge difference! What you mean is that I'm definitely going to commit myself to you forever while what I mean has nothing to do with you!" "Hmph! You won't cooperate with me at all; I'm ignoring you!" Situ Yanan said as she marched ahead of me. Watching her back as she walked away made me think she was quite cute. Once we reached our classroom, Pang Hao pulled me toward the cafeteria where Shuai Dong had already gone ahead to get food. Wow, Shuai Dong is quite considerate today! When we arrived at the cafeteria, Shuai Dong was joking around with a female classmate but quickly sent her away when he saw us coming over. Pang Hao and I sat down together as he began acting like an emcee: "Ahem! This is a reconciliation ceremony between Xiang Jie and Shi Zhidong! You two have been stubborn about some trivial matter without backing down until now; today you both need to make up!" Pang Hao said in an authoritative tone.
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