It was December 1st. Today was the first match of the group. Zhou Shaojian's university team was playing against Frank in the first match. It was expected to be a tough battle. Zhixin and Dadong's team were playing against Korea in the first match, which would be less difficult. Before the match began, Ouyang Hua sent Li Hua PG, Zhang Detian SG, Shao Zhi FF, Yao Hu PG, and Wang Yao C as the starting lineup.
The other teammates were a little puzzled as to why the captain, Zhou Shaojian, was not in the starting lineup for today's game. Franck sent out a starting lineup of Pani PG, Dira SG, Bazemu TF, Tiku TF, and Nigel C.
On the other hand, Zhou Shaojian's school was also very coincidental today. It happened to be a Saturday. A few boys woke up early in the morning and went out to buy some food. When they came back, they turned on their computers and prepared to watch the live broadcast. In the girls 'dormitory, some girls also turned on their computers and prepared to watch the competition.
Back on the field, the players on both sides were ready. The game was about to begin.
" Eh, Brother Jian isn't in the starting lineup today," Shi Yuce said from the boys 'dormitory.
" Maybe the coach arranged it on purpose," Zhang Zitao said.
The two players were ready to jump the ball. After the referee threw the ball high, the players on both sides also jumped up. Frank took the initiative. The ball went to Barney's hands. Barney accelerated to the penalty area and bypassed Yao Hu and Wang Yao for a layup. It was 0:2. It was China's turn. Li Hua received the ball and dribbled it forward. After half the court, he passed the ball to Zhang Detian.
Zhang Detian made a three-pointer and scored 3:2. It was Frank's turn. Barney dribbled the ball to push forward. Barney dribbled the ball to speed up. Li Hua and Zhang Detian adopted a double-team tactic. Barney passed to Dra. Dra was ready to make a move and Shao Zhi came to fill in the defense. With a fake pass, the ball was passed to Nigel. After Nigel pushed Wang Yao away, he dunked the ball and made it 3:4.
The Chinese team served, and Li Hua pushed forward with the ball. Before half of the court, Frank sent two players to carry out the double-team tactic. Li Hua made a mistake and was intercepted. Frank's fast attack succeeded in 3:6. Li Hua received the ball and pushed forward. Like last time, Frank once again adopted the double-team tactic. Li Hua quickly passed the ball out.
Shao Zhi received the ball and shot, but unfortunately, the ball missed. Nigur took a rebound and passed it to Barney. Barney dribbled the ball over to the half-court and passed the ball to Dra. Dra scored a three-pointer. At 3:9, Li Hua received the ball and pushed forward. He passed the ball to Zhang Detian and scored a three-pointer to stabilize the morale of the team at 6:9.
There were less than two minutes left before the introduction of the first period. Under the pressure of Frank, China made some mistakes and the score gradually widened by 12:21. However, the coach of China seemed to have no intention of letting Zhou Shaojian play. The first period ended with 15:23, and China was temporarily behind.
At the start of the second quarter, Zhou Shaojian was still sitting on the bench watching the game. Just like in the first quarter, Frank was still using the tactic of double-teaming. The tactic was still very effective. China had made three mistakes in the first three minutes. Relying on the other side's mistakes, Frank's fast attacks were 17:29, and the gap gradually widened.
" Shao Jian, get ready to warm up. It's your turn," Ouyang Hua said.
" Coach, have you agreed to let me play?" Zhou Shaojian asked.
" Yes, you can go on stage," Ouyang Hua said. It was obviously not good for the Chinese team.
Back to a few minutes ago
" Shao Jian, do you know why you're sitting on the substitutes 'bench?" Ouyang Hua asked.
" Because I hit someone yesterday? Coach, it was those foreigners who were in the wrong first. I just don't like their arrogance," Zhou Shaojian said.
" But you can't do it, you know? What if you kill him? No matter what he does wrong, there will be people who will punish him," Ouyang Hua said earnestly.
" I know. I won't hit people casually in the future, but I'll make it clear first, coach. If people don't offend me, I won't offend them. If people offend me, I'll definitely fight back. It's the same on the field," Zhou Shaojian said.
" Then you can sit for a few more minutes," Ouyang Hua said.
There was only half of the second period left. China was gradually opening up the gap of 21:35. It was China's turn to attack. Under Franck's tight encirclement, China dribbled out of bounds. China's coach called a time-out to prepare for a substitution. When the time-out ended, China's side moved up and down. Franck only replaced Dra and Bazemu.
" That's great! Brother Jian is on!" Cheers came from some male students in the dormitory.
The game continued. The ball was in Franck's hands. Barney dribbled the ball forward. Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent underestimated the enemy, Zhou Shaojian quickly intercepted Barney's ball. The fast attack was 23:35.
Barney couldn't believe that the ball was intercepted just like that. Barney dribbled the ball again and passed the ball to Nigel. With some advantages in size, Nigel scored 23:37.
" Yi Feng, you have to play harder, understand? The basket is your territory. You have to tell your opponent that he's not allowed to mess around in your territory, understand? I'll pass you the next ball and return it to him, understand?" Zhou Shaojian said encouragingly.
" Alright, I understand." Yi Feng clenched his fists and said.
When it was Zhou Shaojian's turn to control the ball, Franck was still prepared to adopt a pressing tactic. Zhou Shaojian quickly dribbled the ball forward, making the tactic unsuccessful. He passed the ball to Yi Feng, who pushed forward with a strong slam dunk under the basket. It was 25:37. It was Franck's turn to attack. Barney passed the ball to Nigel again.
Nigul was ready to force a shot under the basket. After being encouraged, Yi Feng's momentum became different from before. His eyes contained a very murderous look, and his face carried a confident confrontation with Nigul. Seeing that he couldn't force a shot, Nigul chose to turn around and jump. Yi Feng jumped up and blocked the shot.
After Zhou Shaojian got the rebound, he launched an attack. After a quick pass, Zhou Shaojian threw the ball out and Yao Hu followed up with a dunk. 37。
" Beautiful, Brother Jian's pass is really good," some male students in the dormitory praised. Some female students who watched the game did not understand why Zhou Shaojian did not choose to attack.
This shot stunned Franck. They had been leading by more than ten points, but they did not expect it to be gradually shortened. Barney took the ball to attack. This time, Barney prepared to attack himself. Barney quickly started to prepare to pass Zhou Shaojian, but Zhou Shaojian stuck to him like a piece of sticky candy. Suddenly, Barney took a step back and made a jump shot. It was 27:39.
Zhou Shaojian took the ball to attack, and Barney followed up. With a few dazzling dribbles, Zhou Shaojian shook Barney to the ground. Zhou Shaojian pushed under the basket and made a layup. At the same time, he made a foul on Nigel. The free throw was 30:39. Barney could not believe that he had been shaken down.
This time, Barney chose to go it alone. He took a step back and shot a jump shot. Zhou Shaojian jumped up and blocked the ball. After Zhou Shaojian blocked it, he quickly took the ball and counterattacked. He passed the ball to Li Zhiyuan, who had already run to the other side. Li Zhiyuan made a layup with a score of 32:39.
There were less than five seconds left before the end of the second period. Frank's Ola pushed forward quickly, ready to score more before the end. He came to the three-point line and was ready to shoot. Zhou Shaojian came up to defend, and Dra shot. Under Zhou Shaojian's influence, the ball missed the end of the second period, 32:39. In the second period, China regained a lot of points.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Chinese team served. Zhou Shaojian dribbled the ball and pushed forward. Barney came up to defend. Zhou Shaojian quickly moved past Barney and passed the ball to Zhao Long. 39. It was Frank's turn to attack. Barter temporarily stabilized the advantage with a three-pointer, 34:42.
It was the Chinese team's turn. Zhou Shaojian dribbled the ball and pushed forward. After passing Barney, he made a slam dunk. The crowd cheered 36:42. Frank called a time-out.
" Brother Jian, that was a beautiful goal!" Shi Yuce and Zhang Ruocheng from the dormitory shouted excitedly.
" Barney, what's wrong with you? Are you too tired? Take a rest first," Frank's coach said.
After the time-out ended, Frank chose five up and five down. China replaced Zhao Long and Yao Hu. The game continued. Frank's new point guard, Patty, dribbled the ball forward and was snatched by Zhou Shaojian. Zhou Shaojian launched a fast break and passed the ball to Shao Zhi. Shao Zhi scored 38:42 with a layup.
At the end of the third quarter, Frank was in the lead with a score of 57:59. In the third quarter, Zhou Shaojian made a total of eight shots and hit five goals, including a three-pointer. However, under Zhou Shaojian's leadership, everyone in China was revitalized in the third quarter. Whether it was running or picking and rolling, they did very well.
" Brother Jian's skill is almost catching up to the top point guards in the NBA," Zhang Ruocheng praised from his dorm room.
The fourth quarter of the game continued. The physical confrontation became stronger and the consumption of physical energy continued to increase. Except for Zhou Shaojian, the other players of the Chinese team began to feel a little tired. The game was even more anxious. The current score was 75:77. Up until now, 12 of these points had been scored by Zhou Shaojian.
There were less than five seconds left before the end of the game when China called a time-out.
" Listen, the next goal will be given to the person who scored the most points. Remember to defend well," Frank's coach said.
" We'll defend," Frank's team members replied confidently.
" Brothers, let's hold on a little longer. Pass the ball to me for the next goal. I'll complete the final kill of this game," Zhou Shaojian said.
"We'll cover you," the Celestial team members replied confidently.
The game continued after the pause. China was ready to serve. The Frank players were ready to interfere with the serve before the ball was passed. The rest of China kept running to cover for Zhou Shaojian.
The ball came into Zhou Shaojian's hands. The two Frank players came forward to defend. Zhou Shaojian made a three-pointer against the defense of the two players. At this moment, everyone held their breath and watched the ball getting closer and closer to the basket.
The players on China's side were praying that the ball would definitely go in. On Facran's side, they were praying that the ball would not go in. Only Zhou Shaojian's face was full of confidence.
The ball accurately entered the basket, and the score was fixed at 78:77. The Chinese team narrowly defeated the Franks by one point.
" Brother Jian's killing move was beautiful!" Shi Yuce and the others in the dormitory shouted excitedly.
" Zhou Shaojian, Zhou Shaojian!" The Chinese players and the audience cheered.
In this game, Zhou Shaojian scored 29 points, 7 rebounding, 10 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, and 1 mistake. In the youth team's game, Chen Zhixin and Chen Dadong also had a very good performance. Zhixin's super scoring ability gave the Korean team a headache, and Dadong's super defensive ability was also reflected.
In the end, the youth team defeated the Korean team with a score of 103:80. Zhi Xin scored 23 points, 4 rebounding, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1 blocked shot, and 0 mistakes. Dadong contributed 15 points, 9 rebounding, 3 assists, 1 steals, 4 blocked shots, and 1 mistake.
(The fourth update has been updated today. If there is a great god who gives Wanderlust tips, Wanderlust will also add updates.)
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