On December 3rd, today was the second match. Zhou Shaojian's team was playing against the Japanese team, as were Zhi Xin and Dadong. At 5:30 pm, the match began. Today, the starting lineup of the Chinese team was Zhou Shaojian PG, Zhang Detian SG, Zhao Long TF, Yao Hu TF, and Wang Yao C. The Japanese team sent out Masayoshi Jiro PG, Miyamoto Kawasaki SG, Kawauchi Xiongno TF, Kawaguchi Takeshi TF, and Kitano Xiongc.
The two teams were ready to jump ball. The referee threw the ball up. Wang Yao jumped to the ball and passed it to Zhou Shaojian. Zhou Shaojian dribbled the ball forward. He slowly dribbled to control the rhythm. His defender was Kichijojiro. Whether it was height or size, Kichijojiro was not dominant (Zhou Shaojian was 189 cm and weighed 79 kg, while Kichijojiro was 179 cm and weighed 67 kg).
Zhou Shaojian accelerated very quickly and passed the ball to Wang Yao. With his height advantage, Wang Yao hooked the ball and won 2:0. Kichijojiro controlled the ball and pushed forward. He dribbled to the side of the court. With his wingspan advantage, Zhou Shaojian quickly intercepted the ball.
After stealing the ball, they launched a fast attack. Zhang Detian followed up. Zhou Shaojian passed the ball over. Zhang Detian made a layup and scored 4:0. Kichiro carried the ball forward and passed the ball to Miyamoto Kawasaki at the half-court. Miyamoto Kawasaki passed the ball to Kawauchi Xiongno. A mid-range jump shot was 4:2.
Zhou Shaojian dribbled the ball forward and passed it to Yao Hu. Yao Hu returned the score with a jump shot, making it 6:2. Kakishijiro dribbled the ball forward. After he came to the midfield, Kakishijiro passed the ball to Kawaguchi Takeshi. Kawaguchi Takeshi was ready to make a move. Facing Kawaguchi Takeshi, who was much shorter than him, Yao Hu easily blocked the ball.
Zhou Shaojian got the rebound and dribbled the ball forward. He passed the ball to Zhao Long, who was lying in ambush outside the three-point line. Zhao Long shot a three-pointer, and the ball went into the basket accurately. It was 7:2. Kichijojiro dribbled the ball forward. Before it was half a court, Zhou Shaojian went up to intercept his ball. The fast-break dunking was 9:2. Less than three minutes into the game, the gap was slowly showing.
The Japanese team called for a time-out. The coaches and players in the player area were discussing something. After the time-out ended, Kichiro dribbled forward and quickly came to the three-point line to prepare to shoot. Zhou Shaojian jumped high to block the ball, and Zhao Long took the rebound to launch a fast attack.
Zhao Long passed the ball to Zhang Detian. Zhang Detian made a layup with a score of 11:2. Less than two minutes before the end of the first quarter, China replaced Zhou Shaojian and Wang Yao.
With Li Hua and Yi Feng, the current score was 25:13. Zhou Shaojian only shot three times in this quarter, and all of them hit the target. He also contributed three rebounded, four assists, two steals, and one block.
With a three-pointer miss from Kawauchi Xiongno, the first period ended. 31:17, the Chinese team ended the first period with an overwhelming advantage.
At the start of the second period, China replaced Zhang Detian, Zhao Long, and Yao Hu with Li Zhiyuan, Shao Zhi, and Chen Shun. It was obvious that the coach wanted to train the other players. The Japanese team's lineup remained unchanged, obviously wanting to use the main lineup to chase points.
Li Hua dribbled the ball and pushed forward. Li Hua passed the ball to Li Zhiyuan. Li Zhiyuan shot out from an uncomfortable position. Kawaguchi Takeshi took the rebound. When he received the ball, Masayoshi Jiro pushed forward. Masayoshi Jiro pushed into the basket and made a layup. It was 31:19. Li Hua dribbled the ball and pushed forward. Li Hua shot a jump shot and hit 33:19.
Although China was still in the lead, without Zhou Shaojian on the field, the team's operations were clearly not as flexible as before.
" That Chinese player called Zhou something is really a good seedling. With him on the team, the fighting power has increased by several levels. It was the right decision to investigate this time," said some people in the audience.
" Brother Jian isn't on the field, so the team's operation has become much worse," said a few people in the dormitory.
There were still six minutes to go before the second period. The current score was 42:27. The Japanese team called for a time-out again. After the time-out ended, the Chinese team replaced Zhou Shaojian, Guo Shun, Zhu Yu, Chen Shun, and Yi Feng. The Japanese team replaced Kichijojiro and Kitano Xiong, and replaced Takenji with Guan Guzhi.
The Chinese team served. Zhou Shaojian dribbled the ball and quickly moved forward. He passed the ball to Zhu Yu, who was under the basket. Zhu Yu dunked the ball under the basket. It was 44:27.
Takenji took the ball and pushed forward, but Zhou Shaojian quickly intercepted the ball. Zhou Shaojian launched a fast attack, and a dragon of dunks succeeded 46:27.
Endera passed the ball to Kawauchi Xiongye, who shot successfully. 46:29, Zhou Shaojian dribbled the ball forward. Zhou Shaojian gave Zhu Yu a look, and Zhu Yu immediately understood and came out to cover. Zhou Shaojian smoothly cut into the basket and turned around to lay up. 48:29.
It was the Japanese team's turn to attack. This time, Takenji chose to shoot himself. Zhou Shaojian followed up and defended. After jumping up, he blocked the ball. Zhou Shaojian got the rebound and launched a fast attack. Zhou Shaojian threw the ball into the air. Guo Shunkong caught it with a score of 50:29. There were still two minutes left until the end of the second quarter.
The Japanese team's Takayoshi dribbled the ball forward and slowly dribbled to control the rhythm. Takayoshi passed the ball to Guan Guzhi, who scored 50:31. On the Chinese team's side, Zhou Shaojian dribbled the ball forward. Through running, Li Zhiyuan came to the three-point gap. Zhou Shaojian passed the ball out, and Li Zhiyuan scored a three-point hollow into the net 53:31.
The Japanese team served. Perhaps the difference in points made the Japanese team's rhythm a little flustered. Gao Enji's dribble was directly intercepted by Zhou Shaojian. Zhou Shaojian passed the ball to Shao Zhi, who had already started running. Shao Zhi's layup was 55:31. There was less than a minute left until the end of the game.
The Japanese team launched a fast attack. Kawauchi Xiongno's layup was 55:33. On the Chinese team's side, Shao Zhi ran to the empty space through a pick-and-roll cover. Zhou Shaojian passed the ball over and scored a three-pointer 58:33. With more than 20 seconds left in the game, the Japanese dribbled the ball forward. Kawauchi Xiongno's three-pointer shot missed the ball. Zhu Yu picked up the rebound and passed the ball to Zhou Shaojian.
Zhou Shaojian quickly dribbled the ball to the opponent's basket and arrived at the nearest three-point line. He scored a three-pointer with a score of 61:33. At the end of the second quarter, Zhou Shaojian contributed 13 points, 4 rebounding, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocked shots.
" My brother Jian is different. The advantage of the game is completely on the Chinese team," Zhang Zitao said from the dormitory.
" Brothers, in the next match, I'll choose to go solo in the first five minutes. Please forgive my selfishness," Zhou Shaojian said to everyone in the locker room.
" It's fine, Captain. You've been doing organizational work in the first half of the game to make the team work better. It's only right for you to score more points in the second half. We also support you in doing so," everyone replied.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the two sides switched back to their original starting lineup. Jixiang Jiro dribbled the ball forward and passed it to Kawaguchi Takeshi. Kawaguchi Takeshi shot the ball and bounced it out. Zhou Shaojian jumped up to pick up the rebound.
Zhou Shaojian dribbled the ball and quickly pushed forward. The center, Kitano Xiong, was already in position. Zhou Shaojian ignored his defense.
He directly flew up and succeeded with a slam dunk from Takeshi Kitano. 63:33. This goal caused the audience to cheer enthusiastically." Zhou Shaojian, Zhou Shaojian!" The audience kept shouting Zhou Shaojian's name.
" Brother Jian, that was a beautiful goal!" Shi Yuce and the others in the dormitory shouted excitedly.
" I didn't expect his physical fitness to be so good. It was right to observe him this time," some people said.
The Japanese team was a little confused. They thought that Zhou Shaojian was just good at organizing and his physical fitness was passable. They didn't expect him to be so good. Hehe, Brother Jian wants to beat you guys up.
It was the Japanese team's turn to serve, and Kichiro Jiro dribbled the ball forward. The ball was intercepted by Zhou Shaojian. Zhou Shaojian dribbled the ball and quickly pushed forward. He quickly passed Miyamoto Kawasaki and Kawauchi Xiongno, and a layup was 65:33.
There were two minutes left in the third quarter. Shaojian Zhou had scored 23 points in this short period of time, while the Japanese had only scored 13 points. He had made 15 shots and scored 9 goals, including 2 three-point free throws and 3 free throws. The score was 88:46. Many people were surprised by Shaojian Zhou's amazing scoring efficiency because he had scored so many points in just 4 minutes.
In the following time, Zhou Shaojian returned to the work of organizing the team's offense. The third quarter of the game ended with China's 94:50. Zhou Shaojian had contributed 36 points, 7 rebounded, 9 assists, 6 steals, and 3 blocked shots.
The fourth quarter began. In addition to Zhou Shaojian, the coach brought Zhang Detian, Zhao Long, and Yi Feng on. Zhou Shaojian dribbled the ball slowly and passed it to Yao Hu, who was under the basket. Yao Hu hit the board 96:50.
On the Japanese side, Kichiro passed the ball to Aoi Satoshi. Aoi Satoshi made a three-pointer and hit 96:53. It was China's turn to attack. Zhou Shaojian dribbled the ball and pushed forward. The Japanese sent three players to double in.
Zhou Shaojian, who had a wide field of vision, passed the ball to Zhao Long. Zhao Long made a layup under the basket and scored 98:53. The Japanese team seemed to be pinning their hopes on the three-pointer, hoping to close the distance as much as possible. Shoi Yuu's three-pointer shot, but unfortunately, the ball missed.
Zhou Shaojian successfully got the rebound. Zhou Shaojian passed the ball to Zhang Detian. Zhang Detian's fast break layup was 100:53. On the Japanese team's side, the ball was passed to Jiro. Jiro's three-pointer missed. Zhou Shaojian successfully picked up another rebound and passed the ball to Zhao Long. Unfortunately, Zhao Long missed his mid-range shot.
The Japanese team got the ball and another three-pointer from Masayoshi Jiro. The three-pointer was 100:56. There were about six minutes left before the end of the fourth quarter. Zhou Shaojian was brought off to rest. Of course, if he stayed on the field with such a big gap, it would cause public outrage.
In the end, China ended the game with a score of 112:81. Zhou Shaojian contributed a total of 36 points, 11 rebounding, 13 assists, 6 steals, and 3 blocked shots. It could be said that today's game was completely revitalized by Zhou Shaojian's leadership. Zhou Shaojian's ability to organize and connect the entire team was fully recognized. Some people thought that Zhou Shaojian's level was enough to enter the NBA.
" I couldn't tell. This kid's potential is so great. It seems that inviting him here this time was really the right choice," said Wang Zhe, who was watching the competition from the side.
" Brother Jian is mighty!" Shi Yuce and the others in the dormitory said.
" Zhixin, Dadong, it's all up to you now," Zhou Shaojian said as he sat down in the audience after taking a shower.
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