on Monday.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the basketball team of Jiangning No. 1 Middle School gathered at the school gate to take the bus to the provincial capital for the second game of the group stage.

When the players all arrived, coach Yang Guohui clapped his hands and said: "Today will be quite hard. We will arrive at the provincial capital at about 11:30. We will eat when we arrive. After eating, everyone will take a rest. The game will start at 3 p.m. When the game is over, we will still

Return immediately."

"The time schedule is tight, so everyone can take a nap on the road to save energy and prepare for the afternoon game."

Previously, the first game of the group stage was due to the opening ceremony, so I had to go a day in advance.

There is no opening ceremony now. In order to save time, we have to leave for the provincial capital in the morning, compete in the afternoon, come back in the evening, and complete it within one day.

There is no doubt that this will be very tiring, so coach Yang Guohui reminded everyone to pay attention to maintaining physical fitness so that they can cope with the game.

"Um."

"knew."

Everyone responded and boarded the bus one after another.

...

At the same time, the Shiqiao Middle School basketball team also set off.

Shiqiao Middle School is closer to the provincial capital, only two hours away. The players did not sleep after getting on the bus, but were talking about the upcoming game.

"This game must be won."

"Well, we must win. We have already lost one game and we cannot lose again."

"Fortunately, this time it was against Jiangning No. 1 Middle School. Although Jiangning No. 1 Middle School defeated Qingpu Middle School, that was because Qingpu Middle School's ace player Xu You did not perform well. Otherwise, Jiangning No. 1 Middle School may not be Qingpu Middle School's opponent."

Teams in Group A all collected opponent information. Jiangning No. 1 Middle School studied Shiqiao Middle School, and Shiqiao Middle School also studied Jiangning No. 1 Middle School.

However, Shiqiao Middle School received very little information, and the only information available for reference was the previous match between Jiangning No. 1 Middle School and Qingpu Middle School.

In order to understand Jiangning No. 1 Middle School, the coach of Shiqiao Middle School also asked someone to inquire about the game between Jiangning No. 1 Middle School and Qingpu Middle School. The information he received was that Jiangning No. 1 Middle School was not weak, but the main reason for Qingpu Middle School’s loss was the team’s ace Xu Xu.

You are acting abnormally.

Therefore, Shiqiao Middle School is full of confidence in the next game and is bound to win, because they have already lost one game, and if they lose another game, it will be two consecutive losses.

Another point is that in the layout of Group A, Nan'an No. 6 Middle School, Dongyuan No. 3 Middle School, and Dongyuan No. 8 Middle School are all extremely strong.

Shiqiao Middle School has already lost one game to Dongyuan No. 3 Middle School, followed by Nan'an No. 6 Middle School and Dongyuan No. 8 Middle School. They have no confidence in these two teams.

In other words, it is possible to lose three games.

If you want to qualify from the group, you must win Jiangning No. 1 Middle School and Qingpu Middle School, and then try to win one of the two teams Nan'an No. 6 Middle School and Dongyuan No. 8 Middle School.

If there are 2 wins and 3 losses, then there is still a chance of qualifying from the group, but it is not safe; if there are 3 wins and 2 losses, it is basically considered stable.

At this time, the coach of Shiqiao Middle School also said: "We can't take it lightly. We must go all out to win today's game. Win the games that should be won, and strive to win the games that we can win, so that we can qualify from the group.

, Do you understand?”

"clear."

"Yes, coach."

A group of players responded.

...

Afternoon, provincial capital.

This is an indoor arena with a wooden floor. There are many people sitting in the auditorium. They are talking and making noise.

This is the match between Jiangning No. 1 Middle School and Shiqiao Middle School. Players from both sides have arrived and are warming up on the court.

"Which side can win today's game?"

"Well... I think Shiqiao Middle School is better."

"Then you must have never watched the game of Jiangning No. 1 Middle School. Let me tell you, Jiangning No. 1 Middle School is really strong, especially No. 7 and No. 15."

Amid the discussion of the fans, time passed quickly. Players from both sides ended their warm-up and returned to the sidelines.

...

At 3:30 in the afternoon, the game officially started.

Players from both sides came to the court. Jiangning No. 1 Middle School still had the regular reception and reception, with five players: Yuan Feng, Han Hui, Xiao Qingyang, Jiang Xuezhou, and Zhuang Yu.

The starting five players of Shiqiao Middle School are center He Yiqiang (199cm), power forward Cao Gengxin (197cm), small forward Zhang Weiran (188cm), shooting guard Shao Guang (186cm), and point guard Zhang Jian (184cm).

Compared with Qingpu Middle School, the starting lineup of Shiqiao Middle School is not that tall, but it is still a little taller than Jiangning No. 1 Middle School.

First it was a jump ball, but Yuan Feng failed again.

There is nothing that can be done about it. Yuan Feng is only 196 centimeters tall. In addition, he is a technical player, not the type with explosive physical fitness. His jumping and explosive power are not very outstanding. He failed to jump the ball against players taller than him.

The probability is very high.

The ball was shot into the backcourt, and guard Zhang Jian controlled the basketball and quickly advanced to the frontcourt.

He glanced at the situation on the court, glanced at Zhuang Yu again, and then made a gesture to signal his teammates to move.

Zhuang Yu stared at Zhang Jian, and when he saw Zhang Jian's gesture, he immediately stepped forward, pressed against Zhang Jian, put one hand on Zhang Jian's waist, and reached out to pick up the ball with the other hand.

Zhang Jian frowned and carefully protected the ball, waiting for his teammates to come up and pick and roll.

But Zhuang Yu was too close, and there was no way to pick and roll. If the pick-and-roller was blocking against Zhuang Yu, it would be a cover foul; if not, Zhang Jian couldn't get away.

For a moment, Zhang Jian felt helpless. In the end, he could only pass the ball to his teammates and pull them away himself.

After the ball was passed out, it failed to return to Zhang Jian's hands. After passing the ball several times, it was passed to the inside. Center He Yiqiang played in the low post, pushed back two steps, then turned around, raised the ball high, and

Turn over and jump shot.

brush!

The ball goes in.

Jiang Ning counterattacked with one hit.

Zhuang Yu came to the frontcourt and gestured to his teammates. Yuan Feng stepped forward to pick and roll. Zhuang Yu broke through and passed the ball to Xiao Qingyang. Xiao Qingyang immediately accelerated after receiving the ball, which was also a breakthrough, and then made an emergency stop to shoot a jumper to face his opponent.

The ball was scored.

Score 2:2.

In the next few rounds, both sides went back and forth, but no one was able to take advantage.

Shiqiao Middle School plays very steadily, not at a fast pace, and passes the ball very patiently, always waiting for the best opportunity before taking action.

Jiangning No. 1 Middle School relied on Zhuang Yu's breakthrough and scoring to activate the whole team.

After experiencing the last game, the players have gradually begun to adapt to the provincial league, and they are more open about their actions on the court.

After several rounds, Xiao Qingyang scored two points, Han Hui scored two points, and Jiang Xuezhou made a foul on the opponent, went to the free throw line and made one of two free throws, scoring one point.

The score was 6:5, with Shiqiao Middle School leading by 1 point.

"Strange, why doesn't Zhuang Yu vote?"

"That's right. After several rounds, Zhuang Yu didn't make a single move."

On the bench, Yang Fei, Zhang Yong and others were talking quietly.

Coach Yang Guohui was thoughtful, but he didn't say anything or convey any instructions to the players on the field.

...

Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

In these five minutes, the two sides went back and forth, and the score became 10:11, with Jiangning falling behind by one point.

This was nothing. What surprised the bench was that Zhuang Yu still didn't take action.
Chapter completed!