When the first quarter ended, Jiangning No. 1 Middle School led Zhaojiang Experimental Middle School by 11 points at 25:14.

This score surprised the fans in the audience, and also made the coaches and players of Zhaojiang Experimental Middle School very depressed. It was so embarrassing to fall behind so much in the first quarter.

"Defense, defense, defense." The coach said with a straight face and a scary look in his eyes, "How many times have I emphasized the need to defend well, but how did you do it? They scored as many as 25 points in the first quarter, and this was only 10 minutes.

One quarter of the game.”

25 points in a single quarter is rare in high school leagues.

Several players lowered their heads, feeling depressed and helpless. They didn't want to do this, but the opponent's attack was too fast and too fierce.

At this time, Liu Ming raised his head and said weakly: "Coach, I think we have to control the rhythm on the court."

The coach's expression softened slightly, thinking that there was finally someone with a brain. He nodded and said, "Yes, we need to control the rhythm and not be led into the opponent's rhythm. That would be like letting others lead us by the nose. Can we not lose?"

?”

"Liu Ming, I leave it to you."

ah?

Liu Ming's eyes widened, leaving it to him? But when he thought about it carefully, he was the core player of the team and the main point guard, so this matter could only fall on him.

"Okay." Liu Ming responded in a muffled voice.

"What does it mean?" The coach was very dissatisfied. "Tell me louder, can you do it?"

Liu Ming had a tangled look on his face. He wanted to tell the truth but didn't dare to tell the truth, so he could only say hesitantly: "I...I can."

Seeing him like this, the coach knew that the matchup with Zhuang Yu in the quarter just now had a huge impact on Liu Ming's self-confidence, because compared to Zhuang Yu, he was far behind.

But what can be done?

Liu Ming is already the core player of the team and the strongest defender. Is it possible that other than him, can anyone else be counted on?

"Hey..." The coach sighed secretly and spread out his tactical board, "Let's do this later..."

...

In a blink of an eye, the second quarter begins.

Zhaojiang Experimental Middle School sent Liu Ming, Jiang Yuan, Yu Chengcai, and Deng Bowen. Four of the five main players came on, and there was only one substitute, which was almost the same as the starting lineup.

He had no choice but to fall behind too much in the first quarter, which did not allow him to arrange his troops calmly. He could only field a strong lineup and try to chase points.

Jiangning No. 1 Middle School has a regular rotation, with Zhao Hao, Han Hui, Gao Xiaoguang, Xiao Qingyang, and Mo Fan, a combination of three starters and two substitutes.

This lineup is obviously much weaker than the starting lineup.

However, Xiao Qingyang performed very well. He made 3 of 5 shots in a few minutes and scored 6 points. He almost single-handedly supported the scoring burden of Jiangning No. 1 Middle School.

However, the opponent was still chasing the score. The original 11-point difference became 7 points in a few minutes.

"Requesting a pause."

Four minutes into the second quarter, coach Yang Guohui called a timeout.

After a few players came down, he patted Xiao Qingyang's arm and praised: "Well done."

In the absence of Yuan Feng, everyone's burden will be heavier, especially Zhuang Yu and Xiao Qingyang.

Zhuang Yu knows this, and so does Xiao Qingyang, so he works extra hard and seriously, striving to be better and the best.

"Han Hui, Gao Xiaoguang, Mo Fan, come down and rest." Coach Yang Guohui began to change players, "Jiang Xuezhou, Zhang Yong, Zhuang Yu, you three come on."

"Let's fight according to our tactics..."

After this substitution, Jiangning No. 1 Middle School once again took on a lineup of one senior and four junior players, continuing its previous style of play.

As soon as he saw the opponent's "one big and four small" pattern, the coach of Zhaojiang Experimental Middle School immediately rushed onto the court and gestured to Liu Ming to control the rhythm and keep it down.

Unfortunately it still failed.

The reason for the failure was very simple. After Zhang Yong came up, he made 2 of 4 shots and scored two three-pointers by himself. Zhuang Yu also hit a chasing three-pointer. The three three-pointers completely disrupted the rhythm of Zhaojiang Experimental Middle School.

Already.

After all, Liu Ming is not Zhuang Yu, and his ability to control rhythm is far behind.

Of course, Zhaojiang Experimental Middle School's offense was better than in the first quarter. It no longer only scored inside, but also scored outside. However, the speed of scoring was obviously not as good as Jiangning No. 1 Middle School.

After a few minutes, the score difference was widened to more than ten points.

At the end of the first half, Jiangning No. 1 Middle School led by 12 points.

Moreover, after entering the second half, Jiangning No. 1 Middle School became more and more courageous. Zhuang Yu firmly controlled the rhythm of the court, and Xiao Qingyang became the second strongest point. Not only can he contain the defense, but he can also shoulder the burden of scoring when necessary.

In addition, Zhang Yong's three-pointers, Jiang Xuezhou's stable mid-range shots, Han Hui's rebounds, Gao Xiaoguang's air cuts...each of them played well.

On the other hand, on the side of Zhaojiang Experimental Middle School, as the game progressed, the point difference remained above ten points. Their morale became lower and lower, and they began to gradually lose their fighting spirit.

The coach asked for a timeout several times, and even scolded Liu Ming and others, but the effect was not good. The players also knew that this was a knockout match, a game that determined life or death, but they couldn't beat it.

"If Liu Ming had been replaced by Zhuang Yu, the score would never be like this..." The coach of Zhaojiang Experimental Middle School sighed secretly, a little envious of Jiangning No. 1 Middle School.

Originally, he was very satisfied with having an excellent player like Liu Ming under his command, but this person was afraid of comparison. When comparing Liu Ming and Zhuang Yu, they were not the same in terms of scoring ability, organizational ability, or ability to control the game.

grade.

It is precisely because of Zhuang Yu that coach Yang Guohui dares to play "one big and four small" and dares to use offense instead of defense!

...

At the same time, there were three games going on in several other arenas.

The first round of the cross-knockout round, which is a 16-to-8 match, has a total of 8 games, divided into two days, with four games a day.

For example, Group A and Group B have two games today, namely A2 Jiangning No. 1 Middle School vs. B3 Zhaojiang Experimental Middle School, and A4 Dongyuan No. 8 Middle School vs. B1 Suigang No. 2 Middle School.

At this time, the match between Dongyuan No. 8 Middle School and Suigang No. 2 Middle School was coming to an end. Suigang No. 2 Middle School was worthy of being the first in Group B. It was still very strong, leading by 8 points, and there was more than one minute left in the game.

More than a minute passed quickly, and without any surprise, Suigang No. 2 Middle School won and advanced to the quarterfinals.

In addition, the two games of Group C and Group D also ended one after another.

When these three games ended, the game between Jiangning No. 1 Middle School and Zhaojiang Experimental Middle School also came to an end.

"drop......"

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the score was fixed at 80:68. Jiangning No. 1 Middle School defeated its opponent by 12 points and advanced to the quarterfinals.

The 80 points in a single game is also the highest score in a single game since the Jiangning No. 1 Middle Provincial League.

Among them, Zhuang Yu scored 18 points, plus 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Xiao Qingyang scored 21 points, plus 4 rebounds, and 2 assists. Zhang Yong hit 4 three-pointers and scored 12 points. Jiang Xuezhou scored 9 points.

, Han Hui scored 5 points and 8 rebounds...

Coach Yang Guohui is very satisfied with this game. Not only did he successfully enter the quarterfinals, it also made him more confident in the current team's style of play.

Not only him, but also the players are more confident.
Chapter completed!