zero second lore

Chapter 172 Never Give Up
Does Duanmuqu have any cards in his hand?Of course not, the cards in Duanmuqu's hand have already been exhausted.

Dong Liang was the last card he kept in his hand. With their talent in the lineup, they couldn't play any tricks.

Moreover, Duanmuqu has never been a coach who likes to play dirty tricks. He believes that a player can knock down an opponent with his fist and then be sent off, instead of tripping someone with his feet and watching his opponent be carried away.

Therefore, Duanmuqu called a timeout just to give the players a little breathing time, and then prepare for the final sprint.

"Dong Liang, is your ankle sore?" Duanmuqu asked.

Dong Liang shook his head. In the past, during training, his ankles would feel sore, because he used too much gear shifting and acceleration.

But today, even if his ankle is broken, he will continue to fight.

"Xu Gang, are you tired?" Duanmuqu asked again.

"Not tired," Xu Gang replied lightly.

Xu Gang was a basketball student in junior high school, but he didn't practice because of an injury, and he smoked and drank with dubious people. His physical strength was his weakness.

"Zhao Mingzhi, can fouls be controlled?" Duanmuqu asked a tall man with small eyes. He is the team's center forward and has committed four fouls.

One of the reasons why he made so many fouls was that he used to fight with people all the time, was grumpy and rough, and was not sensible at all.

After playing basketball, it has been much better.

Zhao Mingzhi nodded and said, "Yes, I will always stay on the court."

"Qian Bing, can you handle it?" Duanmuqu asked the team's small forward, who was going to play against Bai Ye.

Qian Bing grinned and said, "No problem! He hasn't scored since he played."

Qian Bing used to be very cold. His right hand was disabled and he was missing a finger. He was often ridiculed.Now, he can be considered a good basketball player.

Duanmuqu asked the last starting player, "Chen Lei, do you believe we can win?"

Chen Lei is the captain of the team. He is already a senior in high school this year. He is an ordinary basketball fan.

He is mediocre, but he is the captain of the team, because before Duanmuqu came, he was almost the only one left on the basketball team.

Facing Duanmuqu's question, Chen Lei remained silent.

He knew that Yuanpei Middle School and Lizhong still had some fights on the scene, but in terms of talent, their opponents were much higher than them.

If the player named Bai Ye fully recovers, then they have no chance.

At this time, the time for a timeout came, and Chen Lei still did not answer Duanmuqu's question.Duanmuqu didn't ask any more questions, but gave the players a high-five, asking everyone to go on the field and cheer.

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On the other side, the timeout in Lizhong was also over. Gao Jing rearranged the field and drew two tactics.

However, Lu Yuan didn't listen to any tactics. He looked up at the timer and knew that there was not much time left in the game.

His mind became more and more calm, and he became more and more clear about the characteristics of Yuanpei Middle School's style of play. He felt that it was time to defeat his opponent and win the game.

"Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan?"

After the timeout ended, Bai Ye saw that Lu Yuan was still standing there in a daze, so he pushed him and said.

"Don't be in a daze Lu Yuan, there isn't much time left for the competition." Bai Ye reminded.

Lu Yuan didn't respond, but said, "Ye Zi, you will definitely teach me that trick, right?"

The move that Lu Yuan mentioned was the crossover move that Dong Liang just made a successful jump shot in front of him.

Bai Ye didn't expect that the kid was still struggling with this problem, and said: "Didn't I tell you that I will teach you if I win the game."

Lu Yuan nodded and said nothing more.

The game restarted, Yuanpei Middle School took a throw-in, and the lineups of both sides did not adjust. It seems that Yuanpei Middle School has no more options.

However, Lizhong made adjustments. Lu Yuan no longer faced Dong Liang, but Wu Peng defended this dexterous little man.

Wu Peng is not fast, but he has a lot of defensive experience. Dong Liang is fast, but not fast enough to ignore Wu Peng, otherwise he would not play in Yuanpei Middle School.

As soon as Dong Liang got the ball, Wu Peng stepped up to defend him, neither far nor near, and kept using his hands to interfere with Dong Liang's dribbling.

Sure enough, Dong Liang felt a little uncomfortable. Lu Yuan's speed was fast, but Lu Yuan's defense was clean and not uncomfortable.

This Wu Peng was different, the defense was really dirty, and the small moves made Dong Liang very uncomfortable, so he had to pass the ball out for a while.

This excess not only wasted time, but also disrupted the rhythm of the offense. In the end, Yuanpei had to make a hasty shot from the outside again, and then a group of people wanted to grab offensive rebounds.

But this time Wang Yourong is on the court, and the offensive rebounds are not so easy to grab.

Wang Yourong was blocked in the three-second zone, and one person could block three people. Zou Zhou easily protected the backboard and handed the ball to Bai Ye.

Gao Jing's second adjustment allowed Bai Ye to directly control the ball.

Now that he has regained his composure, instead of making mistakes one more time, it is better to let Bai Ye play the first position and organize the final attack.

Bai Ye dribbled the ball smoothly through halftime, Yuanpei Middle School hesitated whether to double-team, this hesitation, Bai Ye directly leaned on the defender and rushed into the three-second zone.

As soon as the defense came, Bai Ye directly threw the ball into the air, Lu Yuan came out from the left baseline, leaped high into the air, and successfully dunked with both hands!

This is not a tactic arranged by Gao Jing, nor is it a tactic that Bai Ye thought of in advance. Originally, he wanted to hit the ground and pass it to Wang Yourong who inserted in the middle.

As a result, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Lu Yuan who was sneaking over from the left, and with a thought, he threw the ball into the air.

Lu Yuan hung on the basket and looked at the ground for a while, then he fell down and let out a long sigh of relief.

It seemed that I was right, Yuanpei Middle School's bottom line defense was terrible, because their outside line always had to jump out to double-team!
And the audience at the scene had already exploded. This boy on the 18th was already the second dunk of the day.

After the successful dunk, he looked so calm, he just gave a light high-five to the teammate who passed the ball, and then ran back to defend.

Gao Jing on the sidelines was expressionless, but she couldn't restrain her excitement in her heart. This kid, Lu Yuan, really performed better at the last moment of the game.

He is lively and funny on weekdays, but he will start to enter the state of big heart in the second half of the game. This is really a talent.

On the other side, Duanmuqu began to worry, thinking that the two guys in Lizhong were really getting stronger in the final period, could his players hold on?
This time, Yuanpei Middle School's ball holder was replaced by Xu Gang, and the point difference was widening, and Yuanpei Middle School needed to score.

Xu Gang dribbled the ball past halftime, and he faced Lu Yuan's defense.

After most of the game, Xu Gang could feel the changes in Lu Yuan. From being confused at the beginning of the game, he started to exert strength in the middle, and in the second half, he seemed to have entered a certain state.

Looking at Lu Yuan's focused eyes while defending, Xu Gang felt a little flustered. He passed the ball inside, then cut and ran in.

But Lu Yuan didn't follow him, but turned around to double-team the inside line Chen Lei.Chen Lei's catching the ball was just a transition, but he didn't expect to be suddenly flanked by his opponent.

Gao Jing also did not plan to flank the opponent's inside line during the timeout, because Yuanpei Middle School's inside line has no independent attack power.

But Lu Yuan still double-teamed, because he thought it should be double-teamed.

Chen Lei was caught off guard, Lu Yuan and Zou Zhou blocked the ball together, Lu Yuan fell to the ground and snatched the ball in his arms, then left and threw it to Wang Yourong who was aside.

After Wang Yourong took the ball, he showed the strength he used to push the shot put, and made a super long pass through the audience!
The alert Wu Peng had already run to the basket, received this super long pass from Wang Yourong, and easily made a layup.

He didn't even dribble because he was too close to the basket.

Yuanpei Middle School's defense is being torn apart by Lizhong's pass.

And once they can't cause trouble for Lizhong in defense, the problem of their lack of talent on the offensive end will become more serious.

They couldn't score, and then they couldn't grab the offensive rebounds, and they were counterattacked by Lizhong.

A bad vicious circle, Dong Liang, their only arrowhead, has lost its original sharpness under Wu Peng's careful care.

As for Lu Yuan, he is like an X factor, sometimes omnipresent and sometimes omnipresent on the court.

However, Yuan Pei did not give up. Dong Liang once again held the ball and launched an attack on the outside. This time the inside gave him a solid pick-and-roll.

But a hand stretched out from behind his back and directly pressed the ball in his hand down.

It was Lu Yuan who came to assist in the defense.

The ball was picked off by Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan snatched the ball and passed it to Bai Ye on the other side of the field.

Bai Ye dribbled the ball on the right side and Lu Yuan advanced on the left side. The two met in the middle and entered the three-point line. Bai Ye passed the ball to Lu Yuan, and Lu Yuan lobbed it to Bai Ye. The ball goes to the backboard.

The ball hit the backboard and bounced back, Bai Ye jumped high, and also came a two-handed relay dunk!
The fast break like the wind, the pass like a fan, the two have never practiced this way in training, but they have such a tacit understanding.

The two clapped their hands vigorously, sweat splashing everywhere.

Licheng Middle School finally fully demonstrated their talents. Under the siege and interception of Yuanpei Middle School, under the pressure of high-intensity defense, Lu Yuan and Bai Ye completed the most exciting cooperation since they entered the basketball team.

The referee's whistle sounded, and Yuanpei Middle School called another timeout, which was their last timeout in this game.

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Duanmuqu looked at his players. If we say that during the last timeout, everyone's faces were still calm and hopeful, because they had encountered similar situations in the previous county competitions and won in the end.

But now, everyone knows that the situation is different. The opponent's talent and ability are so amazing, far surpassing their group of ants.

Everyone had helplessness and a hint of hesitation on their faces.Is it about to fall here?

Duanmuqu did not use meaningless encouragement to motivate everyone, but said: "Everyone take a break, take the last timeout, play the final game well, and don't give up."

Duanmuqu's voice was calm and firm, which made the players calm down again.

Yes, no matter what kind of situation you encounter, as long as the game is not over, you cannot give up.

If you give up the game, the game will end early.

Duanmuqu asked Chen Lei the same question again, "Chen Lei, do you believe we can win?"

Chen Lei thought for a while, tears overflowed from his eyes, but he gritted his teeth and said, "I believe, we will definitely win!"

Before this year, he thought that his high school basketball career was just playing in the arena alone and starting a basketball interest group.I never thought that I could go so far with my teammates.

Everything seemed to be a dream, and now, the dream seemed to be waking up.

Duanmuqu nodded and said, "Then let's play another tactic."

As he spoke, he took out the tactics board, but did not draw any tactics.

Instead, he wrote a line, "Everyone, never give up on yourself."

(End of this chapter)