pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 230 Signal from Beihu Lake

The opening whistle sounded, and the quarterfinals officially started.

For a long time, the group stage and the knockout stage are completely different levels of competition. Due to the relationship between the competition system, many strong teams will choose to retain their strength in the group stage.

The nerves of the players on both sides are tense. The teams that can enter the knockout stage have certain strengths, especially in the opponent's team. There are players with extremely explosive scoring power. Beihu dare not relax in the slightest.

Beihu successfully jumped to the first offensive ball and handed the ball over to Zhan Yang.

"Give the ball to Zhan Yang as soon as he comes up. It seems that Beihu is still very cautious." In previous games, Wu Di was the main ball handler of Beihu. Zhan Yang played off the ball more often, and he would only take over under special circumstances.

Now, Beihu gave the ball to Zhan Yang uncharacteristically at the beginning of the game, which is enough to demonstrate their strong desire to win, and they want to suppress No. [-] High School from the beginning.

Beihu didn't just want to win a game, they used this method to tell other teams that their goal was the championship.

The only one in No. [-] High School who can match up with Zhan Yang is Zhou Peng.

"Ace the first ball?"

It was a matter of time before the cores of the two teams collided with each other, but I didn't expect it to be so fast.

The significance of this ball has gone far beyond its "opening ball" value, but will affect the final result of the game.

"Are you in such a rush to win so early?" Li Yao asked in surprise. The core players determine the upper limit of a team, that is, the possibility of the team. If the strongest players in a team can't beat the opponent, then the struggle can almost be given up in this game.

"However, if Zhou Peng can carry it down." Mu Chenfeng said softly, "Then the game will become very exciting."

Mu Chenfeng's thoughts are too simple and ridiculous. How could Zhou Peng be Zhan Yang's opponent? Although Zhou Peng also has certain strengths.

Almost everyone except Mu Chenfeng has always believed that Zhou Peng's defense against Zhanyang is no different from blocking a car with his arms, and it is difficult to pose a threat.

But Zhou Peng didn't intend to disarm and surrender. He settled his posture and waited for Zhan Yang.

"The most suitable position." Qiu Fei commented, his words made everyone stunned, not knowing what to say.

"Zhou Peng stood in the most suitable position to defend Zhan Yang." In the Winter Cup final, Zhan Yang caused great difficulties for the attached high school, and his offense had almost no weaknesses. Qiu Fei found the best way to limit Zhan Yang in repeated defensive defeats, but when he was about to implement it, the game was over. If Qiu Fei had been given more time, the result of the game might have been different.

The biggest feature of Zhan Yang is the combination of sudden shots and combined play. Therefore, the key to restricting Zhan Yang is to grasp the distance and maintain an appropriate defensive distance with him. He can advance or retreat, thus posing a defensive threat to his breakthrough and shooting.

Zhou Peng stood in the best defensive position accurately, which shows that he has conducted in-depth analysis and understanding of Zhan Yang's style of play, and it can be said that he came prepared.

No one knows himself better than Zhan Yang, and no one knows how to defend himself better than him, and what Zhou Peng is doing is the most appropriate choice.

"Don't think that if you draw our first high school, you will get the lottery." Zhou Peng is extremely confident, even if standing in front of him is the MVP of the Winter Cup, the strongest player among the U16s, and Zhan Yang, the most champion among the quarterfinals, he is not afraid.

Zhan Yang's several attempts to break through all failed. Zhou Peng's defense was relaxed and effectively contained Zhan Yang's attack, which greatly boosted the morale of the already disadvantaged No. [-] High School.

"Captain, pass the ball." Wu Di asked for the ball to share the offensive pressure for Zhan Yang.

"He can't pass." Mu Chenfeng asserted, "Any other ball can be passed, but this ball is impossible."

"Zhan Yang represents not only himself, but the entire North Lake. If he passes the ball, he will give up this ace duel, and the situation will tilt in the direction of No. [-] High School."

Zhan Yang really didn't pass on the message, Wu Di ran half a circle helplessly, and finally returned to his own position.

"You really didn't pass it on." Zhou Peng was not surprised by this. If it were him, he would have made the same decision.

"To deal with you, I alone is enough." Zhan Yang slammed on the gas pedal with his right foot while speaking, and raided the restricted area. Zhou Peng's defense was very concentrated, and he quickly followed up, blocking Zhan Yang's first wave of offensive.

Immediately afterwards, Zhan Yang made an emergency stop, stretched his position, pretended to shoot, attracted Zhou Peng to defend, worshiped Buddha in advance, made a fake shot and made a real breakthrough, and finally passed Zhou Peng.

Zhou Peng's defense is already quite good, but Zhan Yang's movements are extremely smooth, and he can't see any flaws at all. It is understandable for Zhou Peng to be fooled.

Just after Zhou Peng passed, Gao Tianci was ushered in a supplementary defense, but Gao Tianci is an inside player after all, and the flexibility of his footwork is difficult to compare with that of outside players.

Beihu successfully got off to a good start, but the process reminded Beihu that the first high school was far more difficult to deal with than imagined.

Beihu's first attack took a full 20 seconds. Few teams can put such a large defensive pressure on the back, and this is the first goal of the game.

After being scored, Zhou Peng slapped himself hard on the head, very annoyed, he could have done a better defense just now, even though he was already doing well enough.

The first goal was hit by Beihu, which seemed to be a matter of no suspense, but in all Beihu games, the probability of them scoring the first goal was as high as 90%.

Zhan Yang returned to the defense with a blank face. He was also dissatisfied with his offense.

"Zhan Yang won the ace ball in the end." Li Yao murmured, obviously this was not the result he wanted to see.

Ye Lin shook her head and retorted, "No, it's not over yet."

Zhou Peng faced Zhan Yang again.

"The trump card should be for both sides to complete one attack and one defense. Now it's Zhan Yang's turn to defend." Zhan Yang won the first game, and it is impossible to make a conclusion as to who will win the second game. If Zhou Peng can also score, then the two sides will be tied.

It is obviously more difficult for Zhou Peng to attack Zhan Yang. Zhan Yang is an excellent offensive and defensive player, and his defense is equally fierce.

Zhan Yang spread out his arms and expanded the defensive area, almost enveloping Zhou Peng in it. This is a championship-level defense.

Zhan Yang was completely close to the defense, and he was not worried that he would be passed by Zhou Peng at all, because he knew very well that he would not be passed by.

Zhou Peng encountered a strong obstacle when he broke through. Because Zhan Yang occupied the dominant position, Zhou Peng's speed could not be increased to the maximum. Coupled with Zhan Yang's torso as hard as steel, Zhou Peng's first wave of attempts ended in a hurry.

This process consumed a full 18 seconds of attack time of a high school, leaving only 6 seconds for them.

Zhou Peng took two steps back and took the initiative to distance himself. Zhan Yang stepped up to keep up, which was extremely oppressive.

"It's not good." Ye Lin sighed, Zhan Yang's defense did not give Zhou Peng a chance to survive, there was no chance to break through, and there was no room for shooting. Zhou Peng was just outside the three-point line, quietly waiting for the time to run out.

"The time has not run out, everything is possible." Fu Di, who had been watching the game, finally spoke, and he had the most say in the buzzer.

At the last second, Zhou Peng threw the ball against Zhan Yang's defense. He was hit and lost his balance. The basketball drew a strange arc in the air and flew out of the court. The ball missed, but he successfully caused Zhan Yang's foul.

Sitting on the ground raised his right hand high, very proud.

Gao Tianci ran over and pulled Zhou Peng up from the ground. After making some adjustments, he walked to the free throw line and executed free throws. As a result, he made two free throws.

"It's very exciting." Mu Chenfeng couldn't help but said, "Zhou Pengming knew that he was no match for Zhan Yang in confrontation, so he found another way to score goals, and he made good use of Zhan Yang's only weakness."

"The body is too strong!" Qiu Fei continued, "An overly strong body makes Zhan Yang not disadvantaged in anyone's matchup, but this kind of strength is a double-edged sword. Under the same impact, his opponent will be affected far more than him, so the reaction and effect after the impact will be more obvious, so Zhan Yang is more likely to be called a foul when there is physical confrontation."

Thinking about it carefully, Zhan Yang’s average number of fouls per game is indeed quite a lot, and there are many "controversial penalties" similar to just now, but the culprit of all this turned out to be his biggest capital: a strong body.

Some people like to fight head-to-head, to play the game aboveboard.

Some people are used to using their brains and using theories and "skills" to compete. Such people are commonly known as "old penis".

The aces of the two teams were evenly divided, and even Zhou Peng was slightly better. While scoring points, he also caused a foul by Zhan Yang.

However, a foul does not have a big impact on the game, as long as it is well controlled in the next game, it is not a problem.

In the subsequent games, Zhan Yang intentionally controlled his movements, trying to avoid physical contact with the players from No. [-] High School, and the games went on in an orderly manner.

The two sides started off peacefully, scoring each other, and the point difference was never widened. The turning point was in the middle of the first quarter. Gao Tianci from No. [-] High School suddenly exerted his strength and hit Xiang Shang three goals in a row in the interior to help No. [-] High School take the lead.

Gao Tianci's performance completely aroused Xiang Shang's desire to attack. With Zhan Yang's assists, he scored 5 goals in a row, and each goal ended with a dunk.

The morale of No. 1 High School was suddenly suppressed. Gao Tianci's performance was short-lived, and then continued to hit the iron. No. 10 High School could only rely on Zhou Peng's performance alone to support him, but he was no match for four hands. Beihu played a wave of fast breaks in the last minute of the first quarter. The point difference suddenly came to [-] points, and entered the second quarter with a huge advantage.

In the second quarter, it completely became the stage for Zhan Yang, and his excellence was not reflected in the scoring, but all reflected in the assist data. In a single quarter, Zhan Yang sent out 8 assists. When he raised his assists in this game to double digits, he also broke the league's single-quarter assist record. The previous record was 6 times, which kept Qiu Fei.

Qiu Fei watched helplessly as his record was broken, but what appeared in his eyes was not the helplessness of being replaced, but surprise.

"You don't really think that we regard you as opponents, do you?" Zhan Yang said suddenly, and one sentence directly pierced Zhou Peng's heart.

"Never give up until the last moment of the game." Zhou Peng retorted, gritting his molars.

"You have to recognize the reality, the gap between me and you." With a snap, the basketball bounced from Zhou Peng's eyes. Zhou Peng subconsciously reached out to grab it, but Zhan Yang took the first step, and then quickly dribbled the ball. The basketball slipped under Zhou Peng's crotch, easily passing him.

Zhan Yang didn't make a shot himself, but passed the ball to Wu Di, who had a better chance outside, and the latter hit a three-pointer.

At the end of the second quarter, Zhan Yang scored 9 assists, 0 shots and 0 points in a single quarter.

Each of these 9 assists was a sword to seal the throat, helping his teammates score directly. With his help, except for himself, the other four teammates scored in double figures.

A true leader is to make his teammates better, Zhan Yang did it.

Halftime was over, and the general trend of No. 18 High School was over. After coming back from the second half, he reluctantly entangled with Beihu for a few rounds and surrendered. When the coach was about to remove all the main players, Zhou Peng refused to be replaced.

At the moment when the final whistle sounded, Zhou Peng finally couldn't help but shed hot tears. This was his last game in high school. Although it was regrettable, it was considered complete. In three years, he failed to lead No. [-] High School to go further. The quarterfinals was already the best result.

Su Miao in the audience felt the same way. He could understand Zhou Peng's feelings at this moment, and he didn't want to be the next Zhou Peng.

"Tomorrow's game must be won, I don't want to see the captain crying." Li Yao joked.

"Get out." Su Miao scolded softly, "Hurry up and practice shooting well, I hope to get an assist from you."

"It's not just you, we all think about it." Mu Chenfeng echoed, "Why don't we compare to see who is the first to get an assist from Li Yao."

"agree."

"agree."

"agree."

All the team members gave an extremely unified answer without any discussion.

"Hehe." Li Yao felt as if countless basketballs were flying towards him at the same time. The scene was really terrifying, "I wish you all good luck."

A big victory is exactly the signal Beihu sent to all the teams, they are here for the championship.

Beihu became the first team to enter the semi-finals. The two teams in the afternoon game were the No. [-] Middle School and No. [-] Foreigners. It was a strong dialogue. This pair of opponents was the most suspenseful match among the four duels in the entire quarter-finals.

Seventh Middle School vs No. [-] Outsider.

Liu Tianyu vs Zhang Jianing.

The winning team will be the opponent in the North Lake semi-finals.

(End of this chapter)