pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 645 Volleyball Genius
"Hand hurts." James was looking at Gaia with cold eyes. He knew very well how strong his smash was, and no one could catch his smash safely.

Competitive people are the same in any situation. This is James' first contact with volleyball, but he hit a smash comparable to a professional player, which is terrifying.

Everyone in the Heat stared at the volleyball, and they couldn't help but feel a little afraid. If they were hit by an attack of this strength, it would definitely hurt.

James has already played a deterrent, spreading all the anger of losing the first game on volleyball.

However, James knows nothing about volleyball skills other than offense. On the defensive end, the Lakers only have 3 people who can participate in it, which will create a huge defensive loophole.

Barrett received Oscar's serve, Mu Chenfeng jumped up, his movements were full of strength, the Lakers retreated one after another, opened their positions and prepared to catch the ball, but Mu Chenfeng didn't hit the powerful smash as imagined, but just tapped the volleyball lightly, the volleyball crossed the net at a very slow speed, and then fell. At this time, the Lakers all retreated to a very back position.

"What a coincidence to attack." Oscar sighed.

"Tennis doesn't just have to smash hard to score." Mu Chenfeng seemed to be full of confidence in the game. He used to be a member of the volleyball club in high school. Although he had never played Wagyu, his basic skills were still there. It was more than enough for a layman like the Lakers who knew nothing about volleyball.

Mu Chenfeng's lob is extremely limited, and professional players are no more than that, but he did it easily.

The volleyball landed lightly on the sand, and Rafael was still a certain distance away from where the ball landed.

The game on the beach intensified, and the two sides fought all the way to 24:24, and it was hard to tell the winner.

"Today is really a feast for the eyes."

"That's right, I didn't expect them to not only play basketball well, but also play beach volleyball so well."

Originally, this beach volleyball was just an entertainment project that the Heat players came up with to pass the boring time. They never thought that this entertainment project would become a real game because of the joining of the Lakers.

According to the regulations of the volleyball game, when the two sides are tied at 24, the team must have a two-point lead to win. This has become the so-called "fierce battle mode".

The physical energy consumption of a volleyball game is not much smaller than that of a basketball game, especially playing on the beach, which is completely effortless, aggravates the physical energy consumption of the players.

"Next, we need to score two points in a row to win." Barrett said. The strength of the two teams is not much different. It is very difficult to score two points in a row. From the game to now, the two teams have never scored in a row.

"Yeah, I didn't expect playing beach volleyball to be so tiring. If I knew it, I wouldn't have played it." Gaia wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hands.

Gaia was the most uncomfortable to play this time. He is the only net player of the Heat team and needs to withstand the most direct attack of the opponent. He received 7 smashes from James alone, and none of these 7 times succeeded. However, he paid the price with his "hands". His hands were already red and even swollen obviously.

However, he never backed down, whenever the opponent made a smash, he was the first to jump up to block it.

Now Gaia has forgotten the pain in his arm. He only hopes that the Heat can win, and his efforts will not be wasted.

The two sides continued to play Jiaozhou on the score, from 24:24 to 28:28, no team could lead by two points, the two teams moved the final duel to the beach, and neither of them wanted to lose.

"Coach, do you want to stop them? The game will be played the day after tomorrow." The game between the two teams has lasted for nearly 30 minutes, and the teammates watching the game couldn't stand it any longer.

"This is no longer just a simple volleyball game. It has long been a contest of confidence and momentum between the two teams. The winning team will have a psychological advantage in the second game of the finals." Rondo explained, and he was just pretending to be calm. He knew that if he lost this game, it would have a certain blow to the Heat's confidence, but he understood that this game is beyond his control, unless the players are willing to stop by themselves.

The adaptability and learning ability of NBA players are amazing. After experiencing the previous games, the players have figured out certain volleyball skills, and the ball has become more and more decent.

The two teams touched the ball 39 times in this round and produced 8 smashes, all of which were rescued by the opponent. Gaia finally took over James' smash for the 8th time after failing to catch the ball in the first 9 times.

The volleyball was lifted high into the air, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the ball's landing point. The volleyball landed just above the net, and everyone was ready to catch the ball, because the volleyball may fall to any side.

The volleyball did not bounce back, but made a short pause above the net, and then fell in the direction of the Lakers. Because the ball was too tricky, the Lakers touched the ball but failed to save it. The Heat took a 29:28 lead and won the match point first.

This is already the sixth match point produced by the two teams. Of the previous five match points, the Heat won 6 of them, and the Lakers won 5 of them, but neither team seized the opportunity to end the game.

"It's match point again." The Heat suddenly calmed down.

"Hurry up and end it, I don't want to play beach volleyball anymore." Gaia was already exhausted, he was the most exhausted of all, and the scorching sun made him almost unable to hold on.

It was Mu Chenfeng's turn to serve, and he gently patted the volleyball in his hand, "Then use this ball to end the game."

The positioning of the Lakers players is very standard, allowing them to estimate the entire court, and pay targeted attention to the near-point serve. After all, Mu Chenfeng still has a lot of serve patterns, and he can serve the ball to any position on the court as he likes.

"It's coming." Mu Chenfeng raised the ball with his left hand, and the volleyball slowly lifted into the air, and he himself rose into the air with the basketball. When the volleyball fell back to the best hitting point, Mu Chenfeng slapped the volleyball hard with his palm, and the volleyball shot straight towards the Lakers half like a bullet.

"The people behind, catch the ball." James immediately ordered the players behind to catch the ball after confirming that the ball was not a near penalty kick.

"Yes!" Oscar and Felix were catching the ball in the back row. The two had predicted the landing point of the volleyball in advance, put in a good posture, and waited for the volleyball to fall.

Pfft~ The moment the basketball touched Oscar's arm, it didn't make the crisp sound like before, but made a muffled sound. The volleyball didn't bounce in the direction of the arm, but slipped from his arm and flew directly to the sandy ground beside him.

(End of this chapter)