basketball hero

Chapter 88 Home Dragon

Ying Xiong was somewhat surprised by Wang Fei's explanation.He knows that Wang Fei is different from his previous head coach John Newman, he takes himself very seriously.Not only let yourself start first, but also let yourself take on the important task of organizing.But what he didn't expect was that coach Wang Fei had such a high opinion of him.

Wang Fei asked, "Do you know the rumors on the Internet?"

Ying Xiong shook his head and replied, "I haven't surfed the Internet much, so I don't know much about it."

Wang Fei briefly told him about the rumors about Ying Xiong on the Internet, and then said: "You don't need to pay attention to these things. It is the job of these people to write these things. What you need to do is to use practical actions to crush these doubts. I am very happy. Appreciate your aggressiveness on the defensive end, and, I will continue to let you start. But if you are still so hard to let go on the court, or because of the referee's mentality, I will still let you on the bench like the last game Calm down!"

Ying Xiong nodded firmly, and said seriously: "Thank you coach for your enlightenment, there will be no next time!"

Wang Fei nodded in satisfaction, and said with deep meaning: "Ying Xiong, my expectation of you is not just a starting player. My expectation of our season is not just to compete for the playoffs! Well, you are also here today. Don't practice any more, go back and rest early!"

Lying on the bed at night, Ying Xiong thought carefully about what coach Wang Fei said to him, and said in his heart: "It's not just the starting players, it's the core or all-star players in the team. It's not just about competing for the playoffs, it's about wanting to play again. Further, to compete for the championship?"

The fans of the Guangsha team were very tolerant to Yingxiong. They scolded the referee of the previous game half to death online, and also "collectively greeted" his family members by the way.For Ying Xiong, they generally believe that because of the referee's unfair penalty, his playing time is limited and he has no chance to show his true level.For Ying Xiong, a supernova, they all placed extremely high expectations, hoping that Ying Xiong can lead the Guangsha team to the championship in the future.

On October 10, the Guangsha team conducted in-team training.Although the last game was lost to the traditional strong Liaoning team in the away game, the whole team of Guangsha team was not emotionally affected by the loss of the last game.The whole team is very relaxed, and the teammates are talking and laughing with each other.

Ying Xiong didn't care about the game, Wang Fei's words made him very useful, and he looked forward to the future of his team even more.During the training, he was very serious and dedicated, and he completed the training tasks assigned by the coach without compromise.When everyone finished training and went back, he stayed for additional training as before.

On the evening of October 10, the Zhejiang Guangsha team will welcome their second opponent of the season, the Shandong team, at the Qiantang Gymnasium at home.In the last season, the Guangsha team was a "home dragon" team.It's not about how many games they win at home, but they win games, mostly at home.If it weren't for Ying Xiong's outstanding performance at the end of the season, ending the 31-game losing streak in away games, otherwise Guangsha's wins last season would all have come from home.

Like the Guangsha team, the Shandong team also lost the first game, so in this game, the winning side can avoid losing streak.This game was broadcast live on CCTV5, which also made the two teams more eager for the victory of this game, and both hoped to perform well in front of the national audience and win.

Guangsha team's home stadium - Qiantang Gymnasium was basically full before the game.As the team's first home game this season, the fans have waited for more than half a year, and finally they can see it live again, so they are naturally very supportive.Coupled with the fact that this game was broadcast live on CCTV5, the fans naturally bought it even more.Even before the game started, the stands were already very lively.Under the mobilization of the on-site DJ, the emotions of the fans were also mobilized, and everyone's enthusiasm for this game became stronger.

The CBA's home team appearance ceremony is not as cool and dreamy as the NBA.But in the first game at home, in the warm cheers of the audience, as the first player of the home team, a sense of pride will arise in my heart, and I will have extra motivation to win the game to repay the support of the fans.

It was Ying Xiong's first start at home, and this feeling was even stronger, and he was extremely eager to win the game amidst the cheers of the fans.

Shortly after the national anthem was sung, the starters from both sides came on the field.The Guangsha team's starting lineup for the home game is: Zhang Nan, Thompson, Yu Junkai, Yao Peng, Ying Xiong.The Shandong team's starting lineup is: Cao Zhenhua, Qu Zhenjie, Sun Jie, Wang Gang, Ramizana.

Thompson and Ramizana jump the ball.Thompson won the jump, and the ball went to Yao Peng and handed it to Ying Xiong.Amidst the cheers of the audience, Ying Xiong came over with a dribble.Since Wang Gang, the main point guard of the Shandong team, is only 182cm tall, the head coach of the Shandong team asked Qu Zhenjie to defend in order to prevent his height from being too disadvantageous when defending Yingxiong.Wang Gang went to defend Yu Junkai, who is 193cm tall.

Ying Xiong dribbled the ball to the top of the arc and gave it to Yu Junkai who came out of the running position.The Shandong team's small guard Wang Gang has flexible feet and sticks very tightly, leaving no room for the opponent to shoot easily.

Yu Junkai changed direction with the ball and did not shake Wang Gang away, so he had to return the ball to Ying Xiong at the top of the arc.Ying Xiong held the ball, and Thompson came to cover. He used the screen to score Zhang Nan. The latter caught the ball and made a half-block jumper. He scored the first goal for the team and scored the first 2 points of the game.

Wang Gang came over with a dribble, and it was Ying Xiong who defended him.Under Ying Xiong's long-arm defense, Wang Gang seemed to be covered. Whether it was breaking through or sending the ball, it was very restricted.He wanted to break through the opponent with speed, but Yingxiong moved very fast.

In desperation, Wang Gang could only pass the ball to Sun Jie.As the main figure of the team's domestic and foreign players, Sun Jie was naturally guarded by the Guangsha team. Yu Junkai stuck close to him and did not give him room to shoot.

Sun Jie didn't have a chance to shoot, so he hit the ground to the big foreign aid Ramizana inside.Ramizana held the ball with his back and used his feet to hit Thompson.But Thompson is also the kind of lightweight insider, with no weight advantage and good flexibility, which prevented Ramizana from getting a good shot.Ramizana reluctantly made a shot, and the rebound was confiscated by Thompson.

Thompson passed the ball to Yingxiong to advance.Ying Xiong came over with the ball, and with the help of Yao Peng's cover, he gave it to Yu Junkai who ran out of space, and the latter missed a 3-pointer.

Ramizana received the rebound, held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt, was double-teamed, and gave it to Wang Gang who came to meet him.Wang Gang organized at the top of the arc and assigned to Qu Zhenjie.Qu Zhenjie was assigned to Cao Zhenhua on the inside.Cao Zhenhua took advantage of his weight to force Yao Peng and was fouled by his opponent.

In the next two rounds, neither side scored, and the team's perimeter players didn't feel very hot at the start of the campaign.Ying Xiong grabbed a defensive rebound in these two possessions.

The Shandong team finally opened the pot here. With Sun Jie's jumper, they scored 2 points and the two sides tied 2:2.

Here Yingxiong came over with a dribble and gave it to Zhang Nan who came out of the bag.With the help of a screen, Zhang Nan forced the basket to score 2 points.The Shandong team quickly served and Wang Gang quickly missed a 3-pointer.After Yao Peng grabbed the rebound, he quickly distributed it to Ying Xiong.Ying Xiong advanced quickly with the ball, passed Qu Zhenjie with a fake move, and went to the basket to cause a foul by Cao Zhenhua.

Ying Xiong adjusted his breathing and made two free throws smoothly.The Guangsha team also temporarily leads with a score of 6:2.

Wang Gang came over with a dribble, and under Ying Xiong's pressure, he almost made a mistake and called Ramizana for a pick-and-roll.Ramizana's screen quality was not very good, and Ying Xiong was not completely blocked.Ying Xiong squeezed through the screen, not giving Wang Gang an easy shot.Wang Gang dribbled too much, resulting in a lack of attack time, so he had no choice but to distribute it to Cao Zhenhua inside.Cao Zhenhua had no time to adjust after receiving the ball, and made a big hook shot-the ball did not touch the basket, which was a "bridge".

24 seconds violation!
Yao Peng served the ball from the baseline to Ying Xiong, who slowly dribbled the ball over and passed it to Thompson under the basket with the help of Yao Peng's cover.After Thompson got the ball, he turned around and made a small throw-the ball came out again after a circle.Fortunately, he still had rebounds, and after grabbing them, he was about to make a strong move, but found that he had been double-teamed by Ramizana and Cao Zhenhua.

Thompson did not force the attack, and gave it to Yu Junkai on the outside.Yu Junkai gave it to Ying Xiong who was 45 degrees to the left.Ying Xiong made an open shot after receiving the ball-hit!
With the Guangsha team's 7:0 spurt, the coach of the Shandong team requested the first timeout of the game.The Guangsha fans in the stands were delighted with the team's performance, cheering and shouting non-stop, and the atmosphere was very active.

Ying Xiong, who was troubled by fouls in the last game, performed bravely at the start of this game. He has already scored 5 points and became a major contributor to the team's lead.

After a timeout, the Shandong team attacked.Wang Gang slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, hit the ground and passed the ball to Sun Jie.After Sun Jie got the ball, under the strict defense of Yu Junkai, he broke through directly, passed Yu Junkai, was defended by Thompson, and was assigned to Ramizana, who got the ball and made a dunk!
9:4!The momentum of the Shandong team has picked up somewhat, and their defensive enthusiasm has also become higher.

Ying Xiong came over with a dribble and passed the ball to Yu Junkai who came out of his pocket.After Yu Junkai got the ball, he used the screen to rush, did not shake off Sun Jie, and passed the ball to Thompson in the low post.Thompson's hook caused Cao Zhenhua's supplementary foul.

Thompson made one of two free throws, the rebound was picked up by Ramizana and handed over to Sun Jie to advance.Sun Jie suddenly lobbed the ball inside, but Ying Xiong suddenly broke out from the diagonal stab and broke the ball away.

After Ying Xiong got the ball, he went straight to the basket from the backcourt. He did not forget to observe the running position of his teammates during the high-speed dribble process, and finally gave the ball to Zhang Nan who followed up. The latter made an easy layup!
11: 5!

Here the Shandong team was anxious to attack, Cao Zhenhua missed the inside hook, and the rebound was taken away by Thompson of the Guangsha team and handed over to Ying Xiong to advance.

Ying Xiong dribbled the ball at the top of the front arc to stabilize the rhythm, and did not attack blindly. He played a pick-and-roll with Thompson in the high post, and hit the ground to Zhang Nan who was running back. The latter made an easy layup.

13:5!The head coach of the Shandong team had no choice but to ask for a timeout again!The fans of the Guangsha team at the scene were completely ignited, and some even stood up and twisted their waists, which shows how comfortable they are.

(End of this chapter)