Growing Freely Chapter 153 Confused, What to Hold on to?
During the timeout, Long Xiaochuan defended his poor performance just now: "It was too slow to come back. When the two defenders got up to speed, they really couldn't catch up and couldn't guard them."
But Shi Lang thought that these words were directed at himself, and immediately retorted: "I just scored a goal, and I ran back with both feet on the ground. What else do you want?"
Liu Dingding also chimed in: "Yes, the gap in strength is already huge, what else can we do?"
As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples in the hearts of all the players on the team, and everyone's resentment began to increase significantly.
Long Zaiyuan stopped complaining: "Didn't we expect this a long time ago? Why do you have a good attitude behind closed doors, but you can't get off the stage when you get to the arena? Don't think about your face first, don't care how the audience boos you, first Give me a good defense and disrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm!"
Long Xiaochuan took the initiative to hold Shi Lang's hand and explained that he did not mean to blame his teammates just now.
Shi Lang avoided it, and he would not forgive him unless Long Xiaochuan turned the tide in the next game.
At this time, the Thunder team still had the offensive ball. Long Xiaochuan passed the ball to Yang Yaye, hoping that his brother-in-law-to-be could open up the situation on the outside with his recent hot touch.
However, Yang Yaye's shot was blocked.
He didn't expect that Zhu Rui on the opposite side could bounce so well. He was smiling confidently the moment he shot the basketball, but froze the next second.
Obviously, timeout is not a panacea, and Long Zaiyuan is not a miracle doctor who can bring back the dead. The Thunder's offense is still weak, and its defense cannot prevent the opponent's indiscriminate bombing.
At the end of the first quarter, the score between the two teams was tied at 6:18, with the Longjiao team taking a significant lead.
Taking advantage of the break, the organizing committee arranged for celebrities to come on stage and sing a song to supplement the performance before the opening.
On the sidelines, Shi Lang complained to his teammates again.
He scolded Gao Fu for not being able to get open opportunities as a shooting guard, scolded Yang Yaye for making a wild shot against the opponent's defense and deserved to be blocked, and he also scolded Xue Zhuang for not being able to grab rebounds.
Of course, the main thing he complained about was Long Xiaochuan. He wanted to organize but not organize, wanted to break through but couldn't break through, and couldn't cooperate despite being given pick-and-roll support...
Long Xiaochuan did not argue, because Shi Lang was right, he was restrained by Lu Xiao and had no chance. Instead of making a fuss with his quick words now, it is better to use energy to read the situation on the field and find out the opponent's Weaknesses and vulnerabilities!
Long Zaiyuan ignored the requests from Pan Lei, Du Gangnan, Luo Gaozhan and others, and only asked the main players to adjust their mentality and play well in the second quarter.
He knows better than anyone else that Pan Lei and Du Gangnan are not superstars who can turn the tide. In the face of absolute power, their fancy tricks are nothing but jokes.
Only the starting lineup withstands the pressure and narrows the points difference is the only way to change the situation.
But can the Thunder really withstand the opponent's offensive?
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Longjiao team's offense became more and more sharp. Wang Wenwu actually took advantage of the fast break opportunity, chased Shi Lang and five others, and then went to the basket and wasted a good offensive opportunity.
This was a good opportunity for the Thunder to counterattack, but Gao Fu did not serve quickly.
Long Xiaochuan did not blame, because he knew that even if he counterattacked, he might not be successful. Even if he scored this goal, it would not change the outcome of the game.
Every one of them has decadence written on their faces, and they just hope that time can go faster and this embarrassing game can end as soon as possible.
Many people don't even have the courage to look at the scoreboard. There is deep confusion in their eyes. They defend numbly like a robot, dribbling, passing, and shooting randomly, and then silently retreat to wait for the opponent's next attack.
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This is not the performance a strong team should have.
The Dragon Horns looked down on the Thundering Team less and less, and just like other teams, they began to perform folding back dunks, alley-oops, etc. without restraint.
Every wonderful performance by the opponent will receive applause and cheers, while every time the Thunder team attacks with the ball, boos are heard in the ears.
Long Xiaochuan felt as if a big hand was tightly strangling his throat, and he was so depressed that he couldn't breathe. He urgently needed to lead the team out of the predicament.
In another attack, Shi Lang's weak attack to the basket was blocked.
The basketball was shot into the backcourt by Qiao Bilan and bounced toward the baseline.
Long Xiaochuan suddenly had a thought in his mind and remembered his uncle's words and deeds about not giving up any ball. He immediately kicked off the ground with his feet and ran over with his head buried in the air.
The moment he started it, Lu Xiao, Wang Wenwu, and Zhang Yan of the Longjiao Team also moved.
The four people were all chasing a ball that was obviously going to go out of bounds. The fighting spirit was touching.
Fortunately, Long Xiaochuan was close and started half a second early to grab the ball.
But unfortunately, the rest of the Thunder team moved very slowly. After he grabbed the ball, he turned around and found that he was surrounded by opponents and no teammates.
Obviously, the teammates are thinking: "We've already fought like this, why are we still insisting?"
Long Xiaochuan's heart hurt, and he had to smash the ball to the ground angrily.
Due to inertia at that time, Zhang Yan ran too fast and was unable to dodge, knocking the basketball out of bounds, causing the Longjiao team to miss an opportunity to attack in the frontcourt.
He felt insulted and raised his eyebrows at Long Xiaochuan: "Just wait for me!"
"Wait for your sister!"
Long Xiaochuan was aroused by these words. While the three arrogant opponents had not returned to their positions, he directly served the ball from the baseline and passed it long to Gao Fu, who was slowly walking back to receive the ball.
Gao Fu looked back after receiving the ball, good guy, four on two?
If we don’t fight now, it’s really unjustifiable!
He first pretended to shoot, tricking the opponent's center Qiao Bilan into defending him, and then passed the ball to Xue Zhuang under the basket.
Xue Zhuang saw through Qiao Bilan that it was a feint. As long as he dared to shoot, he could come back and block it in one step, so he passed it back to Shi Lang who was a little further away.
The moment Shi Lang raised his hand to shoot, he saw Yang Yaye running towards the opposite corner.
He had a thought in his mind and passed it directly with great force.
It's so dangerous. If he shoots, the ball will definitely be blocked, because as soon as he passes the ball, Zhu Rui pounces on him.
At this time, Yang Yaye was completely in an undefended position, and after catching the ball, he raised his hand and shot from a long distance.
The basketball drew a wonderful arc, hit the back edge of the basket and entered the net, neatly!
This goal was passed by five members of the team and was played extremely smoothly. The audience on the sidelines also nodded frequently. There are actually two reasons why the Thunder team can reach the finals.
Zhang Yan was very angry.
The more the core of the team is, the more arrogant he is, so he wants to challenge Long Xiaochuan to regain the situation just now.
Seeing the captain making a singles gesture, Lu Xiao, Wang Wenwu and others took the initiative to open up the space.
"Playing one-on-one?"
Everyone on the court was shocked, and then they burst into loud cheers and boos, putting unprecedented pressure on Long Xiaochuan.