Long Zaiyuan advised him to calm down: "Xiaochuan, are we really going all this way to compete for this championship?"
Luo Gaozhan's little eyes were bright: "Today is not the last game. We have to go to the province to play later. That's almost enough."
Pan Lei wiped the sweat from his team uniform: "Brother Chuan, I am satisfied. Our current achievements are beyond our dreams."
"No, it's not enough!" Long Xiaochuan's voice was low and hoarse: "I don't know what you think. Anyway, I don't want to be told by others anymore. We just relied on luck to get here."
Yu Yan had tears in her eyes, but she joked to lighten the mood: "Oh my god, it's not like we're going to a battlefield, it's like we're about to die. I respect your choice, go ahead and fight. At worst, you'll be tired and lie down and sleep for three days."
Long Xiaochuan smiled gratefully at her and returned to the field with a crazy stubbornness. This time, his teammates were replaced by Shi Lang, Xue Zhuang and others.
In the commentary box, Liu Bo was greatly surprised, as if he was meeting Long Xiaochuan for the first time: "That shouldn't be the case. If the Thunder team doesn't let Long Xiaochuan rest, we won't be able to play in the fourth quarter!"
He analyzed the situation of the game and believed that the Thunder team's best option at the moment was to defend and delay the game in order to end the game with a relatively decent point difference.
He even commented on Long Xiaochuan: "Tenacity is a good virtue, but it is tenacity when used in the right place. It is stupid when used in the wrong way. I still have the same view. It is meaningless to compete for the city's championship. There is something to keep."
Use your strength to fight outside, don’t stay in the house!"
Before the competition, his views were quite popular, but seeing Long Xiaochuan's hard work till now, he has won the understanding of many people.
Yu Zhongyi used Long Xiaochuan's previous rebuttal in the live broadcast room: "When you stand on the court, don't think about anything else, just win."
Similarly, the Longjiao team also wants to win today.
Zhang Yan was determined to avenge his past humiliation and would never give his opponents any chance. When he saw Shi Lang and Xue Zhuang coming on the field, he also came up with the main lineup, and Wei Shang took over Wang Wenwu's position.
Compared with them, the Thunder team's strength gap is too big. Even if Long Xiaochuan and his teammates cooperate in various ways and try many tactics and combinations, they still only have a 30% offensive success rate.
Whenever the attack fails, the Ryukaku team will quickly counterattack and score, further widening the point difference.
Long Xiaochuan repeatedly tried to provoke Zhang Yan, hoping to get a chance to fight like the last time, but to no avail.
Zhang Yan was indifferent and arrogant, and made it clear that he would use the strength of his entire team to overwhelm his opponents and completely defeat the Thunder team's confidence.
Time passed by minute by second, Long Xiaochuan was sweating profusely, and his legs were as heavy as lead.
He put his hands on his knees and felt that his lungs were burning. Amid the bellows-like breathing, the rapid heartbeat could be clearly heard.
Is it no longer possible? Can we only go so far?
He raised his head with difficulty and looked at the scoreboard on the sidelines.
The dazzling light beam went from blurry to clear and then blurry again, and the score of 68:39 hurt his self-esteem.
Just when Long Xiaochuan was discouraged and shaken, the voices of the audience suddenly turned from noisy to uniform.
At first, several people shouted: "Long Xiaochuan, come on!"
Slowly it turned into dozens and hundreds of people shouting like this.
When thousands of people shouted in unison and some waved flags to cheer, Long Xiaochuan stood up straight.
He asked his teammates for the ball again, and although his dribbling frequency was not as fast as before, it was more stable.
Every time he dribbles, he is exhausting his energy and asking for help from his future self: "Maybe I don't have the ability to turn the tide, but I will do my best to win everyone's respect!"
He did what he said, and when his teammates were all in a sluggish state and couldn't break the situation for two consecutive offensive rounds, he stood up.
At that time, Yang Yaye missed a long shot, Xue Zhuang was squeezed out of the paint by Qiao Bilan, Shi Lang and Du Gangnan were restricted by their opponents and gave up rushing for rebounds. When they saw that the ball was handed over to their opponents again, Long Xiaochuan came in like a gust of wind.
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He jumped up high and picked the basketball off the head of Qiao Bilan, who was letting his guard down.
Qiao Bilan was furious and took big steps to catch up. His big hand like a leaf fan shrouded in front of Long Xiaochuan, trying to block all attacking space.
Long Xiaochuan held the basketball, bent his knees slightly, and pushed the basketball towards the basket against the pressure. He had a teasing smile on his face as he fell backwards.
The whistle sounds!
Liu Bo excitedly explained loudly: "Foul first, let's see if we need to add a free throw?"
Qiao Bilan raised his head and watched with everyone as the basketball bounced on the basket a few times and then entered the basket. He was so angry that he punched his fist in regret.
On the sidelines, Liu Bo didn't know when he changed the subject: "Okay! Long Xiaochuan got an extra penalty opportunity. He dragged his tired steps to the free throw line to see if the ball could be made. Generally, athletes deform their movements after exhaustion.
The shooting percentage will also drop a lot... Good job, he withstood the pressure and scored the goal!"
This "two plus one" slapped Qiao Bilan in the face and put Shi Lang, Xue Zhuang and others to shame.
If they continue to "sleepwalk" like this, they will be so sorry for Long Xiaochuan, who is carrying the team forward!
So in the following defense, each of them worked very hard, and the three of them jumped up to block the shot at the same time. In the end, Du Gangnan shot away Qiao Bilan's inside attack to save face.
Lu Xiao picked up the ball on the floor and wanted to pass it to Zhang Yan for a second attack, but the ball was intercepted in mid-air by Long Xiaochuan.
Long Xiaochuan passed the ball to Shi Lang before his body fell, and he fell heavily to the ground. His muscles were twitching, and he endured the pain and waited for a result.
Shi Lang did not disappoint. He completed the attack with a dunk that he was good at. He ran back excitedly to celebrate with Long Xiaochuan, only to see his teammate falling to the ground and pressing his thigh in pain.
The referee paused the game and called the doctor to come in for examination.
Long Xiaochuan explained that it was just a cramp and nothing serious: "Take a rest and you can continue to fight!"
"Continuing? You are crazy!"
Yu Yan did not indulge him this time. She bluntly said that overexertion of the body would increase the chance of injury. If the muscle is strained and the ankle is sprained, which affects the ability to participate in the provincial competition, then the gain will outweigh the loss!
Under the severe rebuke from the team leader and coach, and the strong dissuasion from his teammates, Long Xiaochuan could no longer apply to play, despite all his unwillingness.
Shi Lang and the others fought hard, but the game still entered garbage time 5 minutes early.
As Zhang Yan gave up the attack to show respect, the two sides spent the last time on the court, and the referee finally blew the final whistle.
The Thunder lost, losing to their opponents by 34 points.
But all the spectators were shouting the names of "Thunder Team" and "Long Xiaochuan".
After the game, the award ceremony and closing ceremony were held. The relevant leaders of Qiandong City were deeply impressed by Long Xiaochuan and specially took Liu Bo's hand: "Young man, you are playing very well, and you have an unyielding determination to admit defeat! I found a match for you."
He is a good coach and I hope that under his guidance, I can continue to work hard and achieve good results!"