Basketball is Faith - Chapter 24

“Qian Ning, let’s take a break and let Xiaodong go up to defend Zhang Jiapeng!” Zhang Tiejun didn’t wait for him to answer when he finished speaking, and walked straight to Liu Xiaodong, who was full of consternation, and said, “Bring me out those who defended Wang Zekai. Means, to deal with that small forward that I hate!”

“Coach, I am a defender…” Looking at Zhang Tiejun’s angry eyes, Liu Xiaodong still gave up the following words decisively and chose to accept this new challenge.

“All to cheer me up, if anyone is half dead, I will send him out in the snow to get sober!”

“Yes!” As the players replied loudly, the morale that had been quiet just now started to burn again.

While Zhang Tiejun was intensively arranging tactics, on Syracuse University’s side, head coach Zhang Ming simply praised the starting players and let them play.

As soon as Zhang Jiapeng came up, he saw Liu Xiaodong, who was much shorter than himself, appeared in front of him, and he was a little surprised. He remembers that in the game video, this freshman was a shooting guard.

“Are you surprised?” Liu Xiaodong stepped up close, his right hand extended tentatively.

“It’s kind of, but you can’t help me!” Zhang Jiapeng said, but the movements of his hands did not stop. He first stepped back and then faced Liu Xiaodong sideways to prepare for singles.

“Do you think you are better than Wang Zekai? Or do you think your teammates are better than the University of Petroleum…” Liu Xiaodong chattered with trash, trying to disrupt the opponent’s rhythm.

“Bring out your true ability, don’t try to interfere with me with these little tricks, this will only make you lose even worse!” Zhang Jiapeng is also an old fried dough stick, he is very clear about Liu Xiaodong’s intentions.

Liu Xiaodong saw Zhang Jiapeng calm and knew he was a mature opponent. He quickly adjusted his defensive actions, placing his body’s power point on the left side of Zhang Jiapeng, making his opponent mistakenly believe that his body and force were all to the left.

But in fact, Liu Xiaodong’s body is placed slightly to the right, so that after Zhang Jiapeng attacks and turns right, he can fully interfere with his next action, and even cover the ball.

After Zhang Jiapeng used his back to test out Liu Xiaodong’s force point, he slammed his hips to the left and took a step in the opposite direction, and used his stepped leg as a supporting leg to turn around and shoot a jumper.

Liu Xiaodong, who had been prepared for a long time, quickly followed up. Facing the basketball that was about to leave his hand, he jumped up to block and fanned the ball towards Guo Cheng outside the three-point line.

When Zhang Jiapeng was startled, Liu Xiaodong rushed out. By the time Zhang Jiapeng realized that he was in the game, Liu Xiaodong had already passed halftime

“Nice cover! Liu Xiaodong’s keen judgment gave him an advantage in this duel!” Before Liu Qiliang could explain, the host of Hecheng TV station next to him shouted excitedly.

“We saw that Guo Cheng’s dribble had reached the three-point line. Syracuse University’s defense was very fast. Yang Yong had opened his arms to stop Guo Cheng, and Li Jian also blocked Liu Xiaodong from the free throw line. In the second situation, the time has come to test them!” Liu Qiliang pays more attention to the immediate confrontation than the blood of young people.

“Pass the ball!” Hearing Liu Xiaodong’s shout, Guo Cheng flipped his wrist and the basketball flew past precisely.

Li Jian is a big quarterback with a lot of defensive experience. He had a full understanding of Liu Xiaodong before the game and knew that shooting was the opponent’s weakness. He retreated to a reasonable collision zone and stood still. The purpose is to give Liu Xiaodong a position where it is difficult to dunk, so that his opponents can only choose to stop a jump shot or layup from both sides.

As he expected Yixiang, Liu Xiaodong did not choose to shoot, but dribbled the ball.

Seeing that he was about to hit him, Li Jian showed a triumphant smile on his mouth. He folded his hands to protect his chest, ready to fall to the ground at any time to get an offensive foul.

But something happened that he didn’t expect. Amidst the exclamation of the audience, Liu Xiaodong did not hit Li Jian, but jumped high in front of him.

“What does he want to do?” Li Jian looked at the rising blue figure in surprise, asking questions in his mind.

Liu Xiaodong grabbed the basketball with his right hand and stretched it back. Before his body was about to reach the top, he held Li Jian’s shoulder with his left hand and separated his legs. With force, he leaped over Li Jian’s head and slammed the ball into the basket with his right hand.

“Beep~~~” In the silence of the audience, the linesman blew the effective whistle for the goal, and at the same time, the palms were handed down to the side, making a watch opening action.

“Boom!” The audience who woke up from the shock vented their excitement and pride with thunderous applause and hoarse shouts for this “death buckle” that can only be seen in the Olympics!

“This is incredible! It’s hard to believe that the scene in front of you will appear in the college league! I think even in the Olympics, only Vince Carter in 2000 did it!”

“Yes, now we can proudly say that what Americans can do, we Chinese can also do! Although this is not the Olympic venue, I believe that one day Liu Xiaodong’s talent will shock the world!” After landing, Liu Xiaodong, who was high-fiving with his teammates to celebrate~www.mtlnovel.com~ Liu Qiliang shouted excitedly.

Li Jian stared blankly at the LED display in the sky, and the scene of him being dunked by Liu Xiaodong leaping was played back on those four big screens.

He now has the urge to die. Through this ball, he knows that he must be famous, but it is the kind he doesn’t want to see.

Under the field, Syracuse University coach Zhou Ming hurriedly called a timeout. He knew that if he were to slow down, he might ruin the fighting spirit of a young player.

“You did a defensive job well, don’t care about this defeat, it was just a more spectative goal, as an excellent shooting guard, I believe you will use a better performance to fight back against the opponent!”

“The coach is right. Your position is great. The opponent can score the goal only because he is lucky. You really don’t need to care.” After Zhang Jiapeng finished speaking, he glanced at Li Jian with a guilty conscience. He knew very well in his heart. If I had just switched to defend Liu Xiaodong by myself, it would probably have been a scene of being caught.

Compared with the dullness of the visiting team, the home team is more active here. Especially Tian Bin, with his arms around Liu Xiaodong’s shoulders, his face admired, as if seeing an idol.

“Xiaodong, you played this ball very well, but you must also pay attention to your body protection. Try not to try such dangerous moves in the future.” Zhang Tiejun knew that this ball boosted morale, but he also knew how much it was. Dangerous, if you switch to a violent defender, Liu Xiaodong is easily injured.

“Yes, coach!” Liu Xiaodong knew that Zhang Tiejun was doing him well. Before dunking, he had a fever in his head and wanted to score the ball without thinking too much.

Looking back now, he felt incredible that he could actually complete such a difficult dunk.