Basketball is Faith - Chapter 26
Two days later, Crane City University players took a bus to Lin City, known as the forest oxygen bar, and challenged the pride of their city—Lindu University.
The history of Lindu can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty, when it was the active area of the Sushen clan. During the Warring States period to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was the raccoon dog, Fuyu, Kou “Linduga Mountain” Manhan and Doumolou. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Heishui Department was one of the seven Heishui Mohe and Heishui Dudu Mansion in Hebei Province.
On July 26, 1977, with the approval of the state, Lindu County was revoked and the Forest City (prefecture level) was established. The original Lindu County administrative area was planned as the campus of Lindu University. On November 20 of the same year, the school committee decided to start the formation of the Lindu University basketball team.
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After coming to the Lindu University Gymnasium, Liu Xiaodong and his teammates warmed up and shot the basketball, and the game officially started.
Lindu University sent their strongest lineup, point guard Wang Qiang, shooting guard Li Yang, small forward Fan Zhiyuan, power forward Zhou Xiaofei, center Tang Hao.
Compared to the opponent’s strength, Tsuruga University can be said to have a certain advantage both inside and outside. But after the game started for a long time, Crane City players seemed to have lost their sights, and none of the basketballs they shot actually made a hit. It was not until 7 minutes and 16 seconds that Channing hit the first goal at a 45-degree angle.
After , Liu Mu also found a touch on the inside, facing the unruly inside Lindu University, he continued to rely on his hand. By the end of the first quarter, he scored 15 points and 6 rebounds, completely dominating the offensive and defensive ends, leading Hecheng University 25 to 17, leading by 8 points.
Hecheng University replaced the bench in the second quarter, and Zhang Tiejun let Liu Xiaodong, who had rested for a whole quarter, returned to the shooting guard position. On the Lindu University side, all the main players played, vowing to recover the lagging score.
Liu Xiaodong unceremoniously launched an offensive as soon as he played. This made Li Yang, who was defending him, caught off guard. He watched the video of Crane City vs. Syracuse before the game, but Liu Xiaodong did not shoot. Now the rookie opposite has succeeded at the free throw line.
“He can shoot!” Li Yang, who reacted, would of course not let Liu Xiaodong take unbridled shots again, and he quickly posted on defense.
Liu Xiaodong saw that there was no shooting space, and did not choose to force a shot, but passed the ball and quickly reversed to create opportunities for his teammates.
Under the leadership of Liu Xiaodong, Crane City’s bench lineup not only failed to allow Lindu University to recover the score, on the contrary, it also widened the point difference.
Waiting for the main players to come back from the break, Tsurujo University is even more powerful on the offensive end. Liu Xiaodong sat down the court with a group of substitutes, applauding and shouting for the players who performed well.
Crane City University took only three quarters to make the game lose its suspense. The final score was set at 95-60, and Hecheng University won a big victory with a 35-point advantage.
Liu Xiaodong played 19 minutes, made 8 of 11 shots, scored 16 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. Very efficient data.
After the game, a male reporter from Crane City TV found Liu Xiaodong and interviewed some questions about shooting. He was very humble and said that he just felt good in his hand.
Hecheng University’s next qualifier will be played against Jiacheng University at home.
Although the opponent is a weak team, Zhang Tiejun did not dare to be careless. On the afternoon of returning to Crane City, he organized his team members to watch the opponent’s recent game video.
Until March 18th, more than 5,000 spectators at home are still as enthusiastic as ever. Xu Wanqiu had already sneaked away from the goal hall very early, and deliberately found a seat in the front row, in order to be able to see the blue figure of No. 8.
After Liu Xiaodong came on the court, he quickly found a shadow on the sidelines, and he couldn’t help feeling a burst of inexplicable excitement. He received a pass from Tian Bin and rushed into the penalty area without even thinking about it. Facing the thin and tall center forward under the basket, he dunked the ball into the basket through the opponent’s long arm.
Amidst the cheers of the audience, Coach Zhang Tiejun called a timeout. He didn’t praise how powerful Liu Xiaodong’s dunk was. Instead, he slammed his head and covered his face. He severely warned Liu Xiaodong that if he dared to dunk like this again, he would be allowed to sit on the bench and not play.
Liu Xiaodong re-entered the field with a bitter face. This time he didn’t play handsome randomly, but strictly implemented the tactics arranged by the coach, and started to move with one glance.
Jiacheng University’s defensive ability is average, especially the striker, which is a terrible mess. If Liu Xiaodong plays well, it is not difficult to get 30+.
Hecheng University served from the bottom line, and Liu Xiaodong quickly ran through the half and gave Guo Cheng a pick and roll in the high post. The point guard of Jiacheng University is called Shen Linxi, who is a slender and handsome guy with a size of 1.85 meters.
After passing him, Guo Cheng faced the shooting guard’s change of defense and quickly passed the ball to the outside.
After making minor adjustments when Liu Xiaodong received the ball, he took a deep breath and threw the ball to the basket without any defense in front of him. The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air and hit the basket steadily.
“Go in!” Liu Xiaodong clenched his fists excitedly. This was his first three-pointer in his college career. The previous shooting training was finally not in vain.
Yan Jiarui, who defended him, looked wrong. He thought Liu Xiaodong had no long-range shooting ability, so he didn’t step forward to defend. Is the video you watched fake?
Off the field, Zhang Tiejun and assistant coach Wang Ming looked at each other, and both smiled with satisfaction.
Xu Wanqiu was even more excited and applauded. Although she didn’t like basketball very much, she knew how much effort Liu Xiaodong had put in to make such a long shot.
Next round ~www.mtlnovel.com~ Jiacheng University players also started to try outside long shots, but unfortunately they didn’t feel good. Liu Xiaodong continued to cooperate with the pick and roll. After Guo Cheng passed Shen Linxi, he still passed the ball to the outside.
Liu Xiaodong catches the ball and pretends to make a shot, deceiving Yan Jiarui, who is highly sensitive in spirit, to jump up
“Beep~” The referee blew the whistle of a thug’s foul. Liu Xiaodong made three free throws in the opponent’s gritted teeth, extending the lead to 9 points.
Liu Xiaodong is very excited, he feels that his hand feels great, and he wants to continue to maintain the momentum of offense, especially the opposite Yan Jiarui is still a defensive loophole.
Yan Jiarui saw Liu Xiaodong’s longing eyes, and couldn’t help being furious. Didn’t he look good at bullying!
Jiacheng University’s head coach Zheng Jun called a timeout urgently, first to reassure the players to have a stable mood, and then began to deploy two and three defenses, the focus is to strengthen the defense of the outside, especially Liu Xiaodong this strong point.
The game restarted, but Jiacheng University caused some troubles to Crane City from outside, and even put out Liu Xiaodong’s desire to shoot the basket. But Crane City University is not only a team with long-range shots, they also have the presence of Liu Mu, a big insider.
No matter what defensive methods the center of Jiacheng University uses, it can’t prevent Yanagi from scoring at the basket. In the fourth quarter, the Jiacheng center, who had no choice but to send Willow to the free throw line, watched his free throw performance.
With 1 minute and 15 seconds left in the game, Jiacheng University replaced all their main players and declared surrender!
The final score stayed at 88 to 65. Tsurumi University defeated the offending opponent by 23 points.
Liu Xiaodong played 25 minutes, scoring 26 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals. Both in terms of statistics and performance on the field, it was his best performance since participating in the college league.