I am reborn and just want to concentrate on my studies

When Deng Zhou followed the team to win the North District Championship again, he was no longer as excited as last year. He went from extravagance to simplicity. Last year, he stopped there and lost to Mingde Middle School in the finals. This year, he was still Not returning to the starting point last year, naturally there is not much excitement anymore.

When he saw the results of the Southern District after the game, he was completely confused.

South District runner-up...Hanning Normal University Affiliated Middle School?

There must be something wrong with this, right?

I should have been happy. If the major teams in the National High School League were ranked in the same bracket, the first bracket would be Tsinghua High School, No. 4 Middle School, Mingde Middle School and their Dongcai Middle School. The High School Affiliated to Normal University could only They are barely in the second tier. Their ability to enter this year's challenge is likely due to the lower level of the major teams in the entire Southern District.

This is also normal. After all, high school students can generally only play for two years. One session after another, if one or two core players in a certain session are discontinued, the strength will drop a lot. Therefore, the team can always be maintained at the same level. Competing for the championship is not an easy task.

This year, the High School Affiliated to Normal University can enter the Challenge Tournament, so obviously the strength of the Southern District has dropped a lot.

It will be easier to go to the High School Affiliated to Normal University.

Deng Zhou, who was resting in the hotel, then received a call from his teammates.

"Dude, have you seen the schedule?"

"I saw it..." Deng Zhou's tone did not show too much joy.

"The High School Affiliated to Normal University! A second-tier team like this can enter the challenge this year! Unbelievable, right? Then we can't beat them by more than twenty points?"

"Um."

"What's the matter? Victory is too easy, so you're not excited at all?"

Deng Zhou said: "Even if you beat this kind of team, there is nothing to be happy about. Take a good rest and think about what will happen after you beat the High School Affiliated to Normal University... No matter whether it is Tsinghua High School or Mingde Middle School, which one beats the other?" It’s hard for us to beat our opponents in every challenge match.”

After hanging up the phone, Deng Zhou put the phone down, lay on the bed, looked at the ceiling, and sighed slightly.

The reason for his low interest is of course not just what he told his teammates on the phone, but the more important reason is... the High School Affiliated to Normal University has become his opponent in the next game, so he has to fulfill his promise to his sister...

"Apologise to Yi Yang in person during the game?"

Deng Zhou didn't expect that what he had promised at that time would suddenly become a reality, giving him a dreamlike feeling for a moment.

Thinking of that scene, he couldn't help but frown, and said harshly: "It's so fucking...fuck it."

What a shame.

This is simply worse than killing yourself.

But if you don't do it...

Deng Zhou thought of his sister's demeanor and sighed slightly. It was probably obvious that his sister seemed to be obsessed with that boy. To be honest, he really had no qualifications to care about his sister's love affairs. In terms of self-discipline, she was better than him. A boy who is much stronger and can make her like him shouldn't be too bad, right?

He turned over and murmured to himself: "Forget it, let's wait until we get on the field."

…

The competition was held in the gymnasium of Dongcai Middle School. The schedule was all about games between the runner-up in the division and the champion of the opponent's division. This is probably an advantage of winning the division championship.

After all, it is your home stadium. Whether it is the cheering of the stadium audience or the familiarity of your own venue, it is an advantage.

The arena of Dongcai Middle School also has a stand, which can accommodate more than 2,000 people watching at the same time. It is slightly inferior to the arena of Mingde Middle School, but it is also the first-class middle school arena in the country.

Because the game was held on the weekend, and as a strong basketball school, Dongcai Middle School promoted the CHBL very well. Taking advantage of the break, most students, except for senior high school students, were able to watch the game on site.

When everyone from the High School Affiliated to the Normal University entered the stadium through the player tunnel, they heard the thunderous applause and cheers from the audience, and everyone couldn't help but feel excited... even though these cheers were not for themselves.

Lei Zhenyu excitedly said to Yi Yang: "I like to play games under such conditions where thousands of people are watching. Although these audiences are not ours, we can win on the opponent's territory and in front of the opponent's audience." It’s definitely more fun if you defeat your opponent, isn’t it?”

Yi Yang couldn't help but feel a little excited... To be honest, Kong had skills in the previous life, but he had never participated in a competition of this level, so he was still very excited at this time.

Lei Zhenyu pulled Yi Yang aside and said quietly to him: "I have a secret to share with you. Don't tell anyone else."

Yi Yang glanced at Lei Zhenyu strangely and nodded: "Okay, let's talk about it."

Lei Zhenyu said: "Don't we already have 4 national first-level quotas? I went to find the coach privately that day, because Senior Brother Zhou Ji had already obtained it last year, and this year he does not need to occupy the quota. There must be one of them It's yours. The coach has already explained that for the other three spots, he said it mainly depends on the contribution to the game... I want to fight for it. Can you pass the ball to me and Lin Song more during the game?"

Looking at Lei Zhenyu's expectant eyes, Yi Yang smiled: "Just run your position. As long as you run out, the ball will arrive."

Lei Zhenyu said excitedly: "Don't worry, I will definitely not ask for the ball blindly. After all, if we can win this game, we will be among the top two. There will be at least 5 places. Then Lin Song and I will There will definitely be one, so winning should still be the first option.”

Yi Yang nodded.

After a series of pre-start procedures, the referee raised his hand in the midfield to indicate that the players on both sides were in place. The scene became quiet for a while, and the game officially began!

The centers from the Normal University High School and Dongcai Middle School stood on the free throw line, and the scene became extremely quiet.

The centers of both sides were both little giants with a height of more than two meters. The referee looked very small standing between them. He looked left and right to confirm that both players were ready before throwing the basketball high. At the same time, The centers of both sides took off together.

The players from Dongcai Middle School were stronger and successfully got the ball.

According to the rules of the ten-man game, Gao Runxiang changed his style of play in this crucial game. In the first quarter, Yi Yang started with several high school students including Zhou Ji, trying his best to establish the game in the first quarter. The advantage... no matter how bad it is, we still have a back-and-forth with our opponents. When it comes to the second quarter, we have to go five down and five up, and then let Lei Zhenyu and the others go up. They don't expect to attack, so they defend desperately and try to hold off the score. In the third and fourth quarters, when there were no personnel restrictions, Yi Yang and Zhou Ji had almost enough time to rest, and they went on the court to fight vigorously.

The strength of Dongcai Middle School is that everyone has strong personal abilities. Each of their players has the ability to act as an arrow player in the second team, so they have no tactics to speak of. A single player can pull off a single with the ball.

In a daze, player No. 23 of Dongcai Middle School suddenly accelerated on the wing, passed the defense in one step, and then rushed to the basket and squeezed the defender to score the ball.

The scene was filled with cheers.

After the High School Affiliated to Normal University served, Zhou Ji advanced with the ball and directed others to get into position.

Yi Yang sank directly to the baseline, and before he was in position, Zhou Ji suddenly saw Zhou Ji from the corner of his eye and accelerated to pull back, creating a space near the free throw line, and scored the ball in the mid-range shot.

2 to 2.

There was only sparse noise at the scene. Only Lei Zhenyu and Li Rui on the bench of the Normal University High School were waving towels vigorously.

In the next few goals, both sides' offense gained something.

Both sides defend one-on-one, and the style of play is also very simple. At most, it is a pick-and-roll cooperation between two or three people. More often, after passing the ball several times, a certain player sees that there is only one defender in front of him, and there is relatively little space under the basket. Open, he suddenly accelerated and hit the inside line.

With similar offensive methods, Dongcai Middle School is obviously more efficient because their overall strength is stronger. Almost every player has the ability to play in singles. If they pass the ball more times, they can seize more opportunities. Compared with Under the circumstances, the High School Affiliated to Normal University has the ability to play indiscriminate singles, only two or three people.

However, the High School Affiliated to Normal University clung to the score and even took the lead for a time.

Deng Zhou off the field couldn't help but frowned as he looked at the scene in front of him.

Because he was already a senior in high school, he tried to let his junior teammates play for training, so he was scheduled to play in the second quarter.

The High School Affiliated to Normal University does not score as frequently as them, but it can always keep the score...

Because of Yi Yang!

Deng Zhou's teammate couldn't help but say: "That number 30 is a bit awesome. This is already the third three-pointer!"

Three points is one more than two points, which is why the High School Affiliated to Normal University can keep the score tight.

Zhou Ji and Yi Yang cooperate very well. One is responsible for breaking through, and the other is always waiting for opportunities to reach the opponent's position. If the breakthrough encounters resistance, they will immediately pass the ball to the outside player to shoot a three-pointer. Pulling the defense line of Dongcai Middle School, the offensive opportunities created by two people are no less than the space created by three or four players on Dongcai's side... If he reacts and goes up to cover Yi Yang on the outside, he will not be in a hurry to take action. , but immediately transformed into the role of organizer, controlling the ball and reorganizing the offense.

In one round, they can organize two or three attacks and do not take action until there is good space. In this way, although the number of shots is not many, the scoring efficiency is very high.

Deng Zhou snorted: "Don't worry, they are only good at those two people. We will beat them in the second quarter, and they won't be able to catch up with the game when they come back in the third quarter."

After the first quarter, the two sides were tied 24-24.

Zhou Ji and Yi Yang were covered in sweat and panting. Lei Zhenyu, Li Rui and others stepped forward to give high fives and said excitedly: "We will definitely not lose our place in the second quarter!"

Soon, the second quarter began.

Both sides were at a five-down and five-up position, so at the beginning, they didn’t know who their opponent’s strong point was.

After a few rounds, player No. 24 from Dongcai Middle School scored consecutively, and the Normal University side immediately locked the target.

Lin Song winked at Lei Zhenyu, who nodded knowingly.

In the next round, Lei Zhenyu took the initiative to defend No. 24.

Dongcai Middle School's offensive wave suddenly came to a standstill. Both sides went back and forth. Except for a few fast breaks after stealing, no points were scored in the positional battle.

Zhou Ji was resting and his breathing had calmed down a lot. He said to Yi Yang, "They defended pretty well."

Yi Yang nodded.

At this moment, the attacking Dongcai Middle School players listened, looked towards the corner of the baseline, and then quickly gathered there.

The players from the High School Affiliated to Normal University suddenly stood up and hurried over.

Before the audience could react, they saw Lei Zhenyu and the opponent's No. 24 player pointing at each other and cursing. They were pulled apart by players from both sides, and the referee gave each of them a physical foul.

After a while, the audience began to boo, of course, mainly for the High School Affiliated to Normal University.

"That guy from the High School Affiliated to Normal University is so dirty!"

"Why did the referee give us a foul! It's obviously their fault!"

Of course Lei Zhenyu could hear the boos above the court, but he didn't care at all, and even felt a little proud at this time.

Isn’t the opponent No. 24 very powerful? Then find a way to knock down your feel!

Of course, it is within the limits allowed by the rules. You just don't miss a step, watch closely the whole time, and others don't care, even fouling. After a few times, the opponent's mentality collapses, and your goal is achieved.

But the side effects are also obvious. To guard an offensive player with all your strength, the defender actually consumes more physical energy. If the opponent takes one step, you may have to take two steps to keep up. After several rounds of defense, Lei Zhenyu has become You are panting, your heart is beating fast, and your hand is shaking. In this case, it is impossible to attack.

But not long after Lei Zhenyu was happy, a fatal fadeaway shot brought him back to reality.

Deng Zhou glanced at Lei Zhenyu coldly from the wing of the court, and then returned to the court to defend.

"That person..." Lei Zhenyu frowned, feeling familiar, but couldn't remember where he had seen this guy.

Suddenly, an idea struck him. Wasn't that person the one he met on the rooftop that day and defeated both himself and Lin Song in a one-on-one duel? In the end, only Yi Yang defeated him.

But now the number 24 is also very powerful, what should we do?

Lin Song couldn't defend him as hard as he did, because Lin Song still had to find a way to attack.

Then, thanks to Deng Zhou's outstanding performance, the score was opened bit by bit.

Zhou Ji and Yi Yang frowned in the audience.

Indeed, Deng Zhou's personal ability is so strong that he can count on three things: a very fast first step breakthrough, a turnaround and fadeaway jump shot after a post-up, and a sudden pop-up to catch and shoot from an inside position.

There is no very complicated fancy dribbling, he can't even dribble the ball in his hands a few times, and the moves are extremely simple, but these three moves can be combined with each other in ever-changing ways. When he feels hot, it is difficult to limit.

Under the leadership of Deng Zhou, Dongcai Middle School ended the quarter with a 9-point lead 46 to 37.

After coming off the field, Lei Zhenyu and others were obviously a little frustrated. Gao Runxiang encouraged: "It's okay, it's okay. I've played very well. There's still one game left, everyone, please work hard!"

After the intermission, Yi Yang and Zhou Ji took the field again.

Deng Zhou was not replaced.

After the players from both sides came on the field, Deng Zhou silently walked behind Yi Yang and whispered: "Yi Yang, I'm sorry last time."

Yi Yang was slightly startled, and when he looked back, he saw that Deng Zhou had walked away without looking back.

What's going on with this apology?

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ps: It’s still very uncomfortable. I slept all day today. This virus is really awesome.