Chapter 226: Chapter 226 What’s Wrong with Xiao Qiu
"The ball’s in!"
"The ball’s in!"
......
The players from Yingbo University were all incredibly excited. Lin Feng had only been on the court for a short ti, and he had already scored two consecutive baskets. Before Lin Feng’s appearance, such a thing had been simply impossible. It seed that today’s match might just turn the tide! The more they thought about it, the more excited they beca, quickly gathering around Wang Dayong and Lin Feng to cheer.
Post and Telecommunications University’s point guard, Xiao Qiu, stared dumbfounded at his own hands, then again at the player who had stolen the ball, number 7, still unable to comprehend how he had lost the ball. As a point guard with 11 years of experience, the basketball had practically grown attached to his hand. Yet, today, it had been unexpectedly snatched away—impossible! Never had his ball been taken during league matches, and now in such an amateur ga, to be stripped of the ball... it was utterly humiliating! How could he face his buddies on the court after this!
"It’s okay, Xiao Qiu, just play your ga."
"Just be careful next ti, don’t dwell on it."
"Cheer up, Xiao Qiu."
...
As each Post and Telecommunications University player passed by Xiao Qiu, they offered words of encouragent because everyone absolutely trusted his skills. As a perfect point guard, he was the soul of the team. The fact that he had the ball stolen today by the opponent was simply because of carelessness, nothing more. Everyone knew that in the entire Tianhai, no one could steal the ball from Xiao Qiu. This had to be an accident.
At that mont, the third quarter ended, and the score on the court beca 22 to 79, with Yingbo University trailing by 57 points.
"Listen up, everyone. In the next quarter, find your offensive positions. Don’t worry about ; I’ll pass the ball to whoever has the best shot, and if there aren’t any good opportunities, pass it back to ." Lin Feng imdiately shared his tactical thinking with the team upon returning to the sideline. With only one 12-minute quarter left and a 57-point gap to close, it was going to be very difficult, so he didn’t want to waste ti.
"Got it, we understand."
"Understood!"
"Okay."
Hearing Lin Feng speak this way, everyone decided to firmly do as he said. As long as Yingbo University didn’t lose, anything was acceptable. Besides, everyone had witnessed Wang Dayong’s four points, enabled by Lin Feng’s passes. If they followed Lin Feng’s plan, they would surely score just like Wang Dayong.
Ding Wan’er heard Lin Feng arrange the tactics and didn’t disturb him, just watched Lin Feng quietly, her mind still pondering his words about never having played before. Without prior experience, how could he play basketball so well, not just in assisting with passes but also in strategizing? It’s rare for even professional players to coach or devise tactics!
"Co on, Lin Feng." Leng i had felt reassured from Lin Feng’s two shots; Lin Feng knew how to play basketball and played exceptionally well. Now, she could only hope he would lead the faculty team to victory. In front of everyone, she couldn’t say much else but to encourage Lin Feng and express her feelings.
"What’s going on, how did they start scoring?" Miao Qingjun saw the players returning to the sideline and imdiately rushed up to inquire about the situation.
"We might have been too complacent since we were doing so well earlier, but it’s no big deal. They won’t be able to cause any trouble in the last quarter, no matter what."
"We’ll be serious next quarter, they won’t stand a chance."
"Relax! The score will widen again."
...
Seeing Miao Qingjun a bit anxious, the players from Post and Telecommunications University quickly reassured him. It was just an unexpected event. Once the fourth quarter started and everyone played seriously, there wouldn’t be any problems. They were worried over such a small change? There was still a 57-point difference, dreaming of closing a 57-point gap in 12 minutes—preposterous!
"That’s a relief!" Hearing his teammates, Miao Qingjun’s mind eased. Right, with only 12 minutes left, a 57-point difference was insurmountable. What was there to worry about? With that thought, he relaxed and sat back down, thinking about how the student team could triumph even more smoothly after this victory.
"How did that number 7 from Yingbo University steal the ball when he just got on the court?"
"How is number 7 so amazing, stealing the ball as soon as he ca on?"
"Number 7 started scoring as soon as he entered the ga."
...
The audience was puzzled about who this number 7 from Yingbo University was. As soon as he entered the ga, he began to turn around Yingbo’s losing situation. He looked to be in his early twenties, his awareness and skills extraordinary. He was stealing balls and delivering brilliant assists to his teammates, leading to scores! Why hadn’t Yingbo University put him in the ga sooner? Now that he was playing, what use was it when there’s only one quarter left and a 57-point gap? Even if he was impressive, it couldn’t be possible to recover from that...
The fourth quarter began.
Stung by the two baskets made earlier by Lin Feng, although the Post and Telecommunications University team was ahead by more than fifty points, they dared not be complacent. They concentrated, took the ga seriously, and decided to assign two players to deal with number 7 from Yingbo University, who had just co onto the field. Having been outplayed by him twice was unbearable; they couldn’t let it happen again no matter what. Now, with two of their players keeping an eye on him, they’d see how he’d manage!
So, from the onset, the players from Post and Telecommunications University brought their A-ga, determined to snuff out the rising montum of their opponents. All their players crossed the half-court line, and Xiao Qiu was once again facing the player who had just defended him, number 7.
Xiao Qiu was certain his previous mistake was due to carelessness and resolved not to let number 7 steal the ball from him again. With this thought, he beca incredibly focused, dribbling the ball rapidly while keeping his eyes fixed on Lin Feng, looking for an opportunity to break through. Suddenly, he spotted an opening in Lin Feng’s defense and charged forward, confident that Lin Feng couldn’t reach his ball at this angle!
"Slap!"
Lin Feng knocked the ball away once more.
"Whoosh!"
The basketball flew like a missile, tossed by Lin Feng into the opponents’ half-court.
What’s wrong with Xiao Qiu?
Why is he losing the ball continuously today?
Is this still Xiao Qiu?
Lin Feng’s initial steal had thrown the players from Post and Telecommunications University off balance, each turning their eyes towards Xiao Qiu, wondering if this was indeed their star point guard. The Xiao Qiu they knew had never been like this; it was rare for him to have his passes intercepted even once during a whole ga. But today, he had been stripped by number 7 not once, but twice. What was going on?
"Bang!" By the ti everyone had recovered, Wang Dayong already had the ball, and in an undefended mont, executed a super slam dunk!
"Nice shot!"
"Beautiful!"
"That was amazing!"
"Satisfying!"
...
This slam dunk excited the entire audience. Nobody expected Yingbo University, which had been suppressed during the first three quarters, to explode in the fourth and deliver such a beautiful play. Although number 10’s dunk was stunning, the assist was even more incredible. How did he steal the ball? It seed as though he passed by the player and the ball just ended up in his hands. What exactly happened? His hands must be incredibly fast to steal the ball without any reaction from the opponent!
"This..."
How did he steal my ball...
If Xiao Qiu had been careless the first ti, by the second steal he was certain that number 7 was a master, an extrely skilled player. He had never encountered anyone in league gas who could steal the ball from him twice, and here it happened today, especially when he was taking the ga extrely seriously. There were scarcely a few people in the entire country who could steal the ball from him in such a state of full effort, yet a university teacher managed to do so, which seed impossible!
What puzzled him even more was that he couldn’t figure out how his ball had been stolen, not the first ti and not the second. It was eerie, his hands were just too fast. Normally when soone steals the ball, you can see their hand move, but with number 7 it was different, as if the ball just ran into his hands on its own. Could he be performing so kind of magic? Otherwise, how could his hands be so fast!
How are we going to play the rest of the ga in this situation, the ball disappearing just like that, how can we continue playing...
"Toot..." The referee’s whistle blew, calling the first full tiout for Post and Telecommunications University.
"Xiao Qiu, what’s going on, how did you lose the ball again?"
"Yeah, when have you ever been like this?"
"Xiao Qiu, what happened?"
...
As soon as they returned to the bench area, Xiao Qiu was surrounded by his team, impenetrable as everyone wanted to understand why he had allowed number 7 to steal the ball from him twice. They imdiately pressed Xiao Qiu for an explanation, because according to his character, he would never make the sa mistake twice, so today’s events were completely out of character!
"Right, how did you let that number 7 steal the ball and then allow them to perform a dunk, boosting their morale?"
Miao Qingjun also joined the group, eager to understand how the ball could mysteriously be lost whenever it reached that number 7, leading to a dunk that gave the opponents a surge in montum. What was happening?
He was puzzled. Everything was fine before number 7 appeared, but after that, all his plans had been disrupted. Although they hadn’t turned their defeat into victory yet, if the current trend continued, it wouldn’t be good. If they ended up being overtaken by the opponents, wouldn’t he be shooting himself in the foot?...
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