Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 71 A sudden turn of events
Chen Fang's strong response also aroused the anger of the Taihu Four.

Originally I just wanted to take it casually and deal with it, but now, face suddenly became very important.

Teenagers are like this. On some baseball courts, they start playing with laughter, but become more and more serious as the game goes on. The more serious they become, the angrier they get, and quarreling and fighting are common.

Yang Zhang received the ball on the wing, faked a shot to dazzle Xue Chong, then took a big step forward and dribbled the ball past Liu Feng and into the net.

Liu Feng, as a center, was so annoyed by the opponent's small forward's play that he lost his temper at all. He held his hands high for a long time without putting them down.

Chen Fang was targeted by Guo Tianzhen before he crossed half court. In order to save energy, he passed the ball to Xue Chong, and then the ball was never returned.

Any one of the foursome has the ability to suppress Dongsheng. Even Kou Feng is completely unable to adapt to this level of close defense.

Chen Fang continued to break free and tried to get the ball, but Guo Tianzhen did not give him any room and forced a 24-second violation.

In Taihu's next attack, Guo Tianzhen and Su Quan cooperated in a pick-and-roll on the outside. After the pick-and-roll, Su Quan went down to the restricted area, got the ball, and easily scored with a jump shot.

The score was tied in an instant.

42: 42.

Sun Lexian called for a timeout.

After coming down, the first thing we emphasized was assisting defense, focusing on passing the ball to the person with the ball and protecting the penalty area and free throw line.

Finally, he looked at Chen Fang who was beginning to gasp for breath and whispered, "What should we do? It's almost five minutes, can't you get off?"

Chen Fang shook his head: "No matter how I get down, I will collapse when I get down."

This is the truth. If Chen stays here, at least he can still get some points. If he goes down, he will be completely finished.

The two teams are not on the same level. Kou Feng is capable, but he plays inside and has no outside skills. His height is restrained in the inside, so most of his efforts are wasted.

Now we can only hold on.

The expressions of the people on the bench were a little confused. Everyone knew that if Chen Fang left the field, it would be tantamount to admitting defeat.

"The four people on the opposite side are all extremely talented. When I received the ball, I couldn't even see the frame. Damn it, how could this happen?" Xue Chong wanted to explain, but the more he spoke, the more aggrieved he felt.

But Xue Chong's words represent everyone's voice. The oppressive feeling of confrontation almost makes people forget how to play basketball.

Compared to the Taihu bench, Dai Ting was very proud and praised the four players greatly, while scolding the U16 players: "Watch carefully, study hard, and use your brain."

He turned around and said, "No. 21 can't keep playing. You have no problem with your stamina. Keep up the pressure on the court."

The pause was over soon. The beeping sound now sounded like a hypnotic spell, but Chen Fang was still the first to stand up. Not for anything else, but because he had already made up his mind and he would keep fighting no matter how difficult it was.

"Don't worry about winning or losing, just play 100% of your level. If your skills are inferior to others, how can your fighting spirit be surpassed?"

Chen Fang's reprimand made Xue Chong and the others feel ashamed, and the dejection in their hearts was suppressed again.

The effect of the pause was broken by a wave of attacks from Taihu.

As soon as Song Xuan received the ball in the interior, he was double-teamed and immediately passed the ball to the outside. Su Quan received the ball in an almost open position and made a three-pointer.

This time, Sun Lexian pulled his hair.

If there is a three-pointer, then the defensive strategy just now is useless.

Chen Fang held the ball and moved continuously over a large area, but he failed to completely get rid of Guo Tianzhen. Su Quan's backup defense in front also forced him to slow down. Seeing that Xue Chong was in an open position, he passed the ball to him with a shake of his hand.

Xue Chong got the ball in an open space, dribbled one step inside, jumped up and headed forward, but was slapped in the face by Su Quan who had rushed back.

Lu Yun in the stands covered his forehead and shouted, "There's no way to fight."

Then he asked Wu Zhen: "What would you do if it were you?"

Wu Zhen pursed his lips a few times but still didn't say anything. This level was too much and there was no way to solve it.

"Now it all depends on how much physical strength Chen Fang has!" Wu Zhen said slowly.

“It’s the only way to win.”

Lu Yun and Wu Zi both looked towards the figure on the court at the same time.

The ball was blocked out of the sideline, so Chen Fang asked Liu Feng to serve the ball from the sideline, and then he winked at Kou Feng, suggesting that he should provide off-ball screen for him.

Even so, Chen Fang still didn't catch the ball. Su Quan's double-team completely cut off Chen Fang's connection with other people.

The ball was forced to be given to Xue Chong who ran out to receive the ball.

Xue Chong took the ball and went to look for Chen Fang, but he didn't see him after looking around.

He was unwilling to give the ball to others, so Xue Chong stood there in a daze holding the ball, and was called for a 5-second violation by the referee.

Such a mistake caused a lot of noise in the stands.

In the half-court double-team, Taihu found a way for the opponent to rise eastward.

“We did the same thing before, but the difference in level was not that big, so they were still able to fight back. But now facing this group of perverts…” Several people who had lost to Dongsheng before sighed in the stands.

With a physique of 194 or 201cm, there is almost no chance of failure when trying to deal with Chen Fang, who is 177cm tall.

Unless you have strong teammates, you will be isolated and helpless.

Everyone was still sighing as Taihu scored again. Yang Zhang backed up Yue Gang, turned around and shot the ball in, easily scoring off the rebound.

The score was immediately widened.

42: 47.

Taihu scored five points in a row.

The foursome had already developed a chemical reaction, and after just a few glances at each other, they proactively changed their strategy.

A full-court press and a serve violation was prevented by Dongsheng.

Then there was a very exciting baseline ball tactic. Song Xuan emptied the restricted area, Su Quan came in, received an alley-oop from Guo Tianzhen, and made a slam dunk.

The basketball hoop was whining, everyone in Dongsheng looked ashen, and the cheering group was silent.

Chen Fang stood outside with his hands on his hips, breathing heavily.

How can five people fight without any help?
Chen Fang didn’t know either.

"It's impossible to win. They are all semi-professionals. I think they have all made the first team. No. 50 and No. 18 will have no problem making it to our Dongguan first team."

"The tactical quality, physical fitness, and basketball skills are all very good." Qu Zhonghua shook his head: "Dongsheng is a very ordinary team even at the campus level. Without No. 21, they are not qualified to compete."

"It was all gone in a flash, this game." Jin Yuan sighed. This was really surprising.

Chen Fang had been playing very well, but he had no help, and his opponents surrounded and targeted him with all their might, so he disappeared.

The managers of the clubs were not disappointed. If No. 21 could really lead this group of people to victory, it would be magical and it would not be an exaggeration to call it a miracle.

No matter what the spectators think, the game goes on and the people on the court have to hold on.

Chen Fang realized that he had to give it a try and abandon all his fantasies.

Go it alone!

it's the only way!

Taihu retreated and did not continue the strategy of pressing throughout the court. After scoring several times, their enthusiasm was almost exhausted. They were just doing the job, so why were they trying so hard?

Chen Fang was able to get the ball safely. He walked slowly to the front court with the ball, crossed the center line, and Guo Tianzhen approached him.

Kou Feng took the initiative to step forward to cover him, but Chen Fang accelerated the breakthrough before he could get into position.

Guo Tianzhen reacted quickly, sliding sideways to follow, but Chen Fang bent, pulled back, and broke through to the left side left by Kou Feng's screen.

This time, he completely got rid of Guo Tianzhen, but Su Quan soon came to fill in. Facing Su Quan, Chen Fang crossed his steps and changed direction, breaking through him before Su Quan could get out of defense.

As soon as he passed the three-point line, Chen Fang took a decisive shot.

The ball bounced out of the frame and Chen Fang had no time to sigh. His physical strength began to fail and he could not guarantee his hit rate.

Continuously getting rid of the opponent, the energy consumed in a short period of time cannot support one's stable attack.

Taihu's offense was also blocked. Yue Gang successfully defended Song Xuan's shot, and Xue Chong grabbed the rebound and threw it to Chen Fang.

The latter did not speed up, but jogged forward. After half court, Guo Tianzhen caught up, but Chen Fang suddenly accelerated and mobilized the latter to speed up as well. Feeling the breath behind him, Chen Fang lowered his dribble, and when the opponent touched his body, he started again. This time, Guo Tianzhen had no spare energy to keep up.

Without any worries, Chen Fang dribbled to the three-point line again and continued to shoot.

He adjusted his breathing, slowed his pace, and when the ball was released, he felt it.

Retreating to defend, the stands rang with long-lost cheers, but Chen Fang had a blank expression on his face.

He needs to start preparing to distribute his physical strength. There are still three minutes left in the third quarter, and he needs to hold on during this time.

After several passes by Taihu, Su Quan finally ran into an open space and scored an easy layup.

The score gap was narrowed to 4 points again.

45: 49.

Then, Lake Tai once again refused to retreat and put out a full-court press.

But this time, Dongsheng reacted and several people took turns to cover for Chen Fang. The latter received the ball at the baseline as he wished. Facing Guo Tianzhen who was approaching, Chen Fang threw the ball to Xue Chong and walked towards the front court himself.

The training without dribbling across half court for many days finally paid off. Xue Chong did not let the ball die, but passed it to Yue Gang who was running in the front.

Yue Gang dribbled the ball boldly and headed towards the basket.

Taihu was quite surprised. Two people tried to double-team him, but Yue Gang turned around and passed the ball to the outside.

Chen Fang appeared on the wing like a ghost and shot as soon as he received the ball.

With a flick of his hand, the three-pointer hit the net.

48: 49.

Dongsheng scored 6 points in a row.

Chen Fang kept clapping, indicating that this was the way to fight. He seemed to have seen an opportunity to crack the problem.

Sun Lexian off the court also sensed something.

"Charge, charge!" he shouted.

Only the people of Dongsheng understood that this was a move to use the long-lost small-ball tactics.

Since we can't defend it, let's fight.

Sun Lexian applied for a substitution and after a dead ball, replaced the exhausted Yue Gang, Xue Chong and Liu Feng.

Wen Hui, Xia Wen and Yang Shan were replaced.

All three of them were in good physical condition and started running around as soon as they came on the court. Chen Fang's passing was very sharp and he could always pass to teammates in open positions with full field of vision.

Whoever gets the ball should run forward immediately, and if blocked, pass it back.

For a moment, the scene suddenly became intense. This behavior, which seemed like running around blindly in the eyes of people in the stands, made Taihu a little exhausted.

Even though Dongsheng's height lowered the level again, making it easier to score, he still couldn't withstand Dongsheng's fierce fighting.

Yang Shan received a long pass from Chen Fang in the corner and shot without any hesitation at an extremely fast pace.

But after all, he hadn't played for a long time, and he used too much force and the ball went over the frame.

Dongsheng did not choose to retreat, but pressed on the spot, which forced Taihu to pass the ball forward immediately. Guo Tianzhen quickly went down and scored easily.

Wen Hui ran back and threw a long pass as soon as her foot crossed the sideline.

In fact, this is a taboo and can be easily intercepted, but Taihu was not mentally prepared and watched Chen Fang receive the ball. The fact that No. 21 received the ball was like an alarm, and the two closest people immediately gave up the Dongsheng players in front of them and pounced on them directly.

Chen Fang just took a glance, dribbled away, ran sideways, and then made a one-handed pass to find Yang Shan in the corner again.

This time, Yang Shan did not let Chen Fang's pass go to waste and made a three-point shot.

52: 52.

The two sides tied again.

Chen Fang gave a thumbs up and cheered. As long as the players could score, it was a good thing.

In the stands, Qu Zhonghua looked at the almost chaotic situation on the court and actually laughed.

"Dongsheng has a lot of tricks up his sleeve," he commented.

"Yeah, I thought it was going to collapse, but suddenly it got up again." Jin Yuan also echoed.

Zhang Shaohong touched his forehead. He was treating Coach Taihu like a pig. Facing such a situation, he didn't do anything at all. Coach Dongsheng was better than this pig.

Amidst all the controversy, in the third quarter, Kuankuan reached zero.

Chen Fang, who was about to die, did not choose to sit on the chair. He just lay on the ground and breathed deeply.

Seeing the water handed to him by his teammates, Chen Fang waved his hand to refuse. He didn't want to drink water now, but to exhale all the heat in his lungs.

If it had been half a minute longer, my lungs might have exploded.

Everyone surrounded Chen Fang, but Sun Lexian shouted, "Everyone move aside, keep the air circulating."

So, everyone in the Global Pavilion saw No. 21 lying on the floor. If it weren’t for his chest heaving violently, they would have thought he had fainted.

"This..." Lu Yun almost laughed, and then found that no one agreed with him. He stood up awkwardly, turned his head to look, and found that Wu Zhen remained watching, not moving, while Wu Zi had stretched out his neck and looked around anxiously.

The shaking of her long legs showed her inner anxiety.

That's strange, something's wrong.

Lu Yun didn't ask directly, but started to focus his attention on Wu Zi.

Feeling that his lungs were no longer so hot, Chen Fang climbed up, sat back in his chair, took a sip of water, and asked, "How do you think we'll play in the fourth quarter?"

Sun Lexian hesitated for a moment, then said, "Run and gun."

"This is the only way." Chen Fang also understood.

His eyes accidentally caught sight of Han Nuo, and something occurred to him. He pointed at Han Nuo and asked, "How is he?"

Sun Lexian was confused for a moment, then he understood.

Since Han Nuo joined the school team, his growth has been obvious to all. However, since he seldom plays in games, he often makes some common sense mistakes.

"He controls the ball, and I will pull the ball and move without the ball." Chen Fang expressed his idea.

Sun Lexian opened his mouth and wanted to object, but after thinking about it more, he felt it was a good idea.

Han Nuo is faster than Xia Wen, he controls the ball steadily and passes the ball quickly. Except for not shooting, he is just a smaller version of Chen Fang.

"Let's give it a try." Chen Fang felt that the time was almost up.

"You mean he replaced you?"

"Yes, and then I played with him."

After pondering for a moment, Sun Lexian agreed.

"Kou Feng." Sun Lexian shouted.

"You go to pick up Han Nuo, Yang Shan, you too."

"Wen Hui, you stay in the middle, Hu Fei, you go to the open space."

"Don't skimp on your energy, run."

Dudu!

The whistle sounded.

I use all kinds of cards, but now I don’t care anymore.

　There is one more chapter today, after writing the competition.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)