Courtyard Houses: From Bronze Compasses to Global Reach

Before he finished speaking, Chamberlain shifted his weight to the side and, like a heavy tank, crushed Lin Yan's right side! It was an absolute crushing force of strength, height, and speed!

Lin Yan was instantly knocked aside and stumbled. Chamberlain, meanwhile, stepped into the paint and easily placed the ball into the basket.

1:0

"See that, kid?" Chamberlain picked up the ball, his tone lecturing. "That's the difference between a professional and an amateur."

Lin Yan touched his shoulder, which was slightly numb from the impact, but his eyes only grew brighter. He assumed a defensive stance again, lowering his center of gravity even further.

"Continue, Mr. Wilt. Four balls to go."

Chamberlain frowned, deciding to end the farce in a more direct way. He dribbled towards the basket, intending to crush his opponent's confidence with a thunderous dunk.

However, just as he jumped, that small, thin figure appeared beside him like a ghost! Lin Yan precisely seized the brief opening before Chamberlain was about to dunk the ball with both hands, and his right hand shot out with lightning speed!

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound of the ball bouncing!

The ball was cleanly and decisively sliced ​​off!

The basketball rolled to one side.

The entire room fell silent.

Everyone's mouths dropped open. Wilt Chamberlain, stolen from the ball by a high school student?

Chamberlain froze, landing in his dunking pose, staring in disbelief at his empty hands.

That last move... such a fast reaction speed! Such accurate judgment!

An anger, a mixture of offense and genuine fighting spirit, rose within him. He abandoned his contempt, his eyes sharpening.

"Good luck, kid." He walked back to his defensive position, "but there won't be a next time."

Lin Yan stood at the top of the arc, holding the ball with both hands, his gaze sweeping over Chamberlain's massive body looming over the penalty area.

"Yeah?"

Before he could finish speaking, his body suddenly started moving!

It doesn't rely on absolute speed, but rather on extreme rhythm changes and smooth ball control!

A quick crossover followed by a behind-the-back dribble, then a wide-ranging hesitation step, all happening in the instant Chamberlain shifts his weight—

Lin Yan keenly spotted the gap in the middle left by his opponent's massive size and darted past him like a fish! The explosive power of this step far exceeded Chamberlain's expectations!

Lin Yan cut inside the free-throw line and pulled up for a jump shot without hesitation! The whole movement was fluid and his hand position was incredibly stable.

Chamberlain's reaction was astonishingly fast; his massive figure pounced forward, his long arms covering the sky like a blackout.

But the basketball had already been released, carrying precise backspin, drawing an extremely high arc in the air, just clearing Chamberlain's fingertips.

"Whoosh!"

A crisp sound of a ball piercing the net echoed loudly in the quiet stadium.

Jump shot, and it's in!

1:1

"...!"

This time, there was no laughter, no mockery.

The Warriors players dropped their playful expressions and looked at each other blankly.

That smooth breakthrough, that decisive stop, that accurate shooting... this is something an ordinary high school student could never do!

Tom and Mike were so excited they almost jumped up, clenching their fists tightly.

Coach Holt stared, forgetting to breathe.

Chamberlain slowly turned around, looking at the basketball lying on the ground, then at the young Asian man who had retreated to his defensive position and was breathing steadily. His gaze had completely changed. It was no longer the look of someone looking at a joke or a client, but... the look of someone looking at an opponent.

He grinned, revealing a smile that was a mixture of surprise, excitement, and extreme seriousness.

"Good lad...that's interesting!"

He bent down to pick up the ball, his huge hands gripping it firmly, and all the muscles in his body seemed to tense up.

"Now, the game has truly begun."

The air in the arena seemed to ignite at that moment. Possession returned to Chamberlain. His eyes were completely different now, displaying a hunter's focus that only appears in official matches. He no longer saw Lin Yan as a junior who needed "guidance," but as an "opponent" who needed to be taken seriously.

This time, Chamberlain opted for a post-up move. His massive frame loomed over Lin Yan like a wall, attempting to use his overwhelming power to gradually penetrate to the deepest part of the paint. Normally, given Lin Yan's size, he should have been easily bulldozed by him.

However, when he exerted force with his back, he did not feel the expected softness and yielding, but rather an amazing, rock-solid stability!

"Huh?" Chamberlain's heart skipped a beat. This feeling...is not right! He increased his strength again, using enough force to make most professional big men stagger backward as he pushed past.

But Lin Yan simply lowered his head slightly, his feet rooted to the floor, completely still! It was as if the person approaching him wasn't the 130-kilogram "Big Dipper," but just an ordinary strong man.

"What the hell!" Chamberlain exclaimed inwardly. This kid's lower body strength was simply unbelievable! His absolute strength, which he was so proud of, had failed him for the first time in front of an opponent who was much smaller than him.

Unable to gain an advantage through strength, Chamberlain immediately changed his strategy. Relying on his rich experience, he used his broad back to sense Lin Yan's defensive center of gravity, and with a quick right turn and feigned hook shot, he immediately switched to a turnaround jump shot to the left the instant Lin Yan's center of gravity shifted slightly!

This set of movements is incredibly fluid and is his signature move.

The basketball went in precisely into the net once again.

2: 1

Chamberlain breathed a sigh of relief, but his gaze towards Lin Yan became even more serious. This kid's strength is monstrous!

It was Lin Yan's turn to attack. He knew that even if he could use his strength to push past Chamberlain in the paint, it would be difficult to be effective against Chamberlain's long arms. He decided to play to his strengths—speed and jumping ability.

He dribbled rapidly and continuously across the top of the arc, his rhythm unpredictable. Chamberlain had to lower his center of gravity and spread his long arms to keep up. Suddenly, Lin Yan made an extremely quick crossover, forcefully breaking through from the right! His first step was so fast it left a blur, instantly gaining half a body length advantage.

Chamberlain reacted swiftly, immediately sliding to the side to block. But Lin Yan's speed far exceeded his expectations, and the two rushed into the paint almost shoulder to shoulder. Just when Chamberlain thought Lin Yan could only opt for a difficult layup, Lin Yan took off from just inside the free-throw line, not for a layup, but flying straight towards the basket—he was going to dunk!

"Arrogance!" Chamberlain roared. As the absolute ruler under the basket, he would not tolerate such provocation. He also jumped with all his might, his massive body and towering arms completely blocking Lin Yan's shooting space. He was absolutely confident that he could swat the ball away.

However, in mid-air, he was horrified to discover that this Eastern boy jumped even higher than he had imagined! Moreover, his core strength was ridiculously strong, with a noticeable pause and confrontation in the air!

Lin Yan paused slightly in mid-air, and relying on his powerful core strength, he managed to find a tiny gap while still in physical contact with Chamberlain, and barely managed to slip the ball through Chamberlain's fingertips with one hand!

"Bang!" The ball hit the inside of the rim and bounced in.

2:2

Goal! The entire stadium fell silent. Tom and Mike were already hugging each other in excitement. Coach Holt's mouth was agape, wide enough to fit an egg.

After landing, Chamberlain stared intently at Lin Yan, his chest heaving slightly. He was stunned. Not because the ball had gone in, but because of that mid-air collision… this guy's speed and core strength were simply superhuman! He felt like he had collided not with a person, but with a spring of steel!

"Who...who are you?" Chamberlain couldn't help but ask.

Lin Yan landed smoothly, his breathing even, and just smiled: "A high school student who wants to play a serious game of basketball with you."