May 12, 1996, Sunday. In the Basketball Gym of Tianhe Sports Center. The final of the Guangzhou Junior High School Boys' Basketball League was being held here. This year, Xiaoda Middle School was playing against Dongsha Middle School again. The game had reached the middle of the fourth quarter, with Xiaoda Middle School leading 89 to 80.
Gao Xinglang, captain of the Junior Basketball Team of Guangzhou Xiaoda Middle School, was currently near midfield, dribbling the ball in a half-squatting position. He glanced at the positioning of the players on both sides, pointed his left index finger to his right, then dodged the interception by opponent players. He then switched the ball to his left hand, and pointed his right index and middle fingers to his left.
The Dongsha players had no idea what Gao Xinglang's gestures meant, nor did they know what he was going to do. They just stared at Gao Xinglang and the ball in his hand, just like black panthers eyeing the prey in a tiger's jaws.
At this moment, Gao Xinglang made a fake move, then spun around and passed the ball to Lu Zhenming behind him. After he got the ball, Lu Zhenming dribbled and sprinted towards the right front. As he neared the sideline, he was facing the aggressive Dongsha players. He leapt and passed the ball to Hu Ruidong (pron.: who ray tung), another Xiaoda player, who was on the left sideline.
Hu Ruidong, a Junior One student, was one of the new members selected to the team. After he got the ball, he dribbled and moved forward to the right front. When the Dongsha players were about to surround him, he jumped up and passed the ball to Gao Xinglang, who was still four or five meters away from Dongsha's basket. Gao Xinglang caught the ball and evaded the encircling Dongsha players. However, instead of moving towards the basket, he suddenly took a few steps back, came to the three-point line, and then jumped and shot the ball.
The ball, as if imbued with life, nimbly evaded the blocking of the Dongsha players, and flew towards the basketball stand. When it reached above the basket, it sored through the center of the hoop and bounced back into Gao Xinglang's hands.
92 to 80! The Xiaoda players excitedly high-fived and embraced each other. The Xiaoda students in the audience also cheered loudly for their school team, including Guan Xuchen and Li Peiling, whose smiles were as bright as sunflowers.
The Dongsha players seemed very discouraged, but the Dongsha students in the audience still tried to cheer for their team. The Dongsha players quickly regained their spirits and, led by their captain, played with the ferocity of black panthers. In just two minutes, they scored three goals in a row, bringing the score to 86 to 92.
The Xiaoda players felt a little panicked at this, and even Lu Zhenming began to get a little flustered. In a moment of carelessness, the ball in his hand was snatched away by the Dongsha team.
The captain of the Dongsha team, wearing the No. 4 jersey, dribbled the ball and approached Xiaoda's basket step by step. Just as he was about to jump up and shoot, the ball was slapped away by Gao Xinglang. After Gao Xinglang got the ball, he saw the Dongsha players pouncing on him like cheetahs, so he jumped up and passed the ball to Lu Zhenming again. But Lu Zhenming's hands were shaking at this critical moment, and the ball slipped from his grasp and flew aside, almost falling into the hands of the Dongsha team again. Fortunately, Hu Ruidong rushed to Lu Zhenming's side, caught the ball, and then dribbled it, running towards Dongsha's basket like an agile stag.
Facing the desperate pursuit and interception of the Dongsha players, Hu Ruidong cleverly broke through the siege, smoothly moved to the vicinity of the three-point line, jumped up, raised his hand and threw the ball. The basketball drew a beautiful arc and fell neatly through the center of the hoop. At the same time, the referee blew the final whistle. Xiaoda Middle School defeated Dongsha Middle School 95 to 86, reclaiming the championship of the Guangzhou Junior High School Boys' Basketball League after a year!
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