On the 21st, at the Reedley Middle School Basketball Hall.
Lower Merion welcomed their third conference tournament opponent: the defending champion, Reedley High School, which had dominated Pennsylvania State for the past six years.
Although Lower Merion had defeated Reedley School in a friendly match, Reedley is still a long-standing boss in Pennsylvania. In addition, Lower Merion is playing away this time, so many Philadelphia media were optimistic that Reedley School would be able to avenge its previous defeat before the game started.
Speaking of which…
This may be the will of 7.
Because of Su Feng's previous life, Ridley Middle School also failed to defend the title this year.
There is a purpose in everything .
But after all, the opponent is the defending champion, so before the game, Su Feng was still very much looking forward to this game.
The first thing you say when you wake up every day is to cheer up your opponent.
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At the Reedley High School basketball gym, after the starting players of both teams stepped onto the court one after another, Kobe, as Philadelphia's most capable and courageous train man, walked to the center circle, ready to jump the ball for Lower Merion.
Today, Lower Merion still sent out Lasman, Stewart, Su Feng, Kobe and Swartz as starters.
The only change on Ridley's side from the friendly match was the replacement of their starting shooting guard.
Ridley's starting five today are: Larson, Tinsley, Williamson, Kenny, and Goodman.
During the warm-up, Su Feng discovered this black guy named Kenny. He was not tall, estimated to be less than 180 cm, but he had a great arm span and could run and jump, but his skills were rough.
On the court, in the jump ball, Kobe failed to defeat Larson who was taller than him. Ridley Middle School took the position and Goodman organized the first attack.
The last time the two teams met, Williamson was completely locked down by Su Feng, so today it was still Su Feng who was guarding Williamson.
Obviously, Reedley High School head coach Fernandez learned the lesson from the last defeat, so today he replaced the team's main attacking point with German point guard Goodman.
On the outside, Goodman and Larson played a pick-and-roll. Larson moved down and attracted Kobe's help defense. Goodman shot straight into Swartz's face, but the basketball bounced out of the rim.
Su Feng turned around and grabbed the rebound, then passed the ball to Kobe.
It was Raul Meilien's turn to attack. Just as Su Feng was running towards the front court, he suddenly found that the black defender named Kenny rushed directly towards him.
On the sidelines, the head coach of Ridley Middle School, Fernandez, immediately showed an expression that said, "What do you think, little brat? Are you frustrated?" It was obvious that this Kenny was the one he specially arranged to deal with Su Feng today.
Because the last time the two teams met, Su Feng's terrifying long-range attack once destroyed Ridley Middle School's perimeter defense.
Kenny is not tall, but his arm span is over 195 cm, and he moves fast, so he is not at a disadvantage against Su Feng.
On the court, looking at Kenny's extremely focused eyes and active defensive attitude, Su Feng almost ran to the sidelines to give Fernandez a big hug.
Dear ones! That’s it!
"Don't get too excited, stay calm!"
Su Feng pretended to be calm, then took the initiative to run to the low post and asked his teammates for the ball.
Kobe, who was holding the ball, observed the heights of Su Feng and Kenny, and decisively passed the ball to Su Feng.
I have to say that this shooting guard named Kenny is indeed an excellent defender.
Although Su Feng had never heard of his name in his previous life, Su Feng thought that it was probably the child's height that restricted his development.
Su Feng's strength was average, so his main attacking method was to quickly turn over and lean back. Just as Su Feng turned over and prepared to lean back for a shot, Kenny pushed him lightly with a small movement.
It is difficult for the referee to determine whether this action is a foul, and it will not cause any harm to Su Feng. It will only greatly reduce his stability in the air when he turns over.
You know, when you roll over and lean back, if your movements are deformed, the result will be completely different.
Clang——!
Su Feng turned his head and turned into iron.
Clang——!
On the court, after Su Feng's fadeaway shot missed, Kobe followed up from the middle, jumped high, and rode on Larson for a tip-in!
Nice!
2 to 0, in Su Feng's opinion, this was the perfect ending.
Not only did he get the miss value, he also successfully assisted Kobe with rebounds, allowing him to get two points and one rebound.
Actually, Kobe was too familiar with Su Feng, so after seeing Su Feng's fadeaway move deformed, Kobe began to prepare to rush for the frontcourt rebound.
Don't doubt Kobe's dominance in Pennsylvania during his high school years, because in Su Feng's previous life, when Kobe was a senior in high school, he averaged 30.8 points per game, as well as 12 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4 steals, and 3.8 blocks.
To put it bluntly, Kobe was a killer both inside and outside when he was in high school.
Kobe's tip-in dunk drew exclamations from the entire classroom. As a strong basketball school, the students of Ridley High School are naturally well-informed, but...
A MetalGarurumon like Kobe is indeed rare.
Coming back, Reedley Middle School attacked, and this time Goodman chased Swartz and made a layup, making the score 2-2.
Swartz's height and weight are not as good as Goodman's, and Swartz has performed the best among the tools recently, so Kobe just patted him on the shoulder and didn't say much.
Seeing that Kobe didn't give him the death glare, Swartz felt much more at ease and began to fulfill his mission as a tool.
In the frontcourt, Su Feng still chose to play low this time. Swartz, who "felt like Penn State Nash", immediately fed the ball to Su Feng.
With the successful defense last time, Kenny increased his strength in defense this time, constantly pushing Su Feng's waist with his elbow.
Kenny's high-intensity defense almost made Su Feng cry.
Well……
Don't get me wrong, Su Feng almost shed tears of excitement and excitement.
This is basketball, right? Can a defense that has no physical confrontation and collapses at the slightest touch be called playing basketball?
In basketball, the only way to win is to fight head-on.
Otherwise, how could Su Feng show his way of steel?
Clang——!
Under Kenny's interference, Su Feng's two shots turned into two irons.
And this time, it's Kobe again...
He just leaped up and lightly touched the rebound, just like Hanamichi Sakuragi in the comics, over Larson's head.
Immediately afterwards, Kobe jumped again, grabbed the rebound, and then used a waltz-like turn in the three-second zone to break through the defense.
Finally, with a gentle flick of the fingertips, it was 4 to 2!
Although the statistics showed that this goal had nothing to do with Su Feng, Kobe still pointed at Su Feng after scoring the goal.
Su Feng knew that Kobe was praising him by name.
Alas, it must be said that the technical statistics of this era are so superficial that no one even records such key data as assists.
(Ah, no, don't be so naive)
"Su, his arms are very long, don't force it." While retreating, Kobe Bryant hurriedly reminded Su Feng, as if he felt that Su Feng had misunderstood his meaning.
Su Feng nodded and thought: It is indeed impossible to get all the wool at once.
Moreover, as a player with outstanding team awareness and never a toxic player, Su Feng is very clear about his responsibilities.
only……
It's weird.
No, it’s the luck value that is maxed out!
Because Su Feng, who has been in great form recently, actually received a kind and sincere blessing from the basket.
Bang!
Su Feng's next four shots failed to hit the target.
You know, in addition to Kenny's interference and assist, there was also a ball that was absolutely open.
As everyone knows, the system does not recognize intentional missed shots, so Su Feng was fully focused when shooting, and there was absolutely no intention at all.
But...
"I just don't believe it! (Come on, basket)" On the court, in the second quarter, Raul Meilien was on the attack, and Su Feng, who received the pass from Kobe, took advantage of the situation and jumped directly under the basket to prepare for a rebound shot.
Clang——!
Su Feng: “…”
Seven missed shots in a row!
Watching the system constantly reminding him of his iron points, Su Feng, with a very "painful" expression, felt that he could no longer suppress the joy in his heart and might laugh out loud at any time.
"No, no, I must control my expression," Su Feng thought painfully.
On the sidelines, although Reedley Middle School was behind in the score, the head coach of Reedley Middle School, Fernandez, was extremely happy because Kenny successfully "defended" Su Feng.
Haha, it was you who beat us to a pulp in the last game, right?
Look, I’ll arrange someone to kill you tonight!
However, what Fernandez didn't know was that in Su Feng's little notebook, he had already been regarded as "one of Su Feng's own".
Good man!
"Su, don't put too much pressure on yourself. Relax and don't be discouraged. We are already quite far ahead. Next, I will pass the ball to you more and help you regain your touch." On the court, Kobe Bryant hurriedly comforted Su Feng while retreating because he was worried that Su Feng's confidence would be affected by the missed first seven shots.
Unlike Su Feng, Kobe's condition tonight can only be described as overflowing. Before the end of the first half, Kobe had already got a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds.
In fact, if Kobe was not in good shape in this game, Su Feng would not be so stubborn.
After all, winning is the top priority for Su Feng.
But……
Looking at Kobe's eyes that encouraged him to continue attacking, Su Feng felt that he could not let Kobe down.
"Don't worry, Kobe, I'm a pitcher and I have the awareness of a pitcher. Even if I miss the first 7 shots, I will keep shooting!" Su Feng patted his chest and assured Kobe.
Kobe nodded and smiled with satisfaction.
On the field, Ridley High School made a mistake on offense and Lower Merion fought back.
Kobe immediately passed the ball to Su Feng, because in Kobe's opinion, since Su Feng was not in good shape in this game, as his good friend, he had the obligation to help Su Feng get back into shape.
but……
Clang——!
Under Kenny's interference, Su Feng, who threw the ball as soon as he caught it, once again felt the love from the basket daddy!
The start is zero and eight!
Su Feng, who made zero hits out of eight attempts, had unknowingly achieved the terrifying "Half-Step Beast King Realm" achievement!
"What a shame! It would be great if I could reach the Beast King Realm in this game."
Although the statistics will be ugly by then, but in this kind of high school competition, it is not a big deal if the statistics are ugly in one or two games occasionally. Su Feng has plenty of time to improve the statistics.
It is worth mentioning that on the court, when retreating, Kobe took the initiative to give Su Feng a thumbs up: "That's it, shoot resolutely, I will continue to pass the ball to you."
Su Feng nodded gratefully, "I won't give up!"
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