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Chapter 53
This game looks like an internal teaching game, but the big screen on the wall still dutifully shows the team names, player names and the attack time of each round. It really looks like that. thing.

Originally, Pera wanted to call the team led by Gong Xiaoyang the Chinese team, but he declined.As a staff member of the Chinese system, Gong Xiaoyang is very sensitive to the name of the national team. Although this exchange activity in the United States is approved by the Basketball Association, it cannot be regarded as a national team of a certain age group. , it is very inappropriate to call it the Chinese team.

The two racked their brains for a long time, and finally decided on the name of the team, and it was proposed by Pera, who thought it would be more appropriate to call them Challengers.In fact, being called a challenger puts Xu Hao and others on the weak side, but Gong Xiaoyang is very open. He thinks there is no shame in admitting that his players are not as good as his opponents.

So when Xu Hao and his teammates walked into the stadium, what they saw was "Artesia VS Challenger."Fortunately, everyone was still in their teens and didn't think too much about the name. Instead, they thought it sounded pretty cool.

After players from both sides lined up near the center line and said hello to each other, the game officially began.Except for the first ten players, everyone else sat on the benches on both sides, waiting for the coach's call.However, the mentality of the two sides is still different. The Artesia High School players are laughing and joking, and the challenger is clenched with both fists, obviously a little nervous.

Sun Lianlian, who is in charge of the jump ball, ranks second in the team in height. To Xu Hao, he is already a giant. However, he is still half a head shorter than the big center on the opposite side, not to mention jumping. Artesia High School won the first place. A wave of offensive possession.

Point guard Smith, wearing the No. 3 jersey, dribbled the ball for half court and gave it directly to Harden, while he was on the side preparing to respond.Xu Hao smiled helplessly. It seems that Harden really didn't lie to himself. He is indeed the number one star of Artesia High School.But at this time, identity and status are useless. On the basketball court, you can only speak with your skills. As the starting shooting guard of the Challenger team, Xu Hao stopped in front of Harden at the first time, slightly lowered his center of gravity, and tried his best to prevent him from breaking through. Attack the rim.

Harden smiled slightly, and didn't take Xu Hao's defense seriously. He didn't even plan to rely on changes in rhythm to get rid of the defense. After continuous dribbles under the crotch, he found a gap, and then ran over like a tank.

At this time, Xu Hao finally realized the benefits of Harden's physical body. He didn't want to let the opponent break through the defense line easily, but he was bounced off just as he was about to paste it, and his feet staggered. He could only watch Ha Climb away from the dust.Ma Guanming and Sun Lianlian on the inside didn't expect that the defense on the outside would be torn apart so quickly, and they were caught off guard by Harden. Just as they were about to step forward to defend, Harden had already thrown the ball, "Shua!" slammed into the basket.

He didn't celebrate with his teammates either, but just ran slowly towards his half. When passing by Xu Hao, Harden grinned and made a 1 gesture, indicating that he is now leading 1-0. Xu Hao said silently Rolled his eyes.

Looking back, it was the Challengers' turn to attack. Xu Hao did not have as high a status as Harden. Shen Yanqiu was responsible for directing his teammates' movements at the top of the arc.Xu Hao is like a slippery loach, relying on the cover of his teammates to scurry around in Artesia High School's defensive system, looking for every available gap, while Harden is behind him like a piece of candy. Follow closely.

Xu Hao naturally saw this tail, he took a deep breath, and suddenly exerted force with his feet, and he spared the two screens of Sun Lianlian and Xue Xiaofeng in succession, and appeared in the bottom corner. At this time, Shen Yanqiu also passed the ball just right. come over.

Seeing Xu Hao catch the ball, Harden was extremely anxious, and he had to speed up his pace, and at the same time let the teammates closest to Xu Hao step forward to defend.However, at this time Xu Hao had already pulled up on the spot and threw the ball before the defensive players arrived. Although the NBA's three-point line is relatively far away, it is not a big problem for Xu Hao. practiced.

In the eyes of everyone, the basketball plunged into the basket.Xu Hao proudly shook his finger at Harden and shouted: "James, this is my response to your shot just now. Now we are tied 1-1."

Harden made a grimace and signaled his teammates to quickly serve the baseline ball, and he wanted to get back to the court immediately.Next, Artesia High School's offense almost became his one-man show. Pera watched with a smile on the sidelines, and did not intend to give further instructions to the players on the field.Anyway, Harden has long proved that he can provoke the team's offense, and it doesn't matter if he occupies most of the ball.

Xu Hao is not like Harden who asks his teammates for the ball when he has nothing to do, and maybe even if he asks for the ball, Shen Yanqiu needs to weigh it carefully. After all, Xu Hao mainly exists as an outside shooter, and his singles ability with the ball has not yet been obtained. Approval from teammates.

Even so, Xu Hao also got a lot of opportunities outside the three-point line. The reason is very simple. Because of the physical and technical gap, it is difficult for the two main ball-handlers, Shen Yanqiu and Xue Xiaofeng, to break through the opponent's blockade. Going to the inside, the two black insiders of Artesia High School are not easy to mess with. Most of the time, they can only choose to distribute the ball.

After a long period of training, Xu Hao's speed and endurance have been greatly improved. Although Harden is also very good at running, his fat body has become a burden over time, and he gradually began to be unable to keep up with Xu Hao. Hao's footsteps stopped, and he could only watch him take shots in the open space again and again.Even with a defender in place, he can force a shot against the defense.

In order to give others more time, Xu Hao was replaced by Gong Xiaoyang when he played for about 7 minutes. On the bench.What's interesting is that when Harden left the field, he deliberately ran to the Challenger team and gave Xu Hao a high-five, showing his snow-white teeth.

In a similar period of time, Harden scored 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Xu Hao also scored 12 points and 4 assists. It can be said that the performance of the two was evenly matched.For both of them, it is undoubtedly a blessing to play against an equally outstanding player. The more they compete on the court, the deeper their friendship will become off the court.

(End of this chapter)