Insufficient balance

  Bian Guohui glanced at Zhang Jialin, who had volunteered himself. This player was also one of the top two in terms of skills in this team now. In a one-on-one match, except for that student who was still injured, no one could surpass him. Zhang Jialin was 1.84 meters tall, similar to the physique of this dark-skinned first-year high school student, so it was more suitable for him to practice with this new student. So Bian Guohui nodded in agreement.

  Having obtained the coach's consent, Zhang Jialin immediately walked onto the court. As he was walking onto the court, Zhang Jialin couldn't help but sneak a peek at the beautiful girl sitting in the stands, thinking to himself that he had finally found an opportunity to show off in front of her and that he absolutely had to teach this arrogant freshman a lesson, letting him know what real basketball is.

  Zhang Jialin walked to the free throw line of the basketball court, turned his back to the basket and made a "come on" gesture to that dark-skinned high school student.

  That dark-skinned first-year high school student passed the ball to Zhang Jialin while saying, "Let's play three shots. Whoever gets in three balls first wins."

  Zhang Jialin pushed the ball back to him, indicating the start of a one-on-one match. "Come on." Zhang Jialin slightly bent down, he was very experienced in playing basketball and saw that this high school boy's physique belonged to the type that could both break through and shoot, so Zhang Jialin lowered his center of gravity to prevent his breakthrough.

  That dark-skinned first-year high school student was indeed as Zhang Jialin had expected, he brought the ball slowly into the three-point zone. The dark-skinned first-year high school student dribbled the basketball back and forth between his left and right hands, the rhythm getting faster and faster, his body occasionally pretending to break through.

  Zhang Jialin stared intently at the movements of the dark-skinned first-year high school student's hands. At this time, Zhang Jialin did not dare to be careless, because from the ball-handling movements of this first-year student, it could be seen that his basketball skills were already very proficient.

  That dark-skinned first-year high school student suddenly accelerated to his right, and Zhang Jialin immediately took a small step to the left with her weight shifted to her left (the direction of the offense player's right and the defense player's left is the same, just explaining here, haha, but people who like ball sports should be clear).

  Zhang Jialin's defense to the left still revealed a gap, and the dark-skinned high school student immediately seized this gap, decisively breaking through from Zhang Jialin's left side to the basket. Although Zhang Jialin was preempted by this dark-skinned high school student, he quickly stuck close to him at half court position, still in a relatively advantageous defensive position.

  That dark-skinned boy broke through very resolutely, completely disregarding Zhang Jialin, who was tightly attached to his side and half a head taller than him. He started grabbing the basketball with both hands outside the three-second zone, took one big step first, followed by two small steps, and then came up with a two-and-a-half-step layup.

  Zhang Jialin closely followed behind him, waiting for him to go up for the basket. Zhang Jialin also quickly jumped up with that dark-skinned high school student. His excellent jumping ability and tall stature made Zhang Jialin's raised hand much higher than the dark-skinned boy's hand holding the ball after he jumped up.

  Just as the dark-skinned high school freshman was about to be slapped by Zhang Jialin, who had jumped up behind him, an unexpected scene unfolded...

  Zhang Jialin's hand, which was raised to block the basketball held by the dark-skinned high school student, failed to touch the ball. The ball flew high over Zhang Jialin's fingertips... The ball lightly touched the backboard and then stably fell into the hoop...

  The players watching the game next to him let out a soft laugh, secretly admiring the dark-skinned kid's luck. A ball like that could actually dodge Zhang Jialin's block and still go in? This dark-skinned high school kid was really lucky.

  Zhang Jialin slowly walked to the basket, picked up the ball and walked out of the three-point line. He knew that the previous goal was not made by luck because when he jumped up, he found that the dark-skinned high school kid had a longer hang time in the air than himself, so he could dodge him and steadily shoot the ball into the basket. Zhang Jialin decided to get back at him.

  "That dark-haired boy's hovering skills are really good." Lin Xiaoyu said calmly from the viewing platform.

  "Stuck in the air? I think that little black kid didn't jump higher than that tall kid, did he? That goal of his should be just luck?" Yan Nang looked at Lin Xiaoyu.

  "That shot wasn't just luck. The little black kid stayed in the air longer than the tall one, and he waited until the tall one fell before shooting the ball out. I saw his hand shape was very beautiful, and there was no feeling of panic, so that shot is probably one of his usual scoring methods." Lin Xiaoyu had a more delicate observation of the details on the court than ordinary people.

  "Oh, I see. Then who do you think would win in a one-on-one match between the two of them?" Yan Nan asked curiously.

  "I don't know either, that tall guy's skills aren't bad either. Let's take a closer look." Lin Xiaoyu didn't give Yan Nan an answer.

  When Lin Xiaoyu and Yan Nan were talking, a one-on-one match between two people had already started on the court.

  Zhang Jialin steadily controlled the ball, and the dark-skinned high school student tried to steal it several times but failed, almost giving Zhang Jialin a chance to attack. So the dark-skinned high school student stopped trying to steal the ball and stuck closely to Zhang Jialin instead.

  Zhang Jialin leaned against his opponent, dribbling with one hand. Zhang Jialin didn't use his height advantage to attack the basket and play one-on-one with the high school student who was half a head shorter than him, but instead slowly dribbled the ball within the 45-degree angle of the three-point line on the left side.

  Zhang Jialin shook the high school student back and forth twice, while the high school student was still judging which direction Zhang Jialin would break through. Then, Zhang Jialin made a small withdrawal step to the right and jumped up for a shot. The basketball drew a beautiful arc and went into the hoop with an empty net. A crisp swishing sound was immediately drowned out by the cheers of the surrounding onlookers.

  Zhang Jialin clenched his fist and swung it with force, he also couldn't help but sneak a peek at the pretty girl sitting in the stands who made his heart skip a beat. He thought this beautiful goal of his should be able to win her favor, but he was disappointed, that girl was looking sideways at the guy sitting next to her who looked somewhat handsome.

  "That backward throw was really beautiful, done in one breath. I've practiced for a long time and still can't do it." Lin Xiaoyu praised Zhang Jialin's goal.

  "You will definitely be able to throw better than that person in the future." Yan Nan always had confidence in Lin Xiaoyu. Yan Nan felt that this ball would look even better if Lin Xiaoyu were to complete it, more elegant and smooth.

  "Haha, this ball is really hard to practice. When no one is defending, I can still guarantee a hit rate, but if someone is defending me, the chances of scoring are slim." Lin Xiaoyu turned her head and looked at her good friend Yan Nang with gratitude.

  That dark-skinned boy continued to attack with a breakthrough move.

  This time he broke to the left, and in front of Zhang Jialin who was tightly defending, he came up with a left-handed dunk, and the ball scored again by rubbing the board. Zhang Jialin did not expect that this dark-skinned high school student could score with both hands, and he was caught off guard again, putting the ball into his own face.

  Zhang Jialin immediately used a breakthrough to counterattack his opponent.

  Zhang Jialin's long arms and legs, his two-and-a-half steps to the basket, under the fast and dark-skinned high school student's defense, still pulled out half a body of space, Zhang Jialin easily put the ball into the basket.

  The last ball was played cautiously by both sides. The dark-skinned high school student's emergency stop jump shot missed under Zhang Jialin's interference, and Zhang Jialin's backflip jump shot also went out of bounds.

  Both of them were striving to score the last goal for themselves. Two more rounds, neither side's offense was able to turn into a goal. The dark-skinned boy and Zhang Jialin both had sweat on their faces, and their breathing was a bit urgent.

  It's Zhang Jialin's chance to attack now.

  Zhang Jialin dribbled the ball again, trying to break through, but the ball in his hand was quickly poked out of his control by a dark-skinned high school student. Fortunately, Zhang Jialin reacted quickly and grabbed the ball back before the high school student could get it.

  Zhang Jialin no longer dared to be careless, steadily controlling the ball in his hand. Once again, he leaned back against the dark-skinned high school student behind him.

  Zhang Jialin made another fake move and then used the same move as before, a back-step jump shot.

  However, after Zhang Jialin took a step back to his right, he didn't throw the basketball in his hand. The dark-skinned boy had already been deceived by Zhang Jialin's fake shooting action and jumped up.

  Zhang Jialin made a slight adjustment, and at the moment when the dark-skinned high school student who couldn't stop in time landed, he gently poked the ball out...

  I don't know if my description of the game is satisfactory, please let me know if you have any opinions. Sorry for the recent slow updates, I'm forced to apologize here.