On Huali's side, Zhao Zilong knew exactly what was going on. So as soon as the dunk went in, he grabbed the ball and quickly inbounded it from the baseline.
But perhaps Zhang Fei was too stunned to be ready when the pass came. He fumbled it, and the ball slipped right out of bounds.
Yude Middle School got the ball back.
Once again, the ball went to Shan He.
Following Wang Yi's instructions, Huang Rixin once again hounded him with relentless defense.
But his man-to-man defense posed little threat to Shan He.
With a simple behind-the-back dribble followed by a pullback spin, Shan He got past Huang Rixin.
He already had a chance to shoot from mid-range, but seeing that the Huali players weren't very tall, he boldly bent low, accelerated, and drove straight into the paint.
Once inside the key, he gathered the ball in midair and extended into a layup, slipping past Guan Guan and Zhang Fei as they crossed paths to defend him.
He stretched into a huge, acrobatic layup, then gently finished with a hook shot.
The basketball seemed like a well-trained pet as it lightly hopped into the hoop.
For a high school game, it was a beautiful shot.
The crowd let out another collective gasp.
Huali's coaches nodded appreciatively.
"He's a real prospect!"
"Find a chance to bring him to Huali. Leaving him at another school would be a complete waste of talent!"
The three Yude school administrators also nodded with smiles.
Then they turned to Wang Yi and saw him giving a slight nod as well. Their hearts leaped with joy.
If even Wang Yi was nodding, that showed just how good Shan He was.
Huali continued the attack.
They stuck to Wang Yi's game plan and played fast. Even with the