Coach Lan's original plan was to have Shan He attack two or three times, while the other players also took a few shots, so Shan He could conserve some energy.
But when they inbounded the ball, the Huali players guarded everyone else tightly while giving Shan He a little more space, as if they were deliberately letting him receive the pass.
After Shan He got the ball, they didn't double-team him like players from other schools had. Instead, they assigned just one player to guard him, while continuing to cover the other players tightly.
In the end, Shan He drove inside the three-point line and made a midrange jumper.
The average spectator only saw Shan He score eight points in less than two minutes to start the game.
What they couldn't see was that Shan He had already used more energy than anyone else on the court.
As soon as Shan He made that shot, Huali immediately launched a fast break.
Although Coach Lan Jingshan had prepared thoroughly before the game to stop Huali from running the fast break, and had done a good job of cutting off their first pass, Huali had already prepared for that, too.
Their Guan Guan quickly ran back to receive the inbound pass.
After getting the ball, he quickly brought it up the court and immediately launched another fast break.
Yude Middle School's point guard, Yue Longgang, was slow. He had only just crossed half court when Huali had already passed the ball beneath the basket.
In the end, although Huali couldn't score, the play drew a foul from their guard, Liu Yaofeng.
Little Brother Ma stepped to the free-throw line and made one of his two shots.
When Yude Middle School came back on offense, their head coach, Lan Jingshan, immediately shouted to