The five defenders from Mingde Middle School hadn't managed to crush Huali in one fell swoop, and there was another very important reason for that: although Mingde's five players had started playing aggressively, they had been leading by around five points the whole time, so they hadn't gone all out.
If they had been trailing by five points, those five would absolutely have fought with everything they had. In that case, against Huali's defensive lineup, they might well have gradually increased their lead.
But they were leading by around five points, so they weren't willing to go all out.
This was a matter of psychology.
For example, imagine you were holding a gun and pointing it at a weak, unarmed woman.
Then someone told you, "If you don't kill this woman, she'll kill you instead." As an ordinary person, you would probably find it hard to pull the trigger.
Now imagine a different situation: the woman was pointing a gun at you, about to shoot.
If a gun suddenly appeared in your hand, would you still hesitate?
Of course not. You would fire without a second thought.
People's state of mind changed completely depending on their circumstances.
That was why, even though Pan Hongtao had clearly told his players to play aggressively, they hadn't been able to go all out.
At last, the clock reached 4:57 before the end of the game.
Mingde Middle School finally broke its scoring drought. Its Point Guard, Zhang Lei, hit a pull-up jumper from the left wing, extending the lead to six points.
Just then, Wang Liang suddenly darted out, grabbed the ball beneath the basket, and passed it straight to their center, Yang Haitao.
Yang Haitao understood. He immediately stepped back beyond the baseline and inbounded the ball to Wang Liang.
The moment