Yang Lingling's powerful slam slammed the ball towards Lu Yu, sending it hurtling towards him.
Lu Yu leaped and snatched the basketball. The offensive line quickly spread out.
Weng Pei caught up at top speed, and Lu Yu could even hear the footsteps right next to him.
Jiang's quick defensive retreat forced Lu Yu to be extremely vigilant. She passed the ball to Sun Meng on the flank before Weng Pei could close in.
Sun Meng quickly dribbled past the Jiang team's small forward who came to defend her with two shoulder feints. Just as Sun Meng made a running layup move, the Jiang team's power forward immediately jumped up and blocked the shooting path in the air.
Sun Meng's knees suddenly straightened, and her superhuman hang time gave her enough time to adjust in the air. Sun Meng gathered the ball back and, as the Jiang team's power forward was descending, she slammed the ball back into the net with another powerful dunk.
"A layup!" Liu Du shouted. "Sun Meng showed us a layup for Qingbei team's first basket."
Luo Yan couldn't help but exclaim, "The title of 'genius small forward' is truly well-deserved. In fact, a basketball player's performance and physical condition on the court need to be gradually improved. The fact that she was able to make a layup on the very first shot is terrifying."
Feng Xu frowned and said, "This is a good thing for basketball players, but sometimes it's not. If you can't allocate your energy properly, you'll become passive in the later battles. Another point that is easily overlooked is that our bodies need some time to adapt when they get into a good state. This is what we sometimes refer to as being a slow starter. If you mobilize your body too quickly all at once, there is a risk of injury if you're not careful."
When the topic of injuries came up, Liu Du became somewhat somber and momentarily forgot to respond.
Luo Yan, however, remained calm. "This is something that definitely needs attention. For athletes, maintaining a relatively long career is a skill in itself. I'm sure Coach Wang from the Qingbei team will also remind Sun Meng of this."
The game continues. It's Jiang's team's turn to have the ball.
Jiang's point guard had just dribbled the ball across half-court, preparing to pass it to Weng Pei on the perimeter. However, Sun Meng and Chu Feiyu had Weng Pei tightly guarded, completely blocking her receiving position. Lu Yu was close in front of her, eyeing the basketball she was dribbling. With her possession time running out, she had no choice but to pass the ball to Jiang's small forward.
Lu Yu seemed to move in sync with the basketball, intercepting it with a single step.
Weng Pei's eyelids twitched, and she strode back to defend, a sense of foreboding creeping over her. The Qingbei team, having withstood three matches against Zhou Qing's team, seemed to have unlocked their full potential, their defensive positioning incredibly tricky, leaving Weng Pei completely trapped in their defensive formation.
Lu Yu strode across the court, the sound of basketballs bouncing echoing as he sped off, leaving everyone else in the dust.
Everyone was left behind by Lu Yu. Only Jiang's point guard, who was closest to Lu Yu, barely caught up with him. Lu Yu took a jab step and accelerated to the right, seemingly without slowing down at all. In just a moment, he passed Jiang's point guard.
Lu Yu hadn't stopped running when he dribbled the ball to the inside, paused for a moment, then lifted his foot slightly, sending the basketball flying out with the change in his body's momentum.
"boom--!"
One shot, and it's dead.
"This season, Lu Yu's field goal percentage in the paint is as high as 74%, which is a pretty terrifying number. I really don't know if he's a guard or a small forward," Feng Xu commented, based on the data.
"Lu Yu's offensive prowess is now fully on display. His dribbling and shooting are incredibly clean and decisive," Liu Du praised.
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