SAYE [Run Freely]

Chapter 19

Jiang Cheng sighed.

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The jump ball was not unexpected at all - Jiang Cheng and Gu Fei were to jump for it.

Lao Xu stretched his hand out, placing the ball between the two of them: "Focus your attention, I'm going to throw the ball now."

"Which referee would even say this..." Gu Fei said.

"Pay attention!" Lao Xu gave him a glare.

Jiang Cheng looked at Wang Xu who stood behind him, wondering how this kid would react.

He had always played defense, never having jumped for the ball in a formal game - in truth, this ball was estimated to be taken by Gu Fei's side of the team.

Lao Xu tossed the ball up.

Jiang Cheng stared at it, calculating where it would land before he jumped.

When he jumped, he honestly felt that he had a good grasp of the timing of his takeoff, but when he reached out to touch the ball, Gu Fei's hand was already on it.

Of course.

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By the time Jiang Cheng landed on his feet and turned around, the ball had already been received by Guo Xu who was swiftly dashing toward the basket.

And Wang Xu was following him, Jiang Cheng indeed felt speechless with just one glance at the whole scenario. He had said to employ a man-to-man defense just before the game started yet once the ball was deployed, not only had Wang Xu followed him, there were also two others following the ball-handler[12] and only a player wearing blue was following beside Gu Fei.

He, on the other hand, was strictly marked by Lu Xiaobin.

Guo Xu was pretty good. His dribble was very stable, though the speed was inadequate. When Jiang Cheng chased after, he had just entered the three-point line, preparing to pass the ball.

He reckoned that their plan was the same as Wang Xu's: obtain the ball and give it to Gu Fei.

Jiang Cheng glanced at Gu Fei's position then suddenly shifted to the side as he feinted[13] at his opponents, Lu Xiaobin and another person, before forcibly charging smoothly past between the two of them.

This advancement was pretty good; when Guo Xu caught sight of him, the ball had already been shot.

Jiang Cheng swiftly reached out and blocked the ball.

"Go back, go back!" Wang Xu reacted quickly and immediately ran back.

Jiang Cheng wound around to bring it back, but Lu Xiaobin blocked him at once.

This guy was too big; as he closed in, Jiang Cheng could sense an earth-shattering presence. He took two steps, watching for an opportunity to pass the ball to Wang Xu from the side.

But Wang Xu, this flipping blockhead, was unexpectedly so engrossed in advancing that he did not see the ball.

"Wang Xu!" Jiang Cheng could only shout.

Finally, Wang Xu hurriedly turned around and chased after, grabbing the ball just before it went out of bound.

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Jiang Cheng took advantage of the moment that Lu Xiaobin twisted his head to look at the ball to break free from him and ran toward the basketball hoop. And with no one currently blocking Wang Xu, if he could bring the ball back, he could find a chance to score.

As a result, Jiang Cheng hadn't taken two steps yet when Gu Fei flew over to block him from the front. At the same moment, Wang Xu passed the ball over, even shouting: "Jiang Cheng!"