Basketball is Faith

Chapter 1: Windward Youth

   The sixth day of the new year, Crane City.

   Blossoms of silvery white fall from the dazzling sky, decorating the illuminated and colorful city everywhere into a fairy tale world of ice and snow.

  On the white and empty Longbei Street, two young people who got up early were learning the penguin walk, sliding forward slowly, leaving a series of exaggerated footprints, neatly arranged in a staggered order.

   Suddenly, a Hafei Lobo car quickly passed by, and the cold wind that it brought up blew their faces, causing the originally happy smile to instantly turn into annoyance.

   "Crappy stuff, what do you do so fast!" Liu Xiaodong rubbed his cold red ears and shouted in the direction where the car was gone.

   "Let's go, the stadium will be occupied by Dashaqiang again later." Zhao Dazhuang said depressed looking at the destroyed snowfield.

   After half an hour, the two trot to a public court in Lonza Park. There is an open-air basketball court here, which has been occupied by a group of young people. They are cleaning the snow on the concrete floor with spades and brooms in their hands.

   "Hey, isn't this the future star of Crane City University? Why come to our kind of venue to play!" Li Qiang said sarcastically. He and Liu Xiaodong were originally competitors of the same high school team. After applying for Hecheng University, they did not reach the admission threshold, and they did not become the special admissions of Hecheng University for sports.

   He can only go to a chemical university in the same city that does not pay much attention to sports, which casts a shadow over his dream of professional basketball.

   "Are you bullying me? This is the stadium of Crane City people, not your own private site!" Liu Xiaodong countered. He was the captain of the school team in the third year of high school, and this Dashaqiang was just a substitute handing a towel.

   "Hmph, I didn't say that this is my site. If you want to play, wait until we finish playing!"

   "That is, we have all cleaned up the snow, and you two are here. What qualifications do you have to call here!"

   "Go away, don't stand here to get in the way!" The young people shouted. Many of them are nearby students who have not been specially recruited by Crane City University. While they envy Liu Xiaodong, they also have a hint of jealousy.

   "What are you talking about, I think you owe it to clean up!" Zhao Dazhuang took his hand out of his down jacket pocket, and was about to step forward to teach these arrogant guys.

   "Forget it, be strong! Don't fight with them. After all, they cleaned up the venue. Let's take the car to the Chengbei Park Stadium, where there are fewer people." Liu Xiaodong said in pain. He only had 5 dollars left in his pocket, and the two would spend 4 dollars driving back and forth.

   "Bah, the future star, I think it's a coward!"

   "I really don't understand, what Hecheng University likes him!"

   Hearing the ridicule of several young people, Liu Xiaodong's body was tense, and his right hand was tightly clenched in his pocket. He doesn't want to fight, and the national college league is about to begin. He doesn't want to be suspended for off-court events, but it doesn't mean he is bullied!

"Okay, don't make any noise!" Although Li Qiang was nicknamed Dashaqiang, he was not stupid at all. As a member of the University of Chemical Technology, he knew very well that the qualifiers that started on March 5th were also his performance. Opportunity.

   "Liu Xiaodong, dare not to come to a 1-on-1 bullfight with me. If anyone loses, they will invite everyone in the court to eat sausages, how about? Dare you?" Li Qiang said aggressively. He wanted to defeat Liu Xiaodong very much, even if there was only a glimmer of hope, he did not want to give up.

   "Do you have any money in your pocket?" Liu Xiaodong despised him. He knew too much about the mouthpiece in front of him. He was a guy with a cleaner pocket than his face.

   "Uh..." Li Qiang was embarrassed, his mouth was quick for a while, without considering the actual situation.

   "Let’s follow the school’s regulations, and those who lose will run 20 laps around the court." Liu Xiaodong said about the high school training standards, not the training standards of Hecheng University.

   "Okay!" After Li Qiang readily agreed, he threw the basketball in his hand at Liu Xiaodong unfriendly.

   After receiving the ball, Liu Xiaodong smiled fascinatingly and said: "I am a guest later, then I will be welcome!"

   Li Qiang kneaded his frozen hands, preparing to step forward to make a defensive action. Standing outside the three-point line, Liu Xiaodong stepped on the ground with both feet without warning, his arms stretched forward and upward and his wrists turned outward at the same time, his thumb pressed the ball with a little force and threw the ball through his fingers.

After    shot the ball, he raised his heel, his body stretched in the direction of the shot, his index finger aimed at the blue dot, and his palm was down.

   Liu Xiaodong’s shooting moves are very standard. Seeing his relaxed state, he wants to be an excellent shooter.

   After the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air, it slammed firmly on the edge of the backboard, and bounced back with a loud sound.

   Liu Xiaodong quickly intercepted the ball. He said without a flushed face, "Your basketball is full of air, let's officially start!"

   A group of young people on the sidelines looked at each other, and they secretly cursed that this crippled stuffy thing was really shameless! If you failed in a sneak attack, you can still pretend to be so calm, how thick is this face!

   Just as everyone despised Liu Xiaodong, a former student of Liu Xiaodong's third year in high school couldn't help but show his doubts.

   Liu Xiaodong, as he remembers, was very accurate, but the action was a 38-shot shot used by girls, not the standard action of men's basketball.

   "Is it because I am blinded, is this still the women's basketball shooter Liu Xiaodong?"

   "You have no dizziness, he corrected his shooting posture in the first half of entering college!" A tall young man walked over with his hands in his pockets.

   "Willow!"

   Everyone was a little surprised. Why did this guy come? He is the captain of the Crane City University basketball team, the third-year star center of 2.11 meters, and the person who is most likely to be selected by the CBA team to play in Crane City.

   Willow walked to the sidelines and was not talking, but looked at the two confrontation on the court with interest.

   On the court, in the case of Liu Xiaodong making another long shot and hitting the iron, the ball was handed over to Li Qiang. Li Qiang took the ball to the two-step position outside the three-point line ~lightnovelpub.net~ and started shaking his shoulders to make a fake move before the breakthrough.

   Liu Xiaodong stepped back into the three-point line, waiting for Li Qiang to start the breakthrough.

   Li Qiang was taken aback for a moment, then he reacted and furiously said: "Don't look down on people, I am also a long-range defender!"

   "Really? Why don't I know!" Liu Xiaodong asked pretendingly, as if he had never seen Li Qiang hit a three-pointer.

   "You wait for me!" Li Qiang gritted his teeth angrily. He was originally a shooting guard at the same position as Liu Xiaodong, and was 1 cm higher than Liu Xiaodong at 1.95 meters. However, he was placed on the bench by the harsh and old-fashioned coach in high school.

   He wants to defeat the guy who made him unable to enter Takseong University, and he wants everyone to know who is the successor of Takseong's first shooting guard!

   Thinking of this, Li Qiang threw the ball. As soon as the basketball got out of his hands, Liu Xiaodong swooped up.

   Li Qiang sneered in his heart, three steps away, you want to block the basketball I shot, it's too overwhelming!

   Li Qiang didn't feel complacent for a long time before he saw a shocking scene.

   Liu Xiaodong slammed his legs, his body leaped like a spring, straightened his slender right arm, and slammed the basketball out.

   On the sidelines, everyone was silent. The physical talent and defensive coverage that Liu Xiaodong showed in this time made them feel extremely shocked!

   "This, this is too exaggerated! He jumped up to a height of 1 meter, is this really what a freshman can do?"

   "His arms span is even more exaggerated! Li Qiang is the same height as him, but when he straightens his arms, you can clearly see that Li Qiang is shorter than him!"

   Liu Xiaodong only used one block to let everyone on the sidelines see his abnormal physical talent!