Chapter 508: Chapter 192: Men’s Basketball Finals Decided with One Shot—We’re the Champions!

On the final day of the sports festival, a certain basketball court was surrounded by spectators, packed to the brim.

The championship game for the sophomore men’s basketball was underway. As the highlight of the school sports meet, the basketball games always drew a lot of attention, especially the finals across various grades. Besides the cheerleading squads of the two teams, many other basketball enthusiasts from different classes also came to watch.

The score remained tight throughout the game, with both sides taking turns leading over a dozen times. Regardless of who fell behind, they managed to catch up with determination. However, competitive games always need a winner and a loser; it had now reached a fever pitch.

The last timeout, with just fifteen seconds remaining.

Su Zelin’s jersey was soaked with sweat. In this match, except for timeouts and halftime, he hadn’t rested for a second. The consumption was enormous; a player with slightly less stamina would have collapsed by now. Yet, his eyes remained sharp, as if fierce flames were burning within, brimming with fighting spirit.

He glanced up at the scoreboard on the sidelines.

73:74, his class was behind by one point!

This was an incredibly crucial game.

The points for team events far exceeded those of individual events, and the points increased stepwise with the rankings.

The opponents happened to be the most direct competitors on the leaderboard. Whichever team won, they could secure a spot in the top three on the leaderboard. Otherwise, they would be relegated to fourth place.

Actually, finishing fourth was already something to be proud of, considering there were several dozen classes in a grade.

However, Su Zelin was not satisfied with that. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Even though the student union organizing the event awarded prizes to the top ten.

But as the common saying goes, third place is a bronze medalist, which sounds nice, but isn’t fourth different?

Therefore, his determination to win this game was incredibly strong, even more so than his desire to secure multimillion-dollar deals for his own company in his previous life.

"Make sure to pass the ball to the class president later!"

This time, serving as the military strategist, Li Chunhua, was rough on the outside but meticulous on the inside.

Everyone understood the reasoning; Su Zelin was undoubtedly the ace and core of the class’s men’s basketball team.

So far in this game, he had already scored 36 points, nearly half of the team’s total score.

Driving layups, pull-up jumpers, three-pointers, hook shots, post-ups...

Su Zelin had countless ways to send the basketball into the hoop, leaving defenders helpless.

Holding the score close and still having a chance was largely thanks to the mixed player’s outstanding contribution.

Besides his personal scoring spree, Su Zelin excelled in high-position ball control and low-post center play for boxing out rebounds. He seamlessly played between the positions, from point guard to center, and contributed nearly double-digit rebounds and assists, along with three steals and three blocks, making him nothing short of a decathlete, achieving the limit on both offense and defense.

The mixed player’s playing style was somewhat reminiscent of the NBA sensation, the super-popular superstar Kobe Bryant. His playstyle was flashy, with graceful and beautiful moves, aesthetically pleasing and versatile in scoring, with a terrifying burst scoring ability. Often, he could make many seemingly impossible shots through his personal skills. Even the renowned domestic basketball analyst Zhang Heli would nod in approval and say, "Playing like this is reasonable, it should be done this way!"

But unlike Kobe Bryant, Su Zelin didn’t only have his eyes on the basket. Scoring, rebounding, organizing, and defending, he handled it all. This all-encompassing style was somewhat reminiscent of King James in later years.

As two leading superstars of their respective eras, the relationship between "The Little Flying Warrior" and King James was actually quite good. However, the fans of these two stars often engaged in fierce disputes, almost like fire and water.

But this distinct boundary didn’t exist for Su Zelin; he was a fan of both stars.

Though their playing styles differed, they each had their formidable strengths. Su Zelin was adept at learning and drawing nourishment from his idols, which is why his playing style combined the techniques of both the Little Flying Warrior and KING.

When determined to personally deliver the ball into the basket, he was incredibly focused on the offensive end, undistracted. However, many times he also connected the entire team, trusting his teammates, giving everyone scoring opportunities, and opening up multiple scoring avenues.

This was precisely why the score hadn’t widened.

The opponent in the finals was a recognized formidable rival. They had a key player from the school men’s basketball team, and the other players were also very skilled. Last year’s grade champions were this group.

While the finance management Class 1 was also strong, their overall strength was indeed somewhat lacking compared to the other side. This was evident even in the physique of the players; the opposing side was almost entirely composed of tall and muscular players akin to mini King James, whereas his side mostly consisted of players with ordinary builds.

"That’s right, the ball must be passed to the class president!"

"The opponents will try every means to prevent the class president from receiving the ball when we inbound it, so we have to find ways to actively screen for him!"

"While screening, everyone also needs to pay attention to their positioning!"

"..."

Everyone agreed with Old Li’s words.

They all believed Su Zelin was the key player who would determine the outcome.

Win or lose, giving him the final shot was the best chance they had.

At this moment, Su Zelin suddenly noticed a sneaky guy near the bench, deliberately moving in close and eavesdropping.

This person seemed to be from the opposing class.

Damn, this guy is even copying Rondo, eavesdropping on the other team’s bench for tactics!

The mixed player was left speechless by this.

But Su Zelin couldn’t be bothered with him.

In fact, whether the tactics were eavesdropped on or not didn’t matter because, even through guessing, the opponents could figure that their side would run a screen to allow him to catch the ball and initiate the final attack.

Besides, Su Zelin had his tactics in mind.

He wasn’t going to reveal them publicly.

In the upcoming final play, the mixed player had already thought of at least ten different ways to handle the ball. Which method to use would depend on the actual situation.