The longest river

Chapter 26 An Incredible Match
Yang Shuai ignored Garnett and instead started talking to Billups, who was walking towards him.

If he hadn't had that experience in the previous training match, he would have been impressed by Fields' dunk.

But having experienced it before and had some thoughts about it, this wasn't so unexpected for him.

Eskritch's attack saw Treller maintain his low post position, and their attack looked no different from the previous play.

Until Billups passed the ball to the weak side.

Yang Shuai got a wide-open three-point shot with the help of the power forward's screen.

This is a clever choice.

Because Garnett's attention was focused on helping defend Treller, he didn't notice this off-the-ball movement on the weak side.

However, Garnett knew Yang Shuai's three-point shooting ability and lunged at him with all his might.

What he didn't expect was that Yang Shuai was just waiting for him to pounce on him, and then quickly gathered the ball and broke through.

Garnett charged too fast and couldn't stop in time, so he could only watch Yang Shuai slip past him.

Patterson saw Yang Shuai break through and chose to come over to help defend. Yang Shuai immediately lobbed the ball to Treller.

With no one blocking his way under the basket, Treller leaped up and delivered a powerful two-handed smash to the rim.

The immense force pulled the rim down several centimeters.

A gasp of surprise rippled through the crowd from the sidelines.

Treller's dunk just now really had a bit of Shaquille O'Neal's style.

However, Eskrite's attack was quite beautiful, especially Yang Shuai's handling of the ball, which gave the impression of complete control.

"He may not be the most talented player on the court, but he has the highest basketball IQ."

A scout noted this play in his notebook and wrote the following comments about Yang Shuai.

Yang Shuai high-fives Billups while retreating on defense.

Billups' presence was crucial in their victory over Marbury in yesterday's scrimmage.

Although he couldn't stop Marbury, Billups' playmaking ability made the team's offense very well organized.

Garnett continued to move to the high post, and this time Treller had no choice but to defend out. It was at this moment that Fields made a quick break away and drove straight to the inside.

Yang Shuai was hot on his heels.

Garnett opted for a bold alley-oop pass.

Yang Shuai jumped almost at the same time as Fields, but after he reached the highest point, Fields was still going up.

This guy doesn't just have springs on his feet, he's practically a spring.

"Oh!"

Fields completed an alley-oop, stunning the entire stadium once again.

What Yang Shuai didn't know was that Fields was this year's champion of the National High School Slam Dunk Contest, and there were rumors that Carter didn't go because he knew that Fields was also participating.

In Eskridge's attacking third, Billups continued to pass the ball to Treller in the paint.

Garnett was busy guarding Yang Shuai's off-ball movement and couldn't help defend in advance, so Treller easily bumped past Patterson and scored two points.

Fields' dunks were more spectacular than ever, but Eskledge's team scored with increasing ease.

Yang Shuai's role began to gradually become apparent.

In yesterday's training match against Garnett, Fields, and Billups, Yang Shuai didn't have many possessions and his stats weren't particularly impressive.

But he still received so many invitations from coaches today, and was able to start for Eskrit, all because of his role on the field.

That won't be directly reflected in the data, but it can have a positive effect on the team.

Fields held the ball in the high post for a one-on-one attack, and he chose to drive to the basket.

His speed was significantly faster than Yang Shuai's, and Yang Shuai couldn't keep up with him.

However, just as Fields made his move, Yang Shuai arrived in a flash, pressing his right hand against the basketball.

Although he is not as fast as Fields, his height and wingspan are his advantages.

Fields didn't expect Yang Shuai to be able to keep up. He used a drifting layup in mid-air to dodge and switch to a layup on the other side of the basket.

Having the ability to bounce and hang in the air means you can do whatever you want.

However, this kind of shot was too difficult, and the ball eventually slid off the rim and rolled out.

But before the fans could even express their regret, Garnett rushed into the paint and used his long arms to score a putback.

After landing, Garnett roared at Yang Shuai, as if reiterating his stance once again: Yang Shuai made the wrong choice!
In Eskrich's possession, Billups continued to pass the ball to Treller.

This time, Garnett arrived in time to provide defensive assistance.

His choice of this ball was smarter than before; he waited until the ball was in Trelleborg's hands before making his move.

His choice proved to be correct. Treller's ball-handling ability was average, and he chose to take the shot first when facing a double team.

Although the ball dodged Garnett's block, it clearly went astray, hitting the rim and bouncing out.

Garnett turned around to grab the defensive rebound, but just then, a familiar figure descended from the sky.

"Bang!" To the disbelief of the fans on the sidelines, Yang Shuai completed a putback dunk over Garnett's head!
The immense impact sent Garnett flying out of bounds.

Although Yang Shuai's jumping ability is not as incredible as Fields', his dunking ability is still quite strong!
After landing, Yang Shuai glared at Garnett, responding to the latter's earlier roar.

Two people who have a good personal relationship off the court become fierce rivals on the court.

The game between the two teams went back and forth, keeping the scouts and media on the edge of their seats.

In the eyes of a normal person, Nelson's team, with Garnett and Fields, should have easily defeated Eskridge, but the current situation is far beyond expectations.

Nelson's team was indeed more talented, but Eskridge's team played more efficiently.

It was at this point that some scouts who had been to Las Vegas to watch the AAU Championship finals realized that the only thing Eskridge and Geswell had in common was that they both had Yang Shuai.

Because he was an Asian player and performed brilliantly in that final, it was hard not to make that connection to the game.

"This is a greatly underrated player, and his outstanding performance in the AAU Championship is no accident."

They began writing down additional evaluations of Yang Shuai in their notebooks.

In the fourth quarter, the two sides remained evenly matched.

Garnett and Fields played exceptionally well, but Billups, Young, and Treller were equally impressive.

With 30 seconds left in the game, Fields once again demonstrated his individual ability, using Garnett's screen to penetrate the paint and make a difficult turnaround layup over Treller.

This was his 28th point in the game, and his performance was unstoppable.

Nelson took a crucial lead in the final moments, 65-64.

Fields and Garnett celebrated with a chest bump after scoring, a moment that filled Nelson with anticipation for the new season at Farragut High School.

Eskritch called a timeout.

The training camp scrimmage is one minute long per round, and they have the chance to win the game in the final round.

However, game-winning shots are a low-probability event, especially in high school games. In the eyes of scouts and media personnel on the sidelines, Fields' layup just now had already killed the game.

"I'll take the last shot." After the timeout, Yang Shuai spoke directly to Eskritch.

This scene, which had appeared in Paul's writings but never actually happened, has now truly occurred.

Eskrich looked at Yang Shuai with some surprise; he hadn't expected a high school player to be so responsible.

It's important to understand that we're not evenly matched now, but lagging behind, which puts immense pressure on us.

Eskrich turned to look at Treller and Billups, and nodded after seeing that neither of them had any objections.

Yang Shuai scored 20 points tonight, which is less than Fields' score, but not by much.

Moreover, Treller is easily double-teamed as an inside player, and Billups' shooting ability is poor and he is easily targeted, so Yang Shuai is indeed the most suitable candidate.

After the timeout, Billups dribbled the ball from the backfield to the frontfield, and once there, he began to control the ball with his back to goal to run down the clock.

With 10 seconds left on the clock, Yang Shuai received the ball through Treller's screen.

Fields then demonstrated his agility, avoiding being blocked by Treller and instead circling back to Yang Shuai.

Everyone else had already spread out, giving the two players a one-on-one opportunity on the court.

Yang Shuai swept through the three threats with a low stance, then broke through on the right flank.

Garnett saw this and wanted to go over to help defend, but Treller was moving towards the basket, so he could only follow.

However, Fields did not lose track of Yang Shuai. His speed advantage was not only reflected in the offensive end, but also in the defensive end.

Yang Shuai broke through to the vicinity of the free throw line, and with a sudden stop and upward movement of his body, it looked like a mid-range shot.

Fields jumped up as well. Although Yang Shuai had the advantage in height and wingspan, his jumping ability could completely make up for it, just like that alley-oop dunk.

However, Yang Shuai gathered the ball at this moment, then quickly turned around and chose to shoot a reverse mid-range turnaround jump shot.

If Pierce were there, he would have gasped in amazement at this shot, because it's one of his signature moves.

Yang Shuai had tried to replicate that one-on-one match, but unfortunately he was unsuccessful.

But now, Yang Shuai is using it again.

Moreover, compared to his previous shots, this one showed improvement in both the realism of his feint and the fluency of his turn.

After landing, Fields used his incredible jumping ability to leap back into the air, but the height difference prevented him from providing any effective interference.

The basketball flew over Fields' head and spun towards the basket.

The eyes of everyone on the sidelines were drawn to the spinning basketball, because its trajectory looked really straight.

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound as the ball swished through the net, Yang Shuai sank the game-winning shot!
A moment of silence fell over the scene; everyone was incredulous.

A last-second game-winning shot actually happened in the training camp!

Just then, after landing, Yang Shuai put his index finger to his lips and gestured for Garnett to be quiet.

The Eskrich players rushed towards Yang Shuai like madmen.

The sidelines erupted in cheers.

They realized they had just watched an incredible game!
(End of this chapter)