Chapter 177 New Game Style 6
Allapattah"s PG got the ball and started another attack for his team, he advanced with the ball and then pa.s.sed the ball to Joshua, Jake still did not know if the PG of that team was really bad or if it was an opponent"s trick then at the beginning of the game he would continue to observe.
Joshua followed with the ball and soon pa.s.sed to the PF of his team, the PF received and Carter already approached to defend, so the PF did not delay with the ball and pa.s.sed to Aaron, Aaron received the ball with back to Mark and made a finely before turning, Mark fell on the feint and so had to just watch Aaron doing the dunk and 2 more points for the Allapattah team.
Just as Jake thought Aaron would be a difficult opponent for Mark to defend because of the difference in style of the game between them, so Jake got the ball and advanced to the attack, after advancing for a while he pa.s.sed the ball to Harrison who had come back to receive the ball.
Harrison made a feint and got rid of Joshua and went into the inside area, Harrison saw that he could not move further and pa.s.sed the ball to David who was behind, so Harrison and Carter opened to receive the ball, David pa.s.sed the ball in place where Harrison and Carter had left and Jake was there to receive the ball.
Jake who was free advanced and made a slam dunk to make 2 more points for the Elite team and for the joy of the fans, this was one of the moves that the Elite team started working after they changed the style of play.
As Jake was no longer trapped having to arm the moves he could move more and get b.a.l.l.s so free to make the points more easily, even though Jake could easily make the individual moves was good when he could get a ball when he was free to score.
The PG received the ball and started another move for the Allapattah team, this time in the same way as in the other moves he pa.s.sed the ball to Levi and was not until the attack quickly, Levi pa.s.sed the ball to Aaron who quickly pa.s.sed the ball to Joshua who was free behind the three-point line on the left side of their attack.
So Joshua did not miss the opportunity and tried a shot from outside before Harrison arrived for the defense, so he made 3 more points for the Allapattah team, cheering the game up again.
At the end of the first period, the Elite team was winning by 3 points difference because Jake got a steal and a shot out at the end of the first period, Jake had made 9 points and 3 a.s.sists and was again the team name in the first period.
The problem in this Elite team game was not in the attack because they lost only two attacks and one of them was a 3-point shot from Jake that missed and Mark cannot take the rebound.
The problem was that the Allapattah team"s attack was very good and the Elite team"s defense was failing to stop them, Mark was doing well in defense and Aaron had only 4 points but Levi and Joshua had 12 points in the first period, so it was difficult for David and Harrison to defend against them.
At the beginning of the second period the Allapattah team"s PG started another attack, he pa.s.sed the ball to Levi who advanced calmly in the attack, reaching the three-point line he pa.s.sed the ball to Joshua.
Joshua easily removed Harrison from the play and pa.s.sed the ball to his team PF, the PF pa.s.sed the ball quickly to the PG again, the PG pa.s.sed to Aaron who turned quickly to layup, Mark tried the block and ended up making a foul in Aaron.
Aaron hit both Free Throw attempts and scored 2 more points for the Allapattah team, but Mark was not dismayed by the foul because he thought he might end up stopping Aaron.
Jake received the ball and started another play for the Elite team, he advanced to the attacking block and pa.s.sed to David who was close, David advanced with the ball and pa.s.sed to Carter who had opened the right to receive.
Carter got rid of PF"s opponent and went to the inside area, advancing he saw that he could not continue and pa.s.sed the ball to Harrison who was more open, Harrison made the mid-range shot and made 2 more points for the Elite team.
David and Harrison were anxious to do well the attack moves as they knew they were not able to stop the opponents in the defense.
The Allapattah team"s PG advanced with the ball to start another attack, he pa.s.sed the ball to Levi who advanced for a while and pa.s.sed the ball to his team"s PF, the PF pa.s.sed to Joshua who was more open.
Joshua received the ball and made a step back to make the shot outside and make 3 more points for the Allapattah team, even if Joshua liked to make individual plays he did not risk doing much because of Jake.
At this point in the game Jake must have realized that the PG of the Allapattah team was not really a good player and so did not have the ball for a long time, so Jake must be waiting for a chance to steal the ball, so the players took more care in their moves.
Jake grabbed the ball and started another attack on the Elite team, he advanced until after the middle of the court and pa.s.sed the ball to Harrison who was more open on the left, Harrison pa.s.sed the ball to Mark who had left the inside area.
Mark pa.s.sed the ball to David who was more open from the right and David pa.s.sed the ball back to Jake who was behind the three-point line, Levi and Joshua who were making the move moved to try to steal the ball from Jake.
Jake who saw this easily pa.s.sed with a crossover by Levi and Mark set the screen for Jake to pa.s.s easily, Levi who was left behind and Joshua who was fumbled by Mark tried to recover in the move, but Jake pa.s.sed to David who was in the bottom of the block right behind the three-point line.
David shot the ball out and scored 3 points for the Elite team, David made far fewer attempts at shots from outside with this new style change, but he still took advantage of the opportunities he had to score.
The Allapattah team"s PG picked up the ball and calmly started another attack, he advanced until after the middle of the court and pa.s.sed the ball to Levi who was advancing to the attack, Levi pa.s.sed the ball to Joshua, Harrison appeared to disrupt the attack and Joshua returned the ball to Levi.
Levi made the mid-range shot to make 2 more points for the Allapattah team, it was a point-to-point game that the Elite team was not accustomed to doing in regional league games, opponents were really good and could be in the national champions.h.i.+p on another occasion.
Jake got the ball and started another attack, he advanced to the court and pa.s.sed the ball to Carter, Carter who was making a good game pa.s.sed the ball to David who was on the right, David pa.s.sed to Mark in the inner area.
Mark tried to turn, but Aaron was quick and followed all of Mark"s moves in the attack, so Mark returned the ball to Jake who was out of the three-point line, Jake took the shot from outside to make 3 more points for the Elite team.
What was supposed to be an exciting contest between the Center"s two teams ended with the two erased in the game, Mark could not get the attack because Aaron could follow all his moves, and Aaron could not attack because Mark had taken the right time on defense.
Of course, this was because they had more attack options and did not have to force the moves otherwise it would be a much more exciting match.
The Allapattah team"s PG advanced to another attack, he pa.s.sed the ball to Levi before the middle of the court and Levi advanced to the right in the attacking court, Levi pa.s.sed the ball to the PF of his team, the PF who could not Carter got the ball to Joshua.
Joshua pa.s.sed back to Allapattah"s PG, PG attempted to pa.s.s the ball to the PF again, but Jake antic.i.p.ated the play and intercepted the pa.s.s making a steal, so Jake rushed forward to the attacking court.
No one from the defense of the Allapattah team was able to keep up with Jake"s speed, so Jake went alone and only stopped after a dunk and 2 more points for the Elite team.
At the end of the second period, the Elite team won by 9 points of advantage, even the Elite team did not miss many attacks and Jake got 3 more steals the Allapattah team managed to make some 3-point plays with Levi and Joshua shooting from outside to make the points.
Jake already had 23 points in the game and 7 a.s.sists, plus 4 steals in the game, even though he was the only one had a highlight in the game, Mark and Carter managed to disrupt more of his opponents, even so, they did not have much advantage in a difficult game these.
Nathan and Lucas were very excited to enter the third period and play the second half of the game, they were good at defense and could get in the way of the opposing team if Levi and Joshua scoreless, the game would be easier for the Elite team.
David and Harrison knew they had a good game, but they had many defensive faults and so they could not help the team anymore in a game like this, even if they did not want to leave they knew that it would be best for the team of several ways.