June 14, 2019, after several days of rain, finally ushered in a sunny day. This day is a special day for the brothers of KTC basketball team, because today we are going to have a basketball friendship match with CLT, a competitor in commercial display industry.
After several days of discussion, the venue of the CLT was set at the Ganli School near Gankeng Road, CLT's main stadium. Without fear of the opponent's home court, KTC's brothers all set out with the conviction of victory. Coming to Ganli School, the other players have arrived and are doing warm-up exercises. We also changed our clothes and did warm-up exercises.
Soon it was 7 o'clock and we had the strongest starting line-up on our side, with an average height of 1.77 metres. The opposite starting line-up looks good, with an average height of about 1.78 meters. The first section of our defensive strategy is regional defense, push back fast attack, use speed to defeat the opponent.
The game began. The first quarter was served by CLT. The opponent looked very effective. After getting the ball, the opponent launched the first attack. Unfortunately, the attack did not strike. We grabbed the front court basketball and pushed back. The opponent did not respond. The captain Awei scored a basket and scored 2 points successfully. Then the other side's series of attacks were ineffective, and KTC continued to pull the score away. In the first half of the game, KTC scored a good result of 10:0, when the other side began to panic. The first quarter was 25:10 ahead.
Immediately after the start of the second quarter, KTC continued to score with fast breaks and block-and-break balls, increasing the score. At this time, CLT players internal problems, resulting in the ball more and more tight, followed by minor mistakes. KTC's brothers seized the opportunity to climax and win the second quarter at 50:28.
In the third section, as the score gradually increased, KTC dispatched several players who had not yet played, and CLT also changed several players. After the internal problems in the previous section, they chose to discuss tactics during the halftime break. In the following period, they caught us by surprise. They attacked several times and scored three goals in succession. They immediately narrowed the score to 50:38. Then the KTC captain decided to change players and tore it down for a long time. Finally, the third quarter held the lead at 75:66.
At the beginning of the fourth section and the last contest, the gunpowder taste of both sides is getting heavier and heavier. Although it is a friendship match, but after all, it is a competitor in the industry, more or less do not want to lose. As the game enters the white-hot stage, the opponent's attack is more and more smooth, and the hit rate is high. Watching the score catch up one after another, KTC immediately changed its defensive strategy, from joint defense to man-to-man, and completely blocked the opponent's CIC. Facts have proved that it is wise for KTC to adjust its strategy in time. CLT's attack becomes difficult. Instead, our players fight back quickly with the advantage of youth and speed. The easier the KTC plays, the easier it is to pull the score to 94:75. After the last little fight, with KTC's last hit directly locked in the battle victory. The final game ended with a score of 100:85.
After the game, the captain took us to shake hands with CLT's players and warmly invited them to come back to KTC for further discussion. After more than an hour's contest, we have a slight victory over our opponents by a small advantage. We have to say that our opponents are full of fighting spirit. No matter how many points they score, they play every ball well with all their strength. Competitive sports do not win or lose. They only have a heart for basketball, or the sentence: "Friendship first, competition second".
