A whistle blew as the referee called a foul on the other team. This was about the third foul that was called for them. Why? Because these players were bigger than most of the players on Nabi's team. Some were even bigger than Nabi…
Some of the players on his team were injured pretty badly. Some of them had a few bruises, and some even had scratches. They already had to call out about 5 players from the team, and it was only the third quarter of the game…
All these thoughts just made Nabi more nervous. Although he had done a great job during the first half, he wondered if he could keep it up. He was getting tired and he didn't know how much longer he would last…
But there as one thing that kept him in the game. Throughout the game, there had been many cheers for him in the bleachers. He knew that they would cheer for him, but he didn't realize how relaxing it could be when you're really stressed out.
The whistle blew again as the third quarter started. Nabi took the ball and ran with it down the court. He made is way past 5 players before making a lay-up and scoring, making the score come to 51-47, with Nabi's team in the lead.
And thus, the third quarter continued. Some of the players who were called out during the first half came back in to support Nabi's team. But unfortunately, as the minutes rolled on, they could tell that the other team was getting stressed out…
Not only that, but they were getting angry too…
And it showed, too, because they would get so angry, they would over compensate and would miss their shots, which of course, made them even angrier. Some of them were also getting really tired. Some looked like they just wanted to quit altogether…
But did they? Of course not. That would've been TOO easy…
So, the third quarter went on, but not in the way the other team expected. After it was finally over, the score came out to 84-57, again, with Nabi's team in the lead…
The whistle blew, and the teams went back to regroup. While they were doing this, Yi-Ho could tell that the other team was tired, and that their coach was getting angry as well. Nabi also noticed this, and he relaxed a little. He knew it wasn't over, but he knew that this time, it may be a little easier…
Maybe…
To be continued…
