Tonight was game #2 for my team (Red) in our Monday night basketball league. It was just a week ago I dropped home a career high 23 points in a 64-54 loss. My performance was still the talk of the other players as our game was going to tip off tonight against the Gold team.
Having played so many years, I didn't worry too much of trying too hard to replicate my performance from last week. The Gold team knew my game pretty well and I was sure they were going to focus their defense on getting me off of my sweet spots.
The Gold team did pretty well in the first half as I only hit one shot for 2 points as my team was down 11 points at halftime. We hung tough in the second half to keep the game close. Unfortunately, my team also only had five guys so we were noticeably tired as the half went on.
I got loose to hit two jumpers and two layups to total 10 points for the game though I didn't shoot as well as last week (5-12 FG). It was a week our team needed some more but it wasn't meant to be.
From my experience the past two weeks, I have to say that the sport of basketball is a fun game but difficult to master even with years of experience. I was able to score 23 points last week because I have developed a solid mid-range jump shot in recent years. Alas, at this point in my life, my game isn't as diversified enough to score more without jump shots. I don't drive as much or grab a ton of offensive rebounds as I used to when I was younger.
All in all, you have to appreciate the special talents that play NBA, college, high school and even your local recreational basketball league.
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