The coach of the Australian team continued to keep Duke on the court, while Yang Juncheng decisively replaced Ren Qinwei, who would rather be high and grab two less basketball balls, but also ensure the fluency of the team's overall offense.

Yang Juncheng did not expect that Ren Qinwei, who was not optimistic about the selection process, could become an indispensable figure in the national youth team, and his concern at that time was the shortcomings of the offense, and now Ren Qinwei's shortcomings are still offense, but his role in other aspects is irreplaceable by other players in the small forward position.

Excellent defensive awareness and defensive ability on the wings, wide vision like a defender and excellent passing ability are the glue that bind this team, connecting several people better and making up for the team's small shortcomings. Although Ren Qinwei's data in these games are average, his ability and role cannot be reflected in the data!

After the substitution, the national youth team's running ball became better, and there were more opportunities to shoot, Ren Qinwei's ability to handle the ball and Ji Fan together connected the team's offense well, but the team's overall shooting rate was average, resulting in many empty shooting opportunities not entered.

On the other hand, the Australian team has a sufficient advantage in height, and when they can't shoot, they can often grab the rebound in the front court for a second offense, which also makes them get more shooting opportunities, and their scoring is also rising.

As time passed, the state of the national youth team fluctuated, and gradually became incapacitated, and uneasy emotions spread like a plague in the team.

In the second half of the second quarter, they were outscored by the Australasian team to an 18-8 surge, and finally at the end of the first half, they were 19 points behind the Australian team by a score of 41:6o.

The Chinese fans inside the stadium all had a sad look on their faces, is the national youth team really going to stop at the top four?

Although everyone knows that it is not easy for the national youth team to break into the semi-finals, but since it has reached the semi-finals, it is possible that there is also a chance to chase a better ranking, which seems obviously unrealistic now, and the gap in strength itself is not something that can be bridged by tactics or luck!

"It's not good! Is the national youth team going to stop at the top four? The narrator said, his voice becoming low, no longer as passionate as it had been at the beginning.

"The gap in strength is still too big." The guest shook his head and said helplessly, "Except for the first half of the first quarter, which can still be a stalemate with Australia, the rest of the time has been hanging." ”

"Is there really no hope?" The narrator asked.

"Not necessarily, it's only been half a game, there is still half a game to come, no one can predict what will happen in the second half, and Zhang Yufeng didn't wave much in the entire first half, I am optimistic that he will explode in the second half."

Hearing this, the narrator's gloomy eyes rekindled hope, and the fans waiting in front of the TV also turned from dead silence to excitement.

Now it seems that the only person who can lead the national youth team out of the predicament is Zhang Yufeng, and it is Zhang Yufeng who can turn the tide in the game.

Zhang Yufeng has become the hope of the fans, because he is the ace of the national youth team and a superstar who has played a dominant performance, so he is qualified to be the hope, but can this hope really become a reality? No one can be sure, only pray silently!

The dressing room of the national youth team was extremely quiet, and only the whirring gasps could be heard.

There was obvious frustration on everyone's faces, and the huge point difference made their self-confidence collapse, and it was difficult to chase 19 points in such a crucial game.

"What? Want to give up? Yang Juncheng looked at everyone's sad faces, and said in a low voice.

No one answered, because no one wants to give up, but the facts are in front of them, and whether they accept it or not is a fact.

'I know it's probably going to be the toughest moment we've had at the World Junior Championships so far, and it's also the toughest game. Yang Juncheng said, "But falling behind by 19 points is not that you can't catch it back, the key is to see your attitude, I believe that nothing in this world can stump those who persevere and never give up, I hope we can still play our team's style in the second half of the game, even if we lose, we have to lose without regrets, rather than now that the game is not over, but I have decided to lose!" ”

The locker room was still quiet, but everyone's mood was quietly changing.

I don't know how many times Yang Juncheng has instilled chicken soup for the soul for the players, but every time it is very effective, emotions are a very magical thing, sometimes just a sentence or a kinetic energy can make a completely different change in emotions.

"Zhang Yufeng, don't you want to say something?" Yang Juncheng raised his eyebrows and asked.

Zhang Yufeng nodded, and said in a somewhat hoarse voice: "I still can't forget the promise I made in the training hall after losing the game with the American team that day, I will do my best to win every game, so I will not admit defeat, I will fight until the last second, only when the whistle at the end of the game sounds, I will admit my defeat with a clear conscience, before that, don't think about it!" ”

"Ji Fan, you can say a few words." Yang Juncheng nodded with satisfaction, and then set his eyes on Ji Fan.

Ji Fan nodded, his handsome and gentle and calm face showed a bit of determination, "Don't leave yourself any regrets, fight everything you have to win this game." ”

"What about you?" Yang Juncheng continued to ask.

"Do your best." Everyone has reached it, regardless of whether their self-confidence has recovered or not, at least in terms of momentum, they have regained the feeling at the beginning of the game, the kind of indomitable momentum that looks at death as if it were home.

Yang Juncheng nodded with satisfaction, but thought bitterly in his heart, "I hope this way can inspire their fighting spirit and surprise people in the second half." ”

To be honest, even he has no confidence now, Australia has changed beyond his expectations, and Simmons is stronger than he imagined.

The somewhat torturous half-time break finally passed, and the second half began.

Australia took the lead in attacking, and Simmons hit a jumper from beyond the three-point line with the help of a screen, stretching the margin to 22 points in one fell swoop.

"Steady, steady attack, reduce mistakes, take your time." Yang Juncheng shouted loudly from the sidelines, he didn't want the fighting spirit of the players he had worked so hard to arouse for a long time to be extinguished by a three-pointer from Simmons.

The national youth team attacked, Ji Fan dribbled to organize the attack, his teammates actively ran the position, and under Ren Qinwei's response, Zhang Yufeng got a chance to shoot in the bottom corner.

After receiving the ball, he did not hesitate to shoot, even if he had missed 5 goals in a row before, he was still resolute and decisive!

He knows that only when he gets his feel back, can he chase points!