Chapter 888: Being Played

Nigeria could not withstand the frantic attack of Li Liang.

If Li Liang is not counted, even if there is no Yi Jianlian, the strength of the Chinese team and Nigeria is not much different.

Not to mention that Li Liang got Dazhi's mental bonus at halftime, and he directly let go of his hands and feet in the third quarter.

FIBA's arena and rules are undoubtedly beneficial for shooters like Li Liang.

The court space is smaller, there is no defense for three seconds, there is more joint defense, and the outside defense is stronger.

Some NBA stars don't quite fit in when they get to the international arena.

And a top singles player like Anthony, who is not comprehensive enough in the NBA and has a deficient defense, has killed all sides.

Because in the U.S. he doesn't have to do anything else, just score.

His superb shooting skills, a variety of one-on-one singles ability, and a strong body inside and out have made him the scoring champion of the American team.

Li Liang may not be as comprehensive as Anthony technically, but in terms of function, he is an enhanced version of Anthony.

FIBA games are generally difficult to attack, short in time, and low in scoring.

In a fierce and comparably level game, the combined scores of both sides will exceed 100, and it may be less than 150 points.

It's not the same as the NBA where the two teams together easily break 200, and some games that go straight to 300 in overtime.

Therefore, a strong projection scorer like Li Liang has a very large firepower bonus for the whole team.

In the 10 minutes of the third quarter, Li Liang scored 17 points, while the Nigerian team only scored 15 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Chinese team was already ahead of Nigeria by as many as 18 points.

Li Liang looked at this score difference and thought to himself, it's really not powerful, and he only has an 18-point lead by playing Nigeria.

For a team like Nigeria, if you play some strong European teams, it is very common to lose by 20 or 30 points.

In the third quarter, Li Liangtian's general performance was mortal, and the "Heavenly King" medal lit up, and he only led by 18 points.

The teammates are really not strong enough, the offense can't beat the reservoir dogs, and the defense is so-so.

The Chinese team still has a long way to go.

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In the first game of the Stankovic Cup, the Chinese team relied on Li Liang's play and successfully defeated Nigeria.

However, Li Liang's worries are not unreasonable, and the next two games against France and Argentina are really not so easy.

In fact, neither Argentina nor France sent the strongest squad.

Like Argentina, the main veterans such as Ginobili, Delfino, Nocioni and Scola did not come.

And France simply sent the second team over to participate in the competition, and in general did not attach much importance to the Stankovic Cup.

Of course, if he had known that Li Liang would join the national team, he might have considered sending a stronger squad when he signed up.

But even if the strongest team is not sent, even if the French team is the second team, the Chinese team is not easy to play.

Especially in the second game against France, the Chinese team fell behind from the beginning and was suppressed by the French team throughout the game.

Li Liang was defended very tightly by the French team.

Fortunately, Yi Jianlian returned to the team this time, and Li Liang had a more reliable helper.

At the last moment, Li Liang used his experience, first of all, to score four points from the outside, narrowing the difference to 2 points.

Then he launched traditional arts, made a steal and counterattack in the middle, and dunked to equalize the score.

The French second team was in a mess because of this, and the offense missed after the pause, and Li Liang got the backcourt rebound.

He pressed down the time, and at the same time used the French team's early wrapping in the offense, dribbling to get rid of the defense, and smoothly distributed the ball to Yi Jianlian under the basket.

Yi Jianlian dunked with both hands to help the Chinese team overtake the score at the last moment.

The familiar plot is played out again.

Li Liang's offensive and defensive transmission at critical moments was as steady as Mount Tai.

The Chinese team finally beat the French team by two points 65:63.

Both teams have scored a combined 128 points, which may not be as many as a team in an NBA game.

After winning France, the third game was against Argentina.

Argentina played very well against Nigeria.

At 71:49, Argentina defeated Nigeria by 22 points.

It is enough to show that the strength of this Argentina is still very good.

In this game, the Chinese team once again fell into a bitter battle.

However, Yi Jianlian's play was even better this time, and he hit consecutive shots in the opening game.

Led by Yi Jianlian and Li Liang, the other players of the Chinese team finally opened up in their attacks.

hit three consecutive three-pointers from the outside and started an offensive with Argentina.

At halftime, the Chinese team led Argentina by 11 points.

In the third quarter, Argentina fought to catch up and once narrowed the gap to 1 point.

At the critical moment, Li Liang's three-point shot was still unstoppable.

The FIBA three-point line was too friendly for him.

Li Liang's shooting actually doesn't look at the three-point line at all.

He only looks at the distance, the distance is appropriate, and when he thinks it's okay, he throws it.

And the farther the distance, sometimes the more accurate the shot.

In the NBA, he shot two steps from the three-point line.

When I arrived at FIBA, I often threw three steps away from the three-point line.

Throw it away, and return it in.

This kind of unreasonable offense is an unsolved problem in the NBA, let alone in FIBA.

Even if you can get started when you are defending on the outside, Li Liang doesn't care.

In the system, Li Liang relied on training with Olajuwon and Robertson, grinding little by little, trying to grind one at a time, and it is expected that by the beginning of the Olympic Games, this task will definitely be completed.

When the time comes, he will be even more afraid of the bag.

According to the format of the Stankovic Cup, the Chinese team with three wins in three games will also compete for the championship with the French team with two wins in three games.

This format is also wonderful, with a total of four teams, and a single round robin is played and a ranking match is played.

The second time against France, the Chinese team played more smoothly than the last game.

The rest of the Chinese team slowly began to get used to the tactical system of one shot and four robs with Li Liang as the core.

In defense, Li Liang's repeated scolding also had a certain effect.

On the pitch, a lot of things are reflexes.

Defense, supplementation, positioning, blocking, all of which are the opponent's movements, and the neuromuscular muscles can react immediately.

If you want to think about it, you have to think about it, either you are slow or you have forgotten.

In the end, Li Liang broke out and scored 38 points, which was the highest score in a single game in this cup.

Helped the Chinese team defeat the French team at the Olympic Sports Center with an advantage of 87:80 and 7 points and won the championship of the Stankovic Cup.

This cup can be said to be a successful conclusion.

Dazhi retired, Li Liang took over the No. 14 jersey, and the Chinese team won the championship trophy of the Si Cup for the second time since 2012.

Yao Ming watched the Chinese team win on the sidelines, and his face was full of wrinkles with joy.

His folds can trap a big fly.

The reason why the country reformed the basketball management center and let Yao Ming sit in the position of chairman of the basketball association is that it hopes to let Li Liang join the national team and bring a new atmosphere to the national team.

And the most direct thing is to let the national team have a better result.

Basketball is a sport with high public participation, high public attention and great commercial value, and the achievements of the national team directly affect the development and prosperity of the sports market.

Look at football, if Chinese football can be stronger, enter the World Cup more, and more players fight in the European arena, then the Chinese football market will definitely develop much better than it is now.

Basketball, which is a more important sport that hugs the thighs, of course, must hug the thickest thighs in the world at present.

After winning the Si Cup, Li Liang was treated needless to say.

After the game, the national team held a simple celebration party, and Li Liang, who rarely drinks alcohol, also drank two glasses.

When you return to your hometown, it is inevitable to participate in some banquets and dinners.

The next day, there were a bunch of businessmen, entrepreneurs, and celebrities in Beijing, who wanted to save up for dinner.

In the end, it was Yao Ming who stepped forward and pushed away these cumbersome and tiring bureaus, allowing Li Liangneng to concentrate on cultivation and training.

After playing the Si Cup, Li Liang stayed in Beijing for a few more days.

In fact, Li Liang had never been to Beijing before this.

So he seized the opportunity and played with Zhu Shu in Beijing for two days.

Of course, because the goal is too obvious, he will be recognized wherever he goes, and Li Liang was also played by the people of Beijing for two days.

All kinds of photos, group photos, autographs.

After all, it is the capital, there is no problem with public security, and Li Liang, who only brought a bodyguard, did not mind taking photos with fans, aunts, uncles and uncles.

After playing and being played like this for two days, the national team is about to embark on a trip again.

This time, the national team is going to Li Liang's base camp - the United States.