Chapter 5 Lost Traces Section 52 Challenging the U.S. Wing
"What about you? Are you nervous? Li Xin asked Zhuo Yifan again.
"Me?! I'm 'Zhuo Dashuai' fierce and handsome, what are you nervous about? Zhuo Yifan replied with an oath.
Li Xin asked after an embarrassed expression appeared on his face:
"Really? What position do you play? β
Zhuo felt very strange about Li Xin's question and responded: "Me? Of course the big forward, what's there to ask. β
"Who is the big forward for our afternoon opponent, USA United?" Li Xin asked again, reminding Zhuo little by little.
"Who is it? I'm not their manager! I don't know! Zhuo replied thoughtlessly.
"Hey!" Li Xin sighed in his heart.
"Huh!?" Zhuo Yifan suddenly shouted, startling the other three.
"Isn't the main power forward of the American team who played against me in the afternoon Afraro? The power forward who is known as the top in the American high school world! Zhuo suddenly realized.
"Hey, I can't stand this memory!" Li Xin patted his head and said dejectedly.
"But it doesn't matter, 'Zhuo Daxia' has always been fearless, let the horse come! Hahahahaha! Just one second later, Zhuo was back to normal. The reaction of this expression switched quickly, and the three of them were startled.
"This guy's mentality is really good!" Xia Hongsen covered his mouth with his hand and whispered in Li Xin's ear.
Li Xin made another crying and laughing expression, and spread his hands and said: "I have been together for three years, and I have long been used to it." β
"I really want to live like this, so that there won't be so many worries and pressures!" Li Xuemin covered his mouth and said with a smile.
The four of them came out of the cafeteria all the way back to their respective rooms.
Li Xin and Zhuo cleaned up a little together and prepared for the afternoon game.
As soon as they returned to the room and picked up the ball bag, Li Xin and Zhuo went directly to the stadium.
When he arrived at the stadium, Li Xin looked at the time, just a little bit. The Asian team also had a few sporadic players, but the only players from the American team were not seen.
"Isn't it a one-and-a-half game? Didn't show up anyone? Li Xin was surprised.
Li Xin was looking around, and another person came in at the door, it was Mr. Wesley, the interim head coach.
"Hey, Coach Wesley, why hasn't the American United guys arrived yet?"
"It's still early, and the morning game is stretched, so the afternoon game is delayed by half an hour!" Wesley said.
"I see." Li Xin nodded.
Wesley: "Now that you're here, warm up!" You can also do a three-on-three confrontation or something. β
"Okay." As he spoke, Wesley beckoned to the gym manager to push a basket of basketballs.
Li Xin and the others started to practice shooting first, and shot baskets for about 20 minutes. A line of people walked into the entrance of the lounge, it was the members of the American team, all of whom were already ready and waiting for the game.
The players of the Asian United team, who had been shooting in both baskets, returned to their own baskets to continue warming up. Small forward Damian. McKins raised the corners of his mouth and smiled. It seems to be very satisfied with the opponent's knowledge, and it seems to be a smug smile. He trotted first onto the court, picked up a basketball on the ground, and accelerated towards the right baseline with a ball.
"What is this guy going to do, shoot three points from the baseline?" Li Xin glanced at McKins on the opposite side.
I saw McKins accelerate from the baseline and didn't dribble, and suddenly threw the ball to the space less than 10cm on the side edge of the rebound, the ball bounced back, McKins also jumped high, stretched his right arm in the air, grabbed the rebounding ball, and flew straight to the basket.
Just listen to the "bangββ! There was a loud bang on the ground, and McKins slammed the ball into the ball with one arm. The person was still hanging on the basket, looking down, the corners of his mouth were still smiling, and he looked like he was in the world.
"Damn, it's a violent dunk again! Do Americans like to greet their opponents like this? Xia Hongsen said while looking at it in surprise.
"It's not easy to get this ball, it's a small space to bounce back, and you have to catch the ball with one arm in the air and then dunk. Finally, the hand is still hanging on the hoop, and the bounce height is at least 110cm. Lin Xuemin also witnessed the dunk.
"What arrogance! It's so scary before the game even starts! I'll give you a return gift later! Zhuo said indignantly, as if he was very unhappy with McKins' dunk.
The rest of the U.S. team also entered the court, some clasped hands and fists with McKins, and some took care of themselves to pick up their basketballs and start shooting practice.
A few minutes later, a wicked smile flashed across the corners of Zhuo's mouth.
One man ran to the left baseline with a basketball. Suddenly shouted: "Get out of the way!" β
His teammates in the Asian United team looked at him in surprise. I thought to myself, "What is this guy going to do?" β
I saw Zhuo holding the ball with his big hand in one hand, running directly to the basket, suddenly jumping when he was close to the sideline of the three-second zone, his right hand was still holding the ball, and his whole body flew sideways from under the basket, when the body was just exposed on the other side of the basket, he suddenly folded and opened his body in the air, and pressed his right arm back towards the basket, and at this time the whole body and the basket were almost 90 degrees perpendicular. The body had just passed under the basket, and the ball on his right hand had already been dunked into the basket. Strength, speed and height are perfect.
Basketball also "bangββ! The ground fell with a thud.
Those who are familiar with the NBA know that this ball is not exactly the same time when Jordan was in college, folding and opening in the air in the fast break, and dunking with one hand? It was a beautiful dunk that ranked among the 50 best goals of Jordan's entire career.
The difference is that Jordan's body crossed directly in front of the basket, while Zhuo's dunk body crossed directly below the basket. Jordan broke through from the right side back then, and Zhuo ran out from the left bottom line, and still dunked in with his right hand, which was more difficult than Jordan's, and it was also a wonderful difficult slam dunk.
"Bang Bang!" Li Xin applauded Zhuo's wonderful slam dunk.
The rest of the Asian team applauded when they heard this.
"Pretty dunk, when did you kid master such a difficult dunk! I'm really impressed! Li Xin stepped forward and pushed Zhuo's chest with one hand, this push was not a provocative push, but an expression of recognition for his brother.
"Hey, hey, hey! Practiced in the United States for two months! Zhuo said.
"You kid can! There are also two brushes, so let's do it later in the game! β
"That must drop!" Zhuo smirked again.
The buckle also caught the attention of the U.S. team.
"This kid, isn't that good?" Avraro said.
"I didn't expect Asians to have such outstanding bounce and flexibility to make such a difficult dunk!" Defender Josh. Cole said.
"Humph! It's just a flash in the pan! McKins said nonchalantly.
"But the game might be a little more interesting!" McKins raised the corners of his mouth again, revealing a wicked smile.
The referee blew the whistle and ended the practice, and the players from both sides lined up, facing each other and walking to the middle of the field, shaking hands with each other one by one. Except for the starting players, the rest of the substitutes all returned to the bench on the sidelines.
The announcer announced the list of players on both sides, unchanged from yesterday's game:
The Asian United team wore the red jersey and started with:
Center: Mawson. Jalali (Iran 210cm)
Power Forward: Zhuo Yifan (China 193.5cm)
Small forward: Lin Xuemin (Taipei 191cm)
Point guard: Kiichi Sato (Japan 188cm)
Point Guard: Li Xin (China 183cm)
The United States team wore a white jersey and started the following lineup:
Center: David. Douglas (Alabama 210cm)
Power forward: LaMarcus. Avlaro (Arizona 203cm)
Small forward: Damian. McKins (CA 197cm)
Shooting Guard: Josh. Cole (Texas 194cm)
Point Guard: Doug. Allen (Ohio 188cm)
In the main lineup, the players in all positions of the United States team are a little higher than those of the Asian team, and they have an advantage, the referee throws the ball in the middle circle, and the center of the American team Douglas has the advantage, jumps to the ball, and takes the lead in attacking.
Allen crossed the midcourt and passed the ball to Kerr, who came to near the three-point line and passed to McKins, who slipped all the way to the left baseline and into the three-point line. Avralo made a block for Kerr, who immediately jumped past the defender and went beyond the left three-point line to create a gap. McKins had already anticipated Kerr's off-ball run, and the ball was comfortably passed to Kerr. Kerr made a jumper, but the ball brushed around the basket and didn't go in.
"Haven't you just started yet?" On the way back, McKins patted Cole on the buttocks and smiled.
Cole glanced at McKins, three black lines falling from his forehead.
And the Asian team's counterattack did not score, and the rebound was picked up by Avraro and immediately distributed to McKins. McKins rushed into the front court with the ball like a 100-meter sprint, and Lin Xuemin followed quickly and did not give the opponent a chance to attack quickly. McKins passed back, and after two revers, the ball went back to point guard Allen, and then to Avralo inside the three-point line. Avraro held the ball while blocking a person for Cole, Kerr immediately understood and bypassed Avralo's side, and gave the ball to Cole closely, just as he burst into the mid-shot area, Cole stopped and jumped, and the ball went into the net to complete the first point of the American team.
"What a skilful tactical coordination! Are you sure they've only been playing together for a few days? Lin Xuemin exclaimed.
"It's not surprising that the head coaches of the higher American basketball schools have a high level of basketball skills and tactics, which they learned from their coaches and have long since become a system. Conventional sets of offensive running tactics, when to use what tactics are reasonable, excellent players naturally know it. The coach on the spot only needs a little bit of a dial to understand everything. So even though we've only been playing together for a few days, it's normal to have such skillful cooperation. Li Xin said.
"Do you seem to know a lot about the basketball system in the United States? Isn't it your first time in the United States? Lin Xuemin asked again.
"It's nothing, it's just my father."
Lin Xuemin: "Your father? β
Zhuo Yifan: "His father was the head coach of our high school and the head coach of the Chinese U17 junior team. β
"Really? No wonder! β
"Don't talk about it, it's off!" Li Xin made a gesture and pushed the ball to the front court. (To be continued.) )