Chapter 99: Gaining Faith
At the beginning of the second half, it was still an offensive situation, and after the break at halftime, both sides seemed to have sufficient physical strength, and the offensive end was very decisive, and the score continued to rise. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
But as it turned out, it was just a flashback.
In the second half of the third quarter, Lithuania's offense went wrong.
Kreza has not been able to rest, and Lithuania has been relying on his singles to maintain the score and not be pulled away.
But on the Chinese team's side, let Wang Lei and Chen Dawei fight with him in wheels, and he has to spend a lot of physical strength every time he plays singles.
On the defensive end, he had to run out to chase Wang Lei and Chen Dawei's three points, and after playing, the offensive end began to hit the iron.
Seeing that the Chinese team used Lu Xiaofeng's continuous breakthrough points, the opposing coach was still counting on his physical strength to decline.
But he didn't expect Lu Xiaofeng's physical strength to decrease, but the No. 9 physical strength that defended Lu Xiaofeng decreased.
Easily broke through No. 9's defense twice in a row, causing him to foul people, and Lu Xiaofeng found that his pace couldn't keep up with him at all.
Taking advantage of your illness to kill you, Lithuania failed in continuous attacks, and the Chinese team shared the ball through Lu Xiaofeng's breakthrough, Zhao Hongxiang and Wang Lei waited in the bottom corner to catch the ball and throw.
Two consecutive three-point shots, the difference was 20 points, and the opposing coach had to call a timeout.
The lost stamina will not be replenished after a one-minute pause.
Although the success rate of the Chinese team has also begun to decline, the 20-point difference is a big hole.
In the fourth quarter, through Kreza's consecutive dry three-point shots, Lithuania once chased the difference to 10 points.
But Lu Xiaofeng, who was still full of physical strength, was not in a hurry, and hit two consecutive breakthroughs and layups, pressing back the opponent's head that had finally come out of the pit.
The final score was fixed at 98:89, which seemed to be a small difference, but from the second half of the first quarter, the Chinese team has been leading, which can be said to be pressing the opponent.
With two consecutive wins in the second stage, the top four seem to be already beckoning to the Chinese team.
"It's a game of confidence!"
"After a short period of panic at the beginning, the Chinese team has been playing very calmly!"
"In the face of the powerful Lithuanian team, under the leadership of Lu Xiaofeng, the Chinese team calmly responded and repelled the opponent's counterattack again and again."
"At the end of the game, the players were calm and not as excited as in the previous games."
"It seems that they are also getting used to winning, the Chinese team has won five in a row, will the winning streak continue?"
"Although the Chinese team won two and lost zero in Group E, they did not get a place in the semi-finals, if they lose to Australia tomorrow and Lithuania beat Puerto Rico, then there will be three teams in Group E with the same points, and then it will depend on the percentage of points won and lost by each other to determine the right to qualify."
Yes, the players of the Chinese youth team now have confidence, no longer satisfied with a victory, but look at the top four, look at the champion, tomorrow there is a strong opponent waiting for them, it is not time to celebrate.
In this game, Lu Xiaofeng actually didn't get a high score, and at the critical moment, he raised the confidence of his teammates, and after defeating the opponent's momentum, he was more organized.
He has long thought very clearly, playing this kind of strong team, if he doesn't mobilize the confidence of his teammates on the offensive end at the beginning, and the opponent hits him and his teammates have no feeling, it will be over.
Where did the opponent lose today? It's lost in the absence of a good organizer.
The personal strength of the Lithuanian team, except for Lu Xiaofeng, is far stronger than the Chinese team.
Like Kreza, it is completely an adult's style of crushing children, and one person blew up two people in the Chinese team and scored a game-high 42 points.
But so what? Basketball is not a one-on-one game.
Did Wang Lei and Chen Dawei lose?
Kreiza was 12-of-17 on two-pointers, 2-of-9 from three-point range and 12 from the free-throw line in front of them, scoring 42 points on 32 offensive attempts, but both of them were 3-of-5 three-pointers and scored 18 points on 10 attempts.
It's clear who is more efficient at a glance.
In singles, the Chinese team players are not as good as the Lithuanian players, but they are better than the empty shots, so that's two things to say.
Under the organization of Lu Xiaofeng, the players of the Chinese team have played to their strengths, avoiding their shortcomings of being afraid of confrontation and weak singles, and at the same time driving the enthusiasm of the defensive end and limiting the offensive efficiency of the opponent.
Although the Chinese team only has Lu Xiaofeng, Yi Jianlian and Zhao Hongxiang scoring double-doubles, there are a total of 7 people with more than 6 points.
Lu Xiaofeng played the whole game again, scoring 28 points, 8 rebounds, 14 assists, and 4 steals.
Yi Jianlian scored less than 20 points, 19 points, 15 rebounds, and 2 blocks.
It was a true team victory, with both offensive and defensive ends relying on the strength of the team to defeat the mighty Lithuanian team.
As Yu Jia said, this is a victory that gains confidence.
Before that, the coaches and players of the Chinese team were thinking that a fight would be a game, and a miracle would happen, and the players would explode, and they might win.
After all, I know my own strength, and the strength of my opponent is also in my eyes, and I have to admit that there is a gap when I compare it.
In the first stage of the group stage, he won the United States team, which can be said to be Lu Xiaofeng's big outburst and won a bit of luck.
But today won against Lithuania again, almost everyone on the field contributed, and the players found that they were able to play well, and the united Chinese team did not seem to be weak.
When Wu Qinglong was in China, although he was full of ambition, there were twin stars Lu Xiaofeng and Yi Jianlian, but in fact, the expectation in his heart was only the top eight.
Before today's game, seeing Lithuania's performance in the first few games, he himself lost confidence.
The only luck in my heart is looking forward to a miracle, looking forward to Lu Xiaofeng, who had scored 45 points in front of him, and if he does it again, he may be able to win, at least it won.
But who would have thought that under Lu Xiaofeng's organization and drive, all the people were soldiers, and it seemed that everyone was in a state of 200 percent.
"So they can be so strong! It turns out that the Chinese team can play like this! ”
Today's game is a bit subverted Wu Qinglong's worldview, and he clearly realized the importance of Lu Xiaofeng to this team.
The players also have a scale in their hearts, and they all know very well who made them play so simply, so easily, and so passionately.
Lu Xiaofeng also felt the change in the attitude of his teammates off the field, from the initial doubt, to recognition, to intimacy.
On the court, in Greece, with one victory after another, he saw trust and respect in the eyes of his teammates, and when his teammates got rebounds, the first thing that came to mind was him.
When you encounter difficulties on the field, you will think of him for the first time, and when you see his calm smile, your flustered heart will calm down.
They felt trust, encouragement, and hope from Lu Xiaofeng.
Young people, who doesn't have dreams?
Now, they feel that under the leadership of Lu Xiaofeng, their dreams are within reach.
Although the captain of the team is Tang Zhengdong, in the hearts of the players, there is only one leader on the field, and that is Lu Xiaofeng.