Chapter 17: Hope
It was late at night, and the teaching assistant had already fallen asleep. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ The anesthetic in info's hand has already worked, and the pain keeps coming, and Li Changgeng can't sleep anymore.
Sitting up from the bed, the room was pitch black, but it didn't affect Li Changgeng's vision in the slightest. Ever since he had been transformed by the inexplicable airflow in the Shaolin Forbidden Land, he couldn't help but have more of this ability.
Under the light, Li Changgeng endured the severe pain, carefully untied the bandage that the doctor had bandaged Li Changgeng, gently uncovered the gauze, and his tattered right hand appeared in front of Li Changgeng's eyes. The situation was much better than expected, and the doctor's prompt treatment made the fingers not swollen as expected. Although it still looks miserable, it is not as ugly as a pig's trotters.
Trying to move his fingers, the sudden pain almost made Li Changgeng scream. Gritting his teeth, he tried to move, but fortunately, his fingers were still at his beckonβthey were not broken.
Enduring the pain, Li Changgeng tried to make all kinds of movements with his fingers as much as possible, slowly pulled his fingers, and carefully ran the true qi into the meridians of his fingers, a miracle happened, the severe pain suddenly weakened a lot, and his right hand seemed to be soaked in cold water all of a sudden, cool and comfortable. The true qi ran slowly, carefully penetrating into the silky meridians, and repairing the broken meridians. With the experience in the system, the meridians are no longer strange to Li Changgeng.
After four years of systematic life, I practiced every day under the supervision of Xiao Er, and I couldn't be familiar with it if I wanted to. Although True Qi has no special effect on the repair of bones and joints, it has an incomparable effect on the meridians, especially after Li Changgeng experienced the transformation of the forbidden land, this effect seems to be strengthened a hundredfold.
I don't know how long it took for this tedious and subtle repair to finally come to an end. Although it can't be seen on the surface, Li Changgeng clearly knows that the pain in his right hand has weakened a lot, and his originally stiff fingers have become much more flexible.
Try to clench your fists and stretch your fingers, although the pain is still there, the damage is still there, but you can finally make the whole movement. As for flexibility, that is a matter for the future, and Li Changgeng has long had no extravagant hopes.
Even if he only has one hand, Li Changgeng is still Li Changgeng!
It was time to re-bandage his right hand, and with a large number of bandages on his left hand, Li Changgeng was busy for a long time. Looking at the bandaged right hand, Li Changgeng was dumbfounded--this is too ugly! How do you bandage it when you loosen it again? Just when Li Changgeng had a headache......
Li Changgeng, who was not sleepy, quickly put on his clothes, ran to the doors of each room, and knocked on the door vigorously: "Hey, you lazy worms, it's time to get up!" β
The door opened, and the sleepy-eyed team members muttered, "What bastard, disturbing dreams early in the morning?" When I saw that it was Li Changgeng, I opened my mouth and couldn't speak, and for a long time, Beethoven said: "Li Changgeng, ...... early"
"It's not early, it's already seven o'clock, let's wash up, have dinner and train in Los Angeles!" After speaking, Li Changgeng happily pushed open the door and prepared to wash. Behind him, there was a faint whisper of their whispering: "Something happened, he seems to be in good spirits!" It can't be too sad!
These bastards!
After breakfast and a little rest, Los Angeles came to the basketball hall near the hotel. A lot of the teams that didn't play in the morning were already training. Los Angeles is lucky to have a small and idle course.
After a simple warm-up, Los Angeles began practicing. Since there was still a game in the afternoon, Li Changgeng only arranged for everyone to do some simple training.
Harris was unhurriedly on the sidelines with the ball and doing some simple basic workouts. Li Changgeng, who had a bandage in his right hand, was idle, sitting on the sidelines holding a basketball with one hand, and from time to time he dribbled a few balls. Having lost his right hand, Li Changgeng seemed to be unable to do anything. What else can Li Changgeng do like this? Li Changgeng couldn't help but think about it.
Dribble breakout? It seems that it can't. Without the cooperation of the right hand, it is absolutely impossible to break through the national level of defenders. Breaking through with one-handed possession of the ball, that's what only scholars can see. Without the cooperation of his right hand, the power of Li Changgeng's breakthrough not only dropped by half, but even the original power of tenths could not be reached. You must know that all of Li Changgeng's breakthroughs are based on being able to flexibly control the ball with both hands, coupled with the varied movements, ghostly speed, and losing his right hand, Li Changgeng seems to be unable to do anything.
Shooting? Anyone who knows a little bit about basketball will know what fingers mean to play basketball. Losing four fingers, the probability of Li Changgeng's right hand shot is equal to zero. However, Li Changgeng seems to be able to shoot with his left hand! Yes, Li Changgeng's left hand can shoot the basketball! Although the injury of the right hand may affect the feel of shooting, for Li Changgeng, it should not be fatal!
Grab the basketball in your hand, wrap the bandage and gently hold your right hand, bend your knees, bounce your legs, jump up, and shoot! The basketball arcs and falls steadily into the hoop! Entered!
In an instant, all eyes fell on Li Changgeng! The expressions of the team members showed surprise, then surprise, and finally ecstasy! Mozart shouted excitedly: "Li Changgeng, did you shoot that ball just now?" Are you still able to shoot? β
Shrugged his shoulders and made a disapproving expression: "Apparently!" β
Mozart cheered all of a sudden, ran over, hugged Li Changgeng's neck, and excitedly shouted: "Great, great....... Li Changgeng, who was wrapped under his armpits, struggled and couldn't breathe. When Li Changgeng was about to suffocate, he let go. The other team members also showed excitement one by one, and the originally dull court suddenly became enthusiastic.
Yes, Li Changgeng can still shoot!
Although he lost his right hand, Li Changgeng can still jump, grab rebounds, get stuck in position, and defend, and Li Changgeng can still play!
Li Changgeng can play!
Grabbing the basketball with his left hand, two dodges, jumping high, and the basketball slammed into the basket! Score!
"Smack!" The applause came into his ears, and when he turned around, a middle-aged man was clapping outside the court, "Good job, Li Changgeng thought you would be lying in bed now!" β
"Who are you?" Mozart asked. Li Changgeng stared at the man in front of him, feeling a sense of dΓ©jΓ vu, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.
"Remember me?" The middle-aged man walked past Mozart and asked Li Changgeng with a smile.
After thinking about it for a long time, Li Changgeng finally couldn't remember, shrugged his shoulders, and spread his hands: "I seem to have seen it, but I don't remember!" β
The middle-aged man smiled slightly, grabbed the basketball under his feet, skillfully dribbled under his crotch, suddenly turned around, shot, and the basketball fell into the basket steadily! Entered? Li Changgeng remembered, yes, it was the old man!
"Old man? Are you that drunk? Li Changgeng blurted out.
"Old man? Sot? The middle-aged man showed a heartbroken expression, "I came all the way to see a child I haven't seen for many years, but I didn't expect it to end up like this, it's so sad!" As he spoke, he reached out and wiped his eyes, making a dripping appearance.
"Come on, don't pretend. Today I want you to lose everything. β
"Now? A hand? The old man looked at Li Changgeng's right hand and said, "Are you sure?" β
Waving his right hand, Li Changgeng said stupidly: "I will spare you this time, and I will settle accounts with you next time!" Is there anything to find me, Li Changgeng heard Lucas say, you seem to be some kind of coach! β
"Sit down and talk!" The old man pointed to the stone bench on the side of the court. Los Angeles walked over, the two sat down, and the old man handed Li Changgeng a business card, "Coach of the New York Kenle, head coach of the Raptors." β
"I didn't expect you to be a famous coach because you are not good-looking!" Li Changgeng joked, although he knew that he was the leading coach in the United States in front of him, Li Changgeng didn't seem to realize that he should be a little in awe of him for a while.
"What does it mean that it is not good-looking, this is the demeanor of a mature man, how many times do you have to say it before you remember!" The Raptors coach got excited.
"Come on, do you have anything to do with me?"
"I watched your game yesterday and it was great, really great!"
"Of course, I'm Li Changgeng, the unique big Li Changgeng, haha!" In front of old acquaintances, Li Changgeng seems to have returned to the old days of shame and arrogance, and he can't help but brag about himself without nutrition!
"Sure enough, he's still an arrogant kid." The Raptors coach's eyes were full of smiles, "Are you interested in participating in a more advanced game?" β
"Professional competition? No kidding, I'm just a sophomore in high school, and I don't compete in adult competitions. β
"No, I'm not a scout. Of course, if you can come to the Pearson team in Los Angeles, I would welcome you. As he spoke, the Raptors coach took out another piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Li Changgeng.
"The national youth team? What do you mean? Li Changgeng looked at the "convening order" in his hand and said suspiciously.
"Soon we will have a training camp for the national youth team to prepare for this year's Asian Youth Championship and next year's event. The head coach is just me, and I want to summon you to this training camp! Raptors coached.
"You're not kidding, are you? You? The national youth team? Li Changgeng was shocked.
A foreign coach is the coach of the Chinese national team, and he was shocked.
"It's not a joke, I've watched your game, you have the strength!"
"I've been a coach for more than 20 years, and I still have that vision. Your current strength is unique in the age group of under twenty-one. How about it, would you like to participate? Think of how exciting it would be to face off against young masters from all over the world! The Raptors coach's tone was warm, and his voice was full of demagogy.
"The training camp starts next month. Think about it. Raptors coach patted Li Changgeng on the shoulder.
"I'll think about it." Li Changgeng was still immersed in the shock just now, and replied distractedly.
"No matter what, you have to be patient and heal your injuries now. If possible, I hope you can give up this NCAA tournament, your current injury, it's too dangerous to play again. Li Changgeng knows that your biggest goal in this competition must be to defeat the Raptors, but do you think it is possible to defeat the Raptors with only one hand? β
"No, I won't give up." Li Changgeng said flatly, "Participating in the NCAA has always been my dream. Even though I have a right hand injury, I can still shoot and grab rebounds. Even if I can't be a point guard, I can still play forward. And it's not just my dream to play in the NCAA, all the players in Los Angeles are working hard, and as long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will never give up. β
"But have you ever thought that if the injury gets worse in a game, you may never be able to play basketball again? Is it worth risking that for the sake of a tiny NCAA league? You take care of your injuries and can prove yourself on a bigger stage, so why not? Even if you give up this year's race, you'll have a chance to do it all over again next year, so why take that risk? β
"For me, there's no high or low competition, winning is what I'm going to compete for. And the injury is not as serious as you think, I will be careful myself. Saying that, Li Changgeng stood up, "I'll consider your suggestion." After saying that, he waved goodbye to the Raptors coach.
When the team members saw Li Changgeng coming over, they all surrounded him.
"Who is that person? What are you here for? Mozart said.
"That person doesn't seem to be an ordinary person!" Leonard Road.
"He is the head coach of the New York Sword Le team, an old friend of Li Changgeng, come to see Li Changgeng." Li Changgeng said lightly, "There's nothing to do, let's continue training in Los Angeles, Los Angeles must go all out in the afternoon game!" β
The team members happily continued the training just now.
The afternoon game will soon begin. They won yesterday's game, and if Los Angeles lose this game, it would be an early end to Los Angeles' NCAA path. But thankfully, Tmall is nowhere near as good as Los Angeles' opponent yesterday. And Los Angeles, which lost a game, is already a battle against the water, and the momentum of Los Angeles far exceeds that of its opponents. Even in terms of strength alone, Los Angeles without Li Changgeng may not lose to its opponent.
At the beginning of the game, as expected by Li Changgeng, the Los Angeles team was imposing, and under the leadership of ace Harris's strong ball skills, the Los Angeles team led all the way. The most surprising thing is Mozart's performance, after yesterday's match with the national super center, he really made great progress, and he played well today. This may have been the biggest takeaway from yesterday's war.
The score was 48:40 at the end of the first half.
Li Changgeng routinely summarized the performance of the players in the first half, and Harris really performed the most outstandingly, scoring 24 points alone, winning half of the Los Angeles team's score. Others are not doing badly. It's just that Li Changgeng frowned: "Vujasic, you have already committed three fouls, if you can't be careful in the second half, you will have to be replaced in the middle of this game!" β
"Yes, I got it!" Mozart grinned and grinned. It seems that he himself was very proud of his performance in the first half.
"That's it, the second half is still the same as the first. The opponent will definitely change the tactics and strengthen the attack in the second half, and Los Angeles will respond to the changes for the time being, just play as usual. Throwing away the notebook in his hand, Li Changgeng said lightly, "It's really not good, it's to see which of you will let Li Changgeng play to warm up, and Li Changgeng is also very happy to see you playing." β
"Haha......" burst into laughter, and there was a relaxed atmosphere in the dressing room.
At the beginning of the second half, the Lynx team really changed their tactics, and they were eager to catch up with the score, and they started the tactics of marking people all over the field as soon as they started. The unprepared Los Angeles team lost a series of shots in the first few minutes, and the score was gradually closed. But after stabilizing his position, under the leadership of ace player Harris, he fought to catch up, and the advantage of the score gradually fell to the Los Angeles team again.
There are ten minutes left. The score is 70:62.
"Flute!" The referee's whistle blew again. In the box, Mozart raised his hand stupidly - and fouled again. This guy is a real headache!
"Pause!" He immediately called a timeout. Looking around, do you want to change your journey? Li Changgeng couldn't help but hesitate, this time is the most critical time of the game, if the inside line misses, the whole situation will instantly turn to the opponent. Moreover, it is too heavy for him to take on such a heavy responsibility all of a sudden. After hesitating for a while, Li Changgeng finally took off his coat!
"You, are you going to play? Your hands ......," the TA was shocked.
"There are only ten minutes left in the game, no problem!" Li Changgeng smiled and stretched out his right hand, "Help Li Changgeng untie the bandage!" β
The teaching assistant bit his lip, did not answer, and gently helped Li Changgeng untie the bandage.
Mozart sat down on the chair and said indignantly, "Damn, I just touched his hand lightly, and the referee blew the whistle!" β
"Stop talking nonsense, come down and rest. Tell you to be careful, just don't stop! Li Changgeng said angrily, "I'll only replace you for five minutes, you can reflect on it." If you are like this next time, Li Changgeng will not send you to play in the first half! β
Mozart scratched his head and did not dare to say more.
"Substitution!" Li Changgeng gestured to the referee.
The game restarted, and after the opponent hit two free throws, the score was 70:64. There are still 6 points left in the gap.
Out of bounds, Leonard, who got the ball, was blocked by two opponents in an instant, without doing any dribbling, Leonard threw the ball high to Li Changgeng, and Li Changgeng, who received the ball with his left hand, took advantage of the situation to dissipate the momentum, firmly grasped the ball in his hand, and easily passed it to Harris before the opponent blocked. Even though I only have one hand, it's still very easy to pass the ball!
Harris, who never knew how to pass the ball, really rushed to the opponent's position single-handedly. After getting rid of two opponents, Harris jumped from outside the box and shot the basket!
The basketball bounced off the hoop and jumped out of the hoop! Grab a rebound!
A slender hand suddenly appeared on the edge of the basket, gently pressed the emerging basketball, entered the basket, and scored!
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Who is it? Who else besides Li Changgeng.
Shrugging his shoulders, Li Changgeng turned around easily and high-fived Harris, who was walking over.
"Well done!" Harris, who has always been stingy with smiles, actually showed a smile!
"This time it's just a fluke!" Hugging Paul beside him, Li Changgeng smiled, "Rest assured shooting, the basket will be handed over to Los Angeles!" β
"Don't let them grab a single ball!" Paul raised his fists in confidence.
Harris nodded slightly, and turned to defend. Li Changgeng put his arm around Paul: "Do you want to try in Los Angeles to see who grabs more rebounds!" β
Paul shook off Li Changgeng: "Let's start now!" As he spoke, he rushed to the basket.
The game continues to begin. Although the right hand has lost its former flexibility, it will not be affected much when defending. The inside line, which relies on card rebounds to survive, dribbling is not too important, especially Li Changgeng's left hand can also score. The inside line of Los Angeles is more solid after the addition of Lee Chang Gung. Harris Beethoven, who has strong support from the inside, can shoot with more confidence. The whole situation of the game suddenly turned in Los Angeles.
"Smack!" Li Changgeng, who grabbed the rebound again, went directly through the armpit of the defender in Xiao Erzhong, gently shook out the basketball, and the basketball grazed the rebound and gently entered the basket!
Score!
With exactly five minutes left, the score was 86:70. Li Changgeng made a substitution gesture to the referee. Mozart on the sidelines rushed over without waiting for the referee to blow the whistle for substitutions.
"Damn!" Paul was indignant, "I'm going to lose to you with one hand!" β
Li Changgeng said softly, "Did you see Li Changgeng's moves just now?" You can do it too. The next Los Angeles continues to compete! He patted him on the shoulder and went off the field.
Off the field, the assistant coach had already prepared towels and drinks. Li Changgeng wiped his sweat, drank saliva, and rested comfortably on the chair. The assistant teacher held up Li Changgeng's right hand, carefully examined it, and said happily: "Your right hand doesn't seem to have deteriorated a bit!" β
"Of course, Li Changgeng only used his left hand to control the ball from beginning to end!" Li Changgeng said proudly!
The assistant coach lightly knocked on Li Changgeng's forehead, and said angrily: "This is the opponent's mercy, if they fight a little savagely, can you still sit here and stink?" Li Changgeng opened his mouth slightly, not daring to refute. The teaching assistant looked at Li Changgeng's stupid appearance, "Poof! A laugh came out, and the end was the autumn waves, and the delicate cheeks were dizzy. Li Changgeng, who was next to him, had straight eyes, and the noise in his ears suddenly left Li Changgeng. After a while, suddenly there was a pain in his thigh, and Li Changgeng jumped up with a scream. The assistant teacher sat upright, his face flushed, and said in a low voice, "You idiot! β
Speechless, Li Changgeng scratched his head and looked around, but fortunately no one saw it. Quickly sit up straight and make the appearance of watching the game intently. The heart is still pounding freely, this little girl is really amazing, Li Changgeng, a real gentleman who is not messy, is about to become a ** when he touches her.
The game continues. The game without Li Changgeng turned into a tug-of-war between the two sides, and no one could help anyone. Los Angeles' lead by more than a dozen points has become the key to deciding the victory.
In the audience, two people exchanged heads.
"I think you may not have noticed, Mike, that No. 24 who just got off the field just now!"
"He? Although he is not very tall, he is very elastic, his defense under the basket is good, and he is very good in rebounding. But it's just good. By the standards of a center, he was in the wrong position, and I think he would be better off playing as a forward or a shooting guard. β