Chapter 33: Battle of the Raptors
Beethoven interrupted Mozart's speculation: "This must not be allowed to happen again." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 "Tomorrow's game is time for Los Angeles to share the responsibility for Li Changgeng." ”
Paul nodded vigorously, Mozart clenched his fists tightly, and Leonard pursed his lips tightly and nodded slowly.
"Harris?" Beethoven's astonished voice. Harris, who had been silent, walked down the aisle from which he came.
Walking forward, Harris's cold voice came: "I'm going back to sleep, there's a tough game tomorrow!" ”
Looking at Harris's back, Beethoven turned around and smiled at Leonard, both of them understood the meaning in each other's eyes: Sure enough, it was Harris's style, but it was he who was the most nervous and concerned about the game!
With a sigh, Leonard said: "I started to feel sleepy unconsciously, let's go back to sleep in Los Angeles!" ”
"Gone!" Beethoven and Leonard also went back to their rooms.
Two people were left on the balcony, looking at each other.
"What about Los Angeles?" It was Paul who was questioning.
"Go back to sleep, stupid!"
"Can you sleep?"
"If you can't sleep, you have to sleep, this is called recuperation!"
"Yes, I've learned to use idioms!"
"Bastards dare laugh at me,......"
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At seven o'clock in the morning, Li Changgeng and the teaching assistant had already gotten up. After washing, I simply stretched my body indoors. Leaning on the bed easily, inspecting the injuries on his feet, Li Changgeng looked at ease.
The injury on his foot is unexpectedly almost better, I don't know if it is because the teaching assistant took appropriate measures or the effect of Li Changgeng secretly getting up last night to heal the injury, in short, the right foot has been swollen. Although it was a little horribly swollen yesterday, the real injury was not that serious. There is no real injury to the bone, and most people only need to rest for two days to fully recover after the swelling has subsided. For Li Changgeng, one night was enough time for the bruises to disperse, and the so-called injuries were almost non-existent. Of course, it is inevitable that there will still be some pain, but this pain is not enough to affect Li Changgeng to participate in the competition.
Thinking of the effect of the teaching assistant bandaging yesterday, Li Changgeng took out the bandage and tried to bandage it himself. Yesterday, I saw that she was able to get it in three or two clicks yesterday, and Li Changgeng thought it was very simple, but the result of Li Changgeng's efforts for half a day was to turn his right foot into a "big meat dumpling".
Li Changgeng's clumsy appearance fell into the eyes of the assistant coach, and she couldn't help but "pounce" and chuckle to cover her mouth. Gently unveiled the "big meat dumpling" bandaged by Li Changgeng, and she re-bandaged it for Li Changgeng.
"Reduced swelling!" Assistant Teacher Yurong couldn't hide his joyful expression. There was a warmth in his heart, looking at her jade face stupidly, Li Changgeng couldn't take his eyes off it for a while. A flush flashed on his face, but the teaching assistant did not express the slightest displeasure.
For a long time, "You try it!" Her gentle voice interrupted Li Changgeng's stupid gaze.
The old face lowered his head slightly warmly, got up from the bed, and tried to jump a few times. Sure enough, that's how it feels. There was no pain, but it was easier to take off.
"How did you do that?" Li Changgeng was full of admiration.
A cute and cute look appeared on his face, and the teaching assistant pursed his lips and chuckled: "Do you want to know?" ”
Li Changgeng nodded vigorously.
"I won't tell you!" Winking playfully.
Li Changgeng opened his mouth and smirked, and his smile was solidified with a look of "I'm a stupid person, and I've been tricked again".
"Giggle...... chuckle finally turned into a trembling branch, and the teaching assistant covered his mouth and hugged his stomach and leaned back in laughter.
Finally, when the temperature on Li Changgeng's face reached its peak, and she was about to hold her head and run away, her laughter stopped, and a soft voice sounded: "This bandaging method is what Li Changgeng has seen from the book, using the strength of the leg muscles to replace the burden of the foot condyles." And because of the tight bandage, the explosive power of the muscles is more sufficient! ”
Looking down at the bandages on his feet, he took the opportunity to hide his red face, and stroked the tight bandage Li Changgeng exclaimed: "It's really good, Yun Yun is really ingenious!" ”
The assistant coach's face was slightly red, but he didn't lower his head, and replied: "Everything has advantages and disadvantages, because it increases the burden on the muscles, Li Changgeng is worried about whether he will have muscle cramps in the game." ”
Li Changgeng replied with a smile while putting on his socks: "Don't worry about this, you can handle it in one game." ”
The teaching assistant couldn't stop looking towards the door, his ears seemed to be listening to the voice in the hallway. Don't think about it, Li Changgeng also knows what she is waiting for, "Waiting for the sound of the aisle?" Or wait for someone to knock on the door? ”
"Someone should be knocking on the door at this time! Aren't you worried at all? ”
Li Changgeng smiled slightly, and said confidently: "After watching last night's video, they can't fall asleep until at least two o'clock." At this time, hey, still sleeping! With a confident expression, he was almost triumphant.
"Knock knock......" There was a knock on the door.
The smile on his face suddenly froze, and Li Changgeng opened his mouth slightly and couldn't close it for a long time. The assistant teacher over there couldn't stop winking at Li Changgeng and pursed his lips and snickered.
The knock on ......the door continued.
"It must be a waiter!" Li Changgeng, who came back to his senses, rushed to the door and said pretending to be safe. When he opened the door, he was standing there smiling.
Damn, he forgot to calculate him, how could he not sleep at two o'clock when he was so simple-minded?
Embarrassed, blushing, Li Changgeng didn't dare to turn around and face the assistant coach's laughter.
Mo Kejie had a consistent smile on his face, and said innocently: "Coach, everyone hasn't gotten up yet, do you want to wake them up?" "The big man in front of him is the only person in the Los Angeles team who stubbornly calls Coach Lee Chang Gung.
"No need!" Looking at the tracksuit on his body and the basketball in his hand, "Are you going to forge early?" Let's go together! ”
"Hmm!" Mo Kejie nodded innocently, and the red-faced Li Changgeng hurriedly got out of the small second attack between the door frame and his huge body, and closed the door casually, cutting off the burning gaze and soft smile behind him.
It's nine o'clock in the morning. Li Changgeng leaned back in the chair and held a book in his hand, with a calm and focused expression on his face, Li Changgeng seemed to be reading intently, but his eyes looked at the door from time to time over the book in his hand, and listened intently to the movement of the aisle - the door was just gently closed. It's already nine o'clock, why hasn't there been any movement yet? Are these guys really......
No, Li Changgeng believes that they will never give up!
But why hasn't there been any movement by this time?
Wait, wait......
Damn, why hasn't there been any movement yet? Under the calm appearance, Li Changgeng's inner anxiety became more and more intense.
The teaching assistant was leaning against the bed, knitting in his hands, I don't know if it was a sweater or gloves. Several times, her gaze gently swam over Li Changgeng, but she did not open her mouth to break the silence in the room.
Finally......
"Heh......" A loud sigh came from the aisle, which should be Mozart stretching.
"It's already nine o'clock, and I slept so soundly!" Sure enough, it was Mozart's voice, "Hehe, you guys just got up too!" ”
"Hehe, Li Changgeng thought that there shouldn't be a few people who fell asleep before two o'clock last night. It looks like a few first-graders haven't woken up yet. Beethoven's voice.
"That is, Li Changgeng was only able to fall asleep after half past two last night. Hey, the room between the boss and Yun Yun has not moved yet, Li Changgeng thinks that the boss must have been worried for one night, ten yuan, Li Changgeng bets that he is still lying on the bed and drooling. "Paul who speaks.
As soon as the words fell, "Touch! The door opened, and a figure rushed out of the room, "Bastard, who do you say is drooling, bastard!" Li Changgeng, who rushed out of the room, angrily strangled Paul's neck.
"Haha......" There was a burst of laughter inside and outside the door.
There was no need to ask, Li Changgeng knew that the answer he had been waiting for had already had a result. The exaggerated laughter and relaxed expression clearly told Li Changgeng that everyone had recovered from last night's shock, and the confidence in the decisive battle against the Raptors had quietly risen in everyone's hearts.
New York Swordsler Basketball Club.
"Is the Raptors coach really not there? Where can I find him? The questioner was a reporter -- Min Hangyu, a reporter from the "Sports Weekly". The news that the Raptors coach is in charge of the national youth team has just been made public, and the Chinese Basketball Association does not deny that he is the first choice for the head coach of the next Chinese national team. If you don't know how to grasp such important news, you are not qualified to be a sports reporter.
"The coach is really not there. After being given a short notice to take a break this afternoon, the coach went out after lunch. Where he went was not told to Los Angeles. The reception staff replied politely.
"Can you interview Copo and Lucas?" Min Hangyu didn't give up, he retreated to the second, and he didn't know how to seize the opportunity to interview him.
The reception staff looked embarrassed: "They, as soon as Coach Geng left on the front foot, the two of them asked for leave and left!" ”
"Leave?" The reporter showed a thoughtful look, temporarily suspended, the coach disappeared, and the two main players of the team took leave at the same time, and the reporter's keen sense of smell captured what smell.
The one who had been hiding his head behind the newspaper in front of the desk suddenly showed his head: "Li Changgeng wondered if they were going to watch the game." The NCAA League has its final round this afternoon! ”
NCAA League? The reporter's instinct reminded Min Hangyu: Lucas and Copo, the two most promising young stars of the Sword team, were unearthed from the NCAA league by the Raptors coach. Don't? Min Hangyu quickly flashed a possibility in his heart, hurriedly shook hands with the reception staff and said goodbye, and got into the car in a hurry.
Destination? The main gymnasium of the NCAA League, of course.
Outside the gymnasium, two tall and burly foreign boys, one black and one white, gasped as they looked at the bustling crowd outside the gymnasium: "So many people? The first game will be played an hour later! "It was Mike, a white boy, who spoke.
Yasen, a young black man, said: "Los Angeles, let's go inside, there may really be no seats in the evening." As they spoke, the two walked towards the gymnasium.
Inside the gymnasium.
The first thing to do is the third-place match, and finally the NCAA League's pinnacle matchup, the Finals. It was an hour before the game began, and the seats in the stands were almost all divided. Such a seat is enough to make any domestic basketball club hot on the spot. In the players' area in the stands, Floying, Selock, and other teams that participate in the NCAA league took the best positions in the stands early. With the same hatred, the two teams that were also defeated by Los Angeles got together.
Lucas and Copo, dressed in tracksuits, hid their heads under baseball caps and quietly sat down in the corner of the gymnasium. The two foreign lads who had just arrived were lucky enough to find two seats next to them and sat down.
What about the Raptors coach? With a camera hanging on his chest, Min Hangyu looked around expecting to see the Raptors coach. Maybe it's really Lady Luck who favors her, but who is the Raptors coach who is swallowing the clouds at the door?
"Coach, you're here!" Min Hangyu rushed over excitedly.
"Reporter Min?" The Raptors coach looked at Min Hangyu in surprise, the two were old acquaintances, "Why are you here?" "Why is the big reporter of the "Sports Weekly" here? Although the influence of the NCAA league is expanding day by day, there is no need for a big reporter like Min Hangyu to come out in person to interview him, right?
Min Hangyu eagerly stretched out his hand and said, "I'm here to find you." Congratulations on being elected head coach of the national youth team! ”
The Raptors coach threw away the cigarette butt, smiled and shook Min Hangyu's hand, and said, "Thank you." Sorry I don't have time for an interview today! "After so many years in the sports world, the Raptors coach naturally won't be unaware of Min Hangyu's intentions, and the best way to deal with this situation is to take the lead in silencing reporters' mouths.
"It's okay." Min Hangyu said with a smile, "Why did the coach come here?" Could it be that the players are poached for the Sword Le team? ”
The Raptors coach smiled noncommittally: "Just take a look." Turning his head to look at the surging crowd of people entering the gymnasium, he continued, "You have to go in, or I don't know if there will be any more places you just occupied." ”
"Didn't the coach come alone?"
"No, I have friends with me. Goodbye Reporter Min, I'm in. ”
"Hehe, it's okay to be idle left and right, I'll go in and have a look. Coach Geng, please! Min Hangyu smiled, and it seemed that he had made up his mind to stick to the Raptors coach.
With a wry smile, the Raptors coach walked into the gymnasium door.
In the stands, a blue-eyed and blonde middle-aged foreigner was sitting precariously, and there were notes with the words "reserved seats" on the left and right positions. The Raptors coach walked over, saw the two empty seats next to the foreigner, and asked in surprise, "Where is Jason?" ”
The foreigner stood up, and surprisingly he spoke fluent Chinese: "I just received a call and went out, and I don't have a chance to watch today's game." Who is this friend? ”
"Mr. Smith, I didn't expect to see you here!" Min Hangyu called out in surprise, the excited expression on his face was a little exaggerated but not offensive, his right hand held the other party's hand tightly, and said excitedly, "It's so surprising to see you!" With his left hand, he magically conjured a business card and respectfully handed it to the other party.
The foreigner was completely stunned by Min Hangyu's enthusiasm, and was stunned there with his business card. The Raptors coach sighed and said, "This is a reporter friend, it just so happens that Jason is not in a position in the second child, let's sit down and watch the game together." ”
Smith hurriedly stepped over to give up his position, the Raptors coach sat in the center, and Smith and Min Hangyu sat on either side of him on the left and right. And Min Hangyu's eyes still kept wandering on Smith, and the thought flashing in his heart was how to seize the opportunity to interview Smith. This is a great opportunity.
Smith is the coach of the University of Missouri, a famous American college team, and a famous coach invited by the NBA multi-dormitory team. I heard that he is also a scout for the famous team of the NBA, the San Tonio Spurs, and a friend of the Raptors coach. I don't know what his purpose is in the United States this time, but no matter what, it is absolutely impossible for such a person to appear in the small NCAA league for no reason. While thinking about this, Min Hangyu was thinking about how to seize the opportunity.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the first game finally began. The first to start was Katerina's match against North Carolina. At the same time, the two teams of the final appeared in the stadium and sat on the side of the pitch on chairs.
"Raptors!" There was a soft shout from the Los Angeles players, it was the first time they had come so close to today's opponent. The opponents on the video really appeared in front of them one by one. They are more imposing than on video.
"Los Angeles!" The Raptors looked across the court towards Los Angeles in an instant, slowly moving past the Los Angeles players. Beneath the calm exterior, a crisp momentum crept from the Los Angeles team members.
The searching eyes of the Raptors players finally locked on one person - Li Changgeng. With his head down, he focused on the trainer board in his hand, as if he didn't notice how many eyes were locked on him at this time.
The match between Katerina and North Carolina officially begins. The result of the jump ball was that Zhao Tong grabbed the ball.
Both sides are some of the best teams in the country, and this is their final NCAA game, and it is at stake in the final standings, so both sides will naturally give it their all.
"Li Changgeng" Ka Sesame, "Monster" Zhao Tong, the aces of both teams have shown their strength to live up to their reputations, and under their leadership, the two sides launched a wonderful offensive and defensive battle, and the scene of the game was wonderful, and the score rose alternately.
"Boom!" Zhao Tong slammed the dunk vigorously, and the basket was trembling.
"Brush!" Hit the waist, and Ka Sesame's shot landed firmly into the basket.
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The first half was tied at 40:39. Intermission. Katerina and North Carolina returned to the break room.
Los Angeles and Raptors players who watched the game from the sidelines began to warm up. The dribbling was not in a hurry, the simple shooting basket, and the warm-up of both sides was very flat and calm. The only player from both teams who is still sitting on the sidelines is Li Changgeng, who has been immersed in planning tactics.
In the stands.
"Zhao Tong and Ka Zhima seem to be working very hard today, the first half of the game is about to become a solo performance for the two." Curry said.
Yin Lunyu smiled: "These two old injustices usually only have the opportunity to compete on the court, but this time they finally have the opportunity to compete on the court, of course, they will spare no effort." ”
Cardenshi said lightly: "No matter who they win or lose, Li Changgeng doesn't care, Li Changgeng only cares about the game between Los Angeles and the Raptors now." His sharp gaze fell on the pensive figure on the sidelines. Li Changgeng's opponent was only Li Changgeng, and Cardenshi secretly clenched his fists.
Raptors coaches' side.
Smith exclaimed: "What a great game, very good two teams." Especially those two No. 4s, they are rare talents. If these two people are handed over to Lao Geng for polishing, it will only take two years to become two star-studded stars. At that time, even if it is impossible to break into the NBA! ”
Min Hangyu was also surprised that the small NCAA league could see such a high-level performance, and asked tentatively: "Coach Geng, did you come to the game to observe the performance of these two players?" It is indeed a rare Li Changgeng! ”
The Raptors coach shook his head with a smile and said: "Not only these two, but also other NCAA teams have a lot of Li Chang Gung players worth looking forward to, Floying's Kardashian, Carden, and Selock's Yin Lunyu, these are all Li Chang Gung players who are rare in ten years, and there is no team that doesn't want to recruit them, they are the hope of American basketball." "Talking a lot but not answering Min Hangyu's questions, he is worthy of being the Raptors coach, and he has won the essence of four or two thousand pounds. There's no way around it, and if you talk to a reporter, you might say it casually and it will appear in the newspaper tomorrow, so you have to be careful.
In between talks, the break ends. The second half of the game was restarted.
The second half continued to be exciting. The aces of the two teams went all out, and the other players were desperate to attack and defend.
After all, Ka Sesame is Li Changgeng who was able to tie with Li Changgeng for a while, and in terms of overall strength, Katerina is slightly higher than half a chip. Ten minutes into the second half, the game was turning in Katarina's favor.
"Flute!" The final whistle finally blew and Caterina won 79:72.
The next match is the final. It's finally time to wait! The Therlock players in the stands clenched their fists tightly, and the Raptors coach's relaxed expression became serious at this time, and the waists of Lucas and Copo under the baseball caps straightened up at the same time. The two people who had been staring at the court didn't notice it, and the two two foreign youths who were also tall next to them also showed excited expressions on their faces at this time.
The finals have finally arrived.
Finally arrived, and at the same time as the referee's whistle sounded, Li Changgeng raised his head that had been lowered. His gaze passed through the panting players of both teams in the center of the court and shot at the Raptors players on the opposite side.
In the decisive battle against the Raptors, Li Changgeng finally waited for this time. Unconsciously clenched his fists tightly.
The Raptors were shooting the same fiery gaze.
Pierce pursed his lips, Pinore held the bracer of his right hand, heroin stood up and threw off the coat in his hand, as well as Cachier, Gongtian Yi, these opponents who had been observed in the video I don't know how many times finally stood in front of Li Changgeng at this moment. Their eyes are also as hot as Li Changgeng's expectations.
Eyes meet in hit, as if you can hear "Zizi!" "The sound of sparks clattering. A powerful momentum suddenly erupted from both sides at that moment.
"Raptor, Raptor......" involuntarily whispered, almost painfully affectionate anticipation, this moment can no longer be hidden, clearly revealed on the face.