Chapter 35: Battle of the Raptors (2)

The moment Li Changgeng got the ball, the afterglow of his eyes fell on Paul, that posture? "Huh!" The basketball rubbed against the heroin jersey and flew through Kachiel's armpit towards Paul, "Smack! Paul took it firmly in his hand, jumped high, and threw it. The pen & fun & www.biquge.info basketball bounced on the rebound and landed steadily in the basket.

Heroin landed on his feet and turned to look at the basket, just as he saw the basketball grazing the net and falling.

"Well done, boss!" Paul excitedly raised his right hand towards Li Changgeng.

After raising his hand and high-fived Paul, Li Changgeng quickly overtook his position and ran back.

Behind.

"That guy, when did you rush to the restricted area?" Heroin asked in annoyance.

"The moment the striker made his move." Kotanichi on the outside answered the question about heroin.

Pierce took the ball from Kachir and said, "Smack! Walking forward with the ball, he left heroin with a faint sentence, "Just be careful next time, I won't let this situation not happen again." ”

Raptors attack. Pierce's excellent playmaking and delicate passing, the skilled Raptors players always receive the most comfortable passes in their best positions, and the country's top quality makes them comfortable against the Los Angeles players in heads-up. Feed the basketball into the hoop again and again. Pinault and heroin have shown strength worthy of their fame, and Harris and Mozart can only watch the basketball fall into the basket again and again, despite their best efforts. On the outside, Koda also hit two three-pointers on his only two shots. The extremely high shooting percentages of both teams left power forward Cachir with little chance to play.

Los Angeles' offense is equally varied and pleasant to watch. With Li Changgeng as the core, the Los Angeles team tore apart the Raptors' defense again and again with the sharpness of the Raptors and sent the basketball to the basket.

In the tenth minute, the score was 21:18. With Los Angeles leading by three points, the situation seemed to be evenly divided.

"Flute!" The whistle blew and the Raptors called the first timeout of the first half.

Lucas was very satisfied with the current score and grinned happily: "Hehe, see it, now the leader is Los Angeles!" "Unconsciously, Lucas sees himself as a member of Los Angeles.

Ke Bo's expression was as calm as water, and he said indifferently: "The first half has just begun, isn't it too early to be happy?" Although Los Angeles leads by three points, it is the Los Angeles Raptors who have the advantage in the situation. You're not so excited that you can't even see that, are you? ”

Lucas said lightly: "This problem will be solved by Li Changgeng." As long as the Los Angeles team has Li Changgeng here, they will definitely not lose. ”

Copo looked at Lucas coldly and remained silent.

He stopped talking, but someone next to him spoke. One of the two foreign boys next to him asked: "The situation is superior, how do you understand this?" "It turned out to be pure Chinese, and it was a white young man who spoke.

Lucas looked at the sound in amazement, as if he had not noticed two foreigners sitting beside him until this moment. Looking each other up and down, the professional instinct concluded that the two foreigners in front of him were also like-minded people. Just looking at it, Lucas didn't look too much. Not arrogant or humble, Lucas smiled and explained: "The game is down now, and you have also seen the tactics of Los Angeles and the Raptors. Compared with the Raptors' ever-changing tactics and whimsical cooperation, Los Angeles is much more monotonous. The No.24 who cuts in with the ball throughout the court to disrupt the opposition's defense, passes the most accurate shot at the most opportune time, or scores directly on his own, this is the strategy of Los Angeles. ”

"That's no problem, the other party has no way to block No. 24's pass, right?" Mike was still puzzled.

Lucas shook his head and said, "The Raptors haven't played their true strength yet. So far, the strength of the Los Angeles team except for No. 24 has almost bottomed out, and the Raptors have only played 80% of their strength at most. ”

"It's seventy percent!" Copo corrected.

"Hehe......" Lucas couldn't help laughing, it was rare to see Ke Bo so serious. After laughing, Lucas continued, "Although the situation is evenly matched now, once the Raptors show their true strength, this situation will change very quickly. Los Angeles' advantage can be dismantled in an instant. ”

Mike will be skeptical: "Are the Raptors really that good?" Have you seen it? ”

"Me? Experienced it for yourself. ”

"Isn't this game a losing for the Los Angeles team?"

"Hehe, this may not be, as long as the Los Angeles team has the 24th, he will definitely not lose, he will definitely try to make the team win." Lucas showed confidence that he was going to win.

The strength of the Raptors is much more than that! Li Changgeng, who was resting on the bench, kept this thought in his mind. So far in the game, except for the only few times when they faced Pierce head-on, the Raptors' players have not played their full strength at all. Compared with the level shown on the video, the overall strength of the Raptors only shows about seventy percent at most. Whatever their reason, the situation should change dramatically after this pause. The Raptors can't just be silent forever.

We can't let their counter-offensive horn blow, at least in the first half, and we can't let their amazing strength be brought into play. The lead had to be maintained until the end of the first half, and even if it was just one point, it was a huge morale boost. Otherwise, the second half of the game would not have been played.

The towel in his hand was clenched tightly, and he secretly made a determination to die in his heart.

"Flute!" The whistle blew and the game resumed.

The trident of Pierce, Pinor, and heroin is the foundation of the Raptors' offense and defense, and Pierce is the core of the core. The first step in the attack is to block their core. Freezing Pierce, the core hub, the Raptors can only fight on their own, and no matter how powerful the other players are, the overall strength will be greatly reduced.

There were ten minutes left in the first half, and even if Pierce had the ability to get through, he had to be suppressed for ten minutes.

The Raptors take a throw-in and the ball goes to Pierce. Without waiting for him to dribble past half the court, Li Changgeng stepped forward early. A player like Pierce is even harder to block once he's close to the three-point line. The rest of the Raptors' roster had already entered their respective positions, and the two men in the center of the court were facing each other head-on.

The fluctuating pace, the fast and slow dribbling, the basketball kept changing positions in front of Pierce. Li Changgeng, who was guarding in front of him, didn't dare to blink his eyes more, staring at the basketball in his hand with all his attention, predicting his next move.

Several feints in a row Pierce still failed to break through, and there were already spectators on the sidelines for a few seconds. The cold face was still calm, and he didn't see the slightest panic when he pursed his lips.

Why didn't anyone else come to help? Occasionally, such a question flashed in the minds of the audience.

It's a grand showdown, a showdown between two of the best guards in NCAA history, and no one can intervene in it, and no one can stop it. The province's No. 1 point guard, Pierce has never lost, and the only NCAA ball king, Li Changgeng, has not and will not fail.

In basketball, the offensive side always has the advantage, and the ball control is always more active than the defense. Bringing the ball to the opposing court without difficulty in one-on-one defense is an essential requirement of a point guard.

But Li Changgeng wants to subvert all this.

Under the continuous feints, a small gap finally appeared, and it was now! The figure flashed, and Pierce rushed over. Broken through? "Smack!" A hand hits the basketball in Pierce's hand, and the basketball flies out of bounds.

Not yet!

The rest of the Raptors stepped forward and took the throw-in. After Pierce received the ball, he raised his hand to pass the ball, and the basketball passed through the top of Li Changgeng's head, and Pinore received the basketball.

Pass? Never mind. Such a pass is not at all a reflection of the value of a first-class defender. The job of a point guard is not as simple as dribbling or passing. Integrate formations, organize offenses, break down opponents' defenses when necessary, and even score their own baskets to tear up gaps for teammates. If Pierce could only pass such a ball, there would simply be no place for him on the Raptors' main lineup.

The Raptors' offense, the basketball was tossed in the hands of Pinor Heroin and other players. Occasionally, Pierce received a pass, but because of Li Changgeng's close pressing, he could only send the ball out in the form of a return pass, and Pierce, the core hub, was paralyzed for a while. But the Raptors are Raptors after all, and except for Pierce, the other players are also the top players. After a couple of upside-downs, Pinoe jumped high in front of Harris and shot from outside the box. The basketball was about to come out of the hoop as it bounced off the basket, and suddenly a hand appeared under the basket and easily pressed the ball back - heroin.

is worthy of the Raptors, while admiring, Li Changgeng also sighed secretly in his heart: It is completely impossible to contain the Raptors' attack, and now the only way to continue to suppress Pierce is to continue. Even if they can continue to score, the offensive means are much more monotonous, and the Los Angeles players should be much easier to defend.

It was Los Angeles' turn to attack.

It was still Li Changgeng who controlled the ball.

Facing Pierce in front of him is still the other. Want to go heads-up? The rushing figure stopped in an instant, and the slingshot-like right charge turned around and disappeared behind Pierce.

Breakthrough! The exclusion zone is just ahead. The joy had not yet risen, and an alarm suddenly appeared in his heart - suddenly a figure in front of him blocked the front, and a hand behind him quietly stretched out to the basketball in Li Changgeng's hand.

The left foot dodged away like a whirlwind for the shaft body, "Smack!" With a crisp sound, the basketball changed from the crotch to the right hand, and suddenly a shadow flashed out from Li Changgeng's right side - it was a pass.

Under the basket, Paul grabbed the sudden basketball and was slightly stunned. "Stupid, shoot!" A loud roar woke Paul from his dream, jumped up, and shot the basket!

"Smack!" With a bang, a sudden giant hand slapped the basketball that Paul shot - heroin!

The basketball flew out to the edge of the court, and a figure suddenly appeared with one hand and grabbed the basketball in his hand, Harris. Raising his hand to shoot, Gongtian who was floating outside the three-point line suddenly appeared, jumped high and fell towards the ball in Harris's hand. There was no chance to shoot, and the raised basketball was pressed, "Smack!" There was a thud and the basketball was in Beethoven's hands.

"No one to defend, shoot fast!"

Jumping high, calmly shooting, the basketball steadily drew an arc "Huh!" "Exactly fall into the basket.

Pointers!

At 24:20, Los Angeles' lead extended to four points. Looking back at the time, there were more than eight minutes left in the first half.

Defense.

The game repeated the scene just now, Pierce just passed the half, and Li Changgeng stepped forward to block him, making the most of the rules of the game to firmly hold him near the middle line. Pinault stepped forward to meet and barely managed to pass the ball out. After a few delicate combinations, there was a fierce battle under the basket, and in the end, the ball was still sent to the basket by Pinore.

The game proceeded minute by minute according to the script envisioned by Li Changgeng. The core of the Raptors team was contained and there was no way to play at full strength, and the morale of the Los Angeles team was high before the second child under Li Changgeng's response, and the two teams were able to draw after coming and going.

Tightly guarding the opponent in front of him, his eyes swept on the scoreboard, and there was still a little more than a point in the first half. The score was 36:34, and the Los Angeles team still led by two points. There was a tinge in his chest and his breathing was uncontrollably short. The physical exertion of the defending side is not inferior to that of the attacking side. Especially when Li Changgeng is facing a master like Pierce, if he wants to completely stop him, he must keep moving under his feet, waving his arms constantly, and constantly calculating his possible next move in his mind. As a result, Li Changgeng's physical and mental strength consumption far exceeded that of Pierce.

Pierce, who had been silent, suddenly spoke at this time: "Can you keep moving like this until the end of the game?" ”

Pressing down the bitterness in his heart, a trace of an unfathomable smile overflowed at the corner of Li Changgeng's mouth, and said, "You don't have to worry about this." After being silent for so long, in the last hours of the first half, shouldn't you break out! ”

"This is natural!" As he spoke, the basketball in Pierce's hand disappeared suddenly, and flew out of his back towards Gongtian outside the three-point line. Pierce's basketball shot didn't pause, and a breeze swept through and ran towards the other side of the three-point line. The speed was completely unexpected by Li Changgeng.

Damn, Li Changgeng hurriedly pulled out his leg and chased wildly, his right foot suddenly became weak, his running footsteps stopped abruptly, and a slight numbness came from his right foot.

Over there, Pierce received a pass from Gong Tianyi and raised his hand from the three-point line to shoot, "Whew! "There was a crisp thud and the basketball fell into the hoop!

The score is 36:37.

Overtaken. The Los Angeles players stopped abruptly, and everyone forgot their movements as they watched the basketball bouncing on the ground.

"Bastard, pass the ball quickly!" Ignoring the numbness coming from his right foot, Li Changgeng rushed forward. There had to be another goal in the first half, eyes sweeping over the timing card, with thirty-four seconds left in the first half.

Mozart hurriedly kicked the ball, and the basketball passed to Li Changgeng's hands.

Pierce was in the way, and there was a Pinault next to him, and the rest of the Raptors didn't immediately return to their own half. Spot-marking! Are the Raptors planning to add another one?

How can you be satisfied? After flashing Pierce's broken ball, he stepped into the Raptors' half. Want to break fast? Just when everyone thought so, Li Changgeng stopped, controlled the ball, and deliberately slowed down the rhythm.

It's time to stall! It dawned on everyone. In the first half, this was the last offensive opportunity for Los Angeles, and there was no need to leave the fast break to the matchup, which was a wise choice. There were already people on the sidelines who were already admiring.

Only Li Changgeng knew in his heart that there was an indescribable pain in doing so-the numbness in his right foot had not yet been relieved.

As you pass by the Los Angeles team's sideline break, "Give me seconds!" ”

The players in Los Angeles were stunned for a while, and the first player to react shouted loudly: "Twenty-four, twenty-three......" Thirty-second countdown! The other team members who came back to their senses shouted loudly, and the sound of counting seconds was like a war drum that raised the morale of Los Angeles on the field.

No one will notice that Li Changgeng's footsteps are slightly unnatural.

The interest of the audience outside the "Thirteen, Fourteen ......" was aroused, and the Los Angeles team's move was undoubtedly the most obvious provocation to the king Raptors. In addition to the die-hard fans of the Raptors, there were already many spectators who joined the ranks of counting, and the sound became louder and louder, and finally the entire stadium only heard a huge countdown.

In the center of the full line of sight is the confrontation between Lee Chang Gung and Pierce. His heart was clear, and his face was not shocked, and Li Changgeng was not affected by the atmosphere of the stadium at all. Pierce on the opposite side too.

"Six, Five......"

Gradually, the right foot gradually regained sensation, and the time was almost up. The rhythm of the dribble began to increase, the left and right feet moved slightly, the shoulders seemed to shake slightly, and the whole body was ready to pop out like a slingshot ready to attack.

Now is the time.

A phantom flickered as he swayed from side to side as he swirled past Pierce in a whirlwind of dribbles. Desperately turning around and following closely behind, Pierce found that the figure that had just rushed by was empty-handed.

What about balls?

The ball is in Beethoven's hands. The basketball came so suddenly that Beethoven reflexively caught the basketball but didn't know what to do. Gong Tianyi, who was opposite him, also looked dumbfounded.

The figures are staggered, Beethoven seems to have just come back to his senses, the basketball in his hand has disappeared, "Block him!" After taking the basketball in Beethoven's hand, Li Changgeng whispered in his ear.

Facing the basket outside the three-point line, Li Changgeng jumped up, and the basketball in his hand drew a high arc and flew towards the basket, "Huh! With the crisp sound of wiping the net, the basketball fell steadily into the basket.

At this time, Pierce and Koda were being blocked by Beethoven. The stadium was silent, and then the earth-shattering cheers of "......boom" suddenly broke out.

Looking back at the scoreboard, there were still four seconds left.

The Raptors kicked the ball, the Los Angeles team pressed closely, and heroin smashed the basketball to the rebound in the midcourt, "Flute! "The basketball hit the rebound at the same time as the whistle blew at the end of the first half.

The first half ended. With a score of 39:37, the Los Angeles team ended the first half perfectly with a two-point advantage.

The figures of the players of the two teams disappeared at the door of the players' lounge, and the gymnasium gradually became a lot quieter, and the earth-shattering cheers fell silent, replaced by bursts of buzzing discussions. The audience is obviously still unsatisfied, and pulling the people around them is a discussion.

For Players.

"Haha, attack in seconds? It's clear that he didn't take the Raptors seriously. It's really nice that the Raptors, who are above the top, will also be treated like this! Kadens hugged his belly and smiled very exaggeratedly. Although he was a little angry about losing to Li Changgeng, he was even more unhappy with the Raptors' stinky look in comparison.

The other people around him were not as happy as Carden's smile, and Yin Lunyu sighed lightly: "The situation in Los Angeles is not as wonderful as what Los Angeles sees." Against the Raptors, it is not uncommon for a team to tie or even take the lead with the Raptors in the first half, but the final result is also the same. The myth that the Raptors decided the game in five minutes of the second half has yet to be shattered. A few seconds of attacking, I'm afraid it will only stimulate the Raptors even more! ”

"But there's no way around it!" Kardashian said, "Lee Chang Gung must use extraordinary means to boost the morale of the team. Los Angeles are still a very tender team, and the impact on them going into the second half with a lead is huge. Everyone in Los Angeles should have experience in this! "A couple of guys sitting here represent teams that have played against Los Angeles.

"Hmm!" Kardashian nodded. He and Yin Lunyu have the deepest friendship, and there is the most tacit understanding between the two, and it seems more natural to pick up the topic. Kardashian continued: "The situation should change in the second half. There's no way the Raptors can't just be silent. Heroin, Pinault and Pierce, the three of them have been the main players of the Raptors since the first grade, and they were both top ten players last year, and the Raptors should be stronger this year. Zhao Tong, you are the only person in Los Angeles who plays against this Raptors, according to your opinion, how much strength the Raptors have played today. ”

Zhao Tong showed a contemplative look, and said calmly for a moment: "I don't know how deep the strength of the Raptors is. Even though I lost to them by 30 points, I always felt that they were not fully playing to their strength. Compared to the level of performance against Los Angeles, the Raptors don't seem to be playing very well today. Although he is arrogant, he is not a vain and impetuous person, and he very frankly admits the gap with the Raptors. Ka Sesame, who didn't look at each other with Zhao Tong, couldn't help but secretly admire his honesty.

Yin Lunyu nodded and said, "It's no wonder, it should be the first time that Pierce has been suppressed like today." Being able to attack in front of the Raptors in a few seconds is really no one except Li Changgeng. ”

"Only that guy would do such a thing!" Cardens added.

Yin Lunyu Kardashian looked at each other and smiled, amused at the childishness of Cardenshi. Kardashian's gaze slid over Ka Sesame who was sitting quietly next to him, but he was silent at this time, with a slightly contemplative expression on his face.

"What's wrong with the sesame seeds?"

"I'm thinking about Li Changgeng's attack in a few seconds just now." The serious expression on Ka Sesame's face made Kadenshi, who wanted to speak, swallow the words to his lips again. Everyone's eyes fell on Ka Sesame, waiting for his next step.