Chapter 34: Battle of the Raptors (1)
A gentle hand gently put on Li Changgeng's clenched fist, and turned his head, it was a teaching assistant. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info concerned affection on his face, and gentle worry in his eyes, and asked softly, "Are you okay?" ”
Shaking his head slightly, Li Changgeng gently took off the coat he was draping on, and raised his bandaged right hand as if he was looking at it.
"Do you want to untie it?" The gentle voice of the teaching assistant sounded in Li Changgeng's ears, and the person who knew Li Changgeng best was always her.
"Hmm!" Li Changgeng nodded slightly, "The gauze will affect the feel, and today is the time to untie it." A pair of jade hands gently stretched out in front of his eyes, gently untied the gauze, and gently faded layer by layer, revealing his injured right hand, and more than a dozen pairs of eyes on the left and right sides looked at him at the same time, and his face showed a nervous look at the same time.
On the back of the hand, the wound has scarred! Try stretching your fingers and clenching your fists, "It's almost total!" Li Changgeng's faint voice couldn't hide his heartfelt joy.
There was a slight cheer from the left and right sides at the same time, and dozens of eyes withdrew at the same time.
These guys! Although there was no greeting, Li Changgeng felt their sincere concern.
He took the wrist guard from the teaching assistant's hand, tied the shoelaces, lifted the socks, and the bandages on his feet were completely hidden under the socks.
Standing up, grabbing the basketball at his feet, "Los Angeles plays!" ”
In the thunderous cheers of the audience, under the shining magnesium lights all around, Los Angeles and the Raptors stepped into the court at the same time. There are still 20 minutes left until the final. Players from both teams warm up in the left and right halves. Standing in the center of the court was Pierce, and it was Li Changgeng who walked over on the super side. The two met with burning eyes in the middle of a hit.
When I got closer, I looked at each other, as if I could hear the sound of sparks. For a moment, a smile overflowed at the corner of his mouth at the same time, and the two of them stretched out their right hands at the same time, clasping their hands together.
"Li Changgeng!"
"Pierce!"
"For two months, the Raptors have been preparing for today's game."
"My ultimate goal in the NCAA league is to play against the Raptors, and the final opponent is really you."
"It's the first time I've joined the Raptors and put such a high level of emphasis on a game. Today we will definitely win! ”
"Los Angeles won't lose!"
"Do your best to fight it out!"
"Let's fight it out!"
Both hands were released at the same time, and the two slender bodies burst out with powerful momentum at the same time.
In the stands.
The two teams that just played Katarina and North Carolina have already sat in the players' area. North Carolina, Therlock, and Floying are all regulars in the NCAA, and it's not the first time Catalina has entered the NCAA, and the players on several teams are very familiar with each other. I met people who knew each other very quickly. The two people who didn't look at each other like Ka Sesame and Zhao Tong were also squeezed together by Yin Lunyu and Kardashian. They are of the same level, especially, they have all played against the Los Angeles team, and they are also people who have learned Li Changgeng's power, and the communication between them must be more in-depth than with others.
The strange behavior of Li Changgeng and Pierce on the court naturally did not escape their attention.
Zhao Tong: "The two of them seem to be having a pre-war conversation!" ”
Ka Sesame: "The master duel is all about demeanor, meet and say hello before starting the game." It's like some people, they shout and start fighting when they meet! ”
Zhao Tong: "You're talking about yourself." ”
Kardashian Yin Lunyu looked at each other and smiled. Cardenshi, who was next to him, said leisurely: "Before the game started, the two of them were on fire." This game, hey, there's a good show to watch. ”
Lucas and Coppo are there.
Lucas said: "Isn't it strange to see that after four years, the rivals of that year are still competing at the NCAA level? ”
Ke Bo was silent for a moment and nodded slightly: "It's indeed a little." Looking at him, I couldn't believe the experience of these four years. ”
"Hehe, who called this guy only sixteen years old at the time." Lucas laughed.
Raptors coach Smith's side.
The Raptors coach's sudden seriousness surprised Min Hangyu, and asked curiously: "Coach, is there anything special about this game?" Smith also turned his head to look at the Raptors coach, clearly with the same surprise in his heart.
"This game," the Raptors coach said with a slightly reminiscent look on his face, "this may be the most commendable game in NCAA history in the future." On one side are the most dominant teams in the NCAA and on the other are the most legendary players in league history. This game will be the most classic pinnacle matchup in the history of the NCAA league for more than ten years. ”
Min Hangyu was obviously stunned by the Raptors coach's emotional answer, and he didn't move for a long time. Smith had a look of reminiscence on his face: "Is this 'most legendary player' the player you keep mentioning?" ”
Min Hangyu just came back to his senses, and when he heard Smith's words, he quickly and quietly wrote it down, what can be so favored by the Raptors coach and recommended to Smith is definitely not a simple character. Although he is only an NCAA player, who knows if it will be another Yao Ming in the future?
The Raptors coach nodded slightly.
"Who is that player you're talking about?" Min Hangyu wasted no time in asking.
"White No. 24."
"Well, I don't think I'm particularly outstanding." Smith said after pondering. Suddenly, I saw that after the warm-up, it was this No. 24 who was surrounded by everyone in the rest area and gave orders. "He's a coach?" Smith asked in surprise as he blurted out.
"Player-coach." The Raptors coach corrected and added.
Player-coach? Is there such a thing? Although it is only an NCAA-level game, can a teenage college student take on such a heavy responsibility at the same time? The shock in Min Hangyu's heart became stronger and stronger.
The Raptors coach suddenly asked, "Does Reporter Min know what the Los Angeles team's Copo and Lucas have experienced before?" ”
"Of course you know, the two of them are the stars of the Jianle team as a dormitory. I heard that you discovered it in the NCAA league four years ago. ”
The No. 24 was Lucas' teammate at the time, and Kopo was also his underdog. He was the best player of the year, when he was only 16 years old. The Raptors coach lightly dropped bombshells one after another.
Lucas's teammates? Rumble! Is Copo a loser? Rumble! Sixteen years old? The best player? Boom! There was a roar in Min Hangyu's head, if he was still shocked just now, Min Hangyu would be completely stunned at this time. When he came back to his senses again, what flashed in his mind was the Raptors coach's sentence "the most legendary Li Chang Gung player in NCAA history", such Li Chang Geng really deserves such an evaluation. Min Hangyu suddenly woke up: Maybe he really dug up a treasure today.
Compared with Min Hangyu's dumbfounding, Smith was much calmer, silently digesting the words of the Raptors coach, and his face showed a thoughtful expression. After years of acquaintance, Smith knows that the Raptors coach is not a person who likes to exaggerate, and maybe watching this game will really bring him unexpected surprises.
The game is about to begin. Rest area in Los Angeles.
Li Changgeng calmly gave orders: "The players on the court are Mozart, Paul, Harris, Beethoven, and me. O'Neill, today, sorry! ”
Leonard seemed to be mentally prepared for such an arrangement, and nodded slightly: "Come on!" ”
Grabbing the wrist guard of his right hand, he stepped into the court with his head held high: "Los Angeles plays!" ”
Last year's best player, Pierce, the provincial No. 1 center heroin, and the top 10 player Pinault are all aces no matter which team they go to. Although rebounding king Kachir and three-point shooter Koda are newcomers, their performances in the NCAA this year have conquered everyone. This is the Raptors' full main lineup, and this should be the first time that the NCAA has started so far.
Such a lineup is indeed enough to make opponents fearful.
The first thing in today's game is to be one step ahead in terms of momentum. To do this, you have to score first.
Jumping ball, heroin was the first to touch the basketball, and the basketball flew quickly towards Pierce. "Smack!" One hand intercepted the ball in the hit, of course, it was Li Changgeng.
"Attack!" The moment the ball arrived, the body had already taken a forward posture, and the two rapid sounds of "pop, pop" flashed over Gongtian Yi like a whirlwind, "Brush!" Sticking to Pierce, the basketball body has broken through like a light song and dance while exchanging left and right hands, and only the basket is left in front of him.
Rush, the basketball wiped the floor, pressed against the palm, "Smack!" With another crisp sound of hitting the ground, the ball fell into his hand, and on the free throw line, there was a roar of "Ya ......", and the body that rushed forward flew high, and smashed it down with all his strength. "Earth-shattering bang - slam dunk!
There was silence in the gymnasium, and for a long time, there was a sudden "......boom" and a huge cheer shook the whole audience.
In the fifth second of the opening game, the Los Angeles team scored first, and the score was 2:0.
"Pretty, Boss!" The excited Los Angeles players rushed up, Mozart hugged Li Changgeng's neck tightly, and Paul rubbed the hair on Li Changgeng's head excitedly, and he couldn't see the awe of the "boss" in No. 4.
"Back to the defense!" Calmly separating the players gathered together, Li Changgeng took the lead in running towards the position in Los Angeles. The other team members looked at each other, and followed with a strange scream.
With a grim expression, Li Changgeng's heart was not shocked, and his eyes were firmly locked on the person standing at the front of the Raptors - Pierce. Calm and cold, there was not the slightest surprise on his face. The other team members are too, tepid and calm one by one.
The entire Raptors team didn't see the slightest impact.
If it's the Raptors, is this opening also expected by you?
Come on, Raptor, open your hands and wait for Li Changgeng.
The players on the pitch were calm, and the spectators in the stands were already boiling at this time.
"Who is that guy, why hasn't Li Changgeng heard of it, it's really amazing."
"Stupid, that's the man who is known as the king of young balls."
"The Raptors are great, but Los Angeles seems to be even better than the Raptors. It's hard to predict the outcome of this game! ”
"Li Changgeng, let me see your true strength!" Whispering to himself was Ke Bo in the corner.
On the Raptors' coach's side, Min Hangyu was still immersed in the shock of the shot just now, while Smith involuntarily sat up straighter. He is the dormitory of the rows, and what can be seen in the ball just now is far more than the stunned Min Hangyu. Nothing was more certain that he was in the right place than at this moment.
The player area was quiet at this time, and at the end someone said: "Raptors, it's time to counterattack!" ”
The Raptors are going on a counterattack.
Pierce dribbled the ball, and the Raptors flooded to the Los Angeles position. The figure in front of him flashed, "Smack!" The basketball hit the ground with a crisp sound, and the basketball drilled under Li Changgeng's crotch, turned around and chased Pierce and threw the ball high.
"Defend quickly!" Li Changgeng yelled loudly, reminding the team members who still hadn't reacted. Pinault leaps high to receive a pass from Pierce, and Harris steps forward to block the basketball and throws it high under Harris's arm. Under the basket, a huge figure jumped high, "Boom! "Heroin fell from under the basket during the huge tremor.
Score, 2:2.
Such a powerful Raptor, such a whimsical attack is the first time Li Changgeng has seen it; is so powerful, Pierce broke through Li Changgeng's defense so easily, and he was still the first in his memory. Compared to the strength shown in the video, they seem to be more powerful.
Worthy of the Raptors.
That's it, this is the opponent that Li Changgeng dreams of. For no reason, a wave of joy quietly rose from my heart, and involuntarily, a smile overflowed from the corner of my mouth.
Catching up with Pierce's gaze, Li Changgeng showed his admiration without hesitation: he raised his thumb high. Pierce was slightly stunned, and also gave Li Changgeng a thumbs up - each other.
"Back to the defense!" The Raptors all returned to defense under Pierce's orders. "Boss!" Mozart screamed and the basketball flew towards Li Changgeng, raised his hand to catch the ball, and the basketball was firmly grasped by Li Changgeng in his hand.
"Is that the strength of the province's No. 1 center just now?" Mozart's faint voice sounded in Li Changgeng's ears, and his eyes were fixed on the back of heroin.
Patting him on the shoulder, Li Changgeng said lightly: "For you now, that level is nothing." This time, Lee Chang Gung allows you to dunk on top of your head. ”
Mozart looked at Li Changgeng in surprise and inexplicably. A hint of a smile appeared under the faint expression, and Li Changgeng said: "Go to the basket, Li Changgeng will pass the ball to you." ”
Mozart's face instantly swelled with an irrepressible look of ecstasy, and his mouth was about to speak when he was interrupted by Li Changgeng's gentle stretch of his hand: "Stupid, don't be so obvious, it won't be bright if you are seen." Nodding his head again and again, Mozart covered his mouth and giggled.
"Attack!" Pressing down the basketball in his hand, Li Changgeng took the ball and attacked the Raptors' position. And Mozart rushed towards the Raptors' interior line early.
Still in the way is Pierce. The basketball was handed over to his right hand, his left foot was slightly bent to make a breakthrough posture, and his feet suddenly turned, "Bang!" With a crisp sound, the basketball returned to his left hand and swept over with the ball in a whirlwind.
Pinoe is in front of him, Harris is behind him, pass? The bent body stretches suddenly, the basketball bounces high, and you want to shoot the basket? Pinoe reacted very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, he had already jumped up and blocked all the angles of Li Changgeng's possible shots.
It's a really good player, but it's still not a shot. The stretched body suddenly contracted, and Pinol, who had hit him, could only watch the figure pass under his armpit.
This series of movements was completed in an instant, without the slightest pause from beginning to end. Pierce, who turned around and chased wildly, was still one step away from Li Changgeng at this time.
The front is in. "Smack!" The basketball started, jumped high, and heroin hurriedly filled the position. "Mozart!" With Li Changgeng's roar, the basketball shot high through the heroin's armpit.
A figure skewed out from under the basket, and the huge figure jumped high, grabbed the hit basketball, and smashed it towards the basket. The ground shook, the basket shook violently, and Mozart slowly fell from the basket.
It's the same as just now - hit the catch and slam dunk!
The "Boom ......" gymnasium once again erupted in enthusiastic cheers.
Mozart raised his hands and pressed Li Changgeng fiercely, and struck each other with four palms: "Pass beautifully, boss!" He replied with a smile: "It's also beautiful, and the timing is well controlled." ”
Raising his right index finger, Mozart looked back at Heroin's gaze with a confident expression on his face as if telling heroin: "Even if you are the number one center forward in the province, I will not lose to you." "That's what I want. Heroin pursed his lips, a smile overflowing from the corners of his mouth. Between the two tallest players on the field, sparks erupted.
Time, one minute and twenty seconds in the first half, the score was 4:2.
Min Hangyu in the stands finally couldn't sit in his seat and had nothing to do. Hit a catch-and-dunk? It's not even a lot in the CBA league, is this really an NCAA-level game? After more than a decade as a journalist and a decade of immersion in the league, he couldn't believe that it was just an NCAA-level game in front of him.
Unconsciously, Min Hangyu opened his backpack, skillfully set up the video recorder, turned on the camera on his chest, and aimed the lens at the court. Even if it's just an NCAA game, it's worth reporting on yourself.
"Reporter Min, can you give Li Changgeng a copy of your video tape at that time?" Smith, who had been silent, suddenly spoke. Seeing Min Hangyu looking at him suspiciously, Smith added, "Li Changgeng wants to take it back to the United States." ”
Min Hangyu readily agreed: "When the time comes, Li Changgeng will give you a copy." At this point, he was completely absorbed by the game, not realizing that this was a great opportunity to interview Smith.
The game continues.
It's the Raptors' turn to attack again, and how will they attack this time? Engrossed in staring at Pierce, who was in possession of the ball, met the burning eyes of heroin.
Heroin?
......The rhythm of luck suddenly accelerated, and the step of the foot broke through in the direction of the right. Li Changgeng followed closely. The speed of the forward rush suddenly stopped, the body turned around like a spring, passed the ball with the right hand behind his back, and the basketball flew towards the heroin under the basket.
"Smack!" Hit a hand and blocked, the basketball hit the ground and flew towards the border, followed by a figure. This person is, of course, Li Changgeng.
The basketball flew out, and Li Changgeng's body also flew out sideways, hitting and catching the ball. What about teammates? A white figure flashed into Li Changgeng's line of sight, and the basketball pulled back. "Boom!" The body fell to the ground hard, and the "snap" basketball fell steadily into the hands of the players.
It was Harris who caught the ball. Fast break, after catching the ball, Harris quickly advanced with the ball, and the other Los Angeles players also flocked to the Raptors' position as soon as Harris got the ball.
One, two, three, in the blink of an eye, when Harris brought the ball outside the Raptors' three-point line, the Raptors' restricted area already had three Raptors players in place.
It's a very fast return speed. There's no chance of a fast break. Harris steadied the ball and silently reached for the basketball with one hand. "Be careful!" Beethoven shouted, and Harris turned with the ball in time to avoid the steal.
It was Pierce who tried to break the ball. The Raptors have never been passive defenses, and pressing, counter-grabbing and non-stop pressing is the style of the Raptors, and this assertion has been verified again.
"To Li Changgeng!" With a soft drink, it was Li Changgeng who got up from the ground and chased after him. Harris responded with a pass and cut into the Raptors' interior himself.
"Smack!" The moment the basketball fell into his hands, Pierce came to defend. For the first time, he raised his hand and jumped, with a simple arc, "Huh! "The basketball landed safely in the hoop. Pointers!
The score is 7:2. Los Angeles' lead extended to five points.
In the opening two minutes, both teams made four shots in total, which is indeed a rare occurrence for such a high shooting percentage. This is also a testament to the fact that both teams are at their peak. In the opening two minutes, the Raptors trailed by five points, which was enough to make many Raptors fans fall through their glasses. In the memory of Raptors fans, this is the first time.
There was a slight chatter in the stands, and it seemed that the atmosphere in the stadium had quietly turned to Los Angeles. And the faces of the Raptors players were still calm at this time. Pierce, who was in possession of the ball, was especially calm, and even went so far as to say "Los Angeles gave him a goal!" "I didn't say anything about such a scene.
The Raptors were silent.
The silent Raptors are even more terrifying.
Waiting for Li Changgeng to shout loudly to his teammates to strengthen their defense, he kept reminding the players to pay attention to their positions. "Huh!" The basketball flew out from Li Changgeng's cheek, was it a pass? Turning his head to look over, "Huh! "A crisp sound into the net, shoot the basket!
At this time, Pierce was still a meter away from the three-point line. Super long three-point shot!
Quietly, to put it mildly, chased the score back, worthy of Pierce. Calm and calm, not only has keen observation, superb ball control and passing ability, but also has the shooting level of 100 steps, such a character is worthy of the captain of the Raptors.
When passing by Leonard, who was watching the game from the sidelines, Li Changgeng asked lightly: "Did you see the ball just now?" ”
"See!"
"Write it down." Leaving this sentence, Li Changgeng dribbled and continued to move forward.
"Smack!" Harris missed, "grab the rebound" roared angrily, and several figures appeared under the basket at the same time, and heroin was a step ahead to grab the rebound.
"Be careful!" The Raptors shouted loudly. It was too late, and a figure suddenly appeared under the basket, "Smack!" The right hand was picked out from below, and the basketball in heroin's hand bounced high. Everyone was stunned, and the figure jumped high with the bounced basketball.
"It's Li Changgeng!" Kachir exclaimed.
"Damn!" Heroin roared and grabbed the basketball with both hands.