Chapter 42: Victory

Pursing her lips and smiling slightly, she gently leaned Li Changgeng's head on her shoulder. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info stroked his hand to cover Li Changgeng's eyes, and said softly: "Sleep!" At this moment, Li Changgeng felt like a child, too late to protest, fatigue had hit again. Leaning on her shoulder, Li Changgeng lost consciousness in the blink of an eye.

Soft snoring, falling asleep.

The reveling UCLA players finally find out that their ace and coach is gone. After looking around, my eyes focused on the door of the locker room. A group of people excitedly pushed open the door and rushed in. Then they had the privilege of seeing a scene that they will never forget:

In the quiet room, two people are sitting on the ground. The person they were looking for was sitting on the floor against the cupboard, leaning on one shoulder, his eyes closed and snoring softly, his face full of tiredness but a smile on his lips.

Next to him, the assistant coach of the owner of the shoulder, gently held Li Changgeng's injured right hand, his face shone with a gentle and holy brilliance, and his gentle and focused eyes were staring at Li Changgeng who was sleeping.

She had no idea that someone was rushing in.

The UCLA staff at the door stood like wooden chickens, and it took a long time to quietly exit the room and gently close the door.

Here, this moment, belongs to the two of them.

The Los Angeles Sports Newspaper reported:

The NCAA's final finale, the much-anticipated showdown, has finally come to an end, and the situation is strikingly similar to that of four years ago. The junior ball king turned the tide, and the University of California, Los Angeles, under the leadership of Li Changgeng and Li Changgeng, launched a stubborn counterattack in the situation of falling behind. As if history was repeating itself, UCLA was still trailing the Raptors by more than a dozen points in the final five minutes. It's just that Li Changgeng didn't let his second duel with the Raptors leave painful memories of defeat again. A three-pointer a second before the final whistle put the University of California at Los Angeles on the championship for the first time and also announced the end of the Raptors' dynasty.

Scoring 43 points, including 24 in the second half, 16 assists, nine rebounds and three steals, Li Changgeng almost single-handedly sent the University of California Los Angeles to the championship. His performance is worthy of the title of No. 1 in the NCAA. The end of the Raptors' dynasty in his hands is also a decent ending for the Raptors.

Although the Raptors lost, they performed equally well and deserved the title of their king Raptors. Compared to us who entered the finals with trepidation, they almost swept all the way with the autumn wind sweeping the leaves, and reached the finals with an average advantage of 30 points. Even in the final, they beat us all the way. The Raptors still had a two-point lead in the final seconds. The UCLA team players who won the final game also had to admit that in terms of overall strength, the Raptors were far ahead of their own team. But they don't think it's a fluke that they won the title, and they think that as long as Lee Chang Gung is around, UCLA will be enough to beat any opponent.

In the selection of the best player, Li Changgeng was indisputably elected with a unanimous vote.

Among the top 10 players selected at the end of the competition, Li Changgeng was an ex-officio member, and the Raptors had four players elected: Pierce, Heroin, Pinault and Gong Tianyi. Although Koda didn't have much chance to perform in the final round, his outstanding performances in the previous competitions were enough to conjure the judges. With four out of ten, the Raptors once again showed their formidable strength. Even the only unselected Cachel in the main lineup had a chance to win the "top ten" and become the only big forward in the "top ten", but the other generals of the Raptors were too dazzling, and he could only regretfully wait for next year.

The other top ten players are: Katarinaka Sesame, North Carolina Zhao Tong, Serok Yin Lunyu, Opponent Kardashian, Huayang Team Liu Shaofeng. Although Sherok's results are not as good as in previous years, because they were eliminated in the hands of the champion, and Kardashian, Yin Lunyu's performance in the duel with Li Changgeng is even more remarkable, and it is reasonable to be selected as the top ten.

Among the opponents encountered by the Raptors, only Li Changgeng and Zhao Tong were elected as the "top ten", and even these two were encountered after the Raptors entered the semifinals.

Could it be that the Raptors swept all the way because the opponent was too weak? On the contrary, it is enough to show the strength of the Raptors from the other side. If you want to have a good performance against such a powerful Raptor, I'm afraid only Li Changgeng can do it. The performance of North Carolina led by Zhao Tong when it encountered the Raptors can be described as miserable. Just watching this game, I am afraid that anyone has to doubt the reason why Zhao Tong was elected as the "top ten". Even if we led by Li Changgeng were not once suppressed and unable to move?

For those teams that were eliminated because they encountered the Raptors prematurely, it was not only the team that was unfortunate, but also the outstanding players in their team.

Among this year's top ten players, there are two centers (Zhao Tong, heroin), three forwards (Kardashian, Pinoere, Ka Sesame), two scoring guards (Yin Lunyu, Liu Shaofeng), and one point guard (Pierce). This year's NCAA can be said to have truly achieved a situation where all positions are flying together. U.S. basketball has a lot of talent in reserve players. Li Chang Geng? He's the best in every position. (Los Angeles Sports Newspaper reporter Tom reports)

As the sports newspaper with the largest circulation in the United States, "Sports Weekly" also published an enthusiastic report -- "Turning the tide of the tide of the young football king shows his might, and we win the crown alone."

Reporter Min Hangyu did not hesitate to use his beautiful words, repeatedly using words such as "Li Changgeng", "Li Changgeng who is rare to see in a century", and "the future standard-bearer of Chinese basketball", and repeatedly quoted the words of Coach Raptors, the head coach of the Chinese national youth basketball team and NBDL New York Pears, which greatly enhanced the persuasiveness of the report. The article also implicitly revealed that Mr. Smith, the head coach of the University of Missouri basketball team in the United States, intends to recruit Li Changgeng. report

Los Angeles Sports Newspaper is the premier youth publication and Sports Weekly's best-selling sports newspaper in the United States. There were other reports on the NCAA this time, all of which covered the final in detail. What kind of whirlwind will be caused in the United States when these reports are published at the same time?

But none of our clients felt anything about it.

After winning the NCAA championship, the University of California, Los Angeles surprisingly didn't have any revelry. Except for the substitutes, our players all went to bed early that night. After this tough game, the players were very physically exhausted. I almost crawled into bed when I got back to the hotel. Even the excitement of winning the championship did not stop them from quickly entering the dream.

However, there are always exceptions.

In the middle of the dark night, a lonely figure stood on the balcony of the hotel. Looking up at the dark night sky, looking up to meet the oncoming night breeze with autumn rain, he muttered blankly: "What if you win?" ”

Under the dim light of the balcony, the person who stood tall was Li Changgeng, who showed his might during the day and led the team to win the championship.

If you win, so what? Next, what else can Li Changgeng do?

The National NCAA Basketball League is over, and the University of California, Los Angeles, returns to school with the honor of being a champion. Even before they went back to school, the news was spread throughout us and across the country. Never before has our university, a nationally important university, received more attention than it does today. A large group of reporters carrying cameras and cameras broke into the campus, and the posture of the school's students, teachers, and even the headmaster, who had the honorable title of the old fox, was stunned.

Did our college basketball team win the championship? Won a national victory?

Basketball team? Do we have a basketball team too? Many students don't even know that our university has a basketball team. Since the last time the University of California Los Angeles was in the NCAA, the University of California, Los Angeles, which has been sinking continuously for four years, has gradually faded into oblivion to the teachers and students of the school. Even the banners hung by the school when the team qualified at that time did not attract the attention of many teachers and students.

The president of our university, who is most enthusiastic about the basketball team, also completely lost to the NCAA after Coach Gong Jingqi was hospitalized. Even when the University of California, Los Angeles participated in the NCAA, the school did not even send a teacher to lead the team.

All of a sudden: Win the championship?!

A team of hairy children defeated all the masters from all walks of life across the country to win the championship! The shock on the part of the school was followed by more embarrassed smiles.

When the bus carrying the UCLA staff stopped in front of the school, the team members on the bus were surprised to find that the huge colored balls of the school's primary two were floating high, the bright red banners were hanging high, the festive red lanterns were hung in front of the door, and the flowers and potted plants were placed all over the steps left and right in front of the gate. What's even more exaggerated is that two neat columns of people lined up on both sides of the avenue in front of the school gate, and standing at the front were the principal and many teachers.

What's going on? Could it be that there are leaders who have come up to inspect today? Or is there something special about it? The UCLA staff in the car looked at each other and did not dare to get out of the car one by one. Maybe it's not the right time for everyone to come back, maybe they should have gotten off the back door of the school. The team members' scalps suddenly felt numb, and they all had the feeling that it was difficult to ride a tiger.

The driver turned around and asked in surprise, "Why don't you get out of the car when you arrive?" ”

One by one, they got out of the car with their luggage and cats.

"Click, click......" The spotlight flashed wildly, and the reporters who had already been guarding both sides rushed up

This is a big disaster! Every member of the team was moaning like this in their hearts.

"Welcome back our heroes!" The headmaster's enthusiastic voice sounded in his ears, and the applause of "pop pop ......" sounded like a torrential rain.

Welcome...... Welcome us? Our team members have finally come to their senses. When he raised his head, his face was naturally full of disbelief.

The spotlight continued to shine, and the reporter's eyes searched among the people who got out of the car, and the target was naturally Li Changgeng. But until the last person in the car got down, he didn't see his shadow.

Where did he go?

was picked up.

When the University of California, Los Angeles got off the bus, a group of white coats rushed over, and Li Changgeng in the crowd got on the stretcher.

"Li Changgeng, tell your aunt where you are uncomfortable, where are you injured......

"Good nephew, tell uncle where you got hurt......"

"Good baby, why don't you speak. Why is your face so red, it can't be a fever......"

"Oh, what's wrong with the hand, what's the matter with the hand......"

"Nephew is talking quickly, why are you closing your eyes?"

Li Changgeng felt a roar in his head, a burst of heat on his face, a burst of blackness in front of him (nonsense, he closed his eyes), and he didn't dare to look back at the playful eyes of the team members, and the assistant coach couldn't bear to laugh.

I wish there was a hole in the ground that I could burrow into. Suddenly, Li Changgeng knew that the image of the wise and martial arts he had worked so hard to build had been completely destroyed by his uncle and aunt.

Lying on the stretcher, the uncles and aunts on the left and right were making a fuss on the side, so Li Changgeng got off the train and was sent directly to the hospital.

Watching the ambulance roar away, the teaching assistant felt a sense of loss. Raised his hand to wipe the hair on his face, but found that his right hand didn't know when there was an extra one, but it was Li Changgeng who quietly stuffed it into her hand when he was busy. Looking at the direction in which the ambulance disappeared, the teaching assistant suddenly felt a sweet feeling in his heart.

In the white ward, there was a person lying on the bed, his feet were hung up with bandages, his right hand was tightly wrapped and hung on his chest, and there was a pair of Li Changgeng waiting on both sides.

"Come, nephew, uncle peeled a pear for you......" The man politely brought the peeled pear to the young man's mouth on the bed.

The boy in bed closed his eyes and pretended not to see or hear.

Li Changgeng was sent to the hospital in a hurry, and after a careful examination from the top of his head to the soles of his feet, from the internal organs to his facial features, the hospital issued a diagnosis: the injuries to his hands and feet are already recovering, and they can be healed within a month. Other than that, there is nothing wrong with it, and it is not even too healthy to be healthy. The two of them, who had been worried for a long time, finally put their minds at ease.

They were happy, but Li Changgeng was not. Li Changgeng's image of being wise and martial was ruined after the performance of his uncle and aunt, and maybe he would have to joke about Mozart's bastards in the future.

………

At the celebration banquet of our university, the members of the basketball team (players and assistant coaches) stood on the podium and received a lot of attention. Although they were apprehensive and flattered, the expressions on their faces were still as calm as water, and they seemed to be calm and abnormal. After being baptized by the NCAA, they have become completely accustomed to the feeling of being focused.

No matter how modest and cautious the appearance is, the feeling of raising eyebrows in everyone's heart is still self-evident. In the future, on campus, the basketball players walked up straight, with their heads held high.

......

Coach's Office.

In the dark office, soft light emanates from the lamp on the desk. Smoke rises slowly in the quiet of the room. A man at his desk was sitting pondering, smoke coming from the cigarette butt he held between his fingers. Looking at the ashtray full of cigarette butts, you can tell that he has been sitting here for a long time.

There was a large pile of video tapes on the desk, all of which were live footage of the game that had already been watched. On the two sheets of paper in front of him, some names were densely written. Some have been crossed out, others have been heavily circled – this is the list of pre-selected members of the national youth team.

It's just that the coach is still hesitating. There was a name on the list that had been circled several times, and there was a big question mark on it. That's the name

Li Changgeng!

He is a Li Chang Geng, a Li Chang Geng who is rare to see in a hundred years! He's definitely going to be a world-shaking superstar. The Raptors coach couldn't be more convinced of that.

In terms of ball skills, Chang Gung has absolutely no problem with being selected for the national youth team. His level is already too much higher than that of players of his age. is even better than the likes of Kopo and Lucas, who are in the limelight in the league.

With such outstanding strength, what are the coaches still hesitating about?

It is precisely because he is a Li Changgeng!

Sixteen years old is the most important period for physical development and mental growth. Sixteen years old, will his young body be able to withstand high-intensity confrontation? At the age of sixteen, can he withstand tremendous psychological pressure? Will the glitzy atmosphere of American basketball tarnish his innocent heart?

Fang Zhongyong's regret has been passed down through the ages, and the result of the seedlings will inevitably be to kill the seedlings in the end. A Li Changgeng is in front of him, and his decision will have such a huge impact on his life, how can he not be cautious.

The coach was even more hesitant.

It's still that problem, he's too much better than any player of his age. Even in the U17 national youth team, there is no player who can match him, and staying in the U17 will of course greatly improve the strength of the U17 national youth team, but it will not be a big growth for him. And when you actually participate in the World Youth Championships, there are no reliable teammates around you, and even if you have a high level, it is difficult to have room to play. The worst outcome is that, like this final, the Tigers led the sheep against the wolves, and without the support of his teammates, he had to break through alone, and he attacked by himself and ended up bruised. This is the last thing the Raptors coach wants to see. The Raptors coach simply didn't believe those coaches would give up a possible good run to protect him from playing.

The two national youth teams should not call him into the team.

Isn't that a choking waste?

The age of sixteen is a crucial period for a player's development, and he has reached the pinnacle of what an amateur player can achieve. What is most urgently needed now is formal training. Otherwise, if he continues to delay like this, he may really become another Fang Zhongyong in a few years.

Opportunities and tempering are also indispensable conditions for Li Changgeng's growth. It is the confrontation with high-level players and the training of high-level games that can promote his growth. There is no other place to offer all of this than the Under-20 World Junior Championships.

After thinking about it, the coach finally made a decision: this piece of jade should be carved by himself. He really didn't dare risk handing him over to someone else. But there's still something to be done! With a plan in mind, he resolutely stood up, turned off the lights and left the office.

On a plane from New York to Chicago, USA.

Smith seemed to close his eyes, his fingers tapping lightly on the black bag at his hand. There was a tape of the NCAA League finals. As he said before, he was going to bring it back to the United States. Seeing him so solemn, even if he carried his bag on the plane, he didn't leave his hand, which shows how much he valued this video tape in his heart. To be more precise, it should be that he attaches more importance to the Li Changgeng player in the video.

No. 24, University of California, Los Angeles, Li Changgeng, 16 years old, a sophomore in our college, has the reputation of "junior ball king" in the NCAA basketball industry in the United States...... Smith silently recalled the information about Li Changgeng, but what came to mind was the thrilling final. Even though it had been several days since the game, he could still remember every detail of the game clearly.

With unparalleled ball skills and unyielding tenacious fighting spirit, Li Changgeng is the student that every basketball coach wants to get. There's no reason for any great coach not to be impressed by the sight of such good material. Although he is still a little immature and immature, although he is still a little young and unmellow, he has already initially shown the qualities of a superstar. Smith is convinced that as long as it is carefully crafted in less than five years, there will be a basketball superstar named Li Changgeng in the world basketball arena.

Smith wanted the jade to be carved by himself. "Lao Geng must have the same idea!" Smith sighed secretly in his heart, but he firmly believed that he must be able to win the cultivation right of Li Changgeng in the end!

Before leaving the United States, Smith specially commissioned a detective agency in the United States to investigate all the details about Li Changgeng. Smith hopes that after passing the school committee's evaluation, he can win this Li Chang Gung in the hands of him in the fastest time.

What are they talking about? Smith was curious about the growing controversy among the players.

"Mike, are you arguing about what you can tell Li Changgeng?" Smith asked.

Mike looked back and said, "We're talking about whether someone can shoot a three-pointer with their eyes closed!" ”

"Shooting a three-pointer with your eyes closed?" Smith was surprised, "Why are you talking about this topic?" Relying on the physical sensations cultivated by diligent training, it is possible to make free throws with your eyes closed. Shooting is all about being able to get to the eye and the position of the shot is not fixed like a free throw, especially a three-point shot. Shoot a three-point shot with your eyes closed? Would anyone make such a boring attempt? That's simply not possible! Smith thought the topic was a bit too nonsense.

"No!" Jason shook his head solemnly, "Li Changgeng has seen someone shoot a three-pointer with his eyes closed, and it's in the game!" ”

Mike added in a whisper, "That our white 24!" ”

White number 24? Is it Lee Chang Gung? Could it be that Mike and Jason also watched that game? At that time, I did see two foreign Western lads sitting next to the players who were shouting in the stands, could it be them?

Shoot a three-pointer with your eyes closed? Smith suddenly felt the urge to immediately take out the tape and see what was going on. Of course, he also knew that it was impossible.

How much more thrilling and incredible was that game that I didn't notice? How much surprise does Li Changgeng and Li Changgeng have to give himself? Smith's heart was rolling.

At the same moment, in our hospital room, a teenager was standing by the window, a lonely figure, a confused expression, and muttering to himself: "What else do I have to do?" Is there anything else I can do? ”