At halftime, neither coach slacked off, and the three-point score difference did not mean much to both sides, and perhaps the leading side became the backward side after a back and forth. When the coaches of the two sides arranged the tactics in the www.biquge.info lounge, Geng Xiangzhi did not talk about "further widening the score gap", and the coach of the Slovenian team did not emphasize anything "narrowing the score gap", everyone on both sides knew that the two sides were still standing on the same running line in the second half of the upcoming game.

At the start of the second half, the game was still exciting and intense, but there were still not too many waves. Composure was the key word throughout the third quarter of the game. The players on both sides performed calmly, the scores of both sides were calm, and the atmosphere of the whole stadium was also very calm. Although there were cheers from time to time in the stands for the wonderful goals of the players of both sides, there was absolutely no side that was able to play a series of high-scoring climaxes to stir up the boiling emotions of the spectators in the stands. An overly calm game is dull, and even if there are occasional wonderful goals such as Sima Shenji and Song Liuming receiving Li Changgeng's pass and hitting a relay slam dunk, it can't excite Chinese viewers who are used to the NBA for too long.

In the eyes of Chinese fans in China, it is surprising to be able to compete with European powerhouses, but for fans who are looking forward to victory, they still hope that the Chinese youth team can establish a leading edge as soon as possible. In the minds of Chinese fans, the entire fourth quarter would rather be garbage time.

The calm third quarter ended, and the fourth quarter, which decided the outcome of the game, began. The situation that has been quiet suddenly set off huge waves at this time, and the situation that the youth team has been controlling is like a roller coaster that has just crossed the mountain, falling sharply at this time.

In the opening minute, Song Liuming, who had already committed three fouls before, was whistled twice in a row. There were eleven minutes left in the game, and even Geng Xiangzhi had to replace him with Gong Weiguo at this time.

This seemed to be just the beginning of bad luck, and then a series of blows followed after Song Liu Ming went down.

"Flute!" The referee's whistle sounded, and Sima Shenji curled up on the ground in pain with his legs in his arms. On the slow motion on TV, you can only see that when he was just scrambling for a rebound, Sima Shenji hit a physical contact with the opponent, and when he landed on the ground, he staggered and stood unsteadily, and finally fell.

On the court, the young and middle-aged players quickly surrounded them, and the team doctor on the sidelines also quickly rushed over, and everyone carried Sima Shenji off the field. After a brief diagnosis, the team doctor shook his head at Geng Xiangzhi. Although the injury was not too serious, Sima Shenji was obviously unable to play in the remaining ten minutes of the game.

In just one minute, two players lost two generals, which not only greatly damaged the morale of the Chinese youth team, but also actually lost two extremely important scoring points.

Sima Shenji couldn't play, so naturally someone had to replace him, and Geng Xiangzhi sent Li Tao after thinking about it for a while. Replacing the two absolute main forces at this decisive moment is definitely not what Geng Xiangzhi could have predicted before.

It can be said that the game has reached this point beyond Geng Xiangzhi's control, and it is clear that God is not on his side today.

Sima Shenji is the first scorer of the Chinese youth team, and Song Liuming is the Dinghai Shenzhen of the Chinese youth team, and he is also the de facto second scorer of the national youth team. The fate of the two of them is equivalent to cutting off half of the attack power of the youth team in an instant. Gong Weiguo and Li Tao, who were replaced on the field, not to mention that there is a gap between them and these two people in terms of strength, whether they can integrate Geng Xiangzhi's tactics is a big problem. In Geng Xiangzhi's tactics, Li Changgeng, the core of tactics, is naturally an irreplaceable figure, but Sima Shenji and Song Liu Ming are also very important roles. Under normal circumstances, when Li Changgeng is on the court, the two of them must also accompany him on the court. On the one hand, it is naturally to maximize the tactical effect, but also because there are really no good replacements. So far in the game, the two of them have been the two who have played the most minutes in the youth team.

If only one of them is absent, Geng Xiangzhi is confident that there will still be no problem with the tactics working, but now......

The premonition of Geng Xiangzhi's bad luck in the match on the pitch soon became a reality. After losing two scoring points in a row, the team's third-scorer tactical core Li Chang Geng naturally became the first choice to shoot. However, it seems that he has not yet gotten rid of the shadow of Sima Shenji's departure, or is not suitable for the role of the main scorer, Li Changgeng missed the basket with two consecutive shots, and the cooperation between the two players who had just come on the court also made mistakes one after another. With the tactical core playing so often, the performance of the whole team can be imagined. As if they were infected, Li Zheng and Li Zhenhua's shots also missed the basket one after another. Although Gong Weiguo and Li Tao, who had just come on the field, performed very hard, they were not immune when the whole team lost their crosshairs.

"Whoosh!" The basketball flew directly out of the court with the net, and Li Changgeng's three-point shot actually made a three-point shot, which is extremely rare in Li Changgeng, who has been very stable in three-point shots.

Geng Xiangzhi, who was on the sidelines, had to call a timeout at this time. It was a matter of course to call a timeout, but in the blink of an eye, the youth team had changed from leading to seven points behind. In just over a minute, Slovenia had a 9-0 climax.

Indeed, as Sima Shenji said, Geng Xiangzhi's plan is that Li Changgeng only has 25 minutes of playing time per game. In the first three quarters, Li Changgeng has been on the court for a total of 17 minutes. In the fourth quarter, Li Changgeng should be replaced for a while, but now it seems that he will have to stay on the court until the end of the game. Although a timeout was called, Geng Xiangzhi actually had no hole cards in his hand. After all the players off the field were screened in Geng Xiangzhi's heart, they finally did not find a candidate who could replace Li Changgeng.

Maybe he should replace Ge Tianbao on the field? With his consistent shooting, he should help the team chase points.

Ge Tianbao's actions have been completely seen through by the opponent, and his lack of speed and passing cover ability will not bring any benefit to the team by playing now. Geng Xiangzhi quickly dismissed the idea.

At present, the players on the field have concentrated the best lineup that the youth team can put out at this time, and even if other players are replaced, they may not be able to find their touch quickly, and Geng Xiangzhi finally gave up the plan to replace people.

The game evolved into such a situation, and Geng Xiangzhi also felt very discouraged. Among the factors that determine the game, the strength of the two sides, the performance of the players in the game, the coach's on-the-spot command, etc., their own side has the advantage, but all the efforts before God is not on his side are ruined.

In any case, the game on the field has reached a very critical time, and if any opponent opens up the scoreline, it will be very difficult to come back from defeat to victory in the remaining time.

The difficulties are not difficult to see, but the solution goes beyond the scope of tactics.

At this time, there have to be players who step up and lead the team out of the situation.

Who is this person? Li Zheng? Accustomed to obscurity, he is a good playmaker, but what is needed at this time is to score. Li Zhenhua? The interior defense is doing a good job, but it is obviously too harsh for him to pick up the scoring responsibility of the whole team at this time. Gong Weiguo? Li Tao? It's even more unrealistic!

Geng Xiangzhi's eyes fell on Li Changgeng.

In terms of attacking power, he doesn't think second to any of the players on the field, but can he carry such a burden? The successive mistakes just now had clearly shown that he was clearly affected by Sima Shenji's injury. No matter how Li Changgeng is, he is still only a sixteen-year-old boy after all, and he still has a big deficiency in psychological cultivation.

But at this time, he needs to stand up!

Li Changgeng has always been only the tactical core in Geng Xiangzhi's heart, but not the leader of the team, but at this moment, Geng Xiangzhi pinned what the team leader should do on Li Changgeng.

Isn't that fair? Who called him Li Changgeng!

As if feeling Geng Xiangzhi's expectation, Li Changgeng raised his head, and the two of them met in their eyes, and Li Changgeng nodded lightly in silence.

The timeout is over, and the game is resumed. The teammates around Li Changgeng found that the Chang Geng next to him seemed to have returned to his usual calm.

Shooting is a very delicate thing, and although you have regained your composure, it is not so easy to get back the lost touch. On the court, Li Changgeng's shot once again missed the basket. However, this time, the youth team did not give up the rebounding scramble and quickly returned to defense. Under the basket, Gong Weiguo snatched back the rebound in the front court and passed it to Li Zheng.

There was no need for Geng Xiangzhi's special instructions, Li Zheng also knew what to do at this time, and the ball was passed to Li Changgeng.

The audience's eyes are focused on Li Changgeng, will he be hit this time?

After receiving a pass, he quickly raised his hand and shot the basket? The defenders have jumped up to block it. No, feints! The basketball was quickly retracted, and after two rapid hits, the figure with the basketball had rushed to the inner line, squeezed the basketball into the inner line from the crack, and jumped up......

"Flute!" The referee's whistle blew, and at the same time the basketball flew to the basket in the chaotic inside crowd, touched the rebound, and gently bounced back to the basket.

The hitter fouls, and the goal counts as a penalty kick!

Since you can't shoot the ball into the basket from a distance, let's get closer, this is what Li Changgeng thinks.

With his speed and breakthrough ability, once he has made up his mind to rush into the inside line, there is no one to stop one-on-one. When a player with incredible speed, incredible bounce and strong attack power rushes into the opposition's interior line, the defensive formation is almost predictably chaotic. The so-called impact on the inside line is what Li Changgeng is showing now, after rushing into the opponent's interior with the ball, even if he can't necessarily hit the ball into the basket, it can also cause the opposing player to foul and get the opportunity to make free throws.

"Huh!" Such free throws Li Changgeng will rarely waste, the ball is scored, and the score gap is narrowed to four points.

The game continues.

Slovenia's attack was still so calm and effective, and after a half-volley from outside the box, the score gap was once again back to six points.

The ball of the youth team returned to Li Changgeng's hands again, dribbling the ball in cross steps, and suddenly changed direction, and the defenders were left behind. The figure with the ball has rushed into the inside line in the blink of an eye, and the ball rises, and the figure jumps in the hit......

"Flute!" The referee's whistle blew again.

In the confusion, the basketball flew up again and hit the basket, fell to the basket and spun for half a day before plunging into the basket. Another three-point shot!

"Beautiful!"

"Wonderful!"

"It's so beautiful......" The commentator cheered warmly, telling the audience how wonderful the ball was. But what is even more exciting than the beautiful goalscoring process is its importance in turning the tide of the game.

Facing the angry Slovenian player Li Changgeng innocently spread his hands. The free throw line once again sent the ball firmly into the basket, and the gap in the score was reduced to three points!

The three-point gap undoubtedly gave them hope of victory for the young team who were determined to win this game. And the Slovenian team is definitely not a small blow, both in fact and psychologically. For the first time in this game, there was a chance to overtake the score, but the seven-point lead was so shaky.

……

Li Changgeng once again took the ball, and this time the Slovenian players defended closely and did not give him a chance to start with speed. Li Changgeng, who had his back to the defender, turned around with his heels, jumped up, and raised his hand to shoot the basket, "Huh! "Crisp sound, three-pointer!

After the goal, Li Changgeng raised his right index finger and waved it fiercely, bringing out a dashing arc in the hit. Sima Shenji, who was treated on the field, returned to the court at this time, and Li Changgeng's waving index finger happened to point at Sima Shenji at this time. On the sidelines, Sima Shenji's right index finger was raised at the same time, and the two met with a smile on their faces at the same time.

The camera camera faithfully captured the scene, transmitting it to countless television sets on the other side of the globe via television signals. When countless viewers were speculating about the meaning conveyed by the gestures of Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji, Li Changgeng had already led the team to quickly return to defense on the court.

"It's going to win!" Sima Shenji, who was sitting next to Geng Xiangzhi, whispered, and the volume of his voice was controlled to just so that only Geng Xiangzhi beside him could hear it clearly.

Geng Xiangzhi snorted: "You are sitting on the sidelines and wandering, and you dare to say that you are confident in victory?" ”

Sima Shenji naturally didn't talk to the coach, but the answer was definitely not docile: "Coach, don't you also have a confident expression?" ”

Geng Xiangzhi was angry, and he found that since Chang Geng joined the team, Sima Shenji and these players were not as in awe of him as before. However, he was also surprised to find that the game had reached such a critical moment, and the two main players were sitting on the sidelines, but he was not so worried about the result of the game. When did you have so much confidence in Chang Gung? Big question marks surfaced in Geng Xiangzhi's mind.

The game will not be temporarily stopped because of Geng Xiangzhi's flute.

After a brief shock, the Slovenian team quickly launched a frantic counterattack. The cheers from the youth team made them feel humiliated, how could a sixteen-year-old Chang Gung take away their victory? Never!

However, there are some things that are not transferred by the will of people, at least not by their will. God, who had been on their side, seemed to take a nap at this time, and the game turned into a pure goal contest.

After this game, all the newspapers and media had an extremely unified understanding of Li Changgeng's index finger raising action, which is: From now on, the game is controlled by Li Changgeng!

Such an understanding is definitely not untargeted, and Li Changgeng's performance on the court has proved it.

Catch, run, stop, fast shot, half volley near the penalty area, "Whew! "The crisp sound of entering the net, it was Li Changgeng who pitched.

Gong Weiguo won the backcourt rebound and made a long pass directly, received a pass outside the three-point line, ran wildly with the ball single-handedly, and shook the opponent's defenders inside, "Boom!" "One-armed windmill dunk. It was Li Changgeng who dunked.

Sudden stops, turns, crotch changes hands to dribble, the sound of "squeak" sneakers rubbing against the floor, and the figure with the ball suddenly stops. The Slovenian defender sighed lightly: Good haven't let him break through yet. Behind him, "Boom! Gong Weiguo, who hit the basket, received the ball and dunked vigorously. It was Li Changgeng who passed the ball!

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'Sometimes a sudden outburst of one player is enough to change the whole game. Li Changgeng's performance is a verification of this sentence. Song Liuming and Sima Shenji left the field to make up for the damage caused by the attack power of the Chinese Youth Team. No, the attacking power of the Chinese youth team is stronger now than when the two of them were there. The combat effectiveness of a full-scale outbreak of Li Changgeng in a short period of time is absolutely unstoppable.

Aim at the basket and the goal is to get the basketball into the basket. At this time, Li Changgeng only had such a thought in his mind, there was no tactic, no reason, that is, to send the ball to the basket. Whether it's getting your hands dirty or sending the ball to where your teammates can score, the goal is to score goals.

It's impossible to expect a good player to win a major tournament, but it's not uncommon to rely on a good player to win a game.

That's all about this game.

Throughout the fourth quarter, Slovenia tried various ways to contain Li Changgeng, including packing, close pressing, and intensive defense, but it was either in vain to watch the basketball go into the frame or send the opponent to the free throw line. And when Chang Gung's offensive momentum finally dropped a little, Geng Xiangzhi of the youth team released another tiger Song Liu Ming who was pressed on the bench. Song Liu Ming's brave performance made Slovenia's last hope of victory also annihilated in fantasy.

When the whistle blew, the youth team fixed the score at 105:100, and the five-point advantage won the game again.

There is only half a step left to advance to the final four.

In the last ten minutes of the fourth quarter, Li Changgeng scored 16 points and assisted four times, truly staging a crazy "Li Changgeng moment"!

"The miracle has not stopped, the dark horse is dark to the end!" This was the headline on the front page of Sports Weekly, and it was the only news on the first page. "Sports Weekly" told readers with a huge headline and a huge photo of Li Changgeng holding his index finger high: The Chinese youth team defeated the Slovenian team, and the Chinese youth team entered the semi-finals -- because Argentina won the match between Argentina and Australia a little later, the Chinese youth team, which won both games, has advanced to the semi-finals one round in advance.

As it is a special supplement, almost all the pages are devoted to coverage of the World Junior Championships. For this victory, the report of "Sports Weekly" is meticulous to every minute, every player, and every tactical adjustment of Geng Xiangzhi. The reports on Sima Shenji and Li Changgeng, who performed well, are even more detailed to their every goal and every mistake. Among them, the scene about Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji exchanging gestures is as meticulous as possible. In short, when a newspaper devotes more than a dozen pages to covering a game, the degree of detail can be imagined.

Before the World Youth Championships, Min Hangyu's "crazy prediction" has become a fact, and the history-making Geng Xiangzhi Youth Team has indeed written a heavy stroke in the history of Chinese basketball. And "Sports Weekly" has also become the biggest win dormitory in fact. With the Chinese youth team entering the semi-finals, "Sports Weekly" has established an unprecedented authority among Chinese sports newspapers.

The semi-finals of the World Youth Championships are not only the best results of the Chinese youth team, but also the best results of the entire Chinese basketball. When the Chinese basketball community was still complacent about the Chinese team with Yao Ming stumbling into the quarterfinals of the Rio Olympics, did you ever think that this group of young players who had not yet made a name for themselves would play an unprecedented prestige in Chinese basketball at the World Youth Championships? Maybe Min Hangyu is an exception, but even he probably didn't think that the youth team could reach such a height as the top four!

Look at the opponents who fell at the feet of the youth team, Angola, defeated the old rivals of the youth team in the competition for the thirteenth place in the last World Youth Championships, Turkey, Slovenia, the top eight teams, Australia is the last champion, can defeat such an opponent in a row, who dares to say that the victory of the youth team is a fluke?

Geng Xiangzhi's youth team has truly achieved a historic breakthrough in Chinese basketball!

This kind of news will naturally not only be reported by "Sports Weekly", and other newspapers in China have given considerable pages to report this victory. Sports commentators are always not stingy with their praise for a victory, but they are the main contributors to the victory, and they are very careful in their words while praising them. For a young player, a kill is more powerful than a stick kill, and too much praise will only bring harm to his growth. This is not only cautious, but also a lesson from the painful experience of China's sports circles several times.

As always, head coach Geng Xiangzhi closely protected Li Changgeng, the central figure of all these reports, and among all these reports, there was only one reporter who really interviewed Li Changgeng in person - "Sports Weekly". For the only newspaper that gave him support at the beginning, even Geng Xiangzhi couldn't say with a cold face: "Refuse to interview!" ”

The match was also covered by foreign media. Needless to say, the enthusiasm of the Chinese media was truly surprising to the Chinese youth team's opponents, and their attention to this match was far greater than that of the Chinese national youth team. It's not hard to find out why, when there are more than a dozen NBA teams targeting a certain player at the same time, the media can't pay less attention!

This "lucky" player is naturally Li Changgeng. With his wonderful performance in the final stage, Li Changgeng firmly attracted the attention of NBA scouts to himself. The skill and quality he showed in this game was enough for every scout who watched the game to ignore his age.

He's a Li Chang Geng!

He's definitely a Li Chang Geng!

If such Li Changgeng can't grab him, maybe he will miss the opportunity to create a dynasty. If you get caught by your opponent, who knows how much trouble you'll get on the pitch in the future?

The owners of the NBA are extremely shrewd people, and they all know what is behind a Chinese player who plays in the NBA, the huge Chinese market.

And he is such a good Li Chang Gung player!

If you are a little younger, you will be afraid of it, and then you will talk about it first. Not being able to play the whole game like he was the sixth man in the youth team, and when he is fully developed two years later, wouldn't it be the same as buying a superstar without spending money.

What boss wouldn't settle such a simple account?

Once you have figured out what is at stake, you have to act immediately. Investigate Li Changgeng's background and contact Li Changgeng's guardian......

The covetousness of media reporters and the favor of NBA teams, all of which are ignorant Li Changgeng has no feeling. Happy nesting in bed, beautiful dreams. The phone rang, a hand stretched out the quilt and groped around the pillow for a while, and when it was opened, a worried head popped out of the quilt, put it in the ear, and said in a confused voice: "Hey, who is it?" ”

"Li Changgeng!" A clear and gentle voice on the phone, "Haven't you gotten up yet?" ”

"Selena?" The anxious eyes opened immediately, the confused expression disappeared in an instant, the figure in the quilt jumped up, looked left and right at Sima Shenji was still asleep, and then slowly slid back into the quilt, and even the head disappeared in the quilt for a while, only the excited voice kept coming from the quilt, "Is it really you Selena?" I, I'm still under the covers. I slept late for a game last night. Did you see my game? Haha, am I very photogenic? Oh, did you record it with a video recorder? It was recorded, and it was great, and I went back and saw how I was on TV. Hahaha, I'm on TV, isn't this a celebrity? Well, maybe someone will ask me for an autograph when I walk down the street in the future! Hahaha, Li Changgeng told you, my signature has improved a lot, and it's no longer the ghost drawing symbol it used to be......"

"It's not just on TV, now the newspapers are overwhelmingly full of reports about you, and all newspapers are full of photos of you, and it's impossible for you to be a celebrity now." Selena on the other end of the phone bit her lip gently, but the sentence was finally held in her mouth and not spoken. Listening to Li Changgeng's elated voice on the other end of the phone, Selena couldn't let her mood be as excited as Li Changgeng.

After Li Changgeng left us to participate in the national youth team training camp to participate in the World Youth Championships, Selena has been praying in her dreams that he will not get injured, praying that he will play a beautiful ball and fight back against those skeptical remarks of the media. However, now that Li Changgeng really has an outstanding performance and has really hit back the doubts of those media, Selena finds that she can't be as happy as she was in advance.

When she saw that the classmates around her were holding newspapers with photos of Li Changgeng one by one, and when the girls were screaming for Li Changgeng's wonderful performance, Selena found that she was always in a bad mood at this time.

Why? Aren't you happy for your lover's success?

Looking at the interview on TV and the photo of Li Changgeng holding his index finger high in the newspaper, Selena felt that Li Changgeng was both familiar and unfamiliar, and felt as if he was getting farther and farther away from her.

At this moment, listening to Li Changgeng's elated voice on the other end of the phone, Selena tried her best to make herself act as elated as him, but the feeling of loss always lingered.

Obviously very lost, but to behave elated, is this called forced laughter? When did you need to force a smile at Li Changgeng? Selena couldn't help but feel a wave of frustration in her heart.

Li Chang Geng basically belongs to the type of insensitive, but there are exceptions. Now, for example, although Selena is well disguised, he can still hear the voice coming from the microphone that the owner is depressed. The sluggish man suddenly became nervous: "What's wrong with you?" Is something wrong? ”

"It's nothing, it's a little cold!" Selena's sore nose now sobbed like a cold.

Got a cold? Selena's cover-up words seemed to be self-defeating in the ears of Li Changgeng on the microphone, and the sluggish young man not only did not let go, but became even more nervous: "Do you have a fever?" Have you taken your medicine? Did you go to the hospital for a check-up? Do you have a thermometer around, tell Li Changgeng your current body temperature! Flustered and chirping, Li Changgeng's nervousness was undisguised in his voice.

Selena on the other end of the phone couldn't help but laugh when she heard Li Changgeng's random reaction: "Li Changgeng has taken medicine, and now it's fine, you don't have to worry!" ”

"It's okay, it's okay! Remember to make tea with ginger brown sugar and drink it...... "The sluggish boy here is still chattering nonsense."

"I'm really fine. How are you? Selena finally couldn't stand Li Changgeng's exaggerated reaction and quickly changed the topic. Maybe she didn't realize that after listening to Li Changgeng's nonsense, her emotions had unconsciously become cheerful, and there was still a trace of sweet feeling flowing through her heart.

"I," the young man on the other side of the phone suddenly squirmed, "I...... I miss you! ”

Obviously, she didn't expect such an answer Selena's face heated up all of a sudden, her left hand covered her hot face, the microphone was attached to her red cheek on the right, and she replied softly in a gnat-like voice: "I miss you too!" Since the two established a relationship, she seems to have a lot of thinning face all of a sudden. not only hid in front of her classmates at school, but also brought the girl's reserve to the extreme when she was alone with Li Changgeng.

Girlish feelings are always poetry, and shy girls are always more cute. Selena's answer reached Li Changgeng's ears, and the quilt shook excitedly, and the silly laughter of "hehe......" kept coming out of the quilt. It is said that love can turn smart people into fools, how is this sentence so true?

When the call finally ended, Selena, who was caressing her cheek on the other side of the phone, gently kissed the microphone and reluctantly put the phone down. The loss was already out of the clouds, and the smile bloomed again on the girl's face.