Chapter 65: Australia

Australia is also a typical European team, with high speed, strong confrontation, and overall play, which are the characteristics of Australian basketball. Compared with the youth team www.biquge.info the white players are better than the Asian players. Even Song Liuming, when compared with the opponent's tall and strong center, seems to be "thinner" a lot.

The result of the jump ball is that the opponent grabs the basketball. With an overall push and a quick pass, Australia quickly found an opportunity to shoot, but "bump! "The ball landed on the basket.

In the first two minutes, neither side seemed to find their crosshairs, and there were several shots without a goal. This situation lasted for two minutes and thirteen seconds, and the Australian basket beat Song Liu Ming, turned his back to the basket and hooked the ball into the basket.

Once the deadlock was broken, the goals kept flowing. On the side of the youth team, Sima Shenji immediately leveled the score with a mid-range shot. Then, you went back and forth, and both sides seemed to have regained their crosshairs all at once, and the scores of the two sides continued to climb.

In the fifth minute of the first quarter, with a score of 15:13, Deng Yu, who was in a very poor state, was replaced, and a shooter Yu Jackie Chan was added to the outside line. And Li Changgeng and Geng Xiangzhi still don't seem to have the intention of letting him play.

Does he really want to sit on the bench from beginning to end like in the first game against the Chinese team? In front of the TV, many fans have already started to jump their feet.

Equally surprised was Australia's head coach. Even if the opponent of the game is the Chinese youth team, he will not make any preparations, and looking back at the game of the Chinese youth team, he naturally will not fail to see Li Changgeng's performance. Like everyone else, he thinks that Lee Chang Gung will naturally be in the lineup.

However, so far, Geng Xiangzhi has not let Li Changgeng, who the other party identified, appear. Sitting firmly in the coach's seat and watching the game on the field, Geng Xiangzhi's face could not see the slightest gap at all.

Stand to reason? Joke!

In Geng Xiangzhi's heart, in fact, Li Changgeng is not a suitable candidate for the team at all. The reason why he was allowed in the previous two games was completely out of the need for surprise. In terms of strength, he is indeed the best choice for the core player in Geng Xiangzhi's heart, but the age limit makes Geng Xiangzhi have to put him on the bench. At the age of sixteen, even Li Changgeng and Li Changgeng are unlikely to have the same physical strength as their twenty-one-year-old teammates. It may be no problem to support a game of more than 40 minutes, but because of a game that makes his ace lose his combat effectiveness, he Geng Xiangzhi will not do such a stupid thing! In Geng Xiangzhi's heart, Li Changgeng is a natural player who is the kind of player who can immediately enter the game and play his strength immediately after he enters the court. Since you don't have the physical strength, then you can be a substitute off the field. Since everyone saw that he was the core player of the Chinese youth team, he wanted to put him on the bench, Geng Xiangzhi was very malicious looking forward to the scene of everyone jumping and roaring.

Even if Li Changgeng is put on the bench, he is still the tactical core of Geng Xiangzhi.

Hiding heavyweights on the bench is not Geng's original approach. But hiding the absolute core of the team on the bench, even Geng Xiangzhi, is actually a helpless move. Who calls their core players a little younger?

In the NBA, the primary role of a bench player like Li Changgeng has a special name - the sixth man. And this is the real position of Li Changgeng in Geng Xiangzhi's national youth team.

Li Changgeng served as the sixth man, and Geng Xiangzhi actually had more freedom in tactics. The team has sixteen official players, and with Geng Xiangzhi's shrewdness, he naturally won't rely on just a few players to fight. Every member of the national youth team has their reasons for being selected, and the value of their existence. Combining their characteristics, Geng Xiangzhi can form a variety of lineups to maximize their combat effectiveness according to the situation on the field.

For Li Changgeng, the position of the sixth man appropriately saves his playing time, saves his precious physical strength, and naturally improves his performance on the field. At the beginning of the game or at a non-critical moment, while pressing him on the bench, Geng Xiangzhi did not forget to ask him to pay attention to the situation on the field, and occasionally explained to him the tactics of both sides on the court. (This scene fell into the eyes of the audience, who thought Geng Xiangzhi was about to send him on the field every time, and each time they were disappointed.) After a few times, the number of people jumping suddenly increased. )

During the entire first quarter, Li Changgeng did not play in the end. And several team members also took turns to leave the break time under Geng Xiangzhi's scheduling. Sima Shenji, who played the longest time, only played nine minutes in the first quarter.

With a score of 24:27, the youth team was only three points behind.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Geng Xiangzhi's lineup made all the fans fall through the eyes: Tang Lei, Ge Tianbao, Li Tao, Gong Weiguo, plus Li Changgeng, who has been pressed by Geng Xiangzhi on the bench, led five substitute players to play with a core player.

The fans' first reaction was: Geng Xiangzhi's head show is funny?

No one knows whether Geng Xiangzhi showed off his amusement, but on the court, Li Changgeng led the youth team to continue the sharp attack in the first quarter, and a three-point shot by Li Changgeng brought the two sides back to the starting line. Defensively, the physical substitutes did not lose the defensive intensity of the main players, and the more active movement and pressing once made the opponent unable to find a chance to shoot. This is another role of Li Changgeng as the sixth man: when most of the starters are in a state of respite, he leads the group of substitute players to avoid brief shock in the lineup.

In the third minute after the start of the second quarter, Sima Shenji, who had had enough rest off the court, returned to the court. And at this moment, it is the time when Li Changgeng's technical and tactical level rises to the peak after his body is warm, and at this moment, the teammates around him are replaced by more tacit main players, and they are like fish in water, and their power suddenly skyrockets. The return of the core players also made Sima Shenji play more freely. This is the so-called improvement of on-court performance, allowing Li Changgeng to maximize his role in the limited playing time.

The Australian players were just getting used to the tactical rhythm of the youth team, and they had no way to adapt to the sudden change of pace when Sima Shenji came on the pitch.

For a time, the situation on the field changed dramatically. Lee Chang Gung wantonly interspersed with Australia's inside and outside lines, stampeding and destroying their defenses. The youth team blossomed inside and out, and each player was able to put the basketball into the basket in the most accurate way in the most comfortable position. The chaotic Australian offense was also affected, with successive shots deflected wide of the basket.

Within a minute, the youth team played an 8-0 climax, and the Australian coach was forced to call a timeout.

This is Geng Xiangzhi's style: focus on Li Changgeng and let the other party revolve around him!

In terms of player scheduling, it is clear that Geng Xiangzhi has won a bit.

After the timeout, Australia made a change, replacing the point guard on the court with point guard No. 8, who is more adept at controlling the tempo. What changed was that the pace of the game of the entire Australian team slowed down, and they played steadily, trying to attack and defend in a strong position to slow down the pace of the youth team.

Is it that simple? Geng Xiangzhi on the sidelines secretly laughed: Australia's white-haired old man's eyes are really bad, and he hasn't even seen the situation on the field clearly.

On the court, the Chinese youth team made the best interpretation of the smile on Geng Xiangzhi's face with action.

"Smack!" The Australian pitcher wasted another chance as Sima picked up the rebound. Over there, Li Zheng and Li Changgeng had already turned around and attacked the opponent's position at the moment when Sima Shenji grabbed the rebound.

Raise his hand, throw it for a long time, Li Changgeng received the ball, and the situation of rapid attack was formed again. The basketball was handed over to Li Zheng, and Li Zheng, who received the ball, dribbled twice and passed forward again, and at this moment Li Zhenhua and Li Changgeng were already waiting in the opponent's three-point line.

Under the basket two to two, Li Changgeng, who received the ball, feinted to lure the ground one-on-one, suddenly dribbled through, went to the basket, hit a sudden pass, Li Zhenhua hit the basket after receiving the ball, "......boom" The basket trembled violently - dunk!

After grabbing the rebound and passing the ball quickly, the attack of the youth team is completely chasing the opponent's back. Before the opposing player is fully back in the defensive area, two or three players have completed an attack. After grabbing the rebound, the quick pass, the overall rapid advancement, and the fast passing during the advancement, this is the portrayal of a fast attack of the youth team on the court.

Take a look at the positions of the youth team to attack.

Australia threw the ball in and quickly returned to the defense, and Lee was leading the attack with the ball.

Li Zheng passed, Sima Shenji quickly ran the position, it was Li Changgeng who received the ball, pretended to break through and passed suddenly, Sima Shenji passed the ball as soon as he received the ball, Song Liu Ming received the ball under the basket, and the opponent's defense was tight and did not come out, and the basketball cannonball flew from the inside line to the outside of the three-point line, where Li Zhenhua received the ball and Li Zheng did a dismantling cooperation after the ball was sent to the basket by Sima Shenji outside the penalty area.

Sixteen seconds!

From the outside to the inside, and then from the inside to the outside, the basketball was sent to the basket after a week of rotation in the hands of five players of the youth team, and the whole process took only 16 seconds.

This is the speed of the offensive position of the Chinese youth team!

The five young players on the court, Li Zheng and Li Changgeng, are all point guards, and Sima Shenji and Li Zhenhua are also masters of passing. In terms of passing quality, the five players on the pitch are all top players in every position. The youth team does not drive the speed of the whole team with the fast breakthrough of a certain player, but the fast and effective passing is the fast sending machine of the youth team.

Australia's attempt to slow down the pace of the youth team was clearly a mistake.

On the court, the youth team continued to continue the stormy offense just now, and the inside and outside lines blossomed in many aspects, such as layups, hooks, dunks, mid-range shots, long-range shots, and hit-and-catch dunks...... The variety of offensive means simply turned the game into an offensive show for the young players.

Dare to show so presumptuously in front of the world's top teams, which is really rare in the history of Chinese basketball. Being able to press the opponent is something that no fanatical fan dared to think of before the game. Although it was only a few minutes, Geng Xiangzhi's national youth team did what Chinese basketball has not done in decades.

At the scene of the game, the Chinese audience who were present to watch the game cheered loudly, and the centripetal force of the Chinese nation was vividly demonstrated in a foreign land. The Chinese fans in front of the TV are also in a frenzy, and in the dead of night, they can't shout like the fans at the scene, but it is not uncommon to see excited fists and cheers in the room and in bed.

"Beautiful, this ball is so beautiful!" The voice of the narrator on the TV was very suspicious that he was jumping up and cheering.

The momentum on the pitch has completely fallen to the youth team.

Australia's head coach called the last timeout left in the first half in an attempt to change the situation on the pitch.

The gap in the score has been widened to 15 points, and the players of the Australian team have lost their normal heart for a while under great pressure. drooping with a dejected head.

At this time, it is time for players to stand up, otherwise no matter how clever the coach's tactics are, the players will not be able to send the basketball to the opponent's basket and it will be a small sentence in the end.

At this time, there needs to be players who step up and lead the team out of the predicament with strong ball skills.

Australia's head coach set his sights on their number eight Carter Raymond to meet the coach's gaze, and Raymond nodded firmly, his sharp gaze full of determination.

How can we lose to a second-rate team like the Chinese team here, we are the World Youth Championship champion team!

How can he be defeated by such Chang Geng like this, Li Chang Geng is going to enter the NBA!

Carter Lehman, Australia's ace player, his status in the Australian national youth team is equivalent to Yao Ming's status in the Chinese team, an absolute trump card! Standing over two metres tall, his ability to shoot inside and out, his wide field of vision, and his swift passing make him comfortable between the number one and number three positions, and his excellent defensive awareness is a leading player for the Australian team when defending. With his all-round skills and outstanding physical condition, it is no wonder that many NBA teams will favor him. He has already entered this year's NBA Draft and is very hopeful of being drafted in the first round.

Playing like this in the face of a traditional weak team like the Chinese team is not acceptable to him in any case. It must be returned to color, Raymond's fist does not know when to secretly clench!

On the side of the youth team, Geng Xiangzhi will naturally not be stupid enough to wait for the opponent to successfully counterattack before knowing how to arrange tactics. After studying Australia's previous games, Geng Xiangzhi naturally thought that at this time, he had to curb the play of the opponent's No. 8 player. The youth team has always been in the opposite position with Lei Meng to attack and defend against Sima Shenji, and in terms of strength, Geng Xiangzhi does not think that his carefully trained disciples are worse than the other party. However, on the basketball court, two opponents with similar strength will always have the advantage in attack and defense. And with Geng Xiangzhi's style of acting, he will never be stupid to have a one-on-one knight duel with the other party on the court.

After a timeout, the game resumed. Australia's defense suddenly changed tactics, using full-court pressing to contain the rapid attack of the youth team, clamping the young players with the ball, and delaying the time for the youth team to enter the position.

Under the pressure of the opponent, a passing and receiving error caused the youth team to lose this offensive opportunity. The young team, which quickly returned to defense, did not leave the opponent a chance to attack quickly.

Facing the bag clamp of the two people, Raymond controlled the basketball in his hand, and his expression did not show the slightest nervousness, but his lips were slightly raised, as if he was smiling.

The expression on this big man's face is really annoying. Li Changgeng was very unhappy in his heart, and at the same time, his right hand had quietly stretched out to the basketball in the opponent's hand.

Copying the ball?!

No, there was no grab! The moment Li Changgeng touched the basketball, Lei Meng's body suddenly turned, turned sideways, changed hands behind his back to dribble, accelerated at the same time under his feet, and staggered with the teammates who rushed over on the opposite side.

Gaps appear in front and the basket is in front.

Unguarded shots, "Whew! "Answering the call to the net. Australia cut the score down by 13 points.

Turn around, back to defense. Raymond quickly brought the Australian players on the pitch back to defend.

"Hmm." On the side of the youth team, Li Changgeng looked at Raymond's figure with a thoughtful expression, "I can't see that this big man is really powerful!" ”

"Stupid, you just know!" Sima Shenji appeared beside him, "He's Australia's trump card!" ”

"Trump?" Li Changgeng's eyes suddenly lit up.

Sima Shenji was too familiar with his expression, grabbed Li Changgeng's neck with his big hand, and said vigilantly: "Don't even think about it." Honestly follow the coach's tactical arrangement! ”

What is the arrangement of the coach? The old man didn't give Li Changgeng any restrictions! Li Changgeng, who followed Sima Shenji to participate in the attack, secretly snickered.

The basketball was passed to Li Changgeng's hands, and as usual, Li Changgeng would pass the ball out quickly and not give the opponent a chance to wrap up. However, this time the situation was obviously exceptional, after the two dribbling sounds of "pop, pop ......", Li Changgeng, who suddenly accelerated, had already passed through the defending opponent and rushed straight towards Raymond over there.

"This muddy ball!" Sima Shenji scolded secretly, and hurriedly sped up and stepped forward to support.

Li Changgeng, who rushed over with the ball, suddenly stopped in front of Lei Meng, with a bright smile on his face, and said in English: "Hi, say hello!" ”

Lei Meng was stunned for a moment, and the figure had already lost in front of him, and Sima Shenji, who was in a hurry, saw that Li Changgeng had finally broken through, and he just breathed a sigh of relief, "Smack!" There was a loud sound of a basketball hitting the ground, and the underground basketball bounced up and flew towards him. Conditioned reflex, Sima Shenji grabbed the ball with both hands, and there was no one in front of him!

This kind of opportunity will naturally not be wasted, raise his hand, shoot the basket, and the basketball will fall into the basket steadily.

In this kind of position of forty-five degrees to the right, Sima Shenji has a 90% hit rate!

Perfect shot! The basketball he watched fell steadily into the basket, and the corners of Sima Shenji's mouth, who maintained the posture of shooting the basket, involuntarily overflowed with a smile.

One suddenly appeared in Sima Shenji's field of vision-Li Changgeng came up with a smile: "Don't thank Li Changgeng for his pass?" ”

"Thank you for being a ghost!" Sima Shenji's hand was put down, and he was about to give Li Changgeng a blow to the brain. Li Changgeng immediately grabbed the hand that was about to fall with both hands, and maintained a bright and harmless smile on his face: "This is a live TV ......" The words behind him did not come out, blinking his eyes.

"It's okay, the fans will take it as our celebration!" Sima Shenji changed his left hand, and the burst still landed firmly on Li Changgeng's head, of course, he did not forget the bright smile on his face.

Behind them, Raymond stared coldly at the two people who were fighting. "Treacherous Chang Gung!" This is the definition he gave to Li Changgeng in his mind after being shaken by Li Changgeng's "three indiscriminate" methods. However, he also did not ignore a very important fact: when did the basketball reach the forward who followed behind the opposing team? Raymond couldn't help but be a little vigilant, but when his eyes fell on the two people who were fighting again, a silent anger quietly rose in his heart: Do you look down on Li Changgeng?

The offense and defense were shifted, and it was Australia's turn to attack again, and the difference in the score was still fifteen points.

When Raymond came over with the ball, a figure flashed and a figure blocked in front of him - Li Changgeng, and he also blocked his teammate Sima Shenji behind, "Let Li Changgeng defend him!" ”

Sima Shenji frowned, the figure in front of him had already pounced on the opponent, and the target of his right hand was still the basketball in Raymond's hand.

Searching with his right hand, the basketball crotch changed hands Raymond's feet were about to accelerate to break through the reckless guy in front of him, a majestic wind blew in front of him, and the short figure was back in front.

What a beautiful move!

What a speed! Raymond looked at Li Changgeng, who had re-blocked the road he was going to in the blink of an eye, and couldn't help but stop the movements under his feet. If his psychological reaction at the moment was on his face, it should be: stunned, mouth wide open. Li Changgeng's strength has indeed exceeded his imagination.

However, he didn't think he was going to lose!

After all, the opponent with the ball is fast, accelerating, stopping, and turning...... Absolutely brilliant breakthrough. The short figure was like a shadow, and he was always in front of him.

Running out of ideas?

Raymond's figure stopped suddenly, stepped back, jumped up, and the basketball in his hand flew towards the basket in an arc, "Huh! The gentle sound of breaking the net announced the results of this attack and defense.

Raymond's feet are really outside the three-point line.

Pointers!

Li Changgeng's performance on the field has obviously deviated from his tactical instructions, and Geng Xiangzhi knew it from Li Changgeng's flash appearance in front of Sima Shenji. Chang Gung sometimes does some strange things, which he has already calculated. So the situation on the court did not surprise Geng Xiangzhi in the slightest.

Similarly, he didn't have too many worries, he was convinced of one thing: Chang Gung would grasp the proportions.

Geng Xiangzhi is not a coach who is obsessed with tactics, as long as the situation on the court is under his control, he allows players to cheat on the court like Li Changgeng.

In fact, Geng Xiangzhi was very satisfied with Li Changgeng's defense just now, and being able to force the opponent to the extent that he could only shoot baskets was a kind of defensive success in itself. It's rare for a team to win a game without a basket, and he doesn't believe the opponent in front of him is an exception!

On the court, when the ball was passed to Li Changgeng's hands, he once again did not pass the ball out according to the usual practice, received the ball, stepped back, raised his hand to shoot the basket, and the basketball flew to the basket over the opponent's fingertips, with the same gentle sound of breaking the net, and he also stood outside the three-point line at his feet.

Pointers.

Once again, the gap widened to fifteen points.