Chapter 59: Critical Battle

At the World Youth Championships, the warm-up has ended, and the coaches of both sides recalled the warm-up players on the field. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 ο½‰ο½Žο½†ο½

On the side of the youth team, Geng Xiangzhi crossed his arms and looked around at the players in front of him, and said, "Now announce the list of players on the field." ”

Li Changgeng held his breath, puffed up his chest, and stared at Geng Xiangzhi tightly.

"Center Song Liu Ming, second center, Li Zhenhua, small forward Sima Shenji, point guard, Li Zheng, and finally ......" Geng Xiangzhi paused and met Li Changgeng's burning gaze, "Scoring guard Li Changgeng!" ”

The camera camera focused on the rest area on the side of the Chinese youth team, and the five players stood in front of Geng Xiangzhi in a line.

Li Chang Geng? Seeing the numbers of the five players, the CCTV commentator was stunned for a moment. Although it was predicted that he would play in this game, Geng Xiangzhi did not expect Geng Xiangzhi to let him play.

It was not only the commentator who was surprised, but also the fans watching the game in front of the TV were also stunned: Geng Xiangzhi What is this doing, doesn't he want to win this game?

Only those who were looking forward to Li Changgeng's appearance cheered - not including Selena, who was obsessively watching Li Changgeng's back on TV!

The commentator on TV was just stunned for a moment and quickly regained his composure, which is really worthy of being a CCTV celebrity. The commentator said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the game is about to start, and the Chinese youth team basically continues the lineup of the previous game, but in the position of scoring guard, the young player Li Changgeng replaced Deng Yu, who performed well in the last game. I believe that the name Li Changgeng is familiar to everyone, and his selection is regarded as the biggest question for Geng Xiangzhi's national youth team. He didn't play in the last game against the Chinese team, and many fans speculated whether Geng Xiangzhi would let him play in this crucial game, and now there is finally a result! ”

The consultant said: "From the last game of not playing for a minute, to today, the arrangement of head coach Geng Xiangzhi has surprised all fans. I believe that this must have taken our opponent Turkey by surprise. Geng Xiangzhi is a coach who likes to make strange moves, and I hope that Li Changgeng is also his miracle soldier today! ”

"There is still a little time for the official game, and there may still be many viewers who don't know much about the player Li Changgeng, and fans who haven't read the newspaper for a while may wonder: Why haven't you heard of this player before? Here's a brief introduction. He is 16 years old and the youngest player in the youth team. He is also the youngest player in this World Youth Championship. Tall 1.83 meters, weighing 74 kilograms, without any professional competition experience, it is said that the head coach Geng Xiangzhi found a player from the amateur league, he is still a sophomore in high school, and it is said that the results are still very good. ”

"Recruiting an amateur player, head coach Geng Xiangzhi is really bold, and it really takes extraordinary courage to let him play in such an important game. No matter what the record of this year's youth team is, head coach Geng Xiangzhi's eclectic style of employing people has been deeply imprinted in the hearts of every fan. In the last game, Geng Xiangzhi's outstanding performance of the center Song Liu Ming has proved that Geng Xiangzhi is a good Bole, and I hope that the young player Li Changgeng can become another surprise for the fans in this game! "No matter what you think in your heart, you can only choose what to say at this time.

Back on the pitch.

On the other side of the world, China has made an uproar, but the parties on this side of the arena are still calm and unfazed, and everything is going on in an orderly manner.

Before going on the field, Geng Xiangzhi gave instructions to the players and said: "Everything is rehearsed according to the training time, do you still have any questions?" ”

"No more!"

Geng Xiangzhi stared at Li Changgeng and said, "In this game, Li Changgeng allows you to play freely, whether it is a breakthrough, a pass or a layup, it is up to you to decide." Use the strength you didn't use in the last game, and let Li Changgeng see your strength! ”

Li Changgeng pouted and said, "Don't you know my strength?" ”

Everyone couldn't help but smile when they remembered the scene when Geng Xiangzhi conceded defeat in the duel with Li Changgeng.

The person concerned, Geng Xiangzhi, did not see the slightest change in his face, and waved his hand: "Let's play." ”

The five players turned around, and Li Changgeng took the lead in stepping onto the court.

"Flute!" The referee blew the whistle and the game officially began.

At the same time, "the game officially begins...... on TV

In the 2016 Football World Cup, Turkey created the miracle of a dark horse and let the world know about Turkish football. But in fact, Turkish basketball has already created a bigger miracle before, and at the 2017 European Championships, Turkey made it all the way to the final. In this World Youth Championships, although their strength is not as strong as the Chinese team in this group, they will not be worse there. Qualification from the group is not at all a goal for the Turks in their eyes. At 100:75, after a clean victory over African powerhouse Angola, they have already set their sights on how to play after qualifying from the group. China? The Turks never thought they would lose to the Chinese team. Even the Turkish coach was in front of the Chinese media before the game: "The Chinese team is the strongest team in Asia and a strong opponent for us to qualify." "It can be difficult to play against the Chinese team, and the Chinese team is very strong." …… Yunyun, that's also polite diplomatic vocabulary. In his mind, the Chinese team is even inferior to Angola - the Chinese team and Angola have met twice in the last World Youth Championships, with one win and one loss.

At this moment, but after the players from both sides entered, the Turkish players who were focused on Li Changgeng couldn't help laughing: Could it be that China really has no basketball talents, and even sent a sixteen-year-old amateur player on the court. Turkish defender Kutglu looked at Li Changgeng, who was only up to his neck, with a strange look on his face: Could it be that his opponent in this game is this child?

Feeling the obvious contempt of the big man in front of him, Li Changgeng didn't say anything, at least the expression on his face didn't show anything unusualβ€”except for the soft voice that Sima Shenji next to him heard, "Idiot!" ”

Jumping the ball, the ball was first dialed by the Turkish center, and the basketball was grabbed by the Turkish player.

The youth team quickly returned to the defense. Turkey's basketball is in the hands of Kutglu, who leads the offense with the ball – and he is Turkey's point guard. With a height of 195 cm and a weight of 90 kg, Kutglu is the shortest player on the Turkish field, but he is also 16 cm taller than Li Changgeng and weighs 16 kg more.

"The dribble is not bad!" Li Changgeng gave his opponent such an evaluation and quickly approached his opponent. A playful look flashed across Kutglu's face, and the basketball in his hand passed out - from the top of Li Changgeng's head!

The basketball passed to Turkish striker Domoket, and after making a coordination with his teammates, the basketball was stuffed into the hands of the center Saurius on the inside. Saullius turned his back to the basket and turned around to single Song Liuming's shot. Li Zhenhua, the second center of the Chinese youth team, grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.

Li Zhenhua passed the ball to point guard Li Zheng, where Li Changgeng had already rushed through the halfcourt.

Fast break?

Li Zhengyan can't see Li Changgeng, but the Turkish players are not slow to defend, point guard Kutglu and forward Domoket have caught up with Li Changgeng, and there is no chance to break fast!

Stabilizing the basketball in his hand, Li Zheng controlled the rhythm.

Positional offense and defense, Song Liuming and Li Zhenhua entered the inner line, and Sima Shenji was also circling with the opponent on the bottom line, who would the ball pass to? Fans are speculating in their hearts.

They also forgot one person - Li Changgeng!

"Huh!" In a fast and urgent straight line, the basketball passed to Li Changgeng outside the three-point line on the right side. In front, Kutglu was about a meter away from him, and his hands were spread out, blocking Li Changgeng's possible breakthrough.

No dribbling, no breaking, catching, jumping high, it's a shot! Kutglu hurried to block.

It's late, "Whew! "A crisp sound into the net, three-point shot!

Entered? Entered!

Catching the ball, shooting the basket, it's not really fast, facing an opponent who is more than ten centimeters higher than himself, he doesn't hesitate to shoot three-pointers, he is really confident in himself!

"Good shot!" The TV commentator applauded, "There is no hesitation in shooting, and the young player Li Changgeng's shooting is very accurate." In this way, the youth team took the lead in scoring 3:0! ”

"Well, this three-point shot just now was really fast." The advisor echoed.

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On the pitch, Kutgrew shrugged, clearly not taking the goal to heart. "I won't have such good luck next time!"

Turkish offensive.

The youth team played a four-one joint defense, with the fastest Li Changgeng staring at the opponent's point guard Kutgrew from outside the three-point line to prevent him from breaking through.

On the information in Geng Xiangzhi's hand: Breaking through the inside line to confuse the opponent's defense, and then passing the ball out for other players to score, is Kutglu's forte. With a height of one hundred and ninety-five centimeters and a strong body, even if he is strong inside, he is not too disadvantaged.

Outside the three-point line, Kutgrew tried to dribble through, but he still couldn't flash the little man in front of him after dodging left and right, what the hell! The teammates over there were already in good positions, Kutglu was no longer reluctant, the basketball was passed, Turkey sent the ball to the basket after a quick pass, and the interior player went to the basket to make a layup.

The youth team attacked.

Turkey's approach is to mark on the defence of man-to-man. The young and middle-aged players kept moving their positions quickly. Li Zheng controlled the ball, and Li Changgeng wandered outside the three-point line.

Li Zheng passed the ball, the ball passed to Sima Shenji's hands, and Sima Shenji came out with his hands - it was a pass, and the basketball flew horizontally outside the three-point line, where Li Changgeng received the ball, jumped up, and shot the basket!

"Huh!" The ball that crossed Kutglu landed safely into the basket - Kutglu's position was still a little back.

Pointers!

Two three-pointers!

"Beautiful!" The TV commentator cheered again, "The teenager Li Changgeng shot the second three-pointer, so that the first six points of the youth team were all scored by him alone!" ”

"This three-point shot is exactly the same as the one just now, and it seems that he is quite confident in shooting three-pointers. After receiving the ball, he shot quickly, which should be Li Changgeng's characteristic. It does make sense for head coach Geng Xiangzhi to arrange for him to play as a shooting guard. ”

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After the Turkish team's forward missed the layup, Sima Shenji grabbed the rebound, and the youth team attacked again.

Also outside the three-point line, this time Kutglu strengthened the pressing, and the ball was once again handed over to Li Changgeng. Want to shoot a three-pointer? Kutgrew stared warily at the little man in front of him.

Raise your hand......

Kutglu, who was tense, jumped up reflexively, and his open hands sealed the sky in front of Li Changgeng for a long time.

The hands that raised the basketball were suddenly withdrawn - it was a feint. "Papa......" After two rapid dribbling sounds, Li Changgeng took a step sideways, raised his hand, and shot the basket!

At this moment, Kutglu's feet had just landed, and he could only watch the basketball fly out of the sky above him.

"Huh!" Another crisp sound of entering the network.

Pointers!

"God!" The voice of the commentator on TV cheering has turned into an exclamation, "Three three-pointers in a row, it's really god." The performance of the teenager Li Changgeng is unexpectedly good! ”

"Three shots and three hits, it seems that his hands are hot today. And the feint just now was also well done, completely deceiving the other party, very flexible. ”

"With such a long-range shot, I began to understand why head coach Geng Xiangzhi called him into the national youth team."

"The first three balls of the Chinese team were passed to him, and it seems that his teammates have a lot of trust in him. Now look at the Turkish offensive. Defender passes...... Dribble the baseline to break through ...... Pass to the inside line...... Hit the inside and the ball went in...... Turkey played resolutely on the inside. At 9:4, the Chinese team led by five points. ”

"Look at the Chinese team's offense...... The ball was handed over to Li Changgeng again, and today the youth team seems to have Li Changgeng as the core of the attack...... The other party was very close and had no chance to make a move...... Beautiful, broke through the ...... Strike! ”

After being beaten by Li Changgeng three times on the court, Kutglu finally completely let go of the contempt in his heart and pressed the defense with all his might. The basketball of the youth team was once again passed to Li Changgeng, and he did not have a chance to shoot under strict pressure.

Got out of the way, right?

Do you think Li Chang Geng will only shoot three-point shots? With a sneer, he controlled the basketball in his hand, changed hands under his crotch, and suddenly accelerated under his feet and rushed past Kutglu in an instant, and the Turkish team's assistant defense team made up for it, and passed the ball through his armpit to Sima Shenji behind him.

In the face of an unguarded basket, of course Sima Shenji will not be soft, "Huh! After a crisp sound of entering the net, the score became 11:5.

The goal was replayed in slow motion on TV, and the two commentators did not hesitate to praise their words.

"Continuous change of direction, sudden acceleration, very fast movement under the feet, very beautiful breakthrough!

"After breaking through, I didn't force my shot, and I saw the position of my teammates and passed the ball decisively. The vision is very wide and the timing of the pass is just right. He was so calm that he couldn't tell he was just a sixteen-year-old college student! ”

"Those few goals just now are really not something that ordinary amateurs can do, they are completely professional players."

Seeing this, Li Changgeng thought that most fans knew why head coach Geng Xiangzhi chose him to enter the national youth team. Coach Geng Xiangzhi is indeed a ...... with a unique vision."

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"Ladies and gentlemen, it is the second game of the group stage of the World Youth Championships, the Chinese national youth team against the Turkish national youth team, and the Chinese team is currently leading by four points 11:4. Li Changgeng, who everyone paid attention to before the game, was very active in this game, with three consecutive three-pointers and one assist, and he is the most outstanding player in the youth team at present. Now let's continue to watch the game and see if Li Chang Gung can continue to have a wonderful performance. ”

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In front of the TV, those who care about Li Changgeng can finally put their minds at ease at this moment.

The happiest people about this start are the real fans. can be valued by Geng Xiangzhi, Li Changgeng does not have deep strength, he should have deep potential, and most people do not doubt Geng Xiangzhi's professional vision as a professional coach. But no one would believe that an amateur player who has never played a single professional game can do anything too good on the international stage. As long as Li Changgeng doesn't play too ugly, the fans can pass the test. Even the reasons for the bad performance were thought of by the fans for Li Changgeng. Chinese fans are still very tolerant, and no one expects a 16-year-old child to perform as well as professional players like Sima Shenji and Li Zheng.

After the first two minutes, the fans were surprised to find that the best performance of the Chinese team on the field was this sixteen-year-old child. After three consecutive three-pointers, he gave a wonderful assist, and played an 11:4 small climax in two minutes, and the Chinese team got off to a fantastic start. It doesn't get any better than that, and although it has to do with the contempt of the opponents and the help of their team-mates, the fans are already very happy. Even if he didn't have any wonderful performances in the following games, this short two-minute performance has already convinced everyone that he is indeed worthy of Geng Xiangzhi's exceptional promotion, and he will definitely be an excellent player in a few years.

Chinese fans are actually very satisfied!

On the court, Li Changgeng didn't seem to want the fans to be satisfied, the first two minutes were just a warm-up for him, and he didn't mean to stop at all.

"Smack!" Turkey's shot went wide of the basket and bounced high off the basket. The basketball crossed the heads of the interior players on both sides and was "picked" by Li Changgeng near the penalty area.

Raising his hand and making a pass to Li Zheng, when the Turkish player raised his hands to stop it, "Smack!" With the sound of the basketball hitting the ground, the figure had already rushed through the armpit of the Turkish player.

"Attack!" On the field, you can clearly hear Li Changgeng's shouting.

The offensive of the Chinese youth team was quickly launched, with Li Changgeng as the arrow, quickly crossed the middle line and attacked the opponent's field. The Turkish team was quick to defend back, and the scoring guard Oko followed closely behind Li Changgeng. Due to the dribble, Li Changgeng was gradually caught up by his opponent.

The speed of both of them is very fast, and the speed of Li Changgeng under the basket in front of him has not decreased in the slightest, and Aoke has already crossed Li Changgeng and is turning around to block the layup of this little man. The difference in height between the two is almost fifteen centimeters, and Oko has absolute confidence in such a defense.

The two figures approached quickly, and the speed still did not decrease, "Smack!" With a blow, the basketball in Li Changgeng's hand popped up behind him after hitting the ground, but his body that rushed forward continued to force towards Aoke. Under the conditioned reflex, Ok involuntarily took a half step back-

Behind him, a figure behind him grabbed the basketball that bounced up and jumped up, "Boom! "The hoop shook violently, and the basketball was smashed into the hoop - dunk!

The point guard of the Chinese youth team who dunked Li Zheng.

Li Changgeng carried the ball and attacked quickly, and point guard Li Zheng followed up to receive the ball and dunk behind, and the Chinese youth team's fast attack was full of joy. With a heavy dunk, the momentum of the Chinese team is completely up.

"Flute!" The referee's whistle blew and the coach of the Turkish team called a timeout.

If you don't call a timeout at this time to suppress the momentum of the youth team, the head coach of Turkey should go home and pick up the child.

At 13:4, the gap widened to nine points.

On the court, Li Zheng and Li Changgeng clapped each other, and a smile appeared on their cold faces at this moment. Due to his position, although Li Zheng is one hundred and ninety-five centimeters tall, he rarely has the opportunity to get close to the basket and wreak havoc on the opponent's basket so freely.

On the other side of the world, in China, bursts of enthusiastic cheers erupted in front of the TV sets at the same time, and many excited fans even jumped out of bed. The youth team completed a perfect fast attack, and the most important first protagonist of this fast attack was 16-year-old Li Changgeng!

He's really good.

While these few goals are not enough to assert how profound his absolute strength must be, excited fans prefer to trust their instincts at the moment: the youngster in front of him will definitely become the world's top defender in the future.

After the timeout ends, the game resumes.

Turkey slowed down the pace of their attack and were clearly trying to keep the tempo of the game under control. The youth team is still a four-one joint defense. Li Changgeng marks people outside the line, and the other four people play regional joint defense, which is the traditional tactic of Chinese basketball teams at all levels. There has never been a shortage of excellent tall players in the Chinese team, and the scheduling of interior players has indeed accumulated a lot of experience. Song Liuming and Li Zhenhua are both tall interior players with skilled skills under the basket and slow footwork, and this kind of joint defense is the most capable of giving full play to their defensive power.

Although the tactics are the same, the situation on the field is still refreshing for the fans - the cover on the perimeter. Lee Cheung Gung defended Kutglu with great speed, agility and erratic movement that could always block Kutglu's threatening passing lane. After several breakaways, Kutgrew had no choice but to pass the ball to Oko, who came to pick it up. The Turkish players played a good passing match, and the center inside took the opportunity to send the ball to the basket.

No matter how good the defense on the basketball court is, you can't completely prevent the opponent from scoring. In the game, the team described the defense as good, and the only way to say is to limit the opponent's score to how many points. This defense of the youth team can be called a good word. At least the commentators on TV applauded: "Good, good, the defense of the youth team is good this time, although in the end the opponent still allowed the opponent to score, but it was scored by the Turkish players with their individual ability." The interior players are very good at assisting in the defensive position, and the peripheral cover work of the teenager Li Changgeng is also very good. Especially against the opponent's Kutglu defense, even if the opponent wants to get to the position, he can't receive the pass, and when he receives the ball, there is no chance to shoot. It seems that head coach Geng Xiangzhi has really worked defense. Now let's take a look at the attack of the youth team. Hey, the Chinese youth team seems to have changed its offensive tactics, and Li Changgeng played point guard, and Li Zheng played scoring guard. Head coach Geng Xiangzhi probably expected that Turkey would block Li Changgeng's scoring point, so he simply let him play the point guard position, and Li Zheng is also a guard who can control the ball and score. Let's see what effect this tactical change will be on the youth team, and see how the young player Li Changgeng will perform in the point guard position......"