Chapter 74: Victory
However, head coach Geng Xiangzhi knows that the use of the 32 mixed defense of the youth team is far less than that of the Argentine team, and the copy is only a copy of the appearance part, and the "32 mixed defense" of the youth team on the court is just a product of opportunism. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
It was only a little more than a month before and after Geng Xiangzhi accepted the national youth team to lead the team to participate in the World Youth Championships. It was obviously too hasty to use a new tactic to form a team with the strength of the quarter-finals in a month's time. Even Geng Xiangzhi can't be perfect. It is not enough to practice new offensive tactics in a month's time, and it is obviously impossible to expect the Chinese youth team to have a balanced attack and defense. The most pragmatic approach is to attack with seven points and defend with three points, and Geng Xiangzhi does just that. But even with only three-point defense, Geng Xiangzhi will try to do his best. The traditional regional defense of Chinese basketball naturally cannot be discarded, but when playing against the world's strongest teams, the Chinese youth team must always prepare a life-saving straw, right? After carefully examining the five players in the lineup, the "three-two mixed defense" was released.
Among the five people, Sima Shenji and Li Zheng are the partners of the Jianle team, and there is naturally no problem with the cooperation of Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji, and the time for a period of time has not affected their cooperation at all. A month is also enough time for Li Changgeng and Li Zheng to cultivate enough tacit understanding in the backcourt. With these foundations in hand, Geng Xiangzhi began to practice defensive tactics. To make up for the lack of technology and tactics with tacit understanding, the Chinese youth team even made up a "three-two mixed defense". Against Turkey, we tried it out and achieved unexpected results. However, in the subsequent matches against Angola, Australia and Slovenia, this defensive tactic has been hidden.
So far, the "three-two mixed defense" of the Chinese youth team is the second appearance, and it has obviously achieved great success again.
"Why did you only use such a strong defense until now?" If someone questions it in person, how will the person concerned, Geng Xiangzhi, react? Smile wryly, wordless! Do you want him to tell others: This can only be used for emergency relief, and if you use it a few more times, it will not work?
If you use it a few times, it will not work, which naturally means that there is a big flaw in it.
And the coach of the Argentine team on the pitch has clearly not found these flaws.
Although the inside players of the Argentine team pass the ball well, they are not advantageous compared with Song Liuming and Li Zhenhua in height, and the outside guard players obviously lack the super guard like Li Changgeng, and the three-point shot on the outside is their advantage compared to the coach. After combining these factors, Argentina will of course choose to break up the "three-two mixed defense" of the youth team with a long-range three-point shot.
And this did not exceed Geng Xiangzhi's expectations, he was even expecting such a reaction from the Argentine team.
A three-point miss, the youth team grabbed the rebound, the ball passed to Li Changgeng's hands, crossed dribble, accelerated breakthrough at the feet, and passed the ball behind the ground, the ball was passed to Sima Shenji, and Song Liuming, who missed the basket in the gap, directly wiped the pop-up basketball into the basket. The difference narrowed to five.
Argentina scored three points from the outside, "Whew! "The answer goes into the net, the ball goes in.
The difference becomes eight!
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On the side of the Chinese youth team, Li Changgeng continued to break through the domineering and domineering, and he could break through and never pass, score by himself and never assist, and never slam the dunk without going to the basket, no matter who the opponent in front of his offensive path was, step flat and flat, and the basketball pierced their defense through the opponent's crotch, and flew over the opponent's head into the basket of the Argentine team. The gentle and elegant young man was completely transformed into a savage fighter at this moment. Song Liu Ming, Li Zhenhua on the inside line, Sima Shenji and Li Zheng took the initiative to pull away from the opponent and open up the distance, leaving him enough offensive space. Under the leadership of Li Changgeng, the youth team is like a chariot with full horsepower, majestic and invincible.
The Argentine team has not yet found an effective way to break through the bag of the youth team for a while, and the inside line cannot be opened, and the offensive means are left with three points on the outside. Under the continuous assistance of the youth team, the Argentine team could not pose, as in the third quarter, and calmly shot. It is also thanks to the crosshairs of the Argentine team players that the crosshairs are really good, and the three-point shooting rate can be maintained at more than 40%. Such a hit rate is rare even for outside teams, and it can only be said that God is indeed not on Geng Xiangzhi's side.
You come and go, the two successive successful attacks of the Chinese youth team seem to be about to close the score, and the Argentine team will open up the difference again with a three-pointer. Although they continued to attack and score, the youth team was never able to play a real score climax. scored four points, and then gave three close points, but there was no way to play the climax of the score. But no matter what, the score is still getting closer and closer.
In the fifth minute of the fourth quarter, the Argentine coach, who had not moved, finally called a timeout at this time. It is almost certain that the old Argentine man has seen the strangeness of the "three-two mixed defense" tactics of the Chinese youth team, and the next step is to aim at these flaws.
Although it was shorter than expected, Geng Xiangzhi still achieved his goal - Argentina had only the last point left to take the lead.
After the pause, the game resumed. Geng Xiangzhi did not give the Argentine team the opportunity to play the "three-two mixed defense" of the youth team into a sieve in full view, and took the initiative to adjust the defensive tactics, and the defense of the youth team was replaced by a triangle area joint defense.
With a score of 93:94, the opportunistic time passed, and the rest of the game was a dignified contest of strength.
The defense of the youth team could not stop the attack of Argentina, and in turn, although the Argentine shield was strong, it could not stop the sword of the youth team. For two teams with equally perverted attacks, the decisive factor may be who has more opportunities to attack. Once again, rebounding is the difference between victory and defeat. The rebounding gap, which has been weakened by Geng Xiangzhi with various tactical means, is once again sharp at this moment.
If you can't grab a rebound, you might lose the game!
In the last two minutes, the score was 103:104.
Li Changgeng flickered around in the crowd, and handed the ball to Song Liuming under the basket with difficulty from the crack. After Song Liuming received the ball, he hooked his hand to shoot the basket, "Smack!" "The basketball is slightly out of the basket. After the basketball bounced, the distance of the hit flight was very short, and the Argentine No. 4 player, who occupied a position in the three-second zone under the basket, quickly jumped up and hit the ball in his hand.
At the same time, the Argentine players who were defending Li Changgeng only felt that the figure in front of them flashed and lost the object of defense.
Grabbed the rebound! The Argentine No. 4, who grabbed the basketball with both hands, habitually drooped after landing on both feet, "Bump!" A strong force came out from below, and the basketball in his hand flew high, and a figure jumped up after him, grabbed the basketball with both hands and hugged it tightly in his arms!
Li Changgeng!
The audience outside the stadium was in an uproar.
Before it was over, the figure holding the ball in the crowd bent his knees, bent over, and turned, and a straight line flew out of the three-point line through the gap, where Li Zheng was in the empty space of no defense.
Li Zheng received the ball, raised his hand, and shot the basket...... "Huh! "Crisp sound into the net, ball in!
Pointers!
At 106:104, the Chinese youth team finally overtook the score!
"It's so beautiful!" The audience in the stadium and the fans in front of the TV cheered.
"How is that possible?" The Argentine white-haired coach stood up with a look of disbelief on his face.
"How did that ball come out?" After sending the ball into the basket, Li Zheng reflected on the route of the basketball flying over, and a stunned expression appeared on his face.
"Well done!" Sima Shenji excitedly hugged Li Changgeng's neck, and Song Liuming and Li Zhenhua next to him hugged him, and several big hands ravaged the hair on Changgeng's head.
Geng Xiangzhi on the sidelines swung his fist fiercely, although he didn't say a word, everyone on the left and right could read a sentence from his face: "It's so beautiful!" ”
It's so beautiful indeed! The scout hidden in the audience couldn't help but stand up at this moment, just like the rest of the audience. It's just that they didn't shout like the rest of the audience, and one by one they whispered to themselves: "How is it possible? How can it be? ”
yes, how is that possible?
Even though the stadium screen repeatedly used slow motion to defend the whole process of the goal just scored, even if everyone clearly saw that there was indeed a small gap in the gap at the moment of passing, the shock in the hearts of these scouts did not diminish in the slightest. Retreat, bend the knees, turn the body, and then the basketball passes through the crook of the arm from behind, through the small gap along the only possible passage, and passes out to Li Zheng on the outside. The moment before turning around, the gap had not yet been generated, the moment the ball was shot, the young man did not look back at all, and the sixteen-year-old ace of the youth team in the crowd from beginning to end had no chance to see Li Zheng outside the three-point line, but the ball was passed out like this!
Is it a coincidence?
How can it be such a coincidence!
The eyes of several scouts were focused on the big screen at the same time, and the picture was frozen in the moment of passing, and the expression on the boy's face was so calm that it was almost cold, only a faint smile on the corner of his slightly upturned mouth.
"That's confidence!" These dormitories have seen such expressions too many times, "That's the confidence of a top master!" In an instant, the scouts seemed to foresee the outcome of the game at the same time.
The Argentine team is quite tough, but they lack a Li Changgeng, a top master who regards the defense of the copper wall as nothing, and an ace who can play a key role in critical situations. At this critical moment, no matter how strong the rebounding advantage of the Argentine team is, it cannot offset the huge power brought by a Li Changgeng.
Oh my God, what did you just think about? The scouts who suddenly woke up were amazed at how highly they had a sixteen-year-old - what a top star could have! Can a sixteen-year-old, an Oriental teenager with no experience in a professional game, be equated with a top star?
Can you equate it with the top stars?
Li Changgeng didn't let the scouts' questions last too long, there was a bang in the "Boom ......" gymnasium, and his eyes quickly turned to the court, where the basketball in the hands of the Argentine point guard had just been stolen by the opponent, and now the figure who ran wildly with the ball to the Argentine half was Li Changgeng!
Suddenly, with a long roar, the figure running at high speed suddenly jumped up, and the inertia of the rapid rush drove the jumping figure to fly high in the hit. That's right, it's flying! Holding the basketball high with his right hand, he kept his body balanced with his left hand, and his slender body was fully stretched out like a high-hit goshawk spreading its wings and circling, swaying and flying to its heart's content. With a long roar, the bird of prey that flew in its hit spotted its prey on the ground, and a lightning-like figure pierced the sky and stabbed straight towards its target......
"Boom!" The hoop shook violently, and the basketball was smashed into the hoop!
The figure of the dunk fell gently, turned around, raised the index finger of his right hand, and the clear eyes on his cold face shone with blood-colored light. That look made every Argentine player who met him head-on couldn't help but chuckle in his heart and his heart beat faster.
The Argentine coach secretly screamed badly and hurriedly asked for a timeout. However, he was actually secretly regretting it at the moment: he should have called a timeout earlier, because of the ball just now, the teenager of the youth team has successfully rooted the image of being fierce and invincible in the hearts of his players. If this was just the beginning of the game, I had enough time to calm the emotions of the players, but now ...... The white-haired coach's eyes looked at Xiao Er's scoreboard on the court, and there were still 20 minutes and 20 seconds left in the game.
However, the boy on the other side is really amazing! The white-haired coach's gaze couldn't help but drift to the rest area of the youth team. There, a sixteen-year-old boy with a white towel draped over his shoulders was looking up to drink water.
The moment he walked off the court and took the drink, Li Changgeng realized how dry his mouth was, and the entire jersey was soaked with sweat except for a little bit on the side of his pants. The white mist steaming above the head is a bit like the scene of the martial arts master in the third-rate TV series, which is the mist condensed by the rapid evaporation of sweat above the head. Although the slender bangs on the forehead did not lie on the sweating forehead, there were drops of sweat that could not stop falling. The whole person was like walking around in a bath full of hot water with clothes on.
The best performance in the entire fourth quarter was undoubtedly Li Changgeng, but at the same time, he was the one who exercised the most. No one can easily act like a person who is okay after jumping for so long, not even Li Changgeng. However, at this time, Li Changgeng did not have time to confirm the sensation of his body, and his brain was completely filled with the game. The last minute or so is over, and there is no need for Geng Xiangzhi to explain that Li Changgeng also knows that the most critical moment has arrived.
You can't defend and the only way to win is to score more points than your opponent.
Throwing off the towel on his shoulder, Li Changgeng stepped on the football field again. Brushing aside the bangs hanging in his eyes, he looked around, domineering, and suddenly became domineering. "As long as you take every opportunity to get the ball to the basket, there's no chance that victory will slip away."
After the timeout, Argentina went on the offensive. Somewhat affected by the impact just now, Argentina's offense was slightly sluggish, but their strong rebounding strength ensured their offensive results. After two consecutive rebounds, the basketball was still sent to the basket, and the score gap narrowed to two points.
When the ball passed to Li Changgeng's hand, there were fifty-six seconds left in the game time.
"Pap, pap......" controlled the rhythm without hurrying, and the basketball was in his own hands and he controlled the offense, Li Changgeng didn't feel inappropriate.
No one in the youth team found it inappropriate!
Fans and spectators also didn't think there was anything wrong with letting the sixteen-year-old Chang Gung control the offense at this critical moment.
The only one who felt terrified in his heart was the Argentine white-haired coach, who was praying that the ball would not let the sixteen-year-old score.
At this time, the players of the Chinese Youth Team, the audience at the scene, the Chinese fans in front of the TV, and even the Argentine team, the opponent of the Chinese Youth Team on the field, have already acquiesced in the absolute weight of Li Changgeng's Chinese Youth Team in their hearts.
Unknowingly, Li Changgeng has completed the process of transitioning from a tactical core to a team leader.
In the last forty seconds, Li Changgeng moved. All the eyes and cameras of everyone are focused on him at this moment, and time passes very slowly at this moment.
"Smack!" The basketball was withdrawn from his hand, and his body was slightly lifted as he grasped the ball with both hands - his position was outside the three-point line at the moment.
Is he going to shoot a basket? The Argentine defender hurriedly pressed for a block.
The hands holding the ball suddenly accelerated......
The conditioned Argentine player jumped high at the same time.
The Argentine player who jumped on the shot was frustrated to find that his defender's heel was still firmly nailed to the ground. But his depression didn't last long, and the figure on the ground moved—leaping, raising his hand, "Bang!" With a crisp sound, the back of the boy's hand that grabbed the ball hit the Argentine player's arm.
"Flute......" The referee's whistle sounded.
"Whoosh!" At the same time, the basketball drew a high arc and flew to the basket, "boom" crisp sound into the net, the ball in!
Look at the referee –
"Hitter rules, goals are counted as a penalty goal!"
The young players cheered, and the Argentine players looked dead.
The referee didn't read it wrong, and it didn't make a mistake, that's the rules of basketball.
On the free throw line, he easily slapped the ball and easily put the ball into the basket. The gap in points widened to six points, and at this time, there were only thirty-four seconds left in the game - Li Changgeng used twenty-nine seconds for this attack!
Geng Xiangzhi gave up the last timeout and did not give the Argentine coach a chance to rearrange his tactics.
Foul by Argentine player.
The youth team made free throws, two free throws, and the ball went in.
Argentina attacked.
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This cycle was repeated a few times, and after the Argentine team gave up the last effort - in fact, after Li Changgeng scored a three-pointer, they had lost the belief in winning.
The referee blew the end whistle.
188:184, the youth team wins!
The game is over, it's a win!
Geng Xiangzhi touched his nose and opened his mouth slightly, so it's over? Is it expected that the final bitter battle did not appear at all? The Argentine team simply gave up the game in the end? Every second of the game has indeed passed, but Geng Xiangzhi can't help but feel unreal. It's a bit too much to describe the game in the last quarter, but the game ended dramatically in the end, and the stalemate ended almost at once after Li Changgeng scored a three-pointer. Thinking about it for the Argentine team, at that critical moment, give Chang Geng four points at once, no matter how tough their nerves are, they can't stand it. Their final rout was so sudden, although it was unexpected, but it was also reasonable.
Geng Xiangzhi could not have foreseen the last-minute change in the game, and Li Changgeng's performance to finish the match was almost unbelievable to him. Geng Xiangzhi's attention to Li Changgeng is obvious to all, but I'm afraid no one knows that even he is more shocked than happy about Chang Geng's growth rate. He has improved significantly after almost every game, and today he is the leader of the team.
Looking at the happy and excited Chang Geng on the court, Geng Xiangzhi on the sidelines couldn't help but sigh: "This Chang Geng? Leader? Is it simply tarnishing the image of the team! ”
In the jubilant crowd in the stands, scouts who had their heads down and counted technical statistics jumped up as if they had been stung in the buttocks, "Oh, Mygad!" His eyes stared straight at the technical statistics in his hand, and his face was full of disbelief, "Li Changgeng, No. 24 of the Chinese Youth Team, scored 41 points, 14 assists, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 of 6 three-point shots......"
Scoring 41 points and 14 assists, such information is unmatched in this game, and there is no one in the entire World Youth Championships that can be compared. Even in the NBA, after half of the discount, it is definitely an All-Star player. Forty-one points, the height that only a top scorer can reach; Fourteen assists, the standard of a super guard, any player who can possess one of these abilities is definitely a target for NBA scouts. If it's the same person in a game, these scouts can't be exaggerated.
The performance of these scouts is indeed exaggerated, and after the open mouth is closed, they quickly pull it out, and squeeze out of the field frantically, they want to get the video of the game as soon as possible. These scouts have the feeling that if an opponent gets the video, no one will kindly copy it to them. What if you get it yourself? Of course, I won't give anyone a copy of it!
At the brief press conference after the game, Geng Xiangzhi was smiling, and the Argentine white-haired coach was not depressed. Geng Xiangzhi called "win the fluke" and admired the Argentine team very much; And when the microphone and the camera were aimed at the Argentine white-haired coach, the Argentine old man grabbed the microphone without giving up.
'It was a high-level fight, a good game. Although they lost the game, Li Changgeng is still very satisfied with the performance of Li Changgeng's young man today, the Argentine team has fully played their strength in the game, and in the end, our opponent did perform too well. The strength of the Chinese team today surprised Li Changgeng, they are already a top team in the world. Especially their number 24, the sixteen-year-old, to whom we almost lost today. Any coach has reason to be jealous of the good fortune of the coach of the Chinese team, because he has such a Li Chang Geng player.