Chapter 148: Advance to the semifinals

"Snap" Latvian youth team big forward Edmonds Dukulis turned his back and passed Zhai Xiaochuan and made a layup, and as soon as the ball was shot, he was capped off by the tall Zhuang who flew behind him to help defend.

"Da Zhuang" Zhai Xiaochuan grabbed the defensive rebound and threw the ball directly in the air to Gao Da Zhuang, who had already sprinted forward.

With a "snap", after receiving the ball, the tall and strong slammed the ball to the ground, and the person broke forward with the momentum, and the super explosive force threw away Yannis-Tima, who was close to the defense, in an instant.

Latvian Youth Team's Davis Bertans just stopped in front of Tall Strong, who made a sharp stop, changed direction, accelerated, and deftly broke through Bertans' defense.

The tall and strong man who connected the two of them killed the Lithuanian basket in a unique way, jumped high after stepping into the restricted area, flipped his wrist, and made a very gentle layup, which scored another 2 points for the Chinese national youth team.

39:45

After the "defense, defense" goal, the tall man had no expression, reminding his teammates while quickly running back to his own half.

The players of the Chinese national youth team strengthened their defensive intensity in the second half.

The referee's whistle sounded, and Xing Zhiqiang, the small forward of the Chinese national youth team, was once again whistled for a defensive foul because of excessive defensive intensity.

"Damn, it's all blown," Xing Zhiqiang couldn't help but complain.

"They rely on referees, we rely on strength to speak," Gao Dazhuang walked up to Xing Zhiqiang's side and encouraged.

Latvia's youth team's Davis Bertans hit one of two free throws.

"Hey" The Chinese national youth team launched an attack, and Gao Dazhuang began to take the initiative to ask for the ball.

As soon as the "snap" ball was passed to Gao Dazhuang's hand, Gao Dazhuang suddenly stepped back after a false swing forward, and jumped directly near the free throw line.

Caught off guard, Yannis Tima could only watch the basketball fly towards the basket.

With a "brush", the ball passed through the net.

At 41:46, a tall and strong mid-range shot narrowed the score to 5 points.

The Latvian youth team attacked, and its head coach also stood on the sidelines and commanded the players on the pitch loudly.

The Latvian youth team passed the ball to Edmonds Dukulis under the basket, and the close defense of Dukulis was the national youth team power forward Zhai Xiaochuan.

The bodies of the two collided violently, and Dukulis dribbled with his back against Zhai Xiaochuan and forcibly squeezed under the basket, and it was obvious that Dukulis had the upper hand in terms of strength, and Zhai Xiaochuan was retreating step by step.

"Drink" Dukulica occupies a good position, just when he is about to attack the basket.

With a "snap", the tall and strong suddenly appeared next to Dukulis, and a beautiful steal successfully slapped the ball out of Dukulis's hand.

After the "fast break" steal, Gao Dazhuang quickly passed the ball to Guo Allen, who started running in front.

Guo Allen ran all the way with the ball, and when he was close to the basket, Yannis Tima and another player of the Latvian youth team finally caught up with Guo Allen, but just as they were about to block Guo Allen, Guo Allen suddenly made a backhand pass backwards.

As soon as the ball bounced off the floor, it was firmly grasped by a large hand, and Yannis-Tima saw a huge figure rise into the air.

When he saw the No. 14 jersey on the figure, the tall man had already smashed the ball into the basket and scored 2 points.

With a "clang", with the tall and strong dunk, the score on the court became 43:46.

The players of the "good ball" national youth team were very excited to run over and high-five Gao Dazhuang to celebrate, and "come on, come on" Gao Dazhuang continued to encourage his teammates.

At this time, the Chinese national youth team gradually regained its momentum, and its offense and defense were more aggressive.

"Dang" under the active pressure of the national youth team, the Latvian youth team missed the shot again.

Wang Zhelin grabbed the rebound and passed the ball long to the tall and strong hands that rushed forward.

"Bang", tall and strong, jumped high, received the basketball, and dribbled to the opponent's penalty area.

However, this time, Gao Dazhuang did not choose to attack the Lithuanian interior line, which already had three people back to defend, but made an emergency stop and shot directly outside the three-point line.

With the tall and strong three-point shot, the whole arena suddenly fell silent, and everyone stared at the basketball that flew towards the basket.

With a "brush", the basket thrown by the tall and strong man passed through the net as accurately as a missile.

Chasing three points, 46:46, the two sides returned to the same running line again.

"Come on, Chinese team", at this time, some Chinese fans in the stadium finally burst out in this stadium of nearly 10,000 people.

The Latvian youth team immediately requested a timeout.

However, at this time, the Chinese national youth team has completely entered the state, especially the tall and strong outside line feels hot.

A minute later, Gao Dazhuang forced a shot from the outside and hit another three-pointer to put the score in the lead, while the Lithuanian youth team was stuck in a quagmire on both offense and defense.

The ball was passed to Gao Dazhuang's hand again, and after receiving the ball, Gao Dazhuang held the ball in both hands and raised it upward, and Yannis Tima, who was in charge of guarding it, immediately pounced and prepared to stop Gao Dazhuang's shot.

At this time, the tall and strong took the ball, accelerated, and broke through the defense of Yannis Tima with a very simple and quick shamb.

Then the tall and strong man who entered the basket did not show weakness in the face of the opponent's center, jumped high and forcibly attacked the basket.

With a "snap", as the tall and strong dodged in the air, the hand of the center of the Latvian youth team swept from behind and hit the tall and strong arm directly, but the referee did not blow the whistle.

The tall man who was hit to the arm firmly protected the ball, and at the same time as his body fell down, he shot again.

"Brushing" the basketball under the incredible gaze of the opposing center, spun around the basket a few times and then stumbled into the net.

After the goal, Gao Dazhuang looked at the referee expressionlessly, and patted his arm, signaling that the Lithuanian youth team had violated him just now, and Gao Dazhuang was silently venting his dissatisfaction.

Despite many unfavorable penalties, at the end of the third quarter, the Chinese youth team still led the Latvian youth team by 6 points at 59:53 with this wave of attacks.

"We have to determine the advantage in the first half of the fourth quarter, so that the referee's interference factor can be minimized" A tall and strong sentence at the break set the tone for the Chinese national youth team in the fourth quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter of the game, Gao Dazhuang continued his fiery hand, hitting consecutive mid-range shots from the outside, and soon widened the difference to more than 10 points.

And the Chinese national youth team did not relax in the slightest, Wang Huaiyu replaced several rotation players, and continued to maintain high intensity in defense.

Although the Latvian youth team won a lot of free throws, when they closed the gap with free throws, the tall and strong always led their teammates to fight back indisputably.

As time went by, the Latvian youth team still didn't have a good way to close the score gap.

With the referee's whistle, the Chinese national youth team finally defeated the Latvian youth team by 10 points and advanced to the semifinals.

"YEAH" successfully qualified to create the best record of the Chinese youth team in the World Youth Championships, and the players on and off the field all shouted and hugged each other in celebration.

The identity of the top four means that the Chinese youth team is truly at the forefront of the world and has injected a dose of doping into the sluggish Chinese basketball.

And after many fierce battles, the players of this national youth team have become more and more mature, and everyone has a unique temperament that belongs to this team, that is, they do not admit defeat.

At the press conference after the game, Coach Wang Huaiyu was still as low-key as ever, but the reporters still saw a trace of "ambition" in his eyes.

Latvian coach Janssen spoke highly of the Chinese youth team: "We know how they will play, but we can't suppress them too effectively, they always put too much pressure on us, we have made too many mistakes, and their number 14 can't be stopped."

He scored a game-high 37 points, plus nine rebounds and six assists.