In the basketball world, starting from the 99 World Youth Championship

Chapter 4

On April 1999, 4, at 15:09 in the evening, in the Porto Stadium, the group match between the Chinese team and the US team was about to begin.

Because it was held by the host, many fans came to the Porto Stadium. Although Portugal is one of the hosts, their strength is to kill the children.

Xu Jicheng and Su Junyang also came to the scene. After all, this is also a national team game. If there is no media to follow up, it would be too cheap.

Wang Fei's starters today are Liu Wei, Yue Pengfei, Zhang Tian, ​​Jia Xiaozhong and Li Lin. Li Ke, Liu Yudong's successor to God of War, was placed on the bench.

"When you are on the field, play according to the tactics I have formulated. Xiao Liu, remember not to play singles. This is the World Series, not the Asian region. Unless there is a perfect opportunity, it is better to hand the ball to Xiao Zhang."

Liu Wei is not dissatisfied with the arrangement of the head coach. It would be a great thing for the national youth team to have a big leg to hug.As for the other three players, I have no idea.

Wang Fei didn't say anything to Zhang Tianduo, but just patted Zhang Tianduo on the shoulder.The lineup sent by the US team is Steve Logan, Kenyon During, Bobby Simmons, Michael Wright, Nick Collison, and that Michael Wright is now called Ali Karaziz, which is a Turkish name.The opponent was a teammate with Harder in high school, and his strength should not be underestimated.

Zhang Tian is playing against Bobby Simmons, the most improved player in the NBA in the future. The Chinese team knows the characteristics of this third position.

With the whistle of the referee, the game officially kicked off, and Xu Jicheng and Su Junyang also started the commentary.

"The U.S. team got the ball, and they began to drive forward with the ball. The No. 4 point guard who controlled the ball was Steve Logan. He was a freshman at the University of Cincinnati and Oscar Robertson's junior. Xiao Liu There is a lot of pressure in this field..." Before Xu Jicheng finished speaking, Steve Logan used a simple crossover to pass Liu Wei, and went straight to the basket.

Yue Pengfei's ability to assist defense and supplement defense cannot be counted on, so Zhang Tian made a decisive decision and appeared in front of the US team's leading point guard as quickly as possible. It's a lot worse in every way.

But this guy didn't feel that his strength was weak. He still didn't slow down when he saw someone filling his seat. Duang collided with Zhang Tian, ​​but the image of the other party being knocked away didn't appear. Instead, Zhang Tian Using the wingspan of more than 210, he scooped the ball back. A long pass found Liu Wei who was running towards the half of the US team. Kenyon During just watched from the spot. He was never a defensive player.

"Strike, Xiao Zhang's reaction speed is good." Xu Jicheng's face was full of smiles, while Su Junyang was stunned. In his cognition, even if it is a group of NCAA players, the US team is not China. The team can compete, not to mention skills, but in terms of body alone, they are far behind. However, Zhang Tian slapped himself in the face with his own actions when he attacked for the first time.

The head coach of the U.S. team is a second-rate coach from the NCAA. Zhang Tian doesn't care what his name is. Steve Logan got angry. He pushed the ball to the frontcourt again, and saw that the person in front of him was still No. 8. Liu Wei couldn't help roaring, "Xie Te, let that No. 7 come and play against me." The point guard of the US team felt that he had been insulted just now and had to find this place.

Liu Wei and Zhang Tian looked at each other, and Zhang Tian walked over. Team USA No. 4 couldn't help but licked his lower lip when he saw the latter coming, and now it was his showtime moment.

Holding the ball back and forth under the crotch, trying to attract Zhang Tian's attention, but the latter did nothing, just stood there. This Steve Logan, Zhang Tian has heard of, specifically from a man named Li Lei's people know that this guy was taught a bad lesson by Li Lei, well, that Li Lei is also a badass.

So through these memories, Zhang Tian is very clear about the playing style of the players who can be named in the US team. Now that he knows their playing style, he has a countermeasure.

Steve Logan is one of the few players with relatively average shooting ability in the starting lineup of the US team, so when defending him, don't fight him close to the body, as it will give him a chance to break through.

The former didn't know that he was seen through, but he realized that the attack time was running out, so he dribbled the ball to his right hand and rushed directly to Zhang Tian's left side.

His starting speed is still very fast, but Zhang Tian is not Liu Wei. His sliding step is as fast as a translation, and he is blocked in front of Logan again. Steve Logan has no choice but to pass the ball to the second Kenyon Dulin at No. [-], Dulin received the ball and made an easy mid-range shot. Yue Pengfei showed annoyed expression.Zhang Tian didn't say anything.

Neither the US team nor the Chinese team have many people who can defend, but the overall strength of the former is stronger than that of the latter. This is an indisputable fact.

The World Youth Championship is divided into two halves.Except that the attack time is not 35 seconds, other aspects are not much different from ncaa.

In the offensive round of the Chinese team, Liu Wei dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and found Zhang Tian easily, because Bobby Simmons was one step away from him.

Zhang Tian received the ball, but Bobby Simmons still didn't push forward. According to the coach's instructions, Zhang Tian doesn't have the ability to shoot, so giving him space is the best choice.

Zhang Tian didn't immediately choose to shoot, but looked at the other four teammates. None of the four guys had any good chances. In this case, he decisively chose to shoot.

"Xiao Zhang chose to take a shot. This is his first shot in this game. Can the ball be scored?" Xu Jicheng and Su Junyang's hearts were raised in their throats. For young players, whether the first goal is scored or not Very affective.After all, they are not iron gods who have been tempered and tried.

Swish, under the gaze of Bobby Simmons' small eyes, the ball flew into the net with a hollow attitude. The third position of the US team turned its head to the coach, and at this time the head coach of the US team was also very confused Damn, this is unscientific. Judging from the information we have, Zhang Tian, ​​the No. [-] position, does not have the ability to shoot, but why is the ball actually a hollow ball?Is it a trick?Yes, it must be fooled, shooting is not so easy to practice.

The head coach of the US team did not adjust the tactics. He believed in the strength of his disciples, but he forgot that a powder keg was ignited on the field at this time.

That person is Steve Logan, who is only 178 in height. He still played heads-up with Zhang Tian again and again. As a result, after the whole first half, the Chinese team entered the intermission in a tie with the US team. .Zhang Tian scored 14 points, 3 steals, 2 assists, and 1 rebound in the halftime.

(End of this chapter)