whirlwind basketball

Chapter 131 Invitational Tournament (4)

"Hmm." Li Yifan from the Jiangcheng team looked at Simmons with a thoughtful expression, "I can't tell how powerful this big guy is!"

"Idiot, you just know!" Ah Hu appeared beside him, "He is Turkey's trump card!"

"Ace?" Li Yifan's eyes lit up immediately.

Ah Hu was too familiar with his expression, grabbed Li Yifan's neck with his big hands, and said vigilantly: "Don't even think about it. Honestly follow the coach's tactical arrangement!"

The basketball is passed to Li Yifan's hands. As usual, Li Yifan will pass the ball quickly without giving the opponent a chance to double-team.But this time is obviously an exception. "Crack, crack..." After two dribble sounds, Li Yifan, who suddenly accelerated, passed through the defending opponent and rushed straight to Simmons over there.

"This bastard!" Ah Hu cursed secretly and hurried forward to support him.

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

Simmons was stunned and had already lost his figure in front of him. Seeing that Li Yifan had somehow broken through, Ahu, who was in a hurry, just breathed a sigh of relief, "Crack!" There was a loud sound of a basketball hitting the ground, and the underground basketball bounced and flew towards him. Come.Conditional reflex, Ah Hu grabbed the ball with both hands, and there was no defense in front of him!
Naturally, Ah Hu would not waste this opportunity, raised his hand, shot the basket, and the basketball fell steadily into the basket.

In this position of 45 degrees to the right, Ah Hu has a 90.00% hit rate!
Perfect shot!Watching the basketball fall steadily into the basket, Ahu, who was in the shooting posture, couldn't help but smile.

A picture suddenly appeared in Ah Hu's field of vision - Li Yifan approached with a smile: "You still don't thank me for passing the ball?"

"Thank you, ghost!" Ah Hu lowered his hand and made a gesture to give Li Yifan a chestnut on the forehead.Li Yifan immediately grabbed the hand that was about to fall with both hands, and kept a bright and harmless smile on his face: "This is live TV..." He blinked his eyes without saying the following words.

"It doesn't matter, the fans will regard it as our celebration!" Ahu switched to his left hand and landed on Li Yifan's forehead steadily. Of course, he did not forget the bright smile on his face.

Behind them, Simmons stared coldly at the two fighting. "Treacherous Li Yifan!" This is the definition he gave to Li Yifan in his mind after being shaken by Li Yifan's "sexy" methods.However, he also did not ignore a very important fact: When did the basketball pass to the opponent's follow-up forward?Simmons couldn't help becoming a little vigilant, but when his eyes fell on the two people fighting again, a silent anger rose quietly in his heart: Do you look down on Li Yifan?

Offensive and defensive changes, it was Turkey's turn to attack again, and the score gap was still [-] points.

When Simmons came over with the ball, a figure flashed in front of him——Li Yifan. He also blocked his teammate Ah Hu, "Let Li Yifan defend him!"

Ahu couldn't help frowning, the figure in front of him had already rushed towards his opponent, and the target of his right hand was still the basketball in Simmons' hands.

Searching with the right hand, the basketball crotch changed hands and Simmons was about to speed up and break through the reckless guy in front of him. There was a gust of prestige in front of him, and the short figure blocked the front again.

What a beautiful move!

So fast!Simmons looked at Li Yifan who blocked his way again in a blink of an eye, and couldn't help but stop.If his psychological reaction at this moment is reflected on his face, it should be: he opened his mouth wide in astonishment.Li Yifan's strength has indeed exceeded his imagination.

However, he didn't think he would lose yet!

After all, the fast opponent with the ball accelerated, stopped suddenly, turned around... Absolutely wonderful breakthrough.The short stature is like a shadow and always barely stands in front of him.

Are you out of luck?

Simmons' figure suddenly stopped, stepped back, jumped up, and the basketball in his hand drew an arc and flew towards the basket, "Shua!" The soft sound of breaking the net announced the result of this attack and defense.

Simmons' feet are really beyond the three-point line.

Three point shot!
Li Yifan's performance on the field has obviously deviated from his own tactical instructions. Coach Xiangfeng knew it from the moment Li Yifan appeared in front of Ahu.Li Yifan sometimes does some strange things, which he has already taken into account.So the situation on the court did not surprise Coach Xiangfeng in the slightest.

Similarly, he didn't worry too much, he firmly believed in one thing: Li Yifan would take care of it.

Coach Xiangfeng is not a coach who is obsessed with tactics. As long as the situation on the court is under his control, he allows players like Li Yifan to cheat on the court.

In fact, coach Xiangfeng is very satisfied with Li Yifan's defense just now. Being able to force the opponent to the point where he can only shoot the basket is a kind of success in defense.Few teams can win the game without scoring at the basket, and he doesn't believe that the opponent in front of him is an exception!
On the court, when the ball was passed to Li Yifan, he did not pass the ball according to the usual practice again. After receiving the ball, he took a step back and raised his hand to shoot. The sound of breaking the net, the feet are also standing outside the three-point line.

three-pointer.

The gap once again widened to fifteen points.

Li Yifan's scoring process was simply plagiarized from Simmons's action just now.In this way, it is the most obvious challenge to Simmons.

This time, not only Coach Xiangfeng, but also the players on the field, the sidelines, the audience outside, and the Jiangcheng fans in front of the TV all saw the gap.Coach Xiangfeng patted his forehead weakly, and sighed secretly in his heart: "It's really Li Yifan, does it have to be so obvious?"

And how did Simmons react as the object of provocation?With a muffled grunt, he made an emergency stop, turned around, and shot backwards, and the basketball fell steadily into the basket.

The answer could not be more clear: If you want to challenge Li Yifan, then come on.

"What an idiot!" Ahu sighed at Simmons's reaction, "I actually competed with a Li Yifan." Even so, the basketball in his hand was passed to Li Yifan.

You can make trouble, but you are not allowed to lose!
Of course it won't lose, it's also leaning back, but the basketball passed through the cracks of the Turkish defenders and stuffed into the hands of Zhang Yu inside. Zhang Yu easily sent the ball into the basket.

The gap was back to fifteen points again.

Just as Coach Xiangfeng expected, Li Yifan knew how to measure it.After all, this is a very important game, and it is impossible to let yourself and the opponent start endless one-on-one duels.Li Yifan's actions led the duel to another direction: the outcome of this match was a [-]-point gap between the two sides.

After completing this attack, Coach Xiangfeng nodded with a smile, but Ahu let out a long sigh: This bastard has not gone mad at all.

With Li Yifan's transformation, the game on the field turned into a tug-of-war between the two sides, with the score always hovering between fifteen and twelve points.With Ahu's buzzer-beater, the final score of the first half was finally fixed at 59:44.

The opponent is the previous champion, with a 59-point advantage and [-] half-time points. This performance can be regarded as a perfect performance by any fan.

59 points, how important is a good coach?

Coach Xiangfeng's Jiangcheng team will tell you the answer!
And the score difference of [-] points also made Simmons' efforts in the second quarter in vain. He and Li Yifan had lost a game in essence.

At the beginning of the second half, Coach Xiangfeng surprised everyone again: the five absolute main players, Li Yifan and Ahu, sat on the bench and started with five substitute players.

Trying to tie the score, Turkey launched a crazy attack in the second half.On the other hand, the Jiangcheng team slowed down their offensive rhythm and played steadily. The performance of the five substitute players was not inferior to that of the main lineup just now.In fact, every Jiangcheng player is an outstanding young player from each team. The strength between the main force and the substitute may be completely reversed. The reason for being a substitute may be that his technical characteristics are not suitable for Coach Xiangfeng's tactical needs.

When these players are suppressed on the bench and halftime players play, they have a stronger desire to perform and more physical strength than the main players.The power they have displayed in a short period of time is not as good as even the main lineup.

The Jiangcheng team's performance on the court once again proved the skill of Xiangfeng coach.

Two minutes after the start of the second half, the main players returned to the field one after another, while Li Yifan was pushed on the bench again.

Under Turkey's pressure, the Jiangcheng team's two consecutive mistakes allowed the opponent to take the opportunity to close the score to only six points.The momentum of the Turkish counteroffensive was high.

Their aura must be suppressed, even ordinary fans can see the key at this time.

For the first time, Coach Xiangfeng reflected everyone's thoughts into action, and Li Yifan appeared on the stage.

After all, Turkey is a strong team in the world. In terms of strength alone, they are indeed superior to the Jiangcheng team.In the first half, under the excellent tactical scheduling of coach Xiangfeng, the Jiangcheng team's ever-changing rhythm made them unable to grasp.The [-]-point difference has made them very uncomfortable in their momentum.And the outstanding performance of the ace Simmons failed to close the point difference, which was an inestimable blow to their morale.But halftime was enough time for their coach to adjust their mentality.For these strong teams, once there is hope of catching up to the score and turning defeat into victory, the fighting power they can explode is definitely beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

The gap of six points is enough for the Turkish players to see the dawn of victory.There is still more than one quarter of time left, so the six-point gap is nothing.

This is the time when Turkey's counterattack is at its strongest. If they can't beat the opponent's momentum here, the Jiangcheng team will undoubtedly lose this game.

For the Jiangcheng team, now is the most critical time.

Sending Li Yifan out at this time obviously placed great hopes on him.When all the fans and audience's eyes will focus on him, this is essentially a heavy burden on his shoulders.

However, the situation on the court did not make his question last too long. Li Yifan suddenly made a long throw from outside the three-point line after playing, and the basketball went straight to the opponent's basket. Ah Hu jumped high and grabbed the basketball in the air for a heavy dunk. into the box.

Alley catch dunk!

"Catch the ball and dunk! It's beautiful, it's so beautiful!" The applause from the CCTV commentary consultant made the volume of every TV that was broadcasting the live broadcast suddenly increase.Ecstasy seemed to infect every fan who was watching the broadcast, "It's so beautiful!" Countless fans cheered and pumped their fists in front of the TV.

What's the best way to score a goal in basketball?There is no doubt that it is a slam dunk!The thunderous momentum and power to smash the rim is definitely the most visually entertaining scene in a basketball game. What is the dunk that can most mobilize the audience's emotions and boost the morale of the team?That should definitely be an alley-oop dunk!

Just like the dunks of Li Yifan and Ahu just now!
The atmosphere of the stadium, the emotions of the audience, and the morale of the players all rose instantly because of this goal.This is the effect that coach Xiangfeng hopes to see.Just like what coach Xiangfeng saw: Li Yifan has the ability to read games that others can't match.He knew what to do at this time, so he chose the most effective way!

A slam dunk completely wiped away the pressure that the Jiangcheng team had brought to the opponent's continuous pursuit of points due to mistakes.The Jiangcheng team regained their high morale.And because the core of the strategy was restored, it was as if the final finishing touch of the painting of the dragon had been completed, and the Jiangcheng team seemed to be revived as a whole, re-emerging with a huge offensive power.

For the Turkish team, they have not been affected too much.The fiery competitive spirit of chasing the score to win the game trumped everything at this time.After all, a strong team is a strong team, and their mental toughness at this critical moment is definitely beyond the imagination of ordinary people.If it's reversed, can the Jiangcheng team continue to maintain a strong desire to win like them?It is unknown!
So Coach Xiangfeng tried his best not to let the Jiangcheng team face such a situation.

The Jiangcheng team was united as one, and the Turkish team was united as one. With an eight-point gap and 10 minutes remaining, the game on the court entered a fever pitch.

At this time of the game is the real strength confrontation.

The highly motivated Turkish team re-displayed their strong strength as the World Youth Championship champions. The overall exquisite coordination, accurate shooting, super control over rebounds, and better understanding of physical strength in the inside competition.

As for the Jiangcheng team, speed is the biggest advantage, fast, flexible, and accurate, and the combination of coach Xiangfeng's tactics once again reproduces the unique style of Jiangcheng basketball.

This game is definitely a head-to-head contest between Asian basketball and European basketball.For the first time, the Jiangcheng team, which represents the highest level of basketball in Asia, has the strength to compete with European teams-even though Turkey is not yet part of Europe!

The so-called strength does not refer to the absolute strength of the team, but the strength displayed by the five players on the field from both sides.This includes the personal strength of the players, the tactics of the coach, and the actual performance in the game.

When Mars hits the earth, whoever wins will have the strength to speak!
The evolution of the game to this situation is definitely something that no one expected before the game.When did Jiangcheng basketball have the strength to compete with European basketball?

It's now!

The fierce competition on the court, the fierce scenes, and the schedule of alternating scoring between you and me all tell the audience: this is a close game.

The NBA scouts who watched the game were amazed by everything in the game before them, and at the same time, they were even more delighted with the outstanding performance of the players they were concerned about.

Zhang Yu's shot from outside the penalty area missed, the Turkish player grabbed the rebound and made a long pass to prepare for a fast break.One hand intercepts the ball in the air!

Fast break, is it that easy?
Li Yifan!
The basketball suddenly fell into Li Yifan's hands. When did he appear there?
Li Yifan did not leave time for others to be surprised. He had already started to attack, speeding up, stopping suddenly, turning around, rushing into the basket, jumping up, moving sideways in the air, hooking under the basket, "Bump, swish!" Two very different voices Finally, the basketball bounced off the board and fell gently through the basket.

When Li Yifan attacked, Ah Hu and Zhang Yu were in open positions, but this time he did not pass the ball.And with his own height, it's really not a good choice to break through and rush to the basket to attack.

But he did it.There's no reason to speak of it, that's how he puts the basketball in the hoop!
Ordinary common sense can't explain it here. In this fierce competition atmosphere, Li Yifan's desire to attack is rooted in Li Yifan's cells, which cannot be restrained by any tactics and routines.

At this time, coach Xiangfeng needs this kind of unreasonable goal.

This kind of goal is the biggest blow to the opponent's morale!

But not every player can attack as willfully as Li Yifan. If it is another player, coach Xiangfeng may consider replacing him.

Coach Xiangfeng is not a coach who is superstitious about stars. He believes that stars are players who are more capable of exerting tactical power than ordinary players.But if the star does not know how to integrate himself into the tactics, it is impossible to achieve good results.That so-called star has no place in his team.But at the same time, he is not a stubborn tactical coach.On the court, he gave the players great freedom.For example, he acquiesced to Li Yifan's willful challenge to Simmons.Although he is not superstitious about stars, he also will not ignore the role of outstanding players in the game.The outstanding performance of a star can indeed change the outcome of the game sometimes.

Just like Li Yifan's impromptu performances that are beyond the scope of tactics, sometimes they can indeed achieve unexpected results.But everything has advantages and disadvantages, just like a double-edged sword, if you accidentally hurt yourself, you may be yourself.If the goal just now hadn't been scored, it would be the Jiangcheng team themselves that would suffer a blow to their morale.

In the current Jiangcheng team, Li Yifan is probably the only one who can control this double-edged sword in Coach Xiangfeng's heart.Ahu and Ahui are also talented players, and their strength will never lose to Li Yifan. In terms of fame and experience in competitions, they are not something Li Yifan can match.But just as they cannot become the tactical core of the team, their talents and personalities determine that they can maximize their strength within the tactical frame.In other words, their basketball IQ has not yet reached the level of Li Yifan.

There is always something special about the so-called geniuses that are hard to come by.

Among all the players coach Xiangfeng has seen, Yang Shao may be another genius with such potential.But whether you can turn your potential into strength depends on how much effort you can put in on the training ground in the future.

For now, Coach Xiangfeng still can't find anyone comparable to Li Yifan in his mind.His excellence is unique, so his privilege is also unique.

After Li Yifan scored a goal, Ah Hu excitedly rushed up and put his arms around his brother's neck, without such a boring emotion as "being robbed of the limelight by Li Yifan".No matter how many elements of brotherhood exist in it, Ahu does embody the kindness that a team boss should have.In the Jiangcheng team coached by Xiangfeng, the tactical core and the team leader are two completely different concepts.There is no doubt that Li Yifan is the core of tactics, but he is not yet qualified to be called the leader of the Jiangcheng team.Captain Ahui and vice-captain Ahu, these twin stars from the BJ Jianle team are undoubtedly the two highest-achieving players in this Jiangcheng team-the CBA champion and the All-Star player.Whether it is prestige or their respective strengths, they are the bosses of the team.

After Li Yifan's steal and counterattack succeeded, the score between the two sides was once again drawn to ten points.Although there were only two more points, the point difference was indeed pulled to double digits, which meant different things to the players of both sides.

Türkiye fought back wildly.

The Jiangcheng team tried their best to maintain their advantage, and even wanted to widen the score gap.

A huge gap, which is not a particularly big gap on the basketball court.Especially for two teams with strong offensive power, especially now when both sides are rushing to attack.One mistake, two missed shots, two extra rebounds by the opponent, the ten-point difference may disappear within 1 minute, or even be overtaken.

As if to verify this statement, the Jiangcheng team missed a shot and the opponent grabbed the rebound and quickly counterattacked. After a strong dunk, the score gap has become six points.

So again, how long can the gap of six points be maintained?

The score must be opened.

It is impossible to make every shot on the court, but Turkey's shooting percentage in the second half has always been higher than that of the Jiangcheng team; the rebounds are roughly the same, and they all have an absolute advantage in the backcourt rebounds...

There is absolutely no problem tactically, but how can we ensure the team wins?The performance of the players on the court is already quite good, how can we be more demanding at this time?Coach Xiangfeng on the sidelines got dizzy.

Suddenly, after the last offensive and defensive transition on the court, the point difference between the two sides has narrowed to five winds-Turkey hit a three-pointer.

Three pointers?Coach Xiangfeng thought he hadn't gone crazy yet.At this time, what the Jiangcheng team wants is "stability", and the three-pointer eager for quick success will only ruin the game.After all, we are still in the lead until now, and the pressure from the opponent should be greater.

Li Yifan didn't believe that their shooting percentage could always be so abnormal——50.00%.The opponent has been forced to the point where he can only shoot, and the opponent can still maintain such a high shooting rate, that can only be explained as God is not on his side.

(End of this chapter)