whirlwind basketball

Chapter 136 Invitational Tournament (9)

Coach Xiangfeng just shook his head faintly: "Wait a minute, it's not time for you to play yet!"

Li Yifan trusted coach Xiangfeng's words unconditionally, but he was still anxious in his heart. He stood up and waved his hands to cheer for his teammates on the field.

Another minute passed, and the gap widened to five points!
Another minute passed, and the gap widened to seven points!
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At this moment in the game, the Jiangcheng team was not only behind by the score, but also the tactical coordination, the individual strength of the players, and the overall strength of the team. The Jiangcheng team fell behind the opponent in all aspects.But only in terms of momentum, the Jiangcheng team, which was retreating steadily, still maintained a high morale.

Not only the players on the court, but also the substitute players off the court were cheering with high morale!

why?
Could it be that the Jiangcheng team has really grown into a truly strong team?Can they really face the gap in strength so calmly?
No, that's just because the situation has not touched their psychological bottom line!

The bottom line is Li Yifan who is sitting off the court, the core tactical player of the Jiangcheng team.Just like all Jiangcheng fans, the Jiangcheng players are also waiting for the moment when Li Yifan returns to the field and the Jiangcheng team makes a big counterattack.

Knowing that the opponent is going to counterattack aggressively, they still want to replace the core tactical players. In addition to giving Li Yifan a rest, Coach Xiangfeng wants to keep this psychological bottom line for the Jiangcheng team.

Only in this way can the hope of victory be maintained until the fourth quarter!

But this also creates a situation in fact: if the game fails in the end, it is the head coach's wrong tactics;

Coach Xiangfeng took all the responsibilities on himself.

In the 10th minute of the third quarter, the Jiangcheng team made another substitution.Coach Xiangfeng replaced Ahu, Ahui, Zhang Yu and Tong Haifeng all at once.Replaced with four energetic substitute players, and the Ma Jujiang City team resorted to a full-court pressing tactic.But at this moment, Germany is unprecedentedly strong, and the tight press did not slow down their offensive pace. At the end of the third quarter, the score gap widened to eleven points.

All Jiangcheng fans are waiting for the fourth quarter, waiting for Li Yifan to return to the court.

The fourth quarter started, Jiangcheng team's starting lineup: Ahu, Ahui, Zhang Yu, Tong Haifeng and the much-anticipated Li Yifan.

Press the last hole card, the moment to decide the outcome has finally arrived!
The Jiangcheng team handed over the ball to Li Yifan, and the other players quickly entered their positions.

How will he handle this ball?
He glanced lightly at the two double-teaming opponents, unhurriedly controlled the basketball in his hand, and slowly combed the bangs drooping on his eyelids.What echoed in Li Yifan's mind was Coach Xiangfeng's words: "Play more resolutely and brutally. This time I allow you to break through without limits!"

Unlimited breakthrough, regardless of tactics and coordination, no matter how many people in front of you block it, it will be the same. This is absolutely barbaric performance.

Even if he wants to transform into a savage fighter, Li Yifan, who has always regarded himself as a gentleman, still combs his bangs to tidy up his image.

"Papa..." The dribble began to accelerate.

Zhang Yu and Tong Haifeng on the inside line moved left and right at the same time to attract the German inside defensive players to move left and right, leaving an open no-man's land inside.

"Pa, pa" the crotch changed direction twice, the body swayed left and right twice, the foot suddenly accelerated, and the figure had already slipped through the gap between the two people while shaking, "Pa!" Another sound of hitting the ball from the opponent's crotch Popped back into his hands in a blink of an eye.

Only the basket is left in front!
Amidst the roar, the slender figure flew up from the ground, its stretched body was like a big bird with its wings spread out and gliding in the air, the basketball was held high in its hands, and it was slammed down at the highest point, "Boom!" The basket shook violently—— Dunk!
The audience with their mouths wide open, the boiling stadium was silent for a moment.

The figure on the basket slowly fell!
"Boom..." The gymnasium at the moment of shock suddenly roared with thunder, and the cheers resounded through the stadium like a tsunami.

With the speed of the wind and thunder, the momentum of thunder, the perfect combination of speed and strength, Li Yifan declared to everyone with this domineering and arrogant ball: Now start the counterattack!
Counterattack!
The Jiangcheng team's momentum soared after receiving the message, and the players on and off the field roared out the depression that had been suppressed in their hearts.

Boosting the morale of the team with his strong skills and turning the game around with a domineering slam dunk, Li Yifan has done this kind of thing countless times.But it was the first time that he was as overbearing as today.

Because in the past 7 minutes, Li Yifan himself was the most depressed!
Holding his right index finger high, the running Li Yifan yelled loudly: "Return to defense!" His expression was very similar to the expression of the Jiangcheng team when giving orders to the players in the game.

Everyone on the field responded in unison and quickly followed behind him.

At this time, no one noticed anything wrong.

Offensive and defensive changes, the German defender who quickly dribbled the ball was double-teamed by Li Yifan and Ahui from outside the three-point line, and Ahu, Zhang Yu, and Tong Haifeng marked people in the penalty area.

Demolition, screen, pass, the basketball is handed over to the German striker, and there are still two people standing in front of him--Ahui and Ahu!
Demolition, screen, pass, the basketball is handed over to the German defender, and there are still two people standing in front of him-Ahu and Ahui!
Three-two mixed defense!

Using the spear of the son to attack the shield of the son, how should Germany break through its best defensive tactics?

Players who split, screen, pass, and catch the ball step back, raise their hands, and make three points!

"Touch!" The ball fell on the basket, and Zhang Yu on the inside confiscated the ball.

"Fast break!" Zhang Yuyang shot the ball straight away, and the basketball flew towards the opponent's half court in a straight line. A red figure rushed to the place pointed by the straight line, received the ball, dribbled, passed the defender, and made a layup. "Peng, Shua" easily hit the board and scored, and the ball went in!

The one who scored the goal was Li Yifan!
From Zhang Yu grabbing the rebound and passing the ball to the basketball entering the opponent's basket, the time is only a little more than two seconds. The defensive counterattack on the basketball court is a standard two-second fast break.

The score difference of eleven points turned into seven points in an instant,

Fifteen seconds into the fourth quarter, two consecutive wonderful goals let the audience and fans who were looking forward to Li Yifan's comeback let go of their hearts hanging in the air at this time, and the Jiangcheng team resumed the rhythm of winning in the past.

15 seconds into the fourth quarter, the outcome starts now!
With two brilliant goals in a row within 15 seconds, the spirit of the Jiangcheng team soared to the peak in an instant.At this moment, the surging and invincible Jiangcheng team was revived.

The past half of the game clearly declared the fact that even a team as strong as Germany cannot take advantage of such a Jiangcheng team.The fourth quarter has just begun, and the score difference is only single digits. All the audience can easily draw such a conclusion: the outcome of this game has just begun!
Victory has just begun!
The German team also knows this fact.But as a world strong team, they have more advantages than Jiangcheng team.It is manifested in each team member: the German players on the court are calm and calm, and their fighting spirit quietly rises silently under their calm expressions.This is the performance of a real strong team!If the Jiangcheng team faced the same situation, Coach Xiangfeng might have to consider calling a timeout to challenge the emotions of the players.

The game continues.

Attacking with the Spear of the Son and the Shield of the Son Jiangcheng team continued the defensive tactics of "three-two mixed defense".When the same tactics were defended by Germany and the Jiangcheng team was attacking, under the command of coach Xiangfeng, the Jiangcheng team performed a perfect solution.But when the offense and defense changed positions, facing their own defensive stunts, the German team was restrained everywhere, and the pace of offense could not help but slow down.

Incredible, right?Facing the defense he is most familiar with, Germany's performance should not be worse than that of the Jiangcheng team!

In fact, in the eyes of insiders, the situation on the court at this moment is not a special surprise, especially in the mind of Jiangcheng team coach Xiangfeng, this has already been foreseen.

Looking deeply at the differences in tactics between the two teams, although the same fast-paced offense, the same three-two mixed defense, both fast breaks and double-teams, there is an absolute difference in the tactical styles of the two teams-even though they seem to be different. So similar.

Fast-paced offense is a common feature of the two teams.The counterattack speed is extremely fast, and in a positional battle, they can quickly tear up the opponent's defense in a short period of time. In terms of attack speed, the two teams are hard to distinguish. Even among all the teams in the entire invitational tournament, the speed of the German team and the Jiangcheng team Definitely the top two.Speed, such a stark similarity, has buried all the other differences between the two teams.Driven by the speed of the two sides, the German team relies on the team's fast passing and skillful overall coordination; while the Jiangcheng team, the pivotal role of Li Yifan in the guard position can be seen even by ordinary audiences.Li Yifan, the core Jiangcheng team, really forms an organic and high-speed running whole.

Looking back at the defense of both sides, the defense of the German team is undoubtedly the most authentic three-two mixed defense. The triangle position of the three insiders, double-teaming and zone defense are all based on these three people.The Jiangcheng team also used double-teaming and zone defense. There were a lot of elements in the three-two mixed zone defense. The players on the inside were also in a triangle position, and Li Yifan and Ahui on the outside were double-teaming and covering. It seemed like a copy of the German team.However, the head coach, Xiangfeng, knows well: Jiangcheng's use of the three-two mixed defense is far inferior to the German team, and the copy is only a copy of the appearance. The "three-two mixed defense" of the Jiangcheng team on the court is just opportunistic. product.

It took only a little more than a month from Coach Xiangfeng accepting the Jiangcheng team to leading the team to participate in the invitational tournament.It is obviously too hasty to use new tactics to knead a loose sand into a team with the strength of the top eight within a month.Even Coach Xiangfeng can't be perfect.A month is not enough to practice new offensive tactics, and it is obviously impossible for the Jiangcheng team to expect a balanced offense and defense.The most pragmatic approach is to attack with seven points and defend with three points, and that's what Coach Xiangfeng does.But even if there is only a three-point defense, Coach Xiangfeng will try to do his best.Naturally, Jiangcheng basketball's traditional zone defense cannot be discarded, but when facing the world's top teams, the Jiangcheng team must also prepare a life-saving straw, right?After carefully examining the five players in the starting lineup, the "three-two mixed defense" was released.

Among the five starters, Ahu and Ahui are partners, and there is no problem in cooperating, while Li Yifan and Ahu are natural partners. The past two years have not affected their cooperation at all.With these foundations, Coach Xiangfeng began to practice defensive tactics.Using tacit understanding to make up for the lack of skills and tactics, the Jiangcheng team even fiddled with the "three-two mixed defense".When playing against Turkey, a small test has achieved unexpected results.But in the subsequent games against Angola, Turkey, and Australia, this defensive tactic has been hidden by the snow.

Up to now, the Jiangcheng team's "three-two mixed defense" is the second appearance, and it has obviously achieved great success again.

"Why did you have such a strong defense until now?" If someone questioned him face to face, how would coach Xiangfeng react?Smile wryly, speechless!Do you want him to tell others: this can only be used for emergencies, and it won't work if you use it a few times.

It doesn't work if you use it a few times, which naturally means that there is a big flaw in it.

The coach of the German team on the field obviously hasn't found these flaws yet.

Although the inside players of the German team pass the ball well, they are not superior to Zhang Yu and Tong Haifeng in terms of height. The outside defenders obviously lack a talented super defender like Li Yifan. is their advantage.After combining these factors, Germany will of course choose to use long-range three-pointers to disintegrate the "three-two mixed defense" of the Jiangcheng team.

And this did not exceed coach Xiangfeng's expectations, he was even expecting such a reaction from the German team.

Once a three-pointer was missed, the Jiangcheng team grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Li Yifan. He dribbled the ball cross-stepped, accelerated his feet to break through, hit the ground behind his back and passed the ball, and the ball was passed to Ah Hu. Zhang Yu who entered directly wiped the popped basketball into the basket.The point difference narrowed to five points.

Germany made another three-pointer from the outside line, "Shua!" Responded to the net, the goal was scored.

The point difference becomes eight points!

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Li Yifan of the Jiangcheng team continued to make domineering breakthroughs. If he can break through, he will never pass the ball, if he can score by himself, he will never assist, and if he can dunk, he will never lay up. No matter who the opponent is in front of his offensive path, he will step on it. The basketball pierced through the opponent's crotch, pierced their defense, and flew over the opponent's head into the German team's basket.The gentle and refined Pianpian boy completely transformed into a savage fighter at this moment.Insiders Zhang Yu and Tong Haifeng, Ahu and Ahui on the left and right took the initiative to pull the opponent away and leave enough space for him to attack.Under the leadership of Li Yifan, the Jiangcheng team is like a chariot with full horsepower, majestic and invincible.

The German team hadn't found an effective way to break through the Jiangcheng team's double-team for a while, so the inside line couldn't be opened, and the only offensive method was the outside line with three points.With the Jiangcheng team's continuous defense and replacement, it is impossible for the German team to take a calm shot as they did in the third quarter.Thanks to the German players' crosshairs are really good, the three-point shooting rate can still be maintained above 40.00%.Such a shooting percentage is rare even for outside teams. It can only be said that God is indeed not on the side of Coach Xiangfeng.

You come and go, the Jiangcheng team's two consecutive successful attacks seemed to close the score, and the German team opened the gap again with a three-pointer.Although they continued to attack and score, the Jiangcheng team was never able to hit a real climax.Scored four points, then gave the approaching three points, and there was still no way to hit the climax of the score.But no matter what, the score is still approaching bit by bit.

At the 5th minute of the fourth quarter, the German head coach, who had been silent all this time, finally called a timeout.It is almost certain that the German old man has already seen the strangeness in the Jiangcheng team's "three-two mixed defense" tactic, and he will aim at these flaws next.

Although the time was a bit shorter than expected, coach Xiangfeng still achieved his goal-the German team's leading score is only the last point left.

The game continues after the timeout.Coach Xiangfeng didn't give the German team the opportunity to sieve Jiangcheng's "three-two mixed defense" under the watchful eyes of the public, and actively adjusted their defensive tactics. Jiangcheng's defense was replaced by a triangle zone defense.

With a score of 93:94, the time for opportunism has passed, and the rest of the game is an upright contest of strength.

The Jiangcheng team's defense couldn't stop the German attack. On the contrary, although the German shield was a bit stronger, it couldn't stop the Jiangcheng team's sharp sword.For two teams with the same abnormally strong offensive power, the decisive factor may be who can attack more times.Rebounds once again became the key to winning or losing.The rebound gap, which had been weakened by coach Xiangfeng with various tactical means, became acute again at this moment.

If you can't grab a rebound, you may lose the game!

In the last 2 minutes, the score was 103:104.

Li Yifan moved around in the crowd, passing the ball to Zhang Yu under the basket with difficulty.After receiving the ball, Zhang Yu shot the basket with a backhand hook, "Crack!" The basketball went slightly out of the basket.The distance the basketball flew in the air after bouncing was very short, and the German No. [-] player who occupied the three-second zone under the basket quickly jumped into the air and grabbed the ball in his hands——

At the same time, the German players defending Li Yifan only felt that the figure in front of them flashed and lost the object of defense.

Grab the rebound!The German No. [-], who caught the basketball with both hands, dropped the basketball habitually after landing on the ground with both feet. "Touch!" A strong force came from below and the basketball in his hand flew high. Hug tightly in your arms after basketball!
Li Yifan!
The audience outside the stadium screamed 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 from the crowd, where Ah Hui was in an unguarded space.

Ah Hui catches the ball, raises his hand, and shoots the basket... "Shua!" The clear sound of hitting the net, the ball is scored!

Three point shot!
106:104, the Jiangcheng team finally overtook the score!

"It's so beautiful!" The audience in the hall and the fans in front of the TV cheered.

"How is it possible?" The German white-haired coach stood up with an expression of disbelief.

"How did that ball come out?" After sending the ball into the basket, Ah Hui reflected on the route the basketball flew over with a stunned expression on his face.

"It's so beautiful!" Ah Hu hugged Li Yifan's neck excitedly, while Zhang Yu and Tong Haifeng rushed up beside him, and a few big hands ravaged the hair on Li Yifan's head.

Coach Xiangfeng on the sidelines shook his fist fiercely. Although he didn't say a word, everyone around him could read a sentence from his face, "It's so beautiful!"

It's really beautiful!The scout hiding in the auditorium couldn't help but stand up like other spectators at this moment.It's just that instead of shouting loudly like other audiences, they muttered to themselves in a low voice: "How is it possible? How is it possible?"

Yeah, how is that possible?

Even though the entire process of defending the goal just now was repeated in slow motion on the screen in the arena, even if everyone could clearly see that there was indeed such a small gap in the passing moment, these scouts The shock in my heart did not decrease in the slightest.Withdrew, bent his knees, turned his body, and then the basketball passed through the arms and passed from behind, through the small gap and along the only possible passage, and passed out to the hands of Ah Hui on the outside.The moment before turning around, there was no gap, and the moment when the ball was shot, the boy didn't look back at all. From the beginning to the end, the ace of the Jiangcheng team in the crowd had no chance to see Ah Hui from beyond the three-point line, but the ball just passed out. !
Is it a coincidence?

How can there be such a coincidence!

The eyes of several scouts focused on the big screen at the same time, and the picture was frozen at the moment of passing the ball. The expression on the young man's face was so calm that it was almost cold, with only a faint smile on the corner of his slightly raised mouth.

"That's self-confidence!" These experts have seen this expression too many times, "That's the self-confidence of a top player!" In an instant, these scouts seemed to have foreseen the result of the game at the same time.

The German team is quite strong, but they lack Li Yifan, a top player who regards iron walls as nothing, and an ace who can play a key role at critical times.At this critical moment, no matter how strong the German team's rebound advantage is, it cannot offset the tremendous power brought by Li Yifan.

God, what was I thinking about just now?The scouts who suddenly woke up were surprised that they had such a high evaluation of this young man-this is the ability only a top star has!Can a young boy from the East, an oriental boy with no experience in a professional game, be equated with a top star?
Can it be equated with top stars?

Li Yifan didn't let the scouts' questions last too long, "Boom..." There was a loud commotion in the gymnasium, and his eyes quickly turned to the court, where the basketball in the hands of the German point guard had just been stolen by his opponent, and now the German point guard was rushing towards Germany with the ball. The figure at halftime was Li Yifan!
Suddenly there was a long howl, and the figure running at high speed suddenly jumped up, and the inertia of running fast drove the leaping figure to fly high in the air.That's right, flying!Holding the basketball in the right hand and holding it high, the left hand keeps the body balanced. The slender body is stretched out in an all-round way, like a goshawk in the sky spreading its wings and hovering, swaying and flying freely.The raptor flying in the air amidst the howling sound found the prey on the ground, and a lightning-like figure pierced the sky and stabbed straight towards the target...

(End of this chapter)