whirlwind basketball

Chapter 220 Youth Competition (37)

Green seemed to sense something, and caught up to block Li Yifan just as he crossed the middle circle.Is it that simple?The rhythm of dribbling suddenly accelerated, and he kicked the ground with all his strength, and rushed towards Green with lightning speed. When the two of them intersected, the basketball changed from behind to his left hand. The speed was so fast that Green could not make a move at all. Any reaction, after the other members of the American team have not been able to react, the second line of defense of the American team JJ has been crossed again.

"Stop him!" Cole yelled hastily.

Under the shaking of the figure, Goering was also overtaken.Amidst a high-pitched and long whistle, the figure leaped high and flew towards the basket of the US team defended by two tall men.

"It's not that simple!" Korpaskaj roared, and jumped up at the same time, blocked by the four giant hands, there was no possibility of making a move at all!
Is that right?

Pressing down on the basketball suddenly, his right foot slipped through Cole's armpit. With a flick of his wrist, the basketball jumped up, brushed the backboard, and spun on the rim.

The three of them landed at the same time, and thousands of eyes in the arena fell on the basketball spinning on the hoop.

Will you go in?Cole twisted around violently.

Li Yifan turned around easily and ran towards his court.The moment the right foot stepped out, the basketball finally stopped spinning and fell into the basket steadily!

In! 44:60.

Nonsense, can Li Yifan's goal not be scored?

Earth-shattering applause came out of the arena, and the audience's emotions reached a climax in an instant.The atmosphere of the stadium was completely changed in an instant, and the momentum of the youth training team suddenly rose to the highest peak at this moment.

Oncoming Jiang Dongyu and Li Yifan clapped and celebrated: "Beautiful!"

"I've endured it off the court for a long time, let's vent a little bit." Li Yifan smiled, "We're ready to counterattack, and we need to narrow the gap to ten in the rest of the first half."

"Okay!" They all agreed in unison!

"It's a powerful move!" O'Neill sighed.

"Quick!" Malone whispered.

"He jumps so high! Two tall men over 195 centimeters were surpassed by him!" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said in disbelief!
"Haha, that guy Cole must be crazy!" Johnson said happily!

Coach Xiangfeng didn't speak for a long time. He habitually took out a cigarette from his pocket and held it in his mouth. When he took out the lighter, he just realized that smoking is not allowed in the gymnasium, and he put it back hesitantly.

"How do you feel about that shot?" Bryant finally asked. "How is it compared to two years ago?"

"He has improved! His speed is faster, he can jump higher, and the changes in his moves are more practical!" Coach Xiangfeng said without hesitation.

"Compared to 2 years ago, he is more difficult to deal with, and what Li Yifan is worried about is that this may not be his true level-the players of the youth training team did not show any special surprise at all, maybe in their minds, this is just He's just a little warm-up!" Bryant said in a deep voice.

While speaking, the American team's pass was intercepted by a hand that appeared out of nowhere——Li Yifan!
Of course it was Li Yifan. After watching for so long from the sidelines, Li Yifan had basically figured out the passing route of the US team. Although it was not [-]%, but this time Li Yifan gave him the right idea.

"Fast attack!" After grabbing the ball, Li Yifan quickly gave the order, and took the ball to attack the US team's position.The US team members rushed back to their positions like a tide, and they were back in place in a blink of an eye.What a fast return to defense!
so what!
Outside the three-point line, after jumping high, the ball easily drew an arc and fell steadily into the basket—a three-pointer!

It's 47:60 now.

"Flute!" The whistle sounded, and the US team called a timeout.Of course.

Long pause!Coach Xiangfeng and the others in the stands didn't speak, and seemed to lose interest in any discussion.Johnson wanted to speak, but seeing the serious expression on Liu Hongyu Bryant's face, he swallowed back the words that had just reached his lips.

The timeout ended and the US team kicked off.After Green took the ball past the middle circle, he passed the ball quickly without blocking Long Xun. After receiving the ball, JJ did the same, and almost immediately passed the ball as soon as it touched his hands.

Goering received the ball, and after a few false moves, passed the ball to Pascalj under the basket.I see.

Dueling at the basket, relying on his height advantage, Pascalje turned around in the penalty area and shot the basket. Got a better position.

Grab the rebound!
"This ball is mine!" Cole jumped up and roared, reaching out his hands to grab the basketball.

"Crack!" A hand suddenly appeared in midair, gently hooking the ball away!

who?Who can steal the rebound from Kerr?

Li Yifan!Of course it was Li Yifan. After seeing through the intention of the American team passing the ball, Li Yifan quickly moved to the inside.Sure enough, the U.S. team still wanted to rely on the inside to decide the outcome, and their wishful thinking was that Fatty Zhang, who had committed four fouls, could be sent off.Is it that simple? How naive.

"You, you ran to the inside! You, you..." Cole looked at Li Yifan in disbelief at first, and then his face was full of anger.

Turning around and throwing the ball to Long Xun easily, Li Yifan replied flatly: "Isn't this really what you hoped for!"

"Bastard..." Cole roared behind him.

No time to pay attention, Li Yifan looked up at the time, there were 20 seconds left and the first half was about to end, "Attack, let's score another goal to end the first half!"

"Okay!" Everyone replied excitedly.

At this time, the Huaxia Youth Training Team off the court looked excited and cheered desperately.The quiet and gentle Jiang Dongyu also blushed a little. Although he didn't let go of his voice to applaud like other team members, the excitement and joy on his face were no different from the others.

Long Xun took possession of the ball, and the American team quickly returned to defense.

"Defend, defend, don't let them score!" Cole roared loudly in the penalty area under the basket.Under Cole's command, the players of the American team defended desperately. Those who held the ball and those who did not hold the ball were closely watched. The American team members on the sidelines also counted down in unison: "Eight, Seven, six..."

"It's almost time, pass it on!" shouted Long Xun who was confronting Green.

Long Xun smiled slightly, and suddenly turned around and accelerated to make a breakthrough. Green bullied himself to block it, but Long Xun gently passed out from behind.He took a quick step to receive the pass from Long Xun, and there were already two members of the US team standing in front of him as if they were on the verge of a formidable enemy—Goring and JJ.

It's really flattering to send two such heavyweight players to guard Li Yifan.

Quickly launched Li Yifan's ghostly breakthrough, after two dodges, he finally opened the gap, still leaped from outside the three-point line, and shot!
JJ Goering hastily blocked, although Li Yifan was a bit slower, but he still tried his best to reach out to try Li Yifan's shot.

Impossible!
The desperate Goring finally reached Li Yifan's hand, and in desperation, he patted Li Yifan's right foot for shooting.Foul?Then do as you wish!

At the moment of being photographed, the left wrist of the auxiliary basketball suddenly turned into a shooting posture, and at the same time as his right foot was photographed, he threw the ball easily.

Under the eyes of all the people, the basketball steadily drew an arc and fell into the basket.The whistle sounded at the same time: "The No. 8 thug of the US team fouled, and an additional free throw was made."

Goring looked at Li Yifan in shock, with disbelief written all over his face: "How is it possible, how is it possible..."

"Nothing is impossible, this is his strength!" Coach Xiangfeng in the stands seemed to see Goering's shock.

Bryant couldn't help being shocked and said, "He can shoot a three-pointer with his left hand!"

"It's really enviable, and only this guy will waste his talent on this kind of behavior." Coach Xiangfeng sighed, "Ordinary people may not be able to accurately shoot three-pointers in their entire lives, but he is so easy. Make it a two-handed shot."

"Did you see the movement of Li Yifan getting rid of the American team just now? The speed of the lightning and flint, and the movements of the magic, the current Long Xun may really be inferior to him." Coach Xiangfeng explained.

Kobe nodded solemnly, "I know."

"Swipe!" The ball fell into the basket steadily, 51:60.

"Only nine points away!" An easy free throw was scored, and the whistle for the end of the first half sounded at the same time.Facing the murderous sunlight that Cole shot over, Li Yifan shrugged and spread his hands.

Cole took a hard look at Li Yifan, turned around and prepared to leave.

"Hey, don't you think that the US team is just as strong as this!"

"Of course!" Cole turned his head and said this sentence coldly through his teeth.

"Li Yifan is looking forward to the second half!" Li Yifan smiled slightly.

The Huaxia youth training team returned to the field happily, and the players in the rest area handed over towels and drinks excitedly.Jiang Dongyu also smiled and handed over towels and drinks. Li Yifan reached out to take them, but she gently retracted her hands: "Seeing how relaxed you are, you don't seem to need these!"

Li Yifan's hand stopped in mid-air, so embarrassed that he couldn't stretch it or shrink it.Just when Li Yifan's face started to heat up, Jiang Dongyu gently stuffed the towel into Li Yifan's hands, and blinked playfully.

The US team over there is not so easy.The coach of the U.S. team kept pointing and drawing on the whiteboard, and the members of the U.S. team gathered in a circle to discuss nervously.

In the auditorium, the audience's discussion.

"Did you see that No. 8 of the youth training team, he scored nine points in a row in less than 2 minutes, and since he played, the opponent hasn't scored a single point!" Spectator A.

"That's right, and have you seen that the two big men of the US team can't stop him, and have you seen that he doesn't need to aim at all when shooting three-pointers. This is the first time I have seen... "Audience B.

……

The whistle sounded soon, and the second half began.

As a result of the jump ball, Cole scored the victory again.The ball was in Green's hands, and the Huaxia Youth Team quickly withdrew to their defensive zone.Zhang Shaolong habitually squeezed towards the basket, Li Yifan grabbed him: "Switch the defensive opponent, you are responsible for defending No. 6 on the perimeter, as long as you don't let him shoot a three-pointer!"

Zhang Shaolong froze for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

After the U.S. team transferred the ball in a wide range, the ball was finally passed to Cole on the inside, and Fatty Zhang held Cole tightly.Cole dodges left and right on the inside line, keeps moving, and uses his body advantage to keep putting pressure on Fatty Zhang.The stretched Fatty Zhang was in a hurry, and he was almost dodged several times.

Sure enough, it was still too difficult for Fatty Zhang to stop Cole.What a powerful guy, Li Yifan secretly admired, adjusted his pace slightly, and blocked the gap vacated by Fatty Zhang.

Seeing the situation, Cole immediately passed the ball to forward Pascalj, and Pascalj, who got the ball, posed for a shot. Shoot?Is it that easy?
At the moment of the basketball shot, one hand firmly blocked Pascalje's shot. Cole took the first step to grab the ball and was immediately stuck tightly by Fatty Zhang.

"That guy is simply using Cole to train his players on purpose." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said bitterly.

"He is too confident in himself!" Coach Xiangfeng smiled.

Bryant's heart trembled.

The game changed during their discussion. After Cole worked hard, he finally found a gap and used the hook to send the ball into the basket.

Even so, Li Yifan was still very happy, and patted Fatty Zhang on the shoulder: "That's how we defend. Let's go, this time we will attack."

Fatty Zhang replied excitedly: "Next time Li Yifan will definitely guard against him."

Long Xun controls the ball.When Li Yifan received the ball from Long Xun, the space for the breakthrough was suddenly blocked: Cole, Goring?
That's right, Cole and Goring on the inside went to the outside?What are they up to?
What about JJ?He actually ran to the inside and joined the defense.Triangular two-man defense?Regional triangle attack tactics?It's really flattering to send the most powerful Goring and the tallest Cole to defend Li Yifan!

Pass the ball out?Either Fatty Zhang or Jiang Dongyu can score.

No, Li Yifan wanted to try to break through.Li Yifan's emotions suddenly rose, the country's first-class strong team, double-teamed by several strong players in the country, what a rare opportunity.Li Yifan wants to try it out, Li Yifan wants to try it out and see how far Li Yifan can go!
Li Yifan wants to break through, and Li Yifan wants to surpass them.

The excitement is getting higher and higher, and the fighting spirit is getting higher and higher.The speed of the ball is getting faster and faster, and the movement of the body is getting slower and slower. Their brains are quickly calculating their next move, and the changes in their hands drive the basketball to spin around them.

The two of them cooperated seamlessly, and the complementary cooperation between the two of them was definitely the most perfect two people Li Yifan had ever seen.The movement of the two people's bodies completely blocked every gap between Li Yifan and Li Yifan.

It's getting more and more interesting.It was easy for Li Yifan to break through one person, and the ever-changing movements gave Li Yifan the confidence to deceive any opponent, but the cooperation of the two of them really surprised Li Yifan.If one of the two people is deceived, the other will immediately fill in the loopholes. Repeatedly, the degree of tacit understanding is astonishing.

"What is that guy doing?" Audience A asked in shock, "Does he want to break through?"

"I'm afraid so!" Audience B said, "He seems to be going to take a hard look at the US team's gold-medal partner!"

"Is it possible?" Audience C looked dignified, "Until now, the US team's gold medal combination has never been broken through in history—even when facing the challenge of professional players."

"He didn't even pass the ball! He really knows how to mess around." Johnson said.

"Sure enough, he still chooses to break through. Judging by the look on his face, he really enjoys this kind of challenge." Bryant sighed.

"Come on, let Li Yifan see your current strength!" Coach Xiangfeng said excitedly.

Li Yifan stopped further breakthroughs and slowed down his shortness of breath. Cole gasped for breath and stared at Li Yifan sharply: "You have no possibility to break through, and no one can surpass us under our obstruction."

"Remind you, your time is running out, pass the ball." Goering reminded, "30 seconds are coming soon,"

"Thank you for the reminder, Li Yifan is going to make a breakthrough!" The speed of the ball suddenly increased, and Li Yifan was about to make a breakthrough for you to see.Since you only got one person who didn't believe you, then let Li Yifan get out of the way together.With full speed, he rushed towards the space between the two.

Are you trying to break in?That's a foul!

The rapid momentum of the forward charge made Cole and Goring involuntarily dodge a little gap--a small gap, and it is impossible for anyone to rush through it.The moment his body collided with the two, his forward momentum suddenly stopped, and the basketball in his hand suddenly disappeared.

Flash left?Flash right?
Push the right foot on the ground, and move the left side of the body slightly!Flash left?Cole reacted quickly and took a step with his right foot to block Li Yifan's path.

certainly not!
The moment Cole's right foot hadn't touched the ground, the disappearing basketball appeared on Li Yifan's right foot, and his body turned to the right like a whirlwind!turn around?Goering reacted immediately.The open left hand desperately moved to the left, trying to block Li Yifan's path.

Not yet!
The momentary delay had already allowed Cole to adjust his body's center of gravity. Although he couldn't move his footsteps, he was desperately moving left with his arms outstretched, trying to make up for the gap between the two.

The opportunity is fleeting.

The basketball disappeared again, and the body that seemed to be turning to the right suddenly pulled back and rushed towards the gap in the middle?Göring twisted his body vigorously to block it.

The opportunity is here.

After a clear sound of the basketball hitting the ground, the basketball appeared in Li Yifan's hands again, and the pulled back body turned around again, and the basketball in his hand disappeared once again from Cole and Goering's sight after being pressed down.Sticking against Cole's tall body, Li Yifan bent over and gently passed Cole's armpit.The tall Cole's center of gravity lost his balance in a series of rapid movements, and he was twisting with Goering.

The basketball passed through Cole's crotch. After catching the basketball, Li Yifan quickly rushed past the opponent who was about to block him.After Fatty Zhang roared, the basket shook violently, and the ball was smashed into the basket!

Score!

53: 62!

The arena was quiet, and there was no sound for a while.Suddenly, tsunami-like cheers roared, and the audience cheered wildly.

(look back at the stands)
"...that's amazing!" Audience A was in a trance and muttered to himself.

"Flute!" The referee's whistle sounded again, and the US team called a timeout.The U.S. team called a timeout in less than a minute in the second half. The short interval between the two timeouts surprised everyone.

However, no one would think that this is a reckless approach.

The brief timeout was quickly over and the game resumed with Team USA teeing off.The tactics of the youth training team are still half-court marking.After Green dribbled the ball halfway, he passed the ball. The timeout just now obviously relieved the tension of the American team members. JJ, who received the ball, calmly controlled the ball and dealt with Zhang Shaolong calmly on the outside.

Zhang Shaolong's defense in the interior is indeed competent, but against JJ, who has a strong ability to move to the outside, it pales in comparison. He was almost thrown away several times. Fortunately, Zhang Shaolong's movements are still fast, and he is always before JJ makes a shot. Kankan blocked it.

What is the ingenuity of the US team?

The coach of the American team is really not a fuel-efficient lamp. He saw through Zhang Shaolong's weakness at a glance, and immediately made corresponding strategies against Zhang Shaolong, but is this enough?

The answer is obviously no.As long as Zhang Shaolong continues to stalk him, JJ obviously doesn't have many chances to make shots, even if he makes a shot, the hit rate will be greatly reduced.Other players cover?
Yes, that’s right, Green suddenly rushed towards Zhang Shaolong, and JJ who was holding the ball made a shot at the moment Green blocked Zhang Shaolong for him.The basketball lands firmly in the hoop - Team USA scores.

The reason why a strong team is a strong team is indeed something extraordinary!
Li Yifan secretly sighed.Received the pass from Long Xun.Standing in front are still Cole and Goering.Li Yifan frowned, there was no need to break through again, there was no need to be conservative in the second half, it was time to catch up with the score.Li Yifan passed the ball to Long Xun with a flick of his hand, and squeezed inside.Long Xun, who was in possession of the ball, was immediately flanked by two people—Green JJ—area triangle double-team tactics?
The US team finally sacrificed this magic weapon!Long Xun didn't have the ability to break through the pinch between the two, so he passed the ball to Jiang Dongyu who ran out to get the ball.Jiang Dongyu was also immediately flanked - Goring JJ!

Triangle attack tactics?Didn't anyone tell you this is a double-edged sword?If you are not careful, you will hurt yourself!

Jiang Dongyu failed to break through left and right, Dongxue hurried forward to support, but was blocked by Green, and Long Xun, who was on the outside line, also wanted to step forward to respond but was surrounded by two people again the moment he caught the ball.Hey, it really is a regional triangle attack tactic.

"Pass it over!" Li Yifan, who was bored on the side, finally couldn't help but speak. Li Yifan was not afraid of it two years ago. Could it be that Li Yifan is still afraid of this trick now?

Li Yifan, who received the ball, was also flanked by Goering and Cole who was driven out from the inside in an instant.With the experience of the previous breakthrough, the pincer attack of the two of them could no longer produce any psychological pressure on Li Yifan.Steadily controlling the dribble, Li Yifan gave orders to the other players who stood aside: "Go to the position you are best at!" This time, I will act as the point guard.

How long has it been since you played a point guard?Although Li Yifan can play well in other positions, the position of point guard who controls the whole team, controls the game, grasps the rhythm, and guides the attacking power of the entire team should be Li Yifan's favorite position!

(End of this chapter)