King of shooting guards

Chapter 222 The Crucial Battle

At the scene of the World Youth Championship, the warm-up has ended, and the coaches of both sides recalled the players who were warming up on the field.

On the side of the China Youth Team, Geng Xiangzhi folded his arms and looked around at the players in front of him, saying: "Now announce the list of players."

Li Changgeng held his breath, straightened his chest, and stared at Geng Xiangzhi closely.

"Center Song Liuming, second center, Li Zhenhua, small forward Sima Shenji, point guard, Li Zheng, and finally..." Geng Xiangzhi paused, and met Li Changgeng's burning gaze, "Shooting guard Li Changgeng!"

The camera lens was aimed at the rest area of ​​the China Youth Team, and five players lined up in front of Geng Xiangzhi.

Li Changgeng?Seeing the numbers of the five players clearly, the CCTV commentator froze for a moment in surprise.Although it was predicted that he would play in this game, it was never expected that Geng Xiangzhi would let him play.

Not only the commentator was surprised, but the fans watching the game in front of the TV were also stunned: What is Geng Xiangzhi doing? Does he not want to win this game?
Only those who were expecting Li Changgeng's appearance burst into cheers - this did not include Selena, who was obsessed with watching Li Changgeng's back on TV!

The commentator on TV just froze for a moment and quickly regained his composure. He really deserves to be a celebrity on CCTV.The commentator said: "Everyone, the game is about to start. The China Youth Team basically continued the lineup of the previous game, but at the position of shooting guard, the young player Li Changgeng replaced Deng Yu, who performed well in the previous game. The name Li Changgeng is believed to be Everyone is familiar with him. His selection is regarded as the biggest question for Geng Xiangzhi’s national youth team. He did not play in the last game against the Chinese team. Many fans speculated whether Geng Xiangzhi would let him play in this crucial game. Come out, now we finally have the result!"

The consultant guest said: "From less than one minute in the last game to today, the arrangement of head coach Geng Xiangzhi has surprised all fans. I believe this must also surprise our opponent Turkey team. Geng Xiangzhi is a guy who likes to make strange moves. Coach, I hope Li Changgeng is also one of his surprise soldiers today!"

"There is still a little time for the official match, and there may still be many viewers who are not very clear about the player Li Changgeng. Fans who have not read newspapers for a while may wonder: Why haven't they heard of this player before? Here is a brief introduction. He is 16 years old this year and is the youngest player of this year's China Youth Team. He is also the youngest player of this World Youth Championship. He is 1.8 meters tall and weighs 74 kg. He has no professional game experience. The player discovered in the league, he is currently a sophomore in high school, and it is said that his grades are still very good."

"The head coach Geng Xiangzhi is really courageous to recruit an amateur player. It really takes extraordinary courage to let him in such an important game. Regardless of the record of this year's China Youth Team, the head coach Geng Xiangzhi is eclectic. The style of employing people has been deeply imprinted in the hearts of every fan. The excellent performance of center Song Liuming, who was recruited by Geng Xiangzhi in the last game, has proved that Geng Xiangzhi is a good Bole. I hope that the young player Li Changgeng in this game can become another fan of the fans. Surprise!" No matter what you think in your heart, you can only choose nice words at this time.

Get back on the court.

On the other side of the world, there has been an uproar in China, but the parties on the field are still calm and calm, and everything is going on in an orderly manner.

Before playing, Geng Xiangzhi gave instructions to the players, saying: "Everything will be practiced according to the training time. Do you have any questions?"

"there is none left!"

Geng Xiangzhi stared at Li Changgeng, and said: "In this game, Li Changgeng allows you to play freely. Whether it is a breakthrough, a pass, or a layup, it is up to you. Use the strength you did not use in the last game together. , let Li Changgeng see your strength!"

Li Changgeng pursed his lips and said, "Aren't you clear about my strength?"

Everyone couldn't help but smile knowingly when they thought of Geng Xiangzhi conceding defeat in the duel with Li Changgeng.

The person involved, Geng Xiangzhi, didn't see the slightest change in his expression, and waved his hand: "Let's go on stage."

The five players turned around, and Li Changgeng stepped onto the field first.

"Flute!" The referee whistled, and the game officially started.

At the same time, "The game officially begins..." on TV

In the 2016 Football World Cup, Turkey created a miracle of a dark horse, letting the world know about Turkish football.But in fact, Turkish basketball has created a greater miracle long before. In the 2017 European Championships, Turkey went all the way to the finals.In this World Youth Championship, although their strength is not as strong as the Chinese team in this group, they will not be so bad.In the eyes of the Turks, qualifying for the group is not their goal at all. 100:75, after defeating the strong African team Angola cleanly, they have already set their goal on how to play after qualifying from the group.Chinese team?The Turks never thought that they would lose to the Chinese team.Even if the head coach of Turkey said in front of the Chinese media before the game: "The Chinese team is the strongest team in Asia and our strong opponent for qualifying." That's the diplomatic word for politeness, too.In his heart, the Chinese team is not even as good as Angola-the Chinese team and Angola won two matches in the last World Youth Championship, winning one and losing one.

At this moment, after the players from both sides entered the court, the Turkish players who focused on Li Changgeng couldn't help laughing: Could it be that China really has no basketball talents, and even sent a 16-year-old amateur player to play.Turkish defender Kurtglu looked at Li Changgeng, who only reached his own neck, with a strange look on his face: Is this kid his opponent in this game?
Sensing the obvious contempt of the big man in front of him, Li Changgeng didn't express anything, at least the expression on his face didn't show any abnormality - except for Sima Shenji next to him who heard a soft "Idiot!"

Jump ball, the ball was first dialed by the Turkish center, and the basketball was snatched by the Turkish players.

The Chinese youth team quickly returned to defense.Turkey's basketball was handed over to Kurtglu, and he led the offense with the ball-he was Turkey's point guard.With a height of 195 cm and a weight of 90 kg, Kurtglu is the shortest player in Turkey, but he is [-] cm taller than Li Changgeng and weighs [-] kg more.

"Dribbling is not bad!" Li Changgeng quickly approached the opponent while commenting on it.A joking look flashed across Kutgru's face, and the basketball in his hand was passed out—from the top of Li Changgeng's head!
The basketball was passed to the hands of Turkish forward Domokaite, and after a cooperation with his teammates, the basketball was stuffed into the hands of the inside center Saulius.With his back to the basket, Saulius turned and singled Song Liuming and missed a shot.Li Zhenhua, the second center of the China Youth Team, grabbed a backcourt rebound.

Li Zhenhua passed the ball to point guard Li Zheng, and Li Changgeng had already crossed the half court.

fast break?

Li Zhengyan couldn't see Li Changgeng, but the Turkish players were not slow to return to defense. Point guard Kurtglu and forward Domokaite had already caught up with Li Changgeng, and there was no chance for a fast break!
Steady the basketball in his hand, Li Zheng controlled the rhythm.

Offensive and defensive positions, Song Liuming and Li Zhenhua entered the inside line, Sima Shenji was also dealing with the opponent on the bottom line, who will the ball be passed to?Fans are guessing.

They also forgot one person - Li Changgeng!

"Shua!" With a fast and urgent straight line, the basketball was passed to Li Changgeng who was outside the three-point line on the right.In front, Kutgru was about a meter away from him, with his hands open to block Li Changgeng's possible breakthrough.

No dribbling, no breakthrough, catch the ball, jump high, and shoot!Kutgru quickly blocked it.

It was too late, "Shua!" There was a clear sound of entering the net, and a three-pointer!
in?In!
Catching the ball and shooting the basket are so fast that it doesn't seem real. Facing opponents who are more than ten centimeters taller than him, he doesn't hesitate to make a three-pointer. He is really confident in himself!

"Good shot!" The commentator on TV cheered, "There was no hesitation in shooting, and the young player Li Changgeng's shooting was very accurate. In this way, the China Youth Team took the lead in scoring 3-0!"

"Well, the three-point shot just now was really fast." The consultant guest echoed.

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On the court, Kurtgrew shrugged, apparently not taking the goal to heart. "Next time I won't be so lucky!"

Turkish offensive.

The China Youth Team played a four-one defense. The fastest Li Changgeng stared at the opponent's point guard Kutgru from beyond the three-point line to prevent him from breaking through.

According to the information in Geng Xiangzhi's hands: Breaking through the inside line to confuse the opponent's defense, and then passing the ball out for other players to score is Kurtgrew's forte. With a height of 190 five centimeters and a strong body, he will not suffer too much even if he plays the inside by himself.

Outside the three-point line, Kurtgrew tried to dribble and break through, but he still couldn't pass the little man in front of him after flashing left and right, what a hell!The teammates over there are already in a good position, Kurtgrew no longer reluctantly, the basketball is passed out, Turkey quickly passes the ball and sends the ball into the basket, and the inside player lays up and sends the basketball into the basket.

The youth team attacked.

Türkiye's defense is man-to-man.The middle and young players kept moving quickly.Li Zheng controls the ball, and Li Changgeng moves outside the three-point line.

Li Zheng passed the ball, and the ball passed to Sima Shenji, and Sima Shenji released it immediately—it was a pass, and the basketball flew horizontally beyond the three-point line, where Li Changgeng caught the ball, jumped up, and shot!
"Shua!" The basketball that passed over Kutgrew fell steadily into the basket - Kutgrew's position was still a little behind.

Three point shot!
Two three-pointers!
"Beautiful!" The commentator on TV cheered again, "Young player Li Changgeng hit the second three-pointer, so he won the first six points of the China Youth Team alone!"

"This three-pointer is exactly the same as the one just now. It seems that he is quite confident in shooting three-pointers. After receiving the ball, he shoots quickly. This should be the characteristic of Li Changgeng. It is indeed reasonable for the head coach Geng Xiangzhi to arrange him to play shooting guard. .”

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After Turkey's striker missed a layup, Sima Shenji grabbed a rebound and the China Youth Team launched an attack again.

Also outside the three-point line, this time Kurtgru stepped up the press, and the ball was once again handed over to Li Changgeng.Want to shoot a three?Kutgru stared at the little man in front of him vigilantly.

Raise your hand...

The tense Kutgru jumped up reflexively, and sealed the sky in front of Li Changgeng with his open hands for a long time.

The hands that raised the basketball suddenly withdrew - it was a fake move. "Papa..." After two quick dribble sounds, Li Changgeng moved a step sideways, raised his hand, and shot!
At this moment, Kutgrew's feet had just landed and he could only watch the basketball fly out of his sky.

"Shua!" There was another crisp sound of entering the net.

Three point shot!
"It's amazing!" The cheering voice of the commentator on the TV has turned into exclamation, "Three three-pointers in a row, it's amazing. The young player Li Changgeng's performance is unexpectedly good!"

"Three of three shots, it seems that his hands are hot today. And he did a good feint just now, completely deceiving the opponent, very flexible."

"With such a long-range shooting skill, I began to understand why the head coach Geng Xiangzhi called him into the National Youth Team."

"The Chinese team passed the first three balls to him. It seems that the teammates have a lot of trust in him. Now look at Turkey's offense. The defender passed the ball... dribbled the ball to break through the bottom line... passed to the inside... hit the inside hard, the ball Going in...Turkey played very resolutely inside. 9:4, the Chinese team led by five points."

"Look at the attack of the Chinese team...the ball was handed over to Li Changgeng again. Today, the Chinese youth team seems to be attacking with Li Changgeng as the core...the opponent is very close, there is no chance to make a shot...beautiful, a breakthrough...OK ball!"

After being defeated by Li Changgeng three times on the court, Kurtgru finally let go of the contempt in his heart and pressed the defense with all his strength.The basketball from the middle youth team was once again passed to Li Changgeng's hands, and he had no chance to make a shot under tight pressure.

Are you out of luck?

Do you think Li Changgeng can only shoot three-pointers?With a sneer, he controlled the basketball in his hand, changed hands with his crotch, and rushed past Kutglu in an instant with a sudden acceleration under his feet. The Turkish team's defense team made up for it, and passed the ball through his armpit to Sima Shenji behind him. .

Facing the unguarded basket, Sima Shenji certainly would not be soft-hearted, "Shua!" After a clear sound of entering the net, the score became 11:5.

The goal just now was replayed in slow motion on TV, and the two commentators were not stingy with their compliments.

"Continuous change of direction, sudden acceleration, very fast foot movements, very beautiful breakthrough!
"After breaking through, he didn't force a shot, and passed the ball decisively after seeing the position of his teammates. The vision is very wide, and the timing of the pass is just right. He behaved very calmly, and it was impossible to tell that he was just a 16-year-old college student!"

"The few balls just now are really not something ordinary amateur players can do, that is completely the performance of professional players."

"Looking at this, Li Changgeng thinks that most of the fans know why head coach Geng Xiangzhi made an exception and chose him to join the National Youth Team. Coach Geng Xiangzhi really has a unique vision..."

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"Dear audience, now is the second match of the World Youth Championship group stage. The Chinese National Youth Team is playing against the Turkish National Youth Team. Currently, the Chinese team leads by 11:4 by four points. Li Changgeng, who everyone paid attention to before the game, is very active in this game. , three consecutive three-pointers and one assist, is currently the best player in the China Youth Team. Now we will continue to watch the game to see if Li Changgeng can continue to have a wonderful performance."

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In front of the TV, those who care about Li Changgeng can finally relax at this moment.

The happiest about this start are the real fans.To be valued by Geng Xiangzhi, Li Changgeng must have deep potential without deep strength. At this point, most people do not doubt the professional vision of Geng Xiangzhi, a professional coach.But no one would believe that an amateur player who has never experienced a professional game can perform so well in the international arena.As long as Li Changgeng doesn't play too badly, the fans can pass the test.Fans even thought about the reasons for his poor performance for Li Changgeng.Chinese fans are still very tolerant. No one will demand that a 16-year-old child will perform as well as professional players such as Sima Shenji and Li Zheng.

After the first 2 minutes passed, the fans were surprised to find that the best performer of the Chinese team was this 16-year-old kid.After three consecutive three-pointers, they gave a wonderful assist and scored an 2:11 spurt in 4 minutes. The Chinese team got a fantastic start.There is no better performance than this. Although this is not unrelated to the contempt of the opponent and the assistance of the teammates, the fans are already very happy.Even if he didn't have any wonderful performances in the following games, this short 2-minute performance has convinced everyone that he is indeed worthy of Geng Xiangzhi's extraordinary promotion, and he will be an excellent player in a few years.

Chinese fans are actually very easy to satisfy!

On the court, Li Changgeng seemed to be willing to let the fans be satisfied. The 2 minutes just now were just a warm-up for him, and he didn't intend to stop at all.

"Crack!" Turkey's shot missed the basket, landed on the basket and bounced high.The basketball passed over the heads of the inside players on both sides and was "picked" by Li Changgeng near the penalty area.

Raising his hand, as if passing the ball to Li Zheng, when the Turkish player held up his hands to stop him, "Crack!" The basketball slammed and the silhouette rushed through the Turkish player's armpit.

"Fast attack!" Li Changgeng's order could be clearly heard on the field.

The Zhongqing team launched an offensive quickly, using Li Changgeng as an arrow to quickly cross the center line and attack the opponent's field.The Turkish team returned to the defense quickly, and the shooting guard Okko followed closely behind Li Changgeng.Due to dribbling, Li Changgeng was gradually overtaken by his opponent.

The speed of both of them is very fast, and the speed of Li Changgeng is not slowed down at the basket in front of him. Aoke has passed Li Changgeng and is turning around to block the little man's layup.The height difference between the two is nearly fifteen centimeters, and Aoke has absolute confidence in such a defense.

The two figures approached quickly, but the speed still did not slow down. With a sound of "pop!" after hitting the ball, the basketball in Li Changgeng's hand hit the ground and bounced back, but his forward body continued to move towards Aoke.Under conditioned reflex, Aoke involuntarily took half a step back——

Just behind this, a figure behind grabbed the rebounding basketball and jumped up, "Boom!" There was a violent tremor of the basket, and the basketball was smashed into the basket hard--slam dunk!
China Youth team point guard Li Zheng who dunked.

Li Changgeng dribbled the ball for a fast break, and point guard Li Zheng followed up to catch the ball and dunk.With a heavy dunk, the momentum of the Chinese team is fully up now.

"Flute!" The referee's whistle sounded, and the coach of the Turkish team called a timeout.

If it is not called a timeout at this time to suppress the momentum of the Chinese youth team, the head coach of Turkey should go home to hold the child.

13:4, the gap widened to nine points.

On the court, Li Zheng and Li Changgeng slapped each other with four palms, and a smile appeared on their stern faces at this moment.Due to his position, although Li Zheng has a height of 190 cm, he rarely has the opportunity to get close to the basket and wreak havoc on the opponent's basket so freely.

In China on the other side of the world, bursts of warm applause erupted in front of the TVs at the same time, and many excited fans even jumped out of bed.The China Youth Team completed a perfect fast break, and the most important first protagonist of this fast break was 16-year-old Li Changgeng!

He really is too good.

Although these few goals are not enough to say how advanced his absolute strength must be, the excited fans would rather believe in their intuition at the moment: this young player in front of him will definitely become the world's top defender in the future.

After the timeout ends, the game restarts.

Turkey slowed down the pace of attack, obviously to control the rhythm of the game.The China Youth Team is still a four-one defense.Li Changgeng marks the man on the outside, and the other four play zone defense. This is the traditional tactic of Chinese basketball teams at all levels.The Chinese team has never lacked excellent tall players, and the scheduling of inside players has indeed accumulated a lot of experience.Song Liuming and Li Zhenhua are both tall, proficient at the basket, and slow-moving inside players. This kind of zone defense is the formation that can best exert their defensive power.

Although the tactics are the same, the situation on the field still makes the fans feel fresh and new-the peripheral cover.Li Changgeng's defense against Kurt Glu is extremely fast and flexible, and his erratic movements can always block Kurt Glu's threatening passing route.After several failed breakthroughs, Kurtgrew had no choice but to pass the ball to Okko who came to meet him.The Turkish players developed a good pass coordination, and the inside center seized the opportunity to send the ball to the basket.

No matter how good the defense is on the basketball court, it cannot completely prevent the opponent from scoring.In the game, the team's defense is good, but it can only be said to limit the opponent's scoring to a certain number of points.The defense of the China Youth Team can be called a good word.At least the commentators on the TV shouted: "Okay, okay, the defense of the China Youth Team was good this time. Although the opponent scored in the end, it was the Turkish player who scored with his personal ability. The help of the inside players The position is very good, and the peripheral screen work of the young player Li Changgeng is also very good. Especially for the defense of the opponent Kurt Glu, even if the opponent wants to get in position, he cannot receive the pass. When he receives the ball, he has no shots. It seems that the head coach Geng Xiangzhi has really worked hard on defense. Now let’s take a look at the offense of the China Youth Team. Hey, the China Youth Team seems to have changed their offensive tactics. Instead, Li Changgeng played point guard and Li Zheng played point guard. The head coach Geng Xiangzhi may have expected that Turkey would block Li Changgeng's scoring point, so he simply let him play the point guard position, and Li Zheng is also a guard who can control the ball and score. Let's take a look at the China Youth Team this time What effect will the tactical change have? Let’s see how young player Li Changgeng will perform at the point guard position..."

(End of this chapter)