King of shooting guards

Chapter 233 Desperately
The game finally returned to its normal rhythm.

Geng Xiangzhi, who was sitting on the sidelines, didn't move his butt from the beginning to the end, didn't give any instructions to Li Zheng, and didn't shout at Sima Shenji and Li Changgeng to calm them down.Always a leisurely and contented expression of sitting on the Diaoyutai.

Obviously, all of this was within his expectations, and the situation was never beyond his control.

Time, in the 5th minute of the first quarter, the score was 18:8, and the game returned to the normal rhythm.In the 6th minute of the first quarter, the score was 14:10, and Argentina controlled the basketball organization to attack.Although Argentina is located in South America, their basketball is European style.The basic elements of European basketball, such as solid basic skills, stable shooting, and crazy outside three-pointers, are very obvious in the Argentine team.But they still have their own distinctive characteristics with European teams, that is, their offensive speed is very fast.

The other team on the field, the China Youth Team, is also known for its fast-paced offense in this World Youth Championship. When these two teams meet, the rhythm of the game can be imagined.Therefore, as far as this game is concerned, the so-called normal rhythm is not an unhurried offensive and defensive position.When the rhythm is under control again, the offensive and defensive transition speed of the game gradually begins to accelerate.

Argentina's offense is a typical mobile offensive tactic, the players on the field are dazzling off the ball, and every player on the team is an offensive player.With an excellent point guard and four players with a certain ability to control the ball, the effectiveness of the mobile offense in the Argentine team is completely comparable to the famous triangle offense in the NBA-their average score of 110 points in this World Youth Championship is Highest of all teams.

The Chinese youth team is not a team that is good at defense. Even Geng Xiangzhi has no good way to face Argentina's offense.After weighing the pros and cons, Geng Xiangzhi chose the more energy-saving zone defense.This is also a defensive tactic that Chinese basketball has mastered best.

What do you do with the energy you save?Naturally, it is thrown into the attack.

In the zone defense, Geng Xiangzhi heavily deployed four defensive players inside, this is to counter the Argentine team's rebounding advantage. "Fifteen offensive rebounds per game" This is definitely an amazing statistic.Rebounds are the guarantee of offense. One more rebound means one more chance to attack. For the Chinese youth team who want to fight against the opponent, rebounds are crucial.

Zone defense is four players in zone defense and one player in line marking.Li Changgeng is in charge of man-marking for the Chinese youth team.

Like Geng Xiangzhi's offensive tactics, Argentina's offense also has a tactical core player.That's their point guard LeBron Padgett.

With a height of 201cm and a weight of 18.8kg, he is extremely fast and bounces well. Padgett is omnipotent in scoring, rebounding and assisting.So far he has averaged 6.4 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.09 assists, 0.31 steals and 45.2 blocks per game. The total shooting percentage is 32.5%, the three-point shooting percentage is 88%, and the free throw percentage is [-]%.This is the data of an All-Star player even in the NBA.Any team that wants to defend such a player will definitely double-team.When Geng Xiangzhi sent Li Changgeng to defend him alone, he never expected that Li Changgeng could completely defend him.

But Li Changgeng didn't know this, he was defending hard all the time, and he was always annoyed, because he hadn't really defended the opponent once until now.

After two rapid dribble sounds of "crack, bang", the result of this offensive and defensive matchup appeared again: the basketball flew from Li Changgeng's side into the inside lane again, and the Argentine inside center forward received the ball and played singles against Song Liuming. He turned around and hooked his hand, "snap, shua!" and hit the rebound into the basket.

"Damn it!" Li Changgeng's face was filled with anger.

"Flute!" The referee's whistle sounded, and the China Youth Team made a substitution. Li Changgeng stepped off and Deng Yu stepped on.

Returning to the sideline with his head drooped, Li Changgeng sat on the bench dejectedly, as if he had returned home in a disastrous defeat.God knows how outstanding he is in the eyes of others.The TV commentator's commentary at this time is: "The head coach Geng Xiangzhi replaced Li Changgeng, who has been performing well at this time, in order to preserve his strength. After all, our 16-year-old ace has not yet had the strength to play the whole game."

The game on the field continued.After Li Changgeng was replaced by the China Youth Team, Li Zheng organized the offense, and Sima Shenji interspersed inside and outside the line.With the fast off-ball running and fast passing of the players, the China Youth Team also played a fast and smooth offense in the rest of the first quarter after Li Changgeng left the field.

However, the Chinese youth team still hasn't improved much defensively.Deng Yu, who replaced Li Changgeng, had no better way to defend Padgett.

At the end of the first quarter, at 30:32, the China Youth Team went from leading by four points to now trailing by two points.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Li Changgeng played again.After sitting on the bench for so long, it's clear he's calmed down.

The basketball was handed over to Li Changgeng.After sitting off the court for so long, he had the same thoughts as Geng Xiangzhi after he came back on the court: Since there is no more way to defend, he should counterattack with a stronger offense.

Stronger attacks counterattack the past!
"Pa, pa" changed direction twice, stopped abruptly, stepped back, raised his hand to shoot, hit the basketball in his wrist and swung it in a straight line through Argentina's defense and passed it to Song Liuming at the basket.

One-on-one under the basket!

Turning around with his heels, Song Liuming hooked the basket with one hand and easily sent the ball into the basket.

"Beautiful, the ball is passed beautifully, and Song Liuming's attack at the basket is also beautiful!" The commentator repeatedly applauded.

Turning around, it was the turn of the Chinese youth team to defend.Not having more to do defensively isn't doing nothing.Li Changgeng is still defending Padgett very hard.

Li Changgeng is 183cm, Padgett is 201cm, and the height difference of 18cm is not the same level at all.How could the Argentines fail to notice such an obvious height advantage.So so far, [-]% of Argentina's offensive has been passed to Padgett, and this time is no exception.

Passing the ball after the break is Padgett's forte.His speed is not very fast, but the sudden start speed in a short period of time is extremely fast.Although Li Changgeng's acceleration is not inferior to him, but when he was in a defensive position, he was overtaken by the time he reacted.

The only chance is to prejudge the direction of his breakthrough.

left?Or right?Li Changgeng once again faced such a choice.Even the best players always have some gaps to check for when they drive.But Li Changgeng has not been found so far.

After Padgett received the ball, he suddenly started to speed up. Li Changgeng followed him, stopped suddenly, the basketball swung back, and accelerated to the left. Li Changgeng, who had just adjusted his center of gravity, was already close to his body again.

Padgett stopped suddenly again, took a step back, and raised his hand to shoot!Even though Li Changgeng jumped up to stop it, the basketball still flew past his fingers.

Still half a step away!

With both feet on the ground, Li Changgeng desperately turned around and looked back, "Shua!" There was a crisp sound of hitting the net, the ball was scored!
Simply put, Argentina's attack this time is not inferior to the cooperation between Li Changgeng and Song Liuming just now.

32: 35!

The offense and defense changed positions again.

In the 8 minutes of playing in the first quarter, and now in the second quarter, Li Changgeng's threading has become more obvious.The Argentine team officially started after a gesture from the coach on the sidelines against his defense.

Li Changgeng received the ball, and a figure flashed in front of him, two people stood in front of him at the same time!

Double team?

In the second quarter of the game, Argentina finally showed their strongest defense!

Different from the strong offense and weak defense of the Chinese youth team, Argentina's defense is as good as their offense. They suppress the opponent's shooting percentage below 40% in every game.Maintain a two-person defense against the players with the ball, and the strong side double-teams the weak side defense. Their defense is a typical three-two mixed defense.This is the defense that the Chinese team put up in the match between the China Youth Team and the Chinese team.But in that game, the youth team did not really see the power of this kind of defense. First, the strength of the two sides was very different. Second, the Chinese team has never been a team that is really good at zone defense.

Until now, the China Youth Team has truly seen the power of this defense.

Although Argentina's defense is strong, how can the offense of the China Youth Team be taken lightly?Geng Xiangzhi had seen their defense from the video but did not make any special preparations. Did he really oversleep?

No, Geng Xiangzhi didn't believe that that kind of defense could contain the offense of the China Youth Team.

The performance of the China Youth Team on the court once again confirmed Geng Xiangzhi's prediction.Li Changgeng, who was double-teamed, changed hands, turned around and passed the ball behind his back. Li Zheng received the ball, Sima Shenji rushed inside, Song Liuming and Li Zheng pulled away from each other, and the entire Chinese youth team was moving rapidly on the court.

Li Zheng didn't hold the ball for too long after receiving the ball. The ball was passed quickly and he shifted quickly.

The basketball was handed over to Sima Shenji, Li Zheng and Li Changgeng from the outside line played as a screen, and the gap appeared, and Sima Shenji's pass followed.

Li Changgeng catches the ball and raises his hand to shoot!

"Shua!" The ball went in!
Use the double team to hold the team players to limit his passing route, and then assist the entire team's zone defense to suppress the opponent's offense in a narrow area.Argentina's entire defensive tactics are not unsophisticated, but their opponent today is the China Youth Team.The tactics to crack the three-two mixed defense are nothing more than: long-range three-pointers to open the opponent's defense; an excellent point guard can pass the ball to the weak side in a double-team; quickly transfer the ball without double-teaming the opponent Opportunity.Now this Chinese youth team can be said to have these three conditions at the same time. When the Argentine team uses their tried and tested defense to deal with the Chinese youth team, it will be difficult to deal with other teams with the same effect.

This is the mutual restraint of tactics-the offense of the Chinese youth team just restrained the defense of Argentina.

That's why Geng Xiangzhi dared to decide on the tactical thinking of attacking the opponent Biao to determine the outcome.

What Geng Xiangzhi can see, the Argentine coach can also see this, but he still has his reasons for such a defense, or he has his difficulties.Just like the Chinese team's zone defense, the three-two mixed defense is also the defensive tactic that the Argentines are best at.Defensive players move quickly, actively double-team defense, and press closely. These are what the Argentines are best at.Regarding the fast-paced offense of the China Youth Team, Argentina adjusted its tactics several times in the first quarter just past and failed to find an effective way to contain it. On the contrary, it disrupted its own offensive rhythm several times.Moreover, the middle youth team of the three-two mixed defense team is not completely ineffective.The defensive team's active double-teaming is a headache for any offensive team. Fast passing will inevitably increase mistakes. The tactical core of the China Youth Team is only 16 years old. The Argentines do not believe in a 16-year-old The teenager was able to maintain such a high state throughout the game.And the three-pointer is the most unstable scoring method, and the China Youth Team is not an outside team, so there is no need to worry too much.

And like Geng Xiangzhi, the Argentine also believes in his offensive strength.

After weighing all the pros and cons, Argentina still adopted its best three-two mixed defense.

The game once again evolved according to Geng Xiangzhi's script. After offsetting the gap in defense, the strength of the two sides was pulled in again.The rest is the performance of the players on the court.Naturally, a little luck is required.After the last unprecedented bad luck, Geng Xiangzhi couldn't believe that God had the nerve to fight against him this time.

It can be said that when Argentina changed its defensive tactics, Geng Xiangzhi saw the hope of victory for the first time.

When two teams with super offensive strength collide, and both sides give up defense to a certain extent, the scene of the game is naturally exciting.

For the China Youth Team, Li Changgeng once again sent the ball through the gap between the two, and the basketball was handed over to Sima Shenji, who saved the outside line and double-teamed the defense. Li Zhenhua jumped up from the basket and hit the ball and dunked the ball directly into the basket.

Hit relay dunk!

There was a burst of applause inside and outside the stadium, and the entire China Youth team actually rose up immediately.

The Argentine team quit and wanted to save face: we also want to dunk, and we also need to make a hit relay!
On the outside, Padgett and his teammates used the cover to slip away from Li Changgeng's defense and then slipped into the inside from the bottom line.Li Zhenhua at the basket quickly assisted in the defense to make up for the position.Facing Li Zhenhua, Padgett jumped up high with the basketball in his hands, as if he was going to shoot forcibly.Li Zhenhua followed up and jumped to block Padgett's shot.

There is a gap!
A high arc of the basketball in Padgett's hand passed Li Zhenhua's block, and also flew over the basket to the other side of the basket.The Argentine power forward who was ambushing outside the penalty area suddenly rushed to the basket, grabbed the basket where the hit fell, and smashed the ball into the basket.

Interfering with the ball, the goal is invalid!

The Argentine coach fell on his back on the sideline chair, got up and roared at the players.The content of his roar translated into Chinese is: "Idiots, you guys, give Li Changgeng one more time, this time for Keno (hit the relay dunk)!"

After Geng Xiangzhi of the China Youth Team understood what he was roaring, he sat unsteadily and fell out with his face.

What a great coach!

Both are!

——Geng Xiangzhi, who got up from the ground, smiled and said: "That's right, (the Argentine coach) has a great personality, and Li Changgeng likes it!"

When the game entered a stalemate, the rebounding power of the Argentine team was displayed.

Although the Chinese youth team has deployed heavy forces in the interior to adopt a zone defense, the Argentine players' rapid movement and wide-ranging passes still mobilize the Chinese youth players to run non-stop.Once the zone defense is opened, there will be two strong inside players in Argentina's inside.

The Argentine team does not have a center in the true sense. The two inside players are power forwards with a height of less than 210cm, but they do not suffer when they compete for rebounds with Song Liuming, who is 218cm, and Li Zhenhua, who is 210cm.The height of an excellent rebounder is not the most important thing. There are very few rebounders in NBA history who are over 210CM.Song Liuming and Li Zhenhua seem to be inferior in the competition of explosive power at take-off, basketball landing point judgment, and ability to block positions at the basket.Moreover, apart from these two inside players, the other players of the Argentine team are also over two meters tall, so in the height competition, the China Youth team also fell behind - Li Changgeng on the China Youth team is only 183 cm.

Rebounds are the guarantee of offense, and one more rebound is one more offensive opportunity.Especially for these two teams with very high offensive efficiency on the court, rebounds almost determine the outcome of the game.

Seeing that the opponent's advantage in rebounding was getting bigger and bigger, Geng Xiangzhi hurriedly asked for a timeout to adjust his tactics.But Song Liuming and Li Zhenhua are already the two best rebounders among all the national youth players on the field. If they are asked again, they may say: It's not that we are incompetent, but that the Communist Army is too cunning.

There is nothing to change, and adding rebounders will affect the offense.Geng Xiangzhi had no choice but to order Sima Shenji and Li Zheng viciously, "Don't sit idle, both of you, go grab the ball for Li Changgeng."

"Crack!" Argentina's shot landed on the basket and bounced high, and four Argentine players on the ground rushed over to grab the rebound.It is estimated that if it is not for Li Changgeng's quick counterattack, Padgett will also rush to the basket.

In the chaos inside, the basketball was stabbed outside.Li Changgeng, who was leisurely outside the three-point line, saw the ball sent up, how could he not want it?Smiling and reaching out to pick it up.But when his eyes caught the scene behind the basketball, "Oh my god!" he exclaimed and hurried away.

"Touch!" The floor shook violently, and Li Changgeng closed his eyes with an expression of not being able to bear to witness.On the ground, two strong men fell to the ground firmly, and they were still fighting for the basketball with four hands. "Flute!" The referee blew his whistle hastily, and the two people who fell on the ground let go angrily.

Falling to the ground were Sima Shenji and Argentine small forward Porter Seth.

Li Changgeng hurriedly pulled Sima Shenji up, and at the same time secretly rejoiced: Fortunately, he was not tall enough, and the old man couldn't ask himself to fight for rebounds.

In the scrimmage, Sima Shenji made another contribution with his excellent bounce, and the basketball hit Li Changgeng.

Li Changgeng expressed his respect for Sima Shenji in his own way to grab the ball regardless of his own body.After receiving the ball, he quickly dribbles through, rushes into the opponent's inside line, picks the basket and sends the ball into the opponent's basket.

Although Sima Shenji grabbed a rebound desperately, but it was only the defensive rebound of the China Youth Team.Defensive rebounds are so difficult, but it is even more difficult to get back a few offensive rebounds.Therefore, the situation of the Chinese youth team in rebounding is still worrying.

There is no victory without rebounds. At this point in the game, everyone in the middle and young players knows it well.

If this was a game in the league, Geng Xiangzhi would have adjusted his tactics to foul the opponent's inside player and ask the opponent's rebounder to play.But this is a game between national teams.

There is a big difference between a national team and a professional club team, and that is the depth of the bench.

In a professional game, no matter how strong a team is, it is impossible for every player to be an elite or a star.There is generally a clear gap in strength between the main force and the substitute.But the national team is different. It gathers excellent players from all over the country. Both the main players and the substitute players are outstanding masters.In terms of rebounding, there are at least five rebounders sitting on the bench in the Argentine team, and each of them can come off the bench at any time.

Geng Xiangzhi felt that he was not in a daze when he used foul-making tactics against such a team.

Depressed, Geng Xiangzhi, frowning and worrying on the sidelines, greeted God in his heart and said: God damn, you gave Li Changgeng a Li Changgeng, why don't you give Li Changgeng a Rodman!Even if Li Changgeng is not given, shouldn't everyone in Argentina be Rodman second?
Li Changgeng on the court was also flashing with unrefined words in his heart at this time: Damn, how come these people seem to be on doping, so able to grab it?
He may not really care if the other party has taken stimulants, but Sima Shenji's slightly unnatural footsteps are very interesting to him.The heavy fall just now may not have hurt, but the pain is certain.Deep down in his heart, Li Changgeng absolutely didn't want to see Sima Shenji fall again.

"An offensive rebound counts as two points, and a defensive rebound counts as one point (the conversion standard in Geng Xiangzhi's point agreement), so it's more cost-effective to grab offensive rebounds." Li Changgeng muttered in a low voice.

Sima Shenji next to him didn't hear what Li Changgeng was saying clearly, and gave him a strange look.

Offensive rebounds!
Li Zheng from outside was catching the ball in space, raised his hand to shoot, and the basketball drew an arc and flew towards the basket——

At the same time, Li Changgeng on the three-point line suddenly moved——

"Crack!" The basketball fell to the basket and bounced high, and the heads of the players under the basket flew out of the penalty area.Suddenly a hand popped out, "Snap!" Grabbing the ball with one hand, Hit held the basketball tightly in his arms.

"Touch!" The basketball was held in his arms and fell to the ground steadily.

"Li Changgeng!" The TV commentator exclaimed after seeing the figure clearly.

It is indeed Li Changgeng!

The basketball was sent out at the same time with both feet on the ground, "Crack!" The basketball bounced off the ground through the seam and fell into the hands of Li Zheng who was beyond the three-point line.

Raise your hand and shoot again!
"Shua!" This time the basketball crashed into the frame.

At the end of the first half, the score was 60:62, and the China Youth Team fell behind by two points.

(End of this chapter)