King of shooting guards

Chapter 238 Runaway Li Changgeng

Just when people thought that the stalemate game would be decided at the last moment, the situation changed suddenly at the beginning of the fourth quarter. The main striker of the Argentine team was replaced after two consecutive fouls. The other players of the Argentine team also It seemed that he lost his touch all of a sudden, and then missed several shots in a row.The US team took the opportunity to set off a frenzy of offense after two consecutive three-pointers.The Argentine team's defensive rhythm was slightly chaotic in two consecutive three-pointers on the back line. The Chinese striker with super personal ability seized the opportunity to break through several times in a row, taking advantage of the momentum to expand the score.

Within 2 minutes, the US team hit a climax of :2.

In just 2 minutes, the offense and defense of the two sides only changed a few times. The drastic changes made it too late for the US team to blink a few more times.

In the stands, Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji saw fear in each other's eyes at the same time!

Terrible, this may be the only mistake Argentina made in the game, but just this time the US team made them completely unable to turn over.

What a terrible American team!
In the ensuing game, the Argentine team fought back crazily, but the strong personal abilities of the US team players began to show, and the Argentine team could not turn around at the end of the game.When the whistle sounded, the score was fixed at 104:82, and the US team won the game with a huge advantage of 26 points.

This is the worst game Argentina lost in this World Youth Championship, but it should also be a game they lost convincingly, because their opponents indeed defeated them in a contest of strength.

At the end of the game, some people have started to leave the field, while others are still celebrating their victory inside.Sima Shenji and Li Changgeng walked out of the stadium amidst the crowd.But when they set foot on the square outside the gymnasium, microphones suddenly stretched out in front of them, and reporters carrying cameras or holding microphones suddenly appeared in front of them as if they had sprung from the ground. There were eastern faces and western faces. face.

The sudden appearance of the reporters made Sima Shenji a little nervous. He looked around in the crowd looking for the direction to break through.And his companion, Li Changgeng next to him, this guy who doesn't know whether he is alive or not, shows his bright smile like an idiot at the camera.The reporters seemed to be encouraged by his smile, and one by one desperately stretched the microphone forward, almost stuffing the microphone into his mouth.At this time, the dull boy seemed to feel that the situation was a bit troublesome, but at this time they were completely surrounded.

After the reporters were chaotic for a while, the scene calmed down a little. The cameras were aimed at the interviewees, and the reporters started scrambling to ask questions.While looking left and right, Sima Shenji responded without saying a word.At this time, Li Changgeng, who upholds a gentlemanly demeanor, did not answer any reporter's questions except for smiling.

He's just slow to the world, not an idiot!

However, the reporters did not give up the interview opportunity because of this, and they rushed to ask one question after another, although neither of the two interviewees really answered.

Many of these reporters are Chinese journalists. At this moment, they completely forgot to consider whether the two interviewees understand English.However, things in the world are always unexpected. It was a question from a Chinese reporter that made the young emperor open his mouth.

The reporter's question is: "After watching this game, what do you think of the US team's strength? Is it frustrating to meet the US team again in the final? How much do you think the US team has the possibility of winning in the second confrontation between China and the US?" "

Li Changgeng grabbed the microphone held in front of the reporter, and the young emperor replied with a smile: "Actually, we have been looking forward to the second match against the US team since the first match of the World Youth Championship. Frustrated? You Can you see the frustration on my face now? For us, this is the best way to end this World Youth Championship. The strength of the US team is very strong. He is better than all we have encountered before. The opponents are strong - including the US team that we met for the first time. But this does not mean that we have no chance of winning. In fact, we played the role of the weak winning the strong in all the games before qualifying for the final. It's just a stronger opponent at a time."

"When we beat the Australian team, the voices of the fans and audience were 'unbelievable, it turned out that the Chinese team won'; when we beat the Argentine team, people said again, 'Oh my God, Argentina also lost?'; If we beat the U.S. team, what will people say? To be honest, I really want to know the answer!" The young football king said with a look of anticipation.

The perfect answer of the juvenile ball king who is neither arrogant nor humble, humorous, made the Chinese reporters proud and made the Chinese reporters smile.Then, the reporters suddenly realized that the language he answered the question just now was English, fluent English, although with a weird accent, it was indeed standard English.There was an uproar at the scene, and many reporters were momentarily stunned.Sima Shenji seized the opportunity to rush out of the encirclement.A thundering car stopped abruptly on the side of the road, the door opened, Geng Xiangzhi jumped out of the car, grabbed two people and pushed them into the car door, and he got in too.The car started, and disappeared in the blink of an eye from everyone's sight.

In the car, Geng Xiangzhi remained silent while Sima Shenji and Li Changgeng lowered their heads and dared not look up.Back at the hotel, the two obediently followed Geng Xiangzhi back to the room.Heads popped up quietly at the door of other rooms, watching the two of them enter Geng Xiangzhi's room with sympathy on their faces.

"Bang!" Geng Xiangzhi's room door slammed shut, and then Geng Xiangzhi's roar came from inside the room.

The heads at the door of each room looked at each other, and a chill flashed in their eyes at the same time.By coincidence, several heads retracted to the door at the same time.

After a while, the door of Geng Xiangzhi's room opened, and two dejected figures walked out.

Returning to the room with their heads down, the two of them looked at each other, and neither of them had any dejected expressions on their faces. "Puchi!" The two laughed at the same time.

It seems that Geng Xiangzhi's saliva was wasted for half a day!
In the final final of the World Youth Championship, the two teams from both sides have finally decided.The Chinese youth team and the US team, two teams that were in the same group in the preliminary round, will meet again in the final.

If someone predicted this result before the World Youth Championship, they would be regarded as grandstanding, either as a lunatic or as a sensationalist.And today, when the Chinese youth team really appeared in the finals, the world basketball circles sighed and sighed, and there was no sense of shock at all.Except for the ecstatic Chinese, people who followed the World Youth Championship almost accepted the result very calmly.

Since the Chinese youth team defeated the Argentine team, people have no doubts about the Chinese youth team, which has performed miracles in succession, advancing to the final.

The last suspense left in the World Youth Championship: Who will win the championship? Is it a dark horse and a dark one, or is the former overlord returning to the country?

In the eyes of most people, this is not a suspense at all, because the US team has an absolute advantage no matter how you look at it.The right time, the right location, the harmony of people, the strength of the team...the Chinese have too many reasons to believe that the US team will be the final champion.

The U.S. team is a team full of talents. The main players, substitute players, and the sixteen players in the team are all top players in the National League and the college league. Every one of them is definitely Li Changgeng among Li Changgeng. There are many famous coaches in the NBA who believe that if such a lineup is fixed to represent China in the World Championships and Olympics, they will definitely be able to bring back the championship for China.

Of course, there are still many people who think that the Chinese youth team can win the championship. Their reason is: the Chinese youth team is an incalculable team. They are almost synonymous with "miracle" in this World Youth Championship. In this last game, a miracle It's not impossible for it to happen again.And we can have Li Changgeng's team, of course the team controlled by His Majesty the Emperor should be the champion!
Of course, those who believe that the China Youth Team can win the championship are basically Chinese.

For the first time in the 20-year history of the Chinese men's basketball team, the Chinese team reached the final.

Standing on the field of the World Series finals and competing for the final championship with the world's dominant basketball team, the United States, is itself a reason to be proud.All Chinese fans have reason to be proud of their team at this time.

The China Youth Team makes all Chinese basketball fans proud, and the fans have also created the strongest backing of the China Youth Team.All skeptical voices disappeared, and the whole of China spoke with one voice: China Youth Team, come on!

On this day of the finals, although there were huge crowds of Chinese people in the auditorium, there were still Chinese people here.Although the Chinese who have the home court advantage compared to Jiaotong are just the tip of the iceberg, this does not affect the flying of the five-star red flag.All the Chinese and overseas Chinese that we could come over have arrived.Wearing Chinese red uniforms and waving national flags in their hands, they clearly showed their identities: We are Chinese, and we support the US team!
Among these red crowd was a particularly tall figure.From time to time, some Chinese spectators in the auditorium of the stadium recognized him. When his figure appeared in the TV camera, the eyes of the audience in front of the TV lit up: "Yao Ming!"

That's right, Yao Ming, China's number one superstar and the only superstar in the Chinese men's basketball team.In the eyes of the Chinese, Yao Ming is synonymous with Chinese basketball.

He's here to watch the game!

Although the game can still be watched on TV, he still rushed to the scene across half of China.He should be sitting in the VIP seat, but he sat among the Chinese fans.Like the other spectators around him, he was wearing a red China Youth Team jersey on his coat, and enthusiastically waved the national flag in his hand to the China Youth Team entering the field.

He is here to cheer for the Chinese team!

The middle and young players entering the field waved to the enthusiastic fans, and naturally they also saw Yao Ming.After being surprised, the middle and young players waved their hands even more excitedly.None of these members of the Chinese youth team are eligible to be selected for the national team, nor have they had the opportunity to get close to Yao Ming, the leader of the national team.For Yao Ming, the young people besides admiration or admiration.There is nothing more exciting for them than their idols coming to cheer for them.

Yao Ming in the auditorium searched among the young and middle-aged players on the field. He was looking for the boy known as the young emperor of China, while Li Changgeng on the court was also looking at Yao Ming in the audience.Eyes meet in hit. "Zizzi..." The meeting eyes seemed to sparkle, and the smiles of the two leaders of Chinese basketball at different stages flashed at the same time.

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Warm up before the game.

On the court, Li Changgeng stretched his fists, kicked his legs, and stretched his body. He felt that he was very strong today, and every muscle seemed to be filled with an explosive force.

Raising his right hand to receive the ball thrown by Sima Shenji, he followed the trend and pulled it, "Crack!" The basketball bounced off the ground and then fell quickly, passed through the crotch from the back, turned to the front and circled around the side... the basketball magic of flying up and down Hovering around Li Changgeng's side as if, he could never escape the grasp of his hands.

The sound of dribbling stopped suddenly, and the slender figure bounced up straight on the spot, "Swoosh!" The basketball in his hand gently left his hands and flew towards the basket in a high arc, "Swish!" The basketball brushed across the net straight down.

It feels so good!
Since the start of the World Youth Championships, today's Li Changgeng is absolutely at the peak in terms of physical fitness and technical condition.

Meet the strongest opponent in the best condition!

Sima Shenji, Li Zheng, Song Liuming, Li Zhenhua, every player in the China Youth Team is in the best condition today. During the 48-hour truce, Geng Xiangzhi adjusted the China Youth Team to the best state for the battle.

On the other side of the court, the warm-up of the US team still seems to be so casual, with fancy dribbles, easy shots, players chewing gum, and occasionally a few beautiful dunks, everything seems to be the same as when they first met .

However, Li Changgeng sensed the difference. Occasionally, he met the eyes of the American team members a few times. Their eyes made Li Changgeng feel a strong oppressive force, a hidden power.It's only a dozen days before and after, the World Youth Championship is really a good place for training players!
And Geng Xiangzhi saw a concise momentum from the American team in front of him.The current U.S. team is no longer a "Li Changgeng miscellaneous army" made up of a group of Li Changgeng players. The World Youth Championship has tempered them into a truly strong team.

"Our junior team is not the only one that has improved!" Geng Xiangzhi couldn't help expressing the same emotion as Li Changgeng when he watched the game live.When facing the US team, Geng Xiangzhi only felt that his hope of winning this game seemed even more bleak.

Even more shocking is the US team.In just over ten days, when the Chinese youth team stood at the position of their opponents again, the coaches and players of the American team couldn't believe that the team in front of them was the Chinese national youth team they encountered at that time.They are confident and composed, and they are high-spirited. The Chinese youth team in front of them is no longer a team that only seeks a decent failure. They are really competing for the championship!
After the reunion more than ten days later, both sides made each other look up to each other with admiration.

But no matter how surprised they are, the warm-up time will not be prolonged.

The warm-up time is over and the game is about to begin!
The coach finally arranged the tactics, and the main players appeared on the stage-Li Changgeng appeared in the lineup!
In the United States, Chris, the number one point guard, also appeared in the point guard position.

Because Li Changgeng is only 16 years old and Chris lacks physical strength, although both of them are absolute main players in their respective teams, they are not normal candidates.

Now these two people appeared in the lineup at the same time.

There is only one way to understand the two sides' lineup: the final battle, the strongest lineup, and no one wants to let the championship slip away from them.

On the court, Li Changgeng and Chris faced each other offensively and defensively.The two are also 183 cm tall and weigh about the same, but there is a four-year age difference.Chris, the No. [-] point guard in the United States, and Li Changgeng, the young emperor of China, the duel between these two people will determine who is the best guard and maybe the best player in this World Youth Championship.

What flashed in Sima Shenji's mind at this time was the first confrontation between China and the United States. Li Changgeng watched the team's roar after losing the game: I can block him, I can block that Chris!

Let everyone see Li Changgeng!
"I can stop him!" Li Changgeng also remembered such a declaration.

"This boy is the core player of the Chinese youth team, he must be blocked!" What Chris recalled in his mind was the coach's request for him.

The eyes of the two people met, "Zizzi!" Sparks seemed to flash from the hit.

"Flute!" The referee blew the whistle and threw the basketball high.

jump ball!

Two tall centers from both sides jumped up at the same time...

At the same time, a figure suddenly flickered in the periphery...

"Crack!" The center forward of the US team touched the ball first and hit the basketball towards his team, and the basketball flew towards Chris.Suddenly, a figure flashed, and a figure blocked the path of the basketball, confiscating the ball with both hands——Li Changgeng!

The US team did not delay for a moment and quickly retreated back to their positions in a tidal wave.

The basketball was controlled by Li Changgeng, and he approached the opponent leisurely. Other players, including Li Zheng, quickly cut into their respective positions.

Li Changgeng is a point guard!

Any tactics must be adjusted according to the time and place, and the matchup of players in each position is compared. The only Chinese youth team that can challenge the opponent is Li Changgeng, who is not on the back line.Geng Xiangzhi is even convinced that his Li Changgeng has surpassed the No. [-] point guard of the US team, and he is definitely his trump card to win the offensive and defensive matchup between them.

In other words, if Li Changgeng can't win against Chris, the last hope of the China Youth Team will be gone.

Geng Xiangzhi has never been a rigid and tactical coach. It is his character to turn advantages into benefits.So today the Young Emperor appeared at the point guard position.

The original point guard Li Zheng also stayed on the court, not only as a shooting guard to increase the offensive power of the periphery, but more importantly, as another fulcrum besides Li Changgeng.

Li Changgeng controls the ball, Chris defends, no other players step forward to double-team, one-on-one matchup.

"Papa..." The speed of the dribble suddenly accelerated, and the movement of his feet was about to break through. The extremely fast Chris followed the inside line like a shadow and only stuck to Li Changgeng, not giving him any chance to accelerate and start.

Good defense!
But Li Changgeng is not a breakthrough!Turning sideways and making a backhand pass, the basketball accurately flew through the gap from behind and flew into the hands of Li Zheng, who was on the right corner of the three-point line——Li Zheng was unguarded!
Li Zheng catches the ball and raises his hand...

The inside power forward Amre of the US team rushed out to block the shot, "Snap!" The basketball in Li Zheng's hand was pressed down, hit the ground and then bounced high into Song Liuming's hands.Turn around and hit the board, the ball goes in!

A perfect attack!

Although Li Changgeng did not complete the fatal pass, he still played the role of threading the needle and creating an offensive. In other positions, he is still the core of the team's tactics.

Team USA's counterattack, Chris' counterattack.

Li Changgeng didn't wait for Chris to get close to the three-point line before sticking it up. If the opponent defended him just now, stick up as much as possible to limit the opponent's acceleration.Chriss wisely chose to pass the ball to the teammate who came to meet him while he made quick moves without the ball.

Li Changgeng followed closely.

Team USA basketball went to small forward Ken Young Smith.The China Youth Team adopted a zone-to-man defense, and it was Sima Shenji who defended him.

With dribble breakthroughs and emergency stop jump shots, Sima Shenji couldn't react in time and could only watch the basketball fly over his head to the basket.

"Shua!" The ball went in!

This is the offense of the US team. Even without the organization of a point guard, the players can still score the ball with their super personal ability.As the point guard of the US team, most of the time what Chris has to do is to trust his teammates to give the ball to his teammates.

This is the US team basketball, another basketball style completely different from the Chinese youth team!
Offensive and defensive changes, the China Youth team still has Li Changgeng to organize and plan the offense. With him as the core and Sima Shenji and Song Liuming as the offensive focus, the China Youth team's offense has shown extremely high efficiency.

What is especially commendable is that the young and middle-aged players on the field did not have the slightest restraint when facing the US team, they were calm and calm, and made reasonable moves at the most appropriate time.

The offensive of the American team is not inferior. Except for the small forward Ken Young-Smith, the other four players on the field are also good scorers. In addition, the tactical coordination is not inferior to that of the Chinese youth team. The American team distributes the offense on the field. every location.The Chinese youth team, which was not good at defense, didn't seem to have much to do in the face of such an attack.

In the 8th minute of the first quarter, you come and go, both sides are evenly matched in terms of the scene and the score.

In the rest area of ​​both sides on the sidelines, Geng Xiangzhi sat in a chair with his legs crossed habitually, put his hands together on his knees, and watched the game intently, with no other expressions on his face except concentration.The old white-haired coach of the American team stood on the sidelines with his stomach behind his back and his hands behind his back. Like Geng Xiangzhi, he had no expression on his face except concentration.

For Geng Xiangzhi, the situation on the field is the best, as long as he can maintain this stalemate until the fourth quarter, he will have a chance to win.

For the white-haired coach of the US team: it is acceptable, the time is still very early, and the situation cannot remain unchanged.Even if the US team replaces all five players, it will still be able to maintain its current offensive power.The No. 24 player of the China Youth Team is obviously irreplaceable, and the opponents of the other four players have no good substitutes.Unless their five players on the court can maintain such good condition all the time, any loophole will make them completely unable to turn over.

As the coach of the US team expected, the situation cannot remain unchanged.

The situation changed in the 8th minute of the first quarter. The US team missed a shot. Li Zhenhua picked up a backboard and passed the ball quickly, and the ball was handed over to Li Changgeng!
Fight back quickly!
(End of this chapter)