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Chapter 62 Opener

In the morning, everyone strolled around the nearby attractions, and in the afternoon, they started to get familiar with the venue. Barclaycard Center has an official competition court and two warm-up courts. Jiangbei and the others trained on the No. 1 warm-up court in the afternoon. According to the introduction from the staff, the other training court is where the Bulgarian team is training.

After the adjustment last night and the rest and relaxation in the morning, everyone basically got used to it gradually. In the training in the afternoon, everyone also found the feeling that they can adapt to the intense competition.

On the second day, teams from other countries also arrived one after another, and the pre-competition medical examinations also began.

This day should be regarded as the busiest day. When we woke up in the morning, everyone was busy making various pre-match preparations.

On October 10th, local time, the opening game of the U20 Men's Basketball World Youth Championship will begin. In the first game of B, the Huaxia Men's Basketball team will face the opponent from Bulgaria, and Domi in the same group will face F.

Although the strength of Europe is not good, Bulgaria's youth basketball team also has a combat effectiveness that cannot be underestimated. Bulgaria rarely participates in the World Youth Championship, but they have always been regular visitors to the European Championships. They even defeated the F country team in the qualifiers last year.

So Jiangbei and the others must be careful not to underestimate any opponent. After all, basketball is round, and no one knows what will happen until the end of the game.

Near the start of the game, the two teams began to conduct pre-match physical examinations, mainly for the fairness of the game and to prevent some players from taking doping.

Then the players of both sides entered the locker room to prepare for the final game.

On the domestic side, the 5 central sports programs broadcast the game in real time. Today, Yu Jia and Su Xun are explaining the game.

With the warm-up of both teams over, the game is ready to start.

"CCTV! CCTV! Now I'm bringing you the first match of Group B of the 2020 U17 World Youth Championship. The Huaxia National Youth Team will face the Bulgarian National Youth Team. I'm Yu Jia, the commentator!"

"Hi everyone, I'm Su Qun!"

First of all, players from both sides entered the field. The starting players of the Huaxia National Youth Team were point guard Shi Kui, shooting guard Jiang Bei, small forward Qian Zilong, power forward Feng Mingzhen, and center Yu Jiahao.Bulgarian youth team point guard Idrissa Serra, shooting guard Alexander Despati, small forward Belkin Arslan, power forward Michal Obrochnik, center Luis de los Santos.

The most famous of them is their small forward Arslan, who is known as the future of the Bulgarian men's basketball team. He has indeed achieved good results in Europe and is most famous for his tough style of play and excellent jumping.

"As soon as the whistle blew, the game officially started. Yu Jiahao of the National Youth Team pressed Louis to get the ball. It can be seen that the National Youth Team had already expected to successfully get the ball, and the speed of attacking was very fast!"

"According to the internal information, in the four warm-up matches, as long as the opponent's center forward is particularly strong, the national youth team will generally choose a fast break for the first goal, giving the opponent a blow."

I saw Yu Jiahao quickly dialed the ball to Shi Kui's mobile phone, Shi Kui quickly dribbled the ball forward, and did not hesitate when he came to the three-point line, he directly found Jiangbei, who was going down quickly, and made an emergency stop jump shot to score two points.

The National Youth Team's fast break at the start caught Bulgaria by surprise, but they were not in a panic, they still patiently searched for an open space. In the end, Arlans made a strong drive to the basket and scored two points.

"Zilong, Mingzhen, the two of you keep an eye on Arslan. If you can't do it, double-team him. Leave the rest to me!"

As the leader of the team, Jiang Bei already has a good prestige among the players, and every word he says will convince the players.Hearing Jiang Bei's words, the two nodded quickly.

Up and down!Go all out!This first game is something that the National Youth Team must win, as a good start for the team.

After several rounds of confrontation, Jiangbei saw that the entire Bulgarian team was supported by Arslan alone. Although their cooperation was very good, Arslan and center Louis were mostly responsible for the final finishing.

Generally speaking, Bulgaria's scoring hotspots are concentrated on the inside, but if Arlans is put on the ground, then half of the game will be won.

Jiangbei took the initiative to ask for the ball for the next ball, asked for a singles tactic, and took the initiative to find Arslan.

Fortunately, Jiangbei has been preparing for the NBA. In addition to training in the training camp, he has been learning English from Kobe. Jiangbei's English and trash talk can be said to be quite good, and he has learned the essence!

Jiang Bei looked at Arslan and said lightly: "You can't stop me, I want to score 30 points on you!"

Jiangbei's calm expression was more irritating than what he said. Arslan said angrily: "Huaxia boy, don't talk big, just try it if you have the guts, I will make you regret choosing to play basketball!"

Jiangbei hooked his finger at Arslan provocatively, and then broke through directly. Facing Arslan's defense, Jiangbei passed directly and scored an easy layup.

"With your defense, it seems that I can score 40 points!" Jiang Bei said to Arslan with a smile.

"Don't be too complacent, I was careless this time, don't try to score next time!" Arslan said through gritted teeth.

Looking back, Arslan forced his way inside, facing Qian Zilong and Feng Mingzhen's double-team, and still scored the ball.

It has to be said that Arslan's personal ability is indeed very strong, but his defensive ability is not good. Jiangbei is confident to beat him!

The players on both sides fought against soldiers and generals, and they played very anxiously. Jiangbei beat Arslan to the offensive. At the beginning, Arslan chose to defend Jiangbei alone. Later, there was really no way.

However, Qian Zilong and Feng Mingzhen could not defend against Arslan's attack. At the end of the first quarter, the national youth team led Bulgaria by 26 points at 23:3.

"In the second quarter, Shi Kui led the substitute lineup to play. The opponent's outside defense is weak, so we must play more outside!" Coach Wang Xidong began to arrange tactics on the tactical board.

"You must play fast, the opponent's movement speed is not fast, the inside line must ensure good rebounds, and play fast counterattacks, understand!"

"Understood!" Shi Kui and others expressed their understanding, while Jiang Bei and other main players sat on the sidelines to rest.

"At the end of the first quarter, the national youth team took the lead by 3 points. Here we have to talk about the national youth team's Jiangbei team. He comes from a high school in a small county. He was discovered by coach Wang Shipeng and recommended to the national youth team because he participated in a basketball variety show! His excellent basketball skills were quickly recognized by coach Wang Xidong and he was appointed captain!" Yu Jia introduced to the audience friends during the break.

(End of this chapter)