whirlwind basketball

Chapter 206 Youth Competition (21)

"Li Yifan's defensive ability is actually good, but he still can't do anything against Dirk!" Ma Feifei said anxiously.

"The gap in strength is a bit big. Although Li Yifan has a good grasp of his footsteps and rhythm, the opponent will leave as soon as he squeezes." Coach Wang Tao's tone is obviously a bit regretful. "He urgently needs to strengthen strength training to increase his ability to fight."

"That Dirk's touch has recovered and he has a strong desire to attack!" Coach Wang Tao said worriedly.

The youth training team started to attack. Li Yifan still started to lead his teammates to run tactics according to the arrangement of coach Wang Tao.This kind of cross-movement tactic specially aimed at the German team has its merits. It played a miraculous effect at the beginning of the game, but after all, there were too few changes and too many repetitions. The quality of the strong team's players is very high, and Durant's demonstration in the second quarter can be said to have broken the attacking formation of the youth training team.

"The youth training team is in trouble! It was a good game at the beginning, but it was deadlocked in the middle game"

"Unless the chess game is well-rounded, there will be no game."

Sure enough, the tactics didn't work at all.All the attack points of the youth training team were blocked by the German team. These semi-professional players were almost silent across the board.

As soon as Li Yifan got the ball, Dirk immediately approached him with his big black eyes staring at the basketball in Li Yifan's hands, making a forward posture to put pressure on the opponent at any time.

Li Yifan held the ball with his head forward and extended it to the left side of his body, maintaining a posture of breaking through at any time.

Dirk moved his pace slightly, he was impatient to knock out the basketball in Li Yifan's hand.

"If No. 8 can score again in front of Dirk..." Before the words of the coach of the U.S. team came to an end, Li Yifan suddenly started, and he took a step to the right like a thunderbolt. It made Dirk completely unresponsive.It can be said that this first step completely passed Dirk!
"Okay!" Coach Wang Tao shouted.

But Li Yifan did not seize this precious opportunity to shoot or continue to break through—of course, if he chooses to continue to break through and face the two mountains of Parker and Barbosa, it may not be wise.Li Yifan passed by in a flash, and suddenly stopped urgently, using his left foot as the axis, stepped back with his right foot, collected the ball, took off and shot!
"This--"

This is a very strange posture. Li Yifan was almost twisted in mid-air, and Dirk was also very awkward. He didn't keep up with Li Yifan in the first step, quickly moved sideways, and then had to change direction to block the shot.Unexpectedly, Li Yifan's shooting arm directly hit Dirk's hand!
"Beep—" The referee's whistle sounded immediately, and it was too late for Dirk to withdraw.

At the same time, after Li Yifan bumped away from Dirk so awkwardly, there was an obvious pause in the air in the process of bouncing back, and then he shot.This distance is just one step inside the three-point line. The basketball flew across a high arc!
"Shua!" The basketball fell straight into the net and a beautiful 2+1 was born!

"Wow—" Except for the cheerleaders of the youth training team, no one cheered, but the whole audience screamed in unison.Although the ability to throw this kind of ball depends partly on the feel, most people think it depends on luck.

Dirk kicked impatiently and walked beyond the three-point line to watch Li Yifan make a steady free throw.

Scout A raised his eyebrows and smiled at the corner of his mouth: "I confess that I like this kind of game and this kind of player. If I'm not mistaken, Dirk is going to die."

Scout B looked at him in surprise: "Are you kidding? That No. 8 can't guard Dirk."

The coach of the American team didn't refute but just smiled slightly: "Look, Dirk will be off in a few minutes..."

The score was 54:43 with a difference of 11 points.

The German team still started from Dirk to attack. After a simple lateral pick-and-roll, Deke quickly got rid of Li Yifan's defense, and under the double defense of Zhang Fatzi and Jiang Dongyu, he made a steady fallback jumper.His hot hand has returned to its usual level.This goal also widened the point difference to 13 points.

"Dirk has already got his hands on it." Coach Wang Tao sighed, "Even if he can't guard against Li Yifan for a while, he still can't catch up."

Coach Wang Tao smiled and said lightly: "I believe Li Yifan seems to have found the weakness of the opponent..."

"Weakness?" Coach Wang Tao asked in surprise, "The weakness of the German team?"

"Well, you can say that." Coach Wang Tao nodded.

"What is it? Even if the German team has a weakness, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to take advantage of it."

Coach Wang Tao pouted and said, "Well, their biggest weakness is standing in front of Li Yifan!"

Li Yifan took control of the ball and made a tactical gesture to pass the ball to Li Yifan.The German team is now familiar with the running positions of the youth team. They immediately cling to their respective targets like a solid wall, and Barbosa, who controls the youth team at the outer basket, spreads his arms like a giant controlling the penalty area Pa!
Li Yifan's indifferent eyes looked over Dirk's arms holding the ball in front of him, and he suddenly stretched to the right, trying to pass it to Jiang Dongyu, who was running to the high post. Just as the German team's defensive center of gravity suddenly leaned to the right, Barbosa was also pulled out by Fatty Zhang's running position. A few steps away from the restricted area, Li Yifan dribbled the ball to his left hand and passed Dirk's side!

Surprisingly, Dirk's defense didn't keep pace at all.We don't know how to judge Dirk and Li Yifan, but from these two offenses and defenses, it can be seen that Dirk's defensive awareness is not good, and Li Yifan is not afraid of flexible steps and fake moves when facing Dirk!

In the eyes of Coach Poposchi, this is not a big problem.Because Dirk is a freshman after all, although he has been playing for ten years, he is young and energetic and prefers offense to defense. His teachers who taught him think that his defensive practice and comprehension are not in place.Dirk needs to hone and has enough time for him to hone.But Coach Poposchi realized a serious problem, that No. 8 was obviously prepared and made an attempt!

Li Yifan bypassed Dexun and cut into the penalty area.This "winding" effect is not as good as Dirk's "squeezing".Dirk can make Li Yifan completely out of position, but Li Yifan cannot do this.So Dirk turned around and took two steps to catch up with Li Yifan!
Li Yifan's purpose is very obvious. He bypassed Dirk and directly took two big steps, took off on the left side of the hoop, and flew across the backboard!The astonishing jumping ability was displayed again, Li Yifan seemed to be drifting in a space long enough to jump from one side to the other!

When he stretched out his hands holding the ball and was about to send it to the basket, Dirk had already jumped up and yelled, reaching out and covering it!
Almost no one noticed Li Yifan's small movement, he took the initiative to send his arm forward the moment Dirk blocked the shot. There was an unusually loud "pop" and Li Yifan's posture in the air immediately changed. The referee blew the whistle without hesitation!

Before landing, Li Yifan let the basketball in his hand fly up.The basketball bounced a few times on the rim and finally fell out without getting into the net.He staggered a few steps to stabilize his figure and shook his head.Dirk's strength is too great, Li Yifan's sense of balance is almost completely destroyed, otherwise he should still be able to make this shot...

But Li Yifan's goal has been achieved.

The audience was in an uproar, and Dirk got two consecutive defensive fouls. In addition, he had a defensive push foul in the first quarter, and he had three fouls on his back.According to the rules of the game, five fouls will be sent off!And consecutive fouls can easily cause players to be impulsive and produce "inertial fouls".

"Germany request a substitution!" said the referee.

Durant came onto the stage and pointed at Dirk indifferently.Although Durant showed no expression, Li Yifan seemed to see a hint of ridicule.If the guess is correct, Durant, who seems to be indifferent to everything on the surface, has a lot of opinions on the freshman Dirk taking the main position.

Coach Wang Tao on the sidelines also smiled happily and said, "Li Yifan seems to have planned for a long time to use breakthroughs to draw fouls."

Coach Wang Tao nodded: "Dirk has long been in Li Yifan's calculations. Although he is very powerful in attack, he is inexperienced in defense and is easily stimulated and his judgment is a bit sloppy. Li Yifan just took advantage of this and knocked him out."

"Dirk is actually the weak point of the German team. If it weren't for Li Yifan, I would never have thought of this!" Coach Wang Tao became worried after speaking, "But replacing Durant may not be as good as Dirk on the court for us..."

Coach Wang Tao looked at Li Yifan and said nothing.

Li Yifan looked indifferently at the real ace of the German team - Durant's eyes not only did not show fear and retreat, but ignited a raging fighting spirit.To beat Dirk is to let Durant come up...

"Li Yifan has already gained the upper hand in front of Dirk!" Ma Feifei shouted excitedly, "Look at that Dirk really can't do anything against Li Yifan, he is not as arrogant as before!"

Coach Wang Tao said with a slight smile: "With Dirk's offensive ability, Li Yifan is indeed unable to defend, but he is very smart, just like Durant treated him before. He came here to borrow flowers and offer Buddha, and he just beat Dirk to the court. This round Li Yifan won the duel, now we have to see how he will deal with Durant..."

"Do you think Li Yifan can use the same method to deal with Durant?" Coach Wang Tao asked.

Coach Wang Tao shook his head: "I'm afraid not. Durant's offense is not as domineering as Dirk's, but he is also very stable and his defense is stronger. He has rich experience and cannot be fooled so easily."

"Yeah," Ma Feifei said dejectedly, "Durant killed Li Yifan so easily before, this guy is too strong."

"Actually, not necessarily." Coach Wang Tao looked at Li Yifan on the field thoughtfully and said, "Li Yifan's progress is really frightening. He can quickly analyze the opponent, learn from the opponent and then use it for me..."

The game continues.

The German team has such a change. When Dirk is on the court, the style of play is monotonous. Dirk is forced to complete the offense; when Durant is on the court, the whole team is active. Durant is the first offensive point, but at the same time it is also the core. The axis is the field commander mobilizing the operation of this team.In other words, it's not just Durant but the entire German team that's scary at this time.

Li Yifan stood on the free throw line and made two free throws steadily.The score caught up to 54:45 and the difference finally narrowed to 9 points!
"I really like this kid's ability!" Scout A narrowed his eyes as he stared at Li Yifan who was running to the backcourt. "The guy who has only played for one year just makes Dirk look like a child in front of him."

"Didn't you see it?" Scout B said, "He seemed to realize it immediately after being kicked off by Durant."

"Yes! Enlightened!" Scout A clapped his hands and laughed, "I like the word 'enlightenment'. I like players with savvy. Now you know why I don't like Dirk. He just lacks savvy and just attacks all day long." The offensive and offensive skills are perfect! Looking up, it is still too early to succeed! I am here this time to see players like Durant!"

"Will that number 8 compare to Durant?" Scout C teased.

"Look! I seldom look forward to a high-level game like this." Scout A breathed a sigh of relief and took a sip of his tea, his eyes sparkling. "I'm not surprised if the German team is eliminated..."

Durant made a pivot in the high post and passed the ball to Ibrahinovic on the outside.Zlatan Ibrahinovic has been feeling terrible in this game, but he still wants to try to use his body to force Li Yifan.Although Li Yifan rested in the midfield, his physical exertion has been serious all the time. He was sweating profusely, his face was red, and he struggled to resist Ibrahinovic.

Ibrahinovic pushed back steadily and the defense line of the youth team slowly shrank in.

Li Yifan suddenly withdrew and flashed to one side, reaching out to steal the ball!It's a pity that Zlatan Ibrahinovic, as the main point guard of the German team, is not an ordinary person. He has encountered many similar situations. He just grabbed the ball in his hand, turned around and threw away Li Yifan, jumped up and shot!
In mid-air, Zlatan Ibrahinovic realized that the youth team had jumped up and blocked his shooting space!
"The jump is really high!" The audience exclaimed!
Ibrahinovic still had time to react and immediately pass the ball in mid-air.Li Yifan looked at the passing line and screamed inwardly. He was about to make a steal, but it was too late.

Durant threw off Long Xun's marking and took advantage of shooting guard Nuo Ke's cover to catch the ball without hesitation for a moment, stepped to the basket and got up to shoot.At this time, Fatty Zhang immediately returned to his position after landing and saw Durant inserting into the penalty area to shoot, he immediately jumped up to stop the opponent's shooting again!
This member of the youth training team relies heavily on the iron-blooded champion, but Durant has his way.

Because the jumping directions of the two sides were different, Fatty Zhang actually pressed on Durant's arm, which became an obvious defensive foul.At the same time as the whistle sounded, Durant moved his arm back and pulled out the basketball with his right hand to hit the board and send the ball into the net!

"The youth training team made a defensive foul! The goal is effectively punished once!" The referee signaled.

"Damn!" Fatty Zhang stomped his feet fiercely.He has now committed three fouls, two of which were directly caused by Durant, not to mention that he has not prevented the opponent from scoring. This is the biggest failure.

Coach Wang Tao shook his head: "Durant is indeed the strongest point of the German team. He made offensive fouls very resolutely and the timing was very accurate. If Durant cannot be stopped, not only will it be difficult to catch up with the score, we will also be in trouble. "

"The problem is that none of us can contain him..." Coach Wang Tao said anxiously.

Fortunately, Durant's extra penalty missed Fatty Zhang and grabbed a defensive rebound.The score returned to 56:45.

The youth training team launched an attack immediately, but the German team's defense was very stable. Li Yifan's several fast break attempts were met with the help of Zlatan Ibrahinovic and Noko.In fact, on the surface, it seems that Zlatan Ibrahinovic and Noko are defending the ball holder. In fact, Durant's running position gave the players a clear reminder. He always hovers near the strong side and tells his teammates in this silent way. How to contain the opponent's attack.

Li Yifan stared at Durant coldly.This is the ubiquitous dominance of the offensive and defensive stages of dominance.

Li Yifan came up to defend after receiving the ball, not the opposing Norco but Durant.This caused a burst of exclamation from the scene.After the game just now, Li Yifan's breakthrough attack ability exceeded everyone's expectations and made the audience hooked.Asking Durant to deal with Li Yifan is not only a scene that the audience is looking forward to seeing, but also a ruthless card of Coach Popovsky.

On the court, Li Yifan just held the ball and Durant suddenly stepped forward and stretched out his hand to play!Although he was interfering with the ball, his body was still in front of Li Yifan, and his center of gravity moved so quickly that he did not give Li Yifan a chance to break through.Li Yifan subconsciously took a step back and brought the ball to the back of his body with both hands.

Unexpectedly, Durant didn't give Li Yifan a chance to breathe, and he attacked one after another like a storm!
Li Yifan was so embarrassed that he dodged and had to start dribbling.Seeing this, Durant immediately took a step back. His sharp eyes followed the basketball in Li Yifan's hand, and at the same time, he spread his slender arms and almost completely controlled Li Yifan's breakthrough route.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Long Xun set up a pick-and-roll for Li Yifan.Li Yifan seized the opportunity and immediately stepped towards the right and rushed towards the right. At the same time, Durant skillfully moved sideways to follow up and bumped into Long Xun's body!
"Beep—" the whistle blew and the referee ran over, pointed at Long Xun and said, "The youth team screened for a foul!"

"What!" Long Xun spread his hands and shouted, "Why did I foul? He hit me!"

"Well... Durant's reaction is really fast!" Coach Wang Tao sighed, "Long Xun's intention to build a wall has long been predicted by him, so he calculated the lateral movement route in advance, so Long Xun didn't want to get to the position. This punishment is just in conscience!"

"It's terrible, this Durant is completely calculating that we made two fouls by our main force as soon as we came on the court!" Ma Feifei wiped the sweat from his forehead, "It seems that players with professional qualities are not the same as half-born players like us. Same."

"That's right, that's the gap between the two," coach Wang Tao said with a smile.

Durant remained expressionless, as if indifferent to what was going on around him.

Coach Poposchi has repeatedly reused Dirk Xuezang, a veteran, of course not looking down on his ability.But speaking of it, it was the first time in this league that Durant frequently played as a savior and suppressed the German team.

The youth training team still has this No. 8... Durant thought silently in his heart, but it surprised our old man.You did a good job, I should say very good.But that's all there is to it, no matter how weak Durant is, I can't make you turn against me when I'm in the lead!

The German team won the ball and the youth training team all retreated.

The ball was passed to Durant's hands, and Long Xun nervously resisted the opponent.Although Durant is not as fierce and fierce as Dirk, the attack pressure he brings is more than ten times stronger. Once he holds the ball, every footstep, every inch of his body, and even every glance of his eyes affect the youth training. The team's nerves also seem to be planning the offensive deployment of the entire team this time.

Long Xun's footsteps moved slightly, and Durant felt it immediately on his back.This information was transmitted to his brain with lightning speed, and then the brain called out commands at an astonishing speed to drive the limbs into action.It's just a split second and it all depends on the experience of a veteran.

Durant swayed a little and "slapped" and turned around!
Long Xun followed quickly, just in time to stop Durant, Durant flicked his left hand and yelled, a whistle sounded at the same time!
There was an uproar in the audience, and Coach Wang Tao stood up anxiously, and Coach Wang Tao couldn't sit still.

Sure enough, the referee pointed at Long Xun and said mercilessly: "The youth training team fouled!"

As the second general of the youth training team, Long Xun also committed three fouls.This is an extremely dangerous signal for the youth training team. This foul was obviously not intentional by Durant, but Long Xun lost his composure and was eager to defend his opponent.Obviously Long Xun needed a temporary rest.But who will replace Long Xun to defend Durant?
After the timeout, coach Wang Tao kept thinking.It might not be appropriate to let Wang Siyang defend Durant, because Durant focuses on stability and ruthlessness. Wang Siyang just seems a little impulsive and easy to attack the opponent.After much deliberation, he finally made up his mind: "Li Yifan, you are here to defend Durant, and Wang Siyang is in charge of assisting defense, but the first priority is to mark Nuo Ke. If the distance between the two sides is too far, don't give up the original defensive task."

Ma Feifei was taken aback: "Ah, this is not good, let Li Yifan defend Durant..."

"There is no better way." Coach Wang Tao said in a deep voice, "There are only a few cards in our hand. Li Yifan, you have to understand that you are the trump card of our team. In the basketball world, for a team At the most dangerous moment, the trump card is to give the player with the most hope, he is the player who can least disappoint us!"

"Understood!" Li Yifan nodded his head indifferently.

After a short break, the two sides went to the field to fight again after each set up their tactics.

At this time Li Yifan led the team to the field, he whispered something in Wang Siyang's ear, and Wang Siyang nodded.The German team handed the ball directly to Durant and Li Yifan went behind Durant.This made Coach Bobosiqi on the sidelines couldn't help showing a smile. This move can show that the opponent is already at the end of his rope. It is really not a wise choice for Li Yifan to shoulder the task of defending Durant...

Durant saw that Li Yifan's eyes seemed to change slightly when he saw the opponent.He didn't look for the ball to find his teammates, but slowly adjusted his center of gravity with Li Yifan's back.Durant's decision to directly eat Li Yifan's chess piece to attack the opponent's ace in this attack is undoubtedly killing two birds with one stone, which is of great significance to victory!

Durant pushed in a little bit, and Li Yifan slowly let Durant in without forcing it.Don't look at the fact that the two of them are just leaning on the ground one by one and fighting hard, in fact, every shift of the center of gravity contains great changes and murderous intentions!
(End of this chapter)