whirlwind basketball

Chapter 209 Youth Competition (25)

An unbelievable scene appeared.

Just when Durant was about to block the dunk, Li Yifan's body continued to "float" to the other side, and his right hand suddenly grabbed the ball with a "snap" as if grabbing a rebound, and held the ball above his head again with both hands!

The suddenness of this action and the magnitude of the pull were beyond Durant's ability to react.

Li Yifan "drifted" to the front of the basket with his almost abnormal ability to stay in the air, and he leaned back and began to fall.At this time, he staggered away from Durant by a body distance.In mid-air, he slightly pulled the lever with his left hand to hold the ball with his right hand, and shot in an extremely stable posture!

Amidst the exclamation of the audience, the basketball hit the backboard neatly and entered the net.

Coach Wang Tao murmured: "It's unbelievable that this should be [-]% Li Yifan..."

Li Yifan's shocking goal made the whole arena go crazy again!

68:63 points difference narrowed to 5 points!The German team has not scored for a long time.Durant took a deep breath as if to calm his mind.Dirk stared blankly at Li Yifan. He never imagined that the person he met that night would have the same jumping ability as his own.

"The No. 8 has suppressed Dirk's limelight." Scout B sighed, "It would be great if there were so many wonderful scenes in an otherwise inconspicuous game."

While speaking, the German team advanced to the frontcourt. Dirk asked for the ball from Ibrahinovic, and under Clay's cover, he bypassed Long Xun's defense and went straight to the inside.His offensive method is fierce and domineering, it seems that he doesn't care about rushing over and then flying.His leap is indeed unstoppable!

Li Yifan immediately dodged forward to stop Dirk, and the shrewd Durant immediately retreated and opened up a big space.

This is the role of having two level players, both of whom have a strong scoring awareness and ability, and it is difficult for opponents to control at the same time.But the same level of players are also very confident in their own offensive ability. When the offense is blocked, whether to force a shot or pass the ball to teammates is an eternal problem.

Obviously, Dirk is determined to fight hard, especially when facing Li Yifan.

The muscles in his calf tensed, and Dirk jumped up vigorously. He was expecting to have an air dialogue with Li Yifan to decide whose aerial skills were better.Unexpectedly, Li Yifan didn't take off at all, but stood in front of Dirk and stabbed steadily.

With the muffled sound of muscle colliding, Li Yifan covered his head with his hands and fell backwards, and Dirk suddenly lost the rhythm of shooting because of Li Yifan's sudden blocking, and staggered to the ground.At the same time the whistle sounded.

Dirk turned to the referee in panic and said, "I didn't..."

The referee pointed to Li Yifan and said, "No. 8 of the youth training team blocked the foul!"

"What!" Ma Feifei exclaimed, "How could this be Li Yifan's foul?"

Coach Wang Tao frowned: "The referee's penalty is still relatively fair and Li Yifan's movement of cutting inside is still slow."

"It's a pity that Dirk didn't get fouled 4 times." Ma Feifei sighed.

Dirk's shooting touch still hasn't recovered and only made one of two free throws.Durant glanced at Dirk coldly, that look seemed to contain a lot of dissatisfaction, but he didn't say it after all.

Zhang Shaolong immediately threw the ball to Li Yifan from the baseline. Li Yifan took the ball and rushed forward.Although the fast break mode of the youth training team is mainly based on Li Yifan's offense, it is by no means simply handed over to Li Yifan. Everyone among them tries to participate in it as much as possible, especially Li Yifan and Long Xun, who are the two absolute main players and the second in the team. , The third scoring point, they must share the pressure for Li Yifan.

No matter how strong a master is, he also needs a matching partner.

This attack did not go through Li Yifan's hands at all, the basketball jumped back and forth between Li Yifan and Long Xun, and Dirk, Durant and Parker had to take into account the huge threat of Li Yifan, and their attention could not be fully concentrated on the strong side.Li Yifan sprinted to the frontcourt and slipped around the bottom line, and then unexpectedly affected three German team members including Durant!
However, with the help of Li Yifan's cross screen, Long Xun strode into the inside line with lightning speed, and when he stood up, he was about to hit a dunk!
In mid-air, Dirk rose from the ground with an astonishing bounce, and in an instant he jumped in and stretched out his arms to hold down the basketball in Long Xun's hand.The two roared at the same time, the basketball in Long Xun's hand lost its aim and bounced off the hoop!The whistle sounded sharply at this moment!
"What?" Ma Feifei looked at them in surprise, "What's the matter?"

"German team thugs foul!" The referee ran over and shouted.

The audience was in an uproar.Dirk has now committed 4 fouls, and if he makes another mistake, he can only go off the field directly.Coach Poposchi sighed and shook his head.He doesn't know why Dirk's performance today can be said to be out of standard, he doesn't make many breakthroughs inside, and his outside shooting percentage is low, regardless of offense and defense, he always makes mistakes. 4 fouls are enough to make the players tied up.

Coach Popovich didn't call a timeout.

In the quiet arena, Long Xun stood in front of the free throw line, took a deep breath and made two free throws steadily.

69:65 points difference is only 4 points.

Durant walked in front of Dirk expressionlessly and whispered: "If you want to play early, I can't stop you, can I? But we can't lose this game just because of you, we all lose face." Sorry."

Before Dirk could answer, Durant ran to the frontcourt, leaving Dirk's face red and white.

He rushed forward with a sullen face!
His speed was so fast that it was like a galloping cheetah passing through a purple whirlwind.Ibrahinovic was dribbling forward and the basketball in his hand was photographed by Dirk with one hand. Ibrahinovic was stunned to watch Dirk dribble the ball towards the opponent's penalty area!
An unstoppable anger and resentment drove Dirk to attack fiercely. He needed to vent and prove himself in front of the audience and teammates of the German team.Who wants to be a victorious sinner?
Seeing Dirk's posture, Long Xun bent down and calmly waited for this severe test.Every point is very critical and every defense is extremely important.Fortunately, coach Wang Tao's almost paranoid training taught them the best basic defensive skills.

Dirk suddenly changed direction, but Long Xun immediately moved sideways to stop him.The bodies of the two were colliding fiercely. Only at such a close distance could Long Xun truly appreciate the strength of this rookie. What the commentator said was true when he turned around and flew away.But he was fully prepared to fight Dirk bayonet to the end!

Li Yifan approached Dirk, and the defense line of the youth training team began to shrink.Long Xun was not fighting alone. Dirk's stubborn singles didn't find a chance. Of course, he didn't dare to use too much force because he was in danger of the referee blowing his whistle at any time with 4 fouls.He has fallen into a heavy siege and the beast is still fighting.

Seeing this, Durant hurriedly slanted towards the baseline and shouted: "Pass the ball!"

Dirk roared and suddenly turned around and threw the ball fiercely to Durant's position!But the ball was too powerful for the first time Durant didn't catch the basketball and flicked it off his fingertips and flew directly off the court.Durant cursed in a low voice, jumped deep into the air and finally grabbed the basketball, turned around and threw it at Clay.

Just after the shot, Durant yelled "Oh!" He saw Li Yifan rushing over cleverly and intercepted the ball halfway.A good save turned out to be an adult beauty!
The youth training team immediately rushed forward like a whirlwind, while Durant, the defensive core of the German team, hadn't caught up with Dirk at this time, so he could only keep an eye on Li Yifan and let Long Xun go straight forward!

Although Long Xun rushed to the penalty area the fastest, he couldn't ignore the layup of Clay and Parker behind him. At the end, he suddenly flipped his wrist and shot the basketball directly at Li Yifan, who was at a zero-degree angle on the sideline.Li Yifan was standing on the edge of the three-point line, staring at the basket!

Li Yifan caught the ball and raised his hand, Dirk jumped over like a tiger pouncing on his prey!

Li Yifan withdrew his hands and shrunk Dirk's momentum and directly rushed into the crowd on the sidelines!
The series of movements of the hands, elbows, and eyes are very smooth, forming a straight line and sending the basketball into the track accurately.After a long wait, everyone heard the crisp and sweet sound of net swishing that shocked the audience, closing the point difference to only 1 point!
Li Yifan calmly scored a three-pointer from the bottom line to rewrite the score to an exciting 69:68!

Coach Poposchi couldn't sit still anymore, he stood up and raised his hand to the referee.

"The German team requests a timeout!"

"I really didn't expect this unknown youth training team to become the biggest trouble for the German team." Scout A sighed and shook his head, "It's unexpected, it's unexpected!"

"The German team's performance to this point can be said to be mostly due to their own problems, except for the opponent's No. 8 swing and the team's stable performance," said scout B. "I have long said that the combination of Durant and Dirk is good You can also see that they basically don’t have any tactical coordination and instead they can’t cooperate with each other, causing frequent mistakes. I don’t understand why they are put on the field at the same time if this is the case?”

"You're not a coach, how do you understand the coach's mood?" Scout A laughed, "You have two good cards in your hand. Although these two cards have the effect of canceling each other out, maybe they can make a good situation? In the case of chasing and fighting, you probably can't help but take a gamble and try your best to completely suppress the opponent's fatal blow..."

"This trick has already failed." Scout B shook his head and said, "I think Coach Popovich, like Durant and Dirk, usually has a relaxed mentality of winning by a big score. If you panic, you lose your composure and try your best to make some stupid moves.”

"There are 6 minutes left and the difference is 1 point." Scout A asked, "Do you think that side will have the last laugh?"

The other party was silent for a long time and said: "I think the German team is [-]% sure of winning the game."

Scout A laughed, "It seems that the hero sees the same thing. I think the German team is [-]% sure."

"However," Scout B said, "I would prefer the youth academy team to win. Their unity as one, their hard work in the face of strong players with great disparity in strength, and their refreshing guerrilla style of play In addition, the promising No. 8 is really one of the most beautiful scenery in this invitational tournament..."

Time passed minute by minute.No one thought that the suspension of the German team did not have an immediate effect and was just "temporary pain relief".Coach Poposchi still didn't let Dirk, who had four fouls, stubbornly let the two aces be on the field at the same time.He wants to maintain the strongest firepower and try to overwhelm the offense of the youth training team.

Sometimes the firepower of the youth training team is really unstoppable.Wang Siyang replaced Smith and Zhang Fatzi replaced Zhang Shaolong after a simple treatment in the infirmary and returned to the field.They further accelerated the speed of the youth training team.

On the offensive end, the youth training team completely ran away from tactics and returned to the original style of play.In fact, it can't be said that it is a routine of play. It is nothing more than throwing off the opponent's follow-up defense at a high speed and passing the ball quickly by relying on the tacit understanding between them.In essence, this is the routine of wild ball. There are no rules and no restrictions, only long-term tacit understanding and casual passing!
The German team's defensive formation is completely messed up. Although the man-to-man is strong enough, it cannot be fully implemented.

But when they switched to the attacking rhythm of the German team, their kingly demeanor returned.Under the leadership of Durant, the German team's offense appeared to be orderly. Inside, Barbosa forced Zhang Fatty to score a goal. Clay could also use lateral movement to cover mid-range shots.Obviously, Coach Poposchi didn't completely ignore him. He established a lineup with Durant as the core. Dirk, who feels bad, can only be a cover and a breakthrough player in the offensive.

This change shows that Coach Poposchi still has a hand.But it was too late after all.

The offensive and defensive rhythms of the two sides switched very quickly. One side scored a goal and the other side returned a goal.What's interesting is that Li Yifan, like Durant, no longer becomes the team's main attacker and is more responsible for involving the opponent's defensive formation.There is no doubt that through the experience of this game, Li Yifan has spanned three stages, from a pitcher and tactician to a breakthrough player and offensive maniac, and finally became a leader who dominates both offense and defense.

If Li Yifan was Dirk from the third quarter to the fourth quarter, then he is now Durant.

The scores of the two sides continued to rise, but the point difference was always changing between 1 point and 2 points. The youth training team was entangled with the powerful German team until the last minute of the game!

The youth training team requested a timeout and then attacked again.Li Yifan still handed over the ball to Li Yifan to organize, but after the timeout, the advantage of the youth training team's offense disappeared. The German team's overall defensive formation has formed, and they are evenly distributed to control the entire half.

Li Yifan dribbled the ball in front of Durant, and the youth training team actually ran the cross-movement tactic at the beginning of the game.How cunning Durant realized, he immediately stood in his position to observe the running of the people next to him at any time.

"Should we still use the same tactics? It will definitely not work." Scout A shook his head and said.

Long Xun came up to cover Li Yifan and immediately took the opportunity to penetrate inside.But what Durant didn't expect was that Li Yifan didn't dribble the ball directly to the inside, but passed the ball to Long Xun who ran to the outside!Clay didn't dare to be negligent and hurried forward to block Long Xun's starting steps.

And Li Yifan didn't sink to the bottom all the time. After two steps, he suddenly turned around and swept to the outside again, received Long Xun's pass and immediately rose from the ground!

Is this a [-]-point shot off a screen?Durant was suspicious.No, it's unlikely. At this critical moment, it's really not a wise choice to squeeze Durant and Clay together to shoot three-pointers.Are they going to turn the score back in one breath and ignore the consequences of mistakes...

At this moment, Wang Siyang appeared out of nowhere and Long Xun suddenly started to rush towards the restricted area.Li Yifan quickly passed the ball down in mid-air and handed it to Long Xun!

This is a play that combines local cross-moving screens and wild ball cooperation to successfully tear apart the German team's already solid front.Fatty Zhang, who was running in the penalty area, delayed Barbosa's defensive awareness, and Parker, who was chasing after him, got stuck next to Wang Siyang.This is a precious gap!

Long Xun took advantage of the trend and made a three-step layup with a left-handed throw.

The basketball didn't just wipe the board and hit the net, but bounced twice on the rim, and with Long Xun's annoyed shout, the ball actually fell down again!

A half-second delay between flashes and flashes means the loss of a fighter plane and the failure of a single blow.Before Long Xun jumped up to grab the rebound, a figure suddenly rose up behind him and grabbed the rebound like the moon in the sky!

Dirk handed the ball directly to Zlatan Ibrahinovic after landing.

"Damn! I should dunk...I..." Long Xun became incoherent in a hurry.This time, Coach Wang Tao's tactic was to allow Long Xun to complete the attack because he hit two layups in a row before and felt hot.But no one expected that he didn't make this layup because of his haste and unstable mentality!
Li Yifan didn't have time to reply that the German team had already advanced fiercely.

The red numbers on the scoreboard are constantly jumping to indicate the last remaining time: 454443...

The current score is 82:81 and the youth training team is still 1 point behind and the ball is in the hands of the German team.The situation was extremely unfavorable for the youth training team. Ma Feifei and coach Wang Tao on the sidelines were all sweating, and they were too nervous to speak.

"Slow down." Durant said unhurriedly.

The German team steadily controlled the rhythm. The youth training team was in a hurry and had no choice but to watch the time slowly go to 3 seconds... Durant held the ball and turned his back to Li Yifan and said coldly: "You guys did a good job but Everything is coming to an end!" Before the words finished, Durant stepped back and got up to make a jump shot!
There are 3o seconds left before the end of the game.

At the most critical moment, Durant did not pass the ball and shouldered the heavy responsibility of the core players.Facing Li Yifan, who had blocked his shots consecutively, Durant didn't hesitate at all, and didn't even make a direct step back and turn over a jumper without shaking.Of course, this intention did not escape Li Yifan's judgment. The touch of his fingertips drove him to jump up and swing his arms in the direction of Durant's shot!

Li Yifan still accurately captured the timing and direction of Durant's shot, but this time Durant still made a successful shot.

The orange-red basketball spun past Li Yifan's fingertips and shot towards the basket behind him with a slight cool breeze.The angles are impeccable and the directions are spot on.This is the role of the trump card, no matter how hard you restrained him in the previous game, he can still calmly shoot in front of you to complete the fatal blow at the last moment!
Durant raised his hands and fell backwards, his eyes fixed on the spinning basketball; Li Yifan also looked back with a trace of despair in his eyes.

Everyone in the audience held their breath.Coach Wang Tao stood up. Coach Wang Tao also stood up. Zhang Shaolong, Zhang Shaolong and Smith clenched their fists and looked at the basketball nervously.

If this goal can be thrown into the German team, it will have a 3-point advantage 84:81, which is enough to push the youth team into desperation.And as long as there is a dead ball, coach Poposchi will definitely use the last timeout opportunity, so the youth training team will have to face the German team that has already arranged a defensive formation.As long as the German team sticks to the outside youth training team, even if they can score, they will not be able to save the defeat.

Just when Durant breathed a sigh of relief and was about to withdraw his hand and return to the defense, the ball that was supposed to go straight to the basket hit something evil "boom boom boom" and rebounded several times in the basket, and it popped out of the basket again!It caused an uproar in the audience!
"Okay!" Ma Feifei couldn't help shouting.

Before he finished speaking, Fatty Zhang was about to jump up to grab a rebound, and a black cloud covered his head. Amidst the exclamation of the audience, Dirk, wearing the No. 11 purple uniform, leaped into the air and almost landed on Fatty Zhang's shoulders. The strong waist and abdomen that had passed the basketball forcefully dunked the basketball in with a "click" like bending a bow and shooting a vulture!

There was no sound, and then the audience burst into warm applause!

A menacing dunk, Dirk grabbed the basket, dangled twice, landed, punched the sky fiercely, and roared arrogantly!
"Okay!" Coach Poposchi couldn't help but yelled, his face flushed with excitement and he clapped his hands vigorously.All the players on the German bench cheered!

"Beep—" the referee blew the whistle and raised his hand to signal, "The German team requests a timeout!"

Amid the waves of cheers, Dirk swept away the haze of his previous defeat and walked off the field to meet the cheers of his teammates.His goal was so critical that it directly pushed the youth training team to a desperate situation.It should be said that the rookie with 4 fouls did not live up to the expectations of coach Popovski in the end, not only won the key defensive rebounds but also won the more critical offensive rebounds and made dunks.These two rebounds and a dunk undoubtedly added a lot of weight to the German team's final victory!

Durant was still expressionless but also gave Dirk a high five!The two looked at each other tacitly.

Over there, Coach Wang Tao is nervously arranging what may be the last attack. "The formation they have arranged is like this, we want to move like this." Coach Wang Tao calmly moves the chess pieces. The youth training team's hearts are all tightly gripped. Li Yifan tries to concentrate and understand. Coach Wang Tao's formation.He is very tired. "Here, let Li Yifan shoot a three-pointer; if it doesn't work, switch to Zhang Shaolong; if they block it like this, then..." Coach Wang Tao arranged several different ways to deal with it. The key point is to give the ball to Li Yifan and save the situation with a three-pointer .But they all know in their hearts that if these running positions are destroyed, time will only become more and more detrimental to the youth team.

"Beep—" the referee signaled for a timeout until players from both sides entered the field.

"The point is that the outside line is No. 8! You remember to let them shoot two points and don't foul!" Coach Poposchi finally instructed.

Durant took the lead on the court, followed by Dirk, who was still so energetic with his hands moving.The German team quickly arranged a defensive formation and waited for it.The time on the scoreboard that Long Xun gave to Li Yifan began to jump: 272625...

Li Yifan dribbled the ball into the front court like a whirlwind, and the youth training team didn't dare to delay for a second, and quickly began to move according to the arrangement of coach Wang Tao.But Coach Poposchi was clearly prepared and the German team's defensive pressure increased a lot. Dirk clung to Li Yifan and Durant kept running with Li Yifan.These two aces almost surrounded Li Yifan on the outside, and the idea of ​​Li Yifan shooting a three-pointer to break the game was obviously bankrupt!
"Time is running out! Pass it!" Wang Siyang roared off the court.

(End of this chapter)