whirlwind basketball

Chapter 210 Youth Competition (26)

After receiving Li Yifan's pass, Long Xun rushed into the penalty area and Clay stuck closely beside him.The bodies of the two collided fiercely, and the referee stared at them sternly with his whistle in his mouth.Long Xun's forceful breakthrough could not push into the penalty area at all. The German team not only defended solidly on the outside, but also indestructible on the inside!What's more, their giant Barbosa is still standing under the basket.

"Give it to me!" Li Yifan, who was pulled to the outside line, suddenly flashed past Dirk's right.Li Yifan, who played without the ball, naturally did not lose his balance. He also threw Dirk away and rushed into the three-point line with a tit for tat.Long Xun's eyes were quick, and he passed the ball quickly. Li Yifan snatched the basketball in a thrilling manner. Unfortunately, Durant had already blocked Li Yifan by waving his long and thin arms up and down in front of him!
Over there, Dirk was approaching from behind and was about to completely strangle Li Yifan.17 seconds left on the scoreboard...

"It's over!" Ma Feifei sighed sadly.

Just as Dirk rushed from behind, Li Yifan suddenly dribbled the ball sideways to avoid Dirk's sharp edge.Then he swayed with the ball, rotated his body with his left foot as the axis, and kicked off the ground with his right foot!The whole set of movements is clean and unsloppy, and this is obviously the step-back jumper Durant used just now!

The step-back jumper is suitable for players with height and long arms. This technique is relatively delicate, but it is very effective. The commentators of No. [-] Middle School also like to use it. But so far Durant is the most suitable and handy for the step-back jumper. players.If the step is not far enough, the height and arm length are not enough, it is difficult to get rid of the opponent's interference; and if the retreat is too far, it will obviously lose the balance and lose the meaning of this technique.

While luring Dirk into the air, Li Yifan calmly took a step back to instantly distance himself from Durant.The problem is that Durant's height and arm length are enough to control a wider range. It is very difficult to completely confront Durant and Li Yifan...

"Don't even think about it!" Durant roared and leaned forward, followed by Li Yifan and jumped up!
These two aces in the battle lineups, or the sharpest spears in the field, stabbed straight at the hardest shield!

There was a smile on Coach Poposchi's face.He is not worried at all, because even if Li Yifan made this goal, he achieved his goal, controlling the time and winning the victory; and he also absolutely believed that Durant's direct defense at such a critical moment would not allow the opponent to score again Ball's...

"What!" Durant shuddered.That Li Yifan actually used a volley and backward jumper to move with the help of a retreat step, which shows how much power he used when his right foot touched the ground when he took off.His body maintains the most standard shooting posture, forming an oblique angle of nearly [-] degrees with the ground. This is no ordinary step-back jumper!This was the last move Li Yifan had to try in order to avoid the impregnable German defense line!
In mid-air, Li Yifan tried his best to maintain a stable shooting posture. When Durant had exhausted his strength and was falling, he lightly flicked the basketball to shoot!
The audience burst into exclamation. Li Yifan once again demonstrated his amazing ability to stay in the air and obtained the most valuable shooting space with a step-back pull-bar shot.Everyone in the audience stared at the ball as it spun and floated away, while Li Yifan sat down on the ground and slid far away because of too much retreat.

The basketball fell silently into the net and immediately aroused applause!
Coach Poposchi shook his head with an incredulous expression.

The score on the scoreboard was changed to 84:83 with 14 seconds left...

It was announced that the youth training team eliminated the German team in the third round of the Invitational Tournament and entered the quarterfinals of the Invitational Tournament!

Li Yifan walked over with tears of excitement in his eyes.Li Yifan couldn't control his emotions at all, two clear streams flowed down his face.The hands of the two were tightly held together and then hugged tightly.The brothers all embraced each other tightly, the tears flowed non-stop...

The basketball court has become a sea of ​​boiling water.Only coach Bobosiqi sat on the bench with his head in his arms, silently in the rest area of ​​the German team.Dirk sat on the floor staring blankly at the scoreboard.Durant walked towards the rest area still expressionless.

For them, the journey of the Invitational Tournament has come to an end.What I thought was a long journey turned out to be such a short and hasty farewell.

On the court, coach Wang Tao, coach Wang Tao and the team members raised their hands together and bowed to the boiling crowd.The enthusiastic audience set off tidal applause again and again over the ancient and magnificent stadium for a long time...

Entering the quarter-finals, this is considered to have completed the task assigned by the organization ahead of schedule, but the thriving youth training team is not afraid of the future at all. They have the urge to beat the US team even against the two strong teams.

"Oh, the boss gave me a weekly sports report."

"Sold out!"

"What about the basketball magazine?"

"It's also sold out."

The young man who was originally full of enthusiasm couldn't help opening his mouth wide and muttering to himself regretfully: "Oh, I knew I should have come here just now!"

"Run?" The boss of the newsstand has sharp ears and he heard the young man's words, "It's useless even if you fly! You want me to have the goods! I went to pick up the goods today and found out that they have already been dumped! I managed to get 2 copies They were all sold out in less than 1 minutes!"

The young man was stunned and muttered: "What are you doing! Buy newspapers for breakfast one by one!"

"Aren't you the same..."

"Hey boss, help me!" The young man handed a cigarette to the boss with a smile and said, "Can you tell me some general news?"

The boss took the cigarette with peace of mind and lit it with a lighter and said casually: "Why don't you go online if you want to know the news?"

"Can I still be in a hurry here?!" The young man looked bitter, "I have to go back to class later...Boss...Brother, I just need you to tell me the news about the German and Huaxia youth teams!"

"Huaxia Youth Training Team! We won, but we don't know the exact number of points, but the promotion is right."

"Hehe. That's okay, that's okay!...Oh, I have to go to class...Goodbye!" After the young man was satisfied, he ran away.Leaving the boss behind him, he looked at the cigarette in his hand with a smug smile: "Damn it, student cigarettes are getting more and more expensive now, and I can't bear to buy them myself...hehe, how many cigarettes is this today?...Hope A few more. Then today’s cigarette money will be saved again!”

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"Oh, Jiang Dongyu! Didn't Li Yifan tell you about his game yesterday? Why are you still grabbing the newspaper from me?" Ma Ju, who was deprived of the right to read the newspaper, blushed with displeasure.

"He just said yesterday that he won. How do I know the details?" Jiang Dongyu's cute little lips pursed.

"Ah? Miss! He only said that he won? Just a word?" Ma stubbornly couldn't believe it, "Then you two seemed to have been talking on the phone for a long time. ...what are you talking about?"

"We..." Jiang Dongyu's jade face suddenly turned red. You must know that what the two of them said yesterday was all about love...Of course Jiang Dongyu couldn't say these words to Ma Jue.But she didn't know what to say so that she could keep her mouth shut all of a sudden, and Hong Xiafei made a face.

"Win again!" Zhang Xiaoyu has followed Ma Jue to watch football games and has gradually become a fan. "Li Yifan is amazing! 31 points? Look how handsome this photo is!"

Jiang Dongyu didn't speak but kept her usual elegant smile but her eyes kept staring at the color photo on the page.As for what those commentary articles said, she didn't pay attention to the shadow of a person in her eyes and head now - the long, confident eyes and calm expression that fluttered with her steps made him look more mature and bronzed His skin was drenched with sweat, making every muscle feel stronger... Jiang Dongyu's mouth was a little dry.

Soon she shook her head and bit her lower lip to drive this embarrassing thought out of her head, guilty peeked at Zhang Xiaoyu who was beside her, Zhang Xiaoyu was seriously reading the newspaper and didn't notice anything strange about her, so she let go of the big stone in her heart.Of course, even if Zhang Xiaoyu noticed it, she wouldn't say it. Zhang Xiaoyu herself has already been there!

"I should have gone to accompany him earlier!" Jiang Dongyu said to himself from the bottom of his heart.

Li Yifan now has no extra thoughts to think about the love between his children!Except for three meals a day, he is basically nestled in the training ground now, and Fatty Zhang is with him.It's just that Fatty Zhang didn't do it voluntarily!

The "pong" ball hit the front basket again and bounced out again.Fatty Zhang looked at the ball bouncing on the ground with murderous eyes, "Damn it, I'm against me so I can deal with you when I find someone else!"

Soon he felt the two murderous eyes of Coach Jiang Tao on his back, hurriedly ran over to pick up the ball on the ground, and said righteously: "I don't believe that with my perseverance and ninety-nine A thousand times of determination can't conquer you, a little thing, so let's do it again. I'll definitely hit you!"

He stood on the free throw line again and looked at the ball in his hand with a bitter face, and then looked at the rim helplessly... Why the hell didn't he call when these two things were in his hands!

His coach Jiang Tao, who was depressed on the sidelines, was even more depressed.This Fatty Zhang's free throw rate is really low. He should have made nearly 1 free throws today, but he made less than [-]% of them.How can such a hit rate be achieved? He couldn't help yelling loudly: "Fatty Zhang, don't be stiff when you shoot... What is your posture? Holding the explosive bag?...Can't you move your wrist? The wrist has to be shaken hard, right...to your mother's head..." Coach Jiang Tao couldn't help but curse again, "You are throwing a shot put... Pick it up for me and continue... Li Yifan, what are you laughing at? Hurry up and be you No matter how distracted you are from the skating practice, I will let you practice for another half an hour!"

"Oh!" Li Yifan quickly lowered his head.The expression of schadenfreude on his face was gone, and he was practicing the defensive moves taught by coach Jiang Tao on the side.

Although the team is now on a winning streak, the victory did not lessen Coach Jiang Tao's worries.The two victories were relatively difficult. If it weren't for Li Yifan's excellent swing, it would be hard to say who would die.These two games exposed many situations, such as lack of coordination, single offensive methods, and incorrect tactical guidance... There is no way to do these things. We can only slowly adapt and hope to solve this problem one day sooner.

But other problems must be brought to the attention of Coach Jiang Tao.One is Li Yifan's defense!Li Yifan's defense has hardly improved in the past few years!His defensive area is generally the opponent's hard attack line.Coach Jiang Tao sees that he is not good at defending, his moves are not standard and he is prone to fouls, so he often tells him not to defend too much and not to put the main scorer on the bench because of too many fouls... But this kind of approach makes the opponent unscrupulous in Li Yifan. Click to grab points!
For the sake of the future, coach Jiang Tao instructed Li Yifan to improve his defense slowly from now on!Li Yifan himself has long been dissatisfied with his defense, and after listening to Coach Jiang Tao's words, he continued to practice without objection.

Li Yifan is still easy to handle, no matter what, Coach Jiang Tao is full of confidence, but what happened to Fatty Zhang made him very angry!I have seen bad free throws, but I have never seen such bad free throws!

Fatty Zhang's power in the paint is beyond doubt.He can use his strong body to grab positions easily, and he can also become the protector of the team's rebounds because of his good bounce!But his shooting is really bad, and his mid-range shooting is simply embarrassing to watch.And Fatty Zhang himself often hits the inside to attack the basket because of his poor mid-range. The results are nothing more than three:

One used his physical advantage to score the ball.This is the result that coach Jiang Tao hopes to see most.

Two simply refused to enter.

The embarrassing situation encountered by the three fat guys in most cases-the opponent fouls.He free throws!This time is also something that all the members of the Huaxia Youth Training Team don't want to see!

Fatty Zhang's free throw percentage must be improved so that Fatty Zhang's deterrence at the basket can be reflected!Coach Jiang Tao was so dizzy that he explained to the assistant coach, and then he went back to the office first, so he had to study the tactics carefully.The team also has a very unstable factor.That's the problem with the second point of attack!

According to coach Jiang Tao's thinking, Fatty Zhang is of course the best candidate for the team's second attack point, but Fatty Zhang's offensive ability has surprised him (mainly because people all over the world now know that Fatty Zhang is very pitiful for free throws, so in many cases he would rather Foul! Take advantage anyway!) 12 points in the first game and 1 points in the second game!In this way, every game will get a double-double!As the team's second point of attack this is far from enough!But at this stage, Fatty Zhang's scoring ability is just like this, so he must re-establish a second attack point.Otherwise, when Li Yifan is not in good shape, the team will suffer!Tomorrow's game can't be sloppy. This is the first appearance at home.This is a must win game!
When Fatty Zhang saw that Coach Jiang Tao had left, he immediately got lazy.Walked a few steps to Li Yifan, sat down and cried, "Oh my god, this is simply the devil forcing me to do something I don't like to do!"

Li Yifan didn't stop his practice, but panted while sliding back and forth, "Look at your free throw! It's really embarrassing."

"What do you think about Argentina in two days!"

Li Yifan smiled, but did not speak.

After these few games, Li Yifan is already very confident in himself!Who dares to defeat their own wishes, meet the gods and kill the gods, meet the Buddha and kill the Buddha!
Before 9 o'clock in the morning, Jiang Dongyu stood nervously in front of the TV. She kept looking at her watch and bit her lower lip from time to time, looking a little nervous.

Li Yifan's mother watched the TV intently at home.

Ahui and Ahu watched the broadcast at school

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CCTV has done a lot of work in order to change the games of the youth training team. Although it is troublesome, there is no money in this world to settle things that are unfair. In addition to the sincere cooperation between the two parties for so many years, everything is going smoothly!

The commentator tried his best to tell the latest news about the youth training team and Li Yifan on TV in the studio, and played some videos he got at hand!
It may be the first time they haven't been scolded by fans when they speak before a game.In the past, every time the game column started, the fans below were scolding: Are these two B's whimpering on top?Shall we still watch the game?
But today, for the first time, everyone didn't speak, and they all leaned towards the TV with their ears pricked up, not wanting to miss any news about Li Yifan and the youth training team!It is said that Li Yifan performed very well in the first two games... It is said that no one has seen it yet.

Li Yifan had already known the news that the satellite signal was bought in China during the routine call with Jiang Dongyu. , Can he win this game against Argentina?

So he and Fatty Zhang came to the arena two hours in advance, smiled at the fans who besieged them, and never refused any fans who asked for autographs.And put out the best spirit and the most charming smile to take a photo with those female fans (the male fans also have Li Yifan, but I don’t remember it) and the media reporters are also talking and laughing like everyone.His actions really bought a certain amount of hearts. Everyone thought that this Chinese guy looked very good and had the potential to be a star.

The rest depends on Li Yifan's performance in the competition!
Coach Jiang Tao's expression was unprecedentedly serious. The new suit that he usually was reluctant to wear was also hung on his body. His slovenly appearance was gone. Now standing in the basketball hall, he is a very sophisticated, rigorous and temperamental middle-aged coach.Before the game, he whispered to Li Yifan and others in a voice that the recording team could not hear: "If you slap me hard, you will lose my face. I am a person who wants to lose face. If anyone dares to lose my face, I will call him good-looking." !"

Li Yifan puffed out his chest and shouted mischievously: "I promise to complete the task!"

After making some simple tactical arrangements, the five tigers threw away the jackets they were wearing and walked towards the field in a murderous spirit!
The domestic satellite signal turned around at this time and gave Li Yifan a "strip show".Li Yifan's simple action of undressing has captivated a large group of female fans, all of them folded their arms and yelled in their hearts, "Wow, you are so handsome!"

The male fans are not feeling well either.

The attention of the fans did not return to the game itself until after Li Yifan hit the first ball of the game. At this time, more than a minute of the game time had passed. Li Yifan missed a running shot in his first attack. Hit one behind.Fortunately, the youth training team was immediately succeeded by Long Xun's cold shot.

Li Yifan's first point today was a relatively easy layup under the opponent's interference after a steal and the ball scored the score. This time it was 4:2.

If this game is to find something to watch, it will undoubtedly be a contest between Fatty Zhang and Horwood.

It's a pity that Argentina's current arrangement, Horwood, basically starts with a power forward and Fatty Zhang lacks a lot of matchup opportunities.

Fatty Zhang's face is not looking good now, he actually lost to Horwood at the opening jump ball just now, which is rare for him.Of course, it doesn't mean that his bounce is not as good as Horwood's. In Li Yifan's opinion, it's just that the referee leaned a little bit towards Horwood when he threw the ball up.

Fatty Zhang caught the ball again.Encouraged by Li Yifan, he leaned back without any further hesitation, and used his shoulders to knock Kimberly behind him, who was slightly lighter in weight and height than himself, and took advantage of the momentum of the collision to rush to the basket and hit the ball. Throw it to the basket.

Kimberly's chest was aching from being hit by Fatty Zhang, but he couldn't say anything.In the opinion of the referee, Fatty Zhang used his body to make a reasonable confrontation.

Fatty Zhang's shooting is really bad, even Li Yifan shook his head at the top of the arc, and the ball didn't go in under the basket!

Fortunately, Fatty Zhang just grabbed a good position. The rebound rebounded and he was still in his position. Kimberly, who had lost his position, had no choice but to watch him dunk the ball hard into the basket and then throw it away triumphantly. Good attack method!
The player Li Yifan was defending was Stevens, but from the previous few rounds, Stevens hadn't got any balls yet, so Li Yifan also took a break from his busy schedule to help Long Xun defend Saint-Flo.

Long Xun's defense is very good, and San Flo's jump shot percentage is not very high. He missed both of his first two shots.But he just has a vigor and unyielding spirit. If he can't make a mid-range shot, he changes to a breakthrough. His breakthrough is already very sharp. Back then, he dared to break through and dunk on O'Neal's head.

Long Xun's footsteps still couldn't keep up with him, and he threw him down a few times, so Li Yifan could only run over to help defend.

Seeing Li Yifan following, San Flo immediately changed his strategy and threw the ball outside.Fries, who hadn't caught the ball all this time, saw that Li Yifan wasn't around, and his mouth cracked a little when he caught the ball. Before the defender arrived, he made a three-pointer!

Li Yifan was so depressed that he waved his hand and admitted his mistake to his teammates!
In the next attack, Li Yifan received Long Xun's pass and originally wanted to force a shot, but he saw that Fries was following too closely, so he stood still at the top of the arc.Wang Siyang, who passed the ball across the ribs, and others were not focused on themselves, suddenly threw away Fries, who was standing still, and ran to the inside. As soon as he ran behind Fries, Wang Siyang's pass arrived just right. Li Yifan ran It feels very comfortable to catch the ball in motion.Unexpectedly, this big man has such a good passing touch and awareness!

He didn't have much time to feel that with his speed and momentum he had rushed to the basket.And jumped up high - originally according to his idea, the ball must be smashed so that he can show his face in front of the home fans!But Horwood who appeared in the sky made him change his mind!

He took advantage of the pause in the air to make a fake move. First, he made a dunk posture to let Horwood take the shot, and then swayed his hands. His left hand risked the pain of being "beaten" by Horwood, and his right hand relied on good flexibility to catch the ball with one hand. In the air, he twisted his waist and passed Horwood's defensive right hand like a snake from Horwood's shoulder. He rubbed the ball lightly and obediently, and then he wiped the board and went into the basket!

(End of this chapter)