whirlwind basketball

Chapter 215 Youth Competition (32)

"Comeon!" Johnson hooked his fingers at Butch. He slowly dribbled the ball with his broad hands, and when Butch approached, he turned around and pressed his butt against him.Amidst the strange cries of the group of blacks, Johnson forced Butch to the vicinity of the penalty area.

Butch gritted his teeth and suddenly rushed over to steal Johnson's ball.But Johnson's reaction speed was quick, he grabbed the basketball, took a big step, and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands, and the basket trembled slightly!
"Wow——" the black people on the sidelines shouted and shouted, and some whistled.

Butch exhaled, shrugged at Li Yifan, and handed the ball to Johnson again.

The bullfighting approach they take is that the goal scorer gets the ball.That is to say, the person who scores a goal can continue to attack without restriction until the opponent scores a goal.And there are almost no rules and restrictions in this kind of bullfighting, as long as there are no low-level mistakes or too violent movements, no one will mind.

Li Yifan was even more surprised when Johnson attacked again.It's normal for a small man like Butch to skillfully dribble, but a big man like Johnson can even play streetball in a decent way, not even losing to Butch!

Li Yifan was fascinated by the gorgeous dribble behind the crotch and the elegant touch unique to black people: the level of street basketball in the United States is really unmatched by China!
But soon Li Yifan felt that there were a lot of things wrong.

For example, Butch was too passive when defending.The defensive education that Li Yifan received in the past is to either closely interfere with the opponent or seize the opponent's weakness to carry out steals. In short, he must try his best to put pressure on the opponent.But Butch just stood in front and watched without any intention of stealing or defending personally.

And Johnson is also very strange about the gorgeous crotch, back, and hand-changing dribbles, but the dribble is very slow and always repeated many times, but he is not eager to break through the opponent, as if it is just to show off his skills!
"Wow! Wow!" The black people next to him clapped their hands and whistled.

Johnson suddenly shrugged to the left, swept the basketball with his right hand, and the ball rolled past Butch's crotch.What surprised Li Yifan even more was that Butch didn't immediately turn back to chase after Johnson grabbed the basketball and stepped into the penalty area twice and jumped up high!
With the ball in his hand, he swung his arms almost from the waist upwards and easily jumped into the air with a "click" and a fierce windmill dunk!
Johnson hung on the rim with a showy twist before dropping down.

Li Yifan thought to himself that this black man's physical fitness is so good that no matter whether it is Li Yifan or Jiang Dongyu, he is far inferior to Johnson in terms of explosive power and aesthetics of dunks.In other words, Johnson's ball handling is also quite beautiful.But Johnson is obviously not playing competitive basketball. He doesn't use his body properly and doesn't rely on catching the opponent's defensive loopholes to excel. This kind of basketball is commendable for its performance.

However, whether it is American street basketball or professional basketball that pays attention to practicality, since the game is played, the nature is the same, that is, whoever scores more wins, no matter what action you take, as long as you can hit the basket, you are the winner.

At this time, Li Yifan still didn't know much about the American streetball culture.

During the confrontation between Butch and Johnson, he found that Butch was strong in ball-handling skills and speed, but no matter what kind of shooting he was, he was a mess; Johnson didn't completely drop too much in ball-handling skills, but he was slightly slower due to bouncing. The strength and explosiveness are far stronger than Butch, so it is a completely one-sided dunk performance.

This kind of basketball confrontation full of eyeball stimulation but full of loopholes made Li Yifan dumbfounded and baffled.

The game ended with a 12-[-] score as Johnson easily squeezed Butch and then a powerful reverse dunk.The black crowd on the sidelines cheered, and Johnson ironically kissed Butch on the head and laughed.

Butch looked frustrated: "Oheon! It's not fair!"

However, Li Yifan could see that Butch's expression clearly indicated that he had surrendered.In American streetball, if you lose, you lose. You don’t need to find any reason. If you feel dissatisfied and practice hard, you can just find the game again next time.

Butch shook his head and swayed away.Watching the back of Butch leaving.Li Yifan had a whim and called Butch to stop.

Li Yifan suddenly shouted at Johnson: "Hey! Let's do it again?"

Johnson turned his head and looked at Li Yifan inexplicably and then at Butch.Butch looked at Li Yifan in confusion and said, "You want me to play with him again?"

"That's right." Li Yifan stepped forward, "Can it be two-on-two? Butch and I, you can just find a teammate."

"You?" Johnson squinted his eyes and looked at Li Yifan. "Youyou? I heard that Chinese people can do this." He made a few movements of playing table tennis, "Even your cats and dogs can come here a few times. But let's talk about playing basketball." I'm afraid the Jack in my family can beat you!"

A group of people burst into laughter.

Li Yifan knew that the Jack he was talking about was most likely the cat and dog at home, and immediately became angry.But after all, it is in other people's territory and Li Yifan has never been a troublemaker.He curled his lips and smiled coldly and said, "If you don't dare to forget about the ten yuan, treat it as if I bought a ticket to watch a bad show!" After finishing speaking, he turned around and left.

Butch stared at Li Yifan and blinked.He never expected that Li Yifan would contradict Johnson so much.In fact, Li Yifan's personality did change a little after he came to the United States, especially after coach Wang Tao was injured.

"Stop!" There was a sneer on Johnson's lips, "I accept your challenge, but according to the rules of our game, we must place a bet." Johnson took out a colorful bill, which was a hundred dollars! "And you, I won't be able to play with you if no one bets on your side."

"Yeah!" The black people next to him rushed forward and threw out five-dollar and ten-dollar bills.

Li Yifan asked in a low voice, "Do you have any money?"

Butch covered his whole body and spread his hands: "No."

Li Yifan let out a sigh of relief: "I bet all my money just now..."

"I have." A voice like a silver bell suddenly came from behind Li Yifan.

When they turned around, it turned out to be Jiang Dongyu.She was wearing a plain light blue dress with long eyelashes that cascaded down from both sides of her cheeks. Her big eyes were as clear as water, and she looked like a traditional oriental beauty.She walked to Li Yifan's side with the book in her arms and said in Mandarin: "I have money with me, and I will bet on you."

Li Yifan smiled embarrassedly and said: "Thank you, but I will pay you back after I borrowed from you."

Jiang Dongyu looked at Li Yifan mischievously and said, "What? If I make money, why don't I get it?"

"No no!" Li Yifan hurriedly waved his hands, "That's not what I meant..."

Jiang Dongyu chuckled, her green fingers took out a few coins and banknotes from her pocket, counted them carefully, then she spread her hands and said to Johnson and the blacks in fluent American: "I bet on Li Yifan and Butch Is 14 yuan okay?"

"Oh poor bastards!" Johnson shrugged. "I don't know why I'm playing this stupid game with you, considering I can make fifty dollars a game at the Garden! But come on! "He said and pointed to one of the group of blacks, who was about 1.9 meters tall and thinner than Johnson and darker.

Butch hesitated and asked, "Is Cheng good at it?"

"Okay!" Li Yifan turned back and smiled, "I'll leave the task of breaking through to you, but pass the ball to me, okay?"

"Okay!" Butch glanced down, "Cheng, how do you play without sneakers and sandals?"

Li Yifan pondered for a moment and took off his sandals and carefully placed them on the sidelines.He stood on the field with bare feet and tried to dance. He smiled and said, "This ground is really nice and comfortable, much better than ours in China." Then he took off his shirt and went on stage in short sleeves and slacks.

Seeing Li Yifan playing the board so weirdly, Johnson made a fuss on purpose and murmured, "ohman! ese..."

"Can you give me the ball?" Li Yifan said.

Johnson dropped it.Li Yifan took a deep breath and patted the ground with his fingers and palms to feel the particles and the smooth arc on it.This is a Spalding basketball exactly the same as the one Li Yifan picked up.As soon as you touch basketball, the familiar feeling suddenly hits your face, just like meeting an old friend in a foreign country.

"Just hit five balls okay?" Li Yifan said.He hopes to fight.

Johnson agreed very readily: "OK! good!" Probably he didn't want to spend too much time.

It's still a free throw. Although Butch's shooting is poor, he is quite capable of making free throws and "stunned" into one.In this way, Li Yifan and the others started the first round of offense with the ball.

Li Yifan handed the ball directly to Butch.Butch skillfully dribbled under the crotch, changed directions, turned around, and dribbled behind the back almost all of them, but he didn't shake Johnson in any way.It's not that simple to hit two people twice.

Butch raised the basketball with his left hand and flew directly to Li Yifan.

Li Yifan started to dribble, the basketball bounced off the solid ground and returned to his hands.For a split second he seemed to regain the feeling that another tall black man was standing slack and waiting a step inside the three-point line.

Three seconds later, Li Yifan suddenly activated his bare feet and rushed towards Johnson!
His explosiveness completely surprised Johnson and this drive to the right immediately attracted the tall black man to a move towards Johnson.At the same time that he almost collided with Johnson, Li Yifan suddenly dribbled the basketball with his right hand through his crotch, and dribbled the ball with his left hand to go around the side of the tall black man!
Li Yifan went around, but his left hand couldn't control the basketball at all.The ball flew straight out, and the tall black man rushed over to take the ball.

Butch sighed.

"A Chinese is a Chinese."

"Hey! Hey!" Johnson shouted and ran to the three-point line to catch the basketball.

Shaking waves of possession Johnson ran down the baseline and the basketball popped out of his right arm!It's a juggling pass and the tall black man drives into the paint to catch the ground pass and dunk it!

But just when the tall black man was about to reach the basketball, a white shadow flashed past the basketball and it disappeared!
Li Yifan quickly judged Johnson's intention to pass the ball and took the ball as quickly as possible.But Qi couldn't help shouting "Okay." Jiang Dongyu also excitedly shouted from the sidelines: "Beautiful! Come on, Li Yifan!"

Li Yifan dribbled the ball out of the three-point line and smiled at Jiang Dongyu, then handed the ball to Butch who ran out.

Butch's ball-handling skills are indeed very good, even in the face of the powerful Johnson, he didn't lose the ball at all.It's just that Li Yifan felt that he was too flashy, as if he didn't need the opponent to steal the ball, and he wanted to get rid of it himself.Butch made a series of swaying movements and made a big change of direction, suddenly swayed Johnson and went straight to the basket!
Johnson unhurriedly followed behind and waited for the rebound. Unexpectedly, Butch, who rushed in, shot a basketball to Li Yifan who ran to the free throw line!
When the orange-red basketball flew over, the familiar scene rushed to the face, as if it had been a lifetime.In any game, if there is such a wide shooting space, Li Yifan's brothers will definitely hand over the ball to him immediately.And Li Yifan will definitely take off directly and use the most standard and elegant posture to steadily send the ball into the basket and never disappoint the trust of his brothers.

This habitual and natural movement prompted Li Yifan to bend his knees, take off, and shoot in a logical manner!
Under the fingertips of the index finger, middle finger and ring finger, the basketball flew across the fingertips and flew towards the blue sky on the wire fence.

The first shot of the boy in a foreign country seemed to be gushing out like a torrent, like a sharp arrow piercing his chest, piercing his cold heart...

The basketball fell through the empty hoop to the ground without a sound and then bounced again.

Butch froze for a moment and suddenly waved his arms and shouted, "yes!"

"Sure! What a beautiful shot!" Jiang Dongyu on the sidelines clapped his hands and smiled brightly.

Li Yifan pursed his lips and smiled, high-fived Butch who ran over and looked back at Jiang Dongyu.The girl's smile was so sunny and the bright light in her eyes brought Li Yifan back to the old days in a flash.

"!" Butch interrupted Li Yifan's thoughts and gave the ball to Li Yifan.

Due to his previous dribbling feel, Li Yifan didn't try to pat the ball at all and directly passed it back to Butch.Then he began to run around the field, which seemed to be running irregularly, but actually contained the possibility of some kind of tactics—Jiang Tao's basic tactical theory had penetrated into his body and soul.

But the tall black man didn't dare to let Li Yifan shoot again this time, he always tried his best to stand between Li Yifan and Butch.

However, as Li Yifan expected, Butch's ball control and passing skills are indeed top-notch, and there seems to be some kind of tacit understanding between them.Li Yifan made a reverse run and suddenly threw off the tall black man, butch passed the ball at the same time. The timing was just right!
Still the same, Li Yifan caught the ball and jumped up in mid-air, with a slight backward movement.On the one hand, he has to avoid the possible interference of Johnson or tall blacks; on the other hand, he is trying to step back and feel the fallback jumper.

With a volley, the five fingers spread out and the basketball came out!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The basketball passed through the hoop and landed on the ground without a sound.

"OK! niceshoot!" Butch swung his arms fiercely and ran over to give Li Yifan a high five!
"Keep an eye on him! Didn't you eat?" Johnson yelled at the tall black man.

Butch controlled the ball to the penalty area and handed it to Li Yifan near the free throw line.But now the tall black man was getting very close. He swung his slender arms to form an insurmountable control surface and pressed his body forward.

Li Yifan held the ball in both hands and faced the black man sideways, thinking to himself: This is what it means to play basketball.

Without dribbling, he used his left foot as the axis, suddenly turned his body to the right, and raised his hands violently!The tall black man hastily moved over and was immediately thrown into the air by this fake move, and at the same time he yelled in annoyance!
Li Yifan dribbled the ball to the left with a light hop and shot with absolutely standard posture before the tall black man jumped back to block the shot.He knew that this goal would definitely be scored.

Even the black people on the sidelines knew that one of them let out a desperate cry of "oh!" and watched the ball pass through the rim without a sound.All three consecutive balls are hollow!

"Oh no! sowonderfu1youare!" Butch shook his head and sighed, "Cheng! I didn't know you were such a good shooter, you are a perfect shooter! I admire you so much!"

"Shit!" Johnson's face flushed red, "apureshooter! You're too ugly to play, Huaxia kid, you have to be as tough as a man notkeepshootingandandon!"

Li Yifan said coldly: "Beating you is enough, what nonsense?"

Johnson spat and cursed: "yousubsp;
"Okay!" Li Yifan said lightly, "beatmethenisubsp;
Johnson pushed the tall black man away: "Get out of the way, I'm going to fight this Huaxia boy one-on-one!"

Li Yifan passed the ball to Butch with a raised hand.As Butch said, as long as it wasn't Johnson coming up, he wasn't afraid of anyone at all. The tall black man was completely shaken and almost fell to the ground with his buttocks.Seeing Butch showing off his skills with sarcasm, Li Yifan couldn't help admiring.

Butch passed the tall black man several times in a row, but he couldn't shoot. He went around half court and handed the ball to Li Yifan.

Li Yifan held the ball in both hands and bent down to stare at Johnson in front of him.In fact, Johnson doesn't have the posture of a defender at all. These teenagers who are used to playing streetball are used to offense, and defense is nothing more than relying on temporary reactions and physical fitness.But Johnson was serious after all, and his physical fitness was abnormal. Li Yifan didn't dare to underestimate him.

This is a fierce collision of completely different basketball cultures where Chinese and American teenagers are singled out on the street!
Li Yifan didn't dare to dribble for fear of being intercepted by the opponent.He hesitated for a moment, suddenly made a wobbly feint, and then jumped up and shot.Unexpectedly, Johnson jumped up with a "snap" and just covered the ball. Li Yifan turned around and was about to grab Johnson. He squeezed fiercely until he grabbed the basketball, turned around and rushed to the basket!

Li Yifan regretted endlessly.What kind of heads-up is this!In the past, he would definitely take a quick start with the ball to cooperate with an emergency stop jumper or a layup, or quickly shake the opponent's center of gravity to seize the opportunity to shoot and score.But this kind of completely meaningless fake action completely underestimated the opponent's ability!
When Butch saw Johnson rushing over with the ball, he backed away in fright!

Amidst the whistling sound from the sidelines, Johnson raised his hand and threw the ball onto the backboard, then jumped up with both feet, formed a crescent shape in the air, and grabbed the rebounding basketball. A ferocious two-handed dunk stunned Li Yifan!
It is really a visual feast of explosive power and impact. It is worthy of being the number one player of the Broncos!
"Oh!" Johnson swung his arms viciously and screamed at the sky, then glared at Li Yifan sarcastically.

Li Yifan smiled and made a "please" gesture to invite Johnson to the ball very gentlemanly.He is absolutely unwilling to show the slightest surprise and timidity in front of these American gangsters.

Johnson dribbled the ball to attack and Li Yifan took charge of the defense.

"Li Yifan, come on!" Jiang Dongyu shouted in Mandarin.

Li Yifan patiently and slowly adjusted his center of gravity and moved his steps.Johnson stared at Li Yifan's eyes and started a dazzling dribbling performance. His body spun and swayed greatly, but Li Yifan soon found that as long as his eyes were not distracted by the opponent's dribbling performance, it was not so easy to lose his body's center of gravity.

As long as he doesn't lose his body's center of gravity, he can control Johnson in front of him.

He's never been more confident in his defensive skills.There is no ball control, no breakthrough, even if the touch of shooting is gone, he also has a defensive ability.

Li Yifan made a sudden shot at the same time that Johnson made a big yo-yo change!

There is a big flaw there. In Li Yifan's opinion, part of Johnson's fancy ball control has exceeded the critical point of ball control.Beyond this point, Li Yifan has enough time and reaction to steal the ball!
Johnson had played streetball for so long and never tried to make up for it.It's a streetball player's mindset rather than their ability.Therefore, when the ball in Johnson's hand was broken by Li Yifan, he didn't seem to realize that he just rushed forward.Johnson froze for a moment when his hand was empty.

Li Yifan grabbed the ball with one hand and only took two steps to dribble once, and it has already swept to the basket like lightning!
This is the habit of professional players to seize the rarest and safest opportunities along the most convenient route at the fastest speed to score without fail.Li Yifan stretched his arms straight towards the hoop in the air, and the basketball lightly jumped through the hoop in his palm!

"Yes!" Butch nodded like a rooster pecking at rice and started dancing!
4:1 The Huaxia teenager completely overwhelmed Johnson on both offensive and defensive ends. He scored 4 points in a row without giving the opponent a chance to fight back.Every single one of his shots hit the rim without a doubt and obviously his hands are hot!

"OK! ok!" Johnson nodded and waved his hands, "goon!"

One more goal and the game is over.Johnson faintly felt a tinge of fear. The Huaxia boy in front of him was by no means just an ordinary basketball fan. His shooting was terribly accurate, and his movements were undoubtedly professionally trained.Could it be that this Chinese man knows spells or kung fu as rumored...

Li Yifan was already standing in front of Johnson with the ball in his mind.

In any case, Johnson decided to do his best to defend the ball, even if it was a foul, he couldn't let this Huaxia kid just shave his head.That would be a shame and humiliation for Johnson, who has become famous in this area.

Li Yifan took a deep breath.In fact, he was also very disturbed. Although the current feeling is very good, he feels that there are not many opportunities that he can grasp.Of course, Li Yifan knows this well because he cannot win the game by shooting accurately.Especially in the one-on-one and two-on-two half-court matches that pay attention to singles skills.He must fight.

Then only take out the best weapon.

(End of this chapter)