whirlwind basketball

Chapter 218 Youth Competition (35)

Applause, cheers, and cheering sounded like the entire stadium was about to be lifted!

Not only the people from the street team looked dumbfounded, but even the people from the youth training team were stunned. Fatty Zhang, who was resting off the field, shook his head repeatedly and muttered: "This is impossible, this is impossible..."

.......
At this point in the game, Li Yifan also saw all the clues, he interrupted the game, thanked him, and left.

Along the way, everyone was in a bad mood, but with Li Yifan's encouragement, they were happy again.

"Wait a minute, let's go back and look at the game records, the US team's, I hope you can pay attention!"

"Ok!"

Everyone shouted, now everyone is a little convinced of Li Yifan.

……

Recording ends.

Youth team.The room was silent, and no one spoke for a long time.Li Yifan, standing in the front, looked around at Li Yifan's teammates.

Long Xun's face was pale, Wang Siyang was sweating, Ma Feifei's lips were slightly parted, Fatty Zhang's hands were unconsciously pinching the corner of his clothes, Jiang Dongyu's face was calm, but the pendants in his hands had fallen to the ground but he was still holding onto them posture.

Not to mention the other players!
"Crack!" The TV was turned off with a sound. "Cough..." Li Yifan coughed dryly.In this way, everyone still has not woken up from the state of trance.

With a loud voice, Li Yifan said flatly: "The recording is over, are you all sleepwalking?"

a while...

"Ah?" Long Xun's voice.

"What a terrifying strength!" Wang Siyang sighed?
"Is this the US team?" asked in a low voice, as if he was afraid that it was Fatty Zhang who would hear the words.

"Huhuhu..." Ma Feifei panted heavily.

At this moment, Jiang Dongyu realized that the pendant had fallen to the ground and bent down to pick it up.The others wiped the cold sweat off their foreheads one by one and panted heavily.

Watching the performance of the players with cold eyes, Li Yifan didn't start to speak until everyone recovered their brain thinking ability one by one: "Yes, your reaction is much better than I imagined. This is not irony. I originally guessed that some people would run out halfway after seeing it.

"Now your hearts must be full of shock and fear: Is this the US team? Is this the strength of the US team? God, are they really amateur athletes? Damn, how can these guys be so terrifying? They are Our opponents tomorrow? Gosh, are we really going to play them?

"Now you must be full of frustration: you are also high school students, why are these guys so powerful?

"Maybe you will still be depressed: How far are we from the championship? Is this kind of opponent we can win?
"You don't need to bow your heads, this is not something to be ashamed of. The US team is just as good as they are, and the strength of the US team is so terrifying.

"I will not ask you to restore your fighting spirit immediately, and build up the confidence to defeat the US team now. No matter who sees such an opponent, they will feel terrified, which is why I choose to let you know their strength now. Instead of being intimidated by their strength in the game, it is better for you to accept this fact now.

"Everyone, go back to your room. Those who have not given up before tomorrow's game can tell me. Li Yifan will select the players from among them.

"Now, disband!"

In silence, the team members walked out of the room one by one.When Ma Feifei and Jiang Dongyu were about to leave the room, they looked back and seemed to hesitate to speak.

Watching coldly the last team member walked out of the room, Li Yifan stood there without moving for a long time.I wanted to say some words of encouragement at the end, but the taste of the words changed involuntarily.why?

There was a person standing quietly beside him, it was Jiang Dongyu.The jade hand gently held Li Yifan's hand: "You have done a good job, let them decide the rest!"

Yes, everything is up to them to decide.If the current test cannot be passed, how can they be expected to be able to display their normal strength when facing the real American team?If they want to go further, if they really like basketball, they won't give up.When encountering difficulties, only by facing them bravely and fighting hard regardless of success or failure, can there be improvement.Didn't the coach tell them that all the time?

Team USA.

"Have you watched the video, everyone?"

"Look!"

"Have you observed your respective opponents tomorrow?"

"Observed!"

"Very good, disband!"

.......
It was late at night, and the rooms of the youth training players were all lit up.

In the middle of the night, the hour hand has already pointed to two o'clock.Jiang Dongyu, who has always been able to fall asleep within 5 minutes of lying down on the bed, has been unable to fall asleep tonight.The dark room was quiet, except for Cheng Kunyong's soft snoring - he was really sound asleep.

Tossing and turning, he still couldn't sleep, and he always felt that the room seemed particularly stuffy, even though he knew that the air conditioner was sending cool air slowly to keep the room temperature at the optimum temperature.

Finally, the figure on the bed suddenly sat up.Lift the blanket and take a few deep breaths——Damn it, the room is so stuffy, why didn't I notice it before?Jiang Dongyu finally found a reason to get out of bed and walk around.Putting on his pajamas, he pushed open the door and Jiang Dongyu quietly walked out of the room.

Take a few deep breaths, the air outside is really good.Unconsciously, Jiang Dongyu walked forward along the aisle.

"Can't you sleep too?" A familiar voice woke up Jiang Dongyu, who was pacing with his head down, from his fugue.It was Fatty Zhang, and beside him were Ma Feifei, Wang Siyang, and Long Xun.They are on the front balcony.

"Yeah!" A soft reply, Jiang Dongyu maintained his usual indifference, and he didn't reply at all like ordinary people: Can't you fall asleep?
Long Xun tugged at the hair on his head in annoyance: "Damn it, w's mind is full of the American team's game recorded just now, and he can't fall asleep no matter what!"

"So are we!" Fatty Zhang said with a wry smile, "Just thinking of such a terrifying American team as our opponent tomorrow will make Li Yifan's head go numb."

"That's right, the strength of those guys is really terrifying. The worst thing is that bastard Li Yifan, who didn't encourage us at all, and just said 'You all decide for yourself', and kicked us out of the room. It's disgusting!" Wang Siyang hated road.

Long Xun also muttered: "That's right, shouldn't he give us some instructions at this time, let us know that the US team is not impeccable? He is the coach!"

coach?Ma Feifei was surprised that Long Xun and Wang Siyang took the responsibility so naturally to Li Yifan.Don't they realize that Li Yifan is also just a player?

Ma Feifei was stunned by the selfish "naturalness" in his heart.Do other people feel the same "naturalness" as you do?His eyes moved away from Long Xun and Wang Siyang, looked at Captain Fatty Zhang, and finally fixed on Jiang Dongyu.He was staring outside in a daze, as if thinking about something.Can't help but ask: "Jiang Dongyu, what are you thinking so engrossed in?"

Withdrawing his gaze looking into the distance, Jiang Dongyu was silent for a moment and said in his usual flat tone: "I was thinking, how long has this video tape been with Li Yifan? He must have seen the strength of the US team better than us. It is more clear. But..." He paused here, he is not a person who likes to talk too much, and the following words are self-explanatory.

"However, we have never seen the slightest cowardice in him." It was Fatty Zhang who answered, following his own train of thought, he said the words that Jiang Dongyu omitted, "Obviously knowing that what awaits us at the end is so terrifying team, he still strives to win every game and lead us to the finals. Before the game, he studied the tactics with all his heart, and used every opportunity to improve the strength of the team during the game. After the game, I took the trouble to sum up the experience for everyone. Why?"

Wang Siyang opened his mouth wide and said stupidly, "Is it for tomorrow's game?"

Ma Feifei nodded solemnly: "He never gave up on the final. He has been preparing for tomorrow's game since the first day he returned to the team."

Wang Siyang is still very dull: "But tomorrow's opponent is the US team, the king of the US team, you have seen their strength just now!"

"It is precisely because the opponent is the US team that Li Yifan will not give up the game!" With a cold voice, Jiang Dongyu rarely took the initiative to refute others.

Fatty Zhang nodded, and said, "The loss in the final two years ago has kept him in the heart."

Wang Siyang was speechless: "There is such a thing!"

Long Xun gave him a violent shudder: "Idiot, otherwise why do you think he is so desperate."

Fatty Zhang sighed: "To challenge the US team, you must have strong teammates. But our strength..."

There is too much difference with the US team - everyone knows it.

There was a sudden silence on the balcony, and everyone lost interest in talking.

After a long time, someone finally broke the silence, and it was Long Xun who spoke.

The dignified Long Xun said slowly: "Be fearful, turn fear into courage, and challenge a strong enemy with a trembling body." Li Yi, I always thought this was just Li Yifan's words of encouragement. Now it seems that this is Li Yifan's own experience !"

Wang Siyang had an expression of admiration: "Li Yifan is Li Yifan, and what you say has a realm!"

"Idiot!" Bao Li got away from Wang Siyang in time, and Long Xun waved his fist bitterly, "Now is not the time to sigh, think about tomorrow's game, are you going to let Li Yifan fight against the US team alone, you bastard Is it so easy to give up the game?"

"Give up?" Wang Siyang's expression suddenly became serious, "Stop joking. I have been thinking about tomorrow's game tactics. But you, the reason why you can't sleep is because you are hesitating whether to pretend to be sick tomorrow?"

"Asshole, stop looking down on people!"

"Cut!" Wang Siyang turned his head with a dismissive expression.

Long Xun exploded all of a sudden, and said angrily: "Damn it, do you not believe my words!" He raised his fist high and chased Wang Siyang to kill him.Wang Siyang, who thought he was invincible, was naturally not a fool and hid behind Jiang Dongyu.Long Xun continued to chase and kill, and Wang Siyang continued to evade.In this way, the two started a chasing battle around Jiang Dongyu.

And Jiang Dongyu, who was standing in the center, still looked cold, standing motionless in the center as a prop for the two to chase and dodge.

Ma Feifei stared dumbfounded at the dull and serious discussion just now, which turned into a farce between two people in a blink of an eye. "Really, these two people seem to never grow up!" Ma Feifei, who had recovered, patted his forehead weakly.

Fatty Zhang shook his head and said: "No, you are wrong. They have accumulated a lot of pressure in their hearts, and they are releasing the pressure. However, this method is really hard to agree with!" When their eyes met Ma Feifei, the two At the same time, he couldn't help but smile.

The two people who were chasing and dodging finally stopped, panting, and stared at each other vigilantly at the same time.But Jiang Dongyu, who had been silent all this time, spoke now.With the usual indifference on his face, he was a little more serious at this time, and asked, "Tired? Do you want to take a break?"

"Jiang Dongyu?" Long Xun and Wang Siyang stared at Jiang Dongyu at the same time.

"Hahaha..." The two watching people finally couldn't help bursting out laughing.As expected of Jiang Dongyu, the jokes are always so serious.

The two protagonists who were chasing looked at each other, scratched their heads, and laughed.

The last trace of seriousness disappeared.After the laughter, the expressions on everyone's faces relaxed a lot.

Fatty Zhang: "It's the first time I'm in the mood to laugh since watching the game. Thanks to you, my nervousness has disappeared a lot!"

"That's right, it's the first time I found out that the two of you are not useless, hehe..." Ma Feifei said.

The old face was slightly red, Wang Siyang quickly changed the subject: "Don't make any moves, let's get back to the topic. What about tomorrow's game, tomorrow's opponent is really strong."

Long Xun teased: "Idiot, do we still need to discuss this? Let's fight. Even if the opponent is the US team, we can't give up."

"That's right!" Fatty Zhang agreed, "No matter what, we can't give up the game. The US team is certainly very strong, but we only entered the final after defeating such strong teams as Germany, Argentina, and Brazil."

Long Xun seemed to have found the key to the golden cabinet all of a sudden, and said excitedly: "That's right, the opponent is the king of the US team, and our Li Yifan is still the king of the ball. It's hard to say who will win!"

Fatty Zhang nodded slightly, turned around to inspect the others and found that Ma Feifei was frowning all the time. "how do you say?"

Ma Feifei sighed: "Li Yifan is indeed the pillar of our team. However, we seem to have put too much burden on this pillar. What we should think about now is what we can share for Li Yifan in tomorrow's game."

Fatty Zhang showed a pensive expression, and his expression became more and more dignified. After a long time, he let out a long breath: "It's really like this. Except for Ma Feifei, none of us seem to realize this!"

Long Xun and Wang Siyang looked blankly at Ma Feifei and Fatty Zhang with dignified expressions.Jiang Dongyu with a cool expression also showed a look of listening.

There was a long silence, and the atmosphere was dull.

"Don't be afraid, tomorrow, we will win!"

Li Yifan came out at this time and looked at everyone.

.......
Ten days in the afternoon, Star Stadium.

Zhang Shaolong looked quietly through the crack of the door, turned around, his face was full of nervousness, and he said in shock: "There are so many people! Li Yifan, does every game have so many spectators!"

"Not exactly." Li Yifan answered again and again as he adjusted his shoelaces, "It depends on who the two sides are in the competition. The US team is a very strong team. It is a matter of course to say that it is the champion, and we are the dark horses. , The number of people who paid attention naturally increased relatively."

Jiang Dongyu over there gave Li Yifan a hard look.

Standing up and jumping twice, Li Yifan was quite satisfied with the feeling under his feet, and closed the cabinet: "Let's go, we are going first!"

The door opened, and Li Yifan was almost suffocated by the loud applause in the hall. He raised his head and looked around, there were so many people!There were huge crowds of people, and the cheers were earth-shattering.Driven by the sudden acceleration of the heartbeat, the calm blood suddenly seemed to rush, and a slight heat spread quietly on the face.The long-lost excitement!
This is the stage that Li Yifan expects.

Only at this moment did Li Yifan deeply believe that they will definitely win the championship.

"Let's go!" Looking back at his teammate Li Yifan, he walked towards the court with extremely firm steps.

in the audience.

Coach Xiangfeng, who had already quietly seated himself, was involuntarily attracted by the leading boy the moment the door opened.That's right, it's this boy.The high-spirited posture, the firm steps, the faint smile on his face, and the mighty and invincible aura, together make him unparalleled in the world.Among the thousands of people, it can be recognized at a glance.

Finally came back.At this moment, Coach Xiangfeng seemed to have tears in his eyes.

Another door opened and Team USA entered.

Li Yifan, who was warming up on the field, seemed to feel a scorching gaze on Li Yifan's back, turned around, and a tall boy who was not inferior to Zhang Fatty was staring at Li Yifan coldly.

Cole?Li Yifan's heart suddenly jumped out of this name.Wang Siyang of the US team!Li Yifan remembered the name when he looked at the opponent's profile in the morning.

Seeing the murderous look on his face, Li Yifan couldn't help being stunned: He seems to be very dissatisfied with Li Yifan!In a moment of astonishment, the giant walked over slowly: "You are Li Yifan?" With a cold voice, it seemed that Li Yifan owed him money and did not pay it back.

Although he was very uncomfortable with the other party's tone, Li Yifan replied lightly: "Yes!"

"Great?"

"Of course!"

"It's ridiculous." Cole said coldly, with the corner of his mouth raised, "If you dare to go to the basket, I will let you understand that it's just a joke."

Li Yifan couldn't help but looked at the arrogant giant in front of him amusedly, it took him a long time to remember that he couldn't show weakness, imitating his tone, he said coldly from between his teeth: "I don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth!" Then he turned and left.

The people behind seemed to be gnashing their teeth for a while, before turning around and leaving.

Fatty Zhang snorted coldly, followed behind Li Yifan without saying a word.

Warm-up time is over.

The team members gave Li Yifan a tacit understanding, shouted in unison and then appeared on the stage.

Li Yifan still remembers his encounter with the US team back then. He played aggressively and toughly, making him a very tough opponent.Although Li Yifan didn't know why Cole showed such a strong sense of confrontation towards Li Yifan, but Li Yifan doubted that this was a tough game.

It is impossible for any team to hide their main players when they meet the US team, but without coach Jiang Tao, Li Yifan, who is the coach, has to sit on the bench to control the game.

This is the biggest loophole of the Huaxia Youth Training Team at present.

Jumping ball, two equally huge figures, who can get the ball?The result came out quickly - Cole.Cole took the lead to hit the ball, and the players of the American team got the ball-this was the first time that Fatty Zhang lost a jump ball. The blow was not small!
The U.S. team got the ball and quickly set up an attacking stance. The one who controlled the ball was their No. 5. According to the information in his hand, Li Yifan knew that his name was Green. With a height of about 180 centimeters, he was as flexible as a monkey. He rushed left and right with the ball and came to the position of the Huaxia Youth Training Team.The running positions of other off-ball players are also perfect.The ball was passed, and it was their forward No. 8 Goering who got the ball. Goering dribbled the ball, but the right wing failed to break through, and then passed it to his partner No. 6, who was the shooting guard JJ. JJ, who was closely watched by Wang Siyang, turned around twice. After opening the gap, the ball flew straight towards the backboard!

Shoot?No, it was a pass. Their ace at the basket, Cole, had already squeezed into the penalty area and was fighting fiercely with Fatty Zhang.Turning around with a fake move, Cole grabbed a good position, grabbed the ball with one hand after taking off, and dunked the ball hard into the basket!Alley-oop dunk?
After scoring, Cole looked disdainfully at Li Yifan who was on the bench, and raised his thumb high—to himself, of course.Such an arrogant guy.

The U.S. team returned to defense, with No. 4 Cole, No. 8 Goring, No. 9 Pascalj, No. 6 JJ, and No. 5 Green active on the three-point line-area defense?
It's zone defense.Long Xun was very calm and composed, dribbling the ball without delay, and steadily controlling the rhythm. The other players cut into their attacking area one after another.Take a look at the US team's defense. The US team with Cole as the center of the defense has put on an iron bucket formation.Fatty Zhang and Cole on the inside were entangled in the inside and could not grab a good position. Every time they moved, Cole just blocked them outside the penalty area.

In the confrontation between Zhang Shaolong and Pascalje, he was also suppressed outside the penalty area.Jiang Dongyu and Goring were evenly matched. Jiang Dongyu kept moving quickly and cutting in, trying to get rid of Goring who was following him like a shadow. Goring held his position firmly and did not lose the wind.Wang Siyang on the outside line also moved quickly on the three-point line, but he was always entangled by the shadowy JJ, and he couldn't get rid of it effectively.

Long Xun, what should I do?

The speed of dribbling began to accelerate, and it was time to break through!With a slight movement of the left foot, the speed of the ball increased instantly, the left?No, the crotch changed hands, the ball was switched to the right foot, the basketball hit the ground twice in succession, and the figure quickly tilted to the left. When Green just adjusted his pace and moved to block, the ball was under the control of the left hand The bottom has been switched to the right, and the moment the right foot catches the ball, the body has adjusted accordingly, and it is still facing the basket, and the two feet have not moved yet!However, Green has already lost control of his body's center of gravity involuntarily because of the series of movement changes just now.

All the changes just now happened in an instant, and Li Yifan on the sidelines could see clearly, yes, that was Li Yifan's move when he confronted Long Xun for the first time.Great guy!What a quick learner!

The ball was on the right foot, before it touched the ground, the right foot took another big step, the whole body swayed to the right, and quickly dribbled to the left hand. When Green adjusted his center of gravity again, he turned around suddenly, and Green had no time to stop it. Time to break through.

Hehe, what a great guy!
After breaking through, Long Xun ran towards Wang Siyang, and Green chased after him.

The two of them intertwined, Wang Siyang blocked Green, and JJ's replacement over there blocked Long Xun's way to continue to break through, but what about the ball?Long Xun spread his hands and shrugged innocently at JJ.

Where's the ball?At that moment, seeing the gap of a moment, the ball was passed to Jiang Dongyu.Jiang Dongyu also lived up to Long Xun's trust. At the moment when Goering was about to move to make up for the position, he took a shot and the ball went in!Dude, the moment he catches the ball, he's ready to shoot.Jiang Dongyu is indeed the king of offense, the position of small forward is really suitable for him!

After seeing the wonderful performance of the two, Li Yifan on the sidelines was not only speechless!When did Long Xun and Jiang Dongyu become so powerful?Long Xun's extremely sharp breakthrough and Jiang Dongyu's resolute and steady shot, they seem to have taken another big step forward!What stimulated them to make such a huge improvement in a short period of time?
The applause in the stadium was earth-shattering. In just a few seconds, the wonderful offensive and defensive battles of the two teams firmly attracted the hearts of the audience present.It's going to be a fight between dragons and tigers!
The momentum of the Huaxia Youth Training Team, which was stunned by the American team's slam dunk just now, has once again risen. Although Jiang Dongyu still has an iceberg expression, the hotness in his eyes can't be hidden, and the burning fighting spirit in his heart, this The fighters on the court finally couldn't help burning up on the stage of the World Youth Invitational.

Fatty Zhang hugged Jiang Dongyu in an exaggerated way, screaming strangely again and again. He was eating turtles under the basket one after another, and he was so happy for Jiang Dongyu's counterattack.There was a slight twist on Jiang Dongyu's cold face, but he didn't push Fatty Zhang's hand away.At this moment, the two people who have never met seem to have feelings for teammates.

"Back to defense!" the calm Long Xun shouted.

Cole coldly said to the American team members: "Attack!" and rushed to the Huaxia Youth Training team first.

Green holds the ball, and his opponent is of course Long Xun.Just after half-court dribbling, Long Xun stepped forward to block.After Green failed to get rid of two fake moves in succession, the expression on his face became serious.Sinking the waist, bowing the body, pressing the legs, the basketball hits the ground unhurriedly.

Start changing gears!
Breaking through to the left, Long Xun blocked it steadily; the speed did not change, and if he continued to bully him, it would be a foul. Long Xun retreated a little, but still blocked him firmly. While stepping, Green pressed the basketball in his hand, shifted his crotch to his right foot, then turned around and broke through? !
not yet.Long Xun's movements were not slow either, barely blocking him.Green changed again, his high-speed moving body suddenly stopped, the ball was handed over to his left hand, his body swayed, and he made a breakthrough posture. Long Xun, who stabilized his center of gravity, followed closely...

The two tried their best while the audience was stunned, and finally Green, who was in control of the ball, had a slight upper hand and succeeded in breaking through.The ball was passed, and JJ from the outside line of the US team received the ball. JJ has no chance, pass on again...

The US team members actively ran and passed the ball in a wide range, trying to find opportunities.

The ball was handed over to Cole again, and Cole, who received the ball with his back to the basket, suddenly turned around and made a layup?Fatty Zhang hurriedly stopped.No, feint!

(End of this chapter)