naaapseattle Chapter 134 Invitational Tournament (7)
Chapter 134 Invitational Tournament (7)
Chapter 134 Invitational Tournament (7)
However, there are some things that do not depend on the will of men, at least not on their will.God, who had always been on their side, seemed to take a nap at this time, and the game became a pure goal contest.
After this match, all the newspapers and media had an extremely unified understanding of Li Yifan's gesture of raising his index finger, which was: from now on, the match will be controlled by Li Yifan!
This kind of understanding is definitely not aimless, as proved by Li Yifan's performance on the court.
Catch the ball, run, make an emergency stop, make a quick shot, a half-block near the penalty area, and the crisp sound of "Shua!" into the net, the one who threw the ball was Li Yifan.
Zhang Xianxian got the rebound in the backcourt and directly made a long pass, received the pass from outside the three-point line, ran with the ball single-handedly, passed the opponent's inside defender, "boom!" and dunked with a one-armed windmill.It was Li Yifan who dunked.
Stopping suddenly, turning around, changing hands and dribbling the ball under the crotch, the sound of "squeaking" sneakers rubbing against the floor, the figure with the ball suddenly stopped.The Australian defensive player sighed lightly: Well, he hasn't let him break through yet.Behind him, "Boom!" Zhang Xianxian, who hit the basket, received the pass and dunked vigorously.It was Li Yifan who passed the ball!
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"Sometimes a player's sudden outburst is enough to change the entire game." Li Yifan's performance verified this sentence.He made up for the loss of Jiangcheng team's offensive power caused by Zhang Yu and Ahu's departure.No, the current Jiangcheng team's offensive power is stronger than when the two of them were on the court.Li Yifan's explosive fighting power in a short period of time is absolutely unstoppable.
Aim for the hoop, the goal is to get the basketball into the hoop.At this time, Li Yifan only had this idea in his mind, no tactics, no reason, just to send the ball into the basket.Whether it's hands-on, or getting the ball where a teammate can score, the goal is to score.
It is impossible to expect to win a big game by relying on an outstanding player, but it is not uncommon to rely on an outstanding player to win a game.
That's it for this game.
Throughout the fourth quarter, Australia tried various methods to contain Li Yifan, such as double-teaming, close pressing, and intensive defense, but they either watched the basketball enter the basket in vain or sent the opponent to the free throw line.And when Li Yifan's offensive momentum finally dropped a bit, coach Xiangfeng of the Jiangcheng team released Zhang Yu, another tiger who was pressed on the bench.Zhang Yu's brave performance wiped out Australia's last hope of victory.
When the whistle sounded, the Jiangcheng team fixed the score at 105:100, and the Jiangcheng team won the game again with a five-point advantage.
There is only half a step left to advance to the final four.
In the last 10 minutes of the fourth quarter, Li Yifan scored [-] points and assisted four times, truly staged a crazy "super moment"!
Defeating Australia and reaching the quarter-finals, this is something that many people in the country did not expect. They all shouted that this is a miracle, but in the eyes of Jiangcheng, it seems so insignificant. Now they have only one goal, to reach the finals, even if there is the United States in front of them. Team, they all have to be suppressed.
The next game is against Germany, also a strong European team.Whether it is basketball or football, they are stronger than Huaxia, and this time the enemy is stronger than before.
After a simple warm-up, the game will officially begin.
When Coach Xiangfeng announced the list of starting players, two sharp eyes stared at him closely.
"Starting lineup, center Zhang Yu, second center Tong Haifeng, small forward Ahu, point guard Ahui, and more," Coach Xiangfeng's eyes met those two sharp eyes, "Shooting guard Li Yifan!"
"Li Yifan will start playing?" The commentator couldn't help exclaiming when he saw Li Yifan appearing in the starting lineup.Both the fans and the commentators are used to what coach Xiangfeng said and arranged for Li Yifan's sixth man, and now he surprised everyone again.
Game start.
The Jiangcheng team seized the ball first, and the basketball was handed over to Ah Hui.Ah Hui dribbled the ball forward and prepared to organize an attack.
"This way!" Li Yifan, who was outside the three-point line, signaled his request to Ah Hui.It is definitely very rare for Li Yifan to make such an active request in a game.But Ah Hui didn't seem surprised, a smile flickered across the corner of his mouth, he accelerated, changed direction, and passed the ball.Ahu jumped up after catching the ball, and the posture of shooting the basket attracted the German defenders to jump up to block it.The hands catching the ball were turned upside down in the air, and the basketball flew straight to the three-pointer.A figure flashed beyond the three-point line, and a figure appeared there-no one guarded in front.
Catch the ball, raise your hand, jump up, shoot the basket, and the basketball draws an arc and falls steadily into the basket.
Three point shot!
It was Li Yifan who shot.
"Yeah!" Li Yifan, who was shooting, and Ahu, who was passing and assisting, clapped their hands together.
The game on the field couldn't help them stop and guess, Germany had already attacked quickly.The defender quickly dribbles the ball forward, and the other four players quickly enter the position.The point guard dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and then passed the ball quickly. The basketball was quickly transferred in the hands of the German players. The inside line, the outside line, and then transferred to the basket in a blink of an eye. The inside center turned around and made a jump shot.
Fast, flexible, combined with internal and external, how similar the German style is to the Jiangcheng team!
Before the audience on the sidelines sighed, the Jiangcheng players on the court had already launched a fast break, with the momentum of chasing behind their opponents.After receiving the ball, Ah Hui passed the ball quickly, and the ball was handed over to Li Yifan.Raising his hands to pass the ball, he suddenly dribbled and made a breakthrough, his feet soared and left the defender behind in a blink of an eye, he stopped outside the three-point line and raised his hand to shoot the basket, the German player jumped up to block, "Crack! The basketball passed under his feet, hit the floor and bounced to the inside line, a figure followed up and grabbed the bounced basketball and slammed it into the basket, "Boom!" He dunked heavily with both hands.
It was Ah Hu who dunked!
Such a fast speed, such realistic fake moves, such beautiful coordination, and two very strange people——Ahu after high-fiving each other.
In the game against Germany, coach Xiangfeng vowed to win the game, claiming that Germany was just a sharpening stone for Jiangcheng team to meet the US team, but as a professional coach, he would not blindly ignore the strength of the opponent. It is clearer that Germany is definitely the strongest opponent that the Jiangcheng team has encountered so far.
Comparing the technical statistics of the Jiangcheng team and Germany since the start of the invitational tournament, we can roughly judge the strength comparison of the two sides: all the games won by the two teams have subdued their opponents with more than 110 points, but the average score of Germany is 95 points, and the Jiangcheng team has only A little more than 45 points, the Jiangcheng team is obviously inferior in terms of attack power.In terms of defense, the River City team limits opponents to 55 points, while Germany limits opponents to [-] points; River City averages [-] rebounds per game, while Germany averages [-] rebounds per game. inferior.
The data contrast is so stark, but Coach Xiangfeng is still full of confidence in winning the game.The reason is still the same: the data is not what determines the game.
After carefully studying the German game, Coach Xiangfeng had to admit that the Jiangcheng team had no chance of defeating their opponents. The only chance to win the game was to go forward with a stronger attack against the opponent's defensive advantage.
Stronger offense, more points, coach Xiangfeng racked his brains to explore the remaining offensive potential of the Jiangcheng team, and finally set his sights on Li Yifan.
In the games so far, Li Yifan ranked third in the team with an average score of nearly [-] points per game, which is not bad.But looking back at Li Yifan's games with a critical eye, coach Xiangfeng can still find evidence of his weak offense.
Maybe it's because he was born as a small forward, maybe he didn't want to steal the limelight from his big brothers, or maybe he learned to rely on so many outstanding teammates around him. Li Yifan didn't take many shots in the game.The basketball is in his hands, and he can pass or shoot. Most of the time his choice is to pass the ball.You must know that Coach Xiangfeng has been asking him to increase the number of shots.The average score is [-] points per game, but the number of shots is less than [-]. The scoring efficiency is astounding, and it is also embarrassing: if there are more shots, the Jiangcheng team's attack should be stronger.
In the last game against Australia, in the fourth quarter when Zhang Yu was fouled and Ahu was injured and left, when the Jiangcheng team was facing the crisis of failure, Li Yifan suddenly broke out with a strong attacking power, and Jiangcheng team almost took over the fourth quarter by himself. All score.In the game against Turkey, he also had an offensive performance of getting carried away, but after a short-lived flash in the pan, he returned to his old ways.
After reviewing all of Li Yifan's game performances, Coach Xiangfeng came to the conclusion: Li Yifan can only play a game when his emotions are fully involved in a fierce game, or when the team faces a crisis and must come forward. The performance of the last section.
On the field, Li Yifan and Ahu of the Jiangcheng team were like two tigers descending the mountain to hunt for food. Red's murderous eyes scanned the opponents who dared to block their progress, and their expressions were very much like tigers who choose to eat.When the German defenders in front of them met their eyes, they couldn't help but feel their hearts flutter.
Li Yifan and Ah Hu didn't care if their expressions frightened their opponents. At this moment, they only had the basketball in their eyes, and they were thinking about how to snatch the basketball from the opponent's hand and send it into the opponent's basket.
"Scratch!" The basketball in the hands of the German point guard was suddenly pulled out, and a figure strung out at the same time and grabbed the basketball that bounced off the ground in a blink of an eye——Li Yifan!
The one who stole the ball was Li Yifan who was facing off against the opposing point guard!
The basketball was controlled in the hand and the feet suddenly accelerated, and the speed was proudly unfolded at full speed. By the time the German defender turned around and pursued, he had already been left behind.
Leaping up from the penalty area line, his stretched body looked like a big bird flying in the air. The basketball he held up high and smashed down when his body rose to the highest point, "Boom!" Dunk!
"Pa, pa..." The basketball that landed on the ground bounced unhurriedly, and the figure on the basket fell gently, turned around, raised his right index finger and viciously shook his arm.
The stadium suddenly roared with cheers and cheers, and the excited fans jumped up in front of the TV, shouting "beautiful!", and the two commentators imitated the audience and jumped up and shouted "beautiful!" - thanks to the TV The camera did not cut back to the live broadcast room at this time.
"Yeah!" Li Yifan and Ahu, who were clapping each other, raised their heads and looked at Coach Xiangfeng on the sidelines. Although they didn't make any gestures this time, their contemptuous expressions seemed to remind Coach Xiangfeng: "Look, we scored again. !"
With a score of 12:8, the Jiangcheng team led by four points. Of the twelve points, Li Yifan and Ahu jointly scored seven points.
Such an opening was really unexpected for Germany, and Li Yifan and Ahu's aggressive momentum was beyond their comprehension: Why are they so desperate for a game that has nothing to do with the overall situation?
But no matter whether they can understand it or not, they also don't want to lose this game.The coach on the sidelines of Germany gestured, and the German team controlled the rhythm on the field.
The Jiangcheng team's morale was greatly boosted by Li Yifan and Ah Hu's consecutive wonderful performances, and Zhang Yu was so excited by Li Yifan's dunk, he thought he would do the same again.Li Yifan, Ah Hu, Zhang Yu, and another Tong Haifeng who was equally excited, almost the entire Jiangcheng team was in a state of impetuosity.Fortunately, there is also a calm Ah Hui.In charge of ball control, he firmly controls the rhythm when attacking, and constantly reminds the players to move to help defend when defending.
No matter how much Li Yifan and Ahu stared, the rhythm of the game finally slowed down thanks to the efforts of both point guards.And Li Yifan finally sobered up a lot after getting a foul.
The game finally returned to its normal rhythm.
Coach Xiangfeng, who was sitting on the sidelines, didn't move his butt from the beginning to the end, didn't give any instructions to Ahui, and didn't shout at Ahu and Li Yifan to calm them down.Always a leisurely and contented expression of sitting on the Diaoyutai.
Obviously, all of this was within his expectations, and the situation was never beyond his control.
Time, in the 5th minute of the first quarter, the score was 12:8, and the game returned to its normal rhythm.In the 6th minute of the first quarter, the score was 14:10, and Germany controlled the basketball organization to attack.
German European style.The basic elements of European basketball, such as solid basic skills, stable shooting, and crazy outside three-pointers, are very obvious in the German team.But they still have their own distinctive characteristics with European teams, that is, their offensive speed is very fast.
Another team on the field, Jiangcheng, is also known for its fast-paced offense in this invitational tournament. When these two teams meet, the rhythm of the game can be imagined.Therefore, as far as this game is concerned, the so-called normal rhythm is not an unhurried offensive and defensive position.When the rhythm is under control again, the offensive and defensive transition speed of the game gradually begins to accelerate.
Germany's offense is a typical mobile offensive tactic, the players on the field are dazzling off the ball, and every player on the team is an offensive player.With an excellent point guard and four players with a certain ability to control the ball, the effectiveness of the mobile offense in the German team is completely comparable to the famous triangle offense in the NBA-their average score of 110 points in this invitational game is the highest among all ball players. The highest in the team.
The Jiangcheng team is not a team that is good at defense, and even Coach Xiangfeng has no good way to face the German attack.After weighing the pros and cons, Coach Xiangfeng chose the more energy-saving zone defense.This is also the best defensive tactic that Jiangcheng Basketball has mastered.
What do you do with the energy you save?Naturally, it is thrown into the attack.
In the zone defense, Coach Xiangfeng heavily deployed four defensive players inside, this is to counter the German team's rebounding advantage. "Fifteen offensive rebounds per game" This is definitely an amazing statistic.Rebounds are the guarantee of offense. One more rebound means one more chance to attack. For the Jiangcheng team, which is going to fight against the opponent, rebounds are crucial.
Zone defense is four players in zone defense and one player in line marking.Li Yifan was in charge of man-marking for the Jiangcheng team.
Like Coach Xiangfeng's offensive tactics, Germany's offensive also has a tactical core player.That is their point guard Roy.
With a height of 201cm and a weight of [-]kg, he is extremely fast and bounces well. Roy is omnipotent in scoring, rebounding and assisting.Any team that wants to defend such a player will definitely double-team.When Coach Xiangfeng sent Li Yifan to defend him alone, he never expected that Li Yifan could completely defend him.
But Li Yifan didn't know this, he was defending hard all the time, and he was always annoyed, because he hadn't really defended the opponent once until now.
After two rapid dribble sounds of "pa, pa", the result of the offensive and defensive matchup again appeared: the basketball once again flew from Li Yifan's side into the inside line, and the German center forward caught the ball and played singles against Zhang Yu. He turned around and hooked his hand, "snap, shua!" and hit the rebound into the basket.
"Damn it!" Li Yifan's face was full of anger.
"Flute!" The referee's whistle sounded, the Jiangcheng team made a substitution, Li Yifan got off, and Ma Ju got on.
Returning to the sideline with his head drooped and sitting on the bench dejectedly, Li Yifan seemed to have returned from a disastrous defeat.God knows how outstanding he is in the eyes of others.
The game on the field continued.After Li Yifan was replaced by the Jiangcheng team, Ahui organized the attack, and Ahu interspersed inside and outside the line.With the fast off-ball running and fast passing of the players, the Jiangcheng team also played a fast and smooth offense in the rest of the first quarter after Li Yifan went off the court.
However, the defense of the Jiangcheng team still did not improve much.Ma Jue, who replaced Li Yifan, had no better way to defend Roy.
At the end of the first quarter, at 30:32, the Jiangcheng team went from leading by four points to now trailing by two points.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Li Yifan started again.After sitting on the bench for so long, it's clear he's calmed down.
The basketball was handed over to Li Yifan.After sitting off the court for so long, he had the same thoughts as Coach Xiangfeng after he came back on the court: Since there is no more way to defend, he should counterattack with a stronger offense.
Stronger attacks counterattack the past!
"Pa, pa" changed direction twice, stopped abruptly, took a step back, raised his hand to shoot, and swung his wrist obliquely in the air to draw the basketball in a straight line through the German defense and pass it to Zhang Yu at the basket.
One-on-one under the basket!
Turning around with his heels, Zhang Yu hooked the basket with one hand and easily sent the ball into the basket.
"Beautiful, the ball is passed beautifully, and Zhang Yu's strong attack at the basket is also beautiful!" The commentator repeatedly applauded.
Turning around, it was Jiangcheng's turn to defend.Not having more to do defensively isn't doing nothing.Li Yifan is still defending Roy very hard.
The shapes of the two people are not at the same level at all.How could the Germans fail to notice such an obvious height advantage.So so far, [-]% of Germany's offensive has been passed on to Roy, and this time is no exception.
Breaking through and splitting the ball is Roy's forte.His speed is not very fast, but the sudden start speed in a short period of time is extremely fast.Although Li Yifan's acceleration is not inferior to him, but when he was in the defensive position, he was overtaken by the time he reacted.
The only chance is to prejudge the direction of his breakthrough.
left?Or right?Li Yifan once again faced such a choice.Even the best players always have some gaps to check for when they drive.But Li Yifan has not been found so far.
After Roy received the ball, he suddenly started to speed up, Li Yifan followed, stopped suddenly, the basketball swung back, and accelerated to the left. Li Yifan, who had just adjusted his center of gravity, was already close to his body again.
Roy stopped suddenly again, took a step back, and raised his hand to shoot!Even though Li Yifan jumped up to stop him, the basketball still flew past his fingers.
Still half a step away!
Both feet landed on the ground, Li Yifan desperately turned around and looked back, "Shua!" There was a crisp sound of hitting the net, the ball went in!
Simply put, Germany's attack is not inferior to the one that Li Yifan and Zhang Yu completed just now.
32: 35!
The offense and defense changed positions again.
In the 8 minutes of playing in the first quarter, and now in the second quarter, Li Yifan's threading has become more obvious.The German team officially started after a gesture from the coach on the sidelines against his defense.
Li Yifan received the ball, and the figure in front of him flashed and two people stood in front of him at the same time!
Double team?
In the second quarter of the game, Germany finally put out their strongest defense!
Unlike the Jiangcheng team's strong offense and weak defense, Germany's defense is as good as their offense. They suppress the opponent's shooting percentage below 40% in every game.Maintain a two-person defense against the players with the ball, and the strong side double-teams the weak side defense. Their defense is a typical three-two mixed defense.This is the defense that the Jiangcheng team played against the US team.But in that game, the Jiangcheng team didn't really see the power of this kind of defense. First, there was a disparity in strength between the two sides. Second, the US team had never been a team that was really good at zone defense.
Until now, the Jiangcheng team had truly seen the power of this defense.
Although Germany's defense is strong, how can the Jiangcheng team's offense be taken lightly?Coach Xiangfeng had seen their defense in the video but did not make any special preparations. Did he really oversleep?
(End of this chapter)