Super League

Chapter 559: New season and new heroes II

The Jin Province Energy Team came to Japan for the preseason, and they will have a preseason game with the Bobcats in Tokyo.

The reason why it's not a local team like Fengtian... forget it!The gap in strength is too big, and Japanese fans don't like to watch this kind of abuse. After all, it's even worse to see their own team being abused.

According to official statistics, the most favorite CBA stars among Japanese fans are mainly Yao Ming and the rookies from the 02 class. The legendary stories left behind from that year also attracted the attention of Japanese fans.Liu Guang is naturally also very popular in Japan.

After defeating the American Dream Team that year, Japanese fans called the Chinese men's basketball team in the 02 World Championships "the best to defeat the best."Being able to receive this title in a country that likes to learn from others shows the shock that the Chinese men's basketball team brought to Asian countries.

The Energy Team on the other side was also invited to Japan because of its core player Kotaro Sato.In recent years, the Japanese basketball community has called Sato Kotaro the "Snake of Osaka". He is truly the No. 1 basketball player in Japan. He even defeated the senior citizens and foreign players of the national team as a college student in the national team and became a good talk among Japanese fans.

When Japanese fans think that people from their own country can be the core of the Chinese team, their national pride suddenly rises.

Therefore, the Energy Team is very popular in Japan, although the team has only been established for a few years and is not very strong.But it can also be said to be the Japanese "Rockets".

When Kotaro Sato practiced shooting on the court, many fans stopped and watched.

He wore headphones and listened to nothing outside the window, practicing shooting there. Kotaro Sato can be said to be a veritable training maniac. Paul Pierce's template allowed him to reach the upper limit of 82 in the second year after entering the league. The Energy team is the strongest. players.

The Japanese fans on the side looked at Kotaro excitedly, but did not dare to step forward.

Until a junior high school student came over and asked for a signature.

In Japan, people pay attention to the atmosphere. People nearby thought that this junior high school student was very rude for disturbing Sato's pre-game warm-up.

Sato's shooting touch was interrupted, and he glanced at the junior high school student next to him, only to see that the young man had already bowed 90 degrees.

"Please! Sato-san, I really like you!"

The young man's energy made Kotaro Sato feel different from the fans who asked him for autographs in the past.

Reckless and brave.

"Okay. What do you want to sign? Hurry up, kid!"

In just one sentence, Sato was handed his away jersey.

"what's your name?"

The young man was so excited that he couldn't speak. He straightened his tongue and said quickly: "Watanabe!"

Looking at Kotaro Sato who was signing autographs, Watanabe said excitedly: "Sato, you are the best! I like you so much! I hope you can win the championship in the CBA and let the Chinese people know that our Japanese basketball is not bad. of."

However, after signing, Kotaro Sato just handed the signed fans back to Watanabe, and then said: "You don't understand anything yet. I am still far behind in this world."

Sato Kotaro's words confused the young man named Watanabe.

But Sato ignored him and continued practicing on his own.

"What a championship, I still have a long way to go!"

……

Tickets for the day's game were nearly sold out.

In particular, Liu Guang's appearance triggered a climax, and his popularity surpassed that of the local Kotaro Sato.

When the two teams had a good exchange before the game, Kotaro Sato ran to Liu Guang.

"Liu Guangjun, I played in the CBA. We met in the All-Star Game that year, and I never scored a goal in front of you."

Liu Guang remembered Kotaro, and he recalled the persistent young man who participated in outdoor activities during the All-Star Game.He didn't expect that the little kid back then would actually become a professional. The fate was so wonderful.

Liu Guang praised this young junior.

Kotaro Sato looked at this childhood idol and felt deeply in his heart.

"Liu Guangjun, I want to make a request for tonight's game."

Liu Guang asked: "What request?"

Sato Kotaro bowed, "I would like to ask Liu Guangjun to treat this game with all his strength. I think it is only meaningful to defeat you seriously in this way!"

Sato Kotaro both admires Liu Guang and wants to defeat Liu Guang. In his opinion, defeating Liu Guang has a different meaning to his life.

Although Liu Guang was stunned, he laughed out loud and put his hand on Sato's shoulder.

"Then come! As you wish!"

Liu Guang hadn't seen such an interesting young man for a long time. He saw how he was provocative in front of Paul Pierce in 02.During the competition, Liu Guang really fulfilled his wish and turned on the all-out mode.

When Kotaro Sato confidently rushed forward to stop Liu Guang's turnaround jump shot, Liu Guang's basketball still flew out of Sato's hand and fell firmly into the basket.

"I won't use my full strength when young people are like this."

Liu Guang's provocation method was very successful. Kotaro Sato dribbled the ball through the half and gritted his teeth and refused Wang Weiping's pick-and-roll. He decided to do it himself.

Sato Kotaro's weakness is physical fitness, but it is not complete. His lateral speed is good, allowing him to become a first-class defensive player.

He lacks jumping ability, but he has a shooting touch that others cannot envy.Coupled with the post-up and dribbling rhythm that he has learned since childhood, he can easily score points in the game.

He is said to be a player at the third position, but he is closer to the second position.Because of this, he is considered to be very similar to Kobe, which is why he is known as the Osaka Snake.

Kotaro Sato showed off his special skills, breaking through from the left side of the bottom corner and then turning around to get to the bottom corner. The whole action was very smooth.

After pushing away Liu Guang, he hit with a mid-range shot.

This goal excited the Japanese fans on the sidelines.

Liu Guang nodded, impressed by Sato's delicate skills, and even saw his shadow in it.Apparently Sato watched his tapes a lot.

In the following time, Kotaro Sato continued to show his offensive talent, which made the Japanese DJ on the sidelines continue to shout excitedly.

Even the young man named Watanabe was shouting: "Well done, Sato, that's it!"

Sato even guarded Liu Guang during the game, and his fingers interfered with Liu Guang's shooting.

This made Sato excited for a long time.

Just when Sato couldn't hold back his excitement, he was hit by Liu Guang in the next round. To retaliate, Liu Guang would not have an overnight revenge.

"what!"

After being shocked, Sato Kotaro frantically chased Liu Guang, but Liu Guang came to the penalty area and slowly completed a dunk with the basketball held high with one hand. Liu Guang stayed with the old gangster for too long, and even his dunks had the shadow of the old gangster.

"You can't do it yet."

Liu Guang left without saying anything, seemingly ignoring Kotaro Sato, but Deng Liqun on the side knew that Liu Guang was serious.

"This kid has suffered."

If the first half of this game was enjoyable for the Japanese audience, then the second half was a sad one.

Next, Kotaro Sato didn't score in any sports battle when facing Liu Guang's defense!

Liu Guang used his strong body, experience, consciousness, and fighting spirit to teach this young man a lesson.

The Japanese commentator lamented: "The imperial tiger is not old yet! His teeth are still sharp."

Liu Guang has been away from Asian basketball for too long, which makes people underestimate him.

At the end of the game, when Sato had exhausted his physical energy and could only watch Liu Guang throw the game-killing shot, Sato's eyes dimmed.

In the end, Liu Guang contributed 45 points and 8 rebounds, and led the team to a 116:102 victory over Energy.This shocked many fans who had never watched the game after the game. What exactly caused Liu Guang to take the wrong medicine.

However, no one in China paid attention to Liu Guang's evaluation of Sato Kotaro to Japanese reporters after the game.

"He has the potential to be strong."

This sentence directly drove Japanese fans crazy.

Suddenly, the admiration for Kotaro in Japan has reached a new level.

However, the person involved, Kotaro, had only one thought after this game - to defeat Liu Guang!
He waited and was ready to go.

And I also believe that Liu Guang will definitely return to CBA.

……

On the other side, in the training hall of the National People's Congress, Li Zhumeng looked at a cover of Liu Guang and that sentence in a sports magazine, which made Li Zhumeng jealous to the point of separation.

He also secretly remembered the name Sato Kotaro.

(End of this chapter)