Rookie against Jordan, I became the god of basketball

Chapter 55 Semifinal VS Team USA! (Ask for the first order!!!)
In the last game of the group stage, the Chinese team played against Italy.

There was no disturbance at all in this game. Italy played standard European basketball, with the inside stacking weights and the outside practicing shooting.

Lu Feng's advantage in the No. 1 position is particularly obvious. No matter in singles or in the pick-and-roll to call Italy's insiders, he can score frequently.

In the last group match, the Chinese team defeated their opponents calmly, won the first place in Group B, and successfully advanced to the knockout round!

After defeating Italy, the Chinese team won three battles and three victories, advancing to the knockout round with a complete victory in Group B, which amazed countless people, and more and more people paid attention to the Chinese team and Lu Feng.

Lu Feng feels that the biggest change during this period is that there are more reporters surrounding the Chinese team.

Of course, there are also many more domestic reporters.

At the beginning, the Chinese team was not favored before the expedition, and not many Chinese journalists came to Argentina.

But as time went by, the domestic media paid more and more attention to the Men's Basketball World Championships, and CCTV even started a live broadcast!

After the group stage, the draw for the knockout round was completed, and the 4 groups of matches for the knockout round were freshly released.

In the first round of the knockout round, the Chinese team easily defeated Argentina and advanced to the semi-finals.

Argentina was able to advance because of their good signings. There was no strong team in their group, but when they met the Chinese team, they didn’t even have a chance to use the black whistle. Lu Feng kept shooting from the outside and opened up the point difference by two in 10 minutes. Counting, there is no hope for Argentina at all.

However, after defeating Argentina, the Chinese team was not very happy, because their next opponent was the US team, which was second in Group A and advanced to the next level!

US team second?Oh, it turned out that it was assigned to Yugoslavia...

A group of people from the national team looked at the result and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Is it possible to say: Yo, isn't this the US team, why is it so rubbish?

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In the semi-finals of the Men's Basketball World Championships, the Chinese team met the US team, and the discussion between the two teams was immediately full.

First of all, the Chinese team. After nearly a week of competition, European basketball fans know that the Chinese team is now in a good position. There is a basketball genius named Lu Feng, who defeated Oscar Schmidt and led the Chinese team to the first round of the group. , Will join the NBA next season, or the NBA No. 1990 pick in [-].

Not to mention the U.S. team, which has always been the strongest country in basketball. In order to promote the development of world basketball, it even introduced rules prohibiting NBA players from participating in FIBA ​​games.

The European media and fans are very excited, and the Chinese and American fans are even more excited...

China is more of a pity. Although the semi-finals are already very good, who doesn't want the national team to go further?

However, considering that the opponent in the semi-finals is the United States, both inside and outside the industry are not optimistic about the advancement of the Chinese team.

And the US side...

NBC: "The Miracle in Seattle Continues: Miracle in Buenos Aires?" "

CBS: "The second promotion in the group, the first round against Lark and the Chinese team, is it a plan or incompetence?" "

ABC: "Payton: Rucker is not invincible!" "

……

The players of the US team are not clear about the domestic hype of the US media, but this does not prevent them from accepting various interviews.

"Yes, Lark is very powerful, but he only has one person, he can't beat us!"

"What, someone said that? Cut, we are us, they are them!"

"That's right, we did lose to him, but this is the World Championships, not the NCAA, and the Chinese team has no chance of winning!"

"Luck?" Gary Payton smiled disdainfully, and said loudly, "Even if I don't defend and let him score 100 points, he won't be able to win!"

Although the U.S. media kept making all kinds of hype, trying to make this game look as topical as sparks hitting the earth, but in the pre-match predictions, they were all optimistic about the U.S. team's advancement.

The gap between the two teams is visible to the naked eye. Although the Chinese team has the strongest player Lu Feng at the time, but the rest of them are really bad...

Two days later, in the semi-finals, the Chinese team played against the US team. The starters on both sides were:

Chinese team: Lu Feng (PG), Hu Weidong (SG), Ma Jian (SF), Gong Xiaobin (PF), Song Ligang (C).

Team USA: Gary Payton (PG), Kenny Anderson (SG), Billy Owens (SF), Larry Johnson (PF), Mourning (C).

The Chinese team made an adjustment, which was to change positions between Gong Xiaobin and Song Ligang.

Let Gong Xiaobin, who is more powerful, fight against Auntie, and Song Ligang, who is more flexible, to deal with Mourning, this is an impossible solution.

"Put on a TV station, install a TV station..."

In China, at 6:[-] in the morning, countless fans got up early and waited in front of the TV.

In the small shop at the corner of the intersection, the owner of the small shop moved a color TV outside the house, and countless people gathered in a circle with small benches, waiting for the game to start.

The two teams kicked off, and Mourning won the first attack for the US team.

Payton dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Lu Feng let him take two big strides.

Peyton: Here we go again, this familiar feeling comes again!

Lu Feng is very clear that Payton doesn't have a long-range shot yet, it's fine if he doesn't have a long-range shot, and his breakthrough is just average...

During this period, Payton, apart from passing the ball well, the only remaining advantage is self-confidence, just like when he saw Lu Feng set himself two meters away, he opened his hand and shot without looking at his teammates-clang!

Mourning and Payton have worked together for so long, and they have long been accustomed to each other's style. They leaped high to grab the rebound, turned around and scored.

Lu Feng watched Mourning score the second attack and shook his head helplessly.

"Look, Lark, what did I say?" At this moment, Payton's ugly cry came from Lu Feng's ear: "I said, as long as you give it to my teammate, you are nothing!"

Lu Feng: "???"

What is this, you and Mourning scored two points and one rebound at the start?
"Luck, I will keep an eye on you. Don't even think about scoring this time, pass the ball quickly..." Lu Feng dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Payton's tireless voice came again.

Old K chose to let Payton defend Lu Feng alone. Ever since he grew taller, Lu Feng has not been so good against Payton.

Not only is it not easy to shoot, but Lu Feng can't shoot comfortably. Payton is 193 in height and 214 in wingspan. He is an absolute gibbon and deserves the name of "glove".

Therefore, Lu Feng chose a more direct method - called pick and roll!

If I can't beat you, I can't beat others?
Lu Feng shook his head, and Hu Weidong knew what he meant, and hurried over to make a pick-and-roll, Lu Feng switched to Kenny Anderson's face.

Facing Kenny Anderson's defense, it was not that difficult for Lu Feng to play singles.

Hesitantly step up and make a three-point shot-shua!

Payton dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and he was not in a hurry to attack. He said to Lu Feng: "Damn, is that all you can do, and keep avoiding me?"

Lu Feng looked at Payton, who was two meters away from him, and replied, "I like this. If you have the ability, you can give me one. Do you dare to vote?"

Peyton: "..."

Damn, just go back, what else can I do, I don't believe this shot has been... 哐!

This time, Mourning failed to grab the rebound and the Chinese team attacked.

Although Payton kept talking non-stop, Lu Feng completely ignored him and gradually opened up the score by calling Kenny Anderson...

After the game was played in the past 10 minutes, the score on the court came to 27:24, and the Chinese team led by 3 points.

The Chinese team was able to take the lead, and Payton, who shot 6 of 1, contributed a lot. Payton was like this when he was young. He was angry when he was provoked. This situation did not get better until later in his career.

Being behind in the start is nothing to the US team, because they have long been used to such routines.

That's right, it's just a habit. Even during the Dream Team period, the US team often encountered situations where the start fell behind, and sometimes even fell behind at halftime.

But none of these matters. In the second half, relying on better physical fitness and rotation, they can often directly overtake the score in one wave. This is what the US team is good at.

Halfway through the first half, Old K even called a timeout for a substitution without haste, and the team rotated normally.

The score was 40:34, and the Chinese team led by 6 points, but Old K was not in a hurry. In his opinion, the United States could not beat Yugoslavia before. Very ordinary, will lose the game.

And the inside line of the Chinese team...

Old K looked at the comparison of rebounds between the two teams - 27:13, the US team led by a full 14 points, twice as many as the Chinese team!
Look, this is the effect of inside crushing. Even if Larry Johnson made 7 of 2 shots and Payton made 8 of 2 shots, the United States is only 6 points behind.

Old K started with self-belief: the advantage lies in me!

At the same time, the Chinese team bench on the other side...

"Xiaolu, I'll see you next, hold on!"

"As long as you can throw the ball I passed, absolutely no problem!"

In the middle of the first half, when the American team made substitutions, the Chinese team did the same. Old K almost burst out laughing when he saw this situation.

The Chinese team has played several games, so it has naturally been analyzed. In the analysis of the Chinese team, the key points mentioned are: average confrontation, poor physical fitness, and weak substitutes.

After less than half the game, except for Lu Feng, the other four members of the Chinese team were sweating profusely and out of breath.

Although they have played many training games with the Huskies, the national team's poor physical fitness has not been improved, and in FIBA ​​games, this defect will be infinitely magnified, because FIBA ​​has a large scale of confrontation.

The body itself is not as good as others, and the scale of confrontation is still large. Except for Lu Feng, the other four people can't bear it at all.

The US team scored a goal, and when the Chinese team attacked, a very miraculous situation occurred on the court... All five players on the Chinese team were standing on the outside!
Lu Feng saw that the inside line of the US team was squatting inside and could not come out. Shan Tao was unguarded and passed the ball directly.

Shan Tao shoots the ball as soon as he catches it, and makes a three-pointer——shua!

In the next round, the U.S. team defended inside, but Lu Feng went straight to the basket, a tank breakthrough + iron-blooded layup!

After several rounds like this, the American team discovered that Lu Feng and his four substitutes could fight back and forth with them!
No, it should be said that the United States still has the advantage. The Chinese team can't defend against their offense. In addition, the Chinese team can't grab rebounds. The main reason is that Lu Feng's efficiency is too high, and the point difference can't catch up.

After Lu Feng forced a 2+1 while being dragged by someone, Old K couldn't stand it any longer and called a timeout.

It's numb... What kind of tactic is this, and why is it so terrifying?
Four teammates who can shoot three-pointers are drawn on the outside... This is too weird!
Lu Feng chuckled, this is the legendary chimpanzee, of course it is powerful.

It is not without benefits that the national team likes to practice hard before, because the confrontation is too bad, so everyone can shoot, and the shooting percentage is not bad. This is the biggest advantage.

Lu Feng came into contact with the national team during this period and discovered that although the national team's substitute lineup is slow, it can serve as a space point in positional warfare.

4 people can shoot the ball as a point of space, isn't the most suitable one to shoot in all directions!

Although the upper limit is a bit low, and the national team has a maximum of 3 and no D, for Lu Feng, 3 is enough.

Old K replaced Gary Payton, because he is the most suitable player to defend Lu Feng.

Although he didn't know what kind of evil way this was, he could also see that if Lu Feng was a little restricted in this tactic, it would be pure suicide.

Therefore, the current situation on the court has become to see if Lu Feng can maintain the efficiency of Payton in singles. If the efficiency cannot be maintained, the US team can quickly catch up with the points.

However, old K replaced Payton and was in the middle of Lu Feng's arms. He was playing a clear card. He just wanted to keep Payton on the court and then defeat him.

Lu Feng knew that the decisive time was in the last 10 minutes. If he wanted to ensure the efficiency at the critical moment, he had to use all kinds of methods to consume Payton and slow him down.

But that's when Payton can maintain his efficiency in singles. If he can't keep scoring, once the score is caught up, everything will be for nothing...

Payton dribbled the ball to the front court, and Lu Feng immediately handed over the challenge: "Gary, get ready, your nightmare is coming, since you want me to play singles, then I will satisfy you!"

Payton didn't answer, but seemed to seize the opportunity, thinking that Lu Feng was busy talking trash and didn't defend well, so he directly shot a three-pointer——哐!

Lu Feng: "..."

Well, there is another advantage of Payton coming up, that is, it can slightly weaken the firepower of the American team...

Lu Feng got the long rebound and rushed forward without even thinking about it. Payton dodged to his side and used his body to resist him to prevent him from accelerating.

Lu Feng cursed inwardly, the confrontation is really great in this period, Peyton almost pushed him with his hands, this doesn't even sound a whistle!

After dragging Lu Feng into the battlefield, Peyton squatted down slightly, lifted his pants up, and said, "Didn't you say you want to hit me alone, come on."

Payton's defense was really good, but Lu Feng failed to see the opportunity, mainly because his long hands were too intimidating.

With a height difference of 21 centimeters and an arm span, are you sure this is really a human being and not a return to ancestors?
After Lu Feng dribbled for a while, he found an opportunity. He first slapped the ball hard on Peyton's crotch, and then picked up speed instantly with a falling step, sticking to Peyton and rushing in.

As soon as Payton put his feet together, he saw Lu Feng's breakthrough. Without thinking about anything, he immediately reached out and hugged Lu Feng, sending a foul.

"Fack!" Peyton shook his fist angrily.

The feet are spread too wide, which is what Lu Feng believes is the biggest shortcoming of Payton in defense.

In fact, Lu Feng himself has this kind of shortcoming. Since he grew taller, when defending against those short defenders, his small step defense is no longer effective. The only way is to lower the center of gravity.

In order to ensure the speed of lateral movement, when the center of gravity is lowered, the knees cannot move forward, but can only face to the sides, which causes the problem of too much leg opening.

In fact, it is not a big problem if the legs are too wide, because the offensive side will not play through the crotch every time. The risk of doing so is too high, and once it is reacted, it will be a mistake.

But Lu Feng firmly believes that he can make no mistakes, so once he sees an opportunity, he will not hesitate at all.

In addition, Lu Feng does not only have the high-risk attack of piercing the crotch to beat Payton. There is another method that anyone can use-shooting difficult shots.

So next, Lu Feng let countless live and live viewers see what a real "picturesque shooting" is!
Fadeback jumpers, drift jumpers, fadeaway three-point jumpers... All kinds of difficult shots are easy for Lu Feng.

Lu Feng: Please call me the descendant of Lu Mamba, Feng!

Swish Swish Swish Swish...

Every time Lu Feng scored a goal, he would spray a trash talk at Payton, which was different every time, without repetition.

The same is true for Payton. Once Lu Feng misses a shot, he will talk tirelessly for a long time.

This situation lasted for most of the game, and the two stayed on the court all the time without being replaced...

Relying on his personal ability, Lu Feng won a 5-minute rest time for the starting teammates in the first half and the second half respectively.

In the last 10 minutes of the game, the score of the two teams was 80:82, and the US team overtook it by 2 points!
路枫全程出战，30分钟里31投19中，三分球9中4，罚球6中5，砍下47分7篮板4助攻。

The fans watching the game were all stunned, Lu Feng was fighting against the US team by himself!

"God, Luck played all 30 minutes of the game so far, he scored 80 of the 47 points of the Chinese team, damn, he really wants to perform another miracle, listen up guys, this guy is serious, this It will never be the last time he does this!"

"To be honest, regardless of the outcome of the game, he has gained my respect, he is an absolute tough guy!"

"In addition, audience friends, don't forget that the Chinese team now only has Lark as a professional player. Once he has a helper in the future, the Chinese team will definitely become a big problem for the US team!"

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Lu Feng was a little annoyed, because there was no problem with his performance, and he even made a lot of difficult shots, but it still couldn't prevent the score from being overtaken.

But at this time, the American team was not much better. Although they led by 2 points, their state was not very good, and everyone's face was full of tension.

The previous two losses to Yugoslavia were already embarrassing enough, and now thinking that the US team only led by 10 points with 2 minutes left in the game, they couldn't help but think back to the previous two losses to Yugoslavia.

"Download the stage, install the stage, now we are playing for you the semi-finals of the 11th Men's Basketball World Championships, the match between the Chinese team and the US team..."

"The final decisive battle is about to begin. There are still 10 minutes left in the game. At present, the Chinese team is 80:82 behind by two points. Let us look forward to whether the Chinese team can overtake the score in the last 10 minutes..."

　I just found out that reading my own books also costs starting coins...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)