Chapter 876: A Good Start

Under the leadership of Li Liang, the Chinese team played better and better in the second quarter.

It seems to have returned to the era of Yao Ming.

Give the ball to Yao Ming, and there will always be a space on the outside for the shooters to shoot.

But in the Yao Ming era, there were high-quality three-point shooters like Zhu Fangyu and Wang Shipeng.

The current Chinese men's basketball team's outside shooting ability is really bad.

For example, Zhu Fangyu can be said to have swept the country in the CBA at the beginning, but when he arrived in the international arena, he found that his shots were too slow, and he couldn't score goals under high-intensity confrontation.

So I worked hard on my shooting speed, changed my shooting posture, and adapted to the shooting rhythm of international competitions.

Wang Shipeng is famous for his big heart, and the lore of the World Championships is still vivid in his mind.

Now the Chinese team, on the front line, Zhai Xiaochuan and Zhou Peng, are not three-point shooters, one is a commando, and the other is a defensive engineer.

Ding Yanyuhang has relatively strong personal ability, and he is also good at three-point shooting, but in the CBA he is trained as the core.

As a spot-up shooter, he doesn't necessarily qualify.

As for Li Gen, he is a heavy tank in the CBA, but he is a bit tasteless in the international arena.

It can be said that this Chinese team's three-pointer is a weakness.

And in the current situation where the world's basketball trend is going out and the three-pointer is becoming more and more important, this lineup is really hard to describe.

Halfway through the second quarter, Li Liang led his teammates to chase points desperately.

There were several opportunities from the outside line, but the teammates didn't grasp it.

But the Italian team slowed down, and the strength of the team was superior after all. They quickly stabilized their position and slowly stabilized their advantage.

Li Liang had to go to the basket to fight for offensive rebounds.

He has to organize, pass the ball, attack by himself, grab by himself, and command on the defensive end.

Li Liang really wanted to say, "You guys are the worst class I have ever led!"

It was indeed the worst class, and it was not even a little bit worse.

At the end of the first half, the Chinese team was 38:43, 5 points behind the Italian team.

In the second quarter, the Chinese team caught up with 11 points at once.

Of course, Li Liang contributed a lot. He hit two three-pointers alone, scored 8 points at the basket, and even drew a foul. He scored 16 points alone.

The Italian fans at the scene watched it quite enjoyable.

Super long three-pointers, emergency stop jump shots, high-tempo counterattacks, simple and efficient basketball skills, and stealthy steals, Li Liang showed off all the skills he is good at.

He is in very good form today, and the Italian team obviously doesn't know how to defend against this man.

In FIBA ​​games, zone defense is a relatively common defensive method.

But for Li Liang, using the zone defense to defend him is to let him shoot three-pointers.

Of course, Li Liang did not shoot casually outside. He made full use of his three-point deterrence, combined with his simple but effective breakthrough, constantly stirring up the Italian team's defense.

If it weren't for the poor three-point shooting percentage of other players on the Chinese team, it would not be impossible for the Chinese team to turn the score at halftime.

During the intermission, in the locker room, Gong Luming didn't speak, and Li Liang spoke all the words.

Only then did the male basketball players realize that Li Liang was a talkative person off the court, but on the basketball court, his words really made you uncomfortable.

"Can you shoot? Do you dare to shoot? Can you make a shot?"

"When you get the ball, you don't dare to shoot; if you shoot, you can't make it. If someone in front of you interferes, the ball will go sideways and crooked."

"You guys are professional players, don't you have any pursuit? How do you usually train? Is it enough to be the number one in Asia?"

"Physical fitness and technical level can't be improved in a short time. What about energy? What about courage? Hard work? Desperately grabbing and running around in defense is hard work, right? Can you use your brain, will you move? Mouth, where is the communication? I shouted inside, did you respond? Do you know why you have to be so defensive?"

"There are still some bad habits, don't stop and pass the ball, don't stop the ball and pass the ball, are you still in kindergarten? When you pass the ball, you have to stop and look twice. Do you know if the ball is dead? When you pass the ball once it is dead, you can pass the ball again. Leading teammates, what is the tactical significance? Can you mobilize the opponent? Is there a triple threat? Once you get the ball with both hands, the opponent has plenty of time to prepare. What is the point of your pass besides lifting the dead ball? What is the use? !"

Li Liang only played one quarter with the men's basketball team, and then he brought out some bad habits of the men's basketball team and scolded them all over again.

Guidance Gong Luming usually mentioned these things, but he also knew that it was really difficult to change these things, which were cultivated in childhood.

Just stop the ball and pass the ball. Many people don't hold the ball with both hands to find someone to pass the ball, and they may make a mistake.

The problem is that this kind of pass is meaningless tactically. It cannot mobilize the opponent's defense at all, and it is not sudden.

To play against an Asian team, you can rely on your personal ability to overwhelm your opponent.

Once they play against strong European and American teams, with strong defense and good physical fitness, if they can't make a fuss about their speed, the Chinese team, without the advantages of the three major centers, can only seek their own death.

And speed isn't just about running fast.

Li Liang scolded one by one, Gong Luming, the rest of the coaching staff, and the team leader were all listening.

Director Gong kept silent, but he felt that what Li Liang said was good.

Sometimes, if the coach talks too much, the players will get tired.

Anyway, that's it, I can't change it, let's say what I like.

And now the young players have strong personalities. At the beginning, 13 members of the national youth team imprinted their fingerprints and demanded that the head coach Fan Bin be dismissed.

Because Fan Bin is a player from the older generation of the army, swearing and even corporal punishment are commonplace, and he has long been used to it.

The young players couldn't stand his style, and even impeached the head coach.

Among the players of the national youth team at the beginning, there were five players, Guo Ailun, Wang Zhelin, Ding Yanyuhang, Zhai Xiaochuan, and Li Muhao, who have already entered the national team.

Although Director Gong has a lot of experience and is a meritorious coach, he just had an unpleasant fight with the Basketball Association.

In addition, the requirement for leading the team given above is to train newcomers, so sometimes it passes by turning a blind eye.

Otherwise, if this group of lads came to make another remonstrance, Director Gong would not be able to bear it at his age.

Li Liang is different, an absolute superstar, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the spiritual idol of this group of people.

Although the age gap is not big, the achievement gap is too big.

Now the national team needs such a core existence with sufficient prestige and strength, and who can curse people.

Yi Jianlian is a good leader who does what he does. Unfortunately, his personality is relatively introverted. He is a good brother, but he is not an excellent spurr.

Li Liang is elegant and easy-going off the court, and his mouth is fragrant on the court.

In order to take care of the emotions of the male basketball players, he didn't even turn on the hair dryer.

If the hair dryer is turned on, I'm afraid it will scold some people's tears.

After a passionate spit, fifteen minutes of the intermission passed.

Li Liang didn't expect to correct his bad habits by scolding, at least he had to pay attention to his spiritual awareness, and there would be opportunities for improvement later.

After the start of the third quarter, the Italian team began to change their defensive strategy - double-teaming Li Liang.

The double-team effect on Li Liang is still very obvious.

Because apart from Li Liang, the ability of the men's basketball team to handle the ball is indeed much worse.

Guo Ailun and Xiao Ding are already good at handling the ball, but facing Italy's strong defense, there are still not many offensive methods.

At this time, Li Liang asked the whole team to focus on defense.

Zhou Qi and Li Liang partnered in the paint, and Li Liang kept reminding Zhou Qi to fill in.

"Move! You move!"

"Left, left, past past."

Li Liang's soul-calling command method is also a kind of torture for his teammates.

As if someone behind you is always whipping you with a whip, does it feel good?

But the Chinese team's defensive strength has indeed gone up.

Once he got the backcourt rebound, Li Liang began to instigate a counterattack.

Zhai Xiaochuan took advantage of his speed and scored two quick counterattacks in a row, helping the Chinese team narrow the point difference to 1 point.

But immediately, the Italian team came back to their senses and used the skillful conduction of the ball from the outside to tear apart the Chinese team's defense.

He hit two three-pointers in a row from the outside and played a small climax of 8:0 for the Chinese team, re-establishing the advantage.

Li Liang missed two three-pointers from the outside.

However, the inside Chinese team is very aggressive.

Li Liang knew that he didn't feel very good. After getting the offensive rebound, he hit the basket and made a foul.

The Chinese team has been clinging to the score to prevent the Italian team from widening the gap.

Throughout the third quarter, the two sides played quite fiercely.

Italy has always maintained the lead, but the Chinese team is also pressing hard under the leadership of Li Liang.

In fact, Li Liang can open Wushuang, post a mid-range hit post, or highlight his Heavenly King Medal, and he can turn the score around by himself.

But such a twist doesn't make sense.

He still keeps passing the ball to his teammates, directing the defense, and at the same time attacking when he should attack.

Playing like LeBron James.

In the fourth quarter, the players of the Chinese team finally entered the state and found some feeling.

They were able to accurately receive some of Li Liang's passes and make correct responses—in fact, there was only one correct response, which was to attack without hesitation!

The Chinese team played harder and harder, while Italy played harder and harder.

Because the scene was all cheering for Li Liang, and none of them were cheering for the Italian team!

These traitors!

Not bad for being Italian.

Li Liang did not rest throughout the second half, leading the Chinese team to grind against Italy a little bit.

Sometimes the point difference will be stretched to 10 points, and Li Liang can slowly recover the points.

At the end of the fourth quarter, the Chinese team was still 3 points behind.

Now is the time to show your personal abilities.

After Li Liang made a single-block screen from the outside, he pulled up and shot a three-pointer!

Not only did it cause Gallinari's foul, but the ball was also scored!

Four points!

BLM Gym is a jubilation.

That's what we're here for!

After the extra penalty hit, the Chinese team took the lead for the first time in the game.

The little Italian fans on the sidelines looked happier than anyone else.

The morale of the Chinese team can be said to be boosted.

I was held down for a whole round, and every time I wanted to take a breath, I was held down.

At the last moment, they finally overtook, and the pressure came to the Italian team.

At this time, Li Liang showed the true qualities of Mr. Key.

He who had been shrinking in the three-second zone defended suddenly expanded his defense, and together with Guo Ailun double-teamed the opponent's ball holder.

【Death Coil】Successful steal!

Then assisted Guo Ailun for a one-stop layup, extending the score advantage to 3 points!

This was the winning goal.

Italy then called a timeout, but after returning, the outside three-point tactics failed and missed.

In the end, having to use foul tactics, the Chinese team seized the opportunity and gave the ball to Li Liang for a free throw.

His free throws are unmistakable, hitting consecutive hits.

In the end, in this warm-up match, under the huge disadvantage of 0:18 at the beginning, under the leadership of Li Liang, China defeated the opponent by 84:80 and 4 points, and won the championship of the Four Nations Invitational Tournament.

Li Liang made a good start for his Olympic journey.