masters-orleans Chapter 177 The Trip to the Top 64
Chapter 177 The Trip to the Top 64
Chapter 177 The Trip to the Top 64
The coaches of Calola University were not idle during the intermission, and the offense and defense of Calola University improved greatly in the second half.But so what?
At this time, the morale and confidence in Los Angeles are unprecedentedly high.Leonard and Harris, who have outstanding personal abilities, have been inspired by the time when Li Changgeng played in the first half, expanded the defensive area, and blocked the opponent's pass from beyond the three-point line.Mozart, who re-entered the field, was particularly brave, and the inside defense was like an iron wall. What is most noteworthy is that Mozart's violent temper seemed to have been effectively restrained when he was defending fiercely.
Beethoven and Paul continued to play their outstanding three-point shooting and rebounding skills. Although Paul's scoring situation is still not satisfactory, he has started after all.
Los Angeles' offense is quick and pervasive; Los Angeles' defense is impenetrable, and there is no way to take advantage of it!In such a Los Angeles, it is not impossible to regret the Raptors, let alone a small Corolla University team?
Not long after the second half, the remaining two timeout opportunities for Calola University were quickly exhausted. Although Mozart was forced to leave the field due to another foul, the situation of the game continued to develop in a favorable direction for Los Angeles.
The referee blows his whistle and the game is over.
110:78, Los Angeles wins.
Los Angeles has won!Los Angeles can participate in the NCAA!The Los Angeles team was elated.The players shouted, jumped, and hugged each other.The cheers of victory are endless!
Beethoven, the only team member of the third grade, was secretly wiping away tears while hugging Li Changgeng and shouting wildly!
Harris, who is usually stern and rarely smiles, seems to have forgotten to maintain his cold image at this time, grinning and laughing non-stop.Mozart was especially exaggerated. With a strange cry, he embraced Paul, Wang Gang, and Tu Shuangquan with his long arms, and shouted excitedly: "Haha, Los Angeles can participate in the NCAA! Haha, Los Angeles can finally participate in the NCAA!" Wang Gang, Tu Shuangquan and others were all deadpan Pulling Mozart's ape arm, blushing: "Brother, can you use less force with your hand?"
And Cheng Kunyong didn't seem to know what happened, but said to Harris naively: "Hey, Harris, you are laughing!" Get hugged again.
Leonard, Li Yifan and the others were also hugging each other and shouting wildly!
Only the teaching assistant, who no one dared to hug, was smiling all over his face at this time.
"Los Angeles, Los Angeles!" The thunderous cheers of the stadium echoed non-stop in the stadium!
NCAA, the Los Angeles Los Angeles team is coming!Raptors, Li Changgeng Li Changgeng is back!
"Go, go back and announce the good news to Coach Major!" Li Changgeng shouted, waving his arms, and a group of people behind him cheered happily!
hospital.
Coach Majoro's hand holding the pennant of the "National College Basketball League J District Champion" trembled slightly, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. He raised his head after a long time, and cheerfully said to the surrounding Los Angeles, "Good job!"
The crowd cheered again!
"Let Li Changgeng tell the principal, Yanshan Hotel tonight! But" Coach Majoro paused, his eyes circled around Los Angeles, "No drinking!"
"Haha..." There was a burst of laughter, and a burst of joy!
There is still training tomorrow, and today's celebration banquet ended in a noisy manner. The team members all went back in small groups under Li Changgeng's urging.Li Changgeng and the teaching assistant were left to clean up the mess.
"Let Li Changgeng take you back!" With the experience from last time, Li Changgeng boldly proposed this time.
"I'll show you off." The teaching assistant replied with a smile.
On the quiet night road, two figures were riding slowly under the street lights.
"Finally made it to the NCAA, aren't you excited?" the assistant coach asked suddenly.
"Of course, NCAA, Li Changgeng has been looking forward to it for four years!" Li Changgeng said excitedly, "Li Changgeng is very excited when he thinks of being able to compete with masters from all over the country again."
"Then the one you want to fight the most is the Raptors?"
"How do you know?" Li Changgeng asked in surprise.
"Yes or no?" the assistant asked.
"Of course, the Raptors are recognized as the strongest team in the country! And..."
"And you lost to the Raptors once, didn't you?"
"Yes, but, Li Changgeng was convinced that he lost in that match!"
"Have you ever thought that if you play against the Raptors again, you might lose?"
"Los Angeles will definitely win!"
On the third day after the game between Los Angeles and Calola University, the regional league continued to play the remaining games. After defeating two opponents, Calola University also qualified for the NCAA.
In ten days, the NCAA will officially start.
In ten days, the NCAA that Li Changgeng fought for will officially start!In ten days, the Raptors will appear in front of Li Changgeng again!
"That guy really got in!" Heroin happily shook the "Los Angeles Sports" in his hand, and shouted cheerfully towards Pierce over there.
"Of course!" Pierce said lightly, the movement in his hands did not stop, the basketball was still jumping up and down around him, making movements beyond the imagination of ordinary people, but he still couldn't get out of his control.
"Player and coach?" Pinol took the magazine from Heroin's hand, looked at it, and said in surprise, "This is not an easy task!"
"L.A. is still led by him!" Pierce didn't seem surprised.Wiping the sweat off his brow, he took the magazine that Pinole took over.
"The magazine said that Li Changgeng only played for a few minutes in the first half. In the second half, when the overall situation was settled, he played again because of the center forward who was sent off. There is no special report on Li Changgeng's performance."
"It seems that the strength of the Los Angeles team this year is not trivial. Li Changgeng seems to have found a capable teammate." Gently closing the magazine in his hand, he said calmly, "It seems that meeting the Los Angeles team in the final should not be a problem. gone."
"The final? Other teams won't let them win so easily, right? North Carolina, Floyd, and the youngsters are all established strong teams. Although they are not as good as the Los Angeles Raptors, they are all strong teams! Katerina, who came out last year, is not an easy person. If Los Angeles wants to advance to the finals, it may not be so easy!"
"Is that guy an idler?" Pierce took the drink from Gong Tianyi, drank it all, and said calmly, "It's time for training."
"Isn't that right, Captain, have you just rested for a few minutes?" Heroin screamed miserably.
Pierce didn't seem to hear Heroin's screams, and he grabbed the ball and walked towards the court alone.
"Let's go, that guy must be practicing desperately now!" Patting Heroin on the shoulder, the Raptors' main power forward Kumiko whispered in his ear: "You don't even fear this little training, do you?"
"Are you kidding me? I'm persevering, King Kong is not bad..." Heroin still boasted to himself, and the people next to him covered their ears and ran towards the court with the ball.
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The Los Angeles team at this time.
The Los Angeles team is in a practice match, and as the coach, Li Changgeng keeps pointing loudly from the sidelines.Fortunately, coach Majoro recruited two players from the first grade, otherwise, coach Li Changgeng would not be able to play a practice game in person.After several days of training, Li Changgeng has gradually accumulated the awareness of being a coach.
"Mozart raise your hands higher, don't back down!" Li Changgeng shouted loudly with his hands raised.
"Paul, try shooting from that position." With both hands clasped around his mouth, he yelled at Paul.
"Captain, good shot, let's shoot faster next time..." Li Changgeng clapped his hands and shouted.
……
In the blink of an eye, several days have passed since the game against Calora University, and the qualification to participate in the NCAA has made the whole team more motivated than ever before.During the one-week hell training camp, none of the players fell behind. With continuous practice and practice, the strength of Los Angeles has grown rapidly. Coupled with the experience accumulated in several games, the players' skills have also improved significantly compared to before.The future seems bright.
Only Li Changgeng felt uneasy: just this is not enough, the Raptors are far stronger than the current Los Angeles!
When the end time came, Li Changgeng blew the assembly whistle, "This is the end of today's training. Everyone disband!"
"It's finally over!" Paul slumped on the ground, moaning weakly, "Li Changgeng is so tired that he doesn't want to move anymore."
"Me too." Mozart fell beside Paul.
"Li Changgeng, how long will this training last?" Captain Beethoven moaned, "I think I'm about to fall apart!"
……
The screams continued.
Coach instruction.Li Changgeng straightened his body and said sonorously: "It's almost over. The few days before the NCAA is very important. All the teams participating in the NCAA are training hard. If you want to get good results in training, hard training is the key to success." Of course!" Li Changgeng raised his head while talking, and added in the small book in Yang Yang's guilty conscience, "Coach Majoro said it!"—the training plan that Coach Majorro made for Li Changgeng on the hospital bed.
There was naturally a roar of laughter below.
While laughing, the teammates packed up their things and went back to their own dormitories.Li Changgeng and Paul were left to clean the gymnasium.
"It's finished." Chu Cheng stretched, "The thing Li Changgeng wants to do most now is to take a hot bath and sleep soundly!"
"Then you go back!"
"Aren't you going back?"
"I'll practice for a while."
"Then I'll go first." Paul packed his things and waved goodbye to Li Changgeng.
Li Changgeng was the only one left in the empty gymnasium.Holding the basketball in one hand, Li Changgeng looked up at the high rim, and the Raptors he saw in the video appeared in his mind from time to time--Li Changgeng has repeatedly looked at that videotape every day these days.
Facing the Raptors' impregnable defense and all-conquering offense, how can Los Angeles beat this team head-on?Although he can say to people very freely: "There is nothing shameful about losing to the Raptors." "The game is either won or lost, and failure is a common occurrence in the dormitory." But how many times did Li Changgeng really think about the moment when failure comes?But the moment when failure really comes is whether Li Changgeng can really be so calm?
No!Li Changgeng couldn't do it.Li Changgeng really knew that Li Changgeng couldn't do it, now Li Changgeng's heart was completely filled with the desire to win, Li Changgeng wanted Li Changgeng to win, no matter how powerful the Raptors were!
For victory!
Pressing down the basketball in his hand, Li Changgeng rushed towards the center of the gymnasium. Li Changgeng wanted to constantly hone his basketball skills, and Li Changgeng wanted to improve his level desperately.
The foundation is the most important thing, Li Changgeng keeps doing dribbling, passing, layup, shooting all kinds of non-fancy exercises; an excellent point guard not only has the ability to break through in singles and make the pass fast and smooth , Shoot the ball by yourself, create space for your teammates, and creating opportunities must also be a magic weapon for a good guard. Li Changgeng conducts various shooting exercises from outside the three-point line; Shooting and being able to score in all positions is a must for a small forward. Shooting, hooking, layup, turning around and shooting, Li Changgeng practiced tirelessly; The body is naturally indispensable, Li Changgeng will do a hundred more push-ups!
Practicing and practicing again, sweat came out from all over Li Changgeng's body, gradually converging into streams and rushing down.After finishing the last push-up, Li Changgeng's hands softened, and he squatted down on the ground, allowing the sweat to spread on the floor he had just dragged.
Panting, he got up from the ground, sweat continued to spread on the ground, and the floor that had been mopped just now seemed to be mopped again.With a wry smile, Li Changgeng turned around and staggered towards the mop, holding up the mop on the ground with one slender hand—teacher? !
"Why haven't you gone back yet?" Li Changgeng asked shyly because Li Changgeng didn't dare to look at each other because of the scorching gaze shot by the assistant teacher.
"What about you, isn't it the same? Except for weekends, Li Changgeng lives on campus." Looking at his watch, the teaching assistant said angrily, "It's been two hours since the training, and you still don't go back, aren't the dormitory people worried? "
"I just want to practice for a while." Sighing, Li Changgeng sat down on the spot and picked up a basketball next to him, "The NCAA is about to start, I don't want to lose the game before I meet the Raptors !"
"But it's only a few days before the NCAA. If you train so hard now, it will only waste your energy in vain."
"I don't want to, it's just that the opponent is too strong. If I don't work hard, the NCAA may be a dream!" Looking up, the Raptors in the video appeared again in his mind, "Li Changgeng really doesn't want to lose ah!"
The assistant coach gently squatted down on Li Changgeng's body, and looked straight at Li Changgeng: "I remember you said that you have already seen the victory of the game! It's a common thing in the dormitory of winners and losers. If you can't do it this year, do you have a chance next year!"
"I think I'm not as free and easy as I thought. I don't want to lose, I want to win!"
"No one said that the current Los Angeles team will definitely lose."
"No one knows better than me the current strength of Los Angeles, the current Raptors," Li Changgeng looked up at the assistant coach, and then lowered his head again, and said sadly, "The chance of victory is worse than it was back then——Li Changgeng watched this year's Raptors. The game video of the Dragons..." There was a long silence, and he said in a harsh voice, "During the days when I was a coach, I really understood how amazing the Raptors are. Looking at the video in the dormitory, I felt the strength of the opponent. In the real fight, the Raptors might be stronger than imagined. Thinking of this, Li Changgeng can't wait for the arrival of the NCAA with peace of mind."
"Can't you let go of the outcome of the game, is victory really that important to you?" The voice of the assistant coach couldn't help but rise.
"I don't know, it's just that Li Changgeng really wants to win this game!" Li Changgeng muttered in a low voice, as if a child who had done something wrong quibbled, "There is no player who does not want to win the game."
"But none of the other team members are as hard-working as you!" The assistant coach said angrily, "I can't do it this year, but I still have a chance next year. Do I have to get myself covered in bruises?"
Lowering his head in silence, Li Changgeng seemed shocked by the assistant's anger.
Li Changgeng kept his promise, quickly picked up the mop on the ground, and mopped away the sweat stains on the ground.Seeing the teaching assistant's back disappearing through the door, Li Changgeng took a while to recover.
After packing up his things, Li Changgeng hurried out of the gymnasium, outside the Wan dormitory was already lit.The classroom is full of students going to self-study.It turned out to be really late.
He hurriedly found his bicycle and drove towards the dormitory.
The days are passing by in a hurry, and the NCAA is finally coming.The hard training has come to an end, and the NCAA is finally about to start.
At the same time, other teams participating in the NCAA have also completed pre-match preparations one after another, and are preparing to gather for the competition venue-New York!
The University of North Carolina, Xijiang Farm, and Floyd, among the semi-finalists last year, have already arrived at the competition venue first, and settled in the hotel arranged by the competition.Katerina, who Heroin said was "not someone to be taken lightly" -- lost last year to the Raptors and finished in the quarterfinals, and then arrived in New York.Other participating teams also arrived one after another.
New York XX Hotel.
The door was opened, "Here we are!" The staff who greeted us at the airport got off the bus first, "This is the hotel where all the participating teams stayed during the competition. The other teams participating in the competition have already arrived first."
"Get out of the car!" Li Changgeng grabbed his luggage and got out of the car.The other team members also got off the car one after another.
Looking up at the tall building in front of me, this should be one of the few hotels in New York. The sponsor of this competition is really generous.
"Lead the way ahead!" Calming down the excitement in his heart, Li Changgeng calmly said to the staff, "Which floor do you live in Los Angeles?"
"Please follow me. The Los Angeles team lives on the seventh floor." The staff turned and led the way, and the Los Angeles team members followed and filed into the hotel.The teaching assistant was carrying a big bag and a huge luggage bag and struggled to follow behind.I really don't know why girls always have so many things.Li Changgeng frowned, and reached out to take her luggage: "I'll do it!"
"I knew you wouldn't have the heart to let me drag such a big box alone!" The assistant teacher smiled sweetly.
"What's in it that's so heavy?"
"Girls' things, boys don't ask." Before Li Changgeng had time to refuse, the teaching assistant had already hung the big bags on Li Changgeng, clapped his hands, and walked into the hall with a smile, leaving Li Changgeng as a fool Carrying big bags and small bags in the back!
The moment Li Changgeng entered the hall, he immediately felt gazes from all directions, and almost instantly, all eyes in the hall were focused on Li Changgeng, all because of a voice: "Li Changgeng, hurry up! "The teaching assistant in front shouted coquettishly.
Although Li Changgeng knew that the signboard of "NCAA champion Li Changgeng" had some weight, but when the whole hall turned to Li Changgeng reflexively, Li Changgeng was taken aback.In a hurry, the big and small bags on my body fell off.I slipped and almost fell.The embarrassing gesture made everyone in the hall laugh.The instigator, the teaching assistant, even bent over with a smile.
Frantically grabbing the large and small bags on the ground, Li Changgeng rushed into the elevator dragging the suitcase as if to escape.
Li Changgeng's NCAA champion's debut show ended amid laughter.
"Honestly speaking, did you deliberately make me look ugly!" Li Changgeng asked with a tiger face.
"No." He stared innocently with big eyes.The teaching assistant twisted Xiao Man's waist, and walked out first with a smile.
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Li Changgeng arrived at the seventh floor with luggage of all sizes.The staff pointed out the room assigned to Los Angeles.Before Li Changgeng had time to allocate, everyone had already rushed into each room with strange screams, and even the cold Harris flashed into a room as if he had never lived in a hotel.
"What's going on?" Li Changgeng asked suspiciously the captain Beethoven in front of him.
"Please step aside." Beethoven smiled without answering. The moment Li Changgeng made room, he also flashed into the door next to Li Changgeng.
What's the matter?
The staff explained: "The Los Angeles team has declared 16 people, and six double rooms have been arranged for the competition. Unexpectedly..."
Didn't expect anything?Unexpectedly, there is a girl in Los Angeles!
Oh my God!Li Changgeng finally understood why these guys occupied his room so eagerly.Damn it!
Looking at the remaining room, the teaching assistant blushed, stomped her feet, and said coquettishly: "Li Changgeng doesn't care, let's see who dares to enter this girl's room!" As he spoke, he stepped into the door and slammed the door heavily!
then what do I do?With a crying face, Li Changgeng asked cautiously: "Can you, can you arrange another room?"
"Sorry, all hotel rooms have been arranged." The staff was very embarrassed, "You should discuss it yourself!"
Is this negotiable?
With a bitter face, Li Changgeng looked around the surrounding room. Everyone who was hiding at the door to watch the show slammed the door heavily when Li Changgeng's gaze arrived.
Looking back, the staff member who was still beside him just now had disappeared. Looking along the aisle, he disappeared at the turning as if he was running away.
(End of this chapter)