It can be seen that with the stimulation of Tang Qian yesterday, today's Chinese National Youth Team, including the starting lineup, is extremely excited.
The starting lineup of the Chinese team: Zhao Jiwei, Heng Yifeng, Liu Delong, Zhou Qi, Liu Bo.
It's basically the same starting lineup as yesterday.
Tang Qian, on the other hand, continued to sit on the bench and had no chance to play.
The French team and the Chinese team are in the same situation, with a record of one win and one loss, so no matter which team it is today, whether it can defeat its opponent will be crucial.
In the first quarter, the Chinese team was almost a personal performance by Liu Delong and Zhou Qi. Liu Delong hit two high three-pointers, and Zhou Qi turned the French team inside. At the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team led the French team by 3 points to 14 to 11.
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In the second quarter, it was still a one-man show for these two people. Liu Delong's three-pointers were still accurate, and Zhou Qi was still smooth and kept scoring points inside. However, the French team, which had regained its composure, began to pursue the whole team, with center Rosen
Led by Phil and point guard Liggett, at halftime, the Chinese team actually fell behind the opponent by seven points.
Twenty-three versus thirty.
Changing sides to fight again, Zhao Jiwei started to work hard in the third quarter. He scored four points in a row with a layup and a second attack. Although the French team relied on small forward Corniglia to make sudden penalties and tied the game by three points. It is a pity.
At this time, the Chinese team's insider Zhou Qi stood up and hit consecutive hooks, narrowing the point difference again. The French team also knew the importance of this game, so of course they would not give up easily. Under the guidance of point guard Riggett,
Next, the French team once again launched an attack wave, hoping to widen the score again. At this moment, Liu Delong, who had a very good touch today, stood up and scored five points in a row with a three-pointer and an assist. Immediately afterwards, Zhao Jiwei also
A steal was obtained, a layup added another goal. Under the Chinese team's seven-point climax, the score between the two teams became 38 to 39, and the Chinese team was only one point behind.
The French team called a timeout. Their head coach saw that the Chinese team was about to gain momentum, so he called a timeout at the right time to interrupt the Chinese team's vigorous attack.
"Well played, Delong, your three-pointer today was so accurate. Be honest, what did you eat yesterday?"
"Haha, Jiwei, didn't you also play well? How many assists did you have? This pass is so accurate!"
"No, no, no, it's mainly because of Zhou Qi's strength. You see, he rebounds and blocks shots in the paint. He directly beats those French guys who didn't dare to go to our paint! Today's first contribution is definitely one that deserves to be recorded.
On Zhou Qi’s body.”
"Okay, everyone, please be quiet. The game is not over yet. You can celebrate after you beat them." Li Qiuping interrupted Zhao Jiwei.
"yes."
Facing Li Qiuping, Zhao Jiwei did not dare to have any dissatisfaction.
"Now we are only one point behind. Delong's three-point touch feels good today. You should make more use of it. Zhou Qi's inside performance is also very good. As long as we stick to our advantages, it is absolutely possible to defeat our opponent today."
." Li Qiuping said.
"Yes, coach, I will definitely perform better." Zhou Qi said loudly with some joy, because Tang Qian's performance yesterday put a certain amount of pressure on him.
"Well, come on, keep the pace down as much as possible and fight for more positions. Then victory will definitely be ours." Li Qiuping looked at Zhou Qi who was "abnormally" energetic and said in a calm voice.
"Okay, let's all come on stage."
"yes!"
"Hey, Tang Qian, do you think our team will win today?" Xu Ziyang looked at the playing field and said.
"Yes." Tang Qian knew the result of this game. The Chinese team finally made a comeback and successfully defeated the French team.
At the end of the game, just as Tang Qian knew, the Chinese team defeated the French team without any danger. The score was 59 to 53, and the Chinese team won by six points.
The biggest contributors to today's victory were Liu Delong and Zhou Qi. The former made six of nine three-pointers and scored 20 of the 59 points in total. The latter also scored 18 points, seven rebounds and three steals.
Comprehensive data on three blocks.
It’s another night, a happy night for the Chinese National Youth Team.
It's just that Tang Qian, who performed well yesterday, didn't play a single minute of playing time today and sat on the bench for a full 40 minutes.
The team had a day off, and with great momentum, the Chinese team faced the Czech team.
According to the rules of the U17 World Youth Championship, if you want to qualify in the group stage, you need to win at least three games or more. The Chinese team has already won two games and lost one. As long as they win a victory today, the promotion spot will be confirmed.
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And this time, in the memory of his previous life, Tang Qian remembered that he also won.
Since this is the case, today I will definitely be on the bench again and will have no chance to play.
Through that night's conversation, Tang Qian also understood a lot. Now he can only endure it. Otherwise, if there is discord in the team because of him, Tang Qian is almost certain that it will not be someone else who gets out.
Damn it, these are the rules, is this suppression?
Except for real garbage time, is it impossible for him to get his turn?
What the hell!
What a bastard!
But what Li Qiuping said was true, and he also realized something.
In a normal game, you may not get any chance to play, but what about garbage time or even garbage games?
Tang Qian looked at the match list on the wall, clenched his fist, and focused all his eyes on the last team on the list.
Team USA?
I will endure it well!
The match against the Czech Republic did not go beyond Tang Qian's expectations. With Zhao Jiwei's twenty points and Zhou Qi's fifteen rebounds and five blocks, the Chinese team reversed the game at the last moment and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals with a score of 71 to 68.
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In the evening, the Chinese National Youth Team checked into the hotel.
"That's great. I've advanced to the quarterfinals ahead of schedule and will be able to deal with it casually against the US team tomorrow."
"That's right, I was worried before, but now it's fine, everything is fine, hahahaha!"
"Come on, come on, let's celebrate, let's advance ahead of schedule!!!"
Really? I never thought about playing against the American team, right?
That’s fine, if you don’t play tomorrow’s game, I will!
The U.S. National Youth Team? I, Tang Qian, will wait and see.
Since there was no pressure to advance, the Chinese team had no sense of urgency at all against the American team the next day. Most people were talking and laughing. It seemed that what was coming next was not a game, but an insignificant show.
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"Eh? Jonas, why are these Chinese talking and laughing? Are they confident about facing us?" The speaker was the main inside player of the US team, center Nonu.
"Aha, Nonu, you didn't know this. The Chinese team defeated the Czech Republic yesterday. They have won three games and lost one, and are safely qualified. So no matter how they play with us today, it doesn't matter to them." The United States started.
Point guard Jonas said.
"Tch! So that's it! It's really ridiculous." Nonu looked at the Chinese team with contempt and said.
"Haha, big guy, you can't say that. After all, we are the American team, the undefeated champions of the last U17 World Youth Championship. It's understandable that the other party doesn't want to fight us head-on." Jonas patted him.
Nonu's shoulder said.
"That's true. This year we will definitely not be worse than the last one. We will win the championship and win it." Nonu said loudly.
"Haha, of course. Anyone who stands in front of our American team will only die." Jonas laughed a few times, and then said: "Let's go, we have to go over to gather."
"By the way, Jonas, we were also grouped with the Chinese team last time, right?" Nonu, the center of the US team, suddenly asked.
"Huh? That's right, man, what's wrong?"
"How many points did we beat them last time?"
Jonas thought for a while and replied: "It seems to be a win of forty points, seventy-three to one hundred and thirteen? It seems to be this number."
"Forty points?" Nonu licked his lips and said with a fierce smile: "Then we have to beat them by fifty points this time, no, sixty points."
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This game is still fresh in Tang Qian's memory, because the Chinese team lost miserably in this game.
What kind of cruel method?
Tang Qian remembered that he should have lost by sixty-nine points.
Yes, you read that right, it’s sixty-nine points, one point short of seventy.
But at that time, everyone thought that losing to the United States was nothing and not embarrassing, so it was rarely mentioned afterward.
In this disastrous game, none of the main players of the Chinese National Youth Team stayed on the court for more than twenty minutes. For example, the starting center Zhou Qi only played for a mere fourteen minutes and then went off to rest.
This game may no longer matter to the Chinese team's qualification, but for Tang Qian, it is exactly the opposite.
He must use this game to make a name for himself.
Let's make a name for ourselves in front of the strongest team in this World Youth Championship.
The U.S. National Youth Team? Tang Qian raised his mouth in a cold arc and said in his heart:
Let me use you to test the results of my hard work over the past few years!
China’s starting lineup:
Zhao Jiwei, Heng Yifeng, Liu Delong, Zhou Qi, Liu Bo.
Team USA starting lineup:
Jonas, Nonu, Domingo, Johnson, Yunsnuo.
Game start.
The Chinese team's point guard Zhao Jiwei scored the first goal. The American team's point guard Jonas immediately counterattacked with a fast break and made an underhand layup, tying Zhao Jiwei's score. In the next round, Zhou Qiqiang caused a foul and made two free throws.
, and then the Chinese team never took the lead again in this quarter. The American team's whirlwind attack directly crippled the Chinese team. At the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team fell behind 10 to 24.
Fourteen points.
After the start of the second quarter, the American team obviously stepped up its offensive efforts. No matter how hard the Chinese team tried to chase points, the point difference between the two sides quickly expanded to 35 points.
Halftime, locker room.
"Well, everyone played well. Facing the US team, we don't need to work too hard. After all, the quarter-finals the day after tomorrow are what we need to win." After Li Qiuping finished speaking, he continued: "The main players in the second half were all
Come down and conserve your strength, and leave the rest of the time to others to experience and learn. After all, you can learn some game experience against the powerful American team."
No one has any objections to Li Qiuping's arrangement. There is no doubt about the tyranny of the American team. If you go up to fight them, you will be tortured. No one among the five main players of the Chinese team has this intention.
The second half was ready. Before going on the field, Li Qiuping walked past Tang Qian and whispered: "Seize the opportunity and play hard."
Tang Qian nodded. Through the night talk that night, he also understood the importance of a "famous battle". If he couldn't grasp the next twenty minutes, maybe his rebirth... would be in vain.