Basketball starts with breathing

Chapter 101 Playing for Lu Yu

The final time is 4:9 p.m. US time on April 7th. In China, in the morning, because Lu Yu was injured after throwing a ball that killed the game in the last game, domestic fans are very concerned about Lu Yu's situation, so they all started early. sitting in front of the TV waiting for the game.

Su Qun was walking on the streets of New Orleans when the mobile phone in his pocket suddenly rang, and the caller name displayed was the newly appointed head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team, Wang Fei.

Two days ago, Wang Fei became the head coach of the national team for the second time.

The original head coach, Jiang Xingquan, almost ruined his reputation at last year's Sydney Olympics because he won and then lost the game with the French team.

In the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, because the Chinese team had three centers, Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi and Battelle, many people placed great expectations on the Chinese men's basketball team.

At that time, the members of the Liaoning team included Li Xiaoyong and Guo Shiqiang.

However, the results fell short of expectations.

In the group stage, when the Chinese men's basketball team faced France, they led by 7 points with more than 15 minutes left in the second half. Unfortunately, the French pitcher Ricardo then hit 6 three-pointers in a row, allowing France to reverse.

The defeat in this field caused the Chinese team to fail to enter the quarterfinals and only won No.10.

The defeat in Sydney caused a public outcry, and the coach Jiang Xingquan also left the national team.

Wang Fei took office.

"Hey……"

"Hello, Reporter Su." Wang Fei's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Can I take a few minutes for you?"

Su Qun suddenly had a strange feeling, because he used to say this sentence to others, 'I'm sorry to take a few minutes of your time', so maybe he could get an interview opportunity.

"It doesn't matter, you said." In fact, out of the reporter's keen intuition, Su Qun had already guessed what Wang Fei wanted to ask, and he just pretended not to know.

Sure enough, Wang Fei asked, "Is it true that Lu Yu was injured?"

"Yes." Su Qun affirmed this.

"How about the injury, is it serious?"

Wang Fei actually called Lu Chaoyang, but Lu Chaoyang didn't seem to know. He also called Lu Yu, but he never got through, so in a hurry, he thought of the person in charge of interviewing the competition in the United States. Su Qun.

"I don't know." Su Qun shook his head: "I didn't see him when I was interviewing with their team yesterday morning, but this afternoon during their training session on the field, I saw from a distance that he was still wearing a fixed plate on his wrist. It's not going well, I don't know if I can play tonight."

"The NCAA games are too intensive." Wang Fei sighed: "The injury doesn't even have time to rest."

"Yeah, as long as there is a four or five-day rest period like the regular season, maybe Lu Yu's injury will be fine, but the NCAA semifinals and finals are in the same city, and the NCAA league, in order to take care of the fans, put this All four games are scheduled in these few days, the fans are pouring into New Orleans like crazy, and I also waited in line for a long time to get my tickets... I won't tell you, I'm rushing to the gym... You think I'll probably have to wait until I get to the gym to know what... I'll call you later..."

Obviously, Wang Fei's concern about Lu Yu must be for the summer Asian Championships.

Su Qun felt that it was more important to watch the game first.

This game was really full, and it took a long time for the team to enter the gym. During this time, no less than ten people had come up to ask him if he wanted to sell the tickets.

He was dumbfounded when he entered the gym.

There were so many people in front of him, and the tickets he bought were not in a good position. Looking around, he could only see a mass of people's heads. If he wasn't wearing glasses, he couldn't even see the stadium. The best way to watch the game was to watch the game The big screen right above the arena.

What depresses him the most is that he originally thought that the fans wearing white jerseys around him were Gonzaga fans, but when he saw the letters on their jerseys, he realized that the one wearing the white jersey today was the University of Arizona.

And Gonzaga University is wearing a black jersey today.

Blake Stepp, they always feel a little uncomfortable wearing black jerseys, they are still not used to seeing their teammates wearing black jerseys.

What made them even more unaccustomed was that for the first time, there was no Lu Yu in their starting lineup.

Everyone understands Lu Yu's situation. Although he was able to train with his teammates yesterday, that training was just a run-and-run tactics, and there was no confrontation at all. Lu Yu's right hand was still tied to a fixed board. How could he play?
Luckily, Lu Yu could still sit on the bench instead of lying on a hotel bed watching them play.

Su Qun looked at Lu Yu through the big screen, but he was soon disappointed. Lu Yu was wearing a wide sports suit and couldn't see his shoulders. He could only see the fixing plate tied to the wrist of his right hand.

Lu Yu tried to pat the basketball with his right hand, but it still hurt a little.

It doesn't look completely good.

He picked up the basketball and shot with his right hand. The basketball flew out, but he didn't have enough strength. It started to fall far away from the basket.

The ball was captured by the cameras that had been following him.

The commentator for this game is Doug Collins, a commentator from TNT, and the guest commentary they invited is Bill Cartwright, a meritorious player from the Chicago Bulls.

Doug Collins sighed helplessly and said: "It seems that Lu's hand really has a problem. If he can't play today, Gonzaga's original strength will be greatly reduced. They want to win the game. It's more difficult."

Lu Yu cast another one, and still got a three-no-stick.

Bill Cartwright said: "But obviously, Lu Yu is trying to shoot, and I hope he can find a way to play."

Doug Collins shook his head again and again: "No no no, he's a player and he should think about his career."

"Oh?"

Bill Cartwright said with a smile, "Do you have any idea about Lu Yu?"

Doug Collins will be the head coach of the Wizards next season, which is well known in the circle, and Bill Cartwright, in addition to being a meritorious player of the Bulls, also has another identity, that is, the Bulls assistant coach of the team.

Doug Collins smiled: "Anyone who sees such a good player as Lu will have some ideas, right?"

The two of them are playing a riddle, but they both know in their hearts that it doesn't matter who the team chooses.

Who the Wizards will choose, Michael Jordan has the final say.

Head coach Tim Floyd has the right to say who the Bulls will choose. Floyd and Bulls general manager Krause have been friends for many years.

On the court, Lu Yu just sat quietly back on the bench, waiting for his teammates to warm up before returning to the locker room with his teammates.

He appeared on the court, shot two and three, and has achieved the purpose of this appearance.

In the locker room, the morale of all the teammates was obviously not high.

Suddenly, Lu Yu stood up and said indifferently, "Don't worry, everyone, as long as you can stick to the first half, I will definitely play in the second half, and I will definitely win this game."

Everyone was stunned. When they looked at Lu Yu's right hand, there was only one thought in their hearts: "Can he still fight?"

Mark Foyo also stood up at this time.

"That's right, Lu Yu found me last night and discussed it with me for a long time. He said that he couldn't watch his teammates fight on the court, while he was sitting off the court by himself, and... he showed me his offensive state, We are going to be in the second half of this game, and we are going to surprise our opponents!"

"The premise is that you have to hold on in the first half."

The morale of Blake and the others, which were originally low, suddenly soared, and everyone exuded a high fighting spirit.

Hit well!
For Lu Yu to play.

　There was a loud bang in the sky, here I am, asking for a recommendation ticket, a monthly ticket, a collection, and a follow-up reading!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)