Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 383 Advancing to the Finals of the Asian Championships

After the crisp sound of "唰", Zhou Yu's mid-range shot hit again, cheers were everywhere, and his teammates rushed over to embrace him and celebrate.

"109:105", with only 33.1 seconds left before the end of the game, the Chinese team led the South Korean team by as much as four points. The South Korean team was already weak and lost.

The South Korean team then launched the final round of offense of the game. Moon Kyung-eun passed the half court with the ball. The Chinese team still focused on the outside line of defense and tried their best to prevent the South Korean team from shooting three-pointers.

At the last moment, the South Korean team was desperate. Everyone was covering for Moon Kyung-eun. Moon Kyung-eun dribbled the basketball in his hands, dodged left and right, jumped up and down outside the three-point line, desperately looking for opportunities to make shots.

Zhou Yu and his teammates pressed on with all their strength, how could he make it easy to shoot, Wen Jingyin was forced farther and farther, and finally, he actually shot a super long three-pointer at a distance of nearly two meters from the three-point line. At that moment, Zhang Jinsong accidentally touched Wen Jingyin's forearm due to his excessive defense, and the referee decisively blew his whistle.

Not long after, the crisp sound of the basketball hitting the net followed, and the Chinese team can be described as "misfortunes never come singly."

Wen Jingyin's three-pointer counts, and there is an extra free throw. He has the possibility to score a "3+1"!
The audience was horrified. Wen Jingyin's ultra-long three-pointer can be described as a stroke of genius. It is not only extremely rare in the Asian arena, but also one of the few in the World Series.

With Wen Jingyin's extra penalty successfully hit, the score of the two sides was rewritten to "109:109" tie!

At this time, with 12.6 seconds left before the end of the game, Gong Luming decisively called a timeout and arranged for the final attack.

This goal was a fatal blow to the Chinese team. Disappointment was written all over their faces, and Zhou Yu was filled with remorse. He never thought that Wen Jingyin had such a skill, and the range was so far.

After all, I was a little careless. If I could be more careful, I wouldn't make Wen Jingyin a "3+1".

But it's too late to say anything now, and I can only listen carefully to the coach's tactical arrangements.

The tactical arrangement of Gong Luming and Wang Fei is very simple and clear, that is, Zhou Yu will handle the last attack, and everyone else will pull away to create singles opportunities for Zhou Yu.

In this regard, Zhou Yu did not show too much surprise. As the core of the national team, he should stand up at the critical moment. However, can the South Korean team really let him take it easily?

As the game drew to a close, Zhou Yu found that he still had a huge misjudgment. The physical strength of the South Korean players was so good that the running speed hadn't weakened much until the last moment.

In this situation, if he played singles rashly, he might not be able to get much advantage. He wanted to say a few words, but seeing the two coaches' eyes were red and angry, he had no choice but to swallow it back.

After the timeout, players from both sides reappeared, Zhang Jinsong served from the sideline, Li Xiaoyong took the ball and dribbled a few times before passing it to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu was more careful, while dribbling the ball to the top of the arc, while looking around the movement, he mainly paid attention to the Korean players' defense against other teammates.

From the expressions and marking levels of the South Korean players, Zhou Yu probably got a glimpse of one or two. Compared with Gong Xiaobin, Hu Weidong, and Zhang Jinsong, Li Xiaoyong received the least attention.

In fact, this is not surprising. Li Xiaoyong did not perform well throughout the game, and it was difficult to arouse the vigilance of the Korean players.

Knowing the general idea, Zhou Yu didn't dare to delay, and immediately launched an attack on Zheng Zaigen, who was defending him.

As soon as Zhou Yu's side accelerated, the South Korean team immediately attracted great attention. Many people moved closer to his side, ready to build a deep defense line at any time.

Zhou Yu estimated that even if he could barely cut into the penalty area, a layer of skin would have to fall off his body.

But at this time, he couldn't pass the ball to Li Xiaoyong as soon as possible. The timing was not yet ripe, and it was easy for the South Korean players to defend in place in time.

In the next second, Zhou Yu put on a posture of smashing to the basket, turned around, dribbled the ball under the crotch, made an emergency stop, crossed steps, and then changed directions to accelerate. A series of cool breakthrough moves followed.

The South Korean team's defense had to retreat quickly. Compared with others, Li Xiaoyong, who was near the top of the arc, was completely missed.

Zhou Yu took advantage of the situation and took the overhand shooting posture. Many big hands quickly covered his eyes. Zhou Yu suddenly turned his hand backwards in mid-air, and passed the ball back to Li Xiaoyong behind him with one hand.

Li Xiaoyong didn't know where the courage came from, and when he caught the ball, he made a three-point shot. Almost at the same time, the long electronic sound of the end of the game suddenly sounded.

Everyone was watching the trajectory of the basketball intently, until the basketball fell straight into the basket, and there was a crisp sound, and the audience suddenly boiled up. The Chinese team became a sea of ​​joy, and the South Korean players left the field sadly.

"112:109", the Chinese team relied on Li Xiaoyong's buzzer lore to narrowly beat the South Korean team by three points and advanced to the final of the Asian Championships!

此战，周宇狂砍35分、12个篮板、11次助攻，又打出了酷炫的“三双”，再度成为中国队获胜首席功臣；张劲松得到15分、3次助攻、3次抢断；胡卫东拿到13分、4次助攻；李晓勇得到11分、5次助攻；巩晓彬得到7分、8个篮板、2次盖帽。

The Chinese team started with five players, and four of them scored in double figures, which can be described as full bloom.

Moon Kyung-eun of the South Korean team was even more courageous in scoring, scoring 38 points and scoring 7 three-pointers alone. However, he still cannot match Zhou Yu in terms of offensive and defensive dominance, and can only watch helplessly. The Chinese team took away the victory.

It is worth mentioning that although the South Korean team lost the game with three points, the team made a total of 21 three-pointers, setting a single-game record for three-pointers in an international game. Minho and Kim Hee-chul made 7 shots each, and the three-point firepower of the South Korean team's outside players was terrifying.

After the game, Zhou Yu was very busy. Fans rushed forward and asked for autographs. Among them, several female fans who were jealous also asked him for jerseys. Zhou Yu's jersey was almost torn apart under the scrambling. Zhou Yu hurriedly made a big turn around and took a cross step before running away.

Avoiding the crazy female fans, Zhou Yu then accepted an exclusive interview with well-known basketball reporter Xu Jicheng.

"Big Zhi, it's a thrilling victory for us in this game. We almost played overtime with the South Korean team. At the last moment, we were a little careless, which gave the opponent an opportunity to take advantage of?"

Xu Jicheng raised the microphone and asked curiously.

"In the face of such a strong opponent as the South Korean team, none of us dare to be careless. We can only say that their three-pointers are very powerful, which makes us hard to defend."

Zhou Yu wiped the sweat off his face and said bluntly.

"Big Zhi, the reason why we have been unable to draw the score in this game is related to lack of physical strength. The running ability of the Korean players seems to be obviously better than ours."

Xu Jicheng continued to ask.

"The Korean players are generally short in height, so they seem to run more flexibly and quickly. The coach usually pays attention to our physical training. In terms of physical strength, we should not have a problem."

Zhou Yu smiled.

"After the difficulty of the Korean team, whether we face Japan or Iran in the next final, we should be able to win easily, right?"

Xu Jicheng said.

"In the semi-finals and finals, there is no weak team. I can only say that they despise their opponents strategically and pay attention to their opponents tactically."

Zhou Yu said slowly.

"Okay, Big Zhi, thank you for accepting the interview, and wish the Chinese team a smooth victory."

Xu Jicheng smiled slightly.

"Big Zhi, can you accept our ESPN interview?"

Just as Zhou Yu was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly heard a familiar female voice. When he took a closer look, it turned out to be Susan whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Why are you here?"

Zhou Yu said in surprise.

"Why can't I be here? To be honest, I have been appointed by ESPN as your exclusive reporter. I can interview you anytime and anywhere, and grasp your daily developments."

Susan smiled like a flower.

(End of this chapter)