Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 124: World Youth Championship
When the third quarter began, Spain's head coach Scariolo did not realize the impact that was coming.

But in the first round, Chen Fang gave him a reminder.

After calling for Fu Hao to pull out, Chen Fang did not choose to rush down, but dribbled along the top of the arc. After his opponent caught up, he went down to the free throw line. After attracting a double-team, Chen Fang passed the ball to Zhao Rui on the wing.

Zhao Rui did not disappoint this time, with a three-pointer, the score was reversed to 51:50.

Spain has obviously made major adjustments in the midfield, and there have been new changes in offensive and defensive strategies.

First, Serio, who is good at three-pointers, came on the court and added a scoring point to Spain's perimeter.

In addition, Barreiro adjusted to the outside, and Spain played with three defenders, which accelerated the transition between offense and defense.

After Zhao Rui made the shot, Spain quickly advanced and formed a three-on-three situation in the frontcourt. Finally, Barreiro made a layup to overtake the score.

Fan Bin realized that the opponent had changed its formation, so he stood up and blew the whistle to signal the players to pay attention to the speed of their retreat.

Chen Fang let Zhao Rui hold the ball and went to the frontcourt first. He and Hu Jinqiu set a screen and waited until Zhao Rui dribbled to the wing before running straight to the top of the arc to receive the ball.

Hu Jinqiu moved out with him and helped him to set up pick-and-roll.

Chen Fang still chose the strategy of attracting the defense and then passing the ball. When Gregory was parallel to him, he dribbled the ball inward.

This time, Spain reacted quickly. Not only did they not provide auxiliary defense, but they expanded their defense instead.

Chen Fang immediately passed the ball to Zhao Rui who was waiting outside, and then went to the bottom line along the penalty area line.

Fu Hao alertly provided cover for Chen Fang in the short corner area. When Chen Fang ran to the corner, Zhao Rui passed the ball to Yang Kai on the other side.

Yang Kai passed the ball directly to Chen Fang who had just landed in the corner without stopping.

Chen Fang got the ball and made a shooting gesture. Gregory was already on his way to defend him. Seeing the situation, he took off and tried to block the shot.

But Chen Fang put it down and passed by Gregory who was still in the air.

This time, there was a fluctuation in Spain's rotation, and Kylian on this side gave up Hu Jinqiu and came out to make up for it.

And Chen Fang's pass was just right.

Hu Jinqiu received the ball and made a layup, scoring two points.

Fan Bin's palms were clapping red off the court. He looked so happy when he saw such tactical cooperation.

There are always ingenious tactics, but the only worry is that there are no players who can use them.

Spain's counterattack came quickly. After a series of passes inside and outside the penalty area, Sima got the ball outside the reasonable collision zone and dunked it with one hand, getting back the bad momentum of the first half.

But soon, Chen Fang asked him to swallow another bite.

Zhao Rui broke through and passed the ball to Yang Kai. Yang Kai wanted to shoot or pass in an open position, but he lost the opportunity as soon as he hesitated. Chen Fang immediately went to respond. After getting the ball on the wing, he glanced at the offensive countdown and saw only four seconds left.

Everyone would choose to shoot, including Gregory who was defending Chen Fang, so when he saw Chen Fang raising the ball, his center of gravity immediately rose and he reached out to interfere.

But Chen put the ball away a second later and broke through from his left side.

Seeing Chen Fang rushing in, Kylian and Sima subconsciously made a move to assist in defense, but Chen Fang rushed in very quickly, directly received the ball and jumped, trying to force his way into the penalty area.

It was difficult to back down from the tiger's back. Xima was furious and wanted to commit a foul today to pin you down, so he went straight up to you.

Chen Fang predicted the movements of the big black guy, and facing Xima who was rushing towards him, he threw the ball towards the backboard, bypassed Xima, jumped up in one step, caught the bouncing basketball with his left hand in the air, pulled the lever and used his right hand to put the ball into the basket.

"Ah!" Even the players on the Spanish bench jumped up in surprise.

This is a genius goal, who could have imagined such a treatment.

Especially the change of hands while pulling the lever in the air, combined with the beauty brought by Chen's free and easy control of the air, I couldn't help but recall it over and over again in my mind.

When Xima fell down, he knew that he had once again become a background wall.

55:52.

This was the last time Spain trailed by so few points.

No one noticed the time.

Chen Fang was excited. This goal was just a thought that popped into his mind when he saw Sima rushing up after he tipped the ball past Gregory. But now, he has done it.

The stimulation brought by this brain made him feel the urge to ejaculate immediately.

Spain's shot missed, so Chen Fang asked Zhao Rui for the ball after crossing half court, and then facing Gregory's defense, he shot without hesitation, which even his teammates from the national youth team did not expect.

Fan Bin had just half of the ridiculous idea in his mind when he saw the ball fall into the basket and immediately swallowed it back.

58: 52.

Spain seemed to be irritated by this wayward shot, and Feliz, as the point guard, immediately deployed a Spanish tactic.

This is our own thing, the tactics worked, but Serio, as a three-point shooter, missed the shot.

The rebound was grabbed by Hu Jinqiu, and Chen Fang went to receive the ball immediately.

After getting the ball, Chen Fang suddenly sprinted at full speed. Even his teammates were unaware of this move. Zhao Rui reacted the fastest, but he still watched Chen Fang overtake him.

Spain's defense was retreating very quickly, and the only one who could enter the three-point line with Chen Fang was Feliz, who was lagging behind.

Feliz, who is 188cm tall, went up to interfere, but Chen Fang took the ball, took a step forward and jumped off the ground, leaving him stunned. He watched Chen Fang smash the basket with a one-arm windmill with a deafening sound.

Head coach Scariolo stomped his feet in anger. He couldn't understand why he was being chased and beaten by a defender and was being shown off by him.

Fan Bin finally understood and gave Team Leader Wu a wry smile: "This kid is starting to get excited!"

"Hi?" Team leader Wu didn't react for a moment, but then he understood what it meant.

"Then?" He wanted to make a suggestion, but was interrupted by Fan Bin.

"Let him hit me." Fan Bin chose to indulge him.

60: 52.

Spain found that the score was widening and quickly adjusted its strategy and started to play inside.

Xima got into position, did a deep squat, pushed Fu Hao away, then took advantage of Hu Jinqiu's assist and tried to wipe the ball with his right hand.

A figure took off from his right side and nailed the basketball and his hand to the backboard.

Xima, who lost his balance, fell to his knees. If it weren’t for the referee’s whistle, he would have angrily looked for the culprit.

The culprit did not leave, but stood next to him and communicated with the linesman in English.

"I didn't touch his hand, I swear to God."

Bollocks! You Chinese don't believe in God at all, you are deceiving here!

Xima was angry, got up and shouted to the referee: "It's a fight, it's a fight, look!" Then he stretched out his hand.

But how can we tell this black hand apart?

But Xima didn't care. He missed two free throws in a row and kept complaining: "See? I can't even make a penalty kick, damn it!"

Although Chen Fang was penalized, the morale and impact were huge.

Xima's back attack began to become hesitant and not as resolute as at the beginning.

Faced with the main center's mental disorder, Scariolo immediately replaced him with substitute center Limachi.

The old man's greasy hair was a little messy. He wanted to go and comfort Xima in person, but Chen Fang didn't give him any time.

Under the cover of Hu Jinqiu, Chen Fang, who had made a breakthrough, suddenly stepped back after dropping the ball, and returned to the three-point line. He looked at Gregory who was three meters away, as if he could read the fear in his eyes. However, Chen Fang showed no mercy and raised his hand to shoot a three-pointer.

63:52.

Spain was beaten 12:0 by the Chinese National Youth Team.

The old man called for a timeout. He had to restrain No. 21, otherwise the game would be over.

With rich coaching experience, he immediately used the double-team strategy.

"Feliz, go and entangle No. 21. Barrero, you come to assist in defense. You can commit a foul. Pin that kid down first."

"He's like a bull in heat. What the hell, a red bull!" The old coach spread his hands incoherently. He didn't have a good response. After all, any tactics requires people.

But he doesn't have any particularly outstanding defensive players.

The timeout was very short, so short that the coach felt it was just a matter of a moment's thought.

Chen Fang, who came on the court again, did not make the old coach wait too long. When facing double-teaming, he accurately found Hu Jinqiu at the free throw line, and the latter responded with a stable mid-range shot.

It also brought his assists to his tenth time.

And achieved double-double data.

21 points and 10 assists.

Chen Fang only scored 15 points, but the data he contributed is amazing.

His plus-minus value is as high as 35+.

The old man began to realize that it was difficult to control No. 21, and what he had to do now was to catch up.

Spain picked up its pace again and, with the help of good teamwork, scored five points in a row.

65: 57.

The deficit was reduced to single digits, and just when they were about to breathe a sigh of relief, Chen Fang once again made an unreasonable three-pointer, facing the 202cm tall Barreiro, and shot it again from two meters outside the top of the arc.

“Ahhh!” The old man screamed towards the sky a few times, and the messiness of his greasy hair reached the level of chaos.

The hair on his temples has already fallen down.

I'm afraid of this kind of player, it really makes people feel helpless and angry.

However, Fan Bin took the opportunity to make substitutions. Seeing that the Spanish double-teamed Chen Fang, he directly replaced them with Sun Minghui and Zhao Yanhao, and asked Zhao Rui and Yang Kai to come down and rest.

Fu Hao came up again and used his high-quality screen at the top of the arc.

Once these people came on, the offensive power of the National Youth Team was improved.

In the last five minutes, the two teams began to hurt each other. Chen Fang's physical energy was greatly consumed, and he missed two consecutive shots.

But the coach was not happy. Can you let go of No. 21 for this reason?

Zhao Yanhao hit another three-pointer, bringing the score difference to 70:60.

Chen Fang pulled directly to three meters outside the wing and stepped on the sideline.

His presence greatly stretched the Spanish defensive formation, and Sun Minghui played to his strengths of being small, fast and agile, breaking through two goals in a row.

The balance of victory has begun to tilt.

In the last three minutes, Spain tried their best to catch up, and the whole team made frequent substitutions to maintain sufficient physical strength. But even so, the score gap was not narrowed and remained at a gap of ten points.

As the third quarter came to the last minute, the old coach was extremely anxious, but still felt a little fortunate.

The gap of 7 points is not enough, he still has time to catch up.

Unexpectedly, Chen Fang seemed to have read his mind, and after resting for a few minutes, he went crazy again.

He ran to an open space, shot his opponent away, took a step sideways, stood outside the three-point line, and shot.

76: 66.

Back to ten again.

Before the old coach could scold the players for being lax, the national youth team grabbed the rebound. Chen Fang took the initiative to hold the ball and ran down the court quickly. Facing two people chasing him, he dribbled past one of them, then pushed the ball, changed direction, turned around, and passed another person.

He broke into the basket, faced an open blue ball, and shot the ball with both hands to score two more points.

78: 66.

There were only 21 seconds left. Spain was pressing the clock and they took a shot in the last five seconds, but the result went against their will and the ball still missed. It was as if the basket was welded with a lid and they could not make the shot no matter what.

Chen Fang asked Fu Hao, who had grabbed the rebound, to throw the ball. Fu Hao didn't care about anything else and just threw the ball forward.

The basketball was flying in the sky at an extremely fast speed. Everyone on the bench of both teams thought it was impossible to catch it, but Chen Fang managed to catch the ball in the bottom corner.

After getting the ball, Chen Fang actually had time to take a step back, jump to the corner outside the three-point line, and shoot. As soon as the ball was shot, it was still in the air when the buzzer sounded at the end of the third quarter throughout the stadium.

Then the whole audience cried out in surprise.

The ball actually hit the target.

81: 66.

In the blink of an eye, the gap of ten points became 15 points.

Sergio Scariolo, the old coach who has played football in Spain for thirty years, was almost dumbfounded.

Staring at the scoreboard.

There, the data for No. 21 was blindingly red.

32 points and 11 assists.

He only played for 20 minutes and got a double-double of 30+.

In the stands, the coaching staffs of Türkiye and Argentina shuddered.

Now that we have fun, we only have one day to do it. How do we adjust?

Where did such a person come from in China?

It seems that a monster appears in China in every session.

In the last session, Zhou Qi averaged 5.6 blocks per game, and everyone thought it was a mistake, as they were looking at it as rebounds.

Because of his rim protection, the teams facing the Chinese team can only rely on outside shooting, so the score naturally cannot go up.

It can be said that in the last session, it was Zhou Qi alone who broke the record and ranked seventh.

And then, what about this time?

How to restrain this No. 21?

Being able to score is not scary, what is scary is being able to assist. Under his leadership, the team scored 81 points after three quarters?
This has never happened in Fan Bin's mind.

After a game, the maximum score is 70 points. If you want to score points, it is like constipation. After you poop out one thing, how long does it take before you can poop out the next thing?
Fan Bin has finally come to terms with it. My defense may not be good, but my offense is awesome!

If you have the guts, beat me up. Otherwise, I will beat you up!

Every game is a life-and-death situation, isn’t there an old saying?
I came here today, either to be beaten to death by you, or to beat you to death.

Steadying himself on the chair, Fan Bin crossed his legs.

Chen Fang, who was resting off the court, received a notice to rest in the fourth quarter and come back on the court depending on the situation.

One minute passed too quickly, and Scariolo had no idea what to do. Facing the explosive score of No. 21, he could only hope that the whole team would cooperate and use higher offensive efficiency to catch up with the score.

He still has confidence in the team, and as long as they can narrow the gap to five points, the outcome may not be decided.

Unfortunately, his wish never came true.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the combination of Zhao Rui and Sun Minghui appeared for the first time.

Although the two of them don't get along, their competitive spirit has been greatly weakened since Chen Fang came along.

Zhao Rui's attack and Sun Minghui's half-court shot are both very threatening.

In the previous life without Chen Fang, the game with Spain was also very close, with the outcome decided in the last five minutes.

In the end, the National Youth Team only lost by 11 points.

On that occasion, Fan Bin used the three-guard combination of Zhao Jiasun and others, and they scored points crazily with Spain.

When the time came to the last three minutes, the National Youth Team was still leading by ten points. Fan Bin was completely relaxed. He smiled and asked Chen Fang beside him: "Do you want to score more points?"

Chen Fang shook his head. He was not too obsessed with statistics, otherwise with his ability to score points, he could easily get 40+.

Only when he is provoked and his emotions start to rise will he have the desire to score.

Just like that, the two of them sat there and watched the Chinese national youth team hold off Spain's crazy counterattack in the last three minutes. When the full-time whistle sounded, Chen Fang raised his arms, rushed into the stadium, and hugged his teammates to celebrate.

The national youth team got off to a good start!

This game was considered an upset. Winning against Spain will greatly advantage us in the next games.

The news of victory was immediately transmitted back to the country. Due to the 6-hour time difference, it was just dawn in BJ.

But many people are still waiting for this news.

Tang Jun set an alarm for 6 o'clock. As soon as he was woken up, he subconsciously looked for his mobile phone.

The moment I got the phone, I didn't turn off the alarm, but opened the forum to check it out.

Late last night, around eleven or twelve o'clock, there was still a group of people posting in the Chinese section to discuss the fight against Spain.

The vast majority did not think they could win. In their opinion, Chen Fang’s so-called abilities would definitely be exposed in the international arena.

In their minds, Spain is the best team in Europe, and Spanish stars have always been the core players in the NBA. Even if they are playing against their U19 now, so what?
"If China wants to win, it's better to dream about it. I can write this as proof. Not to mention now, even ten years from now, it will be impossible. It will be impossible at all levels!"

This post actually received thousands of likes, but only a dozen people disliked it.

Another post about predicting how many points Chen Fang would get was also very popular. Most people predicted that Chen Fang's score would not exceed 10 points, and only a few bold ones said 15 points.

Anyone who scored more than 20 points was immediately ridiculed and forced to leave the line.

As a moderator, Tang Jun cannot express subjective opinions that are too strong, but he has been silently waiting for the results, because in his heart, he has a strong premonition that Chen Fang will be able to succeed, he will definitely be able to refresh everyone's cognition and slap the faces of all those who look down on him.

Before going to bed, Lin Hu sent him a message, saying that no matter whether the national youth team won or lost, as long as Chen Fang scored 20 points, he would go on a killing spree in the forum and scold this group of kneeling people all day long.

When Tang Jun opened the forum, he was shocked by the first post. He rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was dazzled.

But I saw it with my own eyes that the Chinese national youth team beat Spain 102:94.

102 points!

What does this mean?
Did all the members of the National Youth Team riot?

Tang Jun opened the post with trembling hands and saw Chen Fang's data at first glance.

32 points and 11 assists.

"Fuck!" Tang Jun jumped up from the bed. He turned around on the bed, too excited to control himself.

I know Chen Fangqiang, I know it!

After taking a long time to calm down, Tang Jun heard his cell phone ringing. He looked and saw it was Lin Hu.

As soon as the call was connected, Lin Hu was heard yelling, "Did you see that? Chen Fang scored 32 points. Damn it! I knew he could do it! He is the best!"

"I've seen it, why are you making a phone call? Go to the forum and start working!"

"Yes, start whipping the corpses, find them one by one, I'm not going to work today, I'm going to spray these rubbish to death!"

Without even washing his face, Tang Jun turned on the computer. With excitement, he began to search for information from more websites.

He played for 20 minutes and scored a game-high 32 points and 11 assists. This efficiency value is unparalleled, just like eating ginseng fruit.

Tang Jun was busy for a while, but was pulled out by his wife and asked to cook. Only then did he leave the computer in disappointment.

During the lunch break, Tang Jun at work didn't even bother to eat. Instead, he hid in the smoking room and kept reading the news.

More content was revealed, among which the top five goals officially selected in this round directly exploded the forum.

Chen Fang got three of the five balls.

One dunk on the Spanish black center, one windmill slam dunk, and one ultimate pull-up pass in front of the black center.

In addition, the U19 official also listed the best lineup of this round.

Chen Fang deserves to occupy the PG position.

In the afternoon, all major portals published headlines about the Chinese National Youth Team's victory over Spain and a good start.

And more derivative content all points to Chen Fang.

How should a high school student who is two months away from turning 17 brag?

Tang Jun was very clear about the conduct of the media. A large number of adjectives such as genius, top-notch, and extremely corny appeared in an overwhelming manner.

In particular, Chen Fang's three goals were strongly pushed by major short video websites and crazily recommended to everyone in the sports category remembered by big data.

On the 28th, Chen Fang became completely famous.

The level of popularity in a small area before is completely incomparable.

And the protagonist of all this has just woken up from a dream.

After a game, Chen Fang would always sleep an extra hour or two and would be in a daze for a long time.

Chen Fang lay there, listening to Zeng Fanri, who had woken up a long time ago, chattering about reports from home. After talking for a long time, he realized that Chen Fang was motionless.

"Hey Hey hey?"

There was no response. Zeng Fanri thought Chen Fang was so happy that he had gone mad, so he stretched out his legs and kicked off the bed.

Chen Fang slowly turned his head and looked at Zeng with a dull expression.

The feelings haven't woken up yet.

"Are you awake?"

"Yeah." Chen Fang turned around dejectedly, slowly got up and went to the bathroom.

After washing, the human soul finally came back.

Chen Fang moved slightly, preparing to punch, and then he heard Zeng calling out, "Brother, did you listen to what I said just now?"

"Say what you said again." Chen Fang answered weakly with little energy.

"You are famous now. The whole country is reporting on you. All the portals have put it on the headlines. In addition, you have been selected for the best team, and you have dominated the list of the top five goals!"

"Oh." Chen Fang was not surprised.

China is a desert of big balls. Any rain, no matter how light, will make all the animals in the desert stick their heads out and look up at the sky excitedly.

Actually, basketball is okay. If it were football and someone from the national youth team performed a hat trick, it would be even more sensational.

Seeing Chen Fang boxing at a leisurely pace, Zeng Fanri had no choice but to stand up and follow him.

As the two men finished their punch, they heard a knock on the door.

Let’s gather for dinner.

Chen Fang changed his clothes and followed him out.

This time, he was treated differently.

The other three teams staying in the same hotel looked around frequently, but to foreigners, all Chinese people look the same.

But someone in Croatia kept looking, which forced his partner and captain Poledos to say, "Ivica, stop looking."

Ivica Zubac turned his attention back angrily and muttered, "Captain, I want to see who killed Sima!"

"Why? Thanks?"

"That's right, haha!" Ivica Zubac and Sima had a match against each other. They were both centers, but Sima still had the upper hand with his mouth.

After waking up and hearing that Spain had lost, and watching the top five plays, Zubac immediately became happy.

"Don't forget, we are in Group A, and maybe we will face China in the quarter-finals," the captain reminded.

"It doesn't matter. I also want to see if No. 21 can do this over my head. I'm not a stupid center like Sima." Zubac didn't care.

"Then let's look forward to it."

(End of this chapter)