Healing Basketball

Chapter 279 279. Establishing Confidence!

To the Chinese team to attack.

Liu Xiu attacked with the ball, and Iverson pressed up, using speed and impact to launch a pressing defense.

Liu Xiu changed her body forward and pulled it horizontally, gaining a body space.

Iverson rushed and lost his position, but he didn't worry, he just pressed back. The purpose was not to prevent or succeed in stealing, but to simply interfere with Liu Xiu's breakthrough rhythm...

But I can't go back!

'The strongest first step'!
Liu Xiu broke through the first step of starting, the speed +5 was temporarily increased to 94, and started at the fastest speed!

Fortunately, James, who attached great importance to Liu Xiu, immediately shrank his defense and blocked Liu Xiu at the free throw line.

But Duncan took a step up because Liu Xiu surpassed Iverson in seconds.

Duncan's defensive awareness is unquestionable. Seeing that Liu Xiu was blocked by James, he immediately raised his hand to interfere with the connection between Liu Xiu and Yao Ming under the basket.

Liu Xiu hit the ball...Wang Zhizhi!

Wang Zhizhi seized the opportunity to go to the right side of the three-second zone, and when Duncan received the ball, he quickly made up for it.

Half a second after Wang Zhizhi threw the ball, Duncan's block was printed, but Wang Zhizhi didn't panic at all when Duncan pressed it up, and he shot very steadily, and he hit it steadily!

Wang Zhizhi's goal surprised the US players.

When the U.S. team attacked, Iverson continued to break through, attracted the defense and passed the ball to Duncan who was close to the left of the three-second zone.

Duncan held the ball and leaned over to fix it, and passed the ball to Duncan's question mark on Iverson's head-is this guy Odom possessed?

Duncan waited for a few seconds, then suddenly reacted and didn't defend for three seconds!

Since the Olympic Games, Duncan has no confidence in playing. When he receives the ball from close range, he doesn't think about shooting.

He wouldn't just go for a layup while Yao Ming was standing under the rim, wouldn't he?

However, Duncan, who didn't wait for Yao Ming to post it and didn't wait for the referee to blow his whistle, made a mistake!
Liu Xiuquie walked around to Duncan's left back, reached out and patted the ball Duncan was protecting!

Liu Xiu turned around to fight back, but Marbury fouled Liu Xiu.

The US team did a great job of suppressing the opponent's rhythm.

The Chinese team backcourt the ball, Liu Xiu received the serve and continued to attack, falling into a positional battle.

Liu Xiu continued to use the explosive first step to break through, but James moved faster, and Marbury and Marion on the flanks better cut off Liu Xiu's pass to the two wings.

Liu Xiu's pass to the basket was also blocked by James who retreated to the free throw line after he started, and Duncan behind him was also ready to block the cutting player at any time.

Liu Xiu made a decisive decision, grabbed the ball, and took off to shoot... Iverson's close contact affected Liu Xiu's take-off, and she gained two points!Duncan protects the defensive rebound!

The US team's defense is really good!
Liu Xiu caught the U.S. team by surprise in the last round and disrupted the U.S. team's defensive coordination. He has already completed his own adjustments this time.

Larry Brown's defensive attainments are indeed high!
When it came time for the US team to attack, it was Marbury's turn to attack with the ball. Marbury went straight to the basket, took off facing Yao Ming, and pulled the bar for a layup... The ball hit the basket's neck and bounced.

Yao Ming took off a little slower again, the ball bounced into the frame, and the US team finally opened the pot.

The overall ability of the US team players is not highly evaluated, but they are very strong in some specific strengths.

For example, playing fairy ball.

Marbury's ball can be called a fairy ball.

When it came time for the Chinese team to attack, Liu Xiu advanced to the frontcourt, observed the opponent's defense, stopped trying, and made the gesture agreed with his teammates.

Yao Ming opened up to the middle distance, and Wang Zhizhi moved closer to Marion.

Marion went around the forward defense Wang Zhizhi to catch the ball, Wang Zhizhi turned his back, Liu Xiu made a tacit pass to the middle, Wang Zhizhi caught the ball and made a layup!
Wang Zhizhi scored 4 points, and the Chinese team led the US team 4-2!
The players of the US team were very surprised!
They have a way to limit Liu Xiu. After all, the talents are there. Larry Brown is really good at the defensive end. After the group stage, let Spanoulis, Arroyo and other players play against the United States. Team, they could not replicate the performance when they met the US team in the group stage.

But even so, up until now, the U.S. team's defense has only been strong on the outside. On the inside, Duncan has been fighting alone.

The US team also has an idea, which is to use Duncan to consume Yao Ming.

Larry Brown's coaching philosophy-anyone can be used as a coolie to consume the opponent.

But to their surprise, the Chinese team didn't let Yao Ming attack at all!

For Wang Zhizhi's side, his performance in the group stage cannot be said to be so dazzling. His comprehensive ability in the international arena is even better than Yao Ming's, but his attack and frame protection are definitely not as good as Yao Ming's. And the big brother, the big brother chose to help Liu Xiu , Yao Ming started.

Although the U.S. team knew that this mediocre substitute player in the NBA was quite good in the international arena, they didn't take it seriously.

I didn't expect Liu Xiu to look for Wang Zhizhi instead of Yao Ming when he couldn't attack, let alone Wang Zhizhi could do so well!

With the deepening of the game, the players of the Chinese team became more and more confident!
It's not about how many points the Chinese team leads. Halfway through the first quarter, the Chinese team leads the US team by 8 points 6-2.

At 6 minutes and 11 seconds into the first quarter, Iverson made a direct shot half a step across the three-point line, hit a three-pointer, and overtook the score 9-8.

Looking back, at 6 minutes and 33 seconds, Liu Xiu received the ball from Yao Ming's transfer, took the pot for a three-pointer, and responded to Iverson.

11 to 9, the Chinese team continued to lead by 2 points, and the US team called a timeout!

Liu Xiu's three-pointer made the Chinese players more confident!

Wang Zhizhi had 6 points and 1 assist, Liu Xiu had 3 points and 1 assist, Zhu Fangyu had 2 points, Yao Ming had 2 rebounds and 1 assist. They played back and forth with the US team!
This is the first time in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team!
Even if they only lost to the US team by 19 points two years ago, they had a 2-13 start and lost hope at the beginning.

This time, they took the lead at the start and continued to lead!

Even if there are only two points, the confidence of the Chinese team players is greatly boosted!
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As a dream team, there is no such thing as a bit of dominance. The players of the Dream Six team are used to it.

During the timeout, Larry Brown continued to make personnel adjustments.

A trio of James, Wade, and Richard Jefferson was dispatched outside, and Marion and Duncan continued to play inside.

Defense is still the priority.

The outside line of the Chinese team is a regular rotation, with the combination of Liu Xiu, Li Nan, Zhu Fangyu, Du Feng, and Yao Ming playing.

The U.S. team attacked. James beat Zhu Fangyu in one-on-one singles. The breakthrough was very good, but after entering the inside line, he almost missed the end. He entered Yao Ming's blocking area with a three-step layup...the pass!

Wade ran to the top arc, caught the ball and shot a three-pointer...missed!
Duncan made a deduction and scored two points to help the US team tie the score to 11.

To the Chinese team to attack.

Seeing that Wang Zhizhi was replaced, the US team guessed that Liu Xiu was going to attack.

They also confirmed one thing - Yao Ming will not consume too much energy on the offensive end tonight.

At least in regular time.

Wade's single defense has improved a lot!Although James' single defense is still like Iverson, who is a big one, he knows how to rush and grab, but he is much better at grasping the timing of supplementary defense and cutting off the passing line than in his rookie season. Larry Brown's fuss is still a bit Use drops.

Liu Xiu's singles chances are not good, and the second apprentice has made a meritorious service!
Zhu Fangyu opened to the right corner to meet Liu Xiu's pass and hit a three-pointer!
14 to 11, the Chinese team leads by 3 points!
Both Iverson and Marbury went down, and James and Wade became the masters. Wade's ineffective three-pointers and long two-pointers in this Olympic Games seem to be ineffective tonight. The US team The score that was not good at first became even worse.

Although the U.S. team's defense became better after changing the lineup, both Zhu Fangyu and Li Nan stood up bravely at this time!
From the end of the first quarter to the first half of the second quarter, Zhu Fangyu scored two three-pointers, and Li Nan scored a long two-pointer and a dunk. The two teamed up to score 10 points, helping Liu Xiu withstand the pressure on the offensive end!
With the support of the two, Liu Xiu made a three-pointer and a breakthrough European step throw, raising his personal data to 8 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal!

In the middle of the second quarter, the Chinese team led the US team by 32 points 27 to 5!
However, although the point difference was widened to 5 points, it was the Chinese team that called a timeout at 6 minutes and 19 seconds.

Larry Brown and Popovich were really a faction of coaches at one point -- only dominant basketball.

Tonight, Larry Brown didn't come up with a good way to deal with the Chinese team. He only knew how to strengthen the defense and bet that the players can open up the offensive end, such as making long-range shots.

But what if I can't vote tonight?The players can only figure out their own way.

It really reminded them!

sudden!
Keep rushing!

The score was slowly opened by the Chinese team, and the outside players of the US team also insisted on their style of play and did not give up.

Goal - Consume Yao Ming!
It can be seen that the Chinese team can defend the US team in the positional battle because of Yao Ming.

Thanks to the hard work of the US team's outside stars, even if Yao Ming only played spot-up catcher and passer on the offensive end tonight, he didn't do offensive rebounds and rushes. When it was close to the middle of the second quarter, Yao Ming's The movement speed and interference effect also declined, and they were beaten 6 to 5 by the US team, otherwise the point difference would have been widened.

Therefore, the Chinese team was stopped by the US team.

Entering the timeout period, the confidence of the US team players is greatly boosted!Their strategy worked!

Watching Yao Ming put on his training clothes to keep warm, the players of the US team felt that the opportunity had come!

The three geniuses of the 03 class looked at the warden who was eating meatballs—the arrogant warden!Your evil rule is about to be overthrown by us!

The performance of Liu Xiu, Li Nan, and Zhu Fangyu was good, and Wang Zhizhi was about to play again, which made the US team feel difficult to defend.

but!Without Yao Ming's frame protection, the US team's charge basketball will be played, and the firepower of the four players of the Chinese team will be nothing!

Although Larry Brown is basically not good at the offensive end, he is not stupid. It can be seen that now the opportunity has come. Iverson and Wade are replaced, but Anthony and Odom are not used. The reason is that the two defend Can't compare to others... Even if their overall performance on the court is better than others, if their defense is not good, they will not be able to give Larry Brown a sense of security and will not get a chance to play.

However, Anthony and Odom are useless in assault battles. Iverson and Wade are stronger!

The moment of crisis for the Chinese team has come!

In this case, the Chinese men's basketball team can only resort to weapons of mass destruction that are not easily used...

Back from the timeout, looking at Battelle, who is about the same height as Duncan and a lot bigger than Duncan, the two NBA No. 3s are cursing!

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Feeling unwell due to a cold, Jiageng stopped for a while, Xiaofeng also wanted to finish writing this game in one day, but he was dizzy, take a hot bath early and lie down...

Continue tomorrow, ask for a monthly ticket, ask for a recommendation ticket!

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