This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 148 Bloody Battle in Italy (6.5K subscriptions required)
在2006年8月18号的下午1点到3点，中国队去到了日本札幌的北海道立中和体育馆做适应性训练。

The Hokkaido Lizhonghe Gymnasium is also the venue for the next Chinese team game.

During the team confrontation, Zhou Lin and Chen Jianghua, the two newcomers to the national team, performed well. Although Dazhi wore thick knee pads, he was still in good form from the confrontation.

After the game, X Wave reporter Yang Baoyan interviewed all members of the national team. Overall, the Chinese team is still tight inside and loose outside, and all the players are in good condition.

The first match against Italy is a difficult match for the players of the Chinese men's basketball team. Italy is currently ranked sixth in the world in the FIBA ​​world ranking and is also a silver medalist in the Athens Olympics. It is a veritable European super powerhouse.

Moreover, the Chinese team also lost to the opponent twice in a row in the previous four-nation competition in Italy. Of course, the Italian national team was not complete at that time, and the Chinese team did not have Yao Ming and Zhou Lin.

Of course, it is undeniable that the overall strength of the Chinese team is also inferior to that of Italy.

As for the Chinese, they are full of hope for this newcomer, and the Ming Zhi combination reunites the national team.

"A game, any possibility will come up, it's up to people, our players just work hard, and leave the rest to God."

Yao Ming, as the banner of the Chinese team, also expressed the attitude of the national team at the moment in a concise and concise manner in an interview with reporters.

Most of the players in the Italian national team standing opposite the Chinese team play in their own leagues and European leagues such as Spain. The player in the team who is closest to the NBA is Belinelli. At the moment, Belinelli is still a young player who is only 2007 years old and is known as the golden boy of Italy.

This is a European team without active NBA players, and Bargnani, the No. [-] pick who has just been selected by the NBA, is absent from this World Championships.

But it's not that players don't have the strength to be on the NBA stage, but that many European players are unwilling to leave their homeland and go to the unfamiliar United States as second-round rookies or players with a basic salary.

The Chinese team lost to the opponent by more than 20 points in the second confrontation in the four-nation competition in Italy. It also suffered a lot from this European powerhouse.

In the past two game experiences, the Chinese team has also concluded that the Italian team is a team that relies heavily on the outside line, and the three-pointers are extremely accurate. But the frontcourt rebounds are fierce, and the insiders are not tall but have strong physiques.

In this battle, Yao Ming, as an NBA superstar, is bound to encounter an unprecedented flank attack, and whether he can win the game depends on his outside shooting.

On the afternoon of August 2006, 8, the Chinese team played against Italy at the Hokkaido Nakawa Gymnasium in Sapporo, and CCTV-19 broadcast the game live.

"Zhou, you are the starter!"

Jonas only confirmed the starting position with Zhou Lin a few hours before the game. Zhou Lin was originally the sixth player in the team, both in the Sri Lanka Cup and the warm-up match.

"We need your [-]s and passes."

After more than half a month of running-in, Yunus finally felt that Zhou Lin had initially integrated into the national team.

Zhou Lin's ability when he played against European and American teams also made Yunus feel trustworthy, especially in the face of teams that like to press, Zhou Lin can help the team transition the ball very well.

Zhou Lin took Zhu Fangyu's starting position for the first time. The back line was still Liu Wei + Wang Shipeng, with Yi Jianlian as the fourth position and Yao Ming as the fifth position.

Although Wang Zhizhi is a substitute, he is the substitute of Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, and his appearance time will not be short.

It can be said that this is already the strongest starting combination of the Chinese team.

The Chinese team has an absolute advantage in the inside, while in Italy, the inside combination of Richard Roca and Luca Nari, one is 204cm tall and the other is 207cm tall, both are about the same height as Zhou Lin.

Yao Ming's being double-teamed in this game is predictable, and it is also predictable to kill the Quartet.

The opponent's outside partners are Italian captain Gianluca Basley and point guard Marco Mordente, and small forward Matteo Solana, who is facing Zhou Lin, is only 197cm.

Except for the small difference between the first and second positions, the heights of other positions are visible to the naked eye, and the Chinese team has an absolute height advantage.

Yao Ming helped the team win the first wave of the ball without any suspense. Liu Wei directly gave the ball to Yao Ming.

The opposing team fought against Yao Ming so fiercely. Every time Yao Ming could receive the ball, he experienced fierce hand-to-hand combat.

The Chinese team served a sideline kick, and the captain of Italy, Gianluca Basre, directly intercepted Liu Wei, who was dribbling unsteadily.

Less than 14 seconds into the game, starting point guard Liu Wei made his first mistake.

In the opening game, the Italian players gave the Chinese team a strong press, and this intensity made most of the Chinese team's defenders very uncomfortable, even Liu Wei, who started the game, was the same.

Lujanka Basley, in the confrontation with Liu Wei, resisted the opponent's strong layup and scored the first goal for the Italian team.

The physical confrontation of European defenders is not inferior to NBA defenders, and their core strength is very strong.

This is unmatched by many defenders in China.

In the next round, the Chinese team gave the ball to Yao Ming. Yao Ming was double-teamed as soon as he turned inside. Zhou Lin followed the tactics and stood in the left corner. After the double-teaming, Yao Ming directly gave the ball to the Zhou Lin.

Zhou Lin raised his hand, but encountered interference from the opponent's striker.

"short!"

Zhou Lin yelled, Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming worked hard to get in the basket, and finally Yi Jianlian slapped the outside line, and the ball reached Wang Shipeng, who dribbled the ball twice and planned to reorganize, but Once again intercepted by the opposing defender.

At this moment, Zhang Weiping on CCTV was already screaming anxiously.

"Don't rush to dribble, stabilize yourself first, try to hit the ball in as much as possible, give it to Yao Ming."

However, the ball was intercepted by Italy, and in the positional battle, Italy scored the first three-pointer of the field by Mark Dennett.

"This is a very bad signal. Italy is a team that is very good at shooting three-pointers. Except for Richard Roca, all other players in the starting lineup can shoot three-pointers!"

In the next round, Zhou Lin took the initiative to help Liu Wei out of the siege, almost "escorting" Liu Wei to the half court. In the half court battle, Yao Ming finally received the ball comfortably for the first time. The defender was almost 20cm away, Yao Ming pushed inside, then turned around, and finally succeeded in dunking directly on the opponent's head domineeringly.

This is also the team's first two points.

And the opponent also looked hopeless.

This... who can resist it.

From 2006 to 2008, Yao Ming was at his absolute peak. Both his technique and his body were at their peak. The only thing that limited Yao Ming was probably his physical fitness. However, no matter whether it was the Rockets or the Chinese team, Yao Ming was overloaded. If If Yao Ming only played about 28 minutes in a game, the high efficiency value is estimated to be terrifyingly high.

Therefore, when Yao Ming is in good physical condition, he should be fed more balls.

On the Italian side, after a 5-0 start, they began to try on the outside, but ah, for the time being, the feel is not so good.

Taking advantage of Yao Ming's peak physical fitness, the Chinese team kept feeding him the ball. In addition, Yi Jianlian performed well in the interior and quickly played a small climax.

9-5.

Italy called a timeout first.

After a quick change, Italy replaced Belinelli.

The Chinese team replaced Wang Zhizhi and Chen Jianghua, while Zhou Lin was replaced by Zhu Fangyu.

And Chen Jianghua, who was amazing in the warm-up match, broke through the blockade of the opponent's back line at the beginning.

The difference between Chen Jianghua and Liu Wei is that they have a strong desire to attack and are fast.

Therefore, when the opponent's defender steals, he needs to consider that once he loses his position, he may not be able to catch up with Chen Jianghua's small sports car.

At the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team took a slight lead over the Italian team relying on Yao Ming's inside power.

In the early part of the second quarter, Yi Jianlian replaced Yao Ming, and his partner Wang Zhizhi was on the inside. Yi Jianlian failed to succeed in two strong attacks, but Italy quickly recovered his touch. Italian captain Gianluca Basley even made consecutive shots. He made two three-pointers, plus a successful steal, and quickly played a wave of 8-0 offensive.

After losing Yao Ming as an insider, the players of the Chinese team began to feel a little overwhelmed.

Fortunately, at this moment, Wang Zhizhi stood up in time and performed a magnificent inside move, hitting two points.

But looking back, Richard Rocca, the opponent's rough insider, grabbed two offensive rebounds in a row in the inside line with Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi.

In the end, he hit the board and slapped his chest loudly and roared in front of the camera.

His height is only 204cm. The second quarter started badly. The score came to 27-20. Jonas quickly called a timeout.

"Keep up with the opponent's footsteps, don't give the opponent outside shots, protect the rebound, and don't hesitate to shoot."

"Zhou, do a good job of connecting the inside and outside lines, get rid of the psychological burden, and have the opportunity to shoot boldly."

Yunus replaced Zhu Fangyu again and replaced Zhou Lin.

Zhou Lin really didn't get any chances in the first quarter. As long as the Chinese team has Yao Ming on the court, the first offensive point is definitely Yao Ming. It is also because most of the tactics are initiated from Yao Ming, so once Yao Ming is off the court, the teammates I don't even know how to play.

The current Chinese team urgently needs to score points during Yao Ming's rest time. Otherwise, Yao Ming will play early and his energy will be consumed uncontrollably, which will make the second half even more difficult.

Without Yao Ming, Zhou Lin's tactical status has also been raised. He is not only a high fort on the outside, but a supporting player who can hold the ball in a high position.

Chen Jianghua played against the opponent's defender several times, except for the first time in the game. He didn't take advantage of it, so he went to the frontcourt and gave the ball directly to Zhou Lin. Zhou Lin called Yi Jianlian to come up to do a pick and roll. In an instant, Zhou Lin immediately started.

The opponent's Richard Rocca failed to follow in Zhou Lin's footsteps.

Zhou Lin's body collided fiercely with Luca Nari, who was defending against him. In this case, Zhou Lin still slammed the ball into the basket.

You must vent your depression!
Simultaneous whistle!

This goal also caused the audience in Sapporo to burst into loud applause, and in the domestic webcast room, the reaction was even stronger.

Later, Zhou Lin's goal became one of the top ten goals of the Chinese team in the World Championships in Japan on various basketball websites.

"Zhou Lin's ball is tough enough."

"If you can dunk, you can't layup. Playing the spirit of the Chinese basketball team is too aggressive."

The narrator of CCTV5 also had a violent reaction.

"nice shot!"

When Zhou Lin fell, Yi Jianlian came over to give Zhou Lin a high-five, only to find that Zhou Lin's eyebrows were bleeding.

He took the initiative to call timeout.

Zhou Lin didn't feel that the center of his eyebrows was broken for a moment. It was not until Yi Jianlian reminded him that he touched his eyebrows and found that his hands were covered with blood.

"Sew it up, stop the bleeding first!"

Zhou Lin urged the team doctor to speak.

Zhou Lin was sewing stitches, Zhu Fangyu could only play for Zhou Lin again, and helped Zhou Lin get an additional penalty.

It took about 5 minutes for Zhou Lin to stop the bleeding off the court, and about 2 and a half minutes had passed since Zhou Lin was off the court. During the few minutes when Zhou Lin was off the court, the Chinese team also showed blood, and Yi Jianlian was also on the inside of the opponent. on the dunk.

When Zhou Lin and Yao Ming reappeared at the same time, the Chinese team had already equalized the score.

34-34!

Although there was a bandage on the eyelid and there was still a tendency of blood seeping down, Zhou Lin responded strongly with his three-point shooting in the first round back.

37-34.

The Chinese team once again took the lead in the game!

Before the end of the first half, Yao Ming showed his dominance again, rubbing Italy's inside line on the ground twice in a row.

41-37, the Chinese team ended the first half with a 4-point lead.

As the No.1 player in the Chinese team, Yao Ming scored 14 points and 4 rebounds in most of the first half when facing the opponent's strong inside defense.

另外易建联4分5篮板，王治郅5分2篮板，周林5分1助攻。

During the intermission, Zhou Lin went to treat the wound of about 3 cm.

At the beginning of the second half, Italy took the lead. In the first half, the Italian team only made 12 of 4 three-pointers. In the second half, it took the lead to shoot from the outside. In the opening stage, the 3-for-2 three-pointer also led Italy to take the lead in an 8-2 offensive wave, directly overtaking the score.

During this period of time, the Chinese team's back line also made mistakes again. Facing the pressure of European defenders, they seemed a little flustered.

The one who stood out again was Yao Ming, the real thigh of the national team. Since then, he has turned the world around in the paint, successfully dunking and causing the opponent's paint foul.

When neither player could limit Yao Ming, even the opponent's third position chose to help the inside defense.

In the next round, Yao Ming was surrounded by three players.

The opponent played the ball very quickly, and Italy's captain Gianluca Basre bore the brunt.

When facing the defense of the Chinese team, he directly attacked Qi Fei and wanted to make a dunk, but at this moment a yellow figure suddenly appeared on his side.

Zhou Lin jumped at least as high as the opponent's palm. Zhou Lin raised his hands high, almost blocking the Italian defender's dunk with a volleyball blocking action.

It's not that simple to wreak havoc in front of our basket!
At this time, the Chinese audience standing in front of the TV set roared with excitement.

How much China needs such a player who can bring blood to the team on both offense and defense.

Even Yao Ming couldn't bear it anymore, and rushed over to bump his shoulders with Zhou Lin to vent his excitement.

"Zhou Lin's super physical fitness has been demonstrated once in the match against the US team. In that game, NBA superstar Anthony was capped twice by Zhou Lin, let alone you, an Italian guard. This kind of ball, Aren't you looking for a hat!"

Zhang Weiping has already started bragging about Zhou Lin. Of course, it’s not an exaggeration to brag about Zhou Lin now. Yu Jia on the side said: "I also explained the warm-up match with the US team. Zhou Lin's physical talent He is similar to Yi Jianlian, but his speed and reaction are much faster than Yi Jianlian, so he can use the physical fitness of a power forward to play a small forward. The appearance of Zhou Lin can at least make up for the shortage of the Chinese team in the forward position in the next ten years."

"Both Zhou Lin and Yi Jianlian are still a little immature in this World Championships, but let's not say far, just two years from the 2008 Olympic Games, at that time Yi Jianlian and Zhou Lin will grow again, and in the golden peak period Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi at the end of their peak, I really look forward to it, the Chinese team can break through the best results."

Zhou Lin's excellent performance undoubtedly attracted the imagination of CCTV commentators.

In the third quarter, China has completely stabilized the opponent's counterattack position.

Yao Ming continued to suppress inside, while Zhou Lin and Wang Zhizhi both hit shots from the outside.

67-63, Yao Ming scored another 8 points in a single quarter, and has already scored 22 points in this game.

But Yao Ming, who didn't rest much in the third quarter, was already out of breath during the intermission.

Although the three quarters together only lasted 10 minutes, every ball was played from the inside, from Yao Ming's hands, and most of the time was facing flanking attacks, which further weakened Yao Ming's physical fitness. reduce.

"Yao Ming, take a break." Jonas looked at the crowd and said, "At the beginning of the fourth quarter, stabilize the score. When Yao Ming comes up, we have a chance to win the game."

"3 minutes, I just need a 3 minute break."

Yao Ming looked at everyone and said, "Brothers, we have a chance to win this game, be patient, Ah Lian and Xiao Zhou, your defenders are not tall, dare to fight, don't be afraid of them."

Yao Ming patted the two juniors and said encouragingly.

Zhou Lin did not rest in the fourth quarter. He played for 20 minutes in the third quarter of the game. Because of Yao Ming's restraint, Zhou Lin was not particularly tired.

As soon as the fourth quarter started, Italy began to counterattack quickly. This team was very vigorous every timeout or intermission. The shooting and pressing can create some dangers for the Chinese team.

Although coach Jonas had already reminded Liu Wei, Liu Wei was still very helpless and was forced to steal the ball by the opponent's frontcourt again, allowing the opponent to hit a three-pointer from the outside.

And in the next round, Wang Shipeng missed a three-pointer from the outside again, and the long rebound directly gave the opponent a chance to overtake.

Facing Zhou Lin's pursuit again, Gianluca Basley seemed more cautious. When Zhou Lin caught up, he leaned on Zhou Lin first, so that Zhou Lin couldn't jump up and could only watch Gianluca Basray puts the ball in the basket.

In less than 35 seconds, the opponent overtook the score, which made Yao Ming, who was sitting on the bench, a little anxious. If the Chinese team failed to respond, Yao Ming might return at least 1 minute earlier.

Now, if the score can be stabilized, Yao Ming will have a slight chance of winning if he rests for one more minute.

But just when Yao Ming couldn't sit still, Wang Zhizhi stood up. He first hit the opponent with cumbersome steps inside, and then hit a three-pointer from the outside.

Although the opponent is also scoring goals, it is a good thing that the score can be stalemate.

Zhou Lin was the second to stand up. After he and Liu Wei's pick-and-roll, Zhou Lin ran back to the inside.

Zhou Lin communicated with Liu Wei to give himself as high as possible the alley-oop. He knows this, just like the ball Liu Wei gave to Yao Ming before, as long as he throws it high, huh, he will get an assist.

Zhou Lin jumped up with all his strength, at least one palm higher than the opponent's chasing player, and then slammed the ball into the basket.

Air Relay.

Zhou Lin also scored 10 points.

"nice shot!"

Yao Ming on the sidelines threw a towel and shouted loudly: "Nice cooperation."

With the continuous scoring of Wang Zhizhi and Zhou Lin, the Chinese team also stabilized their position during the period without Yao Ming, allowing Yao Ming to win a stable rest time.

It was even 3 minutes longer than his original estimate, 50 seconds longer.

6分09秒的时候，姚明再度登场，此时中国队以75-74领先着意大利1分球。

Yao Ming, who recovered his physical fitness, began to make the opponent's head coach despair.

Yao Ming first wanted to get the ball from the inside. Facing a double-team, he turned around and hit a hook. With a hook of this height, those short insiders in Italy can also sigh at the ball.

Zhou Lin also had the experience of making an inside throw and an outside three-pointer.

Of course, Italy's three-pointers are really scary. As long as there is an open space, everyone can basically score. Several times their insiders have been pulled out to shoot three-pointers.

The Chinese team entered the last minute with a slight lead of 89-88.

On the Italian side, the rookie Belinelli stayed on the court, which still played a role. In the end, he scored an empty cut to help the team get a 1-point lead.

Zhou Lin was stuck behind the opponent's player and failed to catch up with the opposing Belinelli, and the team's defense was not in place.

With 35 seconds left, the ball was still in Yao Ming's hands.

Yao Ming was still steady. Facing the urgent defense of almost three opponents, he made a super difficult turnaround jumper and hit the board, thus overtaking the score.

91-90.

And as soon as the goal was scored, everyone on the bench exploded.

If Italy can't score a goal, then this goal is tantamount to a quasi-lore.

Of course, Italy still has 12 seconds to attack. They have every chance to kill China in regular time.

The Italian coach patiently arranged this tactic.

Back on the court, every player in the Chinese team was a little nervous, and every player was very nervous, staring at their opponents.

They ran a multi-person cross-screening tactic, and the captain Gianluca Basley finally ran out. He made 5 of 4 three-pointers in this game, which is the most accurate on the Italian side.

For Italy, two points are the same as three points, and now the opportunity has appeared in the hands of the most accurate players.

In fact, the Chinese team made a mistake.

"Don't give a three-point chance!"

Before Zhang Weiping finished speaking, Gianluca Basley ran out of the opportunity. This was originally the person Wang Shipeng was following, but the opponent's tactics were too successful, but at this moment, Zhou Lin came out and he went to pounce on Zhanlu Carl Bassley.

Zhou Lin leaned forward and jumped out.

He jumped to the highest point with all his strength, and he felt that his fingertips should have touched the ball, but it was probably less than a third of his fingers.

"rebound!"

Zhou Lin yelled when he fell, and Gianluca Basley also realized this.

Yi Jianlian protected the rebound!

In the end, Italy could only adopt a foul strategy, and Yi Jianlian hit 2 goals steadily from the free throw line.

Looking back, Belinelli made a hasty three-pointer in 3.2 seconds, but failed to hit, and the game lost its suspense.

93-90, the Chinese team defeated Italy in the World Championships, winning the first game!
　Well, it’s another week of streaking. The World Championships won’t be too long. If you don’t like to watch international games, you can wait for three or four days. I guess I’ll write about the new NBA season by then... Well, I still want to thank you Friends who support subscription and vote for recommended monthly tickets, in fact, the rush of this book is predictable. Of course, I still write more when I have the ability to update more. After all, I have to be worthy of these friends who subscribe... Well, Ronin is a person who doesn't like nonsense, so that's all for the nonsense, let's slip away.

　　
　
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