The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 113 The U.S. Team Feeling Recovery (seeking Subscription, Monthly Pass)

Chen Jianghua dribbled the ball on the outside, knowing that his layup during this time was a bit of a drag on the team, so he tried to organize and reduce his desire to attack.

He passed to Lin Yue near the free throw line, and Lin Yue passed to Wang Zhizhi outside the three-point line.

Big Zhi has a three-point shooting range, and Lin Yue has a certain grasp of the abilities of most of the team's players after training for so long.

A little after receiving the ball, James flew over to defend and wanted to block the shot. After receiving the ball, he took a step back and made an open shot.

"Big Zhi can vote."

As soon as Zhang Weiping spoke, Wang Zhizhi's three-pointer went wide of the basket. Yao Ming was fighting with Howard, and the two swiped the ball into Wade's hands.

Wade immediately made a fast break, and the Flash lived up to his reputation. In a few seconds, he reached the free throw line of the Chinese team and passed it to James who followed up.

"Janeway Connection" appeared early in the international arena, and James dunked with both hands after receiving the ball.

In the second quarter, the US team dunked three balls.

The Chinese team can't defend against this fast break. As long as the offense does not score, the US team can launch a fast break. Howard, Deron, Kobe and James, everyone can fast break, and no one in this lineup can defend.

"Now we need to increase our offensive shooting percentage." Lin Yue knew in his heart that there was nothing he could do. Just now, Wang Zhizhi had an open shot, but once his shot slowed down, he would be blocked, and his fast shot would be unstable.

This is an endless loop. In the face of such a disparity in strength, the Chinese team has many problems to solve.

"The U.S. team no longer needs full-court defense, but half-court man-marking," Zhang Weiping said.

The U.S. team on the court seems to have found a solution. Their lineup has no defensive loopholes. Each position can strangle the opponent with a single defense, protect the rebounds and push the transition, so the point difference will only widen.

Lin Yue and Chen Jianghua passed the ball at the top of the arc, and Yao Ming also came outside the three-point line to support his teammates.

Wang Shipeng ran from the baseline to beyond the three-point line. After his teammate made a screen and got a good shot, Lin Yue immediately passed the ball.

Wang Shipeng raised his sword and seized the opportunity to hit a three-pointer.

"29 to 28 points, China is still leading, hey, today's three-pointer is like a godsend." Zhang Weiping said, is there really a chance today.

But back, Kobe sent the ball to Deron, and the US team started immediately. Even if the Chinese team made a shot, they had to launch a fast break. This time, it was the connection between Deron and Howard, who passed the ball accurately.

"The conversion of offense and defense also includes shooting. The problem of returning to defense is really serious." Zhang Weiping said, he realized that it is definitely unrealistic to win against the United States.

This is still two plus one. Howard can fully display his talent when he is next to this kind of teammate. A center of this level only needs to eat cakes.

He is not good at playing Yao Ming, but playing the Chinese team is still easy.

The 100% shooting rate continued, and Howard stood at the free throw line again.

Yunus replaced Lin Yue, who performed well, with the old captain Li Nan, Chen Jianghua was also replaced by Liu Wei, and Sun Yue also played.

Coach Jonas guarantees that there will be a strong three-pointer on the field, and by making good use of the outside touch, the point difference will not be too big.

这短短的几分钟，林跃的数据也好看很多，上场前0分1篮板1助攻，下场后3分3篮板3助攻。

The offensive contribution is significant, which is why the point difference has not been widened.

Howard missed an extra penalty, 30 to 29, and the scores of the two teams rose alternately.

Yao Ming threw the ball into the hook after facing Howard's turn. With a soft touch, coupled with his height and long arms, "Warcraft" Howard couldn't do anything about it.

"Howard has nothing to do." Zhang Weiping watched happily. After one and a half quarters, the Chinese team could still bite the score.

The audience in the stands was also very excited. Facing the dream team, the Chinese team played with style and showed no signs of timidity. Even if they lost, they could look up and leave.

The U.S. team also replaced Reed. Michael Reed is a pure scorer with stable shooting, three-pointers, and excellent mid-range. Old K saw that the U.S. team's shooting was delayed, so he replaced Reed.

The Chinese team switched formations and chose two-three defenses, and the main defense broke through. The US team did not shoot three-pointers well. This is a good decision.

"Let's see how the US team breaks the second and third defenses?"

Deron hit the ground and passed to Reid in the corner. Sun Yue was the first to turn around and Sun Yue was not tricked to keep up with the defense. Then he turned around again, this time in the opposite direction, and missed the board.

Yao Ming protected the defensive rebound, handed the ball to Liu Wei to take the ball across half court, and passed it to Sun Yue at 45 degrees on the right.

"Sun Yue made a shot, a good shot!!!"

Sun Yue hit a three-pointer. Today, the Chinese team's three-pointer has been raining, and there is always someone who can continue to fire.

Sun Yue shot the ball against the defense. There was no cover, no extra movements, and he shot the ball as soon as he caught it, very confident.

"34 to 30, the lead of the Chinese team has come to four points."

The Chinese team is currently 11 of 7 three-pointers, and the US team is 9 of 1. The difference in the outside touch of the two teams is too large. If it is not for the US "Dream Eight" team, the Chinese team may really win this game.

James dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, and Howard came to cover, but Yao Ming didn't care about Howard. He and Liu Wei double-teamed James together, not giving him a chance to break through.

James had no choice but to transfer the ball to Kobe. Kobe tried to break through, and two more followed. Without a good shot, he gave it to Deron, who was open in the corner.

Deron adjusted and shot again, "Kangdang."

In the same position, Deron missed again.

"The U.S. team has made 10 of 1 three-pointers. As for the U.S. offense and defense, they can only use this breakthrough to score the ball. Due to the structure of the lineup, he has no support at the free throw line, and he has no coordination up and down, so he can only rely on breakthroughs. But the breakthrough has a center as tall as Yao Ming inside, and he can't score outside shots." Zhang Weiping analyzed professionally.

I didn't expect the US team to have offensive troubles.

Liu Wei dribbled too much offensively, and under the interference of the opponent, he accidentally turned his wrist.

The ball returned to the hands of the US team. The US team chose to make substitutions, replacing Kidd to increase organization and Bosh to increase flexibility.

This time it was Reed who shot the three-pointer, and Reed also hit the iron for the three-pointer from the right corner.

11 of 1 three-pointers, but Bosh under the basket got an offensive rebound and took off to make a dunk. This broke the scoring shortage for the US team, but his performance outside the three-point line was still eye-catching.

In the next two rounds, neither player scored. The United States made a mistake in pursuit of speed passing, but the Chinese team did not get a good chance to attack under the pressure of the whole court, and their shots all missed.

Finally, Kobe on the outside line received Kidd's pass, made a forced three-pointer, and made a direct shot in front of Sun Yue, "Whoa!"

Ignoring the defensive shot, the US team finally scored another three-pointer.

For the rest of the second quarter, Lin Yue didn't get a chance to play. He watched from the sidelines. The Chinese team defended very aggressively and also relied on Yao Ming's offense to use the inside advantage to play.

But the US team, which has found the touch, no longer gave the opponent a chance. After Kobe and James hit two three-pointers, the US team's lead came to 5 points.

In the last attack before the end of the halftime, Yao Ming resisted Bosh's defense, tricked the defender with his fantastic footsteps, and scored easily.

The Chinese team ended the first half with a 7-point difference and returned to the locker room.

7 points in the half is not much, especially when the opponent is the US team. The star-studded "Dream Eight Team" had an average lead of nearly 30 points per game before, but seeing his teammates sweating, Lin Yue knew that they had already done their best just to improve the opponent's speed. He couldn't hope that the entire US team would not feel good. This is unrealistic.

It is impossible for the Chinese team to make three-pointers all the time, which is not realistic.

Lin Yue knew that he had to do something in the second half, and it was too painful to just watch his teammates work hard off the court.

(End of this chapter)