The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 133 Final Four, Here We Come (Please subscribe, ask for a monthly pass)

In the second half of the first quarter, Yao Ming and Lin Yue went off together, and the Chinese team temporarily led the opponent by 15 points 13 to [-]. At this time, the game had just started, and the result could not be seen.

But today the Chinese men's basketball team is in good spirits. They are not as restrained as they were when they played against the Greek team last time. They played more decisively this time.

The game was affected by many aspects. The winning streak did not help the Chinese team in terms of momentum, but affected the player's state. The attention of the outside world is getting higher and higher, and the pressure is also increasing while the expectations are high. This caused the Chinese team to lose to the Greek team.

Losing in the group stage is a good thing, stop the loss immediately, and give the Chinese team a chance to adjust.

Judging from the current situation, the Chinese team did not make a mistake.

Liu Wei and Wang Zhizhi returned to the court, and Liu Wei felt a little uncomfortable when they became substitutes. It seems that the coach trusts Lin Yue more than himself at the critical moment.

"I have to seize the opportunity and perform well." Liu Wei will not admit defeat. No player will admit that he is inferior to the opponent. While competing with Lin Yue, he is also improving himself.

Affected by Lin Yue's style of play, Liu Wei didn't force a shot in the second half of the first quarter. According to Zhang Weiping's words, it was an unreasonable style of play. Liu Wei, who was already steady, became even more steady.

Liu Wei is not a purely talented player. Of course, he can't be said to be untalented if he can enter the national team. It's just that compared with the members of the team, he lacks a lot of eye-catching style of play.

Liu Wei has been training his muscles during the CBA offseason to increase his confrontation ability, which also allows him to have some bright moments in the Olympics, but once this happens, Liu Wei will go crazy and make unreasonable shots.

He didn't even notice this. After watching Lin Yue's handling off the court, Liu Wei knew that the only advantage he had over the opponent was experience, but this would also be overtaken with time.

He subconsciously compared with this young player who had just joined the team. When he learned that the opponent was a lottery pick in the NBA, he also knew that he would have a lot to learn. Apart from talent, he had to improve in other aspects.

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Liu Wei made an air cut to Chen Jianghua. The latter threw off the defender and scored a layup. The Chinese team maintained the lead. This goal curbed Croatia's momentum of chasing points.

Yi Jianlian made a mid-range hit and scored two points again.

"At the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team led Croatia by 24 points 20 to 4. With such offensive firepower, even though Croatia's efficiency is high, it still lags behind the Chinese team. If the second quarter of the game can continue, it will enter the second half with an advantage." Yu Jia said that the Chinese team's near-perfect performance ignited hope for the home fans.

Before the start of the game, some people were still questioning the state of the Chinese team in this game. After watching the performance in the first quarter, it is not difficult to understand that even if Yao Ming is off, the Chinese team still has other players who can stand up.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Yao Ming and Lin Yue returned to the field at the same time, leading Li Nan, Wang Zhizhi and Wang Shipeng. This lineup combination gave Lin Yue a chance to operate.

Li Nan and Wang Shipeng's three-pointers will pose a great threat to Croatia. Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming can also shoot three-pointers.

The low-profile version of a "star" shoots everywhere, but the "star" is a new star, and the shooter is not exactly a shooter.

Croatia's possession of the ball. In the second quarter, they intend to strengthen the outside attack. The first two goals at the beginning were outside attacks, but they didn't make it.

The same is true for the Chinese team, which failed to seize the opportunity to fight back.

When Yao Ming grabbed the defensive rebound, Lin Yue was observing the position of his teammates.

"Huh? Why is no one in the opponent's half?" Only then did Lin Yue realize that the counterattack speed of this lineup was simply not as fast as the opponent's retreat speed.

It's a pity that if you can't make a switch, you can only play a position.

This lineup is not bad in China. After Lin Yue led the half, Yao Ming came to a high screen. Lin Yue passed the ball to Yao Ming, and quickly ran back into the paint.

Yao Ming hit the ground back to Lin Yue, who was running back, and even pierced through the Croatian team's defense.

After the European step escaped the blocking of the opponent's center, he made a successful throw.

"Good cooperation, Lin Yue and Yao Ming played with the Croatian players to the applause." Zhang Weiping said.

The second quarter is the real battle. Both players want to enter the second half with an advantage, and the defensive intensity has increased.

Let's start with defense first. Croatia, with better physical fitness, used confrontation to force the Chinese team's shooting rate to drop sharply.

However, confrontation can easily lead to fouls, so Lin Yue stood at the free throw line many times. If it weren't for his hot-eyed free throw percentage, the point difference might have been widened.

6 of 2 free throws, what level should a point guard shoot?
Lin Yue himself is also very strange. Since he entered the NCAA, he used to shoot more than 80% of his free throws. He has reached his current level. He often makes less than 50% of his free throws, which also affects his scoring average.

"Lin Yue, just practice this free throw again." After Lin Yue missed both free throws, Zhang Weiping couldn't help complaining.

Having said that, the Chinese team still has the advantage on the scene, and the number of fouls on both sides is increasing, and then it is the turn of the Croatian team to make free throws.

"The free throws of the Croatian men's basketball team are really accurate. If the Chinese team's free throws were also on time, it wouldn't be so difficult." After the Croatian team relied on free throws to tie the score, Zhang Weiping complained again.

"Yao Ming was replaced during the rest time. The height of the Chinese team's inside line dropped, and Croatia's 217cm center forward was also replaced. Next, the offense of the two teams will frequently hit the inside line." Yu Jianeng guessed the direction of the two teams.

"Lin Yue tricked his opponent with a fake pass and went straight to the basket. He's about to dunk!"

After Lin Yue made a false pass to his opponent, he turned around and strode towards the penalty area, dunking the ball in before the center forward took off.

Lin Yue's slam dunk action is not very violent. After the jump, he has a little elegance. He is also a thin player, and his body stretches out, so the slam dunk is also very entertaining.

"In actual combat, this kind of dunk is really rare. The movement is very stretched, and it is not easy for Chinese players to do this." Yu Jia must have not seen such a dunk by a Chinese for a long time.

After halftime, Croatia made a super long three-pointer at the buzzer, flew into the basket in a strange posture, and threw it in from the middle circle.

"It's unbelievable. Croatia tied the score in this way before halftime, 47 to 47. In the second quarter, the shooting percentage of the two teams dropped. I thought that the Chinese team could enter the second half with a 3-point advantage. I didn't expect Croatia to seize the 4 seconds to make a mid-circle shot." Zhang Weiping said.

Even though Croatia is already a relatively easy-to-play team, the Chinese team still failed to widen the point difference.

(End of this chapter)