The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 144 Miracle Reappearance? (Thanks to KIRAZZL for the reward)
After Zhu Fangyu scored a three-pointer, the Chinese team immediately retreated.

The Lithuanian team launched an attack again. Since Yao Ming couldn't break through the inside line guarded by Yao Ming, there were only two ways in front of them, either to lead Yao Ming out of the line, or to shoot directly.

Now the Lithuanian team still has an advantage, and they are not in a hurry at all.

After dribbling the ball across half court, Jassicovius took a step back and made a shot outside the three-point line. The basketball hit the basket and bounced into the net again.

"Answer ball, the Lithuanian team responded immediately." Yu Jia said.

"So it's not so easy to get it back." Zhang Weiping said.

Having said that, he will never admit defeat easily.

At least Lin Yue felt that even if he lost, he had to show his integrity.

After dribbling the ball to Zhu Fangyu outside the three-point line, Lin Yue ran to the bottom corner and waited for the pass from his teammates. Yao Ming caught the ball and attracted three defenders, and then transferred the ball to Lin Yue.

With no one in front of him, Lin Yue calmed down, took aim for a while, and fired again from the bottom line.

"Lin Yue, it's a good shot. The Chinese team scored another three points." Zhang Weiping shouted happily, as long as he can score, he still has a chance.

Lin Yue felt really good on the field, and the descendants of this three-pointer are much more confident. Thanks to Yao Ming's height, he can find teammates who are open when he is double-teamed. No wonder Yao Ming is the top center in the NBA.

When Siskauskas returned to the field, the Lithuanian team lost control of the situation and replaced him early.

Siskoskas launched a fierce attack as soon as he came up, directly challenging Yao Ming's inside line. When he was disturbed, he made a layup with too much force, hit the rebound and popped out without even hitting the frame.

Fortunately, Kleiza got an offensive rebound under the basket, made it up, and caused a foul by the Chinese team.

With players who wipe their asses like this, it's no wonder Siskauskas can play so resolutely.

"The Lithuanian team is very resilient. If they don't guard against their opponents, the Chinese team will never be able to catch up." Yu Jia said.

"Kleiza's ball is really tough. It's not easy to grab offensive rebounds from Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi."

With Kleiza's free throw, the Chinese team's strong momentum of chasing points was successfully contained by the Lithuanian team, and the point difference was still [-] points.

Lin Yue passed the ball to Yao Ming who was in the back. Generally, when Yao Ming was in the low post, no one would not pass the ball.

In the eyes of the Chinese team members, there is no better way to score than this.

However, the Lithuanian team double-teamed the ball before taking advantage of Yao Ming's inability to hold the ball firmly.

The Lithuanian team broke fast again, Siskauskas broke through with the ball, Lin Yue's defense has not lost his position, retreating all the way to the penalty area.

Siskoskas missed the layup after being interfered by Lin Yue, and Yao Ming got the defensive rebound.

The Chinese team still had a chance. Lin Yue dribbled the ball to Yao Ming at halftime.

After observing the positions of other players, Yao Ming chose to continue playing back.

"Yao Ming's fake moves, shaking continuously, playing with him~" Zhang Weiping said.

Yao Ming clicked on his opponent, and there was a time difference.

"Yao Ming, good shot." Yu Jia said.

There is no problem with the offense of the Chinese team's lineup, but what to do with the defense.

With only 7 minutes left in the game, the Lithuanian team launched an attack from the outside again.

They consciously squeezed the time and waited until there were almost 10 seconds left to attack. Even if the Chinese team stepped forward to fight, they just passed the ball back and forth from the outside.

"The Lithuanian team is now controlling the time," Zhang Weiping said.

Fortunately, Siskoskas missed a three-pointer this time, and Lin Yue spent a lot of energy trying to keep up with his opponent.

Is it more than nine points?Maybe a lot, but if the three points are accurate, nine points are three offensive rounds.

Lin Yue took the ball from the outside and caught the Lithuanian team by surprise.

"Lin Yue didn't give the ball to Yao Ming. Instead, he dribbled the ball in singles. The ball was really hard. At the critical moment, Lin Yue stood up." Zhang Weiping said.

Lin Yue hit another difficult three-pointer against Siskoskas. After the goal was scored, the point difference was only six points.

Lin Yue has scored 20 points in this game, a career high for the national team.

Giav Tokas received a pass from his teammate and scored with a hook on the move. This time he learned how to be smart, and instead of rushing in to confront Yao Ming's basket, he chose to hook. This kind of ball is not easy for Yao Ming to defend against.

After the goal was scored, everyone in the Lithuanian team felt more at ease, and they could stabilize if they could score.

Subsequently, the Lithuanian team pressed the whole court, consuming the attacking time of the Chinese team.

"Although Giav Tokas's offense under the basket is monotonous, his physical strength is not bad." Yu Jia said straight away.

Now the pace of the Chinese team is a little slow, Yao Ming is still stuck in the inside to ask for the ball, and the successive confrontations make him a little bit overwhelmed.

Including Lin Yue, whose playing time was concentrated in the second half of the game, and he was a little overdrawn.

Lin Yue handed it to Yao Ming at the basket, but Yao Ming had no good chance to hand it to Lin Yue.

Lin Yue crossed the pass to Wang Zhizhi on the flank.

Wang Zhizhi's mid-range shot missed, and the Lithuanian team took the ball and launched a fast break again.

Yao Ming had to retreat again. At this time, the Lithuanian team's physical advantage was reflected. The Chinese team's retreat speed was slow, and the latter scored a layup.

"It's a bit difficult to get the point difference back to ten points." Zhang Weiping said.

With only 6 minutes left, Jonas dared not replace Yao Ming, and Lin Yue couldn't change because he felt good, so he replaced Wang Zhizhi, Yi Jianlian, and Liu Wei with Sun Yue.

This is the strongest lineup that the Chinese team can currently field, and the rest can only be relied on by themselves.

Lin Yue still wanted to be a hero, and after receiving Sun Yue's return pass, he directly pulled up a three-pointer.

The basketball bounced out of the frame, and the Lithuanian team slowly advanced after protecting the rebound.

"Lin Yue is in a hurry for this ball." Zhang Weiping could see that Lin Yue really wanted to help the team, but he is not a god, and there is no possibility of 100% shooting in basketball.

Yao Ming returned to defense and patted Lin Yue's ass. The young man was just fighting hard. He was just trying to hold on. He didn't dare to end, and he didn't want to end. Maybe this was the last game.

In front of the gate, the Chinese team broke out unprecedented fighting spirit.

But in this field, they ushered in the most difficult moment.

The Lithuanian team did not score this goal, and the time became shorter and shorter.

"Zhu Fangyu tried outside, hey, it still didn't work." Zhang Weiping watched the performance on the field and slowly accepted the reality that this game might really be powerless.

Lin Yuefei came out of the field to save the ball, Yao Ming got the ball under the basket, and scored in the second attack.

"Lin Yue really worked hard this time," Yu Jia said.

The audience at the scene is still cheering. This goal boosts morale, but no matter how you look at it, there is not enough time, unless there is a miracle.

When the Chinese team scored a goal, someone from the Lithuanian team must stand up and respond. The Chinese team finally defended the next goal, but the Lithuanian team also defended it.

In the end, Lin Yue missed a three-pointer, announcing that the end of the Olympic Games for the Chinese team was at this moment, and what awaited them next was the third place competition.

Whether it is No.3 or No.4, they have already made history.

The entire Chinese team bowed to the audience and left the arena. Lin Yue had tears in his eyes. He really tried his best. He scored 25 points and 8 assists in the game, which can be called the most dazzling game of his national team.

"It's really uncomfortable. I fell in the semi-finals a few months ago, and now I'm in the semi-finals again." Lin Yue smiled bitterly, his head was lowered in the locker room, and the other people were also a little depressed. All the way to today, only they know how much they have paid during this time.

In the last quarter, the tenacity of the Lithuanian team made them have the last laugh, while the loss of physical strength of the Chinese team became the biggest obstacle to the offense.

Such a result is enough, but it is a little regrettable.

(End of this chapter)