pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 526 The Battle of Friendship
In the distant United States, the NBA is about to usher in a bloody turmoil, while in Tokyo, Japan, the fight between Asian teams is still going on.

The second opponent of the Chinese team in the group stage is the Pakistan team. This team composed of "amateur players" defeated the stronger Myanmar team in the first game.

And that battle let people see the resilience and unity of the Pakistan team, they are much stronger than people imagined.

After the Myanmar team lost the "most likely to win" game, their second opponent was the Iranian team that had just lost to the Chinese team. There was almost no suspense in this game. The Iranian team was far superior in strength to the Myanmar team. Not surprisingly, it would be a "massacre".

The Chinese team met Pakistan, which is the intersection of "China-Pakistan friendship" in the international arena. The friendly behavior between the two teams before the game showed audiences all over Asia how strong the friendship between China and Pakistan is.

Even Pakistan's international team uniforms are sponsored by Chinese manufacturers, and all the team's expenses for this game will be borne by Chinese sponsors.

Before the game, the captains of the two teams held a group photo with each other's national flags.

The friendship between China and Pakistan lasts forever off the court, but on the court, it is another matter. Both teams have come up with the best preparations to deal with this game. The so-called greatest respect for the opponent is to go all out.

Pakistan fully implemented this point, and gave the Chinese team a "surprise" at the beginning, a wave of 6:0 offensive climax, and achieved a temporary lead.

However, this was also the last time that the Pakistani team took the lead. After falling behind in the start, the team led by Mu Chenfeng rushed to catch up, scored 4 points in a row, and sent 3 consecutive assists for his teammates, directly returning the opponent 10:0.

The strong team defense allows Pakistan's offense to be completed outside the restricted area, and in these positions, Pakistan's shooting rate has dropped significantly. After all, these players have not experienced professional training, and the various offensive methods are not rich and proficient, especially the mid-range and long-distance offensive skills, which seem simple but are actually difficult.

After Pakistan made several attempts from outside, they failed to hit. This is the problem of Pakistan. The reason why they were able to win the game against Myanmar was because the height of the opponent and the defensive strength of the penalty area were not high. More than 80% of Pakistan’s team’s points came from the penalty area, which is the scoring area they rely on for survival.

However, when they met the Chinese team, which was much higher than the Burmese team in terms of height and integrity, Pakistan's advantage was stifled, causing the team to fall into a passive position early.

The Chinese team opened up the point difference in an instant. It was only half a quarter after the game, and the point difference had already reached double digits. The anxious Fang Tianzheng immediately called a timeout.

The players and spectators who were called for a timeout were all taken aback. The team was clearly in the lead, and there were no mistakes in tactics. The team was in full swing. Even if it was called a timeout at this time, it should have been called by the Pakistani coaching staff. Unexpectedly, Fang Tianzheng took the initiative to apply for this timeout.

Fang Tianzheng was obviously in a hurry, and immediately summoned his teammates and said, "You all take it easy, don't play too high, the rhythm of the game is suppressed, the number of rounds is less, the rhythm is lowered, don't always hit the basket, and the defense is changed to man-to-man."

Some of Fang Tianzheng's training remarks gave people the feeling that he didn't come to win, it seemed that he came to lose on purpose.

"But."

"It's nothing to worry about. I don't want to affect the friendship between China and Pakistan because of a basketball game. As long as the score is controlled at the level where you can win, don't win too much." Fang Tianzheng finally gave the players a piece of advice.

After learning Fang Tianzheng's true thoughts, the players "absolutely executed" on the field. The Chinese team returned from the timeout seemed to have changed to a different team. The defensive formation also changed. The speed of movement and the intensity of counterattacks also decreased significantly. It was obvious that the strength was "on par" with Pakistan.

The Pakistani players did not give up on the attack. After the Chinese team "relaxed" the defense inside, the Pakistani players immediately plunged in and scored points when they reached the penalty area for the first time.

"What is the Chinese team doing? They can all make it."

"Yes, these players seem to have changed. Is this the same team that defeated the Iranian team?"

"That's right, that's right, they still want to be caught up on purpose."

Pakistan not only caught up with the score, but also overtook it, but the Chinese team did not let the score expand, but "bited" the score and controlled it within the range of two goals.

After halftime, Pakistan turned out to be the leading side, but the score of the two teams was a bit unsightly, 34:33, the score was extremely low.

The Chinese team members who suppressed the firepower were exhausted. They had to try their best to prevent the ball from being scored by others, so they tried their best to attack every ball, but they were almost meaningless at the end.

In the third quarter, the two teams drew.

In the fourth quarter, until the last attack, the Pakistan team still led by 1 point.

"Damn, what are these guys thinking?" Fang Tianzheng was "angry" at the Chinese team's control of the score. In the last attack, the opponent only led by one point. This is clearly the rhythm of forcing the Chinese team to kill the opponent.

Is there anything more murderous than lore?
Fang Tianzheng immediately called a timeout.

"How about the coach, we have a good point control." Ye Lin excitedly said to Fang Tianzheng.

"Not bad, what should we do now?" Fang Tianzheng scolded, "It's only one point short."

At this time, the players realized the seriousness of the problem. They were too involved in the game before and only focused on controlling the points. They didn't pay attention to these problems at all, but when they came to their senses, there was no turning back.

There are only two options for the last attack, either lose or lore!

However, if the game is lost, there will be three teams in Group A with 2 wins and 1 loss. In this case, the comparison of net points must be carried out, and the Chinese team has no advantage in point difference.

So, two choices become one, and that's the kill!

Here comes the question again, who will carry out the last vote that is likely to "offend" the friendly neighboring country?
(End of this chapter)