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Chapter 509 Brand's Masochism
When Zhao Li first arrived in the United States, it was the last year of Paul's dominance in high school, and the two of them played against each other on the court.

At that time, Zhao Li was very immature, and Paul didn't even remember that he had ever played against Zhao Li.

But Zhao Li always remembered Paul, "It seems that you have forgotten me." "Do we know each other?" Paul asked.

"Since you have forgotten, let's get to know each other again." Zhao Li changed his body forward to the weak side, and Paul followed up defensively.

Soon, Zhao Li changed hands and turned to the attacking side.

This kind of breakthrough that changes from time to time is the most difficult to defend, and Paul is careless.

In his eyes, Zhao Li is just a child, not worthy of attention, but the other party's beautiful breakthrough has sounded the alarm for him.

When Zhao Li invaded his position, Paul tried to use confrontation to stop Zhao Li's pace, but Zhao Li used his strength to break through his defense.

Zhao Li is the first player of the Chinese team who dared to break through the dream team with the ball besides Bai Jidong.

With this alone, he can make an impression on others.

When Zhao Li broke through and attracted Howard's help defense, he did not panic and passed the ball to Yi Jianlian smartly, who followed up with a one-handed dunk.

"Good pass!" Bai Jidong cheered.

Yi Jianlian also high-fived Zhao Li, "That's a good pass."

"Your dunk is better." Zhao Li and Yi Jianlian returned to defense together.

Next, what Bai Jidong did made James very unhappy, "White Wolf, your opponent is me!"

"You are very strange, why should I guard against a man who can't score? Isn't this a waste of my defense? Killing a chicken with a bull's knife, good steel should be used with a sharp edge." Bai Jidong's repeated taunts made James furious .

Anthony's offense stopped, and Bai Jidong's defense made him unable to move as he wished.

Anthony passed the ball to James, hoping that he could beat Zhu Fangyu.

James wanted to find the touch, so he shot with a pick-and-roll, and he hit the iron.

Bai Jidong grabbed the rebound and threw it to Zhao Li, who quickly counterattacked.

"Don't underestimate me!"

Paul ran extremely fast, before Zhao Li made a layup, his ball was cut off by Paul.

It's a pity that Paul didn't control the ball, and the ball went out of bounds, and the Chinese team still had the ball.

Zhao Li took a few breaths and said to Bai Jidong, "Should I pass the ball just now?"

"No, you're right. When it's time to make a shot, it's a matter of experience. You've done a good job." Bai Jidong praised.

Then, Coach K made a substitution.

Although he is falling behind, it does not prevent the old coach K from contemptuous of the game.

To have capital is to be capricious. He replaced Paul, Anthony, and Howard in one breath, three well-performing players, and sent Brand, Hinrich, and Joe Johnson.

As far as player strength is concerned, the U.S. team can change whatever they want, and they are better than their opponents anyway.

"Xiao Li, that guy is easier to deal with than Paul, don't be afraid." Bai Jidong said secretly, "His defense is terrible."

"Really?" Zhao Li's eyes lit up, and he knew what Bai Jidong meant.

Bad defense means you're bold and don't hesitate.

Du Feng came up to set a pick and roll for Zhao Li.The more Zhao Li fought, the more confident he became, and he dared to do all kinds of moves.

Zhao Li shook continuously, shaking Hinrich away, and was about to break through when Brand blocked him.

Du Feng hurriedly cut back to the basket, Zhao Li saw the timing and made a direct pass to the inside.

Du Feng was about to slam dunk with the ball, but James appeared in vain and gave Du Feng a positive hat.

Hinrich picked up the ball, Zhao Li wanted to steal it, but Hinrich pulled the ball away from behind with a beautiful hand, and then counterattacked.

Hinrich's speed is very fast, and he deserves to be called the white Iverson player by the Americans. Once the speed is up, only one person in the Chinese team can catch up with him.

Hinrich rushed to the penalty area and was about to make a layup when he flew up and blocked his layup heavily.

Following up, Zhao Li picked up the ball and launched another counterattack.

Zhu Fangyu followed behind Zhao Li.

Zhao Li disrupted the US team's defense, and then passed the ball.

Zhu Fangyu was strictly guarded by others, he couldn't make a move, so he returned to Zhao Li who ran outside.

Zhao Li caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

Because Anthony was replaced, Bai Jidong, the betrayer who had always abandoned James, came back again, "Your Majesty, I still love you."

"Shut up!" James didn't bother to listen to his nonsense, called a pick-and-roll and shot.

He didn't feel at all tonight, and this opportunity missed the ball again.

Fortunately, there is a captain.Brand lightly stretched his long arms and took the rebound from Yi Jianlian's head.

The second attack was interfered and did not enter.

He got up again, got another offensive rebound, feinted, shook Yi Jianlian, and then concentrated his whole body to jump up and dunk, causing Yi Jianlian to foul.

This is Yi Jianlian's third foul.

"It's okay, take precautions!" Bai Jidong said.

Yi Jianlian's task is completed, and Yao Yueban will take over to replace him, "Leave the rest to me."

Yi Jianlian gave him a high-five, walked off the court and sat silently.

As soon as Yao Yueban came back, Brand felt a lot of pressure. Under the FIBA ​​rules, Yao Yueban was far more powerful than the NBA.

When he first played, Yao Yueban was in no hurry to attack because the Chinese team was leading and he didn't want to break the team's rhythm.

Zhao Li passed the ball to Bai Jidong, and then ran into the crowd, taking the opportunity to cut out.

Yao Yueban set a screen for Zhao Li, Zhao Li ran out from the middle, caught the ball and made a three-pointer, "Wow!"

"Good shot! The 17-year-old Zhao Li has exploded! This is the most critical game in the World Championships. There are many NBA scouts on the scene. I believe they will make an update on Zhao Li's prospects after watching this game. Zhao Li's future is bright if he can show such a performance under the defense of the American Dream Team!"

Chen Qi also praised Zhao Li very much.

"What surprised me the most about this young man was his big heart and his lack of stage fright, which is very rare. He is only 17 years old, but he can be calm and composed in the face of such a powerful enemy, and he has a natural leadership quality!" Yu Jia said.

James, who had been holding back all night, finally broke through Bai Jidong, a rare breakthrough, he must do something.

Yao Yue was half blocked under the basket, not giving him a chance to attack.

James bumped into Yao Yueban and sent the ball to Brand, who dunked, "Good pass, LeBron!"

"Return to defense, return to defense!"

James glanced at Bai Jidong, didn't say much, the meaning was obvious: we're sure to win.

Bai Jidong didn't know where his confidence came from. Although the American team played very lively, the leading team was the Chinese team.

Bai Jidong walked forward and grabbed Zhao Li's pass with one hand, "My lord, in view of your powerless actions just now, I will teach you how to be a good monarch now."

"I'm done with your trash talk!" James growled.

Suddenly, Bai Weidong's speed increased by a notch, and he dribbled the ball to the right.

Just as James moved, Bai Jidong quickly pulled back at his crotch, pulled the ball with his left hand and walked to the right.

So fast, James couldn't care less.

Bai Jidong dribbled to the top of the arc and found that James hadn't followed, so he received the ball and hit a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

Bai Jidong laughed and said, "Your Majesty, what are you doing?"

"Shut up!" James said with an ugly expression, "Your physical strength will be exhausted sooner or later, and the Chinese team will be defeated by then."

"If I tell you that I'm not tired and I'm sure I can last until the end of the race, will you be disappointed?" Bai Jidong asked.

"That's impossible!" James snorted coldly.

The truth is, Bai Jidong is really not tired.

Although he did a lot, his teammates gave him a lot of support.

Zhao Li's outburst relieved his pressure. Now that Yao Yueban is back, Bai Jidong only needs to focus on defense and wait for the Chinese team to fall into a scoring drought before coming out to take over the game.

Wade used his personal ability to make a strong three-pointer.

The biggest reason why the American team played so hard was that Bai Jidong defended against James and also took into account the defense of others.

Brand and Howard on the inside are either not tall enough or not skilled enough.

The point guard is not strong enough. Although Paul is a superstar embryo, he has just finished his first season and his combat power is limited. The expectations of the outside world for him.

Afterwards, Yao Yueban exploded.

Brand's defense was like a joke in his eyes. He got the ball, didn't do anything, turned around and hooked.

Brand jumped up with all his strength, and he couldn't even reach Yao Yueban's palm. He saw the basketball fall into the basket from the top of his head.

Joe Johnson's individual singles, his solid basic skills faltered for a while, shook Zhu Fangyu away, took a step, made a sudden stop jumper, and made a hit.

Compared with these complex individual singles, the Chinese team's offense is much simpler - pass the ball to Yao Yueban.

Yao Yueban showed all-round skills to the US team, playing low post, turning to face the basket and attacking, turning over and jumping
Whatever Yao Yueban knows, she can use on Brand.

The tragic degree of this matchup can be ranked in the top 3 in Bai Jidong's heart.

Other tragedies are described as inextricably fought with all their strength. This tragedy was Yao Yueban beating Brand unilaterally, and Brand had no strength to fight back.

Yao Yueban played 4 minutes in the second quarter and scored 14 points on Brand's head.

The old coach K had no choice but to replace Brand and decided not to send Brand on the field.

Yao Yueban's offense gave the Chinese team an 8-point lead at the end of the first half, which no one expected before the game.

The mighty U.S. team seems to be ordinary people, but the Chinese team seems to be able to fight?
"Will a miracle happen? After watching the first half, we are full of hope. This will not be a formal final. The Chinese team will go all out to compete for the championship. The US team is not invincible."

(End of this chapter)