God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 576 Glory even if defeated
Encouraged by Jonas, the Chinese team returned to a normal three-pointer in the second half of the third quarter, and because of Yao Ming's advantage in rebounding, the shooters were very determined when shooting from the outside. Increased their shooting percentage to a certain extent.After Wang Shipeng and Zhu Fangyu jointly hit 3 three-pointers, they finally brought the point difference back to single digits.

Old K frowned on the sidelines. Because of Yao Ming, he had never underestimated this Chinese men's basketball team, but now he found that he still underestimated this opponent.They are a little different from the previous Chinese men's basketball team. They are more confident and brave on the court, and their personal strength is also stronger. It seems that the Dream Eight team will need to work hard to get rid of them.

But for the sake of the end of the third quarter, he decided to let the players on the field play the remaining few minutes, as long as they can continue to maintain the point difference at about seven or eight points.Under the offensive of the Chinese team, the players of the American men's basketball team also cheered up, especially on the defensive end.

In order to quickly establish a winning position in the first half of the fourth quarter, the old K decided to deploy what he thought was the strongest lineup, point guard Wade, shooting guard Kobe, small forward James, power forward Bosh, and center Howard.Although there are still many top stars in the league sitting on the bench, in the old K's opinion, there is no stronger lineup in the Dream Eight team than the current one, and it is very easy for him to use this lineup. If they are strong, then these five players can take turns to play singles with the ball. They have this ability.

Jonas also did not dare to relax. He sent Chen Jianghua, Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu, Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming in the lineup, just like a Guangdong team with Yao Ming.Of course, this is also part of his consideration. Except for Yao Ming, the four people have cooperated in the CBA league before, and they are very familiar with each other, which will allow them to display their strength far beyond the standard.

Of course, if Yunus finds that Chen Jianghua is still unable to compete with his opponent, he will immediately let Liu Wei play for the same reason as he has sent this lineup now.Liu Wei was once considered the most passer to Yao Ming in the entire team. After all, they were on the same team and even in the same dormitory since they were young, until Yao Ming joined the NBA as the No. [-] pick.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the US team set off an offensive frenzy. They disdain to use their own defense to limit the Chinese team's offense, but want to use a strong offense to destroy the opponent, even if the defense of Kobe, Wade and Howard Top.This does make it difficult for the Chinese team to parry, especially when they lack strong defensive players, but they can choose to respond in another way, that is to attack, isn't there a saying?Offense is the best defense!

Yao Ming restrained the opponent's defense in the interior. Originally, he might have had some difficulty facing Howard and Bosh, but Yi Jianlian's game was also very explosive. His mid-range shooting and offensive efficiency at the basket were very good.With his help, Yao Ming's pressure on the inside is not as great as imagined, so it is correct for Jonas to ask to play the inside first.

However, the outside line of the Chinese team suffered a heavy blow. Although the old K instructed the stars of the American team to attack with all their strength, for Wade, Kobe and even James, defense was deeply rooted in their bones.Their full interference caused the shooters of the Chinese team to drop their shots sharply, and had to run a longer distance in each round to find opportunities.But you have to know that this is already the fourth quarter, and the special training Chang Wei gave them doesn't seem to be very useful now.

In this way, the Chinese team must concentrate all their offense on the inside, which greatly increases the pressure on Yao Ming, who is the number one attack point on the inside, because the players of the American team can shrink the defense without restraint, and with their athletic ability, they can completely pass Yao Ming to the outside. The ball was thrown again at the first time.When the U.S. men's basketball team shrunk their defense, Yao Ming's shooting percentage dropped irresistibly, which also made the point difference between the two sides widen to double digits again, and now there is not much time left for them.

But at this time Chang Wei stood up and shouted at Yao Ming, telling him to go outside.Yao Ming suddenly realized that before the start of the Olympics, apart from practicing how to break the defense around the front, his other main training was the three-pointer.

When Yao Ming pulled to the outside line, the entire American team was stunned. You must know that in the NBA, three-pointers are not the main way for Yao Ming to score. Although he once relied on three-pointers to save the team, most people think he was fooled. of.However, this time, Yao Ming let the world see his long-range shooting ability. He hit 2 consecutive three-pointers at the top of the arc, and all of them were hollow.When he got to the outside line, no one could stop him. This anti-aircraft gun was so desperate.

However, Yao Ming is still not used to shooting three-pointers, especially after the old K signaled Bosh to move to a high position to interfere with him, his shooting percentage dropped rapidly, which made him have to return to the low post with the ball and post-up singles .But this kind of offensive method is too time-consuming, and if he can't prevent the opponent from scoring, it is useless for him to score points desperately.

After forcing Yao Ming to the low post, the US team did not give China any chance. Kobe and Wade's outside shots made it difficult for the Chinese team to find a turning point for a comeback.In the end, the score between the two sides was 101 to 80, and the Chinese team lost by 21 points. However, when the final whistle sounded, the Chinese fans who came to watch the game still stood up and applauded and cheered for the national team.

In their view, being able to compete with the star-studded American team to such an extent is already very good, not to mention that they seem to be able to compete with the United States in the first three quarters. 21 points created the smallest point difference between the Chinese men's basketball team and the American Dream Team in the Olympics. Chang Wei remembered that the point difference in this game in the previous life was 31 points, and his own efforts abruptly narrowed the gap by 10 points.

Don't look at 10 points as if it is very small, but it means that they may beat Greece or even Spain, so that they don't have to encounter the mighty Lithuania in the first knockout round like in the previous life.Jonas feels sorry for this result, but Chang Wei thinks it is normal. China is not yet capable of threatening the status of the United States, and they still have a lot to do.

But in any case, the Chinese men's basketball team played their own characteristics in this game, and once fought inextricably with the United States. Although they lost to their opponents miserably in the end, they lost this game with honor.

(End of this chapter)