God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 587 Jascovisius
The match between China and Lithuania was at 8:22 p.m. on August 8, but since 6:[-] p.m., Chinese fans who had just had dinner have entered the stadium one after another.Tickets have been sold out long ago, and even many fans who have not bought tickets gathered at the entrance of Wukesong Stadium, just to take a look at the players of the Chinese men's basketball team and send their encouragement and blessings.

Of course, they did not expect the Chinese team to defeat a strong opponent tonight. In fact, the fans are easy to satisfy. They just need to see the national players perform wonderfully on the court. The semi-finals, what more can you ask for?Even if you can't get a medal, this year's Olympics will let the fans see the hope of Chinese basketball!

The overwhelming enthusiasm of the fans made the Chinese team members feel ashamed of their performance the day before. They were determined to present a wonderful game to their compatriots. Even if they lost in the end, they must lose vigorously.

Before the start of the game, Jonas did not emphasize tactical issues in the locker room. He just asked everyone to shut their mouths and listened quietly to the voices from outside the locker room.The sound insulation effect of the locker room in Wukesong Gymnasium is still very good, but when everyone kept quiet, they all heard the faint cheers from outside the door, and felt the slight tremor of the ground under their feet, everyone understood , This is the fans on the scene expressing their support for them in their own way.

Jonas said with a serious expression: "I think each of you can feel the enthusiasm of the Chinese fans. I won't talk about the tactics here. Everything is played according to the arrangement in our training class. I just want to Let me tell you that your performance on the field must be worthy of the fans who support you. China is a large country with a vast territory and a large population. In addition to the fans who came to the scene, there are more people sitting in front of TVs or computers to watch the game. Don't let them down!"

Soon everyone packed up and was ready to play. When Yao Ming opened the door of the locker room, deafening cheers instantly hit everyone's eardrums.Of course, they will not feel nervous because they are playing at home. Every player is full of enthusiasm. This is their home field advantage. This time they will definitely give Lithuania a little color.

However, when the game started, Lithuania turned away and launched a violent attack on the Chinese team's defense.Jaskovicius's performance in the NBA is not very good, but in Lithuania he is simply a superstar. Although Jonas arranged for Sun Yue and Zhu Fangyu to double-team him, he can always form a double-team Before getting out, continue to launch the offensive.

As a seasoned player, Jaskovicius was obviously not affected by the atmosphere of the scene. As soon as he came up, he hit three consecutive three-pointers on the wing and helped Lithuania to a 9-2 victory by himself. start.The only goal for the Chinese team came from Yao Ming, and he didn't score at the basket, but a mid-range jumper.

Jaskovicius is a typical European defender. His breakthrough is not outstanding, and his advancement speed is average, but his strengths are organizing offense and three-point shooting.Those three three-point shots were almost all shooting opportunities created by him and his teammates after cooperating with his teammates, and then directly shot through the heart. Jaskovicius rarely made a strong shot against the defense, which also guaranteed the hit rate. .

Jonas quickly called a timeout. The current situation is that Lithuania's outside line can't be controlled, and Kleiza's stalking inside makes Yao Ming unable to comfortably ask for the ball in the low post.Suddenly he thought of Yao Ming's three-pointers in the last game. It seems that he can follow the example and create opportunities for Yao Ming to shoot three-pointers, depending on whether he can grasp them.

The timeout was very short, and Yunus immediately asked, "Yao, I'm giving you a chance to shoot a three-pointer. Can you make it?"

Yao Ming scratched his head, but didn't say anything dead: "I'm not sure, but I think I should be able to seize some opportunities. If the team needs me to use three-pointers to open the situation, I will definitely work hard to achieve the expected goal!" "

Yunas nodded: "Very well, now Lithuania has deployed heavy troops on the inside, and you don't have much room to move, so next you have to play a pick-and-roll with Chen (Jiang Hua), and pull him out directly after covering him. Give Yi the chance to find lobs. And if they need to, they can run another pick-and-roll, which should open up the Lithuanian defense."

Since the game against the United States, Jonas likes to play Chen Jianghua in the starting No. [-] position. Although he is a little short in height, he has good fighting spirit on the defensive end, and his speed is amazing. He is good at breakthroughs. can come in handy.Now Jonas hopes that Chen Jianghua's breakthrough can contain Lithuania's inside line and prevent them from interfering with Yao Ming at a high position.

Although the trend of shooting from the inside can be said to have originated in Europe, they have never seen a giant like Yao Ming running outside the three-point line to shoot.With Chen Jianghua and Yi Jianlian on the inside to attract defense, Lithuania's little guys have almost nothing to do against Yao Ming, and because Yao Ming catches and shoots, they don't even have a chance to cut the ball.

Jonas's slanted sword finally helped the Chinese team stabilize the situation, but Lithuania still led the score.No way, in the face of Jaskovicius's perfect three-pointer, the Chinese team's perimeter defense seemed too watery, and a little carelessness was just a three-pointer.It doesn’t matter if you miss the shot. Kleiza fights hard on the rebounds inside, and sometimes he can really grab the offensive rebounds for the team, which further inspires Jascovicius’ courage to shoot. , The hit rate is naturally not low.

After the first quarter, the Chinese team fell behind 23 to 29. This was because they played a wave of 30 to 5 in the last 0 seconds, otherwise Lithuania would have already led by double digits.Of course, Lithuania scored nearly 30 points in a single quarter, thanks to Jaskovicius. In this quarter, he hit 4 three-pointers and scored 12 points, while the Chinese team did not add up to 4 three-pointers. The ball goes in.

When off the field, Sun Yue and Zhu Fangyu looked very ashamed, because their defensive task was almost equivalent to a failure, and Jaskovicius was still too strong, and they were under very heavy pressure.But in Jonas’s opinion, it’s nothing. The situation of being blown up by Jaskovicius was expected before the start of the game. It’s not the end of the world to be behind by 6 points in the first quarter, but Yao Ming always makes a three-pointer. It's not a problem, it seems that some better ways need to be thought of to improve the team's scoring efficiency.

(End of this chapter)