Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 442
The second game of the Chinese team is against the arch-rival Russia. This neighbor in the north of China has also performed very well on the basketball court in recent years, and their team leader is undoubtedly known for his versatility, nicknamed "AK47". Small forward Kirilenko, he is also Ye Feng's opponent in this game.

In fact, Ye Feng and Kirilenko have played against Kirilenko many times in the NBA, especially the Jazz and Trail Blazers belong to the Northwest Division. They have to meet four times every season, and Ye Feng basically wins every time. one.Although Kirilenko is comprehensive, firstly, he was born in 1981 and he is already 31 years old. Ye Feng is much younger than him. Secondly, Kirilenko is very agile but not strong enough. Ye Feng's strength is not as strong as that of James It's not much inferior, so naturally the odds of winning are great.

At the same time, there is another player to pay attention to in the Russian starting lineup, and that is Sheved, who has been playing for CSKA Moscow before, but has recently been signed by the Timberwolves.Although Sheved is 1.98 meters tall, he is very fast and can be compared with those small point guards. He scored 16 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists in the first game.In order to deal with him, Deng Huade sent Sun Yue to defend, and Chen Jianghua as a backup.

The process of the match was not beyond Deng Huade's expectations. Although Sun Yue was still a bit overwhelmed by Sheweed, Ye Feng had the advantage in front of Kirilenko.Kirilenko is indeed an all-round defensive expert, but Ye Feng basically used his strength to overpower him, and even fell into a post-up single in the low post. Kirilenko had to call his teammates to help defend.This assisted defense undoubtedly gave Ye Feng another chance to pass the ball, and Yi Jianlian dunked inside with great joy.

In the end, Ye Feng scored a game-high 25 points with 7 rebounds and 11 assists. Kirilenko put all his energy on the defensive end but had no effect. He only scored 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. Assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, it seems very comprehensive, but compared to Ye Feng's data, it can only be regarded as shabby.Therefore, the Chinese team easily defeated Russia 83 to 70 and won the first victory in the Olympic group stage.

Then Ye Feng faced Australia led by his old friend Mills.Although Australia was easily defeated by China in the Stankovic Cup, Australia could only be regarded as their second team in the Stankovic Cup at that time, mostly young players, but now they have assembled all their members and are a strong force in Group B. the power of.Even if Mills is the only active NBA player in the team, their strength should not be underestimated.

China played very hard in this game, especially in the backcourt, which was basically overwhelmed by Mills alone, let alone Crawford, Washington and Gibson who played in the Australian League.Of course, this time there is another young player who left a deep impression on fans all over the world. His mad dog-like biting defense made the Chinese team's defenders at a loss. Lavidova.

Ye Feng also performed poorly. Although Nelson, the captain of Australia, who played in the Russian league, did not cause him any trouble, but Ingles, who played for the La Liga giants Barcelona, ​​made him very uncomfortable.The only advantage of the Chinese team is the inside line. Facing the starting inside line composed of Anderson and Baynes, Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi have both strength and flexibility, and directly exploded Australia's inside line. The two scored 35 points, 22 rebounds and 4 secondary cover.

But with 6.8 seconds left in the game, Mills hit a super long three-pointer two steps from the three-point line.With Wang Shipeng's desperate three-pointer hitting the frame, the Chinese team regrettably lost the game 79 to 81, temporarily ranking fourth in the group with 1 win and 2 losses.For China, the fourth place in Group B is a very dangerous position. Leaving aside the fact that it is easy to get out, even if it enters the quarterfinals with this ranking, it will be in the same half as the United States. This is not good news.

So in the next game against Brazil, the whole Chinese team did their best.You must know that Brazil is considered to be a strong team that has the strength to compete for the top spot in Group B. Barbosa, NeNe, Split and Varejao are led by four active NBA players. They are the team with the most NBA players in Group B.Deng Huade knew that this time the Chinese team's inside line would face a severe test. Unless both Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi were allowed to float outside to shoot, rebounds would have to rely on the strength of the whole team.

During the game, China's back line was undoubtedly overwhelmed. Fortunately, except for Barbosa, no one else in the Brazilian back line has the explosive scoring ability, so the Chinese team did not lose many points on the outside. .The heaviest loss was just as Deng Huade expected before. The rebounds were completely controlled by the opponent. The only thing to be thankful for was that the Chinese team's shooting percentage was not bad, and the outside and mid-range shots were considered to be at a good level.

In addition to shooting, the Chinese team continued to use shooting to create space for empty-handed cuts, and the scores of the two sides have been rising alternately.At this time, Ye Feng stepped forward. He kept using screens to get to the basket to score, or to shoot from outside the three-point line. In fact, Ye Feng was the only player on the team who was allowed to make strong shots with the ball from the outside, and he The level of the game did not live up to Deng Huade's trust.

Ye Feng scored 35 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in the whole game, helping the Chinese team beat Brazil 85-79 almost by himself.It can be said that the entire Chinese team made a wedding dress for Ye Feng, but everyone was smiling from the heart. To defeat such a powerful enemy, as long as the final result is to defeat the opponent, it doesn't matter what you do, let alone It is said that this victory also greatly stimulated the morale of the team.

China's last opponent in the group stage was Great Britain, which is participating in the Olympic men's basketball competition for the second time. Fortunately, Ben Gordon, who had just been traded to the Bobcats, refused to play for the country, which undoubtedly relieved the pressure on the back line.In this game, China did not give the hosts any face at all. They won 97 to 73 by 24 points. Ye Feng once again scored a game-high 34 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists. points and 15 rebounds.

After the last match of Brazil VS Spain in Group B, China became No.3 in Group B with a record of 2 wins and 3 losses amidst the exclamation of the whole world, and entered the quarter-finals with their heads held high. The top two in the group qualify, and the fourth in the group is Brazil.As for Group A, the four qualifying teams are the United States, France, Argentina and Lithuania in turn, so the quarter-final matchup is just around the corner:
A1美国VSB4巴西，A3阿根廷VSB2西班牙；A2法国VSB3中国，A4立陶宛VSB1俄罗斯。

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