Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 444 The Last Battle (Two In One Chapter)

After reaching the quarter-finals, China defeated France and Russia, two major basketball powerhouses, and advanced the team's best Olympic record to the final in one fell swoop. The eyes of the world.

Among the team, the most eye-catching one is the two-time champion Ye Feng who won the Finals MVP twice in a row. He ranks second in points per game, third in rebounds, and ranks first in assists and steals per game. One, more importantly, he averaged 3.5 three-pointers per game, with a shooting percentage as high as 45.2%, and he is the top scorer of the Chinese team from outside.

The reason why China was able to reach the final has a lot to do with Ye Feng's command and dispatch on the field. Under his instigation, almost every teammate showed extraordinary combat power. Yi Jianlian, who averaged 24.5 points per game, is The best evidence, of course, others also benefit from it.

But no one believed that they could beat the American Dream Team [-] in the final.

The Dream Ten team representing the United States in the Olympic Games this year can be described as star-studded, and the age structure is quite reasonable, and the internal and external strength is very good.In this team, there are not only veterans like Kobe and Chandler, but also Mesozoic players like James and Anthony. Friends Westbrook and Love also came to London with the team. It is clear that the United States is determined to win this gold medal.

Deng Huade didn't have a particularly good solution. Since the 2004 Athens Olympics, the United States has participated in every World Series with elites. With the current state of the Chinese team, it is not bad to be able to pose a threat to them. Can resign to fate.However, he cheered up and actively organized the team to conduct training. He focused on telling them to protect the ball, and if it was impossible, he would hand the ball over to Ye Feng. Deng Huade believed that there was no problem with him.

There is no other way. Although the team also has players who have played in the NBA, such as Yi Jianlian, if they really want to compete with the top stars in the NBA, they can only rely on Ye Feng. He is the one who is besieged. He is the core of leading the Blazers to break through and win the championship, and now he is also the core of the Chinese team.

On August 8, local time, the third and fourth finals of the men's basketball team at the London Olympic Games took the lead in the North Greenwich Arena.Spain narrowly beat Russia 12-85 and won the bronze medal in men's basketball at the Olympic Games.But the main players, including the Gasol brothers, felt very sorry. Originally, their goal was to compete with the United States in the final, but they were eliminated by the United States in the semi-finals by mistake, and they could only compete with Russia. Compete for a No.80.

The Chinese men's basketball team did not watch the game from the stands. They were making the final arrangements in the arena next door.Although they are about to face the powerful United States, every Chinese player has an excited expression on their faces. Reaching the final has given them enough confidence. Now they feel that they can completely fight against the United States.

Seeing the exuberant fighting spirit of his teammates, Ye Feng secretly clenched his fists.Judging from the current morale of the Chinese team, it can definitely cause a lot of trouble for the United States in the final, and even have a chance to win the championship.

At 3:[-] p.m. local time, the men’s basketball final was finally held between the United States and China. Although there were many fans who supported the Chinese men’s basketball team out of sympathy for the weak, few believed that they could win. Desperate to attack to defend their dignity.

But Ye Feng showed the determination of the Chinese team as soon as he came on the court. He hit two consecutive three-pointers to help the team lead 12-7, which was quite rare in the previous games.Previously, Ye Feng had always presented himself as an organizer. Everyone seemed to have forgotten that he was also a scorer who scored [-] to [-] points in the NBA.

Enraged, the Dream Ten team began to counterattack. Kobe also responded with a three-pointer. Durant's breakthrough with the ball caused fouls by Zhu Fangyu and Wang Zhizhi successively. With 5 minutes and 15 seconds left in the first quarter , the US team regained a 15-12 lead.

After Ye Feng attracted the defense, Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi forced the ball under the basket in succession, once again approaching the score.But the U.S. team is not a vegetarian either. The old coach K replaced Chandler to protect the basket, and at the same time replaced Iguodala to restrict Ye Feng.It's a pity that Ye Feng is the one who is most familiar with these NBA stars in the Chinese team. Iguodala was his opponent when he was in the NBA, and now he has the upper hand one-on-one.

This made old K very embarrassed. In desperation, he could only let Kobe and Iguodala together restrict Ye Feng. He did not believe that other players of the Chinese team could pose a threat to his team.But soon he found that this kind of thinking was completely wrong. In order to give Ye Feng more possession of the ball, Deng Huade's two outside players in the starting lineup were Wang Shipeng and Zhu Fangyu, who had rich experience in the international arena. And he's an accurate three-point shooter.

The double-teaming of Ye Feng means that the outside line can only rely on Paul, the point guard, to face the opponent's two players, not to mention that Zhu Fangyu's most often played position is small forward, and he has a complete advantage in height.Although Paul's perimeter defense is very strong, but with one against two, he is still facing two people who are taller than himself. His strong stealing ability is of no use, because he will always miss one person and let the opponent take a calm shot. Opportunity.

Under the cover of Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng hit consecutive three-pointers. Durant, not to be outdone, also fired frequently from the outside.The point difference between the two sides remained unchanged. At the end of the first quarter, the U.S. team temporarily led 34-30. Ye Feng scored 11 points and 3 assists in a single quarter, while Durant scored 14 points alone. , It is worthy of being the scoring champion for three consecutive regular seasons.

However, Old K's dependence on the outside line still gave Deng Huade a chance. In many cases, the US team's lineup on the field is one big and four small. Of course, Durant's height is considered a "big", but in fact he plays the position. But it is "small", and often floating outside to shoot shows a lot of problems.

As for the Chinese team, the inside is what they are good at. Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi both shoot, and one has excellent physical fitness and the other has solid footwork at the basket. The power of the combination of the two cannot be underestimated.So at the beginning of the second quarter, the Chinese team decisively switched to attacking from the inside, which caught the United States by surprise.After Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi hit consecutive three-pointers, the Chinese team closed the gap to only 1 point.

Old K smiled wryly. The American team seemed to have stars inside and outside the line, but in fact the strength of the outside line was stronger.Who is inside?Chandler counts as one, he is also the starting center of the US team, followed by Griffin and Love, both of whom are too young players.

Griffin was the No. 2009 pick in [-] and missed his rookie season due to injuries, which means that he has only played two seasons in the NBA so far.His physical fitness is superb, but his lack of experience is his biggest disadvantage.The same is true for Love, who only joined the league a year earlier than Griffin. Although he became a data brush in the Timberwolves, he has little experience in how to cooperate with top stars.

When they played against Spain in the semifinals, Griffin and Love were mistreated by their opponents. If it weren't for the US team's fiery outside touch, it is not known who will eventually reach the finals to compete for the Olympic gold medal.Of course, the inside line of the Chinese team is not as luxurious as that of Spain, but it is enough for them to drink a pot.

Seeing that the Chinese team was about to complete the overtake, Old K immediately removed Chandler. The American team's field lineup became Paul, Kobe, James, Anthony and Durant. This is a purely small lineup, and it may be this One of the strongest lineups of the US team.

Although everyone has the ability to shoot from the outside, Anthony and James can also fall into low post singles, which makes up for the weakness of the inside offense.However, when Old K switched to this lineup, he still hoped that they could hit the opponent with precise shots, so rebounds would be meaningless.

For a while, the offensives of the two sides became very different. The United States focused on the outside line, while China focused on the inside line.However, the US team also strengthened the breakthrough with the ball while shooting from the outside. James' tank-style breakthrough caused Wang Zhizhi's fourth personal foul. Deng Huade had to replace him to rest.However, Deng Huade did not replace Zhang Zhaoxu. Instead, he put Ye Feng on the fourth position, and defensive masters Ding Jinhui and Zhou Peng took turns at the third position.

As a result, the defensive intensity of the Chinese team's outside line increased rapidly. Although the American team felt hot, they were still forced to make a few mistakes.Although Chinese players are incomparable with American players in terms of physical fitness, but now they are completely defending with their own fearless spirit, even if they make fouls, they don't care. This is the reason why they have not fallen into a disadvantage until now. .

After Ye Feng came to the fourth position, the pressure suddenly eased. He can completely command his teammates to run at the top of the arc. There are two pitchers Wang Shipeng and Zhu Fangyu on the outside. Scoring can also allow the team to compete with the opponent.

At the end of the half, the Chinese team unexpectedly fell behind by only 59 point 60 to 1, and such a result dropped the glasses all over the place.Although Durant scored 17 points alone, and Kobe and James also scored in double figures, Ye Feng's performance in the first half was not inferior, even worse, he scored 16 points and 8 assists, These 8 assists also allowed Yi Jianlian to score 14 points, Zhu Fangyu 12 points, and Wang Shipeng 8 points, fully capable of challenging the United States.

The third quarter kicked off with Paul's super long-range three-pointer, but then Ye Feng scored 8 points in a row from inside and outside, helping the Chinese team take the lead for the second time 67 to 64. Encouraging teammates to a certain extent, the US team quickly fell into a passive position.But unlike the Chinese team, they have too many stars who can play their own roles. Kobe and James teamed up to score 6 points to tie the score directly.

Before Deng Huade could react, the old K called a timeout first, and he asked the players on the field to put more energy on the defensive end.With the US team's starting lineup in the second half, both offense and defense have superior strength. His goal is to block all the scoring points of the Chinese team, and then quickly widen the point difference, and continue until the end of the entire game.The draw with the Chinese team has made the NCAA coach feel very annoyed.

Under his deliberate targeting, the Chinese team's offense quickly fell silent.No, it should be said that most of the people were misfired, because Ye Feng was still fighting.He constantly used feints to tear apart the U.S. perimeter defense, went to the basket for a layup, or let his teammates pull up to the high post to set a screen, and then hit a three-pointer.He continued his life for the Chinese team again and again, even though his teammates kept hitting iron, he still did not give up, and he continued to attack, attack, and attack again.

The other Chinese players on the field also noticed this. Without any discussion, they silently began to pick and roll Ye Feng, screen, and grab rebounds, and gave up all shots to this young man who was selected for the national team for the first time.Even someone as senior as Wang Zhizhi is willing to be a green leaf to set him off, let alone others.

Relying on Ye Feng's three-pointer from the bottom corner at the last moment, the Chinese team drew 82 with the US team at the end of the third quarter. Deng Huade was surprised on the coach's bench, and old K threw his tactical board angrily .The completely different reactions of the two coaches made countless Chinese fans hope for the Olympic gold medal again.

Not long after the start of the fourth quarter, Kobe took the lead in hitting a three-pointer and started his scoring mode.Although he is old, this should be the last time he participated in the Olympics in his career, but he still has the lingering power of scoring 81 points in a single game, and he is also the most feared player of the Chinese team.However, Ye Feng stood up in time to confront Kobe, and the Chinese team was not at a disadvantage.

With 4 minutes and 32 seconds left in the game, James received his fourth personal foul. He had to return to the bench, and the old K had to replace him with Iguodala.But Iguodala's defense is very strong, but his offense is average. The gap with James is indeed a bit big, and his appearance has become a turning point of the whole game.

The US team lost an important breakthrough point with the ball, and Iguodala couldn't restrain Ye Feng.In the last 4 minutes, Ye Feng scored 16 points alone. With 1 minute and 15 seconds left in the game, he led the Chinese team to overtake the score for the third time.Although Kobe is still working hard to score, and Paul and Anthony's shots are also contributing to the United States, but Ye Feng can always hit a miraculous three-pointer when the United States is about to tie the score, and continue to maintain the lead.

Until the last 4.3 seconds left in the game, the US team finally relied on a three-pointer to narrow the point difference to 2 points, but it was too late, Ye Feng did not give them any chance to comeback, and finally the Chinese team was unexpected The United States defeated the United States 101-99 and won the Olympic men's basketball gold medal for the first time in team history.

(End of this chapter)