If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 72
"The Greek team chose a foul tactic, and Yi Jian went to the free throw line."

"He made two free throws, Yi Jian is really stable, which is reassuring."

"Yi Jian stood on the free throw line for the third time... This is his sixth consecutive free throw, and he made it! The Chinese team won!"

At the last moment, Yi Jian took the initiative to catch the ball and went to the free throw line, without giving the Greek team any chance.

His free throws are already good. After the mid-range shot becomes stronger, he is basically sure.

In the future, it is estimated that opponents will not want to foul him.

In this game, Yi Jian scored 31 points, almost by himself driving the team to play against Greece, and finally won the game.

He also said in an interview after the game: "I am very happy to be able to get second in the group. The knockout round should be regarded as a new start. We are looking forward to a breakthrough in historical results."

"It may not be substantive to say that we are fighting for medals now, but we will fight every game, and I guarantee that we will explode 120% of our fighting power."

According to the ranking rules of the Olympic Games, the Chinese team already has a lot of points. Even if they lose next time, they have already broken through the best results.

Now the Chinese team can be said to have no too much burden, and can continue to hit the best results relatively easily.

The game is still played every two days, and the Chinese team's opponent in the quarter-finals is Croatia.

Group A is fierce and there is no winning team.

For teams with four paylines, two win four and two win three.

As the third place in Group A, Croatia is not weak, and the Chinese team cannot take it lightly.

If there is no Yi Jian, the Chinese team is definitely not as strong as the opponent.

Croatia also has players who have played in the NBA, but their presence is not strong.

Planinic, who played in the Nets before, will not be able to start in the national team.

Their guard Ukic has also been selected by the NBA a long time ago, but he has not passed it for the time being.

Undoubtedly, facing Croatia, the Chinese team will face a severe test for the back line.

Yi Jian knew before the fight started, it depends on whether he and Yao Ming are better at the opponent's inside, or whether the opponent is better at outside.

It is estimated that any opponent in the future will have a similar routine.

The outside line of the Chinese team is actually not at the top eight level.

However, Sun Yue played better and better in the national team, but his strength has not reached this level.

Not without reason in the NBA.

After the start of the game, the Chinese team rarely scored from the outside first, and Sun Yue broke through and caused damage.

But then, their offense returned to normal.

First try to give Yao Ming the ball, and then let Yi Jian attack with the ball.

It has to be said that after the experience of the group stage, the confidence of the Chinese team has improved a lot, and the cooperation has been better.

The connection between the two guards and the inside line has become closer.

And Zhu Fangyu in the third position can open up space for the inside line very well. His shooting striker will be difficult to play if he is watched by others, but he can become a qualified part of various tactics.

Croatia had a mediocre start today. After replacing Planinic, relying on the impact and shooting of his and Banic's two strikers, it gradually improved.

"Tighten up, don't give them space to shoot. Don't worry about their breakthrough, there is Dayao inside." Yi Jian kept reminding his teammates.

Yao Ming is a little speechless, he is not so quick to help defend the perimeter, okay?

However, with the help of Yi Jian on the offensive end, Yao Ming decided to spend more energy on the defensive end.

Most of the time when the Chinese team plays at home, they enter the state first, and the fans are used to it.

"I feel that Yi Jian's condition is getting better and better, and today he can shoot a basket just by raising his hand."

"Yi Jian's three-point shot is faster than his mid-range shot. I don't know if it's my illusion."

"It's not an illusion, Yi Jian seems to have adjusted his three-point shooting posture."

"It's really accurate, even more accurate than the outside line, Niubi!"

The Croatian head coach looked cloudy and uncertain on the sidelines. He was very troubled about how to defend the Chinese team's inside line.

"Athletes who have played well in the NBA are really not so easy to be restricted..."

Under the alternative twin towers of Yi Jian and Yao Ming, the Chinese team took the lead in the first quarter.

It's just that during the rotation period, the Chinese team's backcourt can't stand it anymore.

Some players in this national team performed well, but some former potential players could not play at all, which made the fans lose their last illusion.

It's useless for Yi Jian and Yao Ming to lead the team staggeredly. Yi Jian is better. If Yao Ming's teammates can't hand the ball to him well, he can only run backwards to waste his energy.

Croatia quickly caught up with the score and returned to the field without a 2-minute break.

He has just had a brief exchange with the head coach. His physical strength is not bad now, and even if his physical strength declines, he will still be a threat on the offensive end.

In order not to leave any regrets in the Olympics, he decided to stay on the court as much as possible and worked hard.

When Yao Ming rests, his partner Du Feng can play offensive basketball completely.

Croatia looked to be imposing, but fortunately, the effect was immediate after Yi Jian played again.

They made a mistake in defending Yi Jian. Even if Yi Jian had hit a three-pointer before, they still thought it was better to defend Yi Jian and block his breakthrough space. Yi Jian couldn't hit three-pointers all the time.

Then Yi Jian hit again.

Yi Jian's sniper skills will sooner or later be restricted by his opponents.

But in the Olympics, he should be able to steal chickens all the way to the end.

The main reason is that his rushing in and dunking is too impressive, and any team will give priority to restricting him from entering the interior.

"Don't worry if you feel bad, just guard against them, and I will take care of other things."

After Yi Jian scores, he always encourages the players. Now he is more like the leader of the national team.

More communication is really useful, Yi Jian is used to it now.

After Yi Jian played, he hit both offenses, and Croatia paid more attention to his defense.

I don't know if there is a connection. After the defensive end made efforts, Croatia's offense stagnated.

As long as there is a problem with the opponent's outside shooting, the Chinese team can show its advantage. This is how Spain was killed, let alone an ordinary European team like Croatia.

Croatia doesn't have much scoring ability in the interior at all, and the interior is often pulled out to shoot. If there is a shooting problem, everything will be over.

After Yao Ming came on the court, Yi Jian started to play support again, pursuing the success rate.

The lead of the Chinese team was basically stabilized in the first half.

Sometimes the team has another star who is much more comfortable. Yi Jian can be lazy in many cases and save his physical strength for the critical time, so as to better retain the victory.

Before the end of the first half, Yi Jian hit another goal, and the Chinese team led by 9 points.

During the intermission, the players of the Chinese team who successfully suppressed their opponents were more excited.

In the Olympic quarter-finals, players can still find a chance to win the game if they lose outside. The players are very at ease.

(End of this chapter)