basketball hero

Chapter 109 The battle for the top spot
In the 13th round of the CBA League, Guangsha, which has won 6 consecutive victories, played against the powerful XJ team at home.The attention of this game is extremely high. The reason is that the two teams are currently 11 wins and 2 losses, tied for first place in the standings.Therefore, the winner of this game will be the first in the standings, and the loser will be second.

The XJ team is in very good shape this season. They were on the verge of the playoffs last season, and they have shown unprecedented combat effectiveness under the joining of Battelle this season.As one of the "three major centers" in China, Battelle has always been a representative of heavy centers. With a weight of more than 120kg and a body like steel and iron, it is a nightmare for the other 15 CBA teams.Although Daba is over 30 years old, he still maintains a very good condition. There is no sign of a huge decline at all, and he is still one of the best centers in China.

For the Guangsha team, which has been in a hot state recently, the record of consecutive victories has made the team full of confidence. Even if the opponent is a top team like XJ or Guangdong, they have no fear at all.In their view, there seems to be no team that they cannot beat at the moment.

Of course, before this game, experts in the industry said that if Guangsha wants to win this game, it must find a way to limit Battelle, otherwise, the game will be very difficult.Of course, there are also experts who don't like the Guangsha team, saying that Guangsha, which is not strong inside, will be penetrated by **J, and will be beaten back to its original shape.

The atmosphere at home in Guangsha is very good. Since the team's record soared, the tickets for home games have become very popular.Tickets for this focus game have long been sold out, and there are even scalpers selling tickets near the arena.It can be seen how hot the ball market is.

Ying Xiong is very excited about this match, not only because it is a match for the top spot in the standings, but also because he can compete with former NBA player Battelle, one of the "three major centers".

The Guangsha team didn't pay too much attention to the bad news of the media or the predictions of the experts. They are currently full of confidence, and they are not afraid of losing, so their mentality is very good.

The current head coach of Zhejiang Guangsha, Wang Fei, is the former head coach of the XJ Guanghui team.The dispute between Jiang and Wang has become a highlight of this game.

Yingxiong shook hands with Battelle before the game, and Battelle said with a smile: "Recently, we have performed very well. Let us have a good match today!"

"Okay!" Ying Xiong responded with a smile.

In this battle of focus, the starting lineup of the Guangsha team is: Thompson, Li Meng, Zhang Nan, Yu Junkai, Ying Xiong; the starting lineup of the XJ team is: David Jackson, Guan Xiuchang, Battelle, Xue Yuyang, Xu Guochong .

Thompson and Battelle jumped the ball at the middle circle.With the whistle of the referee, the game officially began.Thompson beat Battelle with a jump ball, Zhang Nan got the ball and passed it to Ying Xiong.

Ying Xiong dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and David Jackson came to defend.Ying Xiong passed the ball to Yu Junkai, who encountered the close defense of the small defender Guan Xiuchang.Although Guan Xiuchang is less than 180cm tall, he is very fast and has a lot of explosive strength. Yu Junkai's defense like sticky candy makes Yu Junkai feel uncomfortable.

Yu Junkai had no chance and returned the ball to Ying Xiong.Li Meng came up to cover Ying Xiong, and Ying Xiong used the cover to hit the ground to Li Meng who was coming down.After receiving the ball, Li Meng was intercepted by Battelle under the basket.Li Meng is also considered a little fat man, walking in a "power flow", but when facing Battelle, who is also a force flow and has a large tonnage, Li Meng is like a small man.

Li Meng leaned against Battelle with her body, feeling the opponent's strong strength and physical resistance.Battelle was not moved away by Li Meng, but Li Meng's movements were a little stiff, and the small hook under the basket was not natural enough, and the result was also a miss.

Battelle easily received the rebound and handed it to Guan Xiuchang to advance.

Since the XJ team started with the small foreign aid David Jackson, Wang Fei's arrangement before the game was to let Ying Xiong defend David Jackson, and the small guard Guan Xiuchang let Yu Junkai defend.

Although Guan Xiuchang is short in stature, his speed is very fast, and he is skilled in dribbling, changing direction and accelerating, and breaks through sharply.I saw him changing direction with a dribble, which made it difficult for veteran Yu Junkai to follow.

Guan Xiuchang lobbed the ball to Battelle, who was in the low post and asked for the ball.It was Li Meng, the heaviest player in the Guangsha team, who defended Battelle.After Battelle got the ball, he arched his back to the inside. The rest of the XJ team opened up the space, allowing Battelle to play one on the inside.

Li Meng can be regarded as one of the top defense and low-digit players in the Guangsha team, but when he encounters Battelle, whose height, weight, strength and skills are all above his own, his disadvantages are obvious.

Battelle carried Li Meng, hit the basket, turned around lightly, and when he was about to shoot, Thompson on the side came to help defend and fouled.

The XJ team throws the ball out of bounds and continues the tactic just now.This time, Thompson didn't dare to help defend, and Li Meng was pitifully eaten by Battelle to the basket and scored 2 points.

The XJ team's style of play with a domestic center under the basket and the shooter pulling around is not unique in the CBA, because the Jiangsu team also has similar tactics.Tang Zhengdong was very similar to Battelle in terms of height, shape and technical style.However, the difference in record between the two teams also reflected the strength gap between Tang Zhengdong and Battelle.Although Battelle is already at the end of his peak, he is superior to Tang Zhengdong in terms of inside footsteps, offensive methods, passing skills and vision.Battelle's ability to go to the NBA also shows his strength. The XJ team's style of play is not very enjoyable to watch. It is a bit similar to the era of Ewing Olajuwon in the NBA in the 90s when the center played behind the basket.Battelle is slow and suffers a lot in the NBA, but in the CBA, there is no 3-second defense rule, and he can stay comfortably at the basket.

Ying Xiong came over with a dribble, and this time he let Thompson come up to pick and roll, but like the previous attack, it was still Xue Yuyang who followed the defense instead of Battelle.

Ying Xiong immediately understood that the opponent was worried about Battelle's weakness of slow movement, and asked him to shrink under the basket to protect the basket, and let the fast-moving young insider Xue Yuyang come out to cover.After figuring this out, he didn't rush Xue Yuyang, but gave the ball to Thompson.

Thompson is more than a notch faster than Battelle.I saw him change direction with the ball, Battelle didn't dare to get too close, and was shot by Thompson!
The two sides are tied!

Guan Xiuchang dribbled the ball and gave it to David Jackson.David Jackson held the ball against the male, and made a feint. Seeing that the opponent was not fooled, he changed his mind to break through with his right hand.

Ying Xiong moves very fast, moving laterally to block the opponent's path, and taking advantage of his height and wingspan to block the opponent's shooting and passing space.

David Jackson was secretly surprised: "This kid is more than 6 feet 7 tall. He is so fast, and he is not as thin as other young Chinese players at all!"

(End of this chapter)