basketball hero

Chapter 245

At 8:15 on the evening of August 21th, the Chinese men's basketball team will compete with the Lebanese team in the semi-finals of the Asian Men's Basketball Championship at the Tianjin Gymnasium.The two teams had played against each other in the rematch stage. In that game, the Chinese team defeated the opponent with Ying Xiong's outstanding performance.

In this match, neither side had a way out, and the loser was eliminated directly.In the last game, the Lebanese team's inside combination Froman and Frajie made the Chinese team suffer.In order to deal with these two people, the team made special arrangements before the game to avoid repeating the same mistakes.

Most of the pre-match predictions were that the Chinese team would win, because in the last confrontation between the two teams, Froman and Fredger played so well, but they still lost a lot of points, which shows that there is still a clear gap in strength between the two teams of.The reality is that the Lebanese team does not have such a deep bench depth as the Chinese team.

But most people also think that it is impossible for the Chinese team to win easily, and the Lebanese team is not a good bone to chew.

Even though the game started late, it still did not affect the enthusiasm of the fans to watch the game.The Tianjin Gymnasium is still full of people.

The fans of the home team believe that the Chinese team will definitely be able to defeat the Lebanese team again, enter the final and win the championship.Whoever it is (Iran beat Jordan in the other semi-final)!
The two teams have already played against each other once, and they are very familiar with each other, and there are not many secrets to speak of.This game is less like a skirmish and more like a 2-match series.

The starting lineups of the two sides are the same as the previous match. On the Chinese side, Ying Xiong, who has performed well in consecutive games, is still sitting on the bench.

After the start of the first quarter, the Lebanese team, led by the naturalized player Froman, beat the Chinese team 9:2.The Chinese men's basketball team got off to a bad start and didn't feel good outside. They only relied on Wang Zhizhi to score 2 points with a hook under the basket.Subsequently, the Chinese men's basketball team strengthened the inside attack, and the situation suddenly improved.

In the first half of the first quarter, the offensive success rate of both sides was not high, especially the outside attack, which was difficult to gain.Both sides are very devoted to the defense of the outside line, and due to the fierce physical confrontation, the shooting percentage of both sides is affected.

The point difference has not widened, and the score is very close, which makes the fans on the scene very nervous.With 4 minutes and 19 seconds left in the first quarter, personnel adjustments were made on the sidelines, and Ying Xiong replaced Sun Yue.

When Ying Xiong came on stage, the cheers on the scene reached the highest decibel so far in this game.This is definitely the popularity of the stars, even in the star-studded Chinese men's basketball team.

Yingxiong's strength and ease of control in the previous games made the fans of the home team feel at ease.Even if they are a little behind, with him around, it is still not a big problem.This is a kind of trust, but the premise is that there is strength to guarantee it.

When Ying Xiong came on the field, the score was 13:13. The score was not high, and it was difficult for both sides to score.

Ying Xiong received the throw-in from Liu Wei, returned the ball to the opponent, and then started running.He screened for Zhu Fangyu, but the opponent was very tight and aggressive, and the rotation was well done, so it was difficult to have good open opportunities.

Zhu Fangyu didn't get a chance, and Liu Wei gave the ball to the high-ranking Yi Jianlian, who took the ball and made a mid-range shot-missed.

The rebound was taken by Fredger and given to Douglas to advance.

The Lebanese team's offense is mainly concentrated on the two inside lines. The outside line is already relatively weak in offense. Under this defensive intensity, it is even more unreliable.Frajie didn't make a strong attack at the basket, but Wang Zhizhi grabbed the rebound and gave it to Liu Wei.

Liu Wei slowly dribbled over.

Ying Xiong tried to go out to catch the ball, but found that the opponent was sticking very tightly. Not only did he have a lot of physical contact, but he also made a lot of small movements.He was not annoyed, and smiled in his heart: "This is the intensity that the semifinals should have!"

Ying Xiong was cruising calmly, and suddenly accelerated, throwing off two positions, and successfully received the ball.After getting the ball, the opponent's defender quickly posted over and kept interfering.

Ying Xiong asked Yi Jianlian to pick and roll for himself, and tried to call Froman out.Because the two insiders of the Chinese team, Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi, both have excellent outside shooting ability, it is difficult for the opponent to defend when defending high pick-and-rolls.Pinching the ballhandler to let go of a big man or going around a screen is easy to get open, and switching defenses will get you out of position.

The Lebanese team did not dare to let go of Yi Jianlian's outside shots, let alone Ying Xiong, so they had to switch defenses and let them single out.

Ying Xiong singles Froman!
Froman's movement speed is considered fast among big men, and he has a strong body, so he won't suffer too much in defending small men.

Ying Xiong is not a small man, which is one of the reasons why the Lebanese team dared to let Froman face him directly.

Ying Xiong looked at Froman, who was waiting in full force, and kept dribbling the ball under his crotch and in front of his body.

Froman didn't dare to get too close, because it was easy to get passed, and he didn't dare to stay too far away, for fear that he wouldn't be able to interfere with the opponent's attack.But this defensive method of giving a certain distance is the favorite for the ball holder, because he has a certain degree of freedom in any action.

Yingxiong is about to start, and Froman, who has rich experience in actual combat, has this premonition in his mind.Having a hunch has something to do with being able to prevent it, but it doesn't play a decisive role.

I saw that Ying Xiong's left hand changed direction, with a huge range and extremely fast speed, like lightning and flint, without muddling at all, moving quickly to Froman's left with lightning speed.

Relying on his rich experience in the game, Froman predicted the direction, but... Compared with the opponent's footsteps, it seems to be in slow motion, not at the same frequency at all.In desperation, he couldn't help but use his arms to block the opponent, hugged the opponent, and heard the referee's whistle.

Defensive foul from Froman!
Coach Guo Shiqiang on the sidelines was overjoyed.On the one hand, Froman was killed by Ying Xiong; on the other hand, he saw Ying Xiong's serious attitude.Before, I couldn't say that his attitude was wrong, I could only say that he had reservations, and at the same time, he didn't want to show off when his advantage was so obvious.Because he doesn't need to be 100% committed to the team to beat the opponent.

In this game, it cannot be said that Yingxiong must devote 100% to defeat the opponent, but in the knockout stage, there is no room for error.

"At only 21 years old, he can already control the rhythm in this kind of competition. It's amazing!" Guo Shiqiang sighed in his heart.

The game continued.Ying Xiong and Yi Jianlian pick and roll again, and the Lebanese team continued to switch defenses.This time Froman learned to be smart. After switching defenses, he gave a step and put in a breakthrough defense.Of course, he didn't completely release the shots, but compared to the previous ones, he released them a little bit more.

What Froman didn't expect was that Ying Xiong directly made a jumper for 3 points in front of him... He jumped up to block it, and there was no interference...

- The ball fell straight into the net bag!This is a 3-pointer, a tough 3-pointer!The domineering level of this ball and the atmosphere of the scene have already explained everything!
(End of this chapter)