basketball hero

Chapter 247 Entering the Finals
Froman made use of footstep changes at the basket, hit a hook and returned a ball.

Sun Yue dribbled the ball and gave it to Wang Shipeng, who then gave it to Ying Xiong.

Ying Xiong received a pass from Wang Shipeng, and still had a pick-and-roll with Yi Jianlian.His purpose is obvious, it is aimed at Froman.On this point, the head coach of the Lebanese team certainly knows.But for their team, Froman is already the strongest player, and the offense is still targeting him, so he must be allowed to play!
This time, Froman didn't follow, but shrank under the basket, allowing Yingxiong's teammates to go around and cover.In the case of defensive pick-and-rolls, if the defensive player chooses to go around the screen, it is mostly a strategy for the inaccurate outside shooting of the ball holder.Under this defensive strategy, the big man can stay comfortably under the basket to protect the basket, without worrying about being misplaced by the opponent, and without worrying about communication problems when defending pick-and-rolls.

But the question is, is Ying Xiong the kind of player who can't shoot correctly? --of course not!He's in the NBA and he's not used to the 3-point line there, so the 3-point shot is a bit inconsistent.But he is no stranger to the FIBA ​​3-point line.

With the help of Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll, Ying Xiong saw Froman huddled under the basket, and made a decisive 3-point jumper - a direct hit!
Standing under the basket, Froman watched Ying Xiong score a 3-pointer, feeling extremely anxious, and regretted his choice just now.It's not that he doesn't know Yingxiong's shooting ability, because this is the second time the two teams have met.In order to avoid fouls and also want to save some energy, he wanted to try the opponent's touch, but he didn't expect to be shot by the opponent with a 2-pointer.

Froman is still singles Yi Jianlian at the basket here, but he missed a turnaround jumper.

Yi Jianlian received the rebound and handed it to Sun Yue to advance.

Sun Yue found Yingxiong in the frontcourt and passed the ball to him immediately.

After Ying Xiong received the ball, Yi Jianlian immediately stepped up to give him a pick and roll.This time, Froman finally couldn't bear it any longer, he stopped hiding in the restricted area, and directly defended himself out.

Fearing Yingxiong's 3-pointer, the Lebanese team chose to switch defenses.

Froman didn't dare to stay too far away from Yingxiong. He had already seen the opponent's 3-point shot, so he could only try to lower his center of gravity so as not to be unable to keep up with the opponent's footsteps.

Facing Froman, Ying Xiong kept cross-dribbling the ball in front of his body and under his crotch.He doesn't rush the offense, like he's killing the clock, but not quite.

For Froman, who is concentrating, every second is a torment. He hopes that the opponent will break through, shoot, or pass the ball, and have a good time.In this way, he guessed that he felt like a piece of meat already on the chopping board, and Ying Xiong was the chef, whether he wanted to cut or chop it all depended on the other party's interest.

Ying Xiong started, lowered the center of gravity, and pulled the ball to the left to break through.The breakthrough speed is not as fast as his previous Crossover, but it is already very difficult for Froman to keep up.

Froman tried his best to move, keep up with the speed of the opponent's breakthrough, and tried to stay in front of the opponent to achieve the greatest degree of restriction.He knew he couldn't guard against Ying Xiong, but if he restricted it, he should be able to do it.

Ying Xiong still has a backup, of course.In the process of breaking through to the left, he pulled the ball from one crotch to the right hand.Froman is also an old man. Seeing his breakthrough speed just now, he guessed whether there would be a change of tactics, so he immediately withdrew his focus.

Ying Xiong's right hand made a motion of bending over and sinking in place, and seeing that the opponent was not fooled, he suddenly took a step back and dodged the space...

Seeing this, Froman knew that the opponent was about to make a move, and immediately jumped forward to interfere.There is a distance of more than 1 meter between the two of them. If he rushes over like this, even if he can't block it, he can still interfere.

Froman, who was flying in the air, did not find the ball that Ying Xiong stepped back and made an emergency stop jump shot, and the mid-air was empty.It wasn't until this moment that he realized that he had been deceived by the other party's fake actions...

——By the time I realized this, it was already too late...

Ying Xiong did not take a step back to make an emergency stop for the jump shot, but made a take-off movement with one foot, and the other foot did not leave the floor.From his body language to his eyes, it makes people rush to shoot, and the attack time is indeed running out.Not only Froman, but other Lebanese players on the field also thought that the opponent was going to shoot, and they were all ready to grab rebounds.

Ying Xiong faced the flying Froman and made another jumper, but the result was naturally a foul by the other party!
Ying Xiong caused Froman's third foul!At this time, there is still more than half a quarter before the end of the second quarter!This is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the Lebanese team, which lacks outstanding offensive players.

Frustration, unwillingness and other emotions surfaced on the faces of the players of the Lebanese team. For them, the current situation is so passive that they can't even see any hope of winning.

Ying Xiong stood on the free throw line amidst the cheers of the fans, and successfully made two free throws.Prior to this, Froman had been substituted by his teammates.

For the Lebanese team, it's not that the team doesn't need him, on the contrary, the team's current offensive needs him very much.But the problem is that opponents also know that he is important, so they have been deliberately targeting him on the defensive end.He is not a defensive loophole, but there is a monster in the opponent's lineup, whoever faces him will become a loophole.

After Froman left the field, the Chinese team completely took the initiative on the field, and the point difference became wider and wider.At the end of the half, the Chinese team had widened the point difference to as much as 22 points.For the semi-finals, the possibility of the Lebanese team wanting to recover the point difference in the second half and restore the suspense of the game is infinitely close to 0.

For the Chinese national team and the fans of the home team at the scene, seeing this situation, the mood is naturally as comfortable as eating honey.Entering the final with a big victory, this is naturally the best scenario.

In the second half of the game, the Lebanese team never turned over the momentum.On the contrary, the Chinese team, which is in the lead, is getting more and more courageous as they fight, their offensive confidence is fully raised, and their shooting percentage is surprisingly high.As a result, after the third quarter, the point difference between the two sides not only did not narrow, but widened to 3 points.The game also entered garbage time early.

In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Lebanese team with a huge advantage of 115:76 and 39 points in this semi-final, and entered the final with their heads held high.Their opponent in the final will be the Iranian team with Haddadi.

本场比赛，应雄上场时间只有19分钟，但却是10投8中，其中3分球3投2中，罚球5罚全中砍下23分4篮板5助攻3抢断2盖帽，是获胜的最大功臣。他在比赛中数次单挑对方的头号球星弗罗曼也成为了本场比赛最精彩的瞬间。

After the game, China coach Guo Shiqiang gave Yingxiong a very high evaluation. He believed that Yingxiong's outstanding performance was the key to the team's victory with a big score.He hopes that the team can continue this good state to the finals and win the most critical and difficult game.

(End of this chapter)