basketball task

Chapter 240 The Forever Jie
Since 1982, the Chinese men's basketball team and the U.S. team have faced each other four times in the Olympic Games. They lost all four games and lost more than 4 points per game. There is nothing to do with the United States.

But the Chinese men's basketball team has never lost the spirit of shining swords. Even if they met the strongest American team at home in the first game, the Chinese men's basketball team still dared to fight.

Before the start of the game, coach Jonas and Yao Ming didn't need to say any encouraging words. With the attention of more than one billion compatriots, facing the world's strongest men's basketball team has filled every Chinese male basketball player with fighting spirit.

In the evening, when the game was about to start, it started to rain heavily in BJ, but it couldn’t stop the enthusiasm of the fans. The Wukesong Stadium was full of seats. As soon as you entered it, you could feel the strong aura from the Chinese fans.

The commentators that night were Director Zhang Weiping and Teacher Sun Zhengping from CCTV, who are also the golden partners among CCTV Men’s Basketball commentators.

"The US team's first opponent on the road to redemption is our Chinese team. In addition to Yao Ming's role in the interior, tonight's game also depends on how much pressure Chan Ning and Ah Lian can help Yao Ming."

"That's right. At the Athens Olympics 4 years ago, Ah Lian was still a young boy, and today he needs to stand up; and Chen Ning is the unexpected harvest of our Chinese men's basketball team in the past year. He has made rapid progress in the NBA this year. , I am also very much looking forward to his performance in the Olympics."

The starting players of both sides are already in place. The starting five tigers of the Chinese men's basketball team are: point guard Liu Wei, shooting guard Sun Yue, small forward Chen Ning, power forward Yi Jianlian, and center Yao Ming.

For the US men's basketball team, starting point guard Jason Kidd, shooting guard Wade, small forward Kobe, power forward James, and center Howard.

Like all the previous dream teams, the Dream Eight team is also weak on the inside and super strong on the outside. It only has three inside players, Howard, Bosh and Boozer. Long and other superstars, and strong small forwards like James and Anthony often play the role of the fourth position in international competitions.

Compared with the US team, except for Liu Wei, the Chinese team has a height advantage in the other four positions, especially Yao Ming vs. Howard, Channing vs. Kobe, while the US team is generally stronger.

Soon, the game officially started, and Yi Jianlian lost to Howard in a jump ball.

The first attack of the American team was extremely sharp. James accelerated to the basket and received a long pass from Kidd. Fortunately, Yao Ming returned to the defense in time and covered James under the basket.

Sun Yue actively defended and reached out to destroy the ball.

James kicked the ball out of bounds, and the Chinese team had the ball.

Although the defense was successful, Chen Ning clearly felt that the running speed and attacking rhythm of the American team were much faster than that of the Chinese team. It was almost impossible for the Chinese team to keep up at the beginning.

The US team's defensive strength also made the Chinese team very uncomfortable. From the moment he served, Kobe frantically pressed on Sun Yue.

As one of the current NBA picks selected together with Qian Ning and Ah Lian, although Sun Yue did not join the Lakers last year, he has long been famous. Especially in the 2006 World Championships, Sun Yue once gave Anthony a hard pot. His jumping talent and defensive talent also impressed the US team.

"Whoever can dunk on Sun Yue's head will get a prize of 50 U.S. dollars."

In order to motivate his teammates, Kobe made a bet, and he also pressed Sun Yue one-on-one, trying to make this future teammate feel timid.

In the face of Kobe's provocation, Sun Yue controlled the ball alone through the half court calmly, showing good ball-handling skills. It is at least one grade higher than defenders such as Liu Wei.

The Chinese team attacked for the first time, and Chen Ning sank to the bottom corner as requested by Jonas. After Sun Yue tried to single-handedly challenge Kobe but failed to get inside, he urgently called for Yao Ming's cover.

Dayao was unequivocal, mentioned beyond the three-point line, a sideways screen knocked the moving Kobe two meters away.

"Be respectful to my teammates."

Yao Ming couldn't stand Kobe's provocative behavior for a long time. This cover is very fierce, and it also represents Yao Ming's response to the American male basketball players:
"This is our territory, so you can't go wild."

After hitting Kobe, Sun Yue got a big open.

When Howard switched defenses, Yao Ming received a pass from Sun Yue and made a decisive shot.

Three point hit!

The Chinese team took the lead in scoring, and Wukesong suddenly fell into a sea of ​​joy.

The American players looked at each other in blank dismay. Yao Ming rarely shot three-pointers in the NBA, but under the FIBA ​​rules, a three-pointer is equivalent to the NBA's two-pointer. Yao Ming's open shots are quite sure.

The U.S. team attacked, and Wade broke through and scored James. With Channing's timely supplementary defense, James' long-range shot hit the iron. Howard caught the offensive rebound and handed it to Kobe. , and then got a solid block.

One offense and one defense, Yao Ming's power is fully displayed.

In the first few offenses, the Chinese team revolved around Yao Ming. Qian Ning’s main role was on the defensive end. Together with Sun Yue, he used his height and wingspan to form a barrier on the outside line, just in time for the US team to avoid Yao Ming. , and tried more long-range shots. Under the defense of Qian Ning and Sun Yue, their three-point shots were very poor, and the Chinese team took the lead at the beginning.

However, this kind of high-intensity game was very exhausting. After less than 5 minutes of playing, Yao Ming was a little bit powerless. His pace of returning to defense slowed down significantly. Kobe seized the opportunity to make a wonderful pass to James and dunked Yao.

The Chinese team had physical problems, and Jonas quickly made substitution adjustments, sending Wang Zhizhi and Chen Jianghua to replace Dayao and Liu Wei.

Compared to Liu Wei who crossed the halftime with his ass pouting, Chen Jianghua is far less down-to-earth. Compared to Sun Yue who bends over and takes advantage of his pace to cross the halftime, Chen Jianghua does not have that talent. Although his speed is top-notch, Chen Jianghua lacks the rhythm of starting and stopping. And the corresponding ball control ability, physical confrontation is also a short board.

After the debut of the domestically produced Zonda, he fell into a speed race with the US team's defender. Once he squeezed Wade to grab the half court and was directly intercepted, and a turn and breakthrough with the help of a pick-and-roll was taken out from behind. The US team seized the opportunity to counterattack easily. The score was overtaken.

After roughly shaking Bosh and making a three-pointer, the Chinese team tied tenaciously. Then, Chen Jianghua once again played the role of a lonely hero, sprinting over in one go, passing five levels and cutting six generals to the basket, but the fast ball couldn't keep up. On the right, the ball hit the thigh and went out.

"God Tang, forever Jie!"

Channing could only give a thumbs up in respect.

(End of this chapter)