Junior Basketball says

Chapter 267
While the Chinese men's basketball team was intensively preparing for the game, Puerto Rico did not feel sorry for Arroyo's injury, even though they had no outstanding defenders who could make up for the vacancy.The head coach Manuel Cintron's idea is very simple, just use several other guards to fill up the playing time, and the main task is still handed over to Barea.

Coming to Turkey to participate in the World Championships this time, Cintron only brought three backup guards, namely Rivera, Diaz and Huertas, and there were no players worth relying on.At this time, Cintron misses the team's old captain Apodaka very much. This person has played in many European leagues and has won the best foreign aid in the Polish league, as well as the scoring champion and best foreign aid in the Italian league.It's just that this time Apodaka was willing to make way for the younger generation and declined the call-up to the national team.

No way, after losing Arroyo, Cintron could only let the three substitutes rotate in the second position.Their task is actually very simple, that is, to share the pressure for Barea, and it doesn't matter if they pay for fouls.

After some deliberation, Cintron decided to let Rivera serve as the team's starting shooting guard. Relatively speaking, he has more experience and can share more pressure for Barea.Of course, if Rivera performs poorly on the field, Cintron will put him back on the bench as soon as possible, and Diaz and Huertas are still waiting eagerly!
On the day of the game, Puerto Rico appeared to be very low-key, completely different from their previous behavior. Both the players and the coach said modestly in the interview that they came to learn from the Chinese team in this game, and they had no intention of winning at all. .Xu Hao was about to be laughed at by them. Don't you think it's a bit self-deprecating to say these things at this time?
In this game, Deng Huade slightly adjusted the starting lineup, allowing Wang Shipeng to replace Sun Yue and Xu Hao to further enhance the offensive firepower of the outside line. The other three positions are Zhou Peng, Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming.Puerto Rico has Barea, Rivera, Balkman, Pev and Ramos on the other side, and they are at a disadvantage in terms of average height.

This is the characteristic of Puerto Rico in this World Championship. Among their starting lineup, only Ramos, who is 2.21 meters tall, supports the scene. Players in other positions are relatively shorter.When facing the Chinese men's basketball team, Ramos' height is nothing compared to Yao Ming, which also means that they are not tall enough in five positions.

But no one thinks that they are looking for a dead end. Puerto Rico's game is very fast, which benefits from their relatively small size, which is what every opponent needs to study, and the presence of Ramos can also guarantee it to a certain extent They grab the rebound.For Puerto Rico, it's just Rivera replacing Arroyo.

Earlier, Xu Hao predicted that the absence of Arroyo would create more offensive opportunities for Barea. Soon he found that his prediction was correct. Puerto Rico would hand over the ball to Barea almost every round, allowing Barea to He came to choose the opportunity to deal with it.Besides, Barea is not without helpers. Their forward Balkman actually plays in the NBA, but his status is completely incomparable with Arroyo and Barea. Even so, he is also a rare and powerful player in the team.

Barea did not decline because of his partner's injury, but played harder.Xu Hao was a little caught off guard. In the first matchup, Barea forcibly pushed him away with his shoulder, and went inside to complete a layup.Xu Hao shook his head lightly. He didn't expect that the little man on the opposite side was more difficult than in the simulated game, and the situation was a bit unfavorable.

Deng Huade on the sidelines also saw the problem, but he had nothing to do for a while. He could only watch Barea scoring inside like a small sports car time and time again. Can block.

At the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team unexpectedly drew 23 with Puerto Rico. This was due to their poor hand feeling and the influence of the Puerto Rican players who tried their best to interfere.They know that after losing Arroyo, the team's competitiveness will be greatly reduced, so they can only limit their opponents through more crazy running and biting.

Among Puerto Rico's 23 points, Barea scored 12 points alone, showing a strong offensive power and fiery touch.This made Xu Hao feel very embarrassed, after all, he had promised Deng Huade before the game.

Cintron still didn't let Barea go off to rest after the start of the second quarter. He knew very well that as long as Barea stepped off the field, Puerto Rico would immediately become the chasing party.Deng Huade tried to let Sun Yue, Wang Shipeng and even Zhou Peng defend in the first quarter, but they didn't have a particularly good effect, so he simply replaced Yu Shulong.

At first, Deng Huade asked Yu Shulong to appear just to create some rest time for several main players, but he did not expect that this big boy who looked like a high school student unexpectedly caused trouble for Barea.Of course, Yu Shulong himself also committed two fouls, but it doesn't matter, as long as Barea feels uncomfortable when facing off.

Deng Huade was both surprised and delighted. He didn't expect that a casual substitution would have such an effect, so he simply let Yu Shulong and Xu Hao, temporary roommates, play in the backcourt. The former was in charge of defense, and the latter let go. Attack with hands and feet.

Under the entanglement of Shulong, Barea's hand feeling was obviously not as good as before. He only scored 5 points in the entire second quarter, and the team fell behind 44 to 50.This made Cintron furious in the locker room and strongly urged others to give Barea more support in the second half, especially Balkman and Ramos, otherwise the outcome of the game would be hard to say.

What surprised and angered Cintron was that in the second half, the Chinese men's basketball team replaced Guo Ailun as the point guard. Although he was not as desperate as Yu Shulong on the defensive end, he was fast and could keep up with Barea. speed.In addition, he is also a bold boss who does not hesitate to take risks. He does not care about fouls at all, and is even more difficult to deal with than Yu Shulong.

With them taking over the task of defending Barea, Xu Hao was liberated. In fact, he was almost invincible on the perimeter, because Puerto Rico's defenders were at a disadvantage in height, and it was difficult to interfere with Xu Hao's shooting.Under the leadership of Xu Hao, the Chinese men's basketball team opened up the point difference in the third quarter and always held a lead of about 12 points, which is very rare.

Barea also tried to help the team increase points, but he has not been able to achieve a scoring climax. The piecemeal points cannot make Puerto Rico approach the score at all, let alone complete the reversal.The game became uneventful. In the end, the Chinese team defeated Puerto Rico 87 to 80 without bloodshed, and continued to lead the Group C standings with a record of complete victories.

(End of this chapter)