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Chapter 272

In the eyes of Chinese players, New Zealand is a foreign team that is very unlike a foreign team. Their average height is really not outstanding.For example, the lineup they put up, the height of the back line is okay, the 1.9-meter Tate and the 1.95-meter Penny start together, the 1.97-meter Jones is on the flank, and the 1.98-meter veteran Cameron and the 2.05-meter Bryce are on the inside. Deshaw.

When the two sides stand near the center line at the same time, the height difference is obvious. New Zealand looks more like Riley's test product. The so-called "a team composed of five players with a height of about 2.05 meters", the height difference between players not big.But they didn't flinch because of their height disadvantage, and everyone's eyes were burning with fierce fighting spirit.

There is a reason why New Zealand was able to win No.3 in Group D with such a disadvantaged average height. Their tenacious fighting spirit made up for the lack of height. Everyone is like a mad dog on the field, eager to tear a piece of meat off you Come.

Of course, the Chinese players did not feel intimidated by this, especially Xu Hao. He knew the importance of this game. It's over.But now he can't help thinking too much, the competition is about to start, so let's take a step by step...

There was almost no suspense in the opening jump ball. Although Bradshaw worked very hard, the huge height gap between Yao Ming and Yao Ming was irreparable. He could only watch helplessly as the opponent easily reached the basketball in mid-air, and click Gave it to another Chinese player.It was Zhou Peng who got the ball, and he handed it to Xu Hao, while he ran to the frontcourt with his head buried.

Just as Xu Hao was about to dribble the ball across half court, Tate rushed up and opened up his defensive posture.The distance between the two was probably only a dozen centimeters, and the heat exhaled by the other could be clearly heard. Xu Hao frowned, he didn't want to be so close to a grown man.Thinking of this, the movements of his hands suddenly accelerated, and the sound of the basketball hitting the ground became more rapid.

Originally, Xu Hao planned to use the change of direction to get past Tate, but the latter remained unmoved, and just kept blocking the way forward with his arms, forcing Xu Hao to turn his back and slowly crush Tate with the ball. To the front field.Tate still relentlessly followed, making small moves from time to time where the referee could not see, trying to anger Xu Hao in this way.

The overwhelmed Xu Hao quickly found an opportunity to hand the ball inside, Yao Ming attracted the defense after receiving the ball, and then assisted the open Yi Jianlian to score a mid-range shot.It is of course very good to be able to open the scoring first, but Xu Hao's frown did not let go. In his opinion, he just found a teammate to throw the blame, but the teammate is too strong, and he steadily turned the blame into a goal. .

In the next game, it is obviously not possible to continue to do this. The inside players are limited by their physical fitness and cannot play for too long. Moreover, if they win, there will be other knockout rounds, and the coach will also ask them Try to ensure your own physical fitness and not let them drain all their physical strength. This requires other players to perform at a high level.

Therefore, in Xu Hao's view, it is necessary to break through Tate's defense. It is best to be able to take the initiative in physical confrontation, so that the opponent will be more or less scrupulous, which is very useful for Xu Hao to organize and connect in the game good.

So the next time the Chinese team attacked, Xu Hao didn't give the ball inside. Instead, he gritted his teeth and confronted Tate.He didn't play any tricks at all, he just took a few steps back, then accelerated suddenly, pushed Tate away with his shoulders, and rushed towards the basket, leaving Tate with a cloudy face behind his butt Keep on chasing.

Now in front of Xu Hao is Bradshaw, New Zealand's nominal starting center, why is it nominal... His height of 2.03 meters is a bit reluctant to play as a power forward. I really think everyone is a "flying pig" of 1.98 meters ?

Xu Hao didn't intend to pass the ball to the outside, and he didn't even think about attracting the defense and then assisting Yao Ming or Yi Jianlian to attack the basket. Be fearless.

Facing Bradshaw's defense, Xu Hao slowed down, lowered his center of gravity, and his whole body seemed to shrink into the opponent's arms.But the nearby players could see that Xu Hao was protecting the ball while pushing Bradshaw hard to move forward.

After reaching the three-second zone, Xu Hao secretly exerted force with his elbow and hit Bradshaw's weak ribs hard where the referee could not see.Taking advantage of the opponent's stagnation, Xu Hao moved to the right to get a little space and threw the ball into the basket.

Suddenly, the area where Chinese fans gathered burst into applause. Xu Hao scored this goal completely based on his personal ability, and he also used a head-on approach.Maybe some people think that he underestimates the heroes of the world and disdains the use of technology to break through, but only Xu Hao himself knows that he is just trying to establish his authority and add a heavy confidence to his teammates.

New Zealand players are also human beings, not iron men wearing armor. They will also feel pain when they are hit, but their innate tenacity to fight allows them to suppress the pain.Once is okay, twice is okay, but what if three, four or even countless times?Can they continue to hold on?Even if they can endure the dull pain of constant body collisions, their physical strength will be lost in the constant physical contact. This is what Xu Hao wants to tell his teammates.

With his ball at the bottom, others became full of confidence. After getting the ball, everyone would step forward and entangle the New Zealand players without hesitation, even if they were running without the ball or stuck inside. Be fearless.From the very beginning, this game had a savage taste, that is the most primitive collision that belongs to men, and no one wants to admit defeat in advance.

Vucinic frowned on the sidelines, which was different from what he thought before the game started!In his opinion, it is true that the Chinese men's basketball team is very strong, but apart from those few NBA players, the physical confrontation ability of other people should be very poor. Fear, at a disadvantage in the confrontation.

But now?Every player on the other side is like a tiger descending the mountain. They are not afraid to engage in physical confrontation with you, and sometimes they even come up begging for nothing to "make out" with you, and the New Zealand players have nothing to do.Vucinic couldn't help but cast his eyes on the young man who was rushing forward, and sighed in his heart: This guy's breakthrough layup at the beginning of the game can be regarded as raising the morale of the entire Chinese men's basketball team...

(End of this chapter)