Legendary basketball manager

"Shu Hao still looks a little immature when facing Kobe."

Yu Jia commented in a timely manner.

"Shu Hao is like a smaller Kobe. Every step and every fake move of him seems to be under Kobe's control."

"Is there a problem with Shuhao playing this ball? I don't think there is any problem at all. It can even be described as pleasing to the eye."

"But the problem is that Jeremy's fake moves can't shake Kobe away, and when he stops, his size disadvantage will make it difficult for him to complete the shot."

Zhang Weiping nodded and agreed.

On the court, Shu Hao raised his right hand, indicating that the ball was his problem.

Xu Yong came late, but he comforted Shuhao immediately.

The game continues.

Shuhao did not insist on fighting against Kobe, but seriously implemented the tactics that Mark Jackson had arranged before the game.

The Rockets Marshal, oh no, it should be the Huaxia Marshal now. In the battle meeting before the game, he drew up two main offensive strategies.

One is to start from the inside and take advantage of Yao Ming's low position.

But if the US team double-teams Yao Ming, then the second strategy-"military training" Curry will be used.

Yes, Mark Jackson intends to be "cruel" against his beloved general in the Rockets.

Ever since, in the Rockets' offensive round, Xu Yong held the ball and launched a pick-and-roll tactic at the top of the arc.

After two consecutive pick-and-rolls, he successfully changed the defender from James to Curry.

Afterwards, Xu Yong took advantage of his size, feigned in&out with his right hand, and then forcibly killed the basket.

Curry tried his best to move laterally to block, but because of his physical disadvantage, he could only follow Xu Yong to the basket from the side.

At this time, Chandler has his knees slightly bent, ready to block.

But Xu Yong is not a simple rough brother.

He suddenly slowed down, blasted the ball vigorously with his right hand, made a back turn, and then shot a fallback jumper...

"Shu~"

Basketball hits the net!

4:2, the Huaxia team also broke the deadlock!

But before Xu Yong had time to celebrate, he saw James starting from the side and rushing towards his own half.

Xu Yong ran away, not giving James a chance to steal a fast break.

Chandler's passing ability is also average. Seeing that Xu Yong did not lose his position, he gave up the long pass and passed the ball to Curry instead.

Curry had just been eaten alone, and he was somewhat upset.

After receiving the ball, he looked calm and advanced with the ball.

But before halftime, Curry ushered in Sun Yue's close press.

Sun Yue's aggressiveness is extremely strong, and some actions are already on the verge of fouling.

Ordinary defenders will be embarrassed even if they don't make mistakes when encountering this kind of defense.

But Curry has already adapted to various high-pressure defenses after two years of championship journey.

I saw him lower his center of gravity, change direction and dribble a few times, and forced Sun Yue back.

And when the Great Sage pounced again, Curry dribbled the ball behind the back with a large amount, completely passing Sun Yue!

Then, Curry took a step forward, and made a sudden shot at least three meters away from the three-point line!

Sun Yue tried his best and jumped, trying to block from behind Curry.

But the speed of the opponent's shot was too fast, Sun Yue stretched his hand halfway, and saw the basketball leave Curry's fingertips, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...

"Shu~"

Hollow into the network!

7:2, the United States continues to lead.

Sun Yue looked at Curry helplessly.

When they were in the Rockets, they often faced each other in practice games.

When Sun Yue was equipped with [Mad Dog Defense], Curry was still a little uncomfortable.

But as time went on, Curry became more and more comfortable with it.

This also directly led to Curry being able to easily resolve when encountering a high-pressure defense later.

In the words of Curry: "I can handle Sun Yue's defense, and the others are not sprinkled?"

Later, in the NBA Finals, Curry no longer feared Janeway's high-post press, which made it so easy for the Rockets to win.

Shen Fei enjoyed the bonus of Curry's rapid growth, but time has passed...

Now that Curry has become an opponent, it is undoubtedly a headache.

“What to do, fly, Stephen is too strong…”

Ajali said with concern.

So far, the US team has undoubtedly gained the upper hand.

As a point guard, Curry controls the team's offensive rhythm.

If you can't pinch this point, Kobe, James, and Durant will all play very easily.

And the dream team that blooms more is unstoppable...

"Stephen is of course very strong, but there are still some ways to limit it."

Shen Fei said lightly.

Not long after he finished speaking, the Huaxia team completed an excellent defense!

Team USA's offensive round.

Curry steadily advanced with the ball.

Sun Yue still led the defense all the way, constantly putting pressure on Curry.

The two entangled all the way and came outside the three-point line.

James stepped forward to set up a cover, delaying Sun Yue's footsteps.

Curry took the opportunity to speed up the breakthrough.

Unexpectedly, when he dribbled the ball near the free throw line, Shuhao, Xu Yong, and Yi Jianlian suddenly shrank and surrounded Curry.

On the sidelines, the head coach of the U.S. team——Michael Krzyzewski (he was given the nickname Old K Coach) showed a look of surprise.

He recognized the Huaxia team's tactic at a glance, and it was called "box-one".

This is a combination of "man-to-man" and "zone defense".

The defensive side arranges one player to defend against a certain player of the opponent, and the remaining 3-4 players are ready to flank at any time.

This tactic is generally used to limit the opponent's core players.

Like Jordan and Kobe, they have all enjoyed the care of "box-one".

But there is a big problem with this tactic, that is, if multiple players take care of one person, other players on the opponent will get easy shots.

And the U.S. team still has super scorers like Kobe and Durant on the court. Letting them go is tantamount to giving away points!

The old coach K's surprise and doubts were because of this point.

............

On the field, Curry reacted quickly after being double-teamed.

With a flick of his wrist, he passed the ball to Durant in the right corner.

But as soon as the ball left his hand, Yi Jianlian turned around and ran towards kd.

It is impossible for a person to run faster than a ball.

However, Yi Jianlian has obviously done special training. From turning around to sprinting, his movements are extremely decisive and never sloppy.

Therefore, when Durant made a shot, the UAE basically returned to its position.

Although it was impossible to block kd's shot, the jump also caused interference.

"duang~"

The ball hit the side of the rim and bounced out of the frame.

Yao Ming and Chandler jumped at the same time.

Dayao is tall and has long arms. He takes the first step and grabs the ball in his hands.

"Snapped!"

Yao Ming slammed the ball together, then raised his arms high, and put his elbows in front of Chandler, directly dissuading the boxing champion who was trying to steal.

Yao Ming's closing action this time was very violent.

In past games, he was rarely so "aggressive".

It can also be seen from this small detail that Dayao is bound to win this game!

Subsequently, Yao Ming passed the ball to Jeremy.

Huaxia took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack!

In the fast break, Jeremy Lin hit the ground running like a lightning bolt to the hinterland of the US team.

But James will not let his opponent dunk easily.

He lowered his head, lowered his center of gravity, and chased Shuhao at full speed.

The two reached the restricted area one after another.

Shuhao took three steps and was about to dunk.

James, on the other hand, counted the steps and took off one step later, a bit like "the eagle catches the chicken".

Shuhao also knew that Lao Zhan wanted to block him, so he switched the ball from his right hand to his left in the air, pulled the bar for a layup...

But the magic height is one foot and one foot higher. After James failed to block the shot with his right hand, he stretched out his left hand to block Jeremy's layup on the left side of the basket!

This way of blocking shots, whether it is a fan or a live player, is unprecedented...

In the end, the ball was touched by James with his fingertips and slipped from the side of the basket.

Shuhao was not discouraged after being blocked, and immediately rushed to the basketball after landing.

But the next moment, a huge force knocked him away...

It was James, who landed one step later than Jeremy after blocking the block. When he rushed to the ball, Jeremy suddenly stood between him and the basketball.

Collisions are inevitable.

"Beep!"

The whistle sounded and James made a defensive foul.

Shuhao shook his head helplessly, with no happy expression on his face.

The Huaxia team served from the sideline.

Sun Yue passed the ball to Yao Ming in the low post.

As soon as Dayao received the ball, Kobe stepped forward to pinch.

Yao Ming immediately passed the ball back to Sun Yue.

Dasheng made a decisive shot from outside the three-point line...

hit!

At 7:5, the Huaxia team continued to bite the score.

In the next few minutes, the two teams fell into a stalemate, and the score was always tight.

In an offensive and defensive transition, Curry once again encountered a flank attack in a breakthrough.

He passed the ball behind his back and passed the ball freely to Kobe on the outside.

After receiving the ball, Kobe made a shot fake and sent Jeremy Lin flying.

But when he took a lucky step and was about to make a move, Xu Yong decisively left James and rushed to Kobe in one stride.

James was also surprised that he was emptied.

But he reacted quickly, started immediately, and cut to the basket.

Kobe flicked his wrist and passed the ball.

After receiving the ball, James took three big steps, took off with all his strength, and ruled the world!

"bang!"

After a stunning one-handed dunk, the score was rewritten to 19:15!

On the sidelines, Mark Jackson frowned slightly. After thinking for a moment, he turned and signaled a timeout to the technical stage.

............

During the meeting, Mark Jackson made substitution adjustments.

Sun Yue and Yao Ming rested, and Zhou Qi and Li Kaier joined the stage.

As for the US team, Curry has been taken care of after the opening, and his physical fitness has also reached a bottleneck period, so he was replaced by Westbrook.

In addition, Chandler was replaced by rookie Anthony Davis.

The timeout ends and the game continues.

As soon as Shen Fei in the stands saw the lineups of both sides, he suddenly felt that Huaxia's opportunity had come!

After Westbrook plays, he is bound to have a lot of ball possession.

But his shooting ability is not outstanding, and his functionality overlaps with James'.

In other words, the US team's current lineup not only does not have enough ball possession, but also lacks offensive space.

The Huaxia team replaced Zhou Qi as a big killer.

As long as they can successfully defend in the future, Huaxia will have a chance to overtake the score by counterattacking!

............

The progress of the match coincided with Shen Fei's expectation.

In the first round after the timeout ended, Westbrook faced Jeremy's defense and completed the extraordinary with one acceleration.

But China's inside line has Zhou Qi protecting the frame.

Westbrook had seen how well Zhou Qi blocked shots in the video conference before the game.

In the blink of an eye, he chose to stop the "zombie" jumper...

"duang!"

The ball hit the front of the basket and bounced out.

Zhou Qi caught Davis behind him, easily received the rebound, then put the ball in front of him, and started to counterattack with his long legs.

The generals of the US team obviously did some homework on Zhou Qi.

James didn't wait for him to pick up speed, he stepped forward to delay.

But Lao Zhan still underestimated Zhou Qi's explosive power.

The big devil made a cross step and changed direction, narrowly avoiding James' defense.

In an instant, Zhou Qi's eyes widened!

Kobe and Westbrook looked at each other and stepped back to defend at the same time.

The strategy of the two is very simple - quickly return to their own penalty area and seize a favorable defensive position.

But Zhou Qi didn't give them a chance to be seated.

He received the ball one step inside the three-point line, and rushed towards Westbrook in three steps.

Westbrook focused and defended seriously.

Zhou Qi took the first step to the right.

His stride was so large that Westbrook had to give up the idea of ​​drawing an offensive foul and move laterally to block.

But the next moment, Zhou Qi took a step to the left with his left foot, a standard European step, and passed Westbrook neatly.

But when Zhou Qi took off and was about to dunk, Kobe made a diagonal stab, leaped high, and was about to be served hot pot!

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Qi forcibly changed his move, turned around and passed the ball to the outside.

Because of the rush of time, he just caught a glimpse of Yi Jianlian who was following up and threw the ball over.

But at this time, Nongmei arrived in time and intercepted the ball in the air!

"Wow, the pace of the game was too fast, and the players on both sides played their talents to the extreme."

"It's going to be tough for either side to score easily..."

Yu Jia commented with a sigh.

As soon as his words fell, Davis, who had completed the steal, made another mistake.

Brother Nongmei wanted to pass the ball to James, but Li Kaier saw through the intention of passing the ball.

The sledgehammer started early and intercepted the ball halfway.

At this time, Yi Jianlian in front was empty.

Li Kaier flicked his wrist, ready to send the ball.

Ah teamed up and hit a three-pointer!

Subsequently, the two sides fought again.

The two teams come and go, and the score rises alternately.

In the second half of the second quarter, the two sides switched back to the starting lineup again.

But... the game is still stalemate, and it hasn't changed much because of the different players on the field.

Overall, the Huaxia team relied on their height advantage and high-intensity defense to limit the US team's offense well, so they had a slight upper hand.

At the end of halftime, Huaxia successfully overtook the score!

At 62:60, they returned to the locker room with a two-point advantage.

However, Huaxia played a short rotation of seven players in the first half.

The US team is full of soldiers, a total of 11 people played the game.

............

During the intermission, Zhang Weiping commented:

"The Huaxia team's defensive tactic in the first half was to actively double-team Curry, and then use the high mobility of Xu Yong and other players to carry out defensive rotations."

"It has to be said that Mark Jackson still knows Curry very well! This trick perfectly captures Curry's limited stature and not top-notch ability to play the ball."

"If James is being treated by box-one, he will definitely be able to find the most suitable passing route before the double-team is formed, instead of finding the pass object when he is about to be double-teamed like Curry .”

"Sometimes, just a few tenths of a second later, the opportunity disappears. Especially when your opponent is also talented."

"But we also have something to worry about, which is fitness..."