The older superstars of the NBA

The second game of the men's basketball group stage.

The Huaxia men's basketball team played against the Lithuanian men's basketball team.

The game is still held in the largest arena in Madrid.

Compared with the previous game, there were more Asian spectators in this game, many of them were fans holding small Chinese national flags.

CCTV Sports also specially broadcast the game during the prime time, cheering for their team together with countless Chinese fans.

In the first quarter of the game, the offensives of both sides were relatively fierce.

The Lithuanian team has strong physical fitness, especially on the defensive end. The Huaxia men's basketball team did not show any weakness and went directly to the confrontation.

This time the head coach Ma Lei temporarily replaced Ding Yanyuhang and Guo Ailun.

The two rookies are talented, but they don't have much experience in major competitions, and it is difficult to compete with each other in terms of physical fitness. Therefore, in the first quarter, the old players of the national team will be replaced by them to maintain the stability of the entire team.

With the abundant physical fitness of the Huaxia men's basketball players, although the opponent still took the lead in this quarter, the score was not stretched too much.

until the second quarter.

The physical strength of the core members of the Huaxia men's basketball team declined, especially after Yi Jianlian took a rest inside, they gradually fell into a passive state.

The outside players couldn't maintain a stable performance under the high-intensity defense, so they all transferred the ball to Zhao Feiyang.

The Huaxia men's basketball team attacked.

Before the ball passed halftime, Zhao Feiyang had already received a pass from his teammates.He was not surprised by this, and he took his time to lead the halftime as he was mentally prepared.

After halftime, facing the marking of Lithuanian players, Zhao Feiyang did not easily break through and enter the basket.

Breaking through consumes too much physical strength, and it is also unbearable for him.

"Pick and roll."

Zhao Feiyang signaled to his teammates inside.

Seeing this, Zhou Qi immediately mentioned the low position, but just as he moved, the Lithuanian players saw through his intentions, and the opponent directly rushed out from the middle to intercept Zhou Qi.

Ding Yanyuhang, who came on as a flank substitute, was going to cover for Zhao Feiyang, but he successfully fended off the defenders, but Zhao Feiyang had just rushed into the second division when he was double-teamed by two Lithuanian players.

The opponent was tall and strong, and his physical fitness was extremely strong, and his defensive cooperation was extremely tacit, which immediately blocked Zhao Feiyang's shot space.

Zhao Feiyang twisted his body in mid-air and threw the ball at the last moment before his feet hit the ground.

Swish.

The ball is in.

This difficult goal drew cheers from the Chinese fans at the scene.

However, Zhao Feiyang's face became more serious.

It was Lithuania's turn to fight back.

The opponent advanced quite quickly with the ball, and after halftime, they transferred the ball to the inside.

Zhou Qi on the inside used his body to block the opponent, but the opponent was not afraid at all. He forcibly pushed him away with his body and entered the inside line, directly dunking the ball into the basket under the basket.

Then it was the turn of the Huaxia men's basketball team to attack.

This time Zhou Peng dribbled the ball, and Zhao Feiyang was double-teamed by two Lithuanian players as soon as he tried to catch the ball.

Zhao Feiyang kept running, intending to get rid of the defender, but the opponent stared at him like desperately, and did not give him any chance to touch the ball.

"Walk."

"Don't give it to me yet!"

Zhao Feiyang had no choice but to let his teammates dribble the ball.

After several transfers, the basketball still failed to be sent into the inside line smoothly, and the outside guards also had difficulty finding opportunities to break through, so they could only choose long-range shots under the oppressive defense of the opponent.

boom.

The basketball bounced out of the basket.

The rebound bounced off, and just as Wang Zhelin jumped up and reached out to touch the basketball, the next second the big player from the Lithuanian team snatched it from him.

The Lithuanian team made a quick counterattack.

The opponent's defender dribbled the ball all the way across the half court. Zhao Feiyang stared at the opponent's player and did not dare to relax. At the moment the opponent jumped up and was about to layup, he slapped the opponent's ball onto the backboard.

A big hat drew exclamations from the sidelines.

However, in the next second, the flying basketball bounced into the hands of another player of the Lithuanian team who followed up, and the opponent caught the ball and made a layup.

Swish.

The ball is in.

For the rest of the second quarter, the entire court was a different scene.

The Lithuanian team played well here, both offensively and defensively, while the Huaxia men's basketball team was exhausted, with constant problems on the defensive end, and relied heavily on Zhao Feiyang on the offensive end.

Basically, three out of five offenses will give the ball to Zhao Feiyang.

This style of play also caused Zhao Feiyang's physical strength to be severely overdrawn.

When the first half was declared over, he was already sweating profusely, and his clothes were completely soaked in sweat. What's worse, his breathing was also very short, and his whole face was flushed and he looked extremely tired.

But at this time, the score between the two sides has been tied at 50 to 38, and the difference of 12 points is enough to determine the outcome of a game.

What is even more frustrating is that among the 38 points scored by the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team, Zhao Feiyang scored 18 of them by himself.

Although the other players didn't score as much, they also worked hard, and no one showed any slack on the court.

From this point of view, the large gap in the strength of the Huaxia men's basketball team is indeed difficult to make up.

The break is over soon.

The second half comes.

"Coach, I want to take another break."

Zhao Feiyang found Ma Lei and said.

Ma Lei did not sternly refuse, but responded in a coaxing tone, "Feiyang, I know you are very tired, and you played all the time in the first half...but the team can't live without you." ! The first half was like this, what if the second half is without you?"

"Just carry it again! I will replace you later to rest..."

Zhao Feiyang couldn't refuse Ma Lei's earnestness and sincerity.

He can not care about Ma Lei, but he can not care about the national team men's basketball team.

He knows better than anyone what the consequences of his end will be. If he follows his strategy, then this game can be given up directly.

But at this time, he couldn't make up his mind.

So many fans came to the scene to cheer for the team, if they just gave up, how disappointed would these people be?

call out.

The referee's whistle sounded and Zhao Feiyang made his debut again.

In the third quarter, Yi Jianlian, who recovered his strength, finally helped Zhao Feiyang share the pressure. He kept hitting the big players of the Lithuanian team in the paint. Although he did not succeed every time, he also made the opposing players feel the pressure. , had to be restrained on the offensive end.

In order to save energy, Zhao Feiyang chose to use long-range and mid-range shots as offensive methods.

At the beginning, he could output stably, but as the opponent's double-teaming strategy continued to develop, Zhao Feiyang's hand feeling also gradually declined.

In the end, he was even more tightly entangled by the opponent, and it was difficult to get the chance to connect the ball.

In this state, Zhao Feiyang persisted until the end of the third quarter.

At this time, the difference between the two sides has been gradually widened.

When the last quarter started, Zhao Feiyang was exhausted and began to make some mistakes on the field.The same is true for Yi Jianlian on the inside. On the offensive end, he completely lost his previous strength and became sluggish.

The Huaxia men's basketball players in other positions are not in much shape, and the entire team is almost in trouble.

Seeing that the Huaxia men's basketball team seemed to have the idea of ​​giving up, the Lithuanian team also replaced the substitute players to use up the last bit of time.

call out.

When the referee's whistle sounded, the game finally came to an end.

90:70.

The Huaxia men's basketball team lost by 20 points.

The Chinese fans at the scene undoubtedly felt a little bit sorry, but most of them were psychologically prepared and did not feel angry because of this result.

The head coach Ma Lei looked ashamed, but he didn't say anything.

Most of the players walked towards the player tunnel one after another, only Zhao Feiyang did not leave in a hurry, but rested on the bench for a long time.

Today, he can be said to have played the whole game. Except for the intermission, he never played for a minute in the rest of the time.

Even if he knows how to preserve his energy and sometimes chooses to assist his teammates less in singles, the opponent's double-teaming and various running positions still consume enough of his energy.

The result of the game was sent back to China, and many fans also regretted it.

However, most people did not blame the Huaxia men's basketball team. They knew that it was not easy for the men's basketball team to play like this. This Lithuanian team is the opponent's core lineup. Easy to beat, let alone this team in the post-Yao Ming era.

That night, Zhao Feiyang also took the initiative to find Coach Ma Lei in the hotel where he was staying.

As soon as he entered the door, he took the initiative to express his opinion to coach Ma Lei, saying that he would choose a truce against the Slovenian team in the future.

"No."

Coach Ma Lei directly refused.

"why not?"

"Today's game was played with all your strength. If you don't play against Slovenia in the next game, how will the team lose?"

"It's a loss anyway. What's the difference? What's the difference between losing 10 points and losing 30 points? What's more, the reason for the truce is to save energy to deal with the Angola team. It doesn't mean that the truce is because of fear of the opponent, because it doesn't want to help the team win. Contest......."

Zhao Feiyang explained seriously.

But Coach Ma Lei was still shaking his head.

"No."

"If you really lose by 30 points, how will you explain to the fans when you return to China? How will you explain to the Basketball Association?"

"Basketball Association?"

Zhao Feiyang snorted coldly, "What should I explain to them? What they want is the final result, as long as we advance to the second round, isn't that enough? Not to mention the fans, they all know that we can't beat them, and there must be someone who will understand Our choice...."

"Or not."

Seeing Zhao Feiyang's resolute face, Ma Lei softened immediately, and he continued to put on the appearance of a "loyal elder" to persuade Zhao Feiyang.

"It's not that I don't want to lose! But, what if we can't beat the Angola team? What if we can't beat the Kimchi national team? The game hasn't started yet, and no one dares to say that we must win them. …”

"If you can't beat it, you can't beat it, what can you do?"

Zhao Feiyang did not agree with Ma Lei's rhetoric, "Is it possible to get a higher ranking this time to prove how good the Huaxia men's basketball team is? Or has it reached this level? I agree with the hard work and chasing victory, but I don't care about the players. I don't agree with chasing a so-called ranking with good health..."

"The national and national teams say that they have trained the players, but the players did not pay less when they were in the sports school and the youth training team! Playing has never been a stable career. If someone is seriously injured because of this , will the national team support him for the rest of his life?"