"We're not going to win, are we?" Zhang Weiping couldn't help but ask from the commentary box.
This start is even more exciting than the one at home in 2008, and it’s hard not to think too much about it.
"Director Zhang, this has just begun." Yang Yi on the side said quickly when he saw this.
Zhang Weiping also reacted immediately. After a burst of hearty laughter, he immediately changed his words and said: "That's right. We are a dream team after all. If we lose less, we will win. If we lose less, we will win."
Yang Yi nodded vigorously on the side, Zhang Weiping is now China Barkley, the poisonous milk is very powerful.
While talking, there was a problem with the US team's coordination, and Westbrook passed the ball directly to Deng Huade on the sidelines.
No matter how talented they are, they are still young players, and no one expected this start. The American team was obviously panicked.
Deng Huade held the ball in his hand and smiled happily.
When Coach K saw this, he turned around and quickly made substitution adjustments, replacing Westbrook and Billups with Rondo and Odom.
How do we call it a fight for wealth? Even if it is a team dominated by newcomers, if you have an All-Star, you will be replaced by a new All-Star immediately.
Moreover, the average height of the substitution team has increased, and the US team's interior defense will not be as fragile as before.
Facts quickly proved this. In the defensive position battle, Odom's help successfully interfered with Yao Ming's shot, and Chandler protected the defensive rebound.
Odom joined the Dream Six team in 2004 and played in the Athens Asian Games. He has rich experience in international competitions.
And this substitution changes not only the defense, but also the offense.
Rondo patiently organized the offense in the frontcourt.
He doesn't have Westbrook's impact, but he is the best organizer on this team.
And for the same young player, his golf IQ is much higher than that of Westbrook.
All the points the American team lost after the opening game were due to defensive counterattacks by the Chinese team. To avoid that situation, they must improve the success rate of positional warfare.
Under Rondo's command, Odom and Iguodala moved to the weak side, and Chandler played a pick-and-roll for Durant on the strong side.
After the demolition was completed, Chandler cut down and Durant took advantage of the situation and flicked out.
After the substitution adjustment, the Chinese team's defender on Durant was replaced by Sun Yue.
Sun Yue's defense was fine, but Chandler's pick-and-roll awareness and ability were excellent, and he was still blocked.
Yao Ming switched defense, but Durant had already received a pass from Rondo and made a mid-range jumper.
The basketball barely touched the net and went straight through the center of the basket.
Durant's shot is so stable, he basically feels it as soon as he takes the shot.
The last player on the U.S. team who shot so steadily was Carmelo Anthony. What makes Durant harder to guard than Anthony is that he is too tall.
Although Yao Ming is slow to shoot, his height of 2.26 meters usually causes some visual interference to the shooter, but Durant is not affected at all.
Deng Huade shouted from the sidelines at this time, reminding the players to stay focused on defense.
At this time, Durant, who had just finished his third grade, could only be regarded as a "fledgling", and it was his first appearance in the international arena. Except for Xu Yong, no one knew his ability as a "FIBA Jordan".
The U.S. team broke the scoring drought, and the brief panic among the players on the field quickly subsided.
Yao Ming then pulled to the free throw line, and Xu Yong broke through the basket with the ball.
Iguodala's defensive ability is very strong. Although Xu Yong barely got past him, the FIBA arena is small and Odom on the weak side has already flanked him.
However, Xu Yong's reading of the game has improved a lot now, and he predicted Odom's choice and directly passed the ball to Yi Jianlian.
Yi Jianlian is good at catching the ball from the baseline in the mid-range.
But the moment he took action, a figure flew over and successfully interfered with him.
That was Durant switching defense.
"Dang!"
Under the interference of Durant's long arm, Yi Jianlian's shot finally hit the frame.
Yi Jianlian's shooting ability is undoubtedly stable, especially the baseline jump shot just now, which is almost his specialty.
But his mid-range jump shot shooting rate in the NBA is very low. The most fundamental reason is the speed of his shot.
His shooting speed is not a big problem in lower-level leagues, including international arenas, so he can kill indiscriminately in the NBA Development League, and he can also be called a FIBA killer.
But in NBA-level games, his shooting speed seemed too slow. The opportunity ball that was originally open was turned into an interference ball for him, and his shooting percentage naturally dropped.
Chandler had already recovered to the basket at this time, extending his long arms to protect the defensive rebound.
Although he was suppressed by Yao Ming on both offense and defense, his defense and rebounding as a blue-collar player are DPOY level.
Looking back, Rondo continued to organize in the frontcourt. This time Durant's movement contained the Chinese team's defense. Odom took the opportunity to get to the basket and received Rondo's ball across Yi Jianlian's crotch for a layup. scored.
6 to 4.
After Coach K's substitutions, the American team continued to score on both offense and defense, instantly regaining control of the situation.
There are many people playing, and there is a lot of room for adjustment. This is the foundation of the dream team.
The Chinese team insisted on its own style of play, and Yao Ming continued to play singles with the ball in the low post.
After successfully attracting Odom's flanking attack with his low steps, Yao Ming quickly distributed the ball to the weak side three-point line.
There is still a small three-point line without the ball tactics, but this time the person executing the tactics has been changed from Zhu Fangyu to Xu Yong.
After receiving the ball, Xu Yong faked a shot to shake Iguodala away, and then quickly launched a pull-up jumper from mid-range.
"Uh-huh!"
Xu Yong's shooting is also very stable.
And there was a small detail in this round just now. Yi Jianlian, who provided off-ball cover, did not completely block the opponent, so he chose the scoring method of feinting and emergency stop and pull-up in advance.
This is his deepening understanding of the game and his ability to quickly choose the most suitable offensive method.
8 to 4.
Xu Yong's goal broke the scoring drought and also helped the Chinese team consolidate its advantage.
During the retreat, Xu Yong pointed at Yao Ming.
This is the first time the two have collaborated at the World Championships.
But looking back, it was Durant again. This time after receiving the ball, Sun Yue, who had bypassed the pick-and-roll, changed direction to the right and made a mid-range pull-up shot from 12 feet away.
Durant can do more than just catch and shoot.
His ball-handling offense is also top-notch.
And the key is speed. A big man of 2.08 meters, whose actual height may be more than this height, can change directions and shoot as quickly as a guard. This is the most terrifying thing.
Yi Jianlian was called "Chinese Durant" in the draft that year, but it is obvious that there is a lot of difference between the two in this regard.
8 to 6.
Team USA is in hot pursuit.
Yao Ming held the ball at the free throw line this time. Because he could not find an angle in the low post attack, he was going to change his posture.
Because he has range and is very stable, Chandler is forced to defend to the free throw line at this time.
At this time, Xu Yong and Yi Jianlian suddenly ran to the basket after being screened without the ball, and then pointed directly towards the sky.
Yao Ming understood this and threw the ball directly over the basket.
Chandler was at the free throw line, and Yao Ming hit the ball so fast that the U.S. team found out and had no time to stop it.
Moreover, the angle and intensity of Yao Ming's pass were just right.
In the eyes of the fans, Xu Yong jumped high and directly pressed Yao Ming's pass with his right hand in the air. There was an obvious lag in the air...
"Bang!"
Smashing the ball into the basket with one hand.
Different from Yi Jianlian's bottom line mid-range just now, this is absolutely NBA-level cooperation.
This wonderful cooperation directly excited the fans.
Especially Chinese fans, they never dared to imagine that the Chinese team would actually play alley-catching like this one day.
And it’s an alley ball from the inside to the outside!
And that’s when facing the dream team! !
"Is this what it feels like to be a fan of the world's best team?"
Some fans couldn't help but have this thought in their minds. This was a feeling that the 2008 men's basketball team had never given them, but the moment this cooperation appeared, it rushed out uncontrollably.
After dunking, Xu Yong landed directly on Yao Ming and gave him a high-five.
Thibodeau in the stands couldn't help but nodded when he saw this scene.
It's normal for him to appear here. As the team's head coach, he will definitely inspect the games of the team's two core players next season.
Judging from the past two rounds, although Xu Yong and Yao Ming's only previous record of teaming up was in the 2008 Olympics, and their time on the same stage was very limited, there seems to be no shortage of tacit understanding.
Durant didn't catch the ball in the next round, and Odom singled out Yi Jianlian in the low post on the right.
Yi Jianlian is not very good in terms of speed, but after gaining weight last season, he is not weak against Odom.
Odom's low-post skills are average, and since there is no three-second defense in the international arena, he has to watch out for Yao Ming, who has been shrinking under the basket. The final shot of this ball was almost missed by Yi Jianlian.
The ball bounced off the edge of the basket, and Yao Ming collected the rebound.
The Chinese team once again launched a defensive counterattack.
Xu Yong and Sun Yue's fast break two-on-two.
Sun Yue is responsible for containing the ball without the ball, and Xu Yong is responsible for pushing quickly with the ball.
After the fast break reached the frontcourt, Rondo was about to let Sun Yue come over to attack, but Xu Yong faked a pass, and then suddenly changed direction and passed Iguodala in front of him without slowing down, and then jumped directly into the air. Without giving any chance, he smashed the ball into the basket with both hands.
The huge impact caused him to bulge his biceps and swing around the basket before landing.
The fans at the scene were already climaxing directly.
This change of direction without slowing down and dunking into the basket, the visual impact is directly explosive!
"This is a world-class small forward!" Over at the commentary box, Yang Yi couldn't hide his excitement and said his Xu Chui mantra.
Only this time, no one thought there was anything wrong with what he said.
Because the Chinese team has started playing so far, Xu Yong has already scored 9 points!
And when faced with the Dream Team hitting the basket like this, what is he if he isn't world-class!
12 to 6!
In the blink of an eye, the score difference on the field once again reached 6 points.
"Defend! Defend!"
The Chinese fans at the scene could no longer hide their emotions and shouted in unison to cheer for the Chinese team.
Not only them, but also the Turkish audience also started to boo.
The American team is known as the Dream Team, which is the world's public enemy in the basketball world.
The so-called public enemy is someone who, except you, would rather you lose.
Amidst the cheers of the fans, the Chinese team seemed to be re-injected with physical strength, and its defensive intensity was instantly heightened.
It was at this time that the weakness of this Dream Nine team was exposed.
As a newcomer to the international competition, Durant performed "unexpectedly" well, but you will find that in this kind of high-end game, there is no one else in the Dream Nine team who can explode as a star.
This is the biggest difference from the Dream Team. You must know that the Dream Team has Kobe, Anthony, Wade, James, Paul, and Deron. Any one of them will be a good player.
What, Curry? Wake up, Curry is still just a rookie and a little transparent at this time!
After Odom and Iguodala had no chance in two consecutive tactics, the ball still had to be handed over to Durant.
But Sun Yue's ball was very close, leaving no room for Durant to take action. Moreover, Yao Ming shrank from the basket, and Xu Yong and Yi Jianlian were ready to attack at any time.
This is because they know that no one else in the US team can stand up during this period and are targeting Durant to death.
There was not much time left to attack, and Durant had no other choice. After sweeping away the three threats with the ball, he stood up and shot directly against Sun Yue's defense.
After seeing this, Sun Yue quickly jumped up and blocked the shot.
This kind of forceful blocking of shots is his specialty, and even Nowitzki has been surpassed by him.
He was confident about the ball, but soon he realized something was wrong.
Durant's shooting point is really too high!
This guy not only has a height of 2.08 meters, but also has a wingspan of 2.24 meters. Coupled with his jumping that is not outstanding but not bad, his shooting point is higher than Yao Ming.
In the end, Sun Yue had no choice but to forcefully stop his hand in the air, because what he covered was not the ball but his hand!
The basketball finally flew over Sun Yue's head and flew toward the basket.
"Uh-huh!"
Straight through the net like a bombshell.
The scene was agitated.
Dian within Dianzhi [Changing directions is a sign of respect for you, what can you do to me if you pull me out! 】
"This shot cannot be said to be very reasonable." This shot made Zhang Weiping in the commentary box somewhat incoherent.
This kind of defensive round that ends with being shot by the opponent will have a huge impact on the team's morale.
Especially what Zhang Weiping said had a greater impact.
"This is the topic of the NBA for the next ten years." At this moment, Yang Yi on the side said cleverly.
Zhang Weiping didn't react at first. Although he proved his business ability in the commentary of last season's playoffs, after all, he is older and his brain is not as fast as that of young people.
"Isn't James and Kobe popular now? But Kobe will eventually grow old, so won't it depend on Xu Yong and Durant in the next ten years?" Yang Yi said quickly.
Zhang Weiping was stunned for a moment. This was Yang Yi's favorite compliment.
You must know that Xu Yong and Durant are still just rising stars now.
But he immediately realized the crux of the problem: "What about James?"
Kobe will be old in the next few years, but James is not even 26 years old.
"Hey, James can't leave the East anymore!" Yang Yi looked like a cross talk actor at this moment, smiling and patting the table.
(End of chapter)
