"boom!"
As Wang Zelin rushed to the frontcourt, there was another two-handed dunk, completing the final attack of the first quarter.
In the entire Carioca Stadium, there were only the cheers from the Celestial City.
Strong, really too strong!
Wang Zelin's personal strength is more than one level higher than other individuals on the field. He is like a master on the field, completely dominating the game.
There is no doubt that, except for Yi Jianlian, the other players of the Tianchao team performed mediocrely. Wang Zelin scored most of the Tianchao team's points.
But now the Chinese team has opened up the score. This is a standard one versus five, and even the Brazilian commentator on the scene has started to play the game.
At this time, it’s impossible not to blow!
After the first quarter, the score on the court was 27:18, with China leading by 9 points.
FIBA games are different from NBA games. Although each game has a time limit, one quarter here only lasts 10 minutes.
It is normal to score over 100 points in NBA games. If you feel good and in good condition, you can score 120, 30, or even 40 or 50 points.
However, there is little time for international competitions, and the players' abilities are generally low. Getting 70 or 80 points in a game is already a very high score.
In the international arena, it is possible to score around 100 points in a single game. There is only one team in history that has this ability, and that is the American Dream Team.
However, now, the mighty Dream Team was actually suppressed by the Tianchao Men's Basketball Team, taking a nearly double-digit lead in a single quarter.
What's even more incredible is that 20 of these 27 points came from Wang Zelin alone!
Basketball is a sport for five people, but when one person is strong enough, this rule will always be broken.
The performance of the Chinese team in the first quarter perfectly explained this law.
Timeout between sections, the Dream Team benched.
"Double-team, everyone double-team me. Don't worry about the other players on the Chinese team. Next, all of you only need to do one thing on the court, stop Wang Zelin from scoring!"
Old Coach K almost roared at the Dream Team.
With his qualifications, even in front of Michael Jordan, he can only endure it.
What's more, the Dream Team had such a poor performance in the first quarter. As the first-tier team in this Olympics, they were beaten by the second-tier Chinese team.
The reason why he dared to set such an extreme defensive strategy was because he knew very well that no matter how strong Wang Zelin was, he was only one person, and the abilities of the rest of the Tianchao team were too poor.
So what if Wang Zelin is briefly allowed to complete one versus five?
There is still a long time to come. As long as the Dream Team can maintain high-intensity defense throughout the game, the other players of the Tianchao team will collapse sooner or later.
By that time, their opponents will be reduced to lambs for the slaughter.
On the Tianchao team's side, Zhou Qi and Zhao Jiwei were dancing and shouting, which was in sharp contrast to the other half.
Coach Gong Luming began to lay out tactics: "The American team will definitely double-team the king more thoroughly in the future. Other players must be prepared to take over. I believe you should not be nervous, just like we did in previous training camps."
Leading the Dream Team by 9 points in a single quarter, Gong Luming's tone was relatively relaxed at this time, giving the players a lot of confidence.
The surrounding players nodded. Wang Zelin's ability in the first quarter and the head coach's trust in them naturally made these young people feel at ease.
"The second team will take the field first. Remember my words, stay relaxed. You have only one task. Just stabilize the score before the king comes back."
With a large lead, Wang Zelin and Yi Jianlian both took a break, and the second team of Zhao Jiwei, Li Gen, Zhou Peng, Zou Yuchen, and Zhou Qi was sent on the field.
In fact, Wang Zelin is fully capable of playing 40 minutes in every game, but if the men's basketball team wants to go further, it cannot rely solely on him to perform alone, and other teammates must also get enough training.
Therefore, he expressed respect and understanding for the coach's substitution arrangements.
At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides rotated five up and five down.
The lineup of the Dream Team became Irving, Klay, Butler, Green, and DeAndre Jordan.
The offense of the Dream Team's second lineup may not be as good as the starting lineup, but the overall defensive ability has seen a qualitative improvement. Except for point guard Irving, the remaining four positions are all defensive heroes.
The existence of Irving and Klay is enough to ensure the offensive firepower of the Dream Team, not to mention Butler, an all-around wing fighter who is gradually entering his peak period and has an average of 20 points per game in the NBA.
This lineup is a bit ruthless!
Not surprisingly, neither Wang Zelin nor Yi Jianlian played, and the Chinese team's offense suddenly became very constipated.
This did not change before Yi Jianlian came on the field early.
This shows that the men's basketball team is still the same men's basketball team, and its strength has not changed much from before.
Fortunately, they have the biggest variable in the game-Wang Zelin!
Halfway through the second quarter, Irving and Clay fired shots from the outside, successfully helping the Dream Team take the lead.
At 34:38, the Chinese team fell behind by 4 points.
Coach Gong Luming quickly called out the results, shook his head helplessly and sighed: "Zhou Qi is still a little too young. Your Majesty, come on!"
Under the high-pressure defense of the Dream Team, Lanlan only scored 7 points in the past five minutes, which was completely different from the 16 points he scored efficiently in less than ten or four minutes in the first ten minutes.
At this moment, Gong Luming had to admit that the only hope for the men's basketball team to defeat the Dream Team lies with Wang Zelin.
In the next regular time, he does not plan to let Wang Zelin take off the field to rest.
As for Zhou Qi, who had not scored a point in five minutes, he had completely given up on him in this game.
The level of the Dream Team is still too high for Zhou Qi and other young national players in the men's basketball team. It is enough to let them feel the gap between them.
Next, everyone must make concessions in order to win, and the training plan for this game ends here.
After the timeout, the Tianchao team replaced the starting five players.
As for the Dream Team, Old K had already guessed that Wang Zelin would come back to save the game, and directly lined up Cousins and DeAndre Jordan to guard the penalty area.
Cousins has a basket and three-pointers, which is enough space to support him, and he has no problem pulling out to play.
Jordan is mainly responsible for assisting defense. With his terrifying physical fitness, he is enough to support his own team's defensive system under the FIBA system.
In the other three positions, he sent Butler + George + Durant. The average height of this lineup exceeded 2.06 meters, which is a proper top five.
This lineup is extremely strong in all aspects of defense, supplementary defense, and assisting defense. It can be called the strongest defensive lineup that Meng Twelve can field.
There is only one purpose, and that is to encircle and suppress Wang Zelin with all his strength.
In order to target Wang Zelin, the Dream Team completely put down their dignity and face.
In other words, they are shameless in order to win.
(End of chapter)
