September 13, Ankara National Stadium.
The final between the Chinese team and the American team has officially begun.
This game is very topical and popular. Thousands of fans around the world are watching this peak showdown.
Not long after, players from the Chinese team and the American team came to the court one after another for pre-match warm-up activities.
After entering the stadium, Sun Yi came to the warm-up half of the US team, said hello to Curry, Durant and others, and then returned to the warm-up half of the Chinese team to continue warm-up activities.
The Dream Nine team participating in the World Championships this time is mainly composed of young players, and the American team did not field the strongest lineup.
But even with Durant as the core, the overall strength of the Dream Team cannot be underestimated.
In previous games, they were able to beat their opponents by an average of more than 30 points per game, setting a new record in World Championship history.
It can be said that it is very difficult for the Chinese team to defeat this Dream Nine team.
Under such circumstances, the men's basketball players were not timid at all. Instead, they were very excited and worked hard to prepare for the game. Even if they couldn't win, they would make the Mengjiu team suffer.
The warm-up activities ended and players from both sides returned to the bench one after another.
At the same time, the starting lineups of both sides were displayed on the big screen.
The starting lineup sent by the US team is: Billups, Rose, Yingodala, Durant, Odom.
The starting lineup sent by the Chinese team is: Sun Yi, Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu, A Lian, and Yu.
The referee blew the whistle and signaled the starting players from both sides to come to the center circle and prepare for the jump ball.
After the starting players from both sides came to the center circle and took their positions, the referee looked at the time, then blew the whistle and threw the basketball into the air.
The United Arab Emirates took off with all their strength and pushed the ball back to the backcourt over Odom's head with a slight advantage, giving the Chinese team the first opportunity to attack.
Sun Yi received the pass and quickly advanced towards the frontcourt. When he came to the three-point line, he saw Yingodala defending him.
The U.S. team's back line is very self-aware and feels that it cannot guard Sun Yi, so it can only hand over this difficult task to the team's best defensive player.
Yingodala felt very distressed about this, and he did not want to face Sun Yi.
At this stage, Sun Yi is the hottest star in the World Championships.
If you guard against it, you will become famous, but if you don't guard against it, it will become a stepping stone on Sun Yi's road to fame.
Yingodala thought he was good at defending, but he still didn't have the confidence to restrain Sun Yi.
Just when Yingodala was thinking wildly, Sun Yi waved to the inside and pretended to call for pick-and-roll cooperation.
Yingodala was worried at this time and subconsciously turned his head to check, wanting to be prepared in advance to bypass the pick-and-roll.
But he didn't expect that Sun Yi would teach him a lesson and realize that people's hearts are sinister.
The moment Yingodala tilted his head, Sun Yi immediately burst into the three-point line at top speed and accelerated toward the penalty area.
Only then did Yingodala realize that he had been deceived, and he felt extremely depressed.
After adjusting his mentality, he moved sideways to block with small steps but was half a beat too slow, watching helplessly as Sun Yi rushed past him.
On the other side, Sun Yi successfully broke through to the mid-range area on the right, encountered Durant who stepped forward to defend, and immediately passed the ball to the basket.
Ah Lian, who had wanted to step forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll, saw Sun Yi burst in and immediately rushed back to the basket to prepare for the rebound.
As soon as he ran to the basket, he received a pass from Sun Yi, immediately stood up and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.
2:0!
The Chinese team took the lead and scored the first goal of the opening game.
The U.S. team served a baseline ball, and Billups dribbled the ball unhurriedly to outside the three-point line to organize the offense.
This Dream Nine team has not been training together for a long time, so their tactics are not complicated.
Durant quickly came out with the help of his teammates' off-ball screen, received a pass from Billups, and hit a mid-range jumper against the defense of Zhu Fangyu who rushed to interfere.
Zhu Fangyu, who came in for the defense, tried his best and defended very well, but Durant really couldn't defend him.
Durant is the best player in this World Championship besides Sun Yi, averaging 22.7 points per game.
This guy scores easily, has a long range and no solution, and his opponents have no idea who to defend him with.
If you use the inside line to defend, if your pace is too slow, Durant will easily get past him. If you use the front line to defend, you will not be able to interfere with his shooting, and your body will be eaten away. The effect is also not good.
Only by limiting Durant can he have any hope of winning. Sun Yi can only solve this thorny problem by himself.
After making a plan, Sun Yi came to the baseline to receive the serve, quickly advanced to the frontcourt, observed the situation inside, and prepared to attack the inside to cause damage.
This time Yingodala learned the lesson from before and focused on guarding Sun Yi.
When he saw signs of Sun Yi breaking through, he immediately stepped forward to press and defend, not giving Sun Yi a chance to rush forward. He was very confident in this.
But the result was different from what Yin Guodala imagined. He was actually at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Sun Yi.
Sun Yi used all his strength to push away Yingodala, and taking advantage of the gap between the two, he immediately rushed into the three-point line as quickly as possible.
Being passed by Sun Yi again, Yingodala lost all face and quickly turned around to pursue him angrily.
When Sun Yi came to the mid-range area on the right, he caught a glimpse of Yin Guodala quickly catching up with him. He had an idea and suddenly stopped, causing a "rear-end" accident, and then staggered and threw the basketball in his hand.
The basketball bounced twice on the rim and rolled into the net.
"Beep! Player No. 9 of the U.S. team committed a blocking foul. The goal is valid and there is an additional penalty."
The referee blew the whistle and made a penalty gesture towards the technical table.
On the field, Yingodala raised his hand helplessly, knowing that he had fallen into Sun Yi's trap again.
Amid the cheers and shouts of the fans in the audience, Sun Yi stood on the free throw line, took the basketball from the referee, and steadily hit the extra penalty.
The ball transitioned and the U.S. team attacked.
Billups dribbled to the frontcourt and found that the opponent's defense had changed and he did not release the ball easily, so he wanted to take a closer look.
In the high post area on the right, Durant looked at Sun Yi who was waiting in front of him and felt a little difficult.
He only has an advantage in height, and has no advantage in other aspects.
Therefore, Durant did not reach for the ball and signaled Billups to handle the ball.
Seeing this, Billups, who was controlling the ball outside the three-point line, didn't think much and passed the ball to Rose.
Rose received the pass and signaled his teammates to open up the space, giving him room to break through.
Odom immediately ran from the penalty area to outside the three-point line, trying to take the ball out of the penalty area.
But when he looked back, he found that the Chinese team's power forward followed him out, and the center still stayed in the penalty area to guard the basket.
Rose saw this and immediately looked around, looking for teammates in open spaces.
When he saw Yingodala outside the three-point line on the right, he immediately passed the ball.
Yin Guodala received the pass and was a little hesitant when he saw that the Chinese team players did not step forward to cover in time.
He was very aware of his three-point shooting ability, but he was not confident that he could hit it, and he was extremely confused.
But with so many people watching, Yingodala could only bite the bullet and shoot a three-pointer.
Bang!
The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!
Under the basket, he roughly stuck in a favorable position, fought hard to grab the backcourt rebound, found Sun Yi immediately, and passed the ball over.
Sun Yi received the pass, accelerated and launched a defensive counterattack.
The American team retreated very quickly. Except for Odom, who went to grab the rebound, he failed to come back. The other four players all rushed back.
Seeing this situation, Sun Yi did not slow down and continued to advance forward quickly. When he reached the three-point line, he immediately picked up and threw the basketball in his hand.
Yingodala, who was retreating, misjudged Sun Yi's next move and failed to pounce in time to interfere.
Swish!
Hollow into the net!
8:2!
On the bench of the US team, Curry saw the scene on the court and stood up excitedly. Just when he was about to raise his arms and cheer, he remembered that Sun Yi was not his teammate at this time.
The elementary school student who was almost a traitor looked around in embarrassment and found that his teammates did not pay attention to his behavior. He breathed a sigh of relief and immediately sat down.
Back on the court, Billups dribbled to outside the three-point line, made tactical gestures, and called for pick-and-roll cooperation.
Odom immediately ran out to coordinate the pick-and-roll.
Billups bypassed the screen, got rid of Wang Shipeng's defense, broke through to the left mid-range area, encountered a change of defense from the United Arab Emirates, and immediately passed the ball.
After blocking the opponent, Odom immediately followed the pass, rushed into the penalty area, attracted the general defense, and threw the ball toward the basket.
Yingodala, who cut along the baseline to the basket, rose into the air, grabbed the basketball in the air with both hands, and dunked it into the basket.
8:4!
In the next round, Sun Yi cooperated with Ah Lian in a pick-and-roll, and broke into the penalty area to attract the defense and score the ball.
Ah Lian received the pass, and his mid-range jump shot was interfered by Yin Guodala who came from defense, and he missed the hit.
The American team protected the defensive rebounds and launched a defensive counterattack.
Rose rushed towards the frontcourt at lightning speed, changing direction without slowing down and passing Wang Shipeng who stepped forward to intercept. Then he rushed into the penalty area and scored a layup.
8:6!
The Chinese team served a baseline ball. After receiving the ball, Sun Yi dribbled forward slowly, slowing down the offensive rhythm and constantly giving tactical gestures to his teammates.
Seeing this, Yingodala did not dare to go up and press closely. Instead, he stood on the three-point line and waited for Sun Yi to arrive.
When Sun Yi dribbled the ball to outside the three-point line, Arab League suddenly appeared beside Yingodala to cover without the ball.
Sun Yi took the opportunity to bypass the screen. Seeing that Durant did not switch to guard, he directly pulled up and shot a three-pointer.
"when!"
The basketball hit the front edge of the basket and bounced out hard.
Odom was in a good position, ready to take off to collect the defensive rebound.
But just as he was taking off, he suddenly felt like something was pressing on his back and he couldn't use the strength to jump up.
Before Odom could figure out the situation, he felt a huge force coming and knocked him to the ground mercilessly.
From the audience's perspective, a fiery red figure rushed to the penalty area like lightning, then jumped up and dunked the basketball in the air into the basket through Odom.
The audience suddenly burst into deafening cheers and shouts.
On the court, after Sun Yi completed the dunk, he grabbed the basket to steady his body, landed firmly on the floor, turned around and quickly returned to defense, without even looking at Odom who fell to the floor.
Other players from the US team rushed over, pulled Odom up from lying on the ground, and then patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.
After this interlude, the game continued.
In this round, the Dream Nine team played a little impatiently.
Durant held the ball and made a change of direction in front of his body. Without getting rid of Sun Yi's defense, he shot a mid-range jumper.
Obviously the ball failed to hit, and the Chinese team protected the backcourt rebounds.
Sun Yi quickly dribbled forward, and when he reached the three-point line, he failed to get away from Yingodala. He directly broke through to the basket, attracted the defense, and passed the ball away.
Zhu Fangyu followed up, received the pass outside the three-point line, and immediately took off to shoot.
The ball went straight into the net without any interference.
Seeing the momentum of the Chinese team, the old coach K of the American team immediately requested a timeout and called the players back to the bench to adjust.
Not long after, the timeout ended and the game continued.
The US team made substitution adjustments, replacing Odom and Yingodala and replacing them with Chandler and Granger.
The Chinese team has not made any personnel adjustments and is still the starting lineup.
If this lineup cannot compete with the Mengjiu team, substitutions and adjustments will not help.
After returning from the timeout, the US team's offense improved.
Rose kept hitting the basket to cause damage, and got free throws to close the score.
Although he was occasionally blocked by Sun Yi and Arab League, his efficiency was pretty good.
The Chinese team's offense was not as smooth as it was at the beginning.
With Chandler guarding the US team's penalty area, it becomes difficult for Sun Yi and others to attack the frame.
Moreover, the Mengjiu team is very mobile and can defend very quickly, and will not easily give the Chinese team an opportunity to shoot open shots from outside.
When the Chinese team's offense was paralyzed, Sun Yi stepped forward in time and shouldered the heavy responsibility of scoring.
He used his superb post-up skills to score points and stabilize the situation on the court.
When the US team double-teams, Sun Yi can always pass the ball to the best position and assist his teammates to score.
If his teammates fail to make a shot, he will actively rush for offensive rebounds and get a second chance to attack.
In this way, with Sun Yi's strong performance, the Chinese team gained a 4-point lead at the end of the first quarter.
In the first quarter of the game, Sun Yi scored 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. His outburst was terrifying.
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Sun Yi's strong outburst gave hope to domestic fans cheering for the Chinese men's basketball team in front of the TV.
Although the flame of hope is only a little bit big, it is always good to have hope.
The short inter-section break is over and the second quarter begins.
Since Sun Yi played the entire first quarter, he did not play immediately and stayed on the bench to rest.
Without Sun Yi on the court, the Chinese team was brought back to its original shape.
Liu Wei still couldn't break the US team's full-court press on his own, causing one or two mistakes.
The Dream Nine team took advantage of this opportunity and instantly recovered the point difference.
Sun Yi on the bench couldn't sit still when he saw the situation on the court, and immediately asked the head coach Deng Huade to let him play.
Deng Huade was extremely confused. If Sun Yi were allowed to continue playing like this, he would definitely be exhausted in the fourth quarter and the Chinese team would completely lose hope of winning.
But the current situation can only allow Sun Yi to put out the fire.
Just when Deng Huade was in a dilemma, the situation on the field changed.
The UAE suddenly broke out and kept attacking the basket to score, resisting the strong firepower of the US team and not letting the score open.
Seeing this, head coach Deng Huade breathed a sigh of relief and did not send Sun Yi to play, letting him rest for a while.
When about 4 minutes into the second quarter, the Chinese team made substitutions.
The lively Sun Yi goes into battle again, vowing to fight the Dream Nine Team to the end!
