While the NBA Finals was going on, something happened in China far across the ocean.
The Chinese Men's Basketball National Team originally selected Mr. Gong as the coach to lead the team to compete in the World Cup. But for some reason, just after the CBA season ended and the players were about to train in more than half a month, Mr. Gong suddenly announced his withdrawal from China. The coaching staff of the men's national basketball team announced that they are resigning as head coach.
This move undoubtedly surprised Zhao Feiyang.
He knows very well what kind of person Mr. Gong is!
For Chinese basketball, Mr. Gong is definitely a meritorious figure. He takes orders in times of crisis and dares to stand up and take the lead at critical moments. In this aspect alone, he has already surpassed many people.
His contribution to Chinese basketball is beyond doubt.
When he first learned that Mr. Gong would be the head coach, Zhao Feiyang was still looking forward to it.
The foreign coaches are very strong, but they cannot fundamentally change the China Men's Basketball Team. In the final analysis, every time a foreign coach leaves or comes, it is a tangled move for the management of the China Men's Basketball Team.
It is impossible for the team to change its style again and again, especially in a short period of time, which is not friendly to team building.
In addition to Mr. Gong announcing his retirement from the national team, Wang Zhizhi, a veteran of the China Men's Basketball Team, also publicly stated that he would not participate in this Men's Basketball World Cup.
The conflict between him and Xin Guotao is well known. If Mr. Gong may still have some chance of participating in the Men's Basketball World Cup under Wang Zhizhi, then now that Mr. Gong has resigned as head coach, the probability of Wang Zhizhi participating in the Men's Basketball World Cup is almost zero.
Although Wang Zhizhi is 36 years old, he can still play a certain role in the Chinese men's basketball team.
While proving that he is very capable, it can also be seen from the side that the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team is inconsistent at the forward position.
The problems of the Chinese men's basketball team have not yet been sorted out, and the fourth game of the finals has arrived again.
This time the venue is still at the American Airlines Arena.
With the victory in the last game, the Heat looked much easier this time.
As soon as the game started, the Big Three maintained their most aggressive attitude and continued to attack the Spurs' basket.
After playing so many games, the Spurs finally saw the peak state of the Big Three. Therefore, throughout the first quarter, the Spurs had to adopt a passive defensive strategy.
By the second quarter, Zhao Feiyang came on as a substitute.
The Heat's lead made him confident. After coming on the court, he raised the basketball and threw a three-pointer. This time, I was lucky, and the three-point ball hit the basket steadily.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
Cheers continued from the sidelines.
But the most excited person was Zhao Feiyang himself.
"There are still 6 points left!"
"I'm only 6 points away from getting the Allen Iverson card!"
One minute later, the Heat passed halftime on a fast break. Zhao Feiyang picked up the basketball and did not choose to lay up. Instead, he rushed to the three-point line and took another shot.
Uh-huh.
Another crisp three-pointer.
After scoring this goal, Zhao Feiyang only had the last 3 points left to get the card.
This made him extremely excited.
However, this excitement did not last long, because the Spurs immediately adjusted their tactics and lineup when they saw that the situation was not right.
At this time, there are 7 minutes and 50 seconds left in the second quarter.
It was from this moment that the Spurs suddenly broke out.
Kawhi Leonard, who came off the bench, had his best performance since the series. After coming on, he threw in a three-pointer.
Before the Heat could take a breather, he scored another three-pointer just past halftime.
After scoring two consecutive three-pointers, Kawhi Leonard rushed towards the Heat's penalty area like a cheat. He always has a habit of getting closer to the basket, and after seizing the opportunity, he immediately takes a one-on-one shot.
In order to limit Kawhi Leonard's condition, the Heat chose to replace LeBron James at critical moments, with LeBron James guarding Kawhi Leonard.
It had some effect at first, but not long after, Kawhi Leonard once again used the screen of his teammates to create a touch.
Uh-huh.
As his shots continued to score, the points difference lost by the Spurs was also recovered.
By the time there were 19 seconds left in the first half, the Spurs had already led the Heat by 9 points.
At this time, the Heat had the ball, and Ray Allen held the ball across half court. He originally planned to give the ball to LeBron James, but as soon as he reached the top of the arc, he found that Zhao Feiyang kept waving at him.
"Ray, pass the ball over here!"
"here."
Zhao Feiyang had never competed with LeBron James for the ball before.
Ray Allen hesitated for 0.1 seconds and finally decided to pass the ball to Zhao Feiyang. After getting the ball, Zhao Feiyang raised the basketball and shot towards Danny Green.
This time, his line of sight was blocked and he was too hasty when he took the shot. The basketball bounced out of the basket and hit the backboard. Fortunately, LeBron James on the inside grabbed the rebound.
After getting the rebound, LeBron James did not play it himself, but continued to transfer the ball to Zhao Feiyang.
Zhao Feiyang raised the basketball again, and Danny Green rushed towards him again. Zhao Feiyang sent him flying with a feint, followed by a step back to distance him, and then he jumped up and threw the ball. .
Beep.
The moment the on-site timer stopped, the three-point ball thrown by Zhao Feiyang also fell into the basket smoothly.
The first half came to an end.
"Congratulations to the host for getting the Allen Iverson card. The initial experience time is 10 minutes."
"If used together with the Ray Allen experience card, the time and skills of the two cards will overlap."
"If used separately, time and skills will also be separated."
The moment he heard the system prompt, Zhao Feiyang was extremely excited.
That's Allen Iverson! He was the league's signature star back then, and the league even changed the rules for him.
How many people can withstand his cross step?
Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant were both passed by him! In his video highlights, there is no shortage of defensive players who were knocked down by him!
Since him, although there have been many defenders with excellent ball control abilities, it has to be said that there is a gap between their passing ability and Allen Iverson.
Zhao Feiyang was secretly happy as he walked off the field. Even though the team's score was lagging behind at this time, it did not affect his mood.
However, compared to his happiness, the rest of the team seemed a lot depressed.
Especially after returning to the locker room, head coach Erik Spoelstra rarely lost his temper and reprimanded the players for some of their bad behavior on the court.
"We must play steadily in the next quarter...Defense is our most important task. As long as we can defend well and prevent our opponents from catching loopholes, we have every chance to kill them..."
After Coach Eric finished speaking, he immediately arranged a new lineup.
However, Zhao Feiyang was not in the lineup. This made Zhao Feiyang, who was eager to play, suddenly frustrated.
He kept looking at Coach Eric and even took the initiative to express his attitude.
"Coach Eric, my hand feels good and I can continue to shoot three-pointers... Let me go!"
Coach Erik Spoelstra responded with a straight face, "Zhao, your defense is too bad... just wait! There will be a chance for you to go up and shoot a three-pointer... ....Norris, you can play the second position later..."
