Mingzhu City Gymnasium.
There are so many people here, every seat is packed. The atmosphere in the stadium was extremely warm, and countless Chinese fans were excited, standing up and shouting for cheers from time to time.
The game between the two sides has entered the second quarter, but the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team has been lagging behind, and there are constant problems on the offensive and defensive ends.
It's the Chinese men's basketball team's turn to attack again.
Defender Xin Yong advanced with the ball, and after halftime, he organized the attack at the top of the key. The Iranian team's defensive intensity became higher than before, and there was more physical contact between the two sides.
In this situation, Yi Jianlian, who came on as a substitute on the wing, threw away the defensive player and ran into the open space.
Under normal circumstances, Xin Yong can definitely give the ball to Yi Jianlian. But he didn't do this. After hesitating for one second, Xin Yong suddenly gave the ball to center Li Yue under the basket.
Snapped.
As soon as Li Yue caught the ball, Hamad, the forward player on the Iranian team, pushed forward.
The two clashed under the basket, and Li Yue tried a post-up play, but Hamad of the Iranian team was obviously physically stronger than him.
After two consecutive back hits, Hamad was not knocked away, and Li Yue could pass the ball at this time.
Yi Jianlian once again responded from the bottom corner. After running out of the open space, he could lift the basketball and shoot as long as he received the ball. However, Li Yue didn't pass it either.
He hit the basket twice and then threw the ball with a hook.
Snapped.
The basketball bounced off the backboard.
The rebound was taken away by the Iranian team.
Yi Jianlian, who was standing in the bottom corner, couldn't help but shake his head and sigh when he saw this scene.
No one knew what he said, but judging from his expression, it was obvious that he was disappointed.
"what's the situation?"
"Why not pass it? Brother Lian is in such a good position..."
Zhao Feiyang, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the game, was stunned.
In the next few minutes, the game on the court became increasingly unpredictable for Zhao Feiyang. The offense of the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team is actually not bad, but in many cases, the cooperation between some players is extremely unsmooth. I don't know why, but they don't pass the ball when they could have.
It seems that the priority for passing the ball is not the better position, but the specific person.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
Before the first half of the game was about to end, the players of the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team came off the court to rest.
Because he was sitting relatively forward, he could observe the Huaxia Men's Basketball bench at close range. Zhao Feiyang also took this opportunity to take a closer look at the situation on the bench.
After Yi Jianlian came off the court, there were three players standing off the court, but he only high-fived one of them, and then walked to the corner and sat down.
Beside him were Guo Ailun and Ding Yanyuhang.
The latter two did not play much time in the first two quarters, adding up to just over 6 minutes, so naturally they did not perform too well.
The three of them sat together and started chatting. It seemed that they still had a good relationship, which was no different from the last time Zhao Feiyang was in the national team.
Xin Yong, another familiar face to Zhao Feiyang, high-fived two teammates who had never greeted Yi Jianlian after the game. The two sides seemed to be talking and laughing. After all this, Xin Yong went to head coach Xu Lei sat down next to him.
The main players on the field also sided with Xin Yong and head coach Xu Lei. It seemed that the team's core lineup was being built around them.
Seeing this, Zhao Feiyang suddenly understood something.
"Is it possible that the national team is also trying to make trouble? If not, it's hard to explain why Brother Lian just sat in the corner and ignored the head coach and others..."
"I don't even listen to the tactics. If I didn't feel very unhappy, I would never be like this..."
"Guo Ailun and Ding Yanyuhang performed so well before, but now they suddenly sit on the bench. It seems to be intentional... In other words, this time the head coach Xu Lei does not want to promote these two people... ..”
In order to verify his conjecture, Zhao Feiyang quickly searched the Internet for the team's lineup. Find out the information about these names one by one, especially those in the starting lineup.
A few minutes later, Zhao Feiyang, who was sitting off the court, gradually saw these problems within the national team clearly.
"Xu Lei is the head coach of the Tigers? The four main players on the field are all Tigers players? There are also five Tigers players on the team roster, and they are all main players..."
"Yi Jianlian, Guo Ailun and Ding Yanyuhang who are sitting on the bench do not belong to their camp..."
"No wonder they haven't been reused. I bet coach Xu Lei is deliberately cultivating Tigers players...Although these Tigers players are indeed top-notch players in the league, it's somewhat unethical to do so. ....."
Zhao Feiyang sighed and lamented that the water for the national team was too deep!
Although he knew that the head coach would definitely bring his own people when coaching, this choice was undoubtedly a bit surprising.
The problem brought about by this move is also obvious, that is, some players will definitely be dissatisfied with the head coach's decision and will be dissatisfied because of it.
The game goes on.
Although there are some problems within the national team, the players are generally cooperative. It continued like this until the second half of the fourth quarter.
The men's basketball team of the national team and the men's basketball team of Iran began to lock horns in the score, with neither side willing to give in.
With 3 minutes and 40 seconds left in the game, the Iranian team scored a three-pointer and successfully received a foul.
The Iranian players who walked to the free throw line easily hit the ball, and with the 4 points they scored this time, the point difference was widened to 6 points.
71 to 77.
The Chinese men's basketball team fell into panic because of this goal.
It's the Chinese men's basketball team's turn to attack again.
This time the person holding the ball is still Xin Yong.
At halftime, Ding Yanyuhang ran out of space on the wing. He threw away the defensive player and sneaked into the basket. This situation can be passed to Ding Yanyuhang. Although it is a bit risky, there is a high probability of scoring a sneak attack.
Xin Yong did not pass.
He simply dribbled the ball slowly forward to the half court.
Ding Yanyuhang, who was under the basket, saw that he had lost the opportunity and shook his head helplessly to express his dissatisfaction. Then he stopped running and simply stood in the bottom corner watching the fun.
On the other side, Yi Jianlian seized the position under the basket and seized the opportunity to use his strong body to fend off the opponent. However, when he reached for the ball, the basketball did not reach his hand.
Xin Yong got inside under the cover of another teammate Xu Haoran. When the Iranian team players came up to try to prevent his shot, Xin Yong threw the ball one step ahead.
Snapped.
The basketball still hit the backboard and failed to fall into the basket smoothly.
There was an uproar.
Xin Yong's behavior of not passing the ball aroused doubts among many fans, and also made Zhao Feiyang, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the game, sigh.
"The national team is like this... I'm afraid it's not easy to do well in the Asian Cup..."
