Game day.
In the last warm-up match before the Asian Cup qualifiers for the Chinese men's basketball team, they faced the Philippine men's basketball team at the Wukesong Basketball Stadium.
The Philippine men's basketball team is not considered a top-notch team in Asia, and its results are relatively average. However, in recent years, they have also been trying to introduce foreign aid. They also spent a lot of money to recruit two European foreign aid players for this Asian Cup qualifier.
Apart from that, the atmosphere of Philippine basketball is quite good.
Especially on their wild courts, the level of confrontation is so intense that even Chinese basketball puts it to shame. The atmosphere and combat power of that court are very pure and original basketball.
Probably the only people who don't like them are the major sneaker dealers, because on the field courts there, many people wear sandals and slippers, and there are also a lot of people who are barefoot.
call out.
The referee's whistle sounded and players from both sides entered the court.
The Wukesong Basketball Stadium was packed with seats. In order to support the China Men's Basketball Team, fans specially wore uniform men's basketball short-sleeves and entered the infield. Many people put national flags on their faces, and some excited fans raised slogans and raised them high. Cheers and shouts.
"Today is just a warm-up match, play well...just go all out..."
"Let's arrange the starting lineup first. Li Yue will take the center position, Hu Jinjun will play the 4th position, and Liu Aikun will play the 3rd position... Xin Yong will play the point guard to organize the team's offense, and Xu Haoran will play the scoring role... ..”
"First keep our rhythm, don't let the opponent lead us away, just play steadily in the first quarter, try their depth first..."
Head coach Xu Lei made arrangements.
The starting lineup was all made up of newcomers, which undoubtedly surprised Zhao Feiyang. However, when he saw the reaction of the fans at the scene, they were not surprised at all.
It seemed like they were used to it.
Zhao Feiyang estimated that this starting lineup should have been the main lineup in the previous warm-up matches. Otherwise, the fans would not have reacted at all.
After the starting lineup was arranged, Zhao Feiyang didn't say anything. He sat down on the team bench and approached Yi Jianlian, taking the opportunity to chat with him.
"Feiyang, do you understand? What's different about this lineup on the court?"
Yi Jianlian asked.
"They are all too new, but these young people have played in the CBA for so long and are considered old players... If they have more experience in competitions, it seems that it will not be a problem to start in Asia... "
Zhao Feiyang replied.
Yi Jianlian shook his head, "No, that's not what I meant... This time we are actually here to run with you! Didn't you notice? This time the national team wants to push these young people up and let them Take over our class smoothly... We are just here to ensure that the record is not at the bottom..."
"You must know that Xin Yong... he is Xin Guotao's nephew. Do you know who that Xu Haoran is?"
Yi Jianlian asked.
Zhao Feiyang was confused.
Yi Jianlian continued, "He is the nephew of coach Xu Lei... So do you understand now? Xin Yong and Xu Haoran are the core figures in this starting team. They were both deliberately trained by the national team. Object......"
Zhao Feiyang finally understood.
But he doesn't care. He's not playing in the CBA anyway, and if young people like Xin Yong can really rise, it won't do any harm to Chinese basketball.
"Brother Lian, if they can play well, we can save trouble in the future... Otherwise, if we come to help the national team play games every year, our body may not be able to bear it any day..."
Yi Jianlian nodded in agreement.
"Of course...but what I'm afraid of is that they or the national team overestimate their own strength. Even if they can achieve some results in the Asian Cup, what's the use?"
"The strong teams in Europe and America are much stronger than us. If we really want to train a strong team, we should have to use those strong teams as opponents to truly train..."
The two of them chatted one sentence after another, and the game on the court went on smoothly.
In the first quarter, the Philippine team's performance was quite average.
Their heights are already different, and their skills and average height are even worse. Therefore, relying on the starting lineup of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team, the Chinese Men's Basketball Team maintained an extremely proactive offensive posture most of the time, leaving the Philippine Men's Basketball Team to passively defend.
call out.
The referee's whistle sounded and the first quarter came to an end.
Xin Yong and other players on the field seemed very excited. They cooperated well and played well on the court. Therefore, a group of young people were naturally full of confidence.
"The Philippine team doesn't seem to be very strong! We can definitely defeat them..."
"Their foreign aid hasn't arrived yet! We still have to be careful..."
"What are you afraid of? Is our cooperation poor? Let alone foreign aid, just let them play together as a team, we are enough..."
Soon the second quarter begins.
Head coach Xu Lei temporarily made adjustments to the lineup. Ding Yanyuhang temporarily moved to the wing to replace Liu Aikun. The other positions remained largely unchanged.
On the Philippine men's basketball team, after a lineup of all local players in the first quarter, they finally sent in naturalized players in the second quarter.
"Welcome to the CCTV Sports Live Room. What you are watching now is the warm-up match between the Chinese Men's Basketball Team and the Philippine Men's Basketball Team. The second quarter of both sides is about to begin. You can see that our score is 23 to 17. At present, we There's a 6-point lead..."
"The Philippine men's basketball team fell behind us in the first quarter, and now they choose to send in foreign players... Let us introduce these two foreign players... One foreign player is called Haggis, who serves as a power forward. Coming from the United States, it is said that he once tried out with the Sacramento Kings and is now playing in a basketball club in Brazil..."
"Another foreign player is called Jamil. He is also a player born in the United States. It is said that he is a quarter of Filipino blood... He was a star player in the NCAA and is now playing in a club in Europe... ..."
"Both of these two people are very strong. It was the Philippine men's basketball team that spent a lot of money to recruit them to the national team... In the coming time, I don't know how the Chinese men's basketball team will respond..."
The commentary on the live TV broadcast is continuing, and the second quarter of the game has officially begun.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
The ball fell to the Philippine men's basketball team.
Defender Jamil advanced with the ball.
As soon as he dribbled the ball, Xin Yong, who was responsible for defending him, immediately followed him.
Xin Yong has a very active defensive attitude and constantly interferes with the opponent after going up. However, just after passing the halfway line, the two faced each other, and Jamil suddenly changed direction and shook Xin Yong away.
After getting rid of Xin Yong, Jamil went towards the basket.
Power forward Hu Jinjun temporarily stepped up to defend, trying to block Jamil's offensive route. However, the two met in mid-air. Jameel did not choose to hit hard, but threw the ball out with a throw.
Power forward Haggis on the right side of the basket jumped high, caught the basketball in mid-air and dunked it.
boom.
The ball went in.
The two foreign players of the Philippine men's basketball team gave the Chinese men's basketball team a start as soon as they came on the stage.
