The conflict on the court was prevented and the ball was in the hands of the Philippine men's basketball team.
It's the Philippine men's basketball team's turn to serve.
Snapped.
His teammates passed the ball to Zalman, who carried the ball across half court himself. Zhang Hao, who had been provoked before, became more energetic and went directly to guard one-on-one.
His defensive actions were quite fierce, constantly reaching out to interfere with Zalman's dribbling.
The two met each other, and Zalman suddenly raised the basketball and took a step back to pull away. Zhang Hao didn't think too much, and his body reacted subconsciously and pounced forward. However, when he was about to pounce in front of Zalman, he suddenly realized that Zalman was just pretending.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
Zalman threw the ball against Zhang Hao's hands.
Along with the whistle, Zhang Hao was knocked far away by Zalman's blow.
boom.
Zhang Hao fell heavily to the ground.
The whole place was in an uproar.
If the previous provocations only made the fans unhappy, then Zalman's actions this time have made countless fans want to go up and fuck him.
The game was also paused.
Zhang Hao's fall to the ground immediately attracted the attention of countless people.
"How about it?"
"Are you OK?"
The referee rushed to Zhang Hao and asked.
Fortunately, Zhang Hao was not seriously injured. After being stunned for a moment, Zhang Hao shook his head and said that there was no problem. The teammates who rushed over then pulled him up.
"no problem!"
"The game continues!"
The defensive foul was still awarded to Zhang Hao, and Zalman stood on the free throw line and made three free throws.
When he received the referee's pass for the first time, boos resounded throughout the arena, and countless fans stood up excitedly and cursed and taunted him.
Although Zalman still looked calm, his hand that threw the free throw still shook accidentally.
boom.
The first free throw bounced out of the basket.
The whole crowd cheered.
"good!"
"pretty!"
"What a dirty trick... you deserve to be punished..."
Soon came the second free throw.
This time, Zalman took the referee's pass and patted it, then suddenly smiled and made another Iverson signature "listening" action towards the fans.
Uh-huh.
After finishing, he shot a free throw and hit it steadily.
The boos at the scene were louder than before!
The fans' emotions were like firecrackers being ignited. If they were just onlookers before, these two provocations from Zalman have completely turned them into participants.
"Shit!"
"No penalty!"
"Fuck you, uncle..."
Some fans who lost their minds didn't care so much, and directly started to curse the country with extremely high levels of motherhood. For a while, all kinds of fine sentences were flying around the stadium.
Uh-huh.
Zalman withstood the pressure and threw in his third free throw.
The ball finally returned to the hands of the China Men's Basketball Team.
Amid the expectations of countless fans at the scene, the China Men's Basketball Team delivered the ball. Zhang Hao, who was holding the ball, did not dare to be as reckless as before. Although he was unwilling, he still passed the ball before Zalman came to mark him.
Snapped.
The basketballs moved out one after another and soon reached the half court.
After several passes, the ball came into the hands of starting center Liu Yunwei. Liu Yunwei was strong in singles under the basket, and after dribbling continuously, he turned around and shot.
boom.
The basketball hit the rim.
The rebound fell out and fell right into the hands of Xin Yong on the wing.
Xin Yong seized the opportunity and made a three-pointer.
Unfortunately, bad luck, the basketball popped up again, and this time the ball fell to the Philippine men's basketball team.
The center of the Philippine men's basketball team immediately gave the ball to Zalman, who quickly counterattacked with the ball across half court.
Zhang Hao followed him closely, waiting for Zalman to attack in the half court.
To his surprise, Zalman did not choose a fast break counterattack, but waited for his teammates to pass halftime before choosing to organize an attack.
After he made a gesture, the Filipino big man inside suddenly mentioned the high pick-and-roll screen. Zalman took advantage of the opportunity to break through and get into the basket, but he did not choose to go hard. Instead, he chose to stop and shoot a jumper near the free throw line.
Uh-huh.
A two-point shot landed firmly in the basket.
"What a smart guy!"
Zhao Feiyang, who was sitting on the team bench watching the game, kept observing the opponent. After noticing the opponent's shot choices one after another, Zhao Feiyang was also surprised by the player named Zalman.
If Zalman was not his opponent, he would even want to praise this guy!
"This Filipino foreign aid is really smart!"
"He knows very well how to play in the way he is good at, and he is never reckless. Even if there are good opportunities sometimes, he will choose to give up as long as there are some risks..."
"The shortcoming of this kind of player is that he lacks the kind of shocking explosive moments. He may be mediocre in NBA teams... However, his advantages are obviously more outstanding. He knows how to use his intelligence to play, and his passing vision is also good. Open, great mid-range feel..."
"The most important thing is that his defense is also very strong. He has basically maintained a suppressive state against our people these few times..."
Su Mingtao, the head coach of the team on the side, also echoed.
After he finished speaking, Zhao Feiyang couldn't help but ask Su Mingtao, "Coach, do you need me to come up now?"
Su Mingtao still shook his head.
"No! Wait!"
"Each of these boys is more arrogant than the last... They usually think they are very good and don't take others seriously. Now there is such a good opportunity to train them... They must let them go." They suffer more..."
"These guys won't grow up without some hardship..."
Zhao Feiyang deeply agreed with Su Mingtao's remarks.
Anyway, he wasn't worried that the team would lose the game. It was only the first half, and there was still too much time left for the Chinese men's basketball team to counterattack.
The game goes on.
Zalman's appearance really reversed the situation on the court. After he came on, the Philippine men's basketball team, which was originally lagging behind, gradually recovered the score.
When the second quarter entered the second half, the Philippine men's basketball team had a 6-0 spurt, directly overtaking the Chinese men's basketball team, and once stretched the score to double digits.
Fortunately, Xin Yong of the China Men's Basketball Team had a pretty good touch. He threw a three-pointer at the critical moment to narrow the score, and then seized the opportunity to hit a two-plus-one, which prevented the two sides from completely widening the point difference.
But even so, by the end of the first half, the score between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Philippine men's basketball team was still 36-45.
The difference of 9 points is not too much, but it is not too small either.
For international competitions, a 9-point gap can sometimes even affect the outcome of a game.
Both sides entered halftime.
The players headed towards their tunnel.
When the young players of the China Men's Basketball Team passed by both sides of the stands, the fans' reaction was relatively indifferent. Most of them did not stretch out their hands to high-five them, nor did they appear to be overly enthusiastic.
The Philippine men's basketball team was quite lively, and Zalman was almost escorted out by security personnel when he walked through both sides of the stands.
Too many fans couldn't stand his arrogant performance and threw various small items such as lighters and towels at him. From time to time, mineral water filled with water even fell from the sky.
