Time passed by minute by second, and the game on the field entered the end of the third quarter.
As expected, the Chinese men's basketball team was opened up by the Croatian team, and the gap between the two sides gradually reached double digits.
Zhang Hao has never relaxed his guard against Kovacic. After he adopted the method suggested by Zhao Feiyang, he did guard Kovacic more effectively than before.
However, on the offensive end, Zhang Hao was always unable to perform well, and his breakthroughs were often interfered with by Kovacic.
Zhang Hao was very troubled by this.
Another attack by the Chinese men's basketball team.
The ball passed half-court, and Zhang Hao looked for an opportunity at the top of the arc. Xin Yong, who was replaced at this time, appeared again. After seeing Zhang Hao's intention to break through, he took the initiative to come up from the wing to help Zhang Hao in the pick-and-roll.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhang Hao threw away Kovacic who was marking him and rushed toward the basket.
Kovacic was indeed half a beat slower after being blocked, but Zhang Hao was also disturbed by Croatian players when he entered the basket. So, when he swayed away from the opponent's players and successfully seized the shooting space, Kovacic was like a ghost. Appeared behind him again.
The moment Zhang Hao was about to jump up and throw the basketball, Kovacic stretched out his hand to block his shooting space.
Zhang Hao didn't expect it and threw the ball out in a panic.
The basketball fell out, this time without even touching the rim.
The whole place was in an uproar.
Fortunately, Liu Yunwei squeezed out his position under the basket, grabbed the basketball that was about to fall out, and followed up with a layup and sneak attack.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
call out.
The referee's whistle sounded and the Croatian team called a timeout.
At this time, there are only 2 minutes and 11 seconds left before the end of the third quarter.
Players from both sides took a break.
Zhang Hao was extremely depressed when he walked to the team bench. Looking at Zhao Feiyang sitting there chatting with his teammates, Zhang Hao also felt extremely uneasy.
He was very hesitant and glanced at Zhao Feiyang from time to time, but when Zhao Feiyang was about to look in his direction, he quickly looked away.
"Made!"
"Just call! It's better to call Zhao Feiyang than to be beaten up! If you can't stay in the national team, what will you do in the future?"
Zhang Hao gritted his teeth and walked directly to the seat next to Zhao Feiyang and sat down.
Zhao Feiyang had noticed his behavior a long time ago, but he continued to communicate with his teammates on the side, as if he didn't see him at all, and deliberately turned his head in the opposite direction.
"Brother Feiyang!"
Zhang Hao shouted.
Zhao Feiyang had no reaction.
"Brother Feiyang!"
Zhang Hao shouted again.
Zhao Feiyang still seemed unresponsive.
Zhang Hao's face was red and he looked very embarrassed, but he gritted his teeth and persisted. This time he patted Zhao Feiyang's shoulder, and his voice was much louder than before.
"Brother Feiyang!"
This time the sound was so loud that many teammates nearby heard it. Even Xin Yong, who was sitting on the team bench, turned around in surprise.
"what's the situation?"
"Why did Zhang Hao start calling him brother?"
Facing the burning eyes of his teammates, Zhang Hao really wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in. Fortunately, this time Zhao Feiyang did not continue to "make things difficult" for him. He turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I...I want to ask you to give me some advice...how to get rid of that guy's interference and break in..."
Zhao Feiyang chuckled and couldn't help but shake his head.
"Really want to know?"
"Um."
Zhang Hao lowered his head and nodded.
"Then why don't you call me Brother Feiyang again?"
"ah?"
Zhang Hao was stunned by such a request.
But then he felt relieved.
"Anyway, it's just a scream, what's the big deal... How many people want to scream but they may not have such a chance..."
No matter what Zhang Hao said before, he still knew it very well in his heart.
Super stars like Zhao Feiyang are rare not only for young people like them, but also for Chinese basketball.
The opportunity to have such close contact is more than most people can have.
"Brother Feiyang!"
This time Zhang Hao shouted seriously.
Even though many teammates cast surprised glances at him again, Zhang Hao never evaded them.
Zhao Feiyang felt much better when he saw that this kid finally surrendered. He stopped Zhang Hao and started to give him pointers, "Have you noticed the little moves of that guy Kovacic? He has that kind of pulling move every time... The referee never called it off before... ....”
"Wait a minute, go tell the referee... Also, don't be too honest when fighting him, you have to know how to interfere with his mental rhythm... Doesn't he want to block you? Then you can Deliberately attract him to take the bait and then draw a foul. After doing this twice, will he still dare to continue to make small moves close to him?"
Zhang Hao was still a little skeptical about Zhao Feiyang's remarks at this time.
However, Zhang Hao was very grateful for such guidance. After a brief thank you, the referee's whistle sounded, and Zhang Hao followed his teammates onto the court.
It was Croatia's turn to fight back.
Kovacic held the ball for half the game.
This time Zhang Hao continued to mark him. Facing Kovacic's breakthrough option, Zhang Hao specifically focused on his left side. This made Kovacic's offense extremely uncomfortable, even though he had already broken through from the right side to both sides. In the zone, Kovacic still passed the ball out at the critical moment of the layup.
Snapped.
The teammate on the wing caught the ball and broke through, got into the basket and failed to score a layup.
Liu Yunwei picked off the rebound.
"Give me."
Zhang Hao shouted to Liu Yunwei who was looking around.
Snapped.
Liu Yunwei gave the ball to Zhang Hao.
This time, before Zhang Hao launched a charge, Kovacic had already appeared in front of him. Seemingly trying to regain his previous position, Kovacic followed Zhang Hao and kept reaching out to snatch his dribble. His defensive posture was quite proactive and full of oppression.
Zhang Hao withstood the pressure and kept dribbling forward.
Seeing that half-time had passed, he suddenly accelerated and rushed to the left. Of course, Kovacic would not let him go, and immediately reached over and stretched out his hands to stop him.
Zhang Hao did not hesitate, rushed to the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the left, and then suddenly retreated to distance himself.
In this case, it is usually necessary to take a shot.
Kovacic also judged that Zhang Hao planned to do this, so he rushed towards Zhang Hao the next second. The two met in mid-air. Zhang Hao just put his toes up and pretended to shoot, then threw the ball into Kovacic's hand.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
Kovacic was fouled when he hit Zhang Hao's shot.
Zhang Hao was sent to the free throw line and had three free throw opportunities!
The whole place was in an uproar.
Many fans found it incredible.
Zhang Hao and Kovacic had many battles, but in most cases Zhang Hao was defeated. There were not many balls like this that could cause a foul in Kovacic's hands!
"Damn it!"
Kovacic, who was fouled, stood behind and cursed.
Zhang Hao stood on the free throw line with a face of joy. After receiving the referee's pass, he withstood the pressure and sent all three free throws into the basket.
When he took the last shot, he even turned around to look at Kovacic.
