The ridicule of the Japanese team on the Internet continues, but the Chinese men's basketball team no longer has the heart to pay attention to them. After advancing to the final, they are about to face their strongest opponent, the Iranian team, the top team in Asia.
The Iranian team is different from other participating teams. Although their lineup does not have naturalized players, they do have local stars who have played in the NBA.
He is Hamad Haddadi, the second Iranian player to enter the NBA.
Although he has left the NBA to play in China's CBA at this time, it has to be said that his strength is still very strong.
That is, last season, Haddadi, who joined the Sichuan team, led the team to the CBA finals and defeated the Liaoning team with a score of 4-1 in the finals. This move helped the Sichuan team become the fifth team in the CBA League. The championship team is also the first championship in the history of the Sichuan team.
From a statistical point of view, in the 2015-16 season, Hamad Haddadi played 35 regular season games on behalf of the Sichuan team, averaging 40.0 minutes per game, scoring 19.2 points, 15.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists.
Played in 11 playoff games, averaging 44.2 minutes per game, scoring 22.2 points, 17.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists.
This kind of internal killer made the Iranian team perform strongly from the beginning of the group stage, especially the performance at the basket, leaving other teams completely helpless.
In addition to Haddadi, the other players on the Iranian team are also in their prime. They may not be very famous, but their overall strength cannot be underestimated.
Even if the Chinese Men's Basketball Team has Zhao Feiyang, they have to pay attention to such an opponent.
The final was held at the Yangcheng City Stadium. There were a sea of fans watching the game, and many of them came in holding signs cheering for the China Men's Basketball Team.
Considering the popularity of this game, CCTV Sports also specially broadcast this game live.
In the locker room before the game, the players of the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team gathered together.
The team's head coach Su Mingtao explained the tactics to everyone as usual. Perhaps the recent games have been won too easily. The young players seemed a little absent-minded. They sat below and kept whispering, which even affected coach Su Mingtao's speech.
"Be quiet."
Coach Su Mingtao frowned and said.
Someone else is talking.
Coach Su Mingtao was really angry this time.
"If you make any more noise, get out of here!"
As soon as these words came out, the locker room finally became quiet.
The players who had spoken before were shocked and quickly shut up without daring to say another word.
Interestingly, after getting angry, coach Su Mingtao suddenly glanced at Zhao Feiyang. There was panic, anxiety, and caution in his eyes.
It wasn't until Zhao Feiyang nodded to him that coach Su Mingtao finally calmed down.
"Today's game is very important! Although everyone outside thinks that we can win the championship, if we make a mistake, we may lose this championship...The Iranian team is not the teams we have encountered before. They are one of the strongest teams in the Asian Games..."
"So listen carefully to what I'm going to say next! We have to make sure everything is perfect this time, otherwise something really goes wrong and you will be punished after the game..."
I don’t know if the players listened, but no one really whispered anymore in the following time.
Coach Su Mingtao finished explaining various precautions and also made simple adjustments to the team's lineup. After doing this, when he heard the staff reminding him outside, he led the players outside the locker room.
Zhao Feiyang also walked out the door after coach Su Mingtao.
All the young players came out one after another.
Some role players also chatted later.
"Coach Su, what are you doing! Isn't it just a game? We have won so many games, what is a small Iranian team? Are they very powerful? I don't believe it!"
"With Brother Feiyang, who can beat us? The Iranian team does have some strength in Asia, but that doesn't mean it can beat us..."
"Hadadi does have a lot of tricks! But isn't he still playing here with us? The Sichuan team did win the game with him, but it wasn't just him alone! I still think Coach Su is making a mountain out of a molehill. This kind of opponent It’s not worthy of our attention..."
It wasn't just the role players who thought this. As the nominal captain of the team, Zhang Hao started to murmur in his heart even though he didn't interrupt after hearing the conversation between these people.
"These boys are more confident than the other...but you are right, the Iranian team is not yet at the point where it can threaten us..."
"In the final analysis, the Asian Games is just a training exercise. If it weren't for the difficulty, the Basketball Association wouldn't be able to send newcomers like us there... The really difficult thing is the Men's Basketball World Cup. When I finish it this time, I will also go and play in the next World Cup..."
Everyone quickly entered the venue.
After entering the infield, the fans cheered loudly. A small part of the applause was for the China Men's Basketball Team, and most of the applause was for Zhao Feiyang.
When Zhao Feiyang walked out of the tunnel, fans on both sides of the stands screamed. Both male and female fans were in an almost crazy state.
But when the young players behind came out, the fans who had been excited just now suddenly calmed down, completely treating them as transparent people.
“It’s so irritating to compare people to each other!”
"The treatment is totally different!"
Young players are envious.
The Iranian team came on the scene soon.
After the referee's whistle sounded, both teams started to line up and walked to the court to prepare for the jump ball.
This time Zhao Feiyang did not appear in the starting lineup. It is not that the China Men's Basketball Team does not pay attention to its opponents, but that coach Su Mingtao hopes to continue to train young people.
Zhang Hao continued to play the No. 1 position to organize the team's offense.
Xin Yong played the second position and was responsible for scoring. Liu Yunwei continued to enter the inside as the starting center, but this time he encountered Haddadi. Although his height was not much different from Haddadi, the muscles of the two were more obvious.
In front of Haddadi's strong muscles, Liu Yunwei looked somewhat "bamboo pole".
Snapped.
After the referee threw the basketball, Liu Yunwei and Haddadi jumped up to shoot the ball at the same time. Haddadi took the first shot of the basketball, and the ball fell into the hands of Iran defender Behad.
Behard advanced with the ball.
After halftime, the Huaxia Men’s Basketball Team continued its defensive stance. The Iranian team did not rush to give the ball to Haddadi, but tried to attack the Chinese men's basketball basket from the flank.
After the ball was transferred several times, Behard dribbled the ball through and entered the two zones. After encountering the obstruction of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team, Behard gave the ball to Haddadi who grabbed the position.
Haddadi got the basketball and rushed towards the basket before Liu Yunwei could fully react. He reacted very quickly and smashed the ball towards the basket with one hand as soon as he got close to the basket.
boom.
A dunk ended the battle.
Liu Yunwei stood in front of him, but he still couldn't stop Haddadi's strong attack.
