Haddadi who scored a goal somewhat surprised the Chinese fans, and also surprised the Chinese men's basketball bench.
They originally thought that the opponent was also a player in the CBA league, so their level would not be much higher. However, judging from the opponent's performance on the court, it was obviously beyond their expectations.
It's the Chinese men's basketball team's turn to serve.
Zhang Hao advanced with the ball.
After noticing that the opponent's center version was quite strong, Zhang Hao did not attack rashly, but organized his teammates to run at the top of the arc.
Teammate Xin Yong quickly ran out of the open space, and Zhang Hao transferred the ball. Xin Yong tried to attack the basket from the wing. His breakthrough shook away the Iranian players who were guarding him, but when he rushed into the penalty area, Haddadi appeared in front of him.
Xin Yong threw the ball one step ahead, but what awaited him was a block by Haddadi.
Snapped.
Haddadi slapped the basketball out of Xin Yong's hand.
There was an uproar.
Fans were shocked by this scene.
Xin Yong has performed well since the Asian Games group stage. He can be said to be one of the few reliable young players in the Chinese men's basketball lineup. Not only does he perform stably, but he rarely gets blocked.
But such a player was slapped away by Haddadi's hat as soon as he came on the field! This is indeed a bit unacceptable!
call out.
The referee's whistle sounded and the ball was still awarded to the China Men's Basketball Team.
Throw-in ball.
The ball was released, and Zhang Hao once again got the ball and organized an attack at the top of the key. Seeing that Xin Yong was blocked, Zhang Hao became wary of threats like Haddadi.
After discovering that other teammates were not very active in their movements, Zhang Hao simply chose to play by himself. He took the ball and made two dribbles at the top of the arc, then pushed away the opponent's players and rushed to the two zones. However, he did not enter the inside and acted recklessly. Instead, he used pull-up jumpers to grab shots in both zones.
boom.
The basketball thrown by Zhang Hao bounced off the basket.
"well!"
The Chinese Men's Basketball bench on the sidelines couldn't help but sigh when they saw that the goal failed to be scored.
Even Zhao Feiyang and team coach Su Mingtao couldn't help but shake their heads.
Zhang Hao on the court looked even more annoyed.
Because after throwing the basketball, the rebound was directly grabbed by Haddadi. Liu Yunwei under the basket had already seized the position, but Haddadi's strength was beyond his expectation. The opponent took the ball away directly from his head.
Iran fights back.
Haddadi made a long pass and threw the ball to his outside teammate Behard. The opponent received the ball and quickly rushed across the half court. Before the young players of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team could catch up, he scored the ball with a layup.
The opponent launched defensive counterattacks one after another, which forced the head coach of the China Men's Basketball Team Su Mingtao to step forward and call a timeout.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
The China Men's Basketball Team called a timeout just a few minutes into the game. This situation is really rare. It can be said that this is the first time since the start of the group stage.
On the other hand, the Iranian team players who came off the field looked very happy. Everyone clapped and high-fived. Haddadi, as the core of the team, was surrounded by everyone.
"Well done!"
"This is how we fight! Let them see our strength..."
Pause time.
On the bench of the China Men's Basketball Team, the head coach Su Mingtao looked very unhappy. He kept raising the problems on the field and constantly warned the players to control the loopholes in the defense.
Although coach Su Mingtao wanted to replace Liu Yunwei, who was not performing well, considering that the main problem was that Haddadi was too strong, coach Su Mingtao had no choice but to give up!
"Coach Su, do you want me to come up?"
Zhao Feiyang asked.
When he asked, Zhang Hao, Xin Yong and others all raised their heads. There was a little anticipation in their eyes!
Everyone knows that once Zhao Feiyang comes on the court, the situation of the China Men's Basketball Team on the court will definitely be different.
But coach Su Mingtao waved his hand and refused.
"No!"
"hold on!"
After saying this, the light in the players' eyes suddenly dimmed. Xin Yong, Zhang Hao and others also looked at each other and spread their hands helplessly.
call out.
Soon the game resumes.
It's the Chinese men's basketball team's turn to serve.
This time Zhang Hao continued to advance with the ball. After halftime, he and Xin Yong covered each other and seized the opportunity from the wing position to open up shooting space.
Unlike before, Xin Yong no longer chose to break through to the basket, but chose to take a mid-range shot from the edge of the two zones.
Uh-huh.
A two-point shot hit the basket steadily.
The Chinese fans at the scene finally breathed a sigh of relief. Many people stood up and applauded, cheering for the players on the field.
The Iranian team struck back again.
This time after halftime, the Iranian team tried to let Haddadi play singles under the basket.
The China Men's Basketball Team has noticed this problem for a long time. Under the arrangement of coach Su Mingtao, before the Iranian defender Behad passed the ball, the two big men of the China Men's Basketball Team on the inside had already surrounded Haddadi.
Haddadi was unable to receive the pass at all for a while.
Helpless, the Iranian team could only give up and give the ball to Haddadi.
After several moves, they finally chose to throw the ball away from the three-point line. Unfortunately, the Iranian team's three-point shooting feel was not good at this time, so the basketball they threw bounced off the rim.
boom.
The rebound fell out.
Haddadi, who was double-teamed, did not grab the rebound, but Rezaian, another Iranian big man next to him, grabbed the rebound and successfully tipped in the ball.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in again.
In the rest of the first quarter, all the defense of the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team was built around Haddadi. This tactic still worked to some extent, at least it did not allow Haddadi to get whatever he wanted from the inside of the China Men's Basketball Team like it did at the beginning.
However, the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team on the offensive end is really average.
If it weren't for Xin Yong and others' mid-range shots to barely regain a little face, I'm afraid the Chinese men's basketball team would have been completely widened by the Iranian team.
Even so, by the end of the first quarter, the score between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Iranian team was 17-26.
The 9-point gap is not too small for the China Men's Basketball Team.
However, compared with the smooth sailing before, this game seemed too difficult. Haddadi's strong performance also surprised many young players who underestimated the Iranian team before the game.
In short, the performance of the Iranian team has sounded the alarm to the Chinese men's basketball team.
Break time.
Coach Su Mingtao no longer hesitated and directly added Zhao Feiyang to the lineup for the second quarter.
In response to the problems in the previous quarter, coach Su Mingtao specially made adjustments to the third position. This time, he replaced a taller and stronger player. The defense inside also shrank again. It was obvious that everything was aimed at Haddadi. Go.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
The cheerleading dance ended and the second quarter began.
