As the third quarter began, the competition on the court became more intense. The Iranian team adopted quite strict double-teaming measures against Zhao Feiyang, and Haddadi also constantly seized opportunities to take action under such circumstances, almost killing everyone under the basket.
It was Iran's turn to attack.
The ball passed half-court, and defender Azmon broke through with the ball. After encountering a double-team, he chose to distribute the ball and gave the ball to the wing. The player on the wing quickly passed the ball to Haddadi.
Haddadi, who was holding the ball, was also double-teamed by a big man inside the China Men's Basketball Team, but he pretended to transfer the ball to his missed teammate, but actually turned around and took a shot under the basket.
Uh-huh.
A shot hit the basket steadily.
The Chinese men's basketball team attacks.
Zhao Feiyang advanced with the ball, and as soon as he got the ball in the half court, he was marked by the opponent. Zhao Feiyang shook off his opponent while dribbling. His breakthrough speed was very fast and he rushed to the half court in the blink of an eye.
Just as he was about to enter the basket, two Iranian players interfered at the same time.
Zhao Feiyang was very calm and did not attack rashly. Instead, he observed the opponent's defensive posture. The next moment, he jumped high to avoid the opponent's hand and threw the ball.
However, Zhao Feiyang still underestimated the opponent. The moment he stretched out his hand, a player from the opponent suddenly jumped up and pulled him down.
This simple action almost scared Zhao Feiyang out of his wits.
Fortunately, the other party was not completely malicious. When Zhao Feiyang landed, he took the initiative to protect Zhao Feiyang who almost fell.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
The opponent received a penalty.
"What are you doing?"
Of course, Zhao Feiyang was a little unhappy about the opponent's foul action. The Iranian player who pulled him also looked apologetic.
Zhao Feiyang was also very helpless about this, understanding that the opponent was doing it for tactics and did not really want to commit a malicious foul.
"Keep your hands and feet clean!"
Zhao Feiyang warned the other party in English.
However, the other party didn't seem to react. I don't know if he didn't understand what Zhao Feiyang said or if he was pretending not to understand.
Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
Made both free throws.
The ball is still in the hands of the China Men's Basketball Team.
Zhao Feiyang continued to attack with the ball, and this time the double-team he encountered was only more intense than before. The other party's movements are also very large, and there are constantly various small movements to interfere with him.
Snapped.
In order not to increase the necessary risk of injury, Zhao Feiyang passed the ball to Xin Yong on the side.
Xin Yong broke through with the ball one-on-one, shook the opponent away and threw the ball.
The basketball bounced out of the basket.
Liu Yunwei, who was under the basket, finally picked up the rebound this time. As soon as he raised the basketball to take a shot, Haddadi behind him swooped up and slapped his shot off.
Snapped.
The basketball falls out.
There was an uproar.
Liu Yunwei was completely ravaged by the other party.
Head coach Su Mingtao couldn't bear to watch this scene. During this period, he tried to let Liu Yunwei rest, but soon after he was replaced, the performance of other players on the field would only get worse.
call out.
The referee's whistle sounded and the basketball went out of bounds.
Liu Yunwei, who was blocked, looked very angry and even took the initiative to walk up to Haddadi and start an angry fight with him.
This move also made the atmosphere at the scene suddenly tense.
As the team leader, Zhao Feiyang did not want to see Liu Yunwei suffer, so he hurried up to pull Liu Yunwei away, and also pushed Haddadi away.
Haddadi was a little unhappy at being pushed, but it wasn't until he saw that it was Zhao Feiyang that he calmed down a little.
The game seemed to be at a stalemate.
The Iranian team relied on its inside advantage to continuously counterattack, while the Chinese men's basketball team relied too much on Zhao Feiyang. When no one else can play, Zhao Feiyang's offense can only be relied on to help the team stabilize the situation.
Just like that, the third quarter ended for both sides.
The score was 57 to 59.
This time, the Chinese men's basketball team fell behind by 2 points.
Pause time.
Head coach Su Mingtao looked depressed. He had tried every method he could. Whether he chose to double-team the opponent or let Liu Yunwei mark him, he was still unable to restrict Haddadi's actions.
In this situation, it seems difficult to break through.
"Feiyang, so far we have no other way. Besides double-teaming inside, the only one we can rely on on the outside is you... So for the rest of the time, I'm afraid I can only rely on you to support the team. The attack..."
Coach Su Mingtao said to Zhao Feiyang.
Zhao Feiyang has long considered this possibility. As the de facto leader of the team, of course he will choose to stand up in this situation.
"give it to me!"
call out.
The referee's whistle sounded and the final quarter began for both sides.
After choosing to let Zhao Feiyang take control of the team, the tactics of the China Men's Basketball Team were adjusted accordingly. The person responsible for controlling the ball became Zhang Hao, while Zhao Feiyang moved to the second position to focus on scoring.
The ball passed half-time, and Zhao Feiyang went around to receive the pass from Zhang Hao. After getting the ball, he faced the Iranian defender Alizadeh and chose to go one-on-one. The two faced each other, and Zhao Feiyang shook the opponent and suddenly retreated. Take action.
Uh-huh.
The crisp three-pointer fell steadily into the basket.
Iran fights back.
After the ball passed half-court, Haddadi continued to stand still and planned to catch the ball. When he got stuck, he took the initiative to reach out and signal to his teammates, who also saw the right opportunity to throw the ball.
However, Zhao Feiyang was well prepared and suddenly slapped him halfway to steal the opponent's pass.
Snapped.
The basketball rolled out.
Zhao Feiyang grabbed the ball immediately, and he ran forward with the ball and accelerated. By the time the Iranian players reacted, Zhao Feiyang had already rushed to the half court and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.
boom.
The ball went in.
After the Iranian team discovered the changes in the Chinese men's basketball team, they immediately made adjustments.
The next time it was the Chinese men's basketball team's turn to attack, as soon as Zhang Hao got the ball, two Iranian defenders immediately double-teamed him.
The Iranian team had never given Zhang Hao such treatment before, so double-teaming was basically reserved for Zhao Feiyang.
But this time, Zhang Hao was really surprised by the other party's interference.
Seeing that the ball was almost stolen by the opponent, but other players had no time to respond, Zhang Hao had to make a bold decision.
He threw the ball right out of bounds.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
The ball was awarded to the Iranian team.
Even so, the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team has a chance to defend again.
Iran gives the ball away.
Haddadi tried to catch the ball under the basket again, but Zhao Feiyang deliberately wandered in the middle as before. This move made the Iranian team afraid to act rashly, so they could only give the ball to the wing players.
Snapped.
The wing player failed to hit a three-pointer and the basketball bounced out of the basket.
This time the rebound was grabbed by the China Men's Basketball Team. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhao Feiyang once again led the team to attack.
After halftime, he found an opportunity at a 45-degree angle on the left side of the three-point line, and threw another three-pointer into the opponent's hand.
Uh-huh.
Basketball was once again a solid score.
