The match between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Liaoning team soon came to the second half.
Although Guo Ailun performed well in the first half and scored an astonishing 17 points on his own, his performance alone could not support the entire team. After a lot of effort, the point difference between the two sides was still widened to 15 points.
When the third quarter came, the Timberwolves also chose to replace the entire bench lineup.
Unlike them, the Liaoning team still put Guo Ailun on the court, and Han Dejun and He Tianju were not replaced.
The gap in hard power between the two sides is too big. If the Liaoning team also uses a full substitute lineup, I am afraid they will only lose more points.
call out.
Timberwolves serve.
After the ball was released, Ricky Rubio carried the ball across half court, and was marked by Guo Ailun after reaching the half court. Because Zhao Jiwei was replaced, the Liaoning team simply let Guo Ailun go to the No. 1 position.
Guo Ailun's previous outstanding performance made Guo Ailun full of confidence. Facing Rubio, who was once known as the "golden boy" but is now an "injury Zhongyong", Guo Ailun became interested for a while. Seeing that the opponent was controlling the ball, Guo Ailun directly went up to make a pair. A pressing defense.
The sudden pressing made Rubio a little surprised. Fortunately, he had seen a lot of big scenes with the Timberwolves, and there were also many games under FIBA rules, so he reacted immediately, pulled away and protected the ball in his hand. live.
Guo Ailun still did not give up and continued to maintain an offensive posture to interfere with Rubio's ball control.
The two were almost touching. Finally, Guo Ailun grabbed Rubio's gap and slapped the basketball out of his hand.
Snapped.
The basketball rolled out.
Guo Ailun planned to swoop up to seize the basketball for defensive counterattack, but he underestimated Rubio's speed. The latter was not in a hurry after losing the ball. Instead, he used his body to resist Guo Ailun immediately, and then followed up calmly. Pick up the basketball.
After picking up the basketball, Rubio made continuous changes of direction. When Guo Ailun's body center of gravity shifted, Rubio suddenly accelerated towards the two zones.
He didn't make any more unnecessary moves and directly used his body to push away Guo Ailun's defense.
Quickly rushing to the free throw line, Rubio suddenly stopped and jumped to take a shot before Guo Ailun came up to defend. Whoosh, a two-pointer fell steadily into the basket.
The first confrontation between the two ended with Rubio scoring.
After Rubio scored, Guo Ailun, who was standing under the basket and preparing to catch the ball, couldn't help but sigh, "Sure enough, NBA defenders are not simple! Even though this guy doesn't seem to be very powerful now, his strength is absolutely unacceptable. Underestimate..."
Low-key is Rubio's consistent style. He was expected by many when he shined in the European League, and he was already highly touted before he even entered the NBA.
It's a pity that the playing style of the NBA is completely different from that of the European leagues, which makes Rubio unable to fully adapt. In addition, his physical health has not been maintained very stably, so his career currently looks quite mediocre, far from what he was at the beginning. The expectations those people had for him before entering the NBA.
Snapped.
The Liaoning team sent the ball, and Guo Ailun received the ball from his teammate.
In the next few minutes, Guo Ailun did not choose to fight Rubio for the time being. Faced with the team's continuous lagging behind, Guo Ailun tried hard to narrow the difference between the two sides through assists. Unfortunately, his teammates' performance was not very good, and they frequently made mistakes when facing NBA players.
This made Guo Ailun finally choose to start singles mode again at 7 minutes and 01 seconds of the third quarter.
Snapped.
His teammates released the ball, and when he got the ball, he held the ball across the half court. As soon as it passed the center line, Rubio came up and stared at him. At first, Rubio didn't think too much, thinking that Guo Ailun was just organizing the team's offense as usual. However, this time after halftime, Guo Ailun suddenly started to shake, and then he dribbled the ball straight towards Rubio without any precautions. Basket.
He was extremely fast and reached the penalty area in a blink of an eye. Without a super center like Howard to guard him, Guo Ailun directly threw the ball easily with a high throw.
Snapped.
The basketball hit the backboard and bounced smoothly into the basket.
After Guo Ailun scored, the fans on the sidelines were excited. The Timberwolves reacted much faster. Adrian, who was standing on the wing, went directly to the basket to serve. He threw the ball with a long pass, and the basketball quickly fell into Rubio's hands.
Rubio held the ball and sprinted towards the half court.
At this time, Guo Ailun also noticed Rubio's condition and immediately caught up with him, intending to interfere with Rubio's shot. Unexpectedly, when Rubio reached the basket, he used the back of his body to push against Guo Ailun and score the ball.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
Such a quick defensive counterattack really caught the Liaoning team off guard. Although they are already fast in the CBA, compared with the Timberwolves, their speed is obviously too slow, and it can even be said that it is not impressive at all.
"Serve quickly."
Guo Ailun, who was standing under the basket, couldn't wait to shout to his teammates. His teammates quickly threw the ball. After receiving the basketball, Guo Ailun also accelerated towards the half court.
Rubio was guarding next to him. The two rushed across the half court together. After reaching the top of the arc, Guo Ailun suddenly slowed down and made a feint. Rubio unexpectedly jumped up suddenly. As a result, Guo Ailun the next second Directly dribbling the ball into the two zones.
Such a wonderful action naturally attracted exclamations from the fans in the audience. Guo Ailun also rushed to the basket with the ball and made a high throw layup and accurately sent the ball into the basket.
Rubio was naturally unwilling to be shaken. When the team attacked again, he chose to play a positional battle with Guo Ailun, attacking and defending one-on-one directly at the top of the arc.
After getting the ball, Rubio raised the basketball to face Guo Ailun. The two faced each other, and Rubio suddenly pulled away with a feint, followed by a direct step back and shot in the next second.
Guo Ailun rushed forward, but couldn't reach Rubio's hand at all.
Uh-huh.
A precise three-pointer fell steadily into the basket.
The exchange of blows between the two caused excitement on the sidelines. Not only the Liaoning team, but also the Timberwolves players couldn't help but cheer.
Lavin on the side even chatted with Zhao Feiyang.
"Zhao, this player looks very good! He should be a member of your Chinese national team, right? It's rare! I thought there were only a handful of super defenders like you in the whole of China..." I didn’t expect to see a pretty good player here..."
Raven praised.
Zhao Feiyang also nodded happily, "Zach, his name is Guo Ailun, he is one of the few outstanding defenders among our Chinese professional players..."
"Man, there are actually many outstanding players you have never seen! We in China had a group of very powerful veteran players more than 20 years ago. At that time, they could play well with the dream team led by Michael. ....."
