no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 138 The topic of the next ten years in the NBA?

"We're not going to win, are we?" Zhang Weiping couldn't help but ask at the commentary booth.

This opening is even more exciting than the doorstep in 08, and it's hard not to think about it.

"Director Zhang, this is just the beginning." Seeing this, Yang Yi hurriedly said.

Zhang Weiping also reacted immediately, and after a hearty laugh, he immediately changed his words: "That's right, they are a dream team after all, if you lose less, you win, and if you lose less, you win."

Yang Yi nodded vigorously at the side, Zhang Weiping is now China's Buckley, and the poisonous milk is very serious.

While speaking, there was a problem with the cooperation of the US team, and Westbrook passed the ball directly to Deng Huade on the sidelines.

No matter how talented they are, they are still young players, and no one expected this start. The US team is obviously flustered.

Deng Huade smiled happily with the ball in his hand.

Seeing this, the old coach K turned around and quickly made substitution adjustments, replacing Westbrook and Billups with Rondo and Odom.

If you want to say how to fight for prosperity, even if it is a team dominated by rookies, if one All-Star goes down, a new All-Star will be replaced immediately.

Moreover, the average height of the team with such substitutions has increased, and the inside defense of the US team will not be as fragile as before.

Facts quickly proved this point. In the defense of the positional battle, Odom's help defense successfully interfered with Yao Ming's shot, and Chandler protected the defensive rebound.

In 04, Odom entered the Dream Team Six and played in the Athens Asian Games. He has rich experience in the international arena.

And this substitution changed not only the defense, but also the offense.

Rondo patiently organized the offense in the frontcourt.

He doesn't have Westbrook's impact, but he is the most organized on this team.

And as a young player, his golf quotient is also much higher than that of Westbrook.

All the points lost by the US team after the opening game were counterattacked by the Chinese team. To avoid that situation, the success rate of positional warfare must be achieved.

Under Rondo's command, Odom and Iguodala pulled to the weak side, and Chandler played the pick-and-roll for Durant on the strong side.

After the dismantling, Chandler cut down, and Durant took advantage of the situation to bounce out.

After the substitution adjustment, the Chinese team replaced Durant with Sun Yue.

Sun Yue's defense is okay, but Chandler's pick-and-roll awareness and ability are excellent, and he is still blocked.

Yao Ming switched defenses and went out, but Durant had already received a pass from Rondo for a mid-range jumper.

The basketball barely wiped the net and went straight through the center of the rim.

Durant's shot was too steady, basically he felt it at the moment of the shot.

The last player on the U.S. team with such a steady shot was Carmelo Anthony, and what makes Durant more difficult to guard than Anthony is that he is too tall.

Although Yao Ming is a slow jumper, his height of 2 meters generally interferes with the sight of shooters, but Durant is not affected at all.

Deng Huade yelled on the sidelines at this time, reminding the players to keep their defensive focus.

At this time, Durant, who just finished his third grade, can only be regarded as a "fledged fledgling", and it is his first appearance in the international arena. Except for Xu Yong, no one knows his [FIBA Jordan] ability.

The US team broke the scoring shortage, and the short-term panic of the players on the field quickly subsided.

Yao Ming pulled to the free throw line at this time, and Xu Yong broke through the basket with the ball.

Iguodala's defensive ability is very strong. Although Xu Yong barely passed him, the FIBA ​​field is small, and Odom on the weak side has already pinched him.

However, Xu Yong's reading of the game has improved a lot now, he predicted Odom's choice, and directly lobbed the ball to Yi Jianlian.

Yi Jianlian is good at mid-range catches from the baseline.

But the moment he shot, a figure flew over and successfully interfered with him.

That was Durant who switched defenses.

"when!"

Under the interference of Durant's long arm, Yi Jianlian's shot finally hit the frame.

Yi Jianlian's shooting ability is undoubtedly stable, especially the baseline jumper just now, which is almost his specialty.

But his mid-range jumper shooting percentage in the NBA is very low, the most fundamental reason is the speed of the shot.

His shooting speed is not a big problem in the lower leagues, including the international arena, so he can kill indiscriminately in the NBA Development League, and he can also be called a FIBA ​​killer.

But in NBA-level games, his shot speed was too slow, and the ball that was originally an open opportunity turned into a disturbing ball for him, and his shooting percentage naturally dropped.

Chandler has recovered to the basket at this time, with his long arms stretched out to protect the defensive rebound.

Although he was suppressed by Yao Ming on both offensive and defensive ends, his defense and rebounding as a blue-collar are at the dpoy level.

Looking back, Rondo continued to organize the frontcourt. This time Durant's running position restrained the Chinese team's defense. Over there, Odom took the opportunity to go to the basket and received a layup from Rondo who crossed Yi Jianlian's crotch. scored.

6:4.

After the old coach K made this wave of substitutions, the US team scored consecutively on both ends of the offense and defense, and instantly regained the situation.

There are many people playing and there is a lot of room for adjustment. This is the essence of the dream team.

The Chinese team insisted on their own style of play, and Yao Ming continued to play singles with the ball in the low post.

After successfully attracting Odom's pincers through low footsteps, Yao Ming quickly distributed the ball to the weak side three-point line.

There is still a small off-ball tactic from the three-point line, but this time the person who executes the tactic has changed from Zhu Fangyu to Xu Yong.

After receiving the ball, Xu Yong made a fake shot to shake away Iguodala, and then quickly launched a sudden step to mid-range jumper.

"Shh!"

Xu Yong's shooting is also very stable.

And there was a small detail in this round just now. Yi Jianlian, who provided the off-ball cover, didn't completely block the person, so he chose the scoring method of feinting, speeding up and stopping in advance.

This is his deepening understanding of the game, and he can quickly choose the most suitable offensive method.

8:4.

Xu Yong's goal broke the scoring shortage and also helped the Chinese team consolidate its advantage.

During the retreat, Xu Yongshen pointed at Yao Ming.

This is the first time the two have played together at the World Championships.

But looking back, it was Durant again. This time, after receiving the ball, Sun Yue, who had bypassed the pick-and-roll, turned to the right, and made a mid-range emergency stop and hit from 12 feet away.

Durant will do more than just catch and shoot.

His offense with the ball is also top-notch.

And the key is speed. A 2 meter tall man whose actual height may be higher than this height can change direction and shoot like a guard quickly. This is the scariest thing.

Yi Jianlian was called "Chinese Durant" in the draft that year, but it is obvious that the two are far behind in this regard.

8:6.

The US team is in hot pursuit.

Yao Ming is holding the ball at the free throw line this time, because the low-post attack has not found an angle, he is going to change his position.

Because he has range and is a very consistent type, Chandler is forced to get to the free throw line at this point.

At this time, Xu Yong and Yi Jianlian suddenly ran back to the basket after covering without the ball, and then pointed directly to the sky.

Yao Ming understood and tossed the ball directly over the basket.

Chandler was at the free throw line, and Yao Ming played the ball quickly. The US team found it and it was too late to stop it.

Moreover, the angle and strength of Yao Ming's pass are just right.

In the eyes of the fans, Xu Yonggao jumped up, and directly pressed Yao Ming's pass with his right hand in the air. After an obvious lag in the air...

"Oh!"

Slam the ball into the basket with one hand.

Unlike Yi Jianlian's bottom-line middle distance, this is an absolute NBA-level cooperation.

This wonderful cooperation directly excited the fans.

Especially the Chinese fans, they didn't even dare to think that the Chinese team would have such a day of playing lobs.

And it's an empty catch from the inside to the outside!

And it's still when facing the dream team! !

"Is this what it's like to be a fan of the world's best teams?"

Already, some fans couldn't help but have such thoughts in their minds. This is a feeling that the 08 men's basketball team had never given them, but the moment this cooperation appeared just now, it rushed out uncontrollably.

After the dunk, Xu Yong went straight to Yao Ming and gave him a high-five.

Seeing this scene, Thibodeau in the stands couldn't help but nodded.

It is normal for him to appear in this place. As the head coach of the team, he will definitely inspect the two core games of the team next season.

Judging from the past two rounds, although Xu Yong and Yao Ming's only joint record was in the 08 Olympic Games, and their time on the same stage was very limited, there seems to be no shortage of tacit understanding.

Durant missed the ball in the next round, and Odom singled Yi Jianlian in the low post on the right.

Yi Jianlian's speed is not very good, but after gaining weight last season, he is not vain against Odom.

Odom's low-post skills are mediocre, and because he didn't defend for three seconds in the international arena, he had to beware of Yao Ming who had been shrinking under the basket. Yi Jianlian almost missed the last shot of the ball.

The ball bounced off the edge of the basket, and Yao Ming took the rebound.

The Chinese team once again played a defensive counterattack.

Xu Yong and Sun Yue played two-on-two fast break.

Sun Yue is in charge of off-ball containment, and Xu Yong is in charge of fast pushing with the ball.

After the fast break reached the frontcourt, Rondo prepared to release Sun Yue to attack, but Xu Yong made a fake pass, then suddenly changed direction without slowing down and wiped out Iguodala in front of him, and then flew straight into the air Without giving any chance, he slammed the ball into the basket with both hands.

The huge impact made him bulge his biceps and swing around the basket before landing.

The fans at the scene had already climaxed directly.

This change of direction without slowing down and dunking the basket, the visual impact exploded directly!
"This is a world-class small forward!" On the other side of the commentary booth, Yang Yi couldn't hide his excitement and said his Xu Chuan mantra.

Only this time, no one thought there was anything wrong with what he said.

Because the Chinese team has played so far, Xu Yong has scored 9 points alone!

And facing the dream team smashing into the basket like this, what is he not world-class!
12 is better than 6!

In the blink of an eye, the point difference on the court came to 6 points again.

"Defense! Defense!"

The Chinese fans at the scene couldn't hide their emotions anymore, and shouted in unison to cheer for the Chinese team.

Not only them, but even the Turkish audience booed together.

The US team is known as the dream team, but it is the public enemy of the basketball world.

The so-called public enemy means that everyone except yourself wants you to lose.

Amidst the cheers of the fans, the Chinese team seemed to be reinjected with physical strength, and the defensive strength was instantly full.

It was at this time that the weakness of the Dream Nine team was exposed.

As a rookie in the international competition, Durant performed "unexpectedly" well, but you will find that in this kind of high-end game, there is no one in the Dream Nine team who can explode as a star.

This is the biggest difference from the Dream Eight team. You must know that the Dream Eight team has Kobe, Anthony, Wade, James, Paul, and Deron, and any one of them is a good player.

What, Curry?Wake up, at this time Curry is just a rookie and a little transparent!

After Odom and Iguodala had no chance for two consecutive waves of tactics, the ball could only be handed over to Durant.

But Sun Yue stuck the ball very tightly, leaving no room for Durant to shoot, and Yao Ming shrunk to the basket, Xu Yong and Yi Jianlian were ready to pinch at any time.

This is knowing that other people in the US team can't stand up, and they are aiming at Durant to the death.

There is not much time left in the attack, and Durant has no other choice. After holding the ball and sweeping three threats, he directly faces Sun Yue's defense and shoots in the face.

After seeing it, Sun Yue quickly jumped up and blocked the shot.

This kind of strong shot blocking is his specialty, even Dirk Nowitzki has been blocked by him.

He was very confident about the ball, but soon, he realized something was wrong.

Durant's shooting point is really too high!
This guy has not only a height of 2 meters, but also a wingspan of 08 meters. In addition to his not very good but not bad jumping, this shot height is higher than Yao Ming.

In the end, Sun Yue could only choose to forcibly close his hand in the air, because what he blocked was not the ball but the hand!

The basketball finally flew over Sun Yue's head towards the basket.

"Shh!"

Straight through the net like a bombshell.

The scene was restless.

The classic [Changing direction is respect for you, what can you do to me! 】

"I can't say that this ball was played very reasonably." This ball made Zhang Weiping in the commentary stand a little incoherent.

This kind of round of defending against the opponent's bukkake at the end has a great blow to the morale of the team.

Especially what Zhang Weiping said had a greater impact.

"This is the topic of the next ten years in the NBA." At this moment, Yang Yi said cleverly.

Zhang Weiping didn't realize it at the beginning. Although he proved his professional ability in the commentary of last season's playoffs, he is old and his mind is not as fast as that of young people.

"Isn't James and Kobe popular now? But Kobe will grow old after all, so the next ten years will depend on Xu Yong and Durant?" Yang Yi said quickly.

Zhang Weiping was stunned for a moment, this is Yang Yi's favorite trick.

You must know that whether it is Xu Yong or Durant, they are still just new stars.

But he immediately realized the crux of the problem: "What about James?"

Kobe will be old in the next few years, but James is not even 26 years old.

"Hey, it doesn't mean James can't get out of the East!" Yang Yi looked like a cross talk actor at the moment, smiling and patting the table.

(End of this chapter)