no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 139 Durant Terminator

Yang Yi's mouth really has no limit.

But he also really understands traffic too well. He was obviously playing in the World Championships, but he suddenly brought the topic to the NBA next season.

Although the lineup of the Bulls seems to be a match for the Heat, it is a bit too dark for you to judge in advance that people cannot play the Eastern Conference.

Leaving other things aside, the Big Three lineup, if it doesn't win the championship for two consecutive years, it may disband in advance.

It's fun to be together at the peak, but the road ahead is also very difficult.

But no matter how absurd what Yang Yi said sounds, at least for now, on the court of this arena, Xu Yong and Durant are staging a battle of soaring points.

After the first quarter, Durant and Xu Yong both scored 14 points. Not only did they play well, but their hands were also very hot.

Under their leadership, the two teams tied 28 to 24 in the first quarter, with the Chinese team taking the lead.

In a game of 10 minutes a quarter, this is already a high score.

But for the Chinese team, their challenge has just begun.

The strongest part of the US team is not their starters, especially with the development of world basketball, even the Dream Eight team, in many games, it is difficult to open the score in the first quarter.

Their strongest point is rotation.

The feeling of five All-Stars taking a break and being replaced by five All-Stars is the opponent's most desperate moment.

The Dream Eight team won many games, that is, they won in the transition period from the bench. They used Wade to make various breakthroughs, and the Dream Eight scored directly.

Therefore, in order to prevent the score from being opened up prematurely, ordinary opponents can only extend the time of the main players.

But you can withstand the first half, and you have no energy in the second half.

This is why fans always felt that the men's basketball team was not physically fit enough.

That is not a disadvantage of the yellow race, it is simply that the substitute is not strong enough.

So at the beginning of the second quarter, Xu Yong found Deng Huade.

"I don't need a break."

Xu Yong's words stunned the famous American coach.

"Are you serious?" Deng Huade confirmed after recovering.

You must know that Xu Yong played a lot on the offensive end in the first quarter, and his physical energy consumption was very large.

Xu Yong nodded seriously.

He originally thought that FIBA ​​competitions are intense, although the time is shorter, but the physical consumption will be great.

However, after the first session, he found that the effect of his physical training over the years is still fruitful.

And he was only on the court for 40 minutes, not on the court for 40 minutes. When he didn't have the ball, he was on the court to contain the ball, and he ran two without the ball to find opportunities.

James has a lot to learn, and [court rest] is one of them.

"If there is a real physical problem, the coach can call a timeout to give me a rest." Seeing that Deng Huade has not agreed yet, Xu Yong said with a smile.

This time Deng Huade was amused, and then nodded.

Xu Yong has already proved himself in the NBA in his rookie season, and since he said so, he must know it well.

The second quarter was about to start, and Thibodeau answered the phone at this time.

It was Foreman who called, and the Bulls finally settled on a key reinforcement player, O'Neal.

A 2-year 1000 million contract with a player option for the second year.

小奥尼尔其实今年10月份才满32岁，而且上赛季在热火场均仍能贡献13.6分6.9篮板1.4盖帽，命中率还是生涯新高的52.9%。

However, he has two big problems. One is his performance in the playoffs last season. As the team's second-leading scorer, he faced Perkins' defense and averaged only 4.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. The rate is directly stretched to 20%.

Bunch Wells or something, he made his worth in one round of playoffs, and he hit the bottom of his worth in this one round of playoffs.

Of course, the second is the biggest problem. Since suffering a knee injury in the 04-05 season, he has basically missed some games due to injury every season. Especially after entering the 07-08 season, he can only play about half of the games.

Although he played the most 70 games in these years with the Heat last season, no one knows how much his injury will affect him.

These two issues also contributed to his value in this year's free market.

After hanging up the phone, Thibodeau couldn't help but smile.

Yao Ming, O'Neal, O'Neal, including Gibson who was already on the team, and another insider Asik who came to Turkey for inspection this time.

Next season he will obviously play one senior and four juniors, but Foreman has managed to recruit so many inside players, and they have tonnage (O'Neal), flexibility and defense (O'Neal Jr.), traditional center (Asik), and space inside players (O'Neal). Gibson), in all styles.

But he can actually understand that the main problem is that Yao Ming has potential injuries, and it is necessary to sign more insiders to reduce his consumption in the regular season.

Yao Ming.

Thibodeau looked at the Chinese team's bench.

He doesn't care about the others, but Yao Ming, this is the second cooperation between the two. With the lessons learned from the Rockets period, he will definitely be more careful when using Yao Ming this time.

At this moment, he saw the lineup that the Chinese team was going to play, Xu Yong never rest?
He was stunned for a moment, and then felt inexplicable ecstasy in his heart.

In the past two months to the Bulls, what he has done the most is to study the Bulls' game tapes from last season.

Ross and Xu Yong are naturally the objects of his focus.

Even though he knows Rose's breakthrough well as an opponent, he still likes it more and more. It is an understatement to say that a scalpel is used.

What Xu Yong said most valued him was his versatility, his stable play both off and on the ball, and his great potential.

However, he didn't feel much when watching the video before, but now seeing Xu Yong not resting, he suddenly realized that Xu Yong played the most minutes for the Bulls last season, and he played all 82 games.

Boy, I love you just like that!
In a blink of an eye, the halftime game was over, the score on the field was 51 to 50, and the Chinese team led by 1 point to end the halftime!
Somewhat similar to 08, the Chinese team played evenly with the US team at halftime, and even took the lead in the score.

But the difference is that the Chinese team did not rely on the main force to do this (except for Xu Yong).

One thing that has been overlooked is that Liu Wei and Wang Shipeng were both substitutes in the starting five of the men's basketball team in 08. In addition to Wang Zhizhi inside, the men's basketball team's substitute strength is also quite strong.

Especially Wang Shipeng, his personal condition is very good, he is a bit convulsive, and his outside shots are very stable.

The fans who also watched this half were full of enthusiasm, and the ratings soared again.

This is the first time Chinese fans feel that the Chinese team really has a chance to win.

Both sides returned to the field after a brief intermission.

The US team made adjustments in the starting lineup, Billups, Iguodala, Durant, Odom, Chandler.

Compared with the effective lineup in the first half, the change of this lineup is that Billups replaced Rondo.

Billups' ability to organize and control the field is not bad, the key is that he has a shot.

And in the first round of the second half, the entire US team was creating opportunities for Durant.

Durant finally caught the ball and went to the basket, creating a defensive foul by Yi Jianlian.

Durant had two free throws, and Xu Yong, who was standing outside the three-point line, turned his head and looked at the US team's bench.

Coach K is still very good.

In fact, the American team did not play well in the first half. The main problem was that they did not clearly define the core of their offense.

Durant felt so hot in the first quarter, but basically didn't make any shots in the second quarter.

This is actually not surprising, not only the old K did not have a clear focus of attack, even the rest of the US team has not realized who is the boss.

After all, everyone is young and plays a core role in their respective teams. Why should I attack you?
But obviously, Old K made it clear in the midfield.

This is undoubtedly bad news for the Chinese team, because Xu Yong knows how terrifying Durant, who is full of firepower, can be in the FIBA ​​arena.

"Shh!"

Durant hit the first free throw firmly.

At this time, Xu Yong found Sun Yue and told him about the defense change.

Sun Yue nodded without thinking too much.

Durant's confidence in his defense tonight is devastating.

The defensive methods he relies on to survive are completely ineffective in front of Durant, and he almost has doubts about not guarding him.

Now Xu Yong took the initiative to change, and he had absolutely no reason to refuse.

Durant also made the second free throw, and the US team overtook the score 52 to 51.

The Chinese team's offense, Yao Ming scored a goal in the low singles Chandler, and the Chinese team overtook again.

After the first half, the Chinese team shot accurately from outside, and the American team did not dare to double-team Yao Ming at will.

The two sides took the lead alternately at the beginning of the second half. This game is going to develop in a fierce direction.

Billups advanced to the frontcourt to hold the ball. At this time, he noticed the Chinese team's defense change on the field.

Both played in the NBA, Billups naturally has a certain impression of Xu Yong's defense, especially what was presented in the series against the Cavaliers, strong confrontation, predictable, one-on-one defense is an elite level of.

So he quickly signaled a tactical move, creating opportunities for Durant to shoot off the ball.

Chandler was the first wall to screen Durant, but as soon as he stood up, he found that Xu Yong passed by him sideways.

This made him doubt life on the spot: When did I become so hot in the pick-and-roll?

Odom is the second pick-and-roll, and he didn't expect Xu Yong to bypass Chandler's pick-and-roll so quickly.

But he found Xu Yong's footsteps.

It's not how good his defense is, but because he is Kobe's teammate!
Although he doesn't understand the puppy's gait, but he has never eaten pork and watched pigs run every day, so he will be able to tell the difference immediately when he sees it.

So he waited for Xu Yong to approach him before setting up the pick-and-roll wall.

It's just that he still didn't block Xu Yong's pace, because when Xu Yong faced the pick-and-roll he suddenly stood up, he made a "frontal change" directly in front of him.

The passing by with small steps made him subconsciously move his feet to cover for the second time.

But sorry, this is not Golden State, the referee's whistle sounded immediately, blowing Odom's mobile screen.

Durant was just about to take the ball when he received the ball. When he heard the whistle, he turned his head and saw the referee's gesture, so he put down the ball helplessly.

Odom immediately reached out to indicate that it was his own problem.

A moving screen is a type of offensive foul, and the ball is exchanged.

Yao Ming continued to catch the ball in the low post, and Chandler still failed to guard Yao Ming in one-on-one situations, and finally lost a defensive foul.

The one who has the best one-on-one defense against Yao Ming is Garnett. In addition to his size, he also has strong defensive aggression and quick reaction speed.

Gasol did a good job at this point, so they can also restrict Yao Ming well.

As for Howard and Chandler, who like to be straight and tough, they are really toys that Yao Ming can hold in his hands.

The US team advanced to the frontcourt and continued to play tactics for Durant.

But this time, Billups did not find an opportunity to pass the ball to Durant.

It was still a pick-and-roll with two doors. This time Odom did not move the pick-and-roll. The result was that Xu Yong really passed through the two doors like a piece of paper as Kobe described.

Because of his rebirth, Xu Yong's talent for learning basketball skills is also very high.

As a comparison, Kobe gave Harden game suggestions, Harden needs to continue through formal game practice to slowly digest them, but Xu Yong gets started with these things very quickly.

Durant tried to catch the ball with his back against Xu Yong, but Xu Yong went around and stretched out his long arms to not give him a chance.

To be honest, it is also difficult for Xu Yong to defend Durant in one-on-one.

You must know that although Durant has just finished his third season in his career, he has already averaged 30 points per game and won the scoring title. Moreover, he averaged only 20.3 shots per game and averaged less than 40 minutes per game. This is Very scary data.

What's more terrifying than the statistics is his scoring method, both off the ball and with the ball. It's not something you can limit by shrinking or flanking.

If it weren't for a shrewd person like Stern, why would he be considered the next candidate for the league's successor before he finished his third season.

Especially since this is still a FIBA ​​arena, his shooting ability will be further magnified.

In this year in history, he participated in the international competition for the first time and averaged 22.8 points per game!Not only is the Dream Nine team the only one with 20 points, but also the only one with double figures.

FIBA Jordan, is it a waste of fame.

So Xu Yong's defensive method is the defensive method of his future teammate, Tony Allen, known as the "Durant Terminator".

The most important point is to limit him to catch the ball as much as possible.

This is easier said than done, after all, Durant has long arms and legs and moves fast.

But because Xu Yong has enough size and the puppy footwork taught by Kobe, he did really well.

Durant couldn't catch the ball, and the U.S. team didn't have much time to attack. Billups finally shot a cold arrow at the top of the arc.

However, Sun Yue, who switched defenses to him, can be regarded as a show of talent. Eagle hit the sky and directly capped the ball.

The ball finally fell into the hands of Yi Jianlian, and the Chinese team played a defensive counterattack again. After blocking the block, Sun Yue rushed out like a rabbit, caught the ball and scored a fast break layup.

57 to 52, the Chinese team once again expanded the point difference to 5 points!
The fans at the scene were already overjoyed.

Zhang Weiping at the commentary seat pursed his lips excitedly, afraid that he could not help but blurt out again in the next second.

But, it’s really exciting!

Originally, it usually came to the third quarter, when the US team directly defeated the opponent in one go.

But not only was the Chinese team not pulled apart tonight, it actually opened up the score!
Beat the dream team?
Right in front of you!

　Good news, during the two days when I was sick, because there was no update, the average order has already reached 4000

　　
　
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