no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 140

Before the head coach of the US team, Old K, couldn't sit still, Thibodeau in the stands couldn't sit still.

As a player who has been dealing with defense all his life, he is the most concerned and sensitive to defense.

Why does Xu Yong's defense seem to be different from what he saw in the video?
Xu Yong in the video can be regarded as a characteristic defender. He can directly restrain James this type, but he can only be regarded as a passing level when he encounters a flexible outside line.

However, Xu Yong's defense in the past period, especially the off-ball defense, was simply the best defense level.

This made him unable to understand, since Xu Yong's offseason was just over three months away.

But at the same time, it is also very gratifying. You must know that the Bulls already have Allen's defensive gate.

Allen-Xu Yong-Artest-Yao Ming, this all-defensive lineup is really an iron net, a nightmare for breakthrough players.

Old K got up and made tactical gestures to the American team members on the field.

When the U.S. team advanced to the frontcourt, Durant directly relied on Xu Yong to ask for the ball from beyond the three-point line.

For this way of asking for the ball, Xu Yong can't stop it. At most, he reaches out to try to see if there is a chance to steal it.

He didn't succeed in the end, Durant managed to get the ball on the outside.

At the same time, the rest of the US team also sank to the bottom line, giving Durant enough space to play singles.

Should I say it or not, this is really using Durant as Jordan.

Xu Yong continued Allen's defensive strategy at this time, keeping the defensive position close to the body, while constantly putting pressure on the ball.

He has only one purpose, and he must not let Durant easily lift the ball over his head.

Durant faced three threats, but he did not choose to shoot, but chose to change direction with a drag step.

This kind of breakthrough is so huge that Xu Yong can only choose to retreat and maintain his defensive position.

Durant was also very straightforward, breaking through to a position of about 16 feet, and directly chose a pull-up jumper with an emergency stop.

Xu Yong took off at almost the same time, but Durant's release point was higher than his block point.

"Shh!"

Even though his defense was in place and he was full of interference, Durant still dragged the ball into the basket.

Seeing this, Xu Yong was a little helpless. Durant's attack was really incomprehensible, and he still had a lot to learn on the defensive end.

After scoring the goal, Durant smiled at Xu Yong.

This rookie, who used his trumpet to help out on social media last season, caused him enough trouble tonight.

Seeing Durant's smile, Xu Yong suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and he already had a response.

"Don't be happy, you can't guard me either." He said directly to Durant.

Durant's smile froze.

Good guy, I helped you so much last season, and even gave Harden a pet-like trumpet, you kid actually used trash talk to me!

But when he thought about it, Xu Yong didn't seem to know about using a trumpet.

So his choice was to turn around and talk to Iguodala, saying that he wanted to defend Xu Yong himself.

Durant before he saw James take shortcuts and succeed, that was pretty tough.

Xu Yong took the ball to the front court and found that Durant was defending him, and he was overjoyed.

His thinking is actually very simple. Just like the Lakers last season, consumption is the best way to defend if you can't defend.

This is also one of Tony Allen's skills, because offense is always greater than defense, and facing the top scorer, consumption is the most cost-effective.

And this Dream Nine team is also very similar to the Lakers at the beginning of last season, except Durant and others are not so strong.

At least on paper, he is the weakest Dream Team since its inception.

Not to mention the Dream Six team, Dream Six has Iverson and Duncan at any rate, and the rest of this team is really not good enough.

If you want to leave Durant aside, it is unknown whether the rest of the team can make it to the semi-finals.

In the future, the Dream Thirteen team led by Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown has proved with practical actions that without Durant, they would be No. [-] in the world.

As long as Durant is consumed, the Chinese team has a chance.

So the next second, Xu Yong also stretched out his hand to signal to pull away.

Durant and James are different. If James is the fish that needs to be caught, then Durant at this time is the kind that needs to be harpooned.

This move, in Durant's eyes, is: Come on, Kevin, let's have an American hero heads-up!
Except for Smart's people, it is difficult for any American player to refuse such an invitation.

Three threats, falling step, accelerated breakthrough, Xu Yong knew that Durant was tall and long, so he played with his movement speed.

But he didn't succeed easily.

Durant's defense is not top-notch, because he has not been selected for the defensive lineup in his entire career, but his defense is not bad.

Generally speaking, his help defense is average, but with the blessing of talent, his one-on-one defense is not weak.

This is very similar to his template McGrady.

But in the end, before entering the free throw line, Xu Yong passed Durant with a change of direction without slowing down, and then dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

And after the dunk, Xu Yong made a signature gesture of spreading his hands at him.

This action has only one meaning: I told you, you can't guard against me.

Xu Yong threw out his harpoon and directly stabbed Durant.

Durant is angry!

Even if Xu Yong didn't know about the trumpet, this kind of provocation made him feel angry.

After advancing to the frontcourt, he held the ball without saying anything, and pulled it directly to face Xu Yong.

This is really unreasonable.

Xu Yong tried to cut the ball but failed.

"Shh!"

Durant continued his fiery touch in the first quarter and hit again from outside the three-point line.

Durant glared at Xu Yong after the goal.

Xu Yong shrugged his shoulders, then turned around, he broke through Durant again, and then hit back with a dry pull back hit with a heavy hit on the pivot foot to turn around.

Obviously, with both hands feeling online, the two of them can't guard against anyone now.

Then coincidentally, the inside players on both sides began to consciously help defend.

But Durant's big swing and Xu Yong's impact are not so easy to defend.

This time the fans are very happy. In the FIBA ​​competition, this kind of confrontation is rare.

And the key is that the visual impact of the two scoring methods is very strong.

Even Zhang Weiping, who was in the commentary seat, couldn't help turning his head to look at Yang Yi at this moment.

Although it is flattering, it seems that what Yang Yi said earlier is not completely impossible now?

The topic of the next ten years of the league, if it is true, then today's game will be the beginning of history!

After three quarters, the US team led the Chinese team by 71 points 65 to 6.

In terms of pure scoring ability, Xu Yong is still a little worse than Durant.

However, just like when he played the Lakers, his goal has been achieved, and even exceeded.

Because Durant was already panting violently when he got off the court.

Durant's scoring explosiveness is at the same level as Kobe's, but his physical fitness is much worse than Kobe's.

Or to put it another way, what's keeping Durant from achieving the same level as Kobe is his physical fitness.

The two coaches entered the final quarter.

The first person who couldn't sit still was Thibodeau in the stands.

Because he discovered that Xu Yong played the game again at the beginning of the fourth quarter after playing the entire third quarter.

Don't tell me, he is a little bit reluctant.

Deng Huade, you use it like this, what should I do if I get injured!
However, there is a big difference in this section of the Chinese team, that is, after only 2 minutes of this section, Deng Huade replaced all the other main players.

Obviously, after finding out that he really had a chance to win the US team, he no longer made reservations.

Then the balance of victory began to tilt towards the Chinese team.

Because the first three quarters were basically played by Xu Yong, Yao Ming's physical fitness was still quite abundant at this time.

Including Yi Jianlian and Zhu Fangyu, each of them is more lively than the other.

It wasn't that they were cheating, but that when defeating the dream team was in sight, there seemed to be endless power in that body.

On the other hand, on the U.S. team, although Durant was replaced, he was exhausted by Xu Yong, and he couldn't recover in a short time.

And at this time, all the fans on the scene stood up and cheered for the Chinese team.

The last time the Dream Team lost was at the 2006 World Championships, when they lost to Greece 95-101 in the semi-finals.

Now only four years have passed, one Olympic cycle, and they may lose again!
Amidst the cheers of the fans, the Chinese team played more and more courageously, while the American team played in a mess as if they had lost their backbone.

At this moment, you can't tell who is the real dream team on the court.

One minute before the end, the Chinese team finally took the lead with Zhu Fangyu's three-pointer, and the entire arena was in a boil.

Iguodala tried to step forward, but his breakthrough layup was directly rejected by Yao Ming's hot pot.

Durant tried to save the situation for the U.S. team by taking the ball from the sideline, but Xu Yong seized the opportunity due to his lack of physical fitness. After the confrontation, he directly completed the steal at the moment he took the ball.

When Xu Yong made a fast break and rushed forward after stealing, the back view of Durant staggering to the ground behind him made the classic scene of this game.

"Oh!"

And when Xu Yong smashed the ball into the basket with a dunk, opened the point difference to 5 points, and almost sealed the victory, the audience was completely boiling.

The old coach K called a timeout and arranged a three-point tactic.

The tactic was successful, but Durant still failed to make a shot due to intense physical exertion.

Yao Ming protected the defensive rebound.

The US team can only choose a tactical foul.

It's just that when you make a tactical foul on a player who made 83% of his free throws in his NBA career and was close to 90% last season, the game has lost its suspense.

In the end, with Iguodala's three-pointer, the score on the court was finally fixed at 97-90.

The Chinese team defeated the Dream Nine team by 7 points, and became the seventh national team to beat the Dream Team after Yugoslavia, Spain, Puerto Rico, Lithuania, Greece and Argentina!

In the dark, I have 7 intentions!
In terms of statistics, for the US team, Durant scored 35 points, Westbrook 11 points, Odom 9 points and 9 rebounds, Billups 9 points, Iguodala 8 points, Chandler 5 points With 9 rebounds, Rondo scored 2 points and 6 assists.

中国队这边，徐永30分5板3助攻3抢断1盖帽，姚明19分9板6助攻2盖帽，朱芳雨12分，王仕鹏9分，孙悦8分3板2抢断，易建联8分8板，王治郅7分6板。

When the final whistle sounded, Yao Ming raised his hands in the air with excitement. Yi Jianlian on the side went over to bump chests with him excitedly.

Xu Yong also clenched his right fist and raised his fist high, welcoming the teammates who rushed up from the bench.

This is a historic moment for Chinese basketball.

Even though it is possible, even someone as confident as Xu Yong doesn't think the Chinese team has much chance of winning tonight.

But in the end, they proved their strength.

nothing is impossible!

The audience at the scene applauded and cheered for the Chinese team.

The US team also came to shake hands after the game at this time.

"I fell into your trap, and I will never lose if I do it again." When shaking hands with Xu Yong, Durant had also recovered his composure.

Xu Yong smiled, and then calmly accepted the opponent's shoulder bump.

Durant's character is still very real, not only in front of him, but also in the comments he received from Harden.

After the handshake ceremony, the cheers of the audience continued, especially the Chinese present and the Chinese fans who came, the excitement couldn't stop at all.

In fact, let alone them, the ratings of this game are exploding and exploding at this moment.

It's easy to understand, seeing that the Chinese team is about to win, if you don't wake up your brother to witness the moment of victory, it's because you don't drink enough alcohol at ordinary times.

And the early morning screams that originally belonged only to World Cup goals, this time also belonged to the Chinese men's basketball team.

Although it was only a group match, history is history and it will eventually be remembered.

At this time, the time difference in the United States is 7 hours behind Turkey, and social media is also fried.

If the U.S. team wins, there will be no waves on social media, but if the U.S. team loses, especially to the Chinese team, it will be explosive news.

Not to mention that this game is in a sense the debut of the Bulls' Chinese team, which itself attracted many people to watch in the United States.

"What, I am dead?"

"It's not that the Qing Dynasty died, it's that the Qing Dynasty died again!"

"What about Kobe? What about LeBron? What about Wade? What about Anthony? What about Howard? Who are these people? Can Westbrook play the starting point guard? He can't play! He doesn't have that ability, you know!"

"Before I lost to Argentina, then I lost to Greece, then I lost to Puerto Rico, and now I lost to China. If I lose again, I will lose to Japan. After that, no one will lose. The American basketball team will lose face!"

"USA Basketball is hopeless. We have the best basketball league in the world, but they can't find 12 people who can win."

"Except for Durant, everyone else will stay in Turkey and never come back."

"Dude, don't get too excited, it's just a group match, we'll still be champions." Comment from "KBfnas".

"Yes, you have to believe that if they meet again in the knockout round, the US team will definitely win." A comment from "Los Angeles Country".

　I keep sweating while sitting. I sit in the air-conditioned room like I sit in a sauna. I can’t sit still at night. There will be no update tomorrow morning. Wait until the evening, sorry
　　
　
(End of this chapter)