At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

Chapter 227

"Paul, Mark, you have to protect the backboard!"

"We have to strengthen our defense in the next quarter. In the first quarter, we allowed the Chinese team to easily score too many points."

"If the Huaguo men's basketball team comes on the bench, we can appropriately strengthen the press and increase their mistakes."

Xibanya head coach Scariolo assigned tasks to each player in an orderly manner.

A little backwardness will not cause him to lose control.

In the Olympic Games that year, Xibanya was suppressed by the Chinese men's basketball team for three quarters. In the end, they relied on their foundation and strength to drag the game into overtime and win.

Xibanya head coach Scariolo knows this, and the players in the national team who have experienced the reversal in the Olympics do not dare to be careless in the slightest.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Deng Huade also rotated the players on the field. He could not always point to one starting lineup and play the whole game.

The Xibanya team has also made personnel adjustments, but their lineup depth is obviously much stronger than that of the Chinese men's basketball team.

Gasol took a break and was replaced by Jorge Garbajosa.

Garbajosa did not pass the draft in 2006 and directly signed a three-year contract with the Raptors.

In his first season, he became the starter for the Raptors, averaging 8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. Judging from his performance, he has the strength to establish himself in the NBA.

However, in the second half of the season, Garbajosa suffered frequent injuries, resulting in early retirement for the season.

In the second season, he took the risk of returning to compete in the European Championships, which aggravated the injury and had to undergo a second major surgery. This also made the Raptors completely disappointed with him and directly bought out his contract.

Although somewhat irresponsible to the club, Garbajosa's performance in the national team is beyond doubt.

The fourth position can burst and shoot on the court, and has various scoring methods.

On the defensive end, Garbajosa has a positive attitude, which makes up for his lack of physical and talent.

In the final of the last World Championship, he scored 20 points and 10 rebounds, pushing Xibanya to the championship.

In the future, Garbajosa will also become the talker of the Western Basketball Association, and is the person on the team who has gone the furthest on the road to basketball.

In addition to Garbajosa, another substitute inside man, Fran Vazquez, also rotated on.

The Western Ducks' interior combination was replaced by Garbajosa and Vazquez from the Gasol brothers.

Despite this, for the Hua Guo Men's Basketball Team, which also came on the bench, the gap in internal strength between the two teams became even greater.

Not to mention that Garbajosa has played as a starter in an NBA team, there is another Vazquez who has never played in the NBA. He was also the No. 05 pick in the first round in 11.

Ding Jinhui, who came on as a substitute, faced them and was somewhat at a disadvantage.

Point guard Yu Shulong was even more unable to move when faced with Rubio's pressing pressure.

Seeing that his teammates were struggling through the first half, Du Zhe could only grit his teeth and choose to do it himself.

Fortunately, although Du Zhe is taller, his dribbling skills are much better than those of ordinary defenders of the national team. Coupled with his fast speed and strong confrontation, he is obviously much more stable when dribbling the ball through half the court.

But the problem now is that after replacing the substitutes, except for Du Zhe and Arab League, who started the national team, there is a big gap between the other positions and the opponents.

It would be good to maintain the status quo, let alone expand the lead.

At the end of the second quarter, Ah Lian, whose leg had not yet recovered, was also taken off the field to rest.

After a few days of rest, Ah Lian's injury was no longer serious, but his physical strength was simply not comparable to that of Du Zhe, and he could not last the entire game under such intensity of confrontation.

Although Liu Wei and Sun Yue played in relays, without the absolute strength of Arab League, Xiban Ya naturally put all the pressure on Du Zhe.

Fortunately, Liu Wei performed very well today, and his shooting breakthroughs on the court were extremely determined, which took a lot of pressure off Du Zhe.

But even so, the Xibanya team still tenaciously restored the score gap.

After the first half, the two teams were tied at 49 and returned to the same starting line.

Du Zhe played the entire first half and scored 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals.

"The advantage in the first quarter has been regained, and this game is dangerous again..."

"It's rare to have such a good record in the group stage. Are we going to fall in the top [-] again?"

"It can only be said that the national team was unlucky. They met the previous champion Xibanya in the first round of the knockout round."

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During the halftime break, although the national team did not fall behind, many fans still had no hope for the direction of the game.

Kobe, who was far away in the United States, saw the Western Banya equalizing the score, and his tense face relaxed a lot.

Although Du Zhe is brave, he is only one person after all, while Xibanya has five NBA-level starters and a group of capable substitutes.

The thickness of the lineups of the two teams cannot be compared at all.

The further back the game goes, the greater the physical disadvantage of the Chinese men's basketball team will be.

Thinking of this, Kobe's heart was a little relieved. The whole first half was so stalemate that he wished he could put on the jersey of the Western Banya Men's Basketball Team and go to the battle in person to help.

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"Everyone, hold on tight. In the second half, let's let go of our hands and feet. If you're unsure of the ball, leave it to me to shoot. I'll smash this Western duck to pieces!"

Du Zhe, who has always kept a low profile in the national team, has now begun to take the initiative to stand up and stabilize the morale of the military.

However, his words can be regarded as giving other weaker players the confidence to let go and fight. If it doesn't work, Du Zhe will take the blame.

In the third quarter, both teams replaced their main lineups and continued to fight.

Du Zhe started by beating Fernandez in the low post.

The thin Xibanya Flying Man, after the confrontation in the first half, all the bones in his body seemed to fall apart. How could he withstand such a violent back attack from Du Zhe.

After a few moments of hard work, he was completely defeated. He could only watch Du Zhe complete the dunk, and his teammates didn't even have time to come over and double-team to cover up the defense.

"Fernandez's body can't handle it at all. Letting him come over to face Du Zhe is just giving away food!"

Kobe, who was watching the game, immediately made a conclusion.

In last year's playoffs, he faced off against Du Zhe for several games, and he was very clear about the horror of this opponent.

Not long after, in the offensive round of the Chinese men's basketball team, Liu Wei missed a three-point shot from the outside.

It was Du Zhe again, taking advantage of Fernandez to relax his vigilance, rush in from outside the three-point line, and grab this long rebound.

"Du, well done!"

Deng Huade, who was still depressed about Liu Wei's miss, instantly became energetic again.

In this situation of chasing each other, every offensive opportunity can be said to be crucial.

"Xi Ban Ya needs to make a substitution here. Can Fernandez's small body be able to carry Du Zhe? He was beaten to death just by hitting him from behind and grabbing rebounds!" Kobe, who was thousands of miles away, anxiously told Xi Ban Ya The Salty Ducks came up with ideas.

And just as Kobe expected, after being beaten by Du Zhe in the paint and grabbing rebounds, Xibanya head coach Scariolo quickly made adjustments.No. [-] Garbajosa, who is [-] meters tall, reappears to take charge of facing off against Du Zhe.

Seeing Garbajosa on the stage, Kobe was relieved: "Yes, that's right. Players who are taller and stronger than him should be used to deal with Du Zhe!"

Then he continued mumbling to himself.

"In the last match, Du Zhe took advantage of being taller and stronger than me."

"If Artest and Du Zhe had played against each other, we would not have lost."

"Phil Jackson is too rigid on the court, and he is not as good as this Xibanya head coach."

Although Kobe's nonsense was all for himself, it scared Vanessa enough.

She was a little worried that her husband was crazy.

It's a pity that Kobe only saw Du Zhe's sweeping power, but completely forgot the reason why the Lakers didn't use Artest to defend Du Zhe.

On the court, facing Garbajosa who came on to defend him, Du Zhe immediately started long-distance running mode.

Garbajosa's speed is not at the same level as Du Zhe's. Du Zhe doesn't compete with him in the inside at all. He only needs to constantly use his movements to stretch space to create good shooting opportunities on the outside.

Of course, this is not because Du Zhe is afraid of Garbajosa in the inside confrontation. On the contrary, this is a very smart way of playing.

Anyway, Du Zhe is out of position for everyone he hits now, so he naturally has to use the least labor-intensive and most efficient way to score.

In fact, it is impossible for a short inside man like Garbajosa, who is deflecting shots, to confront Du Zhe at the basket.

Seeing Du Zhe using his speed and footsteps to get everything he wanted from the outside, Kobe just woke up from a dream.

He originally wanted to overcome his inner demons through this game, but he recalled Du Zhe's original terror, and the unbearable pain appeared on his face involuntarily.

But Kobe is Kobe after all. With his iron will, he just let this pain pass for a moment and focused his attention on the game again.

Kobe was very anxious, but even more anxious than him was Xibanya head coach Scariolo.

Now he's trapped in the same trap that plagues many NBA coaches.

Players who can keep up with Du Zhe's speed are completely incomparable to Du Zhe in terms of strength and confrontation.

Players who can barely resist Du Zhe in the paint can't keep up with Du Zhe's speed.

He couldn't find a good way to crack a player like Du Zhe who was out of position for everyone he was attacking and defending.

On the field, the competition between the two teams has become intense.

Pau Gasol hit a back hook, and Du Zhe responded with a three-pointer from the outside.

Marc Gasol hit hard under the basket and caused a rough foul. Du Zhe passed Garbajosa and forced a foul inside.

Juan Navarro's movement was erratic, and he swayed Sun Yue away from the frame and hit a bomb throw. Du Zhe forced the board off the heads of the three big insiders, Gasol and Garbajosa, and scored 2+1.

Ricky Rubio took out Liu Wei's dribble and succeeded in a fast break counterattack.

Du Zhe forcefully beat Garbajosa in the paint. Facing a double-team between the two, he passed the ball through his crotch with one hand and assisted the UAE to score a dunk.

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At the most intense moment of the fighting on the court, Du Zhe had forgotten all about the score and the outcome.

He only knows that only by scoring the next ball can the game continue.

Even the commentator of Xibanya couldn't help but be moved by Du Zhe's performance.

For this player, who had frightened him as soon as he picked it up and who had always been regarded as his number one enemy since the beginning of the game, he felt a strange emotion in his heart.

He was secretly worried that Du Zhe, his opponent, would not be able to hit his next shot!
Even as an enemy, he could not help but be infected by Du Zhe's fighting spirit.

Even though he was on the opposite side, he couldn't help but admire Du Zhe's lonely and heroic performance.

And Du Zhe did not disappoint this unknown Xibanya commentator.

Throughout the third quarter, he was on par with the Xibanya team and almost single-handedly withstood the Xibanya team's offense.

Whenever he gets the ball, everyone from coaches, players to spectators and fans will feel terrified.

Even Kobe had to admit that Du Zhe was very unhappy with the will and strength he showed on the court.

After watching the three quarters of the game, Kobe had mixed feelings. He originally wanted to put on a Western-style duck jersey and defeat Du Zhe with his own hands, but now he couldn't help but put himself in Du Zhe's position.

If I were Du Zhe's teammate, could I do what he did?Can I perform like him?
Kobe's heart was shaken again.

At the end of the third quarter, Du Zhe and the Xibanya team tied at 19:24.

If you include the scores of your teammates, the Huaguo men's basketball team leads the Xibanya men's basketball team with a slight advantage of 25:24 in a single quarter.

The total score of the two teams also reached 74:73, and the outcome is still unclear.

Although the national team is the leading side, the starters on the field rarely rested for a few minutes, especially Du Zhe, who played three consecutive quarters without resting for a second.

The continuous fierce offense and defense in the third quarter also caused his physical strength to be extremely exhausted.

"Du, can Wang Qi come on for you in the fourth quarter?" Deng Huade asked cautiously.

Although he knew in his heart that once Du Zhe left the field, the national team might collapse, but looking at Du Zhe's appearance, he couldn't bear to let him stay on the field.

Du Zhe didn't speak, just gasped for air, waved his hand, and rejected Deng Huade's proposal.

After a while, he said: "It's okay, coach, I can still play. The two minutes of rest are enough."

"All right……"

Deng Huade raised his eyes and glanced at Du Zhe, wiping the sweat from his forehead. Now he didn't even dare to look directly at his team member.

On the other side, on the Xibanya bench, the atmosphere was equally heavy.

Although the team continues to rotate due to the depth of the bench, the physical fitness of several main players is still very good.

But Du Zhe's playing style today was too tough and unreasonable, which made the whole team's momentum lower than Du Zhe's.

The generals on the bench, under Du Zhe's successive demonstrations, had gone from being angry at the beginning to being dejected.

There was no way, Du Zhe used his strength on the field to speak and completely silenced them.

The starting players were somewhat impatient at this time and began to have their own thoughts.

"Golden Boy" Rubio originally planned to land in the NBA this year, but after playing against Du Zhe, the new FMVP, he couldn't help but feel a little disheartened.

"Is this the strength of the top players in the NBA? Is this guy really only less than a year older than me?"

Having always had a smooth sailing, he started to back off again and considered whether to continue to hone his skills in Europe for another year.

(End of this chapter)