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Chapter 772 Sino-American War ([-])

When the American men's basketball team was established, it was generally an invitation system. The American Basketball Association invited players who met the tactics to participate in the American men's basketball training camp according to the requirements of the coaching staff. However, players generally have the right to choose independently, and they will decide for themselves whether to participate. If you don’t participate in this year’s U.S. men’s basketball team, you will participate in order to gain more glory. If you don’t participate, no one will criticize you too much. After all, with the NBA, the pinnacle platform of the world’s basketball world, the U.S. basketball talent can be said to be extremely rich. Of course, there are some people who dismiss games like the Olympics or the World Championships, and proud American fans don't pay much attention to such games. In the eyes of many Americans, the United States is the whole world.

The reason why Dream Team [-] and Dream Team [-] gathered big names was because the World Basketball Federation allowed professional basketball players to participate in the competition for the first time, and the Dream Team also had the purpose of fulfilling Magic Johnson’s dream at that time, so the big-name players at that time received the invitation Afterwards, there were almost no rejections, but after the second dream team, the Olympics and World Championships games did not attract the attention of big-name American stars. Some stars in their prime would generally refuse invitations. After nearly a hundred games in a season The big-name players in the United States long for a comfortable vacation and relaxation, so after the second dream team, the number of big-name players in the US men's basketball team began to decrease.

The Dream Team Six, which participated in the Athens Olympics, originally invited a lot of big-name players at the beginning of the team. People like Garnett, O'Neill, Vincent Carter and Tracy McGrady were all invited, but most of them Rejected, only Duncan participated in the US team due to the relationship between Popovich and Larry Brown, and Iverson also cooperated with Larry Brown before, so other players can only start from the second tier or rookies, rookies selected in .

As the referee threw the basketball high in the middle circle, the starting center Okafor of the US team, who was selected by the Bobcats with the second pick in the NBA draft in June 2004, leaped high. The newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. You have to prove your worth through Yao Min.

Although Yao Min's bounce is indeed far inferior to Okafor's, after all, Yao Min has honed in the NBA for two seasons, and his game experience is beyond Okafor's reach.

Yao Min's bounce was not fast, but his timing was very accurate. Okafor jumped a little earlier, and Yao Min calmly pushed the ball behind him.

Next to Liu Han, the young LeBron James tried to squeeze Liu Han away with his strength, but he found that Liu Han was standing very firmly and blocked his position for grabbing the ball.

Liu Han used his experience to get stuck in James' position and started to attack quickly after grabbing the ball. The Chinese team's starting lineup today is still based on inside offense. If the speed is too fast, the rest of the Chinese team will not be able to keep up.

Liu Han waited until the players of the Chinese team began to stabilize their formation and run forward before starting to advance. LeBron James was still defending him. The American team attached great importance to Liu Han's defense. All have certain disadvantages, only James is not inferior in terms of body and speed.

After advancing to the frontcourt, Liu Han rubbed Wang Zhizhi's body at the top of the arc to avoid James. The US team did not rotate. James quickly squeezed Wang Zhizhi away and found a defensive position again. I have to say that James' physical fitness is really amazing , Wang Zhizhi couldn't stand James at all.

But at this time Liu Han didn't stick to the ball too much, and when Yao Min was about to reach his position, Liu Han hit the ground and passed the ball to Yao Min.

Okafor did not have an advantage in competing with Yao Min, and Yao Min's foot was very stable.

After receiving the ball, Yao Min didn't hesitate at all, and turned around halfway to throw the ball with a small hook. His wrist is very gentle, and the hook has also improved a lot after being trained in the NBA. Okafor Although he took off to block the shot, the ball flew into the net against his fingertips, and the Chinese team took the lead.

Although the attack just now seemed simple, it was actually carefully adjusted by Li Rui.

Just now, the other two pitchers of the Chinese team, Zhu Fangyu and Li Nan, fell to the bottom corner to attract the defense, and then Wang Zhizhi's high screen pulled Duncan away. At this time, Yao Min was in a one-on-one state. caught.

After scoring the first goal, everyone in the Chinese team returned to defense quickly. Everyone knew how powerful the American team was. Chasing the ball is the main weapon of the American team in the world basketball, so returning to defense is very important , Liu Han is still actively running in the frontcourt, the purpose is to prevent the US team from rushing to play.

After the U.S. team served from the bottom line, Iverson dribbled the ball forward. Liu Han used the full-court press, which put a lot of pressure on Iverson. In one-on-one defense, Liu Han's defense is the top in NBA. .

Under Liu Han's delay, the Chinese team had already set up a defensive formation when the US team advanced to the frontcourt.

Facing the US team, the Chinese team's defensive strategy is very clear, which is to defend the zone, prevent the US team from breaking through, and let them shoot from the outside.

In the first attack, Iverson, who was in possession of the ball, didn't stick too much to the ball. He relied on Duncan's cover to break through, and then passed the ball to Anthony who was running back. Anthony caught the ball and made a direct shot from outside the three-point line. It can be seen that his hand feeling is not very stable.

The rest of the US team rushed to grab the rebound, but Liu Han gave the ball to Yao Min one step ahead.

Yao Min stabilized the ball, and then handed the ball to Liu Han. The American team immediately returned to defense. Liu Han's speed was also what they were afraid of. At least Larry Brown had a deep impression of Liu Han's speed.

Restarting the positional battle, the Chinese team still played inside Yao Min.

After Liu Han dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he directly hoisted the ball into the interior at a 45-degree angle. Players in other positions completely opened up the space, and the US team did not double-team Yao Min. Think Yao Min is a big threat inside.

After catching the ball, Yao Min turned his back to test Okafor, and then suddenly turned around and made a shooting motion. Okafor flew up directly, trying to show his block in front of Yao Min, but Yao Min was sluggish. The ball then turned around again and bypassed Okafor, and then lightly picked the ball with his left hand to hit the ball, a wonderful display of inside footsteps.

Cheers erupted in the stadium at this time. Whether it was the local fans in Greece or the Chinese or ethnic Chinese who came all the way to cheer for the Chinese team, they were all amazed by Yao Min's goal. I admire Yao Min's ball very much. Olajuwon of the Rockets was the idol of many people back then. Yao Min's footsteps just now have a taste of Olajuwon.

With a [-]-[-] start, the Chinese team did not have the slightest fear in the face of the undoubted king, the US team. On the contrary, they played very actively and proactively.

(End of this chapter)