Standing pretty old

Chapter 436 National Glory
Yao Ming stood in the middle circle and jumped the ball with Howard.

The basketball was thrown high by the referee, and Howard won the jump ball with a stronger bounce.

The ball went into Kidd's hands.

The two teams started today exactly the same as they did in the group stage.

The starting lineup for Team USA is:
C Dwight Howard

PF Carmelo Anthony

SF LeBron James

SG Kobe Bryant
PG Jason Kidd
The starting lineup of the Tianchao team is:

C Yao Ming
PF Ruan Erniu

SF Zhu Fangyu

SG Sun Yue
PG Liu Wei
Ruan Erniu returned to the position of power forward again, and the first offense of the American men's basketball team was initiated from his defender-Carmelo Anthony.

Anthony received the basketball from Kidd and made a direct shot from one step beyond the three-point line.

Melo is often able to complete some incredible shots, but he didn't feel good on the opening shot.

"Bang!" Amidst the huge noise of the Chinese fans, the ball hit the iron.

Yao Ming took the main position, took the backcourt rebound, and passed it to Liu Wei.

Liu Wei dribbled the ball across halftime and passed the ball to Sun Yue, who then passed the ball to Ruan Erniu.

A fake shot from outside the two bulls' three-point line made a real breakthrough, and easily passed Anthony in one step.

Howard made up, Ruan Erniu flew into the air, and Howard followed closely.

The two sides had a fierce confrontation in the air.

"Boom!"

Er Niu was hit on the back by Sparks' elbow in the air, lost his balance and fell to the floor.However, at the last moment, he threw the ball casually.

The basketball drew a magical arc, and it fell straight into the basket, and it went in!
The hearts of the audience were all tugging. It doesn't matter whether the goal is scored or not. Whether there is a problem with the person lying on the floor is the most worthy of attention.

Tonight, the commentary seat of the Tianchao Men's Basketball Team is still the famous double-level combination.

Maybe Yu Jia is too young, so the important games where the first and second heads come, still have to be hosted by the old announcer.

Sun Zhenping said worriedly: "I don't know if Ruan Erniu is in serious trouble, but this fall was not light."

Zhang Lili also said: "Looking at the slow motion, Howard's elbow pressing action is very dangerous. No matter how strong Ruan Erniu is, this move is quite painful. The referee only gave a common foul, which should not be done. At least It should have been a flagrant foul."

"Er Niu, are you okay!" Dayao immediately squatted down and asked Ruan Er Niu's condition.

He was really afraid that this man lying on the floor would withdraw from the Olympic Games, which was an unbearable result for the Chinese men's basketball team.

Jonas is also frantically putting pressure on the referee. In his opinion, this is a damn murder and Howard should be ejected immediately.

"It's okay! I'm fine!" Ruan Erniu stood up without anyone's support after lying on the floor for a few seconds.

His face was quite calm and there was no sign of anger at all.

Er Niu stood on the free throw line and hit the extra penalty steadily.

3:0, the Tianchao men's basketball team opened the scoring first.

Kidd dribbled the ball across half court and passed the ball to James.

Facing Zhu Fangyu's defense, James passed Zhu 8's defense with an acceleration.

This may be the group with the largest physical gap among all the matchups on the court.

In the group stage, James still focused on the serial attack, but in this game, he has significantly increased his attack awareness.

But FIBA ​​is different from NBA. Dayao, who firmly occupies the inside position, doesn't need to move at all. He blocks James' upside and doesn't give KING a chance to take off.

James chose to pass the ball to Howard on the weak side.

The spark was empty, and he got the opportunity to attack the basket directly.

Just as he was jumping, Sun Yue suddenly jumped up from behind him and slapped the ball on the basketball.

Sparks couldn't get a hold of the ball and the basketball bounced off the backboard.

At this time, Sun Yue's awareness of defense is amazing. Under Yunus' defense system, his ability to instantly shrink defense is amazing.

The reason why the Lakers fancy him is not just because of his ball handling and three-pointers.

Er Niu and Huo Huo both took off at the same time. Er Niu, who bounced faster, turned the ball back a little, then took off for the second time and took the rebound.

The American men's basketball team retreated quickly. Er Niu saw that there was no chance for a fast break, and then gave the ball to Liu Wei, who took control of the ball across the half.

Ruan Erniu asked for the ball in the low post on the offensive end, Liu Wei first passed the ball to Dayao in the high post, and Yao Ming immediately made a through ball and sent the ball to Er Niu's arms.

Back to back one-on-one, Ruan Erniu played Howard in a dislocation single.

"COME-ON!"

Ruan Erniu let out a roar, turned his back sharply, and stood up.

Howard was also in his prime, and the two clashed again in the air.

"Boom!" This time, the sparks covered Er Niu.

The two had a stalemate in the air.

After a short period of freedom, the basketball was once again taken by Ruan Erniu.

Ruan Erniu, who had just landed, immediately took off for the second time, and facing Howard was a dunk!
"boom!"

"beep!"

The basketball was slammed into the basket, and at the same time the referee's whistle sounded, the goal was scored, 2+1!

"WHAT?" Huo Hua immediately stepped forward to argue in displeasure, "I didn't foul."

He got 2 fouls in just two rounds, not to mention FIBA ​​where there are only 5 foul opportunities, even in the NBA, Howard has to rest.

"Loser, are you ready to win the silver medal?" Ruan Erniu whispered in Howard's ear intentionally or unintentionally before he left the court.

"You wait, man of heaven!" Howard stared at Ruan Erniu angrily, and finally endured his anger and returned to the player's bench. For the honor of the motherland, he must endure, just like Ruan Erniu who was knocked to the ground by him just now generally.

Ruan Erniu made another free throw and added another penalty, 6:0.

It doesn't matter if the score is behind. What's more serious is that Sparks was asked to leave the game again.

This is obviously not good news for the US men's basketball team to protect the interior.

Chris Bosh, who was replaced, also did not have an advantage in the face of the second bull.

Kobe made a mid-range shot and missed again. After the opening of the game, the American rebounds did not feel good.

Ruan Erniu took the rebound in the backcourt and immediately started the "Bull Sprint" to kill the frontcourt.

James and Anthony chose to double-team him one after the other.

Ruan Erniu strode into the free throw line, and the three of them flew into the air at the same time.

Ruan Erniu made a fold in the air, and before falling, under the double-teaming of the two 03 superstars, he threw a backhand with his right hand and sent the ball to the basket.

One lap, two laps, three laps, the basketball spun on the hoop for a while, and finally plunged into it.

8:0, the Tianchao men's basketball team once again got a golden start.

The US men's basketball team is not serious, but they are also helpless in the face of Ruan Erniu, who exploded at the beginning.

Superstars are unstoppable, and the Tianchao men's basketball team has long been aware of it. In this game, they want to use Ruan Erniu as an attacking arrow to find a breakthrough in the seemingly powerful American men's basketball team.

Old K on the coach's bench couldn't sit still. He kept yelling at the US players, asking them to strengthen their defense against Ruan Erniu.

However, Old K also understands in his heart that Kafu Ruan, who has found his form, is not so easy to stop.

Murphy's law has come true, the less you want to happen, the more things you don't want to happen will happen. The US men's basketball team once again encountered trouble in the opening stage.

What should I do?
Mike D'Antoni stood up and offered his advice.

(End of this chapter)