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Chapter 343 Evaluation of Team USA
Obviously, this is a tactful way to keep Yao Ming from playing in the fourth quarter.In their view, it is unwise to use Yao Ming excessively when the outcome is already decided. Of course, the premise is that they have already achieved comparable results, otherwise they will not be so merciful!
In the past, Yao Ming wanted to play as little as possible. There are many reasons. He is like a horse that has no grass to eat and work hard. He moves as little as possible, but this time, he does not want to leave "regrets"!
"Need not!"

Yao Ming shook his head, wiped the sweat dripping from his face with a towel and said.

Shi Lei on the side also seized the time and drank a big sip of sports drink to recover his strength.

So far in this game, they are very tired from taking most of the offensive and defensive responsibilities, because their opponents are better at using their bodies.

Physical strength is now the biggest worry for the national team.

Although they are in the lead, the American team is not completely relaxed. Their head coach repeatedly told Howard: "You must pay attention to your defensive actions. This is an international arena, not the NBA. Please keep this in mind!"

"LeBron, let go of the defense against Shi, and enter the interior more to help defend. Now the team needs your help in this area. Bryant, Shi will be handed over to you for the time being. Be optimistic about him, he is a dangerous man!"

After the two sides arranged everything, it was time for the game.

"Shi Lei is very dangerous!"

Although Shi Lei was only a substitute player last season, there is such a consensus in the hearts of the US team players. Everyone of them knows how much Shi Lei has contributed behind the Celtics' brilliant regular season record. You know, what did this player do on the Celtics' uneven road to the championship!
He's not the best rookie player in the NBA, but he's definitely one, the other being "Magic" Johnson.What Johnson got, Shi Lei didn't get, but what Shi Lei did, Johnson couldn't do it all his life!

Shi Lei's "danger" caused Kobe to pull out from the three-point line as soon as he brought the ball forward, and lowered his body in front of Shi Lei.

They are "old rivals", it's just that the defender was Shi Lei in the past, but now it's Kobe. However, they both guard each other with the same seriousness!

"They strengthened the defense inside!"

Seeing that the defensive player changed from a more suitable James to Kobe, Shi Lei immediately understood the adjustment to the US team, and he also understood what he needs to do most in this quarter of the game!
Shi Lei lowered his center of gravity in possession of the ball, observed Kobe's defense in front of Kobe, and the positions of the American players for him, carefully looking for opportunities to cut or pass the ball.

"You have a good shot, why don't you try it, that shot defense is very hard to stop!"

Kobe carefully guarded Shi Lei, but his mouth was not idle. He always wanted to find an opportunity to communicate with Shi Lei again, because the start of the new season was getting closer and closer. This is the last chance before the inter-trade deal, to persuade Shi Lei to fight side by side with him!

Kobe has never appreciated a person so much, never been so moved by a player, fighting spirit, and sacrifice!It is also the only one who makes him willing to share the ball with him!

"Flipback?"

Shi Lei raised his head and grinned at Kobe: "But buddy, I don't want to be the 'Iron King' like you!"

Kobe: ".",

Shi Lei launched an attack suddenly, quickly passed the ball to Sun Yue, and then obliquely inserted into the opponent's three-point line.

When one person is willing to cooperate with one person, a tacit understanding is sometimes not so difficult to form. Shi Lei bypassed Kobe and entered the outside line of the US team, and Sun Yue immediately returned the basketball to him.

However, when Shi Lei received the ball, Kobe's defense blocked him again.

"It takes more than just trash talk to break through me!"

"And adding this?"

Although Shi Lei was a little surprised by the speed of Kobe's pursuit, Shi Lei also reacted very quickly. When the opponent's foothold was not stable, he quickly turned his back and stepped sideways.

After Shi Lei started to break through, the U.S. team's defense immediately began to shrink, but no one came up to defend. James still followed Zhu Fangyu to run, always paying attention to the basketball in Shi Lei's hands and the position of the national team inside.

Moreover, Shi Lei still didn't get rid of Kobe's defense this time.

In this Olympics, among the awards selected by an American media, Kobe was named "Best Defensive Player"!Surprised, isn't it?But in fact, Kobe's defense is only covered by his strong offensive ability, and there is no shortage of topics on him, so such "dirty work" is usually not paid too much attention to!
Shi Lei's horizontal escape only made him a small step away from the basket, and Kobe's defense caught up again.

"The U.S. team's defense is very tight. Shi Lei singled out Kobe and failed to make a breakthrough. Kobe chased him up, but he still failed to break through. Kobe and Shi Lei stepped back and made a jump shot!"

Shi Lei suddenly took a step back, and after taking a step away from Kobe, he tapped the floor lightly with both feet, and quickly shot the ball. In order to increase the difficulty of the opponent's defense, Shi Lei leaned back a little.

Although Kobe's center of gravity is not very stable, his strong body control ability allowed him to block the shot when Shi Lei made a shot. Sometimes, some are powerless.

Shi Lei's shot did not miss the basket again.Seeing the ball bump into the Nets, the fans at the scene quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

It has nothing to do with winning or losing, it's just a habitual worry about your own players in the star matchup!
The live broadcast room of CCTV5 was very happy now. Weiping Bryant didn't feel bad for his "brother" in the slightest. Bring the point difference back to ten points!"

The block did not touch Shi Lei's shot, Kobe looked back and saw the ball fell into the basket, shrugged and said to Shi Lei: "Nice goal!"

Shi Lei also shrugged at Kobe, and on the way back to his own half, he spread out his hands to express his acceptance of the other party's compliment!

Although Kobe appreciates Shi Lei very much, he will never be merciless when attacking. After receiving Kidd's pass, he breaks through Sun Yue and makes a fake fax shot before Shi Lei's defense comes up. The shooting defense returned the basketball to the basket of the national team!

(End of this chapter)