rpbooks Chapter 239 The real challenge begins
Chapter 239 The real challenge begins
Chapter 239 The real challenge begins
The Chinese men's basketball team has won 4 consecutive victories in this Asian Championship. In these 4 consecutive victories, they have beaten their opponents with a huge advantage of dozens of points every game.But for the team's coaching staff, they know that the real challenge has just begun!
The opponent of the Chinese men's basketball team in the next game is the Lebanese team.Since FIBA allows a team to naturalize a non-national player, American player Jackson Froman, who has Lebanese ancestors, obtained Lebanese nationality and officially joined the Lebanese national team.Froman was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 2004st overall pick in the second round of the 31 draft. He is a very practical insider who can play inside and outside.
The Lebanese team with Froman once slaughtered the UAE team with a huge advantage of 108:38 and 70 points in the group stage.Therefore, for the Chinese men's basketball team, beating the UAE team by a big score is not something to boast about. The strength of the Lebanese team is not comparable to the UAE team.
Because it is a strong dialogue, the game has attracted the attention of all parties before it even started.Many domestic sports media reporters believe that the Lebanese team is a good touchstone for testing this men's basketball team, and the Lebanese team is so strong.But almost no one thinks that the Chinese team will lose this game, even if the opponent naturalizes the former NBA player Froman.You know, there are 3 active NBA players and 1 former NBA player in the team, which is a source of strong confidence for media reporters and fans.
At 8:11 on the evening of August 19, at the Tianjin Gymnasium, the Chinese men's basketball team will start the coaching of the second round of the Lebanese men's basketball team.
On the Lebanese side, the lineup led by naturalized player Froman is star-studded and full of confidence; on the Chinese side, the starting lineup has not changed, as before.
This game is a battle of focus, and fans came early to watch the game.Although it is fun to watch the teams that kill the powerful, but the focus of the battle is even more exciting.
After the start of the game, after the two teams tried out, the Lebanon team relied on Frejai to take the lead in scoring inside.
Yi Jianlian, an NBA player of the Chinese national team, was also not to be outdone, scoring 4 points in a row to overtake the score.Since then, the two sides have fallen into a bitter battle.Both sides use the inside line as the main attack point, because the outside line is very tight and the touch is not good.On the Lebanese side, the inside combination of Froman and Fredger put a lot of pressure on the inside of the Chinese team.Although Wang Zhizhi's sword is not old and his skills have reached the peak, but at that age, his speed and physical fitness are no longer what they used to be.
The Lebanese team's defense is very strong and full of confrontation. It is not at the same level as the teams that the Chinese team encountered before.
The two sides refused to give in to each other, leading the score alternately, but the success rate of the attack was not high.
The Chinese team was dragged into the quagmire by the opponent, and the score was hard to draw, and the scene was not good.The members of the coaching staff looked serious and worried, for fear that the team would be upset by the opponent and lose the game; the fans in the stands were also very nervous.Since the start of the game, I am used to seeing the home team massacre their opponents, but now they are entangled by their opponents and caught in a hard fight. I am anxious and afraid.
But everyone still has a hope in their hearts, because there is still an NBA player sitting off the court.In the previous games, it was often the NBA player who led the second team after he came on the court, opened the score in an instant, and defeated the opponent in waves.
The fans are calling in their hearts that Ying Xiong can show his power on the court and instantly blow up the pestering Lebanese team.
With 5 minutes and 01 seconds left in the first quarter, there was a dead ball, and personnel adjustments were made on the sidelines: for the Chinese team, Ying Xiong replaced Sun Yue, and Li Xiaoxu replaced Wang Zhizhi.
Seeing Ying Xiong standing on the sidelines ready to play, the arena that was still a bit dull just now was detonated instantly, and the fans on the scene burst into amazing cheers, which caused the Lebanese team members to be very dissatisfied.For them, what are your Chinese fans excited about?Isn't it just a substitute player playing?What a big deal!
Froman is very calm, he knows Ying Xiong, although he is not familiar with him, but as a former NBA player, he usually pays attention to the NBA.He has seen Ying Xiong's performance in the NBA, and he knows that the opponent's strength is outstanding, and he is not just a simple substitute.
After Yingxiong came on the field, the game continued.Liu Wei dribbled the ball, and was pressed by the opponent's defender, and barely gave the ball to Ying Xiong.
After Ying Xiong got the ball, he was immediately closely guarded by the opposing players.After a year of training in the NBA, he is not unaccustomed to this kind of intensity of defense.I saw that he controlled the ball very calmly, not giving the opposing defender the slightest chance to steal the ball.
Yi Jianlian came out to cover for Ying Xiong, who faced Froman's defense and gave a through ball to Ah Lian on the inside.
Ah Lian held the ball behind his back and turned to the frame, and forced a shot under the basket-missed, and the rebound was taken by Fredger.
Here Froman beat Li Xiaoxu under the basket, relying on his excellent inside footsteps, making the opponent's footsteps a little messy.He finally made a hook at the basket!
Here Yingxiong has been playing the ball for his teammates, and did not attack by himself.Ah Lian and Li Xiaoxu's inside offensive efficiency was not high, so the Chinese men's basketball team fell behind their opponents by 4 points when there were 04 minutes and 2 seconds left in the first quarter.
Coach Guo Shiqiang immediately requested a timeout!The lively scene when Ying Xiong played just now became a little deserted.Because after Ying Xiong came on the field, instead of blowing up the opponent like in the previous games, the team fell behind.This made the fans panic, why didn't Ying Xiong attack?Could it be that his strong defense against Lebanon is also the same?
Back from the timeout, Wang Shipeng replaced Zhu Fangyu, and Hu Xuefeng replaced Liu Wei.
Hu Xuefeng dribbled the ball and gave it to Wang Shipeng.Wang Shipeng and Yi Jianlian picked and rolled, and the opponent saw through their intention when they hit the ground to the ball, and the ball was intercepted by the opponent.
The Lebanese team made a quick break and made a pass to find the forward who was going down the frontcourt-it was intercepted!He was cut off by the player wearing the No. 6 Chinese team jersey!
Ying Xiong came over with the ball, playing more and less in the frontcourt, made a cross step to pass the defender and then cut into the inside line, facing Froman's defense, took 3 steps and jumped high—Ah, who held the ball with one hand and passed it to the basket in an instant couplet.
After Ah Lian got the ball, he jumped up violently and smashed his hands!
Yingxiong's steals, dribbles, and feints to score the ball were as smooth as an assembly line, and they were completed in an instant, which made the fans on the scene feel unsatisfied.
Ah Lian's dunk, while venting his anger, also broke the dull atmosphere of the scene, and the scene became active again.
In the eyes of the fans, they should not doubt Ying Xiong, nor should they doubt the Chinese national team.The game is a 40-minute contest, and the scene is only the first quarter. You must have confidence in the home team and be patient.
Ying Xiong bumped shoulders with Yi Jianlian who had finished the dunk, and the fighting spirit in their eyes was self-evident.This ball is a rare cooperation between the two. You must know that in the previous games, the suspense was often lost in the first half, and the two had little chance to fight side by side.
(End of this chapter)