rpbooks Chapter 330 Advance to the Finals
Chapter 330 Advance to the Finals
Chapter 330 Advance to the Finals
After the third quarter, the two sides played 68:60.The Chinese team withstood the opponent's counterattack in the third quarter and expanded the point difference to 8 points.
Although there is still a quarter of the game that has not been played, the 8-point difference does not determine anything.However, the current situation is quite favorable for the Chinese team.
The Iranian team's offense did not play a holistic role, and has always relied on the personal abilities of Haddadi and Jamsidi.But these two people are not unsolvable.Although Haddadi played very strongly at the basket, he is still a 32-year-old veteran after all, and it was obvious that he was exhausted in the next few minutes.The reason why Jamsidi was so eye-catching in the last game was that he made 7 of 6 three-pointers and made great contributions.But in this game, his three-pointers were not accurate.You can only score closer to the basket.
Therefore, their offense is greatly restricted.Moreover, it couldn't stop the Chinese team from scoring.
They have always wanted to deal with it, but they couldn't deal with An Luo completely.They can only involve a lot of defensive power to limit An Luo, but relax other players.They seemed to be trapped in a vicious circle, as long as An Luo didn't end, they would be powerless to break out.
"We must continue to maintain focus and enthusiasm, and we must not slack off! The defense must be stronger, the rotation must be fast, and we must not let the opponent lead us to run. The offense must be resolute and decisive. Guo Ailun, you must pay attention to the situation on the court , don’t go up, give the ball to the person in the best position. An Luo, you have to keep running, seize every opportunity to score, of course, keep locking Ahachali..." During the intermission, Du Feng began the final mobilization.He gave each player a few words of advice, and finally said firmly to the players: "Guys, we need a champion so much! We have to let everyone see that the Chinese men's basketball team can achieve good results. Come on Let's beat Iran and reach the final!"
Since the 2015 Asian Championships, the Chinese men's basketball team has indeed completely fallen into a trough.A champion can make everyone regain the invincible momentum many years ago.This is indeed a very important thing for the current Chinese men's basketball team.
Of course, Du Feng also knew in his heart that this Asian Cup is different from previous ones, and it is quite difficult to beat Australia in the final.But it's not all hopeless.The confidence and performance of players is a very important factor in determining the game.
Defeating Iran is the most morale-boosting thing.The morale is high, so is the confidence and performance.
When it comes to the championship, everyone present sighs.Most of the players here grew up listening to the news that the Chinese men's basketball team won the Asian Championships.Of course it also includes An Luo.However, in the past two years, things have been unfavorable. They have continuously set the worst records in various competitions and lost their status as the Asian hegemony.The faces of these men's basketball players are quite dull.Even this time in the Asian Cup, everyone's expectations are only 3-4.The feeling of being underestimated is really uncomfortable, but what can I do!It's really not good.
Even before the start of the semi-final against Iran, online discussions began to discuss whether the Chinese team could beat New Zealand to win a medal.
This may not be satirizing them.Maybe everyone is really happy too.After all, there are only half of the national team, and this result is good enough.But in the hearts of these players, they are just looked down upon.Is there anything more unacceptable than being looked down upon by your own people?
So everyone held their breath.Now being so provoked by Du Feng, Iran has become the sufferer.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Chinese team played aggressively.Especially Guo Ailun and An Luo are particularly eye-catching.Of these two defenders, one is full of impact and the other is explosive.
Under the cover of his teammates, the eldest nephew constantly attacked the opponent's inside line, using his speed and flexibility to disrupt the opponent's defense.In particular, his pick-and-roll cooperation with Hu Jinqiu made it difficult for the Iranian team to defend in principle.Switch defenses, the big man is slow and can't keep up; don't switch defenses, and delay the best defensive opportunity.
It's hard to deal with anyway.And there was An Luo who couldn't handle it all the time.The head coach of the Iranian team could only look up to the sky and sigh: Why did such a player suddenly appear!
In the last quarter of the game, An Luo was more active than before.As soon as he came up, he took advantage of Li Gen's cover and hit a long two-pointer.Then he quickly received the pass from the eldest nephew and scored a chasing three-pointer.Although Jamsidi of the Iranian team broke through the penalty area and scored a goal, the point difference was still stretched to double digits.
The Iranian team is very tenacious.After all, it's up to this point, and no one wants to lose.Haddadi began to frequently use mid-range shots to end the offense.The physical exertion was too great, and he could no longer squeeze to the basket.Masha Yehi and his eldest nephew were basically in a mutual explosive situation. In the second half of the game, he performed better than Jamsidi.
In the last minute, Iran was still 1 points behind.But they still didn't give up.Jamsidi took advantage of Li Gen's lack of defense in time, received a pass from Masha Yeshi and hit a three-pointer, narrowing the point difference to single digits again.
This gave them hope again.But then, An Luo completely killed the game with a super long three-pointer.
It was the eldest nephew who broke through and scored the ball, but Li Gen, who received the ball, did not make a direct shot.Jamsidi went straight to it, and the sudden physical confrontation made him lose his rhythm.The ball can only be thrown to An Luo who is farther away.
After An Luo received the ball, time was running out.He didn't even think about it, he just pulled it up and threw it out.Anyway, within one meter of the three-point line is his shooting range.
Ahachali didn't actually lose his position, he just didn't expect that at such a critical moment, An Luo would dare to shoot from a position nearly one meter away from the three-point line.However, his reaction was not slow. When An Luo took off, he also jumped up, and then desperately stretched his right hand to interfere with An Luo's shooting.
If the ball is defended, the Iranian team can further reduce the score to 50 points or 5 points with about 4 seconds left in the game.The hope of turning defeat into victory is great.
Unfortunately, the ball went in!
The point difference between the two sides has returned to double digits, and the Iranian team has completely lost hope of winning.
In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Iranian team 88:81.Successfully advanced to the final of the Asian Cup.
At the moment when the final whistle sounded, the players of the Chinese team huddled together excitedly, jumping and jumping, very happy.
At this moment, everyone enjoyed the joy of victory.And the Iranian players on the other side of the court are in a different situation.
(End of this chapter)