readease Chapter 584 The Ultimate Team
Chapter 584 The Ultimate Team
Chapter 584 The Ultimate Team
On the day before the quarter-finals, Chang Wei found Yunus sighing sullenly at the side of the training field, with a look of no confidence.This surprised Chang Wei. Jonas was a little depressed when he was preparing for Spain, but he has been very confident since then. Why is he so depressed when he is playing against Croatia?It's not Argentina who played second in Group A.
Chang Wei couldn't turn a blind eye to it. After the training, he found Yunus on purpose and expressed his doubts straight to the point.Yunus smiled wryly: "You have seen all this... Yes, I don't have much confidence in this game."
Chang Wei was surprised by Jonas' frankness. He never thought that Croatia was a difficult opponent, even though they were second only to Lithuania and Argentina in Group A.In the final analysis, Chang Wei is not familiar with the names of Eastern European players, and there are no active NBA players in the Croatian men's basketball team, which is incomparable with the other three teams in Group A.
But Jonas doesn't think so. He said: "Croatia does not have active NBA players, but this does not mean that they are easy to bully. In fact, in my opinion, this Olympics is the most able to insist on team play and play to the extreme. What’s more, it’s Croatia. Besides, their leader, Marko Banici, is doing well in the Spanish league, and he’s a good player in FIBA.”
Chang Wei's expression froze, and then he nodded silently.As Jonas said, Croatia does not have a star who can kill the Quartet on the court, but this also means that their firepower is very scattered, and everyone can become an end point.Although the Chinese men's basketball team has a lot of firepower, even the blind can see that they are playing superstar basketball around Yao Ming.
Therefore, when playing against Croatia, it is almost impossible to blindly defend the opponent's offense. The only way is to fight against them, and put the most scoring players of the Chinese team on the court. It depends on who gets the opponent first. rout.Yunus readily accepted Chang Wei's opinion, because he thought the same way, but he hadn't made up his mind before.
Chang Wei and Jonas are not worried about the morale of the team. Yao Ming has repeatedly emphasized the meaning of continuing to win in the locker room.Previously, the best score of the Chinese men's basketball team in the Olympic Games was No.8, which means that every time they win a game, they are creating the history of Chinese basketball. Few people can remain indifferent to such glory, so training will naturally work harder.
On the other side, Croatia is also preparing nervously. They did not expect their opponent to be the host China, which performed amazingly in the group stage, but they do not believe that the Chinese team has the so-called home court advantage.Everyone is a proven veteran, who hasn't seen the big scene yet?Moreover, the Croatian players think that their opponents are just lucky, and they are confident to win the game.
This game is scheduled to be at 8:20 pm on August 2th, and it is also the opening game of the quarterfinals.Just after the lunch time, the auditorium of the Wukesong Stadium was full of Chinese fans who came to cheer for the national team, and everything was red as far as the eye could see.When the Chinese team took the lead in warming up, some fans were still waving flags and singing red songs in the stands.
Seeing this scene, Jonas couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The Chinese fans are so crazy. To be honest, I have never seen them so excited. If we lose the game, the boos are probably so loud that they can blow off the roof, right? "
Chang Wei nodded beside him and said: "So we must win this game, even if it is not to create a record for Chinese basketball in the Olympics, we must not disappoint these lovely fans. Victory is the best reward for their cheers !"
But after the game started, Croatia was the first to attack.Banic, as the Croatian star, did his part to take over the main offensive power, but he did not rely on his own skills to pass Zhu Fangyu who stepped forward to defend, but played a pick-and-roll cooperation with the teammates who were pulled out, and was tenacious under the defense of Yi Jianlian broke into the inside line.Suddenly he paused near the free throw line, as if he was about to pass the ball. After disturbing Yi Jianlian's attention, he directly hit a jumper and opened the scoring for Croatia.
Soon China retaliated, and their main attack point was still Yao Ming.Although Croatia's starting center, Stanko Balaci, is 2 meters tall and capable of both inside and outside, Yue is not Yao Ming's opponent. Yao's scoring on him is as easy as cutting melons and vegetables.This also forced Croatian head coach Lipissa to replace Balacci in less than 17 and a half minutes of the first quarter. It is out of the question.
Balaci was replaced by the 2-meter Nicevic. He was smarter than Balaci. He used his body to resist Yao Ming to prevent him from getting close to the basket, and at the same time, he tried to interfere with Yao Ming when he was shooting.Lipissa originally planned to let the 10-meter Prakasin play the fifth position, but his height is too far from Yao Ming, and he has to be taught to be a man every minute of offense and defense in the interior.
Even so, the Chinese team still failed to open up the score, and judging from the scene, they only relied on Yao Ming to gain an advantage in the interior.Driven by Banic, the tactics of the Croatian players were in full swing, making the Chinese men's basketball team exhausted.With a big wave of his hand, Jonas asked the players to attack with all their strength, and on the defensive end, they only needed to interfere as much as possible.
Looking at the starting lineup of the Chinese team, you can see what Yonas is planning. Chen Jianghua and Wang Shipeng are on the back line. The first shooter; although Yi Jianlian's scoring ability is slightly weaker, the meaning of his existence is to allow Yao Ming to devote himself to the offense with more confidence.
Since you can't prevent Croatia's attack, let's let go of your hands and feet and fight back with all your strength!
With Yao Ming pivoting near the elbow, the outside shooters of the Chinese team got a lot of opportunities, and Wang Shipeng and Zhu Fangyu also grasped some of them.And Chen Jianghua frequently used his speed advantage to cut to the baseline. After receiving the ball, he either made a layup and scored, or passed it back to Yao Ming to make a mid-range shot, or let Wang Shipeng and the others take a three-pointer from the bottom corner.
However, in this quarter, Banic seemed to be on the hook. Although he "only" scored 8 points, he sent 4 assists. His breakthrough layup at the last moment also helped Croatia end the first quarter. Leading 29-27 at the time.Jonas is quite satisfied with this point difference, but he still wants to regain the lead, which requires the Chinese men's basketball team to work harder in the second quarter.
(End of this chapter)