Although the Greek team fell behind 6-0 at the start, Greek team coach Yannakis obviously had no intention of calling a timeout. Although the two sides have already played in the third round, since Zhang Guan attacks alone every time, the speed is very fast, so the game has only started one minute now. If the game is stopped by the opponent just one minute into the game, it will obviously have a great impact on the morale of the Greek team.
So Yannakis chose to believe in his players. Papalukas is the most powerful organizer in Europe, so Yannakis believed that Papalukas could find a way to deal with it.
And Papalukas is indeed thinking about countermeasures.
"The first six points of the Chinese team were all scored by Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan is completely different from the Chinese players I met before. He is fast enough and his physical fitness is even better than the European players. We are all very interested in the young players. I watched Zhang Guan, so I was caught off guard by Zhang Guan at the beginning of the game. The reason is that we don’t understand Zhang Guan. Maybe I shouldn’t treat Zhang Guan as an Asian player, but as an Asian player. A black player in America." Papalukas thought silently.
"If Zhang Guan is regarded as that kind of strong black player, what should I do? I can't compete physically. If I compete physically, I will definitely lose. I should compete with him on skills, awareness, intelligence, and experience! My My skills are world-class. I am the strongest point guard in Europe. My consciousness and football intelligence are also world-class. Moreover, I have played games for so many years and have extremely rich game experience. These are my strengths, so I have to make the most of my strengths and avoid my weaknesses!" Papalukas nodded silently thinking of this, already having a plan in mind.
I saw Papalukas getting ready to advance after receiving the ball, but as soon as Papalukas took one dribble step, he was stuck by Zhang Guan.
Papalukas was stunned. Full-court man-to-man targeting of the point guard was a method used by other teams to deal with the Chinese team in the past, but he did not expect that the Chinese team would use it on him today.
"You underestimate me!" Papalukas snorted coldly, and changed direction with his hips, trying to break through Zhang Guan, but to his surprise, Zhang Guan only took half a step back, and then Blocking Papalukas' path forward, Zhang Guan also extended his right hand as if to intercept.
Papalukas was shocked. He failed to break through and lost the initiative. As a result, he was almost fired by Zhang Guan, so he immediately took a step back. Not only did the half step he took forward be sent back, but also Backwards again.
In the next few seconds, it became a battle between Papalukas and Zhang Guanzhi. Zhang Guan clung to Papalukas like a piece of chewing gum, making it impossible for Papalukas to push forward comfortably. .
Fortunately, Spanoulis ran over to take over and pushed the ball into the backcourt of the Chinese team, and the Greek team began to organize this wave of offense again.
Zhang Guan still followed Papalukas closely, and the tight defense even made Papalukas a little breathless.
The ball was passed to Spanoulis, who chose to break through, but with Dayao's protection under the basket, Spanoulis was unable to lay up and could only score the ball to Fordsis. Although Fordsis is a power forward, his steps are very flexible. He also chose to break through, but he was too thin and suffered a loss in the physical confrontation with the Arab League. Fordsis had to score the ball again.
When the ball came to Vasropoulos, he chose to break through and score the ball. When the ball came to Spanoulis again, the 24 seconds of attack time were running out.
Spanoulis's three-pointer was too poor, so he still chose to break through and score. At this moment, Papalukas suddenly changed direction and ran back.
The moment Papalukas changed direction, Zhang Guan realized that the ball might be passed to Papalukas, but Zhang Guan also played a trick and did not block Spanoulis' pass. The ball was off the line, but deliberately gave Papalukas a space.
Just then, Spanoulis passed the ball.
At this moment, Zhang Guan moved.
Zhang Guan suddenly exerted his strength, stepped forward, reached out and grabbed the ball directly in his hand.
"It's been stolen!" Papalukas' heart tightened. The reason why the ball was intercepted was obviously because Zhang Guan saw through the Greek team's tactical intention in advance. He knew that his movement was to compete with Spann. Norris's cooperation, so he was prepared in advance.
"Zhang Guan actually saw through our tactical intentions!" Papalukas suddenly felt something bad in his heart. The point guard is the organizer of a team, and in a duel between point guards, the most worrying thing is to be The opponent guesses his intentions. Once the tactics are exposed, the team's offense will be extremely passive.
Then, Papalukas remembered Zhang Guan's amazing speed.
"Get back on defense!" Papalukas shouted, but they were still a step too late, Zhang Guan had already started.
The situation turned into Zhang Guan dribbling the ball and rushing towards the basket quickly. Several other Greek players were chasing after Zhang Guan, while the other four players from the Chinese team were watching from the backcourt.
"Don't foul!" Papalukas reminded. It was this reminder that made Spanoulis' defensive actions much smaller. He did not interfere with Zhang Guan, allowing Zhang Guan to score a layup.
The score became 8-0.
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Inside the stadium, two European spectators were talking.
"What's going on? The Chinese team led the Greek team 6-0 at the beginning. And with only Zhang Guan on the Chinese team, they defeated the Greek team. Is this still the Greek team we are familiar with?"
"Speaking of it, Zhang Guan's speed is really fast. With this quick counterattack, he ran from the backcourt to the frontcourt in a few seconds."
"Yeah, who would have thought that the Chinese team would counterattack quickly!"
"I also think it's a bit ridiculous. A team with Yao Yao can actually counterattack quickly? If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it."
In these several attacks, the Greek team's defense was half a beat slower each time. This is not because the Greek team cannot defend quick counterattacks, but because the Greek team simply does not have the awareness to defend quick counterattacks.
With Dayao on the court, the Chinese team couldn't have a fast break, let alone a quick counterattack. Dayao is the most stable scoring point for the Chinese team. For the Chinese team, it is most cost-effective to play positional offense honestly. Therefore, when any team faces the Chinese team, it does not need to consider defending the Chinese team's quick counterattack.
The Greek team also fell into this kind of thinking. They also believed that it was impossible for the Chinese team to launch a quick counterattack, and the players were not prepared for this. Therefore, when facing Zhang Guan's quick counterattack, the Greek team was still in a relaxed stage mentally. , the speed of retreating will naturally be half a beat slower.
After conceding four goals in a row, the Greek team players finally realized that the Chinese team can also counterattack quickly!
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