Zhang Guan himself did not expect that this breakthrough would have such a good effect, directly causing the opponent's main center to get injured and end the game.
Although Balaqi is not a first-rate center, he is still 2.17 meters tall. Although he was completely suppressed by Dayao, when he was on the court, he could play some restrictive role. Now Balaqi is due to Due to the injury position, the Croatian team no longer even has this limiting effect on the inside.
The more critical point is that the players in every position of the Croatian team are not very fast, which means that the Croatian team is not good at playing fast break. If it is other teams, without a center, they can still play small. This lineup can score by relying on fast breaks, but the Croatian team does not have this ability.
Planinic looked even more annoyed. He knew that it was precisely because he was defeated so easily that Balaci came up to defend, and it also caused Balaci's injury.
Fortunately, the Croatian team is rich in tall insiders. They also have veterans Nicevic and Krismir Loncha. Both of them are also 2.10 meters tall, and they are also traditional European centers. But they have The same shortcomings are that he is not fast and his athletic ability is average.
As the game continued, Planinic obviously hoped to make up for his mistakes on the offensive end, and his touch was indeed very good. Even in the face of Zhang Guan's defense, he still made the ball. But in the subsequent offensive and defensive transition, Planinic still could not stop Zhang Guan's breakthrough, and Zhang Guan was always able to score easily from Planinic.
But even the most accurate shooter cannot hit every ball. Even in the international arena, the shooting percentage of top shooters cannot reach 50%, not to mention that Planinic still faces Zhang. Crown defense. It is impossible for Planinic to always maintain the feeling he had when shooting three-pointers from a long distance just now. As time goes by, physical exertion and defensive intensity increase, Planinic's shooting percentage also begins to decline. .
But Zhang Guan's breakthrough is still sharp. When he is lucky, it will be two points or even two plus one. When he is unlucky, even if the breakthrough cannot directly score, it can still cause damage to the Croatian team's inside line. The Chinese team After all, it is the host country, so it is easy to get the home whistle. Some balls that can be whistled or not will often give the Chinese team more favorable penalties. In fact, this kind of penalty does not need to be too many. Two or three times in a game is enough to make the Croatian team uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Zhang Guan's free throws were not very accurate, almost hitting one of two free throws, so the point difference between the two teams still maintained about ten points, and it did not narrow or widen.
But one thing is certain, that is, the Croatian team has nothing to do about Zhang Guan's breakthrough.
The Croatian team's defense is actually not weak. After all, this is a tall team. Especially in positional battles, the supplementary defense and assisting defense between the teams can make up for the lack of player speed, forming a very complete and A relatively efficient defensive system.
It's a pity that they are facing Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan has the fastest speed in the world. Zhang Guan's speed has exceeded the limit of the Croatian team's players' defense and assisting defense. That is to say, even if other players of the Croatian team come up, The forward defense will always be half a beat late.
Planinic's slow speed was also infinitely magnified in front of Zhang Guan. When he was playing in the NBA, Planinic couldn't deal with fast point guards, but now he is facing the fastest point guard in the world. The quick start made Planinic a defensive vulnerability on the field.
The Croatian team had to make tactical adjustments and used another defender Kusi to defend Zhang Guan. Kusi is faster than Planinic, but he is shorter and lighter than Planinic, so his confrontation ability is definitely insufficient.
Kusi's defensive effect against Zhang Guan is not as good as Planinic. Although Planinic does not have speed, he has a body and can engage in physical confrontation with Zhang Guan. Although Kusi's speed was faster than Planinic's, he still couldn't keep up with Zhang Guan's speed. At the same time, he lost the physical confrontation, which made it easier for Zhang Guan to break through.
Zhang Guan broke through three times in a row, scored twice, and got a free throw opportunity once. After paying the price of 5-0, the Croatian team had to request a timeout. Then coach Repesa replaced the starting point guard Wu Kitchen.
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The game continued, with the Croatian team's coach Repesa looking solemn. Although the score between the two sides was no longer widened, the game was developing in a direction that Repesa did not want to see.
"Zhang Guan's breakthrough is definitely the best in the world. Even in the NBA, few players can have such a sharp breakthrough. I never expected that such a powerful breakthrough ability would appear in an Asian player. He He's a genius!" Coach Repesa shook his head helplessly.
In basketball, the most formidable opponents are undoubtedly talented players. Some people say that success is 99% hard work and 1% talent. However, in sports, the most indispensable thing is hard work. Any athlete who can become a professional athlete must work very hard. people.
But in competitive sports, hard work may not bring enough rewards, and those athletes with extremely high scores are often people with excellent talents. They are all geniuses.
Now Coach Repesa has realized that his team has encountered a real sports genius, which makes Coach Perez feel deeply uneasy. Zhang Guan's outstanding performance makes Coach Repesa completely unable to find him. To the turnaround point.
"I originally planned to recover the score gap after Dayao came off the field, but now the score has not narrowed, but has become bigger and bigger! What should I do if Dayao returns to the court later?"
Coach Repesa's worries soon became a reality. After Dayao sat on the bench for more than five minutes, he was finally sent on by coach Yunus.
Balac retired due to injury. At this time, the Croatian team's center on the field was veteran Niicevic. Niicevic is 2.10 meters tall, and he is 16 centimeters shorter than Yao. In a confrontation between traditional centers, if there is not much difference in skills between the two sides, the 16-centimeter height difference means an absolute advantage on both offense and defense, and Dayao's skills are far better than that of Niicevich. The result is Yao easily crushed Nicevic.
In three consecutive attacks, Dayao scored easily and caused a foul by Nicevic. Coach Repesa had to call a timeout again. After the timeout came back, the Croatian team changed their defensive strategy and began to target Dayao. The use of forward defense prevented Dayao from receiving the ball comfortably.
However, the Croatian team discovered another problem. After adopting a forward defense against Dayao, it would lead to a void in the inside defense. Zhang Guan only needs to get past the outside defenders to get into the basket and score easily.
In the Croatian team, their main forwards Banic and Thomas also scored one after another, but the Croatian team was unable to prevent the Chinese team from scoring. This is the current problem of the Croatian team. Now the Chinese team has a 15-point lead. You get two points and I get two points, and eventually the game time is consumed to the end. This is obviously what the Chinese team wants to see most.
"When did the Chinese team become so strong!" Coach Repesa looked at the score and seemed a little overwhelmed. In his impression, the Chinese team could only be regarded as the second-rate team in the world. If it weren't for his physical strength, In Asia, they may not even be qualified to participate in world-class competitions.
The final referee's whistle sounded and the first half of the game ended. The score at this time was 45 to 28. The Chinese team led the Croatian team by 17 points at halftime.
This is the third chapter from yesterday. I was so sleepy last night that I couldn’t open my eyes. I couldn’t keep up. I’m going to make up for it now.
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