"45 to 28, we led the Croatian team by 17 points in the first half. Before the game, everyone thought it would be a close match. No one expected this result. Director Zhang, please give us an analysis. What is the reason that allowed us to lead the Croatian team by 17 points in the first half?" the commentator asked with a smile on his face.
Coach Zhang on the opposite side cleared his throat and said: "The reason why we were able to lead the Croatian team by 17 points in the first half was because our offense was very smooth, especially Dayao's very good performance. Speaking of which, I want to mention that the opponent's starting center Balaci left the game due to injury, which also gave Dayao more space. In addition, Zhang Guan's breakthroughs also continued to cause damage to the Croatian team's inside line. , disrupting the overall defensive deployment of the Croatian team, which also made our offense have a high success rate."
"Secondly, the Croatian team's offense was not going smoothly. Especially the 12-1 score, which was really hurtful to the Croatian team. The Croatian team only scored 11 points in the first quarter, which was a very low score. In the second quarter, after their center Balac left the field, they also entered a short scoring drought. It can be said that the Croatian team did not use their offensive routine at all."
"The other thing I want to say is that in terms of playing style, we are more restrained against Croatia. Our national team is more afraid of teams that have a flexible playing style and are good at quick transitions between offense and defense. However, the Croatian team is A team with a traditional style of play is not very good at fast breaks. What they are good at is positional warfare. And when it comes to positional warfare, we are not afraid of any team."
The two commentators were talking happily there, but in the Croatian team's locker room, there was a sad look.
Balaqi's injury was more serious than everyone thought. At this time, his injured ankle was swollen, and further examinations were needed to determine the extent of the injury. But one thing is certain, Balaqi was injured in the second half. Unable to play.
Coach Repesa had a premonition that he might lose the game, but he did not sit still. He used the halftime period to make decisive tactical adjustments. He moved the veteran Purkasin to the center position, Banic to the power forward, and the other three were Thomas, Planinic and Vukic.
This is a small lineup, consisting of three forwards and two point guards. The tallest Pulkasin is only 2.08 meters, and the remaining four are all under 2.05 meters. Obviously Repesa gave up the inside and strengthened the Instead of forward attack, the purpose of arranging double point guards to play is to make the basketball operate better and create more offensive opportunities.
Of course, it would be great if this small lineup could make quick transitions between offense and defense.
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"About a three-pointer... it didn't go in. The Croatian team got the rebound and a quick counterattack came!" The commentator exclaimed, and the ball had been passed to Vukic. Vukic took the ball and rushed towards the Chinese team's half. In the past, several other players from the Croatian team also quickly started running.
"Return to defense!" Dayao shouted, but Zhang Guan had quickly caught up with Vukic.
However, Zhang Guan's speed was not fast. He always maintained a certain distance from Vukic, while Vukic held the ball all the way to the Chinese team's basket, preparing for a layup. At this moment, Zhang Guan suddenly accelerated and caught up behind Vukic.
"Be careful behind you!" Planinic warned, but at this time, Vukic had already taken off.
Zhang Guan also jumped with Vukic, but he jumped much higher than Vukic. Then he waved a big hat and shot the ball directly out of bounds.
"What a hat! Beautifully done!" The scene suddenly burst into endless cheers.
Vukic looked angry. He thought this would be a beautiful counterattack, but he didn't expect Zhang Guan to appear at the last moment and then lose his hat.
On the bench of the national team, Chen Jianghua, who was resting, applauded Zhang Guan and said: "Zhang Guan's goal is also quite bad. He could catch up with Vukic early tomorrow, but he has to follow Vukic. Later, when Vukic was about to make a layup, he accelerated over and gave him a big block. This was just to tease Vukic!"
Coach Guo next to him shook his head: "I think Zhang Guan made the best choice. In the situation just now, when Vukic started a fast break, Planinic also followed, and on our side Only Zhang Guan quickly returned to defense, which was actually a two-on-one frontcourt. If Zhang Guan had caught up with Vukic from the beginning, Vukic might have passed the ball to Planinic. Planinic completed the attack. Zhang Guan deliberately hung behind Vukic, which was forcing Vukic to attack the basket himself, so that he could have the opportunity to block the shot. Zhang Guan is also brave for a skilled person. He believed he could block Vukic's layup at the last moment. You should learn more later on, don't always rush into the crowd with the ball, and use your brain more."
Chen Jianghua nodded as if he suddenly understood: "Let me just say, with Zhang Guan's speed, he could have caught up with Vujic a long time ago. It turned out to be like this. I really didn't expect that Zhang Guan would think like this in such a short period of time." many."
On the other side of the Croatian team's bench, coach Repesa frowned again.
"Zhang Guan should have been able to catch up with Vukic just now. Did he deliberately let Vukic go to the basket? If that is really the case, it would be really terrible! He got the ball from Vukic and started Fast break, that is, lightning time, can Zhang Guan make such an accurate judgment in such a short period of time? Moreover, the distance of running and the rhythm of the final take-off and block are just right. This is impossible! Unless They are veterans who have played professional basketball for more than ten years, otherwise how could they make such a judgment in such a short period of time! This must be a coincidence!"
At this time, there was still a trace of luck in Repesa's heart. However, a few minutes later, Zhang Guan once again chased and blocked the shot while returning to defense, making the luck in Repesa's heart disappear without a trace.
At this time, the game has reached the end of the third quarter. The score between the two sides is that the Chinese team leads 63 to 48. The difference between the two sides has become 15 points. The Croatian team still failed to stop the Chinese team from scoring. In the end, the Chinese team successfully carried this 15-point lead into the fourth quarter.
At this point in the game, the mentality of both sides has changed significantly. The end of the game is getting closer and closer. The Croatian team must be playing more and more anxiously, while the Chinese team playing at home, with the cheers of all the fans, The more you fight, the braver you become.
However, in the middle of the fourth quarter, the Chinese team's rhythm slowed down significantly. This was mainly due to lack of physical strength. The Croatian team also took advantage of this time to start chasing points. They had three minutes left before the end of the game. At that time, the score was close to within 10 points.
At this time, Dayao, as the core of the team, stood up decisively and used his back-up technique to score four points in a row, maintaining the score gap between the two sides at about 10 points. At the same time, the Chinese team consumed more than a minute through these two rounds of competition.
With one and a half minutes left in the game, the Croatian team was still 9 points behind. The Chinese team obviously began to control the rhythm and put on a posture of running out the time even if they did not score.
In fact, by this time, the players of the Croatian team also understood that it was impossible to recover the 9-point gap in such a short period of time, and the current Croatian team was also making a symbolic resistance.
Finally, the whistle sounded at the end of the game, and the score was fixed at 81 to 73. The Chinese team defeated the Croatian team and successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.
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