"We were fooled!" Coach Slelica said with a depressed look.
The atmosphere in the Lithuanian team's locker room was also very strange. Every member of the Lithuanian team had the same feeling as Coach Slelica, that is, "We were fooled."
Before the game, the Lithuanian team agreed that Zhang Guan was a pure breakthrough player. However, during the game, when the Lithuanian team was about to widen the score gap, Zhang Guan began to distribute the ball. Although this is only the most common breakthrough point shot, Zhang Guan's speed and Dayao's shooting stability have become a major killer. Zhang Guan's speed was fast enough that the Lithuanian team could not stop Zhang Guan's breakthrough, and Dayao's shooting was stable enough. With a height of 2.26 meters, it was too difficult to stop him from shooting.
It is not that the Lithuanian team has no one to help defend Dayao, but when the Lithuanian team's inside players try to block Zhang Guan's breakthrough, the only ones who can help defend Dayao are the Lithuanian team's defenders, at most small forwards who are over two meters tall. To defend Yao who has already got the ball, this is tantamount to a misplaced attack. The gap of twenty to thirty centimeters means that as soon as Yao raises his hand, regardless of whether he wants to shoot or not, the defensive player must jump up quickly. This kind of Defense is all about luck.
As a result, from the middle of the second quarter to the end of the first half, Dayao made 7 of 9 shots, which also included two three-pointers and a two-plus-one penalty. He could only shoot in the open or against a person of his height. The "little man" shot from the chest. In just seven or eight minutes, Dayao scored 21 points by himself. Coupled with the score in the first quarter, Dayao scored 26 points in the first half.
In the first half of the game, the Chinese team led the Lithuanian team by 2 points 45 to 43.
The Lithuanian team's misjudgment of Zhang Guan caused the Chinese team's offense to go smoothly in the first half. However, the Chinese team could not stop the Lithuanian team's offense. After all, the Lithuanian team is the top team in Europe. Under the leadership of European king Jaskovicius, Sisikauskas and Kreiza continued their outstanding performance. Kreiza is a member of the Denver Nuggets in the NBA. The player of the Jin team is indeed much better than the striker of the Chinese team, and he is strong enough and has excellent personal ability, which puts a lot of pressure on the Chinese team.
Generally speaking, the first half of the game was a back-and-forth between the two sides, but this kind of back-and-forth was obviously unacceptable to the Lithuanian team. The goal of the Lithuanian team is to enter the final. They even hope to defeat the American Dream Team in the final. However, the Lithuanian team is now 2 points behind the Chinese team at halftime. What can they do to defeat the Dream Team
"We were fooled by the Chinese team, but I don't feel angry, I'm even a little relieved. Do you know why?" Coach Slelica paused, and then said: "Because the opponent's head coach is You Nas is my teacher. Yunus is the person who knows us best. If he didn’t keep one or two trump cards, I would find it incredible.”
Slelica looked very calm, and his composure and coolness also gave the Lithuanian team members reassurance.
I saw coach Slelica continue to say: "Zhang Guan actually knows how to break through and distribute the ball, and the cooperation between him and Dayao is also very skilled. This is indeed beyond my expectation, so in the second half, we not only have to limit Zhang Guan's To break through, we must also restrict Dayao. We need more big men on the court, and more flexible big men."
Slelica said, looking at the two young people next to him who looked exactly the same, and said: "Darius, Ksistov, I need your energy in the second half of the game! I want you to bring your energy with you. into our defense.”
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The players of the US team have also arrived at Wukesong Stadium. They will play the Spanish men's basketball team in the next game.
"Hey, I just got the news that in the first half of the game, the Chinese team led the Lithuanian team by 2 points!" Howard said with a big mouth.
"Oh? The Chinese team actually led the Lithuanian team at halftime. It's incredible! I thought the Chinese team would lose the game without any resistance when facing Lithuania!" Wade said with a smile.
"It is said that Dayao broke out. He scored 26 points in the first half." Howard said, taking a deep breath, and then said a little childishly: "Dayao's condition is really hot. If we face the Chinese team in the finals, I might be blown away!"
"Hahaha, it doesn't matter, we still have Carlos!" Deron pointed to Boozer next to him, and then said: "When it comes to dealing with Dayao, Carlos is the most experienced!"
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Leading the Lithuanian team by 2 points at halftime, this was obviously something the audience did not expect, so the intermission time became a time for the audience to celebrate and carnival. The audience even spontaneously started a singing competition. This was Something that has definitely not happened in other games.
The morale of the players of the national team is also high. Originally, everyone did not have much confidence in winning, but the current score gives the players hope of victory. Originally, the players wanted to play as well as possible and not disappoint the home fans, but now they discovered that the Lithuanian team was not as strong as they thought, and it turned out that the Chinese team could win.
A change in mentality is important. Many times, some unknown players suddenly break out and become stars in one fell swoop, not because of a sudden improvement in their strength, but because of a change in their mentality. When a player has a strong heart, he will naturally become a star. A strong player, this happens often in other sports as well.
And now the national team players have just such a change, they have a heart to win.
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In the second half of the game, when Zhang Guandeng stepped onto the court, he discovered that the Lithuanian team had sent two players who looked exactly the same.
"These should be the Lavrinovich brothers!" Zhang Guan thought silently.
The Lithuanian team has a pair of twin brothers, the elder brother is Darius Lavrinovic and the younger brother is Kristof Lavrinovic. The two look exactly the same. The elder brother Darius is 2.12 meters tall and wears jersey No. 7. He is a center and can also play power forward. The younger brother Christoph is 2.09 meters tall and wears jersey No. 12. He is a power forward and can also play center.
On the basketball court, twin brothers playing at the same time can easily confuse opponents. Each player has different technical characteristics, as well as different strengths and weaknesses. It is impossible for everyone to be as comprehensive as James or Kobe. Therefore, in the offense and defense of professional basketball, targeting the opponent's weaknesses is a must. If someone admits their mistake, whether they are attacking or defending, they will fall into a relatively passive situation if they cannot be targeted.
Basketball is different from football. The football field is large enough, and the player's identity can be confirmed by his position. In football, it is impossible for a forward to run to the defender's position, but misplaced defense is very common in basketball, so the player's identity can be confirmed by his appearance. main way.
The appearance of two identical players on the court can be regarded as a tactic to confuse the opponent. And if a pair of twin brothers can complement each other technically, it will be even more difficult, such as the Lopez brothers in the NBA. One is good at offense and the other is good at defense, so they are very famous in college. Their statistics are even better than some of the top ten rookies, and they were even considered to be the top three candidates in the draft. However, once the two are separated, their statistics are not as good as in college. So bright.
However, the Lithuanian twin brother Lavrinovic's technical style seems to be carved from the same mold. Both of them can shoot three-pointers, and both of them are quite accurate in their mid-range and long-range shots. Although their defensive strength is average, they both have good movement speed and jumping ability. Although this brother is not a dominant insider in Europe, he is also a very good traditional center.
The Lithuanian team played twin brothers just to score against Zhang Guan's breakthrough. Although the twin brothers' confrontation ability is not as good as Jaftokas', their mobility is stronger. In the European zone defense system, mobility is It is more important than physical confrontation.
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Zhang Guan glanced at Dayao secretly and saw that Dayao was already standing at his best shooting point. Next, Zhang Guan began to break through.
As expected, Lithuania once again resorted to zone defense, and Zhang Guan once again passed the ball to Dayao.
At this moment, the twin brother suddenly moved. He was very fast, at least by the standards of a center, he was very fast. The ball was passed to Dayao. Just as Dayao was about to raise his hand to shoot, his twin brother had already reached Dayao. Dayao's shot was interfered with, but instead of passing the ball, he simply chose to play in a post-up.
In the end, the goal was scored, but it was scored by Dayao's personal ability. Lavrinovic's physical confrontation ability is insufficient, and he is a traditional center. In one-on-one situations, he is certainly not Dayao's opponent.
However, this result is something the Chinese team does not want to see. This is equivalent to returning to the original point. The ball is passed to Dayao, and then he is allowed to play inside alone. This style of play is fine against ordinary teams, but it is definitely not a long-term solution against a team like Lithuania. Using this style of play, when Dayao's physical strength declines, that is when China's offense is blocked. .
Coach Yunus looked at Slelica on the coaching bench next to him and nodded slightly. He was very satisfied with his disciple's response.
"Slerika still has more cards than me! But my cards haven't been played yet, and the outcome is still unknown." Coach Yunus thought of this, looked back at the general situation on the bench, and said Said: "Go and warm up your lower body, it's your turn to play! We want our opponents to know that there is more than one big Yao in the Chinese team!"
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"The Chinese team requests a substitution!" Following the DJ's voice, he walked onto the court, and the person he replaced was not Arab League, but small forward Zhu Fangyu.
"Oh..." The fans at the scene let out a burst of exclamation. They did not expect Yunus to make such a substitution. Three inside pillars came on the field at the same time. This has never been seen in previous games.
This lineup is definitely not fast. The key is the lack of flexibility. With three big centers on the court at the same time, it would be strange if it was very flexible!
"What is Yunus doing? Play three big men at the same time. How can the small amount of space in the paint accommodate six big men from both sides?"
"This lineup requires speed without speed, flexibility without flexibility. This is equivalent to standing there with three big wooden stakes. What's the use?"
"The three tallest people are on the court. Are we going to rebound the ball? Or are we going to fight for the offensive rebounds?"
"I don't understand, I don't understand why Yunus changed people like this!"
The commentator was confused, the fans were confused, and even the Lithuanian team's head coach Slelika was confused. In anyone's opinion, two big men are enough, and a third is completely redundant.
However, everyone on the bench of the Chinese team looked at the court expectantly.
With this lineup, the Chinese team has completely given up on flexibility. What they want is the stance shooting of the three inside players. These three people all have good shooting abilities. It may not be so easy to score if someone is marking them, but if When shooting from an open position, the hit rate is never low.
Some people may think that UAE's shooting is not very accurate, but in 2008, shooting was still the main offensive method of UAE. Last season, he also had a 42% field goal percentage with the Milwaukee Bucks, and he can still shoot open shots. trust.
After the substitution, the game restarted. In defense, the Chinese team was quickly disrupted by the Lithuanian team's consecutive breakthroughs and points. Kleiza easily scored with a small throw.
"There is indeed a problem with this lineup. The defense is not flexible enough, and the Lithuanian team can score easily. I hope the three insiders can surprise us in the offense. As long as we are scoring, we are not afraid of the Lithuanian team scoring." Commentator A very disappointed tone.
On the bench, Yunus still had a calm expression.
When he joined this lineup, he basically gave up defense, because Yunus knew that with the Lithuanian team's teamwork and player strength, the Chinese team could not guard the Lithuanian team no matter which lineup it used. This has nothing to do with tactical deployment. , it is completely a gap in strength. So Yunus simply bet that the Lithuanian team could not make a shot, and then grabbed the rebound.
Preventing the Lithuanian team from scoring is something that the Chinese team cannot do. Yunus's idea is that if you score, I will also score. We will play the whole game and try our luck. Maybe you are unlucky and miss a shot in the end, and I will win. . It's like many weak teams in a football match. If I don't score, you won't be able to score either. Let's compete for penalty kicks after overtime. Of course, it is impossible for basketball to go the whole game without scoring like football, so giving up defense and trying to score has become a way for the weak to gamble on their luck.
Then it was the Chinese team's turn to launch an attack. This was also the time to test the offensive capabilities of this lineup.
Zhang Guan held the ball and advanced past half-time, but the position of the Chinese team on the court made coach Slelica frown.
"The Chinese team has three big men, but they are all standing on the outside? What does this mean?" Slelica was a little confused, but the next moment when Zhang Guan chose to break through the pick-and-roll, he immediately guessed Yuna Si's intention.
"No!" Slelica immediately shouted to the players on the field: "Keep an eye on No. 14!"
However, it was too late. Zhang Guan made a breakthrough with a flick of his wrist and the ball was already in front of him. At this time, the twin brother who was responsible for general defense had been attracted to defend Zhang Guan.
On the other side, the Lithuanian team's Kleiza immediately ran over to cover up the ball. However, facing a shooter who was ten centimeters taller than himself, if he had been marking him directly in front of him, there was still hope of being able to defend him, but the cover up had almost no effect.
This opportunity was generally not wasted, and he shot a three-pointer and hit the frame.
Coach Slelica's face suddenly turned pale. This was a three-pointer, which was more deadly than Dayao's two-pointer.
Jaskevicius looked at Yao, and then at the outline of the goal he just scored, with a trace of worry on his face.
"Both big men can shoot. This way, Zhang Guan's breakthrough ball will have another connecting point, which is a bit bad."
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