In the second half of the game, the US team made personnel adjustments. Prince was sent on the court. Kidd was also on the court with him. Krzyzewski obviously hoped that Kidd could pass a few passes to Prince. A good shot, allowing him to achieve his goal of scoring.
The Chinese team also replaced Zhang Guan, and his opponent was the captain of the US team Kidd.
In the first attack of the second half, Zhang Guan directly held the ball across half court. As soon as Kidd came up to him, Zhang Guan accelerated sharply. Taking advantage of Kidd's unsteady footing, he rushed directly into the basket of the US team and made a layup. Score.
"Zhang Guan is so fast!" Bosh, who was resting on the bench, looked at Paul next to him and asked, "Who do you think is faster, you or Zhang Guan?"
"But the speed of this ball is indeed very fast, but it can't be called extreme speed. I can also achieve this speed." Paul thought about it carefully and then said: "But if we strive for extreme speed, That’s not necessarily the case, maybe Zhang Guan is faster, maybe I’m faster, who knows without having competed!”
"But maybe no one in the NBA can achieve Zhang Guan's starting speed." Wade interjected from the side.
"Starting speed? Not even you?" Bosh asked his friend.
Wade shook his head, and Bosh asked: "What if it was two years ago?"
Wade won the NBA championship two years ago. At that time, he had not suffered any major injuries, so his explosive power was much stronger than it is now. However, Wade thought carefully and shook his head again.
"Oh? Zhang Guanyu is so powerful! Are you even ashamed of yourself?" Bosh asked in surprise.
"That's just in terms of starting speed." Wade immediately explained: "Don't forget that he is a track and field sprinter, and he is the fastest one in the world. The sprinter's starting reaction time is the shortest, so In terms of startup, it’s normal that I can’t compare.”
"I always feel that Jason (Kidd) is a little hung up on Zhang Guan! If he were ten years younger, no, even five years younger, I wouldn't worry about him, but he is now..." Paul said worriedly.
Kidd can be said to be the most comprehensive point guard in the NBA, which of course includes his defense. From 1999 to 2007, Kidd was either on the NBA All-Defensive First Team or the All-Defensive Second Team, and never failed once. His defense was once called a "nightmare" by James in his rookie season. In terms of defensive ability alone, Kidd at his peak must have completely destroyed his juniors. If Kidd is the strongest defensive player among the top point guards, perhaps not many people will question it.
It's just that Kidd is now thirty-five years old, and his body is not as strong as when he was young. The key is that he can't keep up with his footsteps. For an outside defensive player, he has lost his speed and can't keep up with his footsteps. As long as he is not facing You can still deal with fast opponents, but when you face a very fast opponent, there is often nothing you can do. So now Kidd frequently becomes Paul's "cash machine", and in the future, he will also become a cash machine for Rose, Westbrook and others.
And the fastest person in the world is Zhang Guan. With Kidd's current speed, it is completely impossible for Zhang Guan. Even though Kidd has extremely rich defensive experience, even though Kidd's defensive methods are very smart, but in the In front of the absolute speed, he still looked so pale and weak.
Normally, if the opposing player is beaten, someone inside will definitely cover up the defense, but today's US team really doesn't defend, so Zhang Guan only needs to pass Kidd to get to the basket and complete the score. .
A breakthrough was worth two points. The American team obviously didn't care about this. They were still determined to give Prince the ball and let him complete the score.
Pass, pass, pass, the ball went around in a circle and was in Kidd's hands again. Kidd looked at James on one side, but his arm was swinging in the other direction. A one-handed throw passed, The ball went to Prince in the opposite direction.
This is a pass without looking at anyone, and the pass is very sudden, and the direction of the pass is very hidden. No one would have thought that Kidd's ball was passed to Prince.
"A beautiful pass!" Kidd thought to himself, but at the same time he found that Zhang Guan, who was supposed to be marking him, disappeared in front of him.
"Where's Zhang Guan?" Kidd was slightly stunned, but heard deafening cheers erupted from the scene.
Zhang Guan judged the direction of Kidd's pass. He quickly moved to Prince's side and snatched the ball away the moment Prince received the ball.
"What? Got intercepted? How did he know that I was going to pass to Prince!" Kidd was shocked. This time, he passed the ball very covertly. He didn't even look at Prince who was receiving the ball. , but used a "blind pass". It should be said that Zhang Guan's attention should be attracted to the other side by him, but Zhang Guan saw through his passing intention.
"Why? Is he just blind? Or does he really have such a good consciousness?" Kidd was thinking in his mind.
Of course Zhang Guan did not have such a good sense, and he was not blind, but the "God's perspective" helped him.
This time, although Kidd did not look at Prince, Prince was in an excellent position to attack. After Prince reached for the ball, Kidd immediately waved his arm to pass the ball, so Zhang Guan also It was immediately judged that the target of Kidd's pass was Prince.
In one-on-one defense, players' attention is often focused on the opposing player. As for the positions of other opponents, they are often left to their teammates to mark. Whoever misses the ball will be blamed. But Zhang Guan has a God's perspective. He can observe the position and movements of every athlete on the court.
The ball came into Zhang Guan's hands, and then there was another one-stop breakthrough. The American team took a few symbolic steps to the backcourt and returned to defense. Then the five people watched helplessly as Zhang Guan scored the ball.
Next, the American team continued its mission, which was to help Prince score.
However, this process is not very smooth. Kidd is completely at a disadvantage in the matchup with Zhang Guan. This is not only reflected in the fact that Zhang Guan will easily get past him defensively, but he will also be stared at by Zhang Guan offensively. Very tight and lost a lot of passing opportunities.
Moreover, what Prince is best at is defense rather than offense. If it were James, he could score in various ways when the ball was passed to him, but Prince did not have so many offensive methods. He can break through and shoot, but he does not have a high shooting percentage when being marked; he has solid low-post offensive skills and is naturally long in arms, but with a height of 2.06 meters, he can hardly attack in the low post of the Chinese team. No chance of success. So sometimes, when the ball is passed to Prince, he may not be able to convert it into a score.
When there were three minutes left in the third quarter, Prince shook the defender after receiving the ball, and then took advantage of a time difference to score a layup, scoring his first two points in the Olympic finals.
"Phew!" The players of the US team gave him applause and also let out a sigh of relief. Prince finally scored, and all the players on the U.S. team finally scored.
"Finally, we can play the game well." James let out a sigh of relief. Then he looked at the score, but his eyes widened in surprise.
"What is going on? Did I read that correctly? The United States is the one lagging behind? We are lagging behind!"
"What's going on? Why are we falling behind while fighting? What happened just now?"
On the big screen in the stadium, the score of the two sides at this time was clearly displayed. 60 to 65, the American team was actually 5 points behind!
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