For the U.S. team, falling behind by one point is unbearable, let alone falling behind by five points.
Many players on the U.S. team looked confused. At the end of the third quarter, the U.S. team fell behind. This was something no one could have imagined.
Krzyzewski did not blame his players. He knew that this was the price paid for helping Prince score. Using Prince as the main offensive point meant that the shooting rate would be lower, but what he did not expect was the cost. The price seemed a bit high. The opponent seized this opportunity and overtook the score.
But Krzyzewski is actually not worried. He has a handful of good cards in his hand, just like fighting a landlord. The cards are so good that he can split the "bomb" into "pairs" and still win. Card.
Krzyzewski looked at Kidd again and shook his head helplessly. Kidd is still a very good athlete, but he is really too young. Although Kidd works hard on defense on the court, he cannot stop Zhang Guan's breakthrough. The current Kidd is obviously the American The team's biggest hole on the field.
"This is not Kidd's problem, but Zhang Guan is very strong. The physical fitness of track and field athletes is really nothing to say! Zhang Guan's breakthrough is top-notch even in the NBA." Krzyzewski sighed. tone, and then began to arrange replacements.
The American team replaced Kidd and replaced Paul. With Paul's speed, at least he won't suffer a loss against Zhang Guan. At the same time, there are James, Kobe, Anthony and Boozer on the court. This lineup has strong offensive firepower. The US team obviously wants to catch up with the score quickly.
As the leader of the team, Kobe also took on the important task of scoring at critical moments. In the first offense, he scored three points for the US team with a textbook jump shot. But after returning, the US team's defense was still at the previous stage. Zhang Guan broke through and passed the ball to Dayao, who successfully scored two points.
Immediately afterwards, James and Anthony also fired with full firepower and scored one after another. The Chinese team was not to be outdone. Yao scored two goals in a row. The two sides still had a 4-point difference.
Krzyzewski, who was watching the game from the sidelines, frowned. Although the U.S. team's offense had improved a lot, its defense was still the same as in the first half. He was still not very defensive. He suddenly became angry and called a timeout. , severely reprimanded the players.
"What are you doing? Are you really playing a game? Where is your defense? Do you want me to personally teach you how to defend? Do you think you can defend your opponent's offense just with your eyes? ? If that's the case, I might as well go to Hollywood and hire some actors, their eyes are much prettier than yours!"
Krzyzewski's roar made the players lower their heads one after another. They also knew that in the game just now, everyone's minds were not on defense, or they were not defending at all. If this is the norm in the NBA It can be said that he made a major mistake during the game, let alone in the finals of the Olympic Games.
The timeout ended and the game restarted. The U.S. team's defensive intensity significantly increased by several levels. For these NBA superstars, as long as they are willing to defend, the defensive pressure they bring is not something the Chinese team can handle.
Krzyzewski's brows gradually relaxed, and he was relatively satisfied with the players' performance. This is the top players in the NBA. As a coach, you only need to tell them what to do next, you don't even need to tell them how to do it, because they all know how to achieve their goals.
It became very difficult for the Chinese team to score. Even Yao missed two consecutive shots. The American team took advantage of this opportunity and hit a 6-0 spurt.
The game finally ended in the third quarter, and the score became 74 to 71. The American team not only caught up with the 5-point difference, but also went ahead by 3 points.
Under this situation, at the beginning of the game, the Chinese team once again used a lineup with Zhang Guan and three turrets. Although it could reverse the distance, when it first used this tactic, the effect was indeed good. The American team was a little confused, but the two After three rounds, the American team finally found a way to escape.
The main reason for the three turrets is their height. Ordinary players can't cover them, so they can shoot as they please. But the American team is different. They have the strongest physical fitness. Both James and Anthony can play from position 1 to position 5, and it is not a problem to defend players who are 10 centimeters taller than them. In the eyes of those European forward players, 10 to 15 centimeters is a considerable gap, but in the eyes of the American team, this gap can be made up with a strong body.
James or Anthony, they can guard against Yao and the Arab League who are 10 centimeters taller than them, and even after the two sides change positions, they can still guard against it. Howard locked Yao tightly, and Zhang Guan's ball is not counted. There is no point in passing it out. The Lithuanian team is helpless with the same tactic, but the American team can easily break it.
Coach Yunus had to call a timeout. At this time, his face was full of unwillingness, but more importantly, it was bitterness. Facing the powerful American team, what he could do was really limited. In the face of absolute strength, tactical arrangements are useless. All he can do is constantly encourage the players.
The same is true for the players of the Chinese team. No one wants to lose, but when the American team gets serious, the Chinese team really can't find a way to win.
Looking at his teammates around him, Zhang Guan knew that he could no longer hide his clumsiness and had to show off his weapons.
"Can you still run?" Zhang Guan suddenly asked.
"Of course! Although it's tiring to play against the American team, we can still run!" Zuo was the first to speak, and the others nodded.
"Then do you believe me?" Zhang Guan then asked.
The teammates looked at Zhang Guan in surprise, wondering why Zhang Guan would ask this.
"Believe me, just start running. While running, be ready to catch the ball and attack at any time." Zhang Guan continued.
"Running? How to run? What tactics to run with." Someone asked in confusion.
Zhang Guan shook his head: "There is no strategy, just run as you like! Wherever you think there is a gap, just run towards it; wherever you think you can score the ball, just run towards that position, just don't stop and wait."
Everyone was still puzzled and looked at Zhang Guan with doubts, but Zhang Guan said: "You just need to believe in me. Believe that I can pass the ball to your hands, no matter where you are on the court. !”
"This..." Everyone, look at me and I look at you. Obviously, what Zhang Guan said is a bit incredible.
Zhang Guan looked at Dayao. At this time, what he needed most was Dayao's support. As long as Dayao nodded, other players would definitely cooperate.
Although Dayao didn't know what Zhang Guan was thinking, at this moment, he decided to believe Zhang Guan. He nodded: "Okay, we will fight according to the method you said!"
The boss of the team spoke up, and of course the other team members followed suit and expressed their approval, but in fact, all of them were unsure.
Only Zhang Guan is confident in himself.
"It's time to put the best use of God's perspective!"
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