This short pause was a timely blessing for the players of the national team, because at this time they encountered another problem, that is, physical strength.
The game reached the second half of the fourth quarter. At this time, the players' physical strength was actually running low. Coupled with the random running just now, several players were actually relying on their willpower to support themselves. If it weren't for the home court, if it wasn't for the unprecedented advancement to the finals, some people might have been unable to run.
Physical fitness has always been a major weakness of the men's national basketball team, and collapses in the fourth quarter often happen. This is related to acquired training and innate physical fitness.
"It seems that many people have reached their limit!" Zhang Guan looked around. He knew that the so-called limit is actually a threshold. Many athletes will encounter this situation in the competition, but as long as they cross this threshold, fatigue will The feeling will not be so strong, and the players can support it for a while longer.
"I have to let them take a break, but there is not much time left. Maybe by the time they take a break, the game will be over. It seems that the key is to rely on myself. It is not easy to beat Paul! "Zhang Guan subconsciously looked at the American team.
The short pause ended and the game restarted, but Paul was nowhere to be seen among the players on the U.S. team.
"The U.S. team has made a substitution? Paul was replaced and Wade was replaced. In this lineup, will the player facing me be Kobe?" Zhang Guan was overjoyed and couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Any basketball player, or even any fan, would be excited to play one-on-one with Kobe.
Things were just as Zhang Guan thought. After the game started, Kobe became the point guard of the US team. In this attack, the US team played very patiently. There was a clearer cooperation between them. It was no longer a pure attack of personal ability. After several passes, the ball was hit into the basket without any fancy.
Then during the next attack, Zhang Guan advanced with the ball, and Kobe immediately came up to him.
"It's indeed Kobe!" Zhang Guan's eyes revealed a strong fighting spirit. He waved his hand towards his teammates and said, "Give me some space!"
"Oh..." The audience let out a burst of exclamations. Everyone had already seen that Zhang Guan was going to challenge Kobe in a duel.
"Zhang Guan wants to challenge Kobe Bryant! I didn't expect that this kind of thing would happen near the end of the game."
"Now there's something exciting to watch! Zhang Guan and Kobe Bryant are going to have a duel!"
"Haha, the aces of both sides are going to face off directly!"
As for the U.S. team, coaches and players were also surprised. Since Zhang Guan came on the field, he has continued to hit a series of wonderful shots. Therefore, everyone subconsciously believes that Zhang Guan will continue to play like this and continue to use it. Various passes, but Zhang Guan gave up his originally successful style of play at this time and chose to challenge Kobe in a one-on-one.
"One-on-one? Come on then! I also want to try to see if I can prevent your breakthrough." Kobe's heart had already been aroused with a desire to win. He bowed down and was ready to welcome Zhang Guan's breakthrough. Prepare.
At this time, the players of the US team also cooperated and withdrew to the side. The US team has this kind of culture, even at the last moment of the game. The boss of the team wants to challenge the opponent in a one-on-one, and whoever comes over without opening his eyes If you interfere, you definitely don’t want to be on the American team.
In this American team, perhaps only Kobe has this privilege. Even James and Anthony will definitely be reprimanded by the coach for doing this. But Kobe can do this not only because he is the boss of the team, but also because he status in the basketball world! He has proven himself countless times with his strength, so even at such a critical moment, if he has a one-on-one duel with his opponent, the coaches and players will tolerate him doing this, because he is Kobe and they believe in his strength!
At this time, Zhang Guan was unprecedentedly calm. He was constantly simulating the next actions in his mind, while simulating Kobe's choices. He knew that the simulation he did might be Kobe's next choice, because what he studied was Kobe's experience book.
From 2005 to 2008, it happened to be Kobe's peak four years. This can be seen from Kobe's personal data. Now the 30-year-old Kobe has lost his youthfulness and recklessness. He has become more mature. He is a qualified leader of the team. Three championships, two NBA scoring champions, one regular season MVP, three All-Star Game MVPs, and now Zhang Guan is facing perhaps the strongest Kobe. If you compare Kobe in 2008 with Kobe in 2016, there may be only two words that differ between the two, and that is "great". Kobe in 2008 was a strong player, and Kobe in 2016 was undisputedly a great player.
But Zhang Guan did not flinch. He even became more excited because he always had the heart of a champion and believed that he could win.
The next moment, Zhang Guan started suddenly, then stopped suddenly and changed direction, then stopped suddenly and changed direction again. After several consecutive changes, Zhang Guan found a gap. Zhang Guan's gap was fleeting. Kobe was obviously aware of the gap. Just when he was about to step forward to make up for it, Zhang Guan rushed directly in front of Kobe.
Kobe's defensive choices are the same as what Zhang Guan simulated in his mind, and this is also the key to Zhang Guan's victory. Know yourself and the enemy, and you can win every battle. Zhang Guan was able to predict Kobe's next move, so this time during offense and defense, he targeted Kobe and seized the slightest opportunity.
Kobe's expression became more serious. During the next attack, he signaled to his teammates to distance themselves and create space for him. He would continue to challenge Zhang Guan one-on-one, but this time, Kobe was the one attacking. And Zhang Guan is on the defensive side.
Kobe made a fake move to break through sideways, then faked a change of direction, and then broke through in the other direction. However, he was only halfway through when he suddenly stopped. Then he suddenly jumped up and turned out to be A fadeaway jumper.
Zhang Guan had anticipated this, and he jumped up to block the shot, but Kobe was making a fadeaway jumper. He had already released the ball, but Zhang Guan still failed to interfere with the shot.
"Whoa!" The ball went in, and Kobe showed his iconic expression. This shot was very difficult, and Kobe played it beautifully. The fadeaway jumper was so elegant that it left people speechless.
"So beautiful!" Zhang Guan looked at the playback on the big screen and sighed involuntarily. Kobe's iconic head-up jump shot is indeed a joy to watch.
In the next attack, Zhang Guan still broke through. Kobe also knew that Zhang Guan could not shoot, so he deliberately kept a large distance from Zhang Guan. But even so, Zhang Guan still relied on his strong jumping ability to take off early. Basket success.
"As expected of the long jump champion, he jumped really far. I originally thought he would take off when he was close to the basket, but unexpectedly he took off early. I should have taken a step toward the outside. Maybe I could create a dribbling ball to hit someone. ." Kobe recalled the attack and defense just now and summed up his shortcomings. And he would never have thought that all this was planned by Zhang Guan. In Zhang Guan's deduction, Kobe would play this ball like this.
On the next ball, Kobe attacked and scored another fadeaway jumper. Not to be outdone, Zhang Guan used the breakthrough to score another goal.
Kobe frowned, and a strange feeling arose in his heart. He felt that he had defended very well, but Zhang Guan was always able to seize the fleeting gap and complete the breakthrough.
"What the hell, why didn't you guard against it? How come Zhang Guan is so good at seizing opportunities! As soon as the opportunity appeared, he immediately grabbed it. It felt like he had known this result for a long time, so he had been waiting for this opportunity. .”
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