As the U.S. team failed in its last attack, the game was dragged into overtime.
"I didn't expect that this game would be dragged into overtime! I originally thought that the American team would be able to defeat the Chinese team!"
"Who says otherwise! But in the last ball just now, the US team's tactics obviously didn't work. It should be Zhang Guan's sudden double-team that disrupted the US team's original tactical arrangement. I guess the tactics of the old coach K In the arrangement, the person responsible for the last shot is definitely not Granger."
"But in overtime, the Chinese team will definitely not be able to handle it. There is still a big gap in strength between the two sides. In overtime, I think the American team will definitely win!"
In an overtime match between a strong team and a weak team, there is no doubt that the strong team has the advantage, not to mention that the US team also has a desperate bench depth. Even the strength at the end of the bench is comparable to other teams. The team's starting player.
On the bench of the US team, the players seemed very relaxed. After all, they were superior in strength, so they were not afraid of overtime. People such as Curry even hoped that the game would enter overtime. In that case, they might not know. There is a chance to play.
On the bench of the Chinese team, the players took the time to rest. Although the overtime is only five minutes, for the players of the Chinese team, their physical strength may not be able to sustain even these five minutes of overtime.
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Deng Huade looked nervous. He never thought he could play overtime with the US team.
"I really didn't expect to have to play overtime. With our physical reserves, it might be difficult to play overtime!" Deng Huade frowned, and then said: "Let's try to make three-pointers!"
"A three-point shot?" Wang Shipeng subconsciously raised his head.
"The U.S. team has the upper hand. If we play overtime, our chances of winning are very low. We might as well try our luck. If we are lucky, if we can score a few more three-pointers, we might have a chance of victory!" Deng Huade said.
Deng Huade's speculative character was fully revealed at this time. He believed that only three-pointers can turn defeat into victory when the strength is not dominant.
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At the beginning of overtime, the US team replaced Rose, Westbrook, Odom and Chandler, and Durant remained on the court.
Westbrook missed his first breakthrough, and Zhang Guan also missed his first shot. Both sides felt average at the beginning.
Odom hit a jumper, opening up the situation for the US team. Then Zhang Guan used a three-pointer to take the lead by one point. Durant immediately responded with a three-pointer, and the US team still led by two points.
Zhang Guan dribbled forward, roughly stepped forward to pick and roll, and then formed a defense switch. Facing Chandler, Zhang Guan directly accelerated his breakthrough, and Rose immediately stepped forward to help defend.
Zhang Guan threw the ball back without even looking, accurately threw it into his hands, and made a three-point jumper directly.
Rose broke through, his body twisted into a twist, and scored the ball. However, Rose made a mistake after scoring. He stepped forward to double-team Zhang Guan, but missed Wang Shipeng. Zhang Guan passed the ball to Wang Shipeng. , Wang Shipeng scored another three points, and the Chinese team led by two points.
Krzyzewski said a few words to Billups and then replaced him. Billups immediately conveyed Krzyzewski's instructions after coming on the field: "We cannot relax our defense against other players in the Chinese team yet."
After the break just now, the Chinese team's physical fitness has recovered a little, so it can share some pressure for Zhang Guan in the offense. However, this situation cannot last long. In the last minute of overtime, the Chinese team's physical fitness has improved again. A problem occurred, and Deng Huade immediately called a timeout to allow the players to rest.
At this time, Krzyzewski had already seen that the Chinese team was completely striving for three-pointers.
"Deng Huade, this speculator!" Krzyzewski glanced helplessly at Deng Huade, who was not far away. However, he was also lamenting Deng Huade's good luck. At least so far, the Chinese team's three-point shooting tactics are still very good. Successfully, the shooting rate has been maintained at a high state. There is only one minute left in the game, but the American team does not have a 1-point lead. The two sides are tied at 102-102.
"I don't believe you can continue to be so accurate!" Krzyzewski pouted slightly, and then replaced Love and Iguodala again.
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"Iguodala, the three-pointer... didn't go in. Love made a tip-in and made it!"
He looked helplessly at Love, who was half a head shorter than him. This American guy looked very young, but his awareness of rebounding was very good. His lower body strength was amazing. In terms of physical confrontation, he was no better than those black muscular guys. Poor, at least in the low post, both offensively and defensively, he is among the best in the world.
"The U.S. team is indeed incredibly talented! I was far behind him when I was 22 years old." He let out a long sigh, lamenting that time is not forgiving.
Next was the Chinese team's possession of the ball. When everyone thought that the Chinese team would bet on three-pointers, Zhang Guan did the opposite and went directly to the three-second zone and tied the score with a fadeaway jumper.
The time showed that there were 28 seconds left, and the American team had the ball. This was strikingly similar to the situation at the end of the fourth quarter.
"How will the U.S. team play? Choose to use up 24 seconds of offense, or take the initiative to foul like last time?" When the commentator asked, Billups had already passed the ball to Durant, and Durant After receiving the ball, Rant immediately passed it inside.
"Durant, pass inside! Love's alley-oop! There was interference, the ball was not scored, and the Chinese team grabbed the rebound!" The commentator took a deep breath and continued: "The American team is ready to attack, but This shot was played too hastily, and the alley-oop was indeed a bit too whimsical. Although Dayao has injured his leg, the Chinese team's inside strength still has a height advantage. If it were Duncan, he might still be able to play in the Chinese team's inside line. You can ask for anything, but Love definitely can't do it yet. However, the goal was not scored, and the American team was passive. Then it was the Chinese team's turn to attack."
There were only 15 seconds left in the game. This time, the American team did not call a timeout, nor did they choose to take the initiative to foul. Instead, they defended steadily, and the Chinese team also honestly played positional offense.
Krzyzewski saw that the Chinese team's physical fitness had bottomed out. Calling a timeout at this time actually helped the Chinese team recover its physical strength; and if it was an active foul, the free throw time also helped the Chinese team recover its physical strength, so simply do nothing.
This choice is very correct. It can be seen from the physical confrontation between the two sides in the positional battle. The players of the American team only need to use their bodies to knock the Chinese team players out of a good position to catch the ball.
"At this time, maybe we can double-team!" Krzyzewski shouted loudly: "Lamar, double-team!"
Odom immediately abandoned Sun Yue and chose to double-team Zhang Guan.
Zhang Guan immediately hesitated. He wanted to pass the ball to Sun Yue, but Sun Yue's shooting was really unreliable. Moreover, Sun Yue is a player with outstanding defensive ability in the Chinese team, and his playing time is second only to Zhang Guanhe. Ah Lian consumes the most physical energy. Under severe physical exhaustion, Zhang Guan really cannot guarantee how much Sun Yue's shooting percentage is left.
"No, I'd better do it myself!" Zhang Guan chose to shoot by himself.
One of Billups and Odom blocked Zhang Guan's eyes, and the other slapped the ball. Zhang Guan had no choice but to increase the angle of his shot. When the ball was released, Zhang Guan I realized that the ball was missed.
"rebound!"
With Zhang Guan's shout, Love had jumped up early and grabbed the ball.
I saw Love twisting in the air. When his body landed, his back was facing the basket. Then he raised his arm and threw the ball directly to the opposite basket.
It’s Love’s trick again. He grabs the rebound and throws it directly into the frontcourt. Both the landing point and the angle are just right. It doesn’t waste any time and doesn’t give the defender a chance to return. In the entire NBA, Love may be the best person to use this move.
For the United States team, the moment Love grabbed the rebound, Rose had already started and ran towards the opposite basket.
"We have the ball!" While running, Rose looked at the time board on the opposite side and felt excited. There were still three seconds left. He calculated that it was still enough for him to use one second after receiving the ball. A slam dunk completes the offense.
"The dunk in overtime must be the best goal of the day!" Rose thought silently.
However, at this moment, a white figure was already on par with Rose.
"It's Zhang Guan!" Rose's heart tightened.
Speed is Rose's strength. There are few people in the entire NBA who are faster than Rose, but speed is Zhang Guan's strength. Rose's speed may dominate the NBA, but Zhang Guan's speed can dominate the world!
Zhang Guan came first and surpassed Rose in an instant, then stretched out his hand and took the ball into his arms.
Rose had also caught up at this time. He pounced on Zhang Guan and stretched out his arm to prevent Zhang Guan from throwing the ball.
"It's too late!" Zhang Guan looked at the time and saw that it was no longer enough for him to turn around. At this time, his back was to the U.S. team's basket, so he had to use a "urinal" method to throw the ball out.
"Oops!"
"It's over!"
Everyone in the U.S. team, whether on the court or on the bench, whether they were athletes or coaches, felt guilty because the arc of the ball was obviously heading towards the basket.
"No way, you can make a shot in the backcourt with your back to the basket and using a 'pee pot'?"
"Bang!" The basketball hit the front of the basket.
"Huh!" The entire American team let out a sigh of relief. This goal was too dangerous. If Zhang Guan had been a little stronger, he might have missed it.
The referee also blew the whistle at this time. The first overtime ended. The score of the two sides was 104 to 104, and the second overtime was about to begin.
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"I didn't expect that the game would go into the second overtime!"
"Yeah, it's really surprising that the Chinese team was able to survive the first overtime."
"I still rely on three-pointers. The Chinese team just now has been shooting three-pointers, and they are very lucky, and their shooting rate is quite high."
"This style of play does seem like gambling, but the opponent is the United States team. There is nothing we can do if we don't bet. If we continue to play according to the previous style of play, we will just sit back and wait for death."
"I think the Chinese team's luck can't continue to be so good, right? There will always be times when they feel bad."
Amid people's discussion, the second quarter overtime began.
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Durant's style of play has changed. Before, he used shooting as his main offensive method, but in the second overtime, he frequently made breakthroughs.
However, Durant's breakthrough effect is not as good as shooting. In terms of breakthrough ability, Durant is considered to be excellent in the NBA, but he is definitely not top. His success mainly relies on his height and long legs. His long legs can take one step ahead of others. Half, coupled with the advantage of height, ordinary people cannot cover him in three steps. It is difficult for those short forwards to affect Durant's breakthrough.
But Durant's breakthrough also has shortcomings, that is, the dribbling is relatively high and the changes are relatively few. For some real defensive warriors, it is not difficult to defend Durant. For some players who are tall and not slow, It can also prevent Durant's breakthrough.
Durant made several breakthroughs in a row, but his shooting percentage was not high. Three minutes into the second overtime, the US team only scored 5 points, 1 of which came from free throws.
The Chinese team scored two three-pointers, leading the US team by one point, 110 to 109. This result surprised many people.
"Beep!" The whistle sounded, and the referee made a gesture to indicate a foul on Arab League.
"What? Ah Lian committed a foul! Oops, five fouls! Ah Lian is going to be sent off!"
On the bench of the US team, Krzyzewski showed a satisfied smile, his goal was finally achieved.
"No wonder Durant keeps breaking through to the inside. He is not trying to score, but to punish the Arab League!"
"The Chinese team is finished. The inside line will collapse. Zhang Guan is really alone this time!"
Coach Deng Huade's face was ashen. It was bad news that Arab League was sent off. Another bad news was that he received his fourth foul not long ago.
Durant made two free throws, but the Chinese team immediately responded with a three-pointer. The score became 113 to 111, and the Chinese team still led.
In the next attack of the US team, Iguodala broke through with the ball and caused Sun Yue's defensive foul. This was also Sun Yue's fifth foul.
"Sun Yue also committed five fouls and left the field!" The entire Chinese team was shrouded in a dark cloud. In just two rounds, two starters were sent off in a row. This kind of blow was simply unbearable for the Chinese team.
The physical fitness and skills of Chinese players are not as good as those of American players, so many times they can only rely on fouls to complete defense. Today's Sun Yue was able to last until the second overtime before being sent off, which is already a good result. In order to prevent a one-sided game from affecting the ratings, the referees' whistles in the first three quarters were relatively tolerant under FIBA's on-time regulations, and some things that could or should not be blown were let go. If the whistle had been blown tighter, he might have been sent off during regular time.
The American team's foul rules are much more even. Chandler has the most fouls. He has already received his fourth foul. However, he has been sitting on the bench in these two quarters, with Love serving as the center. Location. In addition, Rose and Westbrook only committed three fouls, so the US team does not have to worry about fouls.
Coach Deng Huade could only field two young men, and the Chinese team's defense was instantly compromised.
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Love turned around and dunked directly. Normally, he might not have used such a rough attack, but now, facing an opponent with four fouls, he dared to use such a tough attack.
Basically, he just stretched his hands, and he didn't even dare to jump. After all, he had four fouls on his back. If he also got off the court, there would really be only a few rookies left in the Chinese team, which made his Defensive intensity has also declined.
"Okay, the U.S. team finally overtook us! 116 to 113!"
"It looks like the U.S. team is finally going to win in the second overtime!"
"Don't worry, there are still 9.9 seconds left. We only need a three-pointer to tie the game and drag the game to the third overtime! Look, Zhang Guan caught the ball. It seems that the last shot is still going to be handed over. On his hands."
"So what if it's a tie? In the third overtime, the Chinese team will still lose! Only two of their starting players are still on the court."
While everyone was discussing, Zhang Guan had already started dribbling towards the frontcourt.
"This ball still has to go to Zhang Guan, prepare to double-team!" Durant shouted to his teammates.
Billups stared at Zhang Guan with a vigilant face. At this time, he stood between the three-point line and the center line, in order to guard against Zhang Guan's ultra-long three-pointer.
Zhang Guan, however, stopped in the center circle and then started dribbling.
"Are you going to break through at the last moment and then make an emergency three-pointer?" Billups suddenly became focused, and a countdown appeared in his mind involuntarily.
"5, 4, 3... It's almost time for Zhang Guan to break through! Here he comes!" Billups saw Zhang Guan's body moving.
However, what Billups didn't expect was that Zhang Guan did not break through, but jumped up directly.
"What? A jump shot? A jump shot from such a distance? A jump shot from the center circle?" Billups never expected that Zhang Guan would shoot directly, so he couldn't even interfere and could only watch Zhang Guan throw the ball. The next moment, he immediately turned back and looked at the basket.
"bass!"
The ball went in!
116 to 116 tie!
"Man-to-man, quick!"
Zhang Guan shouted, calling everyone back from the shock.
There are 1.1 seconds left on the clock, and the rules of the World Championships are that there is no midfield serve after a timeout, so this means that after the US team sends the ball, it must immediately throw it to the basket. At this time, man-to-man marking is obviously the best option to prevent the American team from receiving the ball and delay the time of receiving the ball.
The players of the American team started running wildly, hoping to find a gap to catch the ball, while the players of the Chinese team also followed crazily, trying not to give their opponents a chance to catch the ball.
The ball was released, but was disturbed by some rough fingertips, changed direction, and rolled to the ground.
Iguodala hurriedly stepped forward and picked up the ball. As soon as he controlled it, Zhang Guan was double-teamed. Zhang Guan had already abandoned Billups and double-teamed Iguodala.
Iguodala did not pass the ball to Billups, who was unmarked, because even if Billups received the ball, he did not have time to complete the shooting action.
There was no time left, and he was faced with double-teaming by two people. In desperation, Iguodala could only throw the ball casually, and the result was naturally an out-of-bounds ball.
The sound of the end of the second overtime sounded. The two sides were tied at 116-116, and the third overtime was about to begin!
(End of chapter)