The U.S. team, which had narrowly escaped death, was celebrating. Love and Westbrook had obviously become the major contributors to the U.S. team, and were surrounded by everyone in the middle.
"Russell (Westbrook), how did you do that! Appeared at the landing point of the ball at that time!" Iguodala asked happily.
"I know Kevin (Love) will definitely throw the ball to that position! Don't forget that we were teammates!" Westbrook said.
Westbrook and Love both attended the University of California, Los Angeles during their college days. They have led the school team to the NCAA semi-finals many times, so there is a certain tacit understanding between the two.
Durant also looked elated. Others may be surprised by Westbrook's talent, but Durant will not be like this. He knows very well how amazing his teammate's talent is; , given time, Westbrook will definitely become a superstar in the NBA.
"The fourth overtime is about to begin. I didn't expect this game to be so difficult. It's going to be the fourth overtime, but I will never allow the fifth overtime!" Du Lant clenched his fists fiercely.
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A few minutes later, Durant was sitting on the bench, breathing heavily.
"Damn, it's really going to be the fifth overtime."
The score not far away showed that the score between the two sides was 134 to 134, which meant that in the fifth overtime, both sides only scored six points. This shooting rate was not considered high.
As for the Chinese team, the substitute center left the field with roughly five fouls in this quarter. Zhang Zhaoxu, who is 2.21 meters tall, roughly appeared in the center position, which can be regarded as maintaining the height advantage of the Chinese team inside.
Counting Dayao, Arab League and Sun Yue who had previously stood, the Chinese team had one injury and three five-time foulers leaving the game, and has lost four players.
Zhou Peng and Ding Jinhui also committed four fouls and the other three fouls. At this time, Deng Huade's formation seemed to be stretched. Even the 17-year-old youngster Guo Dashao at the end of the bench also got a chance to play.
The American team, on the other hand, put in a lot of physical effort.
Durant is the one who consumes the most physical energy. As the core of the Dream Nine team, Durant averaged 25 minutes per game in the World Championships. Today is the World Championship finals, so he plays for a longer time. In regular time , Durant played nearly 30 minutes, and in the subsequent four overtimes, Durant stayed on the court, so today Durant played nearly 50 minutes.
The regular time of an NBA game is only 48 minutes, so today Durant is equivalent to playing a full NBA game. Moreover, since the second half of the fourth quarter, the US team has not replaced Durant, and his physical exertion has also increased. At this time, Durant encountered the problem of insufficient physical strength. Although he can still run on the court, jump and break through, his shooting percentage has dropped seriously due to physical reasons. This is why the US team only scored six points in the fifth overtime.
Another player on the U.S. team who has had physical issues is Lamar Odom.
Odom is deeply trusted by Krzyzewski. His playing time is second only to Durant, and he has played nearly 45 minutes so far. If it were placed five years ago, this may not be considered a big deal. Five years ago, Odom averages 40 minutes per game in the NBA, but since his marriage last year, Odom's physical strength has been greatly reduced.
Odom weighs about the same as Durant, but his endurance is far inferior to Durant. At this time, Durant still has the strength to fight, but Odom really doesn't even have the strength to fight.
"It seems that Odom is no longer able to appear. I remember that Odom used to have great endurance, but since he married that big-assed woman, he has become a soft-footed shrimp!" Billups said silently. Shaked his head.
Odom married socialite Khloe Kardashian in 2009. Kardashian's curvy figure made many NBA stars envious of Odom. However, for basketball players, Kardashian can be described as a poison. In the eyes of many fans, Kardashian is synonymous with "untiring destruction".
Billups didn't laugh at Odom, he just felt sad for Odom. After all, before James, Odom was the youngest triple-double player in the NBA, and he was a player who could play from the one to the fifth position. The Almighty King. What's more, the current Billups is no better than Odom.
Billups' current physical condition is better than Odom, but worse than Durant. After all, he is 34 years old and can no longer run on the court without any scruples like he did when he was young.
Krzyzewski's face was livid. He could tell from the condition of the players that Odom and Billups might no longer be able to play.
As the two oldest players in the Dream Nine, Odom and Billups have always been deeply trusted by Krzyzewski, and they have always appeared in the starting lineup. Their role is not limited to statistics alone. reflected. If both of them are eliminated, the Dream Nine Team will lose two Dinghai Shenzhen at once.
"Durant's physical strength is also a hidden danger." Krzyzewski suddenly felt a trace of regret in his heart. He felt that he should not be stingy with timeouts in the previous overtime games.
Krzyzewski refused to call a timeout because he didn't want to give Zhang Guan a chance to breathe. He believed that Zhang Guan's physical strength could not last. However, he ignored one thing, that is, his teammates also did not have a chance to breathe. . As a result, Zhang Guan hadn't left the game yet, but Odom and Billups had to leave the game first to rest.
In the fifth overtime, the US team's lineup was Love, Durant, Iguodala, Rose and Westbrook.
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Zhang Guan used another bottle of stamina potion, and also used a bottle of status potion.
His playing time has reached 60 minutes, and with the continuous accumulation of playing time, the physical consumption has also increased exponentially. At the same time, the rapid physical consumption has also made his state depleted even faster.
"Fortunately, I have the stamina potion to support me. Otherwise, I would have been unable to move now." Zhang Guan stood up and looked at the lineup of the US team, only to find that Odom and Billups were not there. Appear.
"The U.S. team has also changed players, and the two oldest players in the grade must be replaced. It must be a physical problem." Zhang Guan looked at his teammates again and frowned slightly.
"The American team just has physical problems, but we are almost out of replacements!" Zhang Guan sighed helplessly. He felt that the game could no longer be delayed endlessly.
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At this time, Westbrook's morale was at its peak. Not long ago, his alley-oop saved the US team. This made him even more powerful and gave him the courage to challenge Zhang Guan. Now he took over Billups' position and faced Zhang Guan directly, choosing a one-on-one head-on breakthrough without hesitation.
The Chinese team is eager for Westbrook to play one-on-one with Zhang Guan, because the other players in the Chinese team are far inferior to American players in terms of personal ability. It is certain that they will suffer in a one-on-one confrontation. Only Zhang Guan can compete with American players.
Zhang Guan was a little confused. He didn't understand where Westbrook had the confidence to challenge him one-on-one.
Westbrook's first attempt to break through was unsuccessful; his second attempt to break through was still unsuccessful; his third attempt to break through, the ball was directly destroyed by Zhang Guan, and the US team's attack also ended in failure.
The American team retreated quickly, but the Chinese team's advancement speed was obviously half a beat slower. When Zhang Guan rushed through the midfield with the ball alone, no one else could catch up.
Zhang Guan also ignored the other teammates. He looked in front. Westbrook, Rose and Iguodala had all retreated. If Zhang Guan wanted to force an attack, it would be a 1 vs. 3 situation.
However, Zhang Guan did not stop the ball. He held the ball in his right hand and broke through directly from the right side of Westbrook.
Iguodala immediately rushed to the right to prepare for defense, and Westbrook also moved to the right involuntarily, trying to block Zhang Guan's breakthrough route.
Zhang Guan rushed within the three-point line. He bowed to the right, but his left hand suddenly reached to the right. At this time, the palm of his left hand was facing outward.
"Not good!" Westbrook secretly screamed something bad, but Zhang Guan had already made the next move. His left hand forcefully hooked the ball from the right to the left, and then his body's center of gravity also moved to the left. At this moment, Zhang Guan's breakthrough changed from the right side to the left side.
This time the change of direction was too sudden. Before the three defenders of the US team had time to react, Zhang Guan rushed to the basket and then scored a layup.
"Sam Gold! This is Sam Gold!" the CCTV commentator couldn't help shouting.
Zhang Guan's change of direction was indeed not an ordinary pass, but the famous catching action "Sam Goad". This kind of dribble is actually a street ball action, created by the famous catching star Sam God-Gaud, so it is named "Sam God", and the English name is "Shammgod".
Most of the streetball moves are not suitable for formal games, especially in some high-intensity games, fancy streetball moves are even rarer. The "Sam Goad" is a technical movement that can be performed in official competitions. There are many variations of this movement, some of which are also quite practical.
The passing action Zhang Guan used today is obviously a more difficult variant of the action, because Zhang Guan completed this action while running at high speed, and at the same time, Zhang Guan dribbled the ball to the right more This makes it very difficult for him to adjust his center of gravity. More importantly, Zhang Guan's movements are very fast, so fast that Westbrook has no time to react.
For top NBA guards, "Sam Goad" is probably just an entry-level street ball passing move. Especially those black guards with strong physical fitness will definitely be able to do this kind of passing, and they can achieve Zhang Guan's level. Not a few. However, when Zhang Guan showed this action, Krzyzewski on the bench looked ashen.
Although street ball moves are very fancy, they have always been relatively physically demanding. The "Sam Goad" set that Zhang Guande just completed can often only be performed when the physical strength is relatively sufficient. If you don't have enough physical strength, you won't be able to achieve such a fast speed, nor will you have enough strength to shift your body's center of gravity in an instant. Zhang Guan's ability to perform such a set of actions shows that he still has plenty of physical strength.
"Sam Goad! Zhang Guan can still perform such a difficult Sam Goad! Does he still have the physical strength to complete such an action? How is this possible? He has already played the game for sixty minutes! No matter how strong his physical strength is, he can't hold on anymore. How can there be a freak like Zhang Guan? He shouldn't be playing basketball, he should be running a marathon! He can definitely break the world record!" Krzyzewski was unhappy in his heart. The residents complained.
The next second, Krzyzewski suddenly thought that for Zhang Guan, perhaps the most indispensable thing is the world record...
(End of chapter)