Guard With a Knife

With Dwight Howard going off injured, the US team's already weak inside line was once again severely compromised.

In a sense, they only have one center left in Tyson Chandler.

This center, who is famous for being a boxing champion, is a player who is better at defense than offense, and is better at assisting defense than marking. Snoopy fought him and defeated him.

Therefore, when he communicated with Yi Jianlian, he told him clearly: "Pull him out, and I will attack the paint area."

And, the strategy was immediately executed in the next round.

He and Yi Jianlian formed a pick-and-roll at the high post: Although the quality of Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll was not high, Snoopy's speed and aggressiveness were enough to leave LeBron James behind, and Tyson Chandler had to chase all the way into the paint. district.

Although Chandler's defensive ability is very strong, he still lost his defensive coverage in the penalty area, and Kobe Bryant had to flank him. But as soon as he started, Duke invented basketball to Wang Shipeng.

Wang Shipeng received the basketball, Chris rushed up to defend, and he quickly passed it to Guo Ailun.

Guo Ailun caught the ball and took two steps inward to drive LeBron James' defense in, then turned and passed to Yi Jianlian.

Yi Jianlian made another jump shot from the high post.

Uh-huh!

The basketball hits again.

The teamwork of the Chinese team started with Snoopy breaking through the penalty area to create help defense, and then everyone selflessly shared the ball. Although the US team's defensive replacement was very timely and even a bit fierce: their speed was far higher than that of the Chinese team. .

However, after the Chinese team opened up the situation through the strong point of the Duke, they took the lead with united and selfless distribution of the ball.

"With the lack of internal deterrents, the U.S. team is now a bit like 4 versus 5."

ESPN's Chatford said: "However, it doesn't matter, we can beat the Chinese team in four-on-five."

Uh-huh!

The words just fell. Kevin Durant hit a long three-pointer under Dong Hui's defense, as if to prove his point.

In terms of basketball talent alone, except for Duke, who can compete with the American team and has certain advantages, all the other players in the Chinese team are far behind, and can even be said to be more than one level behind.

But this crushing score did not dampen the confidence of the Chinese players, and they became more and more heroic.

Because Dugger told them before the game: Offensive talent is given by God. But defense, you can rely on yourself. As long as you firmly believe, as long as you work hard, and as long as you are tenacious, you can conquer heaven! !

Looking back, the Chinese team once again launched an offensive from Dugger's point. It still starts with a pick-and-roll.

However, after entering the paint area, Kobe did not come in to help defend again.

So boom!

The little Duke slammed the basketball into the basket, and Tyson Chandler, who was following behind him and trying to block the shot, became the background board.

There is nothing the American team can do against Snoopy, especially with such a weak inside line.

This helplessness gave the Chinese team a breather on the offensive end.

Although Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and other scorers performed well one after another, the Chinese team even led by 2 points at 29:27 after the first quarter. .

The reason for this is that on the one hand, the US team did not have enough inside players, which allowed Snoopy to easily open up the situation. Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi, who came on later, continued to hit shots from the outside. On the other hand, Kobe Bryant fired a wave of four consecutive irons. This made the U.S. team, which was chasing points at the time, instantly mute.

After finally replacing Anthony, he was able to stabilize his left foot.

"The lead in the first quarter is the Chinese team's best start against the American team. No matter how long these guys can last in this painful battle, we are all proud of them now." .After all, the American team is really strong!”

The Chinese commentator said very excitedly on TV.

In fact, the Chinese fans were more excited than him. Because everyone knows that this is a team with clearly defined weaknesses. Under the leadership of Dugger, the players on the field performed strong defense again and again and team offense again and again with a tenacious and fearless attitude.

This spirit is enough to infect every yellow-skinned audience.

After all, standing opposite the Chinese team is the American team with an all-star lineup. They are the best basketball players in the world and have unparalleled racial advantages. Everyone believes that black people are naturally more suitable for this sport than yellow people, and past historical experience also confirms this.

but.

Dugger doesn't think so, although it is an indisputable fact that the American team is stronger and more talented. But he didn't feel that the current situation was enough to be proud of.

He will never comfort himself because of the failure, just how strong Team USA is. When you stand on the court, ‘winning’ is the only goal. If you lose your fighting spirit because your opponent is strong, then why compete? Wouldn't it be better to simply award the Olympic gold medal?

"We did a good job in the first quarter. We withstood their offensive. If we continue to play like this, they will be more panicked than us."

Dugger sat on the bench and told his teammates: "There is nothing wrong with the U.S. team being strong, but they are by no means monolithic. They also have shortcomings and running-in problems. No matter how many superstars there are, there is only one basketball on the court."

The Duke said very firmly and confidently: "We will definitely win the final victory."

His words made his teammates confident. The undeniable fact is that everything Dugger said is coming true. This creates greater centripetal force for the consolidation and cohesion of the team's confidence.

Beep!

The whistle soon sounded and the game continued.

The U.S. team used a new lineup in the second quarter, including Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James and Tyson Chandler.

This is an old-school positional play launched by the old Kidd, and it is not based on speed. Instead, he fell into the position and fought with the Chinese team one after another.

Uh-huh!

Kobe Bryant hit a turnaround jumper right from the start. Although Zhu Fangyu has an advantage in height and weight, his defensive experience and physical reaction ability are far inferior. After all, Kobe is the number one shooting guard in the world today.

But, back to halftime. Zhu Fangyu quickly returned the favor with Du Ge's help.

In this attack mode with Dugger as the point guard and Zhu Fangyu, Sun Yue, Yi Jianlian, and Wang Zhizhi as the main players, Dugger still started with a pick-and-roll, tearing apart the defense and quickly moving the ball. Zhu Fangyu used a classic double Cross screen, relying on Yi Jianlian's wall, quickly slipped into the bottom corner, and Dugger's pass found him very accurately.

And he also used his ability as the top shooter in the country to penetrate the net accurately.

"This is a classic running position of the Bulls. The No. 8 player is taking Korver's tactical position." Carlos Boozer sat at the end of the bench and relished it.

His voice is neither loud nor quiet, and can be heard by Kevin Durants and others nearby.

This made Durant very angry, thinking that Boozer had no sense of collective honor at all and was simply a traitor.

However, Carlos Boozer was even more aggrieved. He really wants to make contributions to the country, but he doesn't want to do it at all. Now two of the four insiders are injured and they are not allowed to play. Isn't this an act of revenge?

Therefore, he always deliberately said things to irritate them. Anyway, I don’t rely on these superstars to make a living. I follow the Duke and be his pawn. I have honor, money, and some blond beauties who want to know him through me. Do I deserve to be angry with you grandsons? Die! !

The old man goes his own way in the US team, and even **Vitch is useless as a peacemaker. Anyway, we've already reached a point. At worst, we can go back to the NBA and continue playing. I have the Duke protecting me, so who am I afraid of?

Tonight, the coaching staff of the US team once wanted to recruit Boozer. But both Kevin Durant and LeBron James strongly opposed it with their eyes. They were worried that this guy would really kill someone when he got on the court. After all, his 'master' was standing opposite him.

The game in the second quarter was basically dominated by Kobe Bryant.

He used his offensive firepower to destroy the Chinese team's forward defense, and what he did was very good. He scored 17 points in a single quarter on 7 of 11 shots.

But the problem is that when the US team falls into position, their weak inside line becomes a sieve for Snoopy to attack at will. More importantly, Chinese inside players, mainly Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi, continued to fire from the outside, and bullets continued to hit the US team's net.

So, when the mid-teeth breath comes.

62:60.

The Chinese team still leads by 2 points.

This made the American team finally pay attention and become serious. They could regard it as an accident to fall behind in the first quarter. They believed that the Chinese team was very excited at the beginning of the game, so it was easy to explode. But the second quarter also used to cool down.

However, they did not collapse, and even had a faint intention of suppressing the American team on the scene.

"We can't keep fighting like this."

Kevin Durant's yelling on the bench was even heard by Dugger, who was walking by.

"This conventional style of play will never bring down the Chinese team. They must increase their speed, engage in defensive counterattacks, and quickly defeat the enemy."

Kevin Durant suggested, standing next to the coaching staff.

He didn’t like the positional warfare led by Kobe Bryant. He believes that a better way is to wear down the silly big guys of the Chinese team through fast and high-frequency running, and then use his physical and technical advantages to defeat them in one fell swoop.

This idea is endorsed by LeBron James.

Although James can enter both modes, he thinks Durant's method is more reasonable when he obviously does not have an advantage in the paint.

When James sided with Durant.

What else can the Black Mamba say?

He just reminded: "Don't underestimate Snoopy's offensive firepower during quick counterattacks."

"We can let him attack alone. As long as the other players in the Chinese team can't score, we will win." Durant said very confidently: "Can't we superstars combined not beat Duke Dog alone?"

KD was unconvinced. He thought the Black Mamba was getting more confused as he got older. In other words, because I like Snoopy so much, I miss the basic logic.