Chapter 59: The Australian Team
At 8 o'clock in the morning of the next day, at this time in the downtown basketball hall of Liverpool, there were many people, including many Chinese, they have tourists who come to the tourist audience, international students studying abroad and some overseas Chinese families, seeing these people, the players of the Chinese team feel very warm in their hearts, at this time, the players of the Japanese team are also sitting in the stands, yesterday they defeated the African champion Nigeria team with difficulty, and the Chinese team advanced to the second round of the game, and the Iranian team that came with them was very unlucky to meet the powerful Serbian team, Serbia and Spain are now known as the double king team of EuropeIn recent years, basically the finals of the European Basketball League every year are these two teams fighting, the rise of Serbia has changed the pattern of the entire European basketball, the Iranian team met this team, it can only be said that it is not very lucky, but they have been entangled with the Serbian team with their tenacious fighting spirit until the third quarter, in the middle of the third quarter, the star of the Serbian team, Urigasic, broke out, and scored 15 points in a row to take away the game, and the Iranian team lost 98:67.
"Do you think the Chinese team can win the game today?" Shibata said at this time.
"It's hard to predict, at the beginning of yesterday, I thought the Chinese team was going to lose, but I didn't expect their No. 24 to suddenly explode, I don't know how the No. 24 performed today, I feel that the final result of the game has to be decided by him!" said Fujiwara Shuichi as he looked at Yang Zifeng, who was warming up on the court.
"Yang Zifeng, when Ai Li introduced him to me back then, I was still dismissive, but I didn't expect it to be ...... now," Imagawa Iwa couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"I feel that this game, even if the Chinese team wins, it is estimated that it will be scarred, especially their aces No. 24 and No. 41, so we must be careful today!" said Nakaju Pingjian.
"That's right, if one of the No. 24 or No. 41 comes up and is abolished, the Chinese team will be in danger. Ishida Emon said.
"Ishida, don't say such things!" said Fujiwara Shuichi glaring at Ishida.
"Although Ishida's words are ugly, you really have to be careful when playing with the Australian team, especially the arrows and aces in the team, you must protect yourself!" said Tsuruta Ryuichi.
"Hello, Coach Kevin!" said Choi as she shook hands with Australia's head coach Kevin Jones.
"Hello, Coach Cui, I have long heard that the coach of the Chinese team is a girl under the age of twenty, at first I didn't believe it, but now I believe it, not only are you not yet twenty years old, but you are also a charming lady!" said Kevin Jones.
"You've won the prize, Mr. Kevin, I'm nothing compared to your international record!" said Choi Mai Xiang with a smile.
"Hahaha, you can really talk, but, I'll say it in front, although you are a lady, but I will not show mercy, not only will I not show mercy, I will do my best to take care of your Chinese team!" Kevin Jones said with a smile.
"You're welcome, Coach Kevin, I'll do my best!"
At this time, listen to the referee's prompt, the two teams stand in line, and start to play the national anthem, after the national anthem is played, each team will have about one to two minutes of mobilization and tactical arrangement time, and then the game will officially begin.
"Today's battle is not easy to fight, Australia is a hard bone!" said Hua Linjian, in Sister Hua's grocery store, Zhao Zheng came to the counter of Hua Linjian on time, and Hua Linjian closed the door and closed for two hours.
"The teams that can participate in the World Championships are basically hard bones that are not easy to gnaw!" Zhao Zheng said.
"The problem is that Australia is not only a hard nut to chew, but also a thorn. Hua Linjian said with a smile, "Do you remember last year? At that time, it was still a group game, and we played Australia in the first round, which is that game, if it wasn't for Aru's quick hand, I might have been reimbursed directly." ”
"Yes, now that I think about that time, I really miss it!" Zhao Zheng said with a sigh.
"That kind of competition, what is there to envy...... "Hua Linjian said speechlessly.
"That was the first time I won 30+20 data in an international competition!" Zhao Zheng said with a smile.
"I also remembered when you said that, you seemed to have a big explosion in that game!" said Hua Linjian with a smile.
Zhao Zheng nodded.
'I remember we had at least three clashes with Australia in that game, we were sent off seven or eight players and we only won by six points. Hua Lin said.
"Thinking about that game now, the scene is really vivid!" Zhao Zheng also said.
At this time, the head coaches of both sides are making the final mobilization and tactical arrangements for the players under their hands.
The big screen overhead shows the starters for both sides:
Team Australia: PG Robert Johnson (No.4) (192cm), SG, Mark Richardson (No.8) (191cm), SF, Nick Allen (No.25) (198cm), PF Bill Williams (No.14) (208cm), C-Bullock Anderson (No.5) (212cm).
Chinese team: PG Ai Ji (No. 17), SG Zhang Zhixin (No. 41), SF Yang Zifeng (No. 24), PF Xu Ning (No. 20), C Yang Yujia (No. 1).
"Except for the change in the point guard, the Chinese team is still the same as the starter of the Lithuanian team. Katsuo Shibata said.
"Because of this position, their No. 17 and No. 9 are about the same strength, so they are all the same. Zhongju Pingjian said.
"Australia's center is so high, the Chinese team has sent their main inside Yang Yujia, I don't know what to think, if the Australian team plays the inside line, wouldn't it be for nothing?" Imagawa Iwa said.
"That's right, the Chinese team obviously has no shortage of tall centers, why do you want to let this No. 1 play, when he played against Lithuania, he was blown up at all, what does it mean to send him on the field now?" Tsuruta Ryuichi also couldn't figure out this question.
"Listen to me, the key to our victory is defense, defense is constant defense, we have to use defense to make the opponent collapse, make the opponent beg for mercy, you understand!" Australia head coach Kevin Jones shouted to his players.
"Yes! understood!" shouted all the Australian players.
"Listen, we must not be intimidated by Australia's crazy defense, we must be fearless and courageous, and if anyone stands in our way, we will destroy them!" Cui Maixiang also shouted to his players at this time.
"Yes!" shouted all the Chinese players.
"Toot!" the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, and the starters from both sides walked onto the pitch.
"It's going to start, it's going to start soon!Sasha, get up and watch it with me!" Airi Imagawa said anxiously to Sasha's house as she came to Sasha's house.
"Hah...... ...... owed," Sasha sat up and stretched, and then said, "What's the hurry, I'll wash my face first, and I'll come back and show you!"
"Okay, go! Go!" Imagawa Airi urged Sasha vigorously.
"Yes, really, your lover plays a game, and he lets me accompany you every time!" Sasha said as she stood up speechlessly.
"Sasha, do you want me to wash your face for you!" said Imagawa Airi glaring at Sasha.
"No, no, hehe, I'd better go by myself!" Sasha hurriedly ran to the toilet.
The game was about to start, and the players from both sides were already in position on the field, and the referee walked up to Yang Yujia and Bullock Anderson with the ball.
The referee glanced left and right to confirm that Yang Yujia and Brock Anderson were ready, and both Yang Yujia and Brock Anderson nodded.
At this time, I heard the referee's whistle, the ball was thrown into the air, and Yang Yujia and Brock Anderson jumped up at the same time!
The ball was hit by Brock Anderson, and the ball flew into the hands of Australian point guard Robert Johnson, and the game officially began!
"It's started, it's started, Brother Nose, Boss, come on!"
"Defend! Defend!"
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Yu Fei in the substitute area shouted.
Wang Tuo, on the other hand, was studying there with a book on mechanical structure, and everything around him seemed to have nothing to do with him.
Robert Johnson took the ball to the top of the three-point line to organize the attack, and Ai Ji bent down to look at him.
At this time, Roberson Johnson rushed into the basket from the right side with the ball, and Ai Ji hurriedly followed, but then he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, he clutched his stomach and screamed, Robertson Johnson spit directly from his right side.
"Lying grass, do you come up and play yin!" Qin Long shouted at this time.
However, the referee did not blow the whistle because Robertson Johnson's movements were so secretive that the referee did not notice it at all.
Yang Yujia hurriedly came over from the inside line, and then saw Robertson Johnson throw the ball high to the basket, and Brock Anderson on the inside jumped high, grabbed the ball thrown by Robertson Johnson with both hands, and then slammed the ball into the basket with both hands! 2:0, Australia took the lead in scoring two points.
"Yay!" shouted Brock Anderson, clenching his fists.
"That thing just fouled, why didn't you blow it?" Liu Tiange said to the referee, pointing at Robertson Johnson.
"No, I didn't see it!" the referee said, shaking his head.
"You can watch the replay!" Mr. Liu said.
"Please hurry up and play normally!" the referee said loudly to Liu Tiange at this time.
Liu Tiange glared at the referee, and then ran to the Australian position.
The Chinese team began to attack, Yang Yujia sent the ball to Ai Ji, Ai Ji took the ball through the half, and then saw Robertson Johnson rushing towards him, Ai Ji hurriedly took the ball to change direction, and wanted to get rid of Robertson Johnson, but to no avail, Robertson stuck to Ai Ji tightly like a piece of kraft candy.
"Damn, this guy, it's so annoying!
"Hey, it's almost halfway!" Yu Fei shouted at Ai Da from the long side.
"It's been 8 seconds!it's going to be 8 seconds!" Qin Long also shouted at this time.
"Hey, Ai Ji!" Zhang Zhixin shouted from the middle line at this time.
Ai Ji hurriedly passed the ball over, and after Zhang Zhixin received the ball, he took the ball to the top of the three-point line.
"Wow...... Huh...... "Everyone in the substitute area of the Chinese team breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhang Zhixin stood at the top of the three-point line, saw Ai Ji running up, and gave the ball to Ai Ji's hand, and as soon as Ai Ji got the ball, he was cut off by Robertson Johnson!
"What?" Before everyone could react, Robertson had already entered the position of the Chinese team, and then put the ball directly into the basket, followed by Yang Zifeng and Zhang Zhixin were a step slower, 4:0, and the Australian team led by 4 points.
"He just fouled!" said Ay Ay loudly as he walked up to the referee.
The referee shook his head and said, "I didn't see it!"
"Look at it!" said Ai Ji, raising his arm, only to see a few bright red marks on his entire right elbow!
"It seems that it was a foul, but now that the score has been recorded, the judgment cannot be changed, and this Australian team is too, so it can't change its own mistakes!" said the referee speechlessly, he really didn't see it clearly just now.
"Please keep playing!
"Damn!" Ai Ji cursed in Chinese in a low voice, and ran away.
After seeing Ai Ji run away, the referee was also thinking about whether to blow a few whistles back for the Chinese team.
The Chinese team began to attack, Ai Ji took the ball through the half, at this time, Robertson Johnson defended again, only to see that his body just made contact with Ai Ji, and heard a whistle from the referee, the Australian team fouled No. 4, and the Chinese team had the ball!
"What? just now this was just a normal physical contact, why blow a foul!" Robertson. Johnson stepped forward and shouted to the referee.
"Watch your defensive moves, and if it's too big, I'll keep blowing!" said the referee, glaring at Robertson Johnson.
Roberson Johnson glared at the referee and walked away, in fact, for the referee, he and a few of his colleagues could not blow the Australian game, because their style of play is too strong, and if you don't grasp it well, it will cause conflict!
"I didn't expect them to guard so tightly when they came up!" Ren Zhonglong said as he looked at the field.
"Every player in Australia is very fierce, and in fact there is no so-called main player and substitute in their team, many of their substitute players are of the same level as the main team, and some are even higher than the main team, so they will foul without scruples!" Cui Maixiang said.
At this time, I heard a burst of happy cheers from the surrounding players, and saw Zhang Zhixin standing on the right side of the three-point line and shooting a three-pointer! 3:4, one point short.
"Mark!" point guard Roberson Johnson shouted at the new Mark Richardson of the defense.
Mark Richardson looked over and saw Robertson Johnson glaring at him.
Mark Richardson nodded, a sinister smile on his face......