Russia has replaced backup point guard Penkrasov, who is two meters tall. Shevid also continued to stay on the field, so that all four Russians were more than two meters tall, and Shevid was about two meters.

Yu Jia said: "Scheved is a very pure ball-handling attacker in the backcourt, much purer than Kayapa and AK47, with height, vision, and autonomous attack, he is very difficult to deal with. But in both games against the Chinese team, he was suppressed by Zhou Xuan and couldn't find his rhythm, and only scored 5 points on 1-of-4 shooting in the first quarter, except for the initial shooting, the last two points were obtained by breaking through the foul free throw. ”

Zhang Li said: "Zhou Xuan's strategy is very correct, the dead card opponent breaks through, and allows Sheved to always shoot hard when there is someone in front of him. Under Zhou Xuan's defense, he was 0 out of 3. ”

Yu Jia said: "If it weren't for Zhou Xuan, I'm afraid no one in the Chinese team would be able to defend against Shevid, Sun Yue is only a cameo point guard after all, and the main defense still has to rely on Liu Wei and Chen Jianghua." ”

Russia had the upper hand in the second quarter. Substitute striker Andre Woroentesvich beat Wang Zhizhi twice in a row.

At just 207cm tall, Andre is much more agile than Wang Zhizhi, and like most European insiders, he can shoot from the field.

Substitute small forward Segey Monya made a three-pointer under Zhu Fangyu's defense. Monya also played in the NBA, playing 26 games for the Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings in 2005-2006, averaging 13 minutes per game and 3 points per game.

The Russian players seem to be from their own clubs, but they have more experience than their Chinese counterparts. Although Wang Zhizhi has also been mixed in the NBA, his steps are really bad now.

Zhou Xuan was also a little anxious. After the ball, Zhu Fangyu also lost the vacant position, Wang Shipeng played as a substitute this time, and his state also became a substitute, shooting iron, and there was a mistake. Yi Jianlian's low-post attack was also blocked by Mozgov.

The more the periphery can't be thrown, the more the Russian inner line will shrink, and it will be more difficult for Zhou Xuan to break through. Deng was forced to ask for a timeout.

In the men's basketball training session, Zhu Fangyu practiced 100 three-point shots, and the 74% shooting rate looked good, and he was dumb on the court. He was also brave for a season in the CBA, but he couldn't do it when he got to the national team. Sun Yue's data is poor, and his performance is not as good as Sun Yue. At least against France, Sun Yue scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Why is there such a contrast in the form of a veteran player? An industry insider pointed out in the analysis that as a veteran like Zhu Fangyu who has participated in the Beijing Olympics, it is impossible for him to achieve higher achievements in his career, and his skills have been finalized, which makes him lose the goal of struggle. And playing for the national team, whether financially or famously, can no longer bring him more.

This statement was recognized by many people before the Olympics. But now that he is about to create history and have higher achievements, Zhu Fangyu still can't play it, in the final analysis, his psychological quality is too poor.

Chinese players, except for Zhou Xuan and Yao Ming, seem to have this problem, and they like to drop the chain at critical moments.

Deng Huade made a risky substitution, Chen Jianghua replaced Zhu Fangyu, and Wang Shipeng played the No. 3 position, comprehensively speeding up and running and bombing. In positional battles, both men on the inside can shoot and can also ensure offense.

The Chinese team decided to rush with Chen Jianghua's speed, and the opponents were all defenders about two meters tall, and his flexibility was obviously superior.

The substitution worked. Chen Jianghua played a quick counterattack on the court and scored a layup; After receiving Zhou Xuan's pass on the periphery, he ran away from the defense and hit three points. Zhou Xuan singled out Scheverid to score a mid-range shot, and the two scored 7 points in a row to help the Chinese team bite the score.

Yao Ming replaced Wang Zhizhi, China is still running and counterattacking, Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming grabbed the rebound and sent it to the frontcourt. Chen Jianghua, Sun Yue, and Zhou Xuan went down quickly, and without waiting for their teammates, they shot in 7 seconds.

With 1 minute and 17 seconds left, the half ended, and Sun Yue broke through and scored a dunk. The Chinese team overtook the score 42-41.

After that, both sides failed to score, ending the first half.

This result has made the Chinese fans very satisfied, and the game has to be played.

In the second half, Zhou Xuan continued to pester. The two are of the same age, and Shevede is half a year younger than Zhou Xuan, and his weaknesses have been seen through by Zhou Xuan. One is the ability to fight, and the other is the accuracy of shooting with someone interfering.

Being tall has an advantage when jumping shots, but it is difficult for people with poor strength and height to avoid the opponent closely, and Sheved is not as agile as Zhou Xuan. The breakthrough can't get rid of, so he only has two options, one is to force a shot and use the height advantage, so that the shooting rate will be reduced. The second is to avoid Zhou Xuan by covering, so that the height advantage is gone, and Zhou Xuan can still chase and defend.

Yao Ming finally opened up, scoring only four points in the first half, and scored two low-post turnaround jumpers at the beginning of the third quarter. Then he attracted the help defense, the ball was distributed to the periphery, and Wang Shipeng hit a three-point shot.

The Russian offensive also opened. Sun Yue went off the court, the intensity of the outside defense decreased, and Kirilenko played Wang Shipeng easily, scoring continuously. Kayapa also beat Chen Jianghua twice after the block. The Chinese team was too short on the outside, and Vitaly also hit a three-pointer in front of Chen Jianghua.

The problem of running and bombing is defense, the offense is sharp, and the opponent can also play a counterattack, although Yao Ming does not participate in the fast attack, he is not good at defending the penalty area, and there is no good way to shoot the peripheral players, and the score is still not opened.

Zhou Xuan was dumb in the positional attack, and Russia changed its defense very quickly, allowing Vitaly and Kirilenko to defend tightly.

Russia's defense has long been famous, swinging with many people, fast pace, fierce enough, and not afraid of misalignment. The inner line is stable, and Cowan is like a big bone on the inner line. AK47, Kayapa, and Sheved all have the ability to assist in the defense of vacuum cleaners.

Vitaly defends one-on-one and is also difficult to get rid of when going heads-up. Transferring the weak side, Chen Jianghua is not good at organization, and Zhou Xuan goes to the wing side heads-up, which is equivalent to looking for a bag.

Of course, there is no shame in being constrained by Russia's defense, and in the 2007 European Championship final, Spain at the peak was killed by Russia. Last year's European Championship, Russia lost to France, and it was only the NBA lineup that lost to the French team.

Fortunately, Russia does not have as gorgeous and diverse offensive weapons as Spain, and their offense cannot penetrate the Chinese team's defense, which is to say that it is a pass and block cut from the high and low lines. Endless covers, runs. The basket was dominated by Yao Ming, and there was almost no offense. Mozgov was still too tender and played less time.

In turn, the Chinese team's peripheral pass is to play a role in transferring. There are occasional blocks on the strong and weak sides, but basically a screen on the weak side, a shooter cutting out, and a transfer of the ball on the strong side, a triple threat rather than an open opportunity. The high and low positions penetrate the line, the bottom line is quickly cut out, and there are very few opportunities to cut out by blocking.

Chen Jianghua, this situation is even more obvious, except for Zhou Xuan, the other four people are all standing dead, and Zhou Xuan is attacking with the ball by himself. In the final quarter, it became Zhou Xuan to single-handedly pick up Shevid and Vitali, who came up to assist in defense, immediately divided the ball, made a three-point shot on the wing, or passed to Yao Ming.

Zhou Xuan still maintained a high efficiency, playing until the end of the two minutes, 8 of 15 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 24 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists. Yi Jianlian, Chen Jianghua and Yao Ming also scored doubles.

Russia blossomed on multiple points, with Kirilenko scoring 23 points, in addition to four players scoring in double figures.

The score was 79-84, and the Chinese team was 5 points behind.

Yu Jia said: "This game is very anxious, and the Chinese team still has time to catch up. The last two minutes will decide who will reach the final, and watching the Chinese team play a lot of games, this is the most exciting one. ”

Zhang Li said: "Zhou Xuan passed a lot of good balls, but unfortunately his teammates wasted too many opportunities. When he was in the NBA, he always had an easy double-double in assists, and if the Chinese players were a little more accurate on the outside, we would be the one who is leading now. ”

Yu Jia sighed: "Sun Yue has three points in 3 in 0, and Zhu Fangyu has three points in 3 in 0. Even if you score one, it's 6 points. Chen Jianghua played well today, and finally brought the advantage of speed into play. ”

At this moment, Russia attacked, Shevid relied on double cover to burst into the basket, and Yi Jianlian followed the defensive foul on the side. Individual fourth offense.

Shevid went to the free-throw line and made both free throws. 79 to 86.

This situation has become very unfavorable for the Chinese team, Yi Jianlian is about to be punished for another foul, and Deng Huade hurriedly called a timeout.

Deng Huade made a risky decision, Wang Zhizhi replaced Yi Jianlian, and arranged: "Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming gave Zhou Xuan double blocking and demolition on the periphery, Zhou held the ball to attack, and Sun Yue and Wang Shipeng went up." If there is a chance on the periphery, the perimeter trio should make bold shots. ”

Moving on to defensive tactics. "Yao Ming is under the basket, rotate to defend the perimeter, and at this time we must guard their shots."

If you score another three points, the difference will be 10 points, and it will be difficult to chase. In addition to scoring, the Chinese team must defend, which is similar to the first match. The two teams were anxious until the last breath of air.

Before going on the field, Zhou Xuan shouted: "Cheer up, it's over in two minutes, no one wants to fight for that worthless bronze medal." Now we have to use all our strength, without any reservations, and have time to rest at night! Go all out, everyone shouts together: win! ”

"Victory!"

When he got on the court, Zhou Xuan said to Yao Ming again: "Brother Yao, don't be in the three-second zone, cut to the basket at any time, as long as you are under the basket, I will definitely pass it to you, don't be afraid of the three-second violation." At this time, the referee will not blow for three seconds of violation. ”

"Okay."

International basketball has a three-second offense and no defense, which is not the same as the NBA. Yao Ming had been careful in this regard before. Zhou Xuan analyzed the psychology of the referee, in the key game and the score was scorching, the referee would definitely not blow the attack for three seconds in the last two minutes. If you rely on this to let a team win, there will definitely be controversy. In this way, even if Yao Ming stays for 4 seconds, the referee may turn a blind eye, which is very beneficial to the Chinese team.

Yao Ming has a clear height advantage on the inside, Mozgov is off the court, Cowan is only 210CM, as long as Yao Ming receives the ball, it should be able to ensure efficiency, even if he does not attack directly, it is easy to fight for rebounds in the front court.

The timeout is over and the game begins.