Chapter 694 [Opening Ceremony]

In the men's basketball final of the Olympic Games, the stadium was full.

Zhang said: "Almost all of the NBA's best stars are gathered here. It's just that Howard, Bosh, Griffin and others are absent. ”

Yu Jia said: "China ushered in the best chance to win the championship, the United States team is three people on the inside, Davis almost does not play, it can be said that there are only two, so their lineup is flawed, if Yao Ming can blow up the American inside, Zhou Xuan and then connect the team, maybe it can create a miracle." ”

Zhang Li said: "The defense of Durant and James must be tight, and the task of Sun Yue and Yi Jianlian today is very heavy. ”

The U.S. team has always played small-ball tactics, James actually plays power forward, and the offensive end is more casual, but on the defensive end, in order to protect the interior line, he often has to go to the basket to resist people. Since joining the Heat, he has used this blue-collar style of play many times.

Sun Yue has a gap in the physique of defending James, and there is also a lot of pressure to defend Durant, although Sun Yue is tall and fast, he is Durant's most hated type of forward. But Durant won the scoring title, and Sun Yue wanted to be a substitute in the NBA, and no one wanted it, which are the two most dominant positions in the United States.

The strength of the Chinese team lies in Zhou Xuan and Yao Ming. In particular, Zhou Xuan averaged 30 points per game. 2 points, still maintaining super high efficiency. As long as he scores another high score this time, he can become another player who has averaged 30+ per game in an Olympic Games after many years, which is of great significance.

Zhou Xuan received the most applause after his appearance, and his popularity did surpass Kobe Bryant and James. When he practiced, he maintained his usual expressionless face.

He has no bottom in his heart, but he looks confident in the eyes of his opponent. Zhou Xuan knows how to play this game, and the advantage of the Chinese team is that in addition to him and Yao Ming, the player pressure is low. It's normal to lose, and American players should cry when they win.

debuted, Chinese five Zhou Xuan, Wang Shipeng, Sun Yue, Yi Jianlian, Yao Ming.

The American five, Paul, Kobe, James, Durant, Chandler.

The race is on. Chandler jumped the ball to win against Yao Ming, and the United States attacked first. Paul gave the ball to James in the front court. Sun Yue defended and put a step and a half away.

Before the game, Zhou Xuan told Sun Yue in detail about James's characteristics, putting a distance and strictly preventing breakthroughs is a must, so that James' shooting efficiency is lower than breaking through the ball or making a layup.

James passed to Durant, which made the Chinese team feel uncomfortable, and the person who defended Durant was Yi Jianlian. At the beginning, the American players all pulled out the outside line, and it was not appropriate for Yi Jianlian to defend James, so he could only follow Durant.

Durant opted for a single, crotch dribble to the right. He has the height of the interior and the skill of a small forward. Yi Jianlian followed on the side, Durant took the ball and shook his right shoulder, and then changed direction to the middle.

Yi Jianlian took a feint, his straight-line speed was very fast, but the lateral movement was not particularly good. This is also the reason why he is limited in his reach to heights in the NBA. There are a lot of fans who say he looks very slow, and that's why. Laker Fisher is also an example, when he plays the fast break, he doesn't feel old, he runs fast, but the defense is often overtaken.

Durant dodged the block on a pull-up jumper, and the ball hollowed into the net. 0 to 2.

The Chinese team attacked, Zhou Xuan controlled the ball on the periphery, and Paul stepped forward to press. Yi Jianlian blocked and dismantled, James changed the defense, and he was also close, knocking Zhou Xuan into a stagger, and the two stars pushed him on the periphery.

Zhou Xuan passed the ball to Yi Jianlian, who gave it to Sun Yue, Sun Yue hoisted it to Yao Ming, Zhou Xuan ran to the bottom corner of the weak side by covering without the ball, James chased the defense and handed the high post to Paul.

would rather let Paul be misplaced to defend the big man, than let Zhou Xuan have an easy chance to receive the ball, which is the tactical core of Coach K. At this time, Yao Ming's ability is very tested, he is the core of the team's inner line.

The Dream Team was a bit overt in the face of China's interior line, and the most obvious performance was not to adopt a trap tactic for Yao Ming on the court, not to go around the front, and let Chandler and him one-on-one.

In the NBA, the two often face each other, Yao Ming is tall and skilled, and Chandler admits that Yao Ming is an extremely difficult opponent to compete with. "Yao is a beast, and fighting him is like wrestling, you have to fight him hand-to-hand in the restricted area. Not only is he tall, but he also has a soft touch, making him one of the toughest players to play against. ”

And in order to deal with Zhou Xuan, Coach K would rather relax his defense against Yao Ming. Yao Ming turned his back to Chandler, took the ball with his left foot as the axis, took a step towards the middle with his right foot, and then turned to the baseline and jumped and threw the ball. 2 to 2.

Before the game, Yao Ming specially practiced this trick, and his hand style was relatively smooth.

The United States attacked, the Chinese team contracted its defense, James on the periphery faced Sun Yue's jump shot missed, the rebound was grabbed by Yao Ming, and Zhou Xuan was about to go down.

Yao Ming passed it to Sun Yue, who in turn gave it to Zhou Xuan on the right side. Zhou Xuan took the ball and turned to the middle, and made a jumper outside the three-point line. He didn't shake off Paul, Paul jumped up and covered his eyes in front of him, Zhou Xuan only glanced at the basket, and the shot was completely by feeling, grabbing it into the net. 5 to 2.

When he is sure that he will not be blocked, Zhou Xuan likes to focus on the maintenance of the opponent's type, and throws this ball with a good arc. This made many people on the American bench feel bad, and it was difficult for Zhou Xuan to stop when he had a hand.

The U.S. team attacked, and after two passes, Bryant also pulled up and shot on the perimeter. In the face of Wang Shipeng's defense, he had many ways to play to his advantages, but he chose the stupidest one, the fighting hand. The ball pops out of the frame.

Although in the semifinals, Bryant's shooting percentage has rebounded, reaching 50%. But looking at this Olympics, Kobe's shooting percentage is really not flattering. He shot just 40 overall. 4%, which is lower than his shooting percentage in the NBA. The team's shooting percentage is the second-to-last of the team, only better than Deron Williams.

Kobe Bryant didn't feel good in the group stage, shooting 1-of-7 against Lithuania, and elbowed Valanjunas in the throat during the game, which was booed by the audience. Before the start of the Olympics, some people said that Kobe Bryant was the leader, but it turned out that his negative contributions were far more negative than positive, which is an indisputable fact.

Some people also said that "Kobe Bryant is in Taoguang", but in the finals, the state of the Flying Man still looks far away......

The Chinese team attacked the position, and after a few passes, Sun Yue gave it to Yao Ming, who continued to perform a trick and turned around and jumped to shoot the ball. 7 to 2.

The U.S. team attacked, James singled Sun Yue, squeezed out of the space with his back and turned around to break through, and after the loss in the 2011 finals, he practiced his back attack, and there were almost no weaknesses in his technique. Yao Ming's defense was a little slower, and James forced a layup against Yao Ming, causing Yao Ming to foul.

Although the ball did not score, it would be bad if Yao Ming was troubled by fouls, and the Olympics were sent off five times.

James stood on the free throw line, and Zhou Xuan said: "Brother Yao, pay attention to controlling fouls, let him score and let him make free throws." ”

"Hmm." Yao Ming nodded solemnly. In the 2006 World Championships, he was beaten by a foul. If you want to beat the American dark horse to win the championship in this game, he is an indispensable member of the team.

James hit both free throws. 7 to 4.

The Chinese team attacked, Zhou Xuan still passed to Yao Ming, Durant retreated to help defend, and Sun Yue was three steps away. Yao Ming immediately passed the ball, and Durant pounced to prevent the shot.

Sun Yue got a good opportunity, the three points were missed, the rebound was grabbed by James, the American team broke fast, Paul passed Kobe, and the latter forced Wang Shipeng and caused another foul.

After hitting both free throws, it was 7-6.

In the next round, the Chinese players all pulled away. Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming were in the low post, the two were outside the three-point line, and Zhou Xuan singled Paul.

Zhou Xuan continuously dribbled the ball under his crotch to the right side, attracting Paul to move sideways and lean on his back, holding the ball in his left hand, shaking his right shoulder lightly, and turning in the opposite direction. Then he took a step inside the three-point line and made a 60-degree pullup jump shot on the right side. Paul closed his eyes again, but it was still invalid, and the ball went in. 9 to 6. Zhou Xuan's personal fifth point.

Yu Jia said: "The Chinese team's tactics in the opening game were very simple, that is, relying on the individual ability of the stars. ”

Zhang Li said: "If you fight tactics with the American team, the Chinese team will not have an advantage, as long as you can ensure efficiency." ”

The United States attacked, and Chandler went out to cover and was let go on the periphery. Lefu is not on it, and one advantage is that Yao Ming doesn't have to go out, and Chandler's shooting ability is very poor.

Sun Yue and Yao Ming wrapped James together, the latter distributed the ball to the periphery, Durant received the ball and turned around, facing Yi Jianlian with a "big loop", a pair of long arms hit his arm.

Yi Jianlian's reaction speed is obviously not comparable to those experienced defensive players in the NBA, he couldn't dodge and was deceived into a foul.

China fouled continuously in the opening game, the American player made free throws accurately, and Durant also hit both free throws. 9 to 8.

Whenever Zhou Xuan saw Durant make a foul like this, he couldn't wait to catch him and hang him. But there is no way, if he is this height and has this arm span, he will do the same.

The Chinese team attacked, Zhou Xuan took the ball, and Kobe Bryant changed the defense. Paul went to defend Wang Shipeng. Teammates have an obvious height advantage, Zhou Xuan passed, Wang Shipeng was close to Paul on the right side, leaned on his back, turned to the right and prepared to pull out, Paul had no height, cut down the three ways, and directly slapped the basketball.

Wang Shipeng didn't dare to foul again, otherwise he would have been replaced, and Paul picked up the basketball and passed it to Kobe. Kobe Bryant singled out Zhou Xuan in the front court, leaned on his back and turned to the bottom line, Zhou Xuan judged correctly, jumped and blocked with all his might, but the height gap was too big, and he couldn't cover it, and the ball went in. 9 to 10.

The Chinese team attacked, Zhou Xuan went on his own, and his teammates pulled away and singled out Kobe Bryant.

He dribbled under his crotch continuously, dribbled to the right side, dribbled the ball behind his back and handed it to his left hand, Zhou Xuan leaned on his back after Kobe moved horizontally, this action is the key to passing, it is difficult to judge which direction he turns, Kobe Bryant can only block one side when he breaks through with his legs.

Kobe Bryant chose his right leg, and as soon as Zhou Xuan sensed it, he immediately turned around with the ball in his right hand and opened up the distance, holding the ball in his right hand and approaching with his left hand.

Kobe Bryant strode sideways, and Zhou Xuan made another "worship Buddha" feint and changed direction to the middle lane. Kobe Bryant almost had a big split this time, and he couldn't keep up.

Zhou Xuan stopped in the middle and threw the ball again. 11 to 10.

The audience applauded, and Zhou Xuan scored his 7th personal point. However, Zhou Xuan only relied on his own ability to play the whole game under too much pressure, and his teammates had to play out, and he faintly felt a little bad.