Chapter 178: The Great War between China and the United States (15)
Yao Min has been training in the NBA for more than two years, and in the past two years, his weight has increased a lot, and his absolute strength has also increased rapidly, mainly increasing his upper body strength and core strength. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Although he has gained a lot of weight and strength, Yao Min has not lost his soft touch because of these, and in the history of the NBA, a center player who can shoot more than 80% of his free throw line is definitely no more than his hands.
In the sport of basketball, the soft feel comes from the flexibility of the wrist and the size of the palm, the flexibility of the wrist is affected by the strength and muscle sensitivity to a certain extent, long-term strength training will make the muscle sensitivity reduced, which is determined by the human body, Yao Min has been insisting on practicing the yoga movements taught by Liu Han while receiving strength training and weight gain, so he can always maintain the flexibility of the wrist.
The size of the palm actually has a very big impact on the feel of the shot, the larger the palm, although to a certain extent, it will make the player hold the ball more stable, but it will also make the hand control when shooting more difficult to master, compared to Yao Min's figure, his palm size is actually relatively smaller, which makes Yao Min at a disadvantage when controlling the rebound, but it can ensure a very good feel when shooting.
The NBA's three-point line is originally farther than the FIBA three-point line, so Yao Min has the ability to shoot three-point in FIBA games, which is only a big two points compared to the NBA.
Yao Min's previous mistakes caused the United States team to tie the score, but now his resolute three-point shot has allowed the Chinese team to regain the advantage, although the game has been played so far The defensive intensity of the Chinese team has decreased a lot due to physical reasons, but as long as the offensive efficiency can be guaranteed, the Chinese team is still in an advantage.
The U.S. team's defense just now was actually a mistake caused by their inertial thinking, and in the NBA, Yao Min's range really didn't reach the three-point line.
The game continued, and the U.S. team sent a baseline ball, and Liu Han suddenly launched a tight press, forcing Iverson to pass the ball to James, who received it.
By the time the U.S. team advanced to the frontcourt, the Chinese team had already settled into a defensive position.
After Liu Han returned to his own half, he and his teammates stood in a two-three joint defense position, although the shooting rate of the American team on the periphery during this period was much higher, but the Chinese team now has no physical strength to expand the defense to the outside, so it can only be forced to use joint defense to defend the basket.
The U.S. team did not shoot quickly from the perimeter this time, but calmly ran tactics, Anthony and Duncan both covered their teammates without the ball, and even Iverson was running without the ball.
The rotation of the Chinese defense had dropped a lot, which allowed the U.S. to seize the opportunity, and in the 16th second of the offensive time, Iverson used Duncan's cover to hit an open three-pointer at a 45-degree angle, which was his first three-point shot of the game.
Iverson's three-point shot made the Chinese players look a little frustrated, and now every tie is a huge test for the Chinese team, after all, the players on both sides have an absolute advantage over the American team in terms of confidence.
"Don't rush, stabilize it, it's okay, attack well."
After the final five minutes of the game, Liu Han kept giving tips to his teammates like a nanny, although this seemed a bit nagging, but to a certain extent, it also relieved some pressure on the players of the Chinese team, after all, Liu Han is worthy of everyone's decision.
After Liu Han advanced to the frontcourt, this time the U.S. team did not dare to wrap up, and Yao Min's previous three points and the performance of the rest of the Chinese team made them feel threatened.
James still tried his best to defend Liu Han, but he didn't dare to press too hard, in short, this kind of handling was very difficult, too close for fear of being passed by Liu Han and his teammates would not have time to make up the defense, so he relaxed and worried that Liu Han would shoot three points directly.
However, this time James's defensive position was very good, and he didn't give Liu Han too much space.
Liu Han didn't stick to the ball too much after two simple shakes of the dribble, and he passed the ball to Yi Jianlian, who was pulled outside the three-point line.
Yi Jianlian gradually found his sense after a period of discomfort and nervousness, he took the ball and moved with the trend, and then passed the ball to Liu Han again, and at the same time he came to the 45-degree angle at the right time, trying to take Anthony away who was defending him.
However, Anthony had no desire to defend the rookie of the Chinese team, and he chased Liu Han directly, trying to completely lock Liu Han to death with James.
However, Liu Han was very clever and passed the ball to Yi Jianlian with a behind-the-back pass after Yi Jianlian opened up the position.
Yi Jianlian hesitated slightly after receiving the ball, but seeing that Anthony did not return to the defense, and the defender of the baseline did not come, he decided to shoot himself.
However, Yi Jianlian's hesitation made his shot a little shorter, and the ball hit the front of the basket and directly hit the ground in the three-second zone.
Yao Min was about to take the ball down, but Duncan next to him also hugged the basketball, although both of them touched the ball, but the ball was not controlled by any of them, and the basketball bounced again.
After all, Duncan's reaction speed was a little faster than Yao Min's, and he moved ahead of time to get stuck in Yao Min's position to grab the ball.
But at this moment, Liu Han suddenly accelerated away from James's diagonal stab, and he gently poked the ball with his fingertips before Duncan.
Liu Han's stabbing was very clever, the ball just flew over Duncan's head to Yao Min behind him, and Liu Han did not fall into the opponent's tight bag because he took the ball down directly.
Duncan's first reaction was very quick, he turned around and directly and decisively planned to cut the ball, risking a foul and planning to gamble, but Yao Min did not hold the ball in both hands after receiving the ball, but sent the ball into the basket from the far end with one hand in his right hand.
The ball was scored, the referee's whistle blew at the same time, Duncan's gamble failed, and Yao Min was given a chance to add a penalty.
Yao Min, who has the opportunity to play two plus one, is very excited, he watched Liu Han's finals when he was still participating in Nike basketball summer camp, and he thought about how good it would be to cooperate with Liu Han one day, and now he can finally help his idol.
Duncan, who was beaten into two and one, didn't show any fluctuations in his expression, but his slightly wide eyes showed his inner turmoil.
Yao Min calmly scored the ball at the free throw line, and he did not relent at the critical moment, he helped Liu Han with his scoring and protection of the interior defense.
With three minutes left in the game, the Chinese team returned to a three-point lead.