At the end of the first quarter, the two teams were tied at 28.

The Chinese team once stretched the difference to double digits in the middle of the quarter, but because of the difference in the strength of the substitutes, the difference was recovered.

Well, the feeling that most fans see, including Ginobili, is the same.

This is also the problem that most of the world's strongest teams will face against the United States.

They can be hard for 30 minutes, but the U.S. team can be hard for 40 minutes.

During the break, Harris sat on the sidelines thoughtfully after arranging his tactics.

He always felt that tonight's game was a little weird, but for a while he couldn't say what the blame was.

Fortunately, he was not alone, because on the other side of the bench seat, Sun Hao was also pondering with his cheeks.

When he was leading by 10 points, he thought that the U.S. team had gone to the other extreme: the team's morale was lost and the mentality collapsed after the loss to Greece.

But the authorities were obsessed with bystanders, and it was only after sitting on the scene that he watched for so long that he finally understood what Lao K's approach was.

This is the lifeline of the Chinese team.

What is the lifeline of the Chinese team?

Yao!

Yao Ming is present, the Chinese team is excellent on the inside, and Sun Hao is easy to score on the outside;

Yao Ming is not present, the Chinese team's interior line is a big disadvantage, and the American team can wrap Sun Hao with many people;

Yao Ming is no less important to the Chinese team than Sun Hao.

Or in other words, the strength of the Chinese team has improved a lot, but it still can't do the same as Yao Ming in his absence.

So Lao K's approach is very targeted, and the opening is to consume Yao Ming's physical energy!

His tactics worked, too, and Yao Ming went off two minutes earlier than usual.

Don't underestimate these two minutes, it was these extra two minutes that allowed the U.S. team to tie the score at the end of the quarter.

In this way, the opening period of the second quarter is when they turn around to open the score.

Old K, sure enough, he was well prepared.

And he also guessed that he lost to the Chinese team in the previous Olympics and World Championships, and he went back and did a lot of homework and found the most fatal goal of the Chinese team.

Thinking of this, Sun Hao turned his head and motioned for Yao Ming to lower his head, like this......

In the second quarter of the substitute transition, although Harris asked Yi Jianlian to lead the team on the court, the Chinese team was still pulled away by the American team little by little.

The depth of the Dream Seven team's bench is still quite good.

"This old fox, it seems that there is no chance to meet the Chinese team in the quarterfinals."

In the stands, Ginobili couldn't help but sigh again.

He also realized it in hindsight and understood Lao K's playing style tonight.

This is a fight with Popovich, and it is even more confusing.

The Chinese team has now fallen into the pit.

Although the game lasts for 40 minutes, the competition between strong teams is a snowball, and the further back you play, the bigger the snowball.

The Chinese team can't climb out of the heel.

Played about four minutes in the second quarter? Both sides opened one after another to change the main force back.

Except for Yi Jianlian, the rest of the Chinese team came back.

On the American side, the main force has come up.

The score was 40-34, and the U.S. team had reversed to lead by six points.

Come up to the offensive round of the Chinese team.

Sun Hao still hangs the ball on the inside line Yao Ming.

Howard is still fighting physically.

This is also the arrangement of the old K.

Is it okay if you can't prevent it? But it will never make it easy for you to score.

Yao? A hard chisel was chosen.

Old K was overjoyed when he saw this.

Yao Ming fights like this? In the second half, fitness will definitely be a problem!

It seems that Harris, on the other hand, still doesn't realize what he's doing!

If tonight's game were a game of chess, he didn't just take the lead? Still leading Harris's nose all the way!

This chess game? He's already on his hands!

Yao Ming turned around continuously under the basket, and after turning around, he wiped the board and scored!

Of course, Howard's confrontational interference also took a lot of his physical energy.

This scene? It didn't look much different from the first half.

But right away? A touching scene took place on the field.

"Dwight? Don't you even have the courage to cover me? ”

Yao Ming looked down at Howard after scoring in? A look of disappointment.

Howard was stunned.

And then? The next second, his face flushed.

Yao Ming's disappointed expression? It was like a humiliation to him with his clothes peeled off.

In the past, you couldn't beat it, but now you ......

I don't even have the courage to challenge me!

Howard is a player with a very impulsive personality, and at this time, a rush of enthusiasm rushed to his brain, and he had already forgotten all the things that Lao K had explained.

James' ram layup under the basket was not interfered with by Yao Ming.

Howard struggled to grab the offensive rebound and used brute force to hit Yao Ming's shot.

"Smack!"

An offensive approach with no technical content at all? It is impossible to score in front of Yao Ming.

Howard's shot? It was directly covered by Yao Ming's front!

Yao Ming looked at Howard after the block? Another look of disappointment? Then he shook his head.

Howard: @¥%#%¥#'......

Men can not beat, but they must not be cowardly!

He can't do that much!

The Chinese team attacked the frontcourt, and Yao Ming fell to the free throw line.

Sun Hao then hoisted the ball in.

This time, Howard didn't blindly fight against the body like before? Instead, he was waiting for an opportunity to prepare to cover Yao Ming.

Yao Ming felt the change in defense behind him, and suddenly turned around and walked to the basket.

The advantage that no weight gain gives him is that he is flexible like a power forward!

Yao Ming was fast, and Howard struggled to catch up, jumping to block at the right time.

But Yao Ming made a sideways layup in the air and managed to dodge Howard's block.

"Smack!"

Howard's hand hit Yao Ming's hand.

The ball didn't go in, but the referee's whistle blew.

Howard's defensive foul, Yao Ming was sent to the free throw line!

Howard was a little annoyed.

"Don't try to close the cap! Just give confrontation, confrontation! ”

Old K got up at this time and walked to the sideline and shouted at Howard to remind him.

Howard glanced back at Old K and nodded.

But his eyes were clear...... I didn't listen to what Lao K said.

Yao Ming walked to the free throw line and hit both free throws steadily.

40 to 38.

With Yao Ming's consecutive scores, the Chinese team has narrowed the gap to 2 points.

Wade continued to charge Yao Ming, and this time he scored on a beautiful drift board.

42 to 38.

Looking back, Yao Ming continued to hit Howard, and Howard made another block attempt.

As a result, not only was he whistled for another foul this time, but Yao Ming also scored the ball!

2+1！

"Tomatoes!"

Yao Ming's familiar trash talk came from the ears of the old K on the sidelines, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

He took a deep breath and got up and motioned for Brand to come over and replace Howard.

Howard has lost his mind in this paragraph.

And what's worse than that is that Howard's personal foul count has reached 3!

FIBA games are not like the NBA, where there are 6 foul opportunities, and 5 fouls have to be off!

In other words, Howard's playing time will be greatly limited later!

Old K felt his old heart throb again.

Yao Ming, I'm going to die!

Howard's downfall was decisive for the change of the situation on the court.

Although Howard is at a disadvantage against Yao Ming, he can at least face it head-on.

Especially his physical fitness is there, constantly confronting Yao Ming, and Yao Ming's physical decline will be very great.

But when he ended, Yao Ming instantly felt more than half relaxed.

What the? Brand is also an All-Star insider?

He's an All-Star insider, yes, but he's not a center!

He's a big forward, and he's a big forward who's only 2.06 meters tall!

Well, shorter than Yi Jianlian.

You have to ask the U.S. team that there are no other inside lines, and of course there are.

Brad I love three-pointers, but defense is what Miller.

Chris Actually, I'm really a power forward, don't let me play Yao Ming Bosh.

Antoine Don't Look at Me, I'm Jamison, the swingman up front.

Old K, there is no better choice!

Yao Ming also imposed penalties.

42 to 41!

There is only 1 point left in the difference!

James rushed to Yao Ming inside, and after the confrontation, he stopped the ball and was blown again.

Looking back, Yao Ming fell into a low position again, and the American team could only wrap up!

The difference in height makes it impossible for Brand to defend against Yao Ming one-on-one.

It was this bag clip, Yao Ming passed the ball back to the outside line, and poured the ball into Sun Hao's hands several times.

Sun Haoyang threw it with his hand.

"Huh!"

Throw it away!

42 to 44!

The Chinese team has re-overtaken the score!

"Ahem......"

In the stands, Ginobili couldn't help but have a dry cough.

He said earlier that the American team had no chance, and the American team tied the score at once.

He just said that the Chinese team couldn't climb out of the pit, and they climbed out this time!

His mouth......

Absolutely light today.

He stroked his short hair.

It seems that in the following games, he is still suitable for being a quiet beautiful man.

However, the performance of the Chinese team in this section surprised him and shocked him at the same time.

Such a pit can climb out on its own, which is enough to show the strength of the Chinese team.

It's not just on paper.

He won Italy in the front and was full of confidence when he knew that he had a chance to play the Chinese team.

But now, the exclamation mark it has become a question mark......

Can the Argentine team play such a Chinese team?

How can the Argentine team play such a Chinese team?

The game on the field goes on.

But at this time, the U.S. team was already at a disadvantage because of Howard's downfall.

The logic is very simple: the U.S. team doesn't contain Yao Ming, Yao Ming can destroy the U.S. team's interior line;

But if the U.S. team is trapped, I'm sorry, Sun Hao and Zhu Fangyu on the outside can shoot you in the face!

This is what Sun Hao and Yao Ming confessed when they were "like this and that".

In fact, this is also a very normal brain circuit: the Chinese team has a fatal goal, but the American team does not?

Of course there is, and like the Chinese team, it is also an inside line!

Or to put it more bluntly, there is only one Yao Ming in the Chinese team, and there is also only one Howard in the American team!

With this advantage, the Chinese team held down the inside and outside of the American team, and beat them up.

At halftime, they stretched the score to 58-48!

They've reopened the gap again!

……

At halftime, the atmosphere in the dressing room of the American team was rather dreary.

The kind of pressure that was strong before the game was intense at half-time.

Some players are even starting to worry about what will happen to them when they return home.

This is not alarmist, you must know that Iverson and Duncan are living examples.

If they don't make it to the last four......

You can feel a sense of despair in the dressing room.

The defeat to Greece in the group stage was a wake-up call for them, and it was the reason why they were determined to execute the old K tactics in the first quarter.

But after the second quarter, they still instinctively doubted themselves.

If they lose again, they are afraid that they will suffer from "phobia" in the future.

James got up at this point and walked over to Howard.

He knew he had to do something as the leader of the team.

"Dwight, you know in my mind, you're already the best center in the league."

The first words James said made Anthony's eyes widen on the side.

LeBron ...... Are you sure?

Howard didn't expect James to say that, either, but after he listened...... Very comfortable.

"Yao's advantage against you is height and ...... Feel that your strengths are power and bounce. ”

James went on to say that the "technique" in his mouth was finally replaced by a feel.

Howard listened and continued to nod.

He felt that what James said was too right!

If you can say it, you can say more!

"There's no three-second defense in FIBA, you can be under the basket all the time, use your body to squeeze him out of the three-second zone, and that brings out your strengths, and I know you can do it easily."

James continued.

Howard continued to nod, he felt that James knew him too well!

He hadn't thought of it before!

Anthony was stunned when he watched from the side, and what James said seemed to be explained to Old K...... No difference?

For the first time, he felt up close that James was so ...... Flickers.

Oh no, it's so eloquent.

He will have to be careful when communicating with James in the future.

"Don't care about the wins and losses of a ball, you know that great as Michael, as strong as Sun, they also have rounds that are guarded by ordinary players, and there are times when they can't guard ordinary players, so ......

You too. ”

After James said what he said, Anthony couldn't help but nod.

Makes sense!

But immediately he shook his head, he couldn't prevent it!

Howard, however, had been completely convinced by James.

Especially that sentence is the same for you, this is comparing him with Jordan and Sun Hao!

That feeling is more comfortable than being made a full-body SPA in a nightclub!

Seeing Howard's mood change, James finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If it weren't for the importance of the game, he wouldn't have said that.

But fortunately, his efforts were not in vain.

If Howard starts to drain Yao Ming's energy again, the U.S. team still has a chance in the second half.

As long as you win tonight's game, everything will be happy.

Thinking of this, most of the pressure in James's heart went away.

Definitely, you can win!

……

Coming back in the second half, the U.S. team's spirit was very different from that at halftime.

Once again, self-confidence appeared on their faces.

In the stands, Ginobili was eating sushi with some boredom.

Usually the team strictly controls food, and he just eats secretly.

When he saw the American team come out, he was first surprised, and then put the sushi in his hand aside.

"Team America, still win!"

Ginobili couldn't help but sigh.

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