There is a difference between the rules of the NBA and FIBA.

One of the biggest differences, a rule that has benefited countless centers, and one that American players are most uncomfortable with, is that FIBA doesn't defend for three seconds.

In all basketball leagues, the NBA is the only one that has created the three-second defense rule, because the NBA has produced too many excellent interior players, and if the three-second defense rule is not restricted, it will lead to an imbalance on the court, and excellent interior players are almost invincible.

FIBA, on the other hand, did not introduce a three-second defense rule, so theoretically the big center could always stand on the inside.

That is, it doesn't matter if you're standing, lying down, or asleep in the restricted area, whatever you want......

In the broadcast room, Sun Yiping also praised Yao Ming's defense on the inside: "I don't know if Zhu Fangyu deliberately put Iverson in, but it is obvious that Iverson chose to force the shot in front of Yao Ming to make a wrong choice at the wrong time, and the starting lineup of the Chinese team today is also different from the past, Zhu Fangyu, who originally played small forward, was adjusted to the position of scoring guard, so that the overall height of the Chinese team has come up, but it may not be able to keep up with the opponent's pace when the opponent breaks through." ”

As he spoke, Lu Fei had already dribbled the ball through the half, and his speed was still very fast under Marbury's constant interference, and the constant line changes made Marbury dare not make it easy.

After Lu Fei took the ball to the left wing, he opened his hand and hit a three-pointer, and the ball went in with a bang.

Lu Fei scored the first three points of the game, and no one expected that the first person to win this game would be the Chinese men's basketball team. It can only be said that in this offensive and defensive round, the Chinese men's basketball team did a better job. ”

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Marbury hoisted the ball into the inside again, and Duncan didn't wait for the Chinese team to form a pinch after taking the ball, and turned around to hit the ball with a board, 3:2.

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Lu Fei stretched out his hand to signal cover, Wang Zhizhi mentioned the high blocking, Lu Fei rushed behind Wang Zhizhi at an accelerated speed, and pulled the ball back at the moment when his body made contact with Duncan, the ball reached the left hand, the wrist of the left hand flicked, and the ball flew directly to the elbow area of the other side.

Stoudemire had been preparing to give Lu Fei a block, but Yao Ming took a step back at this time and reached the position of the elbow area.

Man to ball to.

After Yao Ming received the pass, he raised his hand to make a mid-range shot, which was basically similar to a free throw.

5:2

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Marbury made a move outside the three-point line, and Lu Fei didn't notice that he sneaked one for a while.

Swish!

Three points should be called into the net.

The two sides played to a 5:5 draw.

Lu Fei hurriedly signaled: "Blame me, blame me......"

Playing against the U.S. men's basketball team, you really can't let your guard down, all of them rely on basketball to eat, Marbury has obviously seen that the Chinese team wants to affect the U.S. team's offense through Yao Ming's defensive deterrence in the restricted area, so expecting them to not see your defensive strategy is simply a luxury, and can only force them to go into your defensive trap.

The Chinese team missed two goals in a row, but fortunately, the blockade of the outside line was strengthened, and under Lu Fei's high-pressure defense, Marbury still chose to break through, but after reaching the penalty area, it was even more difficult to make a shot.

Yao Ming is a moat under the rules of FIBA!

Many centers who are unknown in the NBA have become giants under FIBA rules.

To give an inappropriate example, Yao Ming may not have played a dominant performance in the NBA for the time being, and his dominance is far less powerful than O'Neal, but Yao Ming under FIBA rules is like an inside beast in the Chinese team, and in the same way, Spain's Gasol has played better than in the NBA.

Although their role is more reflected in the defensive end.

With Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi in place, the Chinese team's restricted area is like a no-fly zone.

The U.S. team used Duncan and Xiao Si to fight the inside, and won a few points, taking advantage of the gap in the Chinese team's shooting rate to lead by 5 points.

Harris hurriedly called a timeout.

"During this time, everyone has done a good job of defense, we are not afraid of the opponent's inside score, our inside strength is not weaker than the opponent, as long as we strangle their outside line, we have a chance to win, remember, stick to the tactics set before the game, let them go inside the outside line, and make the penalty area more crowded......" Harris's speed of speech was very fast, and the translator's staff didn't have time to translate, so Lu Fei could only take the tactical board and say it again to everyone.

What Harris said about forcing the U.S. team to go inside is the defensive strategy set by the Chinese team in this game.

Since defending three seconds benefits the center, it will definitely make some positions deflated.

Among them, the biggest victim is undoubtedly those guards who have strong breakthrough ability but average shooting, especially the United States team of guards, their shooting is not so good compared to their breakthrough ability in the NBA, and they are used to breaking through to the basket, but they always have to face the interference of the opponent's center in FIBA, so their shooting rate will drop a lot compared with the league.

Under FIBA rules, shooting and passing are more tested, and breaking through becomes less important.

And what the Chinese team has to do is to let them break through!

Players from both sides took the field again.

Sun Yiping said worriedly: "The current situation is not good for the Chinese team, several attacks by the Chinese men's basketball team have ended in failure, of course, we can't expect every goal to be scored, but in the face of an opponent like the United States, there are not many opportunities for us to make mistakes...... After Lu Fei came on the court, he passed the ball directly to Wang Zhizhi, who cut out with the help of Zhu Fangyu's cover, Iverson did not choose to change the defense, Wang Zhizhi shot in the open position and hit a three-point shot, which was a very critical three-point shot, which won the Chinese team a breathing time...... Pay attention to the speed of the opponent's offensive and defensive transitions, Iverson is advancing too fast......"

Iverson had already scored two points on a layup, and Yao Ming hadn't even run past half of the court at this time.

Lu Fei shook his head, the positional offense can still be solved by the rules, but if you really let the opponent switch between offense and defense, you can only hope that everyone can return to the defense as soon as possible and not give the opponent a chance to switch.

Fortunately, the U.S. men's basketball team can not dominate the ball much, and the switch is not so fast, and it can't run so many times with Iverson's two legs.

In addition, the inside line brought by the United States can't run so fast, and even if it runs fast, the two guards may not necessarily pass the ball.

The interior players brought by the U.S. team this time are Stoudemire, Duncan, Boozer, Odom, Okafor......

In addition to the immature Okafor, there is a Stoudemire in the center, but the style of play of this center is too rough.

This resulted in a situation where the U.S. team lacked dominance on the inside, had no shooting percentage on the outside, and stumbled all the way to the quarterfinals.

And the strategy set by Lu Fei and Harris is to fight the position! Take advantage of FIBA's rules to the fullest!

"Marbury shot falsely, Lu Fei was very tight, not giving him a chance to shoot, he chose to break through, cut in from a 45-degree angle on the right side, the inside line was too crowded, Marbury chose to shoot from a mid-distance, but unfortunately Lu Fei behind him arrived in time and interfered with the ball." Sun Yiping's eyes lit up, after adapting to the opening, the Chinese men's basketball team was obviously able to keep up with the rhythm of the American team, "The Chinese team is now keeping up with the rhythm of the American men's basketball team, and the number of times the game is dragged into the positional battle has increased significantly, and the American men's basketball team seems to have encountered obstacles in attack after falling into the position, which has to admire Coach Harris's tactical arrangement, and the nickname of the silver fox is really well deserved......"

Taking advantage of Larry Brown's timeout, the director cut to a couple of slow-motion replays of the U.S. team's offense.

"You can take a look, Iverson's shooting space is completely shrouded by Zhu Fangyu, Iverson has two options at this time, one is to pass the ball out, the other is to break through, but it is clear that he knows that passing the ball to the inside is not a good choice."

"We have Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming on the inside, we are not afraid if the American team wants to fight the inside line, let's fight, the stability of the American team is only one point of Duncan, and the combination of Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi is really not afraid."

Sun Yiping laughed.

"The U.S. team can't beat the Chinese team on the inside, so Larry Brown's tactical arrangement must start from the outside, and the flanks are precisely the weak position of the Chinese team's lineup."

"So Iverson chose to break through, you can take a look, the moment Iverson started, the movement of the defenders in the Chinese team's penalty area, they are already moving in the direction of Iverson, which shows that Harris has made arrangements in advance." Sun Yiping sighed: "When other teams played against the United States team before, they also chose to take advantage of the difference between FIBA and NBA rules, but no team has arranged this difference as the core defensive tactic throughout the game. ”

Marbury has Lu Fei watching on the outside, and the two can play evenly between offense and defense, and the only thing that worries Harris is the two wing positions of shooting guard and small forward.

Lu Fei's idea: stick to the death and not let them shoot, use their height to cover them, force them to break through, let them use what they used to be the best at, but when they get to the international arena, they will become the least good at it, and let them use it frequently.

It's a psychological war.

The U.S. team has never encountered this kind of extreme team so far, the defense of players from other teams is more based on the change of the opponent's shooting rate to constantly adjust, the opponent feels good, I stick a little tighter, and I put it farther away, how can there be like the Chinese team, I don't care if you feel good or not, I just don't let you shoot.

Lu Fei's thoughts were: "I don't care if your hand feels good or not, anyway, the two positions on the wing will definitely be blown up, so I will pinch one end at both ends between the shooting explosion and the breakthrough explosion, and things will become much simpler." ”

Do these words sound simple?

Simple!

Many things sound so simple, but it is not an easy thing to go from complex to simple.

Besides, even if it is straightened out, how many people dare to do this?

While blocking the U.S. team's shots, while using FIBA rules to the extreme, this is the defensive strategy of this game, and the Chinese team is trying to find the possibility of breaking the deadlock in such a round.

"Lu Fei has scored eight points in a row, and this may be the one with the most points since I watched so many matches of the Chinese team in the Olympics." Sun Yiping said excitedly: "Double high post blocking, and double high blocking, this tactic twisted the three best players of the Chinese team into a rope, and this offensive tactic, which is known as the most difficult to defend in this Olympic Games, once again led the Chinese team's offense on the right track...... Zhu Fangyu made a three-point shot, the ball went in, the Chinese team equalized, 22:22 draw, the first quarter of the game is over, take a break, and we will continue to watch the game in the second quarter......"

The disadvantage of the Chinese team is the ability to fight alone, and there is no way to defend in the face of the opponent's singles.

Harris's tense heart finally breathed a sigh of relief, and he realized that his palms were actually full of sweat, and the time of a quarter had proved that Lu Fei's defensive tactics of taking the sword off the edge really worked.

The defensive tactics worked, and it was not possible to win the game yet.

What is the most important problem if you want to win, the most important problem is to score more points than your opponent!

This is what Lu Fei said, starting with breaking the guard line of the American team.

Puerto Rico and Lithuania were able to win against the U.S. because their guards played well, beating two U.S. defenders, Iverson and Marbury.

So in this scene, Lu Fei's play is very important.

On the offensive end, the Chinese team adopted a double-high cover style of play, which has been implemented since the first goal of the opening game, and Lu Fei will also temporarily adjust some simple tactics according to the opponent's defense.

"Lu, how is it, can you still hold on?" Harris frowned slightly, looked at Lu Fei, who was drinking water, and hurriedly asked.

Lu Fei nodded and said, "You still care about Da Yao Dazhi, don't look at the two of them now, you must know that it is the first section, and we still have support!" ”

On the court, Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi have a heavier task, whether it is on the offensive end or on the defensive end, they are the key to this game.

Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi sat aside, "I'm fine." "I'm fine, too."

Harris glanced at the U.S. team not far away, rubbed his temples that hurt a little, and then took the tactical board, "In the second quarter of the game, Guo Shiqiang was replaced on the wing, Lu, you have to pay attention, Guo's three points are not accurate, try to choose when he is cutting in the air instead of when he is standing outside the three-point line." ”

Harris kept drawing tactical diagrams on the tactical board, both offensive and defensive, and he was trying to get everything as good as possible during the break in this quarter.

If the offense is solved, the defense is solved, can the game be won?

Lu Fei shook his head, how can it be so easy, the opponent is the United States men's basketball team, with a touch of the upper lip and the lower lip, he wants to win the United States with a FIBA rule?

Could it be that if Lu Fei wants to use the rules, other teams can't think of it?

The U.S. team has played international games for so long and lost so many games, can you not know your disadvantages?

"Actually, I'm a little worried about one thing." Lu Fei interrupted Harris's arrangement and looked at Harris apologetically.

"What's the matter?" Harris is used to it, and as long as he doesn't grab the tactical board, it's a small thing.

Lu Fei thought for a while and said seriously: "What I'm worried about is, what will be the arrangement of their tactics?" ”