Shenzhen Universiade Center Gymnasium.

The basketball stadium, which can accommodate more than 20,000 people, is full.

This modern stadium built for the 11th Universiade has indoor temperature control. At the end of August, it was unbearably hot outside in Shenzhen, but the stadium was much cooler, at a comfortable physical temperature, and only the enthusiasm of the fans still seemed to be ignited at any time no matter what the temperature was.

"China Merchants Bank Cup" The first Sino-US men's basketball match.

Huge game-themed characters are scrolled across the electronic bar screen between the first and second floors. On the second and third floors, there are direct electronic bars that display information such as scores, starter information (tumbling and jumping), sponsor advertisements, etc. Other well-known companies that co-sponsored the Sino-US competition with China Merchants Bank include Anta Sports, BMW, Taikang Insurance, Didi Chuxing and so on.

Although it is a warm-up game for Chinese and American men's basketball, the fans of the host Chinese team did not occupy the absolute upper hand of the stadium, interspersed between the red Chinese team fan uniforms and the national flag, there are many supporters wearing the jerseys of NBA teams, and some If you look closely, you can see that they put on the All-Star Weekend jersey or the dream team jersey in the early years, colorfully, turning a stadium into a big party venue.

The lights dimmed.

A presenter with an American English accent walks up to the center of the court and introduces the visiting team's players in NBA live specifications.

A 15-member team of the American Dream Team.

Everyone Yang Yiming had already taken a photo in advance on the flight from Los Angeles to Shenzhen two days ago.

Kyle Lowry, Tobias Harris, Andre Drummond, Myles Turner, Kemba Walker, Bradley Beal, C.J. McCollum, Jimmy Butler, Mike Conley and Devin Booker.

Last off were the five starters of the Dream Team: Isaiah Thomas, Klay Thompson, Victor Oladipo, Blake Griffin, and Kevin Love.

Among these five people, Klay Thompson, who endorses the Chinese brand Anta, is a cold-blooded three-point shooter and is known as the Buddha in the mouth of Chinese fans. As a signed player under the sponsorship, Thompson also enjoyed the treatment of the entire U.S. team finale, receiving the cheers of the fans like the home team.

In general, all the players of the U.S. men's basketball team can receive more or less screams and applause from the Shenzhen Universiade Arena, and they can probably get a glimpse of the global appeal of NBA stars. Such a gesture of home fans turning against the visitors is very rare in other stadiums.

Then it was the turn of the Chinese team to play.

The host worked harder and introduced everyone in an exaggerated long voice. Yang Yiming was arranged to play the sixth from the bottom - just outside the starting lineup - which was probably a bit unexpected by the audience, but in addition, Yi Jianlian, Zhou Qi, Ding Yanyuhang, Guo Allen, Li Gen, composed of the blue team that had just finished the Stankovic Cup and the red team that was preparing to go to the Asian Games, almost came up with the strongest lineup in the land of China.

Although Li Gen's appearance in the starting line was a bit unexpected, considering the general strength of NBA players, he was also expected to rely on his height and weight to fight the impact of the Dream Team. According to what Coach Li Nan and Coach Du Feng said before the game, putting Yang Yiming in the rotation lineup is to hope that he who has never practiced with his teammates can quickly judge the situation on the field through brief observation and continue to maintain impact in the second lineup.

After all, the dream team in front of the Chinese team, in addition to the starters, also retains absolute good players like Butler, Walker, and Drummond.

If the Chinese team doesn't want to lose too badly at home, it will not only be a battle of courage, but also a battle of wits for forty minutes! Winning may be a fantasy, but according to the slogan that our country often says in sports, we must also "play with quality and momentum!" ”

The national anthem was played, the whole audience sang together, the crowd waved, the countdown in unison, the whistle was backward - the ball was thrown up by the referee, Yi Jianlian won the basketball that Lefu dialed into the air, and the game began!

The Chinese team was controlled by Guo Allen over the half. He took advantage of the fact that the U.S. team was still unstable, and actually launched a long pass directly from the backcourt, and Yi Jianlian, who finished the ball, quickly went down to the penalty line in the penalty area of the dream team, and the master received the ball and directly half-turned and jumped and hit the first goal!

The U.S. team quickly kicked the ball. The ball was played by Klay Thompson near the halfway line, and when he saw that Griffin was already on the other side, he wanted to hang it to his teammate for an empty dunk. But unexpectedly, the ball flew into the penalty area, Griffin jumped into the air to catch the ball and dunk, and Zhou Qi, who was killed outside the three-point line, stabbed sideways and directly intercepted the ball. After landing on the ground, he threw a backhand and passed the ball to Li Gen, who had been ambushed outside the three-point line in the previous round, who shot directly at Oladipo.

5 to 0. The U.S. team did not hesitate, and Popovich called a timeout.

The opening time is less than 1 minute!

That's how NBA head coaches use it. Seeing that the situation is not in the right direction, even if it is just 45 seconds into the game, it can call a timeout for the dream team that has completely the upper hand.

Disrupt your opponent's set-up, cut off the momentum, and start over!

The pause paid off immediately. After serving in the front court, "Buddha" Thompson used multiple people to cover, ran out of the gap to catch the ball, and hit a three-pointer.

Guo Allen encountered a double bag when he advanced, and the ball was intercepted by Oladipo who unfolded the bag with both hands, and the Chinese team did not leave anyone in the backfield at all.

It took less time than the Chinese team for the Dream Team to erase the score!

Seeing that the advantage established at the beginning was swallowed up in an instant, the Chinese team was in chaos. Li Gen tried to use the misposition to beat Thomas Jr., but was withdrawn by the opponent and fell a ball directly to Thomas Jr. The latter beat three Chinese players in one go and scored a backhand layup.

7-5.

Immediately, Love and Griffin hit three-pointers from the left and right corners. The interior of the two dream teams is in the bottom corner, which makes the Chinese men's basketball team, which relies on the interior completely lose its defensive ability. Ding Yanyuhang defends the outside line, and the height gap between Lefu and Griffin is too big to pose a threat. But if Yi Jianlian and Zhou Qi are also followed to defend to the two wings, the inside line of the Chinese team will be empty, who will resist Oladipo and Thomas Jr.'s breakthrough bombing? !

What's more, Yi Jianlian and Zhou Qi have long been accustomed to sitting in the paint area, and they really want them to prevent them from going out, but they don't necessarily have to move!

That's the difference between the civilian interior and the top of the NBA!

And when the opponent can switch positions inside and outside at any time, disrupting the defensive formation, there is also a super pitcher Klay Thompson who is waiting for an opportunity to move on the court at any time, like a sniper ready to pull the trigger at any time!

13 to 5.

Only three minutes passed!

The Chinese team clearly needs to adjust. But in one round when the two young marshals hesitated, the star Yi Jianlian tried to turn the tide and save the decline in these rounds by himself. He inserted diagonally into the penalty area, received Ding Yanyuhang's ball, took off in three steps, held the basketball into the air with one palm, and prepared to dunk. Unexpectedly, this seemingly stable ball killed Blake Griffin in an oblique stab, he also took off, jumped higher than Yi Jianlian, and pressed his palms on the basketball!

Putting the basketball alive and Yi Jianlian, refusing to be a few feet away from the basket.

The audience lamented. In the regret, there is also a terrified sigh:

How can you fight such a terrifying opponent?! ()

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