Chapter 411: Ending a Dream (Medium)
Back in the second quarter, the U.S. team used full-court pressing again, but this time they did send Paul George to mark Lotte.
Paul George is 205cm, 200 pounds, and only 195cm, 175 pounds of Rakuten, which occupies an absolute advantage.
If Lotte wants to kick Paul George away, he will have to use all his strength.
In addition, every time Lotte receives the ball, he will be sniped by Paul George's full force.
In addition to stopping the ball, Lotte can only run with all his strength to get rid of Paul George.
But the U.S. team has also learned to be smart this time, not to interfere with your serve, only to interfere with Lotte's catch.
So even if Lotte gets rid of Paul George, the front court is only four to four.
Lin Hao couldn't watch Lotte's physical strength being consumed in vain, so he could only come back to catch the ball and share some of the pressure for Lotte.
Under the condition of being fully targeted, physical strength was quickly consumed, and the hit rate of the Chinese team began to decline.
At 46:46 in the second quarter, the two teams were tied.
As soon as the Chinese team started, they walked back to the locker room out of breath.
Back in the locker room, no one said a word, either resting quietly, or quietly watching Lin Hao and them rest.
"The game really started, and I only have one word: keep it all at it." Lin Hao gasped and said word by word.
The 10-minute break in midfield passed quickly, and the Chinese team stepped out of the locker room.
"I'm afraid it's going to be worse this time." Lin Hao looked at this opponent who had faced him for countless rounds and walked onto the court.
Irving!
In this dream team, Lin Hao is most worried about Owen.
Especially Owen, who didn't play for a minute in the first half, and Owen, who was in the best state in terms of physical strength and condition.
If it opens, Lotte can still limit Owen, and even have a fight.
And after two quarters, Lotte, which has been consumed by the focus, wants to prevent Owen in his heyday, which is no longer realistic.
That is to say, in the current team, the only one who can prevent Owen from breaking through is Lin Hao.
But once Lin Hao targets Irving, then Durant will be completely released.
Overstretched!
In the third quarter, as Lin Hao expected, Owen frantically entered the interior line.
directly hit a wave of 8:0 attack.
At 46:54, the Chinese team trailed by 8 points and immediately called a timeout.
However, there was nothing to do with this timeout, just a physical forward to defend Irving.
However, he was still abruptly slammed by Owen.
Lin Hao couldn't help it, and took the ball and singled two goals in a row, temporarily stabilizing the situation and not letting the score difference widen.
Then Yi Jianlian also grew stronger, and to everyone's surprise, he hit two three-pointers in a row.
At 56:60, China was four points behind.
But at this time.
"Beep." A whistle blew and put the Chinese team in a predicament again.
The head coach of the American team also raised the corners of his mouth slightly at this time.
Yes, he deliberately pressed Irving until the third quarter to play, and frantically attacked the inside, not only to score, but also to press an inside player of the Chinese team on the bench.
Yi Jianlian committed three fouls and had to go off the court with two more fouls, but only half of the third quarter passed.
"I'm going to play center." Lin Hao shouted directly at this time.
Next, a scene that shocked the world appeared, the 200cm Lin Hao, standing under the basket, and the 210cm big center Cousinska.
The people of the whole country, looking at Lin Hao who was struggling on the inner line, couldn't help but have red eyes.
"Enough, Lin Hao is enough, we are satisfied with the runner-up."
"What the hell is going on, let a 200cm shooting guard go against a group of 210cm interior players."
"It would be nice if Giant Yao was still here."
At this time, Yao Ming looked at Lin Hao who was struggling in the inner line in the audience, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
How Yao Ming hopes that at this time, he will once again hold up a piece of sky for the motherland.
But the reality is so cruel.
But then, to everyone's surprise, the thin, not tall Lin Hao really supported China's internal line.
Cousins didn't feel like he was on top of a man, but a piece of steel, a piece of steel that couldn't be knocked down.
Obviously, everyone has forgotten that in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals the previous month, Lin Hao was a figure who could toughen James.
Lin Hao's strength, how can it be described as a normal person, and Cousins and Jordan Jr.'s inside pace is not outstanding, their strength is not superior, and they also declared their offense bankrupt.
Cousins and Jordan Jr.'s consecutive strong inside failures also bought the Chinese team a lot of time.
When the U.S. team reacted, there was only one minute left in the third quarter.
At the end of the first three quarters, China trailed by 5 points at 68:73.
As soon as the fourth quarter began, Yi Jianlian also returned to the game.
Irving, the wonder man, in fact, only bought a 1-minute vacuum for the American team.
Lin Hao also felt unprecedentedly tired at this time.
So far, Lin Hao has scored 36 points and 12 rebounds.
Offense needs to control the ball and score, and defense requires Lin Hao to take care of both inside and outside, and Lin Hao's physical consumption is far greater than that of others.
But Lin Hao still stood up, one in the low post and one in the dry three.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the score was tied at 73:73.
Klay Thompson and Curry also took turns at this time, alternating three-pointers.
After two attacks, the difference was stretched by 6 points.
At this time, at the request of the inside, a beautiful virtual shake, shook Cousins, and forced a 2+1.
76:79
Then after China stubbornly defended a ball, Lotte found a flaw in Curry and inserted it inside.
In the face of Anthony and Cousins' bag, there was no intimidation at all, and after a pull, the ball was flicked out.
The basketball spins in an arc and into the basket.
78:79, only 1 point left.
At this time, the U.S. team called a timeout.
Lin Hao looked at Lotte, whose legs were trembling, and Bai Yao and Yi Jianlian, whose muscles were already a little difficult to bulge, couldn't help but tremble.
"It's just six minutes left, hold on, the championship is ours." Lin Hao swallowed his saliva and said with a little difficulty.
Lotte and they didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.
After the timeout, the U.S. team made adjustments, leaving only a quick-paced Jordan on the inside.
With Curry, Klay Thompson, Durant, Green.
A lineup with offensive ability, mobility, and frame protection ability.
"Want to run us to death? Then run. Lin Hao's tired face showed a broken smile.
After Durant used a single block, he accelerated directly and then hit a 2-point pull-up jump shot.
78:81
Lin Hao came to the front court this time, and as soon as he received a pass from Lotte, he was trapped.
Lin Hao also did not hesitate to guide the ball back to Lotte, and Lotte made a transfer and handed the ball to Bai Yao on the inside.
After receiving the pass, Bai Yao immediately threw the ball up.
Everyone in the audience didn't understand what Bai Yao was going to do, and even suspected that Bai Yao had made a mistake.
But an ominous premonition arose in the minds of everyone on the U.S. team.
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