Chapter 415: Draw

The U.S. team switched to several shooting experts at once, apparently preparing to shoot three-pointers. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

With the last 29 seconds left in the game, the two sides were evenly divided, and if a three-pointer was shot in the final moments, it would be considered a quasi-kill, and the three-point advantage was enough to give the United States an undefeated advantage.

"Defend three points!" The players of the Chinese team reached a consensus as soon as they saw the substitution of the American team.

The experienced Billups dribbled forward, and he carefully observed the position of everyone in the Chinese team, only to see that everyone in the Chinese team was clinging to the opponent, obviously guarding against the shooting of the American team.

"Huh!" A sneer appeared on Billups' face, and the next moment, suddenly a struck pass and threw the ball to Gordon.

Gordon didn't stop after receiving the ball, he directly chose to break through, and rushed into the three-point line with a change of direction.

"Breakthrough? Isn't it a three-point shot? Or is it just a trap? ”

The interior player's deployment was quickly in place, and Gordon was not tall enough to face the big man for a layup, only to see his hand shake and pass the ball to Granger. And Granger didn't stop after receiving the ball and threw the ball directly to Durant.

"Sure enough, it's still Durant! I had already guessed that it would be him. Everyone else is a cover, and the last person to implement this three-point tactic will definitely be Durant! When Deng Ward off the court was congratulating that he had guessed correctly, Durant accelerated and broke through into the interior.

"Didn't shoot a three? Or is it to attract the defense and then pass the ball? Deng Huade thought in surprise.

"People who are optimistic about themselves!" The players of the Chinese team did not relax their vigilance outside the three-point line, and at this time they were supposed to put two points instead of three points.

Durant didn't pass the ball, he faked straight to the basket, a pull-up layup, and scored two points.

"Team USA wants a two-point? There are 15 seconds left in the game, which means that the American team took 14 seconds to attack this time, which is not a quick two points, right? What is Coach K going to do, 15 seconds is enough time to play a complete tactical match, does he still want to be killed? Deng Huade thought silently.

92-90, the U.S. team leads by two points, and the Chinese team has 15 seconds left to attack, which means that the Chinese team can arrange a three-point shot tactic to kill the U.S. team. Even if there is no three-point opportunity, a two-point shot can tie the score and drag it into overtime.

In front of the TV, those commentators were also analyzing the practices of the American team, and they couldn't understand why Coach K would make such a tactical arrangement.

The U.S. team originally had 29 seconds to attack, and if they played a 24-second whistle attack, the Chinese team would only have 5 seconds. After the suspension of the World Championships, you can't serve in the middle line, so these 5 seconds include the time to dribble the ball to the front court, so in the World Championships, 5 seconds are almost impossible to play any tactical cooperation, which is generally to dribble through the midcourt and pass to shoot.

But now, the U.S. team has left the Chinese team with 15 seconds, which is enough to play a complete tactical coordination. A 15-second complete tactical coordination and a 5-second rush shot can be said to be two very different attacks, and the probability of scoring is even more incomparable.

In other words, the American team left China 15 seconds, which is equivalent to leaving the Chinese team a chance, a chance to kill in the end.

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"Fifteen seconds is enough to play a full attack, why don't the U.S. team press the ball again? Aren't they worried about being killed? ”

"The Chinese team is not without three-point shooters, and in the Olympics two years ago, Zhang Guan successfully defeated the United States with a three-point shot. Today's Zhang Guan is even hotter, he has scored 50 points, maybe he will present a three-point shot again! ”

"Could it be that the U.S. team is going to suffer Waterloo again? It's hard to imagine being beaten by the same person in the finals of two major tournaments in a row. ”

On the bench, Deng Huade did not arrange any tactics, just let everyone open up space and hand over the ball to Zhang Guan to handle, while on the side of the American team, the players of the American team surrounded Shashewski, and Shashewski kept drawing on the tactical board.

The timeout ends and the players come on. At this time, the audience had already stood up, waiting for the last attack of the Chinese team.

"Will there be a lore?" With this question in mind, everyone unanimously turned their attention to Zhang Guan, and there was a depressing atmosphere in the stadium.

The Chinese team served, and the basketball had just passed to Zhang Guan's hands when Eric Gordon pounced.

"Defending all over the court? This is not a wise choice. In the past, the Chinese team was indeed afraid of full-court pressing, but since there was Zhang Guan, full-court pressing has no effect, and after Zhang Guan breaks through, it will cause more and less in a short period of time. Does the U.S. team think that Gordon can stop Zhang Guan? ”

......At this moment, the referee's whistle suddenly sounded, instantly interrupting the tense atmosphere of the scene.

"There was a foul, the U.S. team took the initiative to foul, and they sent Zhang Guan to the free throw line!" The scene was exclaimed.

Eric Gordon rushed up, but instead of pressing the defender, he fouled Zhang Guan directly and sent him to the free throw line.

"I understand, Coach K is so calculating, first ask for a two-point shot, and then send Zhang Guan directly to the free throw line and let Zhang Guan make free throws. If Zhang Guan scored both free throws, at most the two sides would be evenly divided, but the ball was in the hands of the American team, and the remaining time was enough for the American team to arrange a tactical match. And if a crown doesn't hit a penalty, the U.S. team has the lead, and at the same time has the ball! This kind of tactical arrangement is much better than leaving 5 seconds of offensive time for the Chinese team! ”

"That's right, instead of leaving the opponent with 5 seconds, it is better to let yourself hold a 15-second attack, so that the initiative can be controlled by yourself! However, I guess only the American team would dare to use this kind of active foul tactic. ”

In basketball, free throws are obviously the least difficult means of scoring, and shooting in front of the basket and ignoring defense have a much higher probability of scoring than any other offensive method. In the eyes of many coaches, taking a foul and then sending the opponent to the free throw line is tantamount to a mistake, which is why few people in basketball will take the initiative to foul in addition to the special "shark cutting tactics".

In terms of shooting percentage, it is normal for a pitcher to hit more than 90% of his free throws, and the average player's free throw shooting rate is more than 80%, and no matter how bad it is, 70% of his free throw shooting rate is acceptable, such as Howard's 50% free throw shooting rate, which can already be used with slashing tactics.

In ordinary offense, whether it is positional warfare or sports warfare, the shooting rate of 50% is already very high, such as O'Neal, the world's top inside, the shooting rate is only close to 60%, and the average outside player is also 40% of the shooting rate.

The same 50% shooting rate is an efficient performance in ordinary offense, but it has become a loophole in free throws, which can also show that free throw scoring is indeed much easier than other scoring methods. So no one is going to make it easy for their opponents to attack and make their own offense difficult, which is one reason why almost no one chooses to take the initiative to foul.

But Shashewski dared to use this tactic, and the U.S. team dared to use this tactic, because they firmly believed that as long as the ball was in the hands of the U.S. team, they were also capable of scoring another two points. Moreover, if Zhang Guan can't score a goal, the U.S. team will make a lot of money.

Zhang Guan scored two free throws, and the score became 92 draws. Gordon's foul was decisive just now, and the time was only 1 second, and there were a little more than 14 seconds left before the end of the game, which was enough for the U.S. team to complete a tactical matchup.

"It's the turn of the U.S. team to attack, this time it's definitely a lore! Durant, Granger, Gordon, Billups, they all have the ability to shoot three-pointers! ”

"Why use a three-point shot? One or two points is enough. The last time it was 29 seconds, the Chinese team still had time to turn the tables, but this time it was only 14 seconds, as long as the American team threw a two-point shot at the whistle, they could win! ”

"It is worthy of the old K coach, an active foul, not only holding the initiative in his own hands, but also flipping the advantages and disadvantages."

"It's not, but it's the only way the U.S. team would dare to use it! And the opponent is still the Chinese team, if it is Spain or Argentina, the old K coach will also choose to defend obediently. But the gap between the Chinese team and the American team is really large, if it weren't for Zhang Guan's magical three-pointers, the Chinese team would have lost a long time ago! ”

14 seconds, 92-92, the United States team held the ball, the scale of victory flipped again, just now discussing whether Zhang Guan can kill the fans of the American team again, they have reversed the direction, they began to talk about the American team, who will let this kill this time.

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As soon as Billups received the serve, Zhang Guan had already pounced.

"Zhang Guan? Pressing on defense? He's delaying my dribbling through half time! Very clever choice. Billups realized this right away.

14 seconds of offensive time, not long, not short, almost able to play a tactical cooperation, if the early dribble time is still delayed, then the back run tactics will definitely be more hasty, the probability of scoring will also decrease.

Billups didn't rush the ball, he was worried that it would be cut off by Zhang Guan, and although it would be delayed for some time, he still waited for his teammates to pick up the ball before passing the ball to his teammates.

"Here!" Durant ran directly to the three-point line to catch the ball, how could the UAE follow closely, he knew that this shot was crucial and decided the life and death of the Chinese team.

The rest of the U.S. team was on the move, while Durant stopped the ball, apparently waiting for the clock to reach the last minute before making a move.

However, at this moment, Zhang Guan suddenly abandoned Billups and rushed over.

"Wrap in advance!" Durant was slightly startled, and he stopped the ball without hesitation and raised it high above his head.

"The place in Billups is empty! Good chance......" Durant waved his hand and passed the ball to Billups.

And at this moment, Zhang Guan left Durant like a cannonball, and also rushed towards Billups.

"How can a man be faster than a ball!" Durant pouted disdainfully, and Billups received the ball.

"Shooting?" Without the slightest hesitation, Billups got up and shot directly, and at the same time, out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Zhang Guan had already flown up.

Zhang Guan's men hadn't caught up with Billups yet, but they had already jumped up in advance.

"It's so fast, and at such a high altitude, I'm going to be covered! I understand that Zhang Guan deliberately abandoned me, he deliberately let me shoot, and then he was ready to cover me! In that instant, Billups made a precise judgment.

Billups is the oldest member of the Dream Nine team, and at 34 years old, he's already past the peak of his career, albeit statistically. Billups' biggest strength is his consistency, compared to his body, bounce and speed, which can only be considered excellent, not top-notch. Now that he's getting younger, his bounce and speed have decreased, but he's getting smarter to play.

The last shot is not a test of whose brain is smarter, but whose shot is more accurate, Billups's smart brain and rich experience cannot help him improve the accuracy of his shooting, and age has become his biggest enemy. If it were Billups five years ago, he would definitely shoot this ball without hesitation, but now Billups is not jumping high and slow, and he knows that if he shoots by himself, there is a chance that he will be covered by Zhang Guan.

"Pass!" With a wave of his hand, Billups didn't choose to shoot, but instead threw the ball in the air to Granger.

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Granger never expected that he would be the one to complete the final offense, although he is the boss of the Pacers, his status in the Dream Nine team is relatively average. As a small forward, he has to compete with Durant, Iguodala and Rudy Gay for positions, and against those three, he has little advantage.

Durant is the core of the Dream Nine team, and Granger doesn't have to compare; Iguodala is much more versatile than Granger, and this all-around warrior is a favorite of Shashewski, so Iguodala can take another starting striker. Rudy Gay, on the other hand, is about the same size as Granger, but Guy is younger, stronger, and more energetic than Granger.

Granger's offensive means are mainly shooting, but he is not a three-point killer like Ray Allen, he needs the ball, and he needs tactics specially formulated for him to have a stable performance, but in the Dream Nine team, it is impossible to use Granger as the tactical core, and the Dream Nine team really needs the kind of killer who does not come to a three-point shot. So a lot of the time.

This offense, Granger's main task is only to attract the defense, so he has been standing outside the three-point line, especially when the ball is in Durant's hands, Granger has already guessed that there is nothing to do with himself next.

However, Durant passed the ball to Billups.

Granger still doesn't think it has much to do with him, because Billups is completely empty, and he must have shot straight when he got the ball.

But Billups was worried that he would be covered, so he forced the ball to Granger's hand.

Granger wasn't prepared at all, and then jumped up and shot in a daze.

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"Granger, three-pointers! Pop out of the frame, rebound! ”

Love lunged over and caught the ball, but he wasn't in a good position to attack right away.

But time was running out, and Lefu was eager to make a contribution and chose to dunk directly.

"Smack!" With a general wave of your hand, you will directly cover the ball.

After all, he is experienced, and after he didn't grab the rebound, he blocked Lefou's offensive line as soon as possible, and Lefu forced the attack and could only be blocked.

Almost everyone rushed towards the ball, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.

"Got it!" Iguodala grabbed the ball in his hands.

"Beep!"

A flute also sounded at the same time, which was the sound of the end of the game.

"The game is over, 92-92, it's a draw, it's time for overtime! (To be continued.) )