Chapter 187: Falling short
"The last quarter of the game began, and Lehi was still on the court, and it seemed that he was not going to rest for this game...... His physical strength is still enough, and he played 50 minutes in overtime in the NBA. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
"Yao Ming came up to cover and see if Li Hai would be dismantled to Yao Ming...... Very resolute, Howard almost pounced and was not able to stop Lehi's layup, his physical fitness is better than most European and American players, which shows that it is not a problem of race, and China should also pursue more scientific training methods. ā
"I don't know if everyone has noticed, Lehi has changed some of the means of attack and added breakthroughs."
"In the case of a score lead, this is a very reasonable choice, Lehi's basketball IQ is very high, and in the second half of the third quarter, he immediately made changes after seeing a drop in shooting percentage, so that the score advantage was further expanded."
"The audience in front of the TV, there is less and less time for the miracle to appear, the Chinese team is still in the leading position, a little more than six minutes, and persistence is the victory of the Chinese team."
"This Chinese team is the strongest ever, Li Hai and Yao Ming are both top players in the world, and the Chinese team has every chance to challenge for medals...... Or even higher honors. ā
The U.S. team played another great transition offense, and James scored on a dunk...... Lehi is going to get the ball again, he's definitely going to have to return the color, and in this game, similar situations have happened many times and we believe Lehi can do it. ā
"Lehi rushed in again, just a simple cover, and that's what the player is capable of...... Lehi made another foul, and if he made these two free throws, he would have a 10-point lead. ā
"What's going on, it seems that something has happened, Lehi fell to the ground looking in pain, and it was James who wanted to block Lehi's layup...... The specific situation depends on the slow motion, there should be a slow motion replay, I hope Lehi will not get hurt. ā
As James rushed over, Lehi felt as if he had been hit by a truck.
James didn't come against his people, and the confrontation between the two was so strong before, but this time when he started the layup, he felt his feet were soft, and his body was really at the limit, and then he was knocked over by James, and his foot was still broken.
The key was the ankle, that kind of sharp pain, Lehi felt like the old place.
When you are helped to the sidelines and take off your shoes, you can see that your ankles are already swollen.
"Wrap it up and I can keep fighting." Lehi said with a firm expression.
The team doctor's head shook like a rattle, and he couldn't continue to fight at this level, and Lehi stood without shoes for a while, completely unable to exert his strength, so he had to give up.
He returned to the court and hit a free throw with his bare foot to extend the lead to 10 points before walking to the locker room with the team doctor.
The audience spontaneously burst into applause, and the strong are always able to receive respect.
"Don't worry, Lehi, we'll definitely keep the game advantage until the end."
"Yes, even if you have a broken leg, you have to win the American team."
"Phew, crow's mouth, Lehi rest assured, no one will be hurt, we won't waste the current situation."
The eyes of all the players of the Chinese team have become extremely determined, there are only five minutes left, they must win the game, and they can't be sorry for their brothers.
After Li Hai left, the momentum of the Chinese team did not decline but increased, and Yao Ming also hit a mid-range shot immediately after returning to the court, extending the lead to 12 points.
But then James scored five straight points and Anthony hit a three-pointer.
Li Hai was not there, Yao Ming was immediately caught by the American team, and after slashing 4 points in a row, the American team repeatedly hit the inside line and caused two fouls, so that Yao Ming's fouls also reached four times, and he would be punished if he committed another offense.
When Yao Ming was pinched, the Chinese team showed great resilience, with Zhu Fangyu, Du Feng and Wang Shipeng scoring successively and desperately fighting against the American team.
But the difference in strength made it extremely difficult for the Chinese team to play in the last few minutes, and the American team was also desperate, especially Wade, James and Anthony, who have vowed not to experience another defeat.
In the last 30 seconds, the Chinese team still led by one point and had the ball.
The U.S. team went around the front to defend Yao Ming, the ball couldn't be passed at all, and the offensive time was slowly consumed, Wang Shipeng saw that there were only 10 seconds left in the game time, and decided to make a single strong shot.
Unexpectedly, Wade was quick at this time, and cut the ball off with a slap, the referee did not blow the whistle, and Wade did not call a timeout and went directly to the front court to complete the dunk.
At the last moment, the U.S. team overtook the Chinese team by 1 point.
The last goal of the Chinese team was completely defended by the American team, 112:113, and the Chinese team lost very regrettably.
Lehi had already scored 50 points before he left the game, and then the other players did their best, but the game was still lost, and both the players and fans were a little depressed.
James also apologized after the game, hoping that Lehi could recover quickly and not affect the rest of the game.
However, Lehi's reversal is a bit troublesome, and it stands to reason that he must cultivate quickly, but Lehi resolutely disagrees, what are you kidding, international competitions don't happen every year, and he doesn't want to leave regrets.
Hearing that Li Hai might not be able to participate in the next game, Chinese fans scolded James to death online.
But official news has not come down, and the team's spokesman only said that Lehi's injury needs to be watched.
Two days later, Li Hai appeared on the playing field with the team, but the team's starting agent was replaced by Wang Shipeng.
Lehi sat on the bench like that, and there was no official announcement that he would take a break, but when the team needed outside scoring and playmaking the most, Lehi didn't play as expected.
Wang Shipeng, who replaced Li Hai, performed well, but compared to Li Hai, he was too far behind.
In Lehi's absence, Yao Ming and Zhu Fangyu carried the banner of the Chinese team's attack, and the Chinese team led most of the time, and Puerto Rico only relied on the three points of Arroyo and Ayoso to support it.
But at the final critical moment, the team's shortcomings of not having Li Hai were exposed, and Puerto Rico continued to attack the inside, allowing Yao Mingwu, who had already scored 29 points, to commit.
It was Yao Ming's downplay that allowed the opponent to grab the frontcourt rebound at the last moment to tie the score and make the game enter overtime.
In overtime, the Chinese team had lost its confidence and was given a fatal blow by Ayoso's two three-pointers, losing by 3 points.
This ball made everyone miss Li Hai very much, Li Hai is also very anxious, not leaving the team for treatment is also the result of his efforts to achieve, if the Chinese team can win the group stage safely, he can rest for a few more days, if the situation is critical, he will definitely play with injuries, some things must move forward even if there is a risk. (To be continued.) )