Chapter 218: A Confrontation Across the Ages
"Hey buddy, do you have a ticket? Do you have tickets? A fan in a Shanghai shark suit kept asking people around him, and there were many fans like him outside the Yuanshen Stadium in Pudong.
The Shanghai Sharks entered the finals again after nearly ten years, which completely ignited the enthusiasm of Shanghai fans, which led to the extremely tight tickets for the first game of the finals, and even the "scalpers" who usually wandered around the stadium could not get tickets, because the tickets had already been snapped up by enthusiastic fans.
A large number of ticketless fans dressed as Shanghai Shark fans gathered outside the stadium to cheer on their beloved team, and the inside of the Yuanshen Stadium was already bustling, with the Shark's flag all over the stadium.
The live DJ is introducing the home team's players:
Great wisdom and courage - Wang Yong
Tsinghua Liuchuan Feng - Liu Ziqiu
The Rising Sun - Zhang Zhaoxu
Desperate San Lang - Zhai Yi
Backfield engine - Yang Kai
Defend the Iron Gate - Landry
Terminator – Harris
Youth has no regrets, our captain - Liu Wei
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"The next one is ~~~~ spread your wings and fly high, our MVP - tall and strong ~ strong and strong ~~~" The live DJ shouted in his hoarse and high-pitched voice.
Gao Dazhuang's last appearance proved his core position in the Shanghai Sharks basketball team, and he also received the most and most enthusiastic applause from fans.
The cheers of "BIG, BIG, BIG......" resounded throughout the stadium......
The start of the CBA finals naturally attracted the attention of basketball fans across the country, and CCTV Sports Channel also broadcast the finals live, with famous basketball expert Wang Fei, commentators Yu Jia and Yang Yi serving as the review task of the game.
"Okay, the game is about to start, what do you think of the king's guidance for this game?" Yu Jia was the first to ask.
"The Beijing team ranked second in the regular season, and the Shanghai team ranked eighth in the regular season, it stands to reason that the two teams met in the finals is a miracle in itself, but they did it, especially the Shanghai team swept the defending champion Guangdong, and last year's runner-up Xinjiang entered the finals strongly, plus Shanghai's home stadium has won ten consecutive victories, which is a veritable devil's home field, so most media and fans are more optimistic about the Shanghai team that is eighth in the regular season to win the first game, I think the key to this game is the core players of both teams: Marbury and Tall and Strong," Faye Wong expressed her opinion.
"I have the same point of view as Director Wang, this competition can be said to be a matchup between the two best guards in the CBA league, one is a former NBA top-paid player, and the other is a young World Youth Championship MVP, this is definitely a cross-era matchup" Yang Yi echoed with a little excitement.
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"Tuo" in the cheers of the whole audience, with the referee's whistle, the game officially began.
"Bang" Zhang Zhaoxu jumped the ball and beat Beijing team Singleton and took the lead in winning the ball.
The starters sent by the Shanghai team on the court were point guard Liu Wei, scoring guard Gao Dazhuang, small forward Wang Yong, power forward Landry and center Zhang Zhaoxu.
The Beijing team sent a lineup of point guard Li Xuelin, scoring guard Marbury, small forward Chen Lei, power forward Zhai Xiaochuan, and center Zhu Yanxi.
The Shanghai team took the lead in attacking, and Liu Wei controlled the ball and advanced to the front court and passed the ball to Gao Dazhuang.
As soon as the tall and strong man received the ball, the audience burst into cheers.
In fact, during the preparation period, the Beijing team spent the most time studying tall and strong, and Coach Min Lulei also knew that whether he could strangle tall and strong would affect the direction of the entire game, so at the beginning of the game, there was no tentative action, and Marbury, the most experienced player in the Beijing team, was directly opposite Gao Dazhuang.
"Hey" saw Marbury facing himself solemnly, and the tall and strong ignited the fighting spirit, he just wanted to challenge the strongest player.
"Boy, what are you laughing at? You have a bit of strength, but it's not enough to see," Marbury snapped his fingers at the tall man.
"Really?" At the moment of replying, the tall and strong suddenly activated, and a crotch dribble and change of direction were about to break through from Marbury's side.
However, the experienced Marbury immediately made a sideways move, using his body to close to the tall and strong, trying to slow down the start of the tall and strong.
"Squeak" suddenly made a sharp stop, and after slightly widening the distance from Marbury, he changed direction again and broke through from the other side.
With a sound of "Peng", the tall and strong man forced his breakthrough by clinging to Marbury's side with his good confrontation ability.
At the moment when Gao Dazhuang broke through into the inner line, Zhai Xiaochuan and Zhu Yanxi of the Beijing team immediately contracted their defense, and soon formed a bag for Gao Dazhuang, which was also what Coach Min Lulei repeatedly told the team to do before the game.
Gao Dazhuang glanced at the periphery, deliberately held the ball in both hands and pretended to divide the ball outside, and then suddenly a blind pass with a backhand without looking at people directly hit the ball into the inside line of the Beijing team.
With a "snap", it was Zhang Zhaoxu, the center of the Shanghai team lurking in the Beijing penalty area, who received the ball.
"Bang", after receiving the ball, Zhang Zhaoxu did not stop at all, and directly split the dunk sideways and dunked the ball into the basket.
"Oh" The audience suddenly remembered the warm applause, and the live DJ of the Shanghai team also shouted in that high-pitched voice: "Zhang Zhaoxu~~~"
"Huo, the Shanghai team played this ball very smartly, and a sudden combination completely broke through the defense of the Beijing team," Yang Yi praised.
"Well, the Beijing team attaches too much importance to being tall and strong, and this attack is tall and strong has attracted the attention of at least three people," Faye Wong commented in a timely manner.
The Beijing team attacked, and the ball went directly to Marbury.
Marbury dribbled the ball first and approached the tall and strong, and the continuous crotch dribble proved that "Old Horse" was still extremely aggressive.
At this time, Marbury suddenly accelerated, and wanted to break through from the tall and strong flank, but the tall and strong took the first step to block Marbury's way.
Marbury immediately picked up the basketball with his right hand and suddenly pulled it back, and his body made a sharp stop, changing direction and breaking through the tall and strong wing.
Just when Gao Dazhuang was about to paste it, with a sound of "Peng", Zhai Xiaochuan of the Beijing team cooperated with a block and cut off the tall and strong personal defense.
In the face of the defense of Shanghai center Zhang Zhaoxu, Marbury made a high throw, and the ball bypassed Zhang Zhaoxu's block, hit the rebound and bounced into the net.
2:2
After the goal, Marbury looked at Gao Dazhuang intentionally and shouted: "Beijing, Beijing", trying to use himself against the voice of the fans in the entire stadium chanting "Shanghai".
"Marbury's goal is very exciting," Yu Jia nodded with a smile.
"Yes, Marbury's shot is a response to being tall and strong. The first game of the finals is very crucial, and the beginning of the first game is even more important, the Beijing team must learn the lessons of Guangdong and Xinjiang, and do not let the Shanghai team get up, once the young people of the Shanghai team go crazy, it will be difficult for the Beijing team to get out" Faye Wong commented.
The Beijing team is looking for Marbury on offense, and the Shanghai team is also looking for tall and strong on offense.
"Puffy Puffy" was tall and strong after receiving the ball, and directly resisted Marbury near the free throw line and began to dribble with his back, hitting his back several times in a row, and the young tall and strong made Marbury take a few steps back with his excellent strength.
There was a "snap", and then the tall and strong suddenly slammed the ball to the ground behind him, and the man turned back, clinging to Marbury and breaking through from his flank.
Seeing Gao Dazhuang enter the inside line strongly, when the Beijing team players were nervous, Gao Dazhuang suddenly passed the ball to Zhang Zhaoxu under the basket.
After receiving the ball, Zhang Zhaoxu relied on Zhu Yanxi, a sideways hook hand from the Beijing team behind him, and with a "brush" sound, he hit the basketball.
2:4
"Good fight," Gao Dazhuang smiled and patted Zhang Zhaoxu who passed by his side.
In fact, when Morris, a foreign aid of the Beijing team, did not play, whether it was Zhai Xiaochuan, Zhu Yanxi or Ji Zhe, they were not center forwards in the pure sense of the word, and Zhang Zhaoxu had an obvious advantage in height when facing them, so at the beginning of the game, the tall and strong continuously passed the ball to Zhang Zhaoxu on the inside, and Zhang Zhaoxu did not disappoint the fans, scoring two goals in a row.
The Shanghai team played flexibly, and the Beijing team was certainly not stupid.
Marbury quickly assisted Zhu Yanxi, who was pulled from the inside and hit a half-volley near the free throw line to tie the score.
But soon the tall and strong assisted Landry for a dunk again......
Throughout the first quarter of the game, under the leadership of Gao Dazhuang and Marbury, the two sides launched a fierce attack.
It's just that the Beijing team relies more on the blocking and dismantling cooperation between teammates, frequently makes long-range shots from the outside, and has a good shooting rate in the first quarter of the Beijing team, while the Shanghai team mainly combines sudden points and scores mostly inside.
At the end of the first quarter, at 25:28, the Shanghai team led the Beijing team by 3 points.
Marbury had nine points and two assists in the first quarter, while Gao Dazhuang scored six points and six assists, while Landry, a foreign player from Shanghai, scored a current high of 10 points.