Chapter 118: Losing streak
At the Donghe Gymnasium of Jinan Olympic Sports Center, the Shandong Golden Basketball Team hosted the Shanghai Sharks Basketball Team in the crucial fourth quarter.
Shanghai sent a two-man lineup of small forward Rene Kelly and shooting guard Harris, while Shandong also sent two foreign reinforcements, shooting guard Anderson and power forward Hunter.
The strength of the two teams was already equal, and at the beginning of the game, the two sides were entangled together, and the score kept taking the lead alternately.
"Come on, come on" tall and strong, Zhai Yi roared loudly on the sidelines, and the two "rookies" of the Shanghai team continued to improve with the intensity of the game, and they screamed and jumped on the sidelines.
However, the Shandong team, which occupies the advantage of the home field, is more aggressive, and the Shanghai team has been struggling to catch up.
"Haha, beautiful" Gao Dazhuang and Zhai Yi on the court high-fived each other and celebrated, just now, the small forward of the Shanghai team, Renne Kelly, made a basket to wipe the board.
At 95:95, the score of the two sides was tied again.
There are only 10 seconds left in the game, and the Shandong Golden Basketball Team attacks.
Shandong team's foreign aid Anderson controlled the ball, and the rest of the players opened up the gap to create a single environment for Anderson, and the person responsible for defending Anderson was the foreign aid of the Shanghai team, Renkelly.
Shanghai team foreign aid Rene Kelly is 1.98 meters tall, the same height as Anderson, this player has the basketball talent and physical flexibility of American players, good at mid-range jumpers and breakthroughs, but the desire and ability to attack under the basket is average, may be competent for scoring guards and small forwards, is a comprehensive swing man, and is also the best player in the Shanghai team's current single defense.
Anderson's successive cross-slides slowly approached Wren Kelly.
Seeing that the game time was getting shorter and shorter, Anderson suddenly changed direction and accelerated, and broke through close to the side of Renkelly.
After a slight physical collision between the two, Anderson suddenly took a step back and threw a jump shot straight back.
Raine Kelly also adjusted his center of gravity in time and flew to block.
But the ball still bypassed Lane Kelly's fingertips and flew straight to the basket.
Everyone in the arena watched the basketball with bated breath.
"When" the ball hits the front of the basket and doesn't go in.
Although "YEAH" did not play, the tall and strong off the court had completely integrated into the mood on the field, and he couldn't help but cheer loudly.
It's going to be overtime, and at this time, the tall and strong man whose blood is boiling feels full of strength, eager to try, and ready to play at any time.
However, with a "snap", Hunter, the big foreign aid of the Shandong team, slapped the bounced basketball to the outside with a palm.
The ball flew right into the hands of Sun Jie, the captain of the Shandong team outside the three-point line, Sun Jie raised and fell with a knife, and threw the ball when he caught it.
With a "brush", the ball passed through the net in an extremely high arc, and the game time ended at this moment.
"Tut" The referee's whistle sounded in time, "3 points are valid, the game is over".
The sudden change made the Shanghai team players on and off the field a little in a trance.
The entire Jinan Olympic Sports Center Donghe Stadium was boiling, and all the home fans kept cheering.
95:98,
Looking at the scores on the electronic display screen, Gao Dazhuang smiled bitterly and said to Zhai Yi beside him: "Killed again?" ”
"You won't carry it like this, oh my God" After getting Zhai Yi's nod of confirmation, Gao Dazhuang couldn't help but wail.
"God is unfair," Zhai Yi also agreed to the Tao on the side.
After being "killed" for two consecutive games, every player of the Shanghai team was full of loneliness, and the head coach Panagio hurriedly left after a brief greeting to the coach of the Shandong team.
The other players of the Shanghai team also left the field, and the "rookies" Gao Dazhuang and Zhai Yi helped the team's staff pack up the team's supplies and then left the field.
"Tall and strong, come on" Just as Gao Dazhuang was about to leave the field, a voice suddenly came from the fan stands.
Gao Dazhuang looked up and saw 4 or 5 fans in the stands wearing the uniforms of the Shanghai Sharks basketball team, waving the logo of the Shanghai Sharks Club and shouting at Gao Dazhuang.
"It's a fan" is tall and strong, and he has met the club's die-hard fans in the away game, and the key is that the fans still know themselves.
"Thank you, we'll cheer," Gao Dazhuang hurriedly raised his hand and waved to the fans of the Shanghai Sharks basketball team in the stands.
"Tall and strong, we are all optimistic about you," the fans also responded excitedly.
"Thank you, thank you," Gao Dazhuang waved his hand to thank the fans for their support.
"Woo, envy, you have fans, I haven't played yet" followed Zhai Yi, who was tall and strong, said with an envious expression on his face.
"Soon, soon"
"When?"
"Maybe it's the next game, maybe it's the next game, maybe it's next year."
"Damn, you're fooling me"
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Although the team suffered consecutive defeats, "rookies" Gao Dazhuang and Zhai Yi still maintained an optimistic attitude in this journey full of freshness.
The performance of the tall and strong in this game was even worse than in the first game.
He played 10 minutes and scored nine points on 4-of-5 shooting, along with three rebounds and two assists.
After being killed by the "Shandong team" again, the Shanghai team full of "scars" did not get a chance to breathe, and the soldiers of the Shanghai team dragged their tired bodies south to Guangdong, ushering in the last opponent of the "three consecutive visitors" - Guangdong Foshan Dragon and Lion Basketball Team.
In fact, the first three opponents of the Shanghai Sharks basketball team are not strong, but during the offseason, the team did not strengthen the team, let alone sign big-name foreign aid, and more importantly, the team has just changed the head coach, and the team is still in the run-in period.
Various reasons have led to the Shanghai Sharks basketball team's current losing streak.
The Guangdong Foshan Dragon and Lions basketball team was ranked 14th in the CBA league last season, ranking lower than the Shanghai team, but that doesn't mean it's a good bone to gnaw.
On the contrary, as soon as the game began, the Shanghai team was attacked fiercely by their opponents.
First Quarter 17:28
Second Quarter 22:31
At the end of the first half, at 39:59, the Shanghai Sharks basketball team was led by 20 points by the Guangdong Foshan basketball team in the first half.
The attendance rate of Foshan Lingnan Pearl Stadium is not high, but the fans present waved the flag of the home club, cheered and shouted neatly, and also had an indomitable momentum.
Gao Dazhuang looked up at the dazzling score on the electronic monitor, and his ears rang with Coach Panagio's angry yelling.
Gao Dazhuang personally felt the cruelty of the professional league this time, and also experienced the huge pressure that players and coaches face at any time.
Because they are professional players at this time, the team's record determines their future, and even more so their jobs.
The reason why the Shanghai team fell behind by 20 points in the first half is not only due to the physical reasons caused by the consecutive away games, but also a more important reason: because the Guangdong Foshan team was the bottom six of the CBA league last season, according to the rules of the competition system, the Foshan team has two regular foreign aids, and also has an additional Asian foreign aid.
Therefore, the Guangdong Foshan Dragon and Lion Basketball Team has a total of three foreign aids, namely:
Gerrard. Green, an American, is 2.04 meters tall and plays power forward.
Marcus Dohit, American, 2.10 meters tall, Foshan center, the player was selected by the Lakers in the second round in 2004 No. 27, and then naturalized the Philippines, in the last Asian Championships, he averaged 21.8 points, 12.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, and was the scoring and rebounding champion of the Asian Championships.
Michel Madani, a Syrian, 1.95 meters tall, plays as a small forward, and scored 43 points in the 2007 Asian Championships against Iraq, breaking the all-time record for the highest single game score in the Asian Championships, and was also the scoring champion of the Asian Championships that year.
Martinley had a hot hand in the game, shooting 8-of-10 from the field in the first half, including three 3-pointers and 5 free throws, to score 24 points in the first half.
Marcus Dohit also scored 18 points in the first half. Green's 11 points, and the three foreign aides of the Guangdong Foshan team scored a total of 53 points in 59 minutes of the half.
The Guangdong Foshan team is simply a foreign army.
With a "snap", the more excited the Shanghai team coach Panagio threw the tactical card in his hand on the ground and shouted in a low voice: "You don't have a problem with your skills and tactics, you have a problem in your heart."
"If you can't concentrate on playing, then there's no need to stay on the court," Coach Panagio said, turning to look back at Gao Dazhuang and Zhai Yi, and said, "In the second half, you two will play."
"Good" is tall and strong, and immediately clearly shows his attitude of seeking war.
"Me?" Zhai Yi pointed to himself incredulously and said.
"It's you, it's you" Seeing that the coach's mood was wrong, the tall and strong hurriedly woke up Zhai Yi, who was immersed in happiness.
"Happiness came too suddenly," Zhai Yi glanced back at Gao Dazhuang, and said silently.
"Damn, if you don't play well, you just wait to welcome the coach's anger back to the youth team"
"Oh, Da Zhuang, you have to save me, I don't want to be beaten back to the youth team, that's too shameless"
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