After the first quarter, the two teams tied at 28.

The Chinese team once widened the score difference to double digits in the quarter, but because of the substitute's strength gap, the score difference was recovered.

Well, the same is true for most fans, including Ginobili.

This is also the problem that most world-class teams will encounter against the United States.

They can be hard for 30 minutes, but Team USA can be hard for 40 minutes.

During the break during the holidays, Harris sat on the sidelines thinking after setting up the tactics.

He always felt that the game tonight was a bit weird, but he couldn't say what was wrong for a while.

Fortunately, he was not alone, because on the other side of the bench, Sun Hao was also thinking with his cheeks on his back.

When he was leading by 10 points, he once thought that the US team had reached another extreme: after losing to Greece, the team's morale was gone and his mentality collapsed.

But the authorities were confused and bystanders were clear. After sitting down and watching for so long, he understood what Lao K was doing.

This is fighting against the Chinese team's life.

What is the lifeblood of the Chinese team?

Yao Ming!

Yao Ming is present, the Chinese team is very good at the inside, and Sun Hao is easy to score from the outside;

If Yao Ming is not present, the Chinese team's inside line is a big disadvantage, and the American team can double-team Sun Hao;

Yao Ming is no less important to the Chinese team than Sun Hao.

Or in other words, the Chinese team's strength has improved greatly, but it is still impossible to achieve the same as Yao Ming is present or not.

So Lao K’s approach is very targeted, and he started by consuming Yao Ming’s physical fitness!

His tactics were also successful, and Yao Ming ended two minutes earlier than normal.

Don't underestimate these two minutes. It was the extra two minutes that allowed the United States to tie the score at the end of this quarter.

In this way, the opening connection of the second quarter is when they turn around to open the score.

Lao K, it was indeed sufficiently prepared.

It is also possible to guess that he lost to the Chinese team in succession in the previous Olympics and World Championships. He went back to do a lot of homework and found the deadliest life of the Chinese team.

Thinking of this, Sun Hao turned his head and signaled Yao Ming to lower his head, like that...

In the second quarter, although Harris asked Yi Jianlian to lead the team on the court, the Chinese team was still slightly widened by the American team.

The substitute depth of Mengqi team is quite good.

"This old fox seems to have no chance to meet the Chinese team in the quarterfinals."

In the stands, Ginobili couldn't help but sigh again.

He also realized it later and understood Lao K's playing style tonight.

This is comparable to Popovich's, and it is even more confusing.

The Chinese team has fallen into the trap now.

Although the game lasts 40 minutes, the pit of a strong team is snowballing. The more you play, the bigger the snowball.

The Chinese team is no longer able to get out of the way.

After about four minutes in the second quarter, both sides started one after another to exchange the main players.

Except for Yi Jianlian who went out for a break, the Chinese team all came back.

The main players on the US team are coming up.

The score on the field was 40-34, and the United States had already led by 6 points in turn.

The Chinese team's offensive round came up.

Sun Hao still put the ball on the inside, Yao Ming.

霍华德依旧各种身体对抗.

This is also Lao K's arrangement.

It doesn't matter if you can't defend yourself? But you won't score easily.

Yao Ming? Choose hard chisel.

Lao K showed joy when he saw this.

Yao Ming plays like this? There will definitely be problems with his physical fitness in the second half!

It seems that Harris still didn't realize what he was doing!

If he treats tonight's game as a chess game, he not only takes the lead, but also leads Harris' nose all the way!

This game? He is already sure to win!

Yao Ming turned his back continuously at the basket, turned around and shot through the board!

Of course, Howard's anti-interference also consumed a lot of his physical strength.

This scene looks like it is not much different from the first half.

But immediately, a touching scene happened on the field.

"Dwight? Have you lost the courage to block me?"

After Yao Ming scored, he looked down at Howard with a look of disappointment.

Howard was stunned at that time.

Then? The next second he blushed.

Yao Ming's disappointed expression was like stripping his clothes and humiliating him.

You used to be unable to beat him, but now you...

Even the courage to challenge me is gone!

Howard is a player with an impulsive personality. At this time, a burst of passion rushed to his forehead and had already forgotten all the things that Lao K had told him.

James' layup attacking the basket was disturbed by Yao Ming.

Howard tried hard to grab the offensive rebound and used brute force to hit Yao Ming's shot.

"Bang!"

丝毫没有技术含量的进攻方式?在姚明面前就不可能打进.

Howard's move was directly blocked by Yao Ming!

Yao Ming, who was behind the block, looked at Howard, and showed a disappointed expression again, and then shook his head.

Howard:@￥%#%￥#’…

A man can't beat him, but he must not be timid!

He can't control that much!

The Chinese team reached the frontcourt, and Yao Ming fell to the free throw line.

Sun Hao then hung the ball in.

This time Howard did not confront his body like before? Instead, he was waiting for an opportunity to block Yao Ming.

Yao Ming felt the defensive changes behind him and suddenly turned around and walked under the basket.

The advantage that no weight gain brings to him is that he is as flexible as a power forward!

Yao Ming was fast, and Howard struggled to catch up and jumped up to block the block at the right time.

But Yao Ming successfully avoided Howard's block with a side layup in the air.

"Bang!"

Howard's hand hit Yao Ming's hand.

The ball did not enter, but the referee's whistle sounded.

Howard's defensive foul was sent to the free throw line!

Howard was a little upset.

"Don't try to block it! Just give confrontation, confrontation!"

Lao K got up and walked to the sidelines, shouting loudly at Howard.

Howard looked back at Old K and nodded.

But his eyes were very obvious... he didn't listen to Old K's words.

Yao Ming walked onto the free throw line and made both free throws steadily.

40 to 38.

With Yao Ming's continuous scores, the Chinese team has narrowed the gap to 2 points.

Wade continued to beat Yao Ming, and this time he scored with a beautiful drift.

42 to 38.

Looking back, Yao Ming continued to beat Howard, and Howard tried to block another blocking attempt.

As a result, not only was he slapped another foul this time, but Yao Ming also scored the ball!

2+1!

"tomato!"

Lao K heard Yao Ming’s familiar trash words in his ears on the sidelines, and his mouth twitched.

He took a deep breath and stood up to signal Brand to replace Howard.

Howard has lost his mind in this period.

And what's worse than that is that Howard's personal fouls have reached 3 times!

Fiba is not like the NBA with 6 fouls, but if you commit 5 fouls, you will have to end!

In other words, Howard's subsequent playing time will be greatly limited!

Lao K felt his heart thrust in his elderly heart again.

Yao Ming is going to die!

Howard's fate is decisive to the changes in the situation on the field.

Although Howard is at a disadvantage against Yao Ming, he can at least face the position head-on.

Especially with his physical fitness, he will continue to fight against Yao Ming, and Yao Ming's physical fitness will decline very much.

But Yao Ming felt half relieved in an instant when he happened.

What? Brand is also an All-Star insider?

He is an All-Star inside player, but he is not a center!

He is a power forward, and he is a power forward who is only 2.06 meters tall!

Well, it's shorter than Yi Jianlian.

You have to ask the US team that has no other insider, of course there are.

Brad I love three points but what is defense Miller.

Chris I am really a power forward and don't let me hit Yao Ming Bosh.

Antoine · Don't look at me I'm a forward swingman Jamison.

Old K, there is no better choice!

Yao Ming also received extra punishment.

42 to 41!

The difference is only 1 point left!

James stopped the ball and was blown away again after fighting against Yao Ming in the inside.

Looking back, Yao Ming fell to the low post again, so the US team could only double-team!

The height gap makes it impossible for Brand to defend against Yao Ming one-on-one.

It was this double-team that Yao Ming passed the ball back to the outside line and poured the ball into Sun Hao several times.

Sun Hao and Yang threw his hands away.

"Swish!"

If you throw it away, there will be it!

42 to 44!

The Chinese team overturned the score again!

"Ahem..."

In the stands, Ginobili couldn't help but cough.

He said earlier that the United States team had no chance, and the United States team tied the score at once.

He just said that the Chinese team couldn't get out of the pit, so he crawled out of it!

His mouth...

It was definitely shining today.

He touched his short hair.

It seems that in the later games, he is still suitable to be a quiet handsome man.

However, the performance of the Chinese team in this period surprised him and was also shocked.

Such pits can be climbed out by yourself, which is enough to show the strength of the Chinese team.

That kind of power is not just on paper.

He won Italy ahead and was full of confidence when he knew he had the opportunity to play against the Chinese team.

But now, the exclamation mark has become a question mark...

Can Argentina play such a Chinese team?

How can Argentina play such a Chinese team?

The game on the field continues.

But at this time, the United States was at a disadvantage because of Howard's fate.

Very simple logic: the US team does not pair up with Yao Ming, and Yao Ming can destroy the US team's inside line;

But if the US team doubles the team, I'm sorry, Sun Hao and Zhu Fangyu from the outside can shoot you in the face!

This is what Sun Hao and Yao Ming said when they were "this is the case".

In fact, this is also a very normal brain circuit: if the Chinese team has a fatal life, will the American team be gone?

Of course there is, and like the Chinese team, it is also an inside player!

Or to put it more bluntly, there is only one Yao Ming in the Chinese team, and there is also one Howard in the US team!

With this advantage, the Chinese team held the American team's internal and external lines and beat them up.

At the end of the half, they widened the score to 58-48!

They opened the gap again!

...

During the intermission, the atmosphere in the US team's locker room was quite dull.

The pressure that was very strong before the game was extremely strong after the half.

Some players even began to worry about what they would encounter after returning home.

This is not alarmist, you should know that the living examples of Iverson and Duncan are ahead.

If they didn't make it to the semifinals in the end...

You can feel a breath called "despair" from the locker room.

Losing to the Greek team in the group stage really alerted them, which is also the reason why they firmly implemented the old K tactics in the first quarter.

But after the second quarter, they still instinctively doubted themselves.

If they lose again, they may suffer from "phobia" in the future.

James stood up and walked to Howard at this time.

He knew that as the leader of the team, he had to do something.

"Dwight, you know that in my heart, you are already the strongest center in the league."

The first words James said made Anthony, who was standing aside, widen his eyes.

LeBron…Are you sure?

Howard didn't expect James to say that, but after hearing it... he felt very comfortable.

"The advantage of Yao's match with you is height and...feeling, and your advantage is strength and bounce."

James continued, and his "technology" at his mouth finally changed to a touch.

Howard continued to nod after hearing this.

He felt that what James said was so right!

If you can say something, just say more!

"There is no defense for three seconds in the fiba game. You can always be at the basket and use your body to squeeze him out of the three-second zone. This can give full play to your advantage, and I know you can do it easily."

James continued.

Howard continued to nod, he felt that James knew him too much!

Why didn't he expect it before?

Anthony was stunned by the sight of him. What James said and what Lao K said seemed to be...is no different?

For the first time he felt that James was so capable of... fooling him.

Oh no, he is so good at speaking.

He has to pay attention when communicating with James in the future.

"Don't care about the gains and losses of a goal. You know, as great as Michael and as strong as Sun. They also have rounds that are defended by ordinary players, and sometimes they can't defend against ordinary players, so...

the same as you."

After James continued, Anthony couldn't help but nodded.

It makes sense!

But he immediately shook his head, it was hard to defend!

Howard was completely convinced by James.

Especially the same thing for you, this is comparing him with Jordan and Sun Hao!

That feeling is more comfortable than being done with a full-body spa in a nightclub!

Seeing Howard's mood change, James finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If it weren't for the importance of this game, he wouldn't have said this.

Fortunately, his efforts were not in vain.

If Howard starts to consume Yao Ming's energy again, the United States still has a chance in the second half.

As long as you win tonight's game, everything will be very happy.

Thinking of this, James's pressure was mostly gone.

Sure, you can win!

...

When he came back in the second half, the spirit of the United States was completely different from the end of the half.

Self-confidence appeared on their faces again.

In the stands, Ginobili was eating sushi a little bored.

Usually the team strictly controls food, so he just happens to eat something secretly.

When he saw Team USA come out, he was surprised first, and then put the sushi in his hand aside.

"Team America will still win!"

Ginobili couldn't help but sigh.
Chapter completed!