Chapter 304: Victory
There were still three minutes left before the end of the first quarter, and the Chinese team was already leading 25-10. The Australian team's coach had to call a timeout again and rearrange tactics.
Mills drooped his head. He was really beaten down by Zhou Tao. Although Zhou Tao didn't score many points and only shot four times, he had heavy dunks every time, but his other statistics were scary.
, contributed 7 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 blocks in a single quarter, while Mills himself was shabby, with 2 points, 1 assist, no rebounds, no steals, let alone blocks, but he had
This data far exceeds Zhou Tao's, that's a mistake, 3 to 0!
Of course, their coach also understood the gap between the two sides, so he did not scold the players as he did last time, but carefully arranged tactical coordination and asked them to play more patiently.
After the timeout, Huaxia began to make substitutions. Hua Zai came up to replace Sun Le, and Da Zhi also replaced Xiao Yi, continuing to maintain the offensive power inside.
The Australian team attacked. At this time, their point guard was replaced by Peter Crawford, who plays for their country. He is about the same height as Zhou Tao and has a strong build. He was injured and did not participate in the last Sri Lanka Cup. Unlike Zhou Tao, he was injured and did not participate.
Tao had never fought against him before. Although he knew he was a formidable opponent, he was not afraid.
As the saying goes, the ignorant are fearless. Crawford wanted to fight Zhou Tao hard as soon as he came up. He wanted to rely on his strong body to beat Zhou Tao, but he was shocked to find that he could not even shake the opponent.
Just when he was surprised, Zhou Tao struck, and with a strange stab with his right hand, he knocked the ball away. Before Crawford could react, he picked up the ball and started running wildly. This kind of easy opportunity,
Zhou Tao continued to perform a dunk show for the audience, turning around and dunking 360 degrees to end the attack.
After suffering a loss, Crawford had a better memory this time and no longer dared to use his body to fight against Zhou Tao. Instead, he relied on his teammates' pick-and-roll to bypass Zhou Tao. Facing Dazhi's supplementary defense, he confidently
A small throw, when he thought about it, at least nine and a half out of ten such balls would go in, so there would be no surprise this time!
A figure flew up from behind and intercepted the ball just as it left his hand. What was even more amazing was that he actually caught the ball in his hand!
The Huaxia fans shouted with excitement: "Zhou Tao, so awesome! Zhou Tao, so handsome!"
It turned out that Zhou Tao arrived from behind again and jumped up in time to catch the ball when Crawford was throwing it. Next, he yelled: "Brother Hua, catch the ball!" and took the ball in his hand.
throw it out
The clever Andy had already run into the frontcourt, but the opponent's defenders were still in shock and no one had time to return to defense. Andy politely performed a "one-stop" service and succeeded in a one-handed dunk.
Under this blow, the Australian team's morale dropped a bit, and its skills were inferior. At the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team gained a huge lead, 35 to 15, with a 20-point advantage in a single quarter.
In the second quarter, the Huaxia team began to make frequent substitutions, and Zhou Tao also took the opportunity to take a rest. Anyway, he had such a big advantage, which was enough for the substitutes to squander. Even if we take a step back, even if the score is caught up or overtaken, as long as the main force
Even if you come back, you can save it
However, the Chinese team's substitutes are not good at all, especially against a not-so-strong team like Australia, they played very impressively.
After half a quarter, the Huaxia team still leads. Although the point difference has narrowed a bit, it still leads 50 to 33 by 17 points.
Zhou Tao and other main players appeared again. This time, the Australian team's heart dropped. Their substitutes were so good that they only allowed the team to recover three points. It seemed that the odds were against them.
Sure enough, Dayao, who was well-rested, once again showed his shocking dominance. After receiving Zhou Tao's lob, he leaned on Maric and made fake moves from left to right. Maric was beaten several times by him just now.
I also had to pay a second foul. I was very depressed. This time I was cruel. I must guard Dayao and not let him show off his power over me.
Dayao leaned closer for a few times. Seeing that the opponent didn't seem to be fooled, he didn't care. He lowered his head and made a few moves. He took a step and was about to do a small skyhook. However, he found that David Anderson from the side was flanking him, and his eyes
As soon as he turned, he quickly retracted his hand and threw the ball upwards, but the direction was a bit off.
Just when everyone was puzzled, a figure flew into the air, grabbed the ball in the air, roared, and smashed the ball into the basket.
"Dayao played the ball really selflessly. To be honest, he could have hit it by himself, but the effect of passing it out is better. He not only allowed his teammates to perform, but also earned an assist for himself, haha!" Teacher Su praised!
"This is the role of the twin towers. If you defend one alone, it's not enough. If you miss the other one, the consequences will be the same as before," Yu Jia said
"Of course, the premise must be that both parties must be able to pass the ball and be willing to pass the ball, otherwise the twin towers will be just a cloud!" Teacher Su said, "For example, David Robinson and Tim Duncan of the Spurs in the past, they both have seven
With a height of over 1,000 feet and beautiful passing skills, the two sides cooperated tacitly, creating a sensational twin-tower strategy and winning two championships."
The camera returned to the court. After several rounds of fighting between the two sides, the Chinese team still had the absolute advantage, and the score developed into a wider gap.
There were more than ten seconds left in the half, and the ball was in the hands of the Australian team. Mills carefully protected the ball and called Anderson to come out for a pick-and-roll. After successfully avoiding Zhou Tao's defense, he accelerated and passed the defense.
Xiao Yi, and then a small throw, is there any effect?
No! The ball hit the backboard and bounced out. Dayao easily picked off the rebound. There were still 3 seconds left on the clock. Without thinking too much, he immediately handed the ball to Zhou Tao. Zhou Tao was near the midline and raised his head.
I checked the time and saw that there was more than one second left. I instinctively took the shot and shot. Is that okay?
The audience's eyes followed the flight of the ball. For two full seconds, the ball finally flew to the top of the basket. The audience's hearts became nervous. Will it go in or not?
The ball was really naughty. It kept spinning around in circles when it landed in the basket, but it didn't go down. It was thrilling for the audience to watch. Finally, after spinning four or five times, it stopped and slowly
The ground, slowly, fell into the net
"Okay! That's great!" "Zhou Tao, you are great! Zhou Tao, you are so handsome!" The Chinese fans were excited and shouted loudly. Then, there was a burst of crazy slogans: "Xiong Tao is great."
A great strategy, only China! A great strategy, only China!"
While the ball was still spinning, the lights on the backboard were already on, and the referee blew the whistle. At the end of the half, Zhou Tao also made a buzzer-beating three-pointer, allowing the Huaxia team to score 70 points.
Ended the half with a huge advantage of 42
"Having a 28-point lead at halftime is a huge advantage. If this continues, our Chinese team should be able to completely stabilize the victory in the third quarter and make the last quarter a garbage time. Although the enjoyment of the game will be reduced,
But I believe the fans will be very happy, after all, victory is the most important thing!" Yu Jia said excitedly
"Yes, this is the Olympics after all. Although the process is sometimes important, everything is still based on the final victory. If you win, the fans will not care whether you play well or not, and whether the win is exciting or not!" Teacher Su also agreed with Yu Jia.
if
Zhou Tao basically focused on passing and organizing in the first half. Except for a few steals and fast breaks, he rarely made any shots and "only" scored 20 points. However, his other statistics were quite eye-catching: 11 assists and 10 assists.
Rebounds, 7 steals and 6 blocks, he is the dominant player on the court.
In the third quarter, the Huaxia team continued to strengthen its offensive, and Zhou Tao also began to strengthen his personal offense. He did not want to look for the fourth quarter, but wanted to settle the result of the game in the third quarter, and finally let the substitutes play
Rushing through the midline like a whirlwind, Zhou Tao did not wait for Mills to react. He made a very quick change of direction to shake off his defense and went straight to the basket. Mills took out a handful from behind, but did not take it out, so he had to watch him break through.
Go in and feel helpless
Maric, who was on the inside, was fighting for position with Dayao. When he looked up, he saw Zhou Tao coming in. This was a big surprise. He didn't bother to tangle with Dayao anymore and immediately rushed over, trying to block Zhou Tao.
But Zhou Tao has started the offensive mode, and all defenses are in vain. Seeing that Maric actually overestimates his own capabilities, he raises a sneer on his lips, flies up, and wants to dunk Maric!
Maric was willing to be dunked, and with a cold eye, he jumped up high, opened his hands, and vowed to block Zhou Tao's ball!
The audience watched in horror. Zhou Tao's body shape is too different from that of Maric. Will he be injured now?
However, what happened next shocked them. Zhou Tao actually rose a few points higher in the air, jumped over Maric's shoulder, pressed down with one hand, and he dunked the ball hard.
Into the basket!
At this time, his feet were still straddling Maric's neck, forming a real riding buckle!
After this goal, the morale of the Australian team was completely destroyed. Both sides of the offense and defense seemed a bit messy. Zhou Tao took the opportunity to lead the team to attack. For a while, the Australian team's basket was bombarded beyond recognition. It was extremely miserable.
Throughout the third quarter, the Huaxia team played a hearty offensive and defensive game, scoring 50 points and only allowing the opponent to score 8 points. This was simply a game between the adult team and the youth team!
With his performance in this quarter, Zhou Tao scored another five-double: 36 points, 18 assists, 16 rebounds, 12 steals and 10 blocks! And Dayao also scored a large double-double: 33 points
and 20 rebounds, fully demonstrating his dominance in front of the world.
With a 70-point advantage, Andy and a group of substitutes had fun in the fourth quarter, while the Australian team was not interested in playing. They just wanted the game to end quickly so as not to embarrass themselves here.
Chapter completed!