Chapter 188 Sun Yi who broke out(1/2)
September 13, Ankara National Stadium.
The final between the Chinese team and the American team has officially begun.
This game is very topical and popular. Thousands of fans around the world are watching this peak showdown.
Not long after, players from the Chinese team and the American team came to the court one after another for pre-match warm-up activities.
After entering the stadium, Sun Yi came to the warm-up half of the US team, said hello to Curry, Durant and others, and then returned to the warm-up half of the Chinese team to continue warm-up activities.
The Dream Nine team participating in the World Championships this time is mainly composed of young players, and the American team did not field the strongest lineup.
But even with Durant as the core, the overall strength of the Dream Team cannot be underestimated.
In previous games, they were able to beat their opponents by an average of more than 30 points per game, setting a new record in World Championship history.
It can be said that it is very difficult for the Chinese team to defeat this Dream Nine team.
Under such circumstances, the men's basketball players were not timid at all. Instead, they were very excited and worked hard to prepare for the game. Even if they couldn't win, they would still make the Mengjiu team suffer.
The warm-up activities ended and players from both sides returned to the bench one after another.
At the same time, the starting lineups of both sides were displayed on the big screen.
The starting lineup sent by the US team is: Billups, Rose, Yingodala, Durant, Odom.
The starting lineup sent by the Chinese team is: Sun Yi, Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu, A Lian, roughly.
The referee blew the whistle and signaled the starting players from both sides to come to the center circle and prepare for the jump ball.
After the starting players from both sides came to the center circle and took their positions, the referee looked at the time, then blew the whistle and threw the basketball into the air.
The Arab League took off with all its strength and pushed the ball back to the backcourt over Odom's head with a slight advantage, giving the Chinese team the first opportunity to attack.
Sun Yi received the pass and quickly advanced towards the frontcourt. When he came to the three-point line, he saw Yingodala defending him.
The U.S. team's back line is very self-aware and feels that it cannot guard Sun Yi, so it can only hand over this arduous task to the best defensive player in the team.
Yingodala felt very distressed about this, and he did not want to face Sun Yi.
At this stage, Sun Yi is the hottest star in the World Championships.
If you guard against it, you will become famous. If you don't guard against it, it will become a stepping stone on Sun Yi's road to fame.
Yingodala thought he was good at defending, but he still didn't have the confidence to restrain Sun Yi.
Just when Yingodala was thinking wildly, Sun Yi waved to the inside and pretended to call for pick-and-roll cooperation.
Yingodala was preoccupied at this time and subconsciously turned his head to check, wanting to be prepared in advance to bypass the pick-and-roll.
But he didn't expect that Sun Yi would actually teach him a lesson and realize that people's hearts are sinister.
The moment Yingodala tilted his head, Sun Yi immediately burst into the three-point line at top speed and accelerated towards the penalty area.
Only then did Yingodala realize that he had been deceived, and he felt extremely depressed.
After adjusting his mentality, he moved sideways to block with small steps but was half a beat too slow, watching helplessly as Sun Yi rushed past him.
On the other side, Sun Yi successfully broke through to the mid-range area on the right, encountered Durant who stepped forward to defend, and immediately passed the ball to the basket.
Ah Lian, who had wanted to step forward for a pick-and-roll match before, saw Sun Yi burst in and immediately rushed back to the basket to grab the rebound.
As soon as he ran to the basket, he received a pass from Sun Yi, immediately stood up and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.
2:0!
The Chinese team took the lead and scored the first goal of the opening game.
The U.S. team served a baseline ball, and Billups dribbled the ball unhurriedly to outside the three-point line to organize the offense.
This Dream Nine team has not been training together for a long time, so their tactics are not complicated.
Durant quickly came out with the help of his teammates' off-ball screen, received a pass from Billups, and hit a mid-range jumper against the defense of Zhu Fangyu who rushed to interfere.
Zhu Fangyu, who came in for the defense, tried his best and defended very well, but Durant really couldn't defend him.
Durant is the best player in this World Championship besides Sun Yi, averaging 22.7 points per game.
This guy scores easily, has a long range and is unstoppable, and the opponent has no idea who to defend him with.
If you use the inside line to defend, if your pace is too slow, Durant will easily get past him. If you use the front line to defend, you will not be able to interfere with his shooting, and you will be forced to eat your body, which is also not effective.
Only by limiting Durant can he have any hope of winning. Sun Yi can only solve this thorny problem by himself.
After making a plan, Sun Yi came to the baseline to receive the serve, quickly advanced to the frontcourt, observed the situation inside, and prepared to attack the inside to cause damage.
This time Yingodala learned the lesson from before and concentrated on guarding Sun Yi.
When he saw signs of a breakthrough from Sun Yi, he immediately stepped forward to press and defend, not giving Sun Yi a chance to rush forward. He was very confident in this.
But the result was different from what Yingodala imagined. He was actually at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Sun Yi.
Sun Yi used all his strength to push away Yingodala, and taking advantage of the gap between the two, he immediately rushed into the three-point line as quickly as possible.
Being passed by Sun Yi again, Yingodala lost all face and quickly turned around to pursue him angrily.
When Sun Yi came to the mid-range area on the right, he caught a glimpse of Yin Guodala quickly catching up with him. He suddenly had an idea and suddenly stopped, causing a "rear-end collision" accident. Then he staggered and threw the basketball in his hand.
The basketball bounced twice on the rim and rolled into the net.
"Beep! Player No. 9 of the U.S. team committed a blocking foul. The goal is valid and there is an additional penalty."
The referee blew the whistle and made a penalty gesture towards the technical table.
On the court, Yingodala raised his hands helplessly, knowing that he had fallen into Sun Yi's trap again.
Amid the cheers and shouts of the fans in the audience, Sun Yi stood on the free throw line, took the basketball from the referee, and made a steady hit to add the free throw.
The ball is transferred and the U.S. team attacks.
Billups dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and found that his opponent's defense had changed and he did not release the ball easily, so he wanted to take a closer look.
In the high post area on the right, Durant looked at Sun Yi who was waiting in front of him and felt a little difficult.
He only has an advantage in height, and has no advantage in other aspects.
Therefore, Durant did not reach for the ball and signaled Billups to handle the ball.
Billups, who was controlling the ball outside the three-point line, saw this situation and without thinking much, passed the ball to Rose.
Rose received the pass and signaled his teammates to open up space, giving him room to break through.
Odom immediately ran from the penalty area to outside the three-point line, trying to take him out of the penalty area.
But when he looked back, he found that the Chinese team's power forward followed him out, and the center still stayed in the penalty area to guard the basket.
Rose saw this scene and immediately looked around, looking for teammates who were in open positions.
When he saw Yingodala outside the three-point line on the right, he immediately passed the ball.
Yin Guodala received the pass and was a little hesitant when he saw that the Chinese team players did not step forward to cover in time.
He was very aware of his three-point shooting ability, but he was not confident that he could hit it, and he was extremely confused.
But with so many people watching, Yingodala could only bite the bullet and shoot a three-pointer.
Bang!
The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!
Under the basket, he roughly stuck in a favorable position, fought hard to grab the backcourt rebound, found Sun Yi immediately, and passed the ball over.
Sun Yi received the pass, accelerated and launched a defensive counterattack.
The American team retreated very quickly. Except for Odom, who went to grab the rebound, the other four players all rushed back.
Seeing this situation, Sun Yi did not slow down and continued to advance forward quickly. When he reached the three-point line, he immediately picked up and threw the basketball in his hand.
Yingodala, who was retreating, misjudged Sun Yi's next move and failed to pounce in time to interfere.
A swish sound!
Hollow into the net!
8:2!
On the bench of the US team, Curry saw the scene on the court and stood up excitedly. Just when he was about to raise his arms and cheer, he remembered that Sun Yi was not his teammate at this time.
The elementary school student who was almost a traitor looked around in embarrassment and found that his teammates did not pay attention to his behavior. He breathed a sigh of relief and immediately sat down.
Back on the court, Billups dribbled to the outside of the three-point line, made tactical gestures, and called for pick-and-roll cooperation.
Odom immediately ran out to coordinate the pick-and-roll.
Billups bypassed the screen, got rid of Wang Shipeng's defense, broke through to the mid-range area on the left, encountered a change of defense from the United Arab Emirates, and immediately passed the ball out.
After blocking the opponent, Odom immediately followed the pass, rushed into the penalty area, attracted the general defense, and threw the ball toward the basket.
Yingodala, who cut along the baseline to the basket, jumped into the air, grabbed the basketball in the air with both hands, and dunked it into the basket.
8:4!
In the next round, Sun Yi cooperated with the United Arab Emirates in a pick-and-roll and broke into the penalty area to attract the defense and score the ball.
Ah Lian received the pass, and his mid-range jump shot was interfered by Yin Guodala who came from defense, and he missed the hit.
To be continued...