Chapter 652 [Where is this not showing weakness? 】
On September 30, Tian Liang performed the "splash disappearing technique" and won the men's 10-meter platform diving single gold medal.
This is the 28th gold medal for the Chinese delegation. All the events that were predicted to compete for the gold medal before the game have ended. As a result, the national audience is focused on the men's basketball final.
This is no longer a simple basketball game, but the attention and expectations of Chinese fans around the world. Moreover, "Chinese fans" are approximately equal to "Yang Jian fans", and the number is staggering.
Usually people support the American Dream Team, but this time they mostly support Yang Jian. Because he is the number one active player in the NBA, and his statistics are much better than those of the stars of the US team. He averages 40 per game, and his personal data is higher than that of the outside stars of the US team combined.
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On the afternoon of October 1, the men’s basketball bronze medal battle began.
Lithuania defeated Italy 89-65 and won a bronze medal. The Italian players fought so hard in the semifinals that they had no physical strength and basically had no resistance.
The Chinese team fought hard on the field, but no one worried about Yang Jian's lack of physical strength. He played a schedule of 8 days and 6 games in the 1999 NBA shortened season and still scored high scores.
The physical strength of the Chinese men's basketball role players is somewhat insufficient. They are not used to such an intensive schedule. The CBA only plays more than 20 games a season, and even the Bayi team players who won the championship only played 30 games.
The Chinese coaching staff is aware of the players' poor physical strength, so they did not arrange any training yesterday and only did a warm-up before the game.
This is the only thing the head coach can do. In fact, he is just a decoration, and everyone knows it. Yang Jian, who plays the whole game, is the key to victory or defeat. The opponent's coach always calls timeout to adjust tactics and strengthen defense.
As the U.S. team prepares for the game, Tomjanovich's main emphasis is on defense against Yang Jian. If Yang Jian's score can be limited to less than 40 points, the U.S. team will have a high probability of winning.
Everyone knows that the Chinese team relies on Yang Jian, and no team has successfully defended him in the previous six games.
The players of the US team are under a lot of pressure. Although they are all stars, their record in the NBA is not good. They didn't even have a chance to challenge Yang Jian in the playoffs, they only faced him in the regular season.
Now, almost all players are worried that they won't win the gold medal, which will make the fans disappointed and the media won't say good things.
In the first game of the knockout rounds, the American media had already questioned the players' strength. After the semifinals, the doubts became even louder. In their two knockout games, the score difference did not exceed 15 points.
Fans also feel that this team is not qualified to be called the dream team, and their performance is not beautiful at all.
On the other hand, it is normal for the Chinese team to lose. Yang Jian is a big star, but the overall strength is insufficient. If they win, Yang Jian will create a miracle, and the gold medal is astonishingly valuable.
Therefore, there is no pressure on the Chinese players. They have already created the best record in history. Even if there is pressure, it belongs to Yang Jian alone, and his opponents will definitely find ways to deal with him.
When the players came out to warm up, commentator Han Qiaosheng briefly introduced the lineups of both sides. He was the only commentator today.
Both teams started the game. The Chinese team has five players: Yang Jian, Hu Weidong, Li Nan, Wang Zhizhi, and Yao Ming.
Five members of the U.S. team: Jason Kidd, Ray Allen, Steve Smith, Sharif Abdul-Rahim, and Vin Baker.
Han Qiaosheng said: "The game is about to start now. The Chinese team is wearing white jerseys, and the American team is wearing dark jerseys."
The fans watching the live broadcast were a little speechless. Do you still need to introduce this? If you don't mention the color of the jersey, would anyone mistake those black people for the Chinese team?
Tomjanovich did not let Mourning, Garnett, and Vince Carter play in the opening game. He felt that the starting lineup in the opening game did not play well, and changing the lineup might catch the Chinese team by surprise.
Yao Ming relied on his height advantage to beat the 206cm Rahim with a jump ball. Hu Weidong got the basketball and the game began.
Hu Weidong dribbled the ball and passed it to Yang Jian on the right as soon as the half was passed, and the four players separated. The Chinese team did not play a pick-and-roll at the beginning, and Yang Jian singled out Ray Allen one meter outside the three-point line.
Yang Jian continuously dribbled the ball from his hip, holding the ball with his right hand and making a fake gesture of praying to Buddha. Ray Allen knew that Yang Jian liked to step back and shoot three-pointers, so he did not dare to go too far away. As a result, his center of gravity moved slightly forward.
Yang Jian held the ball and changed direction to break through from the center.
Wen Beike in the middle was positioned relatively outside following Yao Ming, and his reaction was slow and he did not flank Yang Jian.
Yang Jian quickly entered the penalty area, jumped with both feet and threw a high throw with his right hand to avoid Rahim's cover and block, and the ball went in. 2 to 0.
When the U.S. team attacked, Kidd brought the ball to the frontcourt and saw that Yang Jian was guarding him, so he passed the ball. He didn't need to try, he knew he wouldn't be able to break through. He had tried it many times in the NBA.
Ray Allen received the ball but failed to break through against Hu Weidong, and passed it to Wen Baker in the middle. Wen Baker passed the ball to Steve Smith on the right. Smith felt it was a good opportunity to face Li Nan, and after a feint, he changed direction with the ball.
Break into the middle road.
His speed was not fast and his strides were not long. Although Li Nan was shaken by him at the first time, he reached out from behind and stabbed the basketball away. Smith immediately screamed "Ah" after the ball dropped and wanted the referee to call for a foul. However, the referee
Ignore him.
Wang Zhizhi picked up the ball one step before the free throw line and passed it to Yang Jian who was coming down the right side.
Yang Jian broke through and entered the penalty area with the ball, attracting Ray Allen and Smith to attack him. He jumped up and missed a layup. He pulled the ball in the air and passed the ball to the left corner.
Li Nan caught the ball and made a three-point jumper from an open position, which went into the net. 5 to 0.
Han Qiaosheng said: "Yang Jian played really well. The fast break attracted double teams and assisted his teammates to shoot easily. The Chinese team is now leading the score and does not show weakness in the face of the powerful Dream Fourth Team."
Many fans wanted to complain after hearing the explanation. How is this not showing weakness? The US team has not scored yet.
The U.S. team attacked, and Kidd brought the ball to the frontcourt. Ray Allen held the ball and forced a breakthrough to pick the basket, but missed it due to Yao Ming's interference. Yao Ming didn't take the rebound and shot the ball outside. Yang Jian picked up the basketball and singled it at the free throw line.
The long pass looks for Wang Zhizhi in the frontcourt.
Wang Zhizhi ran into the penalty area on a fast break. Yang Jian's pass was just right, passing over the heads of two people and reaching Wang Zhizhi's hands. Wang Zhizhi took advantage of the situation and made a layup. Although Rockets teammate Wen Baker ran back, he did not jump and the ball went in.
.7 to 0.
Yang Jian sent the second assist, which was a quarterback-style pass. Many Chinese fans knelt at home to watch the game. No one expected that the Chinese team would score consecutively in the opening game. Was this to defeat the American team?
The U.S. team attacked, Smith broke through from the center and scored the ball under the basket. Rahim easily made a layup and scored two points. 7 to 2.
Yang Jian dribbled the ball through half court and played a pick-and-roll with Yao Ming. He broke through from the left and attracted a double team to pass the ball to the center. Yao Ming attracted Rahim to cover up and passed the ball to Wang Zhizhi, who was cutting from the baseline.
The opportunity came, but Wang Zhizhi chose a layup instead of dunking, and was blocked by Wen Baker who was chasing him.
Rahim grabbed the rebound and passed it to Kidd for a fast break, who then passed it to Smith. Smith forced a breakthrough on the right side, causing Li Nan to foul, and the referee called a foul ball.
The U.S. team's inbounds ball came out, and Smith passed a high ball from the center three-point line to Ray Allen on the baseline. Ray Allen made an alley-oop and pulled the lever under the basket and missed a backhand layup, but the referee called a pushing foul on Hu Weidong.
The young Ray Allen can run and fly, and has super physical fitness. Hu Weidong was cut in by him when he was a little slower.
Ray Allen made two solid free throws, 7-4.
The Chinese team's baseline kick came out, and the U.S. team players adopted a full-court press strategy, trying to force Yang Jian into the backcourt.
After attracting a double team, Yang Jian dribbled the ball laterally to open up space. He distributed the ball to Hu Weidong, who moved without the ball. The latter dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and protected the ball with his back. At this time, Yang Jian ran up the line from the left corner.
Wang Zhizhi helped him block Ray Allen.
Hu Weidong scored the ball from close range, and Yang Jian caught the ball, turned around and shot a jump shot in one go, and made a big jump shot inside the 60-degree three-point line. Ray Allen was slow to pursue the defense, and Raheem was also slow to switch defenses, and the ball was scored neatly. 9 ratio
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After scoring the goal, Yang Jian roared in celebration and added a buff to himself.
Tang Shuai shook his head gently on the sidelines. He emphasized before the game that the defense was still unstoppable and Yang Jian's personal ability was too strong.