Chapter 655 [Rack your brains, it will become a great tool]
Tomjanovich replaced Ray Allen and replaced Alan Houston.
Ray Allen's physical fitness and defensive ability are better than Houston's. If the team can't double-team Yang Jian all the time, they need someone with better defense to guard him.
This U.S. team has more than one weakness. In addition to the lack of centers, it also lacks perimeter defensive experts. Only point guard Jason Kidd has been selected to the All-Defensive Team, and his defensive effect on Yang Jian was not good.
If Payton joins the Dream Four, he can still play a role even if he scores less on the offensive end and can strengthen the defense. Terril Brandon, who was selected as his replacement, is not a player of the same style and is a defensive black hole.
The Chinese team also made two changes. Zhang Jinsong, nicknamed "Desperate Saburo", came on to strengthen perimeter defense, and Yang Jian moved to the point guard position again. Wang Zhizhi also returned to the court, replacing Liu Yudong.
Zhang Jinsong participated in the Olympics for the first time and performed very well in previous competitions.
Without Yang Jian, Zhang Jinsong would be the outside defensive expert of the Chinese men's basketball team. And he is not a pure blue-collar player, but a 3D player. He has a high shooting percentage after catching the ball. He has made more than 40% of his three-pointers in the CBA in many seasons.
The game continued, and the Chinese team continued to strictly guard the penalty area. Almost all the players were in the penalty area. All teams guarded the American team in this way. Only by staying tight can they have a chance to win. If the formation goes wide, it will definitely lead to death.
Players passed the ball several times on the outside, but they were not confident in shooting three-pointers. Vince Carter broke through after feinting outside the right three-point line, and made an emergency jump shot in the corner of the right penalty area. 93 to 88.
Yang Jian dribbled the ball through half the court and did not encounter any more frontcourt pressure. Yang Jian's basketball skills are also as high as 90. He is extremely proficient in all dribbling skills and can protect the basketball when faced with double teams.
Yang Jian took the time to control the ball on the outside without being impatient. He did not rush to take the lead when the score was ahead. Moreover, at this time, he could let his inside teammates rest on the court for a while. International basketball rules are 30 seconds of attack time, and Yang Jian only started to make moves with 5 seconds left.
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He dribbled the ball under his crotch to his left hand, dribbled behind his back to his right hand, stepped back with his right foot, and faced Ray Allen for a three-point jumper.
Ray Allen is a little taller than Yang Jian at 196cm, but his wingspan is only 199cm, which is a tragedy. Yang Jian knew before taking the shot that he could not be blocked. He stepped back and leaned back in order to naturally increase the arc of the shot, and the ball entered the net hollowly.
!96 to 88.
The game ended with 4 minutes and 50 seconds left, and Yang Jian calculated the right time to take action. Entering the last 5 minutes, his big talent buff also began to take effect, making his action more confident.
The U.S. team attacked and passed the ball several times but still couldn't hit the basket easily. The Chinese team's twin towers have an obvious height advantage. The tough guy Mourning is one size smaller against Yao Ming.
After Garnett attracted double-teams in the low post, he distributed the ball to the outside. Kidd missed a three-point jumper from the left open space. Fortunately, Garnett rushed to grab an offensive rebound and took off again to hit a close-range throw. 96
Than 90.
After scoring the goal, Garnett also beat his chest and roared angrily, using this method to motivate himself and boost his morale.
When the Chinese team attacked, Yang Jian took the ball to the frontcourt to start the attack, and his defender became Vince Carter.
Vince Carter is now a highly regarded star in the league, and is even the number one challenger to Yang Jian. He has a height of 198cm, a wingspan of 218cm, a standing reach of 271cm, and both static and dynamic talents are top-notch.
It's a pity that he met Yang Jian. No matter how talented he was, it was difficult to use it. Moreover, Yang Jian didn't take Carter to heart at all, thinking that he was just a brainless person who couldn't even brush data and could only talk nonsense.
If Kobe and Carter switch teams, Carter may not be able to win a championship with the Lakers, while Kobe will win at least 5 scoring titles with the Raptors.
Yang Jian is not only superior in strength but also good at calculation. He will adjust his playing style according to the characteristics of his opponent. He went to the frontcourt and gave Yao Ming a signal, and Yao Ming pulled out to cover. Yang Jian saw the right opportunity and changed direction to go to the left, but Carter was blocked by Yao Ming.
After a moment, he was unable to immediately bypass the cover and pursue the defense.
Mourning switched defense and got in front of Yang Jian. Yang Jian lowered his center of gravity and accelerated to force a breakthrough. He brought it to 45 degrees, attracting Carter to pursue and double-team, and passed the ball to Yao Ming, who was cutting in the middle.
Yao Ming took three steps after receiving the ball, ignored Garnett who was defending in front of him, forced a layup, and knocked over Garnett. The referee's whistle sounded. Yao Ming thought it was 21 and wanted to celebrate, but the referee's gesture was to blow his lead.
The ball hits someone.
Han Qiaosheng said depressedly: "This goal is such a pity. If the referee had called Garnett for a foul, Yao Ming might have sealed the victory by scoring 21. The referee saved the life of the Dream Team 4 and also called off an assist from Yang Jian."
This is indeed a dribbling and hitting someone. At the critical moment, Garnett saves lives on both offense and defense. He is worthy of being an offensive and defensive power forward.
When the U.S. team attacked, Mourning pulled out to cover Ray Allen. The latter ran without the ball at 70 degrees on the right side and received Kidd's pass for a jumper three-pointer.
Yao Ming did not defend, Zhang Jinsong was a little slow in pursuing the defense, and the ball scored .96 to 93.
The Chinese viewers watching the live broadcast started to curse, and the score was only 3 points behind.
When the Chinese team attacked, Yang Jian was double-teamed on the outside and passed the ball to Zhang Jinsong, who had just come on the field. Zhang Jinsong hesitated to take the ball and passed it to Sun Jun, who was organizing on the outside.
Yang Jian ran without the ball on the left side, slipped through the baseline, and came out from the right side. Yao Ming set a screen for him. Yang Jian received the ball from the outside on the right side and feinted, then changed direction and broke through to the middle, attracting Mourning and Carter.
He pinched the ball and passed the ball to Yao Ming who was cutting through the gap.
Yao Ming went deep into the basket to get the ball, turned his back to Garnett who was on defense, half-turned and hit the board with his right hand to score. 98 to 93.
Han Qiaosheng said excitedly: "Yao Ming made a contribution. It was Yang Jian who attracted the defensive pass again. This time Yao Ming did not miss the opportunity again."
Tomjanovich watched the game helplessly on the sidelines, racking his brains but couldn't guard Yang Jian. Players who are only good at scoring are not scary. What is scary is Yang Jian's combination of sudden shooting and sudden shooting. He always has a way to distribute the ball to
Teammates in good positions.
He is the person who scores the most points in the game, but he is still selfless.
Tomjanovich hopes that his team also has such an outside core, but both Vince Carter and Ray Allen seem to be just energetic young people who can score by themselves but cannot lead their teammates. Although Kidd passes the ball
Good, personal scoring ability is insufficient.
Fortunately, the overall strength of the U.S. team is superior, otherwise they would not be able to win. Tang Shuai knows that if Yang Jian's teammates have a few more NBA-level players, they don't need to be stars and they can defend better and beat the U.S. team.
The Chinese team's defense did have problems. Carter ran without the ball and caught the ball from the outside. He faced Sun Jun and made a three-pointer, scoring another .98 to 96.
After scoring the goal, Carter also shouted, morale cannot be lost.
Sun Jun's physical fitness began to decline when he was only 30 years old. He can't run fast or jump high. The coach put him on the court because he can organize offense, catch and shoot, and break through. His style of play is flexible. On the defensive end, Sun Jun is obviously a weak point. He often
Been passed.
The US team players bypassed Yang Jian and attacked on the other side, but he couldn't help defend. Why didn't Yang Jian mainly defend Carter and Ray Allen? Because it was more troublesome. He tried it in the group stage, and Kidd would fight with his teammates inside.
Pick-and-roll breakthrough or direct breakthrough.
Kidd was also very fast, and Li Xiaoyong and Guo Shiqiang couldn't guard him, but he was slower than Yang Jian.
Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi couldn't guard against the breakthrough of speed guards, and they might be fouled if they were not careful. In the group stage, Trier Brandon came off the bench and scored 18 points. If Yang Jian hadn't hit Tang Shuai against the point guard, he wouldn't have been able to prevent them.
If you dare to reuse Brandon, the US team's offense will be stronger.
Yang Jian and Yao Ming played a pick-and-roll in the middle. They suddenly attracted a double team from the right and distributed the ball to the middle. Yao Ming got an open space and hit a high jumper. 100 to 96.
When returning to defense, Yang Jian and Yao Ming clapped their hands.
Some people are destined to be great, they just need to spend some time practicing their skills and accumulating competition experience.
Yao Ming's statistics in the CBA are not as good as Battle's, and his one-on-one ability ranks only third among the team's insiders. Even Liu Yudong can easily beat him in singles. But at critical moments in key games, Yao Ming is the most reliable inside player.
At this time, countless NBA scouts have been eyeing Yao Ming. He can help the team on both offense and defense, and he is very intimidating when standing near the penalty area.