Chapter 944 [Win the championship! Another milestone! 】
The next day, the Group D match continued in Sapporo, Japan. The highlight was the Chinese team vs. Dream Team 7, and Yang Jian and Yao Ming vs. the Four Heroes of Fengchen.
The Chinese team led by 9 points in the first half, and Yao Ming violently attacked blue-collar center Emeka Okafor.
Okafor's training in the Magic is exactly the same as that of Dwight Howard in the parallel world. His immediate performance statistics are good and he is favored by many people. However, he is much shorter than Yao Ming. It would be a tragedy to defend Yao Ming alone.
Yang Jian relies on Yao Ming's cover to catch the ball on the weak side. Okafor does not help his teammates to double-team, and Yang Jian will get a singles opportunity. He goes out to double-team, and Yao Ming is directly open in the low post, facing Brand, Boozer, and Bosh.
Waiting for others' supplementary defense.
Even if Yang Jian doesn't play hard and lobs the ball to Yao Ming in the low post, it will be difficult for the US team to defend.
The turning point came in the 7th minute of the second half. Sean Battier, the most inconspicuous player of Dream Team 7, hit Yao Ming with the ball while defending. It was his third foul. In the next round, Wade played a pick-and-roll.
The forced breakthrough caused another blocking foul on Yao Ming, putting Yao Ming in foul trouble.
Yao Ming was forced to take a rest, and it was difficult for the Chinese team to play a beautiful combination of inside and outside. As soon as Yang Jian got the ball, two people would double-team him, and even a three-person team near the penalty area, forcing him to pass the ball.
Preferring to allow others to shoot open shots rather than letting Yang Jian take action is a defensive tactic arranged by coach K. All coaches know that Yang Jian must be double-teamed. There is a high probability that Yang Jian will die if double-teamed. If he does not double-team, his death will be very ugly.
The shooting touch of the Chinese team's role players was not good and they missed many open shots. To make matters worse, Yao Ming only played 3 minutes when he returned to the court. He was called for a blocking foul while defending James' breakthrough and left the game after 5 fouls.
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Yang Jian became the only star player of the Chinese team, and fell behind against a group of all-stars from the Dream Team 7. In the end, they were reversed 104 to 116.
After the game, Chinese netizens were very dissatisfied with the performance of the role players, thinking that they were holding them back. Yang Jian did not blame his teammates, but said relaxedly: "Everyone will have their moments of abnormality. It doesn't matter if we lose a game in the group stage. Once we enter the knockout round, we will continue to work hard."
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On a day off, the Chinese team defeated Puerto Rico 107-90.
On the 23rd, the Chinese team defeated lowly Senegal back-to-back 121 to 83, locking in a qualifying spot.
As Yang Jian said, it doesn't matter if you lose a game in the group stage, playing well in the subsequent games is the key. He did not put pressure on his teammates, and the role players performed very well in the subsequent games.
Especially Yi Jianlian, when Yao Ming is resting, Yang Jian is also very powerful in the pick-and-roll with him. He can catch the ball and shoot and make quick cuts.
On the 24th, the Chinese team defeated Slovenia 98-77 and entered the knockout round with second place in the group.
After a day of rest, the Chinese team went to Saitama Prefecture to play against Lithuania on the 26th.
The Japanese team is the weakest team and was eliminated from the group with a total defeat. Now Japanese fans are beginning to support Yang Jian and the Chinese team. The Chinese men's basketball team seems to have a home court advantage and feels very comfortable.
As soon as they saw that their opponent was the Chinese team, they knew that the Lithuanian team was finished. Barbie was finished.
The two teams are old rivals in the international arena. The Chinese team has a restrained style against Lithuania. They have not won for a long time.
Lithuania's lineup was almost the same as in 2004, and they were older. As expected, there was no suspense in the game. Yang Jian scored 51 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals, leading the team to a 106-68 victory.
Lithuania does not have any fast outside players and has a big lineup. It cannot quickly pursue Yang Jian when encountering a pick-and-roll. This is a fatal weakness that cannot be solved.
On the 29th, after two days of rest, the Chinese men's basketball team played against Spain, and the venue was full again.
This game was very intense. Even though the Chinese role players performed well, they could not open up the score and the game lasted until the last two minutes.
At the critical moment, the Spanish team sent the slow-moving fat center Marc Gasol to defend Yao Ming, which became the key to deciding the outcome.
Yao Ming gave up the low singles and provided a screen for Yang Jian as soon as the half-time battle was over. Gasol couldn't defend, so Yang Jian hit two long-range three-pointers to overtake the score.
The Spanish team quickly replaced Gasol. After the Chinese team defended the next goal, Yang Jian lobbed the ball to Yao Ming for a single. Pau Gasol defended Yao Ming's turn shot, but Yang Jian cut and grabbed the key.
The offensive rebound attracted the defense and passed to Wang Zhizhi in the left corner, who hit a three-pointer to seal the victory.
In order to win the game, the Spanish players could only foul and send the Chinese players free throws as quickly as possible to gamble on three points, but this was to give points to Yang Jian, who made both free throws steadily.
The final score was 95 to 89, and the Chinese team advanced in a thrilling manner.
The Gasol brothers provided two attribute points, which changed their destiny and failed to win the World Championship. Yang Jian saved a total of 100 points and felt particularly wealthy.
After the game, Yang Jian said that the victory was thrilling and praised the Spanish team. "I think Spain has many players who are capable of playing in the NBA. Our victory was due to luck. We missed one of the three three-pointers, so this game is hard to say."
.Our defense was very tough at the end, which was also the key to winning the game."
In the semifinals on September 1, the Chinese team won more easily, eliminating Argentina 101 to 85.
Yang Jian guarded Ginobili. The two were too familiar. Ginobili was intimidated against Yang Jian and could not break through. Yao Ming had an obvious advantage against Argentina's inside players. Fabricio, who plays for the Spurs -
Oberto missed the World Championships due to injury.
Yao Ming scored 33 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks, becoming the team's leading scorer. Yang Jian played very flexibly, scoring 26 points, 6 rebounds, 13 assists and 2 steals.
When his teammates have an advantage, Yang Jian is willing to control the number of shots, open up space or attract flankers to create opportunities for his teammates. Under his leadership, five players on the team scored in double figures.
What is unexpected is that Dream Team 7 was unexpectedly eliminated by the Greek team in the semi-finals, with a score of 95 to 101.
NBA stars were trapped in the Greek team's zone defense and found it difficult to successfully break through. Only Carmelo Anthony scored 22 points, and everyone else scored within 20 points.
LeBron James, who ranked third in the MVP rankings last season, fully demonstrated his shortcomings in personal ability. He faced a 300-pound fat man from Greece and was blocked in his breakthrough. He had few options and scored 17 points. He beat the fat man solidly for a layup.
Big hat, habitually signaling a foul to the referee, but this is not the NBA.
Wade, who was known as the "Challenger of the God of War" in the finals, failed twice when he tried to dunk on Fatty, making the game very uncomfortable. His breakthrough was sharper than James, and he only scored 19 points.
On the Greek side, Spanoulis scored a team-high 22 points, Kateiossis scored 15 points, Shark Sksenitis scored 14 points, and Diamantidis contributed 12 points.
Chinese fans are very excited and feel that the Chinese team's championship is secure again. American fans have become accustomed to it and are too lazy to criticize the stars of Dream Team 7 this time.
James did not use his special skill "Crab Walk" at the World Championships, and his strength declined. The core of the team performed poorly, and the loss was understandable.
On September 1, the US team defeated Argentina 96-81 and won the bronze medal. This is progress. The US team did not win a medal in the previous two world championships.
On September 2, the Chinese team defeated Greece 106-71 and won the World Championships for the third consecutive time.
Little Shark, who caused headaches for the stars of the Dream Team 7, became a defensive black hole against the Chinese team. As long as he was on the court, Yang Jian and Yao Ming would play pick-and-rolls outside the three-point line and make jump shots with one step. He could not defend him and was flexible.
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In the 2003 NBA draft, Shark was selected by the Clippers with the 34th overall pick in the second round, but he did not join the Clippers due to contract reasons. In a parallel world, he has never played in the NBA in his career and has no ability to play.
He is an inside man who can only squat in the penalty area. In the European League, as long as Sksenitis is allowed to stand under the basket, he can play a great role in protecting the basket, but under the rules of the NBA League, he cannot
In doing so, there are three seconds of defense.
Against a jump shooting maniac like Yang Jian, the little shark was thrown to death in the pit. Spanoulis, nicknamed "European Kobe", could not break through against Yang Jian. He was guarded and made 1 of 11 shots and 2 free throws.
He scored 2 and only had 4 points and 2 assists.
Yang Jian scored a triple-double of 44 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals, leading five players on the team to score in double figures.
This is his fifth time winning the world championship, another milestone!