"Is it so easy? Will you make it to the semi-finals?"
Although they were sitting in front of the TV, most Chinese basketball fans in China still couldn't fully digest the news.
This came too suddenly.
A few days ago, everyone was still worried about whether the Chinese men's basketball team could qualify for the group stage. Just a few days later, the situation suddenly changed. The Chinese men's basketball team not only defeated two strong teams, Serbia and Croatia, in a row
, and even made it all the way to the semi-finals!
This guy is like reading a cool novel.
Wang Feng completely dominated the game in these two games. He scored 54 points in one game and 41 points in the other. He almost defeated his opponents by himself and dragged the Chinese men's basketball team into the semi-finals. It was completely different from his poor performance in the previous games.
people.
"Wang Feng's breakthrough with the ball seems to be very good. Whether it's Serbia or Croatia, when they defend Wang Feng one-on-one, they can't even stop his breakthrough with the ball."
"The pull-up jump shot from mid-to-long distance has also become much more stable, much more accurate than when he was in the NBA."
"There are also three-pointers. Have you ever seen Wang Feng shoot three-pointers from such a long distance in the NBA? Most of his three-point shots are concentrated on the left and right corner three-pointers. I even doubt whether this Wang Feng is Curry.
Fake plastic surgery?”
The various skills that Wang Feng suddenly displayed surprised the Chinese fans, and at the same time they were also a little confused. After all, Wang Feng did not have these things when he was in the NBA.
Soon someone who knew Wang jumped out to give Wang Feng a reasonable explanation.
"It seems that Wang Feng is not holding the Warriors' favor. On the contrary, it is the Warriors' lineup that limits Wang Feng's performance. With Curry and Thompson, Wang Feng has very few ball rights and cannot use them.
Skill."
"Ah! I see, Wang Feng is really cool."
Everyone suddenly realized.
Putting aside this unimportant detail, people finally discovered how much a strong backcourt player can improve a team.
The two games that Wang Feng led the Huaguo Men's Basketball Team to win were things that even Yao in his prime would find difficult to accomplish.
There is no doubt that Dayao, who had an overall 2K rating of 94 at his peak, was better than Wang Feng, who currently has an overall rating of only 86. However, the position of an inside player undoubtedly limited Dayao's explosive scoring power. Even in the international arena, in order to target the Chinese men's basketball team,
The most common tactics used by other teams are full-court press and forward defense.
The former is aimed at other players of the Hua Guo Men's Basketball Team. When their physical fitness is dominant, the full-court press can make the Hua Guo outside players scrambled or even directly make mistakes. There is no chance to pass the ball to Dayao inside to attack.
The latter is specifically aimed at Dayao. Faced with the opponent's forward defense, Dayao usually needs to expend more physical energy to regain his position. He tries his best to receive the pass in the interior, but only scores 2 points.
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Coupled with the burden that Dayao put on his body after gaining weight to ensure his lethality inside, it directly led to physical exhaustion in the second half of the game.
These problems encountered during the Yao period did not exist at all when it came to Wang Feng.
Wang Feng, who is an outside player himself, will not be defended at all. As for the full-court press... Just watch the NBA and you will know that except for a desperate fight at the last moment, who would choose the full-court press? Facing Curry, Paul
, Irving, Westbrook and other top defenders in the league, the result of pressing the whole court is likely to be quickly thrown away in disguise, and then the opponent easily goes to the blue.
Wang Feng's dribbling ability is not as good as these first-line point guards, but it has been enhanced to 90. Coupled with his speed and agility that have exceeded 90, it is not easy to deal with the full-court press.
Whether it is Serbia or Croatia, when they found that the situation was not good, they also used full-court press to try to suppress the offensive rhythm of the Chinese men's basketball team. But when faced with this situation, Wang Feng would immediately take over the ball and the whole court
If you press hard and fail to attack, you will be defeated!
In addition, Wang Feng, as an outside player, is much more explosive than Yao in terms of scoring power, especially since his current overall ability score is almost all based on offensive ability scores. If we put aside organization and defense,
In terms of offensive ability alone, Wang Feng's rating is definitely above 90, or even higher!
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The Chinese men's basketball team defeated Croatia and successfully entered the semi-finals. Their opponent in the semi-finals was Australia, which was also in Group A and ranked second in the group stage.
There is no doubt that there is a huge gap in strength between the two teams. One is ranked third in the world, and the other is outside the tenth place!
Before the game, predictions from all over the world were that Australia would win by a wide margin. Even if the Chinese men's basketball team had Wang Feng on board, it would probably be difficult to win.
A very important factor in this is that Wang Feng's strength has been fully exposed in the first two games.
Serbia and Croatia were caught off guard and failed to think of a suitable response at the first time.
But Australia is different this time.
From August 15th, when Wang Feng showed his talents in the fifth round of Group A, to August 20th, when the semi-finals began, it was a full five days.
The Australian coaching staff had sufficient time to analyze Wang Feng's technical characteristics in the two games frame by frame and develop a set of targeted defensive tactics.
The effect of the surprise attack was no longer great, and the two teams were completely in a head-on bayonet duel.
In this case, Australia, with five NBA players, has an absolute advantage in overall strength.
But...even so, thousands of fans can't help but look forward to a miracle, and hope that the Chinese men's basketball team can win the first basketball medal in history!
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August 20, the day of the semi-finals.
The semi-final between the United States and Spain, which was played first, has ended.
The American team defeated Spain 82:76 and successfully advanced to the finals.
Next, is the showdown between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Australian men's basketball team.
Wang Feng followed his teammates onto the field and immediately saw the red banner hanging high on the sidelines.
"China Men's Basketball Team! Must win! Wang Feng, come on!"
Those were a small number of Chinese fans who came to Rio de Janeiro from China.
Wang Feng waved his hand in the direction of the banner, which immediately caused a scream.
After saying hello briefly, Wang Feng focused all his attention on the opposite side, the Australian men's basketball team, with a calm gaze.
"This game must be won no matter what!"
If he cannot win against Australia, then his previous talk of winning medals will be empty talk.
If they lose to Australia, the Chinese men's basketball team will have to compete with Spain for the bronze medal in third place. It is a stronger opponent than Australia, with almost all NBA players, including the All-Star Gasol brothers, and Rs.
O, Calderon, Mirotic and other strong players.
If the Chinese men's basketball team can't beat Australia, it's even less likely to win Spain, so this is a game that must be won!