The point difference suddenly narrowed to only 5 points, and Mengba coach Lao K on the sidelines was a little unable to sit still.
"Stand in a defensive position! Stay focused!" Old K shouted to the players on the court.
In the third quarter, Lao K originally expected to widen the point difference and take away the Chinese men's basketball team, but unexpectedly, the Chinese men's basketball team caught up with the score.
Dream Team Attack.
Kidd stabilized his rhythm and brought the ball across the half court.
Kobe came around to catch the ball, and Kidd hit the ball.
After Kobe got the ball, he didn't attack himself, but chose to pass it inside to Howard.
In the third quarter, Kobe only took 6 shots, and he focused more on the defensive end.
Howard forced Yao to take the shot inside.
Yao also worked hard in this defensive round. Coupled with his solid lower body strength, Yao frustrates Howard.
Although Howard successfully completed the shot, Howard's technical movements were deformed during the confrontation.
"Clang!"
The ball hit the backboard and popped out!
Ah Lian quickly jumped up and grabbed the defensive rebound.
Now we are in a critical stage of chasing points. Every rebound and every ball possession is very important.
James and Kobe immediately launched a counterattack, crossing the passing line of the United Arab Emirates.
Ah Lian did not play the ball, he protected the ball with both hands and waited for Chen Yan's response.
This is a very correct way to handle the ball. If you blindly play the ball in pursuit of a fast break, you are likely to be directly intercepted by Mengba and counterattacked. Such loss of points will be very damaging to morale.
Chen Yan received the pass and dribbled forward.
Kobe pressed close to him and constantly interfered with him.
Chen Yan made continuous half-turns to protect the ball across half court.
Two steps beyond the three-point line, Chen Yan called on Dayao to come up for a pick-and-roll.
Kobe wanted to compete with Chen Yan, but Chen Yan wisely chose to avoid it every time.
Chen Yan knew that if he got into a fight with Kobe, he would consume a lot of physical energy.
Kobe's physical fitness has declined and Mengba still has a lot of people who can take over the offense. If Chen Yan's physical fitness bottoms out, the Chinese men's basketball team will basically be finished.
Taking advantage of Dayao's screen, Chen Yan held the ball and walked to the left.
Howard took a big step forward.
Howard used a strong delay to delay Chen Yan's attack time, allowing the blocked Kobe to run back to Chen Yan.
After Kobe returns, Howard will continue to make footwork to keep up with Yao.
Chen Yan understood Howard's thoughts and transferred the ball to Dayao with both hands the moment he lifted it up!
Yao catches the ball with one step from the free throw line!
The players of the Mengba Team immediately became nervous. The lethality of having Dayao catch the ball in this position is huge!
Dayao did not choose to turn around after receiving the ball, but distributed the ball to Chen Yan on the outside.
In and out!
Howard and Kobe had to chase back to the outside as soon as they made footwork moves.
After seeing the movements of the two, Chen Yan threw the ball to Dayao inside!
Score again!
Dayao and Chen Yan played Duo Duo!
The entire defense line of Dream Team 8 was confused.
After catching the ball again, Dayao had huge space to shoot.
"Whoa!"
The signature hook hit!
66 to 63!
Chen Yan and Dayao celebrated with fists pumping at the same time, very excited!
Although this is the first time the two have been teammates in an official game, their cooperation seems to be in perfect harmony.
It is very comfortable for two golfers to work together!
Mengba attack round.
James received Kidd's pass and hit the basket directly!
Dayao made up the defense, and James rushed toward his body!
The intention of this ball is very obvious, which is to cause a foul on Dayao.
"Beep beep!"
The referee's whistle sounded and James got two free throws.
Dayao also saw their tactical intention, which was to knock down his own mobile Great Wall!
However, Dayao controlled the number of fouls very well in this game and only received one foul in the entire first half.
"I still have three fouls to play with you slowly!"
When James stepped to the free throw line, Dayao yelled at the Mengba team's bench!
The rule of the International Men's Federation is that you will leave the game after five fouls.
"Whoa!"
"Bang!"
James stepped to the free throw line and made one of two free throws.
James' second free throw went very far, and Chen Yan suddenly smelled a counterattack.
Chen Yan quickly went down the sideline without the ball. Dayao grabbed the rebound and handed it to Sun Dasheng, who found Chen Yan with a long pass.
Chen Yan received the pass very comfortably. Sun Dasheng was selected by the Dream Team in the second round because of more than just his height and ability to chase shots.
Chen Yan catches the ball and drives towards the basket in one line!
Kidd tried to break the basketball with his hand at Chen Yan's start.
Kidd is one of the perimeter players with the strongest stealing ability currently in NBA and even in history, but Chen Yan did not let him succeed in this round.
The moment Kidd made his move, Chen Yan quickly raised the ball!
Use this move to sweep through thousands of troops and then use the coquettish footsteps to pass directly over Kidd's head!
The next second when they hit the basket, Kobe and Anthony rushed to the basket.
The two of them hit Chen Yan's body from behind at the same time, which was very rough!
Chen Yan has never been treated like this by two big men from behind in his life.
Chen Yan lost his balance in the air and fell directly off the baseline!
The referee's whistle sounded without hesitation.
Anthony raised his hand and took the foul.
This is an unspoken rule on the basketball court. When two players commit a foul at the same time, the foul will be recorded on the player who reached out.
After getting up, Chen Yan did not hide his inner anger at all.
"Is this the only way to stop me!?" Chen Yan shouted at Kobe and Anthony!
Chen Yan and Dayao took turns shouting at Meng Ba. This was a way to vent their emotions!
"Bang!"
"Whoa!"
Chen Yan made one of two free throws. It was obvious that he was affected by the violent impact just now.
67 to 64.
It's still a three-point difference.
Taking advantage of the free throw gap, Old K removed Kidd and Kobe and replaced them with Wade and Paul.
The new lineup is younger and more impactful.
During this period, the Dream Team has not scored in the offensive game, and the head coach, Old K, wants to change his style of play.
This substitution also had an immediate effect.
Paul took advantage of Howard's screen and hit a mid-range fadeaway!
This is one of Paul's signature moves.
69 to 64.
Paul's two points slightly delayed some of the Chinese men's basketball team's point-chasing momentum.
In the offensive round of the Chinese men's basketball team, Chen Yan passed the ball to Dayao again after passing through the screen. The latter called for stepping on the three-point line to shoot.
"Clang!"
Although Chen Yan and Dayao are very efficient in the pick-and-roll, it is impossible to hit every round. This is impossible even in the game, let alone in reality.
Just when Anthony jumped up to collect the defensive rebound, an explosive scene happened.
A Lian jumped up high from behind Anthony and dunked the ball into the basket with one arm!
69 to 64.
This amazing back-up dunk is very exciting!
In addition to the UAE's own excellent physical fitness, to a certain extent, it is also thanks to the rules of the International Men's Federation.
According to NBA rules, as long as the basketball enters the imaginary cylinder extending upward from the basket, no one can touch the ball, otherwise it will be called interference.
According to fiba rules, as long as the basketball hits the basket, you can touch the ball, whether it is putting the ball into the basket, grabbing the basketball, or hitting it.
In the round just now, Anthony obviously did not fully adapt to the rules of the international men's basketball team. He did not collect the ball in the air immediately, which gave the Arab League such a performance opportunity.
After landing, Ah Lian roared at the camera!
The first half of the UAE's performance was a bit dull, but now everything burst out!
The Chinese men's basketball team needs his kind of outburst. To be precise, if it wants to create a miracle, the Chinese men's basketball team needs a collective outburst from all the players!
But just when we were getting started, something unexpected happened!
Mengba was the next offensive round. Wade was violated and fell to the ground when he was rushing inside.
When Wade fell to the ground, he accidentally tripped Dayao who came over to defend.
Dayao's expression was slightly painful when he fell to the ground.
All the domestic fans were sweating when they saw this scene.
Dayao suffered a stress fracture at the beginning of the year that ended his season, so returning to participate in the Olympics was taking the risk of career reimbursement.
Everyone understood that Dayao really couldn't afford to be hurt.
Seeing Yao fall to the ground, the Chinese men's basketball team doctor immediately stepped forward to check.
Just to be on the safe side, Yunus directly replaced Dayao with Yu.
"I'll be back soon!"
After Dayao said a few words, he limped into the player tunnel with the help of the team doctor.