unfinished glory

Chapter 161 The first match of the national team (2)

Chapter 161 The first match of the national team ([-])

In the first offensive round at the beginning of the second half, Liu Wei followed the instructions of coach Jonas and gave the ball to Li Chongxiao.

Facing Kobe's defense, Li Chongxiao had no other thought but to attack.

His choice is also very simple, raising his hand is a three-pointer, this ball is as simple as in training.

Kobe didn't expect Li Chongxiao to make such a sudden attack, and he couldn't guard against it for a while.

After the U.S. team completed a coordinated dunk, Li Chongxiao took the ball to face Kobe again.

This time he stood a little far from the three-point line. Kobe did not defend against him out of habit. Li Chongxiao made another three-pointer without hesitation.

On the standard field stipulated by FIBA, the three-point line is much closer than that of the NBA, like a two-point line.Even if he is one step outside the three-point line, it is still the distance of an NBA three-pointer. Li Chongxiao is unguarded, and his hits are of course very high.

Two consecutive defensive mistakes aroused Kobe's fighting spirit. In the next Huaxia team's offensive round, he started sticking to Li Chongxiao from the backcourt to prevent him from receiving the ball.

Li Chongxiao is also a veteran fan who watched the 2004 finals, and knows some weaknesses in Kobe's defense.After running for a while, he still found an opportunity, shouted "pass", and scored a three-pointer after receiving a pass from Liu Wei.

Three consecutive three-pointers helped the Huaxia team stop the bleeding, and the point difference was recovered by 5 points.

This time Kobe really got angry, he waited for Li Chongxiao to dribble the ball across the half court, and then earnestly set up his best defensive posture.

Li Chongxiao tried twice in a row, but failed to break through.In desperation, he played back singles, pressed Kobe into the three-point line, and then turned over and made a jumper.

After the ball was hit, Li Chongxiao did not stop attacking. In the next round, he used Yao Ming's pick-and-roll to score another goal.

After scoring five goals in a row, Li Chongxiao scored 13 points at the beginning of this quarter, helping the team narrow the point difference to 14 points.

The cheers in the stadium, following Li Chongxiao's goal, wave after wave.People in the country are delighted that there are actually players in China who can face the best basketball team in the world and the top players without falling behind.

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The old coach K called a timeout, and he stated a fact calmly: "We can't prevent Li Chongxiao."

Kobe wanted to refute, but he opened his mouth and said nothing.Although he is arrogant, he has always admired capable players, and he is unwilling to open his eyes and tell nonsense.

But being unable to defend does not mean not defending, otherwise Li Chongxiao might beat the team to death by himself.

Although the old coach K didn't think that Li Chongxiao had the ability to completely turn the score over, but in a stalemate, the American team won fewer points, and they didn't have the face to argue with the Dream Team who was the best.

He told Kobe not to be obsessed with single defense, but to rely on the team's overall defense, multiple rotations, and multiple defenses.

Although Kobe was a bit reluctant, he also knew the importance. He was the team's biggest card, and if the US team had a hard time winning, he would be ashamed.

After returning to the field, the US team strengthened their defense against Li Chongxiao and Yao Ming, and only took care of the other Huaxia players.

When Li Chongxiao took the ball to single-play Kobe again, the opponent was no longer obsessed with single-handed defense, but focused on defending his shots.

Facing the breakthrough route ahead, Li Chongxiao did not dare to act rashly.The combination of Duncan + Garnett is perfect. Li Chongxiao went in twice but failed.

So he can only rely on his personal ability, constantly post up singles, or use pick-and-rolls to make strong shots.Although he can still maintain a certain amount of firepower on the offensive end, his efficiency has undoubtedly declined under double-teaming.

Faced with this tactical change of the US team, Li Chongxiao seemed a little powerless.Later he started to pass the ball, but except for Yao Ming who was able to score some goals, the other players played very badly.

Under the strong defense of the US team, many players of the Huaxia team were out of shape. Players like Zhu Fangyu, who are famous for their shots, wasted two great opportunities for three-pointers from the corner.

On the offensive end, the U.S. team did not engage in any teamwork. They insisted on the singles tactics that started in the second quarter, relying on the superstar's personal offense, and the Huaxia team's defense was smashed to pieces.

Kobe couldn't guard Li Chongxiao, and Li Chongxiao couldn't guard Kobe.What's more, the opponent didn't need to blindly play singles. The other teammates attacked the three weaknesses of the Huaxia team, which was enough to make Li Chongxiao and Yao Ming exhausted.

Facing such a strong enemy, the barrel effect showed up. Without qualified helpers, Li Chongxiao and Yao Ming would be helpless.

Although the two scored 38 points and 32 points respectively, the team still lost 88:112.

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After the game, all Huaxia players were in a bad mood.Yao Ming recalled his years in the Rockets. Facing a strong team, he had only one helper, and no one else could help him.

On the other hand, Li Chongxiao deeply realized how precious good teammates are. The loss in this game was not much different, but from the beginning to the end, the team had no chance of winning.

However, neither of them blamed their teammates. They tried their best on the court, and they were helpless.

The intensity of the competition between the two sides made the players and head coaches from other countries who came to spy on the military look serious.

The U.S. team failed in two consecutive major competitions, which made many coaches and players look down upon them, but when they sent the most powerful team, they immediately shattered all doubts.

For any team in this Olympic Games, if they don't lose 30 points against this Dream Eight team, it will be very rare.

Similarly, in the face of such a strong American team, the Huaxia team was still able to bite the score at halftime, and did not lose face in the end, and the combat effectiveness displayed was also amazing.

How to curb the powerful personal abilities of the "smart" combination is a very difficult problem for the opponents in the next group.

At the press conference after the game, it became the scene where the two teams boasted to each other.Here Jonas praised the Dream Eight team as comparable to the Dream Team One, and it deserves to be the best basketball country in the world.

The old K coach team also praised the two superstars of the Huaxia team. He said that this game brought together the best players in the world.

Even though they lost the game, Li Chongxiao wasn't dissatisfied. The difference in strength lies here.

Several players on the other side are at the same level as him and Yao Ming, and it is not possible to win with just two people working hard for a while.

The important thing is that every player in the team works hard, and no one cheats.Tactics are also very thorough, but the skills are not as good as others.

In this way, the Huaxia team is actually strong, but when they first came up, they encountered the extremely powerful American team, and the self-confidence of several players was almost destroyed.

Li Chongxiao had to play the role of "nanny" in the locker room with Yao Ming, trying to instill the belief that everyone will win in the end.

(End of this chapter)