Chapter 1649 Eighteen Kinds of Weapons to Fight Against the Heroes
In the CCTV broadcast booth, Yu Jia said: "Coach Zhang, do you think we can beat this American men's basketball team in this game?"
Director Zhang said with a smile: "This game is about enjoyment. We have reached the finals, which has exceeded expectations. Our game has been a great success and created a very glorious history. It is good to win, but it is good to lose." It’s okay if you lose, there’s no shame in losing to the US men’s basketball team, so don’t feel any pressure!”
Although Director Zhang is sometimes more passionate and casual, he is still reliable at critical moments. He knows that many people now have great expectations for the Chinese team. They all hope that China can defeat the United States and repeat the BJ game two years ago. Miracle.
To be honest, he also hopes, but outside hopes should not become pressure on the Chinese team. In his opinion, although the United States is regarded as the weakest national team in history, in fact, their strength is still ahead of China of.
Although none of their dream eight big guys came, the strength of this group of young talents is obvious to all. As for China, the absence of main players Dayao and Zhu Fangyu still has a great impact on the strength. Although the Chinese team is still the most dazzling in the World Championships team, but that all relies on Ji Feng's personal heroic performance. Ji Feng aside, the United States is the most dominant team.
It happened that at this time, the big screen showed the starters of the two teams.
United States: Center Chandler, power forward Durant, small forward Iguodala, scoring post Rose, point guard Billups.
China: Center roughly, power forward A Lian, small forward Ji Feng, shooting guard Wang Shipeng, point guard Liu Wei.
Just look at the rosters of the two teams and you will know that compared to China, the U.S. lineup is still bright and star-studded.
Although this American team does not have any serious inside players except Chandler, they do have a lot of swinging forwards and an exaggerated back line. In addition to the starting Rose and Billups, Westbrook, Harden, and Library Ridou sat on the bench.
Along the way, they did not encounter any decent resistance. Although the average win per game was only 9.8 points, it was already the most among all teams. China, on the other hand, encountered great resistance in several knockout games. If there was no season Feng Chao's performance might have resulted in a loss long ago.
Therefore, Director Zhang is also planning ahead and reducing the pressure on the fans in advance. He also hopes that the Chinese team can get rid of the burden and give it a try.
Of course, needless to say, this is what the Chinese team thinks. They were originally under pressure. In the finals, everyone will have the emotion of wanting to win and being afraid of losing. This is normal, but Ji Feng was very generous in the meeting that night. expressed that they were not afraid of failure.
"We have done well up to this point. In the final, the worst we can get is a silver medal. We can walk out of the gym with our heads held high. Even the most perverted people can't say that we don't deserve it, so I won't leave any regrets in this game." Okay, there is no shame in losing to the United States, it is shame on them to lose to us, so there is no need to feel pressure, the pressure should be on their side." Ji Feng said.
Ji Feng's words really had an effect. At least after a night's sleep, everyone else's moods were very stable. Ji Feng was right. They were afraid of a ball. There was no shame in losing, and they gained blood when they won. This What a damn thing to worry about!
So when the game started, the Chinese team played vigorously and actually took the lead!
It was Chandler who won the fight. The boxing champion is still in his prime. There is no suspense about winning, but his teammates are not strong enough. Durant wants to score too much, but his hand feels stiff. The first ball hits the front edge and pops up. Give Ji Feng a rebound.
But Ji Feng was not in a hurry. Iguodala was provocative and aggressive in defense, but Ji Feng was not fooled. Old K asked Iguodala to defend Ji Feng's intention of swinging Durant to the fourth position. It's obvious, so Ji Feng directly chose to split the inside line. The Arab League still had the advantage of playing Durant inside, and he took the lead in turning around and shooting a jumper to score two points.
The U.S.'s second offense struggled again. China switched to zone defense in the second round. The U.S. team passed the ball and Rose made a strong breakthrough. He was also one of the men who really wanted to defeat Ji Feng head-on, but international basketball treats all players who like breakthroughs. It was very unfriendly, and the inside line was rough. As soon as the Arab League closed it, Rose's strong shot could only be turned into a rebound again, and the recovered Ji Feng got it again.
After getting it, he dribbled the ball, screened with A Lian at the top of the arc, and after covering A Lian's cut inside, Ji Feng distributed the ball. A Lian took the ball in three big steps and completed a dunk against Chandler.
Qi penetrates Changhong!
The Chinese team led 4-0 at the beginning.
In the opening quarter, Feng had 2 rebounds and 2 assists. The sudden change in play style made the American team a little uncomfortable. You must know that in the three knockout games of Ji Feng, the number of shots taken by the Chinese team was more than half of that of the Chinese team. Of course, in exchange for that, they also got more than half of the team's points. Personal scoring, but the biggest label "triple-double king" attached to Ji Feng in the NBA in the past has temporarily disappeared in the World Championships.
So far in this World Championship, Ji Feng has not scored a triple-double. This is mainly due to the decline in assists. Although his average assists per game are still at the top of the list, they are only 7.6, which is only 0.7 higher than the second place. And rebounds 10.6 steals, 4.9 steals, and 3.5 blocks were all insignificant. In the final analysis, Ji Feng changed his style of play and became more aggressive.
This is certainly not bad. In this Chinese team, just being able to pass the ball is obviously not enough. Scoring is Ji Feng's biggest task.
But tonight, why Ji Feng has the tendency to return to the NBA Lakers style of play? This is a bit difficult to handle.
Old K touched his messy hair and decided to observe again. In fact, he hoped that Ji Feng would be more selfless. After all, the level of other players in the Chinese team...
However, Old K miscalculated. It was not Ji Feng's style of play. Ji Feng turned out to be as selfless as he thought. He passed the ball more. In the entire first quarter, Ji Feng took 3 shots and made 2 of 3 shots. , scored 4 points, and passed the ball 13 times.
What was miscalculated was that China actually played very well against other players!
The first one to bear the brunt was the Arab League. He received 4 passes from Ji Feng and scored 8 points, roughly one three-pointer, one two-pointer, and one foul after receiving the ball. Wang Shipeng made 2 of 3 three-pointers from the outside, including 2 of them. Each came from Ji Feng's assist.
As a result, China actually scored 23-15 in the first quarter.
What's even more surprising is that Ji Feng's first quarter statistics were 4 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block, covering up the team name. This is Ji Feng's statistics for the Lakers!
"This...Tonight Ji Feng once again returned to the way he played two months ago, leading the team forward through constant organization, involvement and ghostly precise ball distribution. The American team did not expect that he would play like this and fell into a trap for a while. Passive." ESPN commentator said.
"Ji Feng is a hero with eighteen martial arts skills. He can shoot, pass and defend. He made 0 mistakes in the first quarter, hit 100%, and ranked first in defensive efficiency in the game. This ability is scary. China won 8 points in a single quarter. A lead of 10 points!~" Director Zhang said.