777 Chinese team vs. American team, final battle
Before the game, coach Du Feng and Yao Ming conducted a pre-game mobilization session for all the players on the team.
Yao Ming did not put any ideological baggage on the Chinese players.
His original words were: "We have been able to secure the silver medal, which is already a historic breakthrough for China. We lost this game without losing anything, and we won with blood. But we have to play bloody and show our momentum. In short
At the end of this game, we have to leave with our heads held high.”
Precisely because coaches Yao Ming and Du Feng did not put too much burden on the players, the players let go and played, and in this way they performed beyond their level.
After the first quarter, they actually led the American team by 5 points.
The U.S. team didn't pay too much attention to this, even though coach Popovich was cautious and reminded the players to be careful.
But the American players still underestimate the enemy from the bottom of their hearts.
In fact, it’s not their fault. After having the strength of the United States, most people will underestimate their opponents when facing teams from other countries.
Being 5 points behind is not a problem for them.
Whether it's Harden, Curry, Durant or Lillard, whoever comes up and throws two three-pointers can smooth out the 5-point gap and still have one point left.
With this mentality, the second quarter of the game continued.
After the American team came on the field, they were still fighting alone.
Except for Curry and Harden passing the ball, everyone else basically got the ball and just did it.
The Chinese team played very holistically, which was in sharp contrast to the American team.
And the U.S. team has no defense.
As a result, the Huaxia team still performed at a superb level in the second quarter. At the end of the half, the Huaxia team had led by as many as 13 points.
It was only then that the American team finally realized the seriousness of the problem.
During halftime, Mr. Bo was furious.
From Curry to Zion, he gave me a harsh thumbs up.
Finally, he said a harsh word: "Whoever doesn't defend will get put on the bench. As long as I am the coach of the US team and you are my player, you will never play again."
This finally woke up the American players.
They all know that Mr. Bo means what he says.
So no one dares to do it again.
Team USA has finally made overall changes.
They start with defense.
Five people directly raised the defensive intensity to the playoff level.
This kind of defensive intensity is really too much for the Chinese players.
At the beginning of the third quarter, China forced three mistakes.
As we all know, the American team's defensive counterattack is very powerful.
After forcing the Huaxia team to make a mistake, they would quickly launch a counterattack, with five people running towards the front like a pack of wolves.
In the final 5 minutes of play, the American team narrowed the gap to just 3 points.
This is the greatness of Team USA.
As long as they are willing to be tight in their hearts, they will have almost no rivals in the world of basketball.
Although coach Du Feng called a timeout, he emphasized to the players that they must reduce mistakes next, and at the same time, do not hesitate in passing the ball, and they must be decisive in their shots.
But there was no way, the American team's defensive pressure was too strong.
China still makes frequent mistakes.
Soon the score difference was overtaken by two points.
At this time, Wang Yi knew that he had to stand up.
In the past, coach Du Feng has always emphasized the importance of playing as a whole - Wang Yi cannot win against the US team alone. It must be fought as a whole, and only then can we win.
Wang Yi also felt that there was nothing wrong with what the coach said, so he did not show much of his abilities.
However, at this point in the game, other players made frequent mistakes. Although they still played tenaciously and with great blood, the gap in physical conditions was too big.
Seeing that the momentum of the Chinese team has been reversed, Wang Yi must stand up.
So he started his scoring performance.
First a three-pointer from the backcourt and two three-pointers from the center circle.
Then there were continuous three-point shots from outside.
From the middle of the third quarter to the end of the third quarter, Wang Yi hit an exaggerated 7 three-pointers in less than 5 minutes.
However, at this time Curry and Durant also teamed up to hit a three-pointer, giving Wang Yi a response.
Harden kept looking for opportunities to deliver cannonballs to these two people.
Finally, section 3 ends.
The Chinese team won 77-75 by two points.
At this time, the Chinese fans were quite satisfied.
In the past, when the Chinese team met the American team, they could basically watch it in the first quarter, fall behind slightly in the second quarter, and then start to collapse in the third quarter.
Not only did we not collapse until the third quarter today, but we even won by two points.
This was enough to make them happy.
Of course, the two points in this small victory were all because of Wang Yi. It was precisely because of Wang Yi's seven consecutive three-pointers in the second half of the third quarter that the Huaxia team could not collapse.
American head coach Bo has been thinking about how to defend Wang Yi at this time. As long as he can defend Wang Yi, things will be easier.
In the end, he asked Durant and Lillard to defend Wang Yi.
When Wang Yi does not cross the midline, Durant is the only one to defend him. In this way, Durant's height and long arms can cover Wang Yi and prevent him from taking long-range three-pointers. Once he crosses the midline, Lira
De Dian will come to help with the defense.
With Lillard's speed, even if Wang Yi passes the ball when help arrives, Lillard can quickly retreat and continue to defend his opponent.
At the same time, the defensive focus of all players in the United States is tilted towards Wang Yi.
Wherever Wang Yi passes by, there will be a tendency for nearby players to come over and double-team.
In this way, Wang Yi is indeed restricted.
Even though he got the Peak Jordan Experience Card in this game, under such defense, he could only pass the ball out frequently.
After all, even Jordan at his peak would not be able to take action against such a defense.
The scary thing about the American team is that they are very mobile.
Even if all the defensive focus is tilted towards Wang Yi, after Wang Yi passes the ball, they can immediately spread out to defend their opposing players, making it impossible for these Chinese players to take shots calmly.
In the end, under their defense, Wang Yi only took five shots in this quarter and hit 4 of them.
What's even more frightening is that the United States' defense destroyed the integrity of the Chinese team's offense.
It made it impossible for the Chinese team to pass the ball.
As a result, even if other players have opportunities to take action, the opportunities are not that good, so their shooting percentages are greatly reduced.
In the end, the Chinese team lost the game 101:113.
In the end, only one silver medal was won.
However, even though they lost the game, the Chinese fans on the sidelines were as happy as the Chinese New Year.
Firstly, because China won the silver medal, which has never been achieved in recent years, and secondly, because the Chinese team only allowed the US team to win by 12 points.
You must know that the strength gap between the Chinese team and the American team has been extremely huge over the years.
The largest point difference between the Chinese team and the American team in previous games was 78 points.
The smallest point difference came in the 2008 Olympics, when Yao Ming led the Chinese team to a 70-101 loss by 31 points.
Today, Wang Yi led the Chinese team and only lost 12 points.
Chapter completed!