Pick Westbrook

Chapter 365

The second game.

The two sides have replaced the rotation lineup one after another.

Chinese men's basketball team: point guard Guo Ailun, shooting guard Sun Yue, small forward Ding Jinhui, power forward Zhou Peng and center Wang Zhizhi.

Team Australia: Point guard Patrick Mills, shooting guard Brad Newley, small forward Joe Ingles, power forward Matthew Nelson and center David Anderson.

Game start.

Guo Ailun broke through Mills as soon as he came up.

Because both Zhou Peng and Wang Zhizhi have a certain shooting ability, they directly pulled to the waist positions on both sides when they were attacking.

Mills did not expect that the first round of the Chinese men's basketball team's offense in the second quarter would be handed over to a young player, and the opponent was really capable of breaking through.

Australia coach.

Already Gore can't accept the scene on the court now.

The Australian team will lead the Chinese men's basketball team in the first quarter in all past international competitions, but this time there is an exception.

He has also increasingly discovered the ability of the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team opposite.

"That guy named Li Lai really dared to let Yao Ming not attack in the first quarter. Because of this reason, all my defensive arrangements against Yao Ming before the game were completely ineffective."

"Yao Ming is the No. [-] center in the NBA today. How dare Li Lai prevent Yao Ming from attacking?"

More importantly, Gore found that the Chinese men's basketball team has been playing outside very smartly, completely avoiding the Australian team's inside defensive advantage.

Therefore, the second quarter is the key point for the Australian team to chase points and take the lead.

Australia attack.

Patrick Mills made a steady three-pointer with David Anderson's high screen from the outside.

This ball Mills obviously meant to Biao Guo Ailun.

Because of poor defensive experience and defensive habits, when Guo Ailun defended Mills' outside pick-and-roll, he neither chose to squeeze ahead of time, nor gave the opponent a lot of physical confrontation, which resulted in Mills getting a very comfortable shooting space.

Guo Shiqiang said: "Even if Guo Ailun is my nephew, I still have to say it."

"He's still too young, so he doesn't have much experience on the court. The ball just now was replaced by a player with more experience. Such a scene will not appear."

Li Nan nodded aside and said, "Guo Ailun did make a mistake."

Li Lai had the same opinion as the two on this point, but he had a different understanding of this defense.

"Where do experienced players come from? Isn't it accumulated and tempered step by step in youth."

"Guo Ailun has a high probability of growing into the face of the Chinese men's basketball team in the future. Now helping him grow as soon as possible is a very good thing for the Chinese men's basketball team and him."

Guo Shiqiang looked at Li Lai in surprise, and couldn't believe that the other party had such a high opinion of his nephew.

Li Nan was also very surprised, wondering if Li Lai saw Guo Shiqiang by his side so he said that on purpose?
Du Feng naturally knew what his good brother Li Nan was thinking at this time, he pointed to Guo Ailun and said seriously.

"If you take a closer look at Guo Ailun's next defensive choices after making a mistake in the last round, you will know why the coach said that."

on the field.

The Australian team continued to attack.

Mills, who had just eaten Guo Ailun's youth bonus, once again asked for David Anderson's high pick-and-roll, but this time Guo Ailun squeezed ahead of time and blocked Mills' pick-and-roll route.

Mills reluctantly pulled back and wanted to execute the pick-and-roll again, but Guo Ailun had expected to put it on again.

Faced with such a defense, Mills is no longer stubborn, but takes the initiative to break through the basket.

Because Guo Ailun's defense was too high, he was directly missed by Mills for half a step.

Duang!

Sun Yue came over, facing Mills' layup was a head-to-head cap.

The Chinese team launched a counterattack, and Guo Ailun grabbed the rebound and rushed straight to the basket.

The Australian team's shooting guard Brad Newley has a very sophisticated sense of returning to defense. He followed Guo Ailun all the way back to the penalty area.

Seeing that Guo Ailun was about to take off for a layup, Brad Newley raised his right hand high to pretend to block the shot, and at the same time placed his left hand concealedly on Guo Ailun's waist, and pushed suddenly.

"what!"

Guo Ailun was directly pushed out of the court.

The referee who followed immediately blew his whistle, indicating that Brad Newley had made a defensive foul.

The referees of this game have already been accustomed to this kind of defense.

Sun Yue rushed over angrily, pointing at Brad Newley and yelling at him.

"I fuck your mother, fuck your eight generations of ancestors, fuck!"

Brad Newley spread his hands indifferently, indicating that Sun Yue had nothing to do with him other than talking, and he couldn't even understand what Sun Yue said.

Brad Newley said to David Anderson who rushed over: "Don't worry, David."

"These cowards don't dare to do anything to me. I can deal with them by myself."

Li Lai's expression on the side became more and more gloomy, and after hearing Brad Newley's mocking words, he was even more angry.

The Australian team used very dirty defensive moves against the Chinese men's basketball team from the very beginning of the game, stumbling, pushing, pulling, and throwing.

All of these actions are aimed at hurting and disabling others, not for defense and goals at all.

Du Feng said very angrily: "Coach, I am so angry that I want to rush up and hit someone."

Guo Shiqiang said from the perspective of the overall situation: "After this game is over, all post-match public opinion and accusations will definitely point to the Australian team."

"What they did will be laughed at by fans all over the world."

Li Nan nodded in agreement. More importantly, the Chinese men's basketball team must not use violence to control violence, and use the same defensive method to treat the Australian team, which will only leave tongues.

Li Lai let out a long breath, and chose to endure it again.

He looked at Yao Ming who was on the bench and said, "Dayao, go up."

"I want to convince the Australian team to lose in this game!"

Yao Ming nodded, got up and took off his training clothes, then pointed at Zhou Peng without hesitation, with a gloomy face.

Seeing Yao Ming's appearance, Zhou Peng couldn't help but feel a little shocked, he had never seen Dayao showing such emotion.

No matter when and where, Yao Ming gives people a gentle and elegant demeanor, but this time his eyes seem to kill.

"Coach Li Lai signaled for a substitution, and Dayao and Dazhi played at the same time."

"This is the twin-tower lineup of the Chinese men's basketball team."

"In the Stankovic Cup, we also played this tactic, and the effect was surprisingly good."

The game continues.

The Chinese team attacked.

Yao Ming sat in the penalty area and opened his hand to ask for the ball.

Guo Ailun passed the ball high without hesitation, and then directed his teammates to pull away.

Yao Ming hit David Anderson with the back.

David Anderson is 213cm tall and weighs 111kg. From 05 to 07, he led the team to win the Super Champion of the European League and the gold medal of the Oceania Championship for three consecutive years.

The 33-year-old veteran David Anderson is now an out-and-out meritorious player in the history of the Australian men's basketball team and is recognized as a legend by local fans.

In fact, in 02, David Anderson was selected by the Eagles with the 37th place in the second round, thus starting his NBA career.

The No. [-] pick in the NBA draft that year happened to be Yao Ming.

For this reason, the Australian team has ridiculed Yao Ming and China on social media more than once, bluntly saying that David Anderson is a better player than Yao Ming, and he should also become the No. [-] pick in the NBA, just because of Yao Ming's huge Chinese market Rockets Only then will the opponent be selected.

But judging from the present, Yao Ming is the number one center in the NBA. David Anderson was unclaimed after the end of his rookie contract in 05. He returned to the NBA in 08 and averaged 3 points and 2 rebounds per game in his career.

Popovich once commented on David Anderson as a flexible player with average back-to-the-basket skills and average mid-range shooting skills. As a face-up player, his movement in defense is also average. And inside defense are lackluster.

Swish!
Yao Mingli hit David Anderson and easily took a step into the penalty area with a hook.

"It's too easy to play. Yao Ming is simply a powerful weapon for the Chinese men's basketball team. The Australian team can't defend it no matter what."

Seeing that the point difference had returned to its original appearance again, and there was even a faint tendency to expand, Golan quickly took Bogut, the big killer against Yao Ming, and replaced David Anderson, who was not strong enough to defend.

Seeing Bogut play, Yao Ming subconsciously glanced at Li Lai. He still remembered the coach's arrangement before the game.

Li Lai's eyes were bloodshot at this moment, and he nodded at Yao Ming to signal him to continue attacking inside, while pointing at Wang Zhizhi.

"Big Zhi, kill me!"

The game continues.

Bogut's defense against Yao Ming was very aggressive after he came on the field. He tried his best to push Yao Ming out of the penalty area. .

This defensive action is very dangerous. Once the offensive player does not notice the opponent's defensive tricks, it is very likely to be injured during the offense.

At the same time, the Australian team's power forward Matthew Nelson is also paying attention to Yao Ming's situation at any time. As long as the Chinese team dares to pass the ball to Yao Ming's hands, then his double-team will come.

Guo Ailun took a look at the Australian team's defensive strategy on the field, and he hesitated to pass the ball to Yao Ming.

"Don't hesitate! Give it to me!"

Yao Ming's shout woke Guo Ailun up, and he still passed the ball to Dayao according to the original plan.

At this time, Matthew Nelson did not hesitate to double-team Yao Ming decisively. At the same time, he and Bogut chose to put their feet between Yao Ming's feet.

In this way, Yao Ming's two feet are leaning on the feet of Australian defender Matthew Nelson and Bogut. No matter whether he turns left or right, he will inevitably collide with the opponent's feet and knees.

For big players, this kind of defense is really extremely dangerous.

Yao Ming knew exactly what the Australian team wanted to do now, they really planned to abolish him.

Therefore, Yao Ming decisively passed the ball to Wang Zhizhi who was in the waist, and the latter jumped up and shot without hesitation.

Swish!
in!

"This is a classic tall pass inside the penalty area, and it is a very classic double tower tactic."

"Da Yao and Da Zhi played very well in this round."

Bogut was extremely angry when he was beaten inside again by the Chinese men's basketball team.

He gave Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi a fierce look, and at the same time kept talking trash.

"Is this the No. [-] center in the NBA?"

"Yao Ming, you are the No. [-] pick and I am the No. [-] pick. I don't think you are better than me, you rubbish."

Rarely did Yao Ming not choose to forbear at this time, he stared at Bogut fiercely and said back.

"Then why don't you defend me alone, I can beat you out of shit."

Australia attack.

Bogut and Mills made an air cut to the inside after the pick-and-roll, facing the basket directly for a layup.

Yao Ming then followed up with a big hat and slapped Bogut directly across the face, and the basketball just landed in Bogut's arms.

Bogut is strong again.

boom!
Another block.

Bogut, who had two consecutive blocked shots, was dizzy. He jumped high and grabbed the second offensive rebound. This time, he very cleverly raised the ball in the penalty area and nodded, intending to pass Yao Ming and then end the offense again.

boom!
"My God!"

"Yao Ming slapped Bogut with three hats in one round!"

"Big Zhi grabbed the rebound and the Chinese team counterattacked!"

Wang Zhizhi gave the ball to Sun Yue, who broke into the penalty area and scored with a one-handed dunk.

The momentum of the Chinese team has risen!
Bogut, who was beaten on the offensive end and also on the defensive end, looked more gloomy at this time. He looked at Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi and all the players of the Chinese team, narrowed his eyes and licked his lips.

Guo Shiqiang applauded excitedly and said, "We have fully played to our advantage."

Li Nan, Guo Shiqiang, and Du Feng clapped their hands and said: "The Chinese team should show our momentum. Yao and Da Zhi played well in this quarter."

Li Lai was very satisfied with the performance of the Chinese players on the court. He then signaled for substitutions and adjustments. Wang Shipeng and Zhu Fangyu will play in the next dead ball round.

This is also to help Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi on the field to further open up space and give full play to their advantages.

But this time.

The Chinese team attacked, and Yao Ming got a deep position in the restricted area. The three Australians went inside and crazily flanked Yao Ming.

At this time, Dayao decisively scored the ball to Wang Zhizhi at the free throw line. He also believed that with the opponent's half-block ability, Wang Zhizhi would definitely be able to hit the basket with an open shot from that position.

call!
Wang Zhizhi took off decisively after receiving the ball, and Bogut rushed over fiercely, but his defense was too late.

Knowing that the defense could no longer keep up, Bogut put his right foot under Wang Zhizhi's with a small jump while jumping over, and at the same time turned his head pretendingly to look at the basket.

"what!"

After Wang Zhizhi made the shot, he stepped on Bogut's instep. There was a crisp sound as the basketball hit the basket steadily, and Wang Zhizhi's hysterical cry of pain.

The referee blows his whistle and calls Bogut a common foul.

Li Lai stood up nervously and looked at the field with his eyes wide open.

The Chinese men's basketball team has just played an advantage. Relying on roughly cooperating with Dayao's twin towers with a destructive posture, the defense that the Australian team is proud of has been cut to pieces.

Just when the Chinese men's basketball team was about to take off, Bogut's hurtful foul came!

Li Lai knew very well that once Dazhi was injured and left the field, the inside power of the Chinese men's basketball team would no longer exist. Yao Ming would also struggle in the inside, facing the Australian team's inside defense alone.

The Australian team's inside defense is not bad!

"This is deliberately crippling people!"

Wang Zhizhi was still clutching his ankle with a pained expression. Yao Mingjiang had seen clearly the defense in the round just now, and he walked towards Bogut very angrily.

"You are so special!"

Bogut quickly raised his hands to show his innocence, and then walked directly towards the referee.

Li Lai angrily threw away the tactical board in his hand, and rushed directly to the referee who whistled the penalty.

"This is a fucking stepping, you can't see it!"

"You brag, you are paralyzed, you are qualified to coach without you!"

The referee looked at Li Lai who was rushing over angrily. The opponent had been questioning his whistle-blowing ability. He didn't hesitate to blow the whistle at this time and punished Li Lai for a technical foul.

The Australian team made two free throws and one throw!
The Chinese men's basketball team not only let Wang Zhizhi encounter a stepping stone in this round, Li Lai was also whistled for a technical foul.

This kind of coaching not only made the Chinese team very dissatisfied, but even the fans in London stood up and shouted: "Black whistle! Black whistle!"

The referee gave Li Lai a warning look again, and reminded: "If you incite the fans to question the referee again, I will directly send you out."

Hearing this, Guo Shiqiang was so angry that his chest was about to explode. He rushed over with his eyes wide open like a bull, but was stopped directly by Li Lai.

Li Lai did not explain, Guo Shiqiang became more and more angry as he thought about it, and in the end he put the overall situation first and did not argue with the referee again.

Li Nan put his hands on his hips and said very angrily: "This time the Olympic Games are held in Europe, so they are colluding and are obviously targeting us on purpose."

Du Feng also remembered the injustice he encountered when he participated in competitions abroad when he was a player, he said.

"Asian countries are not respected at all in the international basketball arena."

"It doesn't matter who the American players come from. European players respect American players like a dog, but they look down on Asian and African players."

"It's very obvious when you watch the game carefully."

After speaking, Du Feng looked at Li Lai and found that the other party was still extremely angry, which was in stark contrast to Li Lai's calm appearance in Du Feng's eyes.

Li Lai suddenly said, "Control violence with violence!"

Um! ?

Guo Shiqiang was shocked when he heard these four words. He persuaded Li Lai and said: "The Chinese men's basketball team has always implemented the concept of international friendly exchanges and competitions abroad."

"Playing like Australia on the pitch will only get us abused by the international media."

Li Nan nodded in agreement, and he also thought it was inappropriate to do so.

More importantly, if the Chinese men's basketball team really chooses to do this, the basketball team will probably find trouble with the coaching staff immediately after the game.

At this moment, Li Lai couldn't control so much anymore. He turned his head and looked at the coaching staff seriously and said, "It's a good thing Dazhi didn't get hurt with the ball just now. What if he gets hurt?"

"Which player can the Chinese men's basketball team do without in their journey to the London Olympics?"

"This is how many times the Australian team has committed crimes against us?"

"This time it's Wang Zhizhi. If we don't respond, will it be Yao Ming next time?"

Hearing this, Guo Shiqiang finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

The Australian team's repeated malicious violations have been tolerated by the referees, which has already made them worse. If the Chinese team still let it go, it will only make them feel that the Chinese men's basketball team is weak and easy to bully.

Li looked at the three and continued: "In all my coaching careers, I have encountered more intense defensive battles than this one with the Celtics, Lakers, and Grizzlies."

"But I've never once had players upgrade their moves on the pitch."

"Today, I am willing to be a villain once, and help the Chinese team to be a villain whose crime is now and will be done in the future."

"To deal with the dogs of the Australian team, we don't need reason!"

Li Lai's words also aroused Guo Shiqiang's fighting spirit. He had long been annoyed by the bastards of the Australian team, especially Bogut.

Who knows that Guo Shiqiang is a good brother with Wang Zhizhi in the Guojia team. When he sees Dazhi encountering Bogut's criminals, he feels more uncomfortable than Li Lai.

Guo Shiqiang made up his mind and gritted his teeth and said: "Just fight evil with evil, your Australian team wants to hurt people, and my Chinese men's basketball team is also not afraid."

"If I am held accountable later, I am willing to bear the responsibility together with Coach Li Lai."

Li Nan and Du Feng nodded at the same time and said, "We are all willing to take responsibility together with Coach Li Lai."

Li Lai walked to the technical stage and immediately called a timeout.

He walked up to Dazhi and asked, "Is there any problem? Do you want to go back to the locker room immediately?"

Wang Zhizhi shook his head to indicate that he was fine, but his hands kept rubbing his sprained ankle just now.

To be on the safe side, Li Lai replaced Wang Zhizhi, took down Yao Ming who had been playing for a long time, and then replaced Zhang Zhaoxu and Yi Jianlian.

All the Chinese players surrounded Li Lai, and they all had angry and irritated expressions on their faces.

But they are all very clear that the Chinese men's basketball team must not make aggressive moves on the court, nor can it retaliate with an eye for an eye.

Therefore, there is a high probability that this bad breath will be swallowed, and then wait for the Chinese men's basketball team to condemn it in the news media.

But is delayed justice really justice?
Li Lai suddenly applauded to attract everyone's attention. He roared and said, "From now on, if Bogut dares to get on his legs, I will overthrow him. If anything happens, I will blame it!"

After hearing these words, Zhu Fangyu's eyes were full of wild animal emotions, and he was also waiting for Li Lai's words.

On the other side of the ocean, CCTV commentary station.

Yu Jia said: "Now it's time for me to go to the timeout, let's see what the audience and fans want to tell us."

"Guide Su, come on."

Su Qun nodded, and then read the fans' messages sent by the guide.

"Mad, stepping, pushing, pulling, if I am the first to kill you on the court."

"Team Australia, dog!"

"Da Zhi really makes people feel distressed. A veteran player is stepped on the court. I want to see him play for a few more years."

"The most irritating thing is that coach Li Lai was called for a technical foul. Can these referees see who is right and who is wrong? Is there still a law? Is there still a law?"

"Sima Australia team, the Chinese team quickly overthrow them."

The more Su Qun read, the more passionate the messages from the fans became. This is not the first time that the Chinese men's basketball team has been bullied by European and American players.

They look down on Asian players from the bottom of their hearts, and they even look down on Chinese players who are the hegemony of Asia.

on the field.

The game continues.

Yi Jianlian held the ball in a high position to attract defensive attention, Zhu Fangyu suddenly ran back at a 45° angle outside the three-point line to get rid of the defense, and went straight to the basket!

Bogut chuckled and directly assisted in the defense. Facing Zhu Fangyu's breakthrough layup, he jumped high and waved his hands, and slapped Zhu Fangyu directly in the face.

The two referees on the side already had a premonition of what was going to happen next, they both put down the whistle in their mouths tacitly, and watched everything that happened on the court with cold eyes.

Everyone should be respected, but sometimes respect comes from oneself, because no one will respect the weak.

"what!"

A hoarse-like ghost cry suddenly sounded at the scene.

The two referees turned their heads in shock, because the cry of pain they heard did not come from the Chinese men's basketball team.

It turned out that Bogut slapped Zhu Fangyu from the air and fell to the ground directly. Zhu Fangyu fell heavily to the ground, and Bogut also fell to the ground because of the unstable landing.

At this moment, Zhu Fangyu just stood up with her feet, and her knees were firmly supported upwards. Bogut fell directly on Zhu Fangyu's knees, between her legs.

The screams like killing a pig came from this.

Bogut curled up on the ground in extreme pain, wriggling sideways on the ground like a puppy. If the pain is divided into 10 levels, his current situation is probably the top.

The two referees on the scene were stunned, and before they even had time to blow their whistle, the team doctor of the Australian team had already rushed up. After asking Bogut many times, he decisively shook his head towards the coaching bench of the Australian team.

"He has been knocked out!"

CCTV commentary desk.

Yu Jia couldn't help shouting excitedly: "Zhu Baquan did a great job! No, it should be called Zhu Tieqi from now on!"

But soon Yu Jia realized that what he said was wrong at this time, so he shut up immediately.

Su Qun spoke up immediately.

"Chinese men should be so bloody, beat his mother!"

on the field.

After reviewing the game video, the referee whistled Zhu Fangyu for a first-degree malicious foul without hesitation.

No one in the Chinese men's basketball team went to the referee to argue at this time, and no one went to tell why Bogut's fierce face violation against Zhu Fangyu was not whistled for a malicious foul.

The Chinese team, who was violated on the court, chose to rely on themselves!
At this point the score was 55:45.

The first half is over.

The second half continues.

The Chinese men's basketball team played more and more passionately on the court, and this momentum frightened the other players of the Australian team to dare not touch the edge at all.

Probably because of Bogut, the Australian team's criminals are finally gone.

In the third quarter, Yi Jianlian suddenly broke out and hit three super long three-pointers in a row, opening the score in one fell swoop.

At the end of the game, the Chinese men's basketball team won the game 104:90.

(End of this chapter)