Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 531 Top of the World
The U.S. team has always started slowly. After Durant got the ball, he casually looked for his teammates. As a result, the United Arab Emirates intervened and the U.S. team made a mistake.

The Huaguo team immediately made a fast break, and Guo Ailun made a layup directly.

Then Clay missed a shot, and the Huaguo team sped up again after grabbing a rebound, but this time the opponent returned to defense quickly.

Guo Ailun made a gesture to rush in, but he passed the ball back to Ah Lian who came behind.

The UAE made a direct shot from outside the three-point line, and the US team did not defend.

"I won!" Countless fans yelled in front of the live broadcast.

The national team got off to a good start, and Zhang Sixin snapped his fingers, which was okay.

In fact, playing against the United States is a bet that the Hua Guo team can enter the state faster, and then it is a bet on rhythm and shooting. As soon as the game started, the Hua Guo team began to attack.

Unlike the temptations in the group stage, they didn't seem to play so reasonably, but they were more determined.

Try to counterattack as fast as possible, and if you miss, you can raise the inside shot.

Then add down and outside three-pointers. Unlike playing high pick-and-rolls in the NBA, the outside line will not rush to the inside line so much. The main thing is to go down the inside line and shoot more from the outside line.

Except for Wang Zhelin, the national team has the ability to go down several inside lanes. Wang Zhelin's characteristics are easy to use, so he won't play much in this game.

In fact, it means that if the inside line does not eat cakes, or pulls out to shoot, it is a false move from the outside line to kill inside, unless there is an easy layup opportunity, otherwise it will be divided out to shoot.

This is also a tactic based on the player's situation. The Hua Guo team suffers from a physical disadvantage, and it is really difficult to kill from the outside.

Zhang Sixin tried his best to play exquisite cooperation by relying on the execution ability improved by the plug-in, and then gained the advantage before the American team reacted.

In fact, the bet is the touch. A weak team must shoot when playing against a strong team.

If you don't have a hand, you lose, but if you have a hand, you have a chance to win. Zhang Sixin thought very clearly.

Sure enough, the American team got off to a casual start and was beaten a few times by the Chinese team.

By the time Durant hit with his personal ability, they were already behind.

In fact, not to mention the current national team, the previous national team briefly led the US team several times.

The U.S. team does not have such a strong lineup this time. James, Kobe and others who dominated the international arena before did not come, and now Leonard and Curry, the hottest players in the league, also did not come. This is the opportunity for the Huaguo team.

The U.S. team's lineup is to play the outside shooting ability, but in the end, except for Durant, everyone else is not fast.

Both Irving and Clay feel average, Jordan Jr. is a blue-collar player, and Anthony, the former big killer of the US team, has completely lost his previous state.

So the trouble now is Durant, and the Huaguo team really can't guard against him.

If it's a pincer attack, which one of the US team should attack is better.

It's hard to say, anyway, the inside line cannot be released.

In the international season, the U.S. team will have some outside lines because they are not used to the touch, but whether they are blue-collar or not, they will be very stable if they are close to the basket.

Unless Cousins ​​comes up to hold the ball on the outside, he can't let the inside play easily, but let the outside attack.

Now we can only look at the state, because when the state is good, the outside line of the US team can score.

Defensively rotate quickly and take a gamble to see who is in a bad state. Anyway, it's just a game. Zhang Sixin came up with some tactics that he basically didn't use before.

Those who are familiar with him may feel strange, because his tactics have always been based on stability.

Their opponents, the US team, did not expect that the Huaguo team was completely fighting for their lives.

It must also be used to maintain this set of playing and changing lineups.

They have to run constantly, both offensively and defensively, and the main lineup cannot play for too long.

After gaining an advantage in the starting lineup, Zhang Sixin took the initiative to adjust the lineup, playing one major and four minors.

The inside line also has to run, so it has to take turns earlier.

If the offense is not going well, the Hua Guo team will have problems, because they are weak in rebounding.

Defensively, it is to give the opponent an outside opportunity.

The fans seem to be enjoying the current situation on the court, because the Hua Guo team feels that they are playing very hard.

"Is this the national team? How do you feel that you have switched with the US team?"

"It should be defended like this. The national team's defense in the past was like a wooden stake."

"Three-pointer, beautiful, beat the US team, this game is worth it."

The U.S. team felt inexplicably behind. They called timeouts twice in the first quarter, which made the players even more confused, and the feeling was always wrong.

When the lineup was rotated, the ideas of the US team players were a bit inconsistent.

Zhang Sixin's disciples, such as Lowry and others, want to be safe, but other players like Cousins ​​have different ideas. Anyway, they just do it when they get the ball.

The ideas among the players are not unified, and there are some problems with the tacit understanding between them.

In fact, the U.S. team was a little bit divided before, because some of them were disciples of Zhang Sixin, but they were not reused in the end, and they felt like they were being targeted.

The main reason is that Anthony, as the veteran of the US team, has a very strong desire to fight. He wants to fuck the team coached by Zhang Sixin too hard. Cousins ​​is the type who can't figure it out.

If they win all the way easily, this kind of contradiction will not be a problem, but when they encounter trouble, the contradiction will be magnified.

And this time the US team made Durant the core, and many people were also dissatisfied.

Durant is very strong, but they are also strong. Many of them in the league suppressed the Thunder.

The coach of the U.S. team is actually considering the characteristics of the international arena, and the first few players are all players with outstanding shooting. There is nothing to say about this.

Again, the atmosphere is good when you win, but there are many problems when you lose.

In the second quarter, the U.S. team still hadn't adjusted. Many players ignored tactics and went straight to singles.

They are really good in this regard, and it is too difficult for the Huaguo team to defend against them.

It's just that many times they have some simple shots, and they can also hit the iron.

After typing it down, they were already behind by double digits.

Zhang Sixin felt that it was a bit of a pity that he didn't take advantage of the confusion of the US team to expand its lead.

Now at halftime, Team USA might calm down.

And the fans are already very excited.

"No, no? Are you going to win the gold medal with the US team?"

"The national team played really well today. Director Zhang will always be a god."

"It's definitely a secret weapon. Director Zhang dared to use new tactics in the finals in the NBA. The same is true in the Olympics. Haha, kill the US team."

Zhang Sixin knew that the US team would definitely counterattack in the second half, but he did not put pressure on the players.

During the intermission, he smiled and said to the players: "The US team is not invincible, just continue to play like this in the second half. Don't worry, I am too familiar with their players."

But when they played in the third quarter, the Hua Guo team's tactics changed.

Flank Durant and put the inside line.

I said before that this situation is different, but it cannot be used when it is necessary to compete for an advantage.

Now that you have an advantage, there are some bad tricks.

When chasing points, the U.S. team absolutely must shoot from the inside, so the Huaguo team strengthened the outside defense, especially not giving superstars like Durant a big chance.

Then if the opponent passes to the inside line, the defensive transition will be defended in time, otherwise it will be decisively fouled.

Some people use it in the NBA to cut Jordan, and of course it can be used in the international arena.

In the second half, the US team took the lead in scoring, but they were interrupted by the slashing tactics before they could launch a counterattack.

Jordan's free throws were really bad. After a few times, the US team couldn't stand it and replaced Cousins.

Then, the Huaguo team induced Cousins ​​to attack with the ball.

Cousins ​​can score, but his efficiency is still not that good, and he has problems with the overall rhythm of the US team with the ball.

The Huaguo team took the opportunity to counterattack. If they are really unable to defend defensively, they can be rough and provoke the opponent's emotions. A grumpy player like Cousins ​​is easy to get on.

Tactics like trash talking and fouling are part of the game as long as they aren't crippled.

When the U.S. team can only use Cousins, Wang Zhelin's role comes, that is, to fight against Cousins ​​for a short time, and then make as many fouls as possible.

Anyway, after a wave of exhaustion from the main force and the substitutes, the Hua Guo team will close the game.

Under Zhang Sixin's various strange tactics, the game was played intermittently, which was not very good-looking.

But it is not the fans of the Hua Guo team. Many people are also happy to see the US team deflated.

Being a public enemy is like this, but the players of the US team are not sophisticated this time, and it seems that they cannot easily bear this pressure.

In the third quarter, the U.S. team chased some points, but it was really only a little bit, that is, 2 points.

With Zhang Sixin playing so unconventionally, the American team couldn't play anymore.

In fact, no matter what the conspiracy is, as long as they hit the offensive end, they are affected now.

On the bench of the US team, there was even a quarrel.

The players' different views on Zhang Sixin prevented them from becoming so united.

This caused them to struggle at the end of the quarter, and did not take advantage of the Hua Guo team's weakening strength during the rotation period to catch up with the score.

"The opportunity really came!"

Now Zhang Sixin is a little excited, the possibility of defeating the US team may become a reality.

This is the case in a basketball game that decides the outcome, and the weak may win the strong.

In the last half of the quarter, Zhang Sixin was relatively confident.

The U.S. team has been playing more and more urgently at this time. They are stronger and want to get back the score quickly, but the less and less time leads to confusion in offense and rush in defense. The players cannot form a tacit understanding.

However, there were still twists and turns in the game. Seeing that the gold medal was not far away, the players of the Huaguo team played less relaxed than before, which gave the US team some opportunities.

With Durant scoring two goals in a row, the US team was closing in on the score, and the atmosphere on the field became more tense.

"Hua Guo team, come on! Hua Guo team, come on!"

A huge number of fans of the Hua Guo team gave blessings to the national team, and the sound of cheering sounded in various regions, whether the players could hear it or not.

Zhang Sixin heard the sound of cheering at the scene, he asked for a timeout, and then didn't say much, but took the players to carefully look at the support of the Chinese people in the surrounding stands.

"At the last moment, play well, I have experience, we have no problem."

Listening to the heart-piercing cheers of their own people, at least half of the nervousness of the players turned into blood.

And Zhang Sixin's just right timeout also gave them more peace of mind.

They don't have the experience of standing at the top, but Zhang Sixin has. They followed Zhang Sixin all the way to the highest stage, and now they just continue to follow the head coach's wishes.

After playing again, the Huaguo team played an exquisite cooperation. After a high pick-and-roll, they scored the bottom line, and after two breakthroughs, they started to catch the ball from the UAE free throw line and completed a dunk.

This ball brought the Hua Guo team back to normal.

Next, Durant's shot missed, and the Huaguo team regained control of the situation.

Although Durant made another hit next, and his scoring ability was undoubtedly revealed, there was not enough time.

"The U.S. team chose foul tactics, and it's time to test the national team's free throws."

"Time is running out, 10, 9, 8..."

"The U.S. team missed a three-pointer, the U.S. team rushed to grab the rebound, and Zhou Qi's long arm interfered..."

"The national team made a foul, but the time is already the last second. Even if the US team scores the free throw, the time is not enough."

"The game is over! We are champions, we are Olympic champions!"

"A real miracle. Director Zhang is a person who is good at creating miracles. He really did it! The national team did it."

Zhang Sixin really wanted to smile coolly, but the players had all rushed over.

So, he put down his burden and celebrated with the players.

That's great, they're on top of the world. (End of the book)
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