lakers championship

Chapter 311 Asia's Strongest

Only 1 minute into the game, the Chinese team played a wave of 10 to 0, and the Filipino players and fans were under a lot of pressure.

This is not the NBA, where it can be reversed by more than ten points at every turn. FIBA ​​does not have a three-second defense rule, coupled with the slow rhythm of offensive and defensive transitions, falling behind by 110 points is basically equivalent to losing the game.

But in the view of Philippine coach Reyes, this is precisely an opportunity.

He got up and waved at the referee, asking for a timeout.

When the Filipino player arrived off the field, he said excitedly: "Everyone, don't panic, calm down! Let me tell you a fact, that is, even the best players in the NBA, who are as strong as Duncan, are struggling to enter the international arena. The root cause is the three-second defense. Existence. Next, we seize this point, stick to the big devil Tianyang of the Chinese team on the outside, and force him to enter the inside."

After the words fell, the Filipino players nodded one after another, thinking that it was feasible.

On the side of the Chinese team, Du Feng didn't talk about any tactics, and kept praising Tianyang, so that others could learn from it.

The timeout ended in a blink of an eye, and the game continued between the two teams.

The Philippines made the first attack, Romeo dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and Fajardo stepped forward to pick and roll.

Han Dejun switched defenses, Romeo forced his way to the elbow, and passed the ball to Araki, who turned around and made a jumper, Ren Junfei took off to block the shot.

"Kang Dang", the shot hit the iron, Li Gen picked up the rebound and passed it to Guo Ailun.

The Chinese team made a fast break, Tianyang received the pass from the right wing, and Gebe intercepted it close to him.

Tianyang pulled the ball back, followed by a cross step, easily crossed the three-point line, made an emergency stop, and shot a jumper.

'Shua', two points hit, 12 to 0.

On the sidelines, Reyes took a deep breath, pretended to be calm, and waved to the players to speed up the dribble.

Romeo dribbled the ball to the right wing, set up a pick-and-roll with Araki, and shot directly.

'Bang bang bang', the basketball collided back and forth inside the hoop, but finally rebounded and flew out, the Filipino fans shouted disappointment.

Han Dejun got the rebound, passed it to Guo Ailun, and then divided it to Tianyang, and the Chinese team slowly advanced.

At the top of the arc, Tianyang was in a hurry to shoot, but called Li Gen to make a pick-and-roll for him, and at the same time signaled to run without the ball.

For a game that is sure to win, Tianyang plans to practice tactics first.

"Honestly speaking, I have been commenting on the Chinese team for so many years. I have never seen us practice tactics in a big competition with such calmness as today. Apart from us, I am afraid that only the US team dares to do this." Yu Jia's tone was flat, but his surprise could not be concealed. .

"This time Tianyang returned to China, not only brought back the advanced training technology of the Lakers, but also showed all Chinese professional players a height that can be achieved in a real sense. This is very important for Chinese basketball and even other Chinese competitive sports Said, all have far-reaching influence, if I have the opportunity, I will publish an autobiography for him." Yang Yi said earnestly.

"Zhou Qi has officially signed a contract with the Rockets this year. He will receive NBA-level training next season. When he and Ding Yanyuhang and other teenagers grow up, the Chinese men's basketball team will have an unprecedentedly strong lineup. At that time, in the World Cup and the Olympics, at least score Final four." Su Qun said excitedly.

On the court, the Chinese team completed another attack, and Tianyang assisted Han Dejun to score.

The Philippine team attacked and dropped 14 points, which made them extremely impatient.

Romeo dribbled the ball like crazy and rushed to the top of the arc. When Guo Ailun pressed him, he hurriedly passed it to Araki.

Araki attacked with his back again, before Tianyang double-teamed him, he made a hasty shot.

The basketball hit the rim, luck was better, and it finally fell into it.

Finally, the score was equal, and the Filipino fans at the scene were about to cry.

But Han Dejun immediately served from the bottom line and passed it to Guo Ailun on the right sideline of the backcourt, who then passed to Tianyang on the center line.

Tianyang caught the ball and dribbled four steps in a row. At the top of the arc, he was double-teamed by Gabe and Alaki, but he did not pass the ball, but pulled the ball to shift it by a large distance, rushed to the right 45 degrees, and used his speed to forcefully get rid of the double-team. .

Entering the paint area, facing Fajardo who had already stood firm, he made a decisive throw.

Fajardo could only turn his head to watch the ball fly.

'Shua', two more points, 16 to 2.

On the sidelines, Reyes' mind was in a muddle. He couldn't stick, couldn't block, and didn't even double-team. How to play?
No gaming experience!

……

In the subsequent games, the trend did not change at all. The Chinese team always scored 6 or 7 points, while the Philippines scored 2 or 3 points.Fortunately, the game entered the fourth quarter, and Tianyang chose to take a rest in command, and the Philippines gradually narrowed the point difference to 25 points.

In the end, after the whole game was over, the Chinese team beat the Philippines 112 to 88.

Tianyang scored 32 points and 10 assists.

Immediately after the game, Tianyang was on the sidelines, accepting an interview with a reporter from CCTV.

Reporter: "How does it feel to represent the Chinese team and win the game for the first time?"

Tianyang: "It's not bad, it's smoother than expected."

Reporter: "How much do you rate your performance?"

Tianyang: "The full score is 100 points. I will score 90 points. The main reason is that the teammates played very well, especially Allen. He broke through the Philippine defense many times and created many shooting opportunities for us."

Reporter: "Some people say that you are like a foreign aid when you join the Chinese team. What do you think about this?"

Tianyang: "I know, I say I look like a foreign aid because I am stronger, but I am a pure Chinese. I hope everyone will stop describing it like that in the future. Only the Korean team is a foreign aid."

……

After the interview, Tianyang returned to the hotel with the whole team.

As usual, he pulled his teammates to discuss tactics, although Iraq and Qatar were particularly weak.

On the 11th, the Chinese team played against Qatar, the whole game was suppressed, and there was no bloodshed, and the Chinese team won 92 to 67.

On the 13th, the Chinese team played against Iraq, rehearsed tactics, dealt with it easily, and won 88 to 71.

So far, after the group stage, the Chinese team has won three out of three games and directly advanced to the quarterfinals.

Along with it, Australia, New Zealand and Iran advanced.

The other two East Asian teams, South Korea and Japan, need to play a playoff.

In the end, both South Korea and Japan successfully broke through, occupying the remaining 8 seats in the top 4 with the Philippines and Jordan.

According to the rules, the Chinese team will face South Korea in the quarter-finals.

Once the news was confirmed, Chinese Weibo and South Korean Twitter exploded.

Chinese netizens expressed the hope that Tianyang will lead the team to beat South Korea, proving that planning foreign players is useless.

South Korean netizens said that only Tianyang is strong in the Chinese team, and he can win the victory if he is dead.

……

On the evening of the 15th, South Korean team coach Heo Jae was interviewed by South Korean reporters.

Reporter: "We will face Tianyang's Chinese team next time. What are we preparing for?"

Xu Zai: "There is no need for special preparation. In fact, as long as Tianyang is not allowed outside the three-point line, his suppression is not as good as Yao Ming back then, so we will play according to the original plan."

Reporter: "Then we are confident to win the game?"

Xu Zai: "Of course, we have Lee Jong-hyun, Lee Jung-hyun, Kim Jong-gyu and a group of good players, as well as Ricardo Ratliff who just joined. Even if Tianyang has a good touch at the three-point line, it has a great chance to win the Chinese team. , we are the strongest team in Asia."

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The content of Xu Zai's interview will soon appear in the newspaper.

When a reporter from Tencent interviewed the Chinese team for training, he told SkyOcean about this and asked him his opinion.

SkyOcean knew that Xu Zai, who insulted Chinese journalists at the Asian Championships in Wuhan, was of very poor quality, and he joined the Korean media afterwards to accuse the Chinese journalists of being unprofessional.

"The coach of every team thinks he can win, which is fine, but he thinks that I have no pressure because I can't make three points. It is extremely wrong. In order to help him recognize himself, I decided to play in the next game against South Korea. , don’t shoot a single [-]-pointer, and still win.”

(End of this chapter)