overlooking the pitch

Chapter 339 Advance to the top eight
When the shadow in Deng Yingqiao's heart expanded infinitely, this already weak British team also lost the ability to resist in front of the Chinese team. If they were not the hosts, it would be no different to play in the European region where there are many strong players. Idiots talk about dreams.

An 89:64 victory gave An Sheng and the Chinese team great confidence, but the real test of the quarter-finals was yet to come. The next two games were Australia, the dominant team in Oceania, and Brazil, the second-ranked team in South America.

Unlike the British team, the Brazilian team has more NBA players than the British team with only one Deng Yingqiao, Thiago Splitter, um, this is barely a Brazilian Duncan, Nene Hilario, that is Olajuwon of Brazil, and Andre Varejao, Leandro Barbosa, these are all Brazilian players in the NBA.

It’s just that compared to the Chinese team, they don’t have an absolute strength. Leandro Barbosa and Nene Hilario are their combination of internal and external scoring, but when facing the Chinese team, they There is no advantage at all. The existence of An Sheng and Yi Jianlian has no disadvantage at all against Brazil's inside line, and even has an advantage. The weakest back line will also not be found by the Brazilian team, and they do not have the teamwork that European basketball has.

Naturally, as it should be, An Sheng's offense played very comfortably again in this game. He scored 17 points and 12 assists on 31 of 8 shots, and winning this game has already indicated that the Chinese team has firmly won the top eight places. You have to calm down and ensure your state can make a breakthrough.

The last game against Australia is the key. If they win Australia, they will be able to enter the semi-finals as the third in Group B, which will allow them to avoid the invincible US team at least in the first round. Only then will they have a chance to reach the semi-finals and have a further breakthrough.

However, Australia has never been a team that can be handled easily. Andrew Bogut, the No. 05 pick in [-], was their defensive core, and it also played a very good role in the beginning. Anson made two consecutive breakthroughs The players who will be facing each other have already passed cleanly, but the latter's timely defense made this breakthrough continue to fall short.

However, Australia's offense is also difficult to play against China. Andrew Bogut has never been an outstanding individual offensive player. He is a center with good support and pick-and-roll. Weakened, a little defensively strengthened Gasol.

His supporting offense occupies a large proportion of Australia's offensive system. After the two sides finished the first quarter entangled at the beginning, Andrew Bogut in the second quarter began to hold the ball in a high position.

However, Anson may like this player the most. He is different from Dirk Nowitzki. When Dirk Nowitzki was in the Mavericks, he first relied on his strong singles ability to attract the team Clipping, and passing the ball after that, An Sheng was forced to fill in and assist in defense. Even with a camera system, he was not sure about stealing such a pass.

On the contrary, Andrew Bogut's pass relies more on his own height and teammates' air-cutting ability, and he pays attention to a time difference at a time point. Such a ball is simply a stealing data for An Sheng. exist.

The guard's air cut is very good, and the guard's off-ball pick-and-roll is also done very well. However, with such a ball, a pair of big hands appeared on the road. Anson appeared on this passing line. He knew it very well, Andrew At what point in time will Bogut pass the ball, and to whom will he pass the ball, Anson and Andrew Bogut are counting the time points in sync.At the same time as his ball came out, An Sheng also ran over to complete the steal at the same time.

"Andrew is too careless. He shouldn't pass the ball like this in a team with An Sheng. This is a big taboo. If other players may not know it, but you are an NBA player. You play against An Sheng every year. The number of times is not small, so we shouldn’t make such mistakes.”

"If Australia continues to play this system, I think I may vote for the Chinese team in the outcome of this game. An Sheng is definitely the only one who can destroy the offensive system on the defensive end."

After several consecutive steals, Australia obviously felt that this style of play was no longer suitable for the Chinese team, but when they realized it, the score was already 8 points behind.

They want to deal with this Chinese team with a breakthrough from the guard. Andrew Bogut will play the pick-and-roll, but China also responded very quickly. They started to play a small lineup, yes, a small lineup, composed of Yi Jianlian and An Sheng. The inside combination is simply a devastating blow to the breakthrough.

A guard broke through unbelievingly and directly ate the hot pot sent by An Sheng. It can be said that An Sheng dominated the game with defense. An Sheng was not the NBA's scoring leader last season, nor was it the NBA's MVP last season. But he is the best defensive player. As long as he uses defense, the Australian players will feel the fear of NBA domination.

Anson didn't score many points in this game, and his efficiency wasn't particularly high. After all, Andrew Bogut's presence is there. Last season's second-defense center was not blocked, and he only scored 17 of 8 shots. 24 points, compared with the performance of 31.4 points per game in the previous few games, his performance on the offensive end today can only be regarded as mediocre, but his performance on the defensive end has made many other teams that have never played against him completely know another him.

"Hey, you know what? LeBron, Australia lost, lost to Ann." After the US team played a game, Carmelo Anthony said to his friend LeBron James beside him.

Carmelo Anthony's words are very interesting. He didn't say that Australia lost to the Chinese team, but that they lost to An. It can be seen that they don't have many players in their eyes, and An Sheng is the only one.

LeBron James tidied up his jersey, smiled and said to Cameron: "Hey, he is the guy who almost took away my first championship. Will the last ball still appear in my game?" In my mind. But for him, at least you don’t have to worry too much in this arena, it’s almost impossible for him to win us.”

(End of this chapter)