overlooking the pitch

Chapter 525
Winning against South Korea is nothing to cheer about, and for a team that has long dominated Asia, beating this team should not make them proud.

The game against the Iranian team two days later is the most important thing for China, and with An Sheng's return, Chinese fans are also full of confidence that they will definitely win the championship.

But Iran is not easy!They are very strong. They won the championship twice in 07 and 09. In 11, they were runner-up because of Ansheng's tactical arrangement. This year, even if the Chinese team has a world-class star like Ansheng, it is not so easy for them to give up easily. They firmly believe that their team is the better one.

In the semifinals, they defeated the host Philippines, which had planning players. The latter also had NBA-level planning players, and there were also more than one.

It's just that when the game officially started, the Iranians understood a truth. Although they are both NBA players, there is also a huge difference between the double MVP and those ordinary main players.

It was different from the last match against the South Korean team. What made An Sheng more memorable in the last match was his defensive skills. The two cores of South Korea were completely frozen in the whole game. The data of 22 points and 8 assists was forgotten.

But tonight, as soon as An Sheng came on the court, he directly carried the banner of the Chinese team's offense. In a one-on-one match outside the three-point line, he suddenly took a step back with the ball and reached a position farther from the three-point line. The defensive players were taken aback, and this position, for An Sheng, was just one of the countless three-pointers he had shot in the NBA.The first ball is this kind of direct bombing into the basket.It directly made the fans in the audience boil up.

The next ball was still An Sheng's singles with the ball. Outside the three-point line on the offensive end, he passed the defense with speed and rushed into the inside line, facing the current No. [-] center in Asia, Hamad Haddadi defense.

He is tall and has a long wingspan. He may be better at static defense than some tall centers that An Sheng has challenged in the NBA, but An Sheng still rushed directly without hesitation.

Too fast, the impact of this speed and the head-on confrontation of Hamad Haddadi make people feel really explosive. It is difficult for everyone to judge who can succeed with a rushing small forward and a big center.

"Don't even think about scoring a goal!" Hamad Haddadi's defense looked very tough this time. His hands that were attached completely covered the top of An Sheng's head, and he couldn't find any chance to make a shot!
But An Sheng did not choose to take the first shot. After the physical confrontation, Hamad Haddadi fell directly, but An Sheng relied on his waist and abdomen strength to hold on and then made a throw.It also made the audience cheer again.

However, there are still many fans of Anson in the United States here. They learned about Anson's game after traveling in the Philippines. As long as they are basketball fans, they will definitely not let it go. Seeing this scene, they are not as excited as the local fans in the Philippines. .

"Let me tell you, if Ann hadn't been injured, it would definitely be a super explosive dunk. Ann's jump height was not as explosive as in the finals, but the Heat's inside line was dunked many times by him." .”

Ansheng almost took all the shots of the Chinese team in the first 5 minutes, and scored 9 points on 7 of 16 shots. Iran knew that Ansheng wanted to make a shot almost every time, but their bodies couldn't keep up with their thoughts on the defensive end. It can be said that if you can't keep up with the first step, then you will always have to watch An Sheng's offense in this round with your eyes.

If the defense can't be defended, then Iran must open up the situation on the offensive end. Ansheng didn't spend too much thought on the defensive end tonight, but just focused on the players he should face.As Silver Fox said, it is time to train the defensive ability of Chinese players. In next year's World Cup, the offense may not be too brilliant, but the defense must not be too far behind.

And tonight, when Yi Jianlian played against Hamad Haddadi, he performed much better than when he met him in the first game of the group stage, and his defensive end was much more resolute than before.He didn't let Hamad Haddadi get too deep, and he took a step directly at the free throw line and started to fight physically.

The semicircle below the top of the arc is not the offensive position that Hamad Haddadi is good at.His small throw was blocked, and then it became more and more difficult for the outside line to pass their ball into the inside line, and the entire Chinese team began to double-team very strongly.Very fierce defense, this may be the most fierce defense shown by the Chinese team since the Asian Championships.

Sliding steps, all kinds of blocking Iran's breakthroughs, in the last game of the group stage, the Chinese team was smashed into a sieve, and they didn't know what defense was at all, but in this game, their defense increased The speed is much faster than Iran imagined.

The double suppression of offense and defense, Iran is stronger than South Korea, but after halftime, they also fell behind by 16 points, and they still have to resist. On the offensive end, they are still looking for opportunities. The counterattack after two steals opened the score to 20 points, making them completely give up resistance.

At the end of the game, An Sheng, who played only 3 games, became the MVP of this Asian Championship. No one doubted this. They completely saw the huge gap between the Chinese team with and without An Sheng.

After the game, the head coach of Iran looked at Hamad Haddadi, who was already in his 30s, and finally realized that the golden age of Iranian basketball had passed, and the year without Anson in 2011 was the best chance for Iran. And when that man joins Iran, it may be very difficult to win the Asian championship again.Taking advantage of the two consecutive years in 07 and 09 that they defeated the Wuyao Chinese team and won two championships, they should be satisfied.

The Chinese team with Anson will dominate Asia in the next 15 years, unless there is a top NBA player like Anson among the top teams in Asia, he can compete with him, and for the entire Asia except Ansheng and Yao Ming There is no other major NBA player in Asia. One can imagine how difficult it is.Thinking of the Philippines, it seems that we should also embark on the path of foreign aid.

(End of this chapter)