This US national team has three traditional centers, Jordan Jr., Cousins ​​and Drummond. Because many forwards of the US team can be used as insiders in the international arena, this configuration is completely sufficient.

But now the situation has changed. Jordan Jr. cannot play in this game due to injury. Cousins' temper is out of control at this moment, and it is normal for Drummond to be left alone. But just now, Guo Ailun's breakthrough caused Drummond to foul the man.

Before, Drummond had already fouled Tang Shuai once, and then fouled Guo Ailun. Together, this was his second personal foul in this game, and the game was still in the first quarter!

Although his defensive ability is better than Cousins, he does not seem to be much better than Cousins ​​in terms of foul control.

Coach K frowned so hard that there were only two inside players who could use it. The foul in front of him was equivalent to forcing him to the edge of the cliff. He waved to Cousins ​​and signaled him to replace Drummond. He pulled him for a whisper during the game, probably to remind him to control the number of fouls.

Gong Luming soon discovered this. In fact, the US team played smoothly in this period but took the lead in making substitution adjustments, which easily made people discover that something was abnormal.

In the next round of the Chinese team, he immediately replaced Li Gen with Zhao Jiwei, and then gave Guo Ailun a warning to him to attack the inside and create damage when he was on the court against the Brazilian team.

The national team's players are average in strength. Although they intend to attack the inside, it is still not easy to cause damage. After the timeout, Guo Ailun, Ding Yanyuhang, and Zhao Jiwei rushed into the inside one after another, but more of them ended with mistakes or ironclads. Cousins ​​was advised by coach K and paid great attention to controlling his fouls. In fact, he was enough to deal with Chinese players.

"beep!"

Finally, in the last round before the end of the first quarter, Ding Yanyuhang's desperate layup was finally knocked over by Cousins, and the referee also blew Cousins' second personal foul.

Gong Luming shook his head helplessly, and the score on the field had turned 40 to 25.

Although the goal has been achieved, the price paid is too great, and the first quarter is about to end. Even if Cousins ​​fouled, it will have little impact on the situation.

Coach K breathed a sigh of relief at this time.

The coaches on both sides counterattacked the moves, but it was obvious that Lao K, who had a good hand, had much more initiative than Gong Luming.

"There is no doubt that the Chinese team has a very good start, but this is not enough to defeat us. Tang will score high again, but he will also play the role of a lone hero again." Barkley looked at the score on the field and spoke.

"The game will be played in four quarters, and I think we should be able to consider how to deal with our opponent Espanyol in the next game," Kenny Smith echoed.

"Ship Tang, you will be on the court at the beginning of the second quarter." Gong Luming spoke directly to Shuai Tang when the intercourse was paused.

Tang Shuai nodded. When the score was slightly widened, he should have actually played, but Gong Luming didn't change him until the beginning of the second quarter, which gave him enough rest time.

"We still play inside and cause damage. The US team can only use two inside players. As long as we fight them all, the situation will reverse." Gong Luming's tone was still very slow, but he could still feel his confidence from his words.

After hearing this, Tang Shuai nodded repeatedly. After all, he was just a player. Gong Luming, who was on the sidelines, could see so accurately. Now, after hearing what he said, this is indeed the only chance for the Chinese team to win.

Back in the second quarter, the Chinese team sent a lineup of one big and four small, Guo Ailun, Ding Yanyuhang, Tang Shuai, and Zhai Xiaochuan to take charge of the four small, while Yi Jianlian was the first big.

On the other side of the United States, Cousins ​​brought Lillard, Thompson, DeRozan and Green to four substitutes.

Tang Shuai rushed to the frontcourt with the ball, and asked Yi Jianlian to come out to make a pick-and-roll, and rushed directly to the inside. The speed was not fast, but it rushed very fiercely.

When he got to the basket, he shook Green away and made a layup.

The inside line composed of Green and Cousins ​​is much slower than him in terms of speed. If he intends to accelerate, neither of these two people will interfere with his attack, but this time he deliberately reduced his attack speed.

Seeing the opportunity, Cousins ​​remembered the scenes of being provoked by Tang Shuai in the first quarter. He had long thrown away the old coach K's advice and came out from the side with a fierce look on his face. He was about to block Tang Shuai's move.

It was about to cover it, but Tang Shuai didn't take action, but jumped up and made a dunk.

Seeing this action, Cousins' eyes suddenly turned red, and Tang Shuai actually wanted to try to block him!

"Bang!"

Cousins ​​knocked Tang Shuai out in one go, and didn't give Tang Shuai a chance to dunk.

Shuai Tang was savagely knocked away by Cousins ​​and fell heavily to the ground, but he didn't get up for a long time.

The scene was in an uproar, and Yi Jianlian and Zhai Xiaochuan rushed over to see the situation immediately.

Cousins ​​was gasping there, completely angered mad bull.

The Chinese fans at the scene followed and booed, and many fans directly gave Cousins ​​a hand-in-hand thumb.

Large international competitions already have a relatively sound video playback system, and the referee has walked to the sidelines to confirm the degree of the foul.

Tang Shuai lay on the floor for a long time before turning over, leaning back up, breathing heavily.

Although he was mentally prepared, Cousins ​​was really fierce enough to hit him hard, and he almost broke his breath. If he hadn't rolled twice intentionally when he landed on the ground, his waist would have been so funny that he would have broken.

Cousins's bad temper is really a bit dangerous.

After lying on the floor for three minutes, he was helped up from the ground by the national team doctor.

At this time, the referee also finished watching the video playback and made a penalty for the game.

Cousins ​​technical foul!

As soon as the penalty came out, the fans at the scene sent a burst of thunderous applause, and the bench reactions of both sides were one heaven and one earth.

Cousins ​​had a technical foul in the first quarter. According to the rules of international competitions, as long as he was sentenced to two technical fouls in a game, he would be sent off.

After Tang Shuai confirmed that nothing was wrong, the ending in front of him was a better ending for the Chinese team.

Some people are happy and some are worried. After hearing the referee's decision, coach K couldn't help but cover his face with both hands. Cousins ​​was sent off at this time, which would definitely make things worse for the US team. There were only two inside players, and one of them was sent off. Wouldn't the other have to play the whole game?

Of course it is impossible to play the whole game. After Cousins ​​left the player channel with a dissatisfaction in his towel, coach K immediately made personnel adjustments and replaced Leonard on the court.

At this time, Green had to go to the fifth position.

Gong Luming reacted quickly. He took advantage of this technical suspension and immediately replaced Zhou Qi and Yi Jianlian. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity must not be missed.

"China team! Come on!"

After the timeout, Cousins ​​was sent off and the morale of the fans rose sharply.

Zhao Haoyan first hit the free throw line and made a steady free throw, turning the score between the two sides into 26-40.

Tang Shuai went to the free throw line again. After making both free throws, the Chinese team still had the ball.

Tang Shuai held the ball at the top of the circle, called Zhou Qi to make a pick-and-roll, and broke through inward, attracting Green's repair defense inward with a change of direction, and then threw the ball directly above Yi Jianlian.

Yi Jianlian understood it, jumped up directly, and after receiving the ball, he pressed the ball down hard.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, Yi Jianlian scored a dunk!

Although his strength cannot be compared with Jordan or Griffin, with Yi Jianlian's physical fitness, it is not difficult to complete this kind of air contact.

Green's advantage in the inside is his movement speed. Tang Shuai's breakthrough turned his advantage into a disadvantage, which gave Yi Jianlian the opportunity.

The fans at the scene gave off an excited cheer, and Tang Shuai actually played an aerial call while playing against the American team!

Although he was still behind in the score, the morale of the Chinese team could be said to have risen sharply.

In fact, this is the case in basketball games. If the defense is done well, you can play defensive counterattacks. If the same offense is played well, the players' fighting spirit on the defensive end will also increase.

In the attack of the US team, DeRozan used Green's pick-and-roll to break through, but under the double-team defense of Zhai Xiaochuan and Zhou Qi, he finally slipped out of the basket and Yi Jianlian grabbed the rebound.

DeRozan is not the kind of person who likes passing too much, and his shooting percentage is relatively not very high.

The Chinese team launched a fast attack, and Tang Shuai quickly broke through to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Zhao Haoyan on the right wing. Zhao Haoyan raised his hand and hit his first open three-pointer in the game.

31 to 40, in just a few rounds, the Chinese team instantly caught the score to single digits.

After all, Green is not James. His performance on both offense and defense is incomparable to the effect of James as a center in the Beijing Olympics.

Team USA's offense, Lillard hit a big-hearted two-pointer from the outside, helping Team USA to continue the score.

But when he turned around, Tang Shuai passed by Zhou Qi in seconds. Zhou Qi turned on the layup and faced Green, who was one head shorter than him. While making a score, Green's foul was also caused by Green's foul.

In fact, the inside line like Zhou Qi is what Green is most afraid of. If you like Griffin like him, then Green, who has outstanding strength in the lower set, is not afraid of you because you can't beat him. However, like Zhou Qi, the attack is mostly based on empty cuts and the arm span is extremely outstanding. He is really not easy to defend in the inside line, which has little to do with the player's strength, and it is completely incompatible with the style of playing.

After Zhou Qi made a steady hit and added free throws, the Chinese team has already put the score close to 8 points.

Coach K replaced Drummond in advance, and it was obvious that some changes needed to be made at this time.

There is a saying in China that when people are unlucky, they will stuff their teeth when drinking water. Here, the US team Lillard's shot jumped out of the basket, and then the Chinese team played a fast break. Drummond directly pulled Tang Shuai while retreating and the whistle of the referee on the sidelines rang.
Chapter completed!