Chapter 334 A player who can only shoot outside is not difficult to defend!
Lu Yu didn't care.
In a basketball game, the score between the two sides can reach more than 200, and it is completely normal to score on a certain player.
If even this was worthy of excitement, Lu Yu was afraid that his heart was not good and he wouldn't be able to bear it.
Liu Wei dribbled the ball past half-court. This time he learned smartly and passed the ball directly to Li Nan who had already run out of the open space without any extra movements. As soon as Li Nan reached the 45-degree angle, his ball also arrived. Li Nan made a three-pointer.
He took a shot and the ball hit the basket and missed.
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"Gasol once again beat Yao Ming hard, but he and Yao Ming are both slender insiders, and their strength is about the same. He forced himself to the inside again, trying to squeeze Yao Ming away and get out of the shooting gap.
...The man squeezed away, but his elbow moved. The referee's whistle sounded and Gasol was called for an offensive foul. Yao Ming's defense was really good!"
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Yao Ming made a hook shot under the basket.
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Gasol immediately returned one.
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"Yao Ming has played very well during this period, and the team's defense has also done well. However, the shooting percentage of other players in the Chinese team, especially the outside players, is not high. On the contrary, the Spanish team has already hit the first three-pointer in the game.
Now one person needs to step forward to put pressure on the Spanish team from the outside. Otherwise, if there is no pressure from the outside, the opponent will unscrupulously shrink the defense... Lu Yu! It was Lu Yu who stepped up!"
Before he finished speaking, Lu Yu, who understood the situation better than him on the court, was already ready to take action. Lu Yu shouted to Liu Wei when Liu Wei had just passed half-time:
"Give me the ball!"
Navarro narrowed his eyes. He knew that the most difficult outside player of the Chinese team finally showed his fangs at this time!
He took a step forward and left his defensive area.
The teammates behind him immediately understood, and the Spanish team's defensive formation instantly adjusted to man-to-man defense.
Harris stood up nervously. He knew that this attack was crucial, because Navarro wanted to personally stifle Lu Yu's attack!
Suddenly, Harris was no longer nervous.
Because he suddenly discovered that Navarro and Lu Yu were so much shorter standing together.
Only then did he realize that Lu Yu originally played inside and was of course taller than Navarro. Lu Yu is now 212cm tall and Navarro is 193cm tall. There is a height difference of nearly 20 centimeters between the two.
If two people are of similar levels, these twenty centimeters can form an absolute advantage.
What's more, Lu Yu's level is much higher than Navarro's.
The Spanish team did not give the Chinese men's basketball team's outside players a chance to catch the ball in an open position. The Chinese team's several shots against the opponent missed the basket.
The Spanish team's purpose is also very clear, to disrupt the Chinese team's shooting rhythm from the outside. When it comes to shooting, feeling and rhythm are very important. When the person being guarded loses the rhythm, even if you are given an open shot, you may not be able to make a shot.
So the game came to a stalemate.
Lu Yu didn't play much since the beginning of the game and didn't even touch the ball a few times. Firstly, he wanted to see if his teammates' strength had improved after a year. Secondly, he had to let his teammates adapt to the intensity of the game.
But now the game has reached a stalemate, and he must step forward to break it, otherwise when the opponent gains the upper hand, the Chinese team will become passive.
Spain is definitely not a weak team.
In the international basketball world, the past few years can be called the golden age of international basketball, and Spain, Argentina, and Germany are the leaders in this period.
If Spain is underestimated, it is likely to be overturned.
Lu Yu chose to fight Navarro alone, but did not use his height to bully him. He wanted to defeat Navarro. Killing was not the purpose, but heartbreaking was.
The basketball was beating rapidly under Lu Yu's crotch. Navarro's eyes were fixed on Lu Yu's shoulders. As an experienced defensive player, he knew that no matter how the basketball deceived people, the players' shoulders and center of gravity would not deceive them.
Lu Yu suddenly moved. When the basketball reached his right hand, he quickly changed direction in front of his body.
Navarro quickly moved a small step to the right.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yu didn't break through. The basketball in his left hand "popped" directly from his crotch to his right hand. Navarro knew that he had been cheated. Fortunately, he didn't move much center of gravity, so he retreated steadily.
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Lu Yu changed direction again.
Navarro hesitated. He didn't know if it was another fake move this time.
At the moment when he hesitated, Lu Yu took a step back, rose into the air, floated in the air, flicked his wrist, and shot a three-pointer.
Navarro tried to pounce again, but unfortunately the basketball had already been taken.
"Whoa!"
The basketball hit the net.
"Beautiful!" Sun Yiping shouted excitedly: "Lu Yu's series of dribblings made Navarro hesitate. He didn't know which of Lu Yu's moves was real and which was fake... Lu Yu did not choose to break through.
The opponent turned to man-to-man defense, but Lu Yu still chose to shoot three-pointers. He wanted to let Spain know that the Chinese men's basketball team is still a sharp knife from the outside!"
Harris breathed a sigh of relief after seeing him finish.
As long as Lu Yu can maintain his aggressiveness on the outside, Spain will not dare to relax its vigilance on the outside. No matter how strong Navarro and Gasol's scoring abilities are, it will be in vain in the end.
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Calderon of the Spanish team made a breakthrough layup, but Liu Wei failed to defend it.
There was a bit of commotion on the court at this time. There was a conflict between Gasol and Yao Ming in the fight under the basket. Yao Ming signaled the referee Gasol to pull him, otherwise he would not have been able to defend Calderon's layup just now.
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The referee ignored him.
Yao Ming's arms were pulled out with bloodstains, his eyes suddenly turned red, and the court gradually smelled of gunpowder.
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Immediately afterwards, Yao Ming caught the ball from the basket and scored with a backhand hook!
All the Chinese fans cheered, and various signs cheering for the Chinese team were held high.
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Wang Zhizhi's high shot and Lu Yu's sudden shot from outside the three-point line allowed the Chinese team to take the lead for the first time.
27:26
The Chinese fans applauded thunderously, and the fans in front of the TV also cheered. If the Chinese team had not been led by Spain by more than ten points before, it would have been good luck. Unexpectedly, not long after entering the second quarter, the Chinese team took the lead.
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The Spanish team requested a timeout, and when they came on the court again, Navarro was replaced by Fernandez, Harris also replaced Yao Ming with Battelle, and Zhu Fangyu replaced Li Nan.
His eyes stayed on Yi Jianlian for a few seconds, but he still gave up. There was no room for failure in this game, so there were not many opportunities for him to make mistakes.
Lu Yu was still on the court. He saw that Yi Jianlian didn't come up and knew that Harris still didn't believe in the newcomer - otherwise Kobe would not have much playing time under him.
Sun Yiping saw the substitution and said: "Coach Harris still left Lu Yu on the court. He definitely hopes that the team can retain an offensive firepower. Having Lu Yu and Da Zhi on the court at the same time can also ensure the rhythm of the offense. Battelle more
It’s about providing assurance on the defensive end.”
After Yao Ming came off the court, Spain rushed into the paint more frequently and caused two fouls by Battelle, quickly catching up with the score.
In the last attack, Spain called a timeout to arrange tactics for the last attack.
Fernandez ran without the ball, caught the ball and made a drift shot, hitting the ball.
At halftime, the two sides were tied at 40:40.
The Spanish and Chinese teams playing like this did not surprise the Argentine team in the audience. These two teams are the strongest teams in Group A. It is indeed normal for them to achieve such a result.
Only Ginobili said calmly: "It looks like Spain is going to lose."
The teammates were stunned for a moment. The game was so incomprehensible. How could they tell that Spain was going to lose?
Of the six teams in Group A, four can advance to the quarter-finals and eliminate two teams. In the eyes of other teams, the New Zealand and Italian teams should have been eliminated with a high probability.
Whether it is the Spanish team, the Serbian and Montenegrin team or the Chinese team, their strength is comparable to Argentina. If this is the case, they cannot afford to lose when facing the New Zealand and Italian teams in the next games.
But according to Ginobili, is the Chinese team's strength higher than Spain's?
Just because the Chinese team won the World Championships, can’t we judge it this way?
You must know that during the World Championships, Argentina gave up Ginobili.
Ginobili did not explain, but quietly watched the second half of the game.
The half-time break ended and the second half of the game began. Lu Yu led the second team to play for a whole quarter, so he sat off the court to rest at the beginning of the third quarter.
Everyone came on stage with high morale.
The Spanish team originally wanted to take advantage of Lu Yu's absence to open up the score.
But they didn't expect that they would be unable to attack?
When the Spanish team attacked the basket, Gasol hooked the ball and he roared. He was so angry that he made many moves that were very loud now.
Navarro scored two more points, and the Spanish team made two shots at the beginning of the third quarter.
Yao Ming immediately responded by turning around and shooting the ball from the basket.
Yao Ming received the ball and Gasol immediately faced off against Yao Ming. He is now stuck to Yao Ming like candy on defense because Reyes, another insider on their team, couldn't guard Yao Ming at all and fouled out three times early. However,
Yao Ming himself also committed two fouls.
When Yao Ming saw Gasol sticking close to him, he knew that now was the time to chase points and that strong play was not a good option. However, he still pretended to hit Gasol with his back, and his teammates around Gasol also did the same.
In order to prepare for defense, Yao Ming feinted and passed the ball to Yi Jianlian who came in from the high post. Yi Jianlian received the pass and dunked it hard.
This was Yi Jianlian's first score in the game. His bounce made Gasol slightly startled. He didn't expect that the Chinese team would have an inside man who could jump so well.
Lu Yu also stood up and applauded Yi Jianlian's dunk. It was a beautiful dunk. The most important thing is that the team needs this dunk to boost morale.
The two sides are still in a stalemate.
The Chinese team called a timeout.
Harris was very dissatisfied with Liu Wei's performance: "Liu, you can't blindly break through the opponent's defense. What you have to do is to organize the team's offense. You should come up with tactics before the opponent's defense comes to press.
Rather than being forced by the opponent to pass the ball!"
Seeing Liu Wei lower his head, he turned his attention to Lu Yu who was sitting on the bench. Lu Yu stood up on his own initiative: "Coach, I can play!"
In fact, his physical strength has never been a problem, but the coaching staff hopes that Lu Yu can play the entire game and use it in the most critical games.
The reason why Harris rebuked Liu Wei was because as long as Liu Wei performed better, the Chinese team would even have a chance to open the score at this time instead of stalemate with the opponent.
"Okay! Lu, you must not only be aggressive, but also be responsible for helping Liu Wei organize the offense. We must leave our opponents with no room for resistance."
The head coach of the Spanish team on the other side is also arranging tactics: "We just want to press the opponent's offensive rhythm and disrupt the opponent on the defensive end. I am not worried about our offense. We can score, whether it is inside or outside, our scoring ability
They are both better than each other, the only thing I worry about is..."
He stopped here and looked at the Chinese team's bench.
"The only thing I'm worried about is their No. 10 player, who is the top superstar in the NBA. He has been playing simple offense now. I always feel that Harris will not waste such a top NBA player...
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Gasol also nodded. He knows Lu Yu's strength better than anyone on the team. He and Lu Yu were drafted in the same year, but now the honors Lu Yu has received are beyond his reach. He knows too well that Lu Yu is the core of tactics.
The Grizzlies' backcourt was riddled with holes for Lu Yu. You must know that Spain's backcourt is not as strong defensively as the Grizzlies' backcourt.
No, Lu Yu is playing inside this season.
But he couldn't compete with Lu Yu on the inside.
This is a monster!
Navarro asked doubtfully: "But he has never made a breakthrough with the ball. Why is that?"
The head coach of the Spanish team hesitated and said: "Maybe No. 10 is not accustomed to the rules of international men's basketball."
Navarro nodded. Perhaps this is the only way to make sense. The international men's basketball team does not defend for three seconds. The center can stand under the basket and not come out, so when the defender breaks through, the basket will appear more crowded.
Gasol was about to open his mouth to explain, but was interrupted by the head coach.
The head coach of the Spanish team thought that he was right. He clapped his hands and told all the players: "Okay, it's time to go on the field. We are going to open up the score in the third quarter and then end this game."
Gasol knew he couldn't say anything anymore, as any more words would destroy the morale of his teammates.
In fact, he knows that there is no possibility that Lu Yu will not adapt to FIBA rules, because Lu Yu also led the Chinese men's basketball team to win the World Championship last year.
When the Spanish team players walked onto the field, they discovered that the Chinese team's No. 10 was also on the field.
They couldn't help but become nervous.
However, after Lu Yu came on the court, there was still no breakthrough. He took advantage of Wang Zhizhi's cover and slipped to the baseline. Suddenly he made a 90-degree turn and rushed to the top of the key. Navarro wanted to catch up, but was stuck by Yao Ming.
Off the field, Yunus asked worriedly: "Can Lu Yu do it?"
Harris' eyes were deep: "It will definitely work!"
Only Wang Fei, the old god, was not worried at all. He didn't understand what the two foreign head coaches were worried about.
With Lu Yu here, it would be great if the head coach is responsible for sleeping.
Lu Yu received Liu Wei's pass from outside the three-point line and shot a three-pointer directly. The basketball drew a perfect arc and fell into the basket.
"nice shot!"
Sun Yiping exclaimed excitedly. His commentary on the game just now was too depressing. Finally, Lu Yu came on the court and hit an exciting three-pointer as soon as he came on the court: "Lu Yu's shooting is still so accurate. This three-pointer
This allowed the Chinese team to break the deadlock, and the Chinese team temporarily led Spain by five points, 59 to 54."
But the Spanish team breathed a sigh of relief. They felt that Lu Yu must not adapt to the rules of the international arena, so he kept taking shots from the outside.
A player who can only shoot from outside is not difficult to guard!
