The Dream Team attacked, and Kobe took the initiative to ask for the ball.
Paul was stunned for a moment, but still passed the ball.
Then Kobe started playing singles.
Fallback, jump shot.
On the surface, there seems to be no difference from before, but in fact, he jumped higher and shot faster.
The point is, he is more accurate.
Zhang Zhiyuan's defense was ineffective, the basketball fell into the basket and scored.
6 to 4.
During the transition between offense and defense, Sun Yue made a dribbling error. Paul stole the ball and went for a fast break. Zhang Zhiyuan chased after him.
When he started, he was still two or three steps away from Paul. When Paul reached the basket for a layup, Zhang Zhiyuan was already behind him.
"Watch your back."
Kobe also chased after him, but his speed was not as fast as Zhang Zhiyuan, and he was further away from Paul when he started, so he did not catch up.
Seeing that Zhang Zhiyuan was about to make a sneak attack, Kobe quickly shouted a warning.
But it was too late, Paul had already taken off.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan slapped the ball on the backboard and took it off.
"What a risk. Fortunately, Zhang Zhiyuan was fast enough, otherwise the ball would have been a loss."
Zhang Li said with Yu Ji's heart.
"Such a beating consumes a lot of physical strength. I don't know if Zhang Zhiyuan can bear it."
Sun Zhengping raised his concerns. The current Chinese team really cannot lack Zhang Zhiyuan for a moment.
On the court, the Chinese team attacked, Zhang Zhiyuan controlled the ball and advanced, and Kobe stepped forward to press.
He doesn't need to worry about excessive physical exertion. After all, the backup shooting guard of the Dream Team is Wade, who is no worse than Kobe.
Zhang Zhiyuan passed the ball and the Chinese team struggled to carry the ball past half-court.
Zhang Zhiyuan then ran without the ball, attracting the defense of the Dream Team.
The others were all pulled out of the paint, and Sun Yue passed the ball to Yao Ming.
Yao Ming gets the opportunity to play Howard in singles.
For others, this is not an opportunity at all, but against Howard, who has not yet reached his peak, Yao Ming can still use his experience and skills to gain an upper hand.
He held the ball and turned it left and right, pretending to break through.
Howard quickly fell for the trick and took a step to the left. Yao Ming immediately turned to the right, took a step and jumped, throwing the ball towards the basket.
The ball goes in.
8 to 4.
The U.S. team counterattacked and the ball was in James' hands. Zhang Zhiyuan immediately switched defenses with Zhu Fangyu.
If James passes it to Kobe, then Zhang Zhiyuan will accept it. Anyway, to Zhu Fangyu, James and Kobe are equally scary.
If James doesn't pass, then Zhang Zhiyuan can use his defensive skills.
With a 50% bonus, his current defense is better than Leonard's in the future.
James did not realize the seriousness of the problem. He held the ball in his hand and seemed to be still hesitating on how to break through.
Zhang Zhiyuan stretched out his hand and tried to get the ball.
James waved his arms to dodge, and the basketball reached his chest, and Zhang Zhiyuan caught the basketball with his hand.
Next came the moment of strength competition. Zhang Zhiyuan held the ball and pulled hard. James was careless and the basketball was snatched away alive. He was stunned for a moment.
What the hell is this called a steal? This is clearly robbery.
"Hiss... this steal is so powerful, how much strength it takes."
Zhang Lijia opened his mouth wide, unable to understand what happened on the field.
You must know that it was James who was robbed.
"This defense is so good. If he didn't have to focus on scoring, he would have no problem winning the Defensive Player of the Year."
Sun Zhengping boasted.
Of course, it’s not a boast. Just looking at Zhang Zhiyuan’s defense just now, he is indeed worthy of being named the best defensive player.
The Chinese team attacked and the Dream Team retreated quickly.
Zhang Zhiyuan passed the ball to Sun Yue. He didn't attack himself, so he also needed to slow down.
Sun Yue handed the ball to Yao Ming. Before Yao Ming took the shot, he was double-teamed by Anthony and Howard and missed the shot.
There is no way, the overall strength of the Dream Team is too strong, allowing Anthony to double-team Yao Ming without any scruples.
If Wang Zhizhi was stronger, Anthony would not dare to do this.
The two sides continued to play for several rounds, 14 to 11, and the Chinese team was still in the lead.
Then the Dream Team made substitutions, with Boozer replacing Anthony and Kidd replacing Paul.
Their substitutions are not tactical adjustments, they are just to give everyone a chance to play.
The Chinese team is also making substitutions, with Yi Jianlian replacing Wang Zhizhi.
The game continued, the Dream Team attacked, but Boozer did not get inside, so Yi Jianlian had no choice but to follow out.
The basket is very empty and Howard has a good opportunity to play.
Kidd threw to the basket, Howard jumped around Yao Ming and scored with an alley-oop.
There's nothing Yao Ming can do about this kind of ball. His mobility is incomparable to Howard's.
When the Chinese team attacked, Zhang Zhiyuan once again showed his strength. Before James could come up, he started to break through and passed Kobe Bryant and made a throw.
Then Kobe made a sudden move and hit a shot from outside the three-point line.
Not to be outdone, Zhang Zhiyuan singled out Kobe Bryant from beyond the three-point line and took off in the face of Kobe Bryant's defense.
Kobe almost covered Zhang Zhiyuan's face, but Zhang Zhiyuan still threw the ball in.
"Oh, Kobe Bryant and Zhang Zhiyuan got angry with each other."
Zhang Lili exclaimed.
Because Zhang Zhiyuan has been with the Lakers for a year, this kind of scene has not appeared for a long time.
At this time, the two sides started to compete, and the fans at the scene cheered directly.
At this moment, they didn't even have a stand. They weren't looking forward to the dream team's fight like before. They just hoped that this exciting confrontation could last a little longer, so that it would be easier for their eyes.
"Two of the best scorers on the planet going against each other."
Smith said.
"That's why the Lakers won 74 games last season."
Buckley.
The two kept racing until the end of the first quarter, 37 to 33, with the Chinese team leading by 4 points.
Whether as a team or as an individual, Zhang Zhiyuan is slightly better.
During the timeout, Kobe shook his head helplessly on the bench.
He was already at his best, but he still couldn't beat Zhang Zhiyuan.
"Kobe's defense is better? Not necessarily."
During the timeout, Barkley said sarcastically.
What he meant by this was that Kobe stole Zhang Zhiyuan's FMVP. After all, one of the reasons for giving Kobe the FMVP was that Kobe's defense was better.
However, now after direct confrontation, we can find that Zhang Zhiyuan's defense is no worse than Kobe's, or even better.
"Hey, there's no need for us to mention things that everyone knows well."
Smith laughed.
On the surface, these words were meant to defend Kobe, but they were actually sarcastic.
Under their ridicule, more and more passerby fans accepted the statement that Kobe stole Zhang Zhiyuan's FMVP.
After all, data doesn't lie, and neither does performance on the court.
"Damn it Charles, damn it tnt."
Kobe's agent yelled.
However, he could only complain like this, there was nothing he could do against Barkley and the others.
I originally wanted Kobe to perform well in the Olympics and save some face.
But who could have imagined that the Chinese team would reach the finals, and that Zhang Zhiyuan and Kobe would face each other directly.
This is good, not only can't eliminate the impact, but it has made more and more people talk about grabbing FMVP.
At the scene, the second quarter has already begun.
Zhang Zhiyuan did not play immediately, he needed to rest for a few minutes.
Without this offensive strong point that needs to be defended, the defense of the Dream Team suddenly became several times easier.
They can press and double-team the ball carrier at will, and it doesn't matter if they miss someone else, they can make up for it anyway.
As a result, the pressure on the person holding the ball will be great.
Liu Wei once couldn't dribble the ball and could only pass the ball to his teammates.
Although he didn't make a mistake and conceded the ball, the meaning of his playing was gone.
Unable to organize with the ball and provide assists, he seemed to be just making up the numbers on the court.
The Chinese team had no organizer, and their offense suddenly came to a standstill. They could only rely on Yao Ming to play singles under the basket.
It's good to have the opportunity to play alone, but many times he will be double-teamed by his opponents.
After several rounds, the Chinese team fell into a comprehensive disadvantage.
"The men's basketball team cannot miss Zhang Zhiyuan for a moment."
The fans couldn't help but sigh.
Even some pseudo-fans who don't understand football can see it. After all, the team is ahead when Zhang Zhiyuan is on the court, and falls behind as soon as Zhang Zhiyuan comes off the court. This is too obvious.
"Fortunately, at least Yao Ming will be there to carry him when he is away."
Some old fans recall the time when Yao Ming was single-core, when the men's basketball team was really miserable. As soon as Yao Ming came off the court, the team completely collapsed.
Now, Yao Ming and Zhang Zhiyuan can at least take turns to play, so that the team will not be too passive.
After playing for more than four minutes in the second quarter, Zhang Zhiyuan came on again.
When he came on the field, the team was already 2 points behind the opponent, which meant that in just four minutes, the men's basketball team lost by 6 points.
When the Chinese team attacked, Zhang Zhiyuan shot a three-pointer.
The ball missed, but the basketball bounced to the outside.
Before anyone else could react, Zhang Zhiyuan rushed over, grabbed the rebound, and scored with his second shot.
Offensive and defensive transition, Wade breaks through.
At this time, Wade had not suffered serious injuries and was still in his prime, and his wandering steps were very powerful.
It was his breakthrough that tore apart the men's basketball team's defense just now, and now against Zhang Zhiyuan, he continues to play like this.
However, Zhang Zhiyuan was not fooled and accurately judged Wade's pace and blocked Wade's path.
Wade immediately made a change of direction and Zhang Zhiyuan followed up.
Wade was helpless and could only make a jump shot.
The difficulty of this kind of shooting is very high. Zhang Zhiyuan also has a buff that increases interference.
Howard picked off the rebound and Yi Jianlian fouled. Howard went to the free throw line and made one of two free throws.
When the Chinese team attacks, it’s still Zhang Zhiyuan.
The American team also knew that the attack would be initiated by Zhang Zhiyuan, but they just couldn't help it.
Wade is fast enough, but he alone cannot completely restrict Zhang Zhiyuan's movement.
Zhang Zhiyuan caught the ball two steps away from the three-point line.
This position should have been absolutely safe, but at this time it was Zhang Zhiyuan who was holding the ball.
He jumped up on the spot and shot a super long three-pointer.
The ball goes in.
49 to 46, the Chinese team leads by 3 points.
Many American fans were silent. On the one hand, many of them were fans of Zhang Zhiyuan, but on the other hand, they were Americans, so they hoped that the Dream Team would win.
Therefore, they don't know whether they should be happy or depressed at this time.
"Zhang is really awesome, invincible."
An American fan couldn't help but sigh.
On the court, the game continues.
The Dream Team counterattacked, James squeezed Zhu Fangyu away, went all the way to the basket and scored.
During the transition between offense and defense, Zhang Zhiyuan attracted a double team and then distributed the ball. The ball went to Yao Ming, who turned around and hooked.
It was a little far away from the basket, but he still hit it. He felt good today.
The two teams went back and forth, and the fight was very intense.
At the end of the first half, the Chinese team only led by 2 points, and the game was very tense.
In the last round, the Chinese team attacked. Zhang Zhiyuan took a difficult shot at the buzzer and hit an unreasonable three-pointer.
66 to 61, after the first half, the Chinese team led by 5 points.
"What's the situation? The game is already halfway through, why hasn't the Mengba team taken the lead?"
American fans couldn't understand and were angry.
According to their ideal script, the Dream Team should be leading by a big score at this time.
"Perhaps, our country's basketball is not as strong as imagined."
A few fans had this thought in their minds.
It’s no wonder they think this way, it’s really because their results in international competitions in recent years have been unsatisfactory.
They lost to Argentina in the 2004 Olympics, to Greece in 2006, and now it looks like they will lose to China.
It can be said that we did not field the strongest lineup before, but what about this year?
Although Duncan, Garnett and others did not play, their strength is not much better than Howard and Bosh.
"Stop calling us Dream Team. It's embarrassing. Just call us Team America."
Some ill-tempered fans have already started shouting, and they cannot accept the team playing like this.
The members of the dream team knew this situation well, and they were also very anxious.
During the halftime break, Kobe and Paul discussed how to play in the second half, or how to limit Zhang Zhiyuan's performance.
However, if they could explain this matter clearly in just a few words, all the analysts in the league would commit hara-kiri.
After all, they had been studying for most of the season and still couldn't find a solution.
The half-time break is over and the game continues.
After the intermission, Zhang Zhiyuan and Yao Ming regained some strength and went into battle together.
"Kobe, who do you think will be the MVP of this game?"
Facing Kobe again, Zhang Zhiyuan also said some trash talk to hurt his heart.
Sure enough, Kobe almost made a mistake after hearing this and quickly passed the ball to his teammates.
"Only those who win need to consider this issue."
Kobe responded.
"You understand, you can't beat me."
Zhang Zhiyuan continues to feel heartbroken.
This is quite unflattering. If this was just an ordinary regular season game, Kobe would not be able to help but attack Zhang Zhiyuan.
It's a pity that this is a game that attracts worldwide attention. Even the vice president is watching the game, so he can't take action.
Zhang Zhiyuan was talking trash here, and Anthony hit a jumper at the other end and scored two points.
"You don't have to be too happy too early. It's hard to say whether we will win or lose now."
Kobe snorted coldly.
Zhang Zhiyuan did not respond because it was the Chinese team's turn to attack and Zhang Zhiyuan wanted to participate.
Relying on his excellent running position and absolute speed advantage, Zhang Zhiyuan once again got rid of Kobe, and then caught the ball and shot.
The ball went in again.
There is nothing the Dream Team can do about this kind of unreasonable shooting.
