Larry Brown glanced at Milicic who was sitting in the coach's seat of the Serbian and Montenegrin team. The old coach couldn't help but smile with relief: He has begun to look like a pillar of the team. Although there are still many unsightly shortcomings, in the future
One day he will support the team, maybe that day is not too far away.
Maybe it was because of his attention to Milicic that Larry Brown didn't feel so annoying when he looked at James next to him. In any case, he was only an eighteen-year-old kid, and what he could do was already much better than his peers.
More, maybe I shouldn't be so harsh on him.
Duncan's physical strength is also very exhausted. It can be said that the inside line of the Dream Sixth team is basically supported by Duncan. Although Iverson looked very glamorous in this game, Duncan's contribution was no less than him, and
In three quarters, he has already scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks. It's just not that eye-catching. Every score, rebound or block he makes is not so earth-shattering. It feels as if he is standing exactly where he should be, everything is right.
So simple and natural.
In order to continue the fighting power until the last minute, Larry Brown had to substitute Iverson and Duncan. Larry Brown changed a strange formation: point guard Marbury, shooting guard Wade and three forwards Anthony
, Odom and LeBron James, who had been sulking off the court in the third quarter.
Pat Riley once said that the future trend of basketball is for five people like Magic Johnson to play on the court. Such a lineup can carry out various rotations and evolve ever-changing tactics. Now the Dream Six Team only has three forwards, and there is no
A true center must use skill and mobility to defeat the Serbian and Montenegrin team.
The Serbian and Montenegrin team also made substitutions. Bodiloga took a rest. The lineup on the field was point guard Tomasevich, shooting guard Vujanic, small forward Pavlovich, and power forward Ladd.
Manovic, center Milicic.
Pesic did not dare to replace Bodiloga and Milicic at the same time, at least to ensure a stable firepower point, and he had enough confidence in Milicic's physical strength. This guy is simply a black man with white skin and explosive power.
, endurance is average even in the NBA, which has many talented players.
Bodiloga said to the five young men on the field: "I have already seen the victory in this game. You have to hold on to the score and beat them in one fell swoop when I return to the court!"
"Then let's try our best to give the boss a gold medal!" Radmanovic said with a smile. All the players of the Serbian and Montenegrin team joined hands. At this moment, they truly looked like a team, a fighting team.
Dream Sixth Team Marbury came on again to control the ball. Marbury rested for more than half a quarter. When he came on the court, he seemed to have endless energy. Facing Tomasevic's defense, he dribbled the ball from his hip with his right hand.
It was not dribbling from right to left like his crotch, but came out from the right side of his crotch with a flick of his wrist. Tomasevic did not react for a moment, and Marbury directly cut over, but Serbia and Montenegro
The team's zone defense was very tight, and there was no chance to continue to advance. Tomasevic also quickly chased back. Marbury was once again caught in a double-team. Seeing Odom sneaking to the baseline and running back, Marbury's man
A ball was passed through the seam. Odom received the ball and took a step to reverse the layup. Milicic never left the three-second zone. In this one step, he already had a good defensive position and blocked Odom.
After Odom's shot, Odom stopped in the air for half a second and passed the ball behind him.
Anthony behind him received the ball, and there were mistakes. The members of the Serbian and Montenegro teams concentrated on the inside. Although the ball received by Anthony on the outside was not very comfortable, he still had enough time to adjust, and he made a mid-range shot.
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The advantage of mobility gave the U.S. team a 3-point lead, but it also had disadvantages. For Serbia and Montenegro, Radmanovic still opened up the space, and Milicic played in singles.
Larry Brown shouted to James from the sidelines: "LeBron, go around and defend! Don't let Milicic catch the ball!"
James no longer dared to disobey Larry Brown this time. He quickly squeezed Milicic and walked around to Milicic. Milicic couldn't help but feel happy when he saw James defending him.
, the proud man of 2003 was able to defend himself in front of him. I think James would not agree to whoever dares to call himself a parallel import in the future.
Milicic said to James: "LeBron, have you given up your pride and started to defend forward?"
James said angrily: "Play your ball well, I just don't want my team to lose."
James went too far, focusing on interfering with the passing route, but did not give Milicic enough pressure. The position behind Milicic was an open space, and Odom and Anthony had no sense of position inside.
It was not very strong. Seeing this situation, Tomasevic quickly shot a three-pointer.
This three-pointer was smooth and fast. If you look closely, it was running towards the height of the basket. There was no obstacle in front of Milicic, and James behind him did not push him. It was just what he wanted. Milicic walked toward the basket.
He ran two steps forward, jumped up, grabbed the basketball in the air, and dunked it into the basket.
The score was once again close to 1 point.
Seeing James' look, Milicic didn't even bother to talk trash. James couldn't see anyone else in the whole court. He only had Milicic in his eyes. After Anthony sent the ball, James directly caught the ball and dribbled it to
In the frontcourt, Marbury asked for the ball but he ignored it.
It was his teammate Pavlovic who was guarding James. Pavlovic was selected by the Bobcats in the expansion draft in June and then traded to the Cavaliers the next day. Pavlovic knew
The little brother who looks like an uncle in front of him is the eldest brother of his new team, but Pavlovich is only one year older than James. How could the young man give in and block James tightly?
attack.
Pavlovic opened his hands and spread his whole body towards James like a playing card. James made a slight effort and Pavlovic looked like he was about to fall over. James seemed to have touched a ball of cotton and didn't know how to react.
He had no choice but to pass the ball to Marbury. Since he could not play alone, he had to implement the tactics again and switch positions back and forth with Anthony and Odom in the paint.
Marbury saw an opening and passed the ball to Wade. Wade took two steps, but Vjanic kept a tight guard and could not break through. He had to break through a small incision and pass the ball to Anthony. Anthony rotated
When he got to the basket, it was Milicic who was guarding him. Anthony's inside offensive skills were far better than James's. He used his strong back muscles to push against Milicic. A small man also had the advantage of being a small man. He controlled the ball underneath.
As Milicic couldn't take action, Anthony sat down on Milicic's knee. As soon as Milicic took half a step back, Anthony took action at this moment, but he didn't expect Radmanovic behind him.
He had already come to cover the defense, and a big hat fan behind him hit the board and bounced into James' hand.
Seeing that time was about to expire, James hurriedly took a jump shot. Pavlovich reached out to block the shot, and his fingertips touched the ball. The arc of the ball was higher and hit the backboard directly.
He rushed up among the crowd and grabbed the ball with both hands. Odom saw the gap and reached out to grab the ball in his arms. Milicic flicked it and Odom flew out. Milicic was crazy with fighting spirit.
Qi hugged the basketball tightly and roared loudly.
