In the second quarter of the game, the US team strengthened its defense against Lin Yu, but Dayao broke out in a relatively loose environment.
The American team also gradually slowed down their offensive after taking a double-digit lead.
The score was stalled just like that.
At halftime, the Chinese team trailed by 13 points.
At least this is not a disappointing point difference. Lin Yu can still see hope of winning, and the possibility of making big news still exists.
Then came the third quarter, and Lin Yu continued paddling.
Of course, he still played his role on the court, running without the ball, containing the defense, and shooting cold arrows from mid- to long-distance from time to time.
At the end of the three quarters, Lin Yu's personal score quickly rose to 24 points, and he also had 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. However, his efficiency was not high, and he only made 9 of 22 shots.
The Chinese team's lagging gap still hasn't been widened. Director Zhang from the Central Five commentary box has already started to boast: "The boys of the Chinese team played too tenaciously. After three quarters, the American team only achieved a 14-point lead."
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But to many people's ears, this sentence always felt like it was another way to praise the American team on the opposite side.
In fact, the United States in this year's World Championships is not that strong at all, otherwise in the previous life, the United States team would not have lost the World Championships again.
Moreover, in this game, the superstars of the American team are playing hard.
They have been controlling the score. As long as the score difference remains above 10 points, they will take action. As long as the Chinese team has a tendency to get closer to the score, they will immediately use their strength to pull the score back.
It can only be said that the American team is one level or more stronger than the Chinese team, and they can easily win the game.
So much so that they underestimated the enemy.
After playing three quarters of the game, Lin Yu, who was not very efficient, had been waiting for an opportunity, waiting for a chance to win, and the 14-point deficit in front of him was an opportunity in his eyes.
Before the start of the fourth quarter, Lin Yu found Dayao.
"Brother Yao, give me a pick-and-roll later. You don't have to rush down this time to block the opponent. It will take a little longer."
Dayao was a little confused, but he still nodded.
Then, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Lin Yu went against Yunus's arrangement and started playing according to his own ideas.
He directly controlled the ball himself and did not give it to the frontcourt.
Instead, he summoned Dayao's pick-and-roll, a very high-quality single block, and Wade, who was guarding Lin Yu, was directly blocked.
Anthony inside the three-point line chose to delay defense and did not defend.
However, after Lin Yu got past the cover, he made a move and took action directly!
Whoosh!
This direct three-pointer went into the basket, and the Sapporo Arena suddenly erupted with cheers.
"China Lin hit a pull-up three-pointer. In this game, this guy has been shooting from mid- to long-range. Every shot is extremely threatening. Has he improved again? Or is it talking about the fiba competition?
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With a score difference of 11 points, the American team has not yet felt the danger approaching.
In the offensive round, they still played very casually.
"Defend! Defend! Defend!"
On the sidelines, seeing that the team had the opportunity to close the score to single digits, fans from across the country also began to cheer in unison.
Lin Yu stared at Wade on the court and clapped his hands to encourage his teammates: "Go ahead and grab back! We have to defend against this ball!"
The Chinese team's press began, and Sun Yue directly pushed in front of Paul. Paul's control of the ball was very stable, but because of the press, he failed to get a good offensive opportunity.
After passing the ball again, Wade directly broke through Lin Yu's defense and made a pull-up jump shot.
With a bang, the basketball flew out of the frame.
"Rebound!"
Ah Lian roared and grabbed the rebound.
Lin Yu continued to shout and command his teammates: "Give me the ball!"
Ah Lian did not hesitate and quickly passed the ball to Lin Yu.
Lin Yu received the ball, immediately picked up speed, rushed to the frontcourt, faced Wade's defense, and immediately shot a chasing three-pointer.
The U.S. team's defense immediately concentrated, and there seemed to be a gravitational force on the court.
Lin Yu twisted in the air and passed the ball to Zhu Fangyu on the other side.
Zhu Fangyu didn't play well in this game, but this shot was an absolute wide-open opportunity, and he made this three-pointer.
Whoosh!
"Beautiful, Zhu Fangyu made a crucial three-pointer. Of course, this goal came from Dayu's pass. Dayu attracted the defense on the right side and created an absolutely open opportunity for Zhu Fangyu!"
"The three-pointer was hit, and the point difference became 8 points. Chinese team, move forward!"
Director Zhang and Yu Jia in the commentary box suddenly became excited.
After two consecutive three-pointers, and by the way defending the next ball, the score difference suddenly became 8 points. The Chinese team seemed to have seen the hope of victory.
Lin Yu retreated to the backcourt and continued to direct his teammates: "Just play like this, we have to play harder! Keep pressing on the defensive end!"
The defensive end continued to press, and what happened was that the American team relied on breakthroughs to easily score two points, once again widening the point difference to double digits.
But then, Lin Yu controlled the ball past halftime and continued to look for Dayao to cover.
After a screen, facing Anthony who still didn't defend, Lin Yu hit another three-pointer regardless.
Whoosh!
As long as there is space to shoot, Lin Yu can make a shot!
The cheers in the Sapporo Arena were like crazy, everyone was cheering, everyone was clapping, everyone was screaming.
"It's 7 points, only 7 points away. Dayu is worthy of being the Crazy Lin in the NBA. He has two three-pointers and an assist. He is so crazy at the critical moment!"
On the sidelines of the American team, Coach K has stood up.
The sudden change in the situation during the game caught him off guard, but he was not prepared to call a timeout because the 7-point advantage was still a relatively safe score for the American team.
But next, the US team must suppress Lin Yu's outburst.
On the defensive end, the American team once again relied on breakthroughs to score 2 points.
Then, when the Chinese team attacked, Coach K stood on the sidelines and began to direct: "Double-team China Lin, don't give him another chance to take an easy shot."
Lin Yu suddenly felt the pressure, but he was still taking action or passing the ball.
However, after encountering a double attack, he missed two shots in succession and failed to hit the ball he passed because the US team increased their defensive intensity.
The point difference suddenly narrowed back again.
After half a quarter of the game, Lin Yu's efficiency began to decline again, and after the point difference returned to 10 points, he put his hands on his hips and felt helpless.
"The gap is still too big."
If he uses up Durant's "Three Minutes of Death" special effects card, there is still a chance in this game.
But Lin Yu never considered using any time-limited card in international competitions, because all his time-limited cards need to be used to steal jokes.
In international competitions, there is no chance of cheating.
In the end, the Chinese team lost the game.
It was just Lin Yu's sudden outburst at the beginning of the fourth quarter that shocked the American team into a cold sweat.
And it made the Chinese team's loss less ugly. After a difficult game, they only lost by 13 points.
"China's Lin's outburst in the fourth quarter almost caused the U.S. team to lose their lead. I can only say that Lin is crazy. Lin is crazy. Even if he is in fiba, China's crazy Lin will always be there when you don't expect it."
