The game passed halfway through the first quarter quickly. Although the slow-paced offense and defense made Lin Yu feel a little uncomfortable, he soon discovered that the intensity of FIBA was much lower than that of the NBA.
Although the opponent is a group of NBA star players, the pressure placed on him by this group of star players is not as great as the pressure placed on him by some of the top NBA role players.
He felt like he had found the feeling he had when he was a role player. Opponents would not waste too much defensive power on him as a single point, and in one-on-one situations, Lin Yu could always find a way to put the ball into the basket.
Lin Yu probably guessed the reason: "This is the difference between team basketball and superstar basketball."
At this time, Lin Yu somewhat understood Yunus.
He also thought of the Men's Basketball World Championship two years ago. At that time, his strength had just been promoted to the star player level, and his playing style was still that of a role player.
Therefore, his feelings and understanding of FIBA at that time were completely different from now.
After understanding this level, Lin Yu played more honestly. He almost never played singles, he always played without the ball, seeking cooperation and then waiting for opportunities to take action.
The combination of him and Dayao has also become a strong shield for the men's basketball team to resist the impact of the American Dream Team. The score did not open up completely because of the cooperation between the two of them, the cooperation on the offensive end, and the cooperation on the defensive end.
But soon, at the end of the first quarter, Dayao was replaced by Yunus, and Dayao came on. The men's basketball team suddenly became Lin Yu's sole support.
With the appearance of Dazhi, the biggest change in the men's basketball team is that the inside line, which had a complete advantage, immediately turned into a paper tiger. It only had the reputation of moving the Great Wall. In fact, in front of a group of star players of the US team, it was nothing at all.
threaten.
Then, the U.S. team relied on Dayao to score consecutive points during the period when he left the court and opened up the score.
Although Lin Yu hit another three-pointer, he could not prevent the score from widening under the full-scale attack of the US team.
At the end of the first quarter, at 26:22, the US team took a 4-point lead.
But the highest scorer in the game was Lin Yu, who scored 7 points in the opening game. In the first quarter, he scored 12 points by himself, accounting for most of the men's basketball scores.
Obviously, even if he is not playing superstar basketball, he still performs very well in team basketball.
"Compared with two years ago, the biggest change in the men's basketball team is Dayu. He has grown from an ordinary NBA starter two years ago to a superstar, and the cooperation between him and Dayu has allowed the men to
The Basketball Team has become the top team in FIBA."
"Although it is a little early to say this, but just talking about the performance of the Dream Team in this game, although the men's basketball team is lagging behind, they have already shown their competitiveness."
In the commentary box, Director Zhang just blew it very casually.
The Wukesong fans seemed to be proud of the men's basketball team's performance in the first quarter.
But during the break, Yunus got angry.
"Wang, I asked you to play in the hope that you could take advantage of your height and guard the penalty area, but you simply failed to do this... When facing a strong opponent like the US team, defense is the first priority!
"
Lin Yu always felt that when Yunus said this, he glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally.
But when Lin Yu thought about it carefully, he found that there were no mistakes in his defense in the first quarter. Maybe Yunus just thought that the players of the men's basketball team should learn from him?
The second quarter of the game started quickly.
When Dayao returned, Lin Yu did not rest and continued to play.
The intensity of the game is not high, so his physical fitness is still in good condition.
Back to the game, Team USA’s offensive possession.
Wade, who came on the bench, hit Sun Yue with a ball, causing a foul. He made two free throws at the free throw line, and the score jumped to 28:22.
The men's basketball team counterattacked in one round. Dayao assisted in passing the ball, but Da Zhi who received the ball missed the open mid-range shot that he should have grasped.
In turn, the dream team launched a counterattack.
At 30:22, the score gap gradually widened, and it had reached the critical double-digit mark.
As the men's basketball team started another round of offense, Lin Yu caught the ball from the backcourt and controlled half the court.
"come on, come on, come on……"
A chorus of shouts rang out from Wukesong.
After halftime, Lin Yu still handed the ball to Dayao, but as soon as he took a step, he immediately received Dayao's return pass.
So that the ball was played more like a quick hand-to-hand coordination.
Lin Yu was a little surprised when he caught the ball, but he subconsciously picked up the ball and accelerated.
The Dream Team substitute small forward Tayshaun Prince who was marking him also failed to react and subconsciously used his long arm to pull Lin Yu.
The referee did not blow the whistle, but Lin Yu did not stop the ball. Instead, he struggled and rushed forward. After completely throwing away Prince, he took three steps to avoid Bosh's defense and raised his head.
Hand layup.
There was a bang, accompanied by cheers——
"Beautiful European step. At the critical moment when the men's basketball team was in desperate need of scoring, Dayu stepped forward and scored two points, breaking the scoring drought at the beginning of the second quarter!"
The score difference was only back to 6 points, but Wukesong seemed to have won the game, and the cheers continued.
However, the men's basketball players and Yunus on the court knew that the situation was serious.
The strength of the Dream Team is far superior to that of the men's basketball team. Now, they are trying to open up the score by relying on their increasingly better game state.
In the FIBA arena, once the game comes under the control of a certain team, the collapse of the other team will follow, and the game will quickly lose suspense.
Obviously, the men's basketball team does not want to lose the hope of winning this game so early. Although they do not expect to win this game, if the game can be ended more nervously and anxiously, the men's basketball team would like to see it more
an ending.
Back on the defensive end, they continued to work hard.
Wukesong also immediately shouted "defense":
"Defend! Defend! Defend!"
But in the defensive round, Paul directly attacked Chen Jianghua. Although the men's basketball team's zone defense was very fast, Paul then directly passed the ball and found Boozer on the wing.
Boozer caught the ball, faced Dazhi's defense, and raised his hand for a two-pointer.
With a swish sound, it hit.
The Dream Team's offense has been fully opened up, and in the second quarter, compared to the first quarter, they have a completely different team, and their physical advantage has also been revealed.
Lin Yu and Dayao both realized that the situation was out of control.
And if they want the game to continue as tense and anxious as they want, it will be very difficult unless they have a stroke of genius.
Lin Yu understood this, so in the next round of offense, he chose to cooperate with Dayao's quick passing and cutting.
He first handed the basketball to Dayao.
Then he quickly made a circle, passed the screen of Dazhi inside, suddenly ran back to catch the ball, and stopped suddenly to shoot.
A swish sound!
Lin Yu also started scoring consecutively.
It seems that he is ready to fight against the entire Dream Team on his own.