All-round Athlete

Chapter 789

Krzyzewski's expression changed drastically. He was no longer as calm as before, and stood up abruptly from his seat.

"How did this happen? We were overtaken!" Krzyzewski hadn't fully reacted for a while. He thought that after Dayao was injured and retired, the US team would quickly widen the gap and win the victory.

However, the result did not go according to Krzyzewski's script. Instead of widening the gap, the US team was overtaken by the Chinese team by one point.

In normal times, the difference of one point is completely negligible, but at this moment, the Chinese team, which was originally at a psychological disadvantage, suddenly found that even without Dayao, the team can still overtake the score. The Chinese team still has hope of winning; on the other hand, the US team thought they could crush the victory, but they were overtaken after a few rounds. This kind of morale blow is very serious, especially for young players. Said, it will definitely doubt oneself, and even affect the mentality of the next game.

"Timeout!" Krzyzewski decisively called a timeout, and he had no other choice. If it was the Dream Eight team, Krzyzewski didn't need to call a timeout at all. He believed that the players could adjust themselves, but Shazewski Shefsky does not believe that the young players of the Dream Nine team will have this ability.

These youngsters, while representing some of the best talent in the NBA, aren't used to winning. For example, Durant and Westbrook just led the Thunder back to the playoffs last season; and the Bulls where Rose is now just completed the reconstruction; the Timberwolves led by Love are still a big team. The Philadelphia 76ers, where Iguodala is located, have had a tepid record in recent years. It can be said that except for Billups and Odom, two players who hold championship rings, most other players are not used to winning.

The young men of the Dream Nine team are almost always in the top ten or even the top five picks in the draft. Rose is the No. 1 pick and Durant is the second pick. Naturally, the teams that can be selected for the top picks have relatively good records. Poor teams, so after these talented young people entered the NBA, they first faced three or four years of underdog career. They are used to losing, so although they have the potential of leadership, they Don't know how to help the team win. The more typical one is Love. His personal data can fly, but he still can't bring the Timberwolves into the playoffs.

This is what worries Krzyzewski the most. When the score is leading, it is good to say that young people can play more and more smoothly. When the score is behind or when they lose confidence, young people do not know how to win. Instead, they will become a "data brush" like in the NBA. ".

But now, with Zhang Guan's counterattack this time, some of the players in the Dream Nine team have shown signs of losing confidence, and Krzyzewski decisively called a timeout.

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Rose walked to the bench in a daze, still recalling Zhang Guan's aerial interception in his mind.

"In such a fast run, he suddenly jumped to copy the ball, and immediately exerted force in the opposite direction when he landed. How did Zhang Guan do it? Can his knee joint bear it? Can his ankle joint bear it? How strong is this? His body can complete this kind of action! At least I can’t do this. I thought Zhang Guan was just faster than me, but his shot was more accurate than me, but I didn’t expect that I’m not as good as him in terms of body!”

Rose shook his head. As a top-notch breakthrough player, he certainly knew that Zhang Guan's action just now was almost impossible for humans to complete. At such a fast speed, the knee joint and ankle will be under relatively high pressure at the moment of landing after jumping. Normal people will make a forward movement at this time to buffer.

However, Zhang Guan moved in the opposite direction when he landed, which means that while his body is overcoming the inertia, he also has to exert force in the opposite direction. Let alone whether ordinary people can do it, even if he can do it Get it, the knee joint and ankle may not be able to withstand this kind of force.

Beside Rose, Westbrook's expression was equally solemn.

Westbrook's physical fitness can be said to be the best among NBA guards, but he was also shocked by Zhang Guan's actions just now. He asked himself, even if he could do the same action, he would never dare to try it.

"The action just now was too dangerous. Is Zhang Guan really not afraid of getting hurt? Or does he have absolute confidence in himself?" Westbrook subconsciously looked at the Chinese team's bench. In other words, Zhang Guan is indeed better than himself.

Unknowingly, both Rose and Westbrook put themselves in the position of a weak person, which has never happened in the NBA. These two people are the proud sons of the NBA, and they never feel that they are weaker than others, but today, Zhang Guan planted a seed for the two of them, a seed of the weak.

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For Zhang Guan, the action just now was not a routine one, and it’s fine to use it once in a while. If he uses it frequently, he will definitely get hurt. After all, he is human, not steel. No matter how strong his body is, there is no guarantee that he will not get hurt.

But now it seems that the action just now is worthwhile. Although the action is very difficult and there are certain risks in completing it, the high risk can bring high rewards, and the overtake by one point also allows the teammates to see the victory. Hope, at least the current Chinese players are not as confused as they were at the beginning of the third quarter.

"It turns out that without Dayao, we can still lead the US team!" This is what the players of the Chinese team think.

At this moment, they regained their backbone and re-established their lost confidence, which is crucial for the current Chinese team. After all, the third quarter has just started, and there is still a long way to go.

After the timeout ended, the performance of the Chinese team gradually returned to normal. Although there is still a gap in the strength of the players of the two sides, the normal performance will not be a hindrance.

After all, the US team is superior in strength, and Krzyzewski also has the world's top coaching level, so in the next game, the US team began to gradually accumulate advantages. After most of the third quarter, the score of the two sides came to 64 Compared with 59, the US team gained another five-point advantage. .

As for the Chinese team, Zhang Guan is obviously the most important scoring point, and he almost bears two-thirds of the Chinese team's scoring.

"Zhang Guan scored again, this is already his 29th point! Another goal, his score will break 30! The third quarter is not over yet, it seems that Zhang Guan is going to run for 40 points today Go." Krzyzewski sighed inwardly.

In fact, Zhang Guan's scoring efficiency so far is similar to that of Durant. After all, when Dayao was there, Zhang Guan's main task was to break the press, and he only started scoring in the second half.

The current Durant played 15 minutes, but scored 20 points, worthy of the core position of the US team.

And Zhang Guan has been on the field since the start of the game. Except for the timeout, he has not rested for a minute.

It's not that Deng Huade doesn't want to change players, but that there is no one to replace. The backcourt of the Chinese team is still too weak, and Deng Huade also prefers forward players. Time, can only let Zhang Guan play for a while.

After Dayao retired from injury, it was even more impossible for Zhang Guan to be substituted. The opponent was the US team. I realized that once Zhang Guan was replaced, even if it was only for a minute, the Chinese team would collapse.

At the end of the third quarter, the US team had scored 70 points, and the Dream Nine team showed strong offensive firepower.

With Zhang Guan's three-pointer at the buzzer in the third quarter, the Chinese team barely controlled the point difference to 5 points.

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"Zhang Guan hasn't rested yet, he played the first three quarters!" Krzyzewski looked at the technical statistics and fell into deep thought.

Compared with Zhang Guan, the US team's playing time is more average. Except for Curry who has not yet played almost, everyone else has already appeared on the court. Among them, Odom played the most minutes, reaching 20 minutes. This is also because Odom can cope with multiple positions, and can almost play from position one to position five. Odom, who has proved himself, is more able to get the trust of Krzyzewski.

"In the fourth quarter, let Odom rest for a while, and let Granger and Iguodalard play more first!" Krzyzewski involuntarily looked at the Chinese team's bench next to him, his face A contemptuous smile appeared.

"Deng Huade is already at the end of his rope. The Chinese team doesn't have much bench depth at all, and our Dream Nine team can form a luxurious lineup with just one player! I think the next fourth quarter will be when the Chinese team collapses. , because your physical strength will definitely not be able to hold it!"

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The most tiring member of the Chinese team is not Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan's stamina is already too ordinary, and with the supplement of stamina potion, there is no problem even if he plays the whole game.

As for Ah Lian and Sun Yue, they were already panting and sitting on the bench.

As Krzyzewski said, the Chinese team does not have a deep bench, especially for players who have played in the NBA, and it is Deng Huade's biggest guard of honor.

Anyhow, the UAE is an NBA starting-level player, so it will naturally be reused. Ah Lian rested for less than five minutes at work, but since Dayao injured his leg, Ah Lian has not rested for a minute and has been playing until now. As for Sun Yue, although it is best to watch the drinking fountains in the NBA, his defensive ability is still valued by Deng Huade, especially when the Chinese team's backcourt is weak, Sun Yue also gets more playing time.

In the first few minutes of the fourth quarter, the Chinese team played fairly well and firmly clenched the score, but as time went by, the Chinese team's physical problems gradually emerged.

"Yi's movements have begun to slow down, it's time for a substitution!" Krzyzewski smiled slightly, and replaced Durant and other main players.

Durant and others walked onto the court vigorously, which immediately increased the pressure on the Chinese team. Although the United Arab Emirates can barely keep up, in terms of physical confrontation, it has begun to fall into a disadvantage.

"Oops, are you going to lose your physical strength?" Coach Deng Huade looked solemn, he knew that his disciples needed to rest now, even if they only rested for three minutes, they could recover a lot of physical strength.

Now, however, Deng Huade dare not make substitutions, not even for a minute.

The U.S. team seems to have seen the physical weakness of the Chinese team, and constantly improved the rhythm of the game. The original 24-second offense, the U.S. team kept completing it within 15 seconds, and the speed of fast break and counterattack was faster. Although this pursuit The offensive hit rate of speed should be lowered, but the physical consumption is too much for the Chinese team to complete.

"Durant hit a jump shot, 83 to 72, and the US team once again established a double-digit lead! There are still four minutes left in the third quarter, and it seems impossible for the Chinese team to win!" said the commentator.

Zhang Guan looked at the score. The gap of 11 points was not impossible to recover in the last four minutes. However, the panting sounds around him cast a shadow over Zhang Guan's heart.

"Everyone is tired!" Zhang Guan looked at his teammates around him, each of them had a look of exhaustion on their faces.

But they didn't give up, they were still persisting, even if they really couldn't run anymore, they would persist in fighting until the last moment.

"Let them slow down a little bit. Now it can only be one against five!" Zhang Guan thought of this, and said to Ah Lian and others: "Next time you attack, don't pass halftime."

"Not halftime? What do you mean?" Ah Lian asked.

"Rest in the back, I can handle it by myself." Zhang Guan stretched out his hand, motioning for his teammates to serve.

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"The Chinese team can't run anymore. You see, they move very slowly, and they can't keep up with Zhang Guan's rhythm!"

"Yeah, usually at this time, when the defender dribbles the ball over the center line, the center forward should be near the three-second zone and take a good position, but look at the Chinese team, their center forward is still walking forward, not even the center line." Pass!"

"Go! It's really necessary to walk! Could it be that they really don't even bother to run?"

Just as people were discussing, Zhang Guan had already come to a place one meter beyond the three-point line.

Rose stood at the front of the three-point line, guarding against Zhang Guan's breakthrough.

"The physical strength of the Chinese team is almost exhausted. Their center and forward players have just run to the center line. Zhang Guan will definitely dribble here, and wait for his teammates to take their positions!" Ross thought of this, but saw Zhang Guan Jump up and shoot.

"What? Shoot! Don't you wait for your teammates?" Rose was taken aback. He never expected that Zhang Guan's shot would be so sudden, because at this time, all the players of the American team were within the three-point line, and the other players of the Chinese team hadn't even passed halftime.

"What is this? Just shoot alone? If you don't make a shot, you don't even have a rebound! Is this a rush attack? Or is it too far behind to give up on yourself?" Rose was surprised, but when he looked back, he saw that the basketball was flying impartially. into the basket.

"The ball has been scored!" Rose turned his head and looked at Zhang Guanzhan's position again.

"Half of the three-point line, which is equivalent to the position of the NBA three-point line. Zhang Guan has never shot a three-pointer from such a far position before. It seems that he has the ability to shoot the NBA three-pointer. Next The defensive range has to be expanded, and we can't stand on the three-point line to defend." Rose thought silently, and a hint of envy flashed in his eyes.

Rose's three-point shooting rate is not high. He only made 22.2% of his three-pointers in his rookie season, and only 26.7% of his three-pointers last season, still not more than 30%. This is considered unqualified in the NBA Yes, so he will be more envious of those who shoot more accurate three-pointers.

On the next ball, Westbrook made a foul and made two free throws. The score became 84 to 75, and there is still a 9-point difference between the two sides.

"Give me the ball, you rest!" Zhang Guan continued, and then quickly dribbled the ball across the half court alone.

"Zhang Guan's physical strength is still very strong, and he can still run for such a distance, but he seems to have not noticed that his teammates did not follow up, and they are still walking in the backcourt!" The commentator said.

Rose learned his lesson this time, and he stopped one meter away from the three-point line, which is almost the distance of the NBA three-point line.

And Zhang Guan also stopped suddenly one meter away from Rose, which is equivalent to one meter below the NBA three-pointer.

"Shoot directly! Zhang Guan didn't wait for his teammates! Is this a deliberate three-point bet?" Rose looked back and saw the basketball flying into the basket again.

"Going in again!" Rose looked at the score, 84 to 78, just 11 points behind, and less than a minute later, it became 6 points.

"There are still three minutes, and the difference between the two sides is only six points. Why do I think the Chinese team is playing again!" the commentator sighed.