I’m Really Playing Basketball

Latest website: August 20, 2008, after a day's rest, the Olympic men's basketball quarterfinals finally started in full swing.

The four quarter-finals of the Olympic men's basketball team will all end on this day.

The match between the Chinese team and Australia was placed in the third game, played at Wukesong at 8 o'clock in the evening.

For the other three duels, the United States and Croatia were placed in the first match, starting at 2:30 in the afternoon, and the Lithuania and Greece match was the second, starting at 4:45 in the afternoon.

The last game that started at 10:15 was between Spain and Argentina.

The match between the Chinese team and Australia was played in the evening, but under the leadership of Chen Xiao and Yao Ming, the Chinese team arrived at the Wukesong Stadium at 3:30 in the afternoon.

This is of course not for coming here to prepare for the game.

After the lunch break, the players of the Chinese team came to watch the match of the US team, their biggest opponent in the Olympics.

The US team is very strong now. Many people say that this team has completed its transformation. Chen Xiao and the Chinese team's players are still quite curious.

When Chen Xiao and Yao Ming brought Chinese players to Wukesong, it was quite shocking to see the score at this time.

The game is almost over the third quarter, and Croatia has not even reached 30 points.

Seeing this score, really, Chen Xiao, Yao Ming and the Chinese team's players were really shocked.

And after Chen Xiao and Guo Shiqiang, the assistant coach of the team next to him, learned about the progress of the game, they were even more surprised.

As soon as the game came up, the US team played Croatia 20 to 1, and Croatia did not even score a sports goal in the first seven minutes.

When Croatia can't make any shots, and it's difficult even after halftime, for the US team, of course all are opportunities to launch a counterattack.

Even if Croatia knows that hitting the United States can't make the United States run, but you can't make a hit, it is naturally impossible to control the rhythm, and then it just collapses.

In the first quarter, the U.S. team directly beat a 30-6. The score was quite scary.

In fact, the state of Croatia in this game is really not good. As the third in Group A, Croatia's ability overwhelms Australia to get the third. Of course, there are hard powers, but no one wants to encounter a bad situation that is rare in ten years. Status.

In history, Croatia was also miserable when it met Spain in the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games. It was scored 12 to 1 by Spain, and it did not score in six or seven minutes.

It's just obvious that Spain's counterattack ability is definitely not comparable to that of the US team. Therefore, Croatia does not hurt Spain so much in a state like this, but playing the US team is dying.

In the first quarter, Croatia was directly destroyed by the US team.

So in the subsequent games, Croatia is simply in pain, how to fight and how chaos.

After three quarters of the game, he only scored 28 points.

If Croatia meets Spain, the first three quarters are so miserable. Spain feels that everyone is European. If you look up and see you down, they will let it go. But what kind of team is the US team, how could it give you face and let you go?

The US team now needs to stand up. In history, Spain closed in the fourth quarter in the face of Croatia, which was in such a poor state.

But the US team is still playing desperately in the fourth quarter.

In the end, the US team and Croatia took the lead in this quarter-final battle. The US team defeated Croatia 98-40.

"Another 58..."

Seeing the final score, Chen Xiao didn't know what to say about Xiao Pao's current evil taste.

From his perspective, the rotation led by the small artillery in the fourth quarter easily won by more than 60 points against Croatia, but the small artillery only won 58 points. Obviously, this was intentional.

When the US team played against the German team last time, the small artillery did just that.

Now, it seems that Xiao Pao and Xiao Tiantian are giving away five or eight to other teams in the US team, and they are also addicted.

But think about it a little bit and you can understand.

As a former teammate and good friend, Chen Xiao knows that in Xiao Pao’s mind, the fifty-eight that Xiao Tiantian gave to him is an eternal shame in his heart. For Xiao Pao, there is no more score than fifty-eight. Pain and humiliation, so in the same way, winning 60, 70 or even 80 is not as happy as winning 58.

Therefore, as long as the small artillery has a chance, he must do a five-eighth to his opponent.

After the game between the United States and Croatia was over, when the American players celebrated proudly, Chen Xiao and Yao Ming left with the Chinese players and handed over the stadium to the American team.

When Chen Xiao and Yao Ming left with the Chinese team, NBC's guest star Barkley shouted: "Wonder kid and Yao looked solemn when they left. They once again felt the pressure from the American team!

There is no doubt that this American team is definitely the strongest American team I have ever seen except for the first dream team! "

Barkley said that this American team is the strongest American team he has ever seen except for the dream team. This is not necessarily a boast or an exaggeration.

In history, Mengba of 08 was very strong, but now Mengba is naturally stronger. In addition, this Mengba is different from the Mengba in history. There is a positional offensive tactical system.

And that dream eight in history, to be honest, strong and strong, from the beginning to the end, there is no tactical system of positional warfare, because there is no team to force them out of the tactical system of positional warfare, because they don’t need it. This swept the entire Olympic Games.

Let's put it this way, this Dream Eight team may even be the only team in the history of the US team that has a system of positional warfare tactics, although the core of this positional warfare tactic is Howard.

However, since Howard served as the core of the US team's positional warfare, his performance was really good. In this game against Croatia, he scored 20 points and 10 rebounds and only played 28 minutes.

Quite mighty.

Not only Howard is now very powerful, the US team is indeed quite powerful now.

Chen Xiao felt it.

"Xiao Chen, the US team is very aggressive now."

After Dayao, who was walking alongside Chen Xiao, said solemnly, Chen Xiao nodded.

"We need to be prepared to fight hard, Dayao, can you hold on?"

After Chen Xiao finished speaking, Yao Ming's solemn face showed a slight smile.

"As long as I am alive, I can hold on!"

The current US team really makes them feel a lot of pressure. Even if Howard is not his opponent, when the US team focuses on the inside, then the consumption of him is bound to be huge. When he meets the US team in the next game , It is absolutely impossible to be so calm and comfortable.

Even, he must be prepared to fight Howard Oden to the full.

It will be difficult for him.

but!

"No one can stop our great road!"

Even if this game is the last game of his career!

Yao Ming's mentality is the same, as are other Chinese players, and Chen Xiao is the same.

At 8 pm on August 20th, the Wukesong Stadium in Beijing, the quarter-finals of the Chinese men's basketball team and the Australian men's basketball team are about to begin.

For the Australian opponent, although they are fourth in Group A, the Chinese team still attaches great importance to it.

Because Australia was able to beat the European Championship champion Russia from Group A to qualify, because this team defeated Russia head-on, and also defeated the first Lithuania team in Group A.

Although the last game of Lithuania was released, but even so, Australia scored Lithuania with 31 points 106 to 75, which is definitely not what Lithuania wants to see.

It has to be said that Lithuania’s current state is indeed very good. In the first two games of the group, the team’s head center Bogut was suspected of being captured by the police for FD and XD. After that, it really played a very tenacious strength.

Therefore, before the game started, many domestic experts also reminded the Chinese team not to underestimate the enemy. Teacher Zhang said: “Australia is not Bogut’s team alone. Bogut’s absence will not even have any impact on Australia. The only horror of the team is their guard, CJ-Bruton is on the three-pointer, and Lithuania dominates Australia’s game with 16 of 25 three-pointers, and backup guard Patty Mills is in the warm-up game against the United States. In, his speed even embarrassed Chris Paul, the superstar point guard of the US team."

Teacher Zhang even told Chen Xiao privately that Mills is the fastest defender he has ever seen. A rugby team in Australia wanted to sign him for a big price and let him play the running forward. Of course, Mills refused, otherwise it would not. Appeared in the Olympics.

When preparing for the game, for Australia's preparations, the Chinese team will inevitably encounter the warm-up match they played against the US team at Magic City.

Brad Newley, CJ Bruton, and Patty Mills are the three guards that made the US team dizzy. The first two three pointers are accurate, the latter one is amazing, and Australia has its own. The rough characteristics and their dense defenses forced the US team to jump shots and almost smothered the US team.

Therefore, before the game, the coach of the Chinese team’s head coach Faye Wong also repeatedly emphasized that in this game Australia will definitely shrink its defenses to prevent the Chinese team’s inside attack and outside breakthrough, and allow the Chinese team’s players to shoot from the outside. Therefore, the Chinese team The ball must be thrown in.

Therefore, the key to this game against Australia is shooting. As long as the Chinese team can shoot the outside shots accurately, it can break Australia's tortoise shell and take away the victory.

Otherwise, like playing the US team, starting with a strong attack on the inside with Yao at the beginning will definitely be a half-effect behavior.

Although the American team has stronger players and better talents, they still can’t really play a shameless “floor flow” game in FIBA, and the scale is not well grasped. Australia, as a famous rogue team, has this scale. That will definitely blow up the US team. It is really unnecessary for Yao to go shopping with them in the basket.

Therefore, the key to this game is to see if Chen Xiao, Xiao Zhu and Wei Ge can open the outside attack.

In this game, in order to strengthen outside shooting, Wei Ge replaced Hua Tsai as the starting point guard.

Chen Xiao, Wei Ge and Xiao Zhu all have very strong three-point shooting ability.

Therefore, on the court, the Chinese team and Australia jumped the ball. After Yao Ming defeated Australia's center Christiansti to win the first offensive opportunity in this game, Wei Ge did not rush to push the fast break under the interference of CJ Bruton. Instead, with the help of Yao Ming's screen, he slowly pushed through halftime.

Brother Wei came outside the three-point line after pushing halftime. Yao Ming, who had just screened for Brother Wei, did not rush to the basket, but stood in a circle around the three-point line with other Chinese team players.

Yao Ming, Zhu Fangyu, and Yi Jianlian all stood outside the three-point line.

Watching the formation of the Chinese team, the Australian coach Brian Gore frowned.

This is a conspiracy that Australia has no way to solve. The strength gap between Australia and the Chinese team is too big, and they can only make a desperate contraction of their lives.

He won the warm-up match against the U.S. team. The U.S. team made 3 of 18 three-pointers, Anthony made 0 of 4 three-pointers, and James made 1 of 4. Their contraction allowed the U.S. team to attack the basket. Their roughness allowed Howard to make 0 of 6 free throws in this game, and the US team made 20 of 33 free throws, which was just 60% of the field goal percentage.

Let’s put it this way, if it weren’t for Wade’s 8 of 12 kills and 22 points in this game, Kobe Bryant’s 3 of 9, Anthony’s 4 of 13, and Ron Howard’s 1 of 4, then the US team must have lost.

Playing against teams like the United States and China is a gamble on life.

If fate is on your side and forces the Chinese team to go to the basket like the US team, then Australia's opportunity will come.

When you come to play at the basket, my fierceness can hurt you one or two, then I win.

Therefore, Gore is very worried now, because he knows that the Chinese team will definitely let Chen Xiao attack three-pointers. Chen Xiao is a player that the US team does not have. His three-pointers are invincible in Fiba.

So, can this goal be scored?

Clang!

Chen Xiao was the first to fight Ingles' three-pointer.

This made Gore breathe a sigh of relief, and secretly shook his fists. This game used the young Ingles to defend Chen Xiao, which seemed to be a success!

At this moment, Chen Xiao on the court glanced at Ingles, who had just pushed him, and was a little surprised.

"It seems I am thinking a bit simpler."

The height is good and the defensive awareness is also good.

but……

A slight smile appeared on Chen Xiao's face.

After Australia's first offense cj Bruton used the pick and roll to get rid of Brother Wei, Xiao Da Da directly threw it against the U.S. League outside the three-point line.

Australia's offensive style is as rough as their defense. Australia hit Lithuania and threw 16 three-pointers.

But this time, the UAE who was prepared still interfered with him.

"Australia can only play the Chinese team like this. If you don't open the outside, there will be no chance inside."

"It seems that Chen didn't feel very good in this game, and Australia still has a chance."

On the sidelines, the US team's players have long been here.

The Australian team is a very good touchstone.

They are very much looking forward to Australia can create a little trouble for Chen Xiao.

After the two teams' opening three-point test shots were all shot, it was the Chinese team's turn to attack again. With the same tactics and the same style of play, the Chinese team once again hit the ball into Chen Xiao's hands, and the others were all three. Stand outside the line and pull away.

Chen Xiao singled Ingles with the ball one-on-one at the top of the arc. This time, Chen Xiao did not throw directly against him, but put on a tank cap and boarded the tank, like Xiao Zhan, facing Ingles. It was just a charge. After knocking off Ingles's defense, Chen Xiao immediately made a McGrady-style emergency stop to pull the ball back.

At this time, seeing Chen Xiao standing outside the three-point line again, Ingles, who was pushed back to the free throw line, was desperate.

The Chinese team's No. 11, the iconic dry draft, not only made Ingles desperate, but the American players next to him also sighed.

Especially Xiao Zhan and McGrady.

He taught Chen Xiao the tank breakthrough just now.

At the beginning, he always thought that Chen Xiao was just as bad as him.

But who thought...

Xiao Chen actually has the same ball feel as McGrady!

No, a stronger sense of the ball than McGrady!

Xiao Chen's tank breakthrough is not as good as his own, but his picturesque ball control is better than McGrady.

Saying that Xiao Chen is a combination of him and McGrady, there is nothing wrong with it.

The combination of James and McGrady, can Ingles alone defend?

Brush!

Three-pointer!

3 to 0!

"For that young Australian, it is his honor to let Wonder Boy use such invincible singles skills in front of him!"

"The Wonder Boy was in a good mood for this game, and he showed his unique skills at the beginning of the game."

While watching the lively Barkley is very happy.

Australia's head coach Gore is hard to be happy.

Chen Xiao's three-pointer is still open, so early.

Under this circumstance, there is no other way but to besiege Chen Xiao and bet on the chance of other people in the Chinese team to shoot.

Obviously, Australia's luck in this game is not so good, or in other words, the Chinese team's first opportunity to shoot, not so good.

At the end of the game, the Chinese team defeated Australia 116 to 85 and beat Australia by 31 points.

In the 25 minutes of the game, Chen Xiao made 8 of 14 and 4 of 7 three-pointers. He had a game-high 25 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists.

Dayao played 22 minutes and scored 16 points and 10 rebounds on 7 of 12.

In addition, the UAE scored 15 points, and Xiaozhu and Wei Ge each scored 10 points.

In this game, the Chinese team played very easily. Regardless of the fact that the Chinese team only won 31 points, the score of the two teams was 64 to 37 at the half-time. After almost half of the third quarter, the Chinese team won the gold and retired.

As soon as the third quarter came up, under the leadership of Chen Xiao, the Chinese team played a wave of 14-0, plus the first half lead of 27 points, the Chinese team led 41 points.

For the Chinese team, they did not have the bad taste and strength of playing Australia's May 8th, and used the rest of the game to keep other players in good shape and train well.

Australia was able to catch up with the score later ~www.NovelMTL.com~ It was really thanks to Australia's backup guard Mills, who came on the bench and scored 20 points.

Therefore, it is not so ugly for Australia to lose the score of 85 to 116.

By the way, all 12 members of the Chinese team played in this game, and everyone has at least about 10 minutes of playing time.

Therefore, after the Chinese team strongly suppressed Australia in this game, Barkley did not call the US team invincible.

"The Chinese team also has a chance to play Australia's May 8th, but they let it go after three minutes of play in the third quarter!"

"The U.S. team still seems to be unable to say that its strength is above the Chinese team. The Sino-U.S. war is still evenly matched!"

Yes, coach K on the sidelines and the players of the US team feel the same way.

They and the Chinese team are still 50-50.