One Thousand and Fifty-Three. Compete with Strength!

Australia is really awesome!

Sun Ce looked at the starting lineup on the opposite side: point guard, Patrick Mills, A-level (international arena), Spurs backup guard;

shooting guard, Matthew Dellavedova, A-level (international arena), this is the top young guard in the international arena that many NBA scouts are paying attention to;

small forward, Brad Newley, A-level (international arena), La Liga's top 3D small forward;

power forward, Aron Baynes, B+level (international arena), just signed by the Spurs;

center, Bogut, A-level (international arena), a strong defensive NBA starting center.

In addition to these five people, the bench also has the tall forward-guard swingman Joe Ingles who is bound to enter the NBA in the future, and Yao Ming's former teammate David Anderson.

The strength is indeed strong! The substitutes are not as good as the Russian team, but the seven main players are very strong.

The pressure is indeed not small, but Sun Ce wants to play against Australia now. He wants Yao Ming to rest more in this game anyway, so he can only take responsibility and fight. Besides, there is Yi Jianlian.

At 3:28, Sun Ce put on his equipment and came to the court. His starting teammates were Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu, Yi Jianlian, and Zhang Zhaoxu.

Wang Zhizhi continued to stay on the bench to ensure the firepower of the second lineup.

Zhang Zhaoxu didn't expect that he could start the game. Now he has been silently repeating the words that Sun Ce emphasized several times today...

At 3:30, Yi Jianlian and Bogut came to the center circle for a jump ball. The referee blew the whistle, and Yi Jianlian pushed Bogut to the back.

Although Bogut looked down on Yi Jianlian... He looked down on many people, including his own country's NBA star Luke Longley. He felt that he should be compared with Duncan.

But Bogut is quite self-aware in terms of jump ball. After several serious injuries, his jumping and jumping speed are no longer good. He knows that he can't jump over Yi Jianlian, so he has been ready to retreat.

Sun Ce received the ball without rushing, and slowly pushed forward. When he reached the frontcourt, his teammates had already formed a formation. Zhang Zhaoxu stood on the left side of the three-second zone to contain, and Yi Jianlian pulled out to screen for Sun Ce.

Brad Newley was blocked by Yi Jianlian, and Sun Ce easily broke through with the pick-and-roll!

Aaron Baynes couldn't keep up, and Sun Ce rushed to the basket with all his strength. Bogut never left the three-second zone, and started moving in advance, waiting for Sun Ce to break in and give Sun Ce a big cap!

Sun Ce rushed all the way to the right side of the three-second zone, and Bogut had already covered Sun Ce's layup space, and Sun Ce went to the baseline or made a sudden stop jump shot, and Bogut's mobility could keep up.

At this time, Sun Ce suddenly stopped and leaned to the left, accelerating and changing direction while moving!

With one step to the middle of the three-second zone, it is easier to reach this area than in the NBA. Sun Ce grabbed the ball and shot in the basket to score two points.

Bogut guessed that this might happen. Sun Ce's ability to change direction in the interior is only comparable to Rose, Ellis, Wade, and Ginobili in the league. The latter two are old and use less, and Rose has changed his style of play. Now only Ellis still uses this trick as a regular offensive means like Sun Ce.

But Bogut doesn't care about losing these two points. Even in their peak period, Wade and Ginobili only used this style of play a few times in a game. It is not the main offensive means. No one can play like this in a game.

But... In the next few attacks of the Chinese team, Sun Ce rushed in desperately and changed direction at high speed to attack the basket!

Moreover, Sun Ce occasionally broke through on the left side. Although he was not as skilled as on the right side, the opponent's defense was also awkward.

On the defensive end, Sun Ce also worked hard and assisted everywhere.

Bogut tried his best to limit Sun Ce on the defensive end, but he couldn't do it alone. Sun Ce had the ability to shoot mid-range shots, so Bogut had to find his teammates to shrink and block the inside line.

But Aaron Baynes shrank back, and Yi Jianlian had a chance to shoot from mid-range and long-range, and he shot very accurately, and he also had a certain ability to pass the ball from the top arc.

Not long after the game started, Bogut was almost going crazy. He didn't do well on the defensive end alone.

That's fine, but Bogut wanted to hit people on the offensive end!

Zhang Zhaoxu was waiting in the three-second zone on the offensive end today. If he had the opportunity to catch the ball and shoot high, he would shoot. If he didn't have the opportunity, he would stand. His height of 221 cm was also useful when he stood. The task on the defensive end was also very simple. There were two things. One was to help Sun Ce grab rebounds if the Australian team couldn't make a shot from the outside, and the other was to fight with Bogut!

Zhang Zhaoxu did exactly the same job as Ding Jinhui did after playing for 6 minutes in the first quarter. Under Sun Ce's instructions, the two kept fighting with Bogut. It didn't matter whether they could defend or not, and it didn't matter what Bogut wanted to do, they just had to fight and consume Bogut.

Sun Ce played the whole first half. Yi Jianlian played for 12 minutes in the first half, and Wang Zhizhi played for 8 minutes. Sun Ce played pick-and-roll with the two. After the two picked and rolled, they stayed in the top arc area waiting to receive the ball and shoot or pass the ball after receiving the ball. It was simple and rough.

The Australian team was really strong. Sun Ce tried his best to play the whole first half, scoring 19 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals, helping the Chinese team to score 39 points in the first half, and the Australian team also scored 38 points.

Under Sun Ce's unsparing physical drive and crazy defense, the overall strength gap between the two teams was offset. By scoring a 2+1 with Bogut before the end of the half, the Chinese team led by 1 point into the halftime break.

In fact, generally speaking, without Yao Ming's restraining power, the Chinese team was actually at a disadvantage. It was only thanks to Sun Ce's 19 points in the first half that the Chinese team took a 1-point lead.

Most players of the Australian team feel that they still have the advantage, but Bogut reached out irrationally during the last defense and was beaten 2+1 by Sun Ce. The overall situation is not bad for their Australian team.

But Bogut is about to explode! The opponent sent two "junks" in his eyes to consume him. He even pulled down the mid-range, but they still had to fight against him. Although he also created opportunities for his teammates to cut inside and score, he played 17 minutes in the half. , he only scored 2 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block. These two points were obtained by free throws. Every time he received the ball and had a shooting opportunity, the two guys slapped him on the arm.

Bogut hated it when he saw the panting and exhausted Sun Ce walking back to the lounge!

It was this guy who got three fouls in the half and scored 13 points in the paint.

Bogut knows very well that without Yao Ming, the Chinese team can still compete with their Australian team, just by relying on this guy to play hard.

Seeing that this guy was finally tired, Bogut was very excited as he walked back to the lounge on the other side. In the second half, he was going to lead his team to kill those bastards on the opposite side!

In his eyes, if Yao Ming doesn't play and Sun Ce gets tired, the Chinese team will be pinched by them.

However, 15 minutes later, Bogut returned to the court and saw a "renewed" Sun Ce smiling and chatting with Yi Jianlian...