Chapter 1281 1280. High-Level Support that Is Difficult to Defend (Fourth Update, Double Monthly Votes Requested)

"Time Defender: The host needs to find a way to deal with Dako Milicic's excellent control of time difference when he is in high position. Time limit: If the host still has not found a way to deal with Dako Milicic after playing against him for five games, the task will be considered failed, and the characteristic skill slot of Lian Zhu will be reduced by one. Task reward: Lian Zhu's exclusive characteristic: chevaux de frise."

"chevaux de frise: The host's ability to judge the opponent's high-position pass and cut coordination is greatly improved. When the opponent uses high-position coordination, the host's team defense command and teammates' tacit understanding are enhanced."

"Oh my god!" Liu Mang didn't expect that a task would suddenly come, and it was related to talent skills.

Although this reward made Liu Mang very excited, what he needed to worry about in the future was the high-position coordination of Gasol's Lakers, Duncan's high-position coordination of the Spurs, and Garnett's high-position coordination of the Bulls. There is a characteristic specifically for this aspect!

It's just that the task came too suddenly. Fortunately, he didn't have to find a way in this game.

It's not that easy!

Milicic is a completely new player besides the top players and superstars that Liu Mang is familiar with. Milicic was only 20 years old last season and is still in the stage of selling his talent. It is estimated that the Raptors will not receive a return until the fourth year or even the second contract. It is normal to train a potential center for three or four years, and Milicic's talent can make great progress in almost a few months, just like Liu Mang's shocking progress.

However, even if the task is not urgent, they have to think of a way to deal with Milicic. They played too easily in the first ball, and they played easily because Milicic could open up space to shoot and pass!

Liu Mang received the ball that Yao Ming picked up and sent, and advanced to the front court under the close defense of Marinovich.

Marinovich wanted to use his rushing ability to steal the ball from Liu Mang to show off. He was noticed by Popovich but he was unwilling to go. This made him famous in the European basketball world. When he played against Asian teams in the 2003 World Youth Championship, no outside player could stop him. Many Asian outside players could not get past him in the first half of the court. He wanted to make a name for himself on Liu Mang.

The whole audience cheered for Liu Mang, and Marinovich was so upset.

Then, he was pressed by Liu Mang's arm and pushed to the front court without any hindrance.

In international competitions, even in European basketball games, Marinovich's pressure defense and small and quick hands will give opponents a headache, but this is no problem for Liu Mang.

When Liu Mang arrived at the front court, Yao Ming was already pressing Milicic in the interior to ask for the ball.

Milicic's single defense skills are average, but his top defense is good. He is best at assisting defense and blocking. This is why he can still gain a foothold in the NBA and get many team contract invitations even if he failed to play his talent in the original time and space.

But facing Yao Ming...

Micic was pressed by this big guy who was half a head taller than him, and he couldn't push him!

Liu Mang passed the ball to Yao Ming, and Ilic quickly retreated into the inside from the right corner. The two big Eastern European guys, who were about 2 meters tall, double-teamed Yao Ming.

Yao Ming's goal was to attract the double-team, so he immediately passed the ball to Wang Zhizhi. Wang Zhizhi received the ball in the bottom corner, and Bogdanovic came to defend. Wang Zhizhi was ready to shoot and threw the ball...

Three-pointer hit!

At the age of 29, Wang Zhizhi was very good at grasping open three-pointers at his peak.

Attack and defense switched, and it was the turn of the Serbian team to attack.

The Serbian team still used the same tactical running as before. Bogdanovic had speed and fighting spirit, Marinovic had strong impact, Milicic had three-pointers, and the Eastern Europeans had solid pick-and-rolls, which was indeed difficult to deal with.

When Bogdanovic went around the top arc and cut in, Wang Zhizhi blocked him immediately. Zhu Fangyu, who was defending Bogdanovic, quickly switched to Milicic.

This time Milicic did not pass the ball. At the moment when Wang Zhizhi switched defense, he immediately chose to break through!

Zhu Fangyu was knocked away by Milicic.

Junior Brother Bajie was in such a miserable state. His left foot blocked his right foot. His head knew how to defend, but his body said he didn't know, and he sat on the ground.

However, Milicic was still much slower than the small forward. He broke through into the inside line. Yao Ming shrank to the right side of the three-second mark as much as possible. This was enough to defend Milicic from reaching the basket. Milicic chose a close-range shot before entering Yao Ming's defensive range!

The force was a bit too strong, and he missed the shot. Yao Ming received the defensive rebound.

It was too difficult to defend!

Milicic just failed to finish the attack. The problem of the entire Serbia-Montenegro team is that the finishing ability is a little bit poor. The reliable ones are Androvic's three-pointer, Marinovic's attack under the basket, Milicic's mid-range and long-range shots and high shots after receiving the ball in the interior.

However, if there is no finishing ability, it is not as good as those predecessors of the Serbia-Montenegro and Yugoslavia teams. For example, if Peja was not unable to participate in this World Championships due to personal reasons, the Serbia-Montenegro team would not be ranked this way.

The defense of the Serbia-Montenegro team is the key!

When it came to the Chinese team's offense, Liu Mang was closely guarded and dealt with fast speed. 94's speed was the same as Liu Mang, and he was tenacious and had many small moves. Liu Mang made more use of Yao Ming's containment when he was on the court.

The Serbia-Montenegro team did a good job in defending breakthroughs and double-teaming in the interior, and the joint defense was excellent. The Chinese team only had good shooting opportunities in the mid-range and long-range.

Fortunately, the Chinese team has many pitchers. From the fact that the Silver Foxes chose two veteran pitchers, Guo Shiqiang and Li Nan, to join the national team, we can see his purpose, which is to give full play to Liu Mang and Yao Ming's ability to attract joint defense.

Although the basket was blocked, the Chinese team did a good job in mid-range and long-range shooting today.

The Serbia-Montenegro team's finishing ability is indeed a bit poor, so they focus on defense. On the offensive end, they rely on Milicic's support, Marinovic's breakthrough, and Androvic's three-pointer. The other two players are just eating cakes.

In the first seven minutes of the first quarter, the Chinese team had a relatively obvious advantage, and their outside finishing ability was much stronger. Yao Ming scored 4 points, 2 assists and 3 rebounds, helping the Chinese team lead Serbia-Montenegro 15-9.

After the Chinese team widened the gap to more than 5 points, the Serbia-Montenegro team called a timeout.

Liu Mang thought of some ways to direct his teammates to defend Milicic's support, but the effect was not very good. The Serbian team only scored nine points in seven minutes, purely because Yao Ming was there, Wang Zhizhi could switch to defend Milicic to shoot three-pointers, and the inside defense was good, which limited the Serbian team's inside scoring. They were not so good at mid-range and long-range shots, which made them only get 9 points.

Yao Ming played for seven minutes and also had to go down to rest. It was not as easy to open up the score difference as the opponents in the group stage.

Liu Mang also temporarily put aside the idea of ​​dealing with Milicic's high-post support. Yao Ming went down, Milicic went to the inside... Wang Zhizhi or Yi Jianlian or Du Feng...

Liu Mang was also going to start scoring. From the first quarter to now, he only got 3 points. It was not like celebrating his birthday!