Chapter 814 Great Wall Linkage

After waiting for a while, the game started immediately.

On the jump ball, Mourning's height was an issue, so the US team arranged for Garnett and Li Shengli to jump the ball. When they met at midfield, Li Shengli felt something was wrong when he saw Garnett smiling obscenely, but Li Shengli couldn't tell what the problem was. .

With a sudden jump, Li Shengli took the lead in moving the ball to the back.

Maybe Payton and Kidd guessed that Garnett was not good, so they moved very quickly. The two immediately entangled Guo Shiqiang who was holding the ball in the back, and Li Shengli suddenly discovered...the gang of bastards on the opposite side didn't seem to even give half a court. Yes, totally unreasonable.

Isn't this crazy?

You must know that this kind of defense looks very rough at the beginning. The consequence of two people pestering the ball holder is likely to cause a shortage of defensive power in the backcourt, because if Guo Shiqiang distributes the ball, the ball is faster than the person and quickly advances to the front. The Chinese team on the field can play four against three in a short period of time.

It’s just that Guo Shiqiang didn’t expect such a performance. He struggled to even score the ball and almost handed the ball to Zhang Jinsong hand-in-hand. Therefore, there was no situation of rapid advancement and more hits, but he pushed forward to the frontcourt with bumps and bumps... Li Shengli was afraid that there would be problems with the pass, so he immediately went to the high position to meet his teammates.

Damn, this is too much of a bully!

Li Shengli was very dissatisfied with Kidd and Payton's unconventional defense. He took the initiative to ask for the ball from Zhang Jinsong, who was holding the ball. He moved sideways to the left side of the penalty area and immediately started to hit Mourning with his back.

Although Mourning's defense is well-known in the league, if we only focus on single defense, he is still a little worse than O'Neal. However, O'Neal's offensive performance is too strong and his defensive ability limited to single defense is not too praised. People pay attention, and everyone knows this, so when they saw Li Shengli hitting Mourning from behind...

"Damn, he got the ball!"

"Quick, everyone move!"

"Kevin, get ready to pick me up!"

The U.S. team, facing a formidable enemy, immediately started to move, but the problem was that Li Shengli's back hit was too fast. After hitting Mourning with his back, he immediately turned over and rushed towards the basket with his feet. Then, after encountering Garnett, he jumped up and swung his arms. A one-handed dunk on Garnett's face, the scene was filled with excitement and admiration.

Except for the NBA and the US team, this kind of offensive performance is rare in the international arena.

As a result, the Chinese team's bench widened their eyes, and even the old coach Jiang Xingquan felt that things had changed. There was no one in Asia who could play inside the US team like Li Shengli. In contrast, the US team I feel much calmer... because everyone has experienced the horror of Li Shengli firmly occupying the league's penalty area. As long as he doesn't eat the defensive player raw under the basket without dipping it in mustard, a single dunk is nothing.

In fact, Li Shengli didn't think it was anything.

Mourning couldn't guard him because he knew that Mourning was familiar with his back-up style. The first wave was mostly about finding rhythm, so this time he went straight to the end and caught Mourning off guard. He just finished adjusting. Mourning, who was in the center of gravity, was unable to stop Li Shengli.

As for Garnett... everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. Garnett is the best at making breakthroughs from the outside. Garnett is really not good at covering up the center and defending Garnett at the basket. And Li Shengli can score no matter how he plays. The reason why he chose a one-handed split dunk is because That was the press defense that Kidd and Payton were so angry about.

No matter what, the momentum must be unleashed.

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Back to Team USA attacking.

The U.S. team can start defending outside halftime, but the Chinese team can't, so they advanced smoothly this time, but just as they arrived in the frontcourt... Garnett asked for the ball to prepare for a singles attack. After all, Li Shengli had just been defeated. It was a bit embarrassing to fight, and he wanted to get back the lost face with Dazhi.

In fact, he knew about Dazhi, but he knew that Dazhi, who played as a substitute power forward in the Mavericks, could never compare with him.

Therefore, Garnett, who has always been not good at confrontation, unexpectedly went head-to-head with Da Zhi.

The problem is that Dazhi has Li Shengli and other teammates behind him to supplement him. He is not afraid of any physical exertion now. His NBA game experience has also made him adapt to confrontation. He is not weak at all. He directly tops Garnett. His face was ugly, and he immediately turned over and shot a jumper.

There was a crashing sound!

The landing point of the rebound was a bit far away. Mourning was stuck in Li Shengli's position, but Kidd seemed to know the landing point in advance, jumped out and grabbed the rebound, and passed it to Payton in the corner for a three-pointer. The process was quick and no sloppiness.

To be honest, Kidd's statistics are very weird. Last season, he averaged 14.3 points, 10.1 assists, 7.2 rebounds and 2 steals per game. Putting aside everything else, as a point guard, his rebounding statistics are pretty bad. Although he mainly focuses on the backcourt and needs help from the inside. He's stuck, but his rebounding awareness is really strong, it's hard to say.

As for Payton... he is most praised for his defense, but his offensive ability is also very strong, much better than Kidd. This season, he averaged 6.3 three-pointers per game and hit 34%. In fact, he averaged 6.5 rebounds per game, so this time he and Kidd rushed to the same area to form a three-point shot behind the front board.

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Back to the Chinese team's attack.

After several fights, the full-court press and defense were too time-consuming and grueling. Fortunately, no serious mistakes were made for the time being. After a bumpy encounter, the frontcourt launched an attack... Originally, Li Shengli was present, and the outside shooters were It can give the US team a round of shots, but the problem is the rebounding after the iron.

Whether it's Mourning, Garnett, Kidd, Payton or Carter, no one believes that Carter, who averaged the fewest rebounds per game based on last season, has 5.8.

Maybe for a single game, the average data is not that meaningful, but what can be proved is that these people have rebounding awareness and ability, not to mention Mourning and Garnett, two players who broke double figures in the inside. He firmly defended his own backcourt and blocked the possibility of stray shots in advance.

So if you want relatively high efficiency, Li Shengli can only do it.

However, after Li Shengli hit 3-of-4 first, the U.S. team's tight defense was followed by a double-team defense in a positional battle. According to U.S. coach Rudy's prediction...

Kidd's rebounding data as a point guard is weird, and Li Shengli's assist data as a center is also an unsolved mystery, so the most likely thing is to distribute the ball to the power forward. Compared with Li Shengli's efficiency, the distribution of the ball to the power forward is This is acceptable.

As a result, Da Zhi became one of the selective short sellers.

This is a treatment and style of play that Da Zhi has never had in the Mavericks. His mid-range and short-range shooting efficiency is pretty good. After Li Shengli's 3 of 4, he hit 3 of 6.

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As for defense.

The entire league knows that Li Shengli in the penalty area is fatal offensively and defensively. The Chinese team can still maintain a good efficiency, but the American team cannot.

Mourning had trouble shooting, couldn't squeeze into the basket, and was suppressed by the height difference in his mid-range shot against Li Shengli.

Garnett encountered Dazhi a few times but failed to take advantage and stopped playing. His mid-range shots around the screen were not good.

When Mourning and Garnett couldn't pull anyone away, Carter felt very uncomfortable. He could fly, but he couldn't find a landing point. Before the game, he thought it was exciting to torture Li Shengli, but now it's really exciting...forcibly being forced by Li Shengli Hit air traffic control.

As for Kidd, offense...don't mention it.

Carter couldn't fly in, and Payton couldn't get in. Except for the initial three-pointer, his average touch later couldn't save the game.

So after playing for a while, the American team was still 5 points behind after the first quarter.

But the problem is that Li Shengli doesn't feel the advantage, because this time the Dream Four is not only a starter, but also has a group of all-star shooters waiting behind him, so Li Shengli is very afraid of a pervert like Ray Allen. run out.

Without Crotty, without Kobe, and without Artest, defense is a problem.

Ray Allen, who shoots 45.5% of two-pointers and 42.3% of three-pointers, probably has no natural enemies here, but for Li Shengli... put aside the influence of all factors and just use the ideal situation to record, if according to Ray Allen's three-point shooting Comparing the average efficiency per game, they must hit 63.5% to hit two points.

Li Shengli didn't know why, but he felt that Mourning's state was a bit sluggish. Without double-teaming and playing Mourning by himself, he should have been able to exceed the required 63.5% hit rate. But the problem is that the US team chose to double-team, and Da Zhi's hits were considered extraordinary. It's only a little bit higher than 50%, and this state is still a long way from the goal.

Although there are limitations to using percentages to analyze games, in fact the US team can indeed play like this. As long as they increase the volume and the number of shots, the effect can be achieved.

Even if Ray Allen's three-point shooting is only 40%, it will be fatal and Li Shengli will not be able to catch up.

Coupled with the US team's rebounding ability and Kidd's assist ability, it is easy to create opportunities for Ray Allen, and this will...

The U.S. team coach Rudy really just wants to make a substitution.

Looking at Li Shengli's state, Rudy was a little panicked, but the tigers were defeated by the wolves... If Li Shengli led the Lakers to play today, Meng Si, who was in poor condition, wouldn't be able to withstand it, but it was obviously not the case. There are still other solutions that the American team can solve. There are many.

As for Li Shengli... there is no need to guess how the American team will be replaced.

There are all All-Star players with outstanding personal abilities. If someone is not in good condition, he can be replaced by someone else who has the same function. However, the head coach of the Dream Team is always the most relaxed coach in the world of basketball. Sometimes he is too lazy to call a timeout.

Therefore, when peripheral defense may not be effective, Li Shengli needs to expand his internal advantage.

Da Zhi's performance is already excellent, but the expected efficiency of the excellent performance is still insufficient. Coupled with physical problems, Li Shengli needs Dayao to step up and help. At the same time, this is also one of his goals in this Olympics.

Although from all aspects, whether it is flexibility, jumping or speed, Dayao is not suitable to play power forward, but Li Shengli is no problem, he can play, and the temporary combination of defensive end may not change much, but the offensive end is expected to There are still changes...you can play the high and low positions of the twin towers, the left and right positions, and the low positions.

Especially Yao's height and natural shot height difference are inherently difficult to guard against.

In the second quarter of the game, old coach Jiang Xingquan was indeed replaced by Dayao, and the US team saw the substitution and replaced Dayao... Garnett knew it at the beginning and had played a friendly match with Dayao, so he immediately became alert. Start warning teammates that the real death bomb has appeared.