Chapter 1571 The semi-final situation (2)
On this side, Chen Feng and Xiao Meng made a pick-and-roll and passed the ball back to Xiao Meng. Xiao Meng took the ball and wanted to shoot a three-pointer. Gasol subconsciously stepped on his feet.
That's all, it's enough for Xiao Meng.
Xiao Meng lowered the center of gravity and made a breakthrough in a direction change. He passed by Gasol. After taking a step forward, he took a three-step layup. With his center size, who dares to go up and block it once he rushes?
Ibaka was in the inside, but knew she couldn't stop it, so she simply didn't step forward, but instead gave in a little, worried that Shi Xiaomeng would hit her, and then watched Shi Xiaomeng fly up, violently abuse the frame, and dunk to score two points.
"Be careful, be sure to stand in front of him and don't jump easily." The Spanish coach shouted at the court, actually reminding Gasol Jr.
Little Gasol nodded to show his understanding.
He was actually very depressed. It was very uncomfortable to face a center like Shi Xiaomeng. Xiaomeng could shoot three-pointers, could break through with the ball, and had inside steps, bounce and explosive power. It seemed that no matter how you defend, it was impossible to completely limit him. This is true. It is difficult to limit Shi Xiaomeng by himself, unless you double-team it to help you defend.
Bang!
Spain hit the iron counterattack, Ibaka took the rebound and made a second layup, but Yi Jianlian pulled down the ball. The ball failed, but Yi Jianlian took a foul.
Ibaka walked onto the free throw line and hit all two free throws.
"This is the biggest change in Spain this year." Li Nan murmured in a low voice.
Gong Luming also frowned slightly. This year, the Spanish men's basketball team has lost Gasol, but it has become the strong player Ibaka. If you really want to compare it, Ibaka's addition will be better than Gasol.
Gasol is the leader of the Spanish men's basketball team, but he is old after all, and he and Gasol Jr. are in a heavy position. Although he can play the double tower tactics, the actual effect is not 11>2, at most it is equal to two.
But Ibaka is different. Ibaka is the big front and forms a more reasonable inside line with Gasol Jr., and Ibaka has a mid-range shot and can occasionally shoot three-pointers. This can help Gasol Jr. throw an empty inside line and give Gasol Jr. enough space to play singles in the inside line. In terms of speed and rebounding guarantee, Ibaka also has a great role.
So although the Spanish men's basketball team has lost Gasol this year, Ibaka's addition, its strength has not weakened, but has become stronger.
On the court, Chen Feng broke through with the ball, changed direction and made a false move to the right, causing Rubio to subconsciously move one step to the left, while Chen Feng instantly dribbled the ball behind his back, retreated back with his feet, and returned to the three-point line. He didn't even look at Rubio, but he just turned into a three-pointer.
Swish!
The ball went in, the score was 16:13.
At this time, the first quarter was just over halfway through, and the Spanish team called a timeout.
When the players came down, the Spanish coach first rotated personnel and then began to arrange tactics: "In the few minutes of this quarter, Chen, Yu and Shi scored a lot of points, accounting for most of the scores of the Chinese men's basketball team. So, they are still the most powerful weapon of the Chinese men's basketball team and our biggest threat. We must guard them well. Wait for Gasol and Ibaka, you can defend the inside and watch Chen and Yu from the outside, and once they get the ball, they will double-team."
"It's better to let others go than let Chen and Yu score easily." The Spanish coach emphasized that it was mainly because Chen Feng and the other three were too threatening.
On this side, everyone in the Chinese men's basketball team surrounded Gong Luming.
Gong Luming said: "Wait for a while, Ding Yuhang will come on, Alian will come on, Zhou Qi will come on. Chen Feng, you pass more, the opponent may double-team you. Ding Yuhang, you play the shooting guard, remember to be more determined and fierce. Once the opponent double-teams Chen Feng or Yu Qian, you will definitely have a chance, do you understand?"
"I understand." Ding Yuhang focused heavily.
Gong Luming looked at Zhou Qi again: "Zhou Qi, you play center and let Xiao Meng play Da Qian. Both of you have the ability to shoot mid-range shots and three-pointers. This is an advantage, and you must play it out."
"Yes." Zhou Qi nodded.
"Xiao Meng." Gong Luming looked at Xiao Meng, "You can pull out your position a little. Your skills are very good. You will play more flexibly in the power forward position. You can cooperate more with Zhou Qi. You are young, move quickly, can shoot, and have height. This is your advantage."
"Yes, coach." Xiao Meng replied.
Just as I finished speaking, a whistle sounded.
Both sides returned to the court and Spain attacked.
This time, Spain only changed Rubio and Calderon. The Spanish coach hopes to be familiar with this with the help of Calderon and Chen Feng, and hopes that Calderon can limit Chen Feng more.
But he forgot one thing that Calderon knows more about Chen Feng than Rubio, but at the same time Chen Feng also knows Calderon very well. In the case of unequal strength, the contrast will be even greater with such a change.
As soon as he came up, Calderon was almost stolen by Chen Feng.
And in the next round, Calderon was easily passed by Chen Feng, and he could only watch Chen Feng break into the inside line, facing Gasol, and easily scored two points.
This situation made the Spanish coach frown, but what made him even more depressed was still behind him.
Calderon could not limit Chen Feng on the outside, and Spain could only rely on double-teams, and Ding Yuhang would miss someone here because he dared not let Yu Qian go. Ding Yuhang performed very well. He first made a decisive three-pointer from the outside, and then used the ball to hit the inside, causing Gasol Jr. to foul, and scored two points with a free throw.
Before we knew it, the score difference had widened to 8 points.
"beep......"
The Spanish team called another timeout.
Taking advantage of this timeout, Gong Luming also replaced Chen Feng and Yu Qian and gave the two a rest.
When the timeout ended, both sides changed into rotational lineups. In terms of the strength of the rotational lineup, Spain actually has a certain advantage, but the Chinese men's basketball team is not without a way to deal with it. Gong Luming and Zhou Qi are all on the court, just to have an absolute advantage in the inside.
Gasol and Ibaka have been fighting for a long time. Spain took Gasol and did not dare to take Ibaka down together. But Ibaka was left alone, and he suffered a little loss against Shi Xiaomeng Zhou Qi's Chinese Twin Towers.
However, the Spanish team performed well on the outside, while the outside players of the Chinese men's basketball team were not good and had a low shooting rate. Most of the balls were given to the inside, so Shi Xiaomeng and Zhou Qi were dealt with.
Fortunately, Xiaomeng and Zhou Qi played very well, supporting the attack of the Chinese men's basketball team.
When the first quarter ended, the Chinese men's basketball team led the Spanish men's basketball team by 9 points with 30:21, which was a good start.
Chapter completed!