In the end, Chuck Daly did not request a timeout. As a result, the American players, who were increasingly unable to play ball, were pushed all the way. At the end of the first half, they were already 26 points behind, 40:66!

The American players only felt that they were in a fog, and they felt like they were drawing their swords and looking around at a loss.

But this was only the first ten minutes of the first half. As the score got bigger and bigger, the mentality of the American players had changed from confused to nervous, even unconfident. Many times they didn't even dare to make moves in singles.

Olajuwon is a typical example of this. After he used a dream move on Ruda but was almost blocked, he never dared to use his pirate move in the eyes of the world again.

This "piracy" is not only the opinion of the outside world, but also he feels that his "dream steps" are stolen from others, because he did draw on a lot of Luda's game videos.

Now facing his true master, Olajuwon's psychological pressure can be imagined. Not to mention his technical deformation, he basically loses his confidence as long as he is defended once or twice.

Ewing's side was not much better. At first he thought he had encountered a soft persimmon, but in the end he faced Ma Donglong, who was completely unfazed. He also learned from Luda, but was much worse than Dameng.

"Rabbit hopping", in addition to fulfilling Ma Donglong's defensive genius, he didn't even succeed in a single decent single in the entire first half. All the points were scored by physical fitness.

The two best centers currently active in the NBA both performed so poorly. Facing the pick-and-roll nemesis of China's interior line, Malone also couldn't find the same scoring opportunities as he did with the Jazz.

On the contrary, the most despised Barkley performed well. He only got 3 minutes of playing time in the first half, but he contributed 6 points.

Although Ma Donglong was off the court at that time and Luda also moved to the center position, it was really difficult to defend this big ass when he rushed forward. Chinese players even felt that he was harder to defend than Jordan.

But for the US team, this contribution is really a drop in the bucket, because the outside performance that they have high hopes for is far from outstanding.

Jordan's breakthrough is actually very sharp, but under the rules of Fiba, it is difficult for him to break into the penalty area and cause damage, and it is difficult to convert passes into points, because Bird is the only outside player on the US team who has three-point ability.

"Fei Xia" can only rely on mid-range shots to score points, but the Chinese team's defense also has great restrictions on mid-range shots. He only scored 10 points in the first half.

Drexler and Wilkins are in a similar situation to Jordan. They can only rush and play like they play in the NBA. But facing the best inside combination in history, this style of play is destined to be useless.

efficiency.

Larry Bird will be the best outside player on the US team today because his long-range shots are very stable and he has good accuracy on three-pointers. In the first half, under the obviously shrinking defensive system of the Chinese team, he passed

His outside shooting ability, which is extremely rare in the NBA, scored a team-high 15 points.

But this kind of contribution is still not enough to make the US team better, because the US team's overall shooting rate in the first half did not even reach 40%, and Bird was the only one shooting three-pointers. Except for him, there was no one.

A man has made a three-pointer.

Stockton and Jordan even had embarrassing shots of missing three-point shots from beyond the three-point line. This is also the reason why it is more difficult for the US team to score in the penalty area. Since you are not a threat from outside the three-point line, then I naturally have to be in the middle.

If you invest more troops in the close defense line, what if you can't shoot a three-pointer?

This kind of defensive response does not require the coach to shout from the sidelines to arrange it. Ruda spends most of his time in the penalty area, while Ma Donglong is more like a power forward who sweeps around. The cooperation between the two is enough to make the US team's gang

Super perimeter players who are not good at long-range shooting have their heads broken.

At halftime, commentators from various countries were already discussing the impact of "three-pointers" on this game, because compared to the U.S. team's 2-for-8 three-pointers in the first half, the Chinese team's three-pointers

The ball data is an astonishing 8-for-18.

This data was terrifying in the 1980s. The Chinese team took more than twice as many shots as the American team, but its hit rate was much higher.

"Today, the Chinese team's run-and-gun offense overwhelmed the Americans, but don't ignore their wonderful performance from beyond the three-point line. A total of five players of the Chinese team hit three-pointers in the first half, and even Ruda had one.

Three-pointers were recorded. On the other hand, looking at the US team, even if they do not take into account their poor long-range shooting performance today, looking at the data of these players in the NBA last season, we can see that only Bird in the entire team has a higher three-point shooting percentage.

40%, and the person with the highest three-point shooting percentage is actually Wilkins, but his three-point shooting percentage is only 28%."

"The Americans seem to have completely ignored the three-pointer as a scoring method, and even more neglected the ability to score from outside the three-point line. Opponents can unscrupulously pile up defensive forces in the penalty area. At this time, combined with the different rules of Fiba, we

You can see a group of superstars from the NBA throwing themselves into the trap!"

"I think the Americans should give up on the face of the showdown. Their chemical reaction, tactical coordination ability, and shooting ability are all far lower than the Chinese team. If they still hold on and refuse to call a timeout, I believe the score in the second half will soon break through.

30 points, is this result more dignified than actively requesting a timeout?"

"..."

The American team themselves are also thinking about this problem, because judging from the results of the first half, they seem to have no dignity at all. Where can they lose their dignity now?

"I bet 50 cents that the Americans will take the initiative to call a timeout in the second half!"

"What's the point of betting? They will definitely call a timeout!"

"Yeah, even if it's for the next meeting, they will probably ask for a timeout in the second half!"

"Hey, if they don't scream, why don't we scream for them!"

"Haha, good idea!"

"..."

The Chinese team has already begun to discuss how to punish the Americans.

The harmful idea of ​​calling a timeout for the opponent was proposed by Han Li, who only got 5 minutes of playing time in the first half.

Qian Chenghai naturally had high hopes for Han Li. He could guess that Wu Jie would not stay on the basketball team for too long. He would probably play football for two years and then go back to football.

Therefore, in the future, the main point guard of the Chinese men's basketball team will have to rely on Han Li, so he has always let Han Li play the role of sixth man.

But today when facing the US team, Qian Chenghai really didn't dare to let the Big Three rest for too long. Ruda played 20 minutes in the first half, and Wu Jie and Ma Donglong also played 15 minutes.

"Xiao Ma, look at my rebounding data! Isn't it beautiful?"

Wu Jie did not participate in the discussion. He was holding Ma Donglong to discuss brushing data.

In the first half, he was not very excited about his performance of 10 points, 10 assists and 4 steals. What really made him smile was his personal half-time high record of "6 rebounds".

His rebounding data per game in the national team has never been impressive. After so many games, he only averaged a pitiful 2.5 rebounds per game, and even the highest number of rebounds in a single game was only 6.

But today he had the opportunity to break through history. Not only could he try to hit his first triple-double in his career, but he even had the opportunity to touch a quadruple-double, which made him unhappy.

"Okay, I'll help you get a seat, and you can come over and grab a few more."

Ma Donglong has never paid much attention to statistics. If someone else had scored 8 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 blocks at halftime against the US team at the age of 19, I am afraid he would not know the virtues of success, but he still looks like a nerd.

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But when it comes to "brushing statistics", Ruda didn't hold the ball for a lot of time today, but after halftime he had already scored 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. That's an unbelievably high efficiency.

A kind of American star still can't hold his head up in front of him.

The U.S. team is naturally looking gloomy at the frenzied performance of the Big Three. Now, even the U.S. team's coaching staff is at a loss as to how to restrict this iron triangle!

"That center is so weird. He can always get stuck in the path we must pass, and he doesn't even need to jump. He can use his height and wingspan to interfere with our offense."

"The football star's breakthrough is not only as fast as lightning, but he can also move at will like a snake on the way. Once he rushes in with the ball, we can't catch it at all. If double-teamed, he can pass the ball out at any time. He also does

Keep doing this.”

"Lu didn't have too many ball-holding offenses this time, but after he had helpers, he could always appear in the most lethal position, and he could always find one-on-one opportunities. I don't think anyone on this earth can do it in one-on-one situations."

Limit him under the circumstances.”

The American players held a "complaint meeting" at this time. Although this kind of complaint somewhat means that others are trying to destroy their own prestige, it can find an excuse to make themselves feel better about the miserable score in the first half, otherwise they will always feel better.

Can’t we attribute the responsibility to our own incompetence?

Chuck Daly had something hard to say at this time, that is, as commentators from various countries discussed, except for Bird, no one in their group of players can pull from outside the three-point line, and their offensive space is simply stretched.

Not open.

This has to be said to be a major mistake in selection. Now the entire team does not even have the two point guards Magic and Stockton with three-point ability. This is actually quite outrageous.

In this case, the Chinese team's highly mobile high center played an extremely important role on the defensive end. Chuck Daly even believed that this center was the key to preventing their offense from succeeding at all.

So what we have to consider now is how to defeat him. There is no need to think too much about how to do it. We can only let these outside stars keep beating Ma Donglong. Even if they have to pay a lot of cover for this, they must also

Knock down this inner barrier.

The American players did not resist this order, but they were a little unsure, because that guy, who looked more like a 39-year-old than a 19-year-old, only had one foul recorded in the first half when he was killing people and setting fires everywhere.

Dadu committed two fouls.

But there was no other way. After the start of the second half, the American team, which seemed to be somewhat exuding a lifeless spirit, made its first attack with Magic attacking the Chinese team's penalty area.

Wu Jie did not expect that the magician, who was terminally ill in the first half, played so resolutely in the second half, and was completely pushed away by the opponent's perfect rhythm and physical confrontation.

This can also be regarded as Magic's breakthrough style. His explosive power and speed are not top-notch, but his control of attack timing and rhythm is superb, so his breakthrough is a bit like Zidane on the football field, which does not look exciting enough.

Not sharp enough, but gorgeous enough and efficient enough.

However, the person guarding the basket is Ma Donglong, who can only break through the defense with absolute speed or strength, but everything else is like a nemesis.

Ma Donglong doesn't care how unpretentious the magician's breakthrough is. Anyway, as long as he doesn't encounter a pervert like O'Neal or Luda, he can use his perfect positioning and blocking timing to turn the penalty area into a no-fly zone. In short,

If you don't pass the ball, you can't accomplish anything.

Magic's goal is not to score or pass, he wants to cause Ma Donglong to foul.

But facing Ma Donglong, who is as stable as a rock at all times, I won't jump as long as you don't jump, and even if you jump, I may not be able to jump. Even Luda doesn't have much confidence in such a strong attack.

Magic couldn't find any opportunity to cause a foul at all. Ma Donglong not only won't jump if you don't jump, he also has a trick that won't block shots if you don't dunk. When faced with shooting or layups, he basically relies on his height.

, wingspan, and big hands to interfere mainly.

This watertight defense allowed the Magic not only to fail to cause Ma Donglong to foul, but instead to wait for a three-man double-team from Luda and Wu Jie.

Not only did he have no chance to shoot, but his passing route was also blocked. In the end, the basketball he threw completely carelessly didn't even touch the basket, but hit the backboard and bounced directly.

At this time, Ma Donglong still remembered what he promised Wu Jie during the halftime break. Faced with the rebound that came easily, he just blocked his position and prevented his opponent from fighting for it, allowing Wu Jie to pick up another rebound under the basket.

The U.S. team said they had no intention of competing for rebounds. After Magic was forced to take a shot, he saw the two centers directly returning to defense.
To be continued...