Basketball Dragon

Chapter 184 World Championships

At the end of the first half, the Chinese team still maintained the lead at 41:38.

Both the audience at the home court and the audience in front of the TV were very excited. With Li Hai here, the Chinese team finally did not have to be afraid of their opponents going crazy.

When the Greek team was about to go crazy in the second quarter, Li Hai directly contained the opponent's momentum with excellent defense and even more crazy offense. Now the opponent is afraid that the Chinese team will go crazy.

When Li Hai is attacking strongly, the team will always be open. If he hits a few open three-pointers, a small climax will appear. This is a problem that every opponent will worry about in the game.

It's a pity that Li Nan is injured and unable to play, and Li Hai is a bit regretful, otherwise, if he distributes the ball, if Li Nan and Zhu Fangyu lie in ambush outside the three-point line, he guarantees that no team will dare to double-team Yao Ming inside.

In the second half, the Greek team stepped up their breakthrough, and it seemed that they were going to fight the Chinese team with all their strength.

However, the Chinese team has a high inside line, and it is not so easy for them to get in.

When it came to the rotation period, the Chinese team also tried a small lineup. Yi Jianlian, the fastest insider, played at the 5th position, and Li Hai went to the 4th position.

Anyone who watched the playoffs would be impressed by Li Hai's style of play at the 4th position. The head coach Jonas also didn't want Li Hai's defensive ability to be unable to play.

After trying it out, they found that this effect is very good, especially when facing those fast little guys, Yao Ming's movement is not enough to watch, and sometimes he can't take care of it, but Li Hai is different, those little guys rush in casually If he wants to make a layup, he can interfere in time.

When Li Hai was resting, the Chinese team had already led by 9 points.

When he was resting, it was when Yao Ming led the team. Yao Ming had ample rest time, and when he came up, he would force fouls at the basket.

There is no doubt that the game has gradually entered the rhythm of the Chinese team.

At the last moment, the Chinese team was still leading by double digits, and the Greek team was not reluctant. The final score was 85:77, and the Chinese team defended the Sri Lankan Cup.

Both Li Hai and Yao Ming scored 20+ points, giving full play to their advantages, and also made head coach Jonas more clear about how to play next.

Li Hai tried his best to fight against Greece, but the result was a little different from what he had imagined. Until the real competition, he still couldn't enjoy the kind of hearty top-level confrontation.

After the Stankovic Cup ended, the national team immediately set off to Sapporo, Japan.

This World Championship is the first year of expansion to 24 teams. The Chinese team is divided into Group D, and there are five other teams in the same group, the United States, Senegal, Puerto Rico, Italy and Slovenia. The top four teams in the group enter the top ten. top six.

Compared with the host team, Japan's Group B, Group D is relatively strong. Italy, the runner-up in the 2004 Olympic Games, also performed well in the Olympic Games. Puerto Rico, who defeated the US team, and the No. [-] seed US team, it is not easy for the Chinese team to achieve a good ranking. easy.

However, with the combination of Li Hai and Yao Ming, the other teams who were assigned to the strongest Asian team also felt a little unlucky.

On August 8th, the Men's Basketball World Championship officially kicked off. The Chinese team's first opponent is the European powerhouse Italy.

The Chinese team continued to use the starting lineup for the last game of the Sri Lanka Cup, Liu Wei, Li Hai, Zhu Fangyu, Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming.

Italy's starters are Belinelli, Barres, Dennis Macnado, Luca Galli and Di Bella. Andrea Bargnani, the champion selected not long ago, did not play with the team. They are This is a terrifying team from the perimeter. Except for center Macnado, the starters all have three-point skills. It is a completely enhanced version of the Korean team.

After the start of the game, the Chinese team had the opportunity to attack first. Liu Wei passed the ball to Yao Ming. Before Yao Ming could make a shot, the opponent fouled. The fierceness of the European team's defense was shown from the very beginning.

The sideline ball was sent to Li Hai, Yi Jianlian came up to cover, Li Hai bypassed the defender and hit a three-pointer, which was neat.

Facing such a big competition as the World Championships, some players of the Chinese team may feel a little nervous, but Li Hai is definitely not included. He is just excited.

The defender in front of him is Belinelli. This young player will only enter the NBA next season. If he defends Li Hai, he will definitely be physically crushed. Li Hai is very experienced in facing European-style fierceness.

After Li Hai hit the first goal, Barres also hit a three-pointer under the cover of his teammates, which seemed to be regaining the field.

However, Li Hai didn't plan to compete with the opponent. After winning the NBA championship, his vision changed. He didn't agree with the opponent, so he didn't care too much about it.

Next, the Chinese team put their main offense on the inside. At the World Championships, Yao Ming also showed his full strength and hit two goals in a row. Yi Jianlian also used his height to hit one. The height of the tallest player in Italy was completely exposed.

Liu Wei took the opportunity to cut inside, caught the ball and played a 2+1. Only a few minutes after the opening, the score became 12:3.

The only big man over 2 meters tall in the Italian team, Macnado, also quickly fouled twice and went to rest. Italy simply played a small lineup. All five positions can shoot from the outside. This lineup is more difficult than the starting lineup. The Chinese team felt even more uncomfortable.

In fact, the Chinese team can also let Li Hai play a small lineup with a fast team, but the small lineup of the Chinese team must have a strong control over the ball. The head coach Jonas still decided to use his height advantage to beat the opponent.

Under Italy's fierce defense, the heavy responsibility of organization gradually fell to Li Hai. Although Li Hai's organization level is not top-notch, he wins because he has fewer mistakes and if he has an advantage inside, he can use a pair of long arms to pass the ball just right. The offense is connected in series.

At the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team led by 22 points at 17:5.

Yao Ming rested, but Li Hai stayed on the court. He had already communicated with the head coach that he could play more during the World Championships.

The issue of offensive organization has always been the biggest weakness of the Chinese team. With Li Hai, this weakness is gone. Jonas also hopes that Li Hai can control the situation on the court as much as possible without affecting his physical strength.

Li Hai is also well-known in the NBA for his good physical strength, unlike Yao Ming's stamina, which is not so strong. He proposed to play longer in order to allow Yao Ming to rest for a few minutes so that he can play at his best.

As long as Yao Ming maintains a good state, the inside of the Chinese team will be one of the strongest among all the teams in the World Championships.

This is the only thing that makes it more enjoyable for Li Hai to play in the national team than in the Knicks. If Eddie Curry has the strength of Yao Ming, it will be easier for the Knicks to face other teams.

In the World Championships, the advantage of the inside can help the team wrestle with the world's top teams.

(End of this chapter)