basketball behind the spotlight

Chapter 287 Defeated in the first battle
The Wolves are still the regular starting five, Lan Feng, Luo Mang, Lu Qian, Han Bin and Lin Sen.

The starting lineup of the Fire is: point guard Anthony Jones, one of the top point guards in the league, with a wide passing vision, sharp breakthroughs, and excellent three-point ability. So far, the league's single-season three-point hit record is still held by him. But it's a pity that his defense is not good, otherwise he will never be inferior to China's Simmons.

Shooting guard Yang Tian is a master without the ball. His defensive ability is average in the league, but his scoring ability is good, but his attacking ability with the ball is poor, and his breakthrough ability is not outstanding.

Small forward Cao Nan has a balanced offense and defense. He is not weak in organization, support, defense, and offense. He is one of the most comprehensive small forwards in the league. However, his body is relatively thin and his confrontation is slightly weak. Performance is often substandard.

Power forward Bai Qijun has solid basic skills, is not weak in scoring in the low post, and is also a good defensive player.

Center Chuck Hayes, with a height of 218cm, has many scoring methods, especially post-up singles. Among the centers in the league, he is almost unmatched. Unfortunately, his passing ability is average, and he is most afraid of flanking. Easy to make mistakes.

Among them, Anthony Jones, Cao Nan and Chuck Hayes have entered the All-Star for four consecutive years, Yang Tian and Bai Qijun are also very good players, plus a group of very talented and not weak substitutes, this lineup , As long as there are no injuries, they will still be strong contenders for the championship in the next five seasons.

It is worth mentioning that Augustine, the rookie selected by the Wolves at the beginning, is very talented. At the beginning, Lu Ziqiu had high hopes for him, but it is a pity that he could not meet Lu Ziqiu's requirements. However, with his current ability, he is only a marginal player in Agni Forget it, if you want to enter the normal rotation, you need to continue to work hard.

For the ball, Chuck Hayes used his height to grab the ball for the Fire.

After Anthony Jones got the ball, he advanced to the frontcourt and used continuous breakthroughs to disrupt the defensive formation of the Wolves.

Anthony Jones evaded Lin Sen's interception, and passed back to Chuck Hayes on the inside like long eyes. After he got the ball, he used his back to beat Lan Feng, but Lan Feng was strong enough, and he couldn't cut it for a while. move.

Luo Mang was pulled to the other side by Bai Qijun. If he went to assist in the defense, Bai Qijun would miss it, and the other players were pulled away. It would be too late to come to assist in the defense. In desperation, he could only watch helplessly.

Although Chuck Hayes can't cut Lan Feng, he has many scoring methods. If he can't cut back, he uses his footsteps and fake moves to shake Lan Feng and easily hit the basket with a low hand, taking the lead to grab 2 points for the Fire.

Looking back, the Wolves played very simply. After a few passes, they handed the ball to Lu Qian to hit Cao Nan with his back. He turned around and made a jumper, but the ball bounced out of the frame, and was caught by Chuck Hayes. He accepted it. After the rebound, he launched a fast break immediately. During the fast break, Anthony Jones suddenly pulled up and shot when he was one step away from the three-point line.

Lin Sen only cared about preventing him from breaking through, but he didn't expect that he would suddenly shoot a jump shot. In desperation, he could only watch the basketball fall into the net.

The enthusiasm of the audience was completely ignited by this counterattack three-pointer, and they shouted in unison: "Fire, come on!"

In the next few rounds, the Wolves did not play smoothly on the offensive end. Han Bin only scored 2 points with a fadeaway jumper, but the Fire was very smooth. After the opening, he made five of six shots, including Anthony Jones and Yang Tian each hit a three-pointer.

The score came to 2:14 in a blink of an eye, and in less than 3 minutes, it was already opened to 12 points.

Lu Ziqiu had to call a timeout to let them calm down before reminding them of the points they need to pay attention to. However, the players did not improve much after they played again. At 6:20, the point difference widened again.

Xia Hongfei and the other shareholders were dumbfounded. Is this still his team?How did you play so sluggishly?Is it really because of a mentality problem as Lu Ziqiu said?
But they couldn't figure it out, they were fine before, why did they suddenly have problems with their mentality?It shouldn't be.

But after thinking about it, I feel that it is normal for players to be out of form occasionally. Even if they lose this time, it does not mean that they are strangers. There are still six games to come, as long as they play well.

Lu Ziqiu smiled wryly to himself. He didn't expect that the thing he was most worried about happened. After these people went up, they looked down on each other at first, and then they were eager to chase back after being beaten by the opponent, so they fought worse and worse.

Up to now, he can only make adjustments by substituting players. Although there has been some improvement, the point difference still cannot be narrowed to double digits. Boost the morale of others.

But Martin also replaced the substitutes. The substitutes of both sides worked hard on the court, and Xiaozhi and others were once again separated due to strength problems. At the end of the first quarter, the Wolves only scored 20 points, while the Agni scored 38 points. points, a full 18 points behind.

This is a result that surpasses everyone, and it is also a result that is unacceptable to all Wolves supporters.

But Lu Ziqiu didn't scold them, he just told them: "It doesn't matter if you lose the game, but I hope you can learn from it."

The players lowered their heads in shame. When Xia Kexin talked to them, he mentioned the problem of mentality, but except for Lu Wei who was alert, the others didn't really take it to heart, because they were confident in their own strength and strength. The desire to win.

But in fact, they all suffered from underestimating their opponents.

After the second quarter of the game, they gradually improved, but even so, they only narrowed the point difference. In the third and fourth quarters, even though Lu Ziqiu tried his best, they were still powerless. In the end, Lan Feng and Lu Qian were sent off because they got two technical offenses because they were impatient.

In the end, their first finals game ended in such an embarrassing defeat, with a score of 93:104 and a difference of 11 points.

Lu Ziqiu attended the post-match press conference in person. Xia Kexin glanced at the team members, gritted his teeth and chased after them.

Lu Ziqiu was a little taken aback, "You should stay with everyone at this time, they need your counseling."

Xia Kexin suddenly held his hand, "You need me more than they do." She expected that this press conference would never be easy, so she decided to stay by Lu Ziqiu's side.

"Silly girl, it's just a game, and you can't hit me." Even so, he was really touched that she could catch up with her at this time.

Xia Kexin shook his head without saying a word, but just grasped his hand even harder.

Lu Ziqiu patted her on the head, "Okay, let's go together."

"Hmm." Only in this way did Xia Kexin smile.

(End of this chapter)