Chapter 891 Unexpected
If Li Liang was really annoyed, a small part of it was because the American team played too hard, and a large part of the reason must be that the Chinese team played too badly.
The other players of the Chinese team are now facing a serious problem-when they hold the ball, they can't even complete a dribble attack properly.
Including Yi Jianlian.
Yi Jianlian is already the most stable point in the team besides Li Liang, but the US team obviously raised a high level of defensive strength in the opening game.
The US team has made up their minds. Although it is a warm-up match, they will hold the Chinese team down and fight to the death at the beginning.
Can you not fight to the death? Isn't that how you play Bruce Lee?
If Li Liang knew the thoughts of the American team members, he would definitely say, "Okay, don't learn, and use some crooked methods!"
Li Liang's style of play is indeed crooked, but even if he leaves, the intensity is great and the effect is strong.
At the beginning, the Chinese team missed consecutive offenses because they couldn't cooperate with the outside line and it was too fragmented.
But the US team did not widen the score gap.
Because the Chinese team's defense is not bad.
Under the command of Li Liang, the Chinese team carried out zone defense, forcing the US team to take a lot of outside shots.
The US team didn't feel good at the beginning.
Jordan was still playing tricks inside, turning his back to the basket after receiving the ball and then wiping the board for a layup.
The body turned, the board was wiped, but the ball didn't touch the basket.
The 2-0 score lasted for several minutes in the opening game.
Li Liang was not in a hurry, and kept feeding the ball to the inside, especially Wang Zhelin.
I hope this kid can play with a little confidence and score one under Jordan's defense.
It's a pity that Wang Zhelin's courage is okay, but his skills and physical fitness really can't keep up.
He got two hats from Jordan.
In Jordan's view, every technical movement of Wang Zhelin is slow motion.
He can't bounce well, and his height and wingspan are not as good as him. Isn't that just waiting to be hated?
Therefore, there can only be a commendable title for courage.
This 0:2 score is really uncomfortable to watch, Li Liang thinks it's time for him to make a move.
After grabbing the rebound, Li Liang didn't pass the ball to his teammates, and started charging with the ball.
His timing was good.
Because Jordan is currently the only person on the US team who can hold him in the paint.
In the FIBA rules, Jordan's power is stronger than in the NBA.
He can always squat in the three-second zone and wait for the opponent to come to the door, and the big fly swatter will be slapped one after another.
With this shot, Jordan himself wanted to play with flowers, so he must have been slow to return to defense.
Without the strongest barrier in the US team, Li Liang began to charge.
He dribbled all the way to the basket, passed DeRozan with a change of direction, and only George was at the basket.
George saw a pickup truck rushing towards him, so he decided to forget it and avoid it.
Watching Li Liang dunk with both hands!
A crisp dunk, who said that Li Liang can't dunk?
In terms of dunking, Li Liang has drifted away from his good friend Curry.
Then, DeRozan still missed a mid-range jumper from the outside.
The American team's outside touch is really bad.
I don't know if I want to have a good performance on Li Liang's head too much.
Li Liang will not be polite when he sees this. If you feel bad, I will definitely come and teach you a lesson.
Li Liang, who counterattacked with the ball, still played by himself.
Li Liang's speed is not fast, but he spotted the omission in the US team's defense - the bottom line.
He drove to the basket from the baseline, and after Jordan made up his defense, he passed the ball to Yi Jianlian who cut in the middle.
Yi Jianlian did not waste Li Liang's pass, and after receiving the ball, he dunked vigorously with both hands!
After the goal, the two clapped hands, and the Chinese team even overtook it.
The bad feeling of the US team is not over yet.
Anthony got an open 3-pointer on the right and missed.
Under the basket, Jordan took the offensive rebound and passed it to Anthony in the corner to shoot again.
Still not going in!
This Stamps basket capped the US team.
Jordan grabbed an offensive rebound again, but was interfered by Yi Jianlian for a layup and missed.
This time Guo Ailun got the ball and launched a counterattack, crossed it to Li Liang, and was almost intercepted.
Paul George's risky steal was unsuccessful and he lost his defensive position.
Li Liang got a three-point chance at 45 degrees on the left, shot decisively, and hit!
7:2! The Chinese team actually led the US team 7:2 in the opening game.
This American player is depressed, and the fans in Los Angeles are even more depressed.
What about beating up Bruce Lee?
Why do you have the faint feeling that you are going to be beaten violently again?
After 3 points and nearly 4 minutes in the first quarter, the US team fell into an offensive crisis.
The old coach K called a short timeout to adjust the lineup.
Jordan was replaced, and Old K replaced Cousins to strengthen the team's offense.
But Cousins' low singles still failed.
And Li Liang immediately scored another three-pointer.
The U.S. team made a big mistake in defense—they double-teamed Guo Ailun and released Li Liang.
Li Liang received a pass from Guo Ailun in his favorite left corner.
Li Liang was a little dazed when he received the ball in the left corner.
A thought flashed through his mind: Is this a trap? psychological trap.
The US team deliberately let him go, let him shoot, miss, to destroy his confidence?
This kind of thought only existed in Li Liang's mind for 0.1 second, and disappeared without a trace as Li Liang opened his hand and hit it with a "shua".
This point, this position, Li Liang didn't even need to aim, he just opened his hand.
At 10:2, the Chinese team played the US team at 10:2.
Li Liang himself was overjoyed, that's it? That's it? This is your American Dream Team?
I couldn't make any outside shots, and the defense even missed me.
Look who can't afford it?
However, Li Liang's three-pointer woke up the American players.
We can't fight like this anymore, if we continue to fight like this, if we lose to Li Liang's Chinese team, we will never be able to turn around in this life.
DeRozan held the ball and singled out Ding Yanyuhang, who was half a head taller than him.
Using his back, on the ribs, he shook Xiao Ding away with a fake move, and then made a step, and hit the half-basket successfully.
An unpretentious shot, but it helped the US team break the deadlock.
This is a very critical goal. If the United States does not score again, Li Liang will really start to beat the dog in the water if he counterattacks again.
With Li Liang's style, it's not impossible to bombard indiscriminately in the first quarter.
For the Chinese team, Zhou Qi replaced Wang Zhelin.
When Li Liang saw Zhou Qi asking for the ball in the low post, he would still give it.
It's not that I believe Zhou Qi can succeed in singles, but that I want to give young people a chance to know themselves.
Although Cousins is not a good defensive player, it is not so easy for you to hit Cousins in the low post.
As a result, Zhou Qi caught the ball in the ribs, singled Cousins, hit it a few times, and then hit it near the three-point line...
People in low positions get higher and closer to the basket, Zhou Qi goes further and further out...
Cousins pushed Zhou Qi away with an expression of "you are working hard".
In the end, Zhou Qi still had no choice but to pass the ball to Li Liang. Li Liang made a forced three-pointer from the outside and missed.
"Next time, use more strength and cleverness, don't be hard!" Li Liang reminded Zhou Qi to use his own skills.
I don't know if he listened.
Then, the US team still did not find the sense of offense.
George's breakthrough failed in China's Phalanx defense.
Got the offensive rebound and passed it to Anthony from the outside, and missed a three-pointer.
The defensive strategy of the Chinese team tonight is very clear, which is shrinking, zone defense, blocking the basket, and letting you shoot outside.
Because Gong Luming knew that it was meaningless for you to defend the US team from shooting. It is better to concentrate your forces on the inside and not be sieved by the US.
You can still take a gamble on outside shooting, but if the inside line is broken, there is nothing you can do.
Not to mention, tonight was really a good bet, the shooting touch of the American perimeter is really bad.
As for the opportunity for the Chinese team to counterattack, Zhao Jiwei used Li Liang's pick-and-roll to force a breakthrough. After throwing off Cousins, he made a difficult jumper that fell back and hit it!
A nice shot!
In addition to Li Liang and Yi Jianlian, the Chinese team has a third player to score.
14:4, a 10-point lead.
The Chinese team played surprisingly well in the opening game.