Chapter 902 First Victory

Under the continuous offensive of the Chinese team, Australia requested a timeout.

Australia was very obsessed with playing inside at the beginning, but the effect was not good.

With Li Liang's defense protection and Yi Jianlian squatting in the three-second zone, the Chinese team's inside line is not so easy to break through.

In the last game against France, China did not lose on the inside line, but on the back line was played to death by Parker, Dior and others.

After returning from the timeout, Australia replaced Anderson with No. 10. It seemed that they were going to give up the inside route and play better cooperation.

Australia are a tenacious, running team.

Their players like Dellavedova, Bogut, Baynes and others are all simple and practical players.

Therefore, the overall style is head-to-head, unlike France, where playing is more demonic.

In the first game of the Olympic Games, the head-to-head Australia gave France a fat meal and won by more than 20 points.

However, when France beat China, it performed well and killed China.

Now it's China's turn to fight Australia, and the situation is different. China is not afraid of this kind of head-on confrontation, but I am afraid that if you don't fight China head-on, those who play tricks and monsters, China's young people have no experience.

This is the so-called mutual generation and mutual restraint.

After the suspension, Australia's offensive crisis did not ease.

When Dellavedova broke through, the referee called a foul.

Li Liang wondered if the referee had taken Yao Ming's money?

Of course, Li Liang would not let go of this good opportunity to widen the gap.

Receive the ball in the middle, hold the ball and cut in after the pick-and-roll, squeeze the defender with his body and walk in.

After squeezing to a certain distance, he used his strong body to hit the jumper with a close-range emergency stop and hit the board.

So steady.

After that, Australia's No. 10 Ballstow received a pass from the opponent on the right side and forced a three-pointer!

The Australian team's substitution is still effective, and Anderson's role is indeed not as good as that of Ballstow.

Then in the defense, Yi Jianlian ate Ballstow in the low post, but he slapped him for a layup after turning around.

The confrontation in the Australian team's defense is really strong. This group of white players is very strong and loves confrontation.

The Australian team launched a counterattack, but it was not successful.

The ground pass was kicked out of the baseline by Guo Ailun, and Australia had the ball.

The opportunity for fast break and counterattack has become a positional battle.

The Australian players were visibly agitated.

If the Chinese team didn't have Li Liang, it wouldn't matter if they played like this at the beginning.

Anyway, I can definitely catch up from behind.

But with Li Liang in the Chinese team, the situation is completely different.

Attacking the position, Mills' three-pointer from the bottom corner still missed.

Li Liang caught the rebound in the backcourt and began to push the offense slowly.

After halftime, he adjusted his breathing, and Wang Zhelin and Yi Jianlian mentioned a double screen in the high position.

Li Liang moved horizontally to the middle, at the top of the arc, two steps away from the three-point line, and directly shot the three-pointer!

Hit!

This rhythm and feeling is really great.

Australia really panicked, the head coach was pacing back and forth on the sidelines, shouting loudly, directing the players on the field.

Their status has been delayed.

This is still No. 10 Ballstow, who received a pass from Dellavedova after a high pick-and-roll, made another shot from outside the three-point line, and hit a three-pointer.

The defensive strategy of the Chinese team is still very clear, shrink, double-team the ball holder who protrudes from the inside, and let you shoot from the outside.

You have the ability to cast me to death, or I will cast you to death.

In this way, it is forcing the opponent and the Chinese team, or in other words, to shoot three-pointers with Li Liang.

The French team was not fooled by this, and used efficient breakthroughs and dazzling passes to tear apart the Chinese team's defense.

Moreover, Li Liang was not in good condition and eventually lost the game.

Now, with Ballstow scoring two three-pointers in a row, Australia seems to have seen a solution to the problem.

But I didn't expect that this was a trap set by the Chinese team.

The pace of the game between the two sides gradually became faster. Not only did Li Liang hit a three-pointer for the Chinese team, but Yi Jianlian also hit a three-pointer after receiving a pass from Zhao Jiwei after the pick-and-roll!

Under the leadership of Li Liang, the Chinese team started the rhythm of the national three-pointer.

In the 10 minutes of the first quarter, the Chinese team led the Australian team by 8 points at 26:18.

The Australian team never expected that they would be beaten by the Chinese team like this.

Li Liang scored 9 points in the first quarter, and Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhelin, and Guo Ailun all scored.

This is a good sign, no longer rely too much on Li Liang.

After the start of the second quarter, Director Gong also boldly carried out a rotation, replacing Li Liang with Li Gen.

Li Gen rarely played in the previous games. Although he has excellent physical fitness, he has defects in speed and movement.

Li Gen played a role immediately after his debut. He has plenty of energy and is very active in fighting.

Getting to the inside to make a foul, and going to the free throw line——Chairman Yao may have really given money to the referee in this game.

Two free throws were made to help the Chinese team further expand the point difference.

Australia wants to chase points, but the offensive end has been playing until it is not smooth.

At this time, the disadvantages of the three-pointer appeared, and it was not stable enough.

Australia hit three three-pointers in the first quarter, but in the second quarter, they missed consecutive three-pointers from outside.

Without Li Lianghou, the Chinese team did not play well offensively.

But you don't score, I don't score, and I am the one who leads.

What the Chinese team has to do is to spend time and give Li Liang enough time to rest.

Therefore, even if there is a chance to counterattack, Guo Ailun and Zhao Jiwei will not push back.

Grinding the position, I would rather grind out 24 seconds, switch the ball, and not give Australia a chance to counterattack.

Continue to retreat in defense, retreat firmly, just shoot from the outside, if you shoot dead, I will fall.

This tactic really worked. The Australian team did not hit a three-pointer by Ingles until 4 minutes into the second quarter.

The point difference was narrowed to 5 points.

But the Chinese team called a timeout, and Li Liang was coming back.

Returning to the court with the lead, it was Li Liang's first time playing such a game.

In the NBA, the days of clocking in three quarters and halftime clocking in are long gone.

In the Chinese team, Li Liang is used to falling behind by 10 or 15 points in the opening game, falling behind by 7 or 8 points at halftime, and then chasing the comeback by himself.

It's really unaccustomed to lead now.

Of course, Li Liang will not let down the love for his teammates.

After returning to the court, the morale of the whole team was further improved.

Especially on the defensive end, the Chinese team's defense tonight is very good.

Back to back, joint defense.

Don't think that zone defense is very simple. In fact, zone defense requires a particularly high degree of tacit cooperation between players.

Once there is a situation where the response is not timely and there is no tacit understanding between each other, there will be an embarrassing phenomenon where two people defend one, but no one defends in the end.

And the Chinese team can maintain the zone defense formation for a long time without dispersing. It can be said that the discipline and concentration are quite high.

Faced with this kind of zone defense, Australia played impetuously, and finally couldn't throw a three-pointer outside.

The Chinese team's offense is getting smoother and smoother.

Li Liang completely brought the Chinese team's offense to life.

The U.S. team has a group of defensive strikers, and the French team has Batum at any rate. With Gobert on the inside, Li Liang has been restricted a lot.

As for Australia's striker position, there are really no defensive players who can threaten Li Liang.

As for the inside Bogut... Li Liang has been killing the inside since the second quarter, challenging Bogut's help defense block.

Bogut's standing defense is very strong, but he is much worse than Gobert when he assists in blocking shots.

As a result, Li Liang kept hitting jump shots on Bogut's or Baynes' heads.

Australia originally wanted to defend against Li Liang's three-pointer, but Li Liang's emergency stop jump shot was all over his head.

Bogut was stunned by the vote at the end, with a dejected look on his face.

After being shot in the Warriors, why did he still have to be shot in Australia?

At the end of the half, the Chinese team 50:40, leading Australia by 10 points!

The Chinese team played perfectly in the first half, holding down Australia, which is stronger overall.

In the second half, the third quarter, Australia began to fight back.

Unexpectedly, Li Liang, who is well versed in rhythm, suddenly broke into the game in the third quarter.

He used the "Mid-range Hit Improvement Post" to turn himself into the Grim Reaper with horns.

On the one hand, Li Liang feels that he feels very good in the middle distance tonight.

On the other hand, the single-defense ability of Australian perimeter defenders is not enough, and they are not good at defending near the free throw line.

Bogut or Baines huddled inside and couldn't get out.

Li Liang keenly grasped the Australian's loophole and began to hit the middle distance continuously.

Dribble a little after catching the ball, pull it up and throw it.

After receiving a pass from Guo Ailun, he made a fake move, pulled it up and threw it again.

Compared with the ball used in the NBA, the ball used in international competitions has changed from six pieces of leather to eight pieces, with more stitched surfaces, so the grip of the ball is firmer and the shot is more stable.

Li Liang made 7 of 8 mid-range jumpers in the third quarter, without free throws. The Australian coach who made the shot was squatting on the sidelines in a daze.

The Australian team counterattacked wave after wave, all of which were extinguished by Li Liang's mid-range jumper.

In the third quarter, the Chinese team instead widened the point difference to 13 points.

In the fourth quarter, Australia finally struggled.

The Chinese team relied on tenacious defense to hold the advantage, and finally defeated the mighty Australia by 87:80, 7 points, and won the first victory in the Rio Olympics!