Chapter 1289 Breakout at a Critical Moment

"There's really nothing we can do about it. There's no way to defend the outside line!" Zhang Lijia sighed.

"It's all supported by the inside line." Yu Jia said.

The Chinese team attacked, but this time the UAE did not get an open space, and Durant defended him.

Durant's defense is good. He is about the same height, but he has some wingspan advantages. At the same time, his mobility is stronger than that of UAE, and his defensive effect is very good.

This time, after Li Ba broke into the paint area, he passed the ball to Zhu Fangyu.

Zhu Fangyu made a three-pointer but missed, and the rebound was grabbed by Chandler.

"Stop passing it, Hammer, hit it yourself." Yu Jia shouted.

"If we can't hit the outside shot, we can't open up the defense. The US team is shrinking the basket now. We can't hit the outside shot and we can't control the rebounds." Zhang Li said.

The US team attacked and Durant once again hit a three-pointer over Zhu Fangyu.

Shooting a three-pointer here is just like shooting a long two-pointer in the NBA. It is not difficult for him.

55:59, the US team leads by 4 points.

Barkley said excitedly: "We play like this. We double-team the Hammers so that he can only shoot out. However, their outside shooting rate is not high. Even if they make a few shots, we still have the advantage in rebounding. At the same time, on the offensive end we have Their outside shooting percentage is much higher than theirs. If we play like this, we can win!”

"Yes, on the defensive end, we can use the crowd tactic to limit the Hammers' offense while protecting our backcourt rebounds. In addition, on the offensive end, we can also use the crowd tactic to limit the Hammers' defense and at the same time steal the ball. More offensive rebounds.”

Jordan laughed.

Li Ba advanced with the ball again.

He felt that this was not going to work. His outside shooting percentage was not as good as that of the American team. If he was restricted by double-teams, unable to attack, and unable to get the advantage of rebounding, the goal would be lost.

But the Chinese team defender couldn't hold the ball, and he had to control the ball. It was very helpless to be a father and a mother.

As soon as Li Ba approached the top of the arc, everyone on the US team shrank except for Durant, who was guarding the Arab League. He wanted to rush in, and it was an absolute one-on-four.

He is not a big center like O'Neal. If he rushes in, he will definitely get stuck in the quagmire of defense.

"squeak!"

Li Ba still chose to break through and further compress the US team's defense. When they completely shrank into the penalty area, he separated the ball.

He gave it to Wang Shipeng.

"Put it in!" Yu Jia was shouting.

When Wang Shipeng received the ball, Kobe immediately defended from the edge of the penalty area and pounced over.

Wang Shipeng still had a lot of space. He shot decisively and hit a three-pointer.

58:59, the Chinese team fell behind by 1 point.

At the end of the third quarter, 68:74, the US team led by 6 points.

Zhang Lijia shook his head and sighed: "In the open situation, we made a few outside shots, but the overall shooting rate was still nearly ten percentage points lower than the US team's outside shooting rate. It will be very difficult to continue like this!" "

Yu Jia said: "The American team used a crowd tactics from both ends. We had no rebounding advantage. The Hammers only grabbed 4 rebounds in the third quarter and only scored 4 points. How to play in the 4th quarter?"

Zhang Lili said: "The shots from the outside are becoming more and more hesitant. They are passing back and forth. They are open. What ball are you passing? Why are you hesitating? Just shoot when you get it!"

"I think Dayao has to go up." Guo Shiqiang thought for a while and said.

Zhang Lili and Yu Jia laughed, and the latter said: "If Dayao plays, then the US team will attack him with all its strength. Now the Hammers are still under the basket on the defensive end. If we give up to Dayao, our situation will be even worse."

Zhang Lili smiled bitterly and said: "We are not weak on the inside now, but on the outside. It's useless if you let Dayao play."

Guo Shiqiang insisted: "But with Yao coming, we are stronger inside and can score."

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "Do you believe it, as long as Yao Yao is on the court, the US team will definitely play fast break?"

"Their speed of Chandler and Love is also average." Guo Shiqiang said.

Zhang Lili said: "The U.S. team can definitely line up a lineup of five superstars who are over 2 meters tall. Yao will be dragged to death."

On the bench of the Chinese team, the atmosphere was a bit dull, and the coaching staff was discussing the lineup and tactics for the final quarter.

Deng Huade wanted to use a superstar lineup and let Dayao play.

But Dayao himself is a little hesitant. He knows that his current state is far inferior to that of the Beijing Olympics. If he plays by himself, the overall speed of the inside will be greatly reduced, and both offense and defense will be affected. This cannot be compensated by a few more points. , once the U.S. team gets the speed advantage, it will have the advantage of playing more and less, and the defense will definitely be blown away.

Li Ba was also a little disappointed. His outside shooting percentage was less than 40%. This made him unable to understand. Do you usually train?

Of course, he could also see that facing the final hurdle of three consecutive Olympic championships and five consecutive world championships, the pressure was too great. His teammates were very nervous and were afraid of missing the shot. But the more this happened, the more likely they were to miss the shot.

And on the defensive end, are Kobe and those guys that good? Are you really unable to guard against them? If you can't prevent their shots, you can reduce their success rate, but this can't be done, and he really can't understand it.

In the last quarter, Dayao came on the court, plus Li Ba, Ah Lian, Wang Shipeng, and Guo Airen.

For the U.S. team, Coach K sent out a lineup of Love, Durant, James, Anthony, and Kobe.

"Except for Kobe, who is less than 200 centimeters, the others are all over two meters. Coach K adopted Pat Riley's tactics again."

Buckley said a little surprised.

Kenny Smith laughed: "This is not the first time he has used this tactic. He used it in the last Olympics."

On the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Heli said with some palpitations: "This lineup is too strong. All five of them are superstars who can attack with the ball. They are tall and fast, and they can attack inside, break through, pass, and shoot from outside. This is really too difficult to play!"

At this time, the US team began to attack.

It was still James holding the ball.

At this time, Kobe began to cut to the basket, and Wang Shipeng didn't keep up at all and fell behind.

Fortunately, Li Ba didn't let James pass the ball. Kobe pulled up from the basket again, ran to Li Ba and stood beside him, and made a pick-and-roll for James.

James immediately broke through with the ball, bypassed Kobe, and entered the paint area.

But he didn't get rid of Li Ba. Li Ba turned around and entered the paint area in one step, keeping up with James' rhythm.

There was also Dayao under the basket, and Li Ba was still on one side. James didn't force the attack, but chose to pass the ball to Kobe behind him.

Kobe received the ball and jumped. At this time, Li Ba turned around again and grabbed the ball with a slap.

"Beautiful! The Hammers' defense exploded at the critical moment! He's running fast!" Yu Jia screamed excitedly.

Li Ba rushed past Kobe with the ball, and when he rushed to the frontcourt, Kobe had already caught up.

The other members of the US team failed to catch up, because their positions were not at the top of the arc. If they were to outflank from the left and right wings, the distance would be farther and they would not be able to return to defense in time.

Kobe did not dare to reach out randomly, this was not like the NBA, and reaching out randomly would be a foul.

He just wanted to slow down Li Ba, then rush to the front to steal Li Ba's ball, or interfere with his shot, and wait for his teammates to return to defense.