All-round Athlete

Chapter 792 Three Overtimes

With the US team's last offensive loss, the game was dragged into overtime.

"Unexpectedly, this game was dragged into overtime! I thought that the US team would definitely beat the Chinese team!"

"Who said it wasn't! But for the last goal just now, the US team's tactics were obviously useless. It should be that Zhang Guan's sudden double-team disrupted the US team's original tactical arrangement. I guess it was because of the old coach K's tactics. In the arrangement, Granger is definitely not responsible for the last shot."

"However, in overtime, the Chinese team will definitely not be able to handle it. There is still a big gap between the strengths of the two sides. In overtime, I think the US team will win!"

In the overtime match between a strong team and a weak team, there is no doubt that the strong team has the advantage, not to mention the US team has a desperate depth of bench, even the strength at the end of the bench is comparable to other teams The team's starter.

On the bench of the U.S. team, the players looked very relaxed. After all, they were superior in strength, so they were not afraid of playing overtime. People such as Curry even hoped that the game would enter overtime. There is a chance to play.

On the bench of the Chinese team, the players seized the time to rest. Although the extra time is only five minutes, for the players of the Chinese team, their physical strength may not even last the five minutes of overtime.

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Deng Huade looked nervous, he never thought he could play overtime with the US team.

"I really didn't expect to play overtime. With our physical reserves, it may be difficult to play overtime!" Deng Huade frowned, and then said: "Let's fight for three-pointers!"

"Three-pointer?" Wang Shipeng raised his head subconsciously.

"The U.S. team has the upper hand. If we play overtime, our chances of winning are very low. We might as well try our luck. If we are lucky, if we score more three-pointers, we may have a chance of victory!" Deng Huade said.

Deng Huade's speculative character is fully revealed at this time. He believes that only three-pointers can turn defeat into victory when the strength is not dominant.

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At the beginning of overtime, the US team replaced Rose, Westbrook, Odom and Chandler, and Durant remained on the court.

Westbrook missed his first breakthrough, and Zhang Guan also missed his first shot. Both sides felt average at the beginning of the game.

Odom hit a jump shot, which opened up the situation for the US team first. Then Zhang Guan used a three-pointer to lead by one point. Durant immediately returned a three-pointer, and the US team still led by two points.

Zhang Guan dribbled forward, roughly stepped forward to pick and roll, and then formed a defense change. Facing Chandler, Zhang Guan directly accelerated the breakthrough, and Rose stepped forward to help defend immediately.

Without even looking at it, Zhang Guan threw the ball back, accurately threw it into Rough's hand, and Rough made a three-pointer with a jumper.

Rose broke through, his body twisted into a twist, and scored the ball, but after the goal, Rose made a mistake. He stepped forward to double-team Zhang Guan, but missed Wang Shipeng, Zhang Guan passed the ball to Wang Shipeng , Wang Shipeng made another three-pointer, and the Chinese team led by two points.

Krzyzewski explained a few words to Billups, and then replaced him on the court. After Billups came on the court, he immediately conveyed Krzyzewski's instructions: "We can't relax our defense against the other players of the Chinese team."

After the rest just now, the physical fitness of the Chinese team has recovered a little, so it can share some pressure for Zhang Guan in the offense, but this situation can't last long. When there is still the last minute of overtime, the physical fitness of the Chinese team has returned. There was a problem, and Deng Huade immediately called a timeout to allow the players to rest.

At this time, Krzyzewski had already seen that the Chinese team was completely fighting for three-pointers.

"Deng Huade is an opportunist!" Krzyzewski stared helplessly at Deng Huade not far away, but he also lamented Deng Huade's good luck in his heart. At least so far, the Chinese team's tactics of betting on three-pointers are still very Successfully, the hit rate has been maintained at a high state, the game still has the last minute, but the US team did not get a 1-point lead, and the two sides drew 102 to 102.

"I don't believe you can keep being so accurate!" Krzyzewski pouted lightly, and then replaced Love and Iguodala again.

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"Iguodala, the three-pointer... didn't make it, Love made a tip-up, and made it!"

He looked helplessly at Love, who was half a head shorter than him. This American guy looked very young, but his sense of rebounding was very good. His lower body strength was astonishing, and he was no better than those black muscular guys in terms of physical confrontation. Poor, at least in the low post, whether it is offense or defense, it is at the top level in the world.

"The U.S. team is really amazingly talented! When I was 22 years old, I was far behind him." General sighed, and lamented that time is not forgiving in his heart.

Next is the Chinese team's possession of the ball. When everyone thought that the Chinese team would still bet on three-pointers, Zhang Guan did the opposite. He went directly to the three-second zone and made a fadeaway jumper to tie the score.

The clock showed 28 seconds left, and the US team held the ball, which was surprisingly similar to the situation at the end of the fourth quarter just now.

"How will the U.S. team play? Choose an offense that runs out of 24 seconds, or take the initiative to foul like last time?" While the commentator asked questions, he saw that Billups had already passed the ball to Durant, and Durant Rand immediately passed the ball to the inside after receiving the ball.

"Durant, pass inside! Love alley-oop! Interference, the ball missed, the Chinese team grabbed the rebound!" The commentator took a deep breath, and then said: "The American team is preparing to attack, but The ball was played too impatiently, and the alley-oop was indeed a bit too whimsical. Although Dayao has injured his leg, the inside strength of the Chinese team still has a height advantage. If it were Duncan, he might still be able to play in the inside of the Chinese team. Whatever you want, but Love is definitely not able to do it. But the goal was missed, but the US team was passive, and then it was the turn of the Chinese team to attack."

There were only 15 seconds left in the game. This time, the U.S. team did not call a timeout, nor did they choose to take the initiative to foul, but defended steadily, and the Chinese team also honestly played a defensive position.

Krzyzewski could see that the physical fitness of the Chinese team had bottomed out. Calling a timeout at this time helped the Chinese team recover their physical strength; and if they committed an active foul, the time for free throws also helped the Chinese team recover their physical strength, so they simply do nothing.

This choice is very correct. It can be seen from the physical confrontation between the two sides in the positional battle. The players of the American team only need to use their bodies to make the Chinese players lose their good position to catch the ball.

"At this time, it may be possible to double-team!" Krzyzewski shouted: "Lamar, double-team!"

Odom immediately abandoned Sun Yue and chose to double-team Zhang Guan.

Zhang Guan immediately hesitated, he really wanted to pass the ball to Sun Yue, but Sun Yue's shooting was really unreliable, and Sun Yue, as a player with outstanding defensive ability in the Chinese team, was second only to Zhang Guanhe in playing time. Ah Lian consumes the most energy, and Zhang Guan really can't guarantee how much Sun Yue's shooting percentage is left under the condition of severe energy consumption.

"No, let's do it by ourselves!" Zhang Guan chose to shoot by himself.

One of Billups and Odom blocked Zhang Guan's eyes, and the other slapped the ball. Zhang Guan had no choice but to increase the shooting angle. When the ball was shot, Zhang Guan I realized that the ball was missed.

"rebound!"

Following Zhang Guan's yell, Le Fu jumped up early and grabbed the ball.

I saw Love twisting in the air. When his body landed, his back was facing the basket. Then he swung his arms and threw the ball directly to the opposite basket.

It's Love's trick again. After grabbing the rebound, he throws it directly to the frontcourt. Both the landing point and the angle are just right. It doesn't waste a little bit of time and doesn't give the defender a chance to return to defense. In the entire NBA, Love is probably the best person to use this trick.

For the U.S. team, at the moment Love grabbed the rebound, Rose had already started and rushed to the opposite basket.

"Here's the ball!" While running, Rose looked at the timing card on the opposite side. He was excited for a while. There were three seconds left. He calculated that it was enough for him to use it for one second after receiving the ball. The dunk action completes the offense.

"The dunk lore in overtime must be the best goal of the day!" Ross thought silently.

However, at this moment, a white figure was running alongside Rose.

"It's Zhang Guan!" Rose's heart tightened.

Speed ​​is Rose's strength. Few people in the NBA are faster than Rose, but Zhang Guan's speed is Zhang Guan's strength. Rose's speed may dominate the NBA, but Zhang Guan's speed can dominate the world!

Zhang Guan served first and passed Rose in an instant. Then he stretched out his hand and took the ball into his arms.

At this time, Rose had also caught up. He threw himself at Zhang Guan and stretched out his arms to prevent Zhang Guan from throwing the ball.

"It's too late!" Zhang Guan checked the time, and it was no longer enough for him to turn around. At this time, his back was facing the basket of the US team, so he had to throw the ball out in a way of "holding the urinal".

"Oops!"

"It's over!"

In the U.S. team, whether it was on the court or on the bench, whether it was the players or the coaches, they all felt guilty, because the arc of the ball was obviously aimed at the basket.

"No way, with your back to the basket in the backcourt, you can also make a shot with a 'piss pot'?"

"Bang!" The basketball hit the front of the basket.

"Huh!" The entire American team breathed a sigh of relief. This goal was too dangerous. If Zhang Guan had been a little stronger, he might have scored.

The referee also blew the whistle at this time, the first overtime ended, the score of the two sides was 104 to 104, and the second overtime was about to begin.

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"I didn't expect that the game went to the second overtime!"

"Yeah, it's really surprising that the Chinese team survived the first overtime."

"It still depends on the three-pointer. The Chinese team has been shooting three-pointers just now, and they are very lucky, and the shooting rate is quite high."

"This style of play is indeed like a gamble, but the opponent is the US team, and there is no way not to gamble. If you continue to play according to the previous style of play, it is tantamount to waiting to die."

"I don't think the luck of the Chinese team can continue to be so good, right? They will always feel bad."

Amidst the people's discussions, the second quarter overtime began.

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Durant's style of play has changed. Before that, he used shooting as the main means of attack, but in the overtime of the second quarter, he frequently made breakthroughs.

However, the effect of Durant's breakthrough is not as good as shooting. In terms of breakthrough ability, Durant is considered to be excellent in the NBA, but he is definitely not the top. He mainly relies on his height and long legs, and his long legs are one step ahead of others. Half, coupled with the advantage of height, most people can't cover it in three steps, and it is difficult for those short strikers to affect Durant's breakthrough.

But Durant's breakthrough also has disadvantages, that is, the dribble is relatively high and the changes are relatively small. For some real defensive champions, it is not difficult to defend Durant. For some tall and fast players, It can also prevent Durant's breakthrough.

Durant broke through several times in a row, but his shooting percentage was not high. After three minutes in the second overtime game, the US team only scored 5 points, 1 of which came from free throws.

The Chinese team scored two three-pointers, leading the US team by one point 110 to 109. This result surprised many people.

"Beep!" The whistle sounded, and the referee made a gesture, indicating that the UAE fouled.

"What? Ah Lian fouled! Oops, five fouls! Ah Lian is going to be sent off!"

On the US team's bench, Krzyzewski showed a satisfied smile, and his goal was finally achieved.

"No wonder Durant has been breaking through to the inside. He is not for scoring, but for punishing the UAE!"

"The Chinese team is finished, and the inside line will collapse. This time, Zhang Guan is really alone!"

Coach Deng Huade's face was livid. It was bad news that the United Arab Emirates was sent off, and another bad news was that, roughly not long ago, he received his fourth foul.

Durant made two free throws, but the Chinese team immediately responded with a three-pointer. The score became 113 to 111, and the Chinese team still led.

In the next attack of the American team, Iguodala broke through with the ball and caused Sun Yue's defensive foul. This was also Sun Yue's fifth foul.

"Sun Yue also left the field with five fouls!" The entire Chinese team was shrouded in a cloud of darkness. In just two rounds, two starters were sent off in a row. This kind of blow was simply unbearable for the Chinese team.

The physical fitness and skills of Chinese players are not as good as American players, so they can only rely on fouls to complete the defense. Today, Sun Yue was able to last until the second overtime before being sent off, which is already a good result. In order to avoid the one-sided game from affecting the ratings, under FIBA's punctuality, the referee's whistle in the first three quarters was relatively lenient, and some whistles that could be blown or not were let go. If the whistle had been blown tighter, he might have been sent off in regular time.

The U.S. team’s fouls are much more average. Chandler is the one with the most fouls. He has already received his fourth personal foul, but in the two quarters, he has been sitting on the bench and Love has been the center. Location. In addition, Rose and Westbrook are only three fouls, so the US team does not have to worry about fouls.

Coach Deng Huade could only send two young people, and the defense of the Chinese team was greatly reduced in an instant.

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After turning around, Love dunked directly. Normally, he might not use this kind of rough offensive method, but now, facing an opponent with four criminals, he dared to use this kind of tough attack.

He just straightened his hands, and he didn't even dare to jump up. After all, he was fouled four times on his back. If he was also off the field, there would really be only a few rookies left in the Chinese team's inside line. This made his Defensive strength has also declined.

"Okay, the US team finally overtook! 116 to 113!"

"It looks like the second overtime game is finally going to be won by the US team!"

"Don't worry, there are 9.9 seconds left, only one three-pointer is needed to tie the game, and the game will be dragged to the third overtime! Look, Zhang Guan received the ball, and it seems that the last shot still has to be delivered in his hand."

"What's the point of tying? In the third overtime, the Chinese team will still lose! Only two of their starting players are still on the court."

While everyone was discussing, Zhang Guan had already started dribbling the ball and ran forward.

"This ball still has to be handed over to Zhang Guan, prepare to double-team!" Durant shouted at his teammates.

Billups stared at Zhang Guan with vigilance. At this time, he was standing between the three-point line and the center line, in order to guard against Zhang Guan's ultra-long-range three-pointer.

Zhang Guan, on the other hand, stopped at the middle circle and started dribbling.

"Are you going to make a breakthrough at the last moment, and then make an emergency stop for three points?" Billups suddenly became focused, and a countdown appeared in his mind involuntarily.

"5, 4, 3... It's almost time for Zhang Guan to break through! Here we come!" Billups saw Zhang Guan's body move.

However, what Billups didn't expect was that Zhang Guan didn't break through, but jumped up directly.

"What? A jump shot? A jump shot so far away? A jump shot from the center circle?" Billups never expected that Zhang Guan would shoot directly, so he couldn't even interfere. He could only watch Zhang Guan throw the ball. The next moment, he immediately turned his head and looked at the basket.

"bass!"

The ball went in!

116 to 116 tie!

"Man to man, fast!"

Zhang Guan shouted, calling everyone back from the shock.

There are 1.1 seconds left in the time, and the rules of the World Championships do not serve the ball after a timeout, so this means that the US team has to throw the ball to the basket immediately after it is sent. At this time, man-to-man to prevent the US team from receiving the ball and delaying the time of receiving the ball is obviously the best choice.

The players of the American team began to run wildly, hoping to run out of a gap to catch the ball, while the players of the Chinese team also frantically followed behind, just not giving their opponents a chance to catch the ball.

The ball came out, was disturbed by roughly fingertips, changed direction, and rolled to the ground.

Iguodala hurried forward to pick up the ball, and just as soon as he controlled it, a double-team from Zhang Guan came up to meet him. Zhang Guan had already abandoned Billups and double-teamed Iguodala.

Iguodala didn't pass the ball to Billups who was unmarked, because even if Billups received the ball, he didn't have time to complete the shot.

There was no time, and he was facing double-teaming by two people. In desperation, Iguodala could only throw the ball casually, and the result was naturally a non-stick out-of-bounds ball.

The sound of the end of the second overtime game sounded, and the two sides tied 116 to 116, and the third overtime game is about to begin!