NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

In the frontcourt, Xu Yong once again successfully ran to an unguarded position, grabbed the basketball, and turned around to launch another counterattack!

Meanwhile, James, who was supposed to be guarding him, was still entangled with Lin Tian!

The American team's attention was completely drawn to Lin Tian.

"boom!"

Once he got to the frontcourt, Xu Yong knew very well that it wasn't the right time to try anything fancy. If he made a mistake, he would become the villain. So he used the simplest one-handed dunk to smash the ball into the basket.

Although it wasn't flashy, the height of the jump and the power of the downward slam were absolutely impressive! It was incredibly fierce!
After a loud bang, the entire rim even trembled slightly.

Xu Yong's talent is absolutely extraordinary!
"Another basket! Xu Yong has finally realized his potential! He has finally used his talent to help his teammates! He used his speed, height, and physical attributes to score 4 points in a row!"

"Young men of China, charge! Don't give up! There's still plenty of time!"

Coach K looked at the 17-point gap and bit his lip tightly. He didn't call a timeout or make any substitutions.

He decided to let the people on the field try again!
In the next possession, Paul once again exploited a mismatch against Yao Ming.

As a tactical mastermind, Paul has never disappointed in carrying out the head coach's intentions.

Facing Yao Ming, Paul continued to dribble steadily and patiently, but this time he glanced more to the sides, wary of someone coming to help defend.

At the same time, his dribbling movements and fluidity remained unchanged; this guy's fundamentals are indeed terrifyingly strong!
After another series of in-and-out dribbles, Paul thought he had found an opportunity, so he suddenly gathered the ball and stepped back.

This time he didn't feint; he just pulled it up and threw it!

Paul knew very well that when facing a giant like Yao Ming, the most important thing for someone of his size was not to hold onto the ball. As long as he didn't hold onto the ball, anything was possible.

But if you catch the ball, you can't hesitate. Don't think about creating space or anything like that. Just pull up and shoot. You have to shoot the instant you catch the ball, not giving the big man a chance to react or defend.

Otherwise, there's a high chance they'll get blocked or forced to pass the ball. There's no way around it; the height difference between the two is just too big, and if you're not decisive, you'll most likely get shut down.

Of course, being decisive doesn't necessarily mean you can escape punishment!

This time, Yao Ming was completely focused and extremely cautious. As soon as he saw Paul gather the ball, Yao Ming immediately lunged forward. His speed wasn't fast, and his jumping ability wasn't anything special, but he was tall!

With a terrifying height of 226 centimeters, he lunged at Paul. Even Paul was somewhat taken aback by this shot, and his wrist trembled involuntarily. Although Yao Ming did not block the shot, it also missed the rim.

Lin Tian charged into the paint, grabbed the backboard, and dribbled the ball up the court.

Wade and Battier surrounded Lin Tian, ​​while James tightly marked Xu Yong, giving him no chance. Du Feng and Yi Jianlian were positioned too far back in the paint, preventing them from making a quick break down the court immediately.

As for Sun Yue, although he also started to run fast, Bosh, who was just outside the three-point line, had already turned and retreated. Even if he passed the ball to Sun Yue, it would be difficult for him to successfully challenge Bosh.

Therefore, Lin Tian immediately discovered the blind spot.

He suddenly made a one-handed through pass, giving the ball to Yao Ming, who had just finished interfering and was running forward.

After Yao Ming got the basketball, he didn't stop at all. Instead, he dribbled forward a step and then, when Paul rushed over to try to steal the ball from him, Yao Ming suddenly did a behind-the-back dribble!
Paul, who was focused on stealing the ball and didn't pay any attention to Yao Ming, was left far behind by Yao Ming, and the distance between the two exceeded 2 meters in the blink of an eye!
Who can blame Yao Ming for taking such big strides?
"A stroke of genius! Unbelievable! I really need to rub my eyes to make sure it was Yao Ming or Lin Tian who just did that behind-the-back dribble!" Yang Jian shouted excitedly, "Yao Ming can also do such delicate and wonderful dribbling moves!"

"It's absolutely gorgeous and amazing!"

After dribbling past Paul behind his back, Yao Ming didn't hesitate at all. He dribbled the basketball forward a few more times and then drove into the three-point line of the US team.

Facing Bosh's onslaught, Yao Ming once again showcased his solid fundamentals, a skill he rarely displays, with a no-look, one-handed pass that cleverly slipped the ball under Bosh's armpit.

Xu Yong once again shook off James's defense, caught the ball, jumped, and completed another powerful dunk!

This time, while he was jumping to dunk, he drew a foul from James, who was trying to block him!
2+1 in one go!

The entire Wukesong Arena erupted in cheers once again!
Fans chanted the players' names wildly, praising Yao Ming's behind-the-back dribble and no-look pass, and Xu Yong's powerful 2+1 dunk.

These scenes reignited the excitement of the fans who had quieted down at the end of the third quarter, sending them into a frenzy of shouts and celebrations!
Our players haven't given up yet!
As fans, we must do everything we can to cheer on our team!
After stepping to the free-throw line, Xu Yong, who had successfully dunked consecutively, became completely excited. He glared at James and said, "You're no match for Carmelo! You're not even as good as Devin!"

"You are utterly worthless!"

"If I were in San Antonio, we would have won the championship long ago! You loser!"

A rookie who hadn't even entered the league challenged an NBA All-Star starter and the undisputed future face of the league after a series of dunks and a 2+1 play.

This scene will surely become a classic moment in Xu Yong's career.

Of course, for this to become a classic moment, the Chinese team has to win!
If the Chinese team loses the next game, this scene will become a classic moment in James' career: he taught a lesson to the rookie who dared to provoke him, and regained his dignity and face.

"Shh!"

With Xu Yong making another free throw, the third scoring option that the Chinese team had been waiting for for three quarters was finally fully unlocked!
Even if Xu Yong scores all his points with dunks, even if all his points come from fast breaks, the American team will definitely intensify their defense against him in the remainder of the game.

If we strengthen our defense against him, then naturally our defense against the rest of the Chinese team, especially Lin Tian and Yao Ming, will be weakened.

This is the most important reason why the Chinese team urgently needs a third scoring option; they need to make it easier for Lin Tian and Yao Ming to score.

After Xu Yong made that free throw, the gap between the two sides has narrowed to 14 points!

This time, Coach K lost his patience. During the dead ball situation, he took out Paul, James, and Bosh, and brought in Anthony, Howard, and Kobe.

Coach K, you need to step up the defense!
This also means that in just 2 minutes, the US team's strategy completely failed. They wanted to use mismatches to attack Yao Ming, but they only managed to score 1 point in total. On the contrary, the Chinese team used fast breaks to attack them and quickly narrowed the score gap.

Therefore, Coach K has strengthened the defense of both the interior and the backcourt. Although James' absence will reduce their defensive and passing abilities on the wing, Anthony's individual offense and shooting accuracy are unmatched by James.

"I estimate James will rest for a maximum of two minutes," Yang Jian said, watching Coach K's substitution. "He'll still take Battier out to bring James back in; that lineup is the strongest for Team USA tonight!"

"The question now is, how long will it take for the Chinese team to get James back into form so that the US team can field their strongest lineup sooner? After all, the sooner James returns to the court, the less obvious our physical disadvantage will be!"

Yang Yi added, "Now, this is China's chance! Although the US team has almost fielded their strongest lineup, they are still missing LeBron James! If they can take this opportunity to score a few more points and narrow the gap to within 10 points..."

"Then the suspense for tonight's match is officially back! Let's wait and see!"

On the first possession back on the court, the ball was handed to Kobe. Lin Tian lowered his center of gravity and kept putting pressure on Kobe from behind, constantly using his fierce body to make contact with Kobe.

Lin Tian knew that he would take the lead in Kobe's first offensive play after his return, and Kobe also knew that Lin Tian would be guarding him. This play was definitely a testament to the tacit understanding between the two.

"Boom! Boom!"

In two consecutive moves, Kobe used his weight advantage to push past Lin Tian and force his way into the paint. Then, he suddenly turned towards the baseline, but Lin Tian anticipated this and completely blocked his attack.

Then Kobe slammed the ball in with tremendous force, feigning a spin towards the baseline. But he stopped abruptly halfway through the spin, then made a left-right swaying fake before continuing his spin towards the baseline.

But this time Lin Tian was still there. He anticipated Kobe's fake move and stood between Kobe and the basket!

But Kobe's reaction was terrifyingly fast. After realizing that Lin Tian had predicted him again, he turned around towards the top line again. This time, his movement was quick and decisive, a real turn.

After turning around, Kobe naturally followed up with a step-back, and then he jumped up and used his signature fadeaway jump shot.

Lin Tian's defense was equally effective. Instead of aiming his hand at Kobe's shooting hand, he did a cosplay by covering Kobe's eyes with his hand.

Lin Tian's sudden change in defensive style really startled Kobe, and his shot missed the rim and bounced off.

Fortunately, Howard had just entered the game. This guy has plenty of strength. He jumped high, overpowered Yao Ming, and pressed the rebounding basketball back into the basket with one hand!

"boom!"

After a loud bang, the US team scored successfully, widening the gap again!

On the Chinese team's side, Lin Tian had just arrived at the frontcourt and was about to run a pick-and-roll with Yao Ming when he was surprised to find that the two of them were practically surrounded by five players from the American team!
The US team really focused 90% of their defensive attention on these two players.

Then you'll see!
At this moment, Lin Tian once again chose to trust his teammates!

He made a one-handed cross, sweeping the ball out of the encirclement and passing it to Xu Yong, who was left unmarked on the flank.

This NBA lottery pick took the ball and pretended to drive towards the basket, causing Anthony to take two steps back. After all, this guy had already dunked three times tonight, and his impact and physical attributes are undeniable.

But as Anthony retreated, Xu Yong quickly turned around, gathered the ball, and pulled up for a shot!
Beyond the three-point line, Xu Yong's three-pointer flew straight toward the basket!
"Shh!"

After another crisp sound, he scored his 10th point of the night, which was also his 8th point in the fourth quarter!
In the fourth quarter tonight, Xu Yong was like a lion that had just woken up, constantly tearing at and attacking the American team's defense, and with great effect!

After that three-pointer went in, Lin Tian was certain that Coach K would never dare to continue defending like that.

He's going to set up extra targeted defenses for Xu Yong; he's going to shift the defensive focus away from him.

Of course, that's only part of it. No matter how anxious or crazy Coach K is, he won't relax his defense against Lin Tian for even a second!
In the following game, Coach K indeed intensified his defense against Xu Yong and gave him a lot of attention.

He sent out Battier, a defensive specialist, specifically to match up against Xu Yong. In addition, Anthony, Kobe, and Wade continued to take turns guarding Lin Tian, ​​making it impossible for him to figure out the opponent's defensive rhythm and methods.

Regardless, Xu Yong's breakout performance gave Yao Ming and Lin Tian of the Chinese team better opportunities and space to shoot!
With five minutes left in the fourth quarter, Lin Tian once again successfully challenged Kobe in a one-on-one situation, hitting a step-back three-pointer. This brought his personal score to 65 points, and for the first time in the fourth quarter, the gap between the two sides narrowed to within 10 points!
97: 106!

The gap between the two sides has been narrowed to 9 points!

The Chinese team narrowed the gap to 11 points in just 5 minutes!

Meanwhile, the American team's lineup on the court had already been replaced with their theoretically strongest roster.

James had already substituted Battier off the court two minutes earlier.

However, there is also bad news for the Hebei China Fortune team.

Yao Ming committed a defensive foul in the game just now, bringing his total to four fouls!

If the situation for the Chinese team weren't so tense right now, Jonas would definitely have let Yao Ming rest for two minutes to protect him.

At this moment, Jonas really didn't dare to make a substitution. He knew that as soon as Yao Ming went down, no matter whether it was Da Zhi or Du Feng who came up, the Chinese team's inside offensive and defensive system would collapse instantly!
Today, Yao Ming has indeed completely distanced himself from his teammates; he is the irreplaceable pillar of the Chinese team.

"Hold on!" Lin Tian clapped his hands excitedly after scoring, urging his teammates to keep pushing and keep working hard: "Block this attack! Let's catch up quickly!"

Amid Lin Tian's roar, the players of the Chinese team naturally fought bravely. Apart from Lin Tian once again closely guarding Kobe to slow down his advance, the rest of the players quickly found their assigned opponents and returned to their positions to prepare for defense.

"Everyone, spread out." Kobe turned his back to Lin Tian, ​​who was guarding him, and waved for everyone to spread out for him. Kobe was clearly going to respond to the crucial shot Lin Tian had just made over his head with a one-on-one duel.

"Stop dreaming, Kobe!" The moment Kobe got the basketball, Lin Tian immediately increased his intensity, slapping the ball in Kobe's hands several times from behind, but he couldn't score or steal it: "You can't beat me at all!"

"You're no different from a marshmallow in front of me!"

"You're right," Kobe scoffed. "I'm no match for you one-on-one."

"I knew that a long time ago! I knew it from the moment you guys beat me one after another in the finals!"

As Kobe was speaking, he suddenly made a bounce pass to the middle of the court.

The ball was received there by Wade, who cut into the three-point line!
Wade's impact was so powerful that Sun Yue simply couldn't compete!
Even though he gave it his all and didn't get distracted at all, the absolute difference in talent still allowed Wade to easily leave Sun Yue behind.

Wade received Kobe's pass, didn't make any unnecessary moves, and immediately started his charge towards Yao Ming!
This time, no one could help Yao Ming share the pressure. Yi Jianlian was still defending near the three-point line. On this play, Yao Ming faced Wade's attack head-on.

Yao Ming has already committed four fouls. Theoretically speaking, it would be more reasonable for him to simply make way at this point, because staying on the court is more important than defending the next layup.

However, it is clear that as the last line of defense for China, Yao Ming would never choose to retreat and make way at this time.

That would be absolutely devastating to morale!

So he went without hesitation, moving laterally to block Wade and jumping to defend him with all his might.

"Oh!"

In mid-air, the two collided head-on. Wade still first threw himself into the air to find a counter-attack, and then looked for a chance to shoot. This time he charged forward again, so his momentum was like a cannonball!
Yao Ming was also at a disadvantage in the head-on confrontation with Wade. His height and weight did not help him stop Wade's cannonball-like speed. Instead, he was instantly knocked off balance by Wade. Without balance, he naturally lost his defensive position and legal defensive posture.

"Dudu!"

The referee blew his whistle!

Wade instantly broke into a smile, and Coach K jumped up from the bench like a madman. He knew that after this round, Team USA was in the bag!
Just as Wade was about to flick his wrist to see if he could get a 2+1 opportunity... Yao Ming's big hand suddenly slapped down on his arm like a giant's palm.

"Snapped!"

The sound was deafening, truly resounding through the heavens.

Wade's arm was hit directly by Yao Ming's slap!

Wade instantly felt waves of intense pain, and at the same time, forget about a 2+1, he couldn't even shoot this shot.

It hurts so much!
After committing the foul, Yao Ming knew exactly what was going to happen to him. He lowered his head, walked to Lin Tian's side, hugged him, and said, "I tried my best. I'm sorry I can't be with you until the end." (End of Chapter)