Chapter 943 A Crazy Start!
"The Chinese team made a very bold adjustment. Yao sat on the bench and replaced him in the starting lineup. The Chinese team may have special tactical arrangements, but I have to say that this choice is very risky." Yu Jia said after regaining her composure.
"It's okay. The Spurs often use Duncan as a substitute. Maybe they have some tactics. Let's see how they play in the game." After all, Director Zhang is well-informed, so he acted very calmly. He is just a starter. Don't you know a tactic called A false start?
Of course, Director Zhang also prayed silently in his heart that Yunus would not do anything more outrageous. His heart couldn't bear it!
But Yunus still had a calm and cold face, folding his arms and giving instructions to the players on the field. No one knew what he was thinking based on his expression.
Lithuania was not greatly affected, but was slightly surprised. Then the Lithuanian coach shrugged and continued to arrange tactics.
"First of all, we need to defend well. This is the key to victory, especially Ji Feng. Our double-teaming must not be lax. When Ji Feng holds the ball, one or two people must be in front of them. Understand!"
"clear!"
Just as Yunus thought, Lithuania emphasized defense, especially the defense against Ji Feng. As for not being able to match Dayao, that would be great, as they could resolutely double-team Ji Feng!
After simply making the final arrangements, their five starters walked onto the field. They are:
Point guard Kaokonas, a stout guard who is 192cm tall but weighs 103kg, will pose a big test to the Chinese team's back line. After all, the size gap is indeed huge.
Shooting guard Jaskovicius, once a backup guard for the Golden State Warriors, is also the spiritual leader of this team. His career is quite legendary. In 2000, he almost led the team to kill Vince Carter and Garnett in the Olympics. Leading the Dream Team, if he hadn't missed the winning three-pointer at the last minute, the world would have been a different place.
But his dream came true 4 years later. The 2004 Athens Olympics made more people remember his name. In the match against Dream 61, Jaskevicius scored 28 points, against the backdrop of collective basketball. Next, he played with Stephon Marbury and Allen Iverson, and successfully hit a four-pointer against Odom. That first three-pointer was also selected into the top ten Olympic goals that year. It was his outstanding performance that made Lithuania The team successfully defeated the American team, which was the prelude to the American team's continuous setbacks on the world stage!
His outstanding performance in the Olympics led him to the NBA, and here comes a more legendary story. Although he played very little time and had difficulty adapting to the competition and rules of the NBA, he seemed to have experienced the most famous game with the Pacers. The Brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills, and then went to the Warriors. As Baron Davis's substitute, he completed eight games against the Mavericks in the playoffs, and then left the NBA directly last season... No novel about the fate of a bunker would dare to write like this.
But he is very invincible in the international arena.
Small forward Sisikauskas, known as Europe's number one small forward, is only 198cm tall and weighs only 95kg, but to paraphrase Zhang's words, his playing style is really reasonable.
Unpretentious and conscientious, he rarely made any forced shots on the court. Before the match between Lithuania and the Chinese team, a reporter said that the contest between him and Ji Feng was a confrontation between two different styles of small forwards, which could put Kreza in the right position. The guys on the bench still have their way.
Power forward K-Lavrinovich, a blue-collar guy.
Then there is their core inside center Gav Tokas, the captain of Lithuania, known as Europe's number one defensive center. Among other things, Gasol often suffers in his hands. He can defend any center and provide for the ball. The reason why the team makes up for the loopholes and has strong frame protection ability is naturally his height of 211cm and wingspan of 238cm, which makes his shot-blocking ability top-notch in Europe.
Before the game, he also said that he would protect Lithuania's inside line. Although he did not say it clearly, everyone knew that he was targeting Ji Feng. After all, the player with the highest breakthrough success rate in the Olympics so far is Ji Feng.
Okay, I have said all this to let everyone have an understanding of Lithuania. They are not an unknown team. The strength of their players is ranked among the best in Europe. This can also explain the source of their confidence. .
Lithuanian media are generally optimistic that Lithuania will create history, because they have never won in the semifinals. They have lost in the semifinals three times in a row, so this time they also think they have the best chance to enter the finals.
The entrance ceremony is over!
The game begins!
Lithuania won the ball. Kaukonas advanced slowly with the ball. One of the two tall insiders positioned himself directly inside, and the other followed the outside as a screen, ready to receive and pick-and-roll at any time. This is a typical Lithuanian style.
This style is still good. The basketball came to the open Sisikauskas after several passes. He did not hesitate and opened the scoring for Lithuania with a mid-range shot.
Looks like a good start.
It was the turn of the Chinese team. Ji Feng pushed forward with the ball. This was not surprising. Sisikauskas, who was defending Ji Feng, slowly followed. As he paid attention to Ji Feng's movements, Sisikauskas suddenly found out. , Ji Feng's advancement speed is too fast!
At this speed, it’s not like you want to cooperate at all!
"Ji Feng came on his own, dribbling the ball directly from the baseline. When the Lithuanian didn't react, he went in from one line and easily completed the layup. The opponent's center didn't even react too much! Beautiful!" Yu Jia waved his fist, Fortunately, he was on Ji Feng, otherwise he would probably not want to sit here and explain now but would want to go down and beat people!
The fans were also very excited, but just as they were about to celebrate, they were surprised to find that the Chinese team actually started a full-court press!
"ON MY GOD! What the hell! At this time, the whole court is pressing, no more energy?!" Some fans exclaimed in the stands.
On the field, Ji Feng, who scored in just 8 seconds, not only did not celebrate, nor did he return to defense, but started pressing on the spot!
The same goes for the rest of the Chinese team. Their defense is very fierce, which is completely different from the previous Chinese team's style!
Lithuania was somewhat unable to react to the Chinese team's tactics, and actually made a huge mistake. They failed to deliver the baseline ball!
5 seconds violation!
The Chinese team has the ball!
And this time it was still Ji Feng who scored the goal. After receiving the ball from the sideline, he directly stepped on the three-point line and scored a large two-pointer!
Then after scoring the goal, Ji Feng immediately devoted himself to defense!
Still pressing hard, Ji Feng stepped forward this time. Near the center line, Ji Feng cleverly flanked the ball, and then poked the ball out of Jaskevicius's hand with one finger.
Jascovicius fell to the ground chasing the ball, and Ji Feng took the ball and succeeded in a layup. He was very energy-saving, which made fans who were looking forward to Ji Feng's dunk a little regretful.
"The Chinese team started with a 6-2 advantage. The sudden pressing and marking made the Lithuanians very uncomfortable. On the offensive end, Ji Feng was full of firepower and scored six points in a row!" Yu Jia said.