naaapseattle Chapter 250 250. Group Competition (for Subscription)
Chapter 250 250. Group Competition (for Subscription)
Chapter 250 250. Group Competition (for Subscription)
The Philippines originally did not participate in the men's basketball competition in the Asian Games, but for some reason it suddenly wants to participate.
This kind of behavior would normally be strictly rejected, but Indonesia and the Philippines are friendly neighbors, so I don’t know why they agreed to let him participate.
Or is this the decision of the Asian Basketball Federation?
In any case, the red team's game was supposed to start on the 24th, but it was brought forward to the 21st.
Three days less training and acclimation time.
And the first opponent is the Philippines.
A total of [-] national teams participated in the Asian Games men's basketball competition, divided into four groups.
Group A South Korea, Mongolia, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea has Luo Jianer who has basically confirmed the first place in the group, and another team will be formed between Indonesia and Mongolia, with little difference in strength.
In Group B, Iran, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates, it goes without saying that the first place in the group must be Iran, and it is also hard to say that the second place is equally difficult.
In Group C, there are four teams: Japan, Qatar, Huaxia Taipei, and Huaxia Hong Kong. Japan and Qatar are slightly stronger, but they are also limited. Except that Huaxia Hong Kong has little hope of qualifying, the other three teams are similar.
Group D China, Kazakhstan and the Philippines.Originally, the Philippines was in Group B, and Palestine was also in Group D. In that case, China would be recommended to qualify.
However, both the Philippines and Palestine withdrew from the game. Later, Palestine did not apply to return to the game, but the Philippines returned. It is obviously impossible to have only two teams in Group D, so the Philippines can only be put into Group D.
The top two will qualify, and Kazakhstan is determined to be the weakest team in the group. China has no pressure. As long as it wins Kazakhstan, it is basically guaranteed to qualify.
But as a team aiming to regain the Asian Games championship, it must not look at the grouping in this way.
"We must win a complete victory! To win the championship, we must rely on our strength, opportunistic behavior is not allowed!" Li Nan gave the order to die.
The night before the first match against the Philippines.
"The coach feels very high, and directly issued such a death order." The corner of Fang Shuo's mouth twitched.
The expression is very disdainful, and the tone is very relaxed.
The red team is full of confidence. Facing the upcoming game, the players are in very good condition.
Especially recently, everyone has begun to adapt to the hot and humid climate.
"The Philippines is very strong, and they have naturalized players." Abdul Saramu is the only player who has not adapted yet, and he is very uncomfortable being steamed all the time.
Everyone turned to look at Li Cha.
Abdul Saramu chose to shut up, but he couldn't help opening his mouth to breathe, it was too hot.
Zhou Qi did not participate in this discussion, but snorted coldly.
The next day was also the third day of the official competition of the Asian Games. On August 8, the match between the red team and the Philippines officially started.
Finally entered the 12-man roster of the red team men's basketball team: Li Cha, Ding Yanyuhang, Zhou Qi, Wang Zhelin, Zhao Jiwei, Zhao Rui, Fang Shuo, Zhao Tailong, Dong Hanlin, Yu Changdong, Sun Minghui, Abdul Saramu.
Captain No. 4 is Zhao Tailong on his back. He is the oldest player in the team. Li Cha is ranked second and just got No. 8, um, better than No. 4.
The Philippines is not strong in basketball. Southeast Asians are short and thin. In addition, the Philippines is not rich in Southeast Asia. It can afford top-level team training. The level of the Philippine men's basketball team has always been similar to that of Chinese Taipei.
But being able to naturalize to Clarkson, who has half Filipino blood, the Philippines has changed from a bicycle to a motorcycle in one fell swoop.
The Philippine style of play has thus become very clear.
Jordan Clarkson played the No. [-] position in the NBA. Now after being traded from the Lakers to the Cavaliers, he can still be in the rotation. His scoring and organizational skills are very good.
Therefore, there will be no second way of playing in the Philippines, which is to give the ball to Clarkson, who is completely in charge, and can organize or score.
"Li Cha, do you still remember what you said?" Li Nan asked inexplicably before the game started.
Li Cha smiled, "Of course no problem!"
None of the other players knew what charade the two were playing.
"Okay! Li Cha is in charge of defending Clarkson." Li Nan arranged defensive tactics again, man-to-man, or the kind of man-to-man.
In this way, all the teammates showed a smile of victory, only Zhou Qi and Ding Yanyuhang were a little dazed.
The starting lineup is confirmed: Zhou Qi, Wang Zhelin, Ding Yanyuhang, Li Cha, Zhao Rui.
Twin tower tactics.
Faced with the fact that the opponent's height is generally not high, Li Nan's idea is very straightforward, which is to protect the basket.
With Li Cha in perimeter defense, he didn't have to worry about being blown up, and he directly sentenced the Philippines to death.
When Clarkson saw Li Cha come to defend him, his heart was broken. Clarkson knew Li Cha's ability in the league better than all the players in the red team.
Zhou Qi, who was sent to the Development League, should know how fierce the competition in the league is, but he doesn't understand it deeply. Only when players are rotated does he understand how desperately he has to keep his position.
And Li Cha became the best sixth man in the rotation, became the main starter, and even made the All-Star. This kind of ability is not something that can be envied.
But Clarkson wanted to challenge Li Cha, and even more, he wanted to challenge himself.
So Clarkson stood in front of Li Cha without fear.
Then I almost cried.
Li Cha's one-on-one defense ability has been much stronger. Compared with Clarkson, his speed, strength and sensitivity are only stronger than not weaker. Clarkson has no way to break through in one-on-one singles.
It was Clarkson who had seen all kinds of defenses in the NBA before he could get shots and score against Li Cha's suffocating defense. South Korean defender Kim Sun Hyung was locked to 0 by Li Cha.
Without the strongest assaulter, the offense of the rest of the Philippines is not enough.
Zhou Qi was overwhelmed in the paint. The Filipino players are not tall enough to restrain Zhou Qi on the defensive end.
Zhou Qi is still very capable when it comes to abusing food.
By the time Clarkson realized in the second half, it was too late when he couldn't fight Li Cha.
Although Clarkson made a few three-pointers later, they all made quick shots after getting the ball through pick-and-roll running without the ball, relying on his good touch.
In one sentence, it is "all unreasonable shots".
But the outcome was already decided, and Li Cha didn't care.
In the end, the red team took the first game lightly with 84:72 and almost locked the right to qualify.
Winning Kazakhstan is definitely possible, just depends on how much you win.
Zhou Qi scored 20 points, 12 rebounds and 7 blocks. The opponent's short size and lack of strength made Zhou Qi play very relaxed and happy.
Li Cha only scored 16 points, 4 assists and 2 steals.
At the same time, Clarkson was suppressed to 23 of 5 shots and only 15 points and 5 assists.
"See? This is my true strength! How did I play in the official game?" Zhou Qi advertised his strength everywhere.
Both offense and defense performed well, Zhou Qi deserves the encouragement of his teammates in this game.
After a day of rest, on August 8, the red team started the second game, against Kazakhstan.
The Kazakhstan players are very strong, and they have the feeling of New Zealand insiders, but they are rougher and rely more on their bodies.
The defender is also very strong, but he has no skills at all. It is very easy for Li Cha to defend such a player, and Li Nan does not set up man-to-man tactics.
And instead of using the twin towers, Abdul Saramu was mentioned in the starting position and Wang Zhelin was put on the bench.
Use technique and agility to attack your opponent's weaknesses.
But I didn't expect that Kazakhstan was also very prepared, crazily attacking the inside line, resisting Zhou Qi and digging in hard.
Zhou Qi felt too thin and weak at this time, completely unable to withstand the opponent's impact.
Not only lost points, but also lost a lot of fouls. In the second quarter, there were 4 fouls and a rest.
Wang Zhelin came off the bench and suffered bullying as a result, and also got 3 fouls in two quarters.
Fortunately, under the leadership of Li Cha, the red team has been scoring from outside and still maintains the lead.
In the third quarter, there was a wave of play, using methods such as flanking from the outside and cutting the ball in a roundabout way, which stunned Kazakhstan, which was not stable in dribbling but could foul us inside.
Quickly stretching the score to 20 points, Li Cha clocked out of get off work in three quarters.
In the fourth quarter, Li Nan practiced again, using Li Cha's tactics to continue to deal with Kazakhstan, and finally won 96:68 with 28 points.
After a big victory over Kazakhstan, the red team easily entered the knockout stage.
The Philippines in the same group had already won against Kazakhstan on the 16th, and the two teams joined hands to enter the second round.
Li Cha scored 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals in three quarters, making outstanding contributions both offensively and defensively.
Zhou Qi got into foul trouble and only scored 5 points and 3 rebounds.Ding Yanyuhang scored 14 points, an improvement over the previous game.
This time, Zhou Qi had nothing to say after the game.
After being replaced in the second quarter, he didn't play again until the last few minutes of the fourth quarter. If it wasn't for the garbage time, the opponent might beat Zhou Qi out of the game.
In the end, after there was no score pressure, Zhou Qi also gave up some defenses to avoid being fouled.
The group stage is all over.
Group A qualified South Korea and Indonesia, and Indonesia won the second place in the group by virtue of its host advantage.
Group B will go to Iran and Syria.
Group C is Chinese Taipei and Japan.Huaxia Taipei miraculously won the first place in Group C, and successfully avoided Iran, while Japan should have won the first place, but at this time they had to face Iran.
The quarterfinals are out, and opponents in the quarterfinals have also appeared one after another.
South Korea vs. Philippines.
Chinese Taipei played against Syria.
Iran vs. Japan.
The Chinese red team played against the host Indonesia.
There should be no suspense in the game, but Indonesia is the host team, so it is impossible to predict whether there will be some situations other than the game.
However, the red team is still in full swing. Even if there are some additional influences, the red team will definitely be able to win the game.
Li Nan is very satisfied with the integrity of the current team.
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