All-round Athlete

Chapter 524 Pure Breakthrough?

Inside the stadium, the atmosphere was very lively. Although the game hadn't started yet, the audience acted as if they were celebrating a festival.

They are indeed celebrating. This is the first time in history that the national team has entered the semi-finals after the Olympics. For the fans, this result has far exceeded their expectations, and the semi-finals of the Olympics is enough for them to celebrate.

For many fans, although they also hope that the national team can make further progress, the Olympic semi-finals have already made them very satisfied. It is very good to be able to enter the finals. I feel sorry.

The cheers of the fans reached the ears of coach Jonas. He watched the Lithuanian team's bench on the other side with excitement in his eyes.

On the bench in Lithuania, there are his former disciples and players he has coached, with faces that are very familiar to him, and there are all his compatriots there. When the camera swept past coach Jonas, he could clearly feel that there were countless pairs of eyes looking at him tens of thousands of miles away, in distant Europe, in his native Lithuania.

Jonas is a Lithuanian, and at this time, he is about to lead another team to fight against his compatriots. At this time, Jonas has a special feeling in his heart, which he cannot explain clearly.

But one thing Yonas can make clear is that even when facing his own motherland and his compatriots, he must never have any idea of ​​releasing water. He must go all out, and he even hopes that the Chinese men's basketball team Can finally beat the Lithuanian men's basketball team. This is not only because of the professional ethics and professional ethics of a coach, but also because Jonas feels that only by going all out and striving to win is the greatest respect for the Lithuanian team.

In Yunus' view, no matter which side wins this game, it is a victory for Lithuanian basketball. If the Lithuanian men's basketball team wins, it is naturally a victory for Lithuanian basketball, and if the Chinese men's basketball team wins, it also means the success of Lithuanian basketball, because it was him, Jonas, who brought Lithuanian basketball to China.

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It is not the first time that the Chinese team and the Lithuanian team have played against each other. In the Athens Olympics four years ago, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to the Lithuanian men's basketball team in the quarter-finals. In the original historical process, in this Olympic Games, the Chinese team appeared fourth in the group, so they met the Lithuanian team in the first round of the knockout round, and they lost to Lithuania with 68 and 94.

In that game, the Chinese team played well inside, but the Lithuanian team's core point guard "European King" Jaskovicius completely suppressed the Chinese team's outside, and the two strikers of the Lithuanian team also played well. The game basically lost its suspense at the end of the first half.

But this time, it is not so easy for the Lithuanian team to win easily, because the national team has Zhang Guan.

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In the first quarter of the game, Zhang Guan was still sitting on the bench, and the Chinese team also focused on the inside. In this quarter of the game, Ah Lian and Sun Yue performed very well. Dayao didn't make much effort. The Chinese team was about to tighten the score. one cent.

For the Lithuanian team, their core Jaskovicius didn't show much strength, but the small forward Siskauskas played very well. Siskauskas is known as the number one small forward in Europe. He has a full range of shots and is proficient in various shooting methods. Although the speed of breakthrough with the ball is not fast, he has sufficient strength, solid footwork, good rhythm, rich fake moves and direction changes. , and can complete the final shot in various confrontations. And Siskauskas' dribbling skills are very good, he has a good overall view, and sometimes he can even play point guard. Overall he's like a lesser version of Paul Pierce.

On the surface, in the first quarter, the two sides fought back and forth, and the fight was very lively, but insiders knew that in this first quarter, neither side did their best, and they were all testing their opponents. The Lithuanian team, in particular, obviously played conservatively. Perhaps it was because the head coach of the Chinese team was Jonas, the person who knew the Lithuanian team best. Slelika was worried that Jonas was holding back some big moves, so he spent the entire first quarter of the world testing.

The real game started in the second quarter, and the Lithuanian team's defensive strength suddenly increased, or they resorted to their best joint defense trick. This caused the shooting rate of the outside players of the Chinese team to drop sharply. Originally, Liu Wei and Sun Yue had made shots in the first quarter. However, under the strong defense of the Lithuanian team, they began to miss shots repeatedly. In a few minutes, the Chinese team only relied on Dayao to score two points, while the Lithuanian team scored six points in a row. The game came to 25-20, with the Lithuanian team leading by five points.

Coach Jonas knew that facing the Lithuanian team's zone defense tactics with the existing lineup, there was not much to do except to force the inside line, so he decisively called a timeout.

"Zhang Guan, get ready to play, we need your breakthrough to tear Lithuania's defense." Coach Jonas paused, and then said: "Responsiveness, if the breakthrough cannot directly score, just distribute the ball. I I will take a rough shot to match you."

The game restarted and Zhang Guan appeared on the court.

"Zhang Guan is on the field." Jaskovicius winked at his teammates, signaling everyone to be careful of Zhang Guan's breakthrough.

However, the Lithuanian team still underestimated Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan scored 4 points in a row by virtue of a breakthrough, and also caused a foul by the Greek team center Javtokas.

Jaff Tokas is one of the few centers in Europe with excellent physical fitness. At 2.11 meters tall, he has all the resources needed by an excellent defender, such as strength, speed, and jumping... He is a powerful center, and he is also an American center. A player trained in the college NCAA. He used to be a super spring man, the most jumping big man in Europe. He once dunked a 3.60-meter basket in the All-Star Game in Lithuania, but a car accident caused his leg fracture, which affected his jumping, but Even so, he is the kind of player who can dunk at will.

He has height, strength, and bounce, so when Zhang Guan broke through to the inside of the Lithuanian team, Jav Tokas stood in front of him confidently, and was about to give Zhang Guan a big hot pot. He didn't take advantage of the confrontation, but Zhang Guan sent a dunk head-on, and then matched it with a blocking foul.

Jaff Tokas looked depressed. In fact, the foul this time is optional, but Zhang Guan is playing at home after all, and the home whistle is a must. Moreover, Jav Tokas, as a big center and a well-known spring man in Europe, showed a helpless child who was violated in the confrontation with the defender. The referee would obviously think that Jav Tokas was acting. , so it is even more unbiased to help Jav Tokas in terms of penalties.

Fortunately, Zhang Guan's free throw was relatively bad, and the extra penalty was not made, which allowed the Lithuanian team to continue to have a 1-point lead.

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"What's wrong with you? Why did you get a dunk by Zhang Guan, and you deserved a foul." Jaskovicius asked a little dissatisfied.

"That guy rushed over like a cow! I have never encountered such a strong defender before." Jaftokas said.

"I reminded you a long time ago that Zhang Guan is not afraid of physical confrontation. The physical fitness of a track and field athlete is not comparable to that of ordinary people, let alone the strongest track and field athlete in the world." Jascovisius continued: "Even if You are an inside player, so don’t mark him one-on-one, let’s defend the zone! Don’t forget that the coach analyzed with us that Zhang Guan is a pure breakthrough player and can’t pass the ball. As long as he compresses the space for his layup, he It will be useless!"

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