dognovel Chapter 557 Puerto Rico: The Chinese team is the final boss!
Chapter 557 Puerto Rico: The Chinese team is the final boss!
For Lee Kyle, who shot a career-high 41% from three-point range with the Timberwolves this season.
The three-point line in the World Cup is about half a meter different from that in the NBA, which is equivalent to a longer two-point line in the NBA.
Therefore, many NBA players improve their three-point shooting percentage when they enter the World Cup.
Lee Kyle was no exception.
Li Kaier pointed to the positions of his mother, wife, and relatives before slowly backing away. On the way, he glanced at Wang Xiucheng, who was already in position waiting for his opponent.
His naturalization of the Chinese national team was certainly due to financial reasons, but his mother's influence also played a role.
However, after suffering a crushing 42-point defeat in the first game, he did have doubts about whether this decision was the right one.
However, after the resounding victory over South Sudan in the second match, Li Ke'er knew he had made a very correct choice.
He is now incredibly excited to see how the Chinese team will perform at next year's Olympics.
Yes, he was now convinced that the Chinese team would definitely defeat Puerto Rico tonight and secure a ticket to next year's Olympics!
Thanks to Li Kai'er's three-pointer, the Chinese team is temporarily leading 11-7.
Wang Xiucheng reached out and patted Li Kaier and Yang Hansen on the hand.
Compared to Zhou Qi, Yang Hansen is indeed slower in movement.
However, he does have a good passing ability.
Especially in the past two months following Jokic, I've learned quite a bit.
For Puerto Rico, taking Zhou Qi out of the game will only make scoring more difficult.
Yang Hansen returned to the penalty area, stretched out his hands, and headed the ball towards Waters.
Waters circled around a few more times to get inside, trying to play Yang Hansen the way he had played against Zhou Qi before.
However, Yang Hansen, who is 218cm tall and weighs 113kg with shoes on, has a completely different defensive style from Zhou Qi.
Yang Hansen didn't come out at all. Even when Waters passed by Yang Hansen, Yang Hansen didn't follow him out.
Yang Hansen stood inside the free-throw line, raising his hands to block Waters' possible shot.
Yang Hansen didn't even jump, giving off an attitude of "Go ahead and throw me to death if you dare."
This gave Waters no chance to get Hansen Yang on the field to draw a foul.
After circling around several times, with little time left on the shot clock, Waters had no choice but to pass the ball to the outside.
Snap!
Wang Xiucheng, who had been following Waters for more than ten seconds, took a step ahead and swatted the ball away.
Then Wang Xiucheng took a big step and received the ball, heading straight for the opponent's half.
Waters clapped his hands in slight regret.
He had anticipated that there wasn't much time left in the attack, so he was in a hurry to pass the ball out, but he overlooked Wang Xiucheng, who was following him closely.
At this moment, Wang Xiucheng had already reached the frontcourt. Standing on the free throw line, Wang Xiucheng easily slammed the ball into the basket with one hand.
The rim deformed slightly, and the moment Wang Xiucheng's hand left, the rim immediately emitted a buzzing vibration and hissing sound!
All the Chinese fans in the stadium stood up, applauding and cheering.
I don't know who turned around first, and then pulled the person next to them to jump up.
The next moment, more and more fans turned around.
Finally, Poznan dance appeared in the Philippines!
13:7.
Puerto Rico's head coach, Nelson Klöln, called the first timeout of the night for both teams.
He discovered a problem.
Or rather, he discovered another problem besides Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng has always been a "problem," without a doubt.
But now he has discovered another problem, namely Yang Hansen, who has just come on stage.
The World Cup is different from the NBA; there is no three-second rule.
Yang Hansen stayed inside the penalty area and never came out, which meant that Puerto Rico's three small guards could only shoot three-pointers from the outside and couldn't get inside at all.
Although Candit could hold off Yang Hansen in the paint, that black player from the Chinese team was also 208cm tall, strong, and fast.
Against Puerto Rico, any player except Candit would be a mismatch.
If this problem cannot be solved, Puerto Rico will have a hard time winning tonight's game.
"When did the Chinese team get so many good players?" Nelson Colón wondered to himself.
Before the World Cup, when they were preparing information on their group stage opponents, the video footage of the Chinese team consisted of World Cup qualifying matches.
He only watched a few games and was already certain that the Chinese team would not be a match for Puerto Rico.
Serbia is no match for Puerto Rico; in fact, Puerto Rico's only real opponent is South Sudan!
Puerto Rico can advance from the group stage if they defeat South Sudan.
However, after defeating South Sudan in overtime, Puerto Rico discovered that the Chinese team was the ultimate boss!
The 12 players in the Chinese team's roster were all different from the players in the video he had seen!
No, Zhou Qi didn't change!
The other 11 people have all been replaced!
Wang Xiucheng's selection for the World Cup was something he had anticipated.
It would be strange if the Chinese team didn't use a player who had dominated the NBA after just two years, winning two consecutive Slam Dunk Contest titles, the championship, and the Finals MVP.
Lee Kyle is one thing, but as a naturalized player, he's just a substitute for the Timberwolves.
But who are the other people?
That black guy who's even darker than him, how the hell is he Chinese?
And what the hell is that kid on the bench who looks like he hasn't grown up yet?
Of these 12 people, he only knew three!
Is the Chinese team lacking in sportsmanship?
Isn't this a bit too similar to Australia?
During the qualifiers, it was mostly domestic players who just went through the motions.
Once it comes to competitions at the level of the World Cup and the Olympics, the entire team is immediately replaced.
But Australia has the ability, so what makes your Chinese team so special?
Nelson Cologne scratched his head, somewhat puzzled!
On the other side, Guo Shiqiang patted each player on the shoulder, then picked up the tactics board and began to arrange tactics.
Although the score was only 13-7, a slight lead of 6 points.
However, Guo Shiqiang was very satisfied with the performance of the Hebei China Fortune team.
However, he couldn't praise these young people now, as he was afraid they would get carried away.
"Keep running, shoot whenever you have the chance, don't be afraid of missing, just keep shooting."
"We have an advantage in the paint, so we must not let the opponent penetrate inside. Let them shoot from the outside, and pay attention to zone defense."
"After securing the rebound, look for opportunities to launch a fast break."
The pause is over, and the game has resumed.
With Yang Hansen and David Muoka on the court, Puerto Rico indeed finds it difficult to dominate in the paint.
As a result, Puerto Rico took more shots from the outside.
It's good that you got in.
But if they miss, the Chinese team gets most of the rebounds.
Finally, with one minute left in the first quarter, the Chinese team was leading by 9 points, 27-18.
Puerto Rico launches an offensive.
Waters found another opportunity to get inside.
This time, Waters finally found an opportunity to draw a foul from Yang Hansen.
This was Yang Hansen's second foul.
Waters laughed again.
Both centers have committed two fouls each. Let's see what you do now.
Then, the next moment, Waters saw the tallest person on the Chinese team's bench stand up.
Yu Jiahao drank the mineral water as if he were squeezing a toy, then crushed the bottle, took off his coat, and went to the technical table.
Waters made both free throws.
The score became 27-20.
Yang Hansen stood on the sideline, gave Yu Jiahao a high-five, and then returned to the bench to sit down.
Yu Jiahao passed the ball to Wang Xiucheng.
Then Yu Jiahao ran forward with his hands raised, and Waters was almost pushed back by him, as if he had been hit by a large truck.
Just then, Waters saw Wang Xiucheng suddenly accelerate and rush out on the other side of this big oaf.
Waters was taken aback!
He knew Wang Xiucheng was fast, but he knew more about it from television.
Seeing Wang Xiucheng's speed in advancing the ball is simply absurd.
The basketball bounced off the floor after leaving my hand, and then traveled several meters further.
Almost instantly, Wang Xiucheng had already crossed the center line.
Thompson, who had returned to defense early, immediately rushed over to try and block Wang Xiucheng.
But Wang Xiucheng's speed did not decrease at all. He simply turned after receiving the ball and easily brushed past Thompson.
It looked as if Thompson Jr. had made a gesture of raising his hand.
Then, just as Thompson turned around to continue chasing Wang Xiucheng...
He discovered that Wang Xiucheng, who had been advancing rapidly, had actually slowed down.
This slowdown was completely unexpected by Thompson Jr.
So much so that as soon as he turned around, he bumped directly into Wang Xiucheng.
Then, he heard Wang Xiucheng scream, and then the basketball was thrown away by Wang Xiucheng, who also fell to the side.
beep!
The referee's whistle blew.
Little Thompson's foot was tripped by Wang Xiucheng, and he stumbled forward two steps.
The next moment, Thompson rushed into the three-point line and saw the basketball first swish into the net and then slam into the floor with a thud.
The referee blew his whistle again and gestured to the scorer's table that the three-pointer was valid and that a free throw would be awarded.
Wang Xiucheng slid for several meters, almost stopping at Guo Shiqiang's feet.
Tilting his head, Wang Xiucheng saw the referee award a free throw, reached out his hand, and pulled Guo Shiqiang to his feet.
After high-fiving Yu Jiahao and the others who came over, Wang Xiucheng stood at the free-throw line.
This was Wang Xiucheng's first three-point attempt tonight.
This was also Wang Xiucheng's first free throw.
Swish!
The ball goes in.
Four points awarded!
The score instantly became 31-20.
For the first time, the point difference between the two sides reached double digits.
There were 26 seconds left in the first quarter.