bayedsolid Chapter 716 The Olympic Bronze Medal Battle Begins!
Chapter 716 The Olympic Bronze Medal Battle Begins!
"Fuck him!"
As the captain of the Chinese team, Zhou Qi shouted.
Hands of various skin colors and sizes were stacked together, then scattered as the shout slammed down.
After shouting this, Zhou Qi reached out and patted each of his teammates, then clapped and shouted, "Go for it!"
Wang Xiucheng, Cui Yongxi, Zeng Fanbo, David Muoka, and Yu Jiahao made their appearance.
In the CCTV sports broadcast booth, Yang Yi finally got a chance to speak while Coach Zhang was drinking water.
"We see that the starting lineup of the Chinese team is somewhat unexpected."
"The starting center is not Zhou Qi, but Yu Jiahao."
"The small forward position isn't always started by Lee Keir, but by Zeng Fanbo or David Muakka."
At this moment, Yu Jia asked, "Teachers, the competition has begun. Please explain to us why we changed our formation, taking into account the situation on the field."
On the court, as the basketball was tossed up by the referee, the bronze medal match of the Olympics officially began.
With a snap, the basketball was passed from Wimbledon to Batum, who then immediately passed it to Fournier.
As soon as Wenban Yama landed, he immediately ran forward. Yu Jiahao bumped into Wenban Yama with his shoulder, causing him to shift slightly towards the sideline. Yu Jiahao then turned around to defend.
But Wenbanyama had already skillfully bypassed Yu Jiahao and reached the frontcourt by stepping on the sideline.
Yu Jiahao was clearly out of reach of Wenban Yama, but Wang Xiucheng in the backcourt was still able to catch up.
Wang Xiucheng immediately went to Wen Banya.
Wenbanyama turned and leaned against Wang Xiucheng, reaching out to receive Fournier's pass.
Wang Xiucheng even pointed to the penalty area, meaning to be careful to defend against the opponent's cuts.
But at this moment, Wenbanyama leaned back slightly, suddenly turned around and passed the ball to break through the penalty area.
Wang Xiucheng immediately moved to the inside to block Wenban Yama, while reaching out to chip away at Wenban Yama's ball.
But at this moment, Wenbanyama suddenly stepped back, then leaned back and jumped to throw the ball.
Although Wang Xiucheng was prepared and jumped to block the shot immediately, the difference in height and wingspan was too great, and Wen Ban Yama intentionally leaned back.
This meant that Wang Xiucheng didn't block the ball at all, and even missed it by quite a bit.
Just as I landed, a "whoosh" sounded behind me.
Goal!
In the stands, the French fans who had been standing cheered and began to slowly sit down while clapping.
Wang Xiucheng turned around, picked up the basketball, returned to the baseline, and passed the ball to Cui Yongxi, who came over to receive it.
After serving, Wang Xiucheng entered the court and received the ball thrown back by Xiao Cui.
Wang Xiucheng dribbled the ball with his body low, but his eyes were fixed on Wenban Yama, who had already run ahead to defend.
The series of moves that Wenbanyama just made, whether it was lowering his body to dribble and break through or the subsequent step-back three-pointer, were all extremely skillful.
Although more and more centers can now make these moves, it is clear that Wambanyama's moves are the most exaggerated, and are even comparable to those of some tall guards.
A once-in-a-century genius!
The assessment made by an NBA scout in his draft report on Wimbledon Yamaz is indeed not without merit.
Upon reaching the frontcourt, Wang Xiucheng faced Albysi, who had switched onto him. With no space available, Wang Xiucheng passed the ball to Yu Jiahao, who had already established himself in the paint.
Behind Yu Jiahao was Gobert, the proper center forward from France, so Yu Jiahao passed the ball to Wang Xiucheng, who was cutting in without the ball.
Wang Xiucheng turned and ran to the side, pretending to pass the ball, which drew Gobert out of the way.
The next moment, Wang Xiucheng passed the ball to Yu Jiahao again.
Viktoria, who was defending David Muoka, could only come over to help defend.
The moment Yu Jiahao received the ball, he leaned back forcefully and subtly braced his elbow, causing Wenban Yama to take a step back.
Taking advantage of the opening, Yu Jiahao made a layup and scored two points.
Wenban Yama bent down slightly, rubbed his chest, took two deep breaths, and then slowly stood up.
It seemed they needed a break, and in the next possession, France's attack was led by Gobert inside, who scored two points.
The French fans were ecstatic after scoring on two consecutive attacks.
With Gobert inside and Wenbanyama outside, French fans really can't imagine under what circumstances their team would lose the game.
In the ensuing possession, Wang Xiucheng once again drove into the paint, switched onto Gobert, and drew Gobert out of the paint.
Gobert had already sensed something and was about to retreat when Wang Xiucheng dribbled the ball and made a successful floater, scoring two points.
Gobert frowned, but he didn't have any good ideas.
He knew that Wang Xiucheng was intentionally letting that tall Chinese man fight Wenban Yama one-on-one.
Gobert has great confidence in Wimbanyama's abilities, but Wimbanyama's stamina is a problem he has been facing.
Strictly speaking, Banjama's physical strength is quite good, after all, he is lightweight and his body doesn't bear a heavy burden.
However, it is precisely because of his weight that Wambanyama needs to expend more energy to defend against heavy center forwards.
This inevitably affects his offensive end, and may even put him at risk of injury.
Although Viktor Amar'e plays the power forward position, there are still quite a few power forwards like Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Just then, a loud slapping sound rang out as a hand struck the basketball.
Wenban Yama slapped Yu Jiahao's shot away.
Wang Xiucheng came over and patted Yu Jiahao on the waist.
Everyone had anticipated this situation, given that Wenban Yama has a height of 224cm and a wingspan of 244cm.
Although Yu Jiahao also has a height of 223cm and a wingspan of 230cm, there is a huge difference between the two in terms of jumping ability and mobility.
Undeterred, Yu Jiahao passed the ball to Wang Xiucheng from outside the sideline, leading Gobert to screen for David Muoka.
Gobert was very careful not to get switched on, but he was still taken down by David Muoka in the final moments.
He didn't want to follow David Muoka, but Wang Xiucheng's feint to David Muoka completely fooled Gobert, leaving him no choice but to follow David Muoka all the way to the baseline.
Wang Xiucheng passed the ball to Yu Jiahao again, and Yu Jiahao dribbled the ball inwards with each stroke, each one an explosion of muscle power.
Behind him, Wenban Yama gritted his teeth and pushed hard against Yu Jiahao. Suddenly, Wenban Yama chose to remove the chair.
Yu Jiahao, who was pushing back with all his might, lost his balance and, on the verge of traveling, passed the ball to Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng received the ball and tossed it into the air. Zeng Fanbo, who had somehow slipped to the baseline, caught the ball and easily put it into the basket.
The players from both sides traded blows, and time quickly came to 3 minutes left in the first quarter.
France called a timeout. In 7 minutes, Wenbanyama scored 7 points, grabbed 3 rebounds, and blocked 2 shots, one for Yu Jiahao and the other for Wang Xiucheng.
The incredibly efficient Wenban Yama was panting heavily as he sat down in his chair after the race.
Although he demonstrated his formidable strength on the offensive end, on the defensive end, due to the deliberate targeting by the Hebei team, he had to expend a great deal of energy on physical confrontations.
He even committed a foul for it.
Fortunately, the French team is already leading the Chinese team by 5 points, 18-13.
Both teams played at a slow pace, especially the Chinese team, which abandoned Wang Xiucheng's speed advantage and started to attack the inside.
This resulted in neither side having a high score.
After the brief timeout ended, both teams returned to the field, but both sides made substitutions.
Wenban Yama was substituted, and Hebei China Fortune also substituted Yu Jiahao, who scored two points but committed two fouls against Wenban Yama.
Li Kaier and Zhou Qi were then substituted in.