Chapter five hundred and twentieth seventh victory and defeat left and right hands(1/2)
Durant is crazy!
In terms of strength alone, Durant is weaker than Tang Shuai who used a single consumption pack at this time, but he is a long-standing star after all, and as the top scorer, he found the feel at the most critical moment.
The Chinese team members feel good. Tang Shuai scored points with his teammates with consecutive assists, while Durant played the role of a lone hero and repeatedly stood up to continue the score for the American team.
The game between the two sides was extremely anxious, and the US team still had a slight lead.
"Bang!"
Zhao Haoyan's three-pointer jumped out of the basket and the rebound was grabbed by Drummond.
Durant turned around and scored a round and elegant shot, which was his 30th point in this game, and the US team's lead reached 5 points.
After Tang Shuai broke through, he passed the ball to Yi Jianlian, and Yi Jianlian jumped almost empty.
"Bang!"
The mid-range shot hit another iron, and Drummond easily took the rebound.
The stability of Chinese players is definitely not comparable to that of the US team, and Butler and Leonard are also focusing on defending Tang Shuai. The Chinese team's offense seems to be in trouble again.
Durant made another jump shot when he went to the frontcourt, but perhaps the continuous shooting consumed too much of his energy, so he jumped out of the basket this time.
At this moment, Drummond pressed Yi Jianlian and grabbed the offensive rebound! Turning around was like a dunk!
Team USA's lead has been expanded to 7 points again!
Tang Shuai gasped and looked up at the score. The existence of a single consumption package greatly increased his offense success rate, but it also consumed a lot of physical strength. Although he often assisted his teammates, his current physical strength is actually not much better than Durant, who has been shooting.
He pushed the ball into the frontcourt, gasped for a while, and then looked at the defense of the United States.
Soon, he discovered something that made him happy.
Because of Durant's strong performance, his focus naturally fell on Durant, but in fact, Drummond's performance in these rounds was also eye-catching, with continuous backcourt rebounds and a dunk from the frontcourt board in the previous round.
Originally, Drummond's almost invisible existence was beyond attention. After being followed, he became Tang Shuai's target.
Drummond did not make a foul in the third quarter, and the foul was well controlled, but in the first two rounds, he was called for his fourth foul while competing for rebounds with Yi Jianlian. Five fouls left the court in international games, which means that if there is another foul, Drummond will leave the court with five fouls!
How could he not be happy about this discovery?
He directly reached out and signaled his teammates to pull it away, and then asked Yi Jianlian to lift it onto the pick-and-roll.
After Yi Jianlian blocked, he broke out and Drummond directly replaced the defense and faced Tang Shuai.
Tang Shuai accelerated one by one, then slowed down the other, and then accelerated another, trying to use the change of rhythm to trick Drummond into a foul.
But what surprised him was that Drummond didn't seem to be fooled. In the end, he picked the basket and scored, and Drummond did not block it.
He couldn't help but turn his head to look at the old coach K on the sidelines. It seemed that this should have been his intention.
But this is also good. Half-abandoned defense is actually not much different from being present.
Team USA's offense, Durant's shot jumped out again, and his feel seemed to be decreasing.
Tang Shuai re-used his old tricks and once again passed Drummond to score a layup.
It's really difficult for Drummond to defend against Tang Shuai.
The score was once again forced to close to 3 points.
"Chinese team! Defense!"
As the scores approached, the cheers from the fans at the scene were getting higher and higher.
However, there is definitely a reason why Durant can be called the Fiba killer. After missing consecutive shots, he decisively adopted a breakthrough. His slender arms and height formed a strong contrast. After he swung it, he couldn't solve it.
"beep!"
Durant made a landslide with a signature big round, and the ball also caused Zhou Peng's foul.
After scoring, Durant pressed his fist hard, and it was obvious that he was quite relieved of this ball.
With a steady hit and free throw, the score difference reached 6 points again. At this time, less than half a quarter left before the game, the game was extremely anxious.
Coach K's adjustments were still very timely. When Tang Shuai called Yi Jianlian to pick-and-roll, the person who pushed out directly became Leonard.
Tang Shuai still chose to break through, and his teammates' touch was declining, and he had to keep the Chinese team's scoring on the court.
Leonard's defense is excellent and very clean, and he doesn't let him find a comfortable shooting space close to Tang Shuai.
When Tang Shuai was fighting against the Spurs, Leonard's defense made Tang Shuai unable to show his strength. Later, he relied on a single consumption package to break through the defense. Fortunately, he also had a single consumption package at this time.
One accelerated, slightly widened the distance between the two sides, and another stopped urgently, and then jumped up and took action.
After using a single consumption pack, he mastered speed more skillfully than usual, and Leonard's rhythm was a little unsatisfied.
But just as Tang Shuai jumped up and took action, a black shadow came directly towards him!
Drummond, although he deliberately controlled the foul, Tang Shuai easily passed him down and scored layups continuously. How could he not care! And he was young and energetic. Now he saw Tang Shuai shake Leonard away and feel a little unstable center of gravity, so he reached out to cover it.
As long as this ball is covered, it will definitely be quite relieved.
A look of excitement burst out in his eyes.
In fact, Tang Shuai shook Leonard away with all his strength, and he was indeed unstable in the center of gravity, and he did not expect Drummond to come over to block the block.
Fortunately, he saw it, so he would not take action.
Even though his body was falling, he didn't take action, and even reached out to make a move upward.
Drummond had a moment of surprise in his eyes, but because he was so excited that he was too fierce, it was too late to stop.
"Bang!"
With a crisp sound, Drummond hit Tang Shuai's back.
The whistle of the referee on the sidelines rang.
Drummond, his fifth foul!
The moment the referee whistle sounded, the old coach K on the sidelines jumped up and walked to the referee and kept saying something.
Drummond hugged his head in a daze. He never expected that Tang Shuai would choose to do this.
Tang Shuai shook his arm, looking relaxed.
Finally, Drummond committed five crimes. Although it was unexpected, it was definitely a good thing.
Coach K's argument did not bring any substantial effect. Drummond was sent out and Green replaced him.
After sitting down, Drummond kept shaking his head, and it was obvious that he was quite upset.
Tang Shuai walked onto the free throw line, and he was in a relaxed mood and made both free throws steadily.
The winner of the game may often be a point, which is like a thousand-mile dike destroyed by an ant hole. Drummond's departure suddenly changed the situation on the field.
Before the US team launched the next offensive round, Gong Luming decisively replaced Zhou Qi on the court.
This adjustment is quite decisive and timely. With this change, the Chinese team has become an advantage in the inside line in addition to the point of Tang Shuai.
Durant still chose to break through the attack of the US team, but this time, under the double tower defense of Zhou Qi and Yi Jianlian, his shot slipped out of the basket.
Green grabbed the frontcourt rebound, but Zhou Qi came to his senses and slapped it off.
The ball fell in front of Tang Shuai, and he turned around and launched a fast attack. One dragon broke from the backcourt to the frontcourt and felt like he was in a state of no one. After taking a step inside the free throw line, he directly dunked with both hands, chasing the score to only 2 points away!
The entire stadium was in full swing. Not only Chinese fans, but also Brazilian fans who were present were in high spirits. This is no longer an illusion. They actually felt that the Chinese team began to take the initiative on the court!
Durant chose to jump shot. Under Zhai Xiaochuan's strict defense, his shot failed, which caused the latter's foul.
He gasped as he walked onto the free throw line, and it was obvious that he was exhausting his energy.
Two free throws and one hit.
After coming back to his senses, Tang Shuai encountered Butler and Leonard's defense after breaking through, and he jumped out of the basket when he took action. However, Yi Jianlian grabbed the key offensive rebound above Green's head, causing Green to foul when he got up!
Green's fourth personal foul!
The situation began to tilt towards the Chinese team more and more.
Yi Jianlian scored both free throws, and the scores of both sides were only 1 point within reach!
Many Chinese fans at the scene could no longer stand up, so they stood up from their seats and cheered loudly for the Chinese team.
This semi-final, which was originally considered to be unsurprising, became unprecedentedly anxious at this moment.
Durant still fights by himself, and at this time, only he can turn the tide.
Durant was indeed very powerful. By fighting against Zhai Xiaochuan, the Chinese team Zhou Qi went up to assist in defense. He directly chose to ignore it, and took a step back and got rid of the two of them's defense.
"Swish!"
The ball is still in!
This is the strength of the top scorer of NBA!
However, Tang Shuai was not inferior. He turned around and chose to play back singles. He made a turn and lean back jump shot while Leonard assisted in defense.
After receiving a 10% ability bonus, his strength at this moment is equivalent to the normal version of Truth turning back and leaning back.
"Swish!"
Shuai Tang responded to Durant's shot head-on.
To be continued...