Basketball glory
Chapter 123: The Media Crisis
After An Ran scored this goal, everyone seemed to be in disbelief. Irving's face turned dark and his brows wrinkled slightly. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was losing face.
It's not a shame to be beaten in isolation, but it seems like he can get past someone easily, score easily with a hook, and do it in one go, as if there is no interference. This way of scoring makes Irving unbearable.
The offensive method he was best at was used by An Ran. In front of him, Owen felt like he was being provoked.
Having a good temper does not mean that he is not angry on the court. Since Irving entered the league as the No. 1 pick, he has had only a handful of conflicts with others, but this does not mean that he plays without passion or fire. In the next round, I saw him three-pointers
He took the initiative to ask for the ball from outside the line, and everyone had knowing smiles on their faces.
Low! Too low!
When defending Irving, An Ran's most intuitive feeling is that Irving's center of gravity is too low. He is over 1.9 meters tall, and the height of the ball will not exceed his knees when dribbling. In this case, almost no one can steal him.
Ball.
An Ran knew early on that Irving's left-hand dribbling was flawless, and his left-hand dribbling would not be affected at all. With such solid basic skills, if you want to step forward to interfere with the steal, there can only be one result.
Just got passed.
After crossing on the left, crossing on the right, it was like a road in the early morning. Countless people who directly faced Irving have proved this with blood and tears.
With a snap, before Irving finished his crossover action, An Ran knew that the ball was unstoppable.
Because his speed is so fast, and the range of his disguise can only allow the defender one chance to predict. You guessed it, congratulations, Irving may step back and look for opportunities to break through or shoot three-pointers. Guess
No, I'm sorry, you have already been passed.
An Ran smiled bitterly and realized how terrible Irving was when he took it seriously. He didn't even have time to react when he reached out to make a foul. The back of Irving's jersey was already out of reach.
He easily scored with a pick-up basket, and even when Irving broke through, the members of the US team had already started to defend. This is how much confidence he has.
After returning a ball, Irving was immediately replaced. The first quarter was almost over, and the American team also began to enter rotation time. After all, at this time, it is still necessary to reduce playing time and increase the number of rotations.
As soon as Butler, Paul George, and Anthony came on the court, Gong Luming immediately replaced Ju Ran, Ding Yanyuhang, Wang Zhelin and others.
An Ran only played 5 minutes and was replaced by Gong Luming after scoring 2 points and 1 assist.
Too few, too few opportunities to take action! An Ran sighed when he came off the stage.
However, he also understood very well that compared to the rest of the national team, he was just a newcomer, so there would be no chance of success. Even in Gong Luming's eyes, he was not even considered an important rotation player.
When he was off the field, An Ran glanced at the U.S. team bench and found that Irving was holding a sports drink to replenish water. Seeing An Ran looking over, Irving opened his mouth and gave a big smile. As if to say, it will come later.
ah!
An Ran curled her lips and pretended not to see his provocation. If it were any other rookie, he would definitely feel extremely honored to be targeted by the league's No. 1 draft pick. He would be eager to get close to him right away. The more competitive ones might even fight back.
But An Ran understood that Owen's behavior did not mean he recognized his own strength, it was just a form of entertainment. He had an opponent in his eyes, but it was definitely not him.
Instead of fighting with him, it is better to watch the game and learn from the experience of these top American players. There are not many opportunities like this.
Being able to score one goal against Irving in a duel is already impressive enough in the eyes of others, but An Ran will never be satisfied. Now he is like a sponge, all he lacks is water.
When I got to the bench, the more I looked at An Ran, the more I felt something was wrong. Ju Ran, Wang Zhelin and the others came on, but it felt like it had no effect at all!
In China, they are recognized as having relatively strong defensive abilities, but in the international arena, they seem to be unable to defend their opponents. And because of their weak offensive ability, the team has come to a standstill on the offensive end.
Irving, the offensive point guard, was replaced and Curry was replaced. The most intuitive feeling is that the American team played patiently, passing the ball dazzled, and then somehow the ball got into the hands of the open man, and then inexplicably.
Entered.
Moreover, Butler's breakthrough ability is unstoppable. When he wants to get the ball at the top of the arc, no matter who is defending, he has not been able to defend him once. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is in very good condition today.
Over and over again, Ju Ran began to doubt his life. After practicing defense for so many days, he was like paper in front of Butler. But when he saw that Butler had good touch and other teammates were interested in playing ball, he was able to do it by himself in one quarter.
Scored 16 points.
As for the Chinese team, due to a more defensive lineup, the offensive end collapsed. They made 3 of 21 shots in a single quarter and scored 11 points. Even with free throws, Butler did not score as much.
"What are you afraid of? Don't hesitate. Just take action when it's time to take action. You won't score anyway. Why not go faster and disrupt the game." An Ran had already stood up from the bench and stood in the corner to support his teammates on the court.
Except for An Ran, everyone else sat firmly on the bench and watched the team being slaughtered by the American team. Because they knew that they couldn't win anyway, so why bother?
Gong Luming glanced at An Ran who was shouting on the sidelines, hesitated for a moment, did not ask An Ran to sit back, and allowed him to direct the offense on the court.
Wang Zhelin was a little unhappy. After being substituted at the end of the first quarter, he had not made much contribution and could not defend himself. He felt uncomfortable all over after being hit by Green. Now he heard An Ran yelling and yelling off the court, looking enthusiastic.
The look on his face made him angry instantly.
Wang Zhelin shouted: "You don't need to interrupt, I know how to play." Then he quickly served the baseline ball and ran away.
An Ran was stunned for a moment when she heard his tone. She thought she had offended him by saying something just now. But after thinking about it, she didn't mention him by name.
He just gave some suggestions such as saying that if you can't defend yourself, you can't score, and you can try to increase the speed. Why did you offend him?
In fact, Wang Zhelin was not targeting An Ran, but he felt that he could not fully demonstrate his abilities on the court and had not made any contribution, so he gradually became irritated.
Li Gen felt the same way. He was dominated by Durant and was unable to fight back. The more he was beaten, the more frustrated he became.
"Oops, something is going to happen." Gong Luming hurriedly called An Ran back, who was dazed at the baseline, and pressed him on the bench to let him watch the ball.
While paying attention to the emotions of the players on the field, he looked at An Ran with his peripheral vision, fearing that he would stand up and shout something that would increase the smell of gunpowder.
We all know that there is a gap in strength, and we all know that we can't beat the American team. Why do you worry about it? Gong Luming secretly cursed An Ran in his heart, thinking, is it possible that you still want to win? Are you a little self-aware?
After halftime, the score had reached 59:31. The score difference of more than 20 points was indeed very large, but if it was the American team, it did not seem to be unacceptable.
Just as he was preparing for the halftime break, An Ran glanced over and saw several journalists carrying long guns and cannons walking in at the entrance of the arena. Judging from their attire, they looked like they were Chinese reporters.
"I thought I wasn't going to come. What about the full live broadcast as promised?" Gong Luming snorted coldly, and everyone could see his dissatisfaction with the CCTV5 reporter. But as he said this, he thought in his heart that it would be better not to come.
It's really embarrassing for you to broadcast the way I was beaten by the United States.
For a moment, Gong Luming felt a lot of pressure on his shoulders. He originally thought that they would not come, and no one knew how the warm-up match would go, but now he felt that if the loss was too ugly, the men's basketball team might not be able to lose face.
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