979 The outbreak of bearded golfers
Ever since Irving came to the U.S. team for training, he has not had a good impression of Popovich.
He always felt that this coach seemed to have some prejudice against him.
But I never expected that the person who knew me best was actually this coach.
So he secretly made up his mind to get back the point difference after taking the field.
Then Mr. Bo turned his head and looked at Harden at the end of the bench.
At this time, Harden's fists were clenched and the joints of his fists were turning white.
However, his breathing was very rapid, even a bit suffocating.
The old man came to Harden's side and put his hand on Harden's shoulder.
"James Harden, if you want to break through yourself, if you want to break the shadow in your heart, then today is your chance."
James Harden was stunned.
He looked up in surprise at the old man with silver hair and beard.
He never told anyone about the psychological shadow left by his asthma.
Only a few people know it.
Because he is afraid that if his opponent knows about it, it will become a breakthrough for his opponent to attack him.
So even though he has endured so many grievances over the years, he has never told the reason why he always loses his temper at critical moments.
But I didn't expect Mr. Bo to know this.
What he didn't expect even more was that the old man knew that he had such a psychological shadow, and at this critical moment when the American team needed to score, he would actually send him on the field.
This made Harden feel a little teary-eyed for a moment.
He looked at the old man with silver hair and beard, and his own beard was shaking a little.
He stood up slowly, said nothing, and just nodded heavily to Popovich.
Then the old man looked at Ayton again: "Ayton, you only became our American citizen last year, right?"
Ayton nodded: "Yes."
Mr. Guo said: "Now is your time to prove your loyalty to the United States."
Ayton stood up after hearing this, pursed his lips, and nodded heavily: "I understand, coach."
Since coming to the NBA to play, he has always dreamed of becoming an American citizen and embracing this free country.
Last year, he finally became an American citizen. However, what he didn't expect was that the Americans didn't seem to recognize him as a new member at all.
Even when I go to many places, I will be laughed at by many native Americans.
At the same time, he was ridiculed and abused by Bahamian people.
It was impossible for him to return to the Bahamas.
So his only way now is to achieve results, establish himself as a superstar, and be loved by Americans.
Especially the opportunity to play for the United States like the Olympics, he naturally wants to seize it.
With these three people, the head coach paired them with a Tang Shen and a Green.
Among these 5 people, Harden is also a 75-year-old superstar.
Irving also has the strength of the top 75 players, but he was kicked out of the top 75 teams because he was nagging all the time.
This is the strength of the American lineup.
If you pick up 5 people at random, it will be unmatched by other countries.
After coming on the field, the Chinese team attacked.
Wang Yi shot a three-pointer this time, but failed to hit.
This was the first goal he missed in this game.
On the American team's side, Ayton fought hard to get the rebound and passed it to Green.
As a power forward, Green actually dribbled the ball directly across half court - although Green is very dirty when it comes to playing and sometimes uses some dirty tricks, as a power forward, this guy even serves as a center sometimes.
, was actually able to dribble across half court during a fast break.
This is an ability that other power forwards and centers simply cannot possess.
And he doesn't just dribble through half court.
While dribbling, he kept watching the movements of all his teammates and analyzing the opponent's defense.
Then came a beautiful assist.
Can you believe that a power forward can advance with the ball and make wonderful passes during fast breaks like a point guard?
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This is what he did at this time.
As soon as he dribbled the ball to half court, he saw Harden had already run to the right side of the frontcourt.
He directly hit the ball from a long distance.
This pass was not passed directly to Harden, but directly to the basket.
When the ball reaches the basket, Harden has also accelerated to the basket.
The ball has arrived!
In other words, the ball leads people to run.
This is Green's ability.
After Harden got the ball, he saw Wang Zhelin about to block the shot, so he pulled a lever in the air and scored with a hook.
Looking back, the American team double-teamed Wang Yi in the backcourt.
Wang Yi passed the ball to Guo Ailun.
Guo Ailun saw that there were only three people defending in front.
This is a good opportunity for the Chinese team to go 4-on-3 in the frontcourt.
So he dribbled the ball and broke through inside.
However, his position was blocked by Tang Shen when dribbling. He was unable to complete the breakthrough and had to pull out and wait until his teammates returned to the frontcourt before passing the ball to Wang Zhelin.
At this time, Harden, who hurried back to defend, got behind Wang Zhelin.
Harden is 1.96 meters tall and weighs 100 kilograms.
Wang Zhelin is 2.14 meters tall and weighs 110 kilograms.
Normally, Harden's defense against Wang Zhelin would be easily abused.
However, when Wang Zhelin was sitting and playing, he found that every time he took a step forward, he couldn't move toward Harden at all.
He took two steps in, but Harden didn't move at all.
He could only choose to turn around and shoot.
However, it was also because the two consecutive steps he took before that did not move, which affected his confidence a little, and this time the shot missed the basket.
This is Harden's low-post defensive ability.
Don't think that just because he's a guard, he can't guard power forwards and centers.
With his weight of 100 kilograms and extremely strong upper and lower body strength, ordinary power forwards and centers really can't stand up to him.
Looking back, the American team attacked again.
This time, after Irving moved to the frontcourt, he handed the ball to Harden.
Facing Wang Yi's one-on-one defense, Harden kept passing the ball around his right leg to change direction.
Looking for the rhythm.
After going around five times in a row, he suddenly dribbled the ball with his right hand and broke through.
Wang Yi immediately took a step back.
Harden pulled the ball back with his right hand.
Use his signature step back to get out of the three-point line.
Raising your hand is a three-pointer.
Although Wang Yi's personal defensive ability is very strong, he cannot prevent every ball.
The basketball went over his head and penetrated the net behind him.
Harden scored 5 points in a row.
The score difference was reduced to 10 points.
Coach Du Feng is very careful when facing the US team.
He quickly took Wang Zhelin off the field and replaced all the starting players back on the field.
However, even if he put all the main players back on the court, he still couldn't resist Harden who had a new touch.
Because of Harden's touch, Wang Yi was forced very far forward, and at this time Harden used his rhythm to sway Wang Yi to break through.
Green followed the empty cut from the other side.
Harden threw the ball toward the backboard.
Chapter completed!