Capítulo 474: Chapter 474: The Quarter-Finals (Part 3)
The China men's basketball team.
Deng Hua's mouth was agape, "I really don't know what they're thinking, picking Dong Ge as their target. It's like lighting a lamp in a latrine, looking for shit!"
Wade Dong said, "They won't always be this stupid. With three guys over 2.1 metres tall, if we play a positional game, we'll be at a disadvantage."
"So our offence-defence transition has to be fast!"
Deng Hua also said, "Yi Nan and Li Pei, when you're on the court, give Huang Yu more off-ball screens to relieve some of the pressure on Dong Ge's offence."
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Deng Hua also took out his tactics board and simulated an offensive tactic.
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After the timeout.
The BZ men's basketball team changed their offensive strategy, and the three big men crowded into the paint. Nene missed a layup, Varejao blocked Wade Dong, and Splitter grabbed the offensive rebound and scored.
18:11!!!
The China men's basketball team.
Varejao defended Wade Dong out of position, using his height and wingspan to disrupt Wade Dong's shooting vision. If Wade Dong got past him, Nene and Splitter would be there to help defend, preventing Wade Dong from scoring.
"Swoosh~"
Wade Dong passed the ball to Li Pei.
This pass was a great choice, because Nene and Splitter's help defence left Li Pei completely open.
After receiving Wade Dong's pass, Li Pei decisively took a mid-range jump shot!
"g~~~"
Lacking a bit of luck, Li Pei's open shot missed.
"Aiya..."
A sigh came from the TV.
That shot should have gone in!
"Defence!"
Wade Dong waved his hand, telling Li Pei not to dwell on the missed shot and to hurry back on defence.
Barbosa organised the offence from the perimeter, using two crossover dribbles to create space for a mid-range jumper, facing Lin Hao.
"g~~~"
This shot was blocked by Lin Hao, hitting the rim. Wade Dong wanted to rush over and grab the rebound, but he was blocked by the BZ men's basketball team's two big men, Nene and Varejao. Splitter grabbed the offensive rebound and scored again!
18:13!!!
"Yes, that's how you play!"
The BZ men's basketball team's head coach was excitedly standing on the sidelines, punching the air. He felt that although Wade Dong was strong, he had three big men! The China men's basketball team was no match for them.
Compared to the BZ men's basketball team's lineup, the China men's basketball team could only be considered a dual-core team, with Wade Dong and Huang Yu, but the two players' positions overlapped to some extent, so Wade Dong's China men's basketball team couldn't play the small-ball tactics of the Suns.
If Huang Yu was replaced by Curry or Durant, the game would be easily won! Unfortunately, that wasn't possible...
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The first quarter ended.
23:22!!!
The BZ men's basketball team was only one point behind.
The head coach excitedly said, "We've got the rhythm, and from now on, as long as we lock down Wade Dong, the rest of the China men's basketball team's players are nothing to be afraid of, even Huang Yu!"
"What's our goal?"
"World Cup champions!!!"
The China men's basketball team. Wade Dong took the tactics board from Deng Hua, "Their three big men are all crowded in the paint, this is our best opportunity to shoot from outside... Huang Yu and Lin Hao, when you're attacking, run to the corner for a three-pointer, give me some space, I'll shoot them to death!"
"I really don't know what I'm called anymore."
Wade Dong coldly smiled, "With three big men, you think you can beat the China men's basketball team? Don't you know how I won my three championships?"
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The second quarter began.
Wade Dong dribbled to the three-point line, Varejao rushed up to defend, and Wade Dong faked a shot, shaking Varejao, creating a rhythm difference, and then leaning in for a three-pointer.
"Beep!!!"
The referee blew his whistle, Varejao was called for a defensive foul, and Wade Dong went to the free-throw line.
"Swish!!!"
"Swish!!!"
"Swish!!!"
Three free throws.
26:22!!!
Then, the BZ men's basketball team missed a shot, and this time Wade Dong grabbed the defensive rebound from Varejao, Nene, and Splitter.
This ball!
It was a big blow to the BZ men's basketball team... Three 2.1-metre-tall big men, and the 1.98-metre-tall Wade Dong grabbed the rebound.
After grabbing the defensive rebound, Wade Dong didn't rush on the fast break, but slowly dribbled to the frontcourt, waiting for the BZ men's basketball team's defence to be in position, before attacking. He used the Eurostep to score a layup, and also drew a defensive foul from Nene.
"Swish!!!"
After making the free throw.
29:22!!!
The lead was extended to seven points.
Wade Dong didn't like to flop, but if you compared his ball-handling rhythm and understanding of the rules, Harden's flopping skills were like a little brother in front of Wade Dong.
In the second quarter, Varejao and Nene had both committed their third personal fouls, and Splitter had two fouls.
"Damn! Wade Dong, you old bastard!"
The BZ men's basketball team's head coach was anxious... Wade Dong didn't want to play fair, he kept drawing fouls, which was even more insidious than Varejao's flopping.
Varejao and Nene would be fouled out if they committed two more fouls!
The first half wasn't even over yet, and these two guys would have to sit on the bench.
Losing two of the three big men!
The BZ men's basketball team's paint defence instantly went from a copper wall and iron wall to a paper wall.
The first half ended.
51:35!!!
The BZ men's basketball team was already 16 points behind.
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The third quarter was the BZ men's basketball team's last chance. If they couldn't catch up in the third quarter, they would lose the game.
It was still Wade Dong on offence.
Varejao's defence was hesitant, but this didn't stop Wade Dong from drawing a foul!
Wade Dong dribbled to the basket, using the Dream Shake to shake off Nene, but as he was about to shoot, Wade Dong paused, waiting for Varejao to rush over, and then drawing a foul from Varejao. Only then did he shoot!
"Beep!!!"
The referee blew his whistle again.
Varejao was furious, stomping his feet and shouting at the referee, "Didn't you see that? He did it on purpose, he did it on purpose!"
"Whether he did it on purpose or not, don't fall for it."
The referee reminded Varejao, and then added, "Besides, you committed a foul just now."
Varejao was bitter in his heart...
Karma came back so quickly. He was still gloating over the few flops in the first quarter, and now he had been called for three fouls in a row by Wade Dong.
He already had four fouls, and all of them were committed against Wade Dong.
Varejao looked at the head coach, and the head coach was even more anxious than him. He wanted to scold Varejao, but the previous foul was too reckless. He could only tell Varejao to be careful and not commit another foul.
"Be careful, don't commit another foul!"
The head coach reminded Varejao, but he didn't let Varejao sit on the bench.
He had his own plan. If, in the next two minutes, the BZ men's basketball team could reduce the deficit to 10 points, he would let Varejao sit on the bench, and then bring him back in for the crucial fourth quarter.
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