In the locker room of the German team, Coach Stowe is also cheering for the players.
"Boys, good work. Although we didn't find the touch in the first quarter, our defense in the second quarter was very good, allowing the Chinese team to only score 8 points. We have to keep it going." Coach Stowe continued on to say, "But we can't be careless. I believe that if the Chinese team continues to fall into a scoring shortage, they will change their tactics. Don't forget that on the bench, there is still a monster waiting to play. Once this monster is on the court, we have to strike up the spirit of twelve points lead to deal with this unknown opponent!"
The 15-minute intermission time passed quickly, and the athletes played again to start the third quarter.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Yao Ming and Sun Yue scored consecutively, and the Chinese team completed the overtake with 32 to 31, and then the two sides fell into a stalemate. When the two sides launched a confrontational battle inside, the Chinese team gradually regained the lead. In particular, Sun Yue's blocked shot made a great contribution at this moment. He blocked a layup by Nowitzki, and the Chinese team became braver and braver. At the end of the third quarter with a 12 to 4 climax, the score was locked at 47 to 39. This time it was the German team's turn to score only 8 points in a quarter.
After three quarters, the Chinese team held an 8-point lead, which also gave the fans hope of winning. At this time, the audience also temporarily forgot about letting Zhang Guan play. After all, they are now in the lead, indicating that the current playstyle and lineup configuration are very good, and there is no need to change.
Coach Yunas also continued to put Zhang Guan on the bench. For the coach, directing the game is like playing cards. Whoever has more cards, in the end, is more likely to win. And for now, the crown is Yunas's last hole card hidden, and coach Yunas won't open this hole card until it's inevitable.
In the fourth quarter of the game, while the German team strengthened their defense, they also made mistakes one after another, failing to score a point within three minutes. In the Chinese team, Yao scored 4 points in a row and the score became 51 to 39. With the German shooting percentage today, it seems a bit difficult to chase 12 points in seven minutes. After the two teams fought for several rounds, Wang Shipeng even hit a 2+1, the score was 54 to 41, the Chinese team's lead reached 13 points.
The German team looked more and more passive. At this critical time, it was Novus who came out. He scored five points in a row and chased the score to 46 to 54. Coach Yunas immediately requested a timeout.
At this time of the game, the physical fitness of the athletes on both sides has declined, but the physical fitness of the Chinese team has fallen more. The most intuitive manifestation is that the hit rate has dropped significantly. Today, the Chinese team's shooting rate was originally not high, and after a decline, it will be even more terrible.
Liu Wei missed two consecutive jumpers, and the German team, Mr. Basil scored a three-pointer, and Nowitzki hit 2+1 again, the score became 52 to 54 at this time, the German team caught up with only two points away, and the Chinese team again requested a timeout.
From 54 to 41 to 54 to 52, the German team scored 11 points in a row, while the Chinese team scored no points during this period.
Coach Yunas looked at Zhang Guan and said, "Zhang Guan, get ready to play! Like the Spanish team, we now need your breakthrough. Use your breakthrough to tear apart the German team's defense, just like that defeating the German team."
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"Look, that's Zhang Guan, Zhang Guan is on the court!"
"Zhang Guan finally played. In the previous game against Spain, Zhang Guan appeared at the last minute. At that time, the Spanish team was about to tie the score, just like the current situation!"
"I seem to have seen history repeat itself, Zhang Guan's sharp breakthrough is coming again!"
"I didn't watch the game against Spain. I have been regretting it all the time. I didn't expect to make it up today!"
The audience immediately began to cheer. This cheer is not only the expectation of Zhang Guan but also the trust in him.
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"Good job, guys, we played a wave of 11-0, and now we are only two points behind! The Chinese team's physical strength has dropped very seriously, even for Yao Ming. Our strong period has finally come! Let's continue our efforts. , The victory belongs to us!" The German coach Stowe roared, cheering for his players.
At this moment, the time-out time came, the athletes were ready to play, and the audience on the scene also made roaring shouts at this moment.
"Huh? The sound of cheering is much louder than just now, what's the matter? What happened?" Stowe tennis ball in the direction of the Chinese team, just to see one of the five players walking onto the court with an unfamiliar number, this number has never been played before.
"No. 12? No. 12 of the Chinese team! That's Zhang Guan!" Stowe exclaimed.
In the international arena, teams are not familiar with each other, so they will be distinguished by the numbers of their players. Of course, if you are some stars, you don't have to be so troublesome. For example, when you meet the American team, they are all big-name NBA stars. You can recognize them directly by looking at their faces.
Although Zhang Guan is not a big-name player, his popularity is worse than that of a big-name player. Not to mention that he is in the sports industry. Even many people who don't pay attention to sports know Zhang Guan.
The same is true for Stowe. When he first saw Zhang Guan, he was ready to look down to check the player information, but he saw Zhang Guan's face clearly and immediately recognized Zhang Guan.
"The Chinese team still sent Zhang Guan!" Stowe couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He wanted to call the players back and rearrange the tactics, but he must be reluctant to pause. The game has reached the final stage and every time it is suspended. All are extremely precious, and every timeout will affect the outcome.
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The game started again, and the ball passed to Zhang Guan's hands. The German team was very smart and did not choose to press the whole court. Instead, they retreated to their half and set up a position defense. The Chinese team was still by the tactical arrangement, everyone ran to the outside, opening up enough space for Zhang Guan's next breakthrough.
The German point guard is named Demond Green. He is 29 years old and can be said to be the golden age of a basketball player. In the face of Zhang Guan's dribble, Green did not panic. He greeted him with a certain distance from the holder of the Zhang Guan. He was guarding against the breakthrough of Zhang Guan.
"Zhang Guan is only 22 years old this year, and he is still a basketball player. His game experience is not very rich. He is only fast. But sometimes, speed is not everything, especially in defense, where experience is king!" Green thought silently, and at the same time, he was full of confidence in preventing Zhang Guan.
The next moment, Zhang Guan started suddenly and broke through to the right.
"Want to go past me, no way!" Green reacted for the first time, blocking it with his body.
But the next time he dribbled, Zhang Guan suddenly changed hands, and then his body rushed in the other direction.
"Zhang Guan's direction has changed! The breakthrough just now was a fake!" Green followed up again.
However, Zhang Guan changed direction again.
"Continuous change of direction?" Green defended again, but this time, he did not notice that Zhang Guan had been attached to him. The distance that Green deliberately kept from Zhang Guan just now was already in this way. The continuous change of direction was erased, and Green had no defensive buffer space at this time.
Zhang Guan suddenly accelerated and broke through from Green's side. Green, who has lost the defensive buffer space, can't stop Zhang Guan from moving forward.
"Oh no, it was broken by Zhang Guan!" Green immediately turned around to pursue, but he found that he could not catch up with Zhang Guan at all.
At this time, the defense of the inside players is needed, but both Nowitzki and Kaman have been taken to the position near the three-point line. With the speed of the two, now starting the follow-up will not stop Zhang Guan from attacking the basket.
So at this moment, Green chose to foul. He wanted to foul Zhang Guan, even if Zhang Guan was sent to the free-throw line, he wouldn't be able to make two.
Zhang Guan had already taken off and made a layup, and Green, who was chasing behind him, jumped up and went directly to pat Zhang Guan's arm. He even wanted to pull Zhang Guan's arm directly, so that he could not complete the action of a layup.
The bodies of the two people touched in the air, and Green's hand was also grasped at the position of Zhang Guan's hind arm, and then a huge force came, and Green's eyes suddenly flashed a look of astonishment.
"A lot of power!" Green was startled, he already had a foreboding, he found that his foul didn't seem to interfere with Zhang Guan's layup.
The referee's whistle sounded.
The basketball falls into the basket.
Zhang Guan lays up, the ball is scored, and there is a foul!