I'm really not a 3D player

Chapter 352 The responsibility of the team’s big brother
After the opponent was determined, the Chinese men's basketball team began to prepare for the game with all its strength.

The Lithuanian team is an old rival of the Chinese team, and both sides basically know the ins and outs.

The Lithuanian team in this Olympic Games only has one NBA player, Valanciunas, and the others are all selected from the European League.

Each of them is not weak in ability, but there is no particularly outstanding point. This is the terrible thing about Lithuanian team basketball.

In the quarterfinals of the last Olympic Games, the Lithuanian team eliminated the Chinese team and advanced.

It can be said that the next semi-final can be regarded as a battle of revenge.

Now that the Chinese team has Sun Yi as a killer, it is not impossible to defeat the Lithuanian team.

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On August 8, the Chinese men’s basketball team ushered in the semifinals with the Lithuanian team.

Before the start of this game, another semi-final had also been decided.

Dream Team [-] and the Spanish team fought fiercely until the last minute to decide the winner. At the critical moment, Kobe Bryant hit a fatal three-pointer to seal the victory.

In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Spanish team 107-100 and advanced to the finals first.

After advancing to the finals, the Ugly men's basketball players did not return to their base immediately. Instead, they chose to stay on site to watch the subsequent semifinals between the Chinese team and the Lithuanian team.

"Nacha, who do you think will win?" James asked.

"This guy Sun won't let us down. When the time comes, we can all have grievances and revenge." Kobe replied jokingly.

After hearing this, James showed a tangled look. On the one hand, he wanted Sun Yi to take revenge after being promoted, but on the other hand, he was worried that the boat would capsize in the gutter.

"I have so many strong teammates now, so I should worry about that guy!" After Ajan figured it out, he relaxed and focused his attention on the competition field.

At the game site, the commentator was introducing the starting players of the two teams one by one.

The starting lineup sent by the Chinese team is: Sun Yi, Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu, A Lian, and Dayao.

The starting lineup sent by the Lithuanian team is: Gerradidis, Jankunas, Kuzminskas, Sabonis, Valanciunas.

In the jump ball session, the United Arab Emirates took off hard and beat Valanciunas to touch the basketball first and move back to the backcourt, seizing the first opportunity for the Chinese team to attack.

Sun Yi dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, looked at Gerradidis in front of him, made a large crossover, and immediately took off to shoot after getting out of the space.

He wanted to see how he felt tonight.

The result was unsatisfactory. The shot without any interference bounced out of the frame and failed to hit.

Valanciunas protected the backcourt rebound, found his teammate and passed it.

Gerradis received the pass and advanced toward the frontcourt unhurriedly.

The Lithuanian team pays attention to teamwork, and Gerradis came to the frontcourt to patiently organize the offense.

Valanciunas quickly ran to the mid-range area on the right to provide an off-ball screen for his teammates.

Yankunas used the screen to get rid of Wang Shipeng's defense, and immediately shot after receiving the pass.

I don't know when Sun Yi came to help defend and gave Yankunas a big hit.

Zhu Fangyu, who was retreating towards the penalty area, just caught the basketball that was shot away by Sun Yi. He immediately turned around and advanced towards the frontcourt, running long distance to the penalty area and preparing to fly for a layup.

Kuzminskas, who had already rushed back to the penalty area, immediately rushed forward and quickly cut the basketball out of Zhu Fangyu's hand.

After the ball was cut, it hit Zhu Fangyu's leg and bounced out of bounds.

The ball was transferred and the Lithuanian team attacked.

Gerradis and Valanciunas played a pick-and-roll. After getting rid of the defense, he rushed to the basket from the right. His layup was interfered by Dayao, but he also failed to score.

In this way, the game started for nearly 2 minutes, and neither team scored.

Although the Lithuanian team does not have a super player who can attack tough situations to help the team break the deadlock, their defensive intensity is definitely full.

"The Chinese team encountered the opponent's tight defense at the beginning. This is not going to work. Someone needs to step up and break the deadlock." Su Qun explained eagerly. "We have to believe in our players and they will solve the problem."

Although Director Zhang said this, he was also very nervous in his heart.

Back on the court, after being unable to attack for a long time, the players on both sides began to become impatient.

This phenomenon is very bad, and it is easy for the opponent to seize the opportunity to launch a wave of offensive climax.

"Since the hand feels bad, then just stay closer to the basket."

Just when Sun Yi was about to drive to the basket to cause damage, Dayao came to him and expressed his thoughts.

"Ayi, you rest first and let me take the lead. When I can't fight anymore, you can finish the game."

This is Yao's responsibility as the big brother of the team. He cannot rely on young players such as Sun Yi to do everything.

Sun Yi nodded after hearing this and adopted Dayao's suggestion.

No matter when he can explode, his physical energy can always be maintained.

After determining the core of the offense, Sun Yi and others opened up singles space for Dayao.

In the low post area on the right, Dayao received the pass, knocked Valanciunas away, and turned around to hook.

Dayao's unique skill is incomprehensible and difficult to prevent.

The basketball crashed into the net and made a steady hit!
The Chinese fans in the audience immediately burst into deafening cheers and shouts.

The Chinese team took the lead to break the deadlock and their morale was extremely high.

Now the pressure is on the Lithuanian team.

In the next round, the Lithuanian team still wanted to rely on passing and cutting to break the Chinese team's defense.

But what they didn't expect was that Sun Yi had already seen through the passing route through observation.

After all, the more passes you make, the more likely you are to make mistakes.

After Sun Yi successfully intercepted the Lithuanian team's pass, he took the lead and rushed through the center line without staying outside the three-point line. He rushed directly to the basket and completed a one-handed dunk.

On the bench of the Lithuanian team, head coach Yunus couldn't sit still and immediately requested a timeout and called the players back to the bench to adjust.

He knew very well that if Sun Yi and Dayao were not solved, it would be difficult for the Lithuanian team to win.

After returning from the timeout, the Lithuanian team's offense improved and finally achieved a zero breakthrough.

The Chinese team still played steadily, allowing Dayao to play singles in the low post and continue to attack, maintaining a weak lead.

The Lithuanian team tried to double-team Dayao, but the effect was very poor.

After Dayao was double-teamed, he would pass the ball to Sun Yi, who would then pass the ball to an open teammate. This made it difficult for the Lithuanian team to cut off the Chinese team's passing route.

At this stage, the Lithuanian team's top priority is to stabilize their offense in order to close the gap.

But they did not have a stable scoring method, and it didn't take long for them to fall into a scoring drought again.

The Chinese team took the opportunity to seize the opportunity. Dayao scored consecutive singles inside, helping the team gain a double-digit lead.

In the subsequent games, the Lithuanian team relied on outside three-pointers to recover a few points and narrow the point difference to less than ten points.

After the first quarter, the score displayed on the big screen was 21 to 14, with the Chinese team leading by 7 points.

In the first quarter of the game, Dayao made 8 of 6 shots and 2 free throws. He scored 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. He relied on his own strength to compete with the Lithuanian team.

"Ayi, what happens next is up to you. I have to take a break." Dayao smiled awkwardly. He was very happy to be able to help the team.

"Brother Yao, don't worry, I will lead you to the finals!"

After Sun Yi finished speaking, he led his teammates to the court...

(End of this chapter)