fictionpage Chapter 275 Advance to Top 8
Chapter 275 Advance to Top 8
Chapter 275 Advance to the quarterfinals
Tate's action drew a physical foul for him, and the conflict between him and Ding Jinghui also caused the referee to call a technical foul for each of them.According to FIBA rules, New Zealand has to make two free throws, while China has to make four free throws, and they still have the ball. This is a big blow to New Zealand.
Under the FIBA Rules, a contact foul committed by a player who, in the judgment of the referee, is not legitimately attempting to play the ball directly within the spirit and intent of the rules is an unsportsmanlike foul; and a technical foul is an unsportsmanlike foul. No contact foul.Any willful or repeated failure to cooperate, or to comply with the spirit of this rule, shall be considered a technical foul.Simply put, a physical foul occurs when there is physical contact, and a technical foul occurs when there is no physical contact.
According to the regulations, a technical foul is two free throws and one throw. The violation of the rules should be judged according to the situation. A player who shoots outside the three-point line is subject to three free throws. One penalty, otherwise two penalties.Then add subsequent possessions.The two technical offenders cancel each other out, so the ball still belongs to China.
On the New Zealand side, Penny, the leading scorer, executed technical foul free throws, and he made two consecutive free throws steadily.Xu Hao was also not to be outdone, he easily stood on the free throw line and scored four goals in a row, and then Yi Jianlian walked outside the sideline to serve.
This time it was Wang Shipeng who came out to catch the ball, but he quickly handed the ball to Xu Hao, and it was Tate who came forward to defend.But Tate is obviously not as arrogant as before. Xu Hao can still see a little fear and anger in his eyes. Obviously he does not intend to continue his defense without a lower limit, otherwise he will only be pushed on the bench.
Xu Hao also did not adopt a simple and rude forced breakthrough. He directly called Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll, easily broke into the three-point line from the other side, and at the same time attracted New Zealand's defense.At this time, Yi Jianlian had retreated beyond the three-point line. Xu Hao then passed the ball behind his head and directly assisted Yi Jianlian to shoot outside the three-point line.
The conflict that did not fully erupt just now not only deterred Tate, but also deterred other players in New Zealand. Although they continued to maintain aggressiveness on the defensive end, they did not dare to make some very dangerous fouls.Their restraint also relieved the Chinese players, so that at least they don't need to worry about being injured in the game.
The game is still going on intermittently, but the point difference has never changed. The Chinese team has maintained a lead of about 10 points.Of course, New Zealand also tried to close the score at one point, but they couldn't limit the opponent's scoring. In this case, it is useless to score more points, let alone complete the reversal before the end of the game.
But New Zealand still did not give up, this is the knockout stage.If it is a group stage, losing one or two games may not matter, but if they lose to the Chinese now, it means that their journey to the World Championships will come to an end.Of course, the Chinese players also think so in their hearts. They hope to break through the best results in team history. New Zealand is a hurdle they must overcome. If they can't even beat New Zealand, then they deserve it.
The score of the two sides in this section was 29 to 27, and the Chinese team continued to expand their lead with difficulty and tenacity.This made the New Zealand players very unhappy, and they seemed to have seen the final outcome of this game.
Seeing that the team members began to become depressed, Vusinic had to pour them a big bowl of thick chicken soup.In order to cheer everyone up again, Vucinic directly linked the national honor to the outcome of this game. In his words, if China can be defeated and advanced to the quarterfinals, then everyone in the team will become a national hero. .
I have to say that Vucinic's brainwashing is still very powerful. Encouraged by him, New Zealand players have expressed that they want to show their opponents a little color. If they can reduce the point difference to single digits at the beginning of the fourth quarter It's even better.
According to Vucinic's instructions, the players on the field moved around Penny to create opportunities for him.Wang Shipeng, who was in charge of defending Penny, didn't notice for a while, and was hit by the opponent's three consecutive jump shots near the free throw line, and the point difference returned to 7 points.Penny's performance made the other New Zealand players rejoice, and they firmly believed that they would be able to beat their opponents for the rest of the time.
But soon Deng Huade shattered their dream because he replaced Yi Jianlian with Yao Ming.At this time, the physical fitness of both sides is close to the limit, and there is no use playing fast basketball anymore. The only thing to compare is the real skill of one sword and one gun.
This substitution directly hit New Zealand's weakness. They couldn't stop Yao Ming from getting a position inside, and they couldn't stop Yao Ming from getting close to the basket to score.What's more, in the previous three quarters, Yao Ming got a lot of rest time. He can almost be said to be the most physically fit player on the court, not even one of them. How could New Zealand stop him?
Xu Hao was not tired at all. After bringing the ball to the front court, he gave it to the inside, while he waited outside the three-point line to catch the ball and shoot.Yao Ming had rested for too long before. Watching his teammates fight against their opponents on the field, he had already held back his energy. Now he came up and turned New Zealand's inside line upside down, and the defensive end also sent out several spicy hot pots.
In the last quarter, Yao Ming scored 13 points and 6 rebounds, and also sent out 3 blocks. His outstanding performance also allowed the Chinese men's basketball team to maintain the advantage until the end.When the final whistle sounded, the score between the two sides was fixed at 85 to 72. They eliminated New Zealand and grabbed a seat in the quarterfinals. That is to say, their record in this World Championship can at least equal the highest record in team history. If they can win the next game, they will be making new history.
At the end of the game, the New Zealand players couldn't help crying. Originally, they thought they could reach the semi-finals like they did eight years ago, but they didn't expect to be eliminated in the 1/8 finals, and the one who eliminated them was They think the Chinese team is not strong enough.Everyone couldn't believe the result, but they had to admit the fact.
If the expressions of the New Zealand players are very bitter, then the expressions of the Chinese players are very sweet. For them, this victory is very important.Maybe they didn't have the high goals of New Zealand, but even in order to reach a relatively low position, they still had to win this game, but in the end they did what they should do.
(End of this chapter)