Chapter 9: Explode (Part 1)

  Yao Ming was still being guarded by Ji Zhe in the front court, and after changing positions twice, he still couldn't get a favorable position, and Sun Yue still couldn't pass the ball.

  The injuries on his shoulders made Yao Ming's originally clumsy body even slower, and the advantages of strength and height were somewhat useless in the face of the opponent's agile defense.

  Younas made a gesture on the sidelines, and the Chinese team started to play other tactics. The ball finally fell into Taikong's hands, who received it with his back to the right wing.

  Yi's back-to-the-basket game isn't non-existent, it can be used domestically, but in the NBA, his back-to-the-basket skills are somewhat lacking. Yi is 213cm tall and weighs 230 pounds, much heavier than McGrady, but their defensive abilities aren't that different, especially in terms of strength, where they're evenly matched.

  Light weight doesn't mean no strength!

  Tai Kong Chi's back was strong, but he ate a bitter loss. He pushed backwards twice, but the other party didn't move at all. Instead, Tai Kong Chi himself felt extremely uncomfortable, his bones aching from being pressed against him.

  Ji Guo resisted Taikong Yi's attack and didn't let him get into a lower position, forcing Taikong Yi to jump and shoot from here.

  Yi was open in this position, but his shooting percentage is not high. However, he couldn't squeeze in and the attacking time was running out, so he had to turn around and shoot a jump shot.

  A national shame in his heart, he stretched out his arm and covered it up.

  His block was more threatening than Taoyi's, who had to force his way out this time. With a wingspan of 228cm and a swift release speed, his entire body sprang up like a spring, and he neatly used his fingertips to tap the basketball away.

  Tao Sheng's hook shot has a very small arc, this kind of shot can be blocked, it's just that nobody in the domestic league can do it.

  Two people simultaneously scrambled for the basketball that had been knocked down, and before they could determine who was in possession, the referee blew his whistle. The attack time had expired, China team 24-second violation!

  Yao Ming and the Chinese team were all stone-faced as they silently ran to the locker room.

  The Chinese team has already lost one game, a humiliating defeat. At that time, Yao Ming was not there, and they could still find excuses. But now that Yao Ming is back with the team, facing off against the Clippers without Blake Griffin and Chris Paul, losing again would be inexcusable.

  Especially the two inside lines of the Clippers, both are rookies this year and are Chinese-Americans. The players on the Chinese team were thinking at this time that no matter what they couldn't lose to the two fake foreigners, this was a matter of domestic player dignity, they couldn't afford to lose face.

  Two brothers were wronged, and Ji Guo Chou still had a mind full of longing, thinking about rejoining Chinese nationality in the future...

  The game continued, and Ji Guo Chou provided a ball-less cover for Ji Guo Chi at the bottom line, blocking Tai Kong Yee, who ran out of an empty space to shoot.

  Parker has passed the ball to Maggette, who is invisible on the wing, and Wang Shipeng dunks with a strong breakthrough.

  The score was 0:7, the Chinese team started poorly and was scored seven points in a row by the Clippers, creating a small climax. Yunas immediately called a timeout.

  Coach reasonable temporarily suspended analysis: "The twin brothers, especially the older brother, used a very good defense against Yao Ming's front, especially those two long arms. Sun Yue attacked twice and didn't dare to pass the ball to Yao Ming for fear of being intercepted and counterattacked."

  "Then how can we break through the encirclement?" asked Master Sun.

  "You can use collective passing to break through the encirclement, with two outside players and Yao Ming forming an inverted triangle, which will create a passing gap. At this time, you need to quickly and decisively pass the ball. If it still doesn't work, then use a breakthrough to break through."

  The reasonable teacher finished speaking, and the competition also restarted.

  The Chinese team indeed used collective passing to quickly move the ball to the other side and finally successfully passed the basketball into Yao Ming's hands.

  Ji Guoqiang's defense in front, once let Yao Ming get the ball, it's equivalent to losing points, the opponent can turn around and shoot, this defense has completely failed.

  Yao Ming turned around and took a step forward, then slammed down a one-handed dunk at the basket to finish the attack.

  It can be seen that the Little Giant was very annoyed by Ji Guo's front defense, and as soon as he had the opportunity, he chose to use a dunk to vent his emotions!

  Yao Ming opened up, and the Chinese team had a strong spirit. The other players also slowly found their rhythm in the game.

  The two teams exchanged blows for several rounds. The first quarter has passed halfway, the score is 12:6, and the Chinese team is 6 points behind. The Clippers called a timeout to help them.

  The Chinese team got 6 points, but the score difference was still too small. The game had been going on for six minutes, which meant they were only scoring one point per minute, an incredibly low attacking efficiency!

  TV fans feel that this game is similar to the last one against the Kings, China exposed many problems, other issues aside, the biggest problem now is that they can't score. Of the 6 points China scored, 5 were from Yao Ming alone, and the remaining point was from Sun Yue's free throw, making one out of two.

  The Chinese team scored so low today because of Ji Guoqiu and Ji Guoxing's interior defense.

  Ji Guang used a front defense against Yao Ming, forcing Yao to constantly move and fight for position. However, Yao's large body was too clumsy for Ji, and the little giant's slow foot speed made it impossible for him to get into advantageous positions.

  Fortunately, as long as Yao Ming successfully gets the ball, he can basically score, and that's how China scores.

  Even if Ji Guo's defense is more fierce, he can't prevent Xiao Ju from getting the ball once.

  Yao Ming played half a quarter, 3 shots with 2 successes, high efficiency.

  Compared to Yao Ming, Taoyuan Yi is really a joke...

  Ji Guo's brother reminded him before the game, and he really fought to defend this No. 6 player. Taoye was unable to get close to the basket for a shot, and it was difficult for him to enter his favorite low-post position to shoot. Most of his shots were forced from the two wings, 15 feet or even farther away, with a terrible shooting percentage, a pitiful sight!

  3 shots 0 in, this is the shooting data of Taikong Yi, the continuous misses made his confidence rapidly lost, and he himself did not dare to receive the ball and shoot again. Now his mind keeps thinking about the embarrassing performance of 14 shots 2 in the last game, the fans' scolding kept echoing in his mind, forming a vicious circle, under this mental state, making him even more lose his touch.

  Ji Guoqi devoted all his energy to defense, and today's offense was not as good as the last game, only getting 2 rebounds and 2 steals, with no other data.

  Ji Zhe's performance was as excellent as the last game, 4 shots with 3 hits, scoring 7 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block. He had more rebounds today, thanks to Ji Zhe blocking Yao Ming for him, creating opportunities for him to single-handedly challenge the opponent, who was no match for him in rebounding.

  To be honest, at present, there is no one who can rival Taikongyi.

  The poor performance of the Chinese team also made the faces of domestic journalists look bad, and they were naturally more close to players from home. Like two brothers such as banana people, I don't know if they can speak Chinese? Sometimes they didn't dare to interview, afraid that the two would say something like "you guys are Chinese"... That's really annoying.

  After this pause, the Chinese team changed their tactics and started attacking from outside with three-pointers.

  Li Nan came on the court, and Little Li Flying Knife took advantage of Yao Ming's cover to make a three-pointer. The basketball bounced around, but fortunately it finally fell into the hoop.

  The Chinese team's three-point shooting percentage was not high, also related to the unfamiliarity with the NBA three-point line distance. Zhu Fangyu and Li Nan, etc., missed too many three-pointers in the first game.

  Of course, Taishan Yi was already replaced by Younas on the other side of the field, and Wang Zhiyuan came on as a substitute.

  Wang Zhizhi is the first Chinese to play in the NBA, and his performance against the Kings was the only one that stood out among domestic players. He performed with ease on the court, playing very smart basketball, with excellent timing for shooting and movement. Although his physical condition has declined, he is still more threatening than Yao Ming.

  Ji Guo Chi, although arrogant, would not underestimate his enemy. Seeing Wang Zhi coming up, he started to bully the old man's arms and legs, without any respect for the elderly.

  I guess this bastard won't give up his seat to seniors in his own country!

  Yao Ming scored again on the attack, this time using his body to push off Ji Jia Cheng, easily scoring two points under the basket and getting his seventh point.

  But domestic fans saw the little giant panting, and none of them were happy.

  Yao Ming has to use all his strength every time he scores a basket. If he continues like this, he won't be able to last the whole game.

  The fast boat team attacked the end, and more of them passed the ball to Maggette, after all, he was their biggest star on the field.

  Maggette hasn't actively passed the ball to either of the two brothers, this dead black guy basically looks down on both of them. When Brand isn't around, he's the team leader. But when these two see him, they don't even take the initiative to carry his bag, they don't understand any rules at all, and who knows which rural area these yellow-skinned monkeys ran out from?

  The two still didn't know that the traditional "carry the bag" had to be done by the newcomer. They also didn't know that although Marguerite didn't say anything on the surface, she was secretly resentful of the two.

  "If Ji Guo knew what was going on, he would definitely say with a smirk: 'That dead black guy is just discriminating against us. There are too many guys like that in the NBA. Didn't Yao Ming get discriminated by point guards? Except for Francis at first, no other point guard really passed him the ball, including McGrady. This guy's relationship with Yao Ming was actually very bad. Chinese people wanting respect in the NBA is useless, they need to fight for it with their fists.'"

  Ma Jianyong's three-pointer was off, and Ji Guoqiu relied on his jumping ability to grab the ball before Yao Ming. He then used his long arm to deflect the ball, and immediately after that, Ji Guoqiu jumped up again, beating Wang Zhizhi to the ball and pulling it into his arms.

  In the unwilling eyes of Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi, after Ji Guo's shameful fall to the ground, he used his continuous jumping ability that was not inferior to black players, and once again jumped high, slamming the basketball fiercely into the hoop!

  "From now on, the Fast Ship Fleet belongs to us two brothers. Anyone who doesn't obey can get out!" Ji Guozi fell to the ground and roared towards the sky, saying fiercely in his heart.