Before the US team's head coach, Klopp, could no longer sit still, Thibodeau in the stands could no longer sit still.

As a player who has been dealing with defense all his life, he is most concerned and sensitive about defense.

Why does Xu Yong's defense seem different from what he saw in the video?

Xu Yong in the video is a unique defender. He can directly restrain James, but his performance can only be considered passing when facing flexible outside players.

However, Xu Yong's defense in the past period, especially his off-ball defense, is simply at the best defensive level.

This was something he couldn't understand, considering that it had only been more than three months since Xu Yong's off-season.

But this also makes people extremely happy, knowing that the Bulls already have a defensive gate like Allen.

Allen - Xu Yong - Artest - Yao Ming, this all-defensive formation is really like an iron net, a nightmare for breakthrough players.

Old K stood up and made tactical gestures to the American players on the field.

When the US team advanced to the frontcourt, Durant leaned against Xu Yong and asked for the ball outside the three-point line.

Xu Yong couldn't stop the player from asking for the ball in this way. The most he could do was to reach out and try to see if there was a chance to steal the ball.

In the end, he failed and Durant successfully got the ball from the outside.

At the same time, the other players of the US team also moved to the baseline to give Durant enough space to play one-on-one.

It has to be said that this is really treating Durant as Jordan.

Xu Yong continued Allen's defensive strategy at this time, maintaining a close defensive position while constantly putting pressure on the ball.

He had only one goal, which was to never let Durant easily lift the ball over his head.

Durant was a three-man threat from the front, but he did not choose to shoot. Instead, he chose to change direction by dragging his steps.

The breakthrough was so huge that Xu Yong could only retreat and maintain a defensive position.

Durant was also very decisive. He broke through to a position about 16 feet away and directly chose to make a quick stop and pull-up jump shot.

Xu Yong jumped almost at the same time, but Durant's shooting point was higher than his blocking point.

“Swish!”

Despite his good defense and considerable interference, Durant still managed to pull the ball into the basket.

Xu Yong felt helpless when he saw this. Durant's pull-up shot was indeed unstoppable, and he still had a lot to learn on the defensive end.

After scoring the goal, Durant smiled at Xu Yong.

This rookie, who used his secondary account to help him output on social media like crazy last season, caused him enough trouble tonight.

Seeing Durant's smile, Xu Yong suddenly had an idea and had a response.

"Don't be happy, you can't defend me either." He said directly to Durant.

Durant's smile froze.

My goodness, I helped you so much last season, I even gave Harden a small account that was like a pet, and you actually trash-talked me!

But then he thought again, Xu Yong didn't seem to know about the use of the trumpet.

So his choice was to turn around and say something to Iguodala, indicating that he would defend Xu Yong himself.

Durant was pretty tough before he saw James take shortcuts to success.

When Xu Yong carried the ball to the frontcourt and found that it was Durant defending him, he was delighted.

His idea is actually very simple, just like the game against the Lakers last season, when defense cannot be achieved, consumption is the best way to defend.

This is also one of Tony Allen's skills, because offense is always more important than defense, and facing the top scorers, consumption is the most cost-effective.

Moreover, this Dream Team 9 is very similar to the Lakers at the beginning of last season. Except for Durant, the other players are not that strong.

At least on paper, he is the weakest Dream Team since its inception.

Don't even mention the Dream Team 6. At least they have Iverson and Duncan. The other players on this team are really not that strong.

If you leave Durant out, it's unclear whether the rest of the team can make it to the semi-finals.

The Dream Team XIII, led by Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, has proved with practical actions that without Durant, they are ranked seventh in the world.

As long as Durant is worn down, the Chinese team will have a chance.

So the next second, Xu Yong also stretched out his hand and gestured to pull it open.

Durant is different from James. If James is the fish that needs to be fished, then Durant is the kind that needs to be harpooned.

In Durant's eyes, this move meant: Come on, Kevin, let's have an American hero duel!

With the exception of Smart’s people, it would be hard for any American player to refuse such an invitation.

Three threats, drop steps, accelerated breakthroughs. Xu Yong knew that Durant was tall and had long arms, so he targeted his movement speed.

But he didn't succeed easily.

Durant's defense is not top-notch, as he has never been selected to a defensive team throughout his career, but his defense is not bad.

In general, his assist defense is average, but with his talent, his one-on-one defense is not weak.

This is very similar to his template McGrady.

But in the end, Xu Yong was able to pass Durant without slowing down before entering the free throw line, and then slammed the ball into the basket with both hands.

And after the dunk, Xu Yong made his signature hand-spreading gesture towards him.

This action has only one meaning: I told you, you can't defend against me.

Xu Yong swung out his harpoon and stabbed it directly into Durant.

Durant is angry!

Even though Xu Yong didn't know about the trumpet, this provocation made him angry.

After advancing to the frontcourt, he took the ball and shot directly towards Xu Yong without saying anything.

This is really unreasonable.

Xu Yong tried to chip the ball but failed.

“Swish!”

Durant continued his hot hand in the first quarter and hit another three-pointer.

After scoring the goal, Durant glared at Xu Yong.

Xu Yong shrugged, then turned around, broke through Durant again, and retaliated with a heavy jump shot with a pivot foot turn and fade away.

It is obvious that now that both of them are in good form, neither of them can defend the other.

Then, at the same time, the inside players on both sides began to consciously assist in defense.

But Durant's big loop and Xu Yong's impact are not so easy to defend.

The fans are really happy about this, as this kind of competition is rare to see in FIBA ​​competitions.

And the key is that both of their scoring methods have a very strong visual impact.

Even Zhang Weiping in the commentary booth couldn't help but turn around and glance at Yang Yi.

Although it was boasting, what Yang Yi said before does not seem completely impossible now?

The topic of the league's next decade, if that is true, then today's game is the beginning of history!

After three quarters, the US team led the Chinese team by 6 points, 71 to 65.

In terms of scoring ability alone, Xu Yong is still a little worse than Durant.

However, just like when he played against the Lakers, his goal has been achieved and even exceeded.

Because Durant was already gasping for breath when he left the court.

Durant's scoring explosiveness is at the same level as Kobe's, but his physical fitness is far behind Kobe's.

Or to put it another way, what prevents Durant from achieving the same success as Kobe is his physical fitness.

Both teams entered the final quarter with their coaches.

The first person to get restless was Thibodeau in the stands.

Because he found that Xu Yong played the entire third quarter and then came on again at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

You know what, he's a little reluctant to let go.

Deng Huade, if you use it like this, what should I do if you get hurt?

However, there was a big difference in this quarter's game for the Chinese team. That was that after only two minutes of play, Deng Huade replaced all the other main players.

Obviously, he no longer held back after realizing there was a real chance to beat the U.S. team.

Then the balance of victory began to tilt towards the Chinese team.

Because Xu Yong was basically the one who produced the most points in the first three quarters, Yao Ming's physical strength was still quite sufficient at this time.

Including Yi Jianlian and Zhu Fangyu, each one is more energetic than the other.

It’s not that they are cheating, but when defeating the Dream Team is within their reach, they seem to have endless energy in their bodies.

On the other hand, although Durant of the American team was substituted in, he had been drained of his physical strength by Xu Yong and could not recover in a short time.

At this time, all the fans at the scene stood up and cheered for the Chinese team.

The last time the Dream Team lost was in the 2006 World Championships, when they lost to Greece 95-101 in the semifinals.

Now, only four years, one Olympic cycle, has passed, and they may lose again!

Amid the cheers of the fans, the Chinese team played more and more courageously, while the American team played in a mess as if they had lost their backbone.

At this moment, you can't even tell who is the real dream team on the field.

When the Chinese team finally overtook the score with Zhu Fangyu's three-pointer one minute before the end of the game, the whole stadium was in an uproar.

Iguodala tried to step out, but his breakthrough layup was directly blocked by Yao Ming.

Durant received the sideline ball and tried to save the situation for the US team, but due to his lack of physical strength, Xu Yong seized the opportunity and after a confrontation, he stole the ball the moment he kicked the ball.

When Xu Yong stole the ball and ran towards the front court on a fast break, Durant's staggering and falling to the ground behind him created a classic shot of the game.

“Bang!”

When Xu Yong slammed the ball into the basket with a slam dunk, widening the score difference to 5 points and almost securing the victory, the whole audience was completely in an uproar.

Coach K called a timeout and arranged a three-point tactic.

The tactic was successful, but Durant still failed to make the shot due to intense physical exhaustion.

Yao Ming protected the defensive rebound.

The American team could only choose to commit a tactical foul.

But when you commit a tactical foul on a player whose free throw shooting percentage in his NBA career is 83% and was close to 90% last season, the game has already lost its suspense.

In the end, with Iguodala's three-pointer missing, the score on the field finally settled at 97 to 90.

The Chinese team defeated the Dream Team by 7 points, becoming the seventh national team to defeat the Dream Team after Yugoslavia, Spain, Puerto Rico, Lithuania, Greece and Argentina!

There is a purpose in everything!

In terms of statistics, for the US team, Durant scored 35 points, Westbrook 11 points, Odom 9 points and 9 rebounds, Billups 9 points, Iguodala 8 points, Chandler 5 points and 9 rebounds, and Rondo 2 points and 6 assists.

For the Chinese team, Xu Yong had 30 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, Yao Ming had 19 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks, Zhu Fangyu had 12 points, Wang Shipeng had 9 points, Sun Yue had 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, Yi Jianlian had 8 points and 8 rebounds, and Wang Zhizhi had 7 points and 6 rebounds.

When the final whistle sounded, Yao Ming raised his hands excitedly, and Yi Jianlian next to him excitedly went over to him and bumped his chest with him.

Xu Yong also raised his right fist to greet his teammates who were rushing up from the bench.

This is a historic moment for Chinese basketball.

Although it is possible, even someone as confident as Xu Yong does not think that the Chinese team has much chance of winning tonight.

But in the end, they proved themselves.

nothing is impossible!

The audience at the scene applauded and cheered for the Chinese team.

The American team also came over at this time for the post-match handshake.

"I fell into your trap. I will never lose if it happens again." Durant had regained his composure when shaking hands with Xu Yong.

Xu Yong smiled and then calmly accepted the other party's shoulder bump.

Durant's character is still very real, not only now, but also from Harden.

After the handshake ceremony, the cheers from the audience continued, especially from the Chinese people present and the Chinese fans who came to watch. They were so excited that they couldn't stop cheering.

In fact, let alone them, the ratings of this game skyrocketed at this moment.

This is easy to understand. When you see that the Chinese team is about to win, if you don't make a series of dunks to wake up your brothers to witness the moment of victory, it means you don't drink enough.

The early morning screams that originally belonged only to World Cup goals now also belong to the Chinese men's basketball team.

Although it was just a group match, history is history and it will be remembered.

At this time, social media in the United States, where the time difference is 7 hours behind Türkiye, was also in an uproar.

If the US team wins, it won't cause any waves on social media, but if the US team loses, especially to the Chinese team, it will be explosive news.

Not to mention that this game was in a sense the debut of the Bulls' Chinese combination, which itself attracted a lot of people to watch in the United States.

"What? My Great Qing Dynasty is dead?"

"It's not that the Qing Dynasty fell, it's that the Qing Dynasty fell again!"

"Where's Kobe? Where's LeBron? Where's Wade? Where's Anthony? Where's Howard? Who are these people? Can Westbrook be the starting point guard? He can't! He doesn't have that ability, you know!"

"We lost to Argentina before, then Greece, then Puerto Rico, and now China. If we continue to lose, we will lose to Japan. Then no one will lose. The American basketball team has lost all its face!"

"NBA is hopeless. We have the best basketball league in the world, but they can't find 12 guys who can win."

"Except for Durant, everyone else will stay in Türkiye and won't come back."

"Dude, don't get too excited, it's just a group match and we will still be the champions." Comment from "KBfnas".

"Yes, you have to believe that if we meet again in the knockout round, the American team will definitely win." Comment from "Los Angeles Nation".