Netease Sports reported on August 28:
The performance of 0 out of 9 shots in the first game of the World Cup made Lee Kyle Caught in controversy, he said: I like adversity, please wait! The Second World War South Sudan Lee Kyle really swung the sledgehammer and played for 32 minutes. He hit 8 of 16 shots and scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, but still could not save the team. The Chinese men's basketball team lost to South Sudan 69-89 in the end.
Lee Kyle Can't Save the Men's Basketball Team
During the warm-up before the game, Lee Kyle's expression has always been very serious, even a little nervous. The reporter in front said that he looked a little depressed after a throw failed. Fortunately, he did not extend such frustration into the game. Compared with Serbia, Lee Kyle's offensive desire is obviously stronger today. Facing South Sudan, a team with simple and rough defense, Lee Kyle is obviously more adaptable, although the first attack—— Strong process After the throw - still did not enter, but he immediately found the opportunity in the middle, breakthrough, turn around, layup.
South Sudan is obviously afraid of this NBA core rotation player. Although Lee Kyle is not famous for shooting, when he starts to hold the ball in the middle distance, whether it is a fake shot or a "big loop", he can deceive the other side, causing two fouls, and Lee Kyle makes three of four free throws. When Lee Kyle holds the ball outside the three-point line to play pick and roll, the other side either directly attacks or takes a big delay in the interior line, resulting in his own Flanks Shrink, which will inevitably leak the bottom corner vacancy. Lee Kyle's overall view is outstanding, and he took this opportunity to find Zhao Ruihe, a teammate who is vacant outside the three-point line at the bottom corner twice Zhou Peng Hit three points respectively.
On the defensive side, Lee Kyle also showed his talent. After a change of defense, Lee Kyle played against Jones, who scored 35 points in the first game. Jones could not shake off Lee Kyle's dazzled dribble. Finally, Lee Kyle chose to hit the board and jump shot under the cover of Lee Kyle's long arm. The ball hit the board, but did not touch the basket.
Lee Kyle took a break with 2 minutes left in the first quarter, when he got 5 points, 2 assists and 1 rebound. After an eight minute break, Li Kaier came back on the court again. He looked a little cold. When he first took part in the attack, he was cut off with the ball. Later, he was more involved in running and covering without the ball. Until the end of the first half, he swung the sledgehammer again: he caught the ball at close and middle distance and made a fake shot, did not deceive the opponent, threw a cap, but quickly recovered the ball, threw the shot, and got another 2 points. After one round, After receiving the ball on the flank, Lee Kyle took three slow steps to make a strong breakthrough, and hit the board with his opponent riding an arrow.
At the end of the half court, Lee Kyle scored 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists from 3 of 7 shots. South Sudan has an excellent hand feel, and the three-point shooting rate is as high as 50%. In this case, the Chinese team is behind 40-44, which is gratifying.
In the third quarter, Li Kaier swung the sledgehammer in a different way. His first time holding the ball was at the low position. After attracting a pinch shot, he passed the ball to the top of the arc. His teammate fell down again, and the Chinese team formed a 45 degree open three-point opportunity. Unfortunately, he did not enter. But after a round, the person who got the opportunity became Li Kaier. Although he was not good at three-point, he chose to take the shot very decisively, It was his first three points in this World Cup. After the conversion of attack and defense, Lee Kyle fell to the low position again, turned around and forced himself to hit the basket along the baseline, which was his specialty.
What he is good at is defense. At 3:26 in the third quarter, South Sudan striker Mayek Deng wanted to play Lee Kyle alone with the ball. He posed three non-standard threats without shaking Lee Kyle. When Deng was at a loss, Lee Kyle used a move to cut the ball.
South Sudan continued its outside touch in the first half of the game, which led to the Chinese team's inability to complete the anti overtaking, and even the trend of being pulled back. At this time, Lee Kyle stood out and satisfied the fans' imagination of him. First, he made a quick stop jump shot. It is said that he had been practicing this move in the training before the game, and then he made a good shot in the middle. Three quarters later, Lee Kyle scored 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists from 7 out of 12 shots, but the sudden "performance" of the referee and South Sudan's amazing outside line (12 out of 24 three-point shots) still left China 53-63 behind by double digits.
After one and a half points in the fourth quarter, Lee Kyle came back, and the Chinese team was 12 points behind. It can be seen that Lee Kyle tried to carry the team and raised his offensive desire again. The bulldozing force in the middle of the road led to a foul, and two missed shots. Fortunately, the Chinese team won the backboard in the front court, and Lee Kyle once again shook the ball in the restricted area to make a foul. This time, he hit two full shots. Lee Kyle took off his glasses, and there was a murderous look in his eyes, but the score of attacking the city was really not his forte. One missed the middle shot, one missed the second attack, and another turned back and threw a jumper to hit the iron... South Sudan's leading edge reached 15 points, and there was little time left for the Chinese team to recover. Once again, they stood on the edge of the cliff.
