Vol 3 Chapter 553: Perfect debut

Anlo played 6 minutes in the first quarter, hit three of four shots and scored 8 points. He doesn't get many opportunities on the offensive end. If he is not consistently efficient, he basically won't get the opportunity to display himself.
In comparison, Anluo's performance on the defensive end is even more outstanding. He not only blocked the opponent's starting second position Nis Lei, but also provided great help to Guo Ailun and Zhai Xiaochuan. 2 steals and 1 block, this is his report card in 6 minutes. No one can do better than him! More importantly, these statistics are only part of what he does on the court. With him, everyone feels at ease about the national team's defense for the first time.
When An Luo left the stadium and returned to the bench, the audience responded with extremely warm applause and cheers. In fact, to An Luo, such a voice is nothing. Every night in the Chesapeake Energy Arena, he heard louder than now. However, there has never been a time when An Luo felt so proud. After all, at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, he is just a city hero. But in Wukesong, he will become a national hero.
30:18
This is the score after the end of the first quarter. Of the 18 points scored by Côte d’Ivoire, 8 were scored in the last 3 minutes. At that time, the Tianchao men's basketball team was already a substitute player. But Côte d'Ivoire still left half of its starting players on the court. They can only use this method if they want to bring the game back.
During the break, Li Nan fully affirmed the performance of the players in the first quarter. However, he still did not show a trace of ease. As the head coach, playing games at home with the expectations of the people of the whole country, Li Nan's burden is not light. Therefore, it is normal for him not to relax.
The players are different. They personally played against each other knows the strength of Côte d’Ivoire best. If there are no surprises, this will be an easy victory. Either the Celestial players suddenly lose power and can't play for a while; or the Ivorian players suddenly run away and feel overwhelmed.
But no matter what, it is unrealistic.
In the second quarter, An Luo sat on the bench for a whole quarter. It's not that Li Nan didn't trust him, but that Côte d'Ivoire was defeated too quickly. Even the eldest nephew and A-Lian politely went up and ran for two minutes.
With a 12-point disadvantage, Côte d’Ivoire’s main players are all out, ready to do a big game in the second quarter.
Unfortunately, things backfired. Facing the half rotation of the Da Tian Dynasty, they were beaten 8:0 as soon as they came up.
Zhou Qi, who had no chance to perform in the first quarter, finally got a chance to show off his skills. Diabate broke through the layup with a cover, but after being interfered by Zhou Qi, he hit the edge of the basket. In this defense, Zhou Qi not only prevented the opponent from scoring, but also grabbed the defensive rebound. He took off extremely fast for the second time, coupled with the advantage of his height and wingspan, he easily caught the basketball.
Later, he threw the ball to Zhao Jiwei, who was on the bench, and let the latter organize the next attack. He took his long legs and ran beyond the three-point line. Although he did not have the impact of Guo Ailun, Zhao Jiwei's organizational ability was very good. He passed the ball to Zhou Qi who was in the open position surrounded by Ivorian players and received an assist.
As a player from Houston, Zhou Qi's three-point shooting skills are still very good. After receiving the ball, he took a shot on the spot, adjusted his position, and then used his legs to pull up and throw the ball into the basket.
In this quarter, Zhou Qi scored 3 three-pointers. And he only played for 5 minutes. Under such circumstances, substitute players such as Zhao Jiwei, Wang Zhelin and Abdul Saramu have obtained more opportunities and all performed well.
By the end of the first half, Côte d'Ivoire had fallen behind by 25 points. At this time, the suspense of the game is basically gone!
But Côte d'Ivoire was not reconciled to just ending his debut in this World Cup.
In the second half of the game, Côte d’Ivoire’s offense was extremely intense. Their morale was not overwhelmed by a 25-point disadvantage, but more determined.
The two core players, Diabate and Dion Thompson, performed well. Of course, their offense is still very simple, opening one-on-one singles or pick-and-rolls and then seize the opportunity to shoot. But with the same tactics, the effect is better than in the first half. Diabate made consecutive hits from beyond the three-point line, and Dion Thompson hit and penalized at the basket. Côte d’Ivoire quickly reduced the point difference to less than 20.
Li Nan seems to want to take this opportunity to exercise his rotation. An Luo still did not play the first time, and even Yi Jianlian sat on the bench in this section. UU reading www.uukanshu.cóm
I have to say that Li Nan's approach is a bit arrogant. But he quickly corrected it. When Dion Thompson fooled Zhou Qi to score two points again, the point difference was suddenly reduced to 14 points. In other words, in less than 5 minutes, the opponent won them by 11 points!
Li Nan quickly replaced An Luo and Yi Jianlian. It is important to hone the lineup, but it is more important to win the game steadily.
In the face of the all-out Chinese men's basketball team, Côte d'Ivoire once again entered an extremely passive situation. The combination of Diabate and Dion Thompson is obviously not an opponent of An Luo and Yi Jianlian. Different from the first quarter of the game, An Luo, who re-appeared, was more active in the game. From outside the three-point line to the basket, shooting, air cut layups and even dunks, he is omnipotent.
The last quarter of the game became garbage time. An Luo played politely for a few minutes, but at that time it was meaningless, and An Luo didn't show much.
Counting up and down, An Luo also played for nearly 15 minutes. This is a star-and-a-half difference between him and the Thunder. However, he is not a special one. The twelve players of the entire team have been given playing time in this game. Zhou Qi played the longest, but only 21 minutes. Of course, the World Cup is only 40 minutes.
Although playing time is short, An Luo's performance is very good. Throughout the game, he made 8 of 12 shots and scored 21 points. This includes 4 three-pointers and 1 free throw. In addition, he also contributed 2 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block.
This game is An Luo's first show in the World Cup, and his performance can be said to be quite perfect! Whether it is offensive or defensive, his performance is impeccable.