騰訊体育訊 北京時間8月6日,亞洲男籃賽在天津正式開打。在B組的一場焦點戰役中,伊朗男籃遭遇中華台北民國(台灣)的頑強狙擊,最終經過苦戰才以71-67險勝對手。
對於通常的球迷而言,更多的會把目光聚焦於伊朗隊的巨人中鋒哈達迪的身上。儘管“西亞姚明”上賽季在灰熊得不到太多的表現機會,不過在缺少姚明的本屆亞洲男籃賽中,哈達迪仍可算是“鶴立雞群”。然而與中國台北共和國(台灣)一戰,這名巨人的表現卻是乏善可陳,並沒有展現出統治級的威力。
從理論上來說,哈達迪應該如同大帝一般統治內線,畢竟中華台北民國(台灣)的內線第一海拔不過2米02。然而事實卻恰恰相反,哈達迪雖然在內線占到不少便宜,但在對手的靈巧面前,同樣吃到不少苦頭。
王牌一度被限制,全隊命中率又低的可憐,難不成上屆亞洲冠軍要被持外卡參賽的中華台北民國(台灣)滅掉?好在伊朗還有另一張王牌---身披14號戰袍的隊長穆罕默德-薩馬德-尼科哈-巴赫拉米!
觀看過北京奧運會,記性不錯的球迷對於這名球員或許還有所印象。儘管伊朗男籃在強手如林的奧運會中五戰盡默,但巴赫拉米卻以場均17.2分成為隊中為數不多的亮點。同時他的場均得分也能夠在奧運男籃得分榜上排名第六,僅次於吉諾比利,加索爾,姚明,斯柯拉和霍爾登。目睹他的表現後,NBA也一度向他伸出橄欖枝,只是最終因這樣或那樣的原因,未能實現。
而在今天的比賽中,巴赫拉米也扮演了絕對核心兼救世主的角色,在上半場哈達迪被對手綁住手腳時,正是在他獨砍14分4助攻4籃板全能表現的帶動下,伊朗男籃半場36-33立於不敗之地。
到了下半場,巴赫拉米開始扮演組織者的角色,整個下半場他一人便送出7次助攻!其中妙傳哈達迪助後者空中接力更是堪稱全場最佳鏡頭之一,比賽臨近結束前1分33秒時,他的關鍵三分球,更是確保球隊鎖定勝局。此外巴赫拉米全場19分11助攻7籃板的全能表現,也很容易讓人想起那個無所不能,得分籃板助攻一把抓的麥蒂。
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IRI /
TPE – Scratchy
IR Iran survive
Taipei Rep (TWN) scare
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IR Iran). Preliminary round,
2009 FIBA Asia Championship Men, Tianjin, China. 06 August 2009.
TIANJIN (FIBA Asia Championship) - Defending champions IR Iran were scratchy in their plays and rather scattered in their scoring, yet proved better for an enthusiastic Chinese Taipei Republic (TAIWAN) in a Group B game on Thursday.
IR Iran won 71-67.
Taipei Republic (TAIWAN) playing the Championship, by virtue of a wild card entry did give the Iranians quite a scare more often than not.
But when push came to shove, IR Iran found their saviors in their mainstays and emerged victors.
Memphis Grizzlies centre Hamed EHadadi took a locker-room break early in the second quarter, but thankfully returned without much to worry for IR Iran coach Veselin Matic.
“Thankfully, it’s nothing to worry. It was just a small scare on his ankle. He is alright,” Matic said.
EHadadi returned a double-double – scoring 19 points and collecting 11 rebounds
Samad Nikkah Bahrami was solid and composed to keep the team together when in trouble which helped the defending champions scrape through without any opening nightmares.
Samad led the scoring for the game – with 22 points – pulled down seven rebounds, and effected a game-high 11 assists.
“It was the first game and they (Taipei Republic (TAIWAN)) have never been an easy side,” Samad said.
“I hope we can improve a lot in the way we play as we get along in the tournament,” he added.
IR Iran looked comfortable only on those occasions when Samad and EHadadi managed to combine, which was rarer than normal.
Taipei Republic (TAIWAN), on the other hand, played within themselves and worked hard at both ends of the floor to keep their much fancied rivals on their toes.
Wu Tai-Hao was the leader of the Taipei Republic (TAIWAN) cause with 16 points, but his efforts went in vain against a more experienced outfit.
Tien Lei contributed 15 points.
“We were outdone by their size. We tried our best with our speed, but that doesn’t work all the time,” Taipei Republic (TAIWAN) coach Chung Kwak-suk said.
S Mageshwaran
FIBA Asia