Capable elders have always been the talent of the national team, Battle, as one of the three major centers of the Chinese men's basketball team, together with Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi, called China's three "mobile Great Walls". But unlike the other two, Battle was the representative of the power center in China and even Asia at that time.
Everyone knows that O'Neal is an NBA power center, and Battle is a rare body type for us Asian players, and a very holistic tactical center. Battle's technical characteristics are obvious, there is strength and tonnage, good singles ability on the inside line, and the success rate is very high, due to the advantage of his height tonnage, coupled with flexible basket footwork, few people can defend him one-on-one. There is also the ability to score 3 points on the outside line, and the defense is solid. In attack, after half-time, the ball passes through Battle's hand, and Battle organizes the attack, singles or creates opportunities for teammates. His low pass is particularly good, as long as he is stuck under the basket, the opposing player will choose to pass the ball as soon as he comes forward, and his pass on the strong and weak side is very in place. Of course, his shortcomings are actually obvious, that is, he moves slowly.
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In the first year of the CBA, that is, in the 1995-1996 season, Battle showed amazing inner dominance, averaging 16.6 points and 12.0 rebounds per game, and the player who could play double-double data in the regular season was Bartle and Yu Leping in Zhejiang. At the same time, he is also the first person in the CBA's all-time rebounding list, which has been maintained for 3 years, and this record was not broken by Yi Jianlian until 2019.
In the 1996~1997 season, Shan Tao was very unhappy with the team because of the house division, Shan Tao did not play, Min Lulei was injured, the three pillars of Beijing were taken away twice, Battle was difficult to support alone, a few weeks down, he ran to relegation, the situation was critical, Asia's first big former Ma Jian line of fire joined, all the way backwards, to help Beijing relegation success. Ma Jian's performance after returning from the United States is very eye-catching, and about Ma Jian, you can watch another video of mine. Without Shan Tao, Battle data came to 21.6 points, 11.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steals for the first time, laying his own top position in the Beijing team.
As Yao Ming continued to improve, the matchup between Battle and Yao Ming became the focus, and in the 2000-2001 season, Beijing and Shanghai met in the semi-finals. In the previous 6 meetings, Bartle scored above Yao Ming in each of them, and Battle's two regular season showdowns this season only allowed Yao Ming to score 19 points and 11 points in one game, a total of 30 points, far below Yao Ming's average of 27 points per game. However, in the playoff showdown, Battle still failed to block Yao Ming.
In the 2001-2002 season, in his last CBA game before going to the NBA, in front of the former big brother Shan Tao, Battle scored 32 points and 8 rebounds. After the game he showed the crowd his upcoming Jersey for the Denver Nuggets. It also became the second Chinese in Chinese history to stand on the NBA stage.
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The bus played in 27 games for the Nuggets in the 2001-2002 season, including 10 starts.
As a defensive interior, he averaged 5.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.
On March 3, 2002, about 200 million Chinese viewers watched the live broadcast of the game he played for the Nuggets and the Mavericks wang. Battle was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in 2003 and had just 12 appearances in the 2-03 season. Battle's absolute strength was full, and his weight was second only to O'Neal in the NBA at the time. Although there are not many opportunities for Big Baden to play, he often plays the role of O'Neal in the team's training game, making a meat shield for the Spurs to practice tactics against the Lakers. Battle won the NBA championship with the team that season, becoming the first Chinese player to win an NBA championship. Signed for the Toronto Raptors in July 2003, and in a Lakers home game against the Raptors, Battle knocked O'Neal to the ground with one hand. In January 2004, Battle was swapped to the Orlando Magic, joined the New York Knicks in October 2004, and was subsequently terminated by the Knicks due to treatment issues. The Cleveland Cavaliers were unsuccessful. The NBA journey ends here.
In the 2005-06 season, the bus that returned to the CBA led the Beijing team to make a comeback. But at this time, the Guangdong team has won two consecutive championships, and the momentum is in full swing; this season, the bus and Beijing team can only get the third place in the league, failing to break through the best record in their team history.
In the 2007-2008 season, Battle changed the pattern of the CBA after joining Xinjiang, making Xinjiang, a team that travels in the playoffs for many years, transform into a top team in the league. In his first year on the team, the Xinjiang team won the second place in the regular season in a historic way, creating the best record in the history of the team, and the bus also saw the hope of entering the finals. However, due to the Guan Xiuchang incident, the Xinjiang team was directly expelled from the playoffs this year. Small partners who are not clear about the Guan Xiuchang incident can search directly to understand. I won't say more here.
In the 2008-2009 season, the bus led Xinjiang to win the second place in the regular season again. In this year's playoffs, the Xinjiang team stepped into the door of the finals for the first time in history under the leadership of the bus. However, at this time, the Guangdong Dynasty was in its heyday, although Yi Jianlian had gone to the NBA, but the Guangdong team composed of Du Feng, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng and other national players was still unprecedentedly strong, and the foreign aid had the "God of Death" Parker to suppress Xinjiang's small foreign aid Allen. There is also Jaeger on the inside. The bus itself was stalked by the 20-year-old Su Wei, and the physical consumption was huge, and the Xinjiang team had no choice but to lose 1-4.
In 2014, the 39-year-old Battle fought for Shaanxi Xinda on the NBL, averaging 8.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. It was also the last season of his career.
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In 1992, at the age of 17, Battle competed with the Chinese team in the Asian Youth Championship and won the championship.
In the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, Battle was Shan Tao's substitute, at this time Battle was still relatively young, and Dream II, Yugoslavia, Croatia all gave Battle a considerable amount of playing time, averaging 5.1 points, 3.2 boards and 0.5 assists per game. As a member of the Golden Generation, Battle won the eighth place in this tournament with the Chinese team.
With the emergence of Yao Ming, Battle, together with Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming, was called the "three major centers" of the Chinese men's basketball team by the media and fans, and named them "Moving the Great Wall".
At the 2002 Indianapolis World Championships, Wang Zhizhi was absent, and it was also the best performance of Battle's national team. In the first match of the Chinese team against Germany, the Chinese team was suppressed by the opponent in the first quarter, and the big forward position was completed by Nowitzki. Let Nowitzki score 30 points, and although he launched a counterattack in the final quarter, he was unable to reverse the defeat. Battle contributed a Chinese team-high 23 points, shooting 3-of-4 from three-point range and seven rebounds, and Yao Ming also scored 14 points.
The third game of the group stage is a match with the American Dream Five, which is one of the classic battles in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team, and in the first quarter of the competition, the Chinese team led the Dream Five 28-16! But in the second quarter of the game, Dream Five won 43-42 to surpass one point. In the second half, the Chinese team was able to withstand the opponent's counterattack in the first half of the third quarter. But with Yao Ming's departure from the field, the Chinese team lacked the biggest capital to compete with the American team. After Battle came on, Ben Wallace, O'Neal Jr., Elton Brand and other interior lines of Dream Five had no way to eat Battle's back, and Brand and Wallace could only use small tricks such as retreating from the virtual roof to make the bus move. Yao Ming only played 26 minutes because of too many fouls in this game, scoring 10 points and 6 rebounds, and Battle, who came off the bench, faced the luxurious interior line of Mengwu and cut down the Chinese team's highest 19 points and 7 rebounds.
Then in the first game of the rematch: China vs Argentina, Battle once again scored a team-high 13 points.
Match 2 of the rematch: China vs Russia, or Battle scored a team-high 18 points
China vs Turkey, Battle 17 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists
In this tournament, Battle averaged 20.6 minutes per game, with 13 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists. He is the second scorer of the Chinese team in this tournament.
Yao Ming averages: 29.5 minutes, 21 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.75 blocks per game
Battle averaged 20.6 minutes, 13 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game
Hu Weidong averages: 33.8 minutes, 11 points, 1.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1 steal per game
Li Nan averages: 26.4 minutes, 10.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1 steal per game
Liu Wei averages: 21.3 minutes, 6.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.8 steals per game
Zhu Fangyu averages: 13.4 minutes, 4.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.1 steals per game
At the 2004 Athens Olympics, the Chinese team played against Spain in its first game, and the Chinese team performed badly in that game, which made the 24-year-old Yao Ming very angry and angrily threw a towel during the game. After the game, Yao Ming also directly expressed his dissatisfaction with the team in the interview, and said that some people were "uncles" in the national team, and later there were rumors that Yao Ming's remarks pointed directly at Battle. Of course, this is not what I said, it is mentioned in a chapter of Li Yuanwei's autobiography "Li Yuanwei - Basketball Storm Record" "The first battle was frustrated, Yao Ming fired", after the Athens Olympic Games, the national team has never called up Battle again.
In August 2015, Battle announced his official retirement, many national team friends were present, and NBA legend Olajuwon also attended his retirement ceremony. He said: As a Chinese player, it is a pity that you did not get the championship ring in your league. But I put enough effort into the ring, and while it didn't work out, the process would still be the most important memory of his life.
Today, Battle is the president of the Inner Mongolia Basketball Association, contributing to Chinese basketball in another way.