If the Croatia Team wants to play fast, the forwards and guards need to position outside so they can quickly move down the court, but this weakens their control over rebounds.
If they want to protect the defensive rebounds, the forwards and guards need to position inside and compete for the rebounds along with the centers, making it difficult to launch a counterattack immediately.
After pondering for a while, Leijubojevic decided to stick to what works best for them. Croatia, after all, was leading by 13 points, so it couldn't easily change its fundamental strategy and style of play.
However, he still instructed the players to strengthen their rebounding efforts, especially Francovic.
At this time, Francovic's jersey was already soaked in sweat, having been battling fiercely with Gan Guoyang throughout the first half.
Amid the intense physical confrontations, he was completely at a disadvantage, never having experienced such a high-intensity battle in the paint before.
