This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 153 I wish the national anthem could be played more times
The time advanced to August 8, when the Greek team defeated the Slovenian team and won the last place in the quarterfinals of the World Championships.

So far, the top eight of the 2006 Japan Men's Basketball World Championships have all come out, and it happens that each group has won 2 seats.

Group A: Argentina, France.

Group B: Spain, Germany.

Group C: Türkiye, Greece.

Group D: United States, China.

Of course, for the Chinese team, the friendly schedule came to an abrupt end.

The group match table is respectively.

Spain VS China (8:29, August 15th, venue: Saitama, Japan)
Argentina VS Turkey (8:29, August 18th, venue: Saitama, Japan)
Greece VS France (8:30, August 15th, venue: Saitama, Japan)
USA VS Germany (8:30, August 18th, venue: Saitama, Japan)
The match between the Chinese team and the Spanish team was arranged in the first game of the quarter-finals.

The teams that can enter the quarterfinals of the World Championships are all undoubtedly strong teams, but the Chinese team's opponent, the Spanish men's basketball team, is one of the most difficult existences among the quarterfinals.

In history, they are the champions of this World Championship, standing in the best position with 9 victories.

In the final without Pau Gasol, they also defeated the Greek team, which had defeated the US team, by a huge point difference.

Although they ranked fourth under the FIBA ​​ranking system, after the group stage and the quarter-finals, they were identified as the team most likely to hit the championship besides the United States.

The core insider of the team, Paul Gasol, is at the peak of his golden age, and he is a big killer player in the international arena. Under the FIBA ​​system, there are not a few American star insiders who are deflated in his hands, and there are even many. A good reporter still ranks the center players under the FIBA ​​system a few years later. Pau Gasol ranks first in many lists, which shows his dominance.

In addition to Pau Gasol, players currently playing in the NBA include Calderon of the Raptors and Rodriguez of the Trail Blazers.

Jose Calderon is the second point guard of the Raptors. He can contribute 23 points and 5.5 assists in an average of 4.5 minutes per game. He can be said to be a calm commander. His ability to organize and connect It was also fully demonstrated after the 07-08 NBA season was corrected. After that, the basic assist data was maintained at about 8 for about seven or eight years. , after Kidd and other passing masters.

Although Rodriguez's life in the NBA is not obvious and he is a bit unacceptable, he is definitely a player under the FIBA ​​system who passes the ball like a monster and has good scoring ability.

But the strength of this team is more because they have too many quasi-NBA players.

Marc Gasol, the younger brother of Pau Gasol, will take over the banner of his brother in the future and become the leader of the Grizzlies. Gasol is undoubtedly a player with both offense and defense. He can do everything that inside players can do, and he can also do things that many inside players cannot, such as passing the ball, such as three-pointers.

Of course, an interesting thing happened to him. He was once elected as the best defensive player, but he only entered the second team of the league that year because the overall defense of the Grizzlies was too strong. And Marc Gasol is more like taking the honor of the best defensive player instead of all the Grizzlies players.

The guard of the team, Juan Navarro, at the moment he has not yet logged into the NBA, like many European players, they will receive numerous honors in Europe, and join the NBA in the most mature golden period, and Navarro is joining the NBA Finally, he also showed good adaptability and scoring ability, and his superb throwing also gave Navarro the reputation of "bomb".

Rudy Fernandez, the swingman of the Spanish team, left Zhou Lin with the impression that he was very good at jumping. During those few years in the Blazers, he basically played the role of a bench bandit, but Every time he can hit the top ten shots, dunks, countless lobs, and even an alley-oop lore.

Of course, like many European players, his shooting ability is also very strong. After joining the NBA, he can maintain a three-point shooting rate of about 36% almost every season.

Jorge Garbajosa will join the Raptors as a free agent in the next NBA season. As a power forward, he is known for his scrambling and defense. And other basic technical characteristics, but this gentleman has only played in the NBA for two years, probably because of injuries.

3 NBA players, plus 4 pre-NBA players.

The Spanish national team in this era is definitely in its heyday. In addition to winning the World Championships this year, they also fought fiercely in the finals of the 2008 BJ Olympic Games, the second strongest American Dream Team in history.

Faced with such a Spanish team, the attitude of the domestic media, including Yao Ming himself, is to try his best to rush, at least to show the hard work of the Chinese team.

The domestic media also regarded this match as a wrestling with the matador.

Many people are also looking forward to a miracle. As long as this game wins, the Chinese team will break into the semi-finals of the World Championships for the first time and is expected to stand on the podium.

After two days of rest, the Chinese team finally ushered in a battle with the Spanish national team on the afternoon of August 8.

It was Tuesday, a working day, and the game was held in the afternoon. I thought the ratings would not be very high, but even CCTV did not expect that the showdown with Spain would create 5000 million ratings before it even started. Viewership numbers are still on the rise.

Even in many companies, in order to wait for the Chinese men's basketball team to set a historical record, they choose to go on vacation directly, or organize to watch the game in the company.

Because the company's management also knows in their hearts that even if they are working, they probably have other distractions, so it's better to go on vacation, not to mention that the boss... wants to watch it too.

There are too many Chinese people who are affected by this game, and the Chinese people are all waiting for the good news of victory.

At the game viewing site in Saitama, Japan, there were also many Chinese spectators holding bright five-star red flags.

All of this can make the players of the Chinese team deeply feel the strength of the motherland and the support of their compatriots. If they don't try their best in the game, they will disrespect the Chinese team uniform they wear.

And how much the Chinese team hopes that the high-spirited March of the Volunteers can be played a few more times in Japan.

Fight for history, for country, for honor!

Before the game, Pau Gasol and Yao Ming hugged and greeted each other, but in the next game, they will turn into a "hand-to-hand" encounter between each other's countries.

Standing behind each other are the people of the two countries who are yearning for each other.

The members of the Chinese team warmed up well before the game, even Mo Ke and Zhang Qingpeng, who didn't play much, did the same. Every player hopes to mobilize all the energy in their bodies.

The starting lineup of the Chinese team here is a continuation of the lineup with Lithuania in the previous game.

Liu Wei, Wang Shipeng, Zhou Lin, Yi Jianlian, Yao Ming!

For Spain, José Calderon at the back, Juan Navarro at the back, Carlos Jimenez and Jorge Garbajosa at the front, Pau Gasol at the fifth position .

Pau Gasol quickly helped Spain get the first wave of ball possession. Jose Calderon and Pau Gasol's NBA starting-level inside and outside pick-and-roll allowed Pau Gasol to win the first wave of ball possession. At that time, he got a chance to make a shot and made a mid-range hit from the free throw line.

Yao Ming can't expand so far, and in the tactical system, he shouldn't go so far to make up for people.

Yao Ming said directly: "A Lian and Xiao Zhou, please pay attention to help me save Gasol's long two points."

And back to the positional battle, Yao Ming, as the team's first core, also had the upper hand against Gasol's power, turning around and hooking in one go.

In the first round, both sides played very clearly, and the core players should be opened first.

On the stage of the quarter-finals, one step back is elimination, and there is no need to test.

Whatever weapons are in the arsenal, take them out and try them out first.

The Spanish team is very good at playing pick-and-rolls and creating dislocations. As long as they are dislocated, the big man will play the small man, or the small man will play the big man.

Whether it is in positional warfare or fast break, he has played well.

The team's point guard, Jose Calderon, although he doesn't have the kind of creative passing similar to Nash and Paul, but his passing characteristics are steady, hitting the ground, passing hands, and lobbing the ball. , make the receiver very comfortable.

And the shot after getting the pick-and-roll is also extremely decisive.

He and Gasol's pick-and-roll, at the beginning of the game, was regarded as the Spanish team's first tactic.

For the pick-and-roll near the free throw line, as long as Yao Ming dares to take another step forward, he will dare to break through Yao Ming, and Yao Ming will never go out, because Yao Ming's deterrence is only enough near the basket. Once he leaves the basket, his The defensive ability will drop sharply, and even become a burden because the speed is too slow.

If the Chinese team directly chooses to substitute, Calderon will pass the ball to the player who has an absolute advantage in a very reasonable way. Chasing by defenders.

Zhou Lin and Yi Jianlian will selectively delay the fleeting opportunity according to their positions.

Of course, if this kind of delay is not well grasped, or if the concentration is not enough, there may be a situation where the object of defense may miss the defense.

And Jose Calderon is also good at seizing this kind of opportunity.

Of course, he did not disintegrate all the defenses of the Chinese team with a single pass. His first pass was like the first card that toppled the dominoes.

Then, for the Spanish players, after experiencing the second and third passes, the defensive problems of the Chinese team will become more and more serious.

Also because of this, Spain blossomed inside and outside, Gasol and Jorge Garbajosa scored points respectively, and Jose Calderon himself also scored a three-pointer.

The Chinese team did not have a good way to solve the pick-and-roll problem, but the Chinese team played very well on the offensive end at the beginning.

Yao Ming scored consecutive points in the interior, even shooting with penalties, and scored 5 points first. The highly anticipated "Zhouyi" combination also made achievements in the interior and exterior, but it was Yi Jianlian who made a three-pointer, and Zhou Lin made a three-pointer. When facing Carlos Jimenez, he still showed his defender-like flexibility, breaking through and scoring 2 points.

The back-and-forth on both sides was quite enjoyable to play, and the offense was structured. Because of this, the head coaches of both sides did not interrupt the rhythm quickly.

With 4 minutes left in the first quarter, the two sides battled to 16-15, and the Chinese team was only one point behind. The Spanish coach called a timeout first, and after the timeout, he took the lead in replacing the substitute.

Rudy Fernandez and Sergio Rodriguez and Marc Gasol were replaced.

The Chinese team also adopted substitutions. Yao Ming took a rest, Wang Zhizhi and Sun Yue were replaced, and their partners were Zhou Lin, Liu Wei, and Yi Jianlian.

After the Chinese team lost Yao Ming to sit at the basket, Spain's desire to hit the basket has obviously begun to rise.

Marc Gasol began to show his coping ability, consecutively assisting Jorg Garbajosa to hit inside, and Rodriguez also assisting Rudy Fernandez, dunking one on Zhou Lin's head.

When the substitute and the main force were connected, the Chinese team experienced a power outage. The Chinese team tried to change the situation through Wang Zhizhi's singles, but Marc Gasol's defense was too stable. Although he is only 21 years old now, but Facing the veteran Wang Zhizhi with NBA experience, he did not suffer from experience.

Wang Zhizhi, this is a chess piece that Jonas deliberately placed on the bench, and it was kept in order to face the difficulties in the absence of Yao Ming.

After Zhou Lin was replaced by Du Feng, the Chinese team seemed to lack scoring points, and they couldn't contain their opponents on the offensive end, so the score was pulled apart.

At the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team fell behind by 19 points 27-8.

And at the beginning of the second quarter, when the main players and the substitutes are mixed, the Chinese team still faces a disadvantage.

"Xiao Zhou, when you face a pick-and-roll, whether it's assisting defense, switching defense, or grabbing a position, you must be firm and don't hesitate."

Yao Ming and Zhou Lin sat together, and said in earnest, "Don't be impetuous, and observe their positions patiently. Your advantage lies in your height and speed. You have no problem with ordinary small guards. Don't be stingy with your physical strength." .”

"Also, when you are facing a defense change, play resolutely. Even if you can't make a shot, there are teammates who will help you fight."

Zhou Lin and Yao Ming were replaced at the beginning of the second quarter. Yao Ming would have rested for another 2 minutes, but his early appearance this time also means that the Chinese team can't afford to wait. Play according to the situation. Going on, the Chinese team will only fall behind more and more.

Once the score reaches double digits or more, the momentum will also be suppressed.

"The Chinese team replaced Yao Ming and Zhou Lin at the beginning of the second quarter, and replaced Yi Jianlian and Du Feng. The young player Yi Jianlian went off to rest first. He has played the entire first quarter. Yao Ming will return. The Chinese team will definitely blow Sound the clarion call for a counterattack, and hope that other players in the team can give Yao Ming enough support, and the Chinese team must work hard."

The commentator on CCTV also felt a little nervous about the current situation of the Chinese team.

"Let go and hit, don't be nervous!"

Yao Ming said while walking with Zhou Lin.

In the second quarter, Yao Ming appeared again, and the Chinese team found the backbone again. Marc Gasol, as the main defense player against Yao Ming, is obviously too young at this moment. Facing Yao Ming's left and right hooks, the height difference Marc Gasol can only look at the ball and sigh, watching the ball fall into the basket.

Under the leadership of Yao Ming, the Chinese team played a wave of 7-2 and pulled the score to 26-29. The Spanish coach directly called a timeout and began to arrange tactics against Yao Ming.

For the Chinese team, Zhu Fangyu was sent to play the back line with his partner Sun Yue, raising the overall height of the team to more than 2 meters.

Unsurprisingly, after the timeout ended, Spain quickly began to shrink the line of defense to protect the inside line.

There are always two or three players in front of Yao Ming, and these European players do have a natural keen sense of grasping the timing of double-teaming.

Yao Ming also missed a shot and was intercepted once in the next two rounds.

Spain took advantage of the situation and played a wave of 6-0. Navarro and Rodriguez hit three-pointers respectively, making the score 35-26.

The Chinese team changed players once again, and replaced Zhang Qingpeng, who played few times in the World Championships.

Well, most likely, Jonas wants to see if Zhang Sankuang can go crazy in this game.

As of the middle of the second quarter, Liu Wei, Sun Yue, and Wang Shipeng have all made guest appearances at the point guard position, except for Chen Jianghua who did not appear on the field.

And Zhang Qingpeng is indeed a master who dares to shoot in any situation, and he also knows that the purpose of Coach Jonas calling him up is to see if he can make a difference outside the three-point line.

Facing Rodriguez, Zhang Qingpeng did dare to make moves. After an accelerated breakthrough, he directly shot from outside the three-point line.

The ball bounced and fell into the basket.

Zhang Qingpeng also clenched his fist slightly. It must be admitted that the feeling of the shot is not particularly good, but if it goes in, it goes in!
Zhang Qingpeng's attack was indeed unexpected by the Spanish coach, and a player like Zhang Qingpeng, after getting the touch, will start to arouse his desire to attack, and once he becomes crazy, he will dare to shoot any ball, any ball dare to enter.

Well, since you all double-team Yao Ming on the inside, my hesitation on the outside will only cause more pressure on the inside, Zhang Qingpeng probably understands it very well.

In the next round, Zhang Qingpeng received the ball from Zhou Lin from the inside and threw it almost against the opponent's guard.

And others were also taken down by the opponent's players.

The referee's whistle sounded.

According to the referee's gesture, the scene was quickly confirmed.

3+1!

Zhang San is crazy, really crazy.

Unexpected explosion!

In addition, Zhang Qingpeng's additional penalty also hit.

The Chinese team quickly played a wave of 7-2.

37-33, the Chinese team is only 4 points behind.

However, the Spanish side adjusted quickly. In the next round, Jose Calderon, who was replaced again, first passed Zhang Qingpeng on the offensive end, and used his experience to create a foul by Zhou Lin. Returned a 2+1.

And in the next round, he directly steals Zhang Qingpeng, assists Navarro to make a classic throw, and pours a basin of cold water on Zhang Qingpeng's fiery state.

"As a surprise player, Zhang Qingpeng has indeed done a good job, but facing the European guards in the international arena, and even the elite guards in the NBA, not only Zhang Qingpeng, but also domestic guards have too much room for improvement."

Even the commentator of CCTV had to admit the fact that the Chinese team's back line is weak.

42-33, the score is still 9 points behind.

Yao Ming, who was under intensive care, did not make any achievements other than wasting physical energy in the back and forth running.

Yi Jianlian was replaced again.

"Bite the score!"

When Yao Ming left the field, he glanced at Zhou Lin and Yi Jianlian and shouted.

Now the Chinese team depends on whether the 'Zhou Yi' combination can continue the magic of the previous game against Lithuania.

Yao Ming's end changed Spain's defensive strategy. Just as they were adapting to the 'Zhou Yi' combination, Zhou Lin used a breakthrough to assist Yi Jianlian in dunking.

See also the connection of the 'Zhouyi' combination!

"Good shot. Now that Yao Ming is off the field, Xiao Zhou and Ah Lian must provide enough firepower for the team to support the team. There must be more of these balls."

Yi Jianlian's dunk also aroused the long-lost momentum of the Chinese team.

Zhou Lin also contributed a wonderful block on the defensive end. Rudy Fernandez wanted to dunk on Zhou Lin's head, but Zhou Lin slapped him.

It’s fine if you deduct it once, is this addictive?If you still want to slap me on the head again, don't take me seriously.

"Rudy Fernandez is only 196 cm after all, and Zhou Lin's official height is 206 cm, there is a gap of 10 cm. Although Rudy Fernandez can also jump, what is Zhou Lin's physical fitness? Aren't you looking for a hat?"

However, Zhou Lin's revenge on Rudy Fernandez was not over yet. In the next round, Zhou Lin squeezed to the basket with his weight and height advantages, used a left turn, and then followed up with an up and down layup. Rudy Fernandez flew away and disappeared.

In the final stage of the first half, the 'Zhouyi' combination still exerted its strength, which also prevented the scores of the two teams from being completely opened up.

49-41, the Chinese team fell behind by 8 points.

For the Chinese team, Yao Ming scored 8 points, Zhang Qingpeng scored 7 points, Zhou Lin scored 6 points, and Yi Jianlian scored 5 points.

"The Chinese team must seize the opportunity in the third quarter and has been under pressure. Although the point difference is not big, the point difference has been maintained at around 6-10 points. The psychological pressure on the team is still quite high. Big one, if we can reduce the score to 3-5 points before the fourth quarter, then there is still a chance to make a rush in the fourth quarter."

And Spain is also very clear that it must suppress the Chinese team to play and not let the score approach.

The game also quickly entered the crucial third quarter.

And Paul Gasol, who scored only 5 points in the first half, also made great efforts at the beginning of the second half. He first made a mid-range shot above the free throw line, and then broke through Yao Ming with speed. Even if Paul Gasol In the NBA, he is also an extremely fast player at the 5th position.

Under the leadership of Pau Gasol, Spain once opened the score to 14 points.

But the hard work of the Chinese team also began. First, Zhou Lin got an offensive rebound in the interior, and the second attack was successful. Wang Shipeng also fired from outside the three-point line.

In the middle of the third quarter, the Chinese team also gave the Spanish team a 9-0, quickly reducing the point difference to 5 points.

The Spanish side immediately called a timeout.

"Good fight, keep it up!"

The score was pulled back to less than 5 points, which undoubtedly filled the hearts of the domestic people with expectations. Even Su Qun couldn't help but said: "Now this Chinese team has already surpassed the rudiment of the Chinese team in 1994. In the future In a few years, the Chinese team will definitely enter a golden period."

"Even if Spain can't win now, in the next few years, the Chinese team is still expected to challenge this European powerhouse."

The European teams are extremely strong in the execution of tactics. After returning from the timeout, Spain has undoubtedly strengthened the defense of the inside, and the troublesome pick-and-roll is still a somewhat unsolvable method.

Although the Chinese team was able to score, they were unable to close the score, and the Spanish pitchers also began to recover. Jose Calderon and Rodriguez each hit a three-pointer, and even Gasol Gained something on the outside.

For the Chinese team, although the new generation of the 'Zhouyi' combination is still very powerful, they only caused fouls or scored two points, and no three points were recorded.

The score was still stretched a little helplessly.

At the end of the third quarter, Yao Ming scored the 10th and 11th points of the game with a fadeaway jumper. This is also the game where Yao Ming scored in double figures at the end of the third quarter.

With the help of Yao Ming's buzzer-beater, the Chinese team entered the final quarter 64-72 behind by 8 points.

At the beginning of the last quarter, Spain failed to continue the outside touch and indeed conceded a few goals on the outside, but the Chinese team failed to grasp this good opportunity to chase points. Defenders Wang Shipeng and Liu Wei made a false attack.

At about 7 minutes, Spain's main players all returned, and the Chinese team also replaced Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi, who had not had a short rest.

The score at the moment is 78-68, and the Chinese team is 10 points behind.

Wang Zhizhi, who didn't score a point in this game, also because Yi Jianlian performed well, so he didn't have much playing time, and he finally made a contribution from outside the three-point line. A shot from the three-point line brought the scores of both sides within 10 points. .

Zhou Lin also scored in the middle distance. In the early part of the fourth quarter, he not only raised his personal score to double digits, but also chased the score to only 6 points.

But the terrible Spanish rebound came again. First, Gasol succeeded in an alley-oop dunk in the pick-and-roll round, and then Jorge Garbajosa grabbed an offensive rebound in front of Wang Zhizhi, who was ten centimeters taller than him. After pushing away Wang Zhizhi, he hit the board and scored, allowing the scores of the two sides to double digits again.

Yi Jianlian returned immediately.

With Yi Jianlian, the Chinese team will be more secure in rebounding.

The 11-point difference forced Yao Ming to work harder in low-post singles. Although he failed to make a hit, it caused Gasol and Jorge Garbajosa to foul once each, and Yao Ming who stood at the free throw line also Not soft, 4 of 4 free throws made the insiders of the US team next door envious.

The starting guard Liu Wei and Wang Shipeng also returned to the court in about three and a half minutes.

Although Liu Wei was criticized a lot by Chinese people, he was really good at feeding Yao Ming. Yao Ming continued to get the ball in the paint and played singles. However, this round was blocked by Pau Gasol.

Although Paul Gasol is much shorter than Yao Ming, his wingspan is excellent. According to the official data, he has a wingspan of 230, and his standing height is only 2cm lower than Yao Ming, which is almost negligible. And Gasol My jumping ability is also unmatched by Yao Ming.

Of course, a large part of the reason why Yao Ming was blocked was because his younger brother Marc Gasol stood up against Yao Ming at that time.

It’s really not easy to defend Yao Ming at the peak of blocking shots. After all, Yao Ming’s shot height is there. As long as you rely on you, you can’t jump up. It’s almost unrealistic to block Yao Ming. It can only be coordinated. defense.

When Yao Ming was blocked and many people were worried, Yi Jianlian stood up and made an explosive one-handed dunk, giving the young player a domineering response.

And in the next round, Zhou Lin once again contributed to the Chinese team, with a three-pointer from the bottom corner, bringing the score of the two sides to the threshold of 5 points again, and Zhou Lin also scored 13 points personally.

There are still 2 minutes and 33 seconds left at this moment, and the Chinese team is 83-88 behind.

The possibility of overtaking is still maintained.

Spain called a timeout first.

Time is running out, as long as they score in the next round, the chances of the Chinese team's reversal will be much smaller.

The Spanish team back on the court was also nervous. The Gasol brothers kept arranging their curly hair, and the players on the side also tried to use light jumps to make themselves more excited.

After Spain served, Calderon dribbled the ball smoothly to the frontcourt, and easily passed Wang Shipeng's defense in disguise. After facing Zhou Lin's blocking attack, he hit the ball to Fernandez, and Fernandez rushed in. But at the moment Encountered a steal by Liu Wei who was watching coldly!

"The defense is successful, and the Chinese team may further reduce the score."

But the commentator's voice was not over yet, and Liu Wei was intercepted by Calderon on the spot.

Calderon even made a three-pointer that almost killed the game on the spot!
"What a pity!"

On CCTV-5, Su Qun was expressing his heartfelt voice for fans across the country.

This was originally a good defensive counterattack round, but unexpectedly, it turned into a situation where Spain scored 3 points.

91-83, 2 minutes and 12 seconds, the Chinese team still has a chance.

Liu Wei quickly pushed forward, and Wang Shipeng made a three-pointer from the outside, but failed to make a shot.

And it's still a long rebound on the back edge. Rudy Fernandez took off the rebound, and there is a flat river in front. As long as the goal is scored and the score is double digits, Spain can be regarded as the final conclusion of this game. .

And Fernandez didn't hesitate at all, he just jumped up high, wanting to smash the game!

But at this moment, Zhou Lin jumped up high, their eyes met in the air, and Zhou Lin's hand touched Fernandez's ball.

"Zhou Lin made another contribution to the Chinese team!"

Su Qun almost shouted: "After blocking the shot and getting the rebound, the Chinese team still has a chance."

Zhou Lin quickly passed back to Liu Wei, and at this moment Rudy Fernandez who was hit just stood up from the basket, and tried to get an answer from the referee, why the ball was not called a foul.

But the referee ignored it.

And because the opponent Rudy Fernandez failed to catch up to the front court in the first time, Zhou Lin was absolutely vacant.

Liu Wei's return pass came in a timely manner, and Zhou Lin quickly shot at the designated three-point line.

This is an absolute vacancy, and Spain will definitely pay for its mistakes.

With a bang, Zhou Lin hit the third three-pointer of the game!The personal score came to 16 points, and the score was chased to 86-91.

There is still 1 minute and 26 seconds left in the game, and there is a five-point gap. The Chinese team has a fire of hope.

In the next round, Spain still played around Gasol. After Gasol gouged Yao Ming in the interior several times, he missed the shot, but grabbed the offensive basketball and gave it to Navarro on the outside. Navarro Tried a [-]-pointer from the outside, but Navarro also missed the potentially game-killing [-]-pointer.

Yi Jianlian got the rebound and gave it to Liu Wei quickly. Liu Wei didn't pull the stride this time, but calmly faced Calderon's defense and used a simple cross step to lean against the opponent under the basket After that, he scored the goal directly.

Take 2 more points!
With 52 seconds remaining, the Chinese team was only 88 points behind 91-3.

The Spanish coach immediately called a timeout.

The attack in the next round may determine the life or death of the game.

And in the game, the Spanish head coach wiped his sweat. From the beginning, the coach had to walk around in the courtyard to stand up and yell in almost every round. It's strange that he didn't sweat.

The fact that the game would raise suspense in the last 43 seconds also surprised fans all over the world who were watching the game.

It is also the first time that Spain has been forced to such an extent by the Chinese team!

After setting up the tactics, the Spanish coach didn't forget to pat Pau Gasol on the back, as if to say, Paul, it's up to you from now on, we don't want to fall in the quarterfinals, after all, it's very important to the hometown folks It's hard to explain!

The Chinese team is also concentrating on waiting for the arrival of this defensive round. Now the Chinese team is at its peak, and now they are not afraid of Spain at all.

On the Spanish side, they first used Marc Gasol's high point to come out to catch the ball, and then gave it to Calderon. With the help of Marc Gasol's pick and roll, Calderon gave it to Paul Gasol inside. Gasol pushed Yao Ming a few times in the paint.

Yao Ming is also very tired with this kind of game intensity, but he still covers Gasol. Gasol squints at Navarro on one side. Come.

With a flick of his wrist, Gasol directly passed the ball to Navarro, and Navarro once again performed his signature throw.

But when using his best trick, Navarro's hands were actually soft.

Obviously short!
Wang Shipeng, who took a step inside, picked up the rebound cleverly, and while hugging the ball with both hands, the Chinese team immediately called a timeout.

"There are 27 seconds left in the time. The Chinese team is now 88 points behind 91-3. There is plenty of time. The Chinese team needs to score in the next round, whether it is a quick two or three points. The Chinese team relies on tenacious The quality of will, chasing points at the last moment, let us look forward to this suffocating and exciting 27 seconds."

Coach Jonas first expressed his appreciation to the players of the Chinese team, and then began to arrange tactics.

"High pick-and-roll, Yao, you should do the support. Players in positions 1, 2, 3, and 4 must be ready to catch the ball at any time. Zhou goes this way. Wang, do a cross. Liu, if you don't run out of a suitable position, take the quick two-point shot, and whoever it is, quick foul!"

With a 3-point difference, the best answer is naturally a 3-pointer, but once there is no chance of a 3-pointer, then a quick two-pointer is also an option.

Spain must be more focused on defending three-pointers.

In order to prevent the sideline ball from being missed, the Chinese team adopted a frontcourt free throw and Yao Ming's high-point response.

The ball was in the hands of Liu Wei, and Calderon first caught the ball in the hands of Liu Wei, who didn't protect the ball well. That light touch was really fatal.

Liu Wei almost made a mistake in dribbling, and Liu Wei, who was on the verge of making a mistake, finally grabbed the ball back, and at the same time there were other players pressing, which caused problems for Spain's defense line.

Wrong money wrong!Instead, there was a chance.

Liu Wei first gave the ball to Yi Jianlian on one side. After Yi Jianlian got the ball, he saw Zhou Lin who was running towards the top of the arc.

Zhou Lin's 5-of-3 3-pointers in this game was the team's most accurate one. Without any hesitation, Yi Jianlian directly gave the ball to Zhou Lin who ran out of space.

Zhou Lin didn't hesitate to catch the ball, and directly pulled up and shot!

Get in and equalize!

"In, in, in, in, in!"

How many TV audiences were waiting for this moment, and they all stood up and shouted.

But... Lady Luck was not on the side of the Chinese team.

The ball pops out of the box!

Gasol took the basketball and passed the ball directly to Calderon on one side. Calderon avoided the chasing foul of the Chinese team and finally used up the little time left!
91-88, the powerful Spanish team still passed the tenacious Chinese team by 3 points.

Zhou Lin's head was blank, and then looking at the timer, tears flowed down in disappointment.

regret, sad.

There are all emotions.

It's such a pity that I disappointed my teammates who trusted me and those Chinese people who were waiting for victory.

Yao Ming was the first to see Zhou Lin crying, and he put Zhou Lin's head into his arms, patted Zhou Lin's shoulder and said, "Don't cry, wipe away your tears, be like a man, it's a big deal next time Win it back."

The scene of Zhou Lin fluttering in Yao Ming's arms was also photographed by the reporter.

In the largest media newspaper in China, there was an accompanying article, "If you win, you will be mad together, if you lose, you will carry it together, and the Chinese team will win the future."

Zhou Lin was interviewed by reporters after the game. Although he stabilized his emotions, he still choked up and said emotionally: "How I wish the Chinese national anthem can be played here a few more times!"

　The chapter of the 2006 World Championships has almost ended here, and it is time to return to the NBA!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)