Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 441 First Battle in Spain

The United States is the world's leading basketball power, and the NBA is the highest palace that most basketball players dream of.

These are all true, but which country is the basketball powerhouse in the world second only to the United States?There are different opinions on the answer to this question, but until the Gasol brothers turned out, and even the players of the golden generation of Spain have emerged in the NBA. In addition, Spain won a silver medal in the 2008 BJ Olympics. The westernmost country in continental Europe is the second best basketball country in the world.

And they are the first opponents of the Chinese men's basketball team in the group stage of the London Olympics!
Deng Huade is not too worried about the Chinese team's outside line. Although the backcourt may be at a disadvantage, Deng Huade is still very confident because of Ye Feng's presence on the flank. The key problem lies in the inside line.This time, there are only three insiders in the final roster of the Chinese team - Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi and Zhang Zhaoxu. Whether the three of them can stand up to the Gasol brothers and Ibaka, Deng Huade is basically not sure at all, and will not be blown up. Thank goodness for that.

Even so, Deng Huade still put Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi on the court, and he could block them for a while.Of course, he doesn't think his team can beat Spain. The pre-match training and tactical arrangements are just to know the fate of the world.

But Ye Feng didn't think so. The Chinese team's starting perimeter players for this game were him, Sun Yue and Wang Shipeng, mainly to play his qualities as a point forward.Spain has active NBA players in almost every position, except for Lirumeria, who started at the third position, played for Real Madrid, and most importantly, Spain played three defenders and two centers in the first game Starting lineup, Ye Feng thinks the team still has a chance to create trouble for the opponent.

The Olympic men's basketball game will start on July 7. The China VS Spain game is the fourth game of the men's basketball team and the second game of Group B.Before the game, almost every team appeared in the stands, and their only purpose was to see the level of their future opponents.

The difference in points in the first two games is not that big. After all, those who can qualify for the Olympics are the best from all continents. In the first game of Group A, Nigeria narrowly beat Tunisia 60-56, and in the first game B, Brazil narrowly beat Australia 75-71.But the second game in Group A was undoubtedly a massacre, because the powerful American Dream Team 98 played. They beat France led by Parker and Dior 71 to [-], and also got a good start.The next second game in Group B will be China VS Spain.

Perhaps because of the tension, the shooting percentage of both sides in the first quarter was not high. Spain took the lead with Gasol's tip-up at the last moment, but the score was only 19 to 17.In the second quarter, Spain replaced Ibaka with Pau Gasol, and the defensive intensity in the interior suddenly increased. Deng Huade immediately sent Zhu Fangyu to partner with Wang Shipeng in the backcourt to provide the team with stronger three-point firepower.

However, the harassment of the Spanish outside team Navarro and Rodriguez made the Guangdong duo look a bit embarrassed. In desperation, Ye Feng could only take over the team's outside offense, using Yi Jianlian's cover to hit three-pointers continuously, always clenched score.However, after half a quarter, Spain made a sudden effort, Ibaka scored 2+1, Sadabiao hit a three-pointer, Gasol and Navarro also continued to use breakthroughs to cause damage, the Chinese team caught off guard in the half. At the end, it was 45 points behind 53 to 8.

Wang Zhizhi hit a three-pointer as soon as he came back in the second half, and under the instigation of Ye Feng, the Chinese team's offensive efficiency was quite high, but the Spanish players felt hot, and they had to stay in the state of chasing points for a long time.The Gasol brothers shot from inside and outside to help Spain continuously increase their points. Gasol deserves to be called the No. [-] center in FIBA. NBA more powerful dominance.

In the middle of the third quarter, the Chinese team once narrowed the point difference to 5 points. This was thanks to Yi Jianlian and Ye Feng's two cores, one inside and one outside. The dunk scene greatly boosted the morale of the Chinese team.Wang Shipeng and Zhu Fangyu's two three-point shooters also gradually opened up their three-pointers. After Zhu Fangyu hit a corner three-pointer, the Chinese team led by 63 point 62-1.

However, the strength of Spain is really not a cover. Although the Gasol brothers were entangled in the interior by Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi and had no chance to catch the ball and attack, they also had a top European shooting guard, Navarro, nicknamed "Bomb".Although Navarro's performance in his short NBA career was mediocre, he is still one of the strongest shooting guards in Europe, and his small throws can even be said to be better than another top guard Parker.

Seeing that China overtook the score and Gasol was pinned inside again, Navarro stood up in time to break through and score consecutive throws, and even intercepted a pass from Ye Feng.You must know that Ye Feng was rarely intercepted by his opponent even in the NBA Finals, from which we can see how powerful Navarro is.At the end of the third quarter, with Navarro's outburst, Spain regained the lead, but only 4 points.

The last quarter of the game is undoubtedly the final battle. The two sides fought each other, and the scene was quite beautiful.What is surprising is that China has never lost the wind. Whenever Spain wants to open the score, Ye Feng always uses a three-pointer to bring the point difference back to an acceptable range, making the Spain's head coach is also helpless.But soon there was controversy on the field. Ibaka didn't pass the ball after jumping up, and then scored after landing, but the referee didn't brag about his walking. Spain seized the opportunity to attack continuously and succeeded, opening the point difference to 8 points in one fell swoop.

After several consecutive passes turned into iron strikes, Ye Feng reluctantly chose to attack with the ball, but his teammate's unstable mentality had made the inside defense useless. The front is much higher and has always helped Spain maintain a lead of more than 5 points.

In the end, the Chinese team lost the first game of the Olympic group stage 90-97. For everyone, the Chinese team's loss was expected, but the point difference blinded their eyes—— Only lost by 7 points.The domestic media even praised Yi Jianlian, who scored 30 points and 13 rebounds, and Ye Feng, who had 25 points and 12 assists, but Ye Feng only felt ashamed. Unacceptable?
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