Chapter 1011 1011. Victory in the first battle (5000 words)

After playing for a few minutes, the Spanish team was 8 points behind 6-14, and the team's offense had not even been successful.

Not to mention the victory, the tactic was successful only once, and it was blocked by Liu Xiu.

At that time, I felt that the block had no impact, and it would be fine if I didn't care about it. But who knew it would develop like this later, and now that block had a huge impact on their morale.

It doesn't matter that their morale has been hit, the key is that their strength has not been shown at all!

After the timeout, the Chinese team had not made any substitutions. The Spanish team put Navarro at the point guard position and replaced Rudy Fernandez. The frontcourt trio remained unchanged.

The Spanish team attacked, Fernandez broke through and scored the ball. Gasol circled around the pile to avoid Yi Jianlian's pursuit. Before Yao Ming could make up for it, he caught the ball and turned around and hit the mid-range shot!

There was still no strategy, the goal relied purely on Fernandez's breakthrough ability and Gasol's turning shooting ability.

If it were two people, it wouldn't be a chance at all.

But there is no other way, they must hit the success rate and hold on to the score.

Offense and defense transition, Liu Xiu and Yi Jianlian attack in a pick-and-roll. One of Reyes and Navarro pounces on Liu Xiu and shoots after the pick-and-roll. The other pounces on Liu Xiu and takes a step back for a three-pointer. Liu Xiu rushes behind Reyes and goes to the basket against the defense.

, a high throw from the right side of the three-second zone...hit!

Gasol had a mouthful of old blood stuck in his throat.

That's too much!

Jimenez, who is always steady at the top of the arc, missed the ball badly.

During the transition of offense and defense, Liu Xiu advanced to the frontcourt and was blocked again. The other side was still defending a one-three-one zone. Liu Xiu lobbed the ball to the low position on the left side of the three-second zone, then pulled it to the 30-degree area on the right side, with his hands on his hips to adjust his breathing.

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Navarro was convinced. A player who was extremely flamboyant and played with counterattacks and one step beyond the free throw line could actually play so...cautiously.

The chance to counterattack was gone. Liu Xiu advanced to the frontcourt. Gasol was replaced. The Spanish team's defense had broken down. Liu Xiu seized the opportunity to rush inside, faced Gasol's defense, jumped up, fought, and threw a shot...

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It is extremely difficult to play well, it requires extremely high requirements for rim protection, and it requires higher coordination ability of the three forwards and defenders in the free throw line area!

Yi Jianlian's excellent cutting and grabbing, Zhu Fangyu's top-notch three-pointers, and Wang Shipeng's long-range shots are all at an excellent level. Coupled with Liu Xiu and Yao Ming's singles points, the offensive firepower is obviously better.

Just like his brother, the boss spent the whole game without a break. He made 14 of 20 shots, including 4 of 6 three-pointers, plus 5 of 5 free throws. He scored 37 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks!

Amid the crazy cheers of the fans at the scene, Liu Xiu made a free throw, raising his personal score to 40 points, and at the same time defeated the Spanish team's last bit of confidence!

The star tactics they just used have already tested their personal abilities.

The Spanish players can't handle this. They defend a one-three-one zone defense! Is it possible that the warden doesn't know zone defense?

The Spanish team mainly defends Liu Xiu, and the Chinese team mainly defends Navarro.

Originally, the Spanish team was able to win the 2006 World Championships despite Gasol's injury, because the Greek team also suffered injuries, and the Greek team's overall state in the finals was extremely poor, with only 10 points in four quarters.

to 47 minutes.

Scored 7 goals in a row, including two three-pointers, and scored 16 points in a row!

Gasol softened, and the Spanish team scored less in the final quarter, but the Chinese team's scoring also dropped seriously. After 4 minutes of playing in the final quarter, the Chinese team scored 4 points, and the Spanish team scored 6 points. The point difference was even narrowed by the opponent.

Shrunk by two points.

However, as for the Spanish team, the players did not disappoint Reinces.

Liu Xiu reviewed the first quarter. In fact, if the Spanish team did not rush to adjust their offense, they would have gotten through the start steadily. Although they might be behind by more than ten points, the head coach of the opponent team would definitely not be as anxious as now.

102 to 89, the score difference came to 13 points!

In the remaining few minutes, there was no vigorous counterattack, and it was still difficult for both teams to score. At this time, both sides were thinking of retreating quickly, squatting under the basket, and blocking the other team's scorer.

Liu Xiu could see this overly obvious zone defense at a glance. It was a zone defense that our Chinese team could not afford.

Rences was very lucky to finally narrow the point difference to single digits to end the first quarter, but the pressure on the players was even greater.

Even if you don’t know the zone defense, there are so many people surrounding you!

Although I don't understand it, they are professionals. They formed a circle quickly, cut off the passing route, and blocked the advance and retreat routes.

So Reynces replaced Garbajosa and Calderon early. Calderon shot accurately when he was open. Last season, there were two 180 clubs in the NBA, one was Nash, and the other was Calderon.

Before playing in the Olympics for the first time, he asked club legend Sabonis for advice on what to pay attention to when playing in the World Series.

Seeing the situation that his brother couldn't solve, Gasol no longer had any thoughts of revenge against his boss before the game. He is now panicking!

On the other side, Liu Xiu felt that the opportunity to seal the victory had arrived!

If Liu Xiu remembers correctly, the Spanish team without Pau Gasol is probably ranked fifth or sixth in Europe. It is not weak, but it is not a strong team.

At the 2010 European Championship, Pau Gasol did not play, and the Spanish team stopped in the quarterfinals of the European Championship.

The court is smaller, there are more confrontations, and the rules are more "original", which consumes more energy than playing an NBA game.

Liu Xiu became more focused because of this!

After the timeout, the Spanish team attacks, and Gasol attacks from the inside!

After such a push, the Spanish team relied more on the star-killing style of play. Reinces struggled, but in the end he chose to continue to arrange star singles tactics. Although he began to feel that this was not good, at least he proved it.

This play may lead to a comeback.

But the pressure has become less, but there is no carelessness!

This also means that if we play against the Spanish team again next time, this move will not be easy to use... But it doesn't matter, we have already achieved a very clear advantage tonight!

Fernandez continued to cooperate with Gasol, Navarro contained it on the flank, and Jimenez went around the top arc to catch the ball and missed a three-pointer!

The Chinese team's scoring efficiency is certainly not as outrageous as Liu Xiu's 16 points at the start, but it still maintains a very high level.

The Chinese team's scoring efficiency dropped in this quarter, but Liu Xiu had no problem. He drank "special vegetable juice made by a dedicated nutritionist" at halftime. The main reason was that his teammates' physical strength began to decline and their efficiency declined.

Navarro stretched out so far to defend, and the positions of other Spanish defensive players also changed. Gasol, Fernandez, Jimenez, and Reyes stood a little below the free throw line under the basket, almost blocking the high post.

Cut away from the inner line.

These five people played the second half of the game.

Liu Xiu made 9 of 11 shots in the first quarter, including 3 of 4 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 23 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks in a single quarter, setting a new Olympic men's basketball single quarter scoring record!

Liu Xiu won the defensive rebound. Although the Spanish team was upset that the goal was not scored, they retreated in an orderly manner. Liu Xiu advanced quickly, waved his hand behind, and started to slow down after passing the center circle. His teammates had a tacit understanding and used

He ran over at a comfortable speed and did not rush to follow up. The warden was just trying to drain the opponent's physical strength.

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In the second quarter, the Spanish team players simply could not patiently cooperate as a team. Whenever the Chinese team scored, the Spanish team players would choose the most efficient way to score - continue to knock on the star.

What makes him most happy is that the strength of the national team is really a qualitative improvement compared to two years ago!

Navarro, Fernandez, and Gasol were the main attackers and withstood the impact of the Chinese team.

The physical exertion was too serious, and he took a few minutes of rest between sections. Instead, Gasol's strength that he had been holding on to at the end of the third quarter collapsed. He lacked strength in the start, lack of strength in confrontation, and lack of strength in shooting...

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The teammates settled into position, Liu Xiu approached the three-point line, and Navarro stepped out to defend. He was 193 centimeters tall, weighed 91 kilograms, agile and flexible, and had strong defensive enthusiasm... Liu Xiu turned sideways and stuck out his butt to hit Navarro.

Luo stood aside.

Gasol was numb. Before the game, he thought about giving his future boss a surprise, killing him, avenging him for being tortured two years ago, avenging himself for being cured this year, and also to prove his strength.

The more afraid you are, the more you want to show your strength so that you can find confidence and scare your opponents.

The scene just now looked spectacular from the perspective of onlookers, and it felt like Liu Xiu was chasing and beating the five people opposite him.

One-three-one defense!

Liu Xiu let go of Rubio, who was replaced, and gave Gasol a nail-biting hat!

He failed to catch the ball. After a scramble, Du Feng grabbed the ball and passed it to Liu Xiu.

Just now, in addition to arranging the star play style, Rences also arranged defensive adjustments. Whether they are implemented or not depends on the actual situation.

Garbajosa can take advantage of the situation when entering, can catch the ball and make three-pointers from outside, can counterattack, and has a wide scoring range.

It is also the first ever Olympic Games to score 20+ points in a single quarter!

After playing for a few minutes, Reinces could only replace Gasol with a blushing face and replaced him with Gasol, who had been on the bench for more than three quarters.

At the beginning of the third quarter, they tried to play a team offense, but in more than three minutes they only scored two points through free throws.

Rences is 'fortunate' that the rhythm of the Chinese team's team offense will also break down. As for Liu Xiu, his goal after scoring 3 consecutive goals at the beginning was to disrupt the Spanish team's team offense rhythm and drag the game into a star-star attack.

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When Liu Xiu saw the expression on the opponent's player's face as if he was eating something, his depression at having to interrupt his 'Kobe time' disappeared instantly.

In the second half, the Spanish team tried to make adjustments in the third quarter, but after a while they went back to their old ways because they failed to play a team offense. Unfortunately, the halftime break failed to allow them to regain their rhythm.

Continue to fight against the stars.

After the first quarter, Navarro rushed inside to help Gasol complete an alley-oop layup. 33 to 42, the Spanish team narrowed the point difference to single digits again!

He believes in his players, he has Pau Gasol! He has Fernandez! He has Navarro!
To be continued...