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Chapter 481 Olympic Games First Match - The Strongest Spain

Chapter 481 Olympic Games First Match - The Strongest Spain

Due to the relationship between the group stage, compared with other events, there are more basketball games in the London Olympic Games, so they start earlier.

At 7:29 on the evening of July 23th, the Chinese men's basketball team faced the Spanish team, which is second only to the US team, in the first Olympic game.

It is not without reason that this Spanish team is called "the strongest Spain".In terms of lineup, the Gasol brothers are on the inside, plus the naturalized Thunder giant Serge Ibaka, it can be described as a luxurious inside group that even the US team dare not underestimate; "Rubio failed to play due to injury, but still has active NBA teammates Jose Calderon and Rudy Fernandez, former NBA players "Bomb" Navarro and Rodriguez.In addition, the team also has strong players such as Reyes and Ruhr, which can be said to be full of talents.

The goal of the Spanish team in this competition is naturally to compete for the championship. For them, it is also the only national team that can rival the US team in terms of strength.

The strength of the Chinese national team's lineup is naturally inferior to the peak Spanish team. If the Chinese men's basketball team led by the peak Yao Ming almost defeated the Spanish team 4 years ago, then this Spanish team is much stronger than 4 years ago up.You must know that the Xiaojia 4 years ago is not the Xiaojia now, and there was no Ibaka at that time.

However, the Spanish team does not dare to underestimate the Chinese team, because the Chinese team has Yingxiong, the NBA regular season scoring champion and the second-ranked superstar MVP this season.

Olympic games, unless you are playing against the host country, are all away games for everyone.Of course, since the Olympic Games will be held in London, the Spanish team, which belongs to Europe, is naturally more popular than the Chinese team, but that's all.

There are still quite a few Chinese in London, and there are many foreign students. Many basketball fans among them came to the scene to cheer for the Chinese team, and some came purely to watch Yingxiong.

The international popularity of NBA superstars is still very good. Even in a foreign country, many white British fans at the scene shouted Ying Xiong's hit and his new nickname-"Hero".

In this game, the starting lineup of the Chinese national team is: center-Wang Zhizhi, power forward-Yi Jianlian, small forward-Ying Xiong, shooting guard-Wang Shipeng, point guard-Sun Yue.

The starting lineup of the Spanish team is: center - Marc Gasol, power forward - Pau Gasol, small forward - Rudy Fernandez, shooting guard - Sergio Lull, point guard - Jose Carr Deron.

Yi Jianlian and Xiaojia jumped the ball near the middle circle.

At the start of the game, Sun Yue dribbled the ball across halftime.

Ying Xiong didn't hold the ball too much in the first quarter, but played without the ball. The ball was mainly concentrated on Sun Yue and Yi Jianlian.The Spanish team's inside line is indeed strong. The Gasol brothers are all tall, long arms, physically and technically masters.It is simply a bug for my sister-in-law to play the game under the FIBA ​​rules. Without defending for 3 seconds, he protects the basket in various ways, showing his skills to the fullest.

When the Gasol brothers were at the basket, it was difficult for the Chinese team to get in.Wang Zhizhi is a bit older, and the more he plays, the more he plays outside; Yi Jianlian is not a purely standing inside line. His advantage is that he has medium and long distances and can attack with the ball.

Ying Xiong didn’t feel very good in the first quarter. I don’t know if it was affected by the recent strength training. With his arms getting thicker, his shots are a bit long and the trajectory is very positive, but he just hit the back frame several times. .However, he doesn't feel good and can still score points with his excellent breakthrough ability and mid-range emergency stop jumper ability. Even if he is big and small and defends at the basket, he can still cause damage and get to the free throw line.

The Chinese national team has also encountered the problem of an aging lineup recently.It stands to reason that Wang Zhizhi and others are considered to be too old, and it is time to "stand up for the last shift", but Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng, Sun Yue and others should still belong to the age of fighting, but the state is compared with before. Obvious decline.

Facing the strongest Spain, in the case of Yingxiong's poor hand feeling, other players except Yi Jianlian could not provide strong support, and it was difficult to compete with a strong opponent.

This is the case for the starting lineup, and the gap between the substitutes is even greater.The Spanish team's substitutes sat Ibaka, Fernandez and other active NBA players. When facing players with limited combat power such as Zhu Fangyu and Ding Jinhui, they instantly opened up the score.

Ying Xiong didn't open the hidden attribute from the beginning to the end, and didn't use the 5th style.In this match, he was not in good condition and his hand feeling was not good. Even with the 5th style, he still couldn't solve this problem.In the situation where the opponent is standing under the basket with Dajia and Ibaka, it is impossible to beat the opponent without a touch and relying on a breakthrough.You must know that FIBA ​​has no defense for 3 seconds. For a team with a big center, it can keep the center behind the basket to protect the frame.This is a deadlock for teams with poor outside shooting percentages.

There is also a reason why Yingxiong didn't play like he did in the playoffs with the Heat.After all, this game is just a group match. It is not a wise choice to give everything for a game that has a high probability of not being able to get it back.If you want to put all your eggs in one basket, it should be in the knockout round, not the group stage.

The coach of China, Deng Huade, is very anxious. He is not as relaxed as Ying Xiong. For him, the opponents in these group matches are all top teams from all continents. The team must fight desperately to have a chance to break through.Otherwise, it is really possible that the entire army will be wiped out.He is a coach, and he can see that Yingxiong is not in good condition today. I wonder if it is because he has not played a FIBA ​​game for a long time. He seems a little tight and his shooting is not good. With the opponent having such a strong inside line , If you can't cast outside your own side, you are too passive.

After all, this game still failed to catch up. The Spanish team is too strong, with a balanced inside and outside. My sister-in-law was ridiculed as a "soft guy" by some insiders in the NBA, but in the international arena, he is a big killer, a BUG, Neither Yi Jianlian nor Wang Zhizhi can restrict him.And their outsiders Fernandez and "Bomb" Navarro also played fiercely, and Zhu Fangyu and Sun Yue, who were in poor condition, could not restrain them at all.When your strength is at a disadvantage, both inside and outside lines are restricted, and your core feel is not good, there is no possibility of winning such a game.

In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to the powerful Spanish team by 82:95, 13 points, and lost the first game of the Olympic group stage.

Ying Xiong didn't feel good in this game and was not in good shape. He has been adjusting and adapting, but he still scored 23 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks.

(End of this chapter)