On August 19, as the Yadian Olympic Games entered its sixth competition day, gold medals in various sports were also emerging one after another.
New historical records are constantly being set, and there are also touching stories of counterattacks to win the championship and become famous in one battle.
The 19-year-old American teenager Michael Phelps has undoubtedly become the most star-studded athlete in the Yadian Olympic Games. He has won 4 gold medals in swimming...
The Chinese delegation has won 10 gold medals in the first shooting, diving, weightlifting and judo events. Guo Jingjing and Tian Liang easily won the women's three-meter springboard and men's ten-meter platform. The names of the Chinese diving dream team Well deserved.
Lin Fei also sent congratulatory messages to Guo Jingjing, Tian Liang and others, and his journey with the Tianchao Men's Basketball Team continues.
At 8pm on August 19th.
Lin Fei and the Tianchao Men’s Basketball Team ushered in Group A, another top team in the world’s basketball world after Spain.
That is naturally the Argentine team led by Manu Ginobili and Luis Scola.
As a time traveler, Lin Fei naturally knows better than the people around him today what miraculous achievements the Argentina men's basketball team achieved in the 2004 Yadian Olympics.
Lin Fei remembered that in the original world, the Chinese delegation won a total of 32 gold medals in the 2004 Olympics, while the Argento team only won two gold medals, namely men's basketball and men's football.
Although it cannot be said that Argentina's two gold medals are worth China's 32, the influence of the two Olympic gold medals in men's basketball and men's football is definitely greater than any other event in the Olympics.
For Lin Fei, this group match against Argentina must be much more difficult than the first game against Spain.
During the pre-game warm-up session, Ginobili also had a few enthusiastic exchanges with Dayao on the sidelines, and Lin Fei, who was shooting on the court, also waved hello to each other.
Although after Lin Fei emerged in the playoffs, he only played less than 10 games with the Lakers and Pistons.
But after all, he traveled with the Timberwolves throughout his rookie season. Even though he didn't have much playing time, he had some communication and understanding with many foreign international players before and after the game.
Therefore, Lin Fei, international players such as Ginobili and Nowitzki have long been familiar with each other.
As early as Lin Fei helped the Timberwolves win the championship in the finals, Ginobili also publicly expressed congratulations on social media and claimed that he looked forward to competing with China led by Lin Fei and Yao in the Olympics.
Zhu Fangyu always followed Lin Fei and continued to study the details of his shooting tirelessly.
"Lin Fei, who do you think is harder to beat, A Genting or Spain? We both beat Spain by 16 points in the first game. As long as we perform normally tonight, it shouldn't be too difficult to beat A Genting, right?"
Faced with Zhu Fangyu's innocent words, Lin Fei smiled and said: "Lao Zhu, you are too arrogant. Spain and Argentina can easily win, so besides the United States, aren't we the second best in the world?"
"Besides, the current Argentine team must have at least six NBA-level players. Do you think it's scary?"
Zhu Fangyu's eyes suddenly widened, he turned around and looked at the Agen players on the other side's half, and said in surprise:
"Six NBA-level players? How is that possible? Isn't there only one Ginobili?"
At the point of the 2004 Olympics, among the Argentina national team, only Ginobili was playing in the NBA, and he had only played for two seasons.
There is a similar situation to the Chinese Basketball Association, coupled with various obstructions from the European League, it is not easy for Argentina suspended players to think about playing in the NBA.
"Luis Scola was a second-round pick in 2002, right? Although he hasn't landed in the NBA yet, he's not good enough to be selected?"
"And Carlos Delfino, who was a rookie in 2003 like me, and was the 25th pick in the first round, will land in the NBA to play for the Pistons in the new season!"
Zhu Fangyu nodded and said: "These two players are indeed very strong and must be considered NBA level, but there are only three of them?"
Lin Fei continued to smile. For a time traveler, this question is completely an open-book exam:
"Fabrigio Oberto, Walter Hermann, and Andres Nocioni, these three players will definitely go to the NBA to play in the future. Aren't these 6?"
Looking at Zhu Fangyu's obviously unconvincing expression, Lin Fei smiled and said: "What? Don't believe it? How about we make a bet?"
Zhu Fangyu naturally didn't believe it. How could it be possible that all three players were mentioned by Lin Fei:
"What bet?"
Lin Fei was standing at a 0-degree angle on the left, easily threw the basketball into the basket, thought for a while and said:
"If my guess is correct, these three players will all go to the NBA to play within three seasons. As long as they get NBA contracts, you will lose!"
"If you lose, you must promise me something unconditionally. As for what it is, I haven't thought of it yet. I'll tell you later!"
Zhu Fangyu obviously didn't think he could speak, and nodded confidently: "Okay, Lin Fei, then you will definitely lose this time!"
The time soon came to eight o'clock in the evening, and at the referee's signal, the game officially started.
All starting players from both teams took to the court.
The starting five for the Tianchao Men’s Basketball Team are:
Point guard (PG): Liu Wei,
Shooting guard (SG): Lin Fei,
Small forward (SF): Zhu Fangyu,
Power Forward (PF): Approximately,
Center (C): Dayao.
In order to match the strength of Argentina's starting lineup and get a good start, Del Harris put Lin Fei in the starting lineup tonight and asked veteran Li Nan to play as a substitute.
For this reason, Li Nan naturally had no complaints. As the saying goes, those with ability work hard. Lin Fei hit a total of 15 three-pointers in the first two group games and scored 56 points. Xiao Li Feidao was naturally impressed.
The starting five for the Argentina men’s basketball team are:
Point Guard (PG): Pablo Prigioni.
Shooting Guard (SG): Manu Ginobili,
Small forward (SF): Carlos Delfino,
Power forward (PF): Luis Scola,
Center (C): Fabricio Oberto.
Lin Fei has always admired the fact that Argentina's men's basketball team defeated the United States in 2004 to win the championship, and Ginobili won the only MVP trophy in the history of the Olympic men's basketball team.
At this time, they were really standing on the court, facing the "golden generation" who also wore the blue and white jerseys of Argentina's national flag. Lin Fei was not surprised why they were able to defeat the United States.
Except for Prigioni, the other four starters are all NBA-level players.
Herman, Nocioni and others on the bench are also forward players who are about to land in the NBA.
It is no exaggeration to say that almost all 12 members of this "golden generation" lineup of Argentina's men's basketball team have the ability to play as substitutes in the NBA.
With a men's national basketball team with such a deep lineup and two core internal and external players, Ginobili and Scola, it would not be surprising to see them beat the United States.
"Beep!"
Dayao flew the basketball over Oberto's head, Liu Wei advanced with the ball, and the Chinese men's basketball team took the lead in attacking in the opening game.
"Friends in the audience, friends in the audience, this is Tianchao Wutai, I am the host Yu Jia, and the person sitting next to me is Director Zhang!"
"What we are seeing now is the third round of the Yadian Olympic men's basketball group stage. The Chinese men's basketball team is suspended against Argentina!"
"The one wearing the red jersey on the court is our Chinese team, and the one wearing the white jersey is the Argento team!"
With the Tianchao men's basketball team winning two consecutive games in the group stage, Coach Zhang, a former national men's basketball player, is becoming more and more excited. Even if Yang Ma doesn't pay, he is willing to commentate on every game between Lin Fei and the men's basketball team.
But facing Argentina tonight, the Tianchao men's basketball team obviously didn't get off to a smooth start.
"Oh, Liu Wei's pass was too risky, and Ginobili flew over to steal it,"
"Lin Fei returned to defense very quickly, but he still allowed Ginobili to score a layup and score two points!"
"Ginobili's European move is really amazing, it is obviously a level better than Navarro of Spanish team Ya!"
"It seems that against Ginobili tonight, Lin Fei will definitely be under greater pressure on the defensive end!"
"Oops, Dayao didn't hold the ball firmly under the basket and was directly shot to the ground by Scola. Agen stopped and launched a quick counterattack!"
"Ginobili borrowed a screen from Oberto at the top of the arc in the front court, ran away from Lin Fei, received a pass from point guard Prigioni, and made a decisive three-pointer from a 45-degree angle on the left!"
"Yes, Ginobili came up and scored 5 points in a row. It seems that our Tianchao men's basketball team is not prepared enough. Coach Harris should call a timeout quickly. It will be terrible if this continues!"
Because of the time difference, the game here at Yadian starts at 8pm, while the time in the Imperial Capital of China is already 2am.
But even so, it still can't stop the enthusiastic fans from staying up late to watch the game.
Some fans set their alarm clocks half an hour in advance, only to find that they didn't need to because they were so excited that they couldn't sleep.
Some male fans also made a table of snacks and drinks at home in advance, and invited a few fans and friends to chat while drinking, looking forward to the start of the game.
Because it happened to be the weekend, the bar business was booming at night, and most of the bars were broadcasting this men's basketball Olympics game, which has attracted much attention from the Chinese people.
This year's Tianchao men's basketball team has attracted much attention from the Chinese people. It is believed that it has the opportunity to break history and reach the semi-finals, and even compete for a men's basketball medal.
After a 16-point victory over the strong Ouzhou team Spain in the first game, the enthusiasm of the Chinese fans has only increased.
Lin Fei, who hit a total of 15 three-pointers and scored 56 points in the first two games, has taken advantage of the enthusiasm of the NBA Finals that has not faded, and his popularity among the Chinese fans is self-evident.
At present, whether it is Lin Fei's No. 22 jersey in the Timberwolves or his No. 9 jersey in the national team, sales are very hot, and pirated jerseys are also emerging in endlessly all over the country.
Ningbo City, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province.
In a bar called HEAT in Binhai, Beilun District, it was crowded at 2 o'clock in the morning, the spotlights were bright, the heavy metal music beat the soul, and men and women were wild.
On the huge screen, the match between the Chinese men's basketball team and Agenda was being played.
"Boss Liu in Box No. 3 will spend 13,000 yuan tonight. I wish Boss Liu a prosperous business and great wealth!"
The voice of the host calling Mai was loud and deafening.
At this time, in the No. 3 box of the bar, a middle-aged man who had gone bald in more than 30 years was already drinking heavily. Surrounded by six or seven bartenders, he watched Lin Fei on the court on the TV screen. The running figure could not help but shed tears of gratitude.
It turns out that this middle-aged man Liu Xing has always been the small boss of a clothing workshop in Ningbo. A few years ago, due to poor management, he suffered a loss of nearly 1.2 million. The house was auctioned and his wife ran away with the children.
When he was desperate, Boss Liu, who was originally an NBA fan, also seized the business opportunity and privately printed pirated Timberwolves No. 22 Lin Fei jerseys. In less than a month, he turned a loss into a profit. Not only did he pay off his debts, he also made a profit. There is an endless stream of new orders.
"Lin Fei is my savior. Wuwu, if the Chinese men's basketball team wins tonight, I will reward each of you with three thousand red envelopes!"
The five or six sexy escort girls were immediately elated. Even though they did not pay attention to basketball, they still followed the boss and shouted excitedly:
"Heaven will win, China will win!"
"Lin Fei, Lin Fei, you are the best, you cum and I cum!"
Our eyes return to the Yadian Olympic Basketball Stadium.
Ginobili scored 5 points in a row, catching the Chinese men's basketball team off guard, and Del Harris quickly called a long timeout.
China (0): (5) Agen stops.
Judging from the opening situation, it was difficult for Lin Fei to guard against Ginobili.
The age of 27 is the golden age of a player, and Ginobili has also reached the peak of his personal competitive status.
Lin Fei had actually watched a lot of Ginobili's game videos before the game. This guy can switch freely between with and without the ball. In terms of his ability to move without the ball and use screens, he actually doesn't lose. Own.
In Lin Fei's view, in this Olympics, as the team's first defender, Ginobili is likely to be the biggest test.
Even compared with Iverson Marbury in the American Dream Sixth Camp, Ginobili is the most difficult to defend.
After all, Iverson and Marbury played more with the ball and were not very good off the ball, but Ginobili was completely different.
Lin Fei gritted his teeth and had to go up no matter how difficult it was. If he couldn't go up, he would have to rely on Liu Wei and Li Nan, or even the veterans Guo Shiqiang and Zhang Jinsong on the bench, that would be even worse!
After winning two consecutive Olympic group matches, Lin Fei also received a total of 220 free attribute rewards from the system. It can be seen that the Olympic men's basketball games are not as high as the NBA finals rewards.
Adding these 220 free attribute points to the defensive attribute again, the defensive attribute of 68 points only increased by 1 point to 69 points, while the steals alone reached 80 points.
If none of this can prevent Ginobili, it only means that this year's Olympics is destined to be Ginobili's battle to become a god.
In FIBA, each team can only call a maximum of 5 timeouts in a game. Del Harris wasted a timeout opportunity in the first minute of the game.
This shows that the Chinese men's basketball team lost to Agen in terms of opening skills and tactics tonight.
"We must control our mistakes and not give Agen the opportunity to easily counterattack!"
"Lin, facing Ginobili will definitely put more pressure on you. Keep your mind at ease, control fouls, and don't affect your offensive state because of defense!"
Lin Fei nodded seriously and actively encouraged his teammates.
After the timeout, the Chinese team attacked.
Lin Fei continued to use cover to move in the frontcourt, but Ginobili was always chasing after him, inseparable.
Whether it is a top-of-the-arc screen with the center or a cross-cover with the defender, it is difficult to get enough distance away from Ginobili.
This is the scary thing about Ginobili. In him, Lin Fei seemed to see the shadow of Hamilton chasing him in the finals.
"Lin, I won't let you hit more three-pointers than me tonight. This is the Olympics, and you don't have Kevin Garnett and Sam Cassell by your side!"
During this period, Ginobili still had long flowing hair and looked quite handsome.
Faced with Ginobili's friendly provocation, Lin Fei politely smiled and responded with a few words, neither humble nor overbearing:
"Manu, it's my honor to have you rack your brains so much to guard against me!"
"But Argentina is also not the Spurs, and you don't have Tim Duncan and Tony Parker around you now!"
Lin Fei couldn't find a chance to catch the ball, so Dayao could only attack under the basket and miss Oberto's turning hook.
"Clang!"
Although Oberto is only 2.08 meters tall, he has strong upper body strength and solid defensive steps. When guarding Dayao, it will make his lower plate uncomfortable, similar to Boozer during the Jazz era.
Standing on the sidelines, Argentina head coach Martino has curly hair similar to Maradona. He thinks Oberto's strategy of low defense against Dayao tonight was obviously successful.
"Snapped!"
Dayao didn't make the hook, and Oberto turned over to grab the rebound, and Agen stopped to switch offense.
Lin Fei was chasing Ginobili all the time when retreating, but Delfino, who was also a swingman, took the ball and beat Zhu Fangyu in isolation, and made a steady jump shot from the high post.
"Uh-huh!"
7:0.
The inexperienced Zhu Fangyu's ball was completely thrown away by Delfino. The Tianchao men's basketball team had no advantage at all against the starting small forward.
At the critical moment, you have to rely on the twin towers inside, roughly receiving the ball with your back in the axis area, withstanding Scola's continuous back steps, and using your height and wingspan advantage to make a very decisive turn-over jump shot.
"Clang!"
But the ball's sights were still a little off, and the iron popped out. Yao roared under the basket, grabbed the rebound over Oberto's head, and took off for a second time to complete a strong make-up dunk.
"Boom!"
China (2): (7) Agen stops.
The scoring drought was finally broken in the first two minutes.
Dayao, who completed the make-up dunk, also shouted to his teammates while returning to defense: "Cheer up!"
Agen stops attacking.
Ginobili beckoned to Prigioni for the ball from outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, and faced Lin Fei head-on, obviously intending to hold the ball in singles.
Lin Fei opened a step away from Ginobili, bent down and spread his legs, stretched out his right arm to test, and concentrated on defense.
Hassell's little skills in defending the ball holder were flowing rapidly in Lin Fei's mind.
"Whoosh!"
After a fake shoulder shake, Ginobili suddenly lowered his center of gravity and broke through to Lin Fei's left hand.
Although the first step was not very fast, the pace was very large and the center of gravity was very low. The moment Lin Fei quickly slid to block him, Ginobili immediately changed direction with a hip dribble. As he walked to the right, he passed half of Lin Fei's body in an instant.
It is said that the "Demon Sword" has the most incredible center of gravity. This is no exaggeration. At least in the eyes of Lin Fei at this moment, Ginobili's nearly 180-degree change of direction is really terrifying.
When Lin Fei came back sideways and quickly interfered, Ginobili had already dribbled with his left hand and accelerated into the penalty area, completely throwing away Lin Fei.
FIBA did not defend for three seconds. Seeing Dayao sitting in the middle of the basket, Ginobili did not panic. Taking advantage of the moment Dayao took a step, he hit the ball to Oberto behind him.
"boom!"
The rotation of the ball was very large. Oberto didn't catch the ball firmly at the first time. When he got it firmly, he took off to dunk. Dayao had already turned over and jumped up immediately, and made a big block.
"Snapped!"
Dayao's turnaround block boosted morale, but the basketball that bounced off the steel backboard was immediately picked up by the elusive Ginobili.
Lin Fei also quickly defended and did not give Ginobili a chance to easily make a follow-up shot.
"Whoosh!"
Ginobili kept the ball in his hands and quickly returned it to Scola in the high post on the right, and then almost continuously used the cover of Guo and Scola to quickly get rid of Lin Fei and hit the right side at a 45-degree angle for a three-pointer. outside the line.
The snake-like movement of "Demon Sword" is really elusive, and his vision and angles for finding cover are also very sharp, which actually makes him an accomplice.
Lin Fei chased the ball very closely, but still almost collided with him. When he pounced again, Ginobili, who was on the right side of the 45-degree three-point line, had already received the pass from Scola and jumped decisively.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball flew over Lin Fei's head and hit the net again.
Ginobili was in a good mood during the retreat, his long hair fluttering in the wind, and he smiled and raised two fingers to Lin Fei:
"Lin, I'm already two and three points away. If you don't catch up quickly, you'll never have another chance!"
Lin Fei clenched his fists tightly and his eyes became sharp:
"The game has just begun, Manu, don't be too happy. What if I let you two go first?"
Although he spoke harshly, Lin Fei had to admit that Ginobili's skills were too comprehensive.
Able to switch freely between with and without the ball, with sharp breakthroughs, quick movements, ghostly passing, and accurate three-pointers.
Ginobili, who was at his peak during this period, was indeed a more powerful shooting guard than Hamilton of the Pistons. Jordan lived up to his reputation in 20 minutes!
If it were the Timberwolves, the task of defending Ginobili would naturally be to let "Madman" or Hassell come on.
When the Miami Heat meet the Spurs in the new season, the person guarding Ginobili should naturally be Wade or Eddie Jones.
But now the Chinese men's basketball team is facing Argentina in the Olympic group stage. Even if Lin Fei's 69-point defensive attribute is not enough, he still has to bite the bullet.
"Ginobili started off really strong tonight, scoring 8 points in a row on all 3 shots. It seems that in the last game, he tilted his body and beat Serbia and Montenegro at the buzzer, which gave him even greater confidence!"
Director Zhang's commentary was inevitably filled with worry. Ginobili tonight was undoubtedly the first sufferer Lin Fei encountered in this Olympics.
The Chinese team attacks.
Lin Fei and Dayao performed a pick-and-roll with the ball at the top of the arc, accelerating quickly and sharply, but still failed to get rid of Ginobili and successfully caught the ball.
Ginobili obviously has more experience in defending off-the-ball players like Lin Fei. He has learned enough lessons whether he is facing off against Ray Allen or Reggie Miller in the NBA.
Not only does Ginobili have a high golf quotient, but his 100-meter speed is also within 11 seconds. Although Lin Fei's current 100-meter speed has also been improved to 11.05 seconds, he was defeated by the "Demon Sword". Array is coming.
He is fast, flexible, smart in play, and has an excellent wingspan of 2.06 meters. This gives Ginobili a great advantage when defending Lin Fei.
It cannot be said that Ginobili is faster and better than Hamilton when chasing Lin Fei. The Pistons also need to make unlimited defense changes when guarding Lin Fei during the Finals.
But on the Tianchao men's basketball team, whether it's Yao Yao, or the point guards Liu Wei and Hu Xuefeng, they can't reach the level of the Timberwolves' main players covering and passing the ball to Lin Fei.
Ginobili's pursuit defense is at the top level in history, much better than Spain's Navarro, and Argentina's coaching staff also pays much more attention to Lin Fei's defense than Spain's Navarro.
The ebb and flow of the situation created an embarrassing situation where Lin Fei found it difficult to catch the ball and shoot against Ginobili tonight.
Fortunately, Dayao did not hesitate. Facing Oberto from the high position, he directly raised his hand and hit a long two-pointer, which was a solid hit.
"Uh-huh!"
China (4): (10) Agen stops.
Back to the defensive end.
This time Lin Fei faced Ginobili holding the ball at the top of the arc, deliberately letting go of two steps to block Ginobili's breakthrough.
After all, the defensive value is there. Facing the league's top shooting guard like Ginobili, it is impossible to cover everything. You can only focus on the same defense, otherwise both sides will lose.
Seeing that Lin Fei was not letting go of the shot, Ginobili, perhaps because of his improved touch, immediately made another three-pointer from the top of the arc after feinting on a breakthrough.
Lin Fei accurately judged Ginobili's intention and quickly rushed forward to seal his eyes.
"Clang!"
No matter how accurate Ginobili was, he couldn't match his three-point shooting percentage. After hitting two consecutive shots, the third one popped out of the frame.
"Snapped!"
The long rebound was caught by one side. Seeing that it was difficult for Liu Wei to catch the ball, he turned over and shook off Scola and dribbled down quickly.
"Whoosh!"
During the fast break, he seemed to have an eye in the back of his head. He changed hands in advance to avoid Scola's ball behind him, crossed the center line and went straight to the frontcourt. The former trend-chasing boy seemed to be back.
Although the big center's dribbling fast break has no aesthetic appeal, the speed is generally really fast. A 100-meter sprinter with a height of 2.14 meters must be terrifying in 12.4 seconds.
Seeing that he was roughly at the front, Scola was also thrown away. Ginobili had no time to think about it, so he could only let Lin Fei go and rush forward to try to get the ball and cause an offensive foul.
"Whoosh!"
Seeing Ginobili run away, Lin Fei suddenly felt like a wild horse running wild, accelerating straight to a 30-degree angle on the left side of the front court. Prigioni, who let go of Liu Wei, was too late to make up for it.
With a flash of his eyes, he quickly passed the ball diagonally in the direction of Lin Fei's running position.
The pass was a little too big. Lin Fei took a big step forward along the left three-point line in the front court to catch the ball. He didn't have time to get rid of the inertia, so he leaned forward and jumped, and shot an elegant shot to pursue the three-pointer.
The moment the basketball flew out of Lin Fei's fingertips, the substitute players on the Tianchao bench on the sidelines,
Li Nan, Hu Xuefeng, Ah Lian, Du Feng, Daba, Guo Shiqiang and others immediately jumped up with towels, ready to wave in celebration.
"Uh-huh!"
The crisp sound of brushing the net suddenly sounded. After landing elegantly, Lin Fei waved his arms fiercely and shouted to Ginobili, who retreated to the penalty area but in vain:
"Manu, I'm going to catch up! I'm asking you if you're panicking!"
(End of chapter)
