There were cheers at the scene, and many Chinese fans in the audience waved their national flags.
With a rough dribble and Lin Fei's elegant three-pointer, the Tianchao men's basketball team quickly regained its form and was no longer suppressed by Agen.
Argento came to the offensive end, and Ginobili once again held the ball against Lin Fei. It seemed that this was obviously the offensive strategy emphasized by Argento's coaching staff.
That is to let Ginobili take advantage of the matchup advantage and use more ball-handling and hard hitting to consume Lin Fei.
This time, the "Demon Sword" successfully stunned Lin Fei with a realistic Buddha bow. He took a step forward and then suddenly stopped and shot from mid-range. The basketball hit the net.
"Uh-huh!"
Ginobili, who played less than half a quarter, scored 10 points in a row on 4-of-5 shooting. This offensive efficiency is really scary.
Lin Fei was not impatient. He quickly learned the mistakes he made on the defensive end and constantly changed his defensive methods.
With long-term training in the offseason, Lin Fei's bench press has now reached 79 kilograms, and his weight has also increased to 88 kilograms while maintaining his body fat rate.
At least he no longer suffers from physical confrontations with most white defenders.
On the offensive end, Del Harris continued to use the inside to take advantage. Dayao connected with the Twin Towers roughly in the low post and directly dunked on Scola to score 2+1.
"Uh-huh!"
The extra penalty that went to the free throw line was also hit, and the Chinese team was chasing the score.
Returning to the defensive end again, the Tianchao men’s basketball team also improved its defensive strategy against Ginobili.
Lin Fei defended closely at the top of the arc, creating more physical confrontation for Ginobili. Once Ginobili broke through Lin Fei and entered the penalty area, Zhu Fangyu would immediately come up to defend.
After all, facing a scorer of Ginobili's level, relying on one-on-one defense is almost useless.
No matter how hard Lin Fei works, his defensive ability is there. If he doesn't double-team, Ginobili, who is in hot form, will inevitably get 30+ points tonight.
Ginobili stepped in as soon as he broke out of the rain, and Lin Fei formed a flanking situation.
For the Chinese national team, Zhu Fangyu's defense at the small forward position is very good. He is 2.01 meters tall but weighs 100 kilograms, and he is very strong in confrontation.
Facing the Chinese team's defensive changes, Ginobili's first choice was naturally to pass the ball to Delfino, who was left open, and let Delfino finish the three-point and mid-range shots.
Delfino was a first-round pick in 2003. Even if he is not as good as Ginobili, he is still quite strong. His shooting percentage from COSCO is very good.
This defensive strategy of the Chinese men's basketball team is not a good choice, but it can only give Agen the opportunity to guard other players in the team in addition to focusing on Ginobili and Scola.
The overall strength and skills are not as good as others, this can only be a solution out of all options.
In this way, although Ginobili's firepower was blocked, Delfino shot away.
Faced with this situation, Zhu Fangyu could only choose to return to defense as soon as possible, while Lin Fei also chased after Ginobili to prevent him from catching the ball easily.
Of course, facing the fierce double-teaming of Lin Fei and Zhu Fangyu, Ginobili was not able to pass the ball successfully every time, and he also made a mistake during the period.
Lin Fei used Zhu Fangyu's physical confrontation with Ginobili to complete a fierce and oppressive steal. During the counterattack, he also made continuous moves to find opportunities.
Outside the three-point line at a 0-degree angle on the right side, he blocked Ginobili's opportunity with the screen of the elevator door, received Yao's pass from the basket, and scored another three-pointer.
"Uh-huh!"
In the entire first quarter, Lin Fei only got two rare opportunities, hitting two three-pointers and scoring 6 points.
However, Ginobili was also successfully choked by Lin Fei and Zhu Fangyu. After scoring 10 points in the first quarter, he did not get another good opportunity.
Dayao and Shou's inside advantage was brought into play, so that after the first quarter, the Tianchao men's basketball team did not fall behind significantly.
China (19): (22) Agen stops.
After the start of the second quarter, Del Harris replaced Lin Fei with Li Nan, and Dayao and Yao took roughly staggered breaks.
Seeing that Argentina's substitutes played well, Scola took advantage of his absence to score 5 points in a row, so Ginobili rested for most of the second quarter and was not in a hurry to play.
Argento is obviously confident on the basis of a deep lineup, and Ginobili must not have shown his full strength.
In the last 2 minutes before the end of the first half, coach Argento reintroduced Ginobili, and Del Harris also asked Lin Fei and Zhu Fangyu to play.
And in just these two minutes, Lin Fei truly saw the strongest Manu Ginobili.
When Ginobili came up, he used a realistic and experienced shooting fake to cause a shooting foul on Lin Fei, and he went to the free throw line and made two free throws.
Immediately afterwards, Ginobili completed another steal on the defensive end, broke through and passed in the fast break, and assisted Prigioni for a three-pointer.
"Uh-huh!"
Then Ginobili played a pick-and-roll with Scola in the high post, misplaced small shots and strong bursts, and tilted his body to throw to score 2+1.
"Uh-huh!"
"Beep!"
The person who committed the foul was helpless, looking at Ginobili as if he was seeing the devil.
"When Ginobili lost his balance, the score was roughly 2+1. This ball is so similar to the one he scored against Serbia and Montenegro two days ago!"
"Tonight Ginobili really felt like he was possessed by Jordan!"
"Uh-huh!"
Ginobili, who stepped to the free throw line, also made extra free throws, leading Argentina to a quick 8:2 run, with the point difference reaching 10 points.
Lin Fei took a shot near the midline at the last moment of the first half and hit an incredible half-court buzzer-beater.
But the Tianchao men's basketball team still entered the second half with a 7-point disadvantage.
Del Harris boldly changed his offensive strategy in the third quarter, completely focusing on Lin Fei as the core of the offense, allowing Yao and Yao to do more complex pick-and-rolls on the outside.
Create an opportunity for Lin Fei to shoot a three-pointer, hoping to sound the clarion call for chasing points.
Under the continuous elevator door cover, Lin Fei also got more shooting opportunities.
However, due to the uneven quality of passing, Agnes' defensive aggression, and his personal touch, there are certain ups and downs.
Therefore, Lin Fei got 7 shots in the entire third quarter, only hit 4 of them, and also scored 3 points through free throws.
4 of 7 three-pointers in a single quarter are already a terrifying three-point shooting percentage, but in the established impression Lin Fei has given fans, it seems that his touch is not too hot.
Lin Fei's 15 points in a single quarter, coupled with Dayao He's performance, allowed the Tianchao team to score 23 points in the third quarter, and their offensive efficiency was already very high.
But Argentina's firepower was even more intense. Under Ginobili's connection, he blossomed inside and outside. He scored 26 points in a single quarter and beat the Chinese team by 3 points.
After three quarters,
China (66): (76) Agen stops.
The opponent has been ahead by 10 points.
In the final quarter, Argento continued to play steadily. Rhythm master Ginobili perfectly controlled the situation. Dayao's lack of physical strength also caused frequent misses in the paint.
Perhaps because he put too much energy on the defensive end, Lin Fei's overall three-point touch tonight was not very good. He only made 1 of 2 shots in 7 minutes of play in the fourth quarter.
In the end, the Tianchao men's basketball team lost to Argentina 82:93, suffering its first defeat in the group stage.
Lin Fei played 30 minutes in this game, making 8 of 12 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored a team-high 28 points and added 2 steals, but he did not help the team win.
Dayao scored 22 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks, roughly 19 points. In addition, there was no player in the Tianchao men's basketball team who scored in double figures. Li Nan and Zhu Fangyu only made 2 of 10 shots in this game.
Ginobili made 9 of 16 shots, 5 of 8 three-pointers, 4 of 5 free throws, and scored 27 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. The data was quite comprehensive, and he was worthy of the MVP of the game!
The defeat of this game inevitably caused major Chinese and foreign sports media to compare the two shooting guards Lin Fei and Ginobili.
Lin Fei's 28 points and 2 steals will inevitably be overshadowed by Ginobili's comprehensive statistics of 27 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.
Greece's Sports Pioneer newspaper believes that Lin Fei has obvious technical shortcomings, and his defensive strength needs to be strengthened. There is a clear gap between him and Ginobili.
The Renton Sports Morning News pointed out that Ginobili is fully capable of becoming the boss of a weak NBA team, and Lin Fei's positioning is still the best puzzle for the NBA championship team and the third person in the team.
Although they lost to Agending, the Tianchao men's basketball team was not discouraged. Lin Fei quickly adjusted his condition and continued his daily training.
Since discovering Antetokounmpo's dilapidated basketball court, Lin Fei would run here every morning to practice shooting, and soon became involved with Antetokounmpo and other smuggled black children.
In addition to buying Antetokounmpo's shampoo, Lin Fei also gave the children a new basketball and taught them some basketball playing skills.
But these children are only about 10 years old after all. Except for Antetokounmpo, none of the other children have enough strength to throw the basketball from beyond the three-point line to the basket.
Looking at Lin Fei's tall figure sweating profusely on the court with admiring eyes, little Antetokounmpo also strengthened his dream. He must play in the NBA in the future.
Because Lin Fei told Little Letter that even if the three-point shot is not accurate, he can still contribute to the team's victory through strength confrontation, rebounding and breakthrough layups.
The last two opponents of the Chinese men's basketball team in the group stage are Italy and Montenegro, both of which are also two of Europe's top teams.
The match between Heyi Dali and Yi Dali was tense until the last minute. Under the targeted suffocating defense of the Yi Dali men’s basketball team, Lin Fei, Dayao and Shou failed to get a good chance.
Zhu Fangyu missed an open three-pointer and missed the buzzer beater. The Tianchao men's basketball team lost by two points at 81:83.
Lin Fei also comforted Zhu Fangyu who missed the winning goal after the game.
Zhu Fangyu gritted his teeth and learned the lesson, clenched his fists and said, "Lin Fei, starting from today, I will learn from you and practice at least 1,500 three-pointers every day!"
In the first four rounds of the group stage, the Tianchao men's basketball team had 2 wins and 2 losses, which was not guaranteed to advance. The final battle against Serbia and Montenegro was a battle that could not be lost.
In 2004, Serbia and Montenegro were not independent, so they still belonged to one republic, referred to as Serbia and Montenegro.
During this period, Serbia and Montenegro had a very strong lineup, including NBA three-point marksman Peja Stojakovic and 2.16-meter center Verrati Divac.
Also on the bench is last year's second overall pick Darko Milicic.
Although these three people all play in the NBA, there is only one Peja who is a truly first-class player.
In the 2003-04 season, Peja was the Kings' scoring leader, averaging 24.2 points per game, second only to Tracy McGrady, ranking second in the regular season scoring leader.
The average points per game in the NBA during this period was obviously much lower. The scoring leader Tracy McGrady was 28 points, and the second-ranked Peja and Garnett were just over 24 points.
This is naturally due to the promulgation of NBA zone defense rules, which curbed the firepower of powerful insiders such as O'Neal and Duncan, and the no handcheck rule has not yet been activated.
The NBA in the ten seasons from 03 to 12 can be said to be a transitional stage where centers are constantly being weakened and the small ball era is about to begin.
But at this stage, super three-point shooters such as Curry and Thompson have not really grown up, and centers have begun to lose their dominance. Therefore, a group of powerful forwards have emerged in the league to take charge.
McGrady, James, Anthony, Pierce, Durant... Kobe and Wade are also beneficiaries of this period.
In this crucial battle with Saihei, Lin Fei's three-pointer once again became the sharpest weapon of the Tianchao men's basketball team.
Because there is no defender in Serbia and Montenegro who can chase Lin Fei like Ginobili, and at the same time, the pace of changing defense inside is also very slow.
Peja tried to guard Lin Fei during the game, but the effect was also not good. After all, he was still too tall and his speed would not be able to keep up.
In this way, Lin Fei went completely crazy in this battle that he could not lose. He vented all the depression from the previous two losses. He played for 31 minutes and made 10 of 13 three-pointers and 5 of 5 free throws. 35 points.
It continues to break the FIBA single-game three-point record. At the same time, 35 points in a single game is also Lin Fei's personal single-game scoring high for the men's basketball national team.
It is even the highest score in a single game among all players in the men's basketball team at the Yadian Olympic Games.
Dayao and Yu Yu joined forces and completely defeated the 36-year-old Divac in the paint, who was about to retire. The young second pick Milicic also failed to get a good opportunity to perform.
that's all.
The Chinese men's basketball team finally defeated Serbia and Montenegro 90:77, with a total of 3 wins and 2 losses, ranking behind Spain and Argentina. With the advantage of points difference, they advanced to the quarterfinals as the third place in the group stage.
Italy ranked fourth in the group, New Zealand Blue and Serbia and Montenegro were eliminated.
According to the rules, the Chinese men's basketball team will face the second place in Group B, the host Greece, in the 8-to-4 knockout round.
Although Xibanya lost miserably to the Tianchao men's basketball team at the beginning, their overall strength allowed them to win four games in a row and advance as the first in the group.
However, Spain's ranking first in Group A is not necessarily a good thing, because they will face the fourth-place American team in Group B in the 8-4 match.
No one could have imagined that the American team actually lost consecutive games to Puerto Rico and the Lithuania Bowl in the group stage. With 3 wins and 2 losses, it could only be ranked fourth in the group due to issues with its head-to-head record.
Regarding the poor performance of the United States Dream Six in the group stage, the fans in the United States were naturally very angry, thinking that even if the United States could win the championship in the end, they would still throw away the people from the Basketball Kingdom.
There is no unity within the team, there is a lack of communication between new and old players, the defense is not active and the division of labor is unclear, and there is no excellent organizational point guard to sort out the overall situation.
This is the main reason why the American Dream has 3 wins and 2 losses in the six group matches.
At this time, Flip Saunders finally understood the pain of coaching the national team. If he had the choice, he would never do it a second time.
August 25th.
The Chinese men's basketball team faced a strong opponent in the 8-4 knockout rounds, the host Greece team.
Although reaching the quarterfinals has achieved the minimum goal of the Chinese men's basketball team, after all, they defeated Spain and Serbia and Montenegro in the group stage.
Therefore, Tianchao fans are very enthusiastic and look forward to the men's basketball team being able to defeat the host in this knockout round, reach the semi-finals, and create history.
The Greek men's basketball team is known for its tough play style. Although no one on the team is playing in the NBA, no one dares to question the strength of this team.
What's more, for the convenience of the host, the referee will inevitably favor the Greek team to some extent in terms of whistleblowing standards.
Entering the knockout stage of the Olympic men's basketball team, basketball fans around the world are paying more and more attention to it.
The President of Greece also came to the game and personally cheered for the national team.
Europe's largest betting company gave the Greek team a handicap of 6.5 points, and the mainstream media was obviously more optimistic about the Greek team winning.
The time for this game is 8 o'clock in the evening locally, while it is 2 o'clock in the morning on the Chinese side.
"Friends from the audience, friends from the audience, this is the fifth set of China. I am Coach Zhang. The knockout match between China's men's basketball team and the host Greece team will start soon!"
"In another knockout match between the United States and Spain that just ended, the United States swept away the decline and showed its dominance in the world of basketball, defeating Spain with 102:90 and reaching the semi-finals!"
"Among them, Allen Iverson scored 36 points alone, breaking Lin Fei's single-game record of 35 points set by Lin Fei in this Olympics!"
"In this way, according to the rules, the winner of the Chinese men's basketball team and the Greek men's basketball team tonight will also face the American Dream Six in the next round of semi-finals!"
"Okay, let's see that the starting players of both teams have walked onto the court and the game has officially begun!"
"The Tianchao team took the lead in attacking. Liu Wei used Dayao's cover to pass the ball in the middle. Dayao caught the ball while passing down and quickly passed it to the general on the left!"
"It was roughly a long pass from behind, and the ball was given to Lin Fei, who was behind the Greek defender. Lin Fei's position was too far away from the basket, more than 12 meters away!"
"What? Lin Fei directly chose a long-range three-point shot. In the first 15 seconds, he hit a long-range three-pointer from 12 meters away. Is this ball available?"
"Ah! The ball is in, the ball is in, the ball is in!"
"Lin Fei hit a super long three-pointer at the beginning, giving the Chinese men's basketball team a good start in tonight's knockout match!"
Director Zhang’s commentary was full of passion, and host Yu Jia was equally excited.
In the live broadcast room of Tianchao 5 tonight, in addition to Director Zhang and Yu Jia,
"God of War" Liu Yulang and "Chinese Jordan" Hu Weidong, two representatives of the golden generation of men's basketball, also came to the live broadcast room. As guests, they witnessed the sprint history of the Chinese men's basketball team.
This knockout match will determine whether the Chinese men's basketball team can make history at the Olympics. Therefore, there are significantly more domestic fans who stayed up late to watch the live broadcast of the game than in the group stage.
Hawaii.
In a luxurious suite at the Marina Beach Hotel,
Szebiak, his wife Shannon Ward, and their two daughters were watching TV in the living room. What was playing on the screen at this time was the Olympic knockout match between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Greek men's basketball team.
Although he was on vacation in Hawaii with his wife and daughter, Szebiak was also concerned about his friend Lin Fei's performance in the Yadian Olympics.
As for the American Dream Six, Szebiak no longer has any hope. In short, he feels that it will be difficult to win the gold medal.
Although the United States had just eliminated Spain, it was mostly due to Iverson's superb performance alone. It was unreasonable to win the game like this, and it would be difficult to win a second time.
The five-year-old daughter pointed at the TV screen and said excitedly: "Law, look, it's Uncle Lin!"
His wife Shannon Ward smiled and said: "Lin hasn't eaten the filet mignon I fried for two months. He must miss it very much! Wally, do you think China can beat Greece?"
Szebiak smiled and said: "Of course, I believe in Lin and Dayao. The knockout rounds are always the place to test the quality of superstars!"
"I'm still waiting for China to defeat Greece and watch Lin Fei and Dayao beat our American team in the semifinals! Haha!"
Our eyes return to the Greek Olympic Basketball Stadium.
The whole game was very tense, with the Chinese men's basketball team and the Greek team taking the lead alternately.
It wasn't until the last minute of the final quarter when Dayao held the ball at the top of the arc and Lin Fei covered the pick-and-roll, and with the help of Lin Fei's huge power to attract the defense, he made a sudden stop at the free throw line and hit a steady shot from mid-range. This gave the Tianchao men's basketball team the lead. 2 minutes.
China (81): (79) Greece.
Liu Xiang, Tian Liang, Sui Feifei, Zhao Ruirui and others sitting in the front row of the auditorium roared excitedly, clenched their fists, and looked forward to the Tianchao men's basketball team guarding this victory to the end.
At this time, the atmosphere in the entire stadium became suffocating and tense, because most of the stands were local Greek fans, praying in their hearts for the team to reverse the situation.
On the timer, there were only 0 minutes and 39 seconds left before the end of the final quarter.
In theory, both teams still have at least one chance to attack.
Greece came back from a timeout and executed a crucial attack.
In the draft in June this year, guard Spanoulis, who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 50th pick in the second round, was facing Lin Fei's defense at the top of the key with the ball.
The atmosphere was tense and full of gunpowder.
Spanoulis faced off against Lin Fei tonight, but did not achieve the desired results.
Until the final moment of the game, Lin Fei had already hit 7 three-pointers through various cover runs, and scored 25 points with free throws. At the same time, he also had 3 key steals on the defensive end.
Spanoulis' organizational ability is obviously stronger here. In addition to contributing 6 assists, he only scored 9 points on 4-of-10 shooting. It can be said that Lin Fei was blown away on both offense and defense.
In this most critical attack, Spanoulis knew that he absolutely could not fail.
Big beads of sweat dripped from Lin Fei's forehead. He kept one step away from him, bent his knees and raised his arms, always alert to Spanoulis' next move and the pick-and-roll man's move.
Greece's starting center Poulos quickly came up to provide a pick-and-roll screen for Spanoulis, and Yao followed closely.
Yao and Lin Fei did not switch defenses during this ball, and Lin Fei also immediately bypassed the pick-and-roll man and caught up with Spanoulis, without giving him a chance to break through the basket.
At this time, Spanoulis' ball protector made an obvious push action, directly pushing Lin Fei two steps away, opening up space and decisively stopping for a jump shot.
Lin Fei was shocked and subconsciously frowned and looked at the referee, but the referee obviously had no intention of blowing the whistle.
(End of chapter)
