Chapter 876: The Demon Sword Is Ageless
At the entrance ceremony, when the players of the Chinese team were introduced to the field, the cheers of the Chinese fans at the scene attracted a burst of sideways glances from other fans.
It's a bit of a tough one.
After the entrance ceremony, the starters of both sides also appeared one after another.
The Chinese team still uses a large and four small lineup, Zhao Jiwei and Tang Tian on the outside, Zhou Peng and Kelan Baike on the front line, and Yi Jianlian on the center.
The only change of formation was the better defensive effect of Kelan Baike, who replaced the previous Zhai Xiaochuan.
Argentina also has a big and four small lineup, with Nicolás Laprovitola and Ginobili on the outside, Delfino and Nocioni on the front, and Scola in the center.
Yi Jianlian jumped to win against Scola and officially kicked off the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games.
In the first few games, the Chinese team has figured out a way to win, and Tang Tian, like in the group stage, came up to score points first.
The Argentine team did not dare to let Tang Tian go, and shrunk the bag as soon as possible.
It's kind of a scene that I know you're going to fight like this, but I can only guard against it.
Tang Tian sent a back pass in the middle of the bag and distributed the ball to Kelan Baike, who was in an empty position.
Klanbeck was very decisive and shot at a good pace.
"Bang dang!"
Unfortunately, the ball didn't go in.
Yi Jianlian took the frontcourt rebound above Scola's head, but the rebound shot was a little bigger and smashed out of the frame.
Scola defends the rebound.
Argentina's offense, Ginobili hit the ball through the defense to the empty cut of Nocioni.
From the cooperation between two old partners.
After receiving the ball, Nocioni was castrated like a rainbow and flew to dunk.
Relying on his ability to cut in the air, Nocioni played as the main starter in the Bulls at the beginning, and averaged 14+ points per game at his peak.
Even when he is older, this housekeeping skill is still there, and although he is 37 years old, his playing style is still as wide as when he was young.
Nocioni came fiercely, but Yi Jianlian didn't flinch, he stood under the basket and reached out to stop Nocioni's shot.
Nocioni is old after all, and the shot after the confrontation smashed out of the frame, and the rebound was also turned around by Yi Jianlian.
The Chinese team counterattacked, and Tang Tian made a beautiful hand-changing pass to Zhou Peng, who followed up.
Zhou Peng's chase is three points.
"Bang dang!"
The ball was noticeably a bit bigger, smashing into the back of the basket and bouncing high along the edge.
It can be seen from the opening rounds that the Chinese team's outside hand is not good.
However, unlike the opening game of the group stage, they were not nervous, but a little overexcited.
For most of the players in this team, this is the first chance to break into the final four, and this reaction is normal.
This is obviously not good news for the Chinese team, they lost to Australia before, it was an inaccuracy on the outside.
Because of the inaccuracy of the outside line, the opponent can unscrupulously trap Tang Tian, which will make the scoring efficiency of the Chinese team plummet.
However, the good news is that Argentina's attack is not in good shape either.
Ginobili's sudden score was given to Delfino, the Argentine sharpshooter, who actually threw a three-way shot under Zhou Peng's interference.
The two teams played a few rounds in the opening game, but they didn't even score a point!
There was a commotion at the scene.
In the first game of the quarterfinals, there is a trend towards rookies pecking each other!
But soon, there was a score on the field, and the person who completed the score was Tang Tian.
He sensed that his teammates were overly excited and had a poor hand, so he chose to attack with the ball himself.
He accelerated to the inside and put the ball in the basket after facing off against Scola.
After Oberto's retirement, the Argentine team's interior line only relied on the aging Scola to support it, which was also a breakthrough for the Chinese team.
And the aging of the Argentine team is too serious, five starters, four 30+, three 35+, they have a sense of packing, but the speed will be much worse.
The Argentine team's attack, Scola mentioned the high play, and Nocioni and Ginobili interspersed back and forth.
The Chinese team contracted its defense at Tang Tian's signal.
Scola passed the ball to Laprovitola, who faked a layup from the outside and shook it into the inside.
The ball was done well, but the moment he shot, Yi Jianlian squeezed away Scola and a big hat to help defend flew the ball out of the field.
Laprovitola tried to save the ball but didn't succeed, the ball touched his hand and went out of bounds, the ball of the Chinese team!
The scene resounded with bursts of cheers from Chinese fans.
The Chinese team's defense after the opening game was a bit good!
Tang Tian's offense hit the inside line again, this time Nocioni's co-defense was in place, but Tang Tian's waist was good, and the rebound after dodging in the air was still motivated!
The cheers of the Chinese fans at the scene have exploded.
The Chinese team has Tang Tian in attack and Yi Jianlian in defense, although the outside hand is not good, it still has the upper hand, like a new hero.
On the other hand, the Argentine team is old, and the sun is setting.
The winner seemed to have been decided after the opening.
It is also a shame that the Argentine team has a good group before, and if it is in Group A, it will be difficult to qualify.
Delfino's second three-point shot was still missing, and Yi Jianlian added another defensive rebound.
Tang Tian shook off Delfino in the fast break and pressed the ball into the basket.
6 to 0!
Fans of the Chinese team have already seen the Chinese team advance to the semi-finals.
But at this moment, the Ginobili serpentine broke through Tang Tian, and after the confrontation, he played a 2+1 on Tang Tian!
Argentina's strongest point is Ginobili, Tang Tian explained it at the beginning, and he was personally responsible for defense.
Durant can't beat Tang Tian, and old Ginobili has no chance in theory.
But things are a little different from what was expected, and although Ginobili is not as capable as Durant now, he is too experienced.
And he and Tang Tian were teammates on the Spurs for two years.
Tang Tian started with defense when he was a Spurs, and Ginobili also knows his defensive habits quite well, and this 2+1 game is by no means luck.
Tang Tian glanced at Ginobili and couldn't help but think of what Ginobili said last night.
It seems that although he was prepared, he underestimated Ginobili's fighting spirit.
This 38-year-old guy really wants to win.
He flicked his arm and the next ball, even if Ginobili was familiar with him, he wouldn't give another chance.
Ginobili hit a free throw to make it 3-6.
It was a crucial goal for Argentina.
Tang Tian's breakthrough, this time the contraction of the Argentine team was very thorough, and Tang Tian gave the ball to Yi Jianlian at the top of the arc.
Yi Jianlian's three-point shot was tossed on the basket to go in, but Kelan Baike was over-the-top and jumped up to touch the ball and was blown to interfere with the ball.
Looking back, Ginobili took advantage of Scola's high post to block and dismantle, and the block and dismantle instantly stopped with three points.
This choice is very unconventional, and the rhythm that ordinary people can't play.
"Huh!"
But with a crisp sound, the ball was still thrown in by Ginobili!
6 to 6!
Ginobili personally hit a wave of 6-0 attacks! Tied the score!
The demon knife is not old!