Chapter 242: The vassal state defeats the suzerain
The match between Spain and Argentina is not a big talk, but it is also a high-profile match.
Argentina wants to beat Spain and maintain the unbeaten gold body in the group stage, while the Spanish team wants to score 2 points at the beginning of the game by Gasol's inner line, while Argentina is Ginobili's quick serpentine layup to return 2 points, and this situation is also a portrayal of the back and forth between the two sides in the opening stage, maintaining a close match.
The first quarter was about to end, when Spain led by a narrow 25-23 advantage, in Argentina's last offensive chance, Oberto won the ball outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, Ginobili ghosted on the weak side, slipped the baseline and received a pass from Oberto, boldly made a backhand layup, scored two points and caused Gasol to foul.
Hu Qingniu excitedly threw a fist on the sidelines, and Ginobili followed with a free throw, and Argentina held a slight lead at the end of the first quarter.
But in the second quarter, there was an accident, Hu Qingniu devised a strategy to let Scola play hard to cause Gasol to foul, but he didn't expect a little, this is the home of European teams.
Scola was whistled for a number of offensive fouls in the confrontation, and then Scola was fouled and went off the court early in the second quarter, and Spain regained the lead.
Spain, on the other hand, dominated the game with the cooperation of the whole team and Gasol's excellent performance after Scola was taken off the break due to a foul. Gasol was very disruptive inside, scoring multiple times and causing defensive fouls on the Argentine players.
At half-time, Spain had a nine-point lead and the crowd on the sidelines cheered. Everyone was surprised that the Argentine team was actually behind, and the performance in the first few games, the Argentine team looked like an invincible division.
The Argentine crowd, including supporters of the Chinese and American Hu Qingnius, were very worried that the Argentine team looked to be running out of stamina. But Hu Qingniu is still like that, he hugs every Argentine player who goes off the field, and you can't see the slightest worry in his expression.
At the beginning of the second half, Scola, who had rested for most of the second quarter, came up and forced a frontcourt rebound under Gasol's nose, which also announced that the whole team started a wave of courage in the second half.
The whole Spanish team fell into a situation of hiding from the-for-tat in the first half. Avoiding confrontation and hitting shots is the situation they want most. But is it possible to hide against this kind of thing, the more you dodge, the more passive it is, and at this time, it is a ray of life to shine the sword.
The situation of the Spanish players being chased and beaten on the field made Hu Qingniu very happy, he high-fived the players on the field and told them loudly.
"Quick, quick, quick, chase their ass and spank, these cowards are scared away!"
But at this time, the joy was sad, and Nocioni, the living treasure, chased too fiercely in an attack, and really hit the opponent's player's butt directly. The other party was fine, but he fell on his stomach and couldn't get up on the ground.
Hu Qingniu waited for the team doctor to take a look and found that the goods were bruises on the knee.
Hu Qingniu is angry and funny, this is not a football field, what are you doing. The referee does not have the right to award a free kick.
acted in a full set, and Hu Qingniu cooperatively replaced this living treasure off the stage.
For the rest of the game, the Argentine players restrained a bit, put away the roughest side of their South American players, and began to fight with each other.
After Hu Qingniu's observation, he found that the overall lineup of the Spanish team can be said to be a world-class team. But the whole team is still missing something, missing the belief that it will win, although Gasol can be the backbone of the team, but his overall temperament is less domineering as the boss.
It is impossible for a team without soul to play its strength stably. If Spain wants to be stronger, they will have to work on the temperament of the leader and the integrity of the team.
Hu Qingniu remembered the Spanish team in history in 08, which was the pinnacle of the Spanish men's basketball team, even in the face of the invincible Dream Eight team led by Kobe, he could fight until the last second.
That Dream Eight team is not comparable to the current Dream Six team, and almost all the popular NBA superstars have been dispatched. The strength is strong, and the division of labor is clear, the team's two bigwigs Kobe and James get along well, and the old demon Kidd is in control of the court, and Paul is a substitute for him. It's pretty much the best team the U.S. can field.
However, the Spanish team can still play five or five with the Dream Eight team on the field, in addition to the strength of the Spanish players, Gasol's maturity and the change of the team's temperament have contributed greatly.
The current Spain is obviously not at its peak, and such a "board duck" is not the opponent of Hu Qingniu's Argentine team.
In the final quarter, although Gasol's dunk once narrowed the gap between the two teams to 5 points, it was obviously a drop in the bucket for Gasol to fill the hole alone.
In the following time, although the Spanish team struggled to catch up, they had no choice but to have no outside touch and could not organize an effective offensive play, but they only relied on Gasol's back turn in the fourth quarter to repeatedly narrow the difference, but Argentina, led by Ginobili, always had a way to maintain the difference around double digits.
Gasol was fouled by Scola for five fouls at the critical moment, and although in the final 10 seconds of the game, Spain's outstanding small forward Alex Memblu scored a layup to narrow the gap to six points, but it was too late, and the game ended with Scola deftly scoring a fast-break dunk.
After a big battle, the players on both sides played their best, and this was the most difficult time for the Argentine team to win, and the previous win was too simple to feel untouched. This time it was a difficult victory over the world's strongest team, and Spain could be regarded as tasting the sweetness of the fruits of victory.
Pau Gasol stood alone under the basket after the loss, staring at the empty basket in a daze. He has almost zero communication with his team-mates, and even in the talent-filled Spanish team, he is the only talented talent. Playing in the NBA, he rose to fame at a young age and has already found veterans who have surpassed the Spanish national team. It's normal for veterans to have opinions about him. This is the same situation as Nowitzki in the German national team, including the historical Yao Ming.
At this time, Gasol had short hair, not the same long-haired artist as he did later, and his face was also very green, looking like a big boy next door.
Hu Qingniu went up to say hello to him.
"Hey, Paul, it's time to get off work, go back and rest. It's a group game, so it doesn't have to be. ”
Gasol turned his head suspiciously, surprised to find that it was Hu Qingniu.
"Ah~!! Hello Coach Doctor, the Argentine team is really good in your hands, how did you do it, the previous Argentine team has never won against us. ”
Hu Qingniu wondered, and this matter, the Argentine team has never won against Spain. Considering the relationship between the two countries and their record in the world competition, this victory may really be very important for Argentina.
The subject has defeated the overlord, and it has been difficult to find a victory before.
What Hu Qingniu didn't know was that Argentina was now singing and dancing, and it had become a sea of joy, and this victory was indeed of great significance to them.
ps: I may have to take a leave of absence tomorrow.,Mid-Autumn Festival.,There are a lot of guests at home.,I really don't have time to write.。。。 That's it, and the update will be restored the day after tomorrow.