Mexico City's Palace Arena is rarely packed to the brim, but the night of the US Championship final was packed, with plenty of fans from Canada and Argentina eager to see the home team win the championship. There were even a lot of Chinese at the scene, all to watch Addison's demeanor on the international stage.

Canada can't compete for the title in international competitions, so they are paying close attention to the US Championships, and some media outlets shouted the slogan 'With Canada's current squad, it's a shame not to win' before the game. Although this kind of remarks are deeply hated by the national team coaching staff, many people still agree, after all, in terms of the roster alone, Canada is indeed the hardest team in this American Championship. The finalists have actually qualified for the 2016 Olympics and are now up for grabs for the title and glory.

Argentina set up a lineup in the final with an average height of not outstanding, only 206 cm Luis Luis. Scola is in the center position, and the power forward Leonardo. Mainoldi is also only 6'8" (203 cm) tall, and small forward Andres Anderson is also only 6'8" (203 cm) tall. Nocioni, with Facundo at the back. Campazzo and Nicholas. Ryhoti formed a two-point guard combination. This lineup is a little incomprehensible to Addison, and if the opponent really wants to control the tempo and slow down, then they should let the regular center Marcos . Deglia started to protect rebounds and the box, and the whole world knew that Luis was wanted. How difficult it is for Scola to keep the penalty area in check.

Although Argentina defeated the Mexican team in the semifinals by relying on a lineup, it was because the overall strength of the Mexican men's basketball team was not as good as Argentina's, and both the outside and inside were suppressed by the opponent. Canada is a completely incomparable opponent, and since the Argentine dares to put on such a starting line-up, it is impossible for Addison not to target it.

"They're constantly attacking our inside ......," the assistant coach of the Argentine national team on the sidelines said to head coach Sergio Bush with a worried face. Hernandez whispered, "Luis is running out of shape, and if he continues like this, his fitness will be in trouble in the second half." ”

Hernandez frowned in annoyance, he didn't expect the Canadian team, under Addison's leadership, to put on a different offensive from the beginning of the game, directly disrupting his pre-match set-up. Before the finals, Addison's role in the national team tended to be more of a commander, and he was never the one who frequently took on scoring tasks in the game, but more to create attack space for Wiggins and other teammates; However, in today's match, Addison showed a strong desire to attack from the beginning, facing Facundo, whose official height is only 178 cm. Campazzo played with ease. Campazzo is only 178 centimeters tall in shoes and has a short arm span, so Addison can seize this point to break through or simply take it to the three-point line and pull up the jump shot directly, and it is difficult for opponents to defend effectively. Campazzo's pace and agility are good, but Addison is more than equal, not to mention that he is typically weak in attack and defense, especially when it comes to covering his opponents.

The Canadian team's tactical strategy tonight is very clear, since the opponent does not have a good basket protector and the backcourt players are short, then take advantage of the situation to let Addison increase the intensity of the attack, and at the same time the whole team consciously attack the basket. Andrew. Wiggins and Nick. Stauskas's shooting was reduced and more air cuts into the box to cause damage, and even if he couldn't score effectively, he could get a foul on the short Argentine inside. Less than 7 minutes into the first quarter, Luis . Scola and Leonardo. Mainoldi's inside combination has already been fouled three times, and that was after Nocioni replaced Scola with one foul. Originally, the Argentine team sent such an inside combination in the hope that the experience of Scola and Mainoldi could help the team better complete the attack, and Coach Hernandez knew very well that in the face of the ferocious firepower of the Canadian team, they could not hold on, and they had to attack to have the possibility of winning. However, he went too far in this regard, and this offensive-biased lineup was full of holes in Addison's eyes, with problems on the defensive end from the outside to the inside.

With 7 minutes and 20 seconds left in the first quarter, the score is now 19:11, and Canada leads Argentina by 8 points. Louis. Scola managed to win Olynyk on the inside, and Addison took Wiggins' pass and unhurriedly relaxed his pace to dribble forward. Counter-attacking tactics don't mean being quick in the game, and Addison won't blindly lead his team to a fast break when the defense fails to force the opponent to make mistakes.

"All in place, open up the space! Clear the restricted area!! The Chinese point guard dribbled and directed to his teammates, and Bennett and Olynyk quickly moved outside the paint area, attracting the Argentine interior defense to the outside of the box. Addison pressed his center of gravity at the top of the arc, and this time he still didn't call for a pick-and-roll and continued to play alone against Campazzo.

Campazzo actually performed well in this American Championship, and he was able to average 11.8 points, 4.1 attacks and 2.2 rebounds per game without Ginobili, which can be regarded as making up for Argentina's role as an outside attacker with the ball. The 24-year-old has already attracted the attention of many European giants such as Real Madrid, but today he appeared to be in a position to retreat under Addison's suppressive firepower, and subconsciously began to devote most of his attention to defence.

"I've already scored 8 points on your head...... I have a hunch that today is my harvest day, man. Typical Addison-style whispers reached Campazzo, an Argentinian who understood only Spanish and no English. Addison's unexplained trash talk he didn't understand the meaning, but he felt intense irritation. He is also a young point guard, but he was fiercely suppressed by his opponent from the beginning of the game, which made his inner chagrin even worse.

Addison could see Campazzo's mood, although the other party was suppressing the irritability in his heart, sooner or later it would be out of control. His hands kept slapping the basketball back and forth in front of his body and under his crotch, and his shoulders began to shake faintly, and when Campazzo was difficult to predict, his right hand suddenly grabbed the basketball and carried it to the middle of the body! Campazzo's instantaneous judgment was that the opponent was going to break through from the left side, and his right foot was busy driving his body to move a step to his right side! Addison's right hand slammed the ball in the opposite direction, and the basketball hit the ground and bounced back to the right side, and the center of gravity immediately turned back and his right leg took a big step forward!

Seeing that he was shaken off his position, Campazzo gritted his teeth and forcibly stopped, twisted back his center of gravity and wanted to chase back the defense, but he heard a "bang", Addison was another large change of direction in front of the body and changed to break through along the left side! Campazzo, whose whole body was frozen, didn't have time to move, and was wiped into the interior line by the Chinese point guard from his side!

The Argentine team's help defense did not come quickly, Addison clasped the basketball with his left hand and made a slight pass to deceive Mainoldi, and then took a big step forward to the basket and jumped lightly! In the face of Scola's somewhat panicked defense, he turned 45 degrees in the air, held the basketball with his right hand and deliberately rubbed towards the opponent's blocked arm, and at the same time picked the ball to the net basket with his fingertips!

"Drip !!" The baseline referee blew the whistle almost at the same moment to instruct Luis. Scola received his second personal foul of the game. The basketball picked out by Addison just dodged the block, hit the rebound and crashed into the net.

"!!Shh The pleasant sound of friction made Addison very happy, and he clenched his fist vigorously after landing on the ground. The Canadian fans in the stadium cheered with joy as the successful three-pointer took the score to double digits in no time, and that was the resolute response they wanted to see.

Coach Triano on the sidelines quickly returned to his gentlemanly appearance after clenching his fist excitedly, but the smile on the corner of his mouth revealed his joyful mood. As a former NBA head coach, he certainly knows how good a Chinese point guard is, as evidenced by his crazy performance in the playoffs, so Triano feels lucky.

On the other hand, Hernandez called a timeout immediately after seeing his opponent play 2+1, and the helplessness on his face could be seen by anyone. With their opponents leading in double digits before the end of the first quarter, it was really hard for the Canadians to find a chance to hit a successful comeback with their consistent performance in the US Championship.

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"They should have replaced Deglia's big center after the timeout to strengthen the basket and rebounds; Campazzo, meanwhile, should also be replaced with another point guard to control the ball. Addison stood next to Triano, looking at the tactics board and talking softly to the coach. He was taken very seriously by the coaching staff, and he was the only player in the team who was able to discuss tactics with Triano and question certain arrangements of the manager. Wiggins didn't get that kind of treatment either.

Coach Triano nodded: "The Argentine will definitely raise the height of the lineup on the court and prevent us from continuing to attack the basket with impunity." Then we can bring in Robert [Thackeray] and take Bennett off for the time being, and if Scola moves to the number four position, Robert and Kyrie are both better defenders than Bennett. ”

At the same time, Triano replaced Wiggins and Stauskas, and Dwight was replaced. Powell and Andrew. Nicholson was replaced, and he was ready to replace the second team one after another. As previously envisaged, Argentina, without Ginobili, an absolute core, could not really threaten the Canadian team; Scola is indeed very good, but he alone cannot lead the whole team to resist the obviously stronger Canadian men's basketball team.

"Are you going to come down and rest, Add?" Triano finally asked Addison, and he could see that the young Chinese had a strong desire for the finals, and the desire to perform was significantly higher than in the previous games.

"Don't worry, sir, I'm still in good shape." Addison smiled and moved his limbs, winning this game would usher in his first national team honor, and the thought of this made him feel full of energy.

"I'm going to play the first quarter."