Chapter 194: Enter the Dragon (Second Update!) )
At the moment of qualifying from the group, the Chinese team has equaled history.
And now, they have an opportunity to make new history.
This night's Wukesong was particularly lively.
In the stadium, all kinds of KT boards were held high, national flags were waved, and even many fans tattooed the national flag on their faces and clothes, and some fan groups even wore uniform red T-shirts to cheer for the Chinese team......
Wukesong, like the home of the NBA playoffs, has seen an unprecedented increase in fan enthusiasm.
The match between the United States and Australia came to an end, and the moment the Chinese and Argentine players entered the stadium, the scene was already in a boil.
After a brief warm-up of the players from both sides, the players were introduced to the pitch one after another.
When every member of the Chinese team was called, there was a burst of cheers on the scene, as if it had been said in advance, and the stadium was full of momentum.
The Argentine players were envious.
It takes national strength to host the Olympics, and Argentina doesn't have the strength to do so, and they can't enjoy the feeling of playing on the home side of the Olympics.
With the introduction of the players, the starting lineups of both sides were also released.
The Chinese team still maintained the previous starting lineup, with Liu Wei and Sun Yue on the outside, Zhu Fangyu and Yi Jianlian on the front, and Yao Ming in the center.
On the Argentine team's side, the starting point guard is Prigioni, who plays in the Spanish league, and he is partnered in the backcourt with the "demon knife" Ginobili, the forward is Nocioni, who plays for the Bulls, and Scola, who joined the Rockets last season, and the center is Oberto, who plays for the Spurs.
As the referee blew the whistle and the cheers of the fans at the scene, Yao Ming turned the ball back to the half of the Chinese team, and the last game of the quarterfinals officially began.
Sun Yue advanced to the front court with the ball amid the cheers of the fans, and then handed the ball to Yao Ming.
The moment Yao Ming received the ball, the other four began to do off-ball blocks and runs along the three-point line.
Tang Tian has studied the video of the Argentine team many times before the game, because the opponent has a strong ability to help defend and change defenses, so on the basis of previous running tactics, he asked the players to open up the space as much as possible.
The tacit understanding between each other made the Argentine team do quite well on the defensive end, and the Chinese team did not have any chances in consecutive runs.
Yao Ming saw that there was no chance on the outside, so he directly turned around and attacked the basket.
Scola quickly returned to the defense, and Yao Ming saw a small hook hand that turned around.
"Huh!"
The basketball landed firmly in the pocket over Scola's palm.
The Chinese team took the lead.
The cheers at the scene shook the sky, the fans shouted excitedly, and the clapping hands in their hands also waved non-stop.
Argentina's attack, Prigioni dribbled to the top of the circle and the rest of the team began to run back and forth.
Argentina's offense has a bit of a Spurs flavor, with Scola and Nocioni each setting up a block on the left and right, while Ginobili runs back and forth on the baseline with the help of pick-and-roll and Oberto's cover under the basket.
Prigioni made a block for Scola to do, and after breaking inside, he threw the ball back to Scola and Scola shot directly from the high post.
"Huh!"
Argentina's offense was also there.
Tang Tian's eyes were always on the field at this time.
Although Argentina is not in Europe, this style of play is similar to that of the Greek team, and the Chinese team has a great test on the defensive end.
Sun Yue took the ball to the front court and handed the ball to Yao Ming again.
With the same tactics, the Argentine team's strict defense still did not give the Chinese team too good a chance to shoot.
Yao Ming collected the ball and continued to play Oberto, and this time Scola was in place earlier than before.
Yao Ming shook his hand and passed the ball to Yi Jianlian on the outside, and Yi Jianlian took the ball outside the three-point line.
However, his shot was slow, and Nocioni's help was in place, and the interference was successful.
"Bang!"
The ball hit the front of the basket, but it rolled in.
Yi Jianlian's three-point shot also scored!
The Chinese team scored 5 points in a row in the opening game!
There were already whistles at the scene.
The Chinese team has a good hand, which is the feeling when they played against the Spanish team before.
Zhu Fangyu clapped her hands with Yi Jianlian excitedly.
"Watch out for the change of guard!" Tang Tian stood up from his seat at this time and reminded the team members.
Against Argentina, there can be no slackening.
Prigioni pushes up the pitch and hands the ball to Ginobili, where Scolala blocks high.
At the same time as the pick-and-roll, Oberto blocked a ball for Nocioni, who went straight to the basket.
Ginobili stepped back to the three-point line after the pick-and-roll, drew the defense and then made a covert ground-and-drop pass that flew straight towards Nocioni.
Nocioni is a rare brutalist forward in South America, and after getting the ball, he rushes up and wants to dunk directly.
"Smack!"
But just when he made a move, Yi Jianlian's defense was in place, and he slapped his shot out of the bottom line.
After being reminded by Tang Tian for a while, Yi Jianlian after the cap looked very calm, turned around and went to Scola again.
However, at this time, the cheers on the scene exploded, and the Chinese team played extremely tough at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends!
Argentina's sideline ball, Ginobili's three-point miss, and the rebound was accepted by Yao Ming.
Attacking the front court again, Yao Ming met Yi Jianlian, Yi Jianlian gave Zhu Fangyu again, Zhu Fangyu was empty when he received the ball, but when he shot, Nocioni, who assisted in the defense, had already flown over.
"Bang!"
The ball was interfered with and couldn't go back in, and Scola picked up a defensive rebound.
Coming back, it was still Ginobili's organization on the outside, and the "Demon Knife" showed off an operation in this round, and after a fake pass to the inside deceived Liu Wei, he took a step away from the three-point line and directly threw a three-point shot.
"Huh!"
With a crisp sound, Ginobili's three-pointer also scored.
The two teams are tied 5-5!
Tang Tian's expression was serious at this time.
This Argentine team is really strong, if it were four years ago, even the Chinese team he had reformed would have no chance of winning.
But fortunately, they are no longer young.
The Chinese team's offense, Sun Yue's three-point miss from the outside, Yi Jianlian's pace was faster than Oberto, and he struggled to grab the rebound in the front court.
If this was changed to his previous life, he would definitely be strong when he picked it up, but after the basketball IQ was improved, he directly returned the ball to Liu Wei on the outside.
Liu Wei got a vacant opportunity and threw it away.
"Huh!"
Throw it away, and the Chinese team returned a three-pointer.
The cheers of the scene resounded in the sky again.
The Chinese team opened with 3 shots in 4 shots!
Feel hot!
However, the cheers here did not stop, and when he turned around, Ginobili broke through to the basket in a snake shape, scored a dodge layup in the air, and caused Zhu Fangyu's beater to foul.
The free throw was added, and the two teams were tied 8-8.
The palms of the fans at the scene were a little sweaty.
The score alternated and was drawn, and the intensity of the match was the highest in the four quarterfinals.