Chapter 306: Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea (3)

After Zhu Fangyu's three points, Spain wanted to fight back, but the momentum of the Chinese men's basketball team was completely up, and the confidence was played.

Momentum and confidence are such things as false words, they are like faith, if you don't believe in them, they don't do anything, but if you believe that they exist, then once they get up, you can be invincible!

The current Chinese men's basketball team is like this, one by one seems to have played chicken blood and eaten stimulants, the defense is more active than the other, Calderon squeezed Chen Jianghua away, but Sun Yue immediately made up for it, he passed the ball to the vacant Navarro, Chen Jianghua rushed up and almost steal the ball, Navarro could only hand the ball to the big brother Gasol, Gasol worked hard to play alone, but was pushed out of the inside line by Wang Zhizhi and went directly to the high position......

The tight defense of the Chinese men's basketball team made it difficult for Spain to score, the fans were pleasantly surprised, and even louder cheers rang out, even the old prime minister regained his youth, personally led the fans to applaud and cheer, and the bodyguards reminded him to pay attention to his body, the old prime minister didn't care, and said loudly: "Boys, this kind of opportunity is rare for decades, everyone come together to cheer for our team, let us accompany them to create a miracle in history!" ”

The bodyguards politely refused, and they had to pay careful attention to their surroundings, what if a fan rushed up in excitement and hurt the prime minister?

Wen Jiabao smiled and comforted them: "You are too worried, this is our territory, you see, these cheering fans, they are all our compatriots, how can they come to hurt me an old man?" Here are our compatriots everywhere, and the hostile elements do not dare to come, and they do not dare to do anything when they come! ”

Chen Jianghua broke through with the ball and caused Navarro to foul, he made two free throws and two hits, and the Spanish men's basketball team saw that the situation was not good, and once again launched a full-court press.

But this time the full-court pressing did not cause any pressure on the Chinese men's basketball team, Chen Jianghua's ability to control the ball did not say, his shortcomings are that he is too young and inexperienced, easy to be eaten by opponents, or because he is easy to be hot-headed and make mistakes, as a result, today he controlled these shortcomings very well, and he did not fall behind in the face of Calderon.

The Chinese team set off an attack frenzy, Sun Yueyuan missed, Chamberlain jumped up to grab the offensive rebound and turned to shake off Gasol Jr., and easily scored two points on a layup; Wang Zhizhi singled Gasol, the old boy seemed to have returned to the 2,000-year-old Sydney Olympics, he used his brilliant magic footsteps to almost shake Gasol down, and hit the basket with a one-handed dunk.

Finally, Spain relied on Gasol's mid-range shot to score two points, but then, Sun Yue assisted Wang Zhizhi outside the three-point line, and there was no one in front of the old boy, so he made a decisive three-point shot and scored three points accurately. Subsequently, Spain's play began to be chaotic, Navarro hit the basket and knocked down Chamberlain and ate an offensive foul, and Chamberlain attracted the big and small Gasol brothers to wrap and gave the ball to Wang Zhizhi, who hit again and hit Spain with no face.

The most exciting thing is Chen Jianghua's fast attack, Chamberlain grabbed the rebound and passed to him, he got the ball and pressed the accelerator button to rush forward with a strong rush, Navarro came to block him, Chen Jianghua quickly turned around Navarro, and continued to rush down without slowing down.

Later, he met Calderon again, he pulled his right hand outward, and his shoulder shook to change the direction of the individual front double, Calderon subconsciously retreated, and Chen Jianghua also forced the brake to pull back to shoot. Calderon was taken aback and pressed forward, Chen Jianghua took the opportunity to rush forward, took a step and jumped to throw the ball to the hoop, Chamberlain then killed, and when he received the ball, he smashed it into the back of his head and smashed it into the hoop!

This cooperation made the fans almost shout hoarsely, it was so beautiful and exciting, Chamberlain couldn't help but have a chest bump with Chen Jianghua, he used to look down on his teammates on the outside, and today Chen Jianghua's performance made him greatly improved.

CCTV commentator Yang Yi also praised Chen Jianghua and praised: "Chen Jianghua is very talented and has great potential, last year, the American "Time Magazine" fell in love with him, thinking that he was the most suitable person to pass the ball to Yao Ming in the future, they said that it is not very accurate, Chen Jianghua's idol is NBA superstar Allen Iverson, he has also been imitating AI to play, and AI's style and Yao Ming are definitely not together, but with Chamberlain, he is like a fish in water, Because he doesn't have to grieve himself to slow down, he can come as much as he wants, and Chamberlain can keep up. ”

At the end of the first quarter, the two teams were tied 20-20, but after six minutes in the second quarter, the score became 24-34, and the Chinese team played a terrifying 14-4 score****, forcing Garcia to call a timeout.

However, the Chinese team is not without problems, the biggest problem is fouls, the cheers and encouragement of the fans make them a little brain-hot, together with the two minutes of the first quarter, this lineup sent a total of seven fouls in eight minutes, of which Chen Jianghua himself contributed three fouls, and Chamberlain also had two, which is somewhat dangerous.

One big difference between FIBA and the NBA is that the NBA is fouled six times before you get a penalty, while FIBA is left after five fouls.

Garcia had to replace Gasol Jr. off the field, this kid is still too immature, in the face of Chamberlain, who is about the same age as himself, he looks more like a child, Chen Jianghua and Chamberlain can cooperate so freely, which is the reason why he is not effective in guarding the inside.

In fact, Gasol Jr. defended very well, especially when it came to getting around the cover and finding the target again in time, and Chamberlain struggled to score because his teammates were useless to cover him and couldn't stop Gasol Jr.

However, Gasol Jr.'s rebounding protection was not good, allowing Chamberlain to dominate the rebounding ball, fans laughed at him for being a big stupid bear, Chamberlain knew that this was not the case, Gasol Jr. was actually the most suitable person to defend him, because he was more focused on the card position - when the opponent shot, his first thought was to find an opponent's player and squeeze him away, and then as long as the ball was not taken by the opponent, he would not care too much about whether the rebound was counted on his head.

It is because of this that even small forward Reyes has won more rebounds than him. Chamberlain knows the advantages of Gasol Jr., but the fans don't understand, they only know that this big man has no role on the field, but due to his lack of athletic talent, he can't keep up with the flying Chamberlain, making his penalty area a key bombing area for the opponent.

As an opponent, Chamberlain knows Gasol Jr. much better, and the latter's defense against him is actually in place, especially when the rotation is in the right place, which can perfectly make up for the defensive shortcomings missed by teammates.

But many people don't see this, including Garcia, who has been in charge of the Spanish men's basketball team for too short, only less than two months, and has no understanding of many hidden soft powers of his players, so he replaced Gasol Jr. and replaced it with Jog Gabajosa, the most fierce interior defender in Spain.

Gabajosa was also a former NBA player, and like Chamberlain, he joined the NBA directly without participating in the draft, and the team was the Toronto Raptors.

A healthy Gabajosa is a perfect player, combining the tactical literacy and basic skills of European players with the toughness of American players, Gabajosa is unpretentious in the offensive stage, and he can score points through mid-range shots and strong baskets. Defensively, he makes up for his lack of talent with a positive attitude and is an indispensable defensive titan on the Raptors' perimeter.

This is evident in his NBA performance, where he became a starting center for the Raptors less than half a season after joining the Raptors and won the Rookie of the Month award in December 2006. However, on March 26, 2007, during a game against the Boston Celtics, Gabajosa suffered a serious injury to his left leg and was forced to end his debut season in the NBA.

Even so, after the season, he was also selected to the All-Rookie Team, which shows how good this guy is, and he is more of a champion than the Europa League champion Lang Bagnani selected by the Raptors that year!

Gabajosa has a lot of prestige in Spain because he is not only a good player, but he is also a true patriot because of the Raptors' constraints - they don't allow players to play outside of the club in order to protect their players, especially players like Gabajosa who are injured.

However, in order to be selected for the Beijing Olympics, Gabajosa resolutely announced in mid-June this year that he would terminate his contract worth $4.25 million with the Raptors for the next year, so that he would return to his parent club Malaga next season to continue his basketball career.

However, despite being plagued by injuries, he is still the interior swingman and attacker that Spain relies on, whether in the national team or during his time with the Toronto Raptors, he is the team's best defensive player on the inside, and has excellent perimeter shooting skills - in the 2006 World Championships in Japan, Gabajosa shot 6 of 11 three-pointers in the finals, and was the biggest contributor to the team's championship!

Seeing that the defender had changed again, Chamberlain couldn't help but laugh, it seemed that the opponent did not have the means to limit him.

Nelson Jr. also adjusted the lineup of the Chinese men's basketball team, Yao Ming still did not play, since his teammates played so well, then he can continue to rest at ease and accumulate physical strength to play when needed. It was Li Nan who played, small forward Zhu Fangyu went down, and the scoring guard was replaced by Wang Shipeng, who partnered Chen Jianghua.

The organizational guard of the Spanish team has been replaced, Chen Jianghua is fast and sharp, Calderón is not a good choice, Garcia is finally replaced by the most high-profile person in the Spanish men's basketball team, the golden boy Rubio!

Rubio is a very talented young star, known as the hope of the Spanish men's basketball team after the Gasol brothers, he is good at passing, defending, rebounding, and handsome, known as the "golden boy of basketball".

Rubio was a true star of fame at a young age, winning the 2006 European Under-16 Championship as captain and centerpiece, and establishing himself as a basketball prodigy with 51 points, 24 rebounds, 12 assists and seven steals in a 110-106 win over Russia. In that tournament, he had a total of 1 quadruple-double and 2 triple-doubles, and was the leading scorer, rebounder, assist and steal leader in the entire tournament, and deservedly named the Most Valuable Player.

In the 2006-07 season, Rubio played in 43 ACB games, averaging 19 games per game. 2 minutes, get 4. 5 points, 2. 6 rebounds, 2. 1 assist as well as 1. 9 steals. He averaged 18 appearances per game in 16 Europa League games. 5 minutes, get 3. 6 points, 2. 4 rebounds, 2. 8 assists and 3. 2 steals. There are three games in which he has made seven tackles in a single game.

By the 2007-08 season, he was averaging 23 of the 39 ACB games he played. In 2 minutes, the score rose to 10. 2 points, 3. 3 rebounds, 3. 9 assists as well as 2. 0 steals, selected in the first team of the Spanish ACB League. He averaged 20 games per game in 16 UEFA Cup matches. 6 minutes, get 7. 6 points, 3. 4 rebounds, 4. 5 assists as well as 2. 4 steals to help the team win the championship.

Chen Jianghua is 19 years old and Rubio is only 18 years old, and it is always more interesting for two players of similar age to stand together, especially since both have similar reputations in their own countries: just as Rubio is the No. 1 player on the outside in Spain, Chen Jianghua is now well-known in China, and even Time Magazine says that he may be the only point guard produced in China in the past decade who can reach the world's top level.

At the end of the timeout, the players from both sides entered, Rubio and Chen Jianghua, two players of the same age, height and size, stood together.