Chapter Seventy-Nine: Taking the Lead, Lin Mu Alone Stops the World Champion!

On August 12th, two days have passed since the showdown with the American "Dream Eight", and the players of the Chinese men's basketball team must race against time to recover their strength, and head coach Younas and his assistant team are also doing pre-game analysis for the next game day and night.

At 16:45 in the afternoon, the Chinese men's basketball team will usher in the second matchup of this Olympic Games, and the 2006 world champion Spanish team will have a desperate showdown!

In order to enter the quarterfinals, the Chinese men's basketball team must not relax in every game, keep the state at the best, and do their best to win the game.

Before the game, Spanish coach Aitor Garcia Reinses said very solemnly in an interview: "Huaxia is the host, we dare not underestimate them." ”

"The first game against the USA? To be honest, I didn't look into it because our opponents are strong and I need to focus on what's in front of me and do everything in front of me. ”

When asked by reporters what he thought of the Chinese men's basketball team's game against the American "Dream Eight", Aitor said.

The second game is about to face off against the Chinese men's basketball team, and Aitor really didn't review the first game?

This is not the case.

After winning the first game, Aitor and his coaching staff watched the first game between China and the United States.

Even he himself couldn't imagine that Huaxia would be able to fight with this "Dream Eight" to the end.

In addition to the regular distraction at the beginning, the U.S. men's basketball team definitely showed its strongest strength in the rest of the time, but despite this, it still failed to pull the score away in the first three quarters of the game.

With such a lineup and so many superstars, it is already outrageous that the score was not opened in the third quarter.

"War of attrition!"

"We need to exhaust the opponent and then look for opportunities to pull away and win!" Aitore's pre-game deployment is very stable, he doesn't think that the Chinese men's basketball team can be beaten to death with a stick, and the bonus of the home momentum is not just talking, they must be ready to fight for a long time.

When the time came to the afternoon, the Wukesong Gymnasium was already full of spectators, and this time the momentum was more vigorous than the first game, because after seeing the strong combat effectiveness of Lin Mu and others, countless viewers were fantasizing that the Chinese men's basketball team could defeat the Spanish team today and defeat the traditional powerhouse that won the world championship in 2006!

In terms of lineup, the 2008 Spanish men's basketball team retains most of the 2006 World Championship champions, and their core is still Pau Gasol.

At the same time, Fernandez and Gasol Jr. have grown, and the team includes Philippe Reyes, Alex Mburu and Calderón, all in their playing years, as well as veteran Rodriguez and young golden boy Rubio.

Rubio made his debut on the world stage in 2008 at the age of 17, making him the youngest basketball player in the history of the Games.

Unabated, after analysing Spain's current squad, Younas made this judgment.

Like Yao Ming, Pau Gasol, who has grown into an NBA All-Star insider, will bring great trouble to the Huaxia team, and there is a meat shield like Marc Gasol in the team, and his existence is obviously to restrain Yao Ming and disrupt the existing rhythm of the Huaxia team.

Different from the playing style of the American team, the physical confrontation of European giants is more abundant, and the understanding of international men's basketball is far better than that of the United States.

As one of the top giants, the Spanish team is even more valuable in the international arena, although their physical talent is far less than that of the American "Dream Eight", but in terms of field experience, it is more sufficient.

Before the game, the two teams made a friendly gesture, and Pau Gasol and Yao Ming shook their fists to salute, and it is not difficult to see from the eyes of both sides that today's game will be full of gunpowder and collision!

Lin Mu hugged Gasol Jr., a strong interior player who is about to become teammates with Wei Shao, and is also one of the NBA players that Lin Mu focuses on.

To take precautions and rely on the advantage of rebirth to gain foresight, Lin Mu must plan ahead and recruit a group of potential rookie players.

"If you can instigate the team to sell Durant in exchange for a bunch of instant power and draft picks, TMD, Lao Tzu can rule the league for decades!"

But when he thought of the old difficulties at home, Lin Mu had a headache.

How to make the schoolbag Du be Du Lao Er willingly, this is not a science, this will be a metaphysics!

With a whistle blowing, in the deafening cheers of the audience, the game officially began!

"Huaxia TV, Huaxia TV!"

"The game between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Spanish men's basketball team has begun, Da Gasol jumped the ball successfully, the Spanish team launched a fast attack, and Reyes threw and hit the iron!"

In the match with the Chinese team, Spain safely adopted a set of veteran lineups.

Starting point guard Raul Lopez, who was selected by the Jazz at No. 24 in the first round of the 2001 NBA Draft, although his NBA career can only be summed up by injuries, he has achieved a lot of glory in the European League, and is a small guard who breaks through quickly and is only 1.85 meters tall.

Shooting guard Rudy Fernandez, who was selected by the Suns at No. 24 in the first round in 2007, is one of the most exponential figures in the Spanish team, and like Sun Yue, he is a talented guard player.

The impact is just as terrifying, but the shooting level needs to be improved.

The small forward is the Spanish team captain Carlos Jimenez, who is 33 years old and still burns one of the few individual forces on the court.

Power forward Philippe Reyes, 2.06 meters tall meat shield type No. 4 position.

The man is tall and has some ability to play with his back to himself, but he is more adept at pulling out gaps from an empty-handed position and attacking the paint area from a 45-degree diagonal angle with the ball.

In the 2004 Olympic Games, several Chinese No. 4 players Mo Ke, Yi Jianlian, and Du Feng all suffered from him.

And Reyes is very flexible, can participate in the team's fast break, and has a good blocking ability.

Interior center, Pau Gasol, who just joined the Los Angeles Lakers this year as an All-Star insider, is also the absolute core of the Spanish men's basketball team, with the same tactical position as Yao Ming, and has a crucial role positioning.

The starting lineup of the Chinese team was the same as the first game, and there were no personnel adjustments.

After Reyes threw the iron and Yao Ming successfully won the defensive rebound, Liu Wei single-handedly launched a fast-break counterattack.

After an unsatisfactory performance in the first game, he wanted to prove himself in the second game and help the Chinese team win.

Twisting his body, Liu Wei struggled to put the ball into the net under Carlos' defense to help the Chinese team open the scoring.

Every goal must contain cheers, and the Chinese fans at the scene shouted wildly, although the game had just begun, they still spared no effort to cheer for the Chinese team.

When the Spanish team attacked again, Carlos wanted to distribute the ball to Reyes near the weak side, but the slow action had already been predicted by Lin Mu in advance!

The ghost hand steals, and the Huaxia team once again launches a fast attack counterattack!

Fernandez stood in the paint area and wanted to rely on making a foul to force Lin Mu to stop, but he never expected that Lin Mu not only did not reduce his speed, but became faster, jumped in front of Fernandez, and dunked the ball into the basket through the latter!

"Beep beep!

The referee gestured with his hands down and motioned for Fernandez to block the foul!

Fernandez, who was still lying on the ground just now, immediately stood up and looked for the referee to theorize, and he was indignant that he did not get any response from the referee.

The opening was full of momentum, and the fact that Hua Xia Feng was powerless was also completely broken after Lin Mu's arrival.

The actual combat in the Olympic arena is still facing a world champion like Spain, and even Zhang Weiping and Zhang have never seen it.

The appearance of Lin Mu fills the lack of athleticism in the small forward position, and also makes this vital central axis run and helps the Chinese men's basketball team to reach a higher level!

In the opening three consecutive irons, the Spanish team's hand was obviously not good, Reyes shot in the same position, and threw the iron again!

"Attack! It's still a fast break! ”

On the commentary seat, Teacher Yu Jia had already shouted those two words!

Lin Mu stepped on Hot Wheels, not afraid of anyone in Spain, as long as Pau Gasol is not on the inside, Lin Mu can impact unscrupulously.

Momentum, starting with a windmill slam dunk!

Lin Mu is fully demonstrating his talent, and he is announcing to the world that his potential is endless!

In front of the TV, Durant shook the crisp noodles in his hand, poured some in his hand, and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Hmm... Well.. Not bad, really good. ”

"This kid, it's okay." Although there is a conflict with their position, this does not mean anything, the two-forward system, the role of the pseudo-power forward lineup, the Thunder can still move forward steadily.

Of course, all of this is thanks to the team's smooth progress, and once something goes wrong, Durant will have to scold his mother!

The opening game was 6:0, and the crushing opening looked like a dream under the cheering voices of the fans.

"I'm not mistaken, do we really have such a flying small forward player on our team?" A middle-aged man rubbed his eyes in the stands and asked his friend next to him.

"I don't know, don't ask me, I also want to know the answer to the question."

"Are you sick, and you still wear sunglasses indoors?"

"If you are not blind, who is blind?"

Although I have long seen Lin Mu's bravery against the American team, the continuous crit after the start is too unreal!

Since the establishment of the CBA in 1956 and its operation in 1995, when have Chinese fans ever seen such a way of playing?

Obviously, it takes time for them to get used to the surprise that comes with it!

"Coach, do you need a timeout?"

On the sidelines, Spanish coach Aitor looked at the court with some solemnity, and the assistant coach whispered in his ear.

"Let's see, didn't we expect such a situation?"

In the U.S. men's basketball team, Huaxia was able to take the opening lead, but it was only 6 points behind, and such a result was still expected by Aitore.

However, the next two rounds made the Spanish coach completely panicked.

Under Lin Mu's strong defense, the Spanish veteran captain Carlos made mistakes one after another, and the counterattack he thought was violently dunked, and after the Spanish team retreated, Lin Mu unexpectedly chose a three-point long shot.

Yes, Lin Mu used a way that he was not good at to force Aitor to call a timeout and rearrange the tactical system.

Under the rules of the International Blue League, a team is only allowed to call four timeouts in regulation time, with only one timeout in each quarter, and after just over two minutes of the opening period, Aitor was forced by the situation to use up a precious timeout.

And the initiator of all this is Lin Mu of the Huaxia team.

After two consecutive blows, there were two consecutive three-point shots, and even Lin Mu looked at his hands with some disbelief, could it be that he was going to completely explode today?

Despite the blessing of the effect of [Curry Quick Shot], Lin Mu's three-point shooting rate will never exceed 32 percent, and he can shoot two three-pointers in the opening game, which is really lucky!

"Ten points in a row, the teenager Lin Mu single-handedly stopped the powerful Spanish men's basketball team!"

"Aitor will definitely feel a headache because of Lin Mu, such a player is rare in the international arena."

Just like those superstars in the United States, a player of Lin Mu's level can definitely become a big killer in the international arena, and Spain must be cautious and redeploy its defensive strategy against Lin Mu.

After the timeout, there was a noticeable change in the Spanish lineup.

Lopez was replaced with a more leader-like starting point guard for Mongols Jose Calderon.

Jose Calderón is a typical shooter with excellent mental qualities, good hand feel, steady free throws, and a focus on mid-range shots and breakaway layups.

As a traditional point guard, he has a selfless and cautious passing, an overall defensive level of mid-range, good at blocking and pick-and-roll, accurate outside shooting, and rarely makes mistakes.

In the small forward position, in addition to the old captain Carlos, only Alex Mburu is left in the Spanish team, and the latter's team performance is even worse than Carlos, and it is very difficult for Spain to rely on substitutions to solve the trouble of selecting the third position.

Fernandez became the substitute, Aitor hopes to use his natural ability to block Lin Mu's impact on Spain's interior, and the shooting guard has become another core of Spain: Juan Carlos Navarro!

The Spanish defender, nicknamed "Bomb", has won many league scoring titles and MVPs, and is one of the heroes of Spain's World Championship in 2006.

In addition, Marc Gasol also went into battle, Pau Gasol returned to the most familiar position of big forward, the strongest lineup in Spain, and was forced out by Lin Mu at the beginning.

Aitore, who wanted to be tempted, became much more cautious after Lin Mu scored two three-pointers in a row, this Chinese men's basketball team must be treated with caution!

After the substitution, the Spanish team's offense has obviously improved, Calderon is as stable as an old dog, first blocking and dismantling with Marc Gasol, Gasol Jr., who is among the best in the NBA league in terms of blocking and dismantling quality, has a huge body in front of Yao Ming, Yao Ming, who is on the inside, can not change defenses, and Liu Wei is even more affected by Gasol Jr., and can only watch Calderon pass by.

Sun Yue assisted in the regional defense, Calderón saw the right time and provided an assist, and Navarro made a jumper on the spot to help Spain score for the first time since the opening.

Offense and defense switched, when Lin Mu took the ball again, Fernandez immediately stood in front of him, opened his arms, and did not give Lin Mu any space to impact the basket.

On the left, there's Navarro on the left!

was forced to pass the ball and handed it to Yao Ming inside, facing the strong little Gasol, Yao Ming could only choose to turn over and jump shot.

When the iron missed, Lin Mu activated the [Lefu Rebounding Monster] and pocketed the offensive rebound under the nose of Big Gasol.

In the second attack, Lin Mu found Yao Ming again, and Yao Ming turned around and used his height advantage to wipe the board and hit.

One inside and one outside, Lin Mu and Yao Ming's cooperation is becoming more and more skillful!

Seeing that his team was behind, Gasol began to step up and take charge of the game.

The UAE tried his best to block, but he still couldn't stop Gasol's continuous strong attacks.

Sending the basketball to the basket against the UAE, Da Gasol's strong response also sounded the horn of the Spanish team's counterattack.

"Bomb" Navarro broke through the inside line, Sun Yue was powerless to stop it, so he could only watch the latter enter the paint area and complete the empty bombing frame with Marc Gasol.

Yao Ming came off the bench, Wang Zhizhi came off the bench, and used his flexible feet and soft touch to hit difficult attacks on the inside line one after another, and Mark Gasol was also helpless, and he was far from being as strong as he would be in the future.

After Spain presented the strongest lineup, the two sides fell into anxiety in the second half of the first quarter, and no one could take the lead.

Thanks to the outbreak at the beginning, the first quarter ended, and Huaxia entered the second quarter with a 6-point lead.

In order to avoid the physical exhaustion of the first game, Younas boldly made a personnel rotation while taking the lead.

Yao Ming, who played a full eight minutes in the first quarter, continued to take a break, and Wang Zhizhi served as the team's center.

The UAE also went off the break, and Du Feng was boldly activated to defend Pau Gasol.

Lin Mu continues to play, and the defenders are Zhu Fangyu and Chen Jianghua, this lineup looks very weak, but Younas's purpose is not to expand the advantage, but to fight for the main players to rest, stabilize the situation, and the real decisive battle will not be witnessed until the second half!

In the face of Huaxia's bench lineup, Spain played very actively at the beginning of the second quarter.

Marc Gasol is young and durable, and Aitor has always put it on the court, Wang Zhizhi's physical fitness is gradually declining, and after continuous confrontation with Gasol Jr., the shooting rate has also plummeted.

Golden boy Rubio put on the field, the 17-year-old player played against the 19-year-old Chen Jianghua, the difference in ability between the two was clear at a glance, Rubio easily passed Chen Jianghua and wanted to pick up a layup, but Lin Mu jumped high and fanned the ball out of the sideline.

"As long as Lin Mu is present, no matter what kind of lineup it is, it feels like there is a fight!" Teacher Yu Jia said with a sigh.

"Lin Mu replaced Yao Ming's role in the team very well, the previous Huaxia men's basketball team, once Yao Ming is off the court, will not play, but now, the Huaxia players seem to have found the backbone and have a clearer goal!"

In order to get more rest time for the main players, Lin Mu also brought his personal ability to the extreme.

It is extremely difficult for the Spanish outside line to break through Lin Mu's blockade, as long as it is not in the face of terrifying outside groups such as Kobe, Wade, and James, Lin Mu is confident that they will be struggling.

It's just that Gasol's partner is a little perverted, Du Feng used his strength to eat, and he still couldn't stop Gasol from scoring, but Gasol Jr. performed mediocre and played a draw with Wang Zhizhi.

"Need a substitution?" Seeing that the situation on the field was very good, Younas looked at the game time, and his heart was inevitably entangled.

Under the leadership of Lin Mu, Huaxia has maintained a 4-6 point lead, but this does not make Younas satisfied, he wants to get more, he wants to take a bigger lead before the end of the first half.

What is the trade-off between spending energy early and scoring more points?

"Coach, no need to make a substitution!"

Younas was thinking, but Yao Ming's voice came to his ears.

'They played well and deserved more minutes.'

"The game is far from over, Spain will inevitably launch a strong comeback in the second half, we need to stay fit and prepare for the final showdown!"

Yao Ming has a thorough heart and sees the situation on the field very clearly.

The Chinese men's basketball team in the previous life even had a 14-point lead at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but once the physical strength declined, the Spanish team could seize the opportunity to complete the overtake.

Compared with the momentary gains and losses, it is more important to accumulate energy for the last session!

In the first half of the competition, the two teams obviously retained their strength, and Huaxia's large-scale rotation of substitutes also clearly told the opposite side that the decisive time had not yet come.

The Spanish team was also a piecemeal main player, and seeing that the score was not pulled apart, Pau Gasol was also replaced to get plenty of rest.

If you have a good plan, I will have a wall ladder!

The confrontation between countries should not be underestimated, and Aitor also reluctantly found that what Lao K said was not wrong at all after playing against the Huaxia team: "In 24 minutes, the physically energetic Chinese men's basketball team is the top in the world." ”

If you can't kill the opposite side in the first half, then you can only hope for the second half of the game, consume the opponent's physical energy, and give a fatal blow at the critical moment!

Aitor and his Spanish men's basketball team are like giant crocodiles lying silently under the water, waiting for an opportunity to move, looking for a flaw, and then giving death!

Two teams, 800 hearts and eyes, Huaxia came to the second half of death with an 8-point lead!