As the birthplace of the Olympic Movement, the Games in Athens, Greece, clearly have a very different meaning.

At the opening ceremony on August 14, the sports delegation of the Dragon Kingdom went in batches, and the men's national basketball team arrived in Athens on August 10, although the past time was relatively late due to training.

After all, you have to adapt to the local climate and environment, familiarize yourself with the venue, and so on.

Athens from August to September is probably the best time of year in the city.

Because it is located in the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean coast, Athens belongs to a typical subtropical Mediterranean climate, which should be relatively hot and rainy, but because it is located in the basin and is affected by the rain shadow of the Pindus Mountains, the hottest phase of the year in Athens is July, about 32 degrees on average, and the rainy season is relatively late, concentrated from the end of September to May of the following year, lasting about eight and a half months.

The Olympic Games, which began on August 14, happened to be in a warm, dry and sunny period, with an average temperature of 28-30 degrees, which is quite pleasant, and even if the Olympics are not held, this time period is the most popular tourist season in Athens.

The sunny and beautiful weather is a joy for almost all athletes, and the unprecedented enthusiasm and abundance of places of interest in Athens also make it possible for participants from all over the world to enjoy a vacation.

There was only one thing that made the basketball players a little depressed.

The opening and closing ceremonies, as well as most of the athletic events, were held at the Olympic Stadium in the northern suburbs of Athens, where the Olympic Village was located, but the basketball and fencing events were arranged at the Helinnik Olympic Athletic Center, more than 30 kilometers away.

In particular, the four teams scheduled for the game on the morning of the 15th, Dragon Kingdom, Spain, Lithuania, and Greece, ended the opening ceremony at 9 o'clock the night before, and it was already 11 o'clock when they drove back to the hotel, which made the game at 9:30 a.m. the next day seem more hurried.

Maybe there is no relationship with a good rest, or maybe the recovery ability is really not as good as others, and as a result, there was a little accident in the game of the dragon kingdom the next morning.

In the first half of the game with Spain, Da Yao seemed to be a little out of shape, although there was no problem on the offensive end, but the defensive end was just a mutual explosion with Da Gasol, basically everyone couldn't prevent each other, and when they finished the first half, they had begun to gasp for breath, and they looked somewhat tired.

This is just the first game, and in terms of the comparison of Da Yao and Da Gasol's current performance in the NBA, they can only explode each other, which is a bit too stretched.

What's even more uncomfortable is that the outside line of the Dragon Kingdom is also collectively inaccurate, not to mention the lack of hand feeling, the kind of hand-to-hand confrontation defense of European basketball obviously makes Zhu Fangyu and others extremely uncomfortable.

Not to mention the intensity compared with the CBA, the European powerhouses in the international arena, even compared to the NBA, are even better in defensive brutality.

In the first half, the Dragon Kingdom was even led by Spain by as much as 14 points, which really shocked the Dragon Kingdom audience sitting in front of the TV with anticipation and almost dropped their jaws, and they were also scared into a cold sweat.

- We seem to be a little too inflated......

- After all, this is the second place in the world, an old European powerhouse, and it is not the same level as Spain in the previous World Youth Championships.

- Speaking of which, in fact, you pay too little attention to the European League, and if you really have to watch it, you will know that the intensity of the European League is not much worse than that of the NBA, and it is much stronger than our CBA.

- It's a bit dangerous......

- Lin Huang's hit rate is so high, why don't you make a move?

- Aliens! Alien! Alien! Strongly demand to give the ball to the aliens in the second half!

There was an anxious call on the Internet.

It's like the brand that Lao Jiang, the team, and all the fans have already branded in their hearts.

No matter how bad it is, no matter how headwinds there are, the Dragon Kingdom also has one of the biggest trump cards - we have Lin Dong!

Lin Dong, who played organization in the first half and scored 17 points and 11 assists with only 7 shots, wanted to help open up the team's hand, help the team find the rhythm of confrontation, and also help the team adapt to this intensity of the game, and strive to have a really outstanding performance in the final match against the United States.

But since I can't find it now......

Honk!

The referee blew the whistle for the start of the second half.

Zhu Fangyu threw the baseline ball to Lin Dong.

Lin Dong controlled the ball over half the court, looked at the regional joint defensive formation laid by Spain and the basket opposite, and a smile quietly climbed to the corner of his mouth.

You have to win the game first......

Call!

When he was still three steps away from the three-point line, in the face of the guy who was guarding two steps away and was waiting for him, Lin Dong directly pulled himself up.

A clean super long-range three-point shot was scored to bring the score of the two sides to the 10-point threshold.

Although the venue of the Helinnik Olympic Economic Center is not large, and the basketball stadium only has a capacity of about 7,000 spectators, there are still many fans who have come from the Dragon Kingdom.

In the first half, the dragon country was suppressed by Spain, which really suffocated them, and the atmosphere was a little depressing, seeing that Lin Dong finally began to shoot at this time, and as soon as he shot was the iconic ultra-distant immortal three points, the scene suddenly sounded a crazy and excited applause, which also made the CCTV live broadcast in the Sun guide lift: "The main purpose of Lin Dong in the first half is to open the rhythm of the whole team, frankly speaking, this is a very necessary thing in the long run, and the young players of the dragon country need to adapt to the competition, Need to complete a kind of integration on the field with Da Yao and Lin Dong......"

Countless viewers sitting in front of the TV obviously didn't care much about Director Sun's explanation, they were more concerned about whether Lin Dong would directly take over this worrying game next, and they all stared nervously at the TV screen.

Spain's possession.

Rudi Fernandez, who was selected for the Spanish national team for the first time, is only 19 years old this year as a young player in 85 years, but he is already a leading star in the Spanish league.

The position in the team is the main dual-strength guard, can also play the forward guard swing man, and has excellent defensive ability and physical strength, in the first half it was his defense of Lin Dong, so that Lin Dong 'only got 7 shots', which made the Dragon Kingdom audience and a group of laymen who have long been familiar with Lin Dong's model, extremely impressed by this Spanish teenager.

MD, those super defensive giants in the NBA don't feel as fierce as this kid.

And the 'success limit' of Lin Dong obviously greatly boosted his confidence, allowing Fernandez to use the deceptive nature of the two-way guard on the offensive end to beat Sun Yue, who was responsible for defending him, a little embarrassed, and basically in a state of unstoppability.

But this time......

Fernandes held the ball to the half, and just after the half-time line, he saw a smiling face in front of him.

"Hey." Lin Dong smiled and greeted Fernandez: "Hello." ”

Fernandez was stunned, and then there was a little joy on his immature face.

Although it is an opponent, the whole of Spain knows that this kid is a huge fan of Lindon.

No way, let alone Fernandez, most of the young players in the world are fans of Lin Dong at the moment.

After all, this is the first non-American player to beat the basketball gods and dominate the NBA.

He doesn't have the explosive muscles of black Americans, he stands on the top of world basketball with his skills, and even drags the American men's basketball team, which is already proud and even arrogant to the bone, from the top of the world!

The character is also first-class, there is no negative news, and even having a girlfriend is a high school girlfriend from the beginning...... Why don't you worship such a quality idol?

Therefore, Fernandez not only learned Lin Dong's playing style, but even learned Lin Dong's usual habits of speaking and doing things, and this guy even learned a lot of Chinese for Lin Dong!

And when he was against Lin Dong in the first half, no matter how much the outside world blew him up, only Fernandes himself knew that it was an idol who didn't really attack at all.

But just now, the idol not only did not hesitate to use the super far immortal three points in front of him that he had loved for a long time but could never learn, which made him feel relaxed and happy, and now he actually took the initiative to defend himself!

Is this an endorsement of yourself? Have you been recognized by your idol?

Two 23 ...... This is a scene that will go down in history! At least in my own life, this is definitely a historic moment!

Oh my God, what a glory this is...... I'm so happy that I'm going to fly, okay?

"Y-Hello!"

Fernandez stuttered a little with excitement, and tried to respond to Lin Dong in his non-fluent Chinese.

It's a pity that in the next second, Fernandez felt that his hands were empty......

Got poked out?

No, the idol didn't move at all, he was too excited just now, there was a mistake in dribbling, and the basketball slipped behind him.

Fernandez hurriedly turned around and took a step to regain control of the basketball, but what he saw was the idol's crying and laughing expression, and a whistle from the referee.

"Spain comes back and swaps the ball!"

"Ah......h

Countless fans in the entire Dragon Country laughed, and Director Sun in the live broadcast room also changed from the serious style of the first half to a little more relaxed and cheerful: "I can see that Fernandez is a little nervous, after all, he is facing the only alien in the basketball world of this planet, it is said that Fernandez is still a fan of Lin Dong, and the ball just now was obviously scared by Lin Dong to make a mistake......"

Fernandez was embarrassed, and Lin Dong smiled and squeezed his shoulder: "Relax buddy, it's going to be a good game." ”

The idol's warm words made Fernandez get rid of his depressed mood in an instant, and nodded vigorously with excitement.

Lin Dong received the sideline ball from the middle line, and as soon as the ball arrived, Fernandez had already awakened 120,000 points of spirit and followed up like a shadow.

At this time, Fernandez was already in the game at a rapid pace.

Excitement is excitement, idol worship is worship, but this is on the field, and it is still an Olympic stadium that symbolizes the highest honor of the country!

Fernandez secretly swore in his heart that he would definitely use all his strength to fight his idol! You must guard against an idol ball! This is the best tribute to idols!

Lin Dong, who was holding the ball, only paused slightly, and made a sharp right turn, and Fernandes, who was in absolute concentration, quickly blocked to the right.

At 198 centimeters, he doesn't look too shorter than Lin Dong, and his 207 centimeters reach is already quite good on European courts, and he only weighs 85 kilograms, making Fernandes a player of that kind of speed.

At this time, he was very agile and extremely efficient defensively, not only reacting quickly enough, but also leaving himself room to defend.

Since he is Lin Dong's fan brother, Fernandez obviously knows Lin Dong's playing habits well, and he doesn't expect to be able to completely let Lin Dong go, but his goal for himself is to at least prevent Lin Dong in three steps, and then wait for his teammates to attack.

It's a pity......

Fernandez left room for anti-steering, but Lin Dong did not.

After turning the right back, it is an ultra-low body breakthrough with the extreme!

Fernandez's defensive movements are completely transparent in Lin Dong's eyes, and he can clearly feel his center of gravity just by the perception of physical contact.

The ultra-low pressure and swift pace made Fernandes feel completely bullied into the defensive position in just a moment, and it was too late to continue to block to the right.

There are no bells and whistles, some are just extreme breakthroughs!

Call......

One step past Fernandez, the rest of Spain wanted to help defend, but just now Fernandez was too fast, and the position of the regional joint defense made the whole Spanish team in a scattered state at this time, and they couldn't come over to support at all, and Lin Dong drove straight into the basket and killed the basket!

At this time, facing Da Gasol, who took a step forward to intercept the top, Lin Dong did not choose to hand the ball to Da Yao, who had already leaked.

Giving Da Yao is certainly an easy two points, and it must be entered.

But if you fight yourself......

In the face of the defense of Gasol who raised his hands high and even shouted in advance, he seemed to want to overwhelm himself in momentum.

Lin Dong did not have the slightest fluctuation in his eyes, and jumped up against the big Gasol ball without hesitation.

Want to shackle yourself?!

Gasol the Great was taken aback, and without hesitation, he pushed out another half step, and at the same time jumped up.

He knew that the result of his choice was to miss Yao Ming, and the 2 points of the Dragon Kingdom must be won, but at least he couldn't lose in terms of momentum, if he was really beaten by Lin Dong for 3 points first, and then deducted himself, then Spain's morale would be lost in an instant, and the loss would not be just 2 points!

Big Gasol's eyes were tearing at this time, and he had already tried his best to rise, but what he saw was still a condescending figure.

Lin Dong jumped too high, plus he jumped earlier and broke out more fully, so that at this time, almost the entire upper half of Lin Dong's body was above Gasol!

And what's even more terrifying is the pair of extremely cold eyes, so cold that Big Gasol feels a little cold, that guy didn't look at Yao Ming who was vacant under the basket at all, but stared at the basket from beginning to end.

He just wants to deduct himself, he wants not only this 2 points, but also to suppress the morale of Spain!

Rumble!

The two figures collided hard in the paint area, and from the position, Big Gasol had completely intercepted Lin Dong outside the dunk position, but the ball still smashed into the basket.

Yes, Lin Dong's hand didn't even touch the frame, and the ball was smashed directly into it while condescendingly pressing Gasol!

People are partitions, this guy is partitions!

And the huge impact force of the impact is to knock the big Gasol directly to the ground.

Honk!

The referee's whistle sounded in time: "The goal is valid, Spain No. 4 blocks the foul, plus 1 penalty!" ”

Da Gasol was stunned, and Fernandez, who caught up from behind, smiled wryly, and the entire arena was slightly quiet.

Until Lin Dong smiled and stretched out a finger to the surroundings.

Immediately, the silent arena and the fans who were holding their breath in the distant Dragon Kingdom erupted in cheers.

First past Fernandez, then over Gasol.

2+1！

This is the alien, this is Lin Dong of the Dragon Kingdom!

As long as he makes a move, the Dragon Kingdom means invincible!

The cheering scene and the sudden chasing of points made Spain, which was still in a state of excitement in the first half and still maintained its lead at this time, suddenly feel a feeling of being choked by someone's throat.

Frankly speaking, on the basketball court, it's normal for a few points to be wiped out, and if the rest of the Dragons scored, the Spaniards might not even blink an eye, just see it as a normal rhythm.

But this is an alien, this is Lin Dong!

This guy just made a shot, and less than a minute into the second half, the 13-point difference between the two teams was almost erased by half, which ......

Let others in, this is called normal back and forth, the so-called feng shui takes turns, and then it's time for me to perform.

can be put on Lin Dong, but it makes people feel that this guy's rhythm has just begun!

And the fact is that the whole Spanish players felt it at this moment, their nightmare began......

After hitting this free throw steadily, the rhythm of the entire court was firmly held in Lin Dong's hands.

Spain doesn't have any players who can play against them, let alone limit the single defense, and the help defense can't be blocked, and the one-on-one is completely useless.

In the third quarter, he made 5 three-pointers in a single quarter, scored 6 times inside, scored 31 points with 13 shots, and also sent 3 assists to help Da Yao score 7 points.

And Lin Dong's only two non-goals are all Spain's 'luck', for this Lin Dong who has reached a unique level on the court, Spain is in a state of complete loss, only relying on personal play and a quarter of time, not only recovered a 13-point difference, but also surpassed Spain by 6 points.

In the fourth quarter, Lin Dong's magic continued, scoring 16 points in a single quarter and sending 6 assists, which also brought Lin Dong's Olympic debut score to an unprecedented 77 points.

Record-breaking? This kind of thing seems to have long been accustomed to Lin Dong and Lin Dong's fans.

Although Spain relied on the excellent play on the outside and tried to bite the score in the fourth quarter, under the super firepower of Lin Dong and the rebounding guarantee of Da Yao, the score difference between them still rose steadily.

At 119:82, the dragon defeated Spain and won the first victory in this year's Olympic Games.

Accidentally? There is no surprise, the gap in strength is too obvious.

European teams are strong in the whole, strong in coordination and tactics, even if they face the American team, they can rely on this to play back and forth, and even win when they are lucky.

But in the face of a sharp knife team like Lin Dong, the strong attack power directly made the European team in a balanced state of defense in a state of breaking defense, and the offensive end was limited by Yao Ming's offensive rebounds, which was almost complete.

This is the real reason why many coaches in Europe called Group A the Group of Death before the game.

Frankly, they would rather touch the United States than touch this Dragon Nation team......

This is Spain, which is currently ranked second in the world, although everyone already felt that the dragon country was stronger before the game, but the moment of the victory over Spain was still quite exciting for the fans.

The whole country was jubilant, and the fans of the Dragon Country were so excited that they ran to tell each other, full of endless confidence in this year's men's basketball team.

In this jubilant atmosphere, Lin Dong has already turned his attention to the Group B arena at this time.

The Puerto Rican wonder boy, who made history in another world against Puerto Rico, didn't shine as well as he should have in this game.

Facing this murderous Dream Six team with Kobe, Bosh, Big Ben and other defensive giants, Arroyo only scored 8 points in the first quarter and has already suffered the highest standard treatment in his life.

It came from Kobe Bryant's iron-blooded defense, defending from the back to the front and chasing him from the front to the backcourt.

The wonder boy was finally gone, and Puerto Rico only led the U.S. by four points in the opening period, before falling apart in the flood of the Dream Six.

At 126:72, the U.S. team defeated Puerto Rico.

The whole world was not shocked or surprised by this result.

Only Lin Dong, who knew another history, was a little emotional.

Poor Wonder Boy Arroyo has lost the best moment of his life.

…… This is indeed no longer the dream six of another world.

(End of chapter)