Chapter 970 Counterattack from MVP! The legend ends!!!
78:72, Ginobili scored 14 points in the third quarter. When he returned to Argentina's bench panting heavily, Argentina coach James James had probably already thought about what kind of celebration ceremony he should prepare after the game.
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Wang Zelin returned to the bench and took a deep breath. The Argentine team went on a rampage with 27 points in a single quarter, while the Chinese team was stunned by Ginobili on the outside. In the third quarter, they were so strong that they only scored 27 points in a single quarter.
Scored 17 points, this performance is obviously failing.
There is still time, if he knows very well, if he usually cannot give a response, and if the score continues to expand after the start of the fourth quarter, even if Argentina's physical fitness declines, it will be difficult for the man to catch up.
The helpless coach Gong Luming turned his attention to Wang Zelin when the timeout was about to end, with the same affectionate expression and the same desperate move:
"My King, if the team wants to chase points, it can only rely on you."
Wang Zelin nodded and smiled, patting the coach on the shoulder:
"give it to me!"
The Chinese team was stunned by Ginobili's indiscriminate beating, and now has one foot on the edge of the cliff.
On the bench, the players of the Tianchao team had different expressions, including nervousness, uneasiness, apprehension, etc. There were all kinds of affectionate feelings, but not...
No, there was one person whose face was solemn, but there was a hint of calmness and confidence.
A hot man is Yi Jianlian!
In the past few years of playing for the NBA Trail Blazers, Yi Jianlian's vision has broadened and his mentality has far surpassed that of other teammates.
In fact, the Trail Blazers also encountered such a difficult situation in the NBA, and what did Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts do?
To put it bluntly, it's just one trick that can be used all over the world: if everything fails, then give the ball to Wang Zelin and let him play singles!
Relying on this move, the Trail Blazers have escaped from desperate situations more than once.
Therefore, thinking about everything he had experienced in the NBA, Yi Jianlian not only did not panic, but also became more stable. Especially when he heard the conversation between coach Gong Luming and Yi Jianlian, a smile even appeared on the corner of his mouth.
I almost forgot, this guy is the MVP of the NBA. Argentina vultures, you are in big trouble!
After the timeout, coach Gong Luming replaced Ding Yanyuhang and Zhai Xiaochuan with Li Gen and Zhou Peng, who are more accurate in three-pointers. The inside is still the twin towers of Yi Jianlian and Zhou Qi, and the main point guard at the first position is Wang Zelin.
Lu Shuren once said: The people who know you best are often not your teammates but your enemies.
When he came on the court, Ginobili once again reminded his teammates with serious words to remember to pay attention to Wang Zelin.
In fact, during the break between sessions, Ginobili kept repeating one sentence:
"He is the NBA's three-time MVP!"
In the third quarter, the demon sword was completely unsheathed, and he performed like a god descending from the earth. Even when he came off the field, the young players in the Argentine team looked at him with adoration, as if they were looking at God.
Seeing the Argentine basketball god repeatedly stressing this, the other Argentine players all nodded heavily, without the smiles on their faces after taking the lead.
The game is not over yet, it is too early to be happy now.
In the first attack of the final quarter, the Tianchao team had the ball.
When Wang Zelin slowly dribbled the ball through the half court, from Ginobili's perspective, he felt that Wang Zelin and Duncan had some overlap. Although their playing styles were very different, he just felt that Wang Zelin and Duncan had a certain kind of similarity.
Inexplicably similar.
It is said that desperate situations rely on demon swords, but everyone knows that every time the Spurs are in desperate situations, the player who can best convey confidence to the whole team is not actually Ginobili himself, but the man who appears to be silent on the surface, but in fact always uses his personal skills.
The stone Buddha whose actions silently push the Spurs forward.
When you are teammates with Duncan, even if you encounter big things, you don't seem to have to worry. You just need to be yourself, because Duncan will help you solve the remaining problems.
If I had to describe this ability, it should be called "extraordinary charisma"!
Before, Ginobili only felt such ability in Duncan. Now, seeing Wang Zelin exuding confidence, he suddenly felt uneasy in his heart.
To be honest, although this inexplicable uneasiness makes people feel uncomfortable, he is very familiar with it, because in the more than ten years of playing for the Spurs, he, Duncan, and Parker have to experience it several times every season.
Closer to home, as soon as he reached the top of the arc, Wang Zelin made a tactical gesture - pull away, put away that damn pick-and-roll!
Seeing this, Zhou Qi, the only player in the Tianchao men's basketball team who did not have a stable three-point shooting ability, quickly moved out of the penalty area and came to the short corner area on the left.
"Pah, pah, pah!"
Wang Zelin's dribbling rhythm was slow and fast, and every sound of the basketball hitting the ground was like a heavy hammer hitting Delfino's heart. He never dared to pick out Wang Zelin's ball, but his focus was
Changes occurred with Wang Zelin's dribbling.
Change direction, speed up, cheers start!
"NO!"
Delfino was almost made to do splits on the spot by Wang Zelin's drastic change of direction, his feet went weak, and he just watched Wang Zelin break through his defense.
Diamond had to defend in advance, but he did not dare to take action.
In the past few years, Wang Zelin has been the best player in the NBA at "shooting three-pointers". With his terrifying tonnage of 308 pounds and his incredible soft touch, once he is allowed to rush up, he will be no different from a humanoid tank. Ordinary fouls will hit him.
It's like scratching an itch.
In the NBA, Diamond is criticized for being weak on the defensive end, but he plays very smart. If you meet Leng Touqing, you will soon feel the charm of the art of flopping from him.
However, Wang Zelin is by no means an ordinary person. In the first half, Scola caused Zhou Qi to hit someone with the ball. This time, he repeated his old trick and tried to steal a chicken from Wang Zelin, but Wang Zelin used a snake with the same style as the demon knife.
The breakthrough was bypassed.
Scola's position was not chosen well. If he tried to commit a foul, he might be awarded a defensive block by the referee.
It has to be said that Diamond's golf IQ is really high, he knows how to size up the situation, raises his hands decisively, and makes every last effort.
Ever since he had unlimited physical talent, Wang Zelin had not worried about physical problems for a long time. After getting past Argentina's last line of defense, he took off decisively and staged a violent slam dunk with both hands.
He chose to finish in the craziest way, which raised eyebrows and stunned all the Argentinian players behind him.
Is this guy's physical strength bottomless?
Or is it that young people recover their physical fitness so quickly?
Not to mention the breakthrough and dunk in the final quarter, even if Wang Zelin imitates the famous scene of a certain turtle's one-stop dunk in triple overtime, it would be no problem.
74:78!
This dunk greatly boosted the morale of the Chinese team players.
So what if we are temporarily behind, we have Wang Zelin, we have MVP!
Back on the defensive end, since it was unclear whether Ginobili's unpredictable state would continue into the fourth quarter, Wang Zelin decided to play the main defense himself.
When Ginobili moved around without the ball to catch the ball and looked up to find Wang Zelin standing in front of him, he couldn't help but look shocked.
The defensive method adopted by Wang Zelin was mainly to defend breakthroughs and cut off passes. He did not interfere with shots in the face.
The reason why Yaodao is Yaodao is not only because of his demonic playing style that makes other teams unpredictable, but also because of his instability on the court.
Especially the 39-year-old Yaodao, whose physical fitness declined seriously after three quarters of fierce confrontation. He didn't think Ginobili could still maintain his fiery touch.
Otherwise, he would not have been known as "20 Minutes Jordan" back then.
Sure enough, after Ginobili tried to launch an offensive to no avail, he passed the ball to Nocioni. Facing Li Gen, Nocioni made a very quick test move. At that time, Li Gen was deceived.
There is no way, this is the gap between strength and experience, and it is difficult to make up for it in a short time.
However, Nocioni failed to hit the shot after getting rid of Reagan. His pull-up jump shot was swooped by No. 20 of the Chinese team, causing interference. Zhou Qi grabbed the defensive rebound to absorb the wave.
Looking back, after establishing one-on-one defense to no avail, Argentina's defensive strategy shifted to double-teaming.
Wang Zelin showed his passing ability and passed the ball to Li Gen in the bottom corner. Li Gen made an open three-pointer and penetrated the net.
Li Gen can definitely be called a three-point shooter in the CBA league. In the 14-15 season, he averaged 3.5 three-pointers per game, hit 1.6 goals, and the three-point shooting rate was as high as 45%. From the perspective of this era, he is definitely called
One sentence is high productivity and efficiency.
Although affected by various factors last season, the data declined, and the three-point shooting percentage dropped to 36%, but the output remained unchanged, averaging 4.4 shots per game and hitting 1.6 goals.
In this game, Li Gen, who played most of his appearances as a substitute, is full of physical energy at this time. For a marksman, this kind of open opportunity is equivalent to putting food in his mouth, and he only needs to swallow it.
Relying on this three-pointer, 77:78, the Tianchao team started the final quarter with a 5:0 score, chasing the point difference to only one point.
"Well done to Li Gen. He scored an open three-pointer. Now the men's basketball team is only one point behind!"
"Come on, boys of the men's basketball team, victory is right in front of you, don't give up."
In the commentary box of the imperial court, the battle became more and more intense, and the commentary voices of Yu Jia and Zhang Lili became more and more excited. Even the Chinese fans in front of the TV began to become nervous.
Must win!
Everyone is silently praying for the men's basketball team.
Argentina attacked, but Ginobili was really tired. Nicholas passed the ball to Diamond for a single. Diamond turned around and failed to do the details of the hook. Wang Zelin successfully caught it and immediately sent a nail-biting block.
"Fight back! Fight back!"
The moment Wang Zelin completed the block, coach Gong Luming and Dayao on the sidelines shouted in unison.
"Counterattack! Counterattack! Counterattack..."
Nearly 10,000 Chinese fans at the scene also shouted in unison.
Li Gen and Zhou Peng quickly came down from both sides, Wang Zelin accelerated to break through from the middle, and Delnofi and Nicholas fought back to defend.
Unfortunately, it was too late. At this time, Wang Zelin still chose to believe in himself, took a step in from the free throw line, took off on the spot, and completed a shocking dunk!
At 79:78, the Tianchao team launched a 7:0 offensive climax and successfully reversed the score.
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"
The whole audience was completely excited. Wang Zelin's dunk successfully raised the atmosphere of the scene, and uniform MVP cheers were instantly heard in Hall 1 of the Carioca Arena.
"Defend!"
On the court, Wang Zelin clenched his right hand into a fist and raised it to the sky, shouting crazily.
"Defend! Defend!"
The Tianchao fans present immediately followed suit and defended in unison, truly treating the basketball stadium in a foreign country as the home court of the Tianchao team.
The cheers of the fans caused the adrenaline of the men's basketball team to surge wildly. In the next round, they defended the Argentine team until they almost violated the rules for 24 seconds.
Ginobili caught the ball at the last moment and faced Wang Zelin's difficult shot...
"..."
He actually made a mistake!
There is no way, the height difference between the two is too huge, one is 1.98 meters, the other is 2.16 meters, and Wang Zelin's physical fitness can crush the 39-year-old Ginobili in all aspects. This shot is too difficult.
"this……"
Argentina coach James James's heart was in his throat. He never expected that Argentina's basketball god would actually "contribute" a three-pointer at a critical moment. This would not be a huge blow to Argentina's morale.
But he pursed his lips and had no choice but to sit back on the chair.
Ginobili has scored a team-high 27 points tonight. Facing such a 39-year-old veteran, you really can't ask for more from him.
Demon Sword, you really tried your best!
However, standing opposite is the winner of three consecutive regular season MVPs and three consecutive championship MVPs in the past three seasons of the NBA. He is a contemporary legend who can rival Jordan, Bird, O'Neal and other top ten giants in NBA history!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! On the court, Yi Jianlian grabbed the rebound and immediately handed it to Wang Zelin. The Chinese team once again succeeded in a fast break.
"boom!"
There was a shocking sound of the basket being smashed quickly on the court, and everyone hurriedly looked around, only to see No. 20 of the Chinese team hanging on the basket again.
Looking at that look, you knew without guessing that he had just completed another one-stop dunk.
9:0!
The final quarter started 9:0!
I don’t even dare to think about who would do this!
But unfortunately, the Tianchao team did it.
Beep~~~
Argentina coach James James immediately stood up and requested a timeout, but it was too late. Now the Argentine team's momentum was almost dispelled.
Again, Ginobili is the soul of this Argentine team, and his personal performance directly determines the life or death of the Argentine team.
The explosion in the third quarter gave Argentine fans hope of victory, but Ginobili was really too old and had long since lived up to his past. After the brief period of hope, Argentine fans felt unprecedented despair.
Is the golden age of Argentina’s golden generation really coming to an end?
The Argentine fans at the scene, as well as the Argentinian viewers in front of the TV, invariably turned their attention to the Argentine No. 5 whose hairline had already broken through the sky. Everyone was silent when they saw him sitting on the bench panting.
The eagle that once soared in the sky in the Pampas will soon perform its legendary farewell song in its twilight years today.
If nothing else, it’s time for them to wave goodbye to the golden generation of Argentina’s men’s basketball team.
Thank you, Manu Nuginobili!
After the timeout, the Argentine fans couldn't help but smile when they saw the man back in action.
At this moment, they no longer care about who wins or loses in this game, they just want to take a last look at the heroic appearance of the Pampas Eagles wearing blue and white jerseys fighting on the field.
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The final whistle sounded, and the score on the field was fixed at 107:89!
The Chinese team scored 35 points in the final quarter and defended Argentina to only 11 points. In the end, they defeated Argentina by 18 points and entered the semi-finals of the Olympic Games in history.
In the crucial last quarter, the MVP of the Chinese team led the team to successfully launch a counterattack and reversed the situation, while the legend of the Argentine team tried his best to save the team, and his national team career finally came to an end.
Time is so cruel, the new generation will always be better than the old one.