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Chapter 365 The Incredible Block

Chapter 365 The Incredible Block

The American media at this moment don't care about the players of the American team at all, not at all.

What they care about is O'Neal, Duncan, and Iverson...

They are calling for these truly powerful players to be able to play for the country.

Seeing these news, the players of the US team are really heartbroken at this time, it is too hurtful.

They played for their country, even gave up their offseason vacations, just to play for this country.

However, at this moment, the media believes that they are not worthy to represent the US team, let alone be called the dream team.

On the contrary, those stars are unwilling to play for the country, but the media and fans are licking them.

Indeed, they are stronger, but they don't belong to the US team now!

This is the American media, interests first!

If so, Argentina's defeat of the US team just shattered the dream team's undefeated myth.

So what the American media did was a boulder that crushed the US team.

After all, this is not a knockout match, it's just a rematch in the group stage, and losing is no big deal.

Even the strongest team can't go without losing a game in the playoffs.

Even in the face of Yugoslavia, the US team still has the advantage, and they are the stronger side.

It's a pity that what the American media has done has screwed up everything.

Of course, the media will definitely not admit that it was because of their words that the US team lost.

In their writing, there will only be a dream team that is incompetent.

In fact, there are very few members of this dream team who will represent the US team in the future.

My heart is dead.

Perhaps, most people also have reasons for their strength, and they are indeed not worthy of representing the US team if they are not strong enough.

However, there is Paul Pierce!

In 07, 08, and 09, this was the peak of the Celtics, and it was also the peak of Paul Pierce.

At this time, Paul Pierce can enter the dream team if he wants.

Too bad he didn't.

All the rematch of the group stage is over, and the final quarterfinals, as well as the next matchups, are all released.

Argentina against Brazil.

China played against Spain.

Puerto Rico against Germany.

Yugoslavia vs. USA.

Today's Spanish team is not for the Spanish team that will dominate the international arena in a few years.

However, this Spanish team has already taken shape.

The best two European Championships, although the Spanish team did not win the championship, they all reached the top three.

At this moment, Pau Gasol, Garbajosa, Navarro, Reyes, and Calderon are all in the formation.

It's just that these people are still very young, they are all around 22 years old, and they are a group of people.

Today's young people are full of vitality, which is also the key to their ability to overthrow Yugoslavia.

However, youth also means instability.

The real rise of the Spanish team has to wait for this group of young people to grow up and truly mature.

Spain is very strong, but the Huaxia team still has a chance.

There was almost no rest time. On September 9, the quarter-finals of the World Championships officially started.

Today's game really attracted a lot of fans.

Not only American fans, but also a large number of Spanish fans and Chinese fans.

There are a large number of Hispanics in the United States, and Chinese fans also gather from all directions.

"Huaxia team, come on!"

"Huaxia team, come on!"

……

The voices of cheering and cheering on the scene came one after another, and there were even scenes of Chinese fans competing with Spanish fans.

This amused the American fans and reporters at the scene, as if they were outsiders.

The game is about to start, and the starting lineups of the two teams are announced.

The Huaxia team still chose to be conservative and continued the lineup of the previous games.

Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi partnered inside, Wang Hao served as the small forward, and Guo Shiqiang and Hu Weidong remained in the back line.

On the other hand, Spain is very bold. Spanish coach Javier boldly uses new players.

In the interior, it is the combination of Garbajosa and Gasol. The height and strength of this lineup are not weaker than the Huaxia team.

On the back line, it is Calderon and Navarro's double guards, forming a double gun in the backcourt.

Of these four people, the oldest Garbajosa is 25 years old, and the other three are only 21 or 22 years old.

Only at the small forward position, Spain sent the 32-year-old veteran Angulo.

Obviously, Javier intends to use Angulo's experience to limit the core of the Huaxia team, Wang Hao.

Compared with the 4 NBA players of the Huaxia team, there is only one NBA player in the Spanish team, Pau Gasol.

However, this does not mean that Spain has only one player who can play in the NBA.

In fact, over the years, the European Basketball League, including the Spanish Basketball League, has developed very well.

As for that, its level is not comparable to that of the China League.

Today's China League is still a bit too closed to compete with high-level teams.

As for the Chinese players, they are also somewhat closed.

Players like Liu Wei and Zhu Fangyu are actually more suitable for the rhythm of the European League.

The physical confrontation is not bad, and the free throw will also use the brain, which means that the physical ability of the body is a bit weak.

However, compared to the NBA, which relies heavily on the body, athletic ability is not the number one priority in Europe.

Unfortunately, they will not go to Europe.

The Huaxia people look humble, but in fact, they also reveal pride in their bones.

Since they are going to play outside, it is natural to play in the strongest league. There is no such thing as a second best.

If you can't go to the strongest league, it's better to stay at home honestly. As the saying goes, it's better to stay at home, but it's difficult to go out.

"Di!"

With the whistle of the referee, the game began.

I have to say that Gasol's long arm is easy to use. He succeeded in jumping the ball and grabbed the first chance to attack.

Calderon dribbled the ball halfway and immediately handed the ball to Gasol in the high post for a transition.

Gasol didn't stick to the ball, but gave it to Angulo again, and at this time, Navarro had already used Garbajosa's pick-and-roll to get it out.

Angulo's timing of the ball was very good. Basically, Navarro was able to shoot the ball as soon as he received it.

And Navarro did not live up to the expectations of his teammates, and he took the ball from the middle distance and made a steady hit.

This is the Spanish team, this is the European team.

Tactics, running, passing, played very well.

In fact, the Huaxia team played this way many years ago, pursuing the rhythm of being small, fast and accurate.

It's a pity that now that there is a super center forward, he has to slow down.

Of course, it cannot be said that this is wrong. After all, with a super center forward, such an advantage cannot be left unused?

It's like when O'Neal joined the Suns in his later years, D'Antoni and the Suns have not slowed down.

Still the same sentence, with O'Neal's strength, it is impossible for you to let him play for the purpose of running back and forth?

The game continued, Huaxia team attacked.

Wang Hao still played according to the head coach's tactics, waiting for the inside position, and then gave the ball to Yao Ming.

After Yao Ming got the ball, he was not in a hurry. He checked first and found that there was no double-teaming, so he played hard.

At this time, more than half of the 24-second attack time has passed, and it is impossible to organize anymore.

To be honest, this kind of slow-paced offense dominated by insiders is actually a little uncomfortable.

If it was two years ago, international basketball would have a 30-second attack time, so it can be played slowly.

But now, time seems to be running out.

No, Yao Ming began to rely on Garbajosa with his back, but found that his strength could not take advantage.

Ever since, Yao Ming decisively turned around and broke through the inside line from the front.

At this time, Gasol, who has been staying in the three-second zone, also assists in defense at the right time.

It must be that Yao Ming's reaction was fast enough. He did not panic, but first held the ball firmly, and then immediately passed it to Wang Zhizhi in the opposite corner.

After Wang Zhizhi got the ball, he watched the defense come up, but he could only bite the bullet and make a shot.

For that reason, time is running out.

Facing the defensive shot missed, the Spanish team protected the rebound and started another round of offense.

It was still the tactic just now, but this time Hu Weidong bypassed the cover and didn't give Navarro a chance.

Navarro did not force the shot, but chose to give the ball to Gasol.

This is seeing that the tactics cannot be played, and choosing to give the ball to the stars for singles is the most suitable.

After a series of feints, Gasol made a mid-range shot and still made it.

0:4

The younger the team, the more aggressive it is. To put it bluntly, it is because of the temperament of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.

Therefore, we must not give Spain momentum.

Wang Hao didn't dare to delay. After receiving the pass from Guo Shiqiang, he simply chose to come by himself.

It's just that Angulo stuck very tightly, obviously because he was afraid of Wang Hao's three-pointer.

In addition, the Spanish players on both sides are also eager to try at this time.

Obviously, no matter where Wang Hao breaks through, he will be double-teamed.

That being the case, he simply gave the opportunity to double-team, and he called Yao Ming's pick-and-roll.

After the pick-and-roll, Yao Ming quickly went down. At this moment, Garbajosa hesitated, he did not dare to let Yao Ming go completely.

As long as he is one step slower and Wang Hao's pass catches up, Yao Ming will immediately have a big open space.

After the pick-and-roll, Wang Hao came near the free throw line and directly shot a mid-range jumper.

"Shh!"

2:4

Wang Hao helped the Huaxia team open the scoring. It is impossible to completely restrict him.

The pick-and-roll between Wang Hao and Yao Ming will definitely not be worse than the pick-and-roll between Yao Ming and McGrady.

Looking back, the Huaxia team immediately changed their defense, giving up man-to-man and choosing zone defense instead.

Yao Ming was under the basket, and the other four were very evenly distributed on the three-point line.

Moreover, Yao Ming did not completely hide under the basket, but covered the entire three-second zone.

Navarro ran for a while, but suddenly found that no one ran with him at all.

When he received the ball at the top of the arc on the right, Hu Weidong went up and didn't give him a chance to make a shot.

Navarro had no choice but to give the ball to Gasol at the free throw line.

Gasol caught the ball and tried to make a shot, but Yao Ming took two quick steps forward, causing interference.

At the same time, Wang Hao and Wang Zhizhi had already appeared on the inside, and after blocking Garbajosa, they rebounded.

I have to say that this defensive system is really good.

After the defense is down, the next step is to see the effect of the offense, and the Huaxia team can do a good job.

This time, it was still Wang Hao holding the ball at the top of the arc.

It's just that he didn't ask for a pick-and-roll anymore, but took a step back with the dribble, which is making some adjustments.

Immediately afterwards, he accelerated suddenly and got rid of Angulo all at once, as if the little emperor had broken through.

Of course, his breakthrough will certainly not be questioned by the referee.

James' breakthrough will always be questioned when he starts the first step.

Actually, I really shouldn't blame him.

With his speed, a normal breakthrough can completely break through, and few people can stop him at all.

But the problem is, facing a defensive player who is two steps away from him and staring at his breakthrough, he can't do anything.

You said that if you are defending, you can't stand properly and get closer?

Wang Hao has no such resentment at all, as long as the defensive players dare to stay away from him, he will definitely teach them how to behave.

He broke through Angulo all at once, without even a chance for Angulo to react.

There was no way, Angulo could only follow closely behind, adding some strength to his hands.

In this case, even if it is a foul, there is no law.

It's a pity that this little power is not enough to affect Wang Hao, just let him break through.

At this moment, Garbajosa and Pau Gasol had no choice but to withdraw to the inside line immediately.

However, at this time, the basketball in Wang Hao's hand flew out.

Wang Zhizhi in the bottom corner made a steady three-pointer after fully preparing.

5:4

At this moment, the Huaxia team really felt a bit like the Cavaliers. Wang Hao broke through, surrounded by a group of players who could shoot.

The score was actually overtaken, and the Spanish head coach couldn't sit still any longer and quickly stood up from the bench.

I don't know what he said. The Spanish team conducted a burst of offense and finally found a chance.

Angulo, who was in the bottom corner, was waiting eagerly, and the basketball happened to be given to him.

Because Wang Hao shrunk to the basket just now, this just gave him a chance.

It's just that, as a big catch-and-shoot pitcher, Angulo's movements are actually a bit slow.

Just when he took the shot in a calm manner, Wang Hao took three steps in parallel and retracted it.

Seeing that Angulo was about to make a move, he also understood that it was too late to take another step, so he simply jumped up.

At the same time, Angulo's shot has been taken.

The basketball flew out of his hand in an arc, and kept flying towards high places.

However, at this moment, a hand stretched out.

Taking a closer look, Wang Hao, who jumped suddenly, flew into mid-air, and his whole body stretched out completely.

Coupled with his wingspan, it looks like a long spear flying into the air.

"Snapped!"

That's right, Wang Hao completed the block.

"Di!"

After the block, the referee's whistle sounded, the 24-second attack time ended, and the Spanish team violated the rule.

However, the referee's whistle failed to wake up Angulo, who was still in a daze at this time.

He was really stimulated just now.

"how can that be?"

He was obviously still on the inside line just now, why did he come back so quickly, even if he could fly, it wouldn't be so fast!

He was still inside the lane one second, and appeared in front of him the next second, and blocked his shot.

(End of this chapter)