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Chapter 64: Victory Is Within Reach? The Spanish Team's Counterattack

Kobe hit the nail on the head and pointed out the reason why the Spanish team was suppressed again.

"I'm afraid that after the timeout, Rubio will be benched by the coach of the Spanish team."

Wade said with his big cheeks, and also shook his head.

The situation on the court changes rapidly, and a small mistake can determine the course of the entire game.

What's more, Rubio made several mistakes in a row on the court.

Still too young!

Due to lack of experience in major competitions, he may have lost his judgment of the game situation due to emotional reasons.

Pause back.

As expected, the coach of the Spanish team replaced Rubio with another general, Calderon.

Although he is a substitute, Calderon is already an NBA player and has stable playing time and stable performance in the NBA.

His ability to control the court is much stronger than Rubio's current one, but his disadvantage is that his defensive ability is average and not as good as Rubio's.

This is also the reason why he was placed on the bench.

Now with Rubio's poor performance, the Spanish coach has to increase Calderon's playing time.

The game continues.

The Spanish team took the lead in attacking.

Calderon organized the attack and passed the ball to Gasol Jr., who completed a restricted area cooperation with Gasol Sr. and passed the ball to Gasol Sr. with a low back of the hand, who made a small hook shot under the basket.

Yao Ming was very annoyed after being hit repeatedly by Gasol in the penalty area. He ran to the frontcourt silently and asked for the ball actively to respond.

Liu Wei passed the basketball over immediately.

Yao Ming backed up Gasol, turned around and faked several moves before turning sideways to shoot.

With a flick of the wrist, the basketball flew out.

Swish!

Hollow into the net.

This turnaround jump shot in the restricted area is Yao Ming's signature skill.

If there is no double team, Yao Ming's threat in the restricted area is absolutely top-notch!

Even in NBA games, no player is willing to let Yao Ming play one-on-one frequently.

For several consecutive rounds, Yao Ming was wreaking havoc under the basket.

Eventually, the Spanish team was forced to double-team again.

As a result, the outside defense became loose again.

Liu Wei and Jiang Chen both hit three-pointers from the outside, setting off another offensive climax.

Halftime is over.

48:69.

The Huaxia team extended its lead to 21 points.

"Oh my God! It's unbelievable that we can lead the world champion by 21 points. This is definitely beyond everyone's expectations before the game."

Yang Yi said excitedly.

"Yes! I thought the Chinese team had a chance to compete with the Spanish team. With the advantage of home court, the game could be a 50-50 match at best, but I didn't expect them to lead by 21 points."

"I can only say that this year's Chinese men's basketball team really did not disappoint us!"

Yu Jia followed up with a look of delight in his eyes.

"The Spanish team will definitely not sit still and wait for death. What the Chinese team needs to do in the second half is to maintain this leading advantage! Don't let them be reversed."

Yang Yi said with some concern.

From the end of the third quarter to the entire fourth quarter, the Chinese team's lack of physical strength has become a common problem.

There is nothing we can do about this.

In this kind of high-intensity competition, the opponents are white people with strong physical fitness, and the physical energy is consumed much faster than in ordinary competitions.

Therefore, the Huaxia team often plays well in the first half, and then completely slumps in the second half.

Yu Jia nodded. This was also the problem he was worried about.

After a long halftime break.

The second half of the game begins.

The Hibernian coach once again put Rubio in the starting lineup.

He once again identified Rubio's defense.

If you want to reverse the situation of the Chinese team, you must start with defense.

With Rubio to restrict Liu Wei, the Chinese team's offense will be as uncomfortable as constipation.

The Chinese team took the lead in attacking.

As soon as Liu Wei dribbled across half court, Rubio pounced on him fiercely, not giving him a chance to call for tactics.

Helplessly, he could only pass the ball to Yao Ming, and let the core of the team solve the offensive problem.

Yao Ming was playing one-on-one with his back to the basket, and when he felt someone coming forward to double-team him, he quickly passed the ball.

Yi Jian connected with the basketball and fired directly, making a long-distance jump shot.

Swish.

Hollow into the net.

The Huaxia team started to show good offensive form in the second half and was able to score in several consecutive rounds.

Watching time pass by little by little.

The nervous hearts of the audience gradually relaxed. If the game continued at this pace, it was a sure thing that the Chinese team would win the game.

finally!

We are going to win a group match!

Halfway through the third quarter, the Chinese team was still leading by 20 points.

It seems that there is no suspense in the game.

Some fans at the scene have already started celebrating.

Even Yang Yi and Yu Jia relaxed and waited for the moment of victory.

"The Spanish team is going to lose?"

James said in surprise.

During the 2006 World Championships, he personally felt the strength of the Spanish team.

Moreover, the US team in this Olympics also regards the Spanish team as the biggest obstacle on the road to winning the championship.

But now the Spanish team has been beaten so badly by the Chinese team that they can't even raise their heads.

This is a little unbelievable.

"Perhaps the Huaxia team is no longer the team that can be bullied by others. In the last group match, we only beat the Huaxia team by 13 points. This has already made me sweat."

"I didn't expect the Chinese team to perform even better today. This is really crazy."

Wade said, he couldn't believe it either.

"Jiang Chen's joining has brought a qualitative leap to the Huaxia team. His offense has completely solved the problem that the Huaxia team can only rely on Dayao."

"Watching Jiang Chen and Yao Ming dominate the inside and outside lines reminded me of the time when I was with O'Neal."

Kobe said in a deep voice, with mixed emotions, surprise and some caution.

The other players on the U.S. team were all shocked.

The OK combination of the Huaxia team?

It's interesting indeed.

"But I believe the Spanish team will not give up the game like this!"

"They are the world champions. I think the current Spanish team is not trying its best."

Kobe said in a deep voice, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

Will there be any more ups and downs in the game?

As Kobe guessed, the Spanish team did not give up the game.

The second half of the third quarter.

The Spanish team suddenly started to explode.

Not only did it improve the defensive strength, but it also fired hard on the offensive end.

Navarro, Fernandez and other shooters made consecutive three-pointers.

The Gasols were fighting Yao Ming in the restricted area, almost squeezing him into a meat patty, causing Yao Ming to lose his advantage.

Gasol even grabbed two consecutive frontcourt rebounds, helping the Spanish team get two more offensive opportunities.

It only took less than three minutes.

The Spanish team launched a 12:2 attack wave.

In one fell swoop, the score difference was narrowed to 10 points.

Suddenly, the audience's hearts sank again.

At this time, the Huaxia team must hold on!

The eyes of nearly 20,000 spectators were focused on Jiang Chen.

Can this man who has repeatedly created miraculous performances on the court once again break out and withstand the counterattack of the Spanish team?