Spanish men's basketball team
Head coach Reneses looked serious.
Although the Spanish team defeated its old rival Greece in the first round, it also exposed many problems, the biggest of which was the adjustment of tactics.
Although Reneses is a well-known coach in Europe, he cannot let the Spanish team complete the tactical run-in within a month. Fortunately, there are five games in the group stage, and the Spanish team can also play the game and adjust the tactics at the same time. .
"Our next opponent is the host Chinese team. They have Yao, which is also the strongest point of the Chinese team. The Chinese team's tactics basically revolve around Yao, so we must seal Yao. As long as he can be restrained, the other players of the Chinese team are not a concern." Reneses looked at the materials in his hand and continued: "Only Arab League and Shou can only be regarded as good inside players. We will follow the normal rules. Just use the defensive system to deal with them.”
"The Chinese team has several people on the outside who are good at shooting, but physical confrontation is not their strength. In addition, the point guard is the weakness of the Chinese team. We can strengthen the pressure on this point, especially when it comes to At the critical moment, we must use this kind of oppression to force their mistakes." Reneses then commented on Liu Wei, Sun Yue, Chen Jianghua and other outside players of the national team, but did not mention Zhang Guan.
In the end, it was Gasol who asked: "Coach, there is another Zhang Guan in the Chinese team, that track and field flying star Zhang Guan."
"Oh, Paul, I almost forgot about him if you didn't tell me." Reneses said, "Don't pay too much attention to this Zhang Guan, he won't be able to play at all."
"Can't play? Are you injured?" Gasol asked in confusion.
"It's not an injury. Zhang Guan is a track and field athlete after all. Do you think a track and field athlete can play basketball in the Olympics?" Reneses shook his head to himself, and then said: "The last match between the Chinese team and the United States You have all seen the video of the team's game. The other eleven members of the Chinese team played, but Zhang Guan did not play. He did not even get a chance to play in garbage time. The only explanation is that he is not strong enough to play. In addition to talent, basketball requires long-term training. Zhang Guan may be very talented, but he must not have participated in too many formal trainings because time does not allow for it. Zhang Guan also has to participate in track and field competitions. To play tennis, athletes need a lot of time to train, so it is absolutely impossible for Zhang Guan to take care of basketball at the same time!"
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At 16:45 on August 12, in the Wukesong Basketball Hall, the second round of the men’s basketball group match officially started between China and Spain.
In the first quarter of the game, both teams failed to score on their first attack. Liu Wei hit the mid-range shot, but the Spanish team scored 5 points in a row to take the lead. Arab League broke through the baseline and hit a layup, 4-5. Liu Wei's three-pointer scored 7 draws. The Chinese team succeeded in stealing, and Dayao dunked inside, making it 9-7. Fernandez responded with a three-pointer, 10-11. The Chinese team's continuous attacks failed, and the Spanish team scored 7 points in a row. The Chinese team requested a timeout and replaced four generals. This substitution was also effective. The Chinese team made an 8-3 shock wave, approaching the score to 18-20. This was also the final score of the first quarter. The Chinese team was only 2 points behind.
In the second quarter of the game, Li Nan's three-pointer helped the Chinese team take the lead. Then the Chinese team's three major insiders took turns to put pressure on the opponent, and they also fired shots from the outside. On the other hand, the Spanish team repeatedly missed long-range shots from the outside and made free throws. He also missed several times and was intercepted and counterattacked by the Chinese team several times. With the Arab League dunking with both hands, the Chinese team led 44 to 33 by 11 points. Although the Chinese team lost several goals in the face of Spain's pressing, Liu Wei made a beautiful fast break layup before halftime. The Chinese team ended the first half with a 9-point lead of 46-37.
In the second half, the Chinese team once again sent out its starting lineup. The Spanish team continued to attack without success, and the Chinese team hit consecutive three-pointers from the outside. 52 to 37, the Chinese team led by 15 points. After several substitutions and adjustments, the Spanish team regained its touch and hit a 5-1 shock wave, chasing the score to 42-53. Yunus hurriedly requested a timeout. At this time, Dayao's physical strength declined and he took a rest, but he was still full of firepower. After scoring 5 points in a row, he scored 2+1. The Spanish team launched a crazy counterattack at the end of the third quarter, but was hit with a technical foul and missed several shots. And a series of mistakes made the Spanish team still fall behind 47-61.
At this time of the game, everyone could see that Spain's tactics were a bit chaotic and there were a lot of mistakes. The scoring basically relied on the players' personal abilities rather than tactical coordination.
Spanish coach Reneses obviously wanted to try some new tactics in the match with the Chinese team, but the team's running-in problem was indeed a problem and the new tactics were completely unable to exert their power, so the Spanish team trailed the Chinese team by more than ten points in the third quarter.
In the last quarter, the Spanish team gave it a try, and under the leadership of Gasol, they hit a 14-3 spurt, closing the score to 61-64, only 3 points behind. The national team encountered physical problems, and scoring became extremely difficult. Dayao even committed four fouls.
The rules of international basketball games are different from those of the NBA. NBA requires six fouls to leave the game, while international rules require five fouls to leave the game, so Dayao will leave the game as long as he fouls again.
At the critical moment, Liu Wei's three-pointer hit the buzzer, and the score reached 70-67. Then the Spanish team Navarro hit a three-pointer, finally equalizing the score, and the Spanish team also tied it with 15 points. pit.
There are less than two minutes left in the fourth quarter, and the game has entered a fever pitch. At this time, every offense and every defense has become extremely critical.
On the sidelines, Zhang Guan stood up and walked to coach Yunus.
"Coach, let me play!" Zhang Guan suddenly said.
Coach Yunus was slightly stunned. He was hesitating whether to expose Zhang Guan in this game. After all, this was just a group match, and the opponent was the powerful Spain. According to the national team's plan, this game was originally unwinnable.
When coach Yunus hesitated, he roughly scored two points again, and the score became 72-70. At this time, there were 1 minute and 08 seconds left in the game.
These crucial two points made Yunus breathe a sigh of relief. In the next attack, Navarro missed the shot and the Arab League grabbed the rebound. At this time, the Chinese team not only has a 2-point lead, but also has the right to attack. As long as this goal can score 2 points, the national team will gain a 4-point advantage, while the Spanish team will need at least two attacks to be able to do so. Turn the score over.
"Timeout!" Coach Yunus suddenly called a timeout at this moment, with 42 seconds left before the end of the game.
Coach Yunus turned around and said to Zhang Guan: "Are you ready to play?"
Zhang Guan nodded: "It has been prepared for a long time."
"Go on, go on the field and bring victory back!" Yunus said excitedly.
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