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Chapter 682 London Olympics

The NBA free market ended, and the league began to enter the annual long grass period.

But the difference between this year and the past three years is that this year is the Olympic year.

The 2012 London Olympic Games will be held on August 8st.

Sun Hao only stayed in Los Angeles for two days, and then flew back to China to join the national team.

This time Yao Ming was not with him.

Because of injuries, Yao Ming will miss the Olympics for the first time in his career.

This is also where he is different from the history.

In history, Yao Ming forced his comeback to participate in the 08 Olympic Games due to injury, and in the end it was hard to get back, and he retired directly in the new season.

The current change is not because Yao Ming's personality has changed, but because the current Chinese men's basketball team is completely different from the Chinese men's basketball team in history.

The Chinese men's basketball team now has two Olympic champions in its hands and is now the overlord of the world's basketball world.

In other words, the Olympic champion is still very important, but the Chinese men's basketball team no longer needs Yao Ming to block his career to "prove" something.

So when it's time to recuperate, heal well.

This trip to London, the Chinese men's basketball team is led by Sun Hao and Yi Jianlian.

It is worth mentioning that the US men's basketball team suffered a setback in the 06 World Championships and the 08 Olympic Games. At this time, the enthusiasm of domestic super giants to participate in the Olympic Games was not high.

After all, he had already failed in revenge once in 08, who knew that he would not fail this time?

Some people may say that Yao Ming did not go this time, the chances are much greater!

But everything has two sides. If the revenge fails, wouldn't he completely throw himself on the pillar of historical shame?

As for how to think, it varies from person to person.

Like James this time, he declined the invitation of the US men's basketball team on the grounds of recuperation.

And like Durant not only announced that he would continue to participate in the national team for the first time, but also called on other super giants to participate together!
It's just... his appeal is very limited.

People with different personalities make different choices, but the results are different because of different personalities.

Man, sometimes it's really funny.

The situation on the US team is more complicated, but the enthusiasm on the Spanish side is unprecedentedly high.

Because this is fighting in Europe, and with the rise of Gasol and others, the strength of the Spanish men's basketball team has reached the peak of history.

And last summer, the Spanish men's basketball team did a big thing, they naturalized Ibaka!

When it comes to the issue of naturalization, fans should be most familiar with the Asian men's basketball team.

Because the strength of Asian teams is relatively weak, many countries need naturalized players to improve the overall strength of the team in order to have a chance to enter the Olympics.

But in fact, many strong teams also engage in naturalization. Spain's naturalization of Ibaka is a good example.

Coupled with the absence of Yao Ming on the Chinese team, this is their best chance to win the championship!

One of the most direct evidences is that fiba gave the team's overall evaluation in this Olympic Games.

The number one ranking is neither the US team nor the Chinese team, but the Spanish team!

This is something that has rarely happened in the past few years.

Of course, this has something to do with what I said earlier. The rosters of the Chinese and American men's basketball teams are not the strongest lineup this time.

USA Basketball: Durant, Westbrook, Deron, Harden, Curry, Eric Gordon, Iguodala, Gay, Love, Griffin, Chandler, Jordan;

Chinese men's basketball team: Sun Hao, Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi, Sun Yue, Zhu Fangyu, Zhou Peng, Wang Shipeng, Chen Jianghua, Ding Jinhui, Han Dejun, Wang Zhelin, Guo Ailun;

One can only be regarded as half of the US team, and the other lacks Yao Ming.

It is not surprising that fiba will be ranked like that.

It is against this background that the London Olympics officially started.

Because of the grand occasion of the Beijing Olympic Games, the British are deeply afraid that it will be worse than China, so the investment is quite large.

According to statistics, the Olympic Games attracted close to 10 billion viewers around the world.

Including basketball, although Kobe, James, Yao Ming and other superstars failed to appear in the Olympic Games, they still attracted the attention of fans all over the world.

Among them, the most concerned one is neither the Spanish team ranked No. [-] in FIBA, nor the US team, which still gathers superstars, but the Chinese team!
A very classic scene is that when the teams are waiting in the waiting area before the entrance ceremony, the camera sweeps across the teams.

Even Messi, who had just been elected as the Footballer of the Year, did not stay in the camera for two more seconds, with the exception of one person.

Sun Hao!

When the camera was shown to Sun Hao, the cheers on the scene resounded through the sky.

And the camera stayed on Sun Hao for a full ten seconds!

These ten seconds were later called the "Olympic Golden Ten Seconds" by fans!
Sun Hao was just going to say hello at first, but feeling the atmosphere of the European fans around him, he still smiled and waved to the fans.

And after he waved his hand, the scene was even higher by one decibel, which made him feel inexplicably moved.

A few years ago, due to the incident of Adidas employees, he canceled his cooperation with Adidas, and his popularity in Europe has declined.

But it turns out that his scoring spree in the NBA last season not only brought back that slump in popularity, but a skyrocket as well.

That's very European.

Europeans have always worshiped the strong.

Napoleon almost conquered Europe at the beginning, so many years later, there are still various legends about him in the land of Europe.

What Sun Hao is doing in the basketball field now is even worse than what Napoleon did back then.

Coupled with the fact that he is the "King of Europe", such a reaction is reasonable.

After the opening ceremony, the men's basketball game also started.

In the Olympic shooting guard group AB, the U.S. and Spanish men's basketball teams are in Group A, and the Chinese men's basketball team is in Group B.

With such a grouping, the group stage of the American and Spanish men's basketball teams is naturally the focus of the group stage.

The final result came out, and the Spanish men's basketball team lost to the US men's basketball team 63 to 81.

This result made many fans express emotions such as "a skinny camel is bigger than a horse", and also said that this is the ranking before Fiba.

However, as long as fans who have watched the Spanish men's basketball Olympic game before, they should not be used to it.

Slowness is a typical tradition of this team, and even if this Spanish men's basketball team makes a strong effort in any group stage, then they may not go far in the end.

After the group stage, enter the knockout round, and wait until the final four teams are determined.

They are China VS America, Spain VS Russia.

That is to say, at this stage, many fans suddenly felt that Spain had deliberately lost to the US team before, but fortunately they avoided the US in the semi-finals.

But no matter what, China and the United States have encountered ahead of schedule.

The game was also quite intense and full of suspense.

Without Yao Ming, the Chinese team can't stand in the FIBA ​​arena relying on Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi alone.

Fortunately, on the offensive end, Sun Hao is as incomprehensible as the NBA arena, and his ability to score points is off the charts.

Moreover, Yi Jianlian's offensive state is also quite hot, and Sun Hao has received enough support from inside and outside shots.

At the end of the game, the Chinese team defeated the US men's basketball team 102 to 96 and successfully entered the Olympic finals.

Sun Hao scored 43 points, and Yi Jianlian also had an outstanding performance of 26 points and 15 rebounds.

Durant scored 31 points for the US men's basketball team, and Curry and Harden scored 16 points each.

At the end of the game, Durant looked up at the score for a while, and shook his head in frustration when he looked down.

Kobe didn't come, and James didn't come. This is his first time as the leader of the US men's basketball team.

After leading the Warriors to complete the dynasty last season, if he can also lead the US team to regain the Olympic championship, then he will be tantamount to completing the basketball Grand Slam.

Just like what Sun Hao did back then, turn this year into a "Durant Year".

It's a pity that standing opposite him is Sun Hao.

After all, he still failed to win against his elder brother...

On the other side, the Spanish team easily eliminated the Russian team, the dark horse of the Olympics.

The Chinese team and the Spanish team finally met in the final.

This result is one of several major results that fans expected.

After all, everyone knows that the three strongest teams are Spain, China and the United States.

It is not surprising that any two of these three teams will meet in the final.

Another confrontation between China and the West, but China has become weaker and Spain has become stronger.

However, fans are still more optimistic about the Chinese team before the game.

Because the Chinese team defeated the US team to enter the final, and because the Chinese team has Sun Hao.

In the past year, apart from failing to win the championship last season, Sun Hao has accomplished everything else.

For a player who performs like this, it's hard not to have expectations for him and his team.

On the day of the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games, the men's basketball final officially kicked off.

The game attracted the attention of a considerable number of live and TV viewers.

The same is true in China. The enthusiasm of basketball fans has not diminished in the slightest compared to the 08 Olympic Games.

This includes the bonus of Sun Hao's performance in the past year, and there is also the special significance of this final.

Because as long as the Chinese team can win the championship in London, then they will complete the three consecutive Olympic championships!Olympic dynasty!
In the past, only the American Dream Team could do this.

But now, the Chinese men's basketball team also has the opportunity to do it!

Once they really do it, then this is the most direct proof that the Chinese men's basketball team is on top of the world!
Much anticipated, the London Olympic finals officially kicked off.

The starting lineup arranged by the Spanish team is Calderon, Navarro, Fernandez and Gasol!

And as soon as it came up, whether it was a few shots from the outside or the Gasol brothers inside, they all rushed towards the basket of the men's basketball team frantically.

The Spanish team is different from ordinary teams. They are all the best in the world from the tactical quality of the coaching staff to the execution of the players.

From this point on, he seized the point of Yao Ming's absence and beat him to death.

Moreover, the effect is remarkable!
Needless to say, Wang Zhizhi's defense is also quite difficult for Yi Jianlian.

After all, Yi Jianlian is still a player who is stronger in offense than defense, and he is incomparable with Yao Ming's defensive deterrence at the basket.

Leaving aside the impact from outside, the Gasol brothers have given Yi Jianlian the feeling that he is outnumbered by two fists.

In the opening half of the quarter, the Spanish team beat the Chinese team 12 to 2, and the Chinese team struggled to cope on the defensive end.

The chain reaction of the defensive end struggling to deal with it was that the offense could not be played, and the Spanish team even hit several defensive counterattacks.

This also made some Spanish fans at the scene very excited.

You must know that although the Spanish men's basketball team has been strong in the past few Olympic Games, it has never won the championship.

This time the U.S. men's basketball team did not make it to the finals, and the Chinese team lost Yao Ming. In addition to this start, everything indicates that they will have the last laugh this time!

And after defeating Sun Hao, the former king of La Liga, they could even pretend to be a friendly champion after the game!
How wonderful to imagine!

It was at this time that the Chinese team adjusted their on-court strategy.

One of the biggest changes is that they have shifted their focus from defense to offense.

Defense drives offense, and offense can also drive defense. The strategic concepts of basketball have always been contradictory.

In the past, because of Yao Ming, the Chinese team could combine offense and defense, but now that Yao Ming is gone, they can only change their thinking.

From this adjustment point of view, as Harris' successor, the current Chinese men's basketball coach Yunus' adjustment is still in place.

Then, the fans at the scene saw a new tactic of the Chinese men's basketball team.

That's right, small ball tactics!
Without Yao Ming, with the current starting lineup of the Chinese team, Wang Zhizhi can't play the fifth position, so it must be Yi Jianlian who plays the fifth position.

Since it was Yi Jianlian who played five, and the five members of the Chinese team all had outside range, they knew that it was time to play small balls.

Then, Wang Zhizhi's support was capped, and the Chinese team's small ball was seamlessly connected.

Sun Hao should not be too familiar with this set of tactics. The start of the game is a "figure 8" move and a three-pointer after receiving the ball.

Then, Yi Jianlian played a "whirlwind tactic" in the next round, receiving a pass from Sun Hao and directly flying dunks to score.

That's not counting, in the next round, Yi Jianlian bounced to the top of the arc after a pick-and-roll, and hit a three-pointer after receiving a pass from Sun Hao!
This is why Yi Jianlian can get a 5-year 1 million contract in the current league!

This is the answer to the era of small balls!

This time, the sense of space on the field came out immediately.

Although the fiba arena is smaller than that of the NBA, the difficulty for players to help defend and rotate is correspondingly less.

but!It also depends on whom!

For Sun Hao, this kind of space is completely enough.

There is a description of a domestic fan that is talked about on social media. He wrote:

That figure, like an irresistible force, disintegrated Spain's proud "Spanish phalanx"!A western empire was destroyed by the sun from the east before it could rise!

After halftime, the Chinese team has already led the Spanish team 41 to 34 in turn.

Spanish fans are still too happy.

Or maybe they are still not familiar enough with the Sun Hao who once ruled Europe.

But the interesting thing came from the second half.

Spain has also started playing small ball!
You have Yi Jianlian, I have Ibaka!
If you really want to count, I Ibaka is the true core of the Warriors' small ball tactics!
Then the second half turned into an unprecedented small ball game in the fiba arena.

No one on both sides guarded anyone.

The reason why the small ball tactics are highly ornamental is that it is easy for each other to be unable to defend and then attack each other.

This is what fans are seeing in London now.

But this unprecedented scene made people's blood boil.

Not all the spectators at the scene watched basketball, but even those who did not watch basketball felt that basketball was very entertaining!

This is another wave of basketball promotion in a different direction!
The two teams fought until the last moment, and at this time, Sun Hao stood up without any suspense.

The fan who had previously written "Spanish phalanx" is online again:

At this moment, people thought of the fear of being dominated by Sun Hao, the giant who averaged 40+ per game in the NBA, scored 110 points in a single game, and regarded scoring like a bag!
Spanish team, powerless to resist!
92 is better than 83!

Sun Hao scored 11 points at the last moment, and scored 47 points in the game, scoring more than half of the Chinese team's points, helping the Chinese men's basketball team finally realize the Olympic dynasty!

(End of this chapter)