From today on is the king

Chapter 1602 1601. Brothers Benevolence and Righteousness VS Brother Gasol Part [-]

101比85，靠着刘莽的29分11助攻7篮板3盖帽3抢断的豪华数据、姚明的35分6板、易建联的11分14板，中国队以16分的优势击败了阿根廷队！
The Argentine team stopped in the quarter-finals, which represented the end of an era. Similarly, it represented the beginning of a new era.

Is the Chinese team moving forward to dominate the world basketball?Or is the Spanish team, which reached its peak with the Chinese team two years ago, going one step further?Or will the former dominant US team regain the glory of the dream team?

No matter which one of the three strongest basketball powers finally wins the gold medal, it will open a new chapter in the world basketball world!

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After finishing the quarter-finals, Liu Mang and his teammates from the national team got a day to rest. In another day, the match day of the Olympic men's basketball semi-finals will come soon.

There is not much preparation time, and the schedule of the Olympic Games can be compared with the tightness of the NBA regular season.

After the quarter-finals, the first round of the ranking match between Argentina VS Iran and Russia VS Croatia has been played. Argentina defeated the Iran team and Croatia defeated the Russian team.

Of course, at this time, the fans and the media are all focusing on the two matches in the semi-finals!

China VS Spain, America VS Greece!

Except for the Chinese team, the remaining four teams in the semi-finals are the three countries in Group A. The Chinese team and the US team are the first in the group. If they continue to advance, the two teams will not meet before the final. The opponent of the Chinese team is Spain.

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On the morning of the 23rd, the Iranian team defeated the Russian team and won the Olympic No.7. In the game from 1:3 to 5:[-] in the afternoon, the Argentine team defeated the Croatian team and won the Olympic No.[-].

Then at 03:30 in the afternoon, the game between the US team and the Greek team started.

"Playing Spain is better than playing Greece!"

This is the consensus of the Chinese men's basketball team from the players to the coaching staff.

In terms of strength, Spain is definitely stronger than the Greek team, but for the Chinese team, it is better to play against Spain.

The Greek team loves physical contact too much. On the contrary, the Spanish team and the Chinese team are relatively more likely to rely on technology to defeat the opponent.

When warming up for the match at [-]:[-] p.m., a TV was placed in the training ground of the Chinese team, which was broadcasting the match between the US team and the Greek team at the Olympic Sports Center.

Watching Sharks block all of poor Howard's offensive space with that hunk of meat, forcing the US team to use Bosh and Anthony to form an inside combination, and then Bosh was bullied by the Sharks to death on the defensive end...

"Dayao, when you are playing against Spain, you are in charge of opening up the space. Lianmei and I are the main attackers." Liu Mang said to Yao Ming who was sitting next to him.

"Okay." Yao Ming didn't refuse either.

Seeing the astonishing effect of the little shark's 150-kilogram meat in the international arena, Yao Ming thought of that wonderful little Gasol...

Among the active NBA insiders, there are three centers who can hold Yao Ming well. One is O'Neal, one is Perkins, and the other is Gasol Jr.

When the Olympic Games don’t care about statistics, when playing against Argentina and those countries without super insiders in the group stage, Yao Ming averaged 25.7 points per game, ranking No.1 in this Olympic Games.

Everything is team priority.

The club's grievances or interests are now put aside. After confirming that the opponent in the semifinals is Spain, Liu Mang shared all his understanding of Gasol and Calderon, and gave the coaching staff a tactical direction. Yao Ming did not hide it, and shared his understanding of his teammate Gasol...

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91 to 67, the U.S. team relied on strong peripheral firepower, and after exhausting the internal muscles of the Greek team, they defeated the opponent in one fell swoop.

Through the live TV broadcast, Liu Mang and Gasol could intuitively feel the strength of the American team!
The US team, known as the returning dream team, except for being upset by the Argentine team once in the group stage, showed super dominance in the other four group matches and two knockout matches, and advanced to the finals first!
Liu Mang felt a lot of pressure, but it also filled him with the desire to play against the US team again after defeating Spain.

Only such opponents are more challenging!
He has already won 4 MVPs in the NBA, [-] finals MVPs, and [-] championships, and now he is pursuing the ultimate challenge!

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The pressure is rolling in!

The Gasol brothers looked at their teammates in the club in front of them, full of pressure.

Yao Ming, the most dominant center in the league assisted by Gasol; Liu Mang, the leader of the team and even the strongest player in the world with Gasol pretending to fly.

However, Liu Mang and Yao Ming are also Alexander.

"Pau Gasol, 100 ability rating; Marc Gasol, 86 ability rating; Jose Calderon, 90 ability rating; Rudy Fernandez, 83 ability rating..."

Looking at the ability evaluations of these four major NBA players, Liu Mang knew that the opponent's two brothers, Calderon and Fernandez, two NBA players, and a team composed of top European players, were no worse than their side in terms of lineup!
After a brief exchange, the core leaders of both sides returned to their own half, and the game will start in a while, and the two teams are making final preparations.

For the Spanish team, Calderon had just lost to Liu Mang in the finals two months ago. As for Gasol, he had just defeated his team's best guard, Calderon, and Calderon had defeated Spain's strongest basketball player Gasol in early June...

This does not mean that there are contradictions in the Spanish team, but it proves their strength!It proves that they all have a pivotal position in the NBA, the highest hall of basketball!
Soon, it was almost seven o'clock in the evening, and the second semi-final, which is also the semi-final that Chinese fans are most concerned about, will start soon!

Due to the relationship between Liu Mang and Yao Ming, the three core players of the Spanish team, Gasol, Calderon, and Gasol, are very popular in the imperial capital. The popularity of the Spanish team is even higher than that of Argentina, second only to the Chinese team and the US team.

Chinese fans can also be said to know the lineup of the Spanish team very well.

The Spanish team sent a luxurious lineup of Ricky Rubio, Calderon, Rudy Fernandez, Gasol, and Gasol Jr.!

Rubio has a reputation as a golden boy and has long been favored by NBA teams. It is recognized that no matter which year he participates in the NBA draft, he has the possibility of entering the top five picks. Calderon and Fernandez have also gained their own place in the NBA in recent years. Gasol is one of the best power forwards in the NBA, and Gasol Jr. is gradually showing his talent...

Such a lineup, even the Chinese fans who are very proud of their combination of benevolence and righteousness, feel a strong sense of crisis!
The golden age of basketball in China has already begun, but in addition to the ultimate boss of the US team, the golden age of the Spanish team is also here!
The Chinese team has also made personnel adjustments, and the starting lineup of Sun Yue, Liu Mang, Wang Shipeng, Yi Jianlian, and Yao Ming debuted.

Every ball counts!
The power forwards Yi Jianlian and Gasol of the two teams came to the center circle. This time, neither side of the jump ball sent their own funny jumpers, but sent the two players with the strongest jump ball.

There is still more than a minute to seven o'clock. Hearing the cheers when Liu Mang sprinkled chalk into the air, Gasol said to Yi Jianlian in front of him: "Hey, Speth, are you ready to enter the NBA?"

"Not yet, I plan to finish college and then enter the NBA." Yi Jianlian replied.

"Oh, that's great, team basketball is fascinating, isn't it..."

Gasol chatted with Yi Jianlian.

"Space-Yi", also known as Space Yi, was the nickname given to Yi Jianlian by Liu Mang when he wanted to make trouble for the future triple-double king when he was recording "The UCLA Five Tigers in Details".

As a Los Angeles player, Gasol also occasionally goes to UCLA to watch the Bruins games at home, and Yi Jianlian often goes to the Staples Center to watch games, so the two naturally know each other.

With the two teams starting all on the field, the time came to seven o'clock sharp, the referee took the ball to the center circle, and the chat between Yi Jianlian and Gasol ended.

The referee blows the whistle to start the game and throws the ball into the air...

Yi Jianlian won the jump ball with a clear advantage!
Gasol retreated quickly after landing. It was expected that he lost to Yi Jianlian on the jump ball. Most of the black physical centers in the NCAA are not Yi Jianlian's opponents in terms of jump balls.

After Sun Yue received the jump ball, he immediately passed it to Liu Mang to avoid dribbling under Rubio's defense.

"Ricky Rubio, ability evaluation 85, offense 73, defense 89, passing 91, three-pointers 44, mid-range shots 58, layups 74, steals 83, rebounds 85, speed 90, strength 81..."

Liu Mang glanced at Rubio who was running with Sun Yue, and slowly pushed forward. He felt that Rubio was simply a weirdo, and he had never seen such a weird ability evaluation!
But Rubio is really strong. In the case of basically no personal offensive ability, he has an ability rating of 85 in the international arena, and he is only 18 years old. Rubio, who was only 16 years old two years ago, has won a quadruple double in the European Championship. A genius among geniuses, at least in the international arena with a strong white body.

Liu Mang pushed forward, but Calderon didn't rush up to put pressure on him, instead he kept a big step beyond the three-point line.

Calderon really hurts, defending the Chinese team and the US team is too difficult, and it looks stupid, you have to start defending at a distance of more than one meter or two meters from the three-point line, otherwise the opponent will throw it away!That is to say, when defending James of the US team, he can defend normally. When playing against Kidd, McGrady, Kobe, and Anthony, as long as the US team dares to defend against the distance of more than one meter or two meters from the three-point line, 100% of the shots will be killed.

When Liu Mang advanced to about two meters away from the three-point line, Calderon posted it, as if you love to be abrupt.

Liu Mang didn't force himself, the three-point line was too crowded.

Sun Yue ran out from the inside, Liu Mang handed the ball to Sun Yue, and cut in towards the inside.

Sun Ce raised the ball to the top of his head to avoid being attacked by Rubio, who averaged 2.8 steals per game in this World Championships. Yao Ming moved to the middle distance from the top corner on the left side of the free throw line.

This formation, the head coach of the Spanish team has stood up!A week ago, they lost to the US team by 11 points, not because of Kobe's strong three-pointer, nor because of James McGee's three-man connection, but because of Anthony's low-post singles again and again!

In terms of size, Calderon, who is 191 centimeters and weighs 95 kilograms, still looks a bit thicker than Liu Mang. The Spanish team did not immediately attack. Yao Ming's mid-range shot, Yi Jianlian's air cut, and Wang Shipeng's three-pointer were all threats. Sun Yue lobbed the ball to Liu Mang.

If you don't pinch, Liu Mang will do it as soon as he takes it!His 90% power at the point guard position that few people can stop, iron elbow skills, iron mountain leaning, and iron foot skills combined together with explosive power fiercely knocked Calderon away, turned around and directly entered the basket, leaped high, handed the ball to his left hand and smashed into the basket!

(End of this chapter)