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Chapter 84 Just Hard (66)

At the same time, his inside partner Ah Lian turned into a space and easy to feel hot and scored 22 points from the outside shooting like a cannonball.

两人合力下，中国队在首战结束前的1分43秒，以84：78领先西班牙男篮6分。

"In the last 100 seconds, I need you to show all your passion, patience! Patience! I don't want you to shoot at will, pass the ball, pass the ball, and hit the ball to the low post." Deng Huade roared loudly, and repeatedly slapped the tactical board.

After wiping off his sweat with a towel and adding some water, Chen Xiao and his teammates went on the field again, ready for the decisive moment when the bayonet saw red.

"Brother Lian, you go out a little, and leave it to me." Chen Xiao once again emphasized the defensive strategy of implementing a game with his inside partner Yi Jianlian, who was 5 or 8 years older than himself.

Breathing a little short, Yi Jianlian, who had recovered his physical strength after a short break off the court, nodded in response. Today he has given everything.

Gasol served in the backcourt, and Calderon, who received the ball, saw that Fernandes in the frontcourt had an open opportunity, so he directly made a long pass.

At the last moment of the game, Sun Yue, who was still focused, nimbly hit the ball out of the sideline.

Chen Xiao clapped his palms vigorously to show everyone to concentrate. Even though he just joined the national team, Chen Xiao was used to motivating and inspiring his teammates in the center like he did at Duke.

With the help of Jiasao's cover, Meria caught the ball from the bottom line, rushed into the penalty area horizontally and saw that there was no room for a layup, jumped up and passed the ball out of the three-point line.

After receiving the pass, Calderon broke through Liu Wei without hesitation, and threw a high step inside the free throw line.

The premature shot and the high arc made Chen Xiao, who wanted to block the shot, unable to catch up, so he could only turn around and prepare to protect the rebound.

A basketball that falls to the front of the hoop bounces inward and falls straight into the net.

Spain chased to 4 points.

With the Spanish defenders becoming more and more comfortable and playing as they please, the situation that the Chinese team originally dominated also seemed to be shaky.

Instead of sitting in the low post and waiting for the pass, Chen Xiao came up to do a pick-and-roll for Liu Wei who was holding the ball. After the pick-and-roll, Liu Wei broke through to the inside, and Chen Xiao also went down to look for opportunities.

At this time, Jiasao, who stood between the two of them, became a screen, and Liu Wei dared not easily pass the ball to Chen Xiao's side with his long arms waiting in battle.

If it can be passed, Chen Xiao can complete an easy dunk, but he can't criticize the choice and judgment between the light and the flint.

Liu Wei points the ball to the left bottom corner, and Yi Jianlian is in the open state at this time.

But when the ball arrives, Ibaka, who was originally defending inside, also returned in time and stood in front of Yi Jianlian.

At this time, the Spanish team is playing the inside combination of Ibaka and Dajia, which is full of mobility, while Xiaojia has exhausted his physical strength in the previous game and is recovering his strength off the field.

Yi Jianlian, who received the ball, chose to break through along the line. It is rare to turn around outside the paint and go straight to the layup. The ball missed but drew a foul.

Going to the free throw line, Yi Jianlian made the first free throw, and the second free throw was slightly shorter, and the front edge popped out and Ibaka jumped up to pick it off.

The score was 85:80, exactly in the last minute, and the Chinese team led by 1 points.

After protecting the rebound, the Spanish team advanced quickly, and Chen Xiao still stood firmly under the basket, controlling a safe distance from Ibaka who was closer to the basket.

And Yi Jianlian, who was supposed to be nearby, is now one step away from the three-point line in the bottom corner in order to make up for the defense.

Slightly raised, Dajia's defender in front of him at the moment is Sun Yue, and Calderon, who is bold and skilled, directly throws the ball high to Mrs. Jia.

Chen Xiao didn't choose to guard Ibaka, and moved laterally, trying to intercept the ball in the air with his long arms, but the pass passed with a slight arc, skipping Chen Xiao's fingertips.

Gasol took a step inside the baseline, facing the center line, caught the ball with both hands and instantly moved to Ibaka's position obliquely, and sent an exquisite pass.

Beautiful, the fans who are watching the game, whether they are fans of Gasol or Spain, are all admiring the connection between Calderon, Gasol, and Ibaka.

But this attack is not over yet. Yi Jianlian, who observed the long pass, dropped the defender outside the three-point line in time to return to the defense.

The moment Ibaka received the ball, Ah Lian had already rushed behind him, lightly pressing his back with one hand, and raising the other high, so that Ibaka could not get up immediately, but stepped forward with half-push and half-push, and then kicked back violently in the direction of Ah Lian.

"Bang", Ibaka, who turned around, was about to complete a wonderful kickback, when the ball suddenly flew from the blurred to clear palm in front of his eyes.

Chen Xiao succeeded in protecting the frame, but by accident, the ball just flew into the hands of Yi Jianlian's bottom line defender. Fernandez received the "pass" and made a three-pointer without hesitation.

Although Chen Xiao immediately wanted to step forward to defend after landing in the air, but the width of half a basketball court finally allowed Fernandez to complete the shot quickly.

No no.The Chinese fans who were watching the game chanted spells and cast spells one after another.

It's a pity that the West side is not under our control. With a high arc, the ball slowly fell into the net.

Cao, seeing the ball skipping him and falling into the basket, Chen Xiao let out a sigh of relief.

If I knew I would get 3 points, why not let Ibaka score?
But who would have known.

"Direct alley-oop, Gasol penalty kick, Chen Xiao's hat! Unfortunately, a three-pointer was scored." In just 8 seconds, the tone of the commentary took two 180-degree turns.

"This ball, I actually think it's quite risky. There's nothing special, uh, obvious signs. The Chinese team's defense is pressing forward, so he dared to reverse the lob." Dayao's voice was a little hesitant.At this moment, the lead of only 2 points seems unsafe at all, no matter who's heart is being held together.

85:83.In the last 38 seconds, the Chinese team had an advantage of 2 points.

Facing the inquiring gazes of the players, Deng Huade waved his hands to signal not to call a timeout, pressed the time, and played slowly.

At this time, it was time to test the ability of the Chinese defenders to pass halftime. Chen Xiao chose to stay in the backcourt. Sun Yue was struggling to send the ball to the defenders, so he passed the ball to Chen Xiao, who was in a good position.

Chen Xiao grabbed the ball and passed it to Liu Wei, who was passing by him, while blocking Calderon who was chasing him.

After a short block, Chen Xiao rushed forward.

At this time, a 3-on-3 situation was formed in the Spanish half. Yi Jianlian opened the arc on the right side, and Chen Xiao and Liu Wei rushed forward one after the other.

But the leading Chinese team obviously didn't need to rush to attack. After halftime, Liu Wei raised his hand to signal that he should play steadily and hold down the rhythm.

30s, 29s, 28s.

In the last 14 seconds of this attack, when the bayonet was fighting red, Chen Xiao, who slowly pushed Jiasao to the waist on the right side of the basket, turned around and stuck Jiasao tightly, raising his hand for the ball.

But Liu Wei, who was dribbling the ball, was under the pressure of Meria, and worried about making a lob mistake, so he had to pass the ball horizontally to Sun Yue who was pocketed beside Chen Xiao.

Sun Yue received the ball without hesitation. Under the cover of Yi Jianlian, Dasheng rushed into the penalty area with his body, jumped in the crowd and passed the ball to Liu Wei outside the three-point line.

With only 8 seconds left, after receiving the ball, Liu Wei stepped past Calderon, who was back on defense, and broke through to the paint area to ride a horse and shoot an arrow.

At this time, Chen Xiao, who had rushed to the basket in time, tried his best to maintain his body balance, but saw that the ball did not touch the basket but flew towards the board.

The waist, hips, and thighs exerted force at the same time, pushed away Gasol in front of him, supported Ibaka who was squeezing forward with his right hand, opened his left hand as hard as possible, exerted force with his knuckles, and firmly grasped the basketball that bounced quickly.

Without touching the basket, the attack time is only 4 seconds.

After making a little space, Chen Xiao didn't choose to make unnecessary adjustments and join the ball. His lower limbs and core exerted force suddenly, with his right half of his body as the center of gravity, and his right foot kicked off the ground.

"Bang Dang", the basketball was blasted into the basket, fell heavily from the net, and hit Gasol under the basket.

"Skipping! The ball is in! The ball is in!" Yu Jia's roar filled the homes of the fans who turned on the TV to watch the game.

But no one would think it was noisy, because they might not be able to hear the commentary when they were roaring at the moment.

"There are only 16 seconds left, Chen Xiao dunks Gasol, this ball is too critical!" Yao Ming, who has always shown his calm posture, also shouted excitedly.

At 87:83, the Chinese team led by 16 points in 4 seconds, firmly grasping the initiative of the game in their own hands.

Spain called the final timeout of the game.

Cao!The national quintessence and the sound of the dunk erupted at the same time, and Chen Xiao, who finished the dunk with wide eyes, could only feel the depression in his heart.

Facing the silent and gloomy Dajia and Ibaka beside him, Chen Xiao didn't add fuel to the fire, but returned to the bench surrounded by teammates rushing to celebrate to calm down a little, waiting for the Spanish Legion's last fight.

"Hey, brother Xiao, your wrists are a little red, why don't you rub some safflower oil on it." Chen Xiao was leaning on the back of the chair, when a big nephew came beside him, and a smell of scum came over his face.

"No, it will be fine in a while." Chen Xiao, who was about to go on stage, was not so pretentious.

"Brother Xiao, your voice was so loud just now, we can hear it clearly."

Fuck you, Chen Xiao came over to the eldest nephew, after the timeout, he was ready to play.

With Calderon rushing to shoot 3 points, Spain, with little time left, could only accept the defeat sadly.

The score was finally fixed at 87:83, and the Chinese team won the first match, making a good start for the London Olympics.

"Chen, I really want to say that the future is yours, but your future may have already come." Dajia told Chen Xiao when shaking hands with Chen Xiao after the match.

Although Dajia lost the game, his personable words and deeds left a good impression on Chen Xiao.

"At the end of the game, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated the Spanish team for the first time in history. In the last Olympic Games, we almost defeated the opponent. This time we really took the victory into our own hands." Yu Jia said excitedly, drawing an end to the live broadcast of the game.

Chen and Yi, who scored 49 points together, are the biggest contributors to this game.

In the first national team match, Chen Xiao performed well against Dajia, who was like an enlarged version of Dajia, longer, bigger and tougher.

And Yi Jianlian, who had already returned to the CBA and disappointed the fans, performed so well in the face of Spain's NBA All-Star insider.

On domestic forums, some fans have already posted, "This kind of Arab League is too hard, I will never black him again." I hope Yi Jianlian will return to the NBA as soon as possible.

　After 5 days, I finally paid off the debt.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)