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Chapter 264 First Victory
Even though Yonas was full of tricks and Spanoulis was powerful, they still couldn't figure out a solution until the end of the first half.In these two quarters, Spanoulis took a total of 7 shots and only hit 2 goals. The other points all came from the free throw line. These non-sports goals did not meet the system requirements, so Xu Hao can be considered as completing the task.

However, he also has to admit that Greece deserves to be a top European team. Although Spanoulis' scoring was restricted, the opponent sent 5 assists, which well revitalized the entire team's offense. 5 assists are not many, but other players in Greece have basically scored assists. In contrast, Spanoulis' assists are very prominent.

Thanks to their teamwork, Greece maintained a high level of offense and defense, causing the Chinese team to fall slightly behind 40-42 at halftime.But in Deng Huade's view, this point difference has reached expectations, and he is very satisfied with the players' restriction on Spanoulis in the first half. If it weren't for the opponent's good luck, China would be in the lead.

As an American, Deng Huade was not stingy with his praise. During the intermission, he praised the team's main rotation players in the first half in the locker room.But after the praise, we still have to pour cold water on it. Deng Huade said seriously: "There are still 20 minutes in the second half. I hope you can maintain your defensive strength from beginning to end and make the opponent feel uncomfortable. As long as they make mistakes, then our chance is here. , I am very confident about winning this game now."

Everyone laughed. In fact, they were very confident about defeating Greece now. After all, they performed very well on both offense and defense in the first half, but luck was on Greece's side.But the opponent cannot always be favored by the goddess of luck. As long as the Chinese team plays step by step, there is every hope of defeating the opponent and getting points.

Of course, Jonas is not an idiot, he also hopes that his players can continue to expand the point difference in the second half.In the first half, every player of the Greek team scored, but he thought it was not enough, because the team's ace Spanoulis was restricted by the Chinese, and he needed the top defender in Europe to come out with himself. Best performance to come.

In order to relieve the pressure on Spanoulis, Jonas simply arranged for him to play off the ball and let others hold the ball.For any European player, offense without the ball must be mastered, because you cannot control the ball in your hands all the time, and running without the ball is particularly important under such circumstances, Spano Reese is also well versed in this.

For the head coach's arrangement, Spanoulis felt very helpless. No matter how badly he played in the NBA, he was also a star of the European king level. Isn't Jonas's arrangement just to look down on him nakedly?But Spanoulis knew very well that if he continued to hold the ball, not to mention the opponent's troublesome perimeter defense, his physical fitness would also be a hidden danger. At the critical moment of the fourth quarter, there is still energy left.

This is the style of European players. They are very team spirit, even if they are the boss of the team.When a coach gives instructions, they do their best to do it, regardless of whether or not it will embarrass themselves.

Sure enough, at the beginning of the second half, Spanoulis moved away obediently and handed over the ball control task to Calathes.Sun Yue, who was responsible for guarding Spanoulis, was stunned. The opponent slipped away like a loach, causing chaos inside. In the end, the little shark Shortsanidis caught the ball in an unguarded position under the basket. , dunked successfully.

Deng Huade looked dignified and called a timeout without hesitation.He also didn't expect that the opponent would arrange for Spanoulis to play off the ball, which is unbelievable whether in China or the United States.But this does not mean that Deng Huade has no way to do this. His remedy is very simple, that is, let Xu Hao follow Spanoulis closely and wait for the opportunity to interfere.

In the first half, Xu Hao had conquered Deng Huade with his performance on the defensive end. He realized that this young man is indeed a treasure. In addition to organizing offense and three-point shooting, his defensive ability is actually so strong.In Deng Huade's view, Xu Hao's partner in the Timberwolves, pure 3D player Ellington, took over most of the defensive tasks, which made Xu Hao look like he was playing soy sauce on the defensive end.But in fact, this is a hidden perimeter gate, which can completely defend against Spanoulis.

After the game restarted, Spanoulis found himself followed by a tail, that annoying Xu Hao again, which made him feel very speechless.Although Xu Hao is young, he is not inexperienced. He did not rashly reach out to interfere, but continued to create physical contact, which disrupted Spanoulis's rhythm and prevented him from receiving his teammates' passes and shots.

For the Chinese men's basketball team, using Xu Hao and Spanoulis is a huge profit. Even without Xu Hao, they can hang the ball into the paint and let Yao Ming comfortably hold the ball in singles. Moreover, Yao Ming has also practiced in the NBA. With one-hand support, he can also provide assists to his teammates while having a broad field of vision, which means that the Chinese team has no losses at all.

It was a tragedy for Greece. Their most threatening firepower was not brought into play at all. This also made them only get a poor 15 points in the third quarter, and the Chinese team took the opportunity to widen the point difference.The main players performed well, and the substitutes were also unwilling to lag behind, especially the veteran Wang Zhizhi, whose exquisite footwork at the basket made the scalps of rough guys in Greece go numb.

No one expected that the game would turn out like this. The Greek reporters on the sidelines all became dumb, staring at the table with their heads buried, as if they wanted to see flowers from above.The Chinese reporters clapped their hands together. They all hoped that they liked the national team very much, and also hoped that the national players could achieve good results in the World Championships. Now it looks like they are about to get off to a good start.

In the last quarter, the Chinese team did not give Greece any chance. They firmly controlled the situation on the field and restricted the performance of Greek players with extremely oppressive defense.Of course, Spanoulis was the most upset. He thought the Chinese young man marking him was a monster. The opponent seemed to be running all the time in the second half, as if he never knew how to get tired.Whenever he received a pass from his teammates, that annoying figure would always stand in front of him.

When the game ended, the entire area of ​​the arena where the Chinese fans sat was boiling, and the five-star red flags, big and small, were waving back and forth like balls of dancing flames. 89 to 80, China successfully won the first game of the group stage!
(End of this chapter)