allendalepharm Chapter 1115 Then let me show you what it means to risk my life!
Chapter 1115 Then let me show you what it means to risk my life!
"From this perspective, A-Jian received the ball quite well! If he had really lost focus, it would have been easy for him to make a mistake," Yu Jia said. "He must be fully engaged and maintain a high level of concentration at all times."
"We've seen many people miss out on great opportunities because they made some pretty silly mistakes due to a lack of concentration."
Lin Tian's pass didn't really hurt the Spanish team. They were too familiar with each other, and as long as they didn't encounter China or the United States in European and world competitions, they had long since developed their own confidence.
So when the Spanish team took the ball from the baseline again, Calderon still acted overly cautiously, dribbling slowly with his body turned to the side, and when he was still half a meter away from Lin Tian, he had already completely entered a defensive posture.
"You play with him every day, don't you feel disgusted?" Lin Tian couldn't help but turn around and complain to Xu Yong while defending Calderon.
Have the opportunity!
When Calderon saw Lin Tian lose focus, he immediately accelerated and tried to break through. But before he could even make a move, Lin Tian had already turned his head and blocked his way. At the same time, Lin Tian's right hand seized the opportunity to steal the ball.
"You fell for it, you bastard!"
With a "smack," Lin Tian accurately seized the opening Calderon made in his attempt to attack, and swiftly knocked the basketball away from Calderon's dribbling.
Unfortunately, Navarro reacted quickly. As if he had anticipated his teammate's mistake, he had already retreated and caught the ball before Lin Tian. Then Calderon quickly passed the ball to Fernandez in the corner.
After receiving the ball, Fernandez quickly moved into the paint, and Gasol grabbed the basketball, jumped to the side, and sent the ball into the basket!
This is the Spanish team.
Although they may make mistakes, make unexpected errors, and encounter some problems, their players are completely a cohesive unit. They support each other and take responsibility for each other's mistakes.
This round is the best example.
"It seems difficult to wipe you all out in one go." Lin Tian dribbled the ball forward, looking at Calderon. Although his tone was complaining, he was still quite relaxed.
If the Spanish team's trademark is unity and teamwork, then this kind of relaxation is Lin Tian's trademark. It is the relaxation that comes from his achievements, confidence, and toughness after more than ten years of professional career.
Getting him to tense up might be harder than defeating him!
The two teams began their battle under these circumstances throughout the third quarter.
China hopes to find an opportunity to launch another offensive and defeat Spain in one fell swoop, while Spain hopes to break Lin Tian's current relaxation and disrupt China's current system and style of play.
Both sides failed, at least in the third quarter.
The Chinese team couldn't find an opportunity to replicate the high-scoring run of the second quarter, and they failed to extend their lead.
The Spanish team was still being led by the nose by Lin Tian. Their double-teaming was still ineffective. Considering that Lin Tian immediately attacked and scored as soon as they relaxed their defense a little in the second quarter, they dared not let their players face Lin Tian one-on-one again.
Neither side achieved its strategic objective, but both sides played reasonably well; that's the situation in this quarter of the game.
At the end of the third quarter, Lin Tian still only had the 11 points he had in the second quarter. He still only took 4 shots and still didn't make a single mistake.
Lin Tian's assist count didn't increase much in this quarter because the Spanish team's rotation speed became faster, so fast that Lin Tian felt they were a bit crazy and reckless. Therefore, even if Lin Tian passed the ball, it was difficult for the Chinese team players to immediately convert it into a shot.
They generally need to go through a few more moves before they can find a good opportunity to launch an attack.
Although both sides played reasonably well, they were noticeably inferior to the first half. As fatigue increased, both teams' efficiency declined somewhat in the third quarter.
For example, during the passing process, the Huaxia team's passing quality declined because they made more passes and the passer was no longer Lin Tian. As a result, their mistakes also increased, and the number of Huaxia team's mistakes naturally increased dramatically in this quarter.
Meanwhile, Spain is in a similar situation, with their mistakes increasing and their efficiency declining significantly.
They were just exhausted!
In the third quarter, the Spanish team was exhausted on the defensive end. They kept moving laterally and running to help defend. In order to restrain Lin Tian and cut off the connection between the Chinese players, they were constantly pushing their physical limits.
Faster! Run faster, react faster, be more alert and proactive. If we're just a little faster, we might be able to stop the Chinese team's attack, our strategies and tactics will be more effective, and we can catch up in the score.
With this mindset in mind, the Spanish team did indeed achieve quite good results on the defensive end, while the Chinese team's turnovers increased and their shooting percentage declined.
However, they expended too much on the defensive end, which left them with less energy for offense, resulting in a significant drop in their offensive efficiency.
Therefore, from this perspective, neither side has achieved its goal.
Throughout the third quarter, both sides were evenly matched in every aspect, and the final score difference did not change much. At the end of the third quarter, the score was 86-76.
Spain beat China by 1 point in this quarter, and China entered the final quarter with a 10-point lead.
"The time for the final battle has come!" Yu Jia said during the break. "We relied on that offensive surge in the second quarter to successfully widen the gap to double digits, and maintained an advantage of about 10 points throughout the third quarter."
"Teacher Yang, from our perspective, it's definitely good news that the competition continues like this, right?"
"Of course," Yang Yi said, "we can stay in the lead until the end of the game and then win."
Silence. Even someone as experienced as Yu Jia fell silent at this moment.
He didn't know how to respond to that.
We absolutely have to win! Otherwise, the fans will definitely take their anger out on us.
"I'm very happy that we had a 10-point lead after the first three quarters!" Old Nelson said, waving his arms as he stood in front of the bench. "But a 10-point lead is definitely not much. With Spain's firepower, they might be able to turn the tide in two minutes!"
"So we absolutely cannot relax, we cannot afford to slack off even a little bit! We must maintain the intensity and focus we had in the third quarter, and we must continue to maintain our advantage."
"We're in the lead, so they're the ones who should be anxious. What we need to do is stay calm and composed, and let them get anxious! Once they get anxious and lose their composure, we've got this tonight!"
"Also, when we're in the lead, the Spanish will definitely think we'll strengthen our defense and maintain our advantage, so they'll take the opportunity to field a more attacking lineup."
"Therefore, we'll attack them head-on! We'll surprise them! We'll go in and fight them head-on, show them your firepower, speed, and energy! Let the Spaniards know they're nothing!"
Old Nelson waved his arms and shouted a few more words, boosting the morale of the Chinese team players. Then he clapped his hands and gave a brief tactical briefing.
How simple is it?
"Give the ball to Lin, and run after him!"
Then, Old Nelson looked at all the players and said, "Alright, go! Surprise the Spaniards!"
As soon as Old Nelson finished speaking, the five players from the Chinese team who were called upon walked onto the field.
Dazhi, Zhu Fangyu, Xu Yong, Wang Shipeng, Lin Tian!
A purely offensive lineup!
The team's current roster consists of the most accurate inside shooter, the two most accurate forwards, and the team's two strongest ball handlers.
Meanwhile, among these five people, apart from Lin Tian and Zhu Fangyu, the other three are well-known defensive black holes.
Especially Dazhi and Xu Yong, both of them are the type who are versatile offensive players and defensively inept. Wang Shipeng, on the other hand, can occasionally unleash some special firepower and energy, and deliver some brilliant defensive performances.
But that was in the CBA. In FIBA, relying on him for defense is less reliable than hoping he can shoot a couple more three-pointers.
"Teacher Yang? Teacher Yang?" After seeing the lineup of the Chinese team, Yang Yi, who had just regained some energy and started talking again, suddenly stopped his analysis.
They're completely wrong again! The overall direction is wrong.
Yang Yi just said that the Chinese team will play a defensive game, stabilize their position to resist the Spanish team's counterattack, and then wait until the Spanish team fails to gain an advantage in one go, and then when they are exhausted, they will bring on their attacking lineup to overwhelm the Spanish team.
But now?
Don Nelson has once again proven that the idea of playing defensively and then launching a counter-attack is not in my dictionary!
Just go for it! It's all about attacking head-on! Let's go crazy and run!
An awkward silence fell over the commentary booth of China Sports Media once again, while the Spanish players had already taken to the field.
This time, the Spanish team temporarily removed Marc Gasol and Navarro, and fielded a lineup with Rubio and Calderon as the two point guards, plus Fernandez, Ibaka and Gasol.
"Although Spain has Gasol, their lineup is still quite small overall! Did Coach Nelson guess Spain's intentions and know they wanted to play a small lineup, so he fielded this lineup to counter them?"
"Yeah, I guess so." Yang Yi was completely deflated at this moment.
My buddy was completely speechless.
Why is it wrong even once?
That's unreasonable!
The two people in the studio fell silent, but on the court, Lin Tian immediately knew what Spain was up to as soon as he saw the opposing team's dual point guard lineup.
They need to control the tempo of the game and organize the team's offense smoothly. The team needs some offensive firepower right now, so they substituted Marc Gasol, who had a mediocre offensive performance tonight and contributed little except for that three-pointer at the start of the game.
Ibaka, with his accurate mid-range shooting and exceptional shot-blocking skills, has been acquired!
Serge Ibaka was in much better form than Marc Gasol tonight. He made 5 of 8 shots in the first three quarters, scoring 11 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 blocks, making him the team's leading scorer, rebounder, and blocker off the bench.
With two point guards and Pau Gasol on the team, Spain's system will not be chaotic. Their offense will definitely be methodical and full of tactical depth.
Three players were responsible for organizing the passing, while Fernandez and Ibaka, the two dedicated finishers, were responsible for catching the ball and shooting.
With more players organizing the passing than attacking, Spain's lineup is rather peculiar.
However, Lin Tian was clearly not afraid. Trying to outmaneuver him and compete in tactical skills? You're asking for death!
In Lin Tian's view, Spain's way of playing was suicidal!
It's not that the Chinese team has particularly high tactical skills and is guaranteed to beat Spain, but rather that Lin Tian has absolute confidence.
In front of him, all tactics and rhythm battles are a joke; no one can defeat Lin Tian in this aspect!
Perhaps Lin Tian cannot lead this Chinese team to play those particularly sophisticated and complex tactics, but Lin Tian can definitely lead this group to completely destroy the sophisticated tactics and system that Spain wants to play.
If I can't fight, you can't fight either. Let's all have a chaotic mud battle! Then, we'll use our rich experience to defeat you in the mud!
The ball was in possession of the Chinese team on the first offensive possession of the fourth quarter.
After Lin Tian dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he calmly observed the Spanish team's defense, wanting to see how they would defend him in the fourth quarter.
Should we double-team again?
包！
Spain quickly responded, with Rubio and Calderon, who was closest to Lin Tian, rushing over to double-team him as soon as he reached the three-point line.
The two guards surrounded Lin Tian in the middle.
Lin Tian still didn't choose to attack forcefully. If you're willing to double-team, then we'd like to take open shots too!
He made another behind-the-back pass to Wang Shipeng, who then quickly passed the ball to Zhu Fangyu.
If it were the same pace as the first three quarters, Zhu Fangyu would definitely have an open shot by now.
But this time, Zhu Fangyu was caught off guard by Ibaka, who arrived at lightning speed!
Serge Ibaka is indeed the NBA's leading shot blocker and one of the league's top help defenders.
If you ask him to guard a heavy-handed center, he's powerless. But if you ask him to switch onto a forward, help defend, or block shots, he's not far off from being the best player in the world of basketball today.
Under his defense, Zhu Fangyu was surprised to find that he didn't even have the courage to dribble. He felt that as long as he let the ball pass, it would definitely be stolen.
Left with no other choice, Zhu Fangyu quickly passed the ball back to Wang Shipeng, but by then the Spanish defense had successfully returned to their positions, and Wang Shipeng had no open opportunities. He could only turn around and pass the ball to Lin Tian again.
This time, Lin Tian had already noticed the changes in the Spanish team before he even got the ball.
These guys are even more aggressive and faster on defense! This isn't just because Ibaka's presence on the court enhanced their mobility and defensive capabilities, but also because their defensive attitude and intensity have indeed improved compared to the first three quarters!
This is risking your life.
Then I'll beat you all to a pulp!
Let me show you what I'm capable of doing with my life!
After receiving the ball, Lin Tian immediately passed it to Xu Yong on the other side. Rubio, who was defending Lin Tian, immediately turned around to look at Xu Yong, wanting to see if he needed help.
But when he turned around, he immediately realized that the basketball wasn't flying in that direction at all!
Lin Tian didn't pass the ball; instead, he made a feint with his hands in front of him.
Ruined!
Rubio immediately knew things were going to get bad. He tried to turn around and continue chasing Lin Tian, but it was too late.
Having already shaken him off, how could Lin Tian possibly give him another chance to catch up?
He accelerated and charged forward, reaching the Spanish team's basket in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, Pau Gasol occupied the middle lane, arms outstretched, neither dodging nor flinching, ready to confront Lin Tian head-on, while Serge Ibaka on the side was already making his way into the paint.
His speed was neither too fast nor too slow, and the route he chose was quite clever, perfectly covering the best line for Lin Tian to pass the ball to Zhu Fangyu.
If Lin Tian wants to pass the ball to Zhu Fangyu, he has to risk having it intercepted by Ibaka.
Of course, Lin Tian could also change the route, such as passing a high ball or a curved ball to Zhu Fangyu.
But that would increase the time and distance the basketball travels, giving Ibaka enough time to turn around and defend Zhu Fangyu again.
Considering that there were only 5 seconds left on the shot clock, there was absolutely no time for Zhu Fangyu to receive the ball, pass it around, and replay the play.
The league's top defensive expert is indeed extraordinary. With just this one route selection, Lin Tian could hardly pass the ball anymore and could only choose to attack!
Lin Tian had seen this situation countless times, and he had plenty of ways to deal with it.
This time, Lin Tian suddenly stopped in advance. Before even engaging in a confrontation with Pau Gasol, he jumped up and threw the ball towards the basket with a floater.
At this moment, Serge Ibaka, who was still 3-4 meters away from Lin Tian, could only watch Lin Tian's early floater with a sigh of helplessness, let alone the NBA's shot-blocking king.
It's so far away, who could possibly reach it?
"Whoosh!"
Then, with a crisp sound, Lin Tian's shot obediently went into the basket.
"Go ahead and force yourself on me if you dare!" Ibaka said helplessly, only able to hurl a meaningless insult at Lin Tian.
"Wow, you're shameless!" Lin Tian said to Ibaka without even thinking, "You five are guarding me, and then you say I'm too cowardly to dunk? Have you lost your mind?"
"But that's understandable. If you had any sense of shame, you wouldn't be so embarrassed as to change your nationality over a little money. Would you have the face to go back to your hometown and face your elders?"
"I am Spanish!" Ibaka glared angrily, indicating that I shouldn't be talking nonsense.
"Then say a few words of Spanish for me!" Lin Tian snorted. "You can't say a single word, can you? My Spanish is 80 times better than yours! And you call yourself Spanish?"
"Who says Spaniards have to speak Spanish!" Ibaka continued to berate Lin Tian, displaying utter shamelessness and a complete willingness to go all out.
"That's certainly not necessary," Lin Tian nodded. "You could even say you're a Martian or a pig. After all, no one says a pig or a Martian can't be like you, right?"
"Don't talk to him, Serge." Pau Gasol, standing on the baseline with the basketball in hand, said to Ibaka, "Didn't we say everyone should try not to talk to him? That bastard's best skill is messing with people's mentality!"
"You guys were speaking Spanish, weren't you? On purpose, weren't you?" Lin Tian chuckled, indicating that he had caught a blind spot: "Sergi, are you being isolated? Is it because nobody wants to play with you, nobody wants to have fun with you? They all speak Spanish but not English."
"It's heartbreaking to hear that. They don't treat you like a teammate or a buddy at all. Otherwise, why wouldn't they speak English in front of you?"
"Hey, where's the referee? That bastard committed a five-second violation! He's been holding the ball for ages without inbounding it! Call the violation!" (End of Chapter)