NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 49: Victory over Brazil, 8 points and a near triple-double

After the first half, the Brazilian team was beaten by the Chinese team with all players in zone mode, and their defense was dizzy.

The score was 46:31, fifteen points behind the Chinese team.

In the second half, the Brazilian team attempted to catch up through the individual abilities of several NBA players.

Among the three players, Varejao and Nene are both inside players, and were tightly guarded by Lin Chuan. The success rate of their several attempts to force their way inside was very low.

Barbosa, the only player with decent scoring ability, was blocked by Sun Yue when he made a quick stop and mid-range shot, and the ball flew away and he fell out.

The whole audience was also ignited by Sun Yue's block and cheered and screamed.

The Brazilian team persisted until the middle of the fourth quarter before finally replacing their substitutes and giving up the game.

Lin Chuan didn't even play in the fourth quarter.

Lin Chuan hardly took any shots in this game, focusing on creating opportunities for his teammates. He played for 26 minutes, made two of three shots, zero of one three-pointer, and four of four free throws, scoring 8 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists.

Seeing that Lin Chuan left the field early, the studio also displayed Lin Chuan's statistics for the audience.

"In the first three games, Lin Chuan took nearly 20 shots in each game, but today he only took three shots. He is so selfless that it seems that he doesn't care about these numbers at all. He only wants the team to win."

Yang Yi stared at the data column and couldn't help but pat his thigh, feeling sorry.

"Oh! It's such a pity. If Lin Chuan could score one more goal in this game, he could get his second triple-double. This is the honor for the first person in Olympic history!"

"Yes, and the score advantage is so big in this game, Lin Chuan has every chance to score two goals."

Yang Jian also felt really regretful, because not everyone can produce such data.

There are so many teams and strong players in the Olympics, but no one has ever touched this record except Alexander Belov from the former Soviet Union.

At this time, many viewers watching TV saw Lin Chuan's data and began to discuss it.
"I sincerely hope that the Brazilian team can work harder now, get Lin Chuan on the court, and then force him to shoot a ball."

"That's right, this is too funny. Apart from us, no fans of any country would want their national team to be ahead in the game and then let the opponent catch up."

"It sounds like a rare occurrence, but I have to say I think so too."

"Come on Brazil!"

"Come on! Black brothers who work hard at playing basketball!"

Not only the fans in the motherland on another continent hope so, but even the fans at the scene, including fans from other countries who came to join in the fun, are also cheering, hoping that Durant can substitute Lin Chuan to get a triple-double.

"Replace Lin Chuan!"

"We want to see a triple-double live!"

"Hurry up! My phone is ready. I need to record a video and send it to Instagram!"

"Change Lin Chuan! Change Lin Chuan!"

The scene was crowded and noisy for a while.

Deng Huade smiled somewhat helplessly. It was the first time that he was scolded by the audience for not substituting the team's main players when the team was leading by a large margin.

Lin Chuan's eardrums were a little sore from the high-decibel shouting from the audience. He took a towel and pretended to wipe his sweat off, but actually threw it over his head to block out some of the sound.

Listening to the voices calling for Lin Chuan to change, Lin Chuan was hallucinating.

Subconsciously, I thought I was playing in an NBA game, and the home fans followed the DJ and shouted "Defense! Defense!" "Do you want to go up and play two?"

Hearing the audience's dissatisfied shouts as they couldn't see Lin Chuan for a long time, Deng Huade scratched his head helplessly and stood in front of Lin Chuan and asked him.

"Ah, the score is so far away and you still want me to play?"

Lin Chuan continued to play dumb.
"Why don't we let the other members of our team go up and win glory for our country?"

Deng Huade considered it and was still a little hesitant.

"Besides, our team has already lost Brother Lian, so we don't have to worry about me getting on the field and accidentally spraining my ankle or something like that, and then I won't be able to play."

Lin Chuan's words were alarmist, but Deng Huade imagined that if it were true, he would be scolded to death by Chinese fans!

Compared to the fans of the world's most populous country collectively scolding him, the criticisms from just a few thousand or tens of thousands of people at the scene seemed like a spring breeze to Deng Huade's ears.

Deng Huade decisively gave up the idea of ​​replacing Lin Chuan for the audience's expectations. The two sat side by side, watching the other players perform on the court and easily defeated the Brazilian team that had lost its fighting spirit.

The Chinese team scored 88 points in the whole game: the Chinese team won by 69 points over the Brazilian team, with the score being 19 points.

At the end of the game, Lin Chuan's statistics were fixed at 8+18+13, a near triple-double, and there was no change.

The fans felt deeply regretful and slapped their thighs.

"Deng Huade, you old thief, do you have a grudge against our Brother Chuan? If you let him fight one more round, he will die!"

"There's still one timeout left, why don't you use it? You can just replace Lin Chuan during the free throws and let him shoot a ball before calling a timeout!"

"That's right, two triple-doubles in the Olympics! It's truly the first time in history. It's such a shame that I didn't get it! Oh!"

"I can only say that Lin Chuan's 8 points and nearly triple-double in this game is the second most regrettable thing I have seen in the Olympic men's basketball team so far. The first is Yi Jianlian's injury."

Not only the fans, but also Lin Chuan, who wanted to slip away quickly after the game when no one was paying attention, was about to sit up from the bench when he saw a Chinese reporter rushing towards him with a microphone in his hand.

"Ugh."

Lin Chuan sighed. It felt like dealing with these reporters was more difficult than playing the game.

Seeing the reporters and cameras rushing to his face, Lin Chuan quickly put on his signature business smile.

"Hello."

"Hello Lin Chuan, I want to ask why you didn't choose to attack yourself in this game, but instead kept creating opportunities for your teammates?"

"Well, it's mainly because letting everyone play at the beginning of the game is not only good for us to stretch the opponent's defense, but also can open up everyone's touch. We don't have to worry about them restricting any of our players. All five people on the court can attack, which allows us to quickly accumulate advantages."

"You didn't hit yourself later."

The reporter's question was a bit silly, and Lin Chuan looked at him in confusion.
"Because everyone can score goals, I can always assist everyone to score goals. Isn't that great?"

Seeing that Lin Chuan was slow to address the key points, the reporter became anxious.

"Um, Lin Chuan, we saw that your stats were 8 points when you left the court in the fourth quarter, and your rebounds and assists were both over . We all know that only two people in the entire Olympic history have had a triple-double, and you are the second. If you had gotten it twice, you would have been the first person in Olympic history to have a triple-double. Why did you give up this opportunity at the last minute?"

"Ah? Actually, I didn't notice it at all! I don't think statistics or anything like that are very important. As long as we can win the game, that's all that matters."

The reporter asked so directly that Lin Chuan still told the truth.

(End of this chapter)