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Chapter 60 Defeat Argentina and advance to the finals

Durant directed the blame for the sensitive topic onto the US team coach K.

When facing the interview, Old K did not give anyone any face and directly said that everyone is a superstar and I don’t need to ignore the team and only care about my own players on the court during the critical moment.

The words were directed at James.

The media exploded instantly and a large number of news reports were released instantly.

"Discord between generals and coaches? James sits on the bench"

"Big names don't listen to orders, K said bluntly: I don't need this kind of player"

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The Spain-United States match came to an end, and on the other side, the match between Argentina and China also ended.

The Argentine team is very strong, and Ginobili and Scola, one inside and one outside, are also difficult to deal with. Scola, as a South American inside player, although not very strong in the NBA, plays like a duck in water under FIBA ​​rules and is very difficult to deal with.

Although the "Demon Sword" Ginobili is old, being 35 years old in this Olympics, he still performed well in such a crucial game. His serpentine breakthrough made it impossible for the Chinese team to find a solution.

But every member of the Chinese team who has reached this point has also evolved.

After the first quarter, the score was 23:27.

Lin Chuan relied on his personal strength to hold on to the score, allowing his teammates to slowly get into the game.

In the second quarter, the Chinese team opened fire and Wang Shipeng suddenly broke out to overtake the score.

With the help of a high-post pick-and-roll, Zhu Fangyu broke through with the ball. Facing two people blocking him, Lin Chuan was left open under the basket. At the same time, there was no one defending Wang Shipeng on the weak side.

He flicked his wrist and passed the ball to the corner, and Wang Shipeng jumped up lightly and made a three-pointer.

The team displayed brilliant tactics and many spectators shouted with excitement.

I don’t know if it was the blessing of the fans, but he was in even better form afterwards. In the next round, he faced Ginobili’s defense and fired directly from the top of the arc to score again.

In this quarter, Wang Shipeng made five of eight three-pointers and scored 15 points in a single quarter, blowing up the Argentine team.

The Argentine coach had a serious look on his face. He didn't expect that this player, who had not been very outstanding before and could only occasionally shoot a few three-pointers in the corner, would suddenly explode. He then restricted Wang Shipeng, defending him directly in the face every time he received the ball, and no longer gave him the opportunity to easily shoot open shots.

But Wang Shipeng was restricted and Wang Zhizhi stood up again.

Lin Chuan received the ball on the outside, strode into the restricted area to attract a double-team inside, and then threw the ball to Wang Zhizhi who was one step outside the free throw line on the wing.

There was no one guarding the long two-point shot, and he scored easily.

Afterwards, he and Lin Chuan each used the pick-and-roll to cross positions to the weak-side wing position. Lin Chuan faced two people alone in the interior. He passed the ball to Wang Zhizhi without looking at the back, and then received the ball and made a three-pointer that went into the net.

"Don't double-team, just defend one on one, everyone, don't give them an open shot and an easy chance."

The head coach of the Argentina team couldn't bear it anymore and stood up to inform everyone about the change in defensive strategy.

After one-on-one defense, Wang Zhizhi stalled again, but Lin Chuan was unstoppable in the interior again.

Previously, it took two people to barely defend Lin Chuan, but now one person was transferred away by Wang Zhizhi. Facing Scola's one-on-one defense, Lin Chuan directly began to train the veteran in unlimited one-on-one games.

With back-to-the-basket layups, Eurosteps, and one-legged stand, he completely blew up Argentina's inside line. Scola was out of breath, and the defenders were almost numb.

At the end of the first half, the score became 60:47.

华国队靠着王仕鹏的单节15分和林川的单节12分，在第二节一共得到了37分。从落后4分到领先了阿根廷队13分。

In the second half, Argentina could not find a solution and could not find a balance between defending Lin Chuan and defending others.

With two bottles of poison, the Argentine team still chose to let Lin Chuan play alone and limit others. The result was that Lin Chuan scored 20 points again in the third quarter, which was two points higher than the score of the entire Argentine team.

At the end of the third quarter, the Chinese team was already leading by 20 points.

In the fourth quarter, Argentina launched another counterattack. Ginobili attacked the inside twice and caused Lin Chuan to foul. Delfino broke through inside and outside and used his strength from the outside to beat the Chinese team 10:0.

But then Lin Chuan responded to them with an 11:0, suppressing their counterattack.

In the last three minutes, Argentina was still trailing by 22 points and began to shoot three-pointers in an attempt to close the score.

But Ginobili was too old after all. He was exhausted and missed several shots, and the score could no longer be narrowed.

Even though there was no chance of a comeback, the Argentines still held on until the last minute.

When the game ended, the old Ginobili sat down on the ground instantly.

My left leg still trembles from time to time due to excessive exertion for a long time.

He looked at the scoreboard, and the score of 120:95 was so clear.

From leading at the beginning to being caught up step by step, until the Chinese team's center completely widened the score and ruined the game.

Scola came over from the bench and pulled up the meritorious hero, supporting him as he walked towards the bench despite his physical exhaustion.
"It's okay. I've tried my best. Next time we play against Spain, we'll bring back a bronze medal."

Ginobili nodded, smiled bitterly, and rubbed his thigh to relieve muscle fatigue.
"Time is not forgiving."

"Yes."

Ginobili is 35 years old, and Scola is not young either, he will be 32 years old in this Olympics. They don't know if they will have the opportunity to continue to serve the country in the next Olympics.

The head coach of Argentina shook his head. In this game, the Chinese team simply relied on one person to defeat them and sent them to the battle for third and fourth place.

Looking at Lin Chuan's overwhelming performance on the court, he couldn't help but think of Ginobili's appearance in the past.

In the 2002 World Championships, he led the Argentine team to defeat the invincible Dream Team .

In 2004, when facing the Dream Team again in the semi-finals, Ginobili personally blocked them from the finals in front of NBA Commissioner David Stern.

Twice, he single-handedly defeated the star-studded U.S. team, astonishing the world.

And now when Lin Chuan faces them, he also feels the mentality of the US team at that time.

Maybe this is also a kind of inheritance among international players.

The Argentine coach smiled helplessly, walked up to Scola and helped Ginobili to the player tunnel.

"You've done a great job, old man."

Listening to the coach's words, Ginobili, who had persisted until now, couldn't help but shed a few tears. He wiped his eyes and smiled in a relaxed tone,
"Haha, why are you saying that? Don't think my Olympic journey is over. In the next Olympics, in Rio, I will continue to play with Scola and take revenge on the Chinese team!"

"That's right, our journey isn't over yet!"

　After checking the backstage, I realized that I had sent the wrong post this morning. I sent out Chapter 61 first. I’m so annoyed.

　　Sorry, there will be more on the shelves
　　
　
(End of this chapter)