pinnacle swinger

Chapter 274 Russian men's basketball team

On the first day of the Olympic Games, the Chinese sports delegation won 4 gold medals and 2 bronze medals. This great country is also a sports powerhouse.

The names of Olympic champions such as Yi Siling, Sun Yang and Ye Shiwen have also begun to be reported by the media, and they have become the most talked about objects after dinner.

The men's basketball team fought fiercely with Spain for four quarters, but lost helplessly. Apart from regretting, the sports media can only look forward to the Chinese team's victory in the next game.It's just that in terms of details, there must be no less players who should be praised and criticized, and all of them are pulled out to name and zoom in on their performance.

As the biggest star in the team, Tang Wenlong should bear the responsibility.

But he played a full 40 minutes, scored 19 points, 11 rebounds and 31 assists on 7 of 7 shots. He has torn Spain's defense countless times and moved the ball to open positions. CCTV commentator Yu Jia said that Tang Wenlong had already done the best he could and could not ask for more.

So after the game, no one criticized him, but there were many reports that exonerated him.Turning his head, the spearhead was aimed at the teammates who were still unable to make the open shots.

Conscience of heaven and earth, Tang Wenlong really didn't want to blame any teammates, he knew that this is the case on the basketball court, it is very normal for the ball to miss.Even if he is as strong as him, when he encounters open opportunities in the NBA, he dare not say that he can hit every shot.

Competitions are nothing more than competition, losing is just inferior to others, there is no problem in fighting spirit and attitude, everything else can be understood and forgiven.

Anyway, Tang Wenlong himself is very optimistic. He thinks that this game has been played very well. Spain is already the second best team in the world. What's more, even if they lose in the group stage, there will be a knockout round later, and it is not the final conclusion. .

At the end of the game, it was already early in the morning, Tang Wenlong took the bus back and saw London in the middle of the night.

"It's a pity that London is full of reporters and cameras now, otherwise it would be quite interesting to take a night cruise on the Thames River and enjoy the night breeze on the Tower Bridge." Tang Wenlong looked at the street outside the window and thought to himself.And in the whole car, he was the only one left who was still in good spirits.

The assistant coach Li Nan, who was secretly observing the player's condition, couldn't help but click his tongue secretly. This guy is really scary. After playing the whole game against Spain, he still has so much energy left, as if he hasn't exhausted all his energy. He really deserves to be the top player in the NBA. superstar.

Everyone returned to the place where they were staying to rest, and after a night of nothing to say, they ushered in the next day.

On the second day of Olympic competition, the competition was more intense, and some water sports began to join the competition.Such as light boats, sailboats, etc.At the same time, diving, the best and most competitive project of the Chinese team, also started today, attracting the attention of thousands of people.

The men's basketball team did not play the next day, and the Olympic Committee provided a local university gymnasium as a temporary training venue for the Chinese team.

Deng Huade combined work and rest. After training the Chinese men's basketball team for a while in the afternoon, he let the men's basketball team move freely. Tang Wenlong grinned happily and sneaked out to find his fiancée Fang Chuxia.

Taking advantage of the Olympic Games, Tang Wenlong gathered a bunch of relatives and friends to form a London tour group.Besides Fang Chuxia, Pingping, Xuanxuan, and Fang Wei, there are also several married brothers and sisters.The parents really couldn't bear the hardship of traveling, so they returned to China first.But just because there is no restraint from the parents, all young people under 30 play very crazy, which makes Tang Wenlong very envious.

On the evening of the third day, there were three games in Group B of the men's basketball team and one game in Group A. The Chinese team and Russia took the lead in the battle.

The Russian team, as the team that broke through the siege in the losing round, is so strong this year that people look at it, especially the veteran NBA star Kirilenko has just turned 30 years old and is at the peak of a player.Last summer because of the NBA lockout, Kirilenko left the NBA and chose to return to CSKA Moscow. During this period, he won the title of Champions League MVP and Best Defensive Player. His strength is also among the best in the NBA.

With the addition of well-known players in the NBA such as Mozgov and Sheved, the overall strength of the Chinese team cannot be said to be sure to win against Russia.

Tang Wenlong and Kirilenko have played against each other twice. The latter is indeed a more difficult opponent in the NBA. Not only is he versatile, capable of both inside and outside, but he also has a tough defense, and he will not frighten anyone one-on-one.

After the loud national anthem, the starters of the two teams stood on the field.

The Chinese team made a change. Ding Jinhui, who had a stronger impact, was moved to the fourth position in the starting lineup, Yi Jianlian was in the fifth position, and Liu Wei, Wang Shipeng and Tang Wenlong were still partners on the outside.The Russian men's basketball team has a lineup of No. 1 Sheved, No. 2 Penkrashov, No. 3 Kirilenko, No. 4 Kiliaba and No. 5 Cowen.

The strange thing is that Mozgov failed to enter the starting lineup, and the Russian team's favorite Sheved is also 1.9 meters tall, and the whole team looks tall and big.

"It looks like we have to change the lineup." Deng Huade said to his assistant team coach on the sidelines, thinking that if Liu Wei couldn't stand it, he would immediately replace Sun Yue.

At the beginning of the game, Yi Jianlian easily beat the cumbersome Cowen.

Liu Wei gave the ball to Tang Wenlong on the flank as soon as halftime passed. Russia did not choose a full-court defense like Spain did, but it was also extremely vigilant against Tang Wenlong.

Seeing that the slender Kirilenko has a pair of long arms, when facing Tang Wenlong, they spread out like a spider. This is also the magic weapon he relies on to survive in the NBA. It is said that the arm span exceeds 2 meters. In his height category, he is definitely considered to be extremely talented.

But what Tang Wenlong thought in his heart was that the fighting nation was basically the kind of big, strong and bear-like players, such as Mozgov and Cowan, who were simply representatives of them, and Kirilenko It's also different.

He didn't plan to single out as soon as he came up, lobbed lightly, and distributed the ball to Yi Jianlian who caught the ball from the baseline.

Yi Jianlian took the ball and turned around, facing the slow defensive Kyliaba, directly dribbled the ball and made a breakthrough.

But Cowen's pace was slow, but his defense was unambiguous. Seeing Yi Jianlian's breakthrough, he directly confronted him with his body, and then the floor flow stuck to Yi Jianlian, squeezing Yi Jianlian away from the penalty area.

Yi Jianlian stopped his body, turned his back to protect the ball, and couldn't move in embarrassment.

Tang Wenlong immediately accelerated and rushed in. Kirilenko moved well in small steps, and retreated to defend Tang Wenlong, waving his long arms impeccably.

Tang Wenlong saw that there was no chance for an air cut, and his body stopped suddenly. Yi Jianlian found a gap to pass the ball and hung it to Tang Wenlong outside.

Taking advantage of the time when the basketball was passed in the air, Kirilenko rushed over to defend in front of Tang Wenlong, without losing his position at all.

The defense is really tight, trouble...

(End of this chapter)