pinnacle swinger

Chapter 278 Lithuania

The Lithuanian men's basketball team is a strong team in Europe. It has participated in the Olympic Games 5 times in history and won the bronze medal 3 times, respectively in the Barcelona Olympics in 92, the Atlanta Olympics in 96 and the Sydney Olympics in 00.

is the traditional king of Europe.

But now, the Lithuanian men's basketball team is weak, and the national team is not enough for the rising Spain and Brazil, let alone the reborn Chinese team after Tang Wenlong.

Among the team, only Valanciunas can be regarded as a fierce player in the NBA.

Valanciunas was selected by the Raptors with the fifth overall pick in 11. He just turned 20 this year and has unlimited potential.

Like many insiders in Europe, Valanciunas has solid basic skills and outstanding skills. He can not only complete low-post singles, but also complete a series of technical moves such as cuts, second pick-and-rolls and fixed-point jumpers. His skills are very comprehensive.

The point is, this kid is young, but he plays very vigorously. He has always been known for his toughness on the basketball court, just like Gasol Jr. of the 76ers today.

This tough basketball style is simply the epitome of the Lithuanian national men's basketball team.

The Chinese team will not underestimate Lithuania because Lithuania is No.4 in Group A. Deng Huade and his coaching staff have also done a lot of work before the game, especially analyzing the favorite tactics of the Lithuanian national men's basketball team, especially marking Lithuania The outside shooting of the men's basketball team, you must know that this is a team where everyone has the ability to shoot three-pointers.

At the same time, the Turkish media produced a 60-second short video detailing the battle records between the Lithuanian team and the Chinese team in the history of the Olympic Games.

Since the Barcelona Olympics in 92, the two teams have played against each other 5 times, and the Chinese team was defeated by Lithuania.Especially in the Atlanta Olympics in 96, the Chinese men's basketball team was slaughtered by their opponents 55 to 116.After all, even after the Chinese men's basketball team has Yao Ming, an NBA superstar player, they will lose more and win less. In the game at the door of the BJ Olympic Games, the Chinese men's basketball team lost 68 to 94 to Lithuania, and the eyes of the losers were red .

All in all, the Chinese men's basketball team is indeed a lot stronger this year, but when it is really going to play against a European powerhouse like Lithuania, all the fans are still sweating, especially some old fans who have watched the game for more than ten years. Unbearable memories of the past flooded into my heart.

On Wednesday, August 8th, on a foggy day, the Olympic men's basketball team started the knockout round.

Entering this stage, the Olympic Committee changed the venue of the basketball game, no longer allowing basketball players to compete in the world's largest temporary basketball stadium, but moved it to the Greenwich Peninsula, on the right side of the Greenwich Meridian. held at the Greenwich Centre.

This leisure venue integrating music, sports and entertainment has served as an important venue for gymnastics, trampoline and now the upcoming basketball competition during the Olympic Games.

The stadium was full of seats. Some fans from China cheered for the Chinese team, and some Chinese students studying in the UK spontaneously formed the Chinese men's basketball team.Lithuania also has many fans from their own country. It seems that basketball still has a certain status in Lithuania.

The two teams got to know each other before the game. Tang Wenlong and Valanciunas shook hands and hugged each other lightly. The two had played against each other in the NBA, so they could be regarded as nodding acquaintances.

After a series of preparatory ceremonies such as singing the national anthem and raising the national flag, the starters of the two teams stayed on the field and prepared to start the game.

For the Chinese team, Deng Huade continued the old lineup, Liu Wei, Wang Shipeng, Tang Wenlong, Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi.Lithuania has discharged Sarunas Jaskovicius (point guard), Jonas Matthews (shooting guard), Linas Kleiza (small forward), Daliu Sangueira (power forward) and Valanciunas (center forward).

Power forward Darius Sangueira is a veteran player. He is 36 years old and even one year older than Wang Zhizhi. When he was young, he also entered the NBA and was defeated by Kyle in the second round. Specially selected, with rich combat experience, he is the pinnacle of the Lithuanian team.

Deng Huade decided before the game that the veteran will play against the veteran, Wang Zhizhi will defend Darius, and Yi Jianlian will deal with Valanciunas.The insider initially made such an arrangement, which can be considered reasonable.

When the time was almost up, the referee looked at his watch and asked the two teams to jump the ball in the middle circle.

A whistle blows and the game begins.

Yi Jianlian did not expect that the young opponent would be so good at jumping, and his height and wingspan seemed to be no longer inferior to his own. The Lithuanian team won the first ball right.In fact, there is nothing strange about this. In terms of pick, Valanciunas is one rank higher than Yi Jianlian.

The one who handles the ball is Jaskovicius, who is known as the "King of Heaven" in Europe. He is 95 meters tall and serves as a point guard.

Tang Wenlong is like a mirror in his heart. He is only 1 meters tall, and his weight and strength are not as good as Jaskovicius. It is very difficult for Liu Wei to defend against the opponent, so his eyes are bright, ready to help defend and Flank.

Sure enough, the fellow veteran Jascovicius was calm and wise. After asking Valanciunas for a pick-and-roll, he shook off Liu Wei with a touch of his body, and then changed his mind to break through to the left in front of Yi Jianlian, killing him instantly. Entering the hinterland of China, at the same time Valanciunas on the other side went down, the entire Chinese team's defense line was difficult to see from end to end, full of loopholes.

After the pick-and-roll and using the cover to break through in the opposite direction, this move is like Tang Wenlong's usual move. Tang Wenlong almost subconsciously stopped defending half of his body.

At this time, Jaskovicius's early scoring ball was just less than [-] centimeters away from his hand!
Tang Wenlong was overjoyed, his center of gravity changed, like an agile leopard, he jumped up in an instant, his long arms stretched forward, and hit the tumbling basketball.

"How is it possible!" Jaskovicius' face changed, and he turned back to defend before he had time to think about it.

But the speed of Tang Wenlong who intercepted the ball like this was too fast, like a red lightning, halftime passed in an instant, and then the Lithuanian players behind could only be dumbfounded, watching Tang Wenlong's helicopter with propellers lifted into the air, in the opposite direction Complete a dunk in 360 degrees.

"Wow, so handsome!"

"This Chinese guy is really nice!"

"What's his name, why does this face seem so familiar, I seem to have seen it somewhere."

In the basketball arena, the audience first exclaimed, then gave thunderous applause, and immediately began to discuss in whispers. Only the Chinese phalanx who watched the past along the non-stop cheering, cheered each other and cheered for China. The team's good start this time kept applauding.

"His name is Tang Wenlong. He is a top star in the NBA. He just won the NBA championship this year. He is the pride of our China!"

When asked by the British classmates of the international students, the Chinese college students puffed up their chests and spoke loudly.

The British students were amazed, "It's really amazing. I didn't expect China to have such a good basketball player besides Yao Ming."

(End of this chapter)