Healing Basketball

   Chapter 768 768. World Champion!

   At 7:00 the next morning, Liu Xiu woke up on time.

  You can sleep in late today. On the rest day, Yi Jianlian in the next bed is still sleeping, but Liu Xiu gets up directly, washes up, and goes out to have breakfast with Anne-Hathaway. I made an appointment last night.

  Eating breakfast is not going out to eat, they found a place, Liu Xiu took a few delicious 'all-around nutritious snacks' for breakfast.

  The two chatted about family affairs and interesting news they saw, and finally they talked about the upcoming finals.

  Today is the second round of the 5-8 ranking competition. The team that won the day before yesterday competes for fifth and the team that loses competes for seventh.

  Tomorrow is the final match day. The US team competes with the Greek team for the bronze medal, and the Chinese team competes with the Spanish team for the Naismith Cup.

  My country’s basketball team played against other countries’ basketball teams where my boyfriend belonged to. My country’s basketball team lost, but I was very happy because my boyfriend won... Anne Hathaway still had mixed emotions.

   But just a little bit, the two chatted and began to complain about the organizer's competition arrangement.

  Who have you ever seen a bronze medal match after a championship match?

  The Japan Men's Basketball World Championship is arranged like this!

   It is said that it was not arranged like this at the beginning, but the TV station on Yingjiang’s side strongly requested that the foot pot chicken decisively chose to play the final between the Chinese team and the Spanish team, which his father wanted to watch more now, at 8:00 p.m. New York time in prime time...

  …

  At noon, the Spanish team officially announced that Gasol was determined to miss the final tomorrow morning because of a metatarsal fracture.

  All members of the Chinese team are excited!

  Even Yao Ming was very excited, but he found that although Liu Xiu was also very happy, his regret was also visible to the naked eye.

Yao Ming said to Liu Xiu: "Warden, you still feel disappointed that you can't fight Gasol... Even if Gasol can't fight, we have to go all out. You saw last night, without Gasol, They can still burst out with that kind of strength, and without Gasol, their strength will not be weaker than the Dream Seven."

"I know, I won't underestimate them because of this," Liu Xiu responded, paused, and sighed: "I was just thinking, it's a pity that I can't see the match between Brother Yao and Gasol in his peak period... the world His style of play in the game was pretty good for you, I was curious if you would be blown away by him..."

  Yao Ming suddenly reached out to catch Liu Xiu, but Liu Xiu retreated nimbly to avoid it, turned around and ran wildly, and disappeared from Yao Ming's sight...

  Yao Ming is so angry!

   You shouldn't worry about this stuff!

  He breathed a sigh of relief just now, and then he heard the word "Peak Showdown", full of longing, pride, and a little touch, but this guy finally said this!

  …

  Compared to the news of Gasol's reimbursement and the 5-8 ranking match, the most discussed topic now is Japan's magical operation of arranging the bronze medal match after the final.

   With this schedule, Yingjiang is happy, and Rabbit is okay. He has long been used to waking up to watch games in the morning, and the time at 9 o'clock is not bad.

  But the Spanish team reached the final, and Spain broadcast the game live at 2 o'clock in the morning, and the Spanish Basketball Association seriously protested such a game arrangement.

   There is another hot topic—American fans hope that the Chinese team will win the championship.

  The logic is this—the Chinese team won the championship in the end, then the US team lost to the final champion, which is no different from the runner-up.

   On the penultimate day of the 2006 World Championships, the basketball world spent such a magical topic.

   It’s September 3rd, the final day is here!

  At 10 o'clock in the morning, at the Saitama Super Arena, the Chinese team will face off against the Spanish team!

In the first quarter, relying on Yao Ming's 4 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, Yi Jianlian's 6 points and 1 rebound, and Liu Xiu's 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal, the Chinese team started to attack and defend around Yao Ming, leading the Spanish team by 9 points 22 to 13 !

  The Spanish team played very hard, Marc Gasol, Navarro, Calderon, Garbajosa, Rudy Fernandez and other stars are outstanding.

   But without the tactical core, and probably the strongest player in the international arena, Pau Gasol, the Spanish team's mid-range and long-range flanking attack on Liu Xiu is acceptable, but defending Yao Ming's singles is a disaster!

  They didn't even dare to let Yao Ming play singles, and when Yao Ming received the ball inside, they shrunk and pinched.

  But for the Spanish team, the worst thing to do was the offense!

  The Greek team has similarities with the Italian team. The defensive end is stable and stronger, but in terms of personal ability to protect the frame, Yao Ming is better than any insider of the Greek team.

  The four best defensive players in this year's World Championships are Lithuania's Big Z, Spain's Pau Gasol, Serbia's Milicic, and Yao Ming.

   Only considering the frame protection, ignoring the short-range and mid-range, Yao Ming is invincible!

Trailing by 9 points in the first quarter, the Spanish team did not give up. In the second quarter, they chose to strengthen their defense, because the offense declined more than the defense. The defense can also be improved by strengthening the confrontation and speeding up the rotation. No, Navarro's steel cannon attack the night before, met Liu Xiu and Yi Jianlian's defense switch, Yao Ming's frame protection, and played very average without Gasol's support and support.

   In the second quarter, the Spanish team limited the Chinese team to score less than 20 points, allowing the Chinese team to score only 16 points, but the Spanish team only had 15 points.

   After halftime, the Chinese team led the Spanish team by 10 points 38 to 28!

   In the third quarter, the Spanish team fought for half the time and passed the intermission period with insufficient time. At the beginning, the defensive end failed to tighten up.

Liu Xiu seized the opportunity, scored three goals in a row, and scored four goals in a row after starting the "Kobe Time". He made the Spanish team 16 to 7, widening the point difference from 10 points to 19 points, 54 Leading by 35!

This wave of critical strikes knocked out the soul of the Spanish team. With such a start, the Chinese team scored 27 to 15 in the entire third quarter. At the end of the third quarter, the Chinese team scored 65 to 43. 22 points ahead of the Spanish team to seal the victory!

  The Spanish team rushed again in the final quarter. Yao Ming's frame protection performance and shooting performance declined in the final quarter. The Chinese team only scored 19 points in the final quarter, and the Spanish team scored 26 points.

  However, the Chinese team was not affected by the decline in its own offensive performance and the opponent's hard pursuit, and firmly held the victory.

   At 11:58 am on September 3, 2006, at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan, the final whistle of the men's basketball world championship final sounded.

   Liu Xiu made 11 of 21 shots, including 2 of 4 three-pointers and 5 of 6 free throws. He scored 29 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Yao Ming scored 15 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks on 6 of 9 shots.

   Under the leadership of the two, the Chinese team defeated the Spanish team 84 to 69 and won the 15th Men's Basketball World Championship!

  (end of this chapter)