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Chen Jianghua entered the game with 4 minutes left in the third quarter, marking his first appearance in this Olympics outside of garbage time! Previously, he had always been the third point guard after Liu Wei and Lin Tian, ​​and often Jonas preferred to use Sun Yue at point guard rather than trust Chen Jianghua.

The reason? This kid is too inexperienced, too young, and too easily carried away. And most importantly: he's fast, but he'll only ever be fast!
A point guard who is always fast and never slow is easily exploited by opponents as a weakness, and targeted for attack.

But at this moment, speed is all that matters!
In his first round on the court, Chen Jianghua gained Lin Tian's trust. After receiving the ball, Lin Tian immediately handed it to him and shouted, "Fuck him!"

Then, without hesitation, Chen Jianghua dribbled in a different direction, shaking off the unprepared Calderon, and drove towards the frontcourt. At the three-point line, he turned and got past Fernandez.

He then drove forward at breakneck speed, forcefully driving past Reyes who was waiting for him under the basket, and jumped for a layup.

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, Chen Jianghua scored his first field goal in the semifinals, dribbling past two players and scoring a layup over the opponent's big man. This shot was incredibly motivating.

The entire Wukesong area erupted in roars and celebrations once again.

If Chen Jianghua can play like this, how can we possibly lose tonight? How can we possibly lose?
After Chen Jianghua came on, he only managed to score this one point, earning just 2 points.

But his strategic significance after entering the game was obviously greater! His speed and ability to advance the ball made the Spanish team have to defend against him, which also forced the Spanish team to relax their defense against Lin Tian. Lin Tian took advantage of this opportunity to shoot repeatedly and scored under the basket of the Spanish team many times.

Spain's defense was completely overwhelmed by China's dual-point guard lineup; they simply couldn't keep up!

With one minute left in the third quarter, Jonas finally waved his hand with relief and substituted Lin Tian off the court!

At this point, Lin Tian had played for 29 consecutive minutes, and the gap between the two sides had exceeded 20 points for the first time tonight!
81: 60!

With a 21-point gap, Jonas felt comfortable substituting Lin Tian out of the game.

However, what he didn't notice was that at the same time Lin Tian went down, the Spanish team's head coach's eyes lit up!

He's finally down! That bastard's finally down!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Spanish coach made a bold substitution!

Calderon, Fernandez, Navarro, Angelo, and Gasol all took to the court at the same time.

Spain fielded an extreme offensive lineup of four big men and one small man. These five players represent the most accurate shooters, the best runners, the best passers, and the best scorers they could field!
After the substitution, Pau Gasol continued to guard Yao Ming under the basket and successfully blocked one of Yao Ming's turnaround jump shots. Then Gasol turned around, grabbed the rebound, and quickly passed it to Calderon.

Calderon isn't fast, but he has top-notch vision. After getting the ball, he made a long bounce pass to Navarro, who was making a run down the court. Navarro didn't hesitate after getting the ball and drove straight to the basket for another signature bomb floater!

"Shh!"

After the crisp sound, the Spanish team successfully narrowed the gap!
This goal also ignited Spain's counterattack!

They defended against Hebei China Fortune's attacks twice in the next few dozen seconds, and Fernandez also hit a long-range buzzer-beating three-pointer!
In the final minute of the third quarter, Spain went on a 5-0 run, narrowing the gap to 16 points!
In the fourth quarter, the Spanish coach looked at the Chinese team's lineup with almost a prayer in his heart.

Then he noticed that neither Yao Ming nor Lin Tian were on the court! Jonas was so bold as to let both of them rest at the same time!
conspiracy!

Do not!
It's an open conspiracy!
The Spanish team's coach, a renowned and experienced European coach, immediately understood Jonas's idea.

I don't use dual-core processors; I let them rest. What about you?
Do you even allow your key players to rest?

If you let them rest, you won't be able to catch up with that 16-point gap. If you don't let them rest, your physical strength will collapse even further!

How do you choose?
"Coach, let us go!" Pau Gasol flung the towel off his head, stood up, and said, "This is our only chance, isn't it?"

Yes! This is the only chance!
"Paul, Mark, Rudy, Juan, Ricky, you five go! Catch up as quickly as possible, before their starters come back! Get the tempo going!"

"Yongzi." Just as the Chinese team was about to enter the game, Lin Tian suddenly called out to Xu Yong, who was preparing to take the court. He said casually, "Do you know what the first thing you need to do if you want to make a name for yourself in the NBA?"

"strength?"

"What bullshit about strength, it's all about confidence!" Lin Tian waved his hand and said, "You must be confident! Or to put it more directly: Be independent! When it's time to be independent, you must be independent."

"For example, for the next few minutes, you'll be the team's primary scorer and core player on the perimeter! At the very least, you have to consider yourself the primary scorer! Their forwards are definitely smaller, so figure out how to score against them!"

"Go and let the whole world know your name!"

After giving a brief explanation, Lin Tian sat back down on the bench. He didn't say anything vague or grandiose to Xu Yong about the situation on the court or how the current situation required him to score.

He grasped the core dreams and pain points of young people.

What could be more exciting and exhilarating than making the whole world know you in such a setting?

This kid's really fired up!

On the first offensive possession of the fourth quarter, Xu Yong resolutely called for the ball at a 45-degree angle on the wing, which is also the position that NBA perimeter stars like to call for the ball and go one-on-one.

Here, those who want the ball and go one-on-one, besides the team's absolute core player, are those crazy sixth man scorers.

Now, it's Xu Yong's turn!

Facing Fernandez, Xu Yong executed a crossover dribble followed by an attack step dribble, then forcefully accelerated past him!
His breakthroughs are indeed very similar to Carter's; there are no dramatic changes of direction, no fancy moves or rhythm variations, he just uses speed and footwork to overpower opponents!
Xu Yong caught Fernandez off guard, as Fernandez squeezed past him in one step. Xu Yong then took the ball and continued to drive towards the basket. After a jump step to gather the ball and build up his strength, Xu Yong jumped with all his might, grabbed the basketball with one hand, and slammed it towards the basket as Gasol charged towards him!
"boom!"

Then came a loud bang!
Like Fernandez, Gasol never expected that this guy, who had only scored in fast breaks and was completely invisible in half-court sets, would dare to play like this!
That fierce aura made Marc Gasol wonder if some NBA star had just dunked on him!
"Damn it, a second-round pick dares to block my way!" Xu Yong's dunk completely ignited his inner arrogance!
I was a top-ten NBA draft pick, what the hell are you?
I'll kill you!
Xu Yong's spike dealt a heavy blow to the Spanish team, who were trying to catch up quickly, and made them suffer a severe setback before they even got off to a good start.

The third quarter featured Chen Jianghua, and now it's that lottery pick who hasn't even played a single NBA game yet, who always manages to deliver a crucial blow at critical moments.

Even the Spanish team's head coach has begun to doubt himself.

I always wanted to compete with the Chinese team in terms of depth, strength, and physical fitness, but in the end, the team with the deeper lineup was probably the Chinese team!

The Spanish coaching staff must feel like clowns right now.

Fortunately, these people had indeed experienced all kinds of tough battles, big and small. Although they were a little confused at this moment, they were not completely dumbfounded.

After all, the game is still going, and it's not time to surrender yet. Especially now that it's come to this point, what else can the Spanish team do besides grit their teeth and squeeze out as much energy as possible from their key players?

Now, Spain only has one path left to take.

We're exhausted, so let's catch up as quickly as possible, force Lin Tian and Yao Ming back to their feet, and minimize their rest. This is Spain's only chance!
But sometimes, you make mistakes when you're in a rush!
The more anxious the Spanish team was to catch up, the less luck seemed to be on their side. In the first few minutes of the fourth quarter, they had several wide-open three-point opportunities, but they failed to capitalize on them. Whether it was Fernandez or Navarro, they all missed their shots.

The Gasol brothers really had an absolute advantage in the paint at that moment, grabbing offensive rebounds and scoring multiple times. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been the Spanish team chasing points, but the Chinese team's substitutes widening the gap completely!
这边西班牙几乎只能靠着二次进攻得分，而回过头的徐咏在第四节初段却是大杀四方，这家伙4分钟内6投4中，其中3分球1投1中拿下9分！
His sudden outburst made it incredibly difficult for the Spanish team to catch up. After four minutes of play, the score difference was still 13 points!
It's fair to say that Spain's strategy of quickly forcing Lin Tian and Yao Ming back to the court has completely failed.

So even when Navarro finally hit a three-pointer with 4 minutes and 58 seconds left in the fourth quarter, narrowing the gap to 9 points, the Chinese team finally called a timeout. And after bringing Lin Tian and Yao Ming back after the timeout, the Spanish team's bench and starters didn't seem happy at all.

They know their own situation.

Right now, the key players on the field are either completely exhausted or on the verge of exhaustion, basically holding on by sheer willpower.

With this kind of physical condition, it would be difficult to even bully the role players and substitutes of the Chinese team. Facing Yao Ming, who only played for a little over 20 minutes tonight, and Lin Tian, ​​who had already rested for 5 minutes, it was obviously not enough!

"Well done, guys! You're 10 times better than I expected! Even without me and Yao Ming, you guys can compete with the world's top teams and hold your own!"

Before going on the court, Lin Tian didn't rush to start the game. Instead, he gathered Xu Yong, Liu Wei, Yi Jianlian, and others who had just been on the court and gave them a good compliment.

"You guys are really strong! Even without us, you're still a world-class team!"

After saying that, Lin Tian stretched out his hand and placed it with everyone else's, then shouted, "We are the champions!"

"champion!"

After saying this, Lin Tian led Yao Ming, Da Zhi, Zhu Fangyu, and Wang Shipeng towards the court.

With less than 5 minutes left in the game, Hebei China Fortune fielded their strongest attacking lineup, ready to seal the victory!

Meanwhile, Spain is clearly still in a phase where they need to quickly score points. They fielded a lineup with Navarro and Fernandez on the front line, Calderon in the backcourt, and the Gasol brothers guarding the paint.

This lineup also brings some of the most capable players on the Spanish team to the court. These five players are also the five players with the highest average score in the Spanish team right now!
The final showdown!
Back on the field, Lin Tian led the first attack of the Chinese team. He waved to signal everyone to pull him away, and after turning to the side and punching Calderon, Lin Tian could clearly feel that Calderon was already somewhat powerless and his legs were weak.

Then, without any hesitation, he made a quick half-turn and left Calderon behind. Fernandez and Navarro's double-team defense was also a step too slow and failed to stop Lin Tian outside the three-point line.

Then Lin Tian made a strong run into the paint and jumped high, placing the ball behind his head with one hand. Facing the Gasol brothers, who jumped at the same time and used all four arms to block his dunk, Lin Tian ignored Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi, who were completely left open behind them.

In this round, he's going to destroy all of Spain's confidence!
"Oh!"

After a shout, the three of them collided head-on. Lin Tian was the smallest and lightest, but at this moment he was like a war god from the East. The Gasol brothers' combined defense seemed to pose no problem for him.

With a roar, the long arm holding the ball broke through the defense built by the Gasol brothers and slammed it heavily towards the basket!
"boom!"

After a deafeningly loud bang, Lin Tian truly completed a one-on-five play with this shot!

He blew past Calderon, using his speed to thwart the double-teaming attempt by Fernandez and Navarro, and then challenged the Gasol brothers for a one-handed dunk, scoring a dominant 2 points!
These two points almost destroyed all of Spain's confidence!

"They're done for!" After scoring, Lin Tian made no attempt to hide his words, deliberately saying to his teammates in English, "Kill them!"

Even though Zhu Fangyu and Wang Shipeng's English wasn't very good, they still understood what Lin Tian meant.

The two immediately followed Navarro and Fernandez, while Lin Tian stuck close to Calderon. Da Zhi and Yao Ming retreated to midfield and quickly returned to the basket to prevent their defense from being breached by Spain.

Full press!
After taking an 11-point lead, the Chinese team decisively adopted the most aggressive defensive approach, aiming to completely exhaust the Spanish team's stamina and morale!
Spain, being a long-established powerhouse, relied on their excellent teamwork, positioning, and passing to prevent China from intercepting the ball in their own half. However, they successfully consumed a significant amount of attacking time. By the time Spain was finally able to organize their own attack, only 14 seconds remained on the clock.

Their disadvantage of almost running out of energy was also exposed at this moment. They could no longer create open spaces, and they could no longer win positions with their physical strength. Pau Gasol was completely unable to keep up with the energetic Yao Ming.

24-second violation!
With the sound of a buzzer, the Spanish team was caught out by the Chinese team with a 24-second violation!
This kind of successful defense is definitely more inspiring to the team than a missed shot or a mistake!

"Keep defending like this! Don't let them score a single point!" After successfully defending, Lin Tian didn't rush forward. Instead, he turned around and gave each of his teammates a high-five, continuing to encourage them.

The morale of the entire Chinese team reached its peak at this moment!

In this attack by the Chinese team, the ball was passed to Yao Ming under the basket. Facing Gasol, who was running out of energy, Yao Ming played fiercely and decisively, elbowing Gasol twice in the chest, knocking the Spaniard off balance.

Then Yao Ming jumped up and slammed the ball into the basket with both hands!
Even the usually composed Yao Ming got carried away, unleashing a torrent of trash talk after scoring: "You think you can stop me, you son of a bitch! Do you know why the Nets didn't draft you back then? Because I'm better than you!"

Yao Ming's unusually violent state is enough to show his current mood.

Extremely excited!
This guy has rarely had such a crazy moment in his entire career.

In the next defensive possession, Yao Ming once again demonstrated how much energy he had accumulated due to playing less time tonight.

He's practically the most energetic and fastest runner on the field right now!
Pau Gasol's strong drive to the basket was blocked by Yao Ming again, and then Fernandez's strong drive to the basket after grabbing the rebound was also blocked by Yao Ming.

This time, Lin Tian didn't let the rebound slip away. Instead, he grabbed the backboard and then turned around to launch another counterattack!

This time, very few people are able to catch up with him or even have the will to do so. Only Calderon is still doing his duty and trying to catch up with Lin Tian.

Unfortunately, Lin Tian could easily shake him off with a simple change of direction!

After shaking off Calderon, Lin Tian didn't drive to the basket. Instead, he stopped abruptly and took a three-pointer!

"Boom!"

With a muffled thud, Lin Tian's three-pointer missed the rim. But just as Calderon was standing there waiting for the rebound to fall into his hands, Lin Tian unexpectedly flashed out from beside him, grabbed the rebound, dribbled out of the three-point line again, turned, stopped abruptly, and shot!
"Shh!"

This time, basketball gave Spain no hope. Lin Tian made a three-pointer, and China's lead reached 16 points!

Spain's chances are dwindling! (End of Chapter)