NBA peak

Chapter 459 The Argentine Golden Generation

This is something that countries and basketball fans all over the world know well.

Looking back at China, as long as the Chinese men's basketball team is getting better and better, China will be able to grasp the trend of the times and get greater benefits from it.

Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world. Playing basketball well is very helpful to improve the image of the country.

At 11:[-] noon local time, the quarter-final match between the Chinese team and Argentina officially kicked off.

Nearly three-quarters of the fans in Arena No. 7 of the New National Stadium are Chinese fans.

Who knows how they got so many tickets, but this seems to be the home of half of the Chinese team.

Argentina is a neighbor of the United States. It stands to reason that there should be more Argentine fans and political and business leaders present.

But now?
The front row of the arena is almost occupied by Chinese political and business leaders.

This shows how China's current ranking in the world is.

During the entrance ceremony, when the players of the Chinese team were introduced, the cheers from the fans were almost enough to overturn the arena.

The Argentine athletes are very depressed. They all have the illusion that they are playing away games in China.

This is called real "Creazy"!
The quarterfinals of the Chinese team have changed a lot.

It may be that Li Nan thought of a new tactic in private. In this game, Guo Ailun was boldly placed on the bench and Zhao Jiwei was the starter.

Zhao Jiwei's three-pointers are more accurate, his passing is better, and his cooperation with Ge Feng on the court is even more exciting.

Argentina also has a lineup of one big and four small. Among them, Scola, the most important diamond, is guarding the inside and playing with two old and two new outsiders.

Argentina's lineup is the regular backcourt Campazzo and Nicolas Laprovitola, forwards Delfino, Nocioni and center Luis Scola.

It can be seen from Argentina's lineup that Argentine fans were very dissatisfied with the performance of several young men in the World Cup last year, and put the old players of the golden generation on the starting lineup again.

In last year's World Cup, only Nicholas and Campazzo were retained in the starting positions. The rest of the players, who retired and played as substitutes, did not appear in the starting positions.

This is the longer-term price to be paid after underestimating the enemy and losing.

However, this Argentine team suddenly has three veteran players who are almost 40 years old, which is good news for the Chinese team.

Yi Jianlian, the oldest member of the Chinese team, is only 34 years old. Physically, the Chinese team will definitely be much better than Argentina.

Yi Jianlian jumped and beat Diamond Scola, who was over 40, and officially opened the prelude to the eight-to-four knockout round.

Through the exploration of the group stage, the Chinese team has determined the "one-star four-shot" system with Ge Feng as the core.

So as soon as the Chinese team came up, it was to let Ge Feng score suddenly. Zhao Jiwei, Ke Lanbaike, and Yi Jianlian all walked back and forth near the three-point line, looking for three-point opportunities or cover.

The Argentine defense looked hesitant.

Argentina this year has carefully studied the characteristics of the Chinese team, and now they are in a dilemma just like the United States and France.

Let's pinch Ge Feng, Argentina is afraid of the outside line of the Chinese team, and shoots the same three-point shooting percentage as France in the previous game.

Don't pinch Ge Feng. Although the three Argentine veterans are still conscious, they can't keep up. They can only watch Ge Feng score infinitely one-on-one.

At the critical moment, Scola yelled, and Argentina decided to double-team.

The Chinese fans wanted to laugh inexplicably. This is the first time they have seen the world's top teams feel a headache about how to defend the Chinese team!

Looking at the posture that Argentina is putting on now, there is a kind of: I know you well, but I just have a sense of déjà vu that I can't do anything about.

Ge Feng sent a pass to Zhao Jiwei in a double-team.

Zhao Jiwei adjusted his breathing and made a three-pointer.

The ball seems to have a very positive trajectory, and Zhao Jiwei's shooting rhythm is very good.

"Bangdang-"

It may be that Zhao Jiwei has not yet adapted to the starting lineup, and this first three-pointer was a little softer.

Scola protected the defensive rebound, and Argentina was more confident in double-teaming Ge Feng's tactics.

In Argentina's offense, the three old players can't play fast break together. They can only use nearly 20 years of cooperation to play positional warfare tacitly and pass the ball.

Nocioni, Delfino and Scola are indeed old teammates who have been working together for 20 years. The three of them have the ability to rotate the ball, which is not inferior to the Spurs' GDP at all.

Nocioni has an air-cutting ability that is no worse than Ginobi's.

Relying on his ability to cut empty-handedly, Nocioni played the main force in the Bulls.

Moreover, the technique of air cutting, no matter how old you are, has no effect on the timing and awareness of air cutting.

Delfino made a false pass from outside the three-point line and handed the ball to his old brother Nocioni.

Even though Nocioni is 39 years old, his style of play is still exactly the same as when he was young. After catching the ball, he jumps up and pulls the bar in the air, avoiding Yi Jianlian's block and scoring the ball.

"Beautiful!" The Argentine fans cheered loudly. At this moment, they seemed to see the "Golden Generation of Argentina" in their youth.

In Argentina, Ginobili, who is best at using air cuts to create points in desperate situations, relied on a snake-like cut and played professional men's basketball for 26 years without consumption.

The fans of the Chinese team looked anxiously.

Why are the people of the golden generation in Argentina, when they are 40 years old, still as agile as the 30-year-old peak players in other countries.

Ginobili is like this, Scola is like this, even Nocioni is like this!

Don't the Argentine players grow old?

The Chinese team attacked again, with the previous defensive experience, this time Argentina's double-teaming came earlier than before.

As soon as Ge Feng reached the three-point line, Delfino and Nicholas' double-team arrived.

Ge Feng's eyes kept looking at Kolan Bek who was empty, and Kolan Bek also stretched out his hand to catch the ball.

But when Ge Feng was passing the ball to Kolan Bek, his wrist flicked suddenly, and he did it himself.

There was a burst of exclamation from the sidelines.

Just now Delfino made a fake telecast, this time Ge Feng sent a fake teleportation to pass Delfino in one fell swoop.

Nicholas, who wanted to defend Kolan Bek, didn't react, and Ge Feng directly drove the ball into the basket and succeeded in picking the basket.

Scola is still sharp on offense, but he is a 41-year-old veteran after all, and his defensive speed is much slower than his peak.

Argentina attacked.

The three veterans controlled the rhythm on the court, and the Chinese players felt very uncomfortable.

Ge Feng also felt this.

I have to say that the players of the golden generation of Argentina are really good. They are adjusting the rhythm to make the overall offensive and defensive rhythm slower, which is more suitable for the elderly to play.

Under Ge Feng's behest, the Chinese team began to press down.

Ge Feng just can't let the tempo slow down. Once the tempo slows down, the Chinese team's youthful advantages will not be fully utilized.

(End of this chapter)