Chapter 121: 52 points in a single game at the Olympics! Leading the team to defeat Spain!
Chapter 121

The group stage has begun.

The game was held at the City Stadium in London. There were many Chinese people at the scene, and it felt like they were at home.

Spain's starting lineup is center Marc Gasol, power forward Pau Gasol, small forward Fernandez, shooting guard Navarro, and point guard Calderon.

Not to mention the Gasol brothers, small forward Fernandez is also a strong player.

He played in the NBA for several seasons, and although he did not achieve much, he once scored 8 points in 5 seconds, which became his highlight moment.

Point guard Calderon has played in the NBA for many years. Although he has never been selected into the best team or the All-Star team, his characteristics are stability, ball control, passing, few turnovers, and good three-point shooting.

His classic scene was a bit embarrassing. It was during the Linsanity period when he became the background board for Jeremy Lin's buzzer beater against the Raptors.

Such a Spanish men's basketball team is indeed difficult to beat.

The starting five of the Chinese men's basketball team are Wang Yan, Wang Dazhi, Abdul-Jabbar, Zhu Fangyu and Sun Yue.

It can be said that except for Wang Yan, other positions are weaker than Spain.

Before the game, all major media predicted that Spain would win, even though China had Wang Yan.

Jump ball in the center circle.

Wang Yan and Gasol stand together.

These two people are representative figures of both sides, so they will compete for the ball.

There was no suspense. Gasol's explosiveness and jumping ability were not as good as Wang Yan's. Wang Yan easily passed the ball to Zhu Fangyu.

Zhu Fangyu passed the ball to Sun Yue, and the Chinese men's basketball team got the first offensive opportunity.

Sun Yue has a height advantage against Calderon.

However, his dribbling was not that stable, so the task given to him by coach Deng Huade was to quickly pass the ball to Wang Yan or Zhu Fangyu.

As we all know, in any game against the Cavaliers, Wang Yan’s first ball must be an alley-oop slam dunk, no change!

So the Chinese fans who came to the scene today also stood up, waiting for Wang Yan to come as well.

Wang Yan had not originally intended to do this in the national team, but when he saw the cheers of the fans in the stadium, he felt that he should not disappoint them.

So he made a gesture to Sun Yue.

Gasol and Gasol were also on guard against this move because it concerned the morale of the entire Spanish team.

It is really difficult to complete an alley-oop with these two strong men guarding the three-second zone. It is too difficult!
Even in the NBA, no one can slam dunk over these two brothers.

Therefore, if Wang Yan wants to complete the alley-oop, he needs to mobilize these two people.

bass!
Wang Yan ran towards the penalty area, and Gasol Jr. and Gasol II blocked Wang Yan, but Wang Yan accelerated, bypassed Gasol Jr. and rushed to the other side of the basket.

The two of them moved quickly to block it.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yan suddenly bent down and squeezed between the two people.

It was only Wang Yan. If it were someone else, not only would they not be able to squeeze through, they would definitely be clamped tightly.

But Wang Yan's body was like Iron Man, the two men couldn't hold him at all, and were instead pushed away by Wang Yan!
Sun Yue saw the opportunity and immediately threw the ball over.

This is the advantage of height. Although Calderon is good at defense, he is much shorter than Sun Yue and can only watch Sun Yue throw the ball into the basket.

The Gasols were violently pushed away by Wang Yan, and it was too late for them to jump up to block.

When the two turned around, Wang Yan was already in the air.

boom!
Alley-oop completion +1
The fans in the stadium cheered loudly, even those who were not fans of China were jumping and dancing with excitement!

This is Wang Yan's signature move. I didn't expect to see it at the Olympics. It's really cool.

The morale of the Chinese men's basketball team was boosted, while the Spanish players were a little depressed.

Who would have thought that the duo of Gasol, Pau Gasol and Gasol II couldn't stop Wang Yan alone!

2: 0!

Spanish attack.

Calderon dribbled the ball forward, and although Sun Yue tried hard to block him, Calderon still came to the frontcourt steadily.

Gasol Jr. blocked Wang Dazhi and reached out for the ball.

It seems that Spain's head coach Scariolo is well prepared and uses the NBA team's tactics - stay away from Wang Yan!
Wang Dazhi is far behind Gasol in both physical strength and skills, not to mention that he is older while Gasol is in his prime.

boom!
Wang Dazhi was easily knocked away, and then Gasol Jr. made a short jump shot and hit the rebound!
2:2 tie!
This goal made the Spanish fans cheer, as they seemed to have seen a way to deal with China.

In fact, it should have been Al-Farouq Aminu who went to assist in defense, but he was too slow.

Wang Yan walked over and whispered a few words in A Lian's ear, and A Lian nodded vigorously.

The head coach watched from the sidelines and nodded slightly. He was very satisfied with Wang Yan.

Wang Yan is not only the offensive and defensive core on the court, but can also serve as an on-court coach, adjusting the status of teammates at any time, thus avoiding the need to call a timeout.

The Chinese men’s basketball team attacks.

Sun Yue was advancing with the ball and saw that Wang Yan was actually using his body to cover for Zhu Fangyu.

This is a coordination of the men's basketball team's training during training camp.

There was a moment of vacuum in front of Zhu Fangyu.

Sun Yue passed the ball again, and Zhu Fangyu caught it and shot!

Swish!
Pretty!

Zhu Fangyu has always been a sharpshooter, and since becoming teammates with Wang Yan, he has become more confident in his three-point shooting.

Because Wang Yan told him, just shoot with confidence, I will grab the rebound for you!

The most important thing for a shooter is confidence.

Because during normal training, they almost always hit the target.

Whether they can perform well in the game depends on their mental quality and the support of their teammates.

5: 2!

The Celestial Empire’s offensive strategy is very clear; this is the result of the training camp!
Don't poke it!
The Spanish players were a little panicked.

Gasol is experienced after all. He shouted to his teammates, asking them to stay calm and not panic.

Spanish attack.

This time Calderon passed the ball to Fernandez.

Facing Zhu Fangyu's defense, Fernandez changed direction, accelerated, and passed Zhu Fangyu.

There is no way, this is Fernandez's strong point, he is extremely fast.

The Chinese men's basketball team was well prepared and the advantage of the double team defense came out. Al-Farouq Aminu immediately stepped forward to make up for the defense. At the same time, Zhu Fangyu switched in front of Navarro.

Al-Farouq Alian is tall and has long arms, and his speed is not slow either. Fernandez rushed left and right but couldn't get rid of him.

There was not much time left for offense, so he had to pass the ball to Gasol Jr.

Gasol Jr. planned to continue bullying Wang Dazhi, and after pushing him away, he was about to attack.

A dark shadow pounced over!
Wang Yan!

It was Wang Yan who pushed Gasol away and provided the backup defense!

Gasol was shocked. He didn't expect Wang Yan to come over so quickly.

But there was little time left for the attack, so he had to force the attack.

result……

boom!
Wang Yan blocked the shot with a slam dunk, slamming the ball to the ground.

Gasol Jr. was strong enough and did not fall, but he was still forced back several steps by Wang Yan.

The basketball hit the floor, bounced up, and landed right in Sun Yue's hands.

Attack and defense transition, the Chinese men's basketball team attacks!
During the training camp, Wang Yan attached great importance to fast break training, because this is also one of the important offensive methods of the Cavaliers.

Of course, playing transition requires a lot of physical fitness from the players.

Once the transition begins, five people quickly plug in and take their positions, allowing teammates to quickly find a route to score a goal.

Sun Yue dribbled the ball to the midfield. Facing Calderon's pursuit, he did not take the credit and quickly passed the ball to Zhu Fangyu who was on the left.

Zhu Fangyu saw Wang Yan following up and passed the ball to Wang Yan again.

Wang Yan could have gone up by himself, but when he saw that A-Lian was also catching up, he used his attraction to trick the defensive player to his side, and then passed the ball to A-Lian. After A-Lian passed the ball, he took a three-step shot and dunked with both hands!
too fast!
The Chinese men's basketball team's fast break took less than 3 seconds.

Even in the NBA, it's rare.

7: 2!

The Chinese men's basketball team had a dream start.

Spanish head coach Scariolo's face was livid. He did not take the Chinese men's basketball team seriously before the game.

Even with Wang Yan, he felt that Spain's overall strength was much stronger.

Unexpectedly, the Chinese men's basketball team played very smoothly on the offensive end, and they were like two different teams from the previous warm-up match!
Scariolo was decisive and called a timeout immediately.

At this time, the game had only been going on for less than 2 minutes, and the fact that China was able to stop the strong Spanish team showed that the training results were very good.

The Chinese fans at the scene were very excited. They waved the national flag and cheered loudly for the Chinese men's basketball team.

Of course, there are more personal fans of Wang Yan.

They held up different signs with pictures or words of Wang Yan on them, cheering for their idol!

Wang Yan and his teammates high-fived each other and encouraged each other.

Many veteran Chinese football fans could not hide their excitement when seeing this scene.

Regardless of the score, the spirit and energy of the team is something the Chinese men's basketball team hasn't had in many years.

When Yao Ming was in the national team, he was also the backbone and the core of the team's offense.

But he is an introvert and rarely sees the national team getting excited.

After Wang Yan joined the national team, the entire team's mental outlook was completely renewed. Not only were they full of passion, but they also spared no effort on both offense and defense.

Who doesn’t love such a national team?
The timeout ends and the game continues.

Spain is a strong team after all, and after quick adjustments, they showed great strength.

The scores of both sides rose alternately, and the difference was always between three and five points, which was very tense.

At the end of the first half, the score was 51:48, with the Chinese men's basketball team leading by only 3 points.

Since the Olympic rules require each quarter to be 10 minutes, the players' physical energy consumption is less than that of the NBA.

Wang Yan is a man of extraordinary strength, and he fought very easily in the Olympics.

In the first half, Al-Farouq Aminu played a bit restrained and his performance was average.

After the start of the second half, Al-Suwaidi gradually showed his strength.

He and Wang Yan formed a double-tall combination to fight against the Gasol brothers.

With more than 4 minutes left in the third quarter, the two sides were tied again.

Deng Huade called a timeout in time. He found that Spain was playing like a championship team, and the Chinese men's basketball team was under a lot of pressure.

After all, Wang Yan is the only strong point, while other positions are at a disadvantage.

After the timeout, Wang Yan started to get angry.

The morale of the Chinese men's basketball players was somewhat frustrated and they were being suppressed by the opponent. As the absolute core of the team, Wang Yan must stand up!

Wang Yan temporarily gave up the team play and started his personal attack mode!
This time, Spain couldn't hold on any longer.

As a superstar who has won four MVPs, these Spanish NBA players are not qualified!

boom!
Wang Yan dunked over Gasol.

Because Gasol was a little slow in defense and hit Wang Yan on the head, the referee called 2+1!

Although Gasol committed the foul, his hand was in great pain, but Wang Yan's head was fine.

Extra penalty hit!

The Chinese men's basketball team took the lead again.

In the next round, Gasol was the axis in the middle and passed the ball to Calderon who was in an open position.

At the moment Calderon made his move, Sun Yue flew into the air, bang!

He slapped the ball down like slapping a fly.

Wang Yan shouted loudly: "Well done!"

Sun Yue became even more excited after receiving encouragement from Wang Yan.

This kind of big hat is his specialty.

The Chinese men's basketball team launched another fast break, with Wang Yan, Zhu Fangyu and Abdul-Jabbar shooting at the same time and crossing the half court.

After three passes and two assists, the ball returned to Wang Yan's hands.

Wang Yan was no longer polite. He raised his hand to burn the sky and slam dunk with one hand. Bang!

The fans in the stadium shouted Wang Yan’s name so loudly that it was deafening!
Wang Yan led the team to launch a wave of attacks.

In the next few rounds, the Chinese men's basketball team widened the gap to 11 points.

The Spanish coach had no choice but to call another timeout.

There was no way to defend. As soon as Wang Yan exerted force, the Spanish defense line collapsed.

The situation did not improve after the timeout because Wang Yan had taken over the game.

Wang Yan no longer prioritized his teammates, but attacked wildly on his own.

He will only pass the ball to his teammates when they have a better chance.

This rapidly improved China's offensive efficiency.

On defense, Wang Yan spared no effort and was everywhere.

Not only did he firmly suppress the Gasol brothers in the penalty area, but he also shouted loudly on the outside, asking his teammates to block the opponent without any slackness.

If a teammate is passed, Wang Yan will be like a fire-fighting teammate, quickly filling in the position.

He is simply a workaholic!

The fans at the scene were deeply moved. They found that Wang Yan fought even harder than when he played in the NBA!

Of course, the teammates in the NBA are the same as those in the national team.

Even though most of the players on the Cavaliers are rookies, they are still at the NBA level, far higher than the current national team players.

Of course Wang Yan has to pay more.

More than 7 minutes into the fourth quarter, China was already leading by 15 points, and the advantage was obvious.

At this time, Wang Yan had not rested in the second half yet.

Head coach Deng Huade couldn't stand it anymore, so he called a timeout and asked Wang Yan to go down and rest for a while.

Wang Yan felt that it was about time, so he went downstairs to rest.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Wang Yan left the court, Spain's Fernandez suddenly broke out.

He has the ability to score and has the ability to burst out in short periods of time.

In the few minutes when Wang Yan was resting, Fernandez scored 9 points in a row within one minute.

The score difference quickly returned to 6 points.

This made the fans at the scene very angry.

Can't Wang Yan rest for even a second?

"Go to King Yan!"

"Go to King Yan!"

The fans cheered in unison.

There was no other choice, so Deng Huade had to replace Wang Yan again.

After Wang Yan came up, he stabilized the situation again and locked Fernandez down firmly.

In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated Spain without any danger and won their first victory in the group stage.

Wang Yan played for 34 minutes and scored 52 points, once again breaking the single-game scoring record in Olympic basketball.

In the second half, Wang Yan made three three-pointers, all of which were open shots, just to try out his skills!

(End of this chapter)