Chapter 124 Facing a strong opponent in the semi-finals, Wang Yan showed off a variety of offensive methods!
Chapter 124

Before the game, Wang Yan specifically emphasized tactical discipline to his teammates.

Teams like Argentina and Brazil, which play as a team, must work together and must not lose to them in terms of discipline.

In addition, Wang Yan also found that after the team reached the Olympic semi-finals, some players began to feel satisfied and lazy.

For them, reaching the semi-finals has already made history, and their return to the CBA is considered a great achievement.

The mentality of being content with a small fortune is terrible.

If they get to the court, the casual attitude will harm the entire team!
Wang Yan and Deng Huade reported this situation.

The two of them discussed and decided that they must find a way to stimulate everyone.

But what method should be used?

It's probably useless to talk about general principles. This is a team project, not an individual project. If we lose, everyone will take the blame anyway.

Unless someone makes an obvious and fatal mistake like Zhou Qi did later, he will be scolded by fans.

Wang Yan’s brain works quickly.

The world is bustling, all come for the benefit, and the world is bustling, all go for the benefit.

"Coach, let's put it this way. If we can beat Argentina and advance to the final, we will reward each player with a big red envelope in the name of the team, at least 500,000! The amount depends on the specific performance of the players!"

Deng Huade was stunned and a little embarrassed: "But... who will pay for this? The Basketball Association didn't tell me about this."

"I'm out!"

Wang Yan answered indifferently.

His participation in the Olympics gave him many more opportunities to show his face, which made the international brands he endorsed very satisfied, and they all increased their bonuses.

Some are worth millions, some are worth tens of millions, and the total is almost over 300 million, in US dollars!

This is Wang Yan’s commercial value, he is simply a money-making devil.

So he doesn't care about this little money at all.

It's worth spending this little money so that the national team can make further progress!
"You pay? That's a bit inappropriate... Is there anything for me?" Deng Huade asked greedily.

Wang Yan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Of course, if you make it to the finals, I'll give you a red envelope of one million!"

"Okay, leave it to me, I'll go and scold them!"

With the incentive of red envelopes, the players of the Chinese men's basketball team were extremely excited, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

"The Celestial Empire will win!"

"Advance to the finals!"

"Beat Argentina!"

Shouts from the Chinese players were heard from the training hall!
A day later, the Olympic semi-finals began.

eight pm.

North Greenwich Central Arena, London.

The basketball stadium with more than 20,000 seats was packed.

Although several Argentine stars were also very famous, Wang Yan was still the most popular when he came out, and the fans' cheers were deafening.

Argentina's starting lineup: center Martin, power forward Scola, small forward Gutierrez, shooting guard Delfino, point guard Ginobili.

Manu played shooting guard in the Spurs, but in the national team, for Delfino, he played point guard.

Delfino is also quite strong. Rockets fans in China like him very much and he is very accurate in three-point shooting.

The starting five of the Chinese men's basketball team are center Abdul-Jabbar, power forward Wang Yan, small forward Zhou Peng, shooting guard Zhu Fangyu, and point guard Sun Yue.

In the last game, Dazhi suffered a minor injury and can play, but for his safety, his playing time needs to be reduced.

Wang Dazhi has a broad mind. He doesn't care about the team's status. Everything is for victory!
In the center circle jump ball, Wang Yan easily grabbed the first ball and passed it to Zhu Fangyu.

Zhu Fangyu passed the ball to Sun Yue and advanced to the frontcourt.

Argentina did not seem to want to disrupt Wang Yan's aerial relay and did not deliberately defend it.

Wang Yan broke into the penalty area, received the ball and dunked, completing his opening show.

A flash of lightning, shining in the Olympics!

2: 0!

However, Argentina is Argentina. After Wang Yan's dunk, Argentina remained calm and immediately served the ball quickly and launched a fast break.

Since Wang Yan was still hanging on the basket, Ginobili made a long pass, allowing his teammates to score quickly.

2:2 tie!
From a tactical point of view, Argentina is much stronger than the Chinese men's basketball team.

"It's okay, remember to return to defense quickly next time!"

Seeing that his teammates were a little depressed, Wang Yan comforted them.

The Chinese men’s basketball team attacks.

Wang Yan, Alian and Zhu Fangyu made a small interspersed cooperation, and finally Zhu Fangyu had a brief open space in the bottom corner.

With the help of Wang Yan's cover, Alian passed the ball to Zhu Fangyu.

Zhu Fangyu shot the ball with great speed and made a three-pointer!

The Chinese men's basketball team plays as a team and has strict discipline, making it difficult for Argentina to defend.

Of course, the most important thing is Wang Yan’s restraining power.

Even team basketball needs the leadership of a superstar.

For example, the Spurs have always been known for their team basketball, but after Duncan retired, they have never recovered.

In the next few rounds, both sides attacked and defended each other. The fight was very intense and the scene was very exciting.

Ginobili is very smart. He knows how powerful Wang Yan is, so he reminded his teammates in advance not to provoke Wang Yan.

This method was very effective. Wang Yan played in a low-key manner, without being too aggressive, and tried his best to connect the entire team.

So the score between the two sides was very close.

The game went into an official timeout at 5 minutes and 24 seconds. The score was 12:11, with the Chinese men's basketball team leading by 1 point.

During the timeout, Wang Yan continued to encourage his teammates and reminded them not to be too anxious.

Argentina's playing style is very flexible and looks very casual, so it is easy to lead the opponent astray and make them play at their own pace.

That’s what they did last time they defeated the American Dream Team.

After the timeout, the game continues.

Wang Yan began to exert his strength and strengthened his defense.

As Wang Yan's defensive area expanded, Argentina had no choice but to expand its offensive range outside the penalty area.

Moreover, China's overall defensive speed increased, and Argentina's fast break could no longer be launched.

This is what Wang Yan strictly required during the pre-match training.

The score gap began to widen slowly. After more than 8 minutes of the first quarter, China was already leading by 7 points.

Ginobili is still very strong and he started to increase his breakthroughs.

His breakthrough is different from others. The route is very strange, the footsteps are very exaggerated, and they are real and fake.

Sometimes it looks like a three-step layup, but the shot is taken in the first step, making it hard to defend.

Although Wang Yan played excellent defense, he was deceived by Ginobili twice.

The gap narrowed again.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 27:26, with the Chinese men's basketball team leading by only 1 point.

There were a lot of neutral fans at the scene and they enjoyed the game very much. The ratings for this game were very high, even exceeding that of the other semi-final.

Another semi-final has ended, and the Dream Team defeated Spain and advanced to the final first.

At the start of the second quarter, both teams replaced their players with substitutes.

Guo Ailun and Wang Dazhi are the core substitutes, and their combination is very good.

However, Argentina's substitutes were also very strong, and the two sides were evenly matched.

Guo Ailun's breakthrough caused a lot of trouble for Argentina. At the same time, Wang Dazhi's footsteps under the basket also made it difficult for the opponent to defend.

After more than 4 minutes of the second quarter, the two sides were tied again!

Wang Yan was quite satisfied. After all, he did not play and the substitutes held up the game.

The strength of this men's basketball team is not that bad.

And with Wang Yan in charge, they felt reassured, so the psychological pressure was relatively small. Deng Huade called a timeout and replaced the main lineup again.

In the second quarter, Argentina suddenly changed its tactics. They adopted a double-team tactic to prevent Wang Yan from receiving the ball.

Wang Yan felt that his teammates were in good shape, so he did not force an attack and started to help his teammates with screens and pass the ball.

Unexpectedly, the other players of the Chinese men's basketball team suddenly lost power.

Zhu Fangyu, Sun Yue, and Abdul-Jabbar missed consecutive shots!

Argentina took the opportunity to widen the score.

The Chinese fans at the scene were fed up and shouted for Wang Yan to attack!
Wang Yan did not launch a strong attack because it was not the right time yet.

He gestured to his teammates and changed tactics.

The teammates understood what he meant and immediately started running in and out.

The Argentine players were a little confused. They found that Wang Yan was no longer attacking the penalty area, but was running outside the three-point line.

They had studied the game videos of the Chinese men's basketball team and knew that Wang Yan could shoot three-pointers, but he didn't shoot them very often, usually only a few in the second half.

So Argentina didn't care.

However, they did not expect that Wang Yan suddenly started shooting three-pointers in the second quarter.

In 2012, the three-pointer was not yet a major offensive tool because Curry had not yet emerged.

Wang Yan ran to the three-point line, received the pass from his teammate, and shot without hesitation!

Swish!
Precision guided hit!

The Argentine coach was a little uneasy and paced back and forth on the sidelines.

He prayed silently in his heart, hoping that this was just a flash in the pan and would not continue.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yan seemed to be addicted to playing.

A three-pointer on the left and a three-pointer on the right.

Even his three-point shot has a fade away. How can we defend against that?
Because of Wang Yan's consecutive open three-pointers, Sun Yue and Abdul-Jabbar got several assists.

Argentina, which had been leading by 6 points just now, had its advantage wiped out in an instant.

After more than 7 minutes of the second quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team led by 2 points again.

This game was really exciting. Wang Yan had so many offensive methods that Argentina couldn't defend against them.

The Argentine coach had no choice but to call a timeout.

Wang Yan and his teammates high-fived each other, bumped their chests, and roared loudly.

Just now, Wang Yan made four three-pointers in a row and led the team to a small climax. It was so exciting!
Zhu Fangyu was extremely envious, his three-point shot was his proudest weapon.

But compared with Wang Yan's three-pointer, its power is much less.

First of all, given Wang Yan’s height, few people can block his shot.

Even if the opposing center was pulled out by him, he could not keep up with Wang Yan's speed.

The speed of the guard and the height of the center are so unstoppable!
After the timeout, Argentina made adjustments to its lineup.

They replaced the main center with a shorter center who was faster, just to keep up with Wang Yan.

Argentina adjusted quickly, but unfortunately, Wang Yan had too many offensive tactics.

The game continued and Wang Yan didn't shoot three-pointers again.

He began to frequently rush to the inside, relying on his height advantage, with a hook shot on the left and a jump shot, almost making the Argentine center who came on as a substitute cry.

The Argentine head coach was shaking his head in anger on the sidelines, knowing that he had been fooled again!
Fortunately, Argentina also had a small explosion on the offensive end, with Ginobili and Delfino hitting three-pointers in succession. If these two are in good form, it will be difficult for Sun Yue and Zhu Fangyu to defend them.

The scores of both sides rose alternately, and the game was very tense.

With 43 seconds left in the first half, the Chinese men's basketball team attacked. The score was 50:48, with China leading by 2 points.

43 seconds, each side should have one offensive opportunity.

However, Wang Yan suddenly exerted force and made a gesture to his teammates.

Sun Yue did not dribble at the top of the arc to waste time, but threw the ball towards the backboard again.

The two had played this way once before, using the rebound to pass the ball.

Argentina did not expect that the Chinese men's basketball team would suddenly speed up its attack. By the time they reacted, Wang Yan had already completed an aerial relay through the rebound, bang!

The fans at the scene cheered, this goal was so exciting!

The Chinese men's basketball team took only 4 seconds to complete this attack.

There are 39 seconds left in the game.

In this way, both sides still have one attack opportunity each.

The Argentine players were furious, as it was equivalent to the Chinese men's basketball team gaining one more attack.

But there was nothing they could do; they couldn't stop Wang Yan's aerial relay.

Argentina attacks and Ginobili dribbles through.

When he saw Wang Yan rushing towards him, he didn't dare to make a layup and passed the ball to Delfino in the corner.

Wang Yan yelled at Sun Yue: "Get down to it!"

Sun Yue did not dare to delay and used his unique skills. He flew over, bang!

This guy has good talent, but he is a bit lazy.

Now that Wang Yan had unleashed his huge potential, he actually snatched Delfino's ball in the air.

Delfino was a little annoyed and went forward to grab the ball, but he committed a foul.

The referee blew the whistle and the ball possession changed.

In this way, the Chinese men's basketball team not only grabbed one more offensive opportunity, but also disrupted Argentina's offense.

What a huge profit!
There were 18 seconds left in the first half, exactly one attack.

52:48, the Chinese men's basketball team leads by 4 points.

Wang Yan gestured to his teammates, asking them not to rush, to drag out the time and not give the opponent any chance to attack.

Sun Yue dribbled the ball slowly at the top of the arc, and with 5 seconds left, he suddenly passed the ball to Wang Yan on the right side of the paint area.

There were two people around Wang Yan, but he did not pass the ball.

This is the most terrifying Wang Yan!

bass!
Wang Yan feinted an attack to the left, fooling both defenders.

Then Wang Yan dribbled the ball behind his back, whoosh!
The whole body suddenly changed direction and rushed to the right baseline.

This change of direction was too fast. If it were someone else, their ankle would definitely not be able to bear it.

But Wang Yan’s iron ankles didn’t care at all!

Just as Wang Yan reached the basket and was about to dunk, Ginobili flew over from the other side.

It is worthy of being called a demon sword, it really works hard and is everywhere.

He was trying to commit a foul.

If this goal had gone in, it would have been really demoralizing.

So Ginobili would rather send Wang Yan to the free throw line than let him complete the attack.

But in Wang Yan's eyes, this is just a gift of 2+1!
Wang Yan originally grabbed the ball with his right hand, but when he saw Ginobili flying over, he switched the ball to his left hand and twisted his body slightly in the air.

Swish!
boom!
Wang Yan scored the ball with his left hand, and at the same time his right shoulder collided with Ginobili.

beep!
The referee blew the whistle, and it was indeed 2+1!

Ginobili was knocked to the ground and gave a bitter smile.

He knew that Wang Yan had shown mercy.

If Wang Yan exerts his strength, he will definitely not be able to play in the second half.

Wang Yan had a good impression of Ginobili, so he did not target him.

The free throw was made and the score came to 55:48.
There were only 0.7 seconds left in the second quarter.

The timing is absolutely amazing.

At the end of the first half, the Chinese men's basketball team took a 7-point lead.

Wang Yan's wonderful performance, suddenly speeding up the pace in the last few tens of seconds and widening the score gap, was simply a stroke of genius!
(End of this chapter)