This kind of frontal shot-blocking was very damaging to his confidence. In the following rounds, Fernandez was obviously a little timid when facing Chen Yan.
Spanish coach Reneses also noticed this and decisively replaced him at the next dead ball.
One minute later, Chinese men's basketball coach Yunus also made a substitution adjustment, replacing Dayao with Da Zhi.
The bigger you are, the greater your physical energy consumption. It is impossible for Dayao to play for as long as Chen Yan, and besides, he still has injuries on his feet.
Yunus was in the first and fourth lineups, including Dazhi, Zhu Ba, Li Nan, Chen Yan, and Liu Wei.
This is an all-shooter lineup. Everyone can throw three-pointers from the outside. The core of the strategy is to give the ball to Chen Yan in isolation.
When Chen Yan has a chance, he shoots by himself, and when he doesn't have a chance, he breaks out and passes to the outside. This style of play is very simple, but also very difficult. It requires a singles master in the lineup. In the past, China did not have such a player, but now they have Chen Yan.
In the first round after taking the field, Chen Yan singled out Navarro and succeeded.
Chen Yan's crotch changed direction to mobilize Navarro's center of gravity. With 7 seconds left in the attack time, Chen Yan pretended to break through and bounced up when Navarro retreated to defend!
"Whoa!"
Three-point pull-up hit!
This is a pure core NBA style of play, where one person attacks and the other four teammates act as spectators.
However, no fans will criticize Chen Yandu, and coach Yunus will not say anything about him.
The reason is simple, because he can score, and the ultimate goal of offense is to score.
After this three-pointer, Chen Yan's personal score also rose to 41 points.
He has had two consecutive games in the Olympic Games, and both games were against strong opponents.
Before the start of the Olympics, some fans were worried that Chen Yan would not be able to integrate into the Chinese men's basketball system in a short period of time and would not adapt to the rules of international events. After two games, these worries disappeared.
Chen Yan has proven with his actions that he is also a killer in the international arena!
Looking back, the Spanish men's basketball team also cleverly used their inside advantage to drill into the basket, and Gasol easily scored two points.
Gasol was also very efficient tonight, almost dragging the entire Spanish men's basketball team with him.
The advantage of the Spanish men's basketball team on the court is height, so the advantage of the Chinese men's basketball team is speed.
Zhu 8 hit the bottom line quickly, and Liu Wei found Chen Yan after taking two steps.
Chen Yan's advancement speed was very fast. From the audience's perspective, it was like turning on 1.5 times speed. Navarro was directly eaten alive by Chen Yan.
Chen Yan started a running game alone, taking advantage of the Spanish men's basketball team's unsteady footing to blitz the basket and score two points.
"Okay! Quickly rush to the basket and score two points!" Yu Jia shouted.
"This is the embodiment of personal ability." Zhang Lili also shouted.
Chen Yan has a strong desire to attack. He wants to help the team open up the score as much as possible. The physical fitness of the Chinese men's basketball players has declined obviously. If they cannot maintain a safe score difference and wait until Spain counterattacks, the situation will be very dangerous.
The Spanish men's basketball team attacked from the inside this round. Dayao's exit made the Chinese men's basketball team look very vulnerable inside.
Gasol stormed to the basket and scored 21 on Dazhi.
The Spanish men's basketball team had not given up the game yet, but Chen Yan responded immediately when he turned around.
Using double screens, Chen Yan single-handedly reached the basket.
Facing Rubio's defense, Chen Yan suddenly stopped the ball in the penalty area!
Chen Yan first turned around and faked a shot, but Rubio didn't stumble.
Seeing that Rubio's feet were not off the ground, Chen Yan pivoted with his right foot, took a step forward with his left foot, and then made a move to send the ball to Rubio's armpit.
When Rubio turned his head, he realized that this was another fake move!
After deceiving Rubio away, Chen Yan easily scored two points. Rubio looked annoyed, knowing that he had been tricked.
The camera showed a close-up of Rubio, and many domestic fans ridiculed him.
"Haha, Rubio was so fooled that he was fooled!"
"Rubio was dumbfounded by being deceived. When Chen Yan opens a training camp, Rubio will definitely be the first to sign up."
"The golden boy is still too young."
"If Rubio is the golden boy, then Chen Yan is the prodigy!"
Before the game, many fans and media compared Chen Yan and Rubio. The two have many similarities. They both became famous at a young age and are the future hopes of their respective national teams.
But as the game progressed, this discussion gradually disappeared. Currently, Chen Yan has scored 45 points.
Rubio only has an embarrassing 1 point, and it doesn't make much sense to compare these two people.
In the next two rounds, attracted by Chen Yan, Zhu Ba and Da Zhi hit three-pointers one after another.
The Chinese men's basketball team's lineup of one big player and four small players achieved unexpected results, and soon the point difference between the two sides widened to nearly 20 points.
Dayao excitedly waved a towel on the bench.
Dayao's expression was still a little dissatisfied when he was replaced by Yunus a few minutes ago, but now his smile has turned into an emoticon.
"Stabilize this point difference! If we hold on for half a quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team will win!" Zhang Liyi shouted excitedly.
Domestic fans, like Zhang Lili, have also begun to imagine the scenario of the Chinese team winning.
Then in the second half of the final quarter, the thing that domestic fans least wanted to see happened.
The Spanish men's basketball team set off a wave of counterattack!
The Chinese men's basketball team is an opponent they must defeat in their pre-match plan. The Spanish men's basketball team will be very unwilling to lose the game like this.
In two minutes, the Spanish men's basketball team hit consecutive three-pointers, narrowing the point difference to only 10 points.
On the defensive end, the Spanish men's basketball team adopted a simple and crude double-teaming tactic to restrict Chen Yan.
In the next offensive round, as soon as Chen Yan received the ball on the right side, Navarro and Reyes came forward.
Chen Yan took a step back and got out of the ball space, passing the ball to Zhu Ba with both hands.
Zhu 8 took advantage of the situation and raised his hand to attack the frame, and Gasol raised his hand to block the shot.
In order to avoid Gasol's block, Zhu Ba forced himself to dodge in the air, and finally barely threw the ball.
The movement has been completely deformed, so naturally there is no hit rate.
"Clang!"
The basketball hit the backboard hard and bounced into Gasol's hands.
Gasol took control of the ball and handed it to Rubio.
The Spanish men's basketball team played a continuous pass-cutting game during the half, and Reyes found the right opportunity to cut to the basket and score two points.
90 to 98.
In this round, the Chinese men's basketball team's defense was completely out of position. It was not a matter of attitude, but purely a matter of not being able to keep up with the pace. By the end of the game, the Chinese men's basketball team's physical problems were completely exposed.
Spain's offensive finally made Yunas unable to sit still, and after a pause, he made personnel adjustments.
Dayao was replaced, Ah Lian and Sun Dasheng replaced Dayao, Li Nan and Liu Wei.
Dayao relieved Chen Yan's offensive pressure as soon as he came on the court. After the two picked and rolled, Dayao withdrew near the free throw line. The Spanish men's basketball team did not dare to double-team Chen Yan.
When the opponent was hesitating, Chen Yan suddenly took off and rushed to the basket with the ball!
Chen Yan shot the ball before Gasol could make up the defense!
Gasol's defense covered a large area, but Chen Yan's throw was just right, and the basketball passed through Gasol's fingertips and went into the net.
"Whoa!"
90 to 100!
The Spanish side still maintained an efficient offense. This time it was Navarro who scored the goal. After using the screen, Navarro took the ball to the free throw line and threw the ball into the basket using a posture similar to Chen Yan's in the last round.
92 to 100.
In the next round, Chen Yan and Dayao once again played a pick-and-roll match. Chen Yan, who entered the penalty area, received special care from the Spanish men's basketball team. Seeing that he was about to lose the space to handle the ball, Chen Yan suddenly threw the ball into the air.
This ball, which seemed to be passed but not thrown, seemed to be a throw but not a throw, created an opportunity for Dayao. The moment the ball hit the backboard and bounced hard, Dayao came out from the diagonal stab!
"Boom!"
Successful dunking with both hands!
92 to 102
At this moment, all the fans went crazy!
This dunk brought back the morale of the Chinese men's basketball team!
In the next offensive round, Gasol missed the mid-range shot under heavy pressure. The fans cheered louder and louder. They felt that victory was getting closer and closer to the Chinese men's basketball team!
After Chen Yan grabbed the rebound, the Spanish men's basketball team launched a counterattack on the spot!
There is not much time left in the game, and every possession of the ball is important to the Spanish men's basketball team.
Facing the sudden pressing attack, Chen Yan acted very calmly. After moving around, Chen Yan shook off the heavy defense and stabbed the ball into the basket!
"Crack!"
When Chen Yan hit the basket, Rubio made a mistake in cutting the ball and slapped him on the arm.
"ah!!"
Chen Yan yelled and threw the ball forcefully.
The ball bounced several times on the basket and then rolled into the net.
When the ball was scored, the referee's whistle was also blown.
twenty one!
Chen Yan slammed his clenched fist down hard!
"mvp!"
"mvp!"
"mvp!"
After Chen Yan stood on the free throw line, uniform cheers rang out from Wukesong Stadium.
This is the highest courtesy for a player!
Chen Yan has heard fans calling him "mvp" more than once, but it was in an NBA game before and this time it was at home. The feeling was very different.
"Whoa!"
Chen Yan made an extra free throw amid the cheers from the audience!
92 to 105.
This 21 is the last straw that breaks morale!
In the next few consecutive rounds, Spain made every effort to seek opportunities on the outside. After all, three-pointers are the fastest way to chase points.
But haste makes waste. The more anxious they are to make three-pointers, the lower their shooting percentage will be.
The Chinese men's basketball team's shooting percentage also dropped seriously in the last few minutes, but Chen Yan's court control ability was very strong and he firmly controlled the rhythm of the court.
In the past, when the Chinese men's basketball team reached critical moments and the game approached, the fans became more nervous because the defenders of the international team had poor basic skills and were prone to making mistakes under high pressure. But now that Chen Yan is controlling the court, the Chinese fans are relieved.
111 to 101, the Chinese men’s basketball team maintained its lead until the end.
Chen Yan played 34 minutes, making 17 of 26 shots, 8 of 13 three-pointers, and 10 of 12 free throws. He scored 52 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Personally speaking, Chen Yan's performance tonight was crazy.
This game is also a milestone for the Chinese men's basketball team. This is the first time they have defeated a first-class team like Spain in the World Series!