Chapter 393 Three consecutive triple-doubles, strong qualifying!
In the second half, the Chinese men's basketball team changed its tactics and started to defend against Greece.
The lineup of Dayao, Alian, Zhu 8, Chen Yan, and Sun Dasheng requires height, mobility, and flexibility.
The Greek team was a little confused by the sudden tactical changes of the Chinese men's basketball team. In the third quarter, the team only scored 13 points. The Chinese men's basketball team taught them a lesson in the way that the Greek men's basketball team is best at.
However, the Greek men's basketball team adjusted very quickly. In the fourth quarter, they boldly switched to a three-guard lineup and used outside shooting to break the deadlock.
In the last quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team was once again troubled by physical fitness. The decline in physical strength also prevented the players from staying focused on both offense and defense. The Greek men's basketball team took the opportunity to hit a wave of offensive climax and overtake the score. Fortunately, the Chinese men's basketball team stopped after returning from the timeout.
Overcoming the decline, Chen Yan made continuous breakthroughs to create scoring opportunities for his teammates. Halfway through the fourth quarter, Chen Yan had already scored a triple-double of 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
He also became the first player in Olympic history to score a triple-double in two consecutive games!
Chen Yan has created another record of his own, but he has no time to care about it now. The score is still in a tense state. The Greeks use their teamwork to continuously create trouble for the Chinese men's basketball team.
Looking at the alternately rising scores, Yunus is now torn. On the one hand, he wants to win, but on the other hand, he does not want the main players to be exhausted so much that they will be weak in the knockout rounds. On the other hand, he does not want to lose this game that is related to the final ranking of the group.
Contest.
At the critical moment, Chen Yan stood up.
When he saw that his teammates' physical strength dropped significantly, Chen Yan changed his previous playing style. Before, he had been sharing the ball to drive the team's offense. When his teammates' efficiency dropped, he immediately realized that he had to take over the game himself!
After receiving the ball from the backcourt, Chen Yan directly launched a sprint!
First, he turned around and passed Spanoulis, then accelerated and leaned on Diamantidis to charge forward!
At the top of the arc, Chen Yan suddenly pulled out a three-point shot!
In his previous life, Antetokounmpo was called the "Greek Monster" by many fans because of his abnormal physical fitness and playing style. But what many people don't know is that there was an original monster in Greece before Antetokounmpo.
It was the Diamantidis in front of Chen Yan.
His physical fitness is exaggerated. He is 1.96 meters tall and has a wingspan of 2.16 meters.
Such excellent physical condition allows him to guard against all kinds of people on the back line.
But even such a player is helpless in the face of Chen Yan's sudden stop and pull.
The two people's body control abilities are not at the same level. Chen Yan can immediately pull up after sprinting at full speed and maintain stable shooting movements in the air, but Diamantidis cannot do this. He must first lower his body and brake.
When he took off to block the shot, Chen Yan had already moved the ball.
"Whoa!"
73 to 77.
The three-pointer passed through the heart, and the Greek men's basketball team was silent for a while.
Chen Yan's style of play is indeed very different from that of European defenders. In Europe, almost no defender will make a three-point pull-up after a series of dribbles. This is really difficult!
But Chen Yan has long been accustomed to this style of play. He often did this when he was with the Suns.
Greece started the game quickly. Diamantidis quickly slipped across the half court and received Spanoulis' pass, preparing to go straight to the basket.
"Crack!"
As soon as he took a step, the ball in Diamantidis' hand was swatted away by Chen Yan who was returning to defense!
"ah!!!"
Diamantidis shouted in an attempt to win the referee's sympathy and get a foul, but the referee's eyes were sharp and he could clearly see Chen Yan cutting the ball accurately.
After taking control of the ball, Chen Yan accelerated his advance!
The Greek men's basketball team retreated quickly in this round. Upon seeing this, Chen Yan took two steps outside the three-point line and suddenly slowed down to observe.
At this time, Yao slowly ran into the three-point line.
Just when everyone thought Chen Yan was waiting for Yao to take his position, he raised his hand and hit another three-pointer!
This three-pointer was not only far away, but also shot suddenly. No one on the Greek team could react.
While the ball was still in mid-air, Chen Yan stopped watching the ball and turned back to defend with a calm expression.
It felt great to release the ball, and he knew it was safe.
"Whoa!"
73 to 80.
After the crisp sound of brushing the net, the fans in Wukesong Stadium burst into screams.
Chen Yan pretended to be this guy again.
"Oh my God! Turn around without looking at the ball, how confident you are!" Yu Jia shouted.
"This is Chen Yan. He takes action as soon as he feels it. He doesn't even have to look." Zhang Lili said with a smile.
Just after halftime, the Greek team's small forward Sisikauskas ran up to Chen Yan: "You won't keep scoring such damn lucky goals!"
Sisikauskas was a boxer and couldn't stand Chen Yan's quarrelsome behavior.
Chen Yan glanced at him and replied with three words: "Try it."
Although his voice was not loud, Chen Yan was more powerful than Sisikauskas.
He won't lose when playing, and Chen Yan is also confident of winning in boxing, which is Sisikauskas's best field...
Chen Yan's two three-pointers somewhat disrupted the Greek men's basketball team's offensive rhythm. The Greek team almost made mistakes in this round's offense. In the end, Spanoulis barely missed a throw.
After Ah Lian grabbed the rebound, he immediately looked for Chen Yan.
After Chen Yan caught the ball, he aroused the vigilance of the Greek men's basketball team. The Greek men's basketball coach Yannakis shouted on the sidelines: "Wrap it up! Don't let him take action easily!"
Chen Yan's difficult three-pointers not only kill people but also break down the opponent's psychological defense. Even Greek men's basketball coach Yannakis felt a little scared when he saw Chen Yan taking the ball.
Diamantidis and Sisikauskas attacked Chen Yan at the same time. They are the two perimeter players with the best physical fitness in the Greek team.
Chen Yan did not choose to share the ball. He chose a very hidden offensive route. Before the double-team was formed, Chen Yan pushed the ball with a big stride and shot the ball directly between the two.
Immediately afterwards, he rushed into the weak area surrounded by the two people and completed the breakthrough through the gap!
After breaking the double team, Chen Yan continued to take a big step forward and then suddenly collected the ball.
The entire audience stood up collectively because they knew that Chen Yan's three-pointer was coming again!
Emergency stop, ignition, fire!
A textbook pull-up jump shot!
"Whoa!"
73 to 83.
The Nets bloom again!
"Damn it!" Sisikauskas behind him yelled angrily.
The moment Chen Yan took action, Sisikauskas prayed to God, but God seemed too lazy to pay attention to him.
After hitting the three-pointer, Greece could only call a timeout. Sisikauskas glanced at Chen Yan before walking back to the bench.
According to the script, Chen Yan should come over and taunt him at this time, but Chen Yan seemed too lazy to pay attention to him, and went straight to the bench to bump into his chest with his teammates in celebration.
Three consecutive three-pointers suddenly broke the balance on the court.
The Chinese men's basketball team maintained its lead until the last 1 minute and 47 seconds.
After receiving the ball from his teammate, Sisikauskas cut to the basket and caused Dayao to foul.
After the referee whistle blew, Dayao was forced to leave the field with five fouls!
At this time, the score between the two sides was 80 to 88, and the Chinese men's basketball team held an 8-point lead.
Dayao wanted to say something to Chen Yan before leaving the field, but he hesitated. He didn't want to put too much pressure on Chen Yan!
"Whoa!"
"Whoa!"
After two free throws, the score reached 82-88.
In the Chinese men's basketball team's offensive round, Liu Wei, who returned to play, dribbled the ball past halftime and did not rush to attack.
Liu Wei is very experienced. He knows that he must maintain a steady rhythm at this time and cannot attack blindly.
Liu Wei's awareness is very good, but his ball control ability obviously cannot keep up with his awareness.
"Crack!"
At the moment when Liu Wei was observing the movement of his teammates, Spanoulis saw the right opportunity to complete the steal!
After being blocked, Liu Wei was eager to make amends and return to defense, and slapped Spanoulis's forearm fiercely.
Spanoulis took action the moment he was violated.
Hit the board, key 21!
The Greek bench suddenly bounced up, and they saw hope of winning the game again!
Spanoulis made a free throw amid the boos from the audience. He is not the kind of player who would be disturbed by boos from the outside world.
85 to 88.
The Chinese men's basketball team's offense in the next round becomes crucial!
This time Chen Yan personally dribbled the ball across half court. After the last round, he had to ensure that the ball was in his own hands.
Ah Leong stepped forward to block Chen Yan, but Chen Yan waved his hand to signal that he would not use it.
The closer the critical moment comes, the more he has to ensure the success rate, and for him, the play style with the highest success rate is 1v1!
However, Greece seems not to want to give Chen Yan a 1v1 opportunity.
Spanoulis directly let go of Liu Wei and Diamantidis and came over together!
This is the tactical plan of the Greek men's basketball team. At this point, as long as Chen Yan is killed, he will win.
Chen Yan did not distribute the ball to Liu Wei in the usual way. As usual, he wanted to firmly control the ball in his own hands.
If this game is overturned by Greece, it will not only affect the Chinese men's basketball team's group ranking, but also directly damage the morale and confidence that the Chinese men's basketball team has finally built up after three consecutive victories!
So Chen Yan is determined to attack by himself this round!
Chen Yan started quickly, caught the opponent's intention to double-team, and then did not let the defensive players get into position. After two consecutive changes, he accelerated to get rid of the opponent!
With a jump step, Chen Yan rushed into the penalty area and made a throw against Fordsis' defense!
The parabola of this ball was very high, and the hearts of the fans at the scene also flew into their throats along with the ball!
"Whoa!"
The tense emotions of the fans were finally released when the basketball hit the net!
“Awesome!!!”
"1v3 succeeded!"
"This is settled!"
"Look at Chen Yan in desperate situation!"
"I'm just asking you how to defend yourself?"
"What is a big heart? This is a big heart!"
The fans were excited to the point where they thought the game was stable.
But Chen Yan knows very well that a five-point lead in one minute is not considered safe.
They also need to defend well.
The Greek men's basketball team called a timeout to arrange the final attack tactics. The Chinese team also removed Liu Wei and replaced him with Sun Dasheng to strengthen defense.
In this defensive round, the Chinese men's basketball team was completely prepared and almost defended the Greek men's basketball team for 24 seconds!!
"Clang!"
Papalukas barely made a three-pointer from the corner!
Chen Yan quickly retreated, and the team also needed him to participate in protecting the rebounds at the last moment.
With his strong rebounding awareness, he judged the landing point and jumped up to collect this golden rebound!
The scene was filled with roars and tsunamis, victory was close at hand!
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The final score was fixed at 85-92.
Chen Yan scored 41 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and 1 block in this game.
With his outstanding performance, the Chinese men's basketball team won four consecutive victories and secured the second place in Group B!
The Chinese men's basketball team made it out of the group of death and finished second. The Chinese men's basketball team made headlines on every major page for a while. The only thing that could compare to the popularity this day was that Liu Xiang retired from the game due to injury.