Chapter 439 First Victory at the Athens Olympics

As the birthplace of the Olympic movement, the Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece obviously have some extraordinarily different meanings.

For the opening ceremony on August 14, the sports delegation from the Dragon Kingdom arrived in batches. Although the men's basketball national team was delayed due to training, it also arrived in Athens on August 10.

After all, you still need to adapt to the local climate and environment, get familiar with the venues, etc.

Athens from August to September is probably the best time of the year in this city.

Because it is located in the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula and on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, Athens has a typical subtropical Mediterranean climate, which is relatively hot and has a lot of rainfall. However, because it is located in the basin and is affected by the rain shadow of the Pindus Mountains, Athens has the hottest climate of the year. The hot phase is in July, with an average of about 32 degrees, while the rainy season is relatively late, concentrated from the end of September to May of the next year, lasting about eight and a half months.

The Olympic Games, which started on August 14, happen to be in a warm, dry and sunny period, with an average temperature of 28-30 degrees, which is quite pleasant. Even if the Olympics are not held, this period is also the most popular tourist season in Athens.

Sunny and beautiful weather is a happy thing for almost all athletes, and the unprecedented enthusiasm and rich attractions in Athens also make participants from all over the world feel like they are on vacation.

There is only one thing that makes basketball players a little depressed.

The opening and closing ceremonies, as well as most competitive events, were held at the Olympic Stadium in the northern suburbs of Athens, where the Olympic Village was also located. However, the basketball and fencing events were arranged at the Hellinike Olympics, more than 30 kilometers away. At the Sports Center, although the Olympic Committee has also booked hotels for basketball players from various countries, there are still some inconveniences when attending the opening and closing ceremonies.

Especially for the four teams scheduled to compete on the morning of the 15th, Dragon Country, Spain, Lithuania, and Greece. The opening ceremony ended at 9 o'clock the night before, and it was already past 11 o'clock when we drove back to the hotel. This made it difficult for 9 o'clock the next morning. The game at 30 points seemed a bit rushed.

Maybe it was because he didn't have a good rest, or maybe his recovery ability was really not as good as others, but as a result, there was a little surprise in the Dragon Kingdom's game the next morning.

In the first half of the game against Spain, Dayao seemed a little out of shape. Although there was no problem on the offensive end, the defensive end was just a conflict with Gasol. Basically, no one could guard each other. And after the first half, he was already breathing heavily and seemed a little tired.

This is just the first game. Judging from the current performance of Yao and Gasol in the NBA, they can only compete with each other. This is a bit too high.

What's even more uncomfortable is that Long Guo's outside line is also collectively inaccurate, not to mention the lack of touch. The hand-to-hand confrontational defense of European basketball obviously makes Zhu Fangyu and others very uncomfortable.

Not to mention the intensity compared with the CBA, the strong European teams in the international arena are even better than the NBA in terms of defensive brutality.

In the first half, the Dragon Kingdom was even led by Spain by as much as 14 points. The Dragon Kingdom audience, who were sitting in front of the TV with high expectations, was so shocked that they almost dropped their jaws and broke out in a cold sweat.

——We seem to be a little too inflated...

——After all, this is the second-ranked team in the world, a well-established European team, and it is not at the same level as Spain in the previous World Youth Championship.

——Speaking of which, in fact, you pay too little attention to the European League. If you really want to watch it, you will know that the intensity of the European League is not much worse than that of the NBA, and it is much stronger than our CBA.

——It looks a bit dangerous...

——Huang Lin’s hit rate is so high, why doesn’t he take action?

--alien! alien! alien! Strongly request that all the ball rights be given to the aliens in the second half!

There were anxious cries on the Internet.

Just like the brand that Lao Jiang, the team and all fans have left in their hearts.

No matter how many things go wrong and headwinds arise, Longguo still has the biggest trump card - we have Lin Dong!

Lin Dong played an organized role in the first half and scored 17 points and 11 assists in only 7 shots. He wanted to help open up the team's touch, help the team find the rhythm of confrontation, and also help the team adapt to this intensity of the game. Strive to have a truly outstanding performance in the final showdown with the US team.

But since I can’t find it now...

beep!

The referee blew the whistle to start the second half.

Zhu Fangyu threw the baseline ball to Lin Dong.

Lin Dong controlled the ball for half the game and looked at the regional defense formed by Spain and the opposite basket, with a smile creeping to the corner of his mouth.

Always win the game first...

call!

When he was still three steps away from the three-point line, facing the guy who was guarding and waiting two steps away, Lin Dong directly stood up.

A clean, super long-range three-pointer brought the score between the two sides to the 10-point threshold.

Although the venue of the Helinik Olympic Economic Center is not large, and the basketball stadium can only accommodate about 7,000 spectators, there are still many fans who came specially from the Dragon Kingdom.

In the first half, the Dragon Kingdom was suppressed by Spain, which really suffocated them. The atmosphere was a bit depressing. Seeing that Lin Dong finally started to take action, and as soon as he took action, it was the iconic three-pointer from far away. The scene suddenly went crazy. The excited cheers also cheered up Director Sun during the CCTV live broadcast: "Lin Dong's main purpose in the first half was to open up the rhythm of the team. Frankly speaking, this is quite necessary in the long run. The young players of Long Country need to adapt to the competition arena and complete an on-field integration with Dayao and Lin Dong..."

Countless viewers sitting in front of the TV obviously didn't care much about Director Sun's explanation. They were more concerned about whether Lin Dong would directly take over this heart-wrenching game. Everyone was staring at the TV screen nervously. .

Spain's possession of the ball.

Rudy Fernandez, who was selected for the Spanish national team for the first time, is only 19 years old this year as a young player in 1985, but he is already the leading rising star in the Spanish league.

He is the main combo guard in the team and can also play as a swingman. He also has excellent defensive ability and physical strength. It was his defense against Lin Dong in the first half that allowed Lin Dong to only get 7 shots. Opportunity', which made the Dragon Kingdom audience and laymen who were already familiar with Lin Dong's model extremely impressed by this Spanish youngster.

MD, those super defensive players in the NBA are not as strong as this kid.

The "success restriction" on Lin Dong obviously greatly improved his confidence, allowing Fernandez to use the deception of the combo guard on the offensive end, and made Sun Yue, who was responsible for defending him, a little embarrassed and basically unable to defend him. status.

But this time...

Fernandez held the ball until half-court, and just after passing the half-court midline, he saw a smiling face in front of him.

"Hi." Lin Dong smiled and greeted Fernandez: "Hello."

Fernandez was startled, and then there was a little joy on his young face.

Although they are opponents, the whole of Spain knows that this kid is Lin Dong's super fan.

There is no way, let alone Fernandez, most young players in the world are fans of Lin Dong.

After all, this is the first non-American player to defeat the God of Basketball and dominate the NBA.

He does not have the explosive and rampaging muscles of American blacks, but he has stood on the top of the world's basketball with his skills, and even pulled the American men's basketball team, which was already proud and even arrogant to the core, from the top of the world!

His character is also top-notch, he hasn’t had any negative news, and even when he got a girlfriend, he was his high school girlfriend forever... Why don’t you admire such a high-quality idol?

Therefore, Fernandez not only imitates Lin Dong in his playing style, but also imitates Lin Dong in his daily speaking and doing habits. This guy even learned a lot of Chinese for Lin Dong!

In the first half against Lin Dong, no matter how much the outside world criticized him, only Fernandez himself knew that the idol had no real offense at all.

But just now, not only did his idol use the super long-range three-pointer in front of him without hesitation, which he had long admired but could never learn, which made him feel relaxed and happy, but now he even took the initiative to defend himself!

Is this recognition of yourself? Have you been recognized by your idol?

Two numbers 23... This is a scene worthy of being recorded in history! At least in my own life, this is definitely a historic moment!

God, what an honor this is...I'm so happy that I almost want to fly, okay!

"H-hello!"

Fernandez was so excited that he stuttered a little, and tried his best to respond to Lin Dong in his not fluent Chinese.

Unfortunately, the next second, Fernandez felt that his hands were empty...

Got caught?

No, the idol didn't move at all. He was just too excited and made a mistake in dribbling, and the basketball slipped behind him.

Fernandez hurriedly turned around and regained control of the basketball, but what he saw was the idol's expression of dumbfounding and the referee's whistle.

"Spain comes back, exchange the ball!"

"Ah..." Fernandez froze in embarrassment.

Countless fans throughout the Dragon Kingdom burst into laughter. Director Sun in the live broadcast room also changed from his serious style in the first half to more relaxed and cheerful: "It can be seen that Fernandez is a little nervous. After all, he is facing the basketball of this planet. The only alien in the world, it is said that Fernandez is still a fan of Lin Dong. The ball just now was obviously frightened by Lin Dong and he made a mistake..."

Fernandez was embarrassed, but Lin Dong smiled and squeezed his shoulder: "Relax, man, this will be an exciting game."

The idol's heart-warming words made Fernandez get rid of his depressed mood in an instant, and nodded vigorously in excitement.

Lin Dong received the sideline ball from the center line. As soon as he got the ball, Fernandez was already alert and followed closely.

At this time, Fernandez has quickly entered the game state.

Excitement is excitement, idol worship is worship, but this is on the sports field, and it is also the Olympic stadium that symbolizes the country's highest honor!

Fernandez secretly vowed in his heart that he must fight with his idol with all his strength! You must guard against a goal from your idol! This is the best tribute to an idol!

Lin Dong, who was holding the ball, just paused slightly and made a sharp right back turn. Fernandez, who was absolutely focused, quickly blocked to the right.

With a height of 198 centimeters, he does not look much shorter than Lin Dong. His wingspan of 207 centimeters is already considered good on European courts, and he only weighs 85 kilograms, making Fernandez a speedy player. .

At this time, the pace of keeping up was very agile, and the defensive efficiency was extremely high. Not only did he react quickly enough, but he also left himself room to prevent turning.

Since he is a fan of Lin Dong, Fernandez obviously knows Lin Dong's playing habits well. He does not expect to be able to completely let Lin Dong go, but his goal for himself is to guard Lin Dong at least three steps, and then wait for his teammates. pincer attack.

Unfortunately……

Fernandez left room to prevent steering, but Lin Dong did not.

The right back turn was followed by an ultimate ultra-low body breakthrough!

Fernandez's defensive actions are completely transparent in Lin Dong's eyes. He can clearly feel his center of gravity just by the perception of body contact. If the opponent's defensive center of gravity is not adjusted to death at this step, then he will attack its limit.

With his ultra-low body pressure and lightning-fast footsteps, Fernandez felt that he was completely bullied into a defensive position in just a moment. At this time, it was already too late to continue to block the ball to the right.

There are no bells and whistles, just the ultimate breakthrough!

call……

Fernandez was passed in one step. Others in Spain wanted to help defend, but Fernandez was passed too quickly just now. The position of the regional defense made the entire Spanish team in a scattered state at this time, and they couldn't catch up in time. Support, Lin Dong drove straight into the basket and hit the basket!

At this time, facing Gasol who was taking a step forward to intercept, Lin Dong did not choose to pass the ball to Yao who had been missed.

It is certainly an easy two points for Yao, and it will definitely score.

But if you fight it yourself...

Facing Gasol's defense, he raised his hands high and even shouted in advance, as if he wanted to overwhelm him first in terms of momentum.

However, Lin Dong's eyes didn't waver at all, and he jumped up to meet Gasol's ball without hesitation.

Want to seize yourself? !

Gasol was taken aback, and without hesitation, he took another half step forward and jumped up at the same time.

He knew that the result of his choice was to miss out on Yao Ming, and the Dragon Kingdom would definitely get these 2 points, but at least he could not lose in terms of momentum. If Lin Dong hit a super long 3-pointer first and then dunked himself, then Spain would His morale may be destroyed in an instant, and the loss will be more than just 2 points!

Gasol's eyes were splitting at this time, and he had already tried his best to rise as high as possible, but what he saw was still a condescending figure.

Lin Dong jumped too high, took off earlier and exploded more fully, so that at this time, almost the entire upper half of Lin Dong's body was above Gasol!

What's even more terrifying is the pair of extremely cold eyes, so cold that Gasol felt a little chilled. The guy didn't even look at Yao Ming who was free under the basket, but stared at the basket from beginning to end. basket.

He just wants to dunk himself. He wants more than just these 2 points, he also wants to suppress the morale of Spain!

boom!

The two figures collided fiercely in the paint area. Judging from the position, Gasol had completely blocked Lin Dong from dunking position, but the ball still hit the basket hard.

Yes, Lin Dong's hand didn't even touch the frame. The ball was hit directly while pressing Gasol condescendingly!

Others are good at blocking, but this guy is good at blocking!

The huge impact of the impact knocked Gasol directly to the ground.

beep!

The referee's whistle sounded in time: "The goal is valid. Spain No. 4 blocked the foul and received an additional penalty!"

Gasol was startled, Fernandez, who caught up from behind, smiled bitterly, and the entire arena became slightly silent.

Until Lin Dong smiled and stretched out a finger.

Immediately, the silent arena and the fans watching with bated breath in the distant Dragon Country burst into loud cheers.

Pass Fernandez first, then dunk Gasol.

2+1!

This is the alien, this is Lin Dong from the Dragon Kingdom!

As long as he takes action, Longguo will be invincible!

The cheering scene and the sudden pursuit of points made Spain, which was still in a state of excitement in the first half and still maintained the lead at this time, suddenly feel a feeling of being squeezed by the throat.

Frankly speaking, on the basketball court, it is normal for a few-point difference to be wiped out. If this had been scored by other players from the Dragon Kingdom, the Spaniards might not even blink an eye, and would only regard it as a kind of Normal rhythm.

But this is an alien, this is Lin Dong!

This guy just made a move. Less than a minute into the second half, the 13-point difference between the two teams was almost wiped out in half. This...

Let others in, this is called normal back and forth, the so-called feng shui takes turns, and then it is my turn to perform.

But when it comes to Lin Dong, it makes people feel that this guy's rhythm has just begun!

And the fact is just as all Spanish players feel at this moment, their nightmare has begun...

After steadily hitting this free throw, the rhythm of the entire court was firmly controlled by Lin Dong.

There is no player in Spain who can match up with him, not to mention the limitation of single defense, help defense and flank attack, and one-on-one is completely useless.

In the third quarter, he scored 5 three-pointers in a single quarter, reached the inside 6 times, scored 31 points on 13 shots, and also sent 3 assists, helping Dayao score 7 points.

And Lin Dong's only two missed goals were all due to Spain's 'luck'. For Lin Dong, who has reached the only level on the court, Spain is in a state of complete defeat, relying only on personal performance and one-on-one. During the quarter, not only did they recover the 13-point difference, but they also overtook Spain by 6 points.

In the fourth quarter, Lin Dong's magic continued, with 16 points and 6 assists in a single quarter, which also brought Lin Dong's score in his Olympic debut to an unprecedented 77 points.

New record? This kind of thing seems to have long been accustomed to Lin Dong and Lin Dong's fans.

Although Spain relied on its outstanding performance from the outside to try to hold on to the score in the fourth quarter, the point difference between them was still rising steadily thanks to Lin Dong's super firepower and Dayao's rebounding guarantee.

At 119:82, Dragon Kingdom defeated Spain and won its first victory in this year's Olympic Games.

Accident? There is no surprise, the difference in strength is too obvious.

European teams are strong in their overall strength, coordination and tactics. Even if they face the American team, they can rely on this to go back and forth, and even win if they are lucky.

But facing a sharp-edged team like Lin Dong, the strong offensive power directly put the European team whose defense was in a balanced state into a state of breaking the defense. On the offensive end, Yao Ming limited the offensive rebounds, which was almost a complete defeat.

This is also the real reason why many coaches in Europe called Group A the group of death before the game.

Frankly speaking, they would rather touch the United States than touch this Dragon National team...

This is Spain, which is currently ranked second in the world. Although everyone thought before the game that the Dragon Kingdom was stronger, the moment they actually defeated Spain, the fans were quite excited.

The whole country was in jubilation, and the Dragon Country fans were so excited that they rushed to tell each other, full of endless confidence in this year's men's basketball team.

In this jubilant atmosphere, Lin Dong had already turned his attention to the Group B arena at this time.

The United States played against Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican wonder boy who made history in another world did not shine as brightly as he should have in this game.

Facing this murderous Dream Six team with defensive heroes such as Kobe, Bosh, and Ben, Arroyo only scored 8 points in the first quarter and already received the highest standard of treatment in his life. .

That came from Kobe Bryant's iron-blooded defense, guarding him from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and then chasing him from the frontcourt to the backcourt.

The magic of the Wonder Boy finally ceased. Puerto Rico only led the US team by 4 points at the beginning, and then collapsed in the tidal wave of offensive of this Dream Six.

126:72, Team USA defeated Puerto Rico.

The whole world is not shocked or surprised by this result.

Only Lin Dong, who knew another history, felt a little emotional.

Poor Arroyo, the magical boy, lost the most glorious moment of his life.

...This is indeed no longer the Mengliu from another world.