Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 230 Puerto Rico Team

On the field, the Chinese team and the Spanish team were inseparable. The performances of Wang Zhizhi and Battelle undoubtedly provided a great boost to Yao Ming. The Spanish team obviously did not expect the Chinese team to be able to play like this. Some of them were not prepared enough. Tried to open up the score several times, but was always tightly held by the Chinese team.

This situation lasted until the end of the third quarter. When both sides entered the rotation lineup, the strong bench strength of the Spanish team showed its strength. Ferrandez's strong performance made the Chinese team's substitute feel helpless. Wait until the main players of both sides come up. After that, although the two sides still played evenly, the defeat of the Chinese team was set, and finally lost the game 71:82.

Anthony sat on the sidelines and watched the entire game. Although the Chinese team lost in the end, he could feel that the loss of the Chinese team was only due to the depth of the bench. As long as they are properly deployed, the Chinese team will definitely have A very good record, plus at this time the head coach of the Chinese team is "Silver Fox" Harris, and the level is also there, which is very worth looking forward to.

After watching the match of the Chinese team, there will be another match between Argentina and Serbia and Montenegro. At this time, the players of the US team also arrived on the field. When they appeared, they immediately attracted a burst of cheers from the fans. Although the stars of this national team are not It used to shine, but the popularity of the US team is obviously still there.

It can be said that although they are Europeans, many people still like to watch the American team's games. There are also some Asians, especially the Chinese. There are many fans who come from China to watch the games. Supporting the Chinese team is a On the other hand, being able to watch the US team's game is also one of their favorite things.

The strength of the Argentine team in this competition should not be underestimated. The national team led by Ginobili obviously hopes to gain something in this Olympic Games. Although Serbia and Montenegro are a basketball team separated from Yugoslavia, they are strong. But it is still a bit worse than the Argentine team.

Halfway through the game between the two teams, Coach Brown took the American team members out of the stadium first, went to the restaurant to have dinner, and after a period of rest, he brought the American team back to the arena.

At this time, the match between Argentina and Serbia and Montenegro was over, and the final result was expected. Argentina finally defeated Serbia and Montenegro by a score of 69:55,14, [-] points, and made a good start for their current tournament.

Seeing that the Argentine team won the game, the players of the US team relaxed even more. In the previous warm-up match, the US team also easily won against the Argentine team, and the strength of the Puerto Rico team is obviously at the same level as Serbia and Montenegro. So they didn't care at all, they were training while talking and laughing.

Because it was the first game, Anthony didn't show much. The opponent was the Puerto Rico team, and he didn't pay much attention to it, but he was the most cautious one in the team. Before playing, he still told his teammates not to underestimate the enemy.

Because Anthony is a rookie, although he performed well, Brown still placed him in the sixth man position of the team. The five starting players are Iverson and Marbury on the outside, and Richard Jay on the front line. Ferson and Odom, the center is Duncan.

When the U.S. team came on stage, the fans at the scene erupted into a tsunami of shouts. It was after 7 o'clock in the evening. The game will arrange the U.S. team's game at this point, and it is also hoped that more fans can come to watch the game , and the result was expected, the arena with thousands of people was already full.

Although it is not as big as the NBA arena, the enthusiasm of the fans on site is not bad at all. Fans from various countries gather together to watch the wonderful performance of the American team.

Before the start of the game, Brown did not ask much of the players, but to control mistakes, wait for opportunities to steal, and use fast breaks to defeat opponents. This is also the usual game method of the US team in the international arena.

Although the strength of this national team is the weakest in history, their personal strength still completely crushes the Puerto Rico team in every position, so there is nothing wrong with adopting this game method.

At the beginning of the game, the U.S. team used their height to hit the inside of the Puerto Rico team. The Puerto Rico team was obviously a little overwhelmed, but as the game gradually accelerated, the Puerto Rico team unexpectedly played a faster attack than the U.S. team, especially Puerto Rico Carlos Arroyo, the core of the team, frequently hit the American team, whether it was the mid-range after the pick-and-roll, or the screen shot from beyond the three-point line, or the throwing shot while on the move, Arroyo's demeanor was not lost at all. For Marbury, who is in the opposite position, and has a tendency to explode.

On the defensive end, they couldn't restrict their opponents very well. The US team couldn't play a fast break. After falling into the position, except for Duncan, facing the constant double-teaming and quick defense of the Puerto Rico team, the other insiders couldn't show their strength at all. It also fell into the quagmire all of a sudden.

Soon, more than halfway through the first quarter, the US team was already behind by 12 points at 20:8, and the point difference was close to double digits.

At this moment, coach Brown finally couldn't sit still. He waved his hand and replaced Anthony from the bench.

When Anthony came on the court, his face was a bit dignified. He was caught off guard in such a situation. Although he knew that the US team did not perform well in this Olympic Games and only won a bronze medal in the end, he Unexpectedly, this was only the first game of the group stage, and the team actually played like this. They couldn't score inside and hit iron outside. It wasn't in the usual state at all.

But soon, Anthony also understood that after the players went up, they must have been stunned by Arroyo's outburst, because it was a temporary team, and the two backcourts, Iverson and Marbury, were based on The score-oriented players all want to help the team catch up with the score, but after getting impatient, the shooting rate is not very good, although the more they play, the more passive they become.

Therefore, as soon as Anthony came on the court, the first thing he did was not to ask for the ball, but to go to Iverson's side and said to him: "Allen, don't be so eager to attack later, we are going to play positions now. Fight, give the ball to Duncan and let him make the right call."

When Anthony said this, Iverson looked at him suspiciously. The coach arranged for the players to play fast before going on the court, but what Anthony said at this moment was obviously the opposite. He looked back at Brown, The latter stood on the sidelines with a serious face, and it didn't look like he arranged it.

Seeing Iverson's hesitant look, Anthony went on to say: "Allen, believe me, we can't continue to play fastball, or we will lose this game."

"beep!"

At this time, the referee had already blown the whistle to continue the game. Although Iverson hesitated, he finally chose to believe in Anthony and nodded.

Kick off from the sidelines, Odom gave the ball to Iverson, and Iverson controlled the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.

After arriving in the frontcourt, Marbury quickly recruited Iverson for the ball. This time, Iverson did not pass the ball to the past, but reached out to signal Duncan to take the position, and the others pulled away.

The members of the US team were a little confused, but Iverson and Duncan were the leaders of this national team, so they didn't say anything, and then directly helped Duncan open the position.

Anthony looked at Iverson's actions, and after watching Duncan settle down, he was also relieved. Now the US team needs to score too much, and they score slowly. It is best to kill the inside bit by bit. The defense of the Puerto Rico team relies on help defense. With Duncan's ball intelligence, it is naturally not difficult to solve this problem.

So when Duncan received the ball, Anthony's eyes were always on him. As long as the Puerto Rico team took the defense, he would take action.

After receiving the ball, Duncan looked back and saw that there was only one person defending him, so he immediately started playing back. One person cannot defend, so soon, he called his teammates to come up to help defend.

The defense of the Puerto Rico team is always on the move, so they are not afraid of missing someone, so the help defense is also very resolute. Soon, Duncan encountered a double help defense.

Anthony watched the players of the Puerto Rico team help defend, and he rushed towards the inside with a sudden look.

To say that the defense of the Puerto Rico team is indeed very good. After turning around a few times, Duncan quickly fell into a situation where the ball was about to die. He didn't even think about it, and just passed the ball with a flick of his hand.

Anthony caught a pass from Duncan while he was on the move, and jumped up directly. The Puerto Rican player who defended him was still more than one meter away from him. He obviously didn't expect Anthony's speed to be so fast. It seemed that Duncan hadn't encountered it yet. The double-teaming started to move, so he couldn't keep up right now.

Anthony swiped directly past the defensive player and pressed the ball into the basket with both hands.

"Oh!"

With a muffled sound, this powerful slam dunk seemed to arouse all the previously suppressed emotions of the American team, making the entire American team feel refreshed like never before.

"No. 15, Carmelo Anthony!"

The commentator at the scene also shouted excitedly, which drove the fans at the scene to a tsunami. Obviously, this attack was what they wanted to see.

At this moment, on the side of the arena aisle, a female fan arrived late, holding a child in her arms. As soon as he entered the arena, he saw the DJ on the scene calling Anthony's name. The person's body trembled suddenly, tears fell unconsciously from the corners of his eyes, and he stared at the field obsessively.

(End of this chapter)