120. Riding the Savior alone
65:65, when Wu Dawei shot the ball into the basket with a three-point shooting from outside the three-point line, he got the 38th point he got in this game, and at the same time completely smoothed out the last slight gap between the two teams in terms of scores.
The Spanish male coach Scarioro, who was standing on the sidelines, didn't know what to say, because he had already told all he could say and do countless times. Next, it really was only up to the players themselves.
The Spanish team changed from defense to offense, while the Chinese men's basketball team changed from offense to defense. While both sides began to change roles, the positional battle in the half-court was about to be transferred to the Chinese men's basketball team. While Sergi Ibaka ran towards the frontcourt, she also looked at the team's head coach Scarioro standing on the sidelines. The moment the two people's eyes intersected, they seemed to understand the meaning in the other party's eyes.
However, Sergi Ibaka was a little nervous about this. He was a defensive player, but he had never had such an idea about the defender while defending. Of course, it would make him feel uneasy when he appeared for the first time.
Fortunately, the Spanish men's basketball team is now the offensive side, so Ibaka doesn't have to "take action" now.
After being equalized by the Chinese team, the Spanish men's basketball team did not have a big mess. At this time, they still showed the style that a strong team should have, so that everyone knows that the reason why they are the favorites to win the championship in this Olympics is not a futile reputation!
Relying on a series of cooperation, the Spanish men's basketball team was near the middle distance, and Fernandez's chance to make the score exceed the score again!
65:67, this mid-range shooting helped the Spanish men's basketball team to ease the previous tension. Although they still have to bear great pressure in the subsequent defense, at least they don't have to worry about being turned around by the Chinese men's basketball team at this time.
The 2-point gap can at least give them some room for buffering, which is also the Spanish fans on the sidelines who have received some comfort. At this time, there are less than 40 seconds left in the third quarter. Basically, both sides have the last chance to attack.
For the Chinese team, they certainly have to seize such an opportunity. Although Wu Dawei used an unexpected three-point shooting from outside the three-point line to help the Chinese men's basketball team catch up with the score, the Spanish team quickly counterattacked, and Fernandez's mid-range shot allowed the Spanish men's basketball team to gain a leading advantage again.
The Chinese team has already played to this point, of course, it is best to hope that the team can at least not be the one behind at the end of the third quarter.
So at such a critical moment, the ball rights came to Wu Dawei again. As the only player in this game who has not missed the ball, Wu Dawei can be said to be the most trustworthy player at this time.
When the Spaniards saw the Chinese team handing the ball to Wu Dawei again, they were also depressed and couldn't help but complain about the lack of resources of the Chinese men's basketball team on the offensive end.
It seems that apart from Wu Dawei, they can no longer find any other means of attack. Wu Dawei is theirs. He is the only one of the Chinese team.
But there is one thing that Spanish fans cannot deny, that is, they do have no way to deal with Wu Dawei. They can only watch Wu Dawei helplessly get points in their defensive positions again and again.
And this time it was still the same. Wu Dawei held the ball, Sergi Ibaka was very nervous, and he was wary of Wu Dawei's breakthrough. However, Wu Dawei still launched an attack from a high position. Facing Ibaka's defense, Wu Dawei's singles were not difficult, but this time, when Wu Dawei broke through to the three-point line, the Spanish men's basketball team's backup defense was very timely.
When Wu Dawei rushed to the near free throw line with the ball, he was still one step away from being able to step into the arc of the paint area. The defenders on the wing came over to attack Wu Dawei. He had made a previous shot and helped the Spanish men's basketball team lead the mid-range shot again. Fernandez's backup defense was very active. However, the Spanish men's basketball team's rotation was not fast enough.
When he rushed over and attacked Sergi Ibaka against Wu Dawei, Wu Dawei immediately passed the ball. Wang Shipeng also got the pass from the middle distance, and when he received the ball, he was in an open position.
Since all Spanish players on the court are focusing on Wu Dawei who has broken through with the ball, they will naturally ignore other Chinese players.
At this time, it is naturally a good opportunity for Wu Dawei to assist, especially when he is attacked by his opponent on the offensive end. This makes it easier to pass the ball in the gap.
Although other Chinese players did not perform well in the game tonight, otherwise they would not have been caught up with the 15-point dilemma by their opponents when Wu Dawei was not present.
However, at this time Wu Dawei still chose to trust his teammates. After all, his previous performance was too eye-catching, and Espanyol would definitely defend himself. Wu Dawei knew this very well, so choosing to trust his teammates at this time is also a choice.
Even though the personal abilities of Chinese players are not outstanding in front of the Spanish team, they can at least do some shooting. The reason why Chinese players always change their technical movements in the World Championships is because they have physical confrontation.
If there is no open shot with physical confrontation, as long as the touch is good, then there will still be some accuracy.
When Wang Shipeng received the ball, there was no one around him. He jumped up without hesitation and then shot.
As the chief shooter of the Chinese team, Wang Shipeng is still very confident in his shooting skills. The ball flew out of his hands and then got into the basket!
This time, cheering continued to become the Chinese fans! The score was tied again, 67:67! Although Rudy Fernandez's previous goal surprised the Spanish fans, Wang Shipeng's tight ball from Wu Dawei's assist quickly wiped out such a surprise.
Fortunately, after the Chinese men's basketball team finished scoring and tied the score, the Spanish men's basketball team regained the ball. At this moment, the third quarter only lasted for more than twenty seconds.
In other words, this attack by the Spanish men's basketball team will be the last attack of this quarter, so if the Spanish men's basketball team can successfully hit the ball into the basket in this next attack, then for them, although the second half of this quarter is not beautiful, it is still very successful overall!
However, even if the Spanish men's basketball team was unable to score the ball in the last attack, the draw between the two sides was not a failure for them. Because before the start of this quarter, they were still behind.
In general, thanks to Wu Dawei's previous situation, the Spanish men's basketball team played quite well in this quarter, at least better than the Chinese men's basketball team, which lacked Wu Dawei in the first half of the game.
Although it seems a bit sad to say this, this is the best match played by the Spanish men's basketball team.
Rubio took the ball over half again. This will be the last attack of the Spanish men's basketball team in this quarter, so Rubio was not in a hurry to attack. After waiting for a while, he handed the ball over to Rudy Fernandez who came to ask for the ball.
Fernandez still has a good ability to hold balls and attack. Although he is more of a wing runner, it is just a tactical need of the team. If necessary, he can still become a choice for holding balls and attacks.
At the high position, Yi Li is responsible for playing against him. The thin and tall rib striker of the Chinese team did not have an advantage when facing Fernandez. This is not only Yi Li himself knows. So he is very focused and must defend such a draw for the Chinese team; and Wu Dawei, who was pulled to the wing by Sergi Ibaka, also understood this, but at this time the opponent chose to fight alone, and Wu Dawei did not have many good solutions.
He can only stand as close as possible to the painted sideline. If Fernandez chooses to shoot mid-range or long-range, then Wu Dawei will definitely be helping him; but if Fernandez chooses to break through with the ball, then Wu Dawei can still help the team to assist in defense.
Although he stood on the edge of the paint area, he was a little far from Sergi Ibaka who was standing outside the three-point line, Wu Dawei was not very worried. Because based on his understanding of Sergi Ibaka, this guy is basically a person who can't shoot three-pointers...
So Wu Dawei can be more concerned about some situations outside the three-point line at this time.
Fernandez held the ball at the high position and watched the time pass by minute by minute. When the third quarter entered the countdown to the last ten seconds, Fernandez launched an attack! Of course, he would not choose a gambling shot at this time, after all, he had plenty of time, so he had to hold the ball and break through.
Faced with Yi Li, Fernandez had the upper hand in the previous competition, so at this time he was not worried about not being able to break through the opponent's defense. On the contrary, this time he quickly asked Yi Li's defense, then surpassed the opponent and then went to the paint area.
Although Yi Li was shaken away by Fernandez's breakthrough, he still tried very hard to chase and defend Fernandez, but there is no doubt that Fernandez has already exceeded his almost one position, and such a gap is fatal within the fleeting three-point line!
The Spanish fans on the side of the court cheered when they saw this, because in this way, the Spanish men's basketball team ended the game with a leading attitude, which was basically finalized. Although it was a bit disappointing to the point where they were able to be so forced, if you keep watching the bad side, nothing will be bad.
So Spanish fans quickly forgot their previous situation. At this time, it is of course the best choice for them to end the first half with a leading attitude!
Fernandez thought so, so when he saw that he asked Yi Li for defense so easily, he seemed very excited. He rushed directly into the paint area. Before he opened the singles, his teammates had already opened up space for Fernandez, so the paint area was almost empty at this time!
Fernandez jumped up without thinking. In the air, he then stretched out his right hand holding the ball, and then tried to end the last attack of the quarter with a one-arm dunk!
But at this moment, the Spaniards already felt that they would end the game with a leading attitude, and suddenly a figure flew out from Fernandez's right! The huge pressure hit Fernandez in an instant. He screamed, but before he could react, he felt that the hand holding the ball was hit hard!
The ball flew out without being controlled, and Fernandez could not control his body and quickly fell from the air to the ground. Then, the whistle at the end of the third quarter was also blew at this time.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. For Spanish fans, they could not react too much, and they saw the ball fly out of bounds!
The third quarter game officially ended, and the previous Spanish fans were fantasizing about leading to the end of the quarter just became a fantasy.
When Fernandez, who was lying on the ground, saw that the person who blocked him was Wu Dawei, he was dissatisfied, so he quickly got up and asked the referee for a foul. He thought Wu Dawei was thug, but at this time, the referee turned a blind eye to this.
After all, this is just an offense and does not have much impact on the game. The referee will not care how frustrated the Spanish fans will be. Inaction at this time can save them too much trouble.
67:67!
This is the final score that was frozen at the end of the third quarter. The two sides tied and the game will be decided within ten minutes of the last quarter!
For the Chinese team, this quarter's game was ups and downs. They experienced ups and downs, which was enough exciting! And Wu Dawei's performance in this quarter can be said to be a one-on-one savior! (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!