Chapter 1382 Let Tang Tian
The Japanese media and fans were embarrassed, but the Chinese fans were excited. Seeing that they were surrounded by their own people, a sense of pride was born spontaneously.
Especially when the Chinese team has a high probability of beating the Japanese team tonight, there is no need to brew emotions at all.
When the Chinese team members came out of the player channel, the cheers on the scene were completely unstoppable.
"F*ck!"
When Lin Yi looked up and saw that there were Chinese fans all around, he couldn't help but swear.
When he came to Tokyo, he said he wanted to see if Tang Tian's popularity could overwhelm the host.
Now it seems that the answer has been given.
The performance of the Chinese fans is really amazing!
It wasn't just Lin Yi who was excited, everyone in the Chinese team, including Tang Tian, seemed very excited.
You must know that this is Japan's home stadium, and the number of fans is almost twice that of the host's fans, which is unprecedented in the history of the Olympics.
During the warm-up session, Tang Tian showed off several iconic windmills and 360s, which even drew cheers from the Chinese fans at the scene.
Although Tang Tian scored high in the previous game, he obviously didn't exert much effort, and his dunks were much less than before retiring.
This kind of performance made them feel addicted to their eyes, and it also made them look forward to the game that will start soon.
After the warm-up, the scene quickly entered the opening ceremony.
The Chinese team was introduced first, and when the March of the Volunteers sounded, the Chinese fans at the scene sang in unison.
That scene attracted some foreign fans to take pictures and videos. This scene is destined to be history.
After the Chinese team, followed by the host team Japan. When the Japanese national anthem was played, the Japanese fans present sang loudly.
But obviously, the disadvantage in numbers cannot be made up, and their aura is no match for the previous Chinese fans.
Some passionate Japanese youths flushed with anger after the appearance ceremony, but they were helpless.
After the appearance ceremony, the starting lineups of the two teams were announced one after another.
Neither team made adjustments in the starting lineup.
On the Japanese side, Yuki Togashi and Yudai Baba on the outside, Yuta Watanabe and Rui Hachimura on the front line, and Nick Fazekas at the center.
For the Chinese team, Tang Tian and Ding Yanyuhang are on the outside, Abdul Saramu and Yi Jianlian are on the front line, and Lin Yi is the center.
Amidst the cheers of the fans, Lin Yi pushed the ball back from Fazekas' head to the half court, giving the Chinese team the opportunity to attack first.
Tang Tian broke through with the ball in the frontcourt to attract double-teams, but he passed the confrontation directly.
The Japanese team's outside physical fitness is far from Tang Tian's.
Fazekas came to help defend, Tang Tian made a pass to Lin Yi without looking at the basket, and the latter dunked with both hands to open the scoring for the Chinese team.
There were bursts of cheers from the Chinese fans at the scene, and the defense of the Japanese team was really useless.
But looking back, Rui Hachimura played Yi Jianlian head-on in singles, and also had mid-range shots with a retreat.
Just like when Yao Ming played BJ Olympics with injury, Yi Jianlian also suffered from the sequelae of playing the World Cup with injury, and he was much older than Yao Ming at that time. He missed many games with the Nets last year due to injury. He was still injured, and obviously couldn't keep up with his steps.
Tang Tian made another breakthrough in the frontcourt, and the Japanese double-teamed three people. He gave the ball to Yi Jianlian. The latter missed a three-pointer, but Lin Yi directly pressed Fazekas under the basket and scored a tip-up.
Looking back, it was Rui Hachimura again, who broke through Yi Jianlian to the basket and caused a thug, and went to the free throw line and faced the boos of the Chinese fans with two free throws.
The first few rounds became the epitome of the first quarter.
The Chinese team's offense is very smooth, but they have no way to take Hachimura. No matter whether it is Yi Jianlian in the fourth position or Abdul Saramu in the third position, they can't restrain him.
Rui Hachimura is second only to Williamson and RJ Barrett in the ranking of the best rookies, and his strength is now second only to Tang Tian in Asia.
After the first quarter, Rui Hachimura scored 12 points in a single quarter, and the Japanese team was only 5 points behind the Chinese team 20-25.
In the transition from the bench, Yuta Watanabe also showed his strength, helping the Japanese team to keep clinging to the score.
Seeing this, Li Chunjiang held his chin in thought for a while, stretched out his hand to call a timeout, and then chatted with Tang Tian for a while.
After the timeout, the main players of both sides returned to the field.
But at this moment, the fans found that the Chinese team had put on a very strange lineup.
Guo Ailun and Ding Yanyuhang on the outside, Abdul Saramu and Tang Tian on the front line, and Lin Yi on the center line.
Yi Jianlian is missing!
And Tang Tian played in the fourth position!
People who didn't know thought that Yi Jianlian couldn't play due to injury, but after looking at the bench, he saw that Yi Jianlian was just resting!
This strange array has never existed before, because Tang Tian has never played the fourth position before!
However, this kind of formation made fans on both sides feel a burst of excitement, because it meant that Tang Tian would directly face up to Hachimura.
Pause back the first round, the Chinese team's offense.
The fans at the scene waited eagerly for Tang Tian's strong attack, but Tang Tian just pulled Hachimura to the bottom corner, without any intention of asking for the ball.
Just when they were wondering, Lin Yi asked for the ball in the low post, and Ding Yanyuhang gave it in.
Lin Yi moved beautifully, shook Fazekas away, and easily sent the ball into the basket.
There was a burst of cheers at the scene.
Although they didn't see Tang Tian hitting Hachimura, Lin Yi's footsteps made them feel wet.
It was the first time since Yao Ming that they saw such a good center forward who could use his footwork around the basket.
And this is a space center.
Looking back, Rui Hachimura held the ball with his back.
Rui Hachimura is a three-and-four forward swingman. Like Tang Tian, he is 2.03 meters tall, but weighs 105 kilograms.
If you set a template, he is exactly the same type as Anthony and Harris.
He also knew that his weight was an advantage, so he chose to play post-ups.
However, he did not move Tang Tian after he chiseled twice. Tang Tian's confrontation was much better than he expected.
Just when he was about to turn around and retreat.
"Snapped!"
Tang Tian made a sudden move to withdraw the bench, and then slammed it away from his side, directly breaking his ball!
There were cheers at the scene, and this withdrawal and steal was a textbook-style back defense.
After Tang Tian made the steal, he flicked his hands and made a long pass from the backcourt. After receiving the ball, Guo Ailun made a quick layup and scored.
The cheers at the scene exploded.
Rui Hachimura was a little unbelievable, and continued to ask for the ball in the frontcourt. This time he chose to attack face-to-face.
After being robbed once, he also knew that Tang Tian's robbing threat was great, so he directly chose the iconic step-back shot.
However, he still underestimated Tang Tian's ability. Almost the moment he withdrew, Tang Tian followed suit, and his ball had just left his hand.
"Snapped!"
With a head-to-head block, the ball was slapped out of the field!
The Japanese team sent another sideline ball, and Rui Hachimura did not dare to ask for the ball again, and the Japanese team's offense returned in vain.
Looking back, Tang Tian continued to pull the bottom corner. Ding Yanyuhang and Lin Yi played a pick-and-roll.
"Shua!"
The three-pointer hit the net.
The cheers at the scene were completely unstoppable.
After coming back from the timeout, the Chinese team beat the Japanese team 7-0 and opened the point difference to double digits in an instant.
Moreover, it was still in the case of giving up Tang Tian on the offensive end!