The King of the NBA

The most famous player in this Argentine team is naturally Luis Scola, but it is not Luis Scola who attracts the most attention, but Walter Herman, known as the "strong giant".

The big man, who has been retired for two years, put on the Argentine jersey again and appeared on the stage of the Men's Basketball World Cup, which is shocking in itself.

Of course, the reason why Walter Herman has attracted people's attention is not just because he is a player who has retired for two years and has come back from the fire line, nor is it because of his strength.

Walter Herman is known as the "Strong Giant", one because he is tall, and the other is because his life is full of ups and downs. He once lost his mother, sister, and fiancée in a car accident.

The car accident hit Walter Herman almost destructively. The three women he loved most in his life died on the same day, which almost crushed him and made him want to give up basketball for a while. He pulls himself together because he doesn't want to disappoint his lost loved ones.

But just a year later, after playing a very important game, Walter Herman suddenly learned that his father had died of a heart attack.

At this time coincided with the Athens Olympic Games, when the head coach of the Argentine team, Magnano, decided to recruit Walter Herman to represent Argentina in the Athens Olympic Games, Walter Herman, immersed in grief, resolutely accepted the call of the team, Just a week after his father's death, he traveled to Europe with the Argentine team for a warm-up match.

Walter Hermann wasn't the best player in Argentina, but his tenacity and self-sacrifice earned everyone's respect.

Today, Walter Herman is 35 years old, but when the national team calls, he still returns without hesitation, puts on the Argentine jersey again, and fights for the country.

Such a player is worthy of admiration.

In fact, there are more than one or two veterans like Walter Herman in the Argentine team this year. In addition to Walter Herman, there are also 35-year-old Andres Nocioni, 37-year-old Barcelona Paolo Prigioni, 36-year-old Leonardo Gutierrez.

Among them, Pablo Prigioni is also a strange man. This player did not log in to the NBA until he was 35 years old.

For a 35-year-old player, it takes courage to log into the NBA as a rookie, and many people dare not make such an attempt.

It can be said that the Argentine team is mostly veterans, but their strength should not be underestimated. Veterans have their disadvantages, but also their advantages, such as experience, and tacit cooperation, etc.

Against such a team, Ning Yi dare not neglect.

"beep"

Game start.

The Huaxia men's basketball team is still the regular starter, while the Argentine men's basketball team's starters are center Luis Scola, power forward Walter Hermann, small forward Andres Nocioni, and shooting guard Pablo Priggi Oni, point guard Facundo Campazze, except for Facundo Campazze among the five players, all the others are over 30 years old.

Looking at Argentina's starting lineup, Gong Luming couldn't help but feel that this can be regarded as an "old general army". No matter what the final result is, this is a group of opponents worthy of respect.

"Snapped!"

On the court, Wang Zelin patted the ball to the backcourt.

Guo Ailun controlled the ball and handed it to Ning Yi after advancing to the frontcourt. Ning Yi took a look at the situation on the field and gestured to his teammates. With a throw, he scored two points first.

The players of the Argentine team are relatively old, and their speed is their weakness. However, they are very experienced on the offensive end. A group of veterans played too much together. This opened up space for Scola, and Scola singled Wang Zhelin and also scored two points.

The Huaxia men's basketball team immediately launched a quick counterattack.

In a blink of an eye, a few minutes passed.

In a few minutes, the Huaxia men's basketball team played very fast, because the opponent's weakness was slow speed, so they couldn't play positional battles with the opponent. They had to give full play to their own advantages and play fast.

In the past few minutes, Ning Yi has already scored 5 points, a floater, a three-pointer, Yi Jianlian hit a three-pointer, and only Sun Yue scored one. The Huaxia men's basketball team leads Argentina by 10:9.

At this time, Argentina called a timeout and carried out a personnel rotation.

When they returned to the field, the Argentine pair began to strengthen their defense against Ning Yi and double-teamed Ning Yi, because Ning Yi's threat was too great.

Facing the double-team, Ning Yi hesitated for a while, and finally chose to split the ball.

Swish!

There was a soft sound, and Ning Yi breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the teammates felt good today and didn't waste the opportunity, otherwise the game would be difficult to play.

As the game progressed, the scores of the two sides also rose rapidly.

When the first quarter ended, the Huaxia men's basketball team led Argentina by 4 points.

However, when entering the second quarter, Yi Jianlian's efficiency began to decline. He fought too hard in the previous game, and the 20-hour rest time was not enough, and his physical fitness only recovered 60-70%. Ning Yi and Yi Jianlian's defense is very fierce, and they are deliberately consuming their physical strength, so that it is only the second quarter, and Yi Jianlian's physical fitness can't keep up.

"beep"

Gong Lu called a timeout and replaced Yi Jianlian.

Ning Yi couldn't help frowning. Yi Jianlian's physical fitness has not yet recovered, and he has only recovered 80% or 90%. The other party is very aware of this and is consciously consuming. If this continues, I am afraid it will evolve into the same as the previous game.

"A Lian, take a break, Zhou Peng." Gong Luming looked calm, just stared at Zhou Peng, and said in a deep voice: "Remember your promise, fight hard."

"Yes." Zhou Peng nodded heavily.

Ning Yi was taken aback, not knowing why, Yi Jianlian also looked confused, promise, what promise?

The two looked at Gong Luming, but Gong Luming didn't mean to explain, and neither did the others. Ning Yi and Yi Jianlian looked at each other and shook their heads. What are you doing so curiously at this time? Play well and strive to win. It's business.

This is the third match of the Huaxia men's basketball group stage. There are a total of 5 games in the group stage, and they have already lost one game. To ensure the group qualifying, it is best to win this game.

Soon, the pause is over.

Players from both sides returned to the court, Guo Ailun advanced the ball to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Ning Yi, but as soon as Ning Yi took the ball, the Argentine team immediately double-teamed. Now that Yi Jian has gone on, only Ning Yi is left as a core player. If Argentina wants to come, as long as Ning Yi is restricted, things will be easy.

"Teaming again." Ning Yi frowned. Just as he was about to hit hard, he saw Guo Ailun running back to ask for the ball. Ning Yi's heart moved and he passed it.