Chapter 1298 1297. A Must-Win Final (6/10, Please Give Me a Monthly Pass!)

Chapter 1298 1297. A must-win final (610 for monthly votes!)

Gasol's sudden injury not only caught the Spanish team off guard, but also Liu Mang.

He was looking forward to watching the match between the pot medicine combination, but he didn't expect Gasol to be injured!

Gasol's injury has nothing to do with confrontation, fouls, etc., and it has nothing to do with the Greek team. It is purely caused by long-term fatigue. In the original time and space, he was injured after the semi-finals. It may be because he confronted the Greek team's aggressive little shark in advance, a little earlier.

Gasol was carried back to the locker room on a stretcher, and the game had to continue.

The head coach of the Spanish team could only temporarily adjust the lineup. Gasol usually plays 37 or 38 minutes in a game, especially against such a strong team. It is normal for Gasol to play all the time.

In the first half of the fourth quarter, Gasol was a little panicked without his brother, and was counterattacked by the Greek team. When the score difference was narrowed to 3 points, Gasol returned to the sidelines with a cane. He did not go to the hospital for a detailed examination as the team doctor suggested. He wanted to watch his teammates finish the game.

Gasol's return, although with a cane, gave great encouragement to the Spanish players.

After the timeout, the Spanish team, led by Gasol and Calderon, played a 14-6 scoring shock wave, scoring in six consecutive attacks, especially the clumsy Gasol used his clever footwork to foul the opponent's center Papadopouls twice in the inside singles, causing the opponent to foul out, and the Spanish team regained the upper hand!

In the end, the Spanish team narrowly defeated the Greek team 84-77 and advanced to the finals!

However, Gasol, the dominant player of the Spanish team under the World Basketball Federation rules, was injured, casting a shadow on the Spanish team's championship.

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After the game, Liu Mang watched Yao Ming run to the Spanish team’s locker room to find Gasol, and he didn’t know what to say.

When the Spanish team left, they won as if they had lost.

Liu Mang was indeed very sorry. Gasol’s injury was unclear, and the impact on the Spanish team was not just this World Championships. If Gasol’s injury was too serious, it would likely affect the rise of the Spanish team.

However, Liu Mang knew that Gasol might be the same as in the original time and space, with only a metatarsal injury, which would heal in a few months. In addition, Gasol would not play in the World Championships, European Championships, and European Cups in the future. Their Blue Association was afraid that Gasol would be exhausted. This injury was actually a good thing from Gasol’s professional career and national team career, and it sounded a wake-up call for the Spanish Blue Association.

Liu Mang was very sorry that he could not play against the strongest Spanish team.

But…

Although Liu Mang felt a little sorry for Gasol from the bottom of his heart, he still felt…a little lucky…

The hope of his country winning the championship has become greater!

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At night, reporters who had been waiting outside the hospital where Gasol was treated got the first-hand news.

Gasol fractured the fourth metatarsal and needed surgery. The estimated recovery time is six to eight weeks.

Some American reporters reported that Lakers owner Jerry Buss rushed to Japan with the team doctor to take Gasol to Germany for another examination and better treatment.

This is why NBA clubs don't like their players to participate in national team games and why David Stern doesn't want to help the US Basketball Association invite NBA players. Many non-American players have many injuries and have nothing to do with NBA games. Instead, they are injured in the national team.

Some fans originally expected that Gasol's foot injury was just a hard injury, that is, he couldn't play at the time, but a rest would not affect the finals, but it was really broken.

People can't help but sigh that the Chinese team is really lucky this year!

Two years ago, the Chinese team defeated Spain, but Calderon was not so good at that time, and Gasol was a little worse than he is now. Gasol was still playing in the high school league at the Lausanne Academy in Memphis, USA, and he didn't have the ability he has now.

But without Gasol, Liu Mang and Yao Ming of the Chinese team are stronger than two years ago, and the collective performance of the Chinese team is also better than two years ago. Gasol is injured, and the chances of winning the Chinese team are infinitely raised!

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"Paul, don't worry, modern medicine is very prosperous, you will get better soon, I heard that German orthopedics are very powerful." Liu Mang comforted.

"Ace, thank you for worrying about me, yes, German sports medicine is very powerful, I used to come here when I was injured, Ace, you can also learn about it." Gasol said with emotion. Although Gasol felt that the other party's expression was strange when Liu Mang said the words modern medicine and German orthopedics, he was really moved and surprised that Liu Mang, as the opponent of the finals and possibly the main rival of the NBA in the future, came to the hospital to see him.

You have to understand it. Liu Mang felt that Gasol's words were well-intentioned, and athletes are inevitably injured, but it just sounded strange.

Liu Mang and Gasol had a brief chat and left, letting Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi and Gasol talk more, they are teammates of the same team.

When Liu Mang was leaving, he met Lakers owner Jerry Buss and the beautiful, rich and beautiful Jeanie Buss. They said hello but didn't talk much. Liu Mang is not a Lakers player, and if he was photographed chatting by reporters it would become news again, so he just thought of it as helping the Lakers save a US$500,000 fine.

September 2nd is the day when the Greek team and the American team compete for the bronze medal. It is also the last rest day for the Chinese team and the Spanish team in this World Championship. The World Championship final will be held tomorrow.

Liu Mang asked for leave with Coach Zhang in the morning and went to the hospital with Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi to see Gasol.

Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi wanted to know the specific injury of Gasol. Liu Mang was just here to popularize German orthopedics... but they knew more about German orthopedics than him.

Liu Mang returned alone to the training ground arranged by the Japanese side for the Chinese team in Saitama Prefecture. His teammates were very excited today. Although some things could not be said, but... this is really a good opportunity to win the championship!

Liu Mang devoted himself to training. Silver Fox Harris, Coach Zhang, Guo Shiqiang and Li Nan also emphasized not to be careless.

Especially the three veterans Guo Shiqiang, Li Nan and Zhang Jingsong, who retired from professional basketball after the club games this season. Unexpectedly, they had a chance to win the championship by accompanying the boys to play in the World Championships!

There is a saying that goes, "An army of sorrow will win." The Spanish team showed such resilience in the second half of the fourth quarter against Greece. In terms of role players, many Spanish players with ability ratings between 75-80 are still an opponent that cannot be underestimated.

It seems that the greater the chance of winning, the more serious you have to be, and you can't let your mentality have problems.

After Liu Mang got over that excitement, he also knew that he couldn't be careless!

For the Chinese team, if they win this World Championship final, other countries and even domestic fans will think it's normal, but if they lose... it's probably a big problem!

Especially for domestic fans!

However, Liu Mang feels a little happy that people have regarded them as a real strong team!

It is not an easy thing to beat the Spanish team without Gasol, but many people take it for granted, which makes Liu Mang feel that the efforts of the two world championships and the star cards invested, etc., have not been in vain!

From a basketball perspective, Liu Mang has made a lot of contributions to his motherland!

Liu Mang adjusted his mentality from the regret of not being able to compete with Gasol at the peak, and devoted himself to training.

Win the championship first!

It is true that public opinion is biased towards them, but as a core player, he must lead by example and have a positive influence on his teammates! The head of state mode is about to be activated!