MTL - NBA Backer King-Chapter 660 Olympic title defense
Chapter 660 Defending the Olympic title
8, the opening of the Olympic Games.
Wang Tiejun became the flag bearer for the third time, and it will also be the last time he will be the flag bearer of the Chinese Olympic delegation. This is also his fourth Olympic Games, and the last.
The following opening ceremony, China* gave the whole world a huge surprise, which can be called amazing.
Pharaoh Wang also devoted himself to the men's basketball group stage, working hard for his last Olympic Games and striving for the best result.
China and the United States are in Group B, along with Spain, Greece, Germany, and Angola.
Group A is Lithuania, Argentina, Croatia, Australia, Russia, Iran.
The first group match of the men's basketball team was against the US team.
No. 10, 10:00 p.m., K Times Olympic Basketball Hall, the game is about to start.
The K-era basketball arena, which can accommodate 20,000 people, is the most advanced basketball arena in China, where the men's and women's basketball finals will be held.
At this time, the arena is full of seats.
Behind the bench of the Chinese national team, two sisters, Dabao, Erbao, Zhou Zhoutian, Niannian and Jaina, seven children, plus several adults, occupied the best seats.
Behind them, there are a large group of people such as Barkley, Raymond, Magician Pippen, etc. It is funny to say that a group of Americans sit behind the bench of the Chinese team, and the media often calls them Shoot randomly.
Of course, there are also a large group of NBA superstars sitting on the US team, led by Jordan.
Kobe looked over here from time to time, complaining to Brother Fei that he didn't let his wife and daughter sit behind him.
"Dad, do you want me to prepare a can of spinach for you?" Dabao patted Pharaoh on the shoulder in front of him and shouted.
"Popeye is standing in front of me, I can beat him too." Old Wang said with a smile.
Jianna stood on Vanessa's lap, suddenly leaned over on the back of the chair in front of her, stretched out her little hand and grabbed Lao Wang's ear, and shouted crisply with a Beijing film: "Uncle, hug!"
"Gianna is so good!"
Old Wang looked back and saw Jaina, turned around with a smile and stretched out his hand to pinch her little face, and really took it and hugged her for half a minute.
Ten ten minutes past ten, the game is about to start.
For the U.S. team, coach K sent out a starting lineup of Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Kidd.
For the Chinese national team, head coach Jiang Shuai sent out a starting lineup of Wang Tiejun, Yao Min, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng, and Liu Wei.
The Chinese men's basketball team won the bronze medal in the 1996 Olympic Games, the silver medal in 2000, and the gold medal in 2004. There is also a former basketball player like Wang Tiejun, and a super center like Dayao who is in his prime. A large group of players like Yi Jianlian and Zhu Fangyu who have been trained in the NBA and European leagues for a long time are not only strong in strength, but also mentally strong. Facing the US men's basketball team, their morale is extremely strong.
The only thing is that I don't know much about Lao Wang's strength. After all, I have retired for two years and have been engaged in administrative work for two years. This is what Chinese fans and domestic media are worried about.
At 10:15, the game officially started.
Lao Wang didn't let Dayao jump the ball, and walked to the opposite side of Warcraft Howard.
His fixed period ended in June 2005, and he entered the decay period one year before his retirement. His current physical fitness has been declining for three consecutive years, which is equivalent to 94% of the fixed period.
The point is, after rebuilding his body, he has no injuries that affect his state, and after his body is digitalized, he does not need to maintain his body's state through systematic training day after day, so the current physical fitness, at least maintain Over 90% of the fixed period.
And Dayao's current body is not as healthy as him, and his athletic quality is not as good as him.
It is said that Dayao will play the leading role in this Olympic Games, but in fact he has to do it himself.
At the commentary booth of CCTV, Zhang Lili said excitedly and emotionally: "I haven't watched Tiejun play for two years, everyone should cherish the opportunity, it's just a few games."
"To the finals, that's eight games." Su Qun nodded.
"Old K, you are already old, now is the age of our young people." Howard said with a smile.
"Boy, even if I'm fifty years old, I can beat you with a single slap."
After Pharaoh came on the court, the sharpness worn by his administrative career in the past two years seemed to be wiped away, and he returned to his previous dominance.
Warcraft twitched cheekily and snorted unconvinced, but didn't dare to say anything more, because he knew that if he angered Old K, Old K really dared to slap him.
Jump ball, the US team attacks.
The jump ball won the old K, Warcraft Howard seemed very happy, came to the basket, and immediately asked Kidd who was outside to control the ball.
Kidd looked at the basket, and Yao had already arrived at the side of Warcraft. He had partnered with Dayao for so many years. The ball was given to Bryant outside the three-point line on the right wing.
Kobe Bryant received the ball, immediately turned around and hit Wang Shipeng with his back. After knocking back the defender, he turned around and shot a jumper, easily hitting a three-pointer.
The three-pointer here is equivalent to the far two-pointer in the NBA, which is the most accurate position for his mid-range shot.
The Chinese national team is attacking.
Kidd and Kobe tried to press in the backcourt, but with the cooperation of Liu Wei and Wang Shipeng, they smoothly advanced to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Yao in the high position.
Under the basket, Pharaoh is fighting with Warcraft.
"Look at old K." Su Qun shouted excitedly.
At this moment, countless people all over the world are staring at the basket. Does old K, the basketball **** who has retired for two years, still have the ability to compete with the rising star of the NBA, Warcraft Howard?
The next moment, Pharaoh handed in the results.
Blocking out with his left elbow and squeezing his lower body hard, Warcraft has been pushed aside abruptly by him, gaining space under the basket.
"Whoosh!"
Dayao passes the ball.
Old Wang caught the ball with one hand with his right hand, and in the next moment, he grabbed the ball with one hand and raised himself up, directly shaking the monster into the sky, and then took off for the second time.
"boom!"
The hoop roared violently, and the entire K-era Olympic basketball hall suddenly boiled.
"Beautiful! After two years of retirement, old K is still so strong." Su Qun shouted excitedly.
"That's right. The Warcraft Howard, who can replace Shaquille O'Neal alone, is weak in offense and strong in defense, but Tiejun's offense at the basket is quite easy. The two towers are playing high and low, and the US team is basically defenseless." Zhang Lili was excited. typical.
The US team attacks.
This time it's LeBron James' turn to attack.
In the 2004 Olympic Games, he sat on the cold board once. This time he will become the brightest star of the US team and take back the name of the dream team from the Chinese team.
He crushed Zhu Fangyu and pushed in. The latter didn't carry it to death, and he couldn't carry it to death, and there was no need to carry it to death at all, because the old K was below.
Anthony was active on the left wing, and Pharaoh was also on the left wing. Seeing James catch the ball, he knew that Zhu Fangyu couldn't defend against the little emperor, so he immediately raised his vigilance and was ready to defend at any time.
His current mobility should be said to be much better than that of Dayao. Dayao has played in the NBA for 8 years. He has no devastating serious injuries, but there are still many minor injuries, which is not as good as in previous years.
So let Dayao guard the basket, defend Anthony himself, and at the same time be responsible for assisting the outside defense, with a larger defensive area.
At this moment, James knocked Zhu Fangyu back, turning over and shooting a jumper.
He didn't choose to go in, because Yao was inside, if he rushed in, he would face Yao and old K's double-team, which was very dangerous.
Lao Wang, who was two meters away from James, immediately took a step up, ready to fly to block the shot.
But at this moment, James, who had jumped up, suddenly waved his hands, and the ball flew to Anthony, who was moving to the left bottom corner.
But at this moment, Lao Wang, who was taking a step up, suddenly withdrew that step, and immediately took a step back, turned around, and flew up to meet Anthony who was catching and jumping from the left bottom corner.
He is not worried about James' mid-range shot at all, because he has collected data on all members of the American men's basketball team before.
In the past season, LeBron James' mid-range shooting percentage was not high, only 30.3% of two-pointers, 37.2% of two-pointers, 42.6% of nearly two-pointers, and only 31.5% of three-pointers.
Although Zhu Fangyu can't support James, he will not let James play comfortably, and with such efficiency, no matter how many shots he can't beat the Chinese team.
So his upward defense was just a fake action. After deceiving James to pass the ball, he immediately returned to defend Anthony.
"what?"
Seeing that old K returned to defend Anthony very quickly, James was very surprised.
"what?"
Seeing Old K pounced, Anthony was also surprised, but he could only bite the bullet and make a move.
"Kacha Kacha..."
At this moment, all the reporters frantically pressing the shutters in the media seats behind the baseline.
"Snapped!"
Lao Wang grabbed the basketball thrown by Anthony with his right hand. Amidst the cheers of the fans, his body also flew out of the baseline, turned halfway in the air, and before landing, he threw the ball with one hand and flew to Zhu Fangyu.
"Pretty!"
Su Qun roared excitedly.
"This defense is great! Tie Jun's performance is not like a man who has retired for two years." Zhang Reasonable said excitedly.
The U.S. team returned to defense quickly, but the Chinese team did not play a fast break. After Liu Wei and Wang Shipeng steadily advanced the ball to the frontcourt, they once again gave the ball to the high-ranking Yao.
"brush!"
Dayao didn't pass the ball this time. After shaking Anthony for a while, he shot directly on Anthony's head and hit a high mid-range shot.
"At this height, Anthony can only watch." Su Qun laughed.
"The iron army is still brave, and the American team is too disadvantaged in the interior. It is better to let Anthony go up, it is better to let Bosh go up, at least the height is better, Anthony is impossible to guard against Yao, and it is impossible to guard against high and low positions." Zhang Zhang Reasonably laughed.
Soon, by a foul, Coach K replaced Anthony and replaced Bosh.
But it was useless. After Dayao played two high positions, he immediately switched positions with Lao Wang. He entered the low post to play World of Warcraft. Lao Wang mentioned that he played Bosh in the high post. Let the US team be helpless.
Fortunately, the U.S. team has a tyrannical outside line. Wade, Kobe, James, Anthony, Prince, Paul, Deron, Kidd, etc. have a luxurious lineup, which is not lost to the Dream Team. The outside offensive firepower is extremely strong.
The rebounding ability of the two teams is almost the same, and no one has an advantage. The Chinese team relies on efficient inside offense, while the US team relies on strong outside offense and strong defensive counterattack to score. They played very anxiously.
So for a while, the scores of the two teams were very tight, and no one had a big advantage.
After the first half, at 41:47, the Chinese team relied on higher offensive efficiency, accumulated advantages little by little, and slowly led to 6 points.
Pharaoh Wang scored 21 points, accounting for one-third of the offensive shots, with a shooting percentage of 66.6%. He played for a total of 20 minutes without resting for a minute.
Dayao scored 14 points and played 16 minutes with a two-minute rest in each quarter.
Others add up to 12 points, and the rotation is sufficient.
"Dayao, how is your physical fitness?" Old Wang asked.
"no problem."
Dayao was a little out of breath. His physical condition was not very good until the Eastern Conference finals in the playoffs.
Old Marshal Jiang stood in front of the two of them and asked, "Are you all right? I don't have anything to do, I'm counting on you."
"It's okay, coach, you are getting old, go back and sit with peace of mind, and leave the game to us." Old Wang said.
Jiang Shuai nodded and said, "Tie Jun, you are the teaching assistant, you can fight however you want."
For the US team, the old coach K looked very serious. With the strength of the US team, it was actually 6 points behind at halftime, which put a lot of pressure on him.
Especially the old K, he didn't expect to be 35 years old after two years of retirement, and still be in such a good state. Has he retired?
Next, he intends to continue to put pressure on the Chinese team in the second half, using the strong lineup of the US team to not give the Chinese team a chance to breathe.
Jordan saw Lao Wang's performance in the first half. To be honest, he was not surprised, because he had long thought that Lao K's physical fitness could be maintained for a long time, just like him.
Now old K is only 35 years old. He feels that as long as he is willing to come back, he may still be able to play in the NBA.
Soon after, the second half began.
The U.S. team began to speed up, using a strong superstar-level rotation to drag down the Chinese team.
At this time, Dayao was sitting off the court, Yi Jianlian came on as a substitute, and the offensive firepower inside declined.
Sun Le, Liu Jihua and others were also replaced on the outside line, and their strength is not inferior to the main outside line.
After playing for five minutes, half a quarter passed, at 56:60, the US team got back by 2 points, but was still 4 points behind.
Lao Wang made 5 crazy shots in five minutes, hit 4 goals, added 3 free throws, scored 11 points in the half quarter, and sent two big caps in the half quarter, blocking the strong firepower of the American team in the penalty area In addition, withstood the offensive of the American team and won more rest time for Dayao.
The Chinese team called a timeout, and then Dayao played.
The game restarted, and the US team still maintained a strong pressure, trying to crush the Chinese team.
However, with the Twin Towers in hand, the internal offensive firepower resumed, and in the next half quarter, they played a strong internal offensive again.
After the third quarter, 68:78, the Chinese team led by 10 points.
At the end of the quarter, the US team continued their onslaught.
It's a pity that the interior offensive ability is too poor. Under the defense of Lao Wang and Dayao, Bosh, Anthony, and Boozer can't play low-post offense at all. Howard can only play one or two offenses, so the US team's offense is basically Attacking from outside is not efficient enough.
Finally, under the leadership of Lao Wang and Dayao, the Chinese team defeated the US team 88:100 and won the first victory in the group stage.
Lao Wang scored 41 points in the first game. After retiring for two years, he once again showed the world his absolute strength as the number one basketball player.
"Old K should come out of the rivers and lakes again!"
"The world basketball world is still dominated by old K!"
On the second day, countless media at home and abroad appealed to Lao Wang to come out again and create greater glories.
Next, the men's basketball team continued their efforts, defeated their opponents in the group stage one by one, broke out of the group stage with a record of victory, and entered the knockout stage.
The US team is also very strong, only lost to the Chinese team, with 4 wins and 1 loss, the second place in the group, and reached the knockout round.
In this Olympic Games, the Chinese delegation fought in the local area, and achieved very good results, ranking first in the gold medal list.
However, Liu Xiang was injured and retired in the preliminaries, which made the Chinese feel a little regretful.
After a brutal knockout round, the Chinese team reached the final with a record of 100% victory, against the US team in the group stage.
In seven games, Pharaoh averaged 36 points per game. His performance was as strong as before, and he became the brightest superstar in this Olympic Games.
At 2:30 pm on August 24th, in the K Times Olympic Basketball Stadium, the men's basketball finals began, the Chinese team vs. the US team.
For this finals, not counting the foreign countries, only in China, there may be one billion people watching.
"This is the gold medal we are most looking forward to. The pressure must be great, but we must eliminate the pressure and strive to defend the title." Zhang Lili said loudly.
"Don't be afraid, old K is at the front, Dayao and the others follow behind, the men's basketball team is not afraid of pressure." Su Qun also encouraged loudly.
"Beep!"
With a whistle, when the basketball is thrown high, the game begins.
"Oh, the monster jumped too early, old K pushed the ball away, and the Chinese team attacked." Su Qun said loudly.
"Dayao landed at the top of the arc, and Tie Jun entered the basket. Dayao received the ball and made a pass..." Zhang Lili continued.
"Fly for me!"
Old Wang caught the ball and immediately swung it up.
"Oops!"
As soon as the Warcraft that flew up directly from the spot jumped up, it regretted it, because the old K didn't jump.
"boom!"
The next moment, Lao Wang took off on the spot, smashed the ball with both hands, dunked the monster, and knocked him to the basket.
"Ohoo!"
The K-era Olympic basketball hall with 20,000 people suddenly boiled.
All the big leaders on the rostrum also applauded one after another, cheering for the men's basketball team.
But when the offense and defense transitioned, the U.S. team took advantage of the weakness of the Chinese team's tall twin towers and slow speed to play a fast offensive rhythm.
"boom!"
Kobe made a flying dunk.
Next, the Chinese team continued to fight positional warfare, giving full play to the advantages of the twin towers inside, and the US team could not resist.
The U.S. team, relying on the strong strength of the outside line, continued to play powerful fast breaks. The impact was so huge that the Chinese team could not resist.
Although Lao Wang is fast, he is still not as good as Kobe and others, and he can't keep up with the rhythm on the defensive end.
As for Zhu Fangyu and the others, they are just ordinary NBA players and cannot stop these superstar figures at all.
In the 8th minute of the first quarter, the two sides tied at 26:26. The Chinese team had the ball, and Lao Wang called a timeout on the court.
Lao Wang made 5 of 6 shots and 2 of 3 free throws, scoring 12 points and 3 rebounds.
Dayao made 4 of 5 shots and 1 of 1 free throw, scoring 9 points and 2 rebounds.
Zhang Reasonable said: "This year's US team is too strong. It wasn't for Tie Jun and Dayao's efficient offense. We are already behind."
The timeout ended, Dayao and Zhu Fangyu took turns to rest, until they played the 4th position, Yi Jian played the 3rd position in a row, the veteran Li Nan played the 2nd position, and Sun Le played the 1st position.
For the US team, Howard had no chance to rest, and other positions were replaced by Boozer, Anthony, Wade, and Chris Paul.
"Old K is 35 years old and hasn't played for two years. Does he still have such strong physical fitness?"
On the bench of the U.S. team, seeing Lao Wang stand up again, everyone had a headache.
Including Jordan who was sitting in the back, he had to admire Old K's physical ability. Like him, he was at the level of a monster.
"Listen, old K only fouled once in the first half, which is too little, I want you to keep attacking him!"
At this time, when the players were on the court, the old coach K said.
He has more headaches than the players. The U.S. team is ridiculously strong from the first to the third position, but it happens to be in the two positions in the interior. Compared with the Chinese team, it is weak.
Warcraft is very strong, just change to a big shark, but in front of the old K, it is a weak chicken.
Now that old K is playing the whole game, he has no one in his hands to replace Warcraft, so he can only continue to play.
The entire US team, the real center is Warcraft alone, the power forwards are actually only Boozer and Bosh, three inside, and the two inside super centers, Old K and Yao, are not enough to look at.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to choose a few centers. There are really no one. The United States is now withered centers. As for power forwards, neither Duncan nor Garnett has come. Compared with the Chinese team, the interior is too weak.
The Chinese national team is attacking.
Pharaoh Wang didn’t go into the basket this time, and came to the low position on the left wing. The ball was passed by Yi Jianlian on the left wing.
Warcraft lacked strength in the bottom plate, couldn't stop it, and retreated repeatedly. Boozer and Anthony were not good defensive experts. They could be called defensive loopholes. The help defense was not timely. After Lao Wang approached the basket, he first used fake moves Warcraft, and then got up and dunked for the second time.
The US team attacks.
According to the old coach K's tactics, he slowed down the pace, waited for Lao Wang to settle on the defensive end, and then rushed in to cause damage.
"Oh, don't play fast break anymore. It takes a lot of courage and courage to fight against us." Zhang Li said in surprise.
Su Qun went on to say: "We can't resist the US team's fast attack. Now they are switching to positional warfare. It must be to cause damage. This really requires courage."
Paul handed the ball to Wade, and the Flash attacked with the ball.
On the right wing, Wade catches the ball and easily shakes Li Nan with a fake shot, then goes into the flank and goes straight to the paint.
How rich is Lao Wang's experience, these little guys don't play a very dominant fast break, but instead fight a positional battle that is not dominant, what they want to do is self-evident.
But he has to admit that the old coach K does have a skill. As long as he is beaten down, or a few fouls are made to weaken his defensive strength, the finals can basically be over.
But, is he that easy to deal with?
Didn’t defend for 3 seconds, he sat on the basket, and followed Boozer out. It doesn’t matter if he can keep up. If the US team wants to draw his foul, then it must attack the basket.
If the U.S. team does not play at the basket, then playing positional warfare is meaningless. It is better to continue to play the fast break with the greatest advantage.
Seeing Wade come in with the ball, he immediately stepped up to block it.
Facing Old K's block, Wade suddenly changed direction, and at the same time he joined the ball, and instantly slammed into it, trying to make a foul before the defender fully stood in his defensive position.
But Pharaoh suddenly retreated at this time, causing him to hit an empty space.
Since the opponent wants to cause damage, the most important thing to defend is not to stop the opponent's attack, but to avoid being killed.
Even if Wade scores this goal, he can turn around and hit it back, so his blocking is just a trap to attract Wade.
Wade has already fused the ball and didn't hit the old K. At this time, he has to shoot or pass the ball. He didn't pass the ball before the eagerness, so he kept doing two things, holding the ball like a bomb, and rushed to the second step. Old K.
"Snapped!"
Old Wang was not used to these little guys, he waved his big hand, and with a loud thumping sound, he slapped the basketball on Wade's chest hard.
"what!"
Wade let out a cry of pain, Lao Wang's hand was like a bear's paw, tears were drawn out, the pain was so painful that his teeth cracked, the ball was hit on the floor, and Lao Wang caught it when it bounced.
"Thugs! Thugs foul!"
Didn't hear the whistle, James jumped up from the bench in a hurry, and made a thug movement at the referee on the court.
It's a pity that he doesn't have an international star whistle, the referee ignored him, the whistle didn't sound, and the game continued.
"The golfer is one player, this action is indeed not foul." Zhang Lili said with a smile.
"The foul was not caused, and the Flash suffered a great loss." Su Qun said with a smile.
Pharaoh came to the frontcourt, entered the basket and asked for the ball.
"Team faster." Coach K shouted.
When Sun Le passed the ball to the basket, under the urging of the head coach, Anthony and Boozer had already desperately helped to defend the basket.
Old Wang caught the monster with his left elbow and took off, and caught the ball with one hand with his right hand. As soon as the ball touched his hand, it immediately flew to Dazhi in the left corner.
He has been tried and tested in the NBA. He played for the Kings for several years, and now he is a backup power forward for the Grizzlies. He is good at open three-pointers. basket.
"Beautiful! It's as big as a three-pointer. It's 26:31, and we lead by 5 points." Su Qun shouted excitedly.
The US team attacks.
This time Anthony took the ball and broke through from the left wing.
Yi Jianlian defends, has an advantage in height, and is not bad in strength, but like Zhu Fangyu, he has no hard top, and he retreats and defends to prevent his opponent from charging.
But Anthony turned around flexibly, after trying to bypass Yi Jianlian, he forcibly increased his speed and hit the penalty area.
But just as he bypassed Yi Jianlian, Sun Le's double team arrived.
Facing the powerful outside impact of the American team, the Chinese team played a two-three defense with three players on the line, and Sun Le stayed in the middle of the line, and could help defend the other four positions at any time.
"Boom!"
Using the double-teaming time won by Yi Jianlian, he blocked in front of Anthony in time, protected his chest with both arms, and was knocked over directly.
"Beep!"
The referee's whistle sounded, and he ran over and pointed at Anthony, making an offensive foul gesture.
"what?"
Anthony spread his hands and looked shocked.
"Xiao Le, you did a good job!" Old Wang praised Sun Le.
"Uncle, what a joke! They will make fouls, so will we." Sun Le said with a smile.
As the Blazers traded Duncan and entered the reconstruction process, Sun Le, who had grown up, became the main force of the Blazers. Like Pippen, he organized small forwards and was good at organization and defense. He was called a weakened version of Pippen.
The Chinese national team is attacking.
Old Wang received the ball from the low position on the left wing and was double-teamed by Anthony, but the double-teaming was so tight that even a fly could not be caught, as if he was afraid of hurting him.
"boom!"
Yi Jianlian, who was emptied by Anthony on the left wing, cut to the basket in time and space. Pharaoh immediately hit the ground and passed the ball.
At this time, several players on the American team were in a hurry, and no longer implemented Coach K's positional tactics, but returned to the original fast break tactics.
Howard made a fast serve, Chris Paul moved forward like a bolt of lightning after receiving the ball from the left wing, Wade even rushed in front of him, Anthony was behind him, close to the middle, Boozer quickly came down from the right wing, all four Down.
"hurry up!"
Seeing the US team play another fast break, Su Qun hurriedly shouted.
"The Iron Army is chasing!" Zhang Lili said anxiously.
Da Zhi and Li Nan failed to keep up. Sun Le caught up with Anthony and overtook him, and then chased Paul. Yi Jianlian also followed Boozer. Lao Wang returned from the basket and passed him in a few steps. Boozer on the right wing.
Chris Paul rushed to the left-wing three-point line and stopped suddenly. At this time, there were no defenders around him, but he noticed that Sun Le had rushed up from behind and had to play the ball immediately.
At this time, Wade rushed to the left wing, cut to the basket, and looked at Paul.
Paul did not choose to shoot a three-pointer himself, but pushed with both hands, and the ball flew to the basket and was given to Wade.
At the moment he hit the ball, Sun Le behind him jumped up, but unfortunately he was a little short and missed the shot.
Wade jumped up and faced the basketball with one hand.
"careful!"
Boozer and Anthony exclaimed at the same time.
"how?"
Wade's hand just touched the ball, and he heard the exclamation of his teammates in his ears, and a touch of China~ Guohong crashed into the corner of his right eye.
The next moment, a big hand pressed down.
"Snapped!"
Lao Wang slapped his horse and rushed to him, flew to block the shot, slammed the ball on the backboard, and bounced back high.
"Boom!"
The next moment, he and Wade collided in the air.
After landing, he hit the basketball hoop, and Wade was directly hit by him, flew out of the baseline, and knocked the media seats upside down.
"Oh!"
The audience suddenly burst into exclamation.
But the game was not interrupted. Yi Jianlian caught up from behind and just received the bounced ball.
Lao Wang felt some pain in his back, but when he saw Yi Jianlian got the ball, he turned over quickly and rushed into the field again.
When Wade struggled to get up from the media seats, Pharaoh had already crossed the top of the arc.
"Attack! Attack! Attack..."
At this time, in the Olympic basketball stadium of the K era, there were loud shouts.
Sun Le rushed to the left wing with the ball, turned around and pulled it out. At this time, Li Nan and the others also pulled to the flank, leaving the middle alone, and Lao Wang slammed into it.
"uncle!"
Sun Le shouted loudly, and the ball in his hand flew in front of Old Wang.
Old Wang caught the ball, grabbed the ball with his right hand and raised it high, and took off from the free throw line in one step.
Boozer and Anthony, who were about to go back to the basket, saw that they dared to go up, and they immediately stopped.
"boom!"
The next moment, Lao Wang took the ax and slashed down. With the sound of violent basket explosion, the whole land of China immediately boiled.
"ah!"
On the bench, Dayao and others rushed up excitedly, cheering like the fans.
"Great. At 26:35, we played a wave of 9-0 attacks. Now the first quarter is almost over, and the lead in the first quarter can win the advantage for the second quarter. Dayao can rest more time." Su Qun said excitedly.
Zhang Lili said worriedly: "Tie Jun is not young, he is 35 years old. I don't know if he was injured just now. The basket was shaken by the impact."
Su Qun nodded and said: "Old K is an iron man, and he can dunk vigorously, so there shouldn't be a big problem."
Then the US team served and the first quarter ended.
Coach K rearranged the offensive tactics. The defense of the Chinese team was not weak and did not cause any damage. Instead, the opponent played a wave of 9-0, and decided to re-play the fast break tactics.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Chinese team was caught in waves of strong fast breaks by the American team. Few times they were able to defend against such fast breaks, but most of the time they couldn’t.
However, the Chinese team is based on its own low-post offense. Pharaoh and Dayao take turns to attack the basket. One is the main attacker and the other is the auxiliary attacker. The two towers cooperate to attack very efficiently. Live Dayao's offense.
After halftime, with Pharaoh and Dayao not resting, at 51:58, the Chinese team still led by 7 points.
During the intermission, Zhang rationally analyzed: "In the second half, or the last quarter, Dayao's physical fitness may have problems. He has just played in the Eastern Conference finals, and his physical fitness is definitely not very abundant. The task of the Tiejun side is heavier. Let’s face it, the defensive end is also the gate of our penalty area, and we even have to chase and defend the US team’s fast break.
The U.S. team also has weaknesses. The fifth position is all supported by Howard alone, without a minute of rest. He is facing the Iron Army. Even if he only has 40 minutes, I don't think he can stand it.
Warcraft has already committed three fouls, which is a very dangerous number of fouls. If it happens again in the third quarter, the US team will have to make a substitution. Who will be replaced? Bosh will play center? "
"Pfft, he will be smashed into scum by old K. It is no problem for old K to score 40 points in a single quarter on his head. If Warcraft goes down, the rebound will be lost, so Coach K would rather that Warcraft does not defend, and does not want He was beaten down." Su Qun laughed.
Zhang Lili said with emotion: "Tie Jun was born more than ten years ago. His appearance made basketball the number one sport in China and the men's basketball team a world-class team. But I think his contribution is not just an individual. strength contribution."
Su Qun nodded and said: "Old K has single-handedly cultivated people like Dayao, and his contribution is too great."
Zhang Reasonable said: "Although Tie Jun and Dayao are the main players in this final, the role of other players should not be underestimated.
On the offensive end, Zhu Fangyu and Sun Le can stretch out and defend the low post. The US team did not dare to let them go too much in the first half.
On the defensive end, they also worked hard to destroy a lot of fast breaks of the US team, causing opponents to make mistakes and reducing the success rate of opponents' fast breaks. "
Su Qun asked: "Director Zhang, look at this final, we..."
Zhang reasonably and cautiously said: "As I said just now, Tiejun should strengthen its strong attack on monsters. If you dare to defend, they will beat you down. If you dare not defend, that's even better, just blow you up.
Warcraft even has the highest level of defense, but he really can't defend Dayao, let alone Tiejun's attack. "
Su Qun nodded and said: "Take down the monsters, and the US team will collapse inside."
Soon after, the third quarter started.
Pharaoh has strengthened the offense at the basket from the very beginning.
He didn't let Dayao play, but let Dayao pull up to a high position to contain the defense, and let him single-handedly play Warcraft under the basket.
Warcraft, the third offender, didn't dare to reach out. Lao Wang scored three goals in a row on his head. Although the US team also made two fast breaks, the Chinese team widened the point difference to 9 points.
Coach K has no choice. On the one hand, he maintains the pressure of the fast break through substitutions, and on the other hand, he lets people in on the defensive end to double-team the basket.
But Lao Wang did not force his shot. In just two minutes, he passed the ball four times in a double-team. His teammates did not disappoint him. Sun Le made a three-pointer and scored three of four attacks.
The U.S. team continued to double-team the basket, but the Chinese team passed the ball in time and opened up the outside line, but still could not gain the upper hand.
After three quarters, 77:85, the Chinese team led by 8 points.
“If the U.S. team loses, it’s not because the U.S. team is too weak, but the Chinese team is too strong.”
"The U.S. team can resist the strong inside attack of the Chinese team by relying on the thickness of the outside lineup, but if they continue to play like this, they will not be able to get back the score."
"The Chinese team is too strong inside, and the US inside is too weak!"
"Among NBA stars, the insiders in the United States are far inferior to those in the 1990s. It is not surprising that they can't beat the Chinese team."
"This final is all about offense. They can't defend the opponent, and the offense must be dominated by the inside."
"That's right. No matter how fast the American team is on the outside, they will sometimes be defended by the Chinese team. But on the inside defense, the three-offender Warcraft dare not move. His defense is useless."
"Old K's passing is really good, the speed of the ball is too fast, and he sent three assists and three indirect assists in a single quarter."
"The U.S. team wants to win the Chinese team, the only way is to wait for old K to quit the national team."
At the media table, journalists from various countries talked about it.
On the bench of the Chinese national team, before the start of the final quarter, Pharaoh's panting had subsided.
In the third quarter, the US team double-teamed him. He chose to split the ball, but his physical energy consumption was not large, and his physical energy was preserved.
Dayao didn't go to the basket in the third quarter, so he just waited outside to score the ball. His physical energy was not exhausted, and he could still play. His physical energy was not exhausted.
The other positions are fully manned and the rotation is sufficient.
"Snapped!"
"Come on, Dad!"
"Snapped!"
"Old Zhu, come on!"
"Snapped!"
"Come on Dayao!"
Dabao patted Pharaoh and the others on the shoulders from behind, cheering them on one by one.
At this time, the final quarter begins.
"Come on, China! Come on, China..."
Seeing the men's basketball team stand up from the bench, 20,000 people on the scene began to shout in unison.
The U.S. team is flawed inside. There is no inside offense, and now there is no inside defense. It relies on outside fast breaks to support the offense, but there is still no way to close the score.
In the 4th minute, Warcraft committed four fouls, but Coach K did not replace him. If he was off the field, the US team would not even have a rebound.
Next, Pharaoh attacked Warcraft, dunked four goals and scored 8 points in a row.
Warcraft did not dare to move, and became a stake under the basket.
The U.S. team suffered a psychological blow. During the fast break, the Chinese team made two consecutive defensive mistakes, and the score was stretched to double digits.
With 3 minutes left in the final quarter, 87:100, the Chinese team led by 13 points.
Coach K called the last timeout of this section, and reluctantly arranged a three-pointer tactic, trying to chase points with three-pointers at the last moment.
"boom!"
Unfortunately, the mentality of the players is no longer stable. James controlled the ball at the top of the arc until the last few seconds. Under Zhu Fangyu's pressure, he missed a forced three-pointer.
Lao Wang stuck Howard, Dayao grabbed the backcourt rebound.
The U.S. team returned to defense quickly, and the three outsiders of the Chinese team also rushed forward.
"Hold on!"
At this moment, Pharaoh took the ball, shouted loudly, and pressed the rhythm of the whole team.
The Chinese national team advanced steadily to the frontcourt. Dayao received the ball at a high position, passed it in, and then ran towards the basket.
Old Wang catches the ball at the basket, attracts the defense of Warcraft, and then passes it to Dayao who rushes down.
After scoring this goal, the Chinese team led by 15 points. With only 145 seconds left, the morale of the American team completely collapsed.
"Boom!"
When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the entire basketball arena, the entire capital, and the entire land of China were jubilant.
"Congratulations to the men's basketball team for successfully defending their title!"
"Congratulations to the men's basketball team for winning the Olympic championship!"
Zhang Lili and Su Qun got up from their seats and cheered with arms raised.
Pharaoh raised his arms high, celebrating the championship, and at the same time saying goodbye to countless fans, because he is really going to retire and quit the national team.
Four Olympic Games, one bronze, one silver and two golds, his sports career in the national team is perfect enough.
Soon after, all the people stood up, the five-star red flag was rising, and the majestic national anthem was played.
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It has been two months since the end of the Olympic Games. Liu Yumin has achieved excellent results in his tenure. He was promoted to a level and retired at the level of deputy minister. Wang Tiejun officially took over as the director of the management center and the chairman of the Basketball Association, becoming the leader of Chinese basketball at the helm.
Three months later, he was successfully elected as the chairman of the Asian Basketball Federation. At the end of 2008, he was elected as the chairman of the FIBA Athletes Committee.
In May 2009, the Chinese Olympic delegation won the Best Team Award at the 10th Lawrence Awards.
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(end of this chapter)
