For a whole quarter, the American team completely suppressed the Chinese team in the opening game.
The gap in strength can no longer be made up by simple efforts alone.
After a timeout between sections, the coaches of both teams reorganized their formations for a new round of competition.
At the moment of chasing points, Wang Zelin lived up to expectations, one-on-three, and hit a difficult running hook, which attracted a burst of cheers from the fans.
But looking back, Green, who came off the bench, showed his all-round skills and passed a lob to DeRozan who cut in. The latter flew for a layup and scored two points.
The Chinese team attacked, Zhou Peng made a foul and made one of two free throws, Green blocked Zou Yuchen, and Cousins collected the defensive rebound.
Green held the ball at the top of the arc, and Thompson and Irving ran without the ball under his command.
One of the characteristics of old Coach K that is good at coaching powerful teams is to give players enough freedom on the court. What Green is best at is dealing cards from the top of the arc.
Irving came out to receive a pass from Green and shot a three-pointer from a familiar 45-degree angle on the right side. Because he felt a little cold when he first came on the court, the shot was a little deflected and the basketball bounced out of the frame.
However, this tactic was quite successful. The players on the American team were all top-notch. With some additional tactics, the combat effectiveness could be doubled.
When the Chinese team attacked, Wang Zelin passed the ball to Zhou Peng. Zhou Peng took the ball and took a shot, but was strongly interfered by Thompson. This was ironic.
Looking back, Green continued to hit the ball from the top of the arc. This time Irving seized the opportunity and hit the three-pointer after receiving the ball.
The Chinese fans on the sidelines were in a state of agitation, and the American team's seriousness was really scary.
No matter how strong Wang Zelin's personal ability is, the gap between the teammates on both sides is still too big. The bench of his dream team is full of all-stars, but the strength of the bench players and players of the Chinese team is very different.
What's even more terrible is that the American team's rotation lineup has a very reasonable offensive and defensive configuration. They have no shortage of offensive talent, but they are missing one organizational point. Green's appearance has completely unleashed the American team's firepower.
It is really difficult to beat such a team!
After halftime, the American team led the Chinese team 63:48.
The 15-point difference already illustrates the disparity in strength between the two teams.
This doesn't even have much to do with the Chinese team. Once this Dream Team 12 becomes serious, let alone the Chinese team, even Argentina's peak golden generation will have no chance.
Although the performance of the Dream Team during the group stage was not satisfactory, the few games after qualifying from the group once again confirmed the strength of the Dream Team.
As long as they come together, the gold medal will only belong to the basketball kingdom - the United States team!
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"28 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal in the half! The king really tried his best, but everyone on the opponent's team was Gundam!"
"The outcome has been decided. Even if the Chinese team loses, they can still leave Rio with their heads held high!"
"There is no shame in admitting the gap. The men's basketball team has just undergone a major change, and the king is only in his early twenties. There is no chance this time. We can still afford to wait another four years."
"Let us congratulate the United States team in advance. They are about to win the 19th Olympic Games championship! Congratulations to the Dream Team 12!"
"I unilaterally declare that Kevin Durant has become the biggest winner this summer! Not only did he join the Golden State Warriors and form the Super Four with Curry, Thompson, and Green as he wished, but he also personally defeated Wang Zelin at the Olympics!"
"The Olympics are over, let's start looking forward to the new season, and look forward to the Trail Blazers and Warriors meeting again in the conference finals! That will be an unprecedented peak showdown!"
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After halftime, fans on major social media were already celebrating the American team's victory in advance. Even many authoritative media quickly updated their headlines. It was obvious that they had planned it.
Wang Zelin gave everything he had in the first half and his personal performance was impeccable. However, his teammates felt a little stuck tonight and failed to seize many open three-point opportunities, which allowed the American team to attack Wang Zelin more unscrupulously.
At halftime, the overall strength gap between the two teams was blindingly obvious, and the outcome seemed to have lost its suspense.
In the locker room at halftime, we were lagging behind by a big score, and the atmosphere seemed a bit dull.
Although reaching the finals has already exceeded the task, now that they have fought hard to this point, everyone's minds have long since changed, and they also want the gold medal!
Even if you win an Olympic gold medal in an ordinary sport, you will most likely have your name engraved on the front page of your family tree when you return home, let alone basketball, one of the three most influential sports in the world.
If they really win the gold medal, every member of this China Men's Basketball National Team will definitely cause an unprecedented sensation when they return to China, and history will be almost certain.
But now, the cruel reality tells them that the gold medal is so close to them for the first time, but at the same time it is extremely far away.
Wang Zelin sat silently, his fiery eyes telling his unwillingness. After returning, he has been thinking about how to reverse the political situation, and he still has not thought about giving up.
The overall strength of the Chinese team is too far behind that of the American team. In this case, tactics are no longer effective. It is really too difficult to win, almost impossible.
At this moment, the door to the locker room was suddenly pushed open, and a familiar face with Chinese characters filled the players' sight.
Dayao came to the locker room!
Dayao came today, and Wang Zelin and his teammates all stood up one after another to say hello.
Dayao walked up to Wang Zelin, patted him on the shoulder and said thank you for your hard work, then turned his head and glanced at the other team members.
"Perhaps you don't know, but I actually envy you very much."
As soon as Dayao opened his mouth, people were confused.
But Wang Zelin quickly understood that Dayao was here specifically to boost the team's morale.
"Since I was selected for the national team in 1998, for more than ten years, I have dreamed of meeting those American guys in the finals, because that meant I could beat them and compete for the gold medal! But unfortunately, I never did.
Opportunities like this.”
Dayao's heartfelt words touched everyone deeply.
In fact, Dayao has always been such a person. Before Wang Zelin was born, he was the first Chinese player to truly conquer the NBA. He has never been afraid of the strength of the American team, even in the international arena.
, what he wants to do most is to wear the national team’s No. 13 jersey and defeat the American team once with his own hands.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "So I really envy you, because you are now having the opportunity that I have dreamed of throughout my career. If I only retire for one or two years now, even if I try hard
With one leg, I also want to play again and compete with the American team for real!"
Hearing this, Wang Zelin was also extremely moved.
Of course he understood that the purpose of Dayao's trip was to boost morale, but he did not expect that Dayao would say such heartfelt words.
If the men's basketball team of 2008 could add the current Wang Zelin, led by him and Dayao, plus the elite players of the 2008 golden generation, maybe they could really compete with the Dream Team.
"But I have retired for five full years, and now I have become what the fans call the female omen, the Sun and the Moon..."
While Dayao was talking, he also humorously patted his big belly, which made the team members laugh.
Dayao also laughed, and after he finished laughing, he continued.
"I have no chance to play, but you are still on the court, and you still have the only chance to defeat the American team!"
"I won't ask you to beat the American team. After all, I have never done that myself."
Dayao's words once again made the team members laugh.
This time, Wang Zelin also laughed from the bottom of his heart.
Dayao has been acting as a bad guy some time ago, which made many young team members tremble in front of him, but one thing is that Dayao's emotional intelligence is really high, and he can play Chicken Soup Dafa very smoothly.
In particular, his humor from time to time can not only relax the tense nerves of the players inadvertently, but also keep people listening attentively.
Just when Wang Zelin was in a daze, Dayao suddenly understood, "It is no exaggeration to say that Zelin is the greatest leader ever born in the history of men's basketball. The heights he has led the men's basketball team to reach are beyond my lifetime. For
For him, such an opportunity will still be available in four years or eight years, but..."
After sighing with emotion, he changed the topic and looked at the other team members with an extremely serious look: "To put it bluntly, you and Zelin are incomparable. Four years is not a long time or a short time. Many of you may
I won’t be selected for the national team again, and maybe I won’t have the opportunity to talk to the top of the American team like today. So I want to say that once the opportunity comes, you must seize it and don’t let yourself have any regrets.”
Don't let yourself have any regrets!
Dayao's last words were extremely sincere. After hearing this, the men's basketball players all nodded one after another, and the fighting spirit that was about to be extinguished was rekindled.
But we are still a little short of a big outbreak.
At this time, Dayao patted Wang Zelin's shoulder again and said with his eyes: Brother, I'll look at you later!
Wang Zelin nodded heavily first, then stood up from the bench, staring directly at his teammates:
"I have always felt that the two most important days in a person's life are the day you were born and the day you know why you live!"
"Everyone, I think we are born to win the championship. Although the road ahead is difficult, I believe we can do it!"
"If miracles have a color, it must be celestial red!"
Wang Zelin is also an experienced chef. After cooking a pot of chicken soup for the soul, people will have endless aftertaste.
It also included the classic chicken soup directed by Lu, but that was from a previous time and space. The Cavaliers in this time and space did not complete a dramatic comeback in the 2016 Finals, so the best chicken soup in Lu’s career naturally did not spread.
So, Wang Zelin had an idea and decided to learn from it.
Needless to say, the effect is really impressive.
These words became the final fuse that ignited the powder keg. The atmosphere in the entire locker room was like a raging fire cooking oil. Everyone's eyes were full of fighting spirit, and they were no longer as depressed and confused as before.
In the second half, they will fight to the death!
Coach Gong Luming and two assistant coaches were also greatly encouraged.
To be honest, after the first two quarters of the game, they realized for the first time that tactics were ineffective in the face of hard power, but Dayao's words were right.
It’s not good to think too much, just get over it!
Seeing this, Wang Zelin struck while the iron was hot and came up with the only tactic he could think of.
It's more of a conspiracy than a tactic.
Once the American team plays seriously, the Chinese team will not be able to defend it at all, or in other words, except for Yi Jianlian, the other three positions are destined to be beaten.
Therefore, Wang Zelin's strategy is to let him attack with all his strength and leave all defense to his teammates.
If you can prevent one, it counts. If you can't, you can't.
Next, he needs to concentrate all his energy on attacking and let go until death!
This is a no-nonsense approach, and the chance of success is very small.
But as Dayao said before, no matter how small the opportunity is, you have to try, just to not leave any regrets.
If you want a miracle to happen, you must have the courage to fear all difficulties and obstacles, and a perseverance in pursuit!
The right way is to know that something cannot be done but do it without seeking the result, only the process.
Now, they just want to have a good fight. No matter what the result is, they want to have a clear conscience.
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After returning from the intermission, all the Chinese fans present turned their attention to the Tianchao team's half.
Trailing by 15 points at halftime, the opponent was still a suffocating American team, and there was basically no hope of a comeback.
But in the Olympic finals, as long as it's not until the last moment, they still have a glimmer of hope.
When the members of the Tianchao team appeared on the field again, the fans immediately felt that they had the idea of putting their lives on the line.
The eyes are the windows to the soul, and the decisive eyes of the Chinese team players shocked the audience.
Compared with the first half, the men's basketball team in front of us seemed to be different.
Seeing this, the fans at the scene and the audience in front of the TV became inexplicably excited. They should have known long ago. How could the Chinese athletes give up so easily?
In contrast, the players on the American team seemed to be in a more relaxed mood.
In the first half, the ace player Wang Zelin of the Tianchao team played superbly but still fell behind by a big score. They only had to perform normally and the Tianchao team did not have many chances.
Durant also joked with would-be NBA teammate Green on the bench.
Although he only scored 7 points in the first half, not even a fraction of Wang Zelin's, as soon as he thought about defeating Wang Zelin and the shame of the Thunder's repeated defeats to the Trail Blazers in the past few years, he immediately felt better.
Returning from the second half, the Tianchao team's lineup was adjusted. Zhai Xiaochuan and Zhou Peng took the second and third positions, and the original shooting guard Ding Yanyuhang temporarily returned to the bench.
Ding Yanyuhang has rich offensive methods, including shooting and breakthrough, but the problem is that his defense is average.
Now the Tianchao team has determined that Wang Zelin will be the one to take charge of the offense. The other four points are mainly responsible for defense and throwing open shots. Zhai Xiaochuan and Zhou Peng, who have 3D attributes, are arranged to play the second and third positions, which is more in line with the team's new style.
tactics.
"This lineup is too extreme."
The ESPN commentator at the scene couldn't help but shake his head after seeing the Chinese team's lineup.
After seeing this, Coach K smiled sincerely.
The dream team, which focuses on offense, talent, and a luxurious lineup, has no one to fear.
No matter how powerful you, Wang Zelin, can be, how powerful can you be? You can't just go back to one versus five!