Chapter 49: No matter how much we lose, we cannot lose to the Kangaroo Kingdom.
Xiaojia, who suffered a secret loss, gasped for air. His hands were clenched into fists, but he soon let them go.
"Wait for me, hum!"
FIFA's rule is that if you commit five fouls, you must leave the field. Rush fouls are very detrimental to your national team.
He had to endure this breath, even if his teeth were broken, he could only swallow it in his stomach.
"cut!"
Seeing that irritating the other party failed, Wang Zelin stopped pestering him.
"Mark, is that kid very strong? You can't guard against him!"
Dajia came to his brother's side, his eyes full of questions.
"That boy No. 20 in the Tianchao Men's Basketball Team is so powerful that it's scary, and his playing style is very fancy. I was careless."
After Xiaojia finished speaking, he didn't forget to touch his aching chest.
"I didn't expect that just one year after Yao retired, his successor would come out. There must be too many geniuses in their country!"
After hearing his brother's high praise for the other party, Dajia couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
The Tianchao team relied on Wang Zelin's dunk from behind to successfully score the first score of the game.
Happy time is always short-lived. Wang Zelin had just scored a wonderful goal. He was eager to avenge his brother. After receiving the ball in the frontcourt, he directly hit Yi Jianlian in singles and responded with a beautiful turnaround jumper.
2:2
Yi Jianlian and Wang Zelin's current defensive abilities can only be said to be average. The Chinese men's basketball insiders cannot guard Gasol and Gasol.
Similarly, the Spanish men's basketball team was temporarily unable to guard against the offensive waves of Yi Jianlian and Wang Zelin.
In the next round, Yi Jianlian hit a high jumper to fight back, showing his leadership style in the men's basketball team.
Throughout the first half, the two sides fought hard and evenly, and no one could easily widen the point difference. The tenacity and resilience of the Tianchao men's basketball team exceeded everyone's expectations.
But in the second half, the turning point of the game came.
After the start of the third quarter, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Guangxi Wolves player Zhu Fangyu fouled Ibaka inside and made 2 of 2 free throws, helping the Tianchao men's basketball team narrow the point difference to 52:55.
I have to say that the current Tianchao men's basketball team's basic skills are really solid, at least in terms of free throws, they rarely disappoint.
As long as it was replaced by the national team later, it would make people sad to death.
But then the Spanish team began to consciously increase its defensive intensity and actively seek physical confrontation, and the Chinese men's basketball team's old problems recurred.
Physically exhausted!
Especially Wang Zelin, who encountered such a strong opponent for the first time, faced the most severe physical crisis.
At the end of the half, Wang Zelin frequently made strong plays under the basket and successfully scored 11 points and 6 rebounds, second only to Yi Jianlian's 13 points.
It is precisely because of the outstanding performance of the two of them that they can keep the score difference within 5 points.
When the time came to the 5th minute of the 4th quarter, the score between the two teams had become 62:76, and the point difference was close to 15 points.
Wang Zelin has already scored 17 points and 10 rebounds. He is also the person on the team who has helped Yi Jianlian the most.
But at this time, he had been put on the bench due to physical problems, and he could only watch helplessly as Spain further expanded the score.
"Fuck, the physical strength of 68 is still too fragile. After the Olympics, we must find a way to solve it."
His teammates were still working hard on the court, but Wang Zelin could only sit on the bench, feeling full of unwillingness and resentment.
He was once again angry about his damn physical strength.
But no matter what, the strength gap between the two sides was there after all. The Spanish team finally relied on better physical fitness and bench depth to defeat the Chinese men's basketball team 93:82, ushering in a good start to the Olympics.
In fact, the final result of this game has been determined from the beginning. Everyone thinks that the loss of the Tianchao men's basketball team is expected, but it is just a loss of more losses.
But after the game ended, the other teams in the same group looked at the Tianchao men's basketball team much more seriously than before.
I thought that after Yao Ming retired, the strength of the Tianchao men's basketball team would definitely decline off a cliff, but who would have thought that they could still compete fiercely with Spain for three quarters, only to regrettably lose in the fourth quarter due to physical problems.
Especially in this game, the young player Wang Zelin scored 17 points and 10 rebounds in his Olympic debut. With his outstanding performance in this game against Spain, everyone saw the hope of the Chinese men's basketball team to rise again.
The future life is terrible!
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At 16:00 on July 31, the match between the Chinese Men’s Basketball Team and the Russian Men’s Basketball Team officially started.
Both Yao Ming and Deng Huade are full of expectations for this game.
It was reasonable to lose to Spain in the first game, and the spirit of the men's basketball team in the game was really gratifying.
Since winning the European Championship in 2007, Russia has had a balanced performance in international competitions in recent years. It finished seventh at the last Kyoto Olympics and also seventh at the 2010 World Championships.
Although this European powerhouse is stronger than the Chinese men's basketball team, its strength is limited, and the team may still win an upset victory.
Unfortunately, the expectations of Yao Ming and others were ultimately dashed.
In this game, only two players from the Tianchao Men's Basketball Team scored in double figures, namely Yi Jianlian with 16 points and 7 rebounds and Wang Zelin with 11 points and 5 rebounds.
Looking back at the Russian team, "ak47" Kirilenko returned to his peak, scoring a game-high 19 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks.
This former NBA's strongest defender single-handedly supported the team's defense. With his terrible defensive ability, Wang Zelin and Yi Jianlian in the interior were very uncomfortable. He also defeated the Chinese men.
The basket's outside players are in good hands.
This is also the first time Wang Zelin has felt such terrifying defensive pressure.
In addition, the Russian team's forward Cowan scored 13 points and 6 rebounds, and guard Shved scored 14 points and 6 assists. This is also one of the important reasons for their victory.
But having said that, the Tianchao men's basketball team also had its own reasons for today's defeat: the defensive loopholes were very obvious, and Russian players used counter-running tactics to attack many times.
In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to Russia 64:73 and suffered two consecutive losses in the group.
After two consecutive losses, the Tianchao men's basketball team's situation of qualifying for the group stage is beginning to be in jeopardy. The one who is under the greatest pressure is undoubtedly coach Deng Huade.
Who knows that he is an outsider? If he fails to achieve the above-mentioned targets, he will be the first choice of scapegoat when the accounts are settled in the fall.
Tomorrow night at 18:00, the Tianchao men's basketball team will face the third opponent in the group stage, Kangaroo Nation.
There is one good news: NBA No. 1 pick Bogt from Kangaroo Country did not join the team this time, and Mills, the team's new core, also performed mediocrely in the first two games.
Although Mills scored 20 points and 4 assists in the first game, his shooting rate was very inefficient, making 9 of 24 shots, including 1 of 9 three-pointers.
In the second game against Spain, he made 5 of 16 shots and scored 11 points, making over 30% of his field goals.
Therefore, under his leadership, the Kangaroo Nation's current record is the same as that of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team, losing both games.
At least from a psychological point of view, the pressure of the Tianchao men's basketball team will not be as great as the previous two games, so the winning rate of this game can be said to be the highest so far.
As far as Wang Zelin is concerned, he will fight to the end no matter what.
Even if Bogt didn't come, based on the disgusting things that the Kangaroo Country did later, the Chinese Men's Basketball Team could never lose to the Kangaroo Country no matter how hard it lost!
***The author has something to say***
Because Sanjiang's recommended time is after 2 noon, the next two chapters will be pushed on time at 2 noon. However, everyone is relieved that this is just for today. The normal update time will be restored tomorrow. Please forgive me.