Chapter 53 Thanks to the British veteran for his assist
When it was time for the Tianchao team to attack, the basketball continued to be in the hands of Wang Zhizhi, who was the most confident.
The moment Wang Zhizhi caught the ball, he quickly turned around and wiped out the British team's substitute center Monsa Bonsu in front of him, catching the opponent off guard.
When he got to the basket, he struggled to put the ball into the basket against Luol Deng who was coming to defend him.
It is hard to believe that this series of actions was performed by a 35-year-old veteran.
"nice shot!"
"Generally mighty!"
"Awesome!"
When the teammates on the sidelines saw that Wang Zhizhi lived up to expectations and opened the score again, they waved towels and kicked the bench. Everyone cheered for Wang Zhizhi in their own way.
"Beep beep beep!"
Seeing that the team was in an endless loop, the head coach of the British team quickly called a timeout, but little did he know that this timeout also gave the Chinese men's basketball team a chance to breathe.
After returning from the timeout, both teams made personnel adjustments.
The Tianchao men's basketball team replaced Yi Jianlian and Wang Zelin, with the former focusing on offense and the latter on defense.
Even though Wang Zelin can no longer carry out effective attacks, he has the tonnage after all, and just standing in the penalty area is a deterrent.
The British side has put on a full lineup, and everyone knows that it is time to fight hard.
The two sides engaged in the final bayonet fight, and almost exhausted everything.
Unfortunately, since the Tianchao men's basketball team hit two three-pointers at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the tone of the game was already set.
The hole in front is too big, and it will be difficult for those behind to make up for it.
In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated the host British team 73:68 and won the second victory in the group stage.
As the loser, Luol Deng looked at the ecstatic Chinese men's basketball team opposite, and his heart was extremely desolate.
Obviously he has tried his best, but still cannot bring a victory to the team.
Shame!
Since the establishment of the British national men's basketball team, they have participated in the Olympic Games twice, namely the 1948 London Olympics and this year's Olympic Games.
If it weren't for the privilege of being the host nation, the British men's basketball team would not actually be qualified to participate in the Olympics.
After waiting for more than half a century, London finally has the opportunity to host the Olympic Games for the second time. As the leader of this men's basketball team, Luol Deng hopes that the team can break the 0-win Olympic men's basketball team under his leadership.
An embarrassing record, making me look embarrassed in front of my parents and fellow villagers.
Unfortunately, he still lost.
Now the British team has only the last game left in the group stage, and its opponent is Kangaroo Country.
Luo Erdeng secretly vowed in his heart: I must grasp the last hope, and I will definitely bring a victory to the country.
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The Chinese men's basketball team has finished all the group matches, but they still dare not relax at all.
Although they won two games in the group stage, it stands to reason that they have at least an 80% chance of successfully qualifying, but until the competition among the six teams in the group is completely settled, everything remains uncertain.
Currently, there is only the last game left in Group B, which is a contest between England and Kangaroo Country. This game will be played in the early morning.
After experiencing three consecutive losses to Brazil, Spain, and China, the Kangaroo Nation learned its shame and became brave, bursting out with astonishing combat power to defeat Russia and win its first victory in the group stage.
If the Kangaroo Country wins this game, then there will be a situation where China, Kangaroo Country, and Russia both win two games. At that time, the three teams with the same points will have to decide who can qualify by comparing the scores.
The so-called small score comparison is to compare how many points the two teams lost in the group stage.
The more people quit, the less people qualify.
This is very detrimental to the Chinese men's basketball team.
And if Great Britain wins, then Kangaroo Country and Great Britain will both win, and will naturally become the two bottom teams in Group B.
In that case, the Chinese team and the Russian team, with two wins in hand, will successfully qualify and be shortlisted for the quarterfinals.
Therefore, this game is particularly important. It can even be said that the hope of qualifying is in the hands of others.
In the last game, the British team was a life-and-death opponent, so I hope the British team wins this game.
This feeling is really amazing.
When the game between Britain and Kangaroo Country started, both the Chinese team and the Russian team appeared in the spectator stands.
As the team leader, Yao Ming glanced towards Russia with a bright smile. Russia's team leader and captain Kirilenko immediately responded with an awkward but decent smile.
hehe!
hey-hey!
it is more than words!
From all aspects of this game, the final winner is most likely to be Kangaroo Country.
As for the British team, if they want to win their first victory in Olympic history, the key lies in the core of the team, Luol Deng.
"Leave the ball to me in this game and I'll take you home!"
After Luol Deng said a classic NBA quote, he walked on the court gracefully, leaving his teammates behind to look at each other.
"Captain, why should you go home? This is our home!"
"..."
The words sounded nice, but after the game started, the British team faced the Kangaroo Nation, which wanted to win and qualify, and was beaten 15:8 by the latter in the first quarter...
In the second quarter, the two sides changed into rotating lineups, and the rhythm was still defensive. No matter what, they just couldn't let the other side score easily.
It doesn't matter if I can't score, you won't even think about scoring anyway.
Regardless of whether the game is good or not, whether the flow is smooth or not, winning is the key.
After halftime, the Kangaroos led the UK by 11 points 32-21.
Luol Deng knew very well that if this rhythm continued, the British team would definitely lose this game.
Well, the Chinese team and the Russian team on the side also thought so. They were so anxious, especially Kirilenko and Yao Ming, that they took off their coats because of the heat, wishing they could go on the field to help England.
I can no longer play tactics, and if I still have to play tmd and other bullshit tactics, it is better to let me play solo.
Yes, I'll play solo!
I am the tactic myself!
With the last bit of stubbornness, Luol Deng took to the field this time.
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After playing this time, Luol Deng felt a kind of power hidden deep in his body that was constantly accumulating... He couldn't help but close his eyes and recall that he had learned basketball since he was a child. When he grew up, he crossed mountains and seas and traveled thousands of miles.
Various experiences of pursuing the basketball dream in the United States outside the country.
When he opened his eyes again, his eyes shone with overwhelming confidence, and his hair almost stood on end.
"Super Luol Deng" appears!
The second half was completely Luol Deng's time to perform alone. Whether it was inside or outside shooting, he was like a god with help, and his performance was not inferior to any top outside player in the international arena.
In the end, Luol Deng relied on his cheating to score, scoring 42 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 0 assists.
"Roll Deng!"
"Roll Deng!"
"..."
Amid cheers from the audience, Luol Deng successfully surpassed the record of 41 points set by Guerrero, the captain of the Mexican men's basketball team in 1976, and ranked fourth in the Olympic men's basketball team's single-game scoring list.
It is worth mentioning that when Yao Ming faced New Zealand in the 2004 Athens Olympics, he also scored 39 points on the spot, ranking seventh in the Olympic men's basketball individual game rankings.
But none of this matters anymore.
The important thing is that both the Chinese team and the Russian team successfully qualified.
“Team GB is awesome!”
"Roldeng is awesome!"
"..."
The players from both teams who were watching the game on the sidelines jumped up with excitement. Those who didn't know it thought they had scored 42 points in a single game.
After the game, the Chinese men's basketball team and the Russian players immediately stood up and applauded, thanking Britain and the Kangaroo Nation for contributing such a wonderful game.