Chapter 522 Brothers in Suffering (x) Superficial Brothers ()
Due to the extraordinary significance of this battle with Turkey, many retired national team veterans came to the scene before the game.
Immediately after the game ended, at the edge of the stands, former national players Wang Qi, Zhu Ba, Liu Wei, including the recently retired Wang Zhizhi, and Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian on the side hugged each other and burst into tears. This scene...
To be honest, it was really touching, but Wang Zelin couldn't get involved.
Compared with these seniors, his career, whether in the CBA or NBA, or in current international competitions, has been too smooth. He has never experienced the hardships of Dayao and the others in the international arena, nor has he experienced them even once.
The sadness of falling on the threshold of No. 8 in the world again.
But no matter what, he only needed to know one thing.
That is:
They won! The men's basketball team entered the semi-finals of the World Series for the first time!
He couldn't understand the bitterness of his teammates, but he could completely feel their joy, because he himself was also very excited, making it to the semi-finals!
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Wang Zelin and his teammates are celebrating the semi-finals, while the fans are more concerned about his data.
22 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 assist!
I got it in three quarters. If I played all four quarters... I can't even imagine it.
This is the first time such a data maniac has appeared on the international competition stage.
After the game, Wang Zelin rested for two hours and watched the next game between the United States and the Dominican Republic.
Not much of a surprise, the Dream Eleven team contributed another devastating show time!
At 119:75, the Dream Eleven team beat the Dominican Republic by 43 points with an undefeated record and easily advanced to the semi-finals. However, their semi-final opponents were just sitting on the sidelines, watching their game.
In the stands, Wang Zelin punched his chest: "You tell me, why do you have to retire if you play well? If you hadn't retired so early, this time we could fight side by side and strive for medals together."
Dayao on the side snickered and said: "Yes, I'm afraid my intestines are full of regrets now."
He smiled roughly and waved his hand: "Forget it, I'm almost 40, why do I still stay on the court? Instead of holding back, it's better to give up my position to young people to exercise more."
However, when his attention returned to the court, his eyes flickered inexplicably.
Do you regret retiring?
Asking myself, I have some regrets.
Because in the CBA season that just ended, he was still able to average 169 points and 6 rebounds per game. This 37-year-old veteran proved with his performance in one season that he is still a first-class insider in the CBA league.
He was even included in the first training list for the 2014 National and Olympic Men's Basketball Team announced on the official website of the Basketball Association this year.
But if you say, do you really regret it that much?
That's not the case.
After all, to a certain extent, the rough and tumbles encountered along the way in his career, whether it is the national team, the NBA, or returning to the CBA, can be regarded as the worst among domestic players.
In 2001, at the age of 24, he served as the core of the Bayi team's offense and defense. In the finals, he averaged 27.5 points, 11 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 2 blocks per game.
Together with the "God of War" Liu Yudong, who averaged 36.2 points, 9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.3 steals per game on the same team, he defeated Yao Ming, who averaged 24.5 points, 17.5 rebounds, 5.2 blocks and 1.8 steals per game, and went to the NBA with the supreme glory of the championship.
At the same time, he also became the first player in the history of Tianchao men's basketball team to land in the NBA.
At that time, I had roughly reached the most glorious stage of my career.
It's a pity that later...
Therefore, the ups and downs along the way have already tempered Da Zhi's perseverance. He did feel regretful that he could not achieve the feat of the semi-finals for the first time as a player with Wang Zelin and the others, but soon
, he adjusted his mood.
He is tired and has long wanted to hand over the burden to the next generation of basketball players.
It's a pity that the men's basketball team had just experienced the shock of Yao Ming's retirement earlier, and Yi Jianlian was still playing in the NBA. Therefore, at that time, he had to stand up and, as a veteran of more than 30 years, once again watched the men's basketball team falter forward.
OK.
Now, as a spectator, he has witnessed with his own eyes that under the leadership of Wang Zelin, the men's basketball team has achieved a historic breakthrough and reached a new height.
At this moment, he felt very happy in his heart!
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The quarter-finals are over, and the final four are revealed one after another.
Four teams, China, the United States, France, and Serbia, advanced successively.
According to the rules of the World Cup Men's Basketball, the first place in a group entering the semi-finals will play the semi-finals with the winner of the second place in the same group and the third place in the other group.
The matchups in the semi-finals are:
Chinese team VS American team, French team VS Serbian team!
The men's basketball game will be held on the 12th.
Now that the top four have been obtained, Wang Zelin and his teammates are busy preparing for the game against Dream 11.
Whether you can beat him or not is another matter.
What they have to do now is to fight with all their strength in the next game and strive to leave no regrets!
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The two days of rest passed quickly, and at 5 pm on July 12, the match between the Chinese team and the American Dream Eleven began.
After 40 minutes of game time and a total of 93 minutes played, with Wang Zelin's 38 points, 18 rebounds, 5 blocks and 2 assists, and Yi Jianlian's 20 points and 7 rebounds, the Tianchao team still lost.
85:115, lost to Meng 11 with a score difference of 30 points!
It’s really impossible!
The overall strength gap between the two sides is too big.
Wang Zelin took 23 shots and hit 15 goals. It is not an exaggeration to describe his performance in the paint as overwhelming.
It's not that he doesn't want to take more shots. If he can, let alone 23 or 32 shots will be fine.
But the problem is that sometimes he can't even touch the ball.
Under the crazy high pressure of Meng No. 11 Hua's outside line, Guo Ailun, who had performed quite well in the past and even had occasional outstanding performances, was completely lost.
I can't break through; I can't score when I shoot; sometimes I can't even dribble, and I'm squeezed out by my opponent just after halftime.
In terms of physical fitness, he is far behind the opposing defender.
I still remember that before the game, after the 12-man roster of Dream Eleven was released, Dream Eleven was once hailed as the "weakest" dream team in history.
Mainly from the perspective of Wang Zelin, a latecomer.
The Dream Team in front of them may be the most luxurious outside lineup since the Dream Team was founded.
Rose, Curry, Harden, Irving, Thompson, DeRozan, plus Lillard, who was supposed to miss the World Cup in the original history, but is now selected for the 12-man roster because of his status as a championship point guard.
None of Meng 11’s outsiders is ruthless.
Especially when I think about the third quarter, Wang Zelin scored 14 points in the first 8 minutes of the third quarter, finally overtaking the Dream Team by 1 point.
As the team's morale continued to rise, and everyone was united in preparing to win the game, the old coach K on the opposite side suddenly deployed a short back line combination of Lillard and Curry.
Then……
The men's basketball nightmare is coming!
The three-point line in the international arena is about half a meter shorter than the NBA's three-point line. Lillard and Curry are good at shooting three-pointers, and super long three-pointers are no problem.
You know, that's as far as the NBA can go!
If you make an NBA-style long shot in an international arena, you will almost reach the logo area.
In the last two minutes of the third quarter, I don't know if it was agreed in advance. Lillard and Curry started to rain three-pointers, and the two of them seemed to be angry. You made a one-step shot from outside the three-point line.
One, I will take two steps from the three-point line and shoot the ball.
In just two minutes, the two hit a total of 5 three-pointers, Lillard 3 and Curry 2... If it weren't for the lack of time at the end, Curry could only shoot outside his own three-point line after receiving the serve.
, with his touch, he might be able to score three...
Guo Ailun and Ding Yanyuhang, who were defending the two men, were beaten so hard that they started to shut down.
For the first time, they have such a deep understanding of the deterrent power of three-pointers.
So perverted!
Two minutes later, the third quarter ended. The men's basketball team, which had a 1-point lead two minutes ago, was suddenly 8 points behind its opponent.
Everyone, including Wang Zelin, doubts life.
How to fight this?
The men's basketball team's lineup has mediocre outside firepower. Their ability to advance to the semifinals relies on Wang Zelin's unparalleled dominance.
But the problem is.
They don't plan to enter the paint at all, so they can't let Wang Zelin defend outside the three-point line, right?
What's even more disturbing is that the men's basketball team was dribbling the ball fearfully from the outside. After some movement, the ball was finally handed over to Wang Zelin. Wang Zelin made another move through Cousins, Drummond, Fadri, and Plum.
Lee's four big insiders took turns to score the ball, and it was extremely difficult to get two points.
Turned his head.
Dream team offense.
Lillard advanced to the three-point line with the ball in the backcourt, made a sudden shot, and hit the ball.
Got 3 points!
Come back again.
The men's basketball team continued to hand the ball to Wang Zelin, and Wang Zelin once again hit a difficult two-pointer.
It didn't take long.
This time, it was Curry who had the ball.
Arriving in the frontcourt, standing further away from Lillard's three-pointer just now, he raised his hand and shot another three-pointer.
Add another 3 points to the dream team!
The above scene appeared more than once in tonight's game.
So much so that at the end, the fans in the audience, whether they were Chinese fans or fans from other countries, began to feel sorry for No. 20 on the field.
You have obviously tried your best!
Obviously no one can stop him under the basket!
He is obviously the one with the highest hit rate!
But in the end, the game was lost.
After the game, Wang Zelin sighed helplessly:
After all, he still failed to defeat the Dream Team in the semi-finals and failed to stand on the highest stage of the World Cup.
His gold medal dream was shattered.
Through this game, he also recognized the reality.
It is indeed difficult for one person to shake the dominance of the Dream Team in the basketball world. On the men's basketball side, only Yi Jianlian can provide him with sufficient firepower support. Even if other players try their best, they cannot cause the slightest trouble to the Dream Team's perimeter.
If Wang Qi and Zhu Ba hadn't retired yet, if he was leading the 2008 men's basketball team... But everything is in the past.
Among the current outside players of the national team, Guo Ailun and Ding Yanyuhang are probably the only ones who have hope and the ability to help themselves in the future.
However, the training of the two of them at this stage is indeed not enough, and there is still a long way to go before they can become world-class defenders.
Suddenly, Wang Zelin thought of Ding Yanyuhang's tragic career that was destroyed by injuries.
Once upon a time, Ding Yanyuhang, who had Asia's top physical fitness and a fierce playing style, was considered by many to be the person best able to carry the banner of the national team after Yi Jianlian. In terms of ability, mentality and hard work, he was amazing.
It's a pity that Ding Shen, who had unlimited expectations, fell due to injuries and was unable to let the fans see his true peak. He only left the 2017 CBA double MVP and local scoring champion.
No, history must not be allowed to repeat itself.
At this moment, Wang Zelin came up with the idea of "saving" Ding Yanyuhang's career.
However, we have to wait until the end of the World Cup to consider the specifics. Right now, there is no hope of gold and silver medals, but next, they will still compete for the bronze medal!
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Although they lost in the semifinals, this did not affect the mood of the Chinese men's basketball players. After finishing fourth, they had opened a new chapter in history.
After the opponents in the semifinals were announced, even the leaders on the sidelines who didn't know anything about football were mentally prepared to lose.
After all, their opponent is the world-famous Dream Team. Although this Dream Team is called the "weakest" in history by the outside world, it is only compared with the previous Dream Teams.
Just weak.
If you can't win a gold or silver medal, can't you still compete for a bronze medal?
As we all know, among the three major domestic sports, the achievements of men's three major sports have always been lower than those of women's three major sports.
This is true even for the men's volleyball team, which has the highest achievements among the three major men's sports.
And this time, if they can compete for medals in the World Cup, at least they can stand in front of the women's basketball team and they won't be so embarrassed.
As for the men's football team...it's better not to mention them, just like Uncle Drew.
9 pm.
The results of the other group of semi-finals are also out.
In the match between France and Serbia, six members of the Serbian men's basketball team scored in double figures, and they shot 50% from the field, defeating the French men's basketball team with a slight advantage of 5 points, 90:85.
In this battle, one person became a tragic hero.
Nicholas Batum!
He made 8 of 12 three-pointers and scored a game-high 35 points, plus 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.
For the honor of his country, Batum shed his last drop of blood.
Unfortunately, his ending was not very happy like that of his boss Wang Zelin.
At the end of the game, France lost.
As a brother in distress, Wang Zelin felt that he had to comfort his little brother.
result……
"Wang, although we are teammates in the NBA, here we can only be opponents! Moreover, in tomorrow's game, I will have the last laugh!"
I wipe it!
Unexpectedly, a hot face met a cold butt.
As soon as Wang Zelin passed by, what greeted him was not Batum's tearful embrace, but a pre-war declaration.
Good guy, it's a shame that he still wanted to comfort me, but in the end he was just a "superficial brother".
"See you at the game!"
After saying these harsh words, Wang Zelin led his teammates out of the arena.
Of course, he wouldn't be really angry.
In fact, just like Batum said, everyone is his own boss now, and personal relationships remain personal relationships. When it comes to the court, no one will be polite.