Sun Hao also noticed the changes in the U.S. team.

It seems that the old K did a lot of psychological work when he was in the middle of the field, and the effect was remarkable.

The rest of the game should be a little more difficult than he expected.

Coming back in the second half, the Chinese team attacked first.

Sun Hao then hoisted the ball to Yao Ming.

Howard was the same as in the first quarter, no, to be precise, he should have pushed Yao Ming harder than in the first quarter.

And after Yao Ming launched another trash talk offensive, he was unmoved!

It seems that his prediction was right, and this is mostly ...... James' credit.

Why not the old K?

Quite simply, if the old K's words were useful, Howard would not have paid for consecutive fouls in the second quarter.

As for why James.

One thing you have to admit is that James was a natural leader.

No matter where he is, he's always playing, and he's playing that role well.

And the Dream Seven team has no other supergiant veterans, and James is also the only choice.

James' actions on the court also confirmed this.

Not only did James convince Howard, but he also helped defend in the first place.

Yao Ming passed the ball to Yi Jianlian in the bag.

Yi Jianlian took a step after receiving the ball and prepared to dunk.

But James showed his excellent reflexes and confrontation ability at this time, and rushed back to block a bullet hole.

Yi Jianlian didn't have an advantage after the confrontation, and after turning around, he leaned back and shot out.

James jumped up and grabbed the defensive rebound.

The first attack of the Chinese team in the second half was in vain!

In this round, the most dazzling performance on the court was not Howard, but James.

James' style of play is more physical, and his defense has declined significantly as he gets older, and he has "only" defended for a while five times in his career.

But at this time, James was in his early twenties, and he was at the peak of his body, and this bag clip defense was textbook.

And it was clear that after playing a completely different and successful defense this time than in the second quarter, the morale of the U.S. team was all back.

Reflected in the offensive end, James rushed to the basket and continued to fight against Yao Ming, but he did not strengthen after the confrontation, but gave it to Anthony on the weak side.

Anthony catches the ball and shoots.

This melon is very sweet ball.

"Huh!"

Basketball hollow into the net.

As of now, Anthony averages 20 points per game and is the leading scorer for the U.S. team.

And in the group stage, he scored 35 points on 13-of-18 shooting against Brazil, breaking the previous Dream Team single-game scoring record held by Marbury.

FIBA's big killer is starting to show its edge.

Of course, this goal further showed James's leadership skills.

On the basis of Lao K's tactics, he added his personal abilities.

Judging by the effect, the icing on the cake.

And retreating to the defensive end, it was another successful defense by James, allowing Yao Ming's hook hand to go out of the basket.

The U.S. played a defensive counter-attack, and James made a long pass to Wade.

Wade lightning rushed to the front court and scored a dunk!

52 to 58!

As soon as the U.S. team came up in the second half, they launched a 4-0 attack wave and narrowed the score to 6 points!

Wade found James and gave him a high-five when he returned to the defense.

"Jenway Connection" Youth Edition!

"Looks like I'm going to have to think about how to limit LeBron in the next game!"

In the stands, Ginobili nodded repeatedly.

He felt that his prediction this time should be, right!

Harris glanced up at the score, got up from the bench and walked to the sidelines.

Sun Hao advanced to the front court with the ball and gave Yao Ming a look inside.

Yao Ming understood and pulled to a high position to block the demolition.

One block and one demolition, Sun Hao broke through to the inside line as soon as possible.

His first move was too fast, and the U.S. team had no possibility of going around the back to defend and could only choose to change.

Sun Hao confronted Howard.

He directly accelerated to break through and squeeze through.

Howard couldn't keep up with the pace and watched Sun Hao run to the basket.

Sun Hao was not polite, seized the opportunity to take off in the air, and split the ball into the basket with one hand.

"Bang!"

A loud muffled sound came through the loudspeaker, drawing cheers from the Chinese fans at the scene.

Finally, that breath came out!

If they can't get out again, they'll be suffocated!

Then, a touching scene on the field reappeared.

"Sure enough, what Yao said is right, your defense is like a big road at four o'clock in the morning, and there is not even a sanitation worker yet."

Sun Hao glanced at Howard after the dunk and spoke in fluent English.

Yao:?? You don't think that's what you're talking to me!

Howard:?? ……*…… ￥

When he understood what Sun Hao said, Howard felt his blood rushing again.

Sun Hao's level of trash talk is a notch higher than Yao Ming's before!

At this point, what James said didn't work!

On the offensive end, he directly asked for the ball in the low post, and he wanted to get you an attack in three seconds if he didn't give the ball in that posture.

FIBA didn't defend for three seconds, but there were still three seconds for offense!

Hinrich hoisted the ball in, Howard hit Yao Ming strongly, and this time he used all the strength of the milk, but he still didn't push Yao Ming too much.

Although Yao Ming has not gained weight compared to history, the confrontation is weaker.

But Howard is the typical player with great upper body strength but average lower body strength!

One of the characteristics of this interior line is that if you give him interior space, he can wreak havoc under the basket.

But if you get him stuck, it's hard for him to play well.

That's why there is such a big difference in dominance between him and O'Neill.

The position of the inside line is the most talented.

Howard couldn't get enough room to shoot, and his steps were chaotic.

The referee's whistle also sounded, and Howard's ......

Wrong step!

James pouted, but didn't say anything.

The offense and defense were converted, and Sun Hao and Yao Ming blocked and dismantled.

After disassembling this time, Sun Hao quickly retreated to the three-point line.

Howard saw it and pounced.

His speed was so fast that he caught up with Sun Hao's shot.

Cover the sky!

The big road at four o'clock in the morning?

He wants to prove that what Sun Hao said is wrong!

But just as he flew into the air, he saw a smile on the corner of Sun Hao's mouth.

Sun Hao didn't make a move at the first time, he stayed in place for a while, and waited for Howard to pounce before making a move.

There was a direct physical confrontation between the two in the air.

Rao is Sun Hao's small steel cannon-like body, and Howard was also knocked back away.

The referee's whistle sounded.

Howard's fourth personal foul!

Zhu Fangyu and Yi Jianlian ran over to pull Sun Hao up, and Yi Jianlian was even more concerned about whether Sun Hao was injured.

Sun Hao shook his head, and the smile on his face couldn't be hidden.

Howard held his head in his hands.

Seeing Sun Hao's reaction now, he finally realized that Sun Hao wanted to trick him into fouling from the beginning!

But that was too late.

"Damn it!"

James reached out to hide his face, and when he turned around, he finally couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth.

It was Yao Ming before, and now it's Sun Hao.

It's the same pit, but in a different place, Howard can fall into it twice in a row!

Old K also shook his head at this time, supported his forehead, and sighed three times.

It's only the third quarter now, and Howard's foul may well be the last straw that crushes the American team.

Brand came on to replace Howard, and the game returned to the scene of the second quarter.

Death multiple-choice questions are comparable to "Me and your mother fell into the water, which one do you save first?" ”

"What would you do if I swapped souls with my girlfriend?"

"Does it include Yao Ming?" ”

Of course, there will be no answers to these questions.

The Chinese team opened the score with a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the second half of the quarter, Lao K was forced to play against the Chinese team.

But it's like a game of chess, when you start being forced to make moves, you're already losing!

Harris said that he was familiar with this trick!

Shrink the inside, and then keep an eye on Anthony, and another goal of the American team is also exposed: no shot!

As a result, at the end of the third quarter, the Chinese team had a 18-point lead over the American team 83-65!

In the stands, Ginobili coughed with an empty fist in his hand, looking left and right when he coughed, for fear of being discovered by someone.

He must not speak anymore with his mouth open.

In the last quarter of the game, he was very quiet as a beautiful man.

The Chinese team also played steadily and steadily, withstanding the counterattack of the American team.

One minute before the end, the score on the court was 101-88, and the Chinese team was ahead!

The Chinese fans at the scene began to stand up in advance and cheered and celebrated!

Another year of the World Series, another elimination of the United States!

And the strength of the Dream Seven team eliminated this time is obviously stronger than the previous Dream Five Dream Six!

From now on, the Chinese team will be called the nemesis of the dream team!

"Huh!"

With Sun Hao's final ultra-long three-point coffin, the score on the court was finally fixed at 104-90!

The Chinese team eliminated the United States team by 14 points and became the second team to reach the semifinals of the World Championships.

And the U.S. team, after Indianapolis in 2002, fell out of the semifinals of the World Championships again!

At the end of the game, everyone on the U.S. team left the field with their heads down.

It's just that no one in the stadium pays attention to them, because most of the fans at the scene are Chinese fans, if not Chinese fans, but most of them are Asian fans.

At this time, they were all cheering for the victory of the Chinese team.

In competitive sports, the winner is king!

……

After participating in the remaining qualifying matches, although the morale was not good, they still won the fifth place with their hard power.

This also shows that the hard power of this team is not bad, if it is not for the Chinese team in advance, they have a good chance to get a ......

Silver medal?

But the problem is that they themselves lost to the Greek team, so there is no one to blame.

After qualifying, they did not plan to attend the closing ceremony and were ready to return to the United States as soon as possible.

It was at this time that those media and reporters set their sights on this "defeated army".

On the short road from the hotel to the bus, they were densely packed with reporters and media.

Most of the U.S. players kept their heads down and avoided the camera.

Like Anthony, he wears a trademark hood and covers his face tightly.

The whole team went by, no one was interviewed, no one greeted the fans.

Obviously, this should be explained in advance by the United States Basketball Association.

In fact, even if they don't explain, they don't have the heart to do anything else with this achievement, they just want to return to the United States as soon as possible.

After all, the dream team is disbanded, and they go back to their respective teams, and the national team or anything doesn't have much to do with them.

Of course, journalists don't give up so easily.

"What do you think of the Dream Team's defeat at this World Championship?"

"Will you have a comeback from the '08 Olympics?"

"Will the Dream Team send a stronger interior line next time at the World Championships?"

……

Wait, the problem is like a machine gun, shooting at this group of defeated generals.

Anthony couldn't help but put the headphones on through the hood.

The reporters saw that no one answered the Dream Team, and they were about to get on the bus.

At this time, there was a reporter in the group of reporters who thought quickly and shouted directly at the team:

"Do you think the Chinese team will win the championship? Will the Dream Team be the number one loser? ”

The number one loser is what Kobe Bryant said, which is also familiar.

As soon as these words came out, someone in the line over there paused.

James.

Anthony pulled James but didn't hold it, and James walked over to the group of reporters.

Although there were security guards in front of him, James was quickly filled with a pile of voice recorders.

James' gaze was determined, and he seemed determined.

In front of all the reporters, he said something like this:

"There are no more dream teams."

Just one sentence instantly set off an uproar.

Including Wade and Anthony, they were all stunned on the spot.

James is not leaving a way out for himself, or for the American team!

However, Wade and they don't know how to refute it.

The head coach Lao K, who was at the front of the team, opened his mouth and finally closed it again.

Let's take a look at the U.S. team's achievements in the World Series in recent years: the 2002 World Championships did not reach the semifinals, the 2004 Olympic Games ranked fourth, and the 2006 did not reach the semifinals!

With such results, what kind of dream team are you talking about?

Dreaming dreams?

You must know that the reason why the American team was named the dream team in the first place is because they won all the world championships!

Although James's words are harsh, they are true.

"Will you still be in the '08 Olympics?"

The reporter asked quickly while James hadn't left.

This is a critical question.

Not to mention, Iverson and Duncan, who are close to each other, faded out of the national team after the defeat in Athens.

Even Duncan has publicly stated that he will never play for the national team again.

"Team America will be back."

James only replied, and after saying that, he turned and left.

"What does that mean?!"

James did not answer the reporter's question.

No further responses were received from other journalists.

All the members of the U.S. team boarded the bus one after another after James and headed towards the airport.

……

"There will be no more dream teams", "Team America will be back".

James's two sentences became a hot topic of discussion among all the media and fans before the start of the semifinals of the World Championships.

A lot of people don't even understand it too much, saying that there is no Dream Team, and that the American team will come back.

This is a paradox!

No one even knows if James will compete in the '08 Olympics!

Of course, there are also people who understand, such as ...... Sun Hao.

In fact, these two sentences do not conflict.

The meaning of not having a dream team means that the American team will no longer claim to be a "dream team" in the future.

The U.S. team will come back, which means that the U.S. team will definitely make a comeback at the '08 Olympics.

James would say this, on the one hand, because he has great ambitions, and on the other hand, he wants to use such a voice to warn American players.

After all, in the past few years, there have been too many superstars in the dream team who are not too embarrassed to play for various reasons.

While Sun Hao lamented James's ambition and emotional intelligence, he could also foresee one thing.

In Beijing in '08, the lineup of the American team is likely to be more luxurious than the dream team he knows.

Moreover, there is a lot of luxury.