Chapter 270: The Finals
China defeated Spain in the semifinals and successfully advanced to the finals, which suddenly became like a super hurricane in China.
Advancing to the semifinals means that even if they lose to the United States team in the final, the Chinese men's basketball team can win a silver medal.
This is a basketball game, not China's strong table tennis and other three medals can be won like that, the Chinese men's basketball team's best result in the Olympic Games is only the top 8 before that, this time it won the silver medal, the progress is not small.
And next, the Chinese team has to face the final boss of Olympic basketball, the United States team.
The U.S. men's basketball team has always been the strongest team in the Olympics and the most watched by everyone, because the NBA players are so strong that even if they play alone, it is difficult for other countries to find an advantage.
This year, the national team formed by the U.S. men's basketball team is known as the strongest national team since Mengyi, and James Kobe and others have even begun to shout that they are stronger than Mengyi.
But also, look at their lineup, and if you look at the whole league, there is no way to find a stronger combination than this one.
The point guards are Paul, Westbrook, Delon. There are Kobe Bryant and Wade at the points, James, Durant, and Anthony at small forward, Griffin and Love at power forward, and Howard and Oden at center.
Almost every position is the best player in the league, no, it should be said that they are the strongest players in every position, no one can compare.
In fact, the point guard should not have DeLong, and it should be Rose who played, but Rose was unfortunately injured in the playoffs and could only be replaced by DeLong, but in terms of strength, Delon did not necessarily lose to Rose.
These 12 players, any one of them is the core of their respective teams, the absolute main force, they are combined, although they are not sure that they can cooperate tacitly, but they are definitely the strongest division.
This time, even the major Chinese media, which have always been known for not being able to blow to death, no longer boast that the Chinese team can still win, they are not brain-dead, the Chinese team may be able to fight with Spain, but with the United States, there is absolutely no power to fight, and the difference in strength between the two sides is too great.
In addition to these two people, Yi Jianlian, the strongest player in the team, is just a small building in front of these 12 people, Yi Jianlian, who can't even play the main force in the NBA, how can he compare with these ace cores?
Although there is such a huge gap, Wang Meng did not have the intention of giving up, if he can win against Spain, why can't he win against the United States? The United States and Spain played inextricably in the 08 Olympics, why did the Chinese team defeat Spain and definitely lose when they met the American team?
Regardless of whether he can win or not, Wang Meng has decided to give it a go, and it will never be Wang Meng's choice to wait for death.
"Welcome to the Imperial Court Channel, you are now watching the men's basketball final of the London Olympics, the game between the Chinese team and the United States, this game will determine who will win the gold medal between the two sides." It was still Yu Jia who opened the game, and then invited Zhang Weiping, which was still a clichΓ© opening remarks, but the audience listened to it with relish, for no other reason, it was the Chinese team in the final, which was too rare.
"Before that, the bronze medal match between Spain and Argentina had already been decided. Spain's Pau Gasol suddenly broke out, scoring 31 points and 13 rebounds to lead Spain to victory over Argentina and win the bronze medal. It can be seen that Spain's strength is still very strong. Yu Jia first introduced the bronze medalist of the men's basketball team, and then said: "The starting lineups of the two sides have been handed in, and the starting lineup of the Chinese team has changed slightly compared with before, point guard Wang Meng, scoring guard Sun Yue, small forward Zhu Fangyu, big forward Yi Jianlian, center Yao Ming, and Wang Zhizhi sat off the court. The starting point guard on the U.S. side is Chris. Paul, the shooting guard is Kobe Bryant, whom we are very familiar with. Bryant, the small forward is the big boss of the Thunder, the scoring champion for three consecutive years, Durant, and the big forward is LeBron, who has just won the championship recently and is gaining momentum. James made a cameo, and the center is currently the league's No. 1 center, Howard, this lineup is really a little scary to look at, it's too strong, how should the Chinese team play? β
"The players of the U.S. team are too strong individually, so the Chinese team must not play against the U.S. team, and it will be easily slaughtered by the U.S. team." Zhang Weiping said: "If the Chinese team wants to win, it must play with the cooperation between the players in the team. In international competitions, any team will only choose team basketball to play against the United States team when facing the United States team, using team blocking and other tactics for offense, and joint defense is also the main defense when defending, and no other country will be an opponent in a one-on-one situation. β
"Another point is that Wang Meng and Yao Ming, two players who are not weaker than the players of the American team, will play in the game, which is the most important factor in whether the Chinese team can defeat the American team."
On the court, Wang Meng, Yao Ming and others had already greeted the players of the American team.
"Hey, Yao, you're going to be back in the NBA next season, think about our Heat, you've always been missing a championship ring, haven't you? Join us with the Heat and you'll definitely get the ring. James immediately started to pull up teammates, for the Heat, a top-level interior player like Yao Ming has always been what they crave, and Bosh is too weak.
"James, this is in the Finals, we're still enemies." Yao Ming said half-jokingly: "Which team I will go to next season will at least I not think about until the end of the Olympics, and you don't have to bother." β
James was a little unwilling and wanted to say a few more words, but was blocked by Kobe's words.
"Wang Meng, I didn't expect you to lead the team to the Olympic finals, it's really unexpected." Kobe Bryant said as he looked at James, who opened his mouth and didn't interject, and smiled secretly in his heart, just kidding, you are already a big three, and you still want to pull Yao Ming? Wouldn't I not be able to get my 7th championship ring next season after pulling Yao Ming?
In fact, Kobe Bryant also wanted to woo Yao Ming to join the Lakers after seeing Yao Ming play star-level data, but if you think about it carefully, the Lakers already have Howard on the inside, and asking Yao Ming is a complete waste of salary and quota, and whether Yao Ming is willing to give Howard as a substitute or not, so he can only put this idea down, although he has let go of the idea of wooing Yao Ming, it does not mean that Kobe can sit back and watch James tempt Yao Ming and ignore it.
"It's okay." Wang Meng smiled and said: "It's not my credit to be able to reach the finals, not to mention others, but Boss Yao's contribution to the team is no less than mine, and Boss Yao is really strong after the injury is cured." β
Wang Meng didn't seem to be in a hurry at all about James wooing Yao Ming, because after curing Yao Ming, Wang Meng discussed with Yao Ming about him rushing back to the NBA.
Yao Meng was obviously hesitant to invite Yao Ming to join the Wasp, Wang Meng could see that Yao Ming didn't want to go to the Wasp, but because his injury was cured by Wang Meng, he was embarrassed to say it.
Wang Meng thought about it carefully, and found that Yao Ming was actually not suitable for the wasps.
With Yao Ming's strength, it is too condescending to serve as a substitute, but when it comes to the Hornets, Yao Ming can only serve as a substitute, Gasol is in very good shape, and Oden is also improving day by day after recovering his health last season, and neither of them can be relegated to the bench.
And Yao Ming wants to join the NBA again, although the reason for the injury is cured accounts for a large part, but more importantly, he wants to fulfill a dream, that is, the NBA championship, O'Brien Cup.
Since Yao Ming joined the NBA, his best result in the Rockets was only the first round, he has never tried to win a championship, and this time to return to the NBA, he is extremely eager to win the championship.
In his opinion, although the Hornets are very strong now, it is undoubtedly very unrealistic to want to fight a bloody way in the package of the Lakers Big Three and the Heat Big Three, not to mention the Lakers and the Heat, the two giants, other teams in the league will not be too bad when facing the Hornets, the Thunder is becoming more and more mature, although Harden is estimated to stay for a long time, but using Harden in exchange for a powerful player, the overall strength of the Thunder will not drop too much. There are also teams such as the Spurs, Bulls, Pacers, and Grizzlies, and the Hornets may not be able to win the championship next season even if Yao Ming joins.
In fact, this is also the case, so after thinking about it again, Yao Ming still solemnly refused Wang Meng's invitation.
Regarding Yao Ming's refusal, Wang Meng said that he understood very well, although he cured Yao Ming's illness, it doesn't mean that people have to serve you, this is not a martial arts novel, and besides, the original intention of treating Yao Ming is just to achieve better results in the Olympics, if this is used as a threat to make Yao Ming forced to join the wasps, then Wang Meng is too despicable.
Never underestimate the heart of a champion, Yao Ming's yearning for the championship, Wang Meng understands it very well, and Wang Meng also knows that he and the Hornets cannot guarantee that they can help Yao Ming complete this dream.
Some people may say that Yao Ming joining other teams for the championship will make Wang Meng and the Hornets' road to winning the championship more difficult, but Wang Meng feels that this is a very suitable equivalent exchange, because so far, Yao Ming has helped Wang Meng win the silver medal in the Olympic Games! And most likely a gold medal!
In Wang Meng's eyes, the medals of the Olympic Games are an important surname for the three consecutive NBA championships.
Of course, this is also due to the fact that Wang Meng won the championship early and is still young.
(To be continued)