Chapter Twenty-Three: The Return of Da Yao
"He doesn't have any problems with his ankle anymore! Tomorrow night's arena, you'll see a healthy Yao Ming! ”
At the moment when the national team arrived in Hangzhou, the topic surrounding the national team was still inseparable from Yao Ming.
Because Yao Ming's figure once again appeared in front of the public.
Walking freely and looking relaxed, it seems that injuries are no longer a problem that bothers Yao Ming.
So can Yao Ming play?
This is something that hundreds of millions of fans have been waiting for.
At the moment when Yao Ming returned to China, fans were looking forward to Yao Ming being able to appear on the court, hoping to see Da Yao's domineering domination under the basket.
It's just that this wait has been nearly half a month, and now the news that Yao Ming can play is finally obtained, and the fans are also excited.
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Huanglong Stadium, located on the northeast side of the main stadium of the No. 3 Sports Center on Huanglong Road in Hangzhou, is the main venue for hosting the Stankovic Cup this year. The first match of the tournament is being played in the arena, Angola against Russia.
The game is coming to an end, and although the game was scorching, it wasn't very exciting, but the number of fans was growing.
Rumble!
When the Chinese team players appeared in the stadium, the stadium was full of jubilation.
Obviously, these fans are there to watch the next match between China and Serbia.
Honk!
When the buzzer, which symbolized the end of the game, sounded, the stadium immediately became noisy.
African champions Angola played their best in this match, which ended up 89-70. Nineteen points against Russia, which has a squad of young players.
At the end of this match, in an hour's time, the Chinese team will take on the European powerhouse Serbia here.
At the same time, this is also Yao Ming's first game after his comeback. It is also the first time that the two rocket centers, Lei Lin and Yao Ming, have worked together.
Before the first game was over, fans poured in one after another, until the end of the Chinese team's warm-up, the stadium that can accommodate more than 8,000 spectators was already a black press.
"Yao Ming, come on!"
"Yao Ming, come on!"
"The Chinese team. Come on! ”
When the players returned to the dressing room after the warm-up, the shouts of the fans could still be heard.
"Listen, guys. That's what the fans are talking about! We've won 10 in a row, but now there's still a lot of skepticism out there, why? That's because we haven't faced a decent opponent. ”
Ten consecutive Olympic victories are gratifying, but behind the joyful victories. It is also fraught with concern.
University of Memphis. Croatia, Lithuania II, Australia Stars, can such opponents compare to the Olympic teams?
Apparently not.
"So the next game is a test of our strength, and if you don't have to, I want you to take any opponent seriously."
The four participating teams in the Stankovic Cup, in addition to Serbia and Russia. There is also an Olympic group opponent, Angola, and the strength of any opponent should not be underestimated. As for the Diamond Cup at the end of July and the beginning of August. There are also teams with outstanding strength such as Argentina, Australia and Iran.
Although the results of these games did not affect the results of the national team in the Olympic Games, it was indeed a test for the men's basketball team before the Olympic Games, and it was also the most practical warm-up game before the Olympic Games.
"Defend six and fight for four, I hope you can show your strength to reassure the fans and leaders!"
"Good!"
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It was already very hot in Hangzhou in July, and although there was air conditioning in the black stadium, there was still a heat wave in front of it.
Against the heat wave, players from both sides entered the stadium.
Serbia has won five World Basketball Championships, eight European Championships and one Olympic gold medal. But none of this has anything to do with the current team, which is a young team that has only recently been formed, with an average age of no more than twenty years old.
But even such a young team still brought a lot of trouble to the Chinese team.
Contrary to what fans expected, Yao Ming did not appear in the starting lineup. The starting five tigers of the Chinese team in this game are still Liu Wei, Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Zhizhi and Yi Jianlian.
After the opening, the Chinese team played continuously and easily gained a 9-0 lead.
But then Serbia launched a comeback, with Leswan opening the scoring and taking two points. But with roughly the score of Liu Wei, the Chinese team is still 13-2, leading the opponent by nine points.
Serbia, who then came on to gain momentum, scored eight points in a row, 15-10, and Younas had to call a timeout.
"Yao Ming, Yao Ming, Yao Ming......"
When the game was suspended, there were rhythmic shouts in the stadium, which seemed to be calling for Yao Ming's appearance.
Yao Ming, who was sitting on the bench, smiled as he listened to the shouting.
"Yao Ming! When you get on the pitch, take care of your body, you won't get a lot of time in this game, if you feel any discomfort, please ask to come off immediately, understand? ”
Although Yao Ming's ankle has fully recovered, Younas is still not at ease, after all, as the core of the team, if he misses the Olympics, it will be too much loss for the Chinese team.
"Understood!"
Rumble!
When Yao Ming took off his training clothes and revealed No. 13, the entire stadium cheered.
After returning from the timeout, Yi Jianlian scored a layup and scored two points for the Chinese team to stabilize the situation. After Serbia missed, the Chinese team rebounded, and after returning to half-time, handed the ball to Yao Ming in the low post.
After more than five months, Yao Ming stepped on the field for the first time, and his expectations can be imagined. Similarly, the opponent's fear of him is also clear at a glance.
At the moment when Yao Ming received the ball, someone immediately came over to wrap it.
As a world-class center forward who has been famous for a long time, Yao Ming certainly has his own set of ways to deal with the bag.
After making a feint to pass the ball, he directly turned over and hooked his hand.
Beep!
Clang!
At the moment when Yao Ming shot, the defender's hand hit Yao Ming's wrist directly, and after being interfered with, the basketball thrown out of the frame directly popped up.
Although he was unable to score, he was given two free throws.
Clang!
"Oh......"
After stepping to the free throw line, Yao Ming failed to hit the first free throw.
"It seems that Yao Ming has not been able to fully find his form!"
Swish!
As soon as the commentator's voice fell, Yao Ming's second penalty hit steadily and cut down the first point after his comeback.
At 18-10, the Chinese team led the opponent by six points.
Syllable!
After the Serbian team failed to attack, the Chinese team quickly launched a counterattack, and Yao Ming, who got the basketball under the basket, turned around and was slapped on the hand by the defender, destroying the attack.
Beep.
The crisp whistle sounded directly, and Yao Ming walked to the free throw line again.
Clang!
The basketball slammed into the basket with a trembling sound.
"Hehe, it seems that Da Yao still needs to adapt to the rhythm of the game! Well, there are substitutions on the sidelines, Younas is using Relin to replace the United Arab Emirates, ah, this is the first time that the two Rocket centers have played together, I wonder what kind of exciting game they can give us? (To be continued......)