In the training gym of the American team, James threw a basketball, the basketball flew in the sky and crashed into the hoop, he smug his hand, and then said to Wade next to him, "Hey, Dwyan...... Look at it, I can beat a team with my hand right now! ”

Wade smiled disappreciatively and said, "Not necessarily...... Speaking of which, I have a way to make you miss a shot. ”

Paul, the good friend of these two guys, picked up a basketball, a jumper, and the basketball appeared in the basket with precision, and then he snapped his fingers: "Look...... My feel is also quite invincible! The three of them laughed, and then James said, "Hey, Chris, I heard you've renewed your contract?" ”

Paul nodded, shot another basketball, watched the basketball sink into the net and said, "Yes...... I signed a contract extension with the Hornets...... It's a place I love and I'll probably stay there forever. ”

James was a little frustrated: "You should have considered coming to our team at the time, I think we might be able to find a way to play that is unguardable...... You know it has to be good. Wade also said next to him: "Me too...... If you're in Miami, I'm sure you'll enjoy the real game. ”

Paul was a little depressed: "Hey...... It's not the time to say that, I can't live without the city, I love it, I love the people and the team. ”

James asked a little nonchalantly, "Chris, supposedly you suggested that your team chase that Chinese rookie?" Are you sure it's true? ”

Paul hit a shot and said, "yes...... It's true, I think that guy is pretty good, and if we can have him, we will definitely go further in the team. ”

Wade's face was a little gloomy when he heard Paul say about Zhang Chen, and he didn't say a word, and threw a ball without saying a word, and then James said a little exaggeratedly: "Do you think that guy is the real best rookie?" Come on...... He's just luck, I bet he's going to really be a mass player next season, no one notices him, and no one remembers that guy, IMHO, if your team really gets Zhang Chen...... Maybe that's the real beginning of the disaster. ”

Paul shrugged: "I don't think so...... Tatsu is a pretty good player, I've always thought so, maybe he's not dominating right now, but I'm willing to bet he's going to be a pretty good player. It's a shame that our team doesn't have enough leverage to impress him...... That's damning! ”

James said, "Come on...... I bet I could finish him off with one hand...... I'm not going to take him to heart. Wade also said next to him: "Yes...... That's an executioner...... To be honest, I must not have cared about him either, I believe that not only is he unlikely to be a hero of this country, but on the contrary, he is going to be the biggest joke of this country...... It's a shame......"

Paul was noncommittal: "I still stand by my opinion. A few people were a little distracted when they chatted like this, but there was always a guy next to them who received the ball again and again with the help of the assistant coach, and then threw his hand backwards and jumpers, watching the basketball hit the basket again and again, but his face was still solemn and cold.

Paul shrugged his shoulders: "This paranoid seems to have to practice late into the night again...... How's that, guys, do you have any plans for the evening? ”

The three of them quickly engaged in more heated discussions, the United States is now quite active in preparing for the game, they want to make a splash in the first game, they want to kill the Chinese team in one fell swoop, their goal this time is the championship, and before that they hope to have a lot of flowers to prove the true content of this championship.

At 8:08 p.m. on August 8, 2008, this world-renowned event was finally held in the stadium in Yanjing.

Zhang Chen also mixed in the team of athletes, but also saw some other athletes who used to like more, physical athletes and the like, they waited outside for more than two hours before it was their turn to enter, listening to the sound of the mountains and tsunamis on both sides, Zhang Chen was also more able to understand the meaning of this provincial capital to the Chinese, walking in the team, from time to time the camera directly pointed at his face, came a close-up, Zhang Chen found out and waved his hand at the camera lens, And some of the audience after seeing his appearance clearly also let out some screams.

The person at the forefront of the Chinese team is Yao Ming, the tall Yao Ming walks in front as if standing on a mountain, the flashing lights on both sides are constantly lit, the lights are bright, and in the rhythm of the national anthem, they came to the land that symbolizes honor.

The appearance of the American basketball team also ushered in a lot of screams, the NBA's influence in China since Jordan has grown, and there are more and more NBA fans, everyone is cheering for them wildly, seeing Kobe Bryant's somewhat unsmiling but still smiling greetings to everyone, as well as James's various funny expressions, soon the atmosphere here reached a **.

This year's U.S. team is not only the expectation of their country, but also the expectation of many fans around the world, you can imagine how popular the U.S. team with Kobe, James, Wade, Paul, Bosh and so on will be in China. They're about to embark on a real dream trip, and they look like they're off to a pretty good start.

The grand opening ceremony of the Olympic Games has finally ended, whether it is ink Tai Chi or Li Ning Feitian, today's opening ceremony of the Olympic Games has become a pinnacle that is difficult to replicate.

After the opening ceremony, all kinds of really busy things really began, Zhang Chen saw Paul backstage, Paul smiled at him and walked over: "Hey, Chen, long time no see......"

Zhang Chen smiled: "Yes, long time no see." ”

Paul said, "Well, are you going to join any team?" I have a feeling that you're not going to make a choice that disappoints me, do you? ”

Zhang Chen said: "Then I may have to say sorry...... Because I found that I did make a choice that would disappoint you. He didn't hide it too much in front of Paul, and he just meant not to join the Hornets - there were not just one or two chasing Zhang Chen.

Paul spread his hands: "It's a shame, but what can you think about, for example, can we be the best backcourt combination?" Looking at Zhang Chen's upper body, which seemed to be more solid and strong, Paul vaguely felt that this guy's strength seemed to have reached a higher level...... This made Paul even more aware that he could be more helpful to his team.

The Chinese team and the American team were a little anxious for a short time, and when they saw James and Wade, in line with the idea of being guests from afar, Zhang Chen smiled at them and nodded to say hello.

However, the person who reached out and didn't hit the smiley face was not placed on the body of these two guys, James looked at Zhang Chen's appearance and snorted from his nostrils, did not speak, turned his head and left, and Wade walked over him directly and directly ignoring him. Zhang Chen retracted his smile sneeringly, but his heart was full of annoyance-what was he dragging?

It's Kobe Bryant who is better, this guy probably doesn't have a good impression of Zhang Chen, but maybe he is used to smiling today, or he really came to the host's territory to greet the host's big brother - in short, he also nodded and smiled at Zhang Chen. This made Zhang Chen a little flattered, after all, Kobe didn't give him a good look when he was in the NBA, since he accidentally rode Kobe Bryant, every time he saw Zhang Chen, he used all kinds of greetings without reservation, and every time Zhang Chen was blown up by him.

Every time Kobe Bryant would attack Zhang Chen with his most vicious trash talk, chattering about a game, so Zhang Chen really didn't expect Kobe to make such a friendly expression, so he also said hello to him. But the highlight of the day is D'Antoni after all, after all, D'Antoni is also here as an assistant coach.

When Zhang Chen saw D'Antoni, this old guy was having a good conversation with a beautiful receptionist, Zhang Chen coughed and caught D'Antoni's attention, D'Antoni turned his head and saw Zhang Chen, and said, "Hey, Chen, what a coincidence, I met you here." ”

Zhang Chen was a little dissatisfied: "Shouldn't I appear here?" Well, my country is not bad. ”

D'Antoni smiled and said, "Very good, very good...... The girls from your country are also very good! ”

Zhang Chen wiped his sweat and found that this old guy seemed to have gradually become profligate after leaving the Suns, and hurriedly said, "Tell me some news...... For example, how are you going to defend us or something? This is a big deal, and you should tell me about it...... Maybe this will be an opportunity for me to get into the Knicks. ”

D'Antoni gave him a blank look: "This is naturally impossible, can you tell me what tactics your team intends to use?" …… Honestly, can you tell me a little bit about why you keep talking about it? You know the Knicks are really sincere with you. ”

Zhang Chen shrugged his shoulders: "I will definitely have an answer after the Olympics...... But not now. ”

D'Antoni said: "Okay, but I hope to hear good news then. ”

…… After leaving with D'Antoni, the two teams had a brief meeting and then left quickly, that is, Yao Ming said hello to a few friends he knew, and Sun Yue and Kobe Bryant made an appointment about when to go to dinner and so on. After everyone's greetings, there was tension, after all, they were opponents in the first game.

The lineup of the American team this year can be described as unprecedentedly strong, the collision of the American team and the Chinese team soon ushered in the attention of the whole China, before they officially started the game, all kinds of prediction stickers, analysis stickers, technical stickers flooded the Internet, this day, the signal transmitted from the TV tower to all parts of the country has also entered thousands of households, and the era of national attention has officially arrived.

――――At 22:15 on the night of August 10, 2008, Yanjing time, the match between the Chinese team and the United States team finally began.

Before the start of the game, more than 100 million Chinese fans will sit in front of the TV to watch the game, and more than 200 million or 300 million fans around the world will watch it.

In this case, the players of both sides have already felt the solemnity that exists in the air, even though they have not even played.

Younas didn't say much, but Yao Ming said a few words: "Comrades...... It's an extraordinary match and we're going to get the eyes of countless fans who want to see the result...... We must be confident in ourselves and go all out...... Anyway, you must do your best! ”

His remark was a bit of a stretch, but it won everyone's unanimous approval, and then there was the common practice before the start of the game, which was the morale-boosting slap.

"Let's play!" Younas said behind him, and then the players of the Chinese team came to the basketball court, facing the flashing lights from top to bottom, feeling the crazy cheers from all the fans around them. With the crowd cheering and the players trotting all the way onto the field, the starters for both sides have been lined.

Team USA, starting lineup: Howard, Anthony, James, Kobe, Kidd, starting lineup of the Chinese team: Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Zhang Chen, Sun Yue, Liu Wei.

The lineups of both sides were not too unexpected, but D'Antoni was a little surprised after seeing Zhang Chendi's name - he didn't expect the Chinese team to put Zhang Chen in the small forward position.

The current lineup of the United States is the great love of Chinese fans, whether it is the boyish, cute and physically strong monster Howard, or the charming melon Anthony with a charming smile and strong scoring energy, and Kobe Bryant naturally not to mention, James does not need to explain, and Kidd Although the young Chinese do not like him too much, they also know the toughness of this triple-double king.

On the other hand, the Chinese team, there are four people in this lineup who play in the NBA, and both sides are still familiar with their opponents.

The jump ball was about to start, James looked at Zhang Chen not far away, and sneered, he decided that he must make Zhang Chen an eternal sorrow in front of all the Chinese audience today. His dislike of Zhang Chen is a congenital dislike and some accumulation of the day after tomorrow, which has been formed over time, and the two guys who are also wearing the No. 6 jersey are tense before they can jump the ball.

The first ball was won by the U.S. team, and the basketball came to the scheming Kidd, who slowly directed everyone into position, his possession as calm as his age, and after looking at the positions of both sides, he passed the basketball to Kobe. Kobe Bryant didn't stick to the ball, and in such a star-studded national team, Kobe also preferred to hand over the ball to others, and the first head-to-head confrontation between Kobe and Sun Yue, the two opponents, was missed.

Kobe Bryant passed the ball to James, and it's 2008, but the battle between Kobe and James has begun to take shape, and everyone is keen to talk about it, and the comparison between the two is often carried out. James controlled the ball and came to Zhang Chen, and then leaned against Zhang Chen with his side, and a very strong force came from his solid body, and Zhang Chen instantly felt a little unstable on his feet.

James sneered and said, "Rookie...... What method do you want me to judge you? ”

Zhang Chen withstood his pressure and said, "You can't judge me...... Instead, that sentence should be spoken by me. ”

James said with a smirk, yes? Then his shoulder suddenly exerted a force, and a strong force came in an instant, although his body had been strengthened a lot, but in front of a humanoid tank like James, Zhang Chen really had no choice, so he accidentally staggered a little space.

James took advantage of this little space to immediately kill Zhang Chen's left, although Zhang Chen had tried his best to prevent it, although Zhang Chen's speed had progressed a lot, but in front of James's breakthrough at the right time, Zhang Chen's footsteps were still a little unable to keep up with the rhythm, and James took advantage of such a gap to directly enter the inner line.

Collect the ball in two steps...... Belch! Three steps!

James jumped high, the lights reflected his back like a god of war, as if he had become the heaven-opening axe containing infinite energy, he mixed with Wan Jun's unrivaled sharp momentum, and smashed the basketball into the basket fiercely!

The emperor party next to the basketball court saw this domineering and exposed dunk, and slapped their hands one by one, which lasted for a long time, and at this time they didn't care about watching the game between the Chinese team and the American team.

However, just as James was about to roar triumphantly, the referee suddenly came in front of him, and then motioned for the black number six to walk.

"Huh?!" This result made everyone feel a little unbelievable, but when they took a closer look at the replay on the big screen, they did find that this guy had taken a small broken step, and now he was irrefutable.

James ran through the half court in frustration to participate in the defense, and the ball came to the hands of the Chinese team, and suddenly some of the spectators began to laugh - man, this is not the NBA, this is the international league.

However, despite seeing James's crab step being messed up, the audience was still a little heavy, because Zhang Chen was treated like an SB by James just now, and D'Antoni also frowned a little: Zhang Chen's defense still needs to be improved! But at this time, something happened that surprised him - the ball was served by Yi Jianlian on the bottom line, but the two point guards of the Chinese team, Liu Wei and Sun Yue, had walked through the half court, ready to participate in the attack, and the person who ran to the half court and looked like he was going to catch the ball turned out to be Zhang Chen?!

This discovery made D'Antoni immediately wonder in his heart if Younas was a brain show - who didn't know that Zhang Chen's ball control was scummy?

The audience was also a little surprised, they didn't know what the Chinese team was doing, and when they saw the basketball in Zhang Chen's hands, Zhang Chen began to slowly prepare to control the ball, they understood that this was not a joke, but a fact.

Let that guy be the point guard? The audience thought the world was crazy, but their view didn't last long, because Zhang Chen's possession quickly shut them up and then opened them up again...... They were shocked......

(To be continued)