Chapter 117: Finals, Wang Chao's hole card bullet time
In this game with the Spanish men's basketball team, Wang Chao continued his excellent performance in the previous game, shooting 11 of 19 and 5 of 10 three-pointers, scoring a game-high 31 points!
The Olympics is different from the NBA, the game time is less than 8 minutes, and it is very rare to score more than 30 points in a single game, just like this game, the Chinese men's basketball team only scored a total of 81 points, and Wang Chao's 31 points have accounted for nearly 40% of the team's score!
In addition to Wang Chao, other players in the Huaguo men's basketball team also played very well, Da Yao had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Dazhi and Zhu Fangyu also scored 15 points.
On the Spanish side, Gasol had 27 points and 8 rebounds, and Fernandez also scored 19 points, and the two combined for 46 points.
Originally, according to the course of history, the Spanish men's basketball team should have fought hard in the final quarter to tie the game, and then relied on more physical strength than the Chinese men's basketball team in the overtime period to finally win.
But with Wang Chao, everything is different.
Wang Chao's explosive unsolved scoring on the offensive end is completely unlimited, especially in this game in the face of the opponent's defense, a variety of ball-holding to break through the frame and mid-range shooting, after Dazhi used the three-point range to open up the inside space, Spain could not deal with it at all, which is also the key to the Chinese men's basketball team to win the game.
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As everyone thinks, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated the United States men's basketball team and defeated the Spanish men's basketball team, and the combat effectiveness shown made the fans of all China feel at ease, and Group B, which was originally regarded as the group of death, seems to have become the best stage for the Chinese men's basketball team at this time.
On August 14, in the third round of the group stage, the Huaguo men's basketball team played against Angola, and in the face of the opponent who had played many times in the warm-up game, the Huaguo men's basketball team attacked mercilessly, winning 92:68 easily, winning the second game of the group stage and determining the group qualification in advance.
Chinese fans celebrated.
Originally, the slogan shouted by the men's basketball team in this capital Olympics was to keep the top eight in the Olympic Games, keep the top eight in the Olympic Games, and at the same time strive for the top four as the ultimate goal.
Now the quarterfinals have been determined, but the ultimate goal of fighting for the fourth seems to be a bit small.
They even defeated the Spanish men's basketball team, the champion of the 06 World Championships, what is the top four?
Aim to finish in the top three and win a medal!
Chinese fans don't have the luxury of expecting the men's basketball team to overturn the dream team of the United States to win the Olympic gold medal, but even if it is a silver medal or even a bronze medal, it will be of great significance to Huaguo!
On August 16, in the fourth round of the group stage, the Chinese men's basketball team vs the German men's basketball team.
The German men's basketball team is also one of the top teams in the world, with the top star Dirk in the regular season MVP level. Nowitzki, along with center Chris Brown. Kaman's strength should not be underestimated.
The Chinese team has played Germany 12 times in the World Championship before, with only 2 wins and 10 losses, which is an absolute disadvantage.
But this time, the situation has completely changed.
At 79:55, the Huaguo men's basketball team won by an easy score.
Da Yao and Nowitzki were on par with the two NBA's top interior players, with Da Yao scoring 25 points and 11 rebounds, while Nowitzki scoring 24 points and 17 rebounds.
On the German side, in addition to Nowitzki, there were two other double-doubles, namely Basil with 13 points and Kaman with 10 points.
On the side of the Chinese men's basketball team, except for Da Yao, only Wang Chao scored doubles, but Wang Chao alone topped the two on the German team.
With 21 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Wang Chao's score in this game was a little worse than the previous game, but he handed out 7 assists.
The combat effectiveness of Wang Chao and Da Yao's internal and external dual cores made everyone feel extremely relieved.
After defeating the German team, the Chinese men's basketball team only has one last game left in the group preliminary stage, and the opponent is the Greek men's basketball team.
In the original history, the Chinese men's basketball team at this time won 2 wins and confirmed the group stage qualification, and the game with the Greek men's basketball team will determine the opponent in the final stage.
As the former head coach of Lithuania, head coach Younas believes that the Chinese men's basketball team is more likely to win against Lithuania, which he is more familiar with, so he took the initiative to give up the game with the Greek team, Da Yao only played 18 minutes in the whole game, and even had an argument with Younas because he wanted to play in the middle.
But in the end, Da Yao still took the overall situation into account, sat on the bench according to Younas's arrangement, and watched the Chinese men's basketball team lose the game.
The story after that is clear to everyone, in the quarterfinals, against Lithuania, the Chinese men's basketball team had no resistance, and the first quarter of the game could barely bite the score 17:19, but from the second quarter it gradually declined, and finally lost the game 68:94, ending the Olympic journey.
But this time the situation is different.
The Chinese men's basketball team is currently 3-1, ranking second in the group stage, second only to the United States men's basketball team, which has won all 4 games.
As long as they win this game against the Greek men's basketball team, the Chinese men's basketball team will qualify with the second record in the group and face the team with the third record in Group A.
Although Group A is not as exaggerated as the name of Group B's Group of Death, there are strong teams, such as Argentina and Lithuania, who are currently ranked first and second respectively in Group A, and it would be great to avoid these two teams in the quarter-finals.
Therefore, in this match with the Greek team, Younas and the players agreed on the goal, go all out, win the game, strive for the second record in the group, and avoid the strong opponents in Group A!
"It's over! Congratulations to the Chinese men's basketball team for defeating the Greek men's basketball team with a score of 89:75, so that the Chinese men's basketball team has a record of 4 wins and 1 loss in the group preliminaries, and will definitely qualify as the second in Group B, and the opponent in the quarterfinals will be Croatia, which is ranked third in Group A. ”
Director Sun said very happily: "This is definitely a top sign!" Croatia is a relatively weak team in Group A, and the Chinese men's basketball team will have a great chance of winning. ”
"That's right." Director Zhang nodded and agreed: "Not only that, but more importantly, if the Chinese men's basketball team defeats Croatia and successfully advances to the semifinals, the opponent will be the winner of the first team in Group A Lithuania and the fourth Greek team in Group B, and the probability will be Lithuania. ”
The words of the two commentators, the audience in front of the TV were all excited.
If, just say that if, if the Chinese men's basketball team defeats and eliminates Croatia and Lithuania in a row, wouldn't it be a silver medal?
Not long ago, they just changed their slogan from protecting eight to fighting for four to competing for the bronze medal, and in less than two days, the bronze medal will rise to the silver medal? In that case, the Chinese men's basketball team ...... Is there a chance to win a gold medal?
It's not likely, but dreams are always there!
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The group preliminaries are over, and all four groups of quarterfinals have appeared.
The first team in Group B is the United States men's basketball team vs the fourth Australian men's basketball team in Group A.
The second Chinese men's basketball team in Group B vs the Croatian men's basketball team third in Group A.
The Spanish men's basketball team, which is third in Group B, vs the Argentine men's basketball team, which is second in Group A.
The Greek men's basketball team, which is fourth in Group B, vs the Lithuanian men's basketball team, which is the first in Group A.
All four sets of competitions will be held on August 20.
The match between the Chinese men's basketball team and Croatia is the first group to face off.
At 14:30 p.m. on August 20, at Wukesong Gymnasium, the much-anticipated game started as scheduled.
Croatia is a traditional team in the world, with the best result in history being the Olympic silver medal won by the United States Dream Team in the final in '92, and then the third place in the World Championships in '94.
However, in recent years, Croatia has not had particularly good results in the world competition, although there are several active NBA players in the team, but most of them are bench substitutes or role players, the biggest name is the Cavaliers' Big Z, but due to personal problems, he did not participate in the Olympics, and even the Big Z is far from being comparable to the Chinese men's basketball team with two top all-stars.
77:56, the Huaguo men's basketball team won with a score of 21 points.
"Congratulations to the Chinese men's basketball team for beating Croatia and reaching the semifinals! A historic breakthrough in Olympic men's basketball! This historic moment will be remembered forever! ”
The passionate voice of the narrator was accompanied by the deafening cheers of the scene, so that the audience in front of the TV couldn't help but raise their arms and shout.
On the field, Da Yao clenched his fists and raised his head to the sky and roared, and the United Arab Emirates, Dazhi, Zhu Fangyu and others also hugged each other, wantonly celebrating this historic moment.
In contrast, Wang Chao seemed a lot calmer, because such a situation itself was in his expectation.
However, the so-called calm is only relative to the emotional Da Yao and others.
With the cheers of the tsunami and the high-spirited national flag, no Chinese can maintain absolute calm on such an occasion.
"Wang Chao, we did it! Thank you, thank you! ”
Da Yao, who completely released the suppressed emotions in his heart, turned around and hugged Wang Chao, he knew very well that whether the Chinese men's basketball team could reach the quarterfinals or defeat Croatia in the quarterfinals, Wang Chao was the biggest hero!
At this moment, he was extremely fortunate that he did not hesitate to use various network resources to help Wang Chao return to the national team, although at that time he could not have imagined that Wang Chao would grow to such a point in a short period of time, and his offensive scoring ability alone is almost no less than Kobe Bryant, Maddie, these top scorers.
"Thank me for what? Isn't that what I'm supposed to do? Wang Chao said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's not over yet, our goal is not the top four, it should be an Olympic medal!" ”
"That's right, you're right!"
Wang Chao's words, said that Da Yao's heart was surging.
Olympic medals! These members of the men's basketball team have a chance to compete for medals in their lifetime!
Almost at the same time, the sound of the system sounded in Wang Chao's ears.
"Ding--Trigger random tasks, mission objectives, and lead the Chinese men's basketball team to win Olympic medals."
"Reward the first tier, win the Olympic bronze medal, get the reward: 2000 points reward, a random talent skill."
"Reward the second tier, win the Olympic silver medal, get the reward: 4,000 points reward, one optional type talent skill."
"Reward the third tier, win the Olympic gold medal, get the reward: 6,000 points reward, choose the type of talent and directly upgrade to the upgraded talent skill."
At this moment, Wang Chao's eyes bloomed with unprecedented brilliance.
The system rewards for the Olympics are too generous!
The gold medal reward actually has 6,000 points and upgraded talent skills?
That's a lot more than winning an S-level season rating plus a championship in the NBA!
But when you calm down and think about it, it seems reasonable.
The Olympic Games are held every four years, which is much more valuable than the NBA that is held every year, and Wang Chao's Chinese men's basketball team is not a top team in the world, and it is much more difficult to win medals than the NBA to win the championship.
Moreover, the finals of the Olympics are not like the NBA playoffs, which have a certain margin for error, and the single-elimination system determines that there is no way back in every game.
With so many conditions, it's understandable that the mission rewards are lucrative.
It's just that...... The reward of this gold medal is too fragrant, right?
6,000 points bonus, an upgraded optional skill?
Wang Chao's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help licking his lips.
Is the Dream Team a mallet? Do him!
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"The Chinese men's basketball team defeated Croatia and broke into the semifinals! Make history! ”
"Wang Chaoda Yao continued to play well, and both scored 20+ points!"
"In the semi-finals against Lithuania, does the men's basketball team have a chance to beat a strong opponent and win an Olympic medal?"
With the Chinese men's basketball team defeating Croatia to break into the semifinals, the men's basketball project has become a phenomenal topic in China for a while, and even completely overshadowed the news of winning gold in other Olympic events.
This is the best embodiment of the huge influence of basketball in China!
No way, who made basketball the most popular ball game in the world after football?
Especially in China, due to the constraints of the venue and conditions, basketball is a sport that is more popular and accepted by the public than football.
Of course, Huaguo's achievements in basketball are also the main reason why people prefer basketball.
With the Chinese men's basketball team breaking into the semifinals of the Olympic Games, the national football team can be said to have been shot while lying down.
As the host, the national football team directly qualified for the competition, but such qualifications are just self-inflicted humiliation.
As early as August 13, the national football team was eliminated in the group preliminary stage with a record of 0 wins in 3 group games, and the national football team only scored one goal in three games, which was ridiculed by Chinese fans as a goal more precious than gold.
The national football team missed the finals, but the men's basketball team made a historic breakthrough to the semifinals, which perfectly interprets what it means to be a foil for peers.
Maybe only the national football team in China now doesn't want the men's basketball team to continue to win, after all, the more the men's basketball team wins, the more incompetent they will be, and the more scolded they will be by fans across the country.
But the expectations of the national football team often backfire.
On August 22, the men's basketball semifinals were held as scheduled.
The Chinese men's basketball team played against Lithuania, and the United States men's basketball team played against the Spanish men's basketball team, which won a difficult victory after a bloody battle with Argentina.
The result of the two matchups was that the United States men's basketball team defeated the Spanish men's basketball team 118-107.
The Chinese men's basketball team defeated Lithuania 88-82.
The Chinese men's basketball team won again.
The national football team is completely numb.
The Chinese men's basketball team, which defeated Lithuania, directly entered the finals and will compete with the United States men's basketball team for the Olympic men's basketball championship and gold medal!
This also means that even if the game with the United States men's basketball team is lost, the Chinese men's basketball team will also guarantee a silver medal!
Don't underestimate this silver medal, for Huaguo, which has not had high-end results in football and basketball, this silver medal is worth a lot! The impact is far greater than that of some niche sports in the Olympics!
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It must be admitted that the strength of the Lithuanian men's basketball team is very strong, and it is also the top team second only to the United States, Spain, and Argentina in the entire Olympic Games.
The overall strength of the Chinese men's basketball team is still quite far behind the Lithuanian men's basketball team.
But the Chinese men's basketball team has Da Yao, Wang Chao, and the former head coach of the Lithuanian men's basketball team, Younas.
In Wang Chao's version of the Huaguo men's basketball team, Da Yao's combat effectiveness is completely different from that in the original history.
Originally, before the Capital Olympics, Da Yao had suffered a more serious injury in the middle of the NBA season, and Da Yao could be regarded as a forced comeback with an injury, and the injury did not heal, and it was good to be able to play 60% of the level at his peak on the court.
But now Da Yao, because of the Rockets' triumvirate combination, the pressure on the field has decreased, although there are also various minor injuries and diseases, but he has not suffered serious injuries, and his combat effectiveness is completely different, even if he does not have the combat effectiveness of the healthiest peak, it is at least about 90%.
It is self-evident how terrifying a healthy Da Yao's dominance under the basket is, and the Chinese men's basketball team also has a super scorer who can be ranked among the top in the NBA, and has absolute dominance on the outside.
In the game with Lithuania, Wang Chao continued to play a cameo role as the starting point guard, although he has learned from the previous experience of the Spanish men's basketball team in the group stage, and is slightly psychologically prepared, but Lithuania is still a little helpless for Wang Chao who appears in the point guard position.
1-on-1 tight can't stop Wang Chao at all, and when the two are sandwiched, Wang Chao can still easily and calmly pass the ball to his teammates in the vacant position, and will not make mistakes because of the opponent's forced grabbing, and the rhythm of the game is extremely stable.
The problem that has plagued the Huaguo men's basketball team for decades has been solved by Wang Chao alone, and when the basketball can be sent over the half court without any mistakes, it will naturally not be so difficult to submit it to Da Yao on the inside.
In the battle with Lithuania, Da Yao scored a game-high 28 points and 12 rebounds to completely dominate the inside, Wang Chao was surrounded and intercepted by a large number of Lithuanian outside players, and he could still maintain efficient scoring efficiency, making 4 of 9 three-pointers, scoring 22 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.
During the game, when the situation is at a stalemate, the elevator door tactics will be repeated, although it will occasionally be blown to move the blocking and demolition violations, but considering the high returns of Wang Chao's vacant position, such illegal mistakes are completely acceptable.
Even the Spanish men's basketball team, which is stronger than Lithuania, fell on the three axes of the Chinese men's basketball team, and Lithuania naturally couldn't deal with it, so it could only hate the defeat.
Defeating Lithuania will allow the Chinese men's basketball team to win a silver medal, and at the same time, Wang Chao will be guaranteed to receive at least the second level of the system task, that is, 4,000 points and an optional type of talent skill.
The rewards have not yet been distributed, because the Chinese men's basketball team will compete with the United States men's basketball team in the finals to determine the ownership of the championship and gold medal.
Although the Chinese men's basketball team has shown strong combat effectiveness in this Olympic Games, if the opponent is the United States men's basketball team, not many people are really optimistic that they can win.
After all, it is the dream team of the United States, the strongest basketball national team in the world.
In the past few years, perhaps they have lost the Olympic Games and the World Championships due to various reasons, resulting in the decline of the national team, the uneven quality of the players, but they attach great importance to the competition of the 08 Capital Olympics this time, not only the top all-star team, but also the title of a redemption team, which is intended to redeem the dream team as the world hegemon.
The two teams met once in the group stage, and the result was that the United States men's basketball team won the game, and the two teams met again in the finals, and I am afraid the result will not change.
But many people don't know that before the game between the two teams, in the locker room of the United States men's basketball team, head coach Lao K had a serious expression and looked at his teammates.
"Guys, one more game, we can win the championship and win the Olympic gold medal, but I want to say that at this most critical moment, we must not take it lightly, especially since the opponent in this game is still the Chinese men's basketball team!"
"Although the outside world is not optimistic about them, thinking that the Chinese men's basketball team is a counterattack all the way to the finals, it is just luck, but in my opinion, the Chinese men's basketball team is undoubtedly our strongest opponent in this Olympic Games, and even surpasses the Spanish men's basketball team! Because they have Wang Chao and Da Yao! ”
"Among them, there should be many people who played against Wang Chao last season and know his strength, but I'm afraid not many people have noticed that Wang Chao's strength during the Olympic Games has improved significantly compared with last season's playoffs and even the finals!"
"Speed, power, explosiveness, dribbling, passing, what I see is a strong player who has improved on a technical level, and his strength is no less than any of you!"
"Now, please think about it, why can the Chinese men's basketball team defeat Spain, Lithuania and other teams all the way to the finals? If we don't have an absolutely vigilant mindset, it will really be very dangerous! ”
It can only be said that Lao K is worthy of being a legendary coach of the United States, although he has never coached an NBA team, his coaching experience and sense of smell are quite strong!
If it is said that in the locker room of the United States men's basketball team, the focus of head coach Lao K is to beat the Dream Team players who are a little light because the game has been smooth.
Then in the locker room of the Huaguo men's basketball team, there is a live chicken soup for the soul teaching.
After explaining what to look out for during the game, head coach Younas left time for his players.
"Guys......"
Although he is not the oldest player on the team at present, and because he plays in the NBA, he does not serve as the captain of the national team, but at this time, it is Da Yao who stands up first and can convince everyone.
"I'm lucky to be able to represent my national team in the final of the Olympics for a gold medal in my lifetime, which I wouldn't have thought about a month ago."
"But now that we're on this stage, I want to ask everybody, will we ever have the opportunity to touch an Olympic gold medal again in our lifetime? To let the flag of China fly and rise? This opportunity is worth all my efforts to fight for, no matter who the enemy is in front of us, we must win with all our might! ”
Da Yao put his hand in the middle, and all the players put their hands on it.
"Team Huaguo! Come on! ”
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Wukesong Gymnasium, in the stands, was already a sea of red, and all the fans who came to the scene to support the Huaguo men's basketball team put on the red half-sleeves representing Huaguo, and the cheers were like waves one after another.
All the Chinese fans were on the scene, looking forward to the miracle that would continue to befall Wukesong Stadium.
"Audience! Finally came to the last game of the Olympic men's basketball event, the final of the Chinese men's basketball team vs the United States men's basketball team! Whether the Chinese men's basketball team can defeat a strong opponent and win the first Olympic gold medal in basketball in the history of China at home depends on this last game! ”
The race starts with a never-ending cheer!
Huaguo team starters, Wang Chao, Sun Yue, Zhu Fangyu, UAE, Da Yao.
The starting team of the United States, Wade, Kobe, James, Anthony, Howard.
The ball jumped in the middle of the field, and the ball was still won by Howard.
The first offense of the United States men's basketball team was very patient, and after continuous passing of the ball, James finally hit a three-pointer on the outside and scored first.
Conversion of possession.
"Sure enough, the United States men's basketball team is different from other teams......"
Commentator Director Zhang shook his head and said: "The idea of letting Wang Chao start the point guard on the Huaguo team is very good, and it is difficult for the teams encountered before to deal with this trick, Wang Chao can always get the opportunity to be misplaced on the court, but against the United States men's basketball team, the effect is obviously not so good." ”
"In this game, the starting lineup of the United States men's basketball team was adjusted, Kidd did not start the game, but was replaced by a younger and more impactful Wade, and on the defensive end, it was still small forward James who was responsible for marking Wang Chao, and Wade and James switched defenses to mark Zhu Fangyu."
"Wade, who is 1.93 meters tall, is at a disadvantage in height in the face of Zhu Fangyu, who is 2.01 meters, but he is far superior to Zhu Fangyu in terms of speed, strength, bounce and other aspects, and his defensive ability is outstanding, and he will not easily give Zhu Fangyu a chance to shoot."
Wang Chao stood at the top arc and glanced at the ball.
As he thought, the defensive strategy of the United States men's basketball team is still to focus on taking care of themselves, not only James is following closely, but other players of the United States team around him are also staring at their side at all times, and once there is any action, they will come up to help defend the bag as soon as possible.
"There's a deck......
Although Wang Chao is not afraid, now is not the time for him to exert his strength.
Standing in the top arc position, Wang Chao had already seen the main position of the inner line Da Yao Ka and actively raised his hand to ask for the ball.
Without hesitation, Wang Chao immediately passed the ball to Da Yao.
The Huaguo men's basketball team is at a disadvantage in almost all positions against the Mi national men's basketball team, but there is only one position that is an absolute advantage, and that is the center.
As I said before, the only weakness of the dream team of the United States men's basketball team is the inside, and there is only Howard as a traditional inside, and then Bosh and Boozer.
Don't look at many people now, Da Yao can't beat Boozer, but that's based on the premise that Boozer relies on flexible footsteps to frequently block and dismantle with Delong, Boozer has an accurate mid-range shot and can fire on the outside, while Da Yao has heavy footsteps and can't keep up with the opponent's pace, and he can't prevent the outside.
Why don't you let Boozer play with Da Yao under the basket? A short inside line with a height of only 2.06 meters, why is he talking to Da Yao on the inside?
At this moment, Da Yao is full of physical strength, and there is no injury trouble, and he is completely at the peak of his competitive state with the blessing of the home team.
He carried his back to Howard twice, and the latter desperately resisted Da Yao, but due to the weight difference, he was still squeezed close to the basket by Da Yao, and then a signature small hook sent the basketball into the basket.
3:2。
Eating and sleeping to fight Warcraft, this is a ridiculous phrase that Chinese fans once came up with to chase Da Yao's dominance over Warcraft, which means that Da Yao singled out Howard, which is as simple as eating and sleeping.
Of course, this is a bit exaggerated, but judging from the results, it is indeed very simple for Da Yao to eat Howard alone.
In the next few rounds, Wang Chao tried his best to pass the ball to Da Yao, who also lived up to expectations, feeling hot and scoring consecutive singles Howard.
After a few rounds, the United States men's basketball team had to change its defensive strategy and use the front defense against Da Yao instead.
This is the trick that Da Yao is most afraid of.
If you want to destroy the front defense, you must have a lot of physical contact with the defensive players, because Da Yao is slow, and many times he can't take the lead, so the consumption of physical energy in the competition for the card position and the anti-card position is very huge.
But this situation is also expected by the Huaguo men's basketball team, Da Yao was restricted by the front defense, and did not entangle with Howard too much, but directly pulled to the outside line to help Wang Chao block and dismantle the cover, after the block, Da Yao will not go down the offensive frame, but stand outside the three-point line, ready to return to defense at any time, which not only saves physical strength, but also allows Da Yao to return to the defense and defend the basket faster.
And Wang Chao took over Da Yao's offensive banner and began to lead the team to attack.
"Da Yao's blocking, Wang surpassed James, and faced Howard's defense with a long-range three-point shot - there is! His shot is really out of the blue! ”
"With Wang Chao's three-point shot, the Huaguo men's basketball team once again overtook the score, and the confrontation between the two teams in the first quarter of the game was really fierce!"
Many of the fans watching the game in front of the TV were nervous and sweaty in their palms.
Soon, the first quarter of the game ended, the score of the two teams was much more stalemate than expected, and the two sides fought until 28:27 in the first quarter, and the Chinese men's basketball team led by 1 point.
Da Yao scored 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks in a single quarter, showing dominance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, but at the same time, he also had 2 fouls on his back, and the pressure on the offensive end of the United States men's basketball team was completely exerted on Da Yao, who was guarding the basket.
Wang Chao also scored 9 points in a single quarter, including 2 three-pointers, which was already a very good performance under the highly targeted encirclement and interception of the United States men's basketball team.
But after the game entered the second quarter, the old problems of the Huaguo men's basketball team began to emerge gradually, and the high-intensity fierce game made the Huaguo men's basketball players begin to consume their physical energy violently.
"No, sure enough, Wang Chao still has to hold the ball, no matter who holds the ball in the other players of the Huaguo team, it is difficult to hold it under the oppressive defense of the Mi Guo team, so the burden on Wang Chao is too great!"
In the blink of an eye, the United States men's basketball team established a double-digit score advantage, forcing the Chinese men's basketball team to call a timeout.
When he came to the field, Da Yao was already covered in sweat.
While shouldering the heavy burden on the offensive end, Da Yao's work on the defensive end is even heavier than Howard's on the side of the United States team, and he has not stopped for even a minute so far, and it is fake not to be tired.
Wang Chao thought about it and felt that he couldn't continue to let Da Yao stand on the field, if he was physically exhausted in the first half, in the crucial second half, he really didn't even have a reliable helper.
"Brother Yao, you will have a break after the break, and I will take care of the rest of the second quarter."
Wang Chao took the initiative to say to Da Yao.
Da Yao was stunned and subconsciously shook his head. "No, I'm out, the score will definitely be pulled apart in an instant, and it will be difficult to catch up when the time comes......"
But before he finished speaking, Wang Chao's categorical voice sounded.
"Don't worry, I'm here!"
For a while, the eyes of everyone in the Huaguo team couldn't help but look at Wang Chao.
"In the next few minutes, I will carry the Huaguo men's basketball team! Until you get back on the pitch, the difference won't continue to widen! ”
Wang Chao's tone was calm, but unquestionable, and it sounded so reliable.
Before Da Yao could speak, head coach Younas spoke first.
"2 minutes, I can give you 2 minutes, if you can't do it, Da Yao must be back on the court immediately."
Younas said to Wang Chao.
In the final analysis, he is the head coach of the Huaguo men's basketball team, and Wang Chao and Da Yao don't count.
But his thoughts are similar to Wang Chao, and now it seems that the Huaguo men's basketball team is extremely dependent on Da Yao, but if it continues like this, when Da Yao's physical strength is exhausted in the second half, how will the Huaguo men's basketball team play?
Since Wang Chao wants to try, it is better to try now than to wait until Da Yao has really overdrawn his physical strength and has no fault tolerance at all!
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"Okay, come back from the timeout and the players from both sides will come back on...... Hey? Da Yao was finally substituted after a timeout. ”
Director Sun sighed lightly.
"That's right, you can see just now that Da Yao is already very tired, it's time to replace him off the court and take a good rest, but in the few minutes when Da Yao is off the court, can he withstand the offensive of the United States men's basketball team with only Wang Chao leading the team?"
Director Zhang shook his head slightly, "Now we can only trust and rely on Wang Chao." ”
Huaguo men's basketball team, Wang Chao slowly dribbled over the half court, and the defensive players in front of him had been changed from James to Prince.
In fact, in this Olympics, as the least famous player on the team, Prince rarely had the opportunity to play, and more often sat on the bench and watched others play.
This can't be helped, Prince's playing style is unpretentious, focusing on defense, and his personal strength is not outstanding among the forwards, but when facing the Chinese men's basketball team, he can get some playing time, because the Mi team hopes to use Prince, who is very tall and has an excellent arm span, to limit Wang Chao's play.
However, Wang Chao has long been different from what it used to be, even during the playoffs, when the Pistons and the Magic team met, Prince could not limit Wang Chao's scoring, not to mention now, he has become stronger?
Lao K didn't expect Prince to be able to defend Wang Chao alone, just like James defending Wang Chao, when Prince was defending Wang Chao, other teammates on the left and right sides were also staring at this side at all times, and once Wang Chao made a breakthrough with the ball, he would step forward to help defend the bag as soon as possible.
Wang Chao is proud enough to be targeted by these top superstars in the NBA with such an attitude, but there is obviously no way to win in this way.
"It's time to play the last hole cards!"
Standing at the top arc outside the three-point line and slowly dribbling, Wang Chao thought in his heart.
Prince, who was staring at Wang Chao, suddenly saw the other party making a shooting move, and immediately without thinking, he immediately went up and raised his hand to interfere, even if it was a fake move by Wang Chao, but he didn't care so much at all.
Wang Chao's feints have reached the point of almost fakeness, which is not a secret to all teams in the entire league, and more than 50% of Wang Chao's ball-holding breakthroughs during the regular season are used to deceive the center of gravity of defenders by feigning shots.
But even if you know, you have to step forward to defend, because Wang Chao is far more dangerous outside the three-point line than he is with the ball.
If Wang Chao bursts into the inside, they can also remedy it by assisting in defense, but if Wang Chao is given the opportunity to shoot calmly outside the three-point line, then Wang Chao will most likely use a hollow three-point shot to teach you how to defend next time.
As Wang Chao's old opponent, Prince naturally made a choice without hesitation in the face of this situation.
Then he saw Wang Chao retract his shot, lower his center of gravity to hold the ball and accelerate, pass himself in one step, and rush straight towards the basket.
At the same moment when Wang Chao acted, the men's basketball players on both sides of Wang Chao moved at the same time and began to shrink, and at the same time, Howard on the inside line also moved forward in the direction of Wang Chao.
Others are just that, how exaggerated Howard's defensive radius was at his peak, Wang Chao, as a teammate, knows it.
He didn't rush to stop his jump shot to avoid Howard's defense, but silently said it in his heart.
"Bullet Time...... Open! ”
"Buzz ——!"
A strange humming sound sounded in Wang Chao's mind, and in an instant, everything in his vision began to become extremely slow, almost as if it had stopped.
Wang Chao didn't have time to carefully observe this magical scene, because the duration of the bullet time talent was only a short 1 second, and he had to make the most appropriate judgment on the current situation within 1 second between the lightning and flint!
The next moment, time resumed, everything on the court returned to normal, Wang Chao did not change anything, and continued to hold the ball and rush towards the basket.
"Come on! King! ”
Howard's eyes flickered, and he watched Wang Chao eager to try.
Then he saw Wang Chao suddenly stop at a step inside the free throw line, and then jumped to shoot.
"With this position, I can cover him!"
Howard didn't understand why Wang Chao wanted to make a stop-and-go jump shot at this distance, but this was within his defensive radius, so he didn't hesitate, and immediately took two steps violently, and the whole person took off into the air to give Wang Chao a volleyball-style smash.
However, Wang Chao did not shoot, but threw the basketball to the ground in the air, and the basketball flew under Howard's crotch, rebounded after hitting the ground, and fell into the hands of Dazhi not far behind Howard with great precision.
"Well passed!"
Dazhi's eyes lit up, he didn't expect Wang Chao to catch himself moving towards the basket at this moment, the timing of this ball pass was just right, and he immediately raised his hand to score a layup.
(End of chapter)