The video of this game quickly went viral on the domestic Internet.

And this spread is not temporary.

If nothing else, in the next one or two decades, this will be one of the most classic events for domestic fans.

Including the highlights of this game, as well as the top ten balls and the top five balls, the traffic brought by this game far exceeds that of the previous Black Eight Knights.

What is the NBA, it's just a good nightclub girl, mainly for enjoyment, and the national team is true love!

And because Yao Ming joined the Bulls, there is no conflict between the two, this is to watch one game and enjoy two happiness.

The impact of the game on the web continues, and at the same time, the impact on the Chinese team is beginning to appear.

Although it was only a group stage victory, it was a huge boost to the confidence of the Chinese players.

The first to change was the group of shooters led by Zhu Fangyu.

To become a quality shooter, you mainly look at ability, but to become a top scorer, mental quality is essential.

A very simple mental activity: I can score against the Dream Team and win, but I can't shoot against others?

And then there is another person who has changed very much, Sun Yue.

Sun Yue played well in 08 and directly let the Lakers sign him and enter the NBA.

But after being cut last year, his game form has basically been maintained by national team training.

Although he didn't give up, he tried out for two summers in a row and signed a partial guaranteed contract with the Knicks, but he still couldn't stay in the NBA.

As a result, he was visibly confused.

This is a very normal thing, in order to enter the NBA, Sun Yue ran trials everywhere, and finally became the first Chinese outside player to enter the NBA by hard work, which shows that he is a person with dreams.

It's just that after continuous setbacks, he gradually gave up on himself and became the person Xu Yong knew before his rebirth.

But now, in Sun Yue's case, what happened two years ago is repeating itself.

Sun Yue's confidence returned.

In the end, it is the mental outlook of the entire Chinese team, everyone dares to make moves on the field, and their own strength is not bad, and their performance is getting better and better.

In the second game of the group stage, facing the Australian team, which is good at physical confrontation, the Chinese team maintained the lead throughout the game.

The strategy of the Australian team is to flank the Chinese team's duo, and they not only contain Yao Ming, but also Xu Yong.

As a result, the Chinese team's group of outside shooters blossomed.

Zhu Fangyu alone threw in 4 three-pointers.

In the fourth quarter, the Australians, who couldn't afford to lose, moved bigger, and as a result, they were directly taught by Zhu Fangyu to be a man, and they lost and lost.

In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Australian team 96-74, and won two consecutive victories at the beginning of the group stage.

Although in the third game of the group stage, due to physical attrition, the Chinese team lost to the Russian team.

However, in the subsequent matches against Puerto Rico and Côte d'Ivoire, the Chinese team adjusted their form and won the opponent without bloodshed.

After the group stage, the Chinese team's record was fixed at 4 wins and 1 loss.

In terms of group stage statistics, the Chinese team averaged 86 points per game, conceded 71 points, and the team's three-point shooting rate reached 40%.

In terms of personal data statistics, Xu Yong averaged 20.6 points per game to become the team's scoring champion, Yao Ming averaged 17.2 points and 8.4 boards per game, Yi Jianlian averaged 11.6 points and 6.2 boards per game, Zhu Fangyu averaged 9.2 points per game, and Sun Yue 8.6 points, 3 boards, 3.6 assists, 2 steals and 1.6 blocks.

And because of the victory over the United States team, although the record is the same, the Chinese team still advanced to the round of 16 as the first in Group B.

At this moment, American fans are a little bit broken.

In the past, the U.S. team and the Chinese team were in a small group, can you imagine the scene after the Chinese team in the group rankings?

And it's not a multi-event event, so you can't fool the fans with the overall medal table.

In other words, just this screenshot of the ranking is enough to become a talking point for fans to talk about after dinner.

After the group stage is over, after a day of rest, the knockout stage begins.

According to the format of Group AB, the opponent of the Chinese team 16 into 8 is the Angolan team ranked fourth in Group A.

Angola played bravely in the group stage, not only beating Jordan, which should have won, but also beating Germany in a do-or-die battle to reach the round of 16.

However, it is obvious that against this year's Chinese team, they can only send benefits on a daily basis.

74 to 47, because of the large gap in strength between the two sides, the Chinese team basically ended the third quarter, and was preparing for the next game.

The opponent of the Chinese team 8 into 4 is the Greek team.

The Greek team is led by veteran Diaman Tidis, one of the best players in Europe, and Spanoolis Spanolys, who briefly played for the Rockets.

The Greek team is also the bitter master of the Chinese team, except for the 1986 defeat of the opponent by Wang Libin's 112-111 defeat, the remaining five encounters all lost, and all of them were fiascos.

At the 96 Atlanta Olympics, the golden generation men's basketball team lost 75-115, setting the largest score difference of 40 points;

In the 16-8 game of the 06 World Championships, the Chinese team only trailed by 5 points at halftime, but was beaten 6-20 in the third quarter, and finally lost 64-95.

So this is also a revenge battle for the Chinese men's basketball team and an opportunity to prove itself.

In the final result, the Chinese team also lived up to expectations.

And the most uplifting thing was that after the stalemate at halftime, he played a wave in the third quarter to open the score and lay the victory.

It's where you fall, you get up, and the posture is exactly the same.

This game is second only to the defeat of the United States in the group stage for Chinese fans.

Because this is not only revenge, but more importantly, the Chinese team has reached the semifinals of the World Championships!

In the past, whether it was the 96 golden generation, or the 08 men's basketball team, which was known as the strongest men's basketball team, or whether it was the World Championships or the Olympic Games, the best result of the men's basketball team was the top eight in the world.

This time, they finally broke through!

At the end of the match, Yao Ming and Xu Yong were not as excited as they expected, and the two just hugged and slapped each other on the back.

When they first dined in Chicago, they set a goal for the Final Four, because they were in a group of death, and it was not easy to achieve that goal.

But by the time the group stage is over, they're not just aiming for the semi-finals, they're aiming for medals, and even further.

This is not blind self-confidence, but rational understanding.

In the past, the men's basketball team has not been able to break through the quarterfinals, and the biggest problem is not that they did not play well in the knockout round, but that they could not get a good ranking in the group stage.

If you don't get up in the group stage, then you will meet an opponent who is at the top of the group in 8 and 4.

But this time, the men's basketball team won the first place in the group stage.

So they were able to reach the semi-finals, not just because they played a knockout game, but because they performed very well in the entire World Championships.

In other words, by the time the World Championships have been played, they have become a strong team, and there is no reason not to want to go further.

After the 8-in-4 game is played, the top four are all determined, in addition to the Chinese team, the remaining three teams are the United States, Lithuania and Turkey.

At this time, because the Chinese team and the American team were in the same group, they did not meet in the semifinals.

In the two semi-finals, the United States played Lithuania, while the Chinese team played against Turkey.

The Turkish team won all five of its games in the group stage, and in the knockout round, it also defeated France and Slovenia in a row to enter the semi-finals, without a defeat.

Moreover, Turkey is the host, which will be the biggest challenge for the men's basketball team in this World Championship.

It's a big challenge, but it's better than playing the U.S. team.

Don't think that the Chinese team will win the United States once in the group stage, and it will definitely win again in the knockout round.

Not to mention the same moves that Durant said at the handshake ceremony in the group stage, he will not be fooled a second time, but the state of the game is different.

Strong teams generally run in the group stage, and only start to exert their strength in the knockout round.

Especially the U.S. team, the lineup changes greatly in each event, and even like this one, almost all of them are newcomers, not only do they have no chemistry, but even the team boss is only established halfway through the game.

But now, the U.S. team is outscoring their opponents by an average of 25 points per game to reach the Final Four.

If you play Turkey, although Turkey will be in good shape in the game, it may also be 5 to 8, but the Chinese team is also not in bad shape, and the strength on paper is still superior.

Both semi-finals were played on the same day, and the U.S. team started the game at 5 p.m. local time because of the hosts.

This year's Lithuania is also at its peak, winning Spain in the group stage, defeating Argentina in the knockout round, and reaching the semifinals with sparks all the way.

They are considered to be second only to the United States of the four final four teams, but sadly, they were beaten in the semi-finals.

Moreover, it is Durant's unparalleled American team.

Durant's 35 points in his group stage debut was enough to surprise the four, and in the semifinals, he went one step further and scored 38 points.

And it's different from playing the Chinese team, because Lithuania almost hit him all over the court, he basically played off-ball offense, and the few balls he held were also shot outside the three-point line.

Because FIBA's three-point range is about the same as the NBA's long two-point distance, Durant shoots quite freely.

That's really beating the Lithuanian called Dad.

Under his leadership, the U.S. team led all the way to the end, eliminating Lithuania 89-74 to advance to the final.

After the game, none of the Dream Team players left the field, and at the request of Lao K, they all stayed in the stands to watch the other semi-final.

The two matches were just over half an hour apart.

By the time the Chinese team and the Turkish team entered, the scene was already full.

Basketball is far less popular in Turkey than football, and the Turkish men's basketball team was only at the middle and lower levels in Europe before.

However, with the emergence of the likes of Turkoglu and Oku, the Turkish men's basketball team also rose rapidly, reaching the final of the European Championship in 2001 and becoming a world powerhouse.

Most of the fans at the scene were local Turkish fans, and there were only more than 1,000 Chinese fans.

Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) is not the capital of Turkey, but it is the most prosperous city in Turkey, and there are naturally many fans here.

This is also the first "away" game played by the Chinese team since the World Championships.

The two teams quickly entered the venue, and the scene continued to give the core shots of both sides.

The Chinese team is naturally Xu Yong and Yao Ming, and even gave Sun Yue a shot.

In addition to Turkoglu and Ilyasova, the Turkish team also gave their inside line Asik.

Then when the camera was in the audience, Thibodeau's figure was captured again.

That's right, Asik is a Turkish player, he was the No. 36 pick in 2008, when he was drafted by the Trail Blazers and then traded to the Bulls, but because of the buyout issue with European clubs, he didn't have the opportunity to join the Bulls until the end of his contract this year.

With a height of 2.13 meters and an arm span of 2.16 meters, he is a traditional center forward with good static talent.

Thibodeau came tonight on a one-time expedition with three players in the squad.

Because the camera stayed on Thibodeau for a long time this time, Xu Yong and Yao Ming also discovered the new head coach of the team one after another.

Yao Ming was eager to try.

After failing to cooperate with the Rockets before, Thibodeau took the initiative to recruit him again, and this kind of drama of continuing the front edge made him want to perform well in front of Thibodeau.

The warm-up on the field was over, and soon the opening ceremony began, and the starters of both sides were also released.

The Chinese team is still a regular five, and after the run-in of the previous game, these five people have had a very good chemistry on the field.

On the Turkish side: Kerem Tuncheri, Onan, Turkglu, Iyasova, Asik.

The match started immediately, with Yao Ming and Asik jumping in the center circle.

With a whistle, Yao Ming easily dialed the ball back to the Chinese team's half, and the battle between China and Earth officially began.

The Chinese team wants to rush to the finals in one go, and the Turkish team's desire to win cards at home is only stronger than the Chinese team, so at the beginning of the game, the intensity of the confrontation on the field was very high.

Sun Yue couldn't control the ball and could only give it to Xu Yong.

Xu Yong observed the situation on the field with the ball in one hand, and after seeing that Yao Ming was in a key position and Asik did not go around, he decisively hoisted the ball in.

Yao Ming also reacted quickly when receiving the ball, and the iconic hook that turned directly to the basket did not give the Turkish team a chance to hit at all.

"Huh!"

Yao Ming's hook hit steadily and won the first place for the Chinese team.

However, on the Turkish side, Ilyasova scored a three-pointer from the outside.

Sun Yue controlled the ball to the front court, and this time he saw that Yao Ming was going to be in the position and gave it directly inside.

This time, Asik had an early confrontation, but Yao Ming directly turned around and leaned back, and completed a backward jumper in Asik's surprised eyes.

"Huh!"

Yao Ming's continuous shots hit!

It seems that he not only has a strong desire to attack tonight, but also has a hot hand.

Asik reached out and scratched his head, how could he defend himself?

Turkoglu came over to comfort the lad, and looking back, Asik showed what he could do, keeping out Turkoglu with a solid pick-and-roll, and Turkoglu hit a mid-range shot from 14 feet out.

4 to 5.

Yao Ming hit consecutive shots at the beginning, but the Turkish team also missed the shots.

And when the Chinese team fed the ball into the inside line for the third time, Ilyasova of the Turkish team decisively chose to strike.

Yao Ming's reaction was also fast, and he quickly distributed the ball to Yi Jianlian at the free throw line.

Yi Jianlian's mid-range hand.

"Phew!"

The ball's trajectory was very positive, but unfortunately it was a little too strong and hit the back edge of the basket.

Asik turned around and was about to collect the defensive rebound.

But at this moment, he suddenly felt a strong force coming from behind, and then the whole person was pushed out of the bottom line.

"Bang!"

In the eyes of the fans, after Yao Ming knocked away Asik, he directly completed the one-handed deduction!

And after completing the dunk, Yao Ming directly punched Asik to give one of his favorite tomatoes.

Asik turned around at this time, and he was already in a daze.

The scene was agitated.

Yao Ming killed Asik three times in a row at the beginning, this is to kill the Turkish guy!

Xu Yong walked up to Yao Ming at this time and reminded with a smile: "Brother Yao, take it easy, next season you are your own person." ”

In the stands, Thibodeau also watched the fun.

Although Asik is immature, he is not bad at talent, especially the quality of the blocking and pick-and-roll is very good, and the defensive position is also okay.

Of course, if you let a rookie who has not yet entered the NBA to defend Yao Ming one-on-one, it is indeed a bit embarrassing for other children.

Yao Ming has a huge advantage on the inside, and the Chinese team took advantage of the situation to put on the inside-out formation that Zhang Weiping often said, which is actually a one-star internal and external tactic similar to the Magic team.

However, there are some differences in the emphasis.

Howard's strength lies in his frontcourt rebounding, so although the Magic's style of play revolves around Howard, the offense focuses on three-pointers from the outside;

And Yao Ming's strong point lies in his low-post attack, so this formation is to open up the offensive space and reduce Yao Ming's pinching, and the offensive focus is still Yao Ming.

This also really worked, because of the fear of the accuracy of the Chinese team's outside line, the Turkish team was obviously hesitant when it was sandwiched, which gave Yao Ming a lot of room to play inside.

It is worth mentioning that this style of play also requires a passer who can feed the ball to the center, like the Magic team has Turkoglou, and the Chinese team used to have Liu Wei play that role, but now, Xu Yong can, and does better.

So the first quarter of the game almost became Yao Ming's personal show on the inside, and the Turks on the scene were full of despair.

Of course, it also made Thibodeau in the stands smile from ear to ear.

You can't see much in an Asik, but at least Yao Ming's physical condition looks great.

However, the game did not end with a winner or loser, first, the Turkish team has maintained a high offensive efficiency; Second, when the Turkish team couldn't stand the crazy attack on Yao Ming on the inside, they found that the Chinese team's outside line was inaccurate.

It's hard to explain, but the feeling is the same as a woman's mood, the first six days of the week are sunny skies, but the last day may be lightning and thunder.

This has a great impact on the Chinese team, and you must know that the Chinese team can play this far, and the three-point shot is a very key factor.

Especially when Yao Ming was rotated off the field, the situation of the Chinese team was very dangerous.

In fact, many of the collapse of the Chinese team in the past began when Yao Ming was substituted.

But fortunately, this time the situation like that at the World Championships did not happen again, because the Chinese team has Xu Yong, who is also the most critical factor for the Chinese team to get to this point.

After Yao Ming went off the court, Xu Yong began to organize the attack more with the ball.

In Xu Yong's words before his rebirth, that is, he added a naturalization to the Chinese team, and he was a swingman who could hold the ball on the outside, and he was directly flying.

The Turkish fans at the scene were desperate, and their feeling all night was: Yao Ming played, Yao Ming played Xu Yong, Xu Yong played after Yao Ming came back and continued to play.

And the Chinese team's outside line was inaccurate, but it was not completely inaccurate, because the most outlier shooter in the crowd, Wang Kobe, shot one shot at a time when everyone else became a cold shooter.

Two outputs, one support, plus a group of junglers, rushed to the Anatolian plateau and raised the Turkish team's crystal.

The final score was 92-76.

The Turkish team's offensive play was actually not bad, but it couldn't stand the opposing two outputs and hit tons of damage.

According to the statistics after the game, Yao Ming and Xu Yong scored a big double-double of 32 points and 11 boards, while one had a quasi-triple-double of 26 points, 6 boards and 7 assists.

The two scored 58 points together, one after the other, and carried the Chinese team into the finals.

(End of chapter)