On the bench of the Chinese national team, Jiang Xinquan asked: "Zhou Quan, when will you go to the last quarter?" ”

"Get started." Zhou Quan said.

"That's good."

Jiang Xinquan didn't say polite words like you resting first, and immediately nodded: "They are likely to maintain this lineup, the offense of other people on the outside can't play, Da Yao played too much in the third quarter, and his physical fitness is not enough, and it depends on you in the last quarter." ”

Zhou Quan looked at Da Yao, and Da Yao hurriedly said: "Director Jiang, Zhou Quan, I have no problem with my physical fitness." With Brother Zhou here, I played very easily and had very few confrontations. ”

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "Director Jiang, the last quarter is so big that I play blocking and dismantling tactics in a high position, and after I break in, I will cooperate with Da Yao, and I will play two first to see the effect, what do you see?" ”

"Okay, just hit it like that."

Of course, Jiang Xinquan has no reason to object, how to play the American team, Zhou Quan's experience is at least a hundred times richer than him.

The stub begins.

On the side of the Chinese national team, Yao Min, Da Zhi, Hu Weidong, Zhang Jinsong, and Zhou Quan are on the side.

On the U.S. side, there are Mourning and Garnett, Ray Allen, Kidd, Payton.

Zhang Reasonably: "Tomjanovich is also unavailable, so he can only Mourning and Garnett." ”

Xu Jicheng said: "Mourning also rested a little bit in the first and second quarters, and Garnett really rarely rested. ”

Sun Zhenping said: "It stands to reason that the Dream Four team is a real center, why does Mo Ning have a break, but Garnett has very little?" ”

Zhang reasonably guessed: "It may be a physical fitness and injury problem, Mo Ning just played in the finals, and Garnett was eliminated in the first round, and his physical fitness is better."

Mo Ning also suffered physically, he suffered a lot against those big centers, the physical consumption was great, and there must be a lot of injuries. ”

"It should be." Xu Ji became a Taoist.

"Tick!"

At the beginning of the game, the Chinese team attacked.

Zhou Quan was at the top of the arc and Dazhi to block and dismantle, but Mo Ning followed.

Mo Ning also wanted to defend the basket, but his height difference Yao Min was too much, and Tomjanovic kept letting him defend against Da Da and didn't dare to let him defend against Da Yao.

Zhou Quan broke through Kidd with Dazhi's wall, and forced Garnett to return to the basket when he entered the restricted area, at which point Da Yao was free.

"Bang!"

The next step was quite simple, he passed to Da Yao, and Da Yao stepped and faced Garnett, who had just arrived at the basket, was a dunk.

“……”

Garnett, who is extremely depressed, no longer scolds people, nor does he spew trash talk, because today he has been blocked by Da Yao several times, and now although he does not enjoy the taste of being blocked by Da Yao, he is used to being blocked by Da Yao.

"Okay, just fight like this, just play with him like this, play Garnett out of temper." On the commentary seat, Zhang Cheng said excitedly.

"Haha......" Xu Jicheng and Sun Zhenping both laughed.

Tomjanovic is in a very difficult situation, it is very difficult to wrap the Iron Fist King alone, and now you have to consider wrapping a big center, how can you fight?

Obviously, a Garnett can't prevent the No. 13 of the Chinese national team, but how can he have a handbag?

In the next three minutes, under Zhou Quan's breakthrough, Da Yao got consecutive opportunities in the low post, and scored 4 points in a row to blow up Garnett.

Zhou Quan also burst in and dunked once, and the two combined for four shots and four hits, completely blowing up Garnett.

Garnett was very frustrated, he simply didn't have a chance to defend the No. 13 with all his might, because when the Iron Fist King had the ball and killed, he would definitely have to focus more on the Iron Fist King.

Beaten 2-8 and trailed by 11 points, Tomjanovic quickly called a timeout.

Garnett is a little unable to play, his defensive area is larger than that of Morin, and the offensive end is also the main offense, and he has not rested much, and his physical consumption is very large.

Tomjanovic had to replace Garnett for Weinbeck.

This substitution laid the end of the defeat of the Dream Four team.

The obese Wenbeck became a defensive hole for the U.S. team, he defended Da Yao, and when Zhou Quan held the ball and went in, he either didn't return to the basket in time, or returned to the basket early, allowing Da Yao to get an empty space.

As the point difference widened, Garnett couldn't change the outcome when he played again.

In the end, the game ended with the victory of the Chinese team, 92:106, winning by 14 points.

This is the first time that the Chinese team has defeated the United States team in an international competition, and it is also the first time that the American Dream Team has been defeated, creating two history.

After this group stage, the Chinese national team became the hottest team to win the championship in the men's basketball team.

The scoring champion was Da Yao, who scored 38 points and 11 rebounds, and Zhou Quan only scored 28 points and 16 assists, and the two combined to contribute 66 points.

This game also brought Yao Min into the eyes of the media around the world, and also into the eyes of various teams in the NBA league, and a large number of NBA scouts rushed to Sydney and established a draft file for Yao Min.

It's so big that it's a little lost, only 11 points, and the chances he gets from Zhou Quan are not as good as Da Yao, and many times he just blocks and dismantles Zhou Quan, and he receives very few return passes.

However, in the subsequent group stage, Zhou Quan gave Da Zhi more opportunities, and Da Yao's chances were relatively few.

It is impossible for Zhou Quan to ignore Da Zhi, after all, Da Zhi will go to the Mavericks next season, and he will definitely give him a chance to perform.

The Chinese men's basketball team defeated New Zealand on the 19th, and ushered in the match against the French team on the 21st.

In the 90s, the French team, like the Chinese men's basketball team, entered a talent blowout period, and failed to reach the World Championships five times before.

But in this game, Zhou Quan still led the team to win the French team steadily.

In the first half, the Chinese team led by 24 points, and in the third quarter, France's leading scorer, Antoine Rigado, a quarterback nicknamed the Kings, burst out and hit two three-pointers in a row to narrow the gap to less than 20 points.

At this time, Zhou Quan decisively switched to Rigado, strangled Rigado's offensive firepower with his super strong defense, stole the opponent twice and counterattacked, leading the team to play a wave of 8-0 attack waves, widening the difference to 28 points.

After that, the Chinese team defeated Lithuania and Italy again, and qualified with a winning record of five wins in five games.

At this time, the domestic media and fans no longer have the top three in their eyes, no bronze and silver medals, and their eyes are on the gold medal.

After that, he entered the knockout round, successfully advanced from the quarterfinals and semifinals, and finally met the Dream Four team in the finals.

October 1st, the final day of the men's basketball team of the Sydney Olympic Games. The game is played at 8 p.m.

The news that Da Yao will participate in the 2001 NBA Draft has been revealed through his team, and this final has attracted a large number of NBA team scouts and general managers.

Jordan also rushed to Sydney, as the president of the Wizards' basketball department in charge of the draft, the Wizards' current record still has a good chance of getting the top five picks, and he wants to see the strength of the Iron Fist King with his own eyes.

"Kevin, how is this Yao?"

Before the game, he came to the locker room of the Dream Four team and found Garnett to inquire about Yao Min.

Garnett said unhappily: "I don't think there's any talent. Too skinny, no confrontation. The floor flow does not jump high. The hands are also small, and I can't do the action of grabbing the ball with one hand. The arm span is also short, and the defense suffers. Michael, if you pick him with a lotto pick, you're going to lose money, he's not worth a lotto. ”

Jordan twitched his cheeks and scolded in his heart: "You shit, people are so bad, didn't they blow you up too?" ”

Of course, he also knew that this Yao was by the side of the Iron Fist King, so he had a chance to beat Garnett, otherwise he would be able to abuse that Yao one-on-one.

After a while, the two teams played, and Jordan followed to the players' tunnel.

"Hey, Iron Fist."

When he saw Zhou Quan, he took the initiative to go over and say hello.

"Flyer, what's wrong with you?" Zhou Quan asked sensitively.

"Knowing that I have something to ask you, are you a worm in my stomach?"

Jordan sneered, and immediately pointed at Yao Min and asked, "Is this big man sure he wants to participate in next year's draft?" ”

"Of course."

Zhou Quan nodded.

"What do you think he's worth?" Jordan asked, staring at Zhou Quan's eyes.

Zhou Quan said with a smile: "There is no champion in his hand, you don't have to think about choosing him, he will definitely not fall into the second pick in the first round." ”

Jordan was stunned, and Garnett was also stunned, and it was natural to think that Zhou Quan was bragging.

"Iron Fist, no kidding, I'm preparing for next year's draft, maybe I'll draft him." Jordan busied.

"Who was kidding you? Could it be that 38 points on the head of this wolf cub is not worth the top pick of a draft year? Isn't the current center worthless? Zhou Quan pointed at Garnett and said.

Jordan looked back at Garnett, boy, did you change your nickname?

"Wolf cubs?"

Garnett's face suddenly darkened by ten points, and he scolded wildly in his heart: "Damn Iron Fist King, don't give me nicknames, I am the wolf king, not the wolf cub." ”

At this time, the two teams played, and Jordan fell behind, speculating in his heart about Zhou Quan's words just now.

can score 38 points on Garnett's head, and can also get an average of 20+ per game in the subsequent group stage, it seems, indeed, it should be worth the top pick in a draft year.

But there is still a year to go, and he still has a lot of draft targets, such as the Gasol in Spain, as well as Chandler, Kwame Brown, and this time he just came to check on Yao Min.

In addition, regardless of his performance in the Olympics, he believes that the first thing to do is to choose a guy who has played in the United States, and those who have not played in the United States may not be able to adapt to the NBA.

"Dazhi, Da Yao, Lao Hu, if you play a little better this time, it will be more conducive for you to play in the NBA." Zhou Quan deliberately called the three of them together and said to them seriously.

The three of them nodded hurriedly, and he added: "However, victory is the most important thing, and our goal is the gold medal, understand?" ”

"Understood."

The three nodded.

……

In the audience, from the International Olympic Committee, to the Central American Olympic Committee, from the International Basketball Federation, to the Central American Basketball Federation, they were all present.

Star athletes from all over the world abound, and the stars are extremely bright.

At eight o'clock, the game began.

The Chinese national team sent Yao Min, Dazhi, Sun Jun, Hu Weidong, and Zhou Quan to the starting lineup.

The U.S. team fielded a starting lineup of Mourning, Garnett, Ray Allen, Gary Payton, and Jason Kidd.

(End of chapter)