NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 127

The fans saw a No. 4 Chinese player on the TV constantly walking above the Argentine basket, and Yao Ming jointly blocked the inside of Argentina and grabbed crucial rebounds time and time again.

There are still people who haven't given up!
A certain leader of the Basketball Association sighed when he saw that there were still some people in the Chinese team resisting tenaciously.Said: "Our foundation is still too weak and we have no experience. We have never played this kind of competition before, and we relied on the individual abilities of Yao Ming and Li Zhi, but in the semi-finals, the role of the team is too important."

It is true in this remark.

In the history of Chinese sports, team sports such as basketball and football have always been in a state of abnormal development.Background, experience, these invisible things are especially important in such a crucial game.

If the Chinese men's basketball team had reached the semifinals and finals in the past, even if it wasn't the Olympics, the mentality of the men's basketball players would be much calmer. After all, everyone has played in this position.

But the problem is that this is the first time in history that the men's basketball team has reached the semi-finals, the first time it is so close to the championship, and the veterans of the men's basketball team are generally older, so their mentality has naturally been affected.

First of all, some players have too much desire to survive, but go too far, and make a lot of offensive mistakes.On the other hand, fearing failure, some players just give up.

This is the root cause of the men's basketball team being suppressed throughout the game.

In this regard, Li Zhi has nothing to do. He cannot replace other players in offense and defense, so he can only use one impact to stop the men's basketball team from bleeding.

As soon as the fourth quarter came up, Li Zhi continued the momentum of the third quarter and started a confrontation with Manu Ginobili.

Although the offensive weapons in his hands are not as varied as Ginobili's, they are superior in technique, so the two sides fought vigorously.

But even if Yao Ming grabbed rebounds again and again, and Li Zhi used Yao Ming's pick-and-roll to get to the basket, it still couldn't change the fact that the score was getting bigger and bigger.

In China, except for Li Zhi and Yao Ming who are struggling to support, the rest of the team is not in good condition. Both the inside and outside offenses are not effective, and the defense is also blasted by the Argentine three defenders again and again.

Five minutes later, China requested a timeout, and Jonas made adjustments to the personnel, replacing China's top three on the inside and Wang Shipeng on the outside, trying to reverse the situation.

But helplessly, Argentina is also in excellent form. With Ginobili's superb performance throughout the game, they played at the level of the previous Olympic champion. Although China kept chasing points, Argentina still led in terms of score.

Entering the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, the fight between the two sides became more and more fierce. Yao Ming was knocked down by Nocioni's impact, and after standing up, he still quickly returned to defense.

At this point in the game, the star's personal ability became more prominent. First, Li Zhi used Yao Ming's pick-and-roll to hit a three-pointer. Then Yao Ming and Li Zhi continued to pick-and-roll.

The pick-and-roll between Li Zhi and Yao Ming seemed to be the last straw for China.

Then, the two cooperated again and scored 2 points in 4 minutes.However, Argentina withstood the pressure at this time. The key player of the Spurs scored a three-pointer from the outside. Feldeno and Nocioni also continued their good touch. Scola also scored two points on the inside. In this way, the Chinese team fell behind by one point.

In the last ten seconds, the Chinese team was still 7 points behind Argentina.

The Chinese team used a lot of timeouts in this game, and it has been used up at this time.Li Zhi dribbled the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt and made a strong three-pointer. Then, under the constant yelling of Jonas, the men's basketball team started foul tactics.

However, Oberto, who was beaten by Yao Ming in Argentina, made two free throws, and there was little hope of China's comeback.

At this time, it was Li Zhi again. Yao Ming made a long pass from the backcourt, and the basketball happened to fall into the hands of Li Zhi outside the three-point line in the frontcourt.

"Shh!"

Come on!

92:97
Five more points.

But time, only 1 second left.

"We lost, we lost!"

"It's impossible for us to come back!"

At this moment, in front of the TV, in the auditorium, and in the commentary room, countless fans on the land of China were heartbroken, unwilling, regretful, disappointed, and even cried bitterly.

This is the second defeat of the Chinese men's basketball team in this Olympic Games, but compared to the United States in the last battle, this one is heartbreaking and suffocating.

With a 5-point difference, a game where the winner advances and the loser is eliminated, even if the Chinese team's defense is a little bit better, there will be a big difference in the result.

However, at the moment when the game ended, the whistle sounded, and it was a foregone conclusion.

Li Zhi looked at the scoreboard above his head, and he seemed to have lost all his strength. He fought for the whole game and lost!
Li Zhi didn't complain about his teammates. He had many partners with them in his previous life. It's actually pretty good that they can play at such a level.

Think about the days when I was alone in the United States looking for my basketball dream. I have survived countless difficulties by myself, and I have never experienced such pain.

It was too close, but when the result came out, it was so far away.

Li Zhi's legs went limp, he sat down on the ground, raised his head, tears rolled out of his eyes.

"I lost...it's over like this!"

Yao Ming was still being interviewed by reporters, his eyes were red, and he covered his face incoherently: "We will come back, we will!"

Yi Jianlian stood where he was, his eyes were dazed, as if he had lost his soul. He had experienced failures, and his time with the Bucks last season was more failure than this time, but it was not as painful as this time. He wanted to cry, but he didn't want others to see him, so he lowered his head and said nothing.

Wang Zhizhi was sitting on the chair at this moment, and did not leave the stage, sweat still dripping drop by drop.

He looked up at Li Zhi, Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming, closed his eyes, and flashed through his mind the days when everyone in the Olympics fought together, from the warm-up match to the semi-finals.

He is 31 years old, and he will be 35 years old in the next Olympic Games. Even if he wants to, his body can no longer support him to run on the court.

It's not just them, Sun Yue, Liu Wei, Wang Shipeng, Du Feng, Zhu Fangyu, Li Nan... every male basketball player, a pair of tiger eyes, all glowing red, remorse and loss turned into a dagger, deeply hurt the bloody hearts.

Winning streak all the way, reaching the semi-finals, but in the end... ended sadly.

"You guys are the best!"

“Come again in 12 years!”

"We have supported you for 12 years!"

"We've had enough!"

"Chinese men's basketball team! Come on!"

I don't know who shouted that, and then the words merged into a wave, sweeping the sky and covering the sky, and the Chinese audience in the audience burst into tears, but they choked up and uttered words of encouragement.

Among the fans, a few college students held up a five-star red flag, their voices were piercing, and Li Zhi trembled when he heard it.

The members of the Argentine national team who hadn't walked out of the aisle were all stunned. They looked at the Chinese fans in the stands for a while, and at the Chinese who had fought with them for a whole game. They rang out the Argentine fans who were the few Argentine fans in the Athens Stadium in the last Olympic Games. They also gave them the most enthusiastic shouts.

"Let's go! We still have another match!" Ginobili turned his head and said, "But they are respectable opponents!"

When Ginobili said this, he felt uncomfortable. He knew that if it weren't for his super performance, the outcome of this game would be unpredictable.

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Back in the locker room, the men's basketball team sat together, and Yao Ming was the first to speak: "Cheer up guys, we still have a qualifying match to play!"

One word awakened the dreamer, and everyone cheered up.

"This game is over, and it doesn't help. For us, the most important thing is to play well in the next game." Li Zhi looked at the crowd and said.

"Yes, in the next game, we must win the No.3 to get the medal!" Yao Ming clenched his fists and said.

Everyone's eyes were piercing, and there was a flame in their eyes. This was their chance of redemption.

Although No.3 is only a bronze medal, it is also a medal. The men's basketball team seems to have never won a medal in the Olympics.

Especially at this time, the people of the whole country are full of hope for the men's basketball team. They have no way out. If they go one step further to win the bronze medal, they will get nothing if they take a step back.

A few hours later, the news came that the US team finally defeated Spain. Although the process was a bit tortuous, they still advanced.In the end, they will compete with Argentina for the Olympic title.

The eliminated Spain and China will compete for the bronze medal.

　The Great has 46 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 blocks!
　　Simmons had 18 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals!
　　Wife, come out and see the gods!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)