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Chapter 108 Playing against the US team

Zheng Ke also participated in the opening ceremony of the BJ Olympic Games. As a member of the Chinese delegation, although he was not the front flag bearer of the phalanx, his outstanding figure and the temperament of a big-name return from the NBA allowed him to show his face in front of the camera a few times. , of course he is not the protagonist, because there are too many athletes.
The Olympic basketball event was held in Wukesong Gymnasium. The women's basketball team's game started on August 8th, and the men's basketball team's game was held on August 9th. As the host, the Chinese team was drawn in Group B. , the first opponent is the powerful American Dream Team!
In addition to the U.S. team, Spain, Greece, Germany, and Angola are also in Group B, and the rest of Russia, Australia, Lithuania, Argentina, Croatia, and Iran form Group A!For Angola, the African champion, Group B is really the group of death, the worst German team is also ranked 13th in the world, and it seems that the driver is not a soft bone
On August 8, the first match day of the men's basketball team.

Unsurprisingly, the U.S. team has a lineup of Howard, Anthony, James, Kobe and Kidd. Wade, Deron, Paul, Reid and a series of giants can only play as substitutes. Boozer, Prince and even I can only watch the drinking fountains
For the Chinese team, Jonas formed the strongest lineup, Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Zheng Ke, Wang Shipeng and Liu Wei. At the last moment, Wang Shipeng still replaced Zhu Fangyu with an excellent three-pointer and sat on the The position of the starting shooting guard, although not very stable.

The game between China and the United States was held at ten o'clock in the evening. In the previous five games, Russia beat Iran 71 to 49, Germany beat Angola 95 to 66, Spain beat Greece 81 to 66, and Lithuania won 79 to 75. Argentina, and Australia lost 85 to 97 against Croatia Overall, the style of the European strong teams is at a glance.
After the warm-up is over, the starters from both sides will come on stage!
At this time, the momentum of the support from the elders in the hometown is revealed. Even if the US team is full of superstars and big names, we Chinese will recognize this yellow skin and black eyes!The appearance of Zheng Ke and others obviously received a different encouragement and welcome, and even the rhythmic "China team, come on! China team, come on!"

His son was going to participate in the competition, and Zheng's father and mother also rushed to BJ to cheer for Zheng Ke. They sat in a very good position and kept waving to Zheng Ke. Regardless of whether Zheng Ke could see it or not, the rebroadcast footage was still Give the old man a close-up shot of about ten seconds
In addition to his parents, Liang Shixiang's friends from the same dormitory also came to the scene, as well as Durant and Zeng Xiaojun, who also sat in the auditorium. It seemed that they all came to cheer for Zheng Ke.
Before the game, players from both sides shook hands and hugged politely. Zheng Ke, Yao Ming, and Yi Jianlian were the main starting players in the NBA. These big names in the NBA knew each other. In addition, this was the host team, so there was a harmonious atmosphere. Anthony , Kobe and others bumped chests with Zheng Ke, joking, and the camera took pictures in time
After a series of ceremonies, the referee walked towards the middle circle. He looked at the watch on his hand and signaled the players on both sides to stand quickly.

With his whistle, the basketball was thrown straight into the air, and the game began!

Howard's bounce speed is amazing, and he is the first to dial the basketball. Kidd has quick eyes and quick hands, and immediately controlled the possession of the ball.

But the US team's first offense failed. Anthony accidentally dribbled the ball wrong. He was a bit unsuited to the official ball used in international basketball games. It seemed a bit different from the NBA?Basketball was knocked out of the bottom line
The ball was transferred to the hands of the Chinese team.

The U.S. team came up with a press!Yao Ming almost couldn't send the ball from the baseline. Seeing this, Zheng Ke immediately ran over to catch the ball!

After Zheng Ke received the ball, it was Kobe who defended him!
Kobe Bryant said at the pre-match meeting before the U.S. team game that he should focus on defense. He believed that winning the game depends on defense and rebounds. For this reason, he took the initiative to ask Zheng Ke to defend. China The outside core of the team
Kobe tried to steal Zheng Ke, but Zheng Ke's ball-handling skills are quite good. He turned his back and sat down on Kobe!
Kobe was almost offended by this kid
Zheng Ke took the opportunity to speed up and took it to halftime!
According to the tactics, Wang Shipeng was going to come up to catch the ball, but the defensive pressure of the American team was quite high, and the urgency was very high. Wang Shipeng couldn't get rid of Anthony's defense at all!

Seeing this, Yao Ming hurried out to set up a pick-and-roll for Zheng Ke.
Yao Ming's body is still quite burly, Zheng Ke took the opportunity to get rid of Kobe's defense, he immediately attracted the attention of Howard and Kobe, and they both narrowed the defensive range together.
There was a wry smile on the corner of Zheng Ke's mouth. He had no choice but to jump up and pass the ball to Yao Ming who was still at the top of the three-point line!

At this time, Yao Ming was unguarded. After catching the ball, he had a flash of inspiration, and then he raised his hand and fired!

"Shuh!"

in!

Yao Ming hit the first goal of the Chinese men's basketball team in this Olympic Games!Still a three-pointer!
The audience's enthusiasm rose immediately. Everyone applauded Yao Ming one after another. The hosts of the Chaoting TV were also very excited and applauded again and again.
Yao Ming was also very happy after scoring the goal. He clenched his fists and cheered himself up again and again: "This is a good sign, a good sign."

With the rotation of offense and defense, the US team was not intimidated by Yao Ming's three-pointer.

He hit the ground and passed the ball to James who came out of the pocket. James followed the direction and broke through the center line. Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian immediately formed a two-person barrier inside!In fact, James can attack the basket directly at this time, but he chose to transfer the ball in a wide range
Handed over to Anthony who ran to 45 degrees.

Zheng Ke didn't have time to make up the defense. Anthony actually threw a three-pointer without defense, which is considered a large two-pointer in the NBA.

The ball missed.

The rebound was grabbed by the leaping Yi Jianlian!
Yi Jianlian handed the ball to Liu Wei, who dribbled the ball for halftime.
Yao Ming continued to come out to do pick-and-rolls. The quality of Yao Ming’s pick-and-rolls was astonishing. Almost two people were blocked by him. Liu Wei initiated a layup, but Kidd came from behind and cut off Liu Wei’s ball. The basketball lost control and was snatched by Anthony to the US team The reaction was astonishing, and the whole team immediately turned on the motors and began to move quickly!
At this time, the referee's whistle sounded belatedly. Kidd was sentenced to a foul and gave the Chinese team a chance to serve from the sideline. It's not one shot or two
Zheng Ke stood on the bottom line and served.

He gave it to Liu Wei who slipped out with Yao Ming's pick-and-roll
Zheng Ke took the opportunity to follow Yi Jianlian from the bottom line, Yao Ming's pick-and-roll was in the middle, and slipped all the way to the top of the arc. Liu Wei gave the ball to Zheng Ke after seeing Zheng Ke coming out, and was almost cut off by James who suddenly appeared!

Fortunately, the floor was a bit slippery, James slipped to the ground accidentally, Zheng Ke took the opportunity to regain control of the basketball, and directly shot a three-pointer!

In again!
In the opening game, the Chinese team beat the US team 6-0, which really dropped the jaws of those watching the game
The U.S. team quickly served the ball, Howard gave the ball to Kidd, and Kidd launched a long pass, like a positioning missile, accurately finding Kobe Bryant who was going down the frontcourt.
It was Zheng Ke who was defending Kobe. He stretched out his extraordinary wingspan and stuck to Kobe tightly!

This is not the NBA, and Kobe is not the leader of the Lakers. He didn't make a strong attack, and with a flick of his hand, he gave the ball to James in the middle. After James received the ball, he broke through the middle.
In front of Yi Jianlian's supplementary defense, James made a small basket!
Team USA is open!

In fact, the US team's oppressive defense put a lot of pressure on the Chinese team. Fortunately, with Zheng Ke, Zheng Ke's ball-handling skills, as long as no one comes to double-team, they really can't stop him.

Yao Ming fell to the low post and opened his hands for the ball.
Zheng Ke faltered, and the center of gravity of Anthony, who was defending him from the ground, changed, and then a light ground pass was handed over to Yao Ming.

After Yao Ming took the ball, he drew a small circle in the air, and then put his hands together in the air to stabilize the basketball!
After Zheng Ke handed the ball to Yao Ming, he accelerated, slipped past Anthony, and then entered the area under the basket along the bottom of Yao Ming!
The two have done this kind of cooperation many times, but this time Yao Ming's behind-the-head pass was too imaginative, it scared Jonas on the sidelines, shocked the watching fans and humiliated the stunned Howard.
"Yao Ming passed the ball with both hands behind his head, and Zheng Ke flew directly to the outside of the basket after receiving it, followed by a dunk like a heavy hammer!" Yu Jiaru explained.

The Chinese team 8 to 2 the US team!
(End of this chapter)