NBA: Start the water cooler and reach the Hall of Fame

Under the leadership of Li Kaiming, the Chinese men's basketball team won the first two games of the Olympic group stage against the two strongest teams in the group, one was Spain, the strongest team in Europe, and the other was Mao Zedong, the strongest defensive team in Europe. Bears.

At this time, even those who look down on this men's basketball team have to admit that this year is the closest the Chinese men's basketball team has come to winning a medal!

If this trend continues, the Chinese men's basketball team is likely to become the first in the group. By then, the group A will be ranked last. As long as it does not encounter the American men's basketball team, which country will this Chinese men's basketball team encounter? There is a chance for an arm wrestling match!

The Chinese men's basketball team has really risen!

Time came to August 8, and the Chinese men’s basketball team ushered in its third opponent in the group stage, the Kangaroo Country from Oceania.

The strength of the Kangaroo Country is also relatively strong. In the lineup, there is Patty Mills, who is very different from the NBA in the international arena. There was originally a dead man Bodog, but the latter did not play this game due to injuries. In this Olympics, I can't beat the dog and I can only wish in my heart that the injury will be defeated soon.

Mills was the No. 2009 pick in 55. Logically speaking, 90.00% of the players with this pick will not be able to stay in the NBA, but this Mills is one of the 10%.

What’s even weirder is that in the NBA, Mills was considered a scoring role player, but after coming to the international arena, Mills transformed into Jordan. In the 2008 Watteau Olympics, Mills averaged 15.8 points per game, more than he did in the NBA. The scoring average per game is high.

Especially in the quarter-finals against the Dream Team, Patty Mills, who had not yet entered the NBA at this time, faced Paul, Kidd and Deron Williams and scored 20 points in the game. Assists, 3 steals, no turnovers.

Therefore, for the Chinese team, if they want to ensure victory, how to defend Mills is the top priority.

Fortunately, this time the Kangaroos only have one strong point: Mills. Deng Dehua can devote all his energy and defensive resources to restrict Mills.

At 11:30 noon, the game started on time. During the jump ball stage, Li Kaiming once again crushed Kangaroo Country center player David Anderson. This guy was also an NBA second-round pick. He entered the NBA in the same year as Yao Ming. He was selected by the Eagles with the 36th overall pick in the first round. After that, he worked for many teams in his career. He was basically a temporary worker, changing teams after playing for one year.

The Chinese team got the ball and began to play according to the tactics, but Deng Dehua and the men's basketball players gradually became accustomed to running tactics around Li Kaiming.

Li Kaiming received Liu Wei's pass at the free throw line. Because the Kangaroos had a 2-3 zone defense, when Li Kaiming, who had range, received the ball at the free throw line, it was the most uncomfortable position for the Kangaroos' defensive formation. when.

David Anderson, who was facing him, staggered over and was passed by Li Kaiming before he could react. When he got to the basket, he met other players to defend him. Li Kaiming directly passed the ball to Sun Yue on the outside. The player caught the ball and shot, and simply hit the first ball in the opening game!

Sun Yue's shot gave the Chinese team's offense a good start. Soon the opposing Kangaroos head coach Brett Brown discovered that Li Kaiming could not double-team inside, so he had no choice but to let the miserable Comrade David Anderson Come and take on a big responsibility.

The head coach of the Kangaroos, Brett Brown, also has a great background. Just like David Blatt, the head coach of the Bears last time, this guy is also from America, and he is cleaner than David Blatt. , is the assistant coach of the Spurs.

However, before the start of the Olympics, there were already rumors that the Philadelphia 76ers were preparing to hire the successor of Popovich to take over as the team's head coach. It seems that the Olympics will allow Brett Brown to experience Li Kaiming's intensity in advance. After all, they are both rivals in the Eastern Conference, so there will be many opportunities for them to compete against each other in the future.

Brett Brown's thinking is exactly the same as Popovich's. They both like to play team basketball, especially on the defensive end. They adhere to the mentality of "I will defend alone. If you have the ability, you can kill my team by yourself!" idea.

However, it seems that Brett Brown has not learned the essence of Popovich, and he is imitating a cat and turning a tiger into a dog.

Why Popovich dares to defend alone is because he has Duncan as a defensive pillar. Whether it is taking the opponent or staying under the basket to protect the basket, Duncan can do both well.

You, Brett Brown, only have Mills at your disposal. It is simply a fantasy to expect David Blatt, who is half-length in the NBA, to play the role of Duncan!

So next time, Li Kaiming let the future 76ers head coach feel the differences in the world and let him see what the pressure from the MVP is!

Li Kaiming caught the ball at halftime and faced David Anderson's defense. He changed direction and then stabbed into the three-point line. After Anderson took a moment to react, he stepped back and returned to the three-point line. Then Anderson was shaken and sat down in the penalty area.

Li Kaiming on the outside held the ball in both hands and looked at Anderson on the ground. After adjusting his eyes for a moment with squinted eyes, he easily took the shot before the help of other Kangaroos defense arrived, and made a hollow hit!

Li Kaiming raised his hands high to greet the cheers from all the Chinese fans in the audience!

In the very next round, Li Kaiming asked for the ball with his back at the waist. He shook his shoulders and Anderson couldn't figure out where he was going to break through. Then he suddenly turned around and rushed to the basket to lay up. Anderson was knocked down and was filled with anger. , seeing Li Kaiming making a layup, he subconsciously wanted to counterattack with a block.

As a result, Li Kaiming used a fake move to send Anderson flying directly, and then used the time difference to score steadily.

David Anderson almost cried. He has been playing professional basketball for so many years. This is the first time he has experienced the feeling of being played...

Of course, Patty Mills of Kangaroo Country also showed a high level in this game. It has to be said that apart from being a little shorter, this guy is a person with no weaknesses in the FIBA ​​arena.

He is proficient in breakthroughs and fast, his shooting is also very superb, and even his passing is very good.

No guard in the Huaguo men's basketball team can match Mills, but Mills was not comfortable playing today because he could basically only take shots outside the penalty area. As long as he showed the intention of attacking the basket, Huaguo The scary guy in the team will rush over with all his teeth and claws and give him a big hat!

Even if it wasn't a big block, it would be difficult for him to score at the basket against Li Kaiming's defense.

There was nothing wrong with Deng Dehua's arrangement, which allowed Li Kaiming to focus all the rest of his attention on Mills in addition to defending his own men. The effect was indeed remarkable.

Mills can still score various difficult goals from the outside, but it is almost impossible to rush to the basket and challenge Li Kaiming.

Therefore, the rhythm of the entire game was firmly controlled by the Chinese team. Although they could not open up the score, it was not easy for the Kangaroos to chase points.

最终全场比赛结束，华国队以79比71稳稳地拿下了袋鼠队，取得了小组赛的第三场胜利，李凯明全场出战34分钟，投篮17中11，其中三分球7中4，罚球4中4，得到30分14篮板3助攻2盖帽1抢断。

He only had 3 assists in the whole game. It can be seen that tonight Brett Brown refused to double-team Li Kaiming even if he was killed. In the end, he died in the hands of Li Kaiming.

However, with this 30-point score, Li Kaiming scored the highest score in the group stage so far, and was also far ahead in the Olympic scoring list.

After defeating Kangaroo Country, the next opponent, both head coach Deng Dehua and the players on the team, showed very strong hostility, which made Li Kaiming a little confused.

After asking Sun Yue, Li Kaiming understood.

It turns out that the next opponent, the Brazilian team, had a conflict with the Chinese men's basketball team in a friendly match in 2010. It was during this conflict that Zhu Fangyu "opened the sky with one punch and transformed into a dragon." This time The conflict led to coach Deng Dehua and the players on the field being suspended and, of course, fined.

On the contrary, the opposing Brazilian team did not receive any punishment, so for the coaches and players of the Chinese team, this match against the Brazilian team was an opportunity for revenge.

Originally, Li Kaiming planned to pass more passes to his teammates in this game so that they could take revenge on the opponent, but when he saw the opponent's starting lineup, the corner of his mouth curled up with a "broad-minded" arc.

"Yo yo yo, isn't this the Brazilian actor? I originally planned to let my teammates perform, but it turns out you are the one facing me, so my fists are a bit tough..."

That's right, the Brazilian team's starting center this time is none other than Brazilian movie star Varejao, who had a conflict with Li Kaiming as soon as he entered the league!

During the jump ball stage, Li Kaiming smiled and said hello to Varejao, "Hey, long time no see~"

Varejao's expression changed and he immediately turned away, as if he was a little scared.

Li Kaiming was wondering, how come two years have passed and the best actor brother has changed his temper? He was so arrogant when he first played against me, why is he not mad now?Are you still shy when you see me acting like my little wife?

Of course, Varejao didn't dare to look at Li Kaiming. How could he have imagined that the "yellow parallel import No. [-] pick" could be so powerful. He was both MVP and champion in just two seasons, and suddenly became a hot figure in the NBA.

If he had known that Li Kaiming would reach this position today, he would never have provoked the latter.

But everything has been done, so we can’t go back in time and change history. Since we can’t afford to offend, then I can afford to hide...

Varejao thought with some uncertainty.

But he soon discovered that he had thought too much. How could a broad-minded person like Li Kaiming give up this opportunity for revenge that came to his door?

In the jump ball session, Li Kaiming easily crushed Varejao and put the ball into the hands of the Chinese players. Then he reached the frontcourt and eagerly took the ball from Liu Wei.

Liu Wei was stunned for a moment at first, because Deng Dehua passed the ball to Li Kaiming without planning it, and it was still on the outside. But at this time, Li Kaiming was already the soul of the Chinese men's basketball team, so even if he broke away tactics, but Liu Wei still obediently handed the ball to Li Kaiming.

After Li Kaiming got the ball, under the gaze of tens of thousands of spectators, he made a highly insulting move towards Varejao, who was standing one step inside the three-point line. He hooked the latter!