Basketball starts with breathing

At the end of the third quarter, the Chinese team was only two points behind at 61:63.

Sun Yiping praised the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team from time to time: "Today our Chinese men's basketball team has performed so well so far. Although our score is still behind, the players played their own games. Especially a few young players let us see the hope of Chinese basketball... Now Chinese fans should be as tangled as I am. We hope that such a Chinese team can win the game, but because of the schedule, we don't want to win, really. Tangled... Well, let's watch the players play in the fourth quarter, no matter what the final result is, we are all proud of this Chinese men's basketball team."

Wang Zhizhi scored with an inside hook.

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Radmanovic hits a three-pointer from outside the arc.

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Li Nan responded with a three-pointer.

From the fourth quarter onwards, both sides had a high hit rate, and both played an efficient offense. The coaches on both sides called four time-outs in a row but failed to contain the opponent's score.

Wang Zhizhi received the ball from Li Nan on the inside, clasped his hands tightly around his chest, and put his butt against Drobeniek, who immediately put his elbows on Wang Zhizhi's waist, his whole body lowered. The focus was placed on Wang Zhizhi.

After Wang Zhizhi pushed his butt twice, he suddenly turned and opened his hand to shoot. Drogbniek was unprepared. When he regained his center of gravity, he had already seen Wang Zhizhi in a shooting position.

He jumped up quickly to get the cover.

Wang Zhizhi was waiting for him to jump up, when a cat's waist got under him and successfully picked a basket. The referee blew the whistle and determined that Drobniek was a thug. Wang Zhizhi made a three-pointer.

Chinese fans are crazy, the game has been stalemate for so long, and finally they are caught up to only one point difference.

Since there are still 3 minutes before the end of the game, and the Chinese team is only one point behind, not only the audience but also Harris is very excited. He has never been so excited in a game like this game.

Even more excited than when the Chinese team won the first game against Spain.

Drogbniek played hard at the basket and hit the board to curb China's scoring momentum.

Harris called a timeout and glanced at Battelle who was sitting off the court. Battelle took the initiative to stand up: "Coach, I can play..."

Harris nodded, applied for a substitution, and then called Battle to his side to explain the tactics.

After Battelle came on the court, Serbia and Montenegro's interior attack was obviously insufficient, and their defenders were not good at pick-and-roll, which made the defense a lot easier for Battelle.

The score remained stalemate until the last 30 seconds. The Chinese team overtook the score by one point at 83:82, and Serbia and Montenegro took possession of the ball.

The physical strength of the Chinese players has been problematic before. After fighting for the whole game, they have been clenching their teeth until the last moment. What they have to do in this round is to defend, defend, defend!

After Vjanic dribbled the ball past halftime, he made a cross with Radmanovic.

Battelle could see clearly under the basket, and hurriedly shouted: "Zhu Fangyu, pay attention to your defenders!"

It turned out that Zhu Fangyu was worried about Radmanovic's shooting, and when he was defending, he unconsciously moved his body to Radmanovic's side a small step, and wanted to help Li Nan to make up for the defense.

At this moment, Vjanic suddenly accelerated, Zhu Fangyu finally reacted, and hurriedly rushed over.

But the distance between him and Verjanic has been pulled away, and when he fell down, Verjanic just left him a shooting position.

From the exclamations of the Chinese fans and the cheers of the fans in Serbia and Montenegro, he knew that the goal must be scored. There were only 14 seconds left in the game, but the Chinese team was overtaken by the opponent by one point at the last moment.

"Hey..." Sun Yiping sighed: "Before the game, we all knew that the result of the game was no longer important, but it would still be a pity to see the players fight for the whole game and lose the game in the end..."

The last pause.

"Call Battle!" Harris' tactics were only a few simple words.

Battle was stunned, knowing that he hadn't scored a single point in this game so far, and he couldn't help becoming resolute when he saw Harris looking at him.

At the same time, the opponent's tactics: "Defend Wang Zhizhi, watch the outside shooter!"

The players on both sides were ready to play. At this moment, Yao Ming stood up: "The bus..."

Battle turned back, saw Yao Ming coming over, and gave him a big hug, "Believe in yourself, come on! I'm sorry for what happened before!"

Battelle smiled and beat Yao Ming's chest with his fist, but the swelling on his shoulder was still aching.

Lu Yu and Harris stood together.

"Why did you think of handing the last attack to Battle?" Lu Yu asked with a smile.

Harris looked at the court seriously, with a serious expression, "You taught me, I was surprised, didn't I?"

"..."

Liu Wei received a sideline ball from Li Nan, dribbling the ball outside the three-point line, looking for an opportunity to pass the ball. The time on the timer was quickly running out. Wang Zhizhi pulled it out at this time. followed out.

"Pass the ball!"

Harris shouted from the sidelines.

Liu Wei changed direction in front of the body and passed behind Wang Zhizhi. Just when all the Serbian and Montenegrin players thought it was a high-level pick-and-roll, the basketball in Liu Wei's hand was shoved straight into the penalty area Bartel's hand like a cannonball.

"The last attack...it turned out to be Battelle?" Sun Yiping exclaimed.

Battelle roared, the pain in his shoulder could not stop his determination to put the ball in the basket, Drobniek behind him was obviously not prepared, all their attention was on other players, and no one thought that the last attack would be It was Battle, the meat shield.

Drogbniek was squeezed by the force of Battelle's back and took two steps back, and Battelle shoved the basketball into the basket with one hand.

Boom!
This heavy dunk made the Serbian and Black team members tremble with fear.

"Is this true?" Many viewers were muttering to themselves.

If the audience in front of the TV is now awake, they will surely find that Sun Yiping has not heard the voice for a long time now.

No one expected that Battelle, who did not score in the whole game, would give his opponent a fatal blow at the last second.

All the Chinese players rushed into the court and lifted Bartle up. This is the glory of a veteran!

Only Harris stood on the sidelines alone, with a relieved smile on his face, but he actually knew that this victory might be the first step in his dismissal.

Sun Yiping couldn't contain his excitement, and shouted in his characteristic high-pitched voice: "Win! The Chinese team won! The Chinese men's basketball team has historically entered the quarter-finals of the Olympic men's basketball competition with the first place in the group..."

The Chinese fans on the court spontaneously sang the national anthem together, and the Chinese players stood in a row to celebrate this historic moment with the fans.

CCTV reporter Yu Jia finally interviewed Lu Yu.

Yu Jia: "First of all, congratulations to the Chinese men's basketball team for entering the quarter-finals. Can you tell me how you feel now?"

Lu Yu said with excitement, "Thank you, but I think this victory should belong to all our men's basketball players, as well as all Chinese fans who love basketball!"

"Who do you think is the biggest contributor to winning this game?"

Lu Yu's eyes turned to Battle, who was surrounded by his teammates: "Judging from the performance on the court, it must be Battle!"

"Is there an off-field factor?"

Off-field factors?

Lu Yu's heart moved, and he began to search for the white-haired man in the arena, but he searched all over the court but couldn't find the person he was looking for.

No one noticed that Harris walked back to the locker room alone as the crowd cheered for the victory.

Few people noticed the departure of Harris, all eyes and cameras were on the players cheering on the court, because they created a reversal lore, and the main creator of this lore was killed at that moment. forgotten.

Players become heroes when they win, and coaches are always the one who is unknown.

But when they lose, it's usually the coach who takes the blame.

The staff of the Organizing Committee informed everyone to leave the arena quickly, because there are still games to be played. If China has won Serbia and Montenegro, the Italian team is the happiest.

It was the equivalent of pulling them back from the brink of death.

The next game was their match against Argentina. After four fierce quarters, Italy won the game 76:75 after Ginobili broke through and missed the basket.

In this way, all the four outbound teams in Group A have been released, and they are ranked according to their group records: China, Spain, Argentina and Italy.

The Serbia and Montenegro team regretted being out, and Lu Yu even felt that Radmanovic looked at him with sadness in his eyes.

For some reason, a joke suddenly came to his mind.

The table tennis coach said to Zhang Yining, "You give her two balls."

Zhang Yining: "I let it go, and I don't know that she can't catch it..."

After the game between Italy and Argentina, it is the last game of Group B.

Greece vs Puerto Rico.

The result of this game determines whether the Chinese team will face the Greek team or the US team in the quarter-finals!

If the Greek team wins, Puerto Rico will rank third and the United States fourth because Puerto Rico has beaten the United States before. China's opponent in the next round will be the United States men's basketball team.

If Greece loses...

Don't think about it, Lu Yu knew that Greece would definitely win.

The leaders of the Chinese delegation have always disagreed with the game to win the Serbian and Montenegrin team, because the probability of meeting the American team is too great.

In the end, Greece defeated Puerto Rico with a big score of 78:58. The Greek team worked hard to win this game. They did not want to meet the Chinese team.

In the end, the rankings of the qualifying teams in Group B are: Lithuania, Greece, Puerto Rico and the United States.

According to the schedule, the first pair of Group A and the fourth group of Group B, and the teams that will face each other in the quarter-finals will also be released accordingly.

China VS US
Lithuania vs Italy

Spain vs Puerto Rico
Greece vs Argentina

No matter how rubbish the Dream Team [-] is, it is also the Dream Team...

The Chinese men's basketball team may still have the strength to fight against a team with strong integrity like Europe, but the most fearful thing is to encounter a team with strong personal strength such as the American men's basketball team, because the individual ability of the Chinese team players is really limited. .

Lu Yu gritted his teeth.

When he returned to the Olympic Village, the sky was full of stars, and the quiet air was in stark contrast to the atmosphere on the field just now. Lu Yu took a deep breath. He felt that he was a paradox. Standing on the field, he liked that kind of bloodline. Zhang's feeling, but he prefers to be quiet when he is resting.

Under the tree not far away, Zhu Fangyu and Hu Mei are dating for the first time. Lu Yu feels very much like him and Jessica in college...

Going back to the room, Yi Jianlian was not there. He should be celebrating with his teammates. Lu Yu had his red jersey on his bed. The red flag on it and the conspicuous number 10 reminded him of the first time he put on him. Mood.

Suddenly, Harris, who was outside the door, hurried past. Lu Yu went out and took a look. He saw that the direction Harris was going was the room of Yuan Weimin, the leader of the Olympic delegation.

Is it time to settle the bill?
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Harris walked into Yuan Weimin's office indifferently. Yuan Weimin was smoking a cigarette. He has a headache now. Logically, the Chinese men's basketball team has entered the quarter-finals. , shouldn't it be more fun to win the game?

But he wasn't happy at all.

This ball should not be a lore!
"Coach Harris, you are here." Yuan Weimin said in English.

Harris nodded and glanced at the schedule on Yuan Weimin's table: "Is it because of today's game?"

"Yes, our original plan was to lose this game. If we lose this game, we will have enough physical strength to face the opponents in the next round. Now the players tried their best to win the game, but we will have the next round. The opponent is the U.S. team..." Yuan Weimin couldn't help but take a deep breath when he said this.

"I know," Harris said.

"Do you know how to make the players fight so hard? I heard that you and Coach Yunas had a quarrel. You insisted on winning this game?" Yuan Weimin asked.

"Yes." Harris nodded.

"Do you know what the consequences of doing this will be?" Yuan Weimin felt his head turn around.

"as a result of……"

Harris pondered: "If you think that because of my decision, the Chinese men's basketball team has lost the opportunity to win good results, I am willing to resign as the coach of the men's basketball team after the game. In fact, I was only going to take it for one summer. "

It sounded like irresponsible words, but Yuan Weimin knew that Harris was telling the truth.

Harris did not take China's payment. The Chinese side only paid for the round-trip air ticket for him. He even bought the video recorder with his own money. He also repeatedly refused the Chinese side's request for reimbursement.

"Can you tell me the reason for doing this?" Yuan Weimin knew that the matter had come to an end and could only accept it.

Harris thought for a while and said word by word: "For the future of Chinese basketball..."

His voice was not loud, but every word he said was very serious.

Yuan Weimin was stunned.

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On the other side, Lu Yu also received a call from Jessica at this time.

"Lu, there was something unexpected about the transaction. Angie contacted the Mavericks, but he and the Mavericks pulled another team to prepare for a three-way transaction..."

"Which one?"

"sun."