Super League

Chapter 589 Revenge and Defending Honor

[Men’s Basketball NB! The top four! ]

[gold medal! Coming soon! ]

[Both the U.S. team and Spain are not very good at playing. Don't be too arrogant. ]

[We are all defeated by our own hands. Spain has not defeated us in the millennium. Americans are talented, so we are not afraid! ]

[Excited! ]

[What’s there to be excited about? What’s so difficult about being in the semi-finals? ]

[If football reaches the semi-finals of the World Cup, I will go crazy! ]

[Come on! The Olympic team even struggled in the group stage. ]

Basketball has replaced table tennis, weightlifting, and diving and has become a national topic.

What some fans are most looking forward to is the meeting between the Hong Kong City Men's Basketball Team and the China Men's Basketball Team in the semi-finals.

But this wish came true.

Hong Kong City men’s basketball team encountered Lithuania.

Liu Bei was surrounded by the Lithuanian giants. Although the Lithuanian men's basketball team was powerless against China's little giants and their outside scoring ability, their teamwork and physical confrontation made it difficult for Hong Kong City to parry.

Sis Kasikas, the strongest small forward in the European League in recent years, has the city of "Baltic Pippen". This game attracted the attention of NBA Houston, and there are also several teams in the CBA that are interested in Siskaskos.

Facing the three-man siege of the European White Bears, Liu Bei failed to lead his team to a comeback.

In the end, the Hong Kong City men's basketball team lost to Lithuania 76:81. The second team of China was eliminated, and Lithuania will face the first team of China again!

The Chinese men's basketball team also faced Lithuania again. Regarding Lithuania's opponent, fans are worried about the men's basketball team after watching Lithuania's performance.

Basketball Pioneer pointed out that if the men's basketball team wants to win, it must ensure its shooting touch.

In the quarter-finals of the second group, Spain faced off against the Greek men's basketball team with the Little Sharks.

The Greek men's basketball team has three CBA players. Among them, Spanoulis, as the starting point guard of Yangcheng, is the engine of the Greek men's basketball team. Spanoulis, who has experienced in the CBA, is stronger than before.

One-handed passing to connect the team, plus Greek O'Neal. Spain started out at a disadvantage.

The point difference even reached fifteen points in the second quarter, and everyone thought the game would be spent in the half. Just when the Greeks started celebrating before the half ended and laughed at Spain.

It was too early for the Spaniards to express their joy.

The Spanish men's basketball team took advantage of the Greeks' mistakes and continued to chase points. The Spaniards did not miss any opportunity, and any mistakes made by the Greek men's basketball team could be converted into their own points. And Greece's other advantage, Sksenitis, is not invincible. The Gasol brothers are getting better together, Spain's penalty area has become a cement defense line, and the little shark has graduated with his first offense in the fourth quarter.

In the end, the Spaniard won the game 86:75.

After this game, all fans marveled at Spain's resilience, which was terrifying.

In the third group of quarterfinals, the Dream Team defeated Argentina and avenged the 04 Olympics.

After becoming the strongest force against the Chinese men's basketball team, Ginobili once again became the sharpest knife against the Dream Team.

He scored 26 points in the game and had 7 assists. Olympic Jordan! It can be said that Ginobili lost standing. It can only be said that compared with the lineup of Argentina and the United States, it is lagging behind in all aspects.

After the game, Ginobili still gained the respect of Argentine fans when he left the field, while Messi and Manu of the Argentine Olympic team hugged each other. The two Argentine players cherished their heroes.

(In fact, this is the second time Messi has watched the Argentine men’s basketball team. The first time was the group stage and the Chinese men’s basketball team. At that time, Messi did not expect that the Chinese basketball team would be so strong...)

After the two hugged, Ginobili couldn't help crying and became a famous scene in 08.

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In the final four, the Dream Team faced the challenge of Spain.

The Chinese men's basketball team encountered Lithuania.

At the semi-finals stage, the ratings of Olympic basketball games have completely crushed other events. In addition to Chinese fans, fans from the other three countries have turned their focus to basketball.

In the Olympic Games, basketball is the most valuable of the three major sports.

At this time, Chinese fans just want to see the men's basketball team win the gold medal. Winning gold at home is a history worth remembering.

After a short rest the next day, the Dream Team and the Spanish Men's Basketball Team officially started.

The champion, runner-up and semi-finalists of the original time and space met.

The Spaniards have always regarded themselves as a basketball powerhouse throughout the millennium. However, there is no honor that can be obtained so far. Seeing the emergence of Argentina and China at the same time, they are full of honors. They are eager for this gold medal to prove themselves.

The Dream Team has only one idea in their mind, and that is revenge.

When the game started, the Spaniard no longer had the old problem of being slow to start. The start was a feast of three-pointers from Navarro and Fernandez from the outside, and even Gasol also hit a three-pointer from the outside. The Dream Team didn’t feel so good at the start, but James and Wade used breakthroughs to cause fouls and helped the team stabilize the situation.

The Spanish head coach focused on the inside. In the penalty area without O'Neal, the Gasol brothers surrounded Howard. The old problem of the Dream Team is that after two thousand years, the inside line has not been able to become stronger in the international arena.

Old K can only replace O'Neal, sacrifice speed, and increase the intensity of interior defense.

However, cunning Spain immediately changed their formation, and golden boy Rubio teamed up with the team to play run-and-gun, consuming O'Neal. As a last resort, Old K could only let Bosh and Howard play together.

At halftime, Spain led the United States.

51:45

Spain suppressed the U.S. men's basketball team in the first half. The U.S. men's basketball team made too many mistakes and seemed to be at a disadvantage against Spain. Especially inside, both Howard and O'Neal are somewhat unsatisfactory. Howard's physique may not be suitable for FIBA, and O'Neal is really old.

However, a lineup like the Dream Team also has advantages, that is, the speed of defensive counterattacks. Coupled with the physical advantages of the players, it will be difficult for Spain to open up the gap with the Dream Team.

In the third quarter, the American team’s pursuit of points quietly began

The Spanish men's basketball team cannot catch up with the Flash. Wade is the real leg of this dream team and the second leading scorer in the team. James has a group of teammates with excellent shooting ability, and he has also exerted his full strength. Rubio has already enjoyed James' chasing caps before he entered the NBA.

Kobe, who had an abnormal performance in the first half, resisted the defense in the third quarter and scored a key three-pointer to complete the lead.

One of the characteristics of the American team is that they play with the wind, and it is difficult to stop them after they get started.

After Kobe's difficult three-pointer, James completed a super interception and passed to Wade. Wade came to the basket and threw a backwards pass without looking at anyone. He escaped from Spain's defense and came to James' hands. James' violent dunk shocked the audience. The whole audience.

The Dream Team's offense drives the defense, and the intensity of defense makes the Spaniard very unfamiliar.

Next, Shubao Du's fatal mid-range shot, Paul and Howard's alley-oop.

The score opened up by 10 points. But the dream team is not safe.

The Spanish men's basketball team made a crazy counterattack throughout the fourth quarter. Gasol faced O'Neal and made a key mid-range shot. Rubio also scored a three-pointer. Spain's counterattack was fierce.

They once chased 3 points, but when Gasol attacked, the referee awarded an offensive foul, and the momentum of chasing points at the critical moment was interrupted. The Spanish fans at the scene booed the referee directly.

Then Anthony felt warmer again and hit a three-pointer that killed Spain. And Kobe's breakthrough and fouling completely killed the game.

The United States defeated Spain 102:98.

When the game ended, the American fans danced excitedly and expressed their joy to the cameras. In this battle, the American team returned to the Olympic finals again.

And they only have one goal left from revenge.

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"Beat the Chinese team, beat them hard! Humiliate them and make them regret that Athens eliminated us!"

When Kobe was returning to the locker room corridor, he called the players together and formed a circle to shout out his thoughts.

In front of the camera, the Americans no longer hide, they have only one goal - revenge on the Chinese Men's Basketball Team.

Kobe drove to another competition venue that day. His purpose was to watch the Chinese team play.

When he walked into the arena, he saw Yao Ming's sky-shattering hat, Liu Guang, Zheng Kailong and Luo Xiaoyong teasing the Lithuanians with acrobatic passes, and finally Yi Jianlian made a dunk to seal the coffin.

Kobe watched the game in the eyes of the fans. When the game score difference reached 16 points, with 3 minutes left, Kobe left without looking back.

"That's right!"

The blood in Kobe's heart has boiled. In his heart, he feels that the Chinese team he defeated in 07 is not the real Chinese team. Only by defeating this Chinese men's basketball team can he prove himself and prove that the American team is still the dream team.

After Kobe left, the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team learned about Kobe's visit after the game.

"They want revenge and we want our honor defended."

Chen Xinglian gave a speech in the locker room after the game.

"Beat them! There will never be a dream team again. We will become the new overlord in the basketball world from now on!"

(End of this chapter)