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Chapter 226 Take back what you lost

September 9, Istanbul, Turkey.

In the quarter-finals of the Men's Basketball World Championship, the match between the Chinese Men's Basketball Team and Xiban Ya officially started.

"Hello dear viewers, we can see that the players of the national team have come to the sidelines to warm up."

"Now let's interview the players who are warming up and hear what they think of today's game."

According to the pre-arrangement, the two commentators went straight to Du Zhe who was shooting.

"Hello, Azhe!"

"Hello teachers, hello fellow fans and friends!" Du Zhe greeted in a familiar manner.

"Azhe, you have rested for a few days. How is your condition now?"

"The condition is not bad. I just made some adjustments in the past two days. Overall, there are no major problems." Du Zhe answered ambiguously.

"Azhe, today's opponent Xibanya has many players playing in the NBA. Among them, the Gasol brothers are famous inside players in the NBA. What do you think of today's game?"

"Well..." Du Zhe thought for a moment and organized his words.

"Xibanya is indeed a formidable opponent. We can only do our best in this game and strive for a better result."

"As for the combination of the Gasol brothers, they are indeed very powerful inside players. This requires us to strengthen the defense inside and at the same time do a good job in rushing and protecting rebounds."

"I believe that as long as we play our own style, we still have a chance to win against Xibanya!"

"Okay, thank you Azhe, and I hope you can continue your hot streak in today's game!"

After a few simple interviews, the two commentators stopped disturbing Du Zhe's warm-up and went to find the next interviewee.

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Time passed quickly, and before long, the game officially started.

The starting lineup of the national team has not changed much from the group stage.

As for the Xibanya team, they fielded an extremely luxurious starting lineup.

The team's starting point guard is Ricky Rubio, the famous "golden boy" in the European arena.

Although Rubio is only 20 years old this year and is younger than Du Zhe, he has been famous for a long time and has been playing in the national team for many years.

He entered the professional basketball arena at the age of 15. At the age of 16, he represented the national team and won the title of Best Newcomer in Europe.

When he was under 18 years old, he participated in the Olympic Games with the team and was elected as the European Basketball Player that year.

When he was 19 years old, Rubio was selected by the NBA with the fifth overall pick in the first round. He was truly a proud man.

So far, Rubio's career can be said to be smooth sailing, and he has always been under the spotlight.

Although he has not officially landed in the NBA yet, many fans have no doubt that this talented and talented European rookie king will carve out his own world in the NBA.

The starting shooting guard partnered with Rubio is veteran Juan Carlos Navarro.

Navarro is ten years older than Rubio and is 1.9 meters tall. The 30-year-old was selected by the Wizards with the 2002st pick in the second round of 41 and was subsequently traded to the Grizzlies.

Navarro officially went to the NBA to play in 2007. Although he only played in the NBA for one season, he played 82 games in the season and averaged 10.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

His steady and hard bomb throwing left a deep impression on many fans.

Judging from his performance, Navarro definitely has the strength to gain a foothold in the NBA.

However, in the NBA, his defense and confrontation were relatively disadvantaged. In addition, he could not adapt to life in the United States. His friend Gasol was traded from the Grizzlies to the Lakers. Therefore, after one season, Navarro chose to return to Europe.

In Europe, he continued his dominant performance, leading the team to win La Liga championships many times.

In the national team, he is also the big brother on the field. Over the years, the Xibanya team has been indispensable in all major and small international competitions. He is definitely an experienced and hard-working veteran.

Opposing Du Zhe is Rudy Fernandez, the Western Flying Flyer.

Fernandez was selected by the Suns with the 2007th pick in the first round of the 24 draft, and was later traded to the Portland Trail Blazers.

Fernandez officially landed in the NBA in 2008. He was good at flying and dunking. He played against Du Zhe in the regular season and was deeply impressed by Du Zhe's strength.

To be honest, Fernandez was quite afraid of facing off against Du Zhe, but compared with the team's victory, his personal gains and losses were nothing, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet.

Not to mention the two starting insiders of Xibanya - the Gasol brothers.

Brother Pau Gasol teamed up with Kobe Bryant in the Lakers and won the championship last year. He has also been selected to the All-Star many times.

Although his younger brother Marc Gasol is not as famous as his older brother, he has been working step by step with the Grizzlies in recent years, and has gradually earned the title of "Black and White Bears" together with Randolph.

Of the five starting players, three are currently in the NBA and four have played in the NBA. Even Rubio, who has never landed in the NBA, is the fifth pick in the first round and is destined to be a future talent.

In addition to the starting five, there are also players on the bench who have played for or been drafted by NBA teams such as Jorge Garbajosa and Fran Vazquez.

Judging from the overall strength, Xibanya's level is obviously higher than that of the Chinese men's basketball team. This is also the reason why Gasol said on the phone yesterday that he will defeat Du Zhe.

Against such a strong Xibanya team, most neutral fans and players are not optimistic that the Chinese men's basketball team can win.

Many Chinese fans, including many, are not optimistic about the prospects of the national team.

Even some players of the national team have no hope of defeating the behemoth Xibanya.

If there is anyone else who has the confidence to win this game, it may be Du Zhe himself.

In his view, the national team is not without merit.

In the Olympic Games the year before last, the national team, under the leadership of Dayao, suppressed the Xibanya team for three whole quarters, and finally tied with the opponent in regular time. In the end, it was because Dayao left the field with five fouls that the national team regretfully lost to the opponent.

Even in Du Zhe's previous life, after Dayao retired, the United Arab Emirates could score 30 points from the Gasol brothers in the Olympics.

Therefore, for Du Zhe, with the UAE on the inside and Dazhi assisting, the national team will definitely live up to the Gasol brothers in the international arena.

And with him sitting on the outside, he is enough to withstand Rubio, Fernandez, Navarro...these top players in the West.

If he can lead the national team to defeat the last runner-up Greece in the group stage, he may not be able to defeat the defending champion Xibanya again in the knockout stage.

At the beginning of the game, the two teams completed a jump ball, and the Western Banya team got the ball.

Gasol passed the ball to "Golden Boy" Rubio, who advanced with the ball.

Opposite Rubio is starting point guard Liu Wei. In the game against Xibanya in the Olympic Games that year, he scored 19 points against Rubio. This was also a highlight moment worth remembering in his career.

But at the last moment, Liu Wei, who was exhausted, was intercepted by Rubio, who was still underage. This also made his entire performance come to naught, and he has been criticized by the fans who are worried about it until now.

Facing Rubio again, Liu Wei can be said to be full of energy.

Although he is two years older, his opponent has grown up for another two years.

But Liu Wei still spared no effort and refused to let his opponent have any time. He didn't want to prove anything, he just wanted to get back what he lost two years ago.Of course, Rubio will not remember this player who was defeated by his men back then, but in the face of Liu Wei's pressing, he still casually distributed the ball to Fernandez on the wing for the sake of stability.

Before the ball arrived, a figure had already shot out of the diagonal stab.

It is none other than Du Zhe.

Responsible for marking Fernandez, he picked up the pace from the beginning and made a gambling steal.

Although Du Zhe was only [-]% sure of this steal, he still chose to take action.

Facing such a strong opponent as Xibanya, how can we possibly win if we don't risk everything?
"Du Zhe, you cut it beautifully!"

"Quick attack! Counterattack! Dunk!"

Director Zhang, who was in charge of the commentary, suddenly raised his voice an octave higher, startling many of the viewers in front of the screen who had not yet entered the state of mind.

"Du Zhe is very excited at the start. It can be seen that the competitive state is very good!"

Taking advantage of the break in Xibanya's serve, Director Yu also sang along.

2:0, Du Zhe used a fierce steal and a crisp counterattack to score the first goal of the game.

This break and dunk also completely cheered up the Xibanya team.

The corners of Pau Gasol's eyes moved slightly. He didn't expect that Du Zhe gave them a blow at the beginning.

"It seems... today's game is destined to be a tough battle."

"But victory must belong to me, not just for myself!"

He took a deep breath and raised his spirits 120 points.

Xibanya served again, and this time their offense made no mistakes. Rubio fed the ball into the inside, faced Da Zhi's defense, and hit a hook, equalizing the score for Xibanya.

Next, the two teams went back and forth, the offensive efficiency was quite impressive, and the score gap never widened.

What makes Du Zhe happy is that Liu Wei changed from his tepid appearance in the previous games and played extremely active in this game.

This undoubtedly makes the national team's chances of winning today much greater.

However, even if the national team is in good condition as a whole, the Xibanya team, as one of Europe's top giants, is by no means an opponent that can be defeated easily.

The scores of the two teams were chasing each other, and the situation on the court was deadlocked for a while.

At this time, in a mansion in Los Angeles.

Kobe was staring intently at the screen in front of him. What was going on on the TV was the match between the Chinese Men's Basketball Team and the Western Banyan Team.

From the beginning of the game, his dark face had been so tense that no one could see any mental activity.

"Dear, do you think Paul can win the game this time?" Vanessa asked softly, bringing a plate of fruit and placing it on the table.

Kobe couldn't take his eyes away, but still gave his answer.

"Paul is my best brother, and I know his strength best. Du Zhe will definitely not be able to pass the western duck test today!"

Seeing Kobe looking like a primary school student who could only watch cartoons for one hour a week, unable to take his eyes off the screen, Vanessa, who was all dressed up, sighed inconspicuously.

But she still handed over a cherry with tenderness in her eyes.

Suddenly, Kobe, who had just been like an old monk in trance, suddenly sat upright.

Unpredictably, Vanessa was so frightened that her delicate body trembled, and the peaks and ridges of her chest were also rising and falling.

"What...what's wrong, dear?" she asked in a surprised tone.

Seeing that Kobe didn't answer, Vanessa could only look for the answer from the TV in front of her.

I saw that the wonderful scene just now was still being replayed over and over again on the screen.

There was a big yellow-skinned man whose name Vanessa couldn't name, and he was a good shooter from close range.

Pau Gasol, who was guarding him, got stuck in a favorable position under the basket and was about to secure the rebound.

But in the blink of an eye, Du Zhe came out of nowhere, leaped high, grabbed the rebound from Gasol's head, and completed a thunderous putback dunk.

After completing the dunk, Du Zhe raised his arms and roared towards the Xibanya bench. He was not as calm and low-key as he was in previous games.

Because he knows that in this situation of weak versus strong, especially when the gap between the strength of teammates and opponents is large, he must do everything possible to mobilize the morale of the team.

Only by overwhelming the opponent in terms of momentum can the team find a glimmer of hope.

Deng Huade also jumped up from his chair, excitedly talking about the quintessence of the United States.

Faced with Du Zhe's provocation, Xibanya's bench could only respond with silence.

On the court, the starters of Xibanya had anger flashing in their eyes. A mere putback dunk was not enough to make these veterans and talented players dejected, but instead aroused their anger and fighting spirit.

Du Zhe also knew this very well.

Since this is the case, then he must work hard to completely defeat the Xibanya's energy at the beginning.

In the next round, Xibanya prepared to serve and attack.

But Du Zhe did not return to defense, but pressed Rubio full court as he advanced with the ball.

Rubio, who has been going smoothly all the way, has never seen such a formation.

Before Gasol could come over to cover the ball, he was directly intercepted.

The position where he stole the ball happened to be not far from the three-point line. After Du Zhe succeeded, he suddenly took a step forward and hit a super long three-pointer, and hit it again.

The enthusiasm of the Chinese fans at the scene was completely ignited, and the cheers were endless, which actually overwhelmed the momentum of the Xibanya fans.

Losing five points in a row caused the situation on the Xibanya court to take a turn for the worse, which also caused some changes in the mentality of several main players on the court.

However, they are still the masters of kings, so they will not be defeated by this adversity.

In the next round, Xibanya saw every move and relied on the pick-and-roll to connect with his teammates to dribble the ball across the half court and complete an attack.

In the rest of the first quarter, although the two teams played very lively, Xibanya was unknowingly overwhelmed by Du Zhe in terms of momentum and was unable to turn over.

After the first quarter, the national team slightly led the opponent by three points at 28:23, which was a good start.

而杜哲在第一节单人8投5中，砍下13分2板2断。

Although the team gained the lead in the first quarter, Du Zhe knew that the real challenge had just begun.

For a national team with insufficient lineup depth, the fighting in the next three quarters will only be more intense and cruel than the first quarter.

(End of this chapter)