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Chapter 229 He Du Zhe may not be able to pick on all of us.
Looking at the Chinese men's basketball team that was celebrating wildly, Pau Gasol, the leader of Western Banana Ducks, had loneliness written all over his eyes.

He neither led the team to victory nor fulfilled the promise he made to Kobe.

He didn't even expect that the Xibanya team, which was fully staffed and had almost an entire NBA lineup, would end in such a hurry.

His teammates returned to the locker room dejectedly in twos and threes, and Gasol was unwilling to stay on the court any longer. After all, the stage no longer belonged to him.

After returning to the sidelines to clean up briefly, he was ready to return to the locker room.

But what he didn't expect was that he would bump into Du Zhe and a group of Chinese players in the player tunnel.

Gasol's expression froze. Because of Kobe, although he and Du Zhe couldn't say there was any grudge in the NBA, their relationship was very cold.

Before today's game, he even made bold claims that he would overwhelm the Chinese men's basketball team and hit the championship. But he didn't expect that after one game, all of this would come to nothing. It was naturally a bit embarrassing to meet Du Zhe now.

Gasol turned sideways, trying to avoid the proud national team members.

But unexpectedly, Du Zhe took the initiative to say hello to him.

"Hey, Gasol, it was a really tough game today. It made us all very tired, right?"

Hearing this, Gasol stopped and looked at Du Zhe's expression, as if he had no intention of mocking him.

"It's a pity that after working hard for a whole game, I finally lost in your hands." Gasol shrugged with a bitter look on his face.

Seeing that the two of them had no intention of fighting and that they were communicating in English, the other members of the national team felt bored and returned to the locker room first.

"It's just a loss of one point. If we play again, it's hard to say who will win and who will lose." Du Zhe didn't have the arrogance of a winner.

At the end, he added: "If you don't foul me, even if I can score a three-pointer and drag the game into overtime, I probably won't be able to beat you with our physical fitness..."

Du Zhe's frankness surprised Gasol. He never expected that Du Zhe, who was unyielding and unmatched on the court, could be quite humble off the court.

This made Gasol have a different view of him, and he couldn't help but chat a few more words: "No matter what, if you lose, you lose. Your final choice was very bold and very smart."

Facing the compliment, Du Zhe just shrugged helplessly: "Hey, forget it, I'm not forcing you to do anything..."

Gasol couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and sighed: "After doing this for a long time, we are trapping ourselves!"

"However, I guarantee that next time we fight, you won't have such good luck!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gasol immediately thought that the next time the two faced off would be on the NBA stage.

Kobe will not be able to return next season. With the Lakers' remnant lineup, it is tantamount to wishful thinking to defeat the Warriors who just made reinforcements in the summer.

Seeing Gasol's silence, Du Zhe patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay, I will go all out when the time comes. Whether Kobe is here or not, I don't dare to underestimate the Lakers with you on the team!"

Seeing that Du Zhe, who is so strong, thinks so highly of himself, Gasol couldn't help but feel a little flattered.

"Paul, I am a person with clear grudges. Kobe is Kobe and you are you. No matter what, you are a player I respect very much." Du Zhe struck while the iron was hot and gave Gasol a few more top hats.

"Thank you Du, it was a pleasure chatting with you. I hope I will be the winner next time we play!"

"Me too!"

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The battle between the Chinese Men's Basketball Team and the Xibanya Team has come to an end, but the media and fans are still immersed in this soul-stirring duel.

"Another victory over the defending champion, the Chinese men's basketball team may be crowned successfully"

"54+11+7 in a single game, the NBA dominates the international basketball world"

"China's beast is unstoppable, Serbia is in danger"

"Behind the shocking 15-point score in 7 seconds, what are Du Zhe's secret weapons?"

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Various media outlets have taken action and reported extensively on the Chinese men's basketball team's upset victory over the defending champion Xibanya.

It can be said that among the eight groups of matchups in the top 16, the Chinese Men's Basketball Team was the most exciting and fiercest battle, and it also marked that the Chinese Men's Basketball Team led by Du Zhe has officially reached the world-class level. .

Of course, among the first-class teams, the Chinese men's basketball team is undoubtedly the weakest and has the shallowest foundation.

Even if there is another battle with Xibanya, the Huaguo men's basketball team is actually hard to say that it will win.

After all, there are too many gaps in the team's strength, and Du Zhe basically relies on one person for output. It can only be said that the strength has reached the level of foundation but has not yet been achieved.

Several other quarter-final matches were also decided one after another.

Among the teams in the same group as the Chinese men's basketball team, the host Turkey defeated Gaul 95:77 to advance to the quarterfinals.

The Screwball team, ranked second in Group C, also defeated the New Zealand Blues 78:56 and reached the quarterfinals without a fight.

Only the last runner-up Xiwa, who was ranked fourth, encountered the challenge of the Litao Bowl. This time they failed to create a legend and fell into the sand with a score of 77:82, becoming the only team in Group C that failed to reach the top 16. team.

The next opponent of the national team is Serbia, which they played against in the warm-up match. This is also a traditional strong European team. However, after experiencing the battles with Greece and Western Banya, the national team has no confidence in playing against European teams. Quite enough.

The Screwball team, which overtook the Chinese men's basketball team at the last moment and came back to take second place in Group C, faced the most terrifying opponent of this World Championship, the American Dream Team, in the quarter-finals.

In this comparison, the national team's opponent in the next round, Serbia, does not seem so scary.

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On September 9, after a few days of rest, the quarter-finals of the Men's Basketball World Championship officially began.

The opponent Serbia had two encounters with the national team in the warm-up match. At that time, the Chinese men's basketball team was defeated by the opponent both times.

As an old rival, the national team is no stranger to the starting lineup sent by Serbia.

It is still the young Teodosic who leads the way, partnering with Aleksandar Rasic, a combo defender from Partizan Belgrade, on the back line.

The small forward facing Du Zhe is the forward Savanovic of the Cagasol team in La Liga.

There has been a slight change in the inside starting lineup. Velikovic, who is 2 meters tall and plays for La Liga giants Real Madrid, is still the starting power forward.

Thunder insider Kostic, who was suspended for a fight with a Greek player in a warm-up match, has successfully made a comeback and appears in the starting center position.

Although the national team failed to defeat Serbia, a powerful opponent, in the two warm-up matches, the morale of the team was high after defeating Xibanya and was not affected at all by the defeat in the warm-up match.

On the contrary, Serbia, due to Du Zhe's series of dominant performances, had to temporarily adjust its tactics before the game to minimize the impact of this uncertain factor.

But when the game started, the Serbian team discovered that Du Zhe had hidden his strength during the warm-up match with them, and he also hid a lot.Although Du Zhe in the warm-up match was already a pervert in the eyes of Serbia, they were still shocked when they saw Du Zhe showing his full strength.

In this match, the Serbian team finally understood why the defending champion Xiban Ya was defeated by Du Zhe on his own.

Running all over the court and pressing defense made every time the Serbian team dribbled the ball across half court a torture.

Unreasonable three-pointers, catching the ball half a step outside the three-point line and pulling out, sometimes even facing the defender can't prevent it.

With unparalleled strength, when he rushes to the basket, a slightly thinner inside player can't withstand it at all. Even a stronger inside player can only hold on for an extra moment and a half.

Not to mention that Du Zhe is still a rebounder. Not only does he have an outstanding sense of rebounding, but he also jumps at an amazing height and speed. His rush to grab rebounds makes several Serbian insiders tremble.

At halftime, the Serbian team, which was caught off guard by Du Zhe's sudden outburst, was already 41 points behind 47:6.

Du Zhe continued to play two full quarters in the first half, scoring 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals.

The strength of this Serbian team can give it a run for its money with the Western Conference without Gasol.

But the whole Western team with Gasol was overturned by Du Zhe, not to mention this Serbian team.

After the start of the second half, Du Zhe once again showed his dominance. Every three-pointer he made from the outside penetrated the Serbian team's defense like a sharp sword, defeating them completely.

A few days ago, the despair of the Xibanya team came to the Serbian team again this time.

In order to win the game, they began to constantly try to change the game tactics, but with little success.

Even the defending champion Xibanya couldn't find a way to restrict Du Zhe. What good solution could Serbia, which was caught off guard, have?

Even the strongest inside team they sent was completely overwhelmed by Du Zhe's momentum today.

Not to mention the 2-meter Velikovich, even the 05-meter giant Kostic seemed powerless in the face of Du Zhe's repeated rushes. He struggled with Du Zhe several times. They were at a disadvantage during the rebound process.

While the Chinese men's basketball team and the Serbian team were fighting desperately on the court, in a certain hotel, the American Dream Team was also paying close attention to the progress of the game.

Just a few hours ago, they had just defeated the Bolts men's basketball team 89:79.

After the game is over, what they care about most is naturally their next opponent.

The opponents in the next game will naturally be between the Serbian and Chinese men's basketball teams.

Originally, no one in the Dream Team could take a fancy to the Chinese Men's Basketball Team, an opponent that defeated them by 47 points in the warm-up match, and they never regarded the Chinese Men's Basketball Team as a threat to themselves.

But since the defending champion Xibanya was defeated in the last round of the game, the Dream Team has had to start to face up to the potential opponent of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team.

At this time, the third quarter had just ended, and the Huaguo men's basketball team still controlled the initiative in the game with a score of 72:69.

Although Serbia frantically tried to counterattack several times in the previous quarter, without exception, every time there was a sign of momentum, it was ruthlessly extinguished by Du Zhe.

At this point in the game, even the American Dream Team watching the game couldn't help but feel a little bit in trouble.

Some players who were still congratulating themselves in the first half, thinking they could pick a soft persimmon, have long been silent.

"Old K" coach Mike Krzyzewski looked at the silent disciples and took the lead in breaking the silence.

"Everyone, what's going on? Are you so frightened by Du Zhe's performance that you peed your pants?"

"It's no wonder, he is also the Finals MVP in your NBA after all. It's absolutely normal for you to be scared out of your wits!"

Although most of the members of this Dream Nine team are young players, they are all the proud ones of their respective teams, and there are even some arrogant ones among them. But now facing the ridicule of Old K, all of them are... At this time, no one dared to take the initiative to refute.

Coach K has profound qualifications. Although he has never coached any NBA team, he can be called a legend in the NCAA league.

The Duke University men's basketball team built by him has been an evergreen player in the NCAA for many years and has supplied many players to the NBA.

In addition, Coach K's record in coaching the national team is also very brilliant. Two years ago, he led the Dream Team with an extremely luxurious lineup to return to the top and win the 08 Olympic Games. Many American fans are still talking about it.

Many big names in the NBA don't dare to make mistakes in front of him, let alone these young guys in the Mengjiu team.

If this was the only reason, Deng Touqing would definitely have to rebut.

But the problem is that Du Zhe's strength is obvious to all. Faced with the ridicule or provocation of the old coach K, no one dares to boast that he can defeat Du Zhe.

If the coach takes it seriously, he will suffer the consequences in the next game.

Faced with the absolute pressure of strength, everyone in the Mengjiu Team remained silent.

After being quiet for a long time, seeing the old coach K showing his fear, veteran Lamar Odom began to make a move.

First, because he is the oldest player on this team except Billups, and he has the obligation to stand up and improve the team's morale.

Another more important reason is that Odom's friend and boss Kobe Bryant recently contacted him and asked him to stop Du Zhe from the finals.

For Kobe, Serbia, whose strength is not as good as that of Xibanya, is obviously unable to stand up to Du Zhe. From this point, it can be seen that Kobe has a vicious vision in basketball.

Odom, who has always followed Kobe's lead, this time has to stand up and say something, whether in public or private matters.

He gritted his teeth and stepped out from the crowd.

Seeing that someone seemed to be taking the initiative to ask for help, Coach K nodded secretly and praised Odom as a man.

"Coach, although Du Zhe is strong, I, Odom, am not afraid of him either!"

After hearing these words, the atmosphere that was still a bit depressing just now was relieved a little.

Coach K also had a look of approval on his face.

"Isn't he Du Zhe tyrannical? There are twelve top NBA players in our team taking turns, and he Du Zhe may not be able to pick our Dream Nine team!"

When Odom finished the second half of his sentence, the morale that had been raised among the dream team disappeared in an instant.

Old Coach K's face turned blue and white. He was obviously speechless by Odom's outrageous speech.

Isn't Odom using the toughest tone and saying the most cowardly words?
Is he from the United States or China?
He said he was not afraid of Du Zhe, but then he asked the whole team to take turns?

It’s just that the whole team goes into battle. No matter how you call it, you may not be able to select the Dream Nine Team?

If not everyone was here, Coach K would really have to ask what Odom meant by what he said.

(End of this chapter)