At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

Chapter 230 The Dream Team Attacks

"Lamar, you said it very well, no need to say it again!"

Seeing that Odom wanted to continue to express his position, Coach K interrupted him decisively.

If this guy continues talking, all the morale he has built up with great difficulty in these rounds of winning streak will be lost.

Then Old K secretly calculated in his mind: "Although Kevin Durant is tall, has long arms, and has very good athletic ability, he seems to be able to compete with Du Zhe, but he is the team's top scorer and has poor physical fitness. It’s not his strong point, and it’s not wise to let him compete with Du Zhe.”

"In this case, we still have to find a reliable player on the wing to fight a war of attrition with Du Zhe!"

Thinking of this, Coach K set his sights on Andre Iguodala.

This wing player from the Philadelphia 76ers has outstanding physical fitness. Although he is only 1 meters tall and is slightly thinner than Du Zhe, he also has the ability to defend from the first to the fourth position.

On the defensive end, Iguodala has excellent skills and a positive attitude. He is a very energetic defensive player and one of the few defensive players on the team who can barely restrict Du Zhe.

"Andre, you will start the next game and face Du Zhe!" After making up his mind, coach K immediately made arrangements.

Hearing the coach's advice, Iguodala agreed without hesitation.

He is the only defensive player on the team's forward line who can be used, and Iguodala has been mentally prepared for this.

"Kevin, Lamar, if something goes wrong on the court, you two would rather leave your opponent open, or double-team Du Zhe resolutely!"

Old K didn't expect Iguodala alone to be able to withstand Du Zhe, so he made arrangements for two insiders, Kevin Durant and Lamar Odom.

Durant is tall, has long arms, and has outstanding physical talent. Once he breaks out, he is also a good player on the defensive end.

Although Odom is not a traditional inside man, his height of [-] meters and flexible footsteps allow him to perform sweeping defense from position one to position five.

Since the Dream Nine team in this year's World Championship only brought Chandler, a traditional center, Durant and Odom played the fourth and fifth positions most of the time on the court.

"Win... win!"

Just as everyone was discussing tactics, an exclamation from Stephen Curry came from behind.

Curry, as the most junior player on the team, did not play much playing time in the game.

In addition, his teammate Du Zhe also played in today's game, so his attention today was more focused on the game going on on the screen.

After hearing this, Coach K and several team players turned their heads and paid attention to the situation on the field again.

With less than 1 minute left before the end of the game, Du Zhe once again made the final decision on the offensive end, hitting a difficult three-pointer to widen the point difference to five points.

"It seems like the Serbian team won't be able to pass this level..." Old K said in a faint tone, seeming a little disappointed.

Based on the college basketball system, he pays attention to tactics and advocates teamwork.

But when he saw Serbia, which had a strict tactical system and everyone performed their duties, being torn apart by Du Zhe with his arrogant strength, he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Then it was Serbia's turn to attack, but Serbia, which was in a sluggish mood, missed the last attack.

For the Chinese men's basketball team, Arab League steadily grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Du Zhe, who was the most stable dribbler on the court.

Du Zhe did not choose to continue the attack, dribbling the ball to the front court and waiting for time to run out.

After Serbia just missed a shot, it also gave up hope of regaining the game. The two teams waited in tacit understanding for the last ten seconds to pass.

As the final whistle sounded, the Huaguo men's basketball team won again with 101:96 and successfully reached the semi-finals.

Du Zhe scored 43 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 steals, continuing his hot performance from the previous games.

"Alas!" After seeing Du Zhe's data, an unknown person sighed softly.

"Okay, everyone, prepare well for the next game. Our goal is to win the championship. Don't be scared out of your wits by a mere Du Zhe!"

Old K turned off the TV, and the dream team, who had watched the entire game, had long lost the arrogance they had at the beginning.

Because of Du Zhe's presence, they must now go all out to deal with the Chinese men's basketball team that had just been beaten with a big score not long ago.

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After defeating Serbia, the national team also successfully created history again.

This is the first time in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team that they have advanced to the semi-finals in the World Series.

With his historic achievements and explosive personal statistics, Du Zhe has undoubtedly become the No. 1 player in the history of Chinese basketball.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if he retires now, he will undoubtedly be the No. 1 Chinese men's basketball team.

Success on the field has also led to further expansion of his commercial value.

The number of endorsements alone has ushered in another blowout.

The brands that came to our door this time can be said to be of all kinds, including those selling insurance, building cars, teaching excavators... just to name a few.

And the cost of endorsements is naturally rising.

Of course, Du Zhe left all the brands that came to negotiate to his agent Lao Wang to deal with.

In any case, although the World Championships are not over yet, Du Zhe's worth has doubled again.

For him, the millions of dollars in salary in the NBA next season are not worth mentioning at all. Now the majority of his income comes from commercial realization.

At this point, Du Zhe has quietly started his own investment.

He first purchased more than a dozen properties in several big cities in China and waited for the appreciation in value.

Later, he invested in a large-scale mining farm abroad, specializing in Petercoin, which was just born a year ago.

Of course, in addition to digging, he also bought a lot with the liquidity on hand.

As for the stocks of large companies that were destined to succeed in his previous life, he also purchased some sporadically.

Du Zhe knew that his current financial resources were relatively thin, so he only made these investments.In a few years, when he has more money, he will be able to play in two clubs.

Du Zhe has already planned that when the time comes, CBA can bring one, and then Australian or European clubs can bring another one.

In this two-front battle, if a player succeeds in the CBA, he or she can be directly packaged and sent to Europe or Australia to play, which can save a lot of trouble.

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On September 9, after a few days of rest, the semi-finals of the World Championships officially started.

The Chinese men's basketball team faced off against the American dream team, while the traditional basketball powerhouse, the National Pottery Bowl, stood in front of the host Turkey after passing all the way.

The news of the national team's match against the American Dream Team quickly spread like wildfire, and even many people who didn't usually watch football sat in front of the screen to watch this unprecedented battle.

For the national team, although the Dream Team is also an old rival, it is the first time that they stand on the stage of the semi-finals and face off against their opponents like today.

Regardless of the final victory or defeat, Du Zhe can be said to have made history.

The two commentators also arrived early, preparing to broadcast today's unprecedented battle.

"Hello viewers, today Director Yu and I will explain the match between the national team and the Dream Team."

Since Du Zhe led the team to the semi-finals, Director Zhang seems to have become ten years younger, and his commentary voice has also risen several times.

"Guide Yu, the Dream Team is also our old rival. Since the United States started to build this Dream Team, we have played against each other in the World Series."

After hearing what Director Zhang said, Director Yu immediately started the topic according to the preparations before the game.

"Director Zhang is right. The Dream Team was first born in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. However, our national team did not play against the Dream Team in that Olympics."

"However, in the 1994 World Championships, the national team and the Dream Team were placed in the same group. At that time, they lost by 77 points with a score of 132:55. The gap was still relatively large."

After listening to Director Yu's words, Director Zhang couldn't help but sigh: "Sixteen years have passed by so fast. Among the players from the two teams at that time, O'Neal is the only one who is still active on the court. "

"Then later in the 1996 Olympics, we played against the Dream Team in the group stage. If I remember correctly, that game should be the game in which we lost the most points."

Director Yu nodded and agreed: "Yes, we lost 70:133 by 63 points..."

"Then at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, we were placed in the same group as the Dream Team Four. In that match, we lost 72:119, losing by 47 points."

“But in the next 2002 World Championships, the match between us and the Dream Team was much better. The score in that game was 65:84, and the national team lost by 19 points. It was the game with the fewest points lost. "

Director Zhang took over the conversation: "The recent matches between the national team and the Dream Team were at the 2006 World Championships and the 2008 Olympics."

“其中06年世锦赛，国家队是以90:121输给梦七队31分，而08年奥运会上，则是以70:101的比分同样输了31分。”

After introducing the historical match records, Director Zhang couldn't help but sigh: "Looking at the several matches in the past ten years, our national team has basically lost by a big score. I hope that today's national team led by Du Zhe can win the game." Making history on the semi-final stage!”

The reason why Director Zhang and Director Yu introduced so much past competition history is actually to cool down the fans.

After all, during this period of time, Du Zhe has led the team to great progress. Some fans have been dazzled by the successive good news and have taken victory after victory for granted.

For these blindly optimistic fans, the two commentators must of course inoculate them in advance.

After all, the American Dream Team is not an opponent that can be underestimated. In the recent warm-up match, the Wudu National Team lost to them by a full 47 points.

Just as the two introduced their background, players from both teams also began to enter.

Director Zhang immediately changed the subject and began to excitedly introduce the Chinese players on the stage.

"Viewers can see that there are no changes in the starting lineup of our national team today."

"It's still Liu Wei at position [-], Sun Yue at position [-], Du Zhe at position [-], Dazhi at position [-] and Ah Lian at position [-]!"

"This is also the starting lineup with the highest winning rate in our current World Championships."

After Director Zhang briefly introduced the starting list of the national team.

Director Yu on the other side then went on to talk about the background of this dream team.

After all, this young and civilian Dream Nine team is too unfamiliar to many fans.

"Everyone who has followed this World Championship knows that this Dream Team is a young team. Half of the 12 players are just over or under 22 years old, and only three of them have officially worn the The jersey of the dream team.”

"But behind such a young team, there is an experienced coaching team to protect it."

"As the coach of the team, Old Coach K has many years of glorious experience in coaching Duke, and also has the honor of leading the Dream Team to win the championship. He no longer needs to prove anything to others, but he still goes all out this year, from tactics to From game attitude to teamwork, everything is meticulous, and I lead the growth of this young dream team step by step."

"Kevin Durant, a 21-year-old genius from the Oklahoma City Thunder, was selected by Coach K as the team leader. He has performed like a god in many games."

"We all know that the Dream Team has always been famous for its profound foundation. Very few people can continuously perform such amazing scoring performances in the Dream Team."

"But Durant did it. We can boldly speculate that Durant, a 21-year-old young player, may be the core of the United States in the next era!"

"Since the start of the tournament, against the background of the failure of the previous two World Championships, this Dream Nine team has faced tons of pressure and doubts. It has not lost a game and has almost never encountered real resistance."

"The lineup they put out today still continues the flexible play style of the previous games. The two senior players Tyson Chandler and Kevin Love did not appear in the starting lineup. It is estimated that this game will still be Sit on the bench."

"Of course, while continuing the previous flexible play style, we can also see that coach K has made some fine adjustments to the lineup."

"This time Coach K did not use a three-guard lineup again. Durant's Thunder teammate Russell Westbrook sat on the bench, and he was replaced by 76ers small forward Andre Iguoda. pull."

Speaking of this, Director Zhang couldn't help but interjected: "Iguodala should be a card prepared by the old coach K to deal with Du Zhe. From a physical point of view, he does have the ability to compete with Du Zhe. strength."

Director Zhang's point of view, Director Yu deeply agrees: "Yes, the existence of Iguodala has greatly improved the strength of the Dream Team's forward line. At least it avoids the risk of being easily eaten by Du Zhe."

"The other starting guards who remain on the court are veteran Chauncey Billups and last season's NBA All-Star and Bulls rising star Derrick Rose."

"However, the American team has not changed much in the interior. It is still the lightweight combination of Odom and Durant. I wonder if the United Arab Emirates and Dazhi can do something about this."

With the introduction of the two commentators, the players of both teams on the field were also ready to play, and the whole battle was about to begin.

(End of this chapter)