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Chapter 321 The Opportunity Finally Created
"With one and a half minutes left in the game, the Greek team called a timeout. In this quarter of the game, the points difference between the two sides has been tight, and no one has gained a lead of more than three goals. The progress of the national team in recent years has indeed been great. Great, from the historic breakthrough to the top eight, to now playing inextricably with the top European teams, the progress is really a star!"

Although during the game, the commentary seats of CCTV5 were always worried about the defense of the national team, but once the game stopped, they all felt an unreal feeling in their hearts.

When will the national team have the strength to compete with the strong European teams?

This sense of unreality makes everyone here feel excited, that is, after Director Gong, Director Zhang followed up and said: "It is indeed very obvious. As soon as the roster for the group stage came out, no one in China expected that the national team could go so smoothly. I won the promotion quota, and I can also get the chance to compete for No.2 in this 'death group', which is unbelievable before the official start of the Olympics!"

Before the start of the Olympics, in the group stage, the only team that the national team was sure to beat was the African powerhouse Angola.
The three guest commentators took turns to play. After Director Zhang finished speaking, Mr. Sun immediately added the topic: "Although many people are deeply surprised by the achievements of the national team so far, this is definitely not a flash in the pan. This is Shi Lei's first year joining the national team, and it is also the first time for the national team to compete in the international arena. At the same time, this is also a year when the national team alternates between old and new. Wait, the new generation has begun to thrive. Shi Lei will turn 22 in a few days this year, Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue, etc. are about the same age as him, and there is still a lot of room for improvement. When these players grow up, I believe The national team still has room to go further!"

From the current point of view, the future of the national team is indeed worth looking forward to!

For this match, Shi Lei has his own ideas, but things are sometimes like this, and it will not be as expected.The Greek team replaced the main players after the timeout, and the national team also replaced Yao Ming and probably Zhu Fangyu.

After the national team changed players, leaving only Shi Lei on the field, the offense became another routine.Shi Lei, who brought up his speed, has great destructive power to the opponent's defense.But the Greek team is not weak either. Spanoulis, who only played for a short time in the first quarter, finally got a chance to play.

With these two people present, the two sides still maintained the balance of power on the field.At the end of the first quarter, Spanoulis hit the buzzer, allowing the Greek team to return to the field with a three-point lead.

The beginning of the second quarter was still the time for the substitute players of both sides to perform, but the national team replaced Shi Lei at this time, and replaced them with the trustworthy general and Yi Jianlian to lead the young rotation players.

The Greek team's tight defense began to show results, and the national team's mistakes began to increase during the offense, allowing the Greek team to seize the opportunity and play a wave of 7:0 scoring climax.

However, the national team quickly launched a counterattack. The experienced general in the competition stepped forward and stabilized the situation on the field with two shots, without allowing the score to continue to expand.

It wasn't until the third minute of the second quarter that the two sides replaced the main force, and the Greek team only gained an eight-point lead.

"The two sides switched to the starting lineup, the national team's offensive opportunity."

Shi Lei controlled the basketball to advance past the half court, and the defense of the Greek team changed slightly. Shi Lei's continuous feeding finally allowed the Greek team to strengthen their defense against the general.

Shi Lei started to break through, and the one who wanted to gain space to catch the ball roughly left the paint area, thus taking away Fortis, who was defending at both ends in the first quarter.Only Blossis was left under their basket to entangle Yao Ming.

Before completing the breakthrough, Shi Lei seized a gap in the Greek team's defense and accurately passed the basketball to Yao Ming's hands.

The height of the Greek team's basket, once Yao Ming gets the basketball, it will be very difficult to defend.After receiving the basketball, Yao Ming stepped on his feet slightly, and with his gentle wrist, he threw the basketball into the basket.

The Phoenix Suns' fast breaks can always be successful, and they can always score extremely high points, because Nash can always find a passing route.With a super breakthrough support that oppresses the opponent's defense, it is not difficult for Shi Lei to find a spot for the ball, and it just so happens that there is never a shortage of excellent pitchers in the national team.

Zhu Fangyu, Da Da, Yao Ming, and Shi Lei, whose shooting percentage is not unsightly now, make it difficult for the national team to defend offense as long as they don't make unnecessary mistakes.

After the game changed from both sides to the starting lineup, it seemed to have become the routine in the first quarter. The national team could not defend the opponent, and the Greek team could not make much progress in defense.

However, the difference is that the national team's shooting percentage is higher, because Yao Ming is more difficult to defend, and the shooting position is closer to the basket.

"Halfway through the second quarter, the national team is still six points behind the Greek team. Now it's time for the national team to attack. Shi Lei's ball control is very stable, and Zhu Fangyu is covering."

After Zhu Fangyu set a screen for Shi Lei, he quickly ran to the side, and Shi Lei made a fake pass in the breakthrough, making Vasiliopoulos give up the double-team on Shi Lei in a hurry, and was about to go back to defend Zhu Fangyu.

Shi Lei pulled the basketball with his waving palm, brought the basketball back under his control, and with one lunge, he forced his way through the gap created by the Greek team's perimeter defense.

"Shi Lei breaks through. Opportunity!"

After Shi Lei made a breakthrough, he immediately stopped to shoot a jumper. Brocis, who was defending Yao Ming in front of him, flew up quickly, raised his arms high and slapped the basketball that Shi Lei had just raised above his head.

Shi Lei's shooting action stopped suddenly, and he put the basketball back between his waist and abdomen. At the moment Brocis approached, his arms circled the opponent's body, and with a light toss, the basketball fell into Yao Ming's hands.

"Shi Lei. Pass the ball! Yao Ming made a dunk! The national team recovered the point difference to four points. This is Shi Lei's seventh assist in this game. He organized the team very beautifully in this game. Let the national team show their characteristics of being good at shooting”

Director Zhang hadn't finished talking here, and Teacher Sun on the side spoke ahead of time, because new changes appeared on the court at this time.

"The Greek team made substitution adjustments. They replaced Fortis and replaced them with 'Little Shark' Sophocles Sotsenides!"

"Finally replaced?"

Seeing Sophocles Sotsenides quickly running into the field from the sidelines, Shi Lei breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)