Basketball glory

After returning from the intermission, An Ran remembered that there was a little girl on the bench that he had neglected, and quickly turned his attention to her position. However, disappointingly, the familiar figure had already disappeared.

An Ran was stunned for a few seconds before he realized what was going on and said incomprehensively: "What's going on? You didn't even say a word to me when you left."

If Ellie heard what he said, I'm afraid she would kick him out without hesitation. Why didn't you think of telling me when you were about to leave?

After the halftime break, there was still no hope of a comeback in the third and fourth quarters. The US team played more and more smoothly. In the third quarter, they once again launched a 32-17 attack wave. In the end, the Chinese team scored a big score of 62-119.

Lost this game.

Different from the relaxation in the warm-up match, in the first game of the main match, the big score loss directly gave the Chinese team a wake-up call. It is one thing to know that you will lose, but it is another thing to actually lose, and most of the losses are

It's the same thing.

Yi Jianlian shook his fist in the air in annoyance. The atmosphere of losing was really bad. It seemed like he was back in the London Olympics again, the kind of situation where he single-handedly carried the entire team but had to accept defeat in five games.

The feeling of powerlessness came over me again.

An Ran quickly stood up and gathered around, looking at his teammates who were upset because of losing, with a very complicated mood.

An Ran's handsome face was slightly distorted as he watched them fight hard on the field, but there was nothing he could do to help them.

Even Wang Zhelin sighed, annoyed at his own performance. At this moment, the members of the Chinese men's basketball team fully understood how big the gap was between themselves and top basketball players.

The bells in the morning and the drums in the evening wake up the rich and famous in the world, and the chanting of the Buddha's name brings back the charming dreams of the sea of ​​suffering.

After losing the first game, An Ran felt that the atmosphere of the entire team had undergone an earth-shaking change, as if it had directly transitioned from the vacation stage to the highest state of tension. Gong Luming looked at the men's basketball players from the sidelines with the eyes of a bystander, not at this moment.

There were no words of reproach or encouragement at all.

However, after seeing the unwilling and fearful expressions of these young men, Gong Luming walked forward and said, "Don't worry, it's just a failure. We knew we won before the game."

Can't we beat the American team? What we should be concerned about is why we lost by such a big margin, why our tactics couldn't work out and our execution was so poor."

No one walked back to the locker room, no one walked away, and no reporter took the initiative to come forward. More than a dozen people from the men's basketball team gathered around the bench in silence, which was incompatible with the bustling venue. But it was very harmonious and made people feel

An inexplicable feeling.

"Coach, I'm doing a review. I performed very poorly today. I made 8 of 19 shots and only got 6 rebounds and no assists. Cousins ​​was guarding me and I never beat him in the matchup." Yi Jianlian said first.

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An Ran listened on the sidelines, shaking his head slightly, obviously not agreeing that Yi Jianlian took the blame. The game was not a one-person affair. He made 7 of 8 free throws and scored a team-high 25 points. Yi Jianlian's containment and damage in the paint today

This can be seen from the data.

Sure enough, after listening to Yi Jianlian's words, Gong Luming just smiled and shook his head, indicating to continue the analysis.

Ju Ran immediately said: "My problem is that I didn't guard Butler and didn't score."

Guo Ailun also said that he only scored 6 points, his offensive desire was not strong, and he failed to attract firepower.

Gong Luming kept smiling when he heard what they said, but he never replied, making it unclear what he meant. It wasn't until he looked at An Ran that he said: "The problem lies in the back line. It's true in every position.

There is nothing wrong with not playing well, but don't forget that this is not our strongest lineup now. As long as we strive for two wins, we can almost qualify for the group stage. After three games, we can come back safely. By then, what we have practiced can be

Show it completely to everyone.”

"The reason why I say this is that I hope you will not lose confidence. We are still very hopeful. However, I hope you can reflect on this ugly defeat today. I hope that you can show what you should have against the French team in two days."

s level."

After saying that, Gong Luming walked back to the locker room, while other players were surrounded in twos and threes for interviews.

At the end of the game, the genius had just seen the darkness, and the afterglow of dusk was still very beautiful. An Ran thought for a while and still did not accept any interview. Now

The more you say, the more mistakes you make.

Following the other team members towards the Olympic Village, while discussing what to eat for dinner, Ellie's phone suddenly called.

"An Ran, I received a notice today that I will be asked to cooperate with the performance troupe to go to the slums to promote the Olympic spirit in the evening. What kind of show should I perform? What should I do? It's getting dark soon."

"Where are you? Can't you shirk it?"

Ellie's anxious voice came from the phone: "Yes, we are gathering the convoy, and I said there is an assistant who has not arrived. This notification is too sudden. It is getting dark and I am a little scared."

Hearing this, An Ran said sorry to the assistant teacher beside him, and then quickly ran to where Ai Li said he was.

Brazil’s public security issues really don’t need much words. They have been criticized for so many years. Although extra police were deployed during the Olympics, it is still unclear what the effect will be.

In fact, it is necessary to do some propaganda about the Olympics. Otherwise, if you encounter those who were uncooperative before and tried to interfere with the launch of fireworks, this is the face of a country. How can you do such a thing? And it is said that many people do not support it.

For the Olympics, most people agree that the money spent on hosting the Olympics should be used for investment and education.

However, what An Ran didn't understand was why it was necessary to choose a night to go to the slums to do this kind of activity? What kind of show should be performed? Is this a party?

Ellie, who was standing next to the car, was anxiously thinking about it. When signing the contract, she did have a clause to unconditionally cooperate with the official in promotional activities, but this first event was held at night, in a slum, which was too disappointing.

Random thoughts.

However, I saw a few familiar Brazilian actors and singers standing nearby in twos and threes, and I felt a little more at ease. At least I knew that I could have someone to look after me. And An Ran was already on the way, so I felt much more at ease with him by his side.

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Turning her head, she saw her plainclothes bodyguard looking at her under a tree not far away. When she saw her gaze moving over, he nodded slightly to indicate that it was okay, it was okay. Ellie breathed a sigh of relief and began to think.

I wonder what the evening activities will be like, and whether there will be many more unreasonable requests in the future.