I am Really an Insider

On the afternoon of August 10th, the weather was not kind and it rained heavily in Beijing.

But even so, it could not resist the enthusiasm of the fans, and there was a long queue outside Wukesong Stadium.

In 2008, online ticket buying was not the main way for everyone to buy tickets, so most people went to the venue that afternoon and queued up to buy tickets for the evening game.

Some foreign fans who could not buy tickets even held up signs in the rain to ask for tickets.

Well, it’s not just fans from China and the United States who are paying attention to this game, it has attracted almost the entire world’s attention.

It was hard to get a ticket outside Wukesong Arena, and the arena was already overcrowded at night.

The match between China and the beautiful country is scheduled for 10pm on the 10th.

Although it was already late, the fans in the arena were still very enthusiastic.

The CCTV reporter was wearing a raincoat outside the arena. He swallowed hard as he looked at the long queue.

This may be the most high-profile night since the Olympic Games, except for the opening ceremony.

This is also true. Today, a total of 6 presidents and dignitaries from more than 100 countries appeared in Wukesong Stadium.

There are countless stars, and the starlight can be said to be as bright as Staples.

There are people from all over the world, from domestic and foreign, from the sports and entertainment circles.

Unlike Staples, even celebrities can't necessarily buy front-row seats.

They are just like ordinary fans, hiding in every corner of the stands.

Every glance through the camera is full of surprises.

Such a scene is indeed worthy of this massive battle.

This is a veritable battle!

At this time, everyone in the Chinese team's locker room was very nervous.

Although the door to the locker room was closed, the loud shouts from outside still penetrated the soundproof door and jumped into the ears of every player.

Wayne also clasped his hands together, the feeling was very different.

He has never played in such an important game in his own country. This is a completely different feeling than playing in the NBA.

Chairman Yao looked at Wayne and smiled bitterly: "How did you sleep yesterday?"

"Not so much, I can't sleep." Well, Wayne experienced that feeling again yesterday of tossing and turning and being unable to sleep because he was looking forward to the next day too much.

"Kobe said he couldn't sleep either, and I think we were probably the two most nervous teams in the Olympics."

Yes, there is a lot of pressure on the dream team.

They came this time to break the embarrassment of not winning a world championship for seven years.

So there is no room for error.

American fans may not care about the Basketball World Championships, but they still value the Olympic Games very much.

If something like what happened in Athens in 2004 happens again, fans across the United States will probably take to the streets to demonstrate.

"It's normal for Kobe to be unable to sleep. I guess he will ask you when he returns to Los Angeles, have you ever seen what it's like in Beijing at four o'clock in the morning?" Wayne made a joke. It turns out that the guys on the Dream Team were also in a panic. !

Because Pao'er also called yesterday to say that he couldn't sleep!

Those dream team players you think are so high above others are just mortals.

Or a bunch of mortals that Wayne had defeated.

Don't scare yourself to death first. Looking at it with a blind eye, the Dream Team is not guaranteed to win the championship in this Olympics.

In the 2008 Olympic Games, Spain almost fielded the strongest lineup in history, and it was bound to compete with the beautiful country to the end.

After the European and American teams defeated the United States in the Olympics and World Championships in the past few years, the 2008 Olympics were also surrounded by wolves, each with its own elite.

Everyone in the Dream Team knows very well that winning the championship is not something that can be achieved by just playing exhibition games.

Hearing that Kobe was nervous like that, Wayne felt a lot more relaxed.

The biggest fear in a basketball game is not that you can't beat others, but that you myth your opponent.

Before the fight, tell yourself in advance, "I'm afraid you're just thinking about shit." Then there's really no need to fight.

"Athletes are ready to enter!" At this time, a staff member shouted outside the locker room.

Everyone looked at each other and took a deep breath.

It's time to play!

Walking out of the locker room, the player tunnel was full of reporters and staff, and an atmosphere of war immediately spread.

After Wayne walked out of the locker room, he clapped his hands and raised his fists: "Come on, everyone, come together!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then Sun Yue was the first to come forward, followed by Yao Ming, Zhu Ba, and Wang Zhizhi.

All the players of the Chinese team had their fists pressed together and everyone formed a circle.

"We stand together now, we put our hands together! We have to give ourselves to this team, and we have to carry the team on our shoulders! Chinese team, come on!"

After roaring, Wayne took the lead and rushed towards the player tunnel.

Almost all the staff and reporters in the tunnel were applauding the men's basketball players.

As a CCTV on-site reporter, Yu Jia stood at the entrance of the tunnel. He high-fived every player who passed by him and kept shouting "Come on, come on!"

The kind that shouted so loudly that his face turned red.

Everyone is on top of each other, and you can relate to everyone in the room, which is something you'll never experience in an NBA game.

Wayne took the lead and ran to the players' tunnel. At that time, he saw thousands of five-star red flags waving in the stands outside, and Wayne suddenly got goosebumps.

Well, the first time Wayne played in the NCAA, the first time he played under the roar of so many people, he got goosebumps.

For the first time in the NBA, he got goosebumps when people cheered for his goal.

The first time he won the O'Brien Cup, the first time all the fans shouted "MVP" to him

But over the years, there have been fewer and fewer scenes that can shock Wayne.

Unexpectedly, I bumped into another one today!

When the Chinese team rushed out, the whole Wukesong was boiling, and Wayne felt full of power.

At that moment, he felt firsthand what "you are not fighting alone" means.

The players of the Dream Team also just entered the venue. Before entering, Xiaobu Shi just went to shake hands with the players.

This shows how important this game is.

The leaders, Wayne and Kobe, glanced at each other, but neither spoke.

The two sides started to warm up, and Paoer kept looking towards Wayne, but Wayne had no intention of coming up to say hello.

If it were an NBA game and he met his old friends, Wayne would definitely go up and say hello.

But on today's occasion, Wayne thought it was not appropriate to talk before the game.

Talking to the other party before such a big battle will give you a feeling of being intimidating and showing weakness.

Just like Chairman Yao said: "No matter how we lie down in the end, at least we have to hit them with a stick first."

Well, even though Tu Yao is usually quite gentle, he actually has dark hands!

At the subsequent national anthem ceremony, when tens of thousands of people stood up and sang together, the state of the Chinese team players was completely ignited.

Under such circumstances, it is really possible for a person to perform beyond his level.

"CCTV! Hello CCTV viewers! We are now at the Wukesong Basketball Arena in Beijing, the last game of the first game day of men's basketball at the 29th Olympic Games, the Chinese team versus the United States team!

Now we will introduce to you the starting lineup of the Chinese team. The point guard is Liu Wei, the offensive guard is Sun Yue, the small forward Yi Jianlian, the power forward Wayne, and the center Yao Ming! "

Teacher Sun Zhengping’s voice rang on the TV sets of countless families. Today’s match was explained by Zhengping Weiping’s classic combination.

In the early days of Wayne's entry into the NBA, the two often commented on NBA games together.

Later, due to the emergence of young people such as Yu Jia and Yang Yi, Sun Zhengping did not talk much about NBA ball.

After all, he doesn't talk specifically about basketball games.

Today, Yunus asked Yi Jianlian and Wayne to start at the same time. Although on the surface, Wayne is in the fourth position and Yi Jianlian is in the third position, in fact both of them are ready to swing at any time.

The position of the forward line is flexible and ambiguous.

"Don't be nervous and play hard! The Dream Team is nothing. We played with a similar lineup in the training camp last summer! We also won!" Wayne patted Yi Jianlian's arm. Nod seriously.

Yes, Wayne's training camp last summer already included many members of the Dream Team.

This is not the first time that Yi Jianlian has faced off against a team of this level.

"Perform well and don't panic when you get the chance, understand?" After that, Wayne gave the Great Sage a few more words.

"Don't worry, Brother Wei, I will definitely seize the shooting opportunity today!" The great sage patted his chest.

On the Dream Team, the players all looked serious, and they were under less pressure than the Chinese team.

For China, people's requirement is to show their level at home and show their momentum.

To put it harshly, losing less means winning.

But for the dream team, just winning is not enough. If you are playing against China, you have to win well.

How else can you prove your dominance?

Mousse also sprinkled a handful of magnesium powder in front of the technical stage before the game, but not many people cheered for him at the scene.

In Wukesong, he is not the little emperor who attracts all the attention.

The starting lineup of the Dream Team is indeed fantastic, with Kidd, Kobe, Mousse, Guagua and Happy Beast.

The new generation’s Class of 2003 and Class of 2004 account for half of the total.

During the jump ball stage, Yunus sent Wayne to jump ball with Howard, hoping that Wayne, who defeated Howard in the dunk contest, would win the ball first.

Howard smiled when he saw Wayne. As expected of a happy beast, he could laugh at any time.

Wayne looked serious and waited silently for the referee from Finland to kick off.

Under the watchful eyes of 100 million Chinese, 80 million Americans, and a total of one billion people around the world, the referee threw the ball into the air, and the battle finally started!

Although Wayne won the dunk contest, to be honest, his physical fitness is not enough to be on an equal footing with Howard.

Especially in vertical take-off, Wayne is far inferior to Master Huo.

Sprinting and taking off, with the blessing of his height, wingspan and badge, Wayne can also work at high altitude.

But the vertical takeoff is really no match for that beast.

The moment Master Huo won the ball, Guagua ran towards the frontcourt. After all, he was the initiator of the bet, so he had to make a plan and take the first one.

Kidd received the basketball and saw that Guagua had rushed to the Chinese team's half, and he immediately hit the ball without hesitation.

This time the raid was launched so fast that even the camera lens had no time to follow.

Seeing this, Yao Ming immediately retreated to the basket, and Guagua also worked hard to dunk Yao Ming to warm up.

As a result, before he could catch the ball and move it, the basketball was suddenly cut by someone and he let it go!

Guagua turned around and saw that it was Liu Wei!

That's right, Liu Wei.

He has not given up on fighting Anthony. Now that he is on the court, he can no longer think about that much. No matter who the hell you are, you just have to fight!

The basketball was cut off and hit Guagua's leg, and the baseline popped up. The Chinese team had the ball!

"What a ball, the American team made a mistake right from the start!"

Wukesong continues to boil. Guagua may think that the Chinese team is still the same as before and can break through its defense casually.

However, he did not know that he was facing perhaps the most different Chinese team in history.

I originally wanted to dunk a ball to boost my morale, but I didn't expect it to be a bad performance.

Guagua was so embarrassed, but he knew that the camera must have given him a close-up, so he tried to stay calm.

"Don't panic when something happens, don't panic! Guagua is so handsome, you are still handsome!" Anthony comforted himself in his heart.

Yao Ming stepped back from the baseline and prepared to serve. Before the ball was released, Kidd and Kobe were already on the ball.

The whole place presses!

From the beginning, the Dream Team used a full-court press to contain the Chinese team.

In the NBA, unless there is a critical moment, in most cases, the full-court press will not be used to defend.

Because NBA defenders are so strong, breaking the press with the ball is no problem for them.

In fact, even their center has this ability. Isn't Happy Beast a master at passing through the tunnel and breaking down the press? Ahem!

But FIBA ​​is different. For defenders from many countries, dribbling the ball halfway is really a technical job.

It is the dream of many international defenders to have the cuckold's superb dribbling skills to pass the half court!

Lao Yu: I am a master at dribbling guard.

Needless to say, Ji BuGong's defensive ability goes without saying, and he sticks to Liu Wei very closely.

Xiaoqi Ke was not polite to Sun Yue. He had long wanted to have a good matchup with Sun Yue.

He actually took a risk on himself last summer and repeatedly caused trouble for himself last season.

Kobe remembers the game when the Trail Blazers interrupted the Lakers' winning streak. The last key ball was also defended by Sun Yue.

Although he won the championship, Mamba still remembers this hatred!

With both defenders entangled, Chairman Yao was unable to serve the ball.

At this time, Wayne ran up and raised his hand for the ball.

Yao Ming also passed the ball to Wayne.

The player in position 4 held the ball through half the court!

"Wayne dribbled the ball across half the court. We all said, although Wayne plays the fourth position, his versatility is amazing!

The American media all claim that Wayne is the kind of player who can play from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position! "Teacher Sun Zhengping couldn't help but give the fans popular science.

After all, most of the people watching this game are not people who usually follow basketball.

Many people may only watch this basketball game every four years.

Just like every World Cup, there will be old fans who watch the game every four years.

Everyone has heard that Yao Ming is the NBA champion and Wayne is the MVP.

But in fact, many people don't know exactly how they play.

"Since Wayne is so good, can he dunk from beyond the three-point line?" Countless children asked this question.

There is no way, Zhou Tianwang's "Slam Dunk" was really popular some time ago.

This is why "Basketball Fire" is not that popular in mainland China at present, otherwise people will find "Slam Dunk" to be nothing.

When Wayne was dribbling, Guagua always wanted to steal the ball.

You said that if this ball were to change the base and not attack to intercept Wayne, Wayne might really not dare to take more luck.

But Guagua.

Look at him, he is too lazy to lower his waist. Can he grab the ball?

Melo himself is not a very strong ball-handler in the NBA.

Wayne had mastered ball-handling skills under Tony and Zitai, two ball-stealing experts. How could he be easily stolen by Guagua?

Wayne did not pass the ball, but waited for Yao Ming to come up and play a pick-and-roll with him.

"Let's see, the center and the second center are playing a covering role!" Director Zhang was excited. This kind of cooperation is something that only the Chinese team can achieve.

With one block and one sudden move, both Howard and Guagua were attracted to Wayne.

Wayne is the number one nightmare of the Dream Team. After all, he is an MVP-level player in the NBA. Old K also invested the most defensive force in Wayne.

As a result, Wayne did not advance after the breakthrough, but passed the ball behind him.

Yao Ming received the basketball from outside the three-point line and shot directly without hesitation!

FIBA's three-pointer is just a long two-pointer in the NBA, so there is no problem for Yao Ming to shoot a three-pointer under FIBA ​​rules.

Guagua immediately blocked it, but Yao Ming's shot was beyond his reach.

And the Chinese team has been practicing for this for a long, long time.

Every night in Wukesong, on this playing field, the Chinese team practices a lot of three-point shooting every day.

No matter you are inside or outside, center or guard, you have to practice three-pointers.

In this era, three-pointers have not yet become popular, and Yunus is also a defensive-oriented coach.

So Wayne proposed that he hope to make a big fuss from beyond the three-point line.

If enough space can be opened up, then at the critical moment, Wayne and Yao Ming can play alone with peace of mind!

Wayne's move was equivalent to copying the idea of ​​​​a star.

Although the Chinese team does not play one star and four shots, but mainly relies on pick-and-roll offense.

But a good three-point shot will definitely be beneficial to the Chinese team.

Yunas strongly agreed with Wayne's statement, so he arranged early for the players to practice three-point shooting at the Wukesong Arena every night.

You have to make use of this home court advantage. Other teams can only come to Wukesong before the game to adapt to the venue, but the Chinese team has been practicing on this court for nearly a month, and their shooting feels quite good.

After Yao Ming's practice during this period, his FIBA ​​three-point shooting rate is also quite good.

Indeed, everyone practiced very hard.

But this goal is the best reward for all the sweat!

"brush!"

Sure enough, Yao Ming hit a three-pointer and scored the first point for the Chinese team in this Olympics!

"Beautiful! Yao Ming hit a three-pointer. Unexpectedly, the center of the Chinese team actually hit the three-pointer at the beginning!"

The scene was filled with joy, and Yao Ming clenched his fists and raised his arms.

3-0, the Chinese team leads the Dream Team!

"The ball just now was played by Wayne and Yao Ming in a pick-and-roll. I think we will see this cooperation often in the future!" Director Zhang also giggled.

Being 3 points ahead is nothing but.

In this attack and defense just now, the Chinese team showed that they really dared to fight and fight hard!

Liu Wei dared to cut Anthony's ball, Wayne dribbled the ball across half court against the Dream Team, and Yao Ming took a three-pointer as soon as possible.

These are exactly what Chinese fans are eager to see!

What about the dream team? Don’t be afraid, men!

In the next attack, Mous broke into the penalty area through the cover of Happy Beast.

But Yao Ming ignored Happy Beast at all and huddled in the three-second zone waiting for Mousse to come in.

Without defense for three seconds, you can do whatever you want.

After Mousi rushed in, he found that Yao Ming was guarding the basket like a mountain, so he chose to break through and score the ball. The target was Guagua, who was outside the 45° three-point line on the left!

After receiving the ball, Guagua just took off and took a shot, but was blocked in the face by Wayne who arrived in time.

"Fxxk!" Coach K yelled, and the scene he was most worried about appeared.

Yao Ming squatted and guarded the penalty area, while Wayne swept the perimeter defense. If it can be done well, the Chinese team's defense will be quite outstanding.

And just now, the Chinese team really did it.

Guagua was severely interfered by Wayne, and the trajectory of his shot was distorted the moment he took action.

The basketball finally hit the side of the basket, and the Chinese team withstood the Dream Team's offense for the second time!

"Ah this." Guagua was even more embarrassed. Both attacks fell on his own hands!

This is so annoying!

Chairman Yao protected the rebound and quickly handed it to Liu Wei.

Suddenly, tens of thousands of fans at the scene shouted in unison: "Come on, Team China! Come on, Team China!"

Well, this is a slogan that everyone has been shouting since they were young, and it makes them tired of shouting it.

At this moment, it is like a war drum, inspiring!

Liu Wei played a pick-and-roll with Wayne after halftime. Yao Ming continued to stay outside the three-point line, and Howard did not dare to let go.

This also means that the dream team's inside line is completely empty, with no one to protect the frame!

Before, it didn't matter if no one was protecting the frame. It was impossible for the Chinese team to break through the outside blockade.

But now with Wayne, everything is different.

After the screen, Wayne immediately passed down, and Liu Wei threw the basketball into the air.

Wayne ignored Anthony standing in front of him, jumped hard, caught the basketball in the air, and smashed the ball into the frame with both hands!

Anthony could only block Wayne's body with his hands, and there was nothing he could do about it.

Originally, Guagua was not a serious fourth position, and his ability to protect the frame was not strong.

And Wayne is someone who can fight back and forth with monsters like Duncan.

Unless he is a top rim protector, there is really nothing he can do against Wayne.

A melon takes the lead to defend Wayne.

"Alley-oop dunk! Oh my god, Wayne and Liu Wei completed a very beautiful alley-oop collaboration, and Wayne dunked the ball in through Carmelo Anthony!

Beautiful, this goal boosts morale!

5-0, the Chinese team continues to lead! "

Director Zhang's eyes widened and everyone was dumbfounded.

The Chinese team dunks on the American team! ?

Wardfa! ?

Who the hell would dare to think about this!

Really, I just can’t even think about it!

But now, a scene that was unimaginable before has become a reality!

A player from the Dream Team was dunked by a Chinese player!

He, Lao You, was so damn rich in this battle!

Guagua looked at Wayne walking away with dull eyes.

What the hell is going on! ?

Why is it always me who has been embarrassed since the beginning! ?

Guagua, who originally planned to dunk one of Wayne and Sun Yue, became the first person to be dunked in this game.

Pao'er on the bench shook his head and told you not to seek death.

It started 5-0, and both goals were scored beautifully.

This kind of opening is something people didn't expect.

This is the American team. Starting from the 1984 Olympics, the Chinese team has played against the Dream Team four times.

The least one time was a loss of 47 points, and the most time was a loss of more than 60 points!

And now?

After several rounds, he still leads!

This time, Yao Ming continued to guard the inside, forcing Kobe to also make a breakthrough pass.

Kobe knew about Yao Ming, so rashly challenging him would not end well.

The ball was distributed to Mous, who faced the Arab League and made a fake shot.

Ah Lian is still young and can fly quickly.

If Wayne is guarding this, just raise your arms to block him.

If he dares to throw, he dares to iron!

In the end, Mous rushed in and went straight for a layup, and Yao Ming took it up without reservation!

Well, not everyone has the courage to stop LeBron James who has already gained speed.

Under Yao Ming's strong interference, Mous missed a layup, but Yao was also called for a foul.

FIBA requires only five fouls to result in ejection, so foul opportunities are very rare.

"Brother Yao, next time I come, you have to control the number of fouls!" Wayne whispered in Yao Ming's ear.

Mous stood on the free throw line and made the first free throw firmly.

But on the second free throw, the basketball circled around the rim and slipped out!

"The second free throw was missed, Yao Ming and Howard grabbed it together!"

Because the FIBA ​​rule is that the basketball can be touched as long as it touches the frame, unlike the NBA where there is an interference ball.

So before the basketball even slipped out, Yao Ming and Howard pounced on it.

Yao Ming took the lead in tapping the basketball, but failed to take it off because of interference from Howard.

Seeing that the basketball was about to go out of bounds, the huge Yao Ming did not hesitate and pounced directly!

"boom!"

The press area behind the basketball hoop was bombed.

"Ouch, Yao Ming flew to save the ball, jumped outside the backboard and got the ball back!"

Amid Sun Zhengping's exclamations, Wayne got the basketball and pushed forward immediately!

At this time, the Great Sage had sneakily ran toward the right corner.

Wayne's quick eyesight and quick hands directly sent the ball over a long distance to Sun Yue's hands accurately.

The great sage catches the ball and shoots, shooting from outside the three-point line!

He didn't break his promise and did everything he promised Wayne.

"Sun Yue also scored a three-pointer, 8-1, and the U.S. team called a timeout! What a fantastic start, 8-1! The Chinese team entered the first timeout with a 7-point lead!"

The whole country is excited. When has the Chinese team ever been so domineering against the American team?

The players of the Chinese team also yelled and hugged each other. The morale of the entire team has reached its peak!

At this time, Coach K looked at everyone and tapped the tactical board hard: "Now you know, the Chinese are here to fight you!

Use all your strength, we must win this first game beautifully! "

Everyone on the dream team nodded, and the most terrifying stadium meat grinder in the world was about to start.