I’m Really Playing Basketball

In the first quarter of the game, the American Dream Team fell behind the Chinese team by eight points.

Regarding this backwardness, American TV viewers were angry and took it for granted that the first three teams in Group B all beat the teams in Group A.

As the fourth-placed American team in Group B, isn't it right to be beaten against the Chinese team, which is first-placed in Group A?

Just like Buckley in the TNT studio said.

"Before this game started, we had expectations for Team USA. This is not the Dream Team's problem, this is our problem!"

"After our disastrous defeat in the group stage of the Dream Team and the disastrous defeat of the top three in Group B, we actually still have expectations for the Dream Team 6, and we still expect them to defeat the Chinese team and stage the return of the king. We Americans have a flaw in our brains. Would you believe something like this happened!”

Good guy, this game isn't over yet. It's just the first quarter, and the United States has already started to crazily eat bloody buns.

By the way, at the same time, reporters here in the United States also began to frantically search for and contact O'Neal.

Let's just say that audiences across the United States are eager to hear O'Neal's famous words.

"You don't even have any shame!"

Of course, it is impossible for the Dream Team 6 who were still in Greece at this time to know.

Yao Ming played very well against Howard in the first quarter, so Yao Ming played the full game in the first quarter, while Chen Xiao only played 8 minutes before being replaced.

Let's put it this way, after Chen Xiao was replaced, Yao Ming scored 2 points. If Chen Xiao did not go on, the US team would be at least 10 points behind in the first quarter of this game.

Except for Chen Xiao, there are always problems with the passes passed to Yao Ming by the rest of the Chinese team.

Although the U.S. team did not lead by 10 points in the first quarter, in the second quarter, Chen Xiao first used the pick-and-roll tank to break through the mismatch and switch to Marbury, who was in front of him and scored 2 points with an emergency stop jumper to pull the score of the game. It's 10 minutes, 30 to 20!

When Chen Xiao opened the score to 10 points, it was obvious that the players on the US team were getting a little impatient.

To be honest, for these young soldiers of the American team, they can only be impatient if they can be 10 points behind. That is really progress, and it shows that they have been educated in this Olympics.

It's just obvious that facing the Chinese team's shrinking zone defense, it's okay for you to be impatient. There are many opportunities for outside shots. As long as you can make the shot, everything is fine. But the key is that you have to make the shot. But then the US team's After Marbury and Boozer missed consecutive shots, in the second quarter, the Chinese team, led by Chen Xiao, beat the US team to a 6-0 spurt.

34 to 20!

The Chinese team has only played three rounds, and the score between the two sides has already reached 14 points. Who can bear this?

Larry Brown certainly couldn't stand it.

So in less than 2 minutes in the second quarter, Larry Brown immediately took out Duncan, his lifeline.

Well, above Duncan, the pair of masters and disciples, Larry Brown and Popovich, are really from the same line.

The reason for this is simply that Duncan is really useful.

As soon as Duncan came up, he caught the ball under the basket and scored, which also ended the Chinese team's 6-0 offensive climax.

But the good times did not last long. In the next round, Chen Xiao hit another three-pointer. Chen Xiao's pull-up three-pointer against Marbury gave the Chinese team a 15-point lead 37-22.

At this point, Dream Team coach Larry Brown made another adjustment, replacing Marbury with Iverson.

At this point, both of Larry Brown's saviors came on the scene.

And it is effective when Iverson comes on the court. After all, Yao is not here now, and there are still some problems with the inside defense of Bago and Wang. Iverson made the first attack after coming on the field, breaking through and scoring a layup, and causing Bago's thugs to foul. He made a free throw Extra penalty, 37 to 25.

I have to say that the US team's lineup is indeed strong. Although the Chinese team's starting lineup is very strong, in the rotation stage, the US team really has an advantage against anyone.

Especially after Iverson came on the court, his full-court press against Chen Xiao was very effective.

The US team is not afraid that Iverson will be too defensive against Chen Xiao.

Anyway, there are plenty of people to make up for it.

I have to say that Larry Brown is really good at defensive skills and strength. This is really not bad.

Using Iverson to press Chen Xiao all over the court, and using Iverson's burst of speed and steal ability to interfere with Chen Xiao's advancing shots, is something that most people would never think of.

Therefore, after substituting Marbury for Iverson, the Dream Team started the mode of chasing points. After Chen Xiao was pressed by Iverson, he reluctantly organized the ball to Brother Hu. Hu Ge made a three-pointer. Looking back, Marion recovered another 2 points. The difference between the two sides came to 10 points, 37 to 27.

After the Chinese team replaced Yao Ming, the situation was stabilized. The two sides faced off again in the starting lineup. The American team did not dare to play Howard as center or Okafor as center. Duncan returned to the center position. , which greatly restricted Yao Ming's offense.

The American starter, who was suppressed in the first quarter, also stabilized. Then the game between the two sides increased alternately, and the intensity of the game became very high.

However, the huge problem of Duncan playing center still broke out at the last moment.

Press the gourd and the gourd rises!

Without Duncan's full-court defense, the U.S. team could be hit by a three-pointer at any time.

This is no joke, the US team is so familiar with playing against Lithuania, Greece and Puerto Rico.

Especially against Lithuania, in the last three minutes the Lithuanian captain scored three three-pointers plus a 3+1.

The Chinese team was not as outrageous as Lithuania in the final moments of the fourth quarter.

However, the two three-pointers by Chen Xiao and Zhu Fangyu were still enough for the US team to eat!

Two consecutive three-pointers by Chen Xiao and Zhu Fangyu set off a 7-0 scoring climax for the Chinese team.

In the last minute and a half, the Chinese team scored 7 points in a row.

In the end, at the end of the half, the Chinese team led the US team by 16 points 49-33.

The American team trailed the other teams by 16 points at halftime!

If this were done in the past, it would definitely be super big news.

But I don’t know whether to make the American audience happy or sad. The 16-point halftime deficit in this game was not the largest halftime deficit for the US team.

When playing Puerto Rico, the U.S. team trailed by 22 points at halftime, 27-49.

This is a dream team!

Only 33 points were scored at halftime!

And this is not the lowest, the lowest is actually 27 points, almost doubled by the opponent in half!

Now, you can understand why Meng Liu was so ridiculed by the American audience and media in the group stage, right?

If you change the flag of the American team and say they are the Black Uncle Team from Africa, some people will believe it.

Although the half of this game was not the worst half for the American Dream Team in this Olympics.

But there is no doubt that the damage caused to the US team in this half was greater than that in Puerto Rico.

You know, this game is a knockout!

If you lose, you won't be able to enter the semi-finals!

After the first half of the game, no one on the American team believed they could beat the Chinese team and win.

The collapse of confidence is the biggest problem!

"The era of the American Dream Team may be coming to an end..."

Many American reporters at the scene who were hoping for big news were shocked to see the news that was about to happen.

Because the American Dream Team is likely to be eliminated in the first round of the Olympics!

The Dream Five team, which was previously disliked by the United States, was not at the bottom of the group, nor was it eliminated in the first round.

If Dream Team 6 loses this game, then the worst Dream Team will really be defeated.

Of course, because the Dream Team was so prestigious before, even now, some people are still willing to believe that the Dream Team can create miracles.

But as soon as the third quarter started, Chen Xiao made this 'miracle' disappear.

In the third quarter, the double team changed sides to fight again. Chen Xiao hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc against Ron Howard and scored the first three-pointer of the second half for the Chinese team. Then he was in excellent condition and broke through again for a layup. , under the cover of Dayao, he easily put the basketball into the basket.

This time Chen Xiao's five consecutive points expanded the Chinese team's lead to 21 points, 54 to 33.

Moreover, this was not the end. Then Yao Ming scored another 2 points against Duncan's defensive jumper. The Chinese team started a 10-2 climax in the third quarter.

The final score was also opened by the Chinese team to 59 to 35.

At the beginning of the third quarter, everyone could see that the Dream Team was about to collapse.

The players on the U.S. team clearly lost their fighting spirit.

The players of the Chinese team become more and more courageous as they fight. Isn't this the result?

Therefore, Larry Brown on the sidelines saw this situation and roared crazily on the sidelines. However, seeing that no matter how he roared, the American team continued to row toward the abyss without stopping, Larry Brown finally despaired.

You can only tap pause.

And what is more desperate than this, do you know?

That is, after the timeout, it had no effect at all. Iverson made a three-pointer to chase the score but failed. Next, Chen Xiao, who had a good touch, hit the sixth three-pointer of the game, and the Chinese team opened the score. To 62 to 35.

The American team is already 27 points behind!

"27 points!"

Seeing this score difference on TV, the players and coaches of Argentina, Spain, and Italy were shocked.

"A tragedy is going to happen in this game, and the Chinese team is really going to end the era of the Dream Team!"

After being shocked, the players of these teams felt regretful for a while.

Really, they really didn’t expect the Dream Team 6 to be so bad. If they knew, they would definitely want to be the person who ends the Dream Team era!

Although the players of the Dream Team are basically flat now, the strength of the American team is still very strong even if it is flat. The Chinese team wants to eat a big fat man in one bite and immediately open the point difference to 30 Dividing is not easy either.

After Chen Xiao opened the point difference to 27 points, Marion then scored 6 points in a row, and the US team chased the score to 41-62.

Then, Iverson hit another three-pointer. With the impatience of the Chinese team to quickly open the score to 30 points, the American team returned a 9-0 victory against the Chinese team. climax.

At the same time, the score was only 18 points away from the US team, 44-62.

It has to be said that the group of tough players replaced by Larry Brown after the timeout are still useful, especially Marion.

At this point, the competition reached its climax once again!

Marion hit another three-pointer, and Wang Zhizhi immediately responded.

At this point, the two teams are once again anxious.

In the last 1 minute and 40 seconds of the third quarter, veteran Hu Weidong scored another three-pointer, and the Chinese team once again opened the score to 20 points 70-50.

After Iverson pulled back two points, Chen Xiao hit his seventh three-pointer of the game, causing Iverson's thug to foul and making an extra free throw. The Chinese team led 74 to 52 to 22 points.

And this is also the score after the third quarter.

After the third quarter, basically all hope of victory for the American team was gone. Now, the only thing the American team can do is fight for dignity.

Therefore, when the fourth quarter started, Larry Brown was squatting on the sidelines in despair, and next to him was his disciple and assistant Popovich.

The players on the court are the only ones Larry Brown can trust now who are willing to fight for his dignity.

Howard, Duncan, Ron Howard, Iverson, Arenas.

One of these five players was Iverson who he brought out, and the other four were from the Spurs team of his disciple Popovich.

He performed well in the third quarter, but Marion, who is not a direct lineage, was frozen.

Larry Brown's behavior of freezing Marion is actually not incomprehensible.

Marion performed well in the third quarter, but he didn't go all out. He just had a good touch. When he didn't feel good, he would never put in any extra effort for Larry Brown.

Such a player, even if he feels good, is hard to believe.

Especially hard to convince someone like Larry Brown.

Now Larry Brown doesn't want anything else, he just wants face. It's okay to lose, but it's really not okay to lose by more than 30 points!

"The era of the dream team will never end in my hands!"

Larry Brown squatted on the ground biting his stubborn lip, while Popovich next to him had never seen his teacher look so desperate and helpless.

However, he understands.

Losing more than 30 points with the dream team!

Who can withstand this?

"Teacher, I'm really old..."

Popovich thought sincerely in his heart. Although it is a bit unkind to think this way, it is indeed extraordinary to lead the dream team to achieve such results.

At the very least, Popovich feels that when he is 64 years old, he will never lead the Dream Team to such a miserable performance.

The fourth quarter began with a prayer from Larry Brown.

On the Chinese team's side, all the main players Yao Ming and Chen Xiao are present.

The game was won, but neither Chen Xiao nor Yao Ming wanted to let Larry Brown go.

If you think about it, you will know that when the Pistons played in the playoffs last season, people as honest as Yao punched for Wade.

There was no chance before, but now there is a chance. Why not wait overnight for revenge?

The overnight meal will be sour, okay?

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Iverson scored first, 54 to 74.

After Yao Ming, who was eager for revenge, missed a shot in the face of Howard's defense, the US team recovered another 2 points from Ron Howard.

After the attack failed, Dayao obviously calmed down. In the next round, after giving Chen Xiao a pick-and-roll, Dayao did not follow Chen Xiao's back. Instead, he hit the first three-pointer of the game from Chen Xiao's back. China The team led 77 to 56 by 21 points.

After Dayao calmed down, the originally unfavorable situation for the US team became even more unfavorable, and the point difference between the two sides was indeed increasing.

After the official timeout of the fourth quarter, in the last 5 minutes and 11 seconds, Yao Ming hit a mid-range shot against Howard's defense. Yao Ming continued to put tremendous pressure on Howard, and the score continued to open.

In the last 2 minutes and 40 seconds, Chen Xiao once again hit a three-pointer. This was Chen Xiao's 8th three-pointer in this game. At this time, the score on the court had become 102 to 72. In this game After constant ups and downs, the Chinese team finally opened the score difference in this game to 30 points!

In the end, the U.S. team failed to perform a miracle. The Chinese team finally defeated the U.S. team 108-76 in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games.

"The worst dream team in history has changed hands!"

At the moment the game ended, Pierce and George Karl in front of the TV breathed a sigh of relief.

After the failure in 2002, they really didn't expect that someone would pull them out of the pit so quickly.

To be honest, looking at Larry Brown squatting on the ground on the TV at this time, George Karl and Pierce didn't know how to deal with it.

Perhaps, a thousand words can be summed up into one sentence, that is, thank you old Larry Brown.

However, what worries Pierce and George Karl a little is that they don't know who will be the next destined person who can pull Larry Brown out of the pit of god?

At this time, on the TV, the camera showed the assistant coach of the American Dream Team, Popovich. At this time, Popovich was reaching out to pull his master up...

This image is very meaningful to George Karl.

Could it be?

In the end, George Karl shook his head, probably not.

Thinking that the Spurs have actually launched an offense this season, George Karl feels that his judgment is still correct.

He's not as stubborn as me or Larry Brown.

Return to Athens.

108 to 76!

The score between the Chinese team and the American team shocked the entire Olympic world.

"The era of the dream team is really over!"

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