The Way of the Center

"Impossible! Such a high defensive range!?" Navarro looked at the basketball that was slapped by Anjie in astonishment. Rarely has the experience of being blocked. Even Yao Ming back then couldn't do this.

Thinking of this, Navarro immediately turned his attention to the referee again, and he looked forward to the referee's decision to interfere with the ball.

Navarro has never played against Anjie. He has only watched Anjie play through video. However, it was impossible for him to truly know An Jie's horror just through the video. Even if this ball is replaced by Chris Paul, he will only accept his fate and accept defeat. Because Paul and Angie have played against each other many times, he knows that Angie has the ability to block shots.

Sure enough, until the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Navarro still did not wait for the interference penalty. He looked at the big screen in disbelief, at An Jie, and then at the referee.

No! No goaltending! Anjie's block was a good goal, which meant that the Spanish team lost to the "weak" Chinese team in their first Olympic group match!

Navarro still doesn't know that in mainland China, all the commentators and fans have gone crazy. Anjie's block was a defense that made history!

"We won! 97 to 98, we defeated the Spanish team, the men's basketball boys did it! We defeated Spain!" Both Yu Jia and Zhang Weiping were incoherent. They only knew how to shout into the microphone. Chinese fans are also shouting after these two guys. They never expected that they could witness the whole process of the Chinese team defeating the Spanish team with their own eyes! Even in Yao Ming's heyday, the Chinese men's basketball team has never achieved such a feat.

But now, at this very moment, this victory was clearly before their eyes.

"Good job! We fucking won!" Wang Zhizhi chanted obscenities, and hugged An Jie excitedly. In Beijing in 2008, the Chinese men's basketball team fought hard against Spain in overtime, and finally lost by only 10 points. This is also one of the most regrettable matches in Wang Zhizhi's life. But today, four years later, under the leadership of a new leader, the Chinese men's basketball team has really defeated a strong enemy and filled Wang Zhizhi's regret.

"The Chinese men's basketball team made history in the first game of the Olympic Games! You know, this is the first time in our history that China and Spain have won a basketball game! The boys of the Chinese men's basketball team are doing great! I am at the moment I'm really proud of them!" Yu Jia's excited explanation made his face turn red. The Olympic Games has always been a stage for other sports, and the Chinese men's basketball team rarely achieves any proud feats on this stage. But today, Yu Jia finally had the chance to say that sentence.

"You know Mark, although this is not as simple as the NBA, it is also not simple." Paul Gasol stood behind Mark, muttering. To beat the US team to win the championship, the Spanish team still has a lot to do.

An Jie still didn't know that his ordinary blocking had caused an uproar. But the hugs and excited expressions of his teammates made An Jie uncontrollably throw himself into the carnival.

"The 22-year history of humiliation is finally broken! Anjie blocked the key, China narrowly beat Spain by one point, and won the first victory in the group stage!" The next day, when many office workers who had no time to watch the game saw the news, they thought it was the website The editor made a mistake. However, when all the TVs and newspapers were reporting the same thing, those who didn't believe the news realized it wasn't a joke!

In the past 22 years, how many Chinese basketball players have gone on from generation to generation, and how many times the Chinese basketball team has experienced new and old replacements. The efforts of so many people have finally reaped benefits from An Jie.

Making history and defeating Spain, this news is even more eye-catching than the event that won the gold medal that day.

"An Jie scored 32 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists, Yi Jianlian scored 30 points and 12 rebounds,

Dazhi also scored 15 points last night. The combined score of these three people is more than two-thirds of the total score of the Chinese team! It can be said that the inside line of the Chinese team is no worse than other participating teams! "Such a big victory naturally requires a few people to become the most dazzling guys. And the three most powerful insiders in the Chinese team have naturally become the roles that the media touts.

It's actually normal for An Jie to get this data, but Yi Jianlian's tough play and beautiful data when facing the Gasol brothers made his limelight even overshadowed An Jie for a while. People believe that Yi Jianlian, whose contract has expired, will definitely join a new nba team next season! This guy has the ability to play in the NBA!

Now the whole country is jubilant, and basketball has never been so concerned about the Olympic Games. But only one day later, the expectant reporters saw a surprising game.

Although the Russian team is also a European powerhouse, the Chinese team has just defeated Spain. Therefore, many people think that winning Russia is not a problem at all. There are only two players in the Russian team, Shevard and Mozgov, who have played in the NBA. How can these two be compared to Anderi.

Even some players of the Chinese team think that victory in this game will come easily. Anyway, they have An Jie and Yi Jianlian. This serious reliance on thinking made the Chinese team passive from the very beginning.

The Russian team knew that the inside line guarded by Anjie was difficult to penetrate. It is impossible for the Russian team to win the game relying on one person alone. Therefore, when facing Anjie's strong defense, Russia decided to play team basketball, making everyone quite threatening. In this way, An Jie can't separate four of himself to block everyone's shots.

In addition, the reason why Russia chooses to play team basketball is to bully you that the level of the other members of the Chinese team is too poor! The outside line was naturally beaten without temper. Even Yi Jianlian was beaten badly by Mozgov and Kirilenko today.

The Russian team's exquisite conduction and scattered attack points have greatly reduced Anjie's deterrence on the defensive end. On the offensive end, although Anjie can easily deal with the defense of the Russian team, his teammates are not as calm as himself.

Ding Jinhui made 0 of 5 shots, Liu Wei made 1 of 4 shots, and Chen Jianghua made 2 of 8 shots... These appalling shooting percentages are just the tip of the iceberg of the poor performance of the Chinese team's outside players. Even Yi Jianlian's hit rate today was only 43%. As for the aged Wang Zhizhi, he only scored one three-pointer in the whole game, and he didn't score any more after that.

In the second half of the game, the unwilling Anjie had already started yelling on the field. Command teammates. As for the ability to command teammates, An Jie really learned it in the national team. But today, his command did not lead the Chinese team to turn the tide.

73 to 68, the Chinese team ushered in a big defeat immediately after creating a high-profile start in history. Anjie scored 36 points in this campaign, almost half of the Chinese team's score! However, the helplessness of his teammates made Anjie miss the victory.

Fans all over the world are amazed by An Jie's ability, and fans all over the world are also feeling sorry for An Jie. If even one person from the Chinese team can stand up, the ending may be different. Sure enough, the best player does not necessarily win.

Seeing An Jie's disappointed expression, the rest of the men's basketball team also felt very sorry. This guy did everything a leader should do, but they held An Jie back.

In the locker room after the game, Deng Huade was also blatantly cursing. Everyone in the Chinese team except An Jie buried their heads deeply, including Wang Zhizhi, feeling ashamed to face the young man who took Yao Ming's place.

The harmony between An Jie and Deng Huade caused other players in the national team to fall into deep introspection. No one wants to be treated like a coward next game against a solid Australia.

Not to mention the strength of the Australian team, in terms of playing style alone, Australia is the kind of team that focuses on confrontation and plays very rough. When such a team collides with a group of Chinese players who are eager to prove themselves, the scene will become very hot without exception.

Therefore, at the beginning of the game, the two sides were full of gunpowder. The Australian team without Bogut did not dare to provoke Anjie, but Yi Jianlian was irritated by their rough and dirty style of play. Several times Yi Jianlian was seriously violated, but the Australian players escaped the referee's punishment, which put Yi Jianlian on the verge of breaking out.

Let it go, Australian players certainly don't understand the meaning of this word. Those who were lucky enough to escape the whistleblowing not only did not restrain themselves, but they still moved higher and bigger!

Finally, after a layup was maliciously violated in the second quarter, Yi Jianlian yelled at Australian power forward Matthew Nelson. Nelson, a rough-eyed man, was not afraid of Yi Jianlian at all. He bumped into Yi Jianlian roughly, and the conflict broke out immediately!

That collision entangled several Chinese and Australian players. An Jie was the first to rush forward to stand up for Yi Jianlian. He pointed his finger at Matthew Nelson's nose disrespectfully: "You fucking move again!"

An Jie's cruelty is not only famous in the NBA, but also in the world basketball circle. Matthew Nelson really didn't dare to act rashly after being scolded by An Jie. But Nelson is not making trouble now, which doesn't mean the matter is over. Yi Jianlian has An Jie to stand up for him, and Nelson naturally has teammates who will protect him.

In the middle of the third quarter, the Chinese team has reduced the point difference to only three points. Zhu Fangyu made a false shot with the ball outside the three-point line, and after cheating the matchup, he broke into the inside line, preparing to foul or even hit a three-pointer.

However, just as Zhu Fangyu took off, Australian team center David Anderson brutally shot Zhu Fangyu down!

"This is definitely a malicious foul! Let's see if Zhu Fangyu is injured!" Yu Jia yelled angrily on the commentary stage. David Anderson is definitely not rushing the ball.

When An Jie went to check on Zhu Fangyu's condition, he found that the corner of Zhu Fangyu's eye had been broken by Anderson's dark elbow. Zhu Fangyu bled profusely immediately, and the referee immediately stopped the match.

An Jie clenched his fists, and immediately stuck to David Anderson. David Anderson was also a well-known villain. He didn't shy away from An Jie's eyes at all.

Zhu Fangyu had to end the game to stop the bleeding. The Chinese team was already at a disadvantage, and now it is even worse. In the subsequent games, David Anderson received special care from Anjie, and Anjie's dirty moves were much more than Anderson's!

But Anderson did not stop there. In the last two minutes of the fourth quarter, the Chinese team had already tied the score. If this attack scores a goal, the Chinese team can take the lead for the first time.

However, Yi Jianlian's old injury recurred after being violated by Anderson, which almost lost the suspense in this game.

Yi Jianlian's leg injury came at the worst time. An Jie and Wang Zhizhi helped Ah Lian off the field, and then the team doctor said that Yi Jianlian could not continue to play in this game.

Without Yi Jianlian, all the burdens of the Chinese team fell on An Jie. As a result, the Australian team stepped up their offensive and sealed the victory in one fell swoop.

81 to 75, this fierce competition ended with the victory of the Australian team. After the game, David Anderson deliberately laughed at Anjie, and Anjie, who was provoked, directly pushed David Anderson to the ground with his shoulder.

An Jie will definitely bring a lot of bad influence after knowing this incident, but at least now, David Anderson has learned the lesson he deserves.

In the fourth game against Brazil in the group stage, Yi Jianlian had to play with an injury. However, despite being injured, he made only 1 of 9 shots. The downturn of the Chinese team has not improved.

Anjie was still as strong as ever, with 40 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists, but his strength was always limited. The Chinese team still suffered a three-game losing streak with 89-79.

At the beginning of the strong defeat of Spain, Chinese fans thought that Chinese basketball would take off. But the reality slapped everyone hard. Chinese basketball needs to rise, not just Anjie alone, but the rise of a generation.

Anjie is now No. 1 in the Olympic scoring average, rebounding, blocked shots, and shooting percentage. However, this still cannot change the bad luck of the Chinese team suffering a three-game losing streak.

Fortunately, in the last game of the group stage against the unbeaten host British team, the Chinese team finally won a long-lost victory.

The star of the British team, Luol Deng, played very poorly, allowing the Chinese team to win a hearty victory.

An Jie scored 37 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists. The Chinese team beat the hosts 80-58, leading Australia by one game.

Although the results of the group stage were not satisfactory, the Chinese team still completed the task of qualifying. Although there is an element of luck in this-the Australian team suddenly lost its state and lost consecutive games. But in any case, the Chinese men's basketball team has completed its task.

But China, the fourth place in Group B, had to meet the dream team that ranked first in Group A.

This game undoubtedly attracted the attention of many people. The Chinese team also lost the game without any suspense. Although Yi Jianlian tried his best to prove himself, he was once again unable to find his way in an NBA-level game due to his injuries.

Not to mention the others, the dream team is just like playing, and it can deal with the players of the Chinese team, except for An Jie, of course.

The inside line composed of Tyson Chandler and Kevin Love obviously couldn't contain Anjie, and Anjie played the momentum of the NBA in the confrontation with the Dream Team. And he is also the only player in the Chinese team who can compete with the US team.

However, there is a huge gap in strength between the two sides. No matter how hard An Jie tries, he cannot win the entire dream team by himself. 119 to 70, 30 of the 70 points belonged to An Jie.

After the game, Kobe, James and others hugged and bid farewell to Anjie. Anjie is an excellent player, and he is no worse than anyone in the dream team. But it is a pity that this excellent player has to leave the Olympic stage.

Although the process was very bumpy, An Jie still led the Chinese team to complete the task. The quarter-finals, at least, An Jie barely passed the Olympics. Find this site and search for "Apex Novels 208xs", or please remember the URL of this site: