roccoschili Chapter 160 The first match of the national team (1)
Chapter 160 The first match of the national team (1)
Chapter 160 National Team First Match ([-])
2008年8月8日晚上8点整，第29届夏季奥林匹克运动会在华夏首都京城正式开幕。
A total of more than 9 spectators, as well as heads of state and dignitaries from many countries, watched the ceremony on the spot. The grand opening performance showed China's 1-year-old brilliant culture to the world.
Yao Ming served as the Olympic flag bearer of the Huaxia team, leading the host team to enter the field at the end.
After watching the opening ceremony, one day later, at 8:10 pm on August 22, the Huaxia team played against the US team.
The US team's roster includes Duncan, Howard, Garnett, Stoudemire, Anthony, James, Durant, Kobe, Wade, Kidd, Paul, and Deron. It can be described as star-studded.
Even the team's coaches are well-known, the head coach is Old K, the assistant coaches are Popovich of the Spurs, D'Antoni of the Suns and Jim Burheim from NCAA Syracuse University.
The Dream Eight team also had twists and turns in the selection of players. At first, many big-name players were unwilling to come, but they changed their minds one after another.
Duncan was one of them. After Li Chongxiao left, he thought about it and agreed to the old coach K's invitation.
Garnett felt a little reconciled after losing to Yao Ming; Stoudemire happily agreed after seeing so many big-name players.
Anthony, James, and Wade, the three players in 03, came here just to think about the shame of Xuemeng Six in Athens.And Howard, Paul, and Deron are all juniors, and they can't wait to have this opportunity.
Kobe is the best basketball player today. He won the championship just at the time when he was satisfied. To be a guest at Yao Ming's home court is what he wished for most.
Kidd is the player named by the old coach K to come over to shake the field. Only Durant is the team's dream team and brings a newcomer.
Even the sparring partners are players like Bosh, Boozer, Reid, Prince and Iguodala.
The purpose of the US team is very clear, that is, to come to the Olympic championship.
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The game was packed, not only many celebrities came to watch, even the heads of state of the two countries also appeared on the scene.
The atmosphere of the game was unprecedentedly warm. Amidst the cheers, players from the two teams appeared on the court to warm up.
After Li Chongxiao came out, he went straight to the American seat and opened his hands.Duncan rushed up with a smile, but was pushed away by Li Chongxiao.
What he wants to embrace is the old coach K, the leader of his career.
Old Coach K stopped doubting Li Chongxiao's achievements a long time ago.This former disciple is now embarking on the path of pursuing honor, and the old coach K is more encouraging.
After exchanging pleasantries with old coach K, Li Chongxiao nodded to Popovich again, and then shook hands with D'Antoni politely.
Jim Boheim, another assistant coach of the Dream Eight team, took Li Chongxiao's hand and joked that the old coach K wanted to recommend Li Chongxiao to Syracuse University, but it is a pity that he chose to enter the NBA, otherwise Syracuse University would not One more NCAA championship.
Li Chongxiao shrugged and said with a smile that maybe I would lose a championship ring.
After turning around and saying hello, Li Chongxiao had time to pay attention to Duncan, and the two chatted briefly.
In view of the fact that there are many old acquaintances in the team, Li Chongxiao then went to the leader of the American basketball team and said that he would entertain all the coaches and players during the interval between games.
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At the beginning of the game, the Huaxia team's starting lineup was Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue, Li Chongxiao and Liu Wei.The US team's starters are Duncan, Garnett, James, Kobe and Kidd.
Garnett won the jump ball and the US team attacked first.
Kidd took the ball across the frontcourt and handed it to Kobe. Just when Li Chongxiao was facing a big enemy, Kobe actually passed the ball to James.
Li Chongxiao was a little surprised by Kobe's choice. According to the opponent's previous temperament, this ball must be tested first.
It seems that after winning the championship, the boss' temper has also become calmer.
After several turnovers, the ball was handed over to Garnett. He calmly made a fadeaway jumper to help the United States get the first point.
For the Huaxia team, Liu Wei dribbled the ball across the frontcourt. He obeyed the head coach's wishes and gave the ball to Li Chongxiao immediately.
Li Chongxiao can't compete with academics, passing the ball chicly.
Their team only has two strong points, Yao Ming and themselves. If the outside line cannot be opened and the inside line faces the defense of Duncan and Garnett, let alone Yao Ming, even if the peak O'Neal comes, he will be deflated.
He motioned for Yi Jianlian to come over for the pick-and-roll, then went inside and made a mid-range shot before Kobe and James came over to defend.
Kobe still didn't hit the second ball. He pulled Li Chongxiao away and let James play Sun Yue one-on-one and successfully hit.
Returning to the Huaxia team's offensive half, Li Chongxiao made another mid-range shot and returned the favor.
Although the Dream Eight team is star-studded, they don't have too many individual singles. A group of golfers keep passing the ball, which makes the Huaxia team's defense exhausted.
Fortunately, Li Chongxiao and Yao Ming's offense was also unstoppable for the opponent. Relying on the two superstars' one-ball-one-ball offense, they managed to close the score.
In the first quarter, Li Chongxiao and Yao Ming did not rest for a minute, and together scored 1 of the team's 25 points, the team still lost by 20 points.
If the U.S. team hadn't changed players several times in the first quarter, the point difference would have widened even further.
After the first quarter of the game, the old coach K knew the Huaxia team's weak electricity by heart.Although Li Chongxiao and Yao Ming couldn't defend against them, the other Huaxia players didn't need to care about their offense.
And only Li Chongxiao and Yao Ming have the corresponding defensive ability, and the other Yi Jianlian is still a little tender, let alone other players.
So in the second quarter of the game, the players of the US team wantonly double-teamed the inside line, resulting in Yao Ming not getting a chance to go back.
Li Chongxiao was also blocked on the outside. Although he still relied on his personal ability to get the chance to play late, his efficiency began to decline.
On the defensive end, facing the singles of the US team players, other players are helpless.The US team replaced Anthony and Paul, taking turns singles small forward and shooting guard.
Once Li Chongxiao swayed past, Kobe or Wade started their personal offensive mode again, constantly attacking the basket.
The Huaxia team took care of one thing and lost another, and was blown up offensively. They only scored 18 points in a single quarter, and were scored 32 points by their opponents.The point difference was stretched to 18 points at once.
During the halftime break, Jonas had nothing to do about this situation. The gap in player strength here cannot be made up by tactics.
He suggested that the team give up this game and focus on the subsequent victory.
Li Chongxiao felt a little unwilling. With a mentality of giving it a try, he told Yunus that he wanted to fight with his own ability. Unexpectedly, the other party readily agreed and gave him a session.
At this time, Li Chongxiao finally realized that he was no longer in the Spurs, and no one could ignore the request of a player like him.
(End of this chapter)