manynovel Chapter 267 Successfully Advances to the Finals
Chapter 267 Successfully Advances to the Finals
Chapter 267 Successfully Advances to the Finals
On the second day, the quarter-final match between the Chinese team and the Dream Team was covered by media reporters all over the world.
"Hang and beat the dream team six! The Chinese team advanced to the semi-finals!"
"The era of the dream team is over! The Chinese team is starting a new era!"
"FIBA's No. 50 cheat! Li Xuan scored [-] points against the sky!"
"..."
At the same time, on the Internet, fans of Ugly Country attacked Larry Brown and issued "greetings" one after another.
"Larry Brown is not worthy of being an ugly Chinese, boycott his return!"
"The glory of the Dream Team was buried in the hands of Larry Brown. He is a complete sinner!"
"Larry Brown doesn't know how to coach at all. There are superstars such as Duncan and Iverson who can't win gold medals. He is as stupid as a pig!"
"..."
Just as the news about the disastrous defeat of the Dream Team was raging, the semi-finals of the Olympic men's basketball team kicked off.
On August 8, the Olympic Center Arena in Greece.
The semi-final between the Chinese team and the Italian team officially started.
In history, this Italian team won the silver medal in this Olympic Games, and its strength should not be underestimated.
Although the Chinese team defeated the Italian team in the group stage, but entering the knockout stage, the winner is determined by one game, and anything can happen.
Therefore, the Chinese team, which is regarded as the favorite to win the championship, did not take it lightly and went all out to face the opponent.
After the game started, Dayao jumped to the basketball and got the first chance for the Chinese team.
Li Xuan received the basketball and dribbled forward without rushing.
Italy's defender Rihti didn't dare to press forward. He knew that the current Chinese team was not afraid of the full-court press.
Li Xuan came outside the three-point line smoothly, took a look inside, and found that the defense of the Italian team was shrunk within the three-second zone, and only the little man in front of him was marking him alone.
In fact, Lihti is also 196 cm tall, but in Li Xuan's eyes, as long as he is not taller than him, he is short.
"Brother, I scored 50 points in the last game, and you guys are defending me like this?!"
As a god of learning, Li Xuan mastered multiple languages and communicated with Lihti very easily.
After Lihti heard this, he was very surprised that Li Xuan could speak Italian fluently, and immediately
He responded in a friendly manner, and then focused on defense.
Li Xuan didn't talk nonsense anymore, activated it immediately, triggered the effect of the skill [Lightning Step], passed Lihti in one step, and rushed into the three-point line.
"Too...too fast!"
Lihti was shocked, and after reacting, he turned and chased.
At this time, Li Xuan had already pulled up, making a long-distance pull-up jump shot, without giving the Italian players a chance to defend.
Swish!Hollow into the net!
The possession of the ball is converted and the Italian team attacks.
As soon as Lihti received the serve from the bottom line, he was pressed by Li Xuan without taking a few steps.
He tried to squeeze Li Xuan away with his body to force a breakthrough, but it didn't work at all, and he was forced to stop instead.
Seeing this, other players of the Italian team immediately stepped forward to respond.
"Li Xuan's defense is very oppressive this time, causing trouble for the Italian team." Director Zhang commented excitedly.
He did not expect that one day he would be able to watch other national teams try their best to break the Chinese team's full-court press.
"The Chinese men's basketball team has really risen and can reach the top of the world." Director Zhang was extremely excited and proud.
Back on the court, Li Xuan would not sit still, suddenly moved to Lihti's side, stretched his arms and took the ball away.
After a successful steal, Li Xuan sprinted towards the basket and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.
4: 0!
In the next round, the Italian team broke the Chinese team's full-court press, and then successfully scored the ball into the interior through passing and cutting cooperation.
It is a pity that Dayao interfered at the end and failed to achieve zero breakthrough.
Dayao is like a bug in international competitions. As long as he has enough physical strength, opponents will not be able to easily score under the basket.
After the Chinese team protected the offensive rebound, they launched a defensive counterattack.
The Italian team retreated very quickly and did not give the Chinese team a chance to play a fast break.
Li Xuan slowed down his offensive rhythm, came to the top of the arc, and waited for Dayao to run to the penalty area and settle down.
At this time, the Italian team changed their defensive strategy and double-teamed Li Xuan.
Seeing this situation, Li Xuan did not rush and passed the ball to Ah Lian.
After Ah Lian made the ball, seeing the players of the Italian team rushing to help defend, he passed the ball directly to the basket without a mobile phone opportunity.
At this time, the basket was very empty, and Dayao pulled the defender out of the penalty area.
"Is the ball passed too fast? Dayao hasn't run into the penalty area yet!"
Fans watching the game in front of the TV felt that the ball might have been missed.
At this moment, the TV screen turned, and a figure wearing a fiery red No. 10 jersey soared into the air, caught the basketball in the air with both hands, and smashed it into the basket.
"Brother Xuan, bull beep!"
The depressed fans instantly became excited and chanted the same slogan at the same time.
"Hahaha, I knew this ball must be a tactical arrangement, and it would not be so easy to make mistakes. It was very reasonable." Director Zhang praised it after the fact.
In the next round, the Italian team made a zero breakthrough, and small forward Garanda hit a mid-range jumper against the UAE's defense.
In the next few rounds, the Italian team fell into a scoring drought again.
On the other hand, the Chinese team played smoothly and the offense was very smooth.
The internal and external combination of Li Xuan and Dayao played their best, using pick-and-roll cooperation to score frequently.
When the Italian team double-teamed him, Li Xuan handed the ball to Ah Lian to finish.
If the UAE can't attack, throw the ball to the basket.
The tallest insider of the Italian team is only 211 centimeters, and he was taken out of the penalty area by Dayao, so he couldn't take care of the basket at all.
Li Xuan stood under the basket, using his strong body to squeeze out the double-team players, easily soared into the air, completed alley-oop dunks, and made two plus one from time to time, quickly opening up the point difference.
After four or five minutes of the game, most fans predicted the final result of the game, and Italy was not the opponent of the Chinese team at all.
And the process and result of the game are indeed like this.
At the end of the first quarter, the score on the big screen was 30 to 16, and the Chinese team led by 14 points.
After the start of the second quarter, Li Xuan began to create opportunities for his teammates.
Ah Lian hit the basket frequently and scored dunks, and Li Nanhe also gained from outside the three-point line.
When the Chinese team opened up the three-pointer, the Italian team had to expand their defense, and it was Dayao's turn to perform.
Assisted by Li Xuan's precise pass, Dayao played handily and completely dominated the penalty area in Italy.
"The internal and external combination of Li and Yao is simply a bug in international competitions, and there is no way to limit it!"
Industry insiders who watched the game gave very high evaluations.
Italian team coach Carlo looked at the situation on the field and could only sigh helplessly.
Their players couldn't limit Li Xuan and Dayao at all.
"These two are probably the strongest duo in the FIBA game!"
Carlo had to accept the outcome of failure and could only concentrate on preparing for the bronze medal battle.
In this way, there was no suspense in the game. Relying on the excellent performance of Li Xuan and Dayao, the Italian team led by a big score.
In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Italian team 98 to 75 and successfully advanced to the final.
At the moment when the game ended, Li Xuan, Dayao and others wildly celebrated their victory.
The Huaxia fans in front of the TV were equally excited, cheering for the Chinese men's basketball team that reached the Olympic finals for the first time in history!
The Chinese team is only one step away from the Olympic gold medal!
(End of this chapter)