12dz Chapter 686 Yang Yi: "Actually, we only need one match!"
Chapter 686 Yang Yi: "Actually, we only need one match!"
Wang Xiucheng awkwardly reached out and took the basketball again, then shot it once more.
Swish!
The ball went in.
Wang Xiucheng immediately took advantage of the situation and shouted at Ben Sullivan, "See that? See that? It's in..."
Sullivan didn't say anything, but simply tossed the ball back to Wang Xiucheng.
Unexpectedly, Wang Xiucheng didn't even catch the ball this time.
He turned around and went straight back to the bench.
I'm not voting!
Seeing Wang Xiucheng like this, Ben Sullivan could only shake his head helplessly.
Compared to his time with the Nets, Wang Xiucheng actually has far fewer privileges in the national team.
At least Wang Xiucheng wouldn't dare to skip training without a reason anymore.
However, both teams were undoubtedly built around Wang Xiucheng.
In fact, the Chinese team went even further, with most of its players being around the same age as Wang Xiucheng.
These people are clearly going to stay with Wang Xiucheng for a longer period of time.
Wang Xiucheng sat on the bench and began to tidy up his shoes.
Then Wang Xiucheng stood up and looked at the area behind him.
The fan zone and the stadium were separated by railings.
Behind the railing were Yang Mi, Liu Yifei, Liu Shishi, and Tang Yan.
When they saw Wang Xiucheng looking over, the four women waved their hands reservedly.
Fortunately, the other artists from Yang Mi's company stood up and shouted towards Wang Xiucheng.
Dilraba was also among them, and even secretly blew Wang Xiucheng a kiss.
Wang Xiucheng clasped his hands together above his head, forming a heart shape.
This caused many female fans in that direction to scream.
At this point, both teams' players had returned to their benches and begun their final preparations.
In the broadcast booth, Yu Jia and Yang Yi were working.
"Welcome everyone to the game between the Chinese men's basketball team and the German men's basketball team. We have invited Mr. Yang Yi to this game."
Yang Yi greeted everyone, "Hello."
"Mr. Yang Yi, the German team just won the World Cup last year. What is our goal for this match?" Yu Jia asked directly without any preamble.
Yang Yi was somewhat serious, firstly because this was CCTV, not the online platform Tencent.
Secondly, it's also because of the seriousness of this issue.
"I believe everyone still remembers last year's World Cup, when we broke through from the group stage to the round of 16, which actually only took two games."
"It's actually easier for us to reach the quarterfinals in this Olympics than it was in last year's World Cup."
"We only need one game!"
"There are 12 teams in the men's basketball team, divided into three groups of four teams each."
"The top two teams from each team will advance directly, and the two best third-placed teams will also advance to the quarterfinals."
"If we can beat Brazil and increase our point differential as much as possible, we will have a good chance of making it to the quarterfinals."
"We see the players from both sides coming onto the field, and the match is about to begin," Yu Jia suddenly said. "The starting lineup for the Chinese team is Wang Xiucheng, Cui Yongxi, Li Kaier, David Muoka, and Zhou Qi."
"For the German team, it's Schröder, Vogtmann, Obst, Wagner Jr., and center forward Theis."
Inside the stadium, Wang Xiucheng went to the center and shook hands with the German players.
After all, players like Schroder and Wagner are NBA players, and Wang Xiucheng would meet with them a few times a season.
Theis was even Wang Xiucheng's teammate on the Rockets during Wang Xiucheng's rookie season.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the referee came to the center and tossed the ball high into the air.
The game officially begins.
"The game has started, let's see which side can get the ball!"
Yang Yi took the initiative and started shouting loudly.
Amid applause from the entire stadium, Zhou Qi was the first to tip the ball to the position behind him.
He knew that was Wang Xiucheng's location.
Wang Xiucheng was the first to receive the ball.
Wang Xiucheng didn't move. He just held the basketball, took a deep breath, and looked at the fan area outside the court.
There were my older sisters, the uniform staff of the Chinese men's basketball team, the Chinese women's basketball team whose game is tomorrow, and other Chinese athletes from other sports who haven't played yet and are just there to cheer me on.
There were also many NBA scouts dressed in suits, but carrying various video recording equipment; they were there to scout Yang Hansen.
Huge red flags fluttered in the sky above the stadium, and cheers of "China cheers!" resounded throughout the venue!
At this moment, the entire Chinese football fan base was undoubtedly focused on this field.
Four years!
After a four-year wait, we finally saw the Chinese men's basketball team at the Olympics again!
"The Olympics have finally begun!"
Wang Xiucheng looked at a red flag and muttered to himself!
"Watch out..." Guo Shiqiang, who had been standing on the sidelines, suddenly shouted.
He didn't know why Wang Xiucheng had suddenly stopped moving.
Wang Xiucheng was still in the backcourt, and it looked like he was about to commit a foul.
And at that moment, Schröder suddenly reached out to chip away at the ball.
Schroder stood behind Wang Xiucheng the whole time and did not go to the frontcourt to take his position like the others.
Taking advantage of Wang Xiucheng's distraction, Schroeder extended his hand.
This made Guo Shiqiang shout out instinctively.
Even the other uniformed staff behind the barrier stood up.
Ben Sullivan frowned slightly.
Distracted on the field, that's not like Wang Xiucheng at all!
Bang!
Just as Ben Sullivan was thinking this, the sound of a basketball hitting the ground rang out!
Wang Xiucheng instantly passed the ball and shifted his body to the side, trapping Schroeder behind him.
Wang Xiucheng then rushed across the halfway point like a gust of wind.
Schroeder, with his arm raised, watched helplessly as Wang Xiucheng disappeared before his eyes, unable to even grab the hem of Wang Xiucheng's clothes.
The moment Wang Xiucheng started, his speed was so great that Wang Xiucheng didn't even dare to think about chasing him!
The German team has taken their positions; everyone except Schröder is in their place.
But Wang Xiucheng still did not slow down.
Facing Obst who came to cover, Wang Xiucheng simply swayed his shoulder slightly, which made Obst slow down his steps by half a beat.
Although he returned to his post quickly, that was enough for Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng took a long stride and pulled the ball away, and Iverson used the stride to get past Obst.
Wang Xiucheng had already entered the paint.
Zhou Qi and Theis were both stuck in the paint.
Although Tess is not as tall as Zhou Qi, he also lacks Zhou Qi's athletic ability.
But Theis is thick enough and strong enough to have already taken a favorable position.
Theis, who thought Wang Xiucheng would choose to shoot or pass the ball, was surprised to see Wang Xiucheng jump towards him with the basketball in his hand.
Is he about to dunk?
A ruthless glint appeared in Tess's eyes!
That's incredibly arrogant of them!
So Tess raised his hands and jumped towards Wang Xiucheng, covering him tightly with his hands, not even giving Wang Xiucheng a chance to throw!
Theis knew what level of player Wang Xiucheng was.
When he was with the Rockets, he knew that Wang Xiucheng would definitely make it big.
In reality, he didn't interact much with Wang Xiucheng, and the total time they spent together was pitifully short.
So the two of them aren't actually very close!
This made him feel no psychological pressure regarding Wang Xiucheng's defense.
Tess even considered knocking Wang Xiucheng to the ground to give him a hard time!
However, the anticipated confrontation did not materialize!
Wang Xiucheng did indeed jump up!
But it wasn't all-out effort.
The moment Theis jumped, Wang Xiucheng threw the basketball right next to him.
Wang Xiucheng then landed on the floor.
The basketball flew into Zhou Qi's hands behind Theis.
Zhou Qi, unguarded, easily slammed home a two-handed dunk, scoring China's first point in the Olympics!
While still in the air, Tess had already lost control of his strength.
He intended to hit Wang Xiucheng with force, but in the end, he didn't hit him at all.
This caused his body to tilt.
Then, unable to do anything, Tess simply pinned Wang Xiucheng down.
Wang Xiucheng screamed and collapsed to the ground.
Wang Xiucheng, however, scrambled with his feet and used both his hands and feet to get out of the area where Tess had landed.
With a whistle, the referee blew the whistle!