Chapter 838 There Is a Chance!
After taking the field, Tang Tian shook hands, bumped shoulders and greeted Butler and Irving.
The game is a game, and friendship is friendship. Before the official start, there is no contradiction between the two.
Durant raised his eyebrows when he saw this.
The decisions he made this past summer brought him unprecedented public pressure.
And the person who forced him to make that choice was Tang Tian!
He went to the Warriors just to beat Tang Tian, and he was convinced that he would be able to do that when he got to the Warriors!
But the new season hasn't started yet, and he has to do this in the Olympics first!
Although it is natural for the US team to win against the Chinese team, that would be a good start.
He really wanted to win.
So much so that Irving and Butler's actions now make him slightly unhappy.
Fortunately, the game started soon, and Yi Jianlian and Chandler came to the midfield.
Yi Jianlian bounced well and quickly, and pushed the ball back to the Chinese team's half, officially kicking off the battle between China and the United States.
As soon as Tang Tian arrived in the frontcourt for a game, Butler and Irving double-teamed Tang Tian.
Tang Tian is familiar with these players, and Coach K is also familiar with him.
He is no better than the previous coaches of the Brazilian and Serbian teams. He is very aware of Tang Tian's strength and double-teams him right from the start.
The personal strength of the American team members is also much stronger than that of the Brazilian and Serbian national team members.
Tang Tian... chose to break through head on.
His style of play in the Olympics was very Kobe-like, with double-team opportunities.
Butler's judgment was accurate, but Tang Tian was faster and rushed past Irving's right side.
Durant on the weak side came to help defend again, and Tang Tianxing passed the ball without looking at anyone in the hands of Zhou Peng in the bottom corner.
Zhou Peng made a three-pointer.
"Uh-huh!"
With a crisp sound, the ball went in!
After scoring the goal, he beat his chest and shouted with excitement.
The US Basketball National Team is the strongest team in the world, known as the Dream Team, and has won most of the Olympic gold medals.
Other national teams are proud to beat them, like the Argentina team that defeated the United States to win the championship.
It's no wonder Zhou Peng is so excited.
And one thing can be seen from his shot. The Chinese team is quite well prepared for this game.
Be it mentally or physically!
Just like when the Chinese team led by Yao Ming played against the American team in the 2008 Olympics!
In the U.S. team's offense, Durant attacked Zhou Peng and made a steady jump shot.
He had few players on the Thunder team who could guard him before. Now that he has so many powerful teammates around him, the Chinese team does not dare to double-team him, and he can easily beat Zhou Peng.
This can also be regarded as his warm-up for the new season in advance. After all, the Warriors have the Splash Brothers, and opponents will not dare to double-team him like they do now.
After scoring the goal, Durant took a special look at Tang Tian, trying to find some confidence.
As a result, he found that Tang Tian didn't look at him at all and had already called his teammates to advance quickly.
He snorted and ran back to the half court.
When he leads the US team to win the game, let's see if Tang Tian can still be as calm as he is now.
Tang Tian continued to hold the ball in the frontcourt, and this time he broke out so resolutely that Irving's help in defense didn't even have time.
Anthony and Durant both shrank inside.
Tang Tian faked a pass before the double-team was formed, and passed the ball to the left corner with a trademark behind-the-back pass.
Zhai Xiaochuan had been waiting there for a long time, and after receiving the ball, he decisively shot a three-pointer.
"Uh-huh!"
There was another crisp sound, and Zhai Xiaochuan also scored a three-pointer!
The Chinese fans present were completely excited.
In the past three games, the Chinese team's basic style of play started with Tang Tian.
Tang Tian opened up, forcing multiple double-teams from the opponent, and then used points to lead the way, activating the entire team.
The Chinese team did this in the first two games and won both games. They lost against Australia because their teammates couldn't make shots due to physical confrontation.
But when it comes to the United States, the situation is completely reversed!
Before Tang Tian started to exert his strength, the rest of the Chinese team stepped forward first!
Including Zhai Xiaochuan who didn't score in the first game!
The Chinese team has not only grown in strength, but has also really adjusted to its best psychologically!
Durant continued to hit Zhou Peng with the ball in the frontcourt, and turned around and scored again.
Zhou Peng really couldn't guard Durant, and no one on the Chinese team except Tang Tian could guard him.
In the Chinese team's offense, Tang Tian still accelerated to the basket. He knew the strength of his opponent and was very decisive in breaking through.
The American team did not dare to double-team at will this time.
Zhou Peng's first shot may have been luck, but after Zhai Xiaochuan also made the second one, it was not just luck.
The Chinese team's outside touch was really good tonight.
There was no double team, Tang Tian got rid of Butler and rushed inside.
Chandler came out on defense.
He and Butler surrounded him from front to back, not giving Tang Tian an easy chance to take action.
Coach K knew Tang Tian's ability, so he specifically put Butler and Chandler in the starting lineup!
Tang Tian didn't have a good chance to take action, but he didn't want to take action with this ball.
He threw the ball straight up and it flew past Chandler's fingertips and over the basket.
Yi Jianlian has jumped up!
After his transformation into a 3D player, his playing style became less frequent, but his bounce will not be lost!
"Bang!"
Yi Jianlian pulled the green on the inside and succeeded in an alley-oop slam dunk!
8 to 4!
If you had just turned on the TV and saw the opening score, you would have thought it was written backwards.
But the score was not reversed. The Chinese team was suppressing the American team in the opening game.
This is incredible!
Durant got the ball from the three-point line. This time he chose to break through Zhou Peng. Zhai Xiaochuan on the weak side came to help defend, and Durant chose to make a pull-up jump shot.
His shooting point was too high, and neither Zhou Peng nor Zhai Xiaochuan could interfere with it at all.
"Uh-huh!"
With the same crisp sound, Durant scored 3 goals and 6 points in a row after the start!
After scoring the goal, Durant beat his chest in excitement and roared, then looked at Tang Tian with bloodshot eyes.
As a result... Tang Tian still didn't look at him at all.
He was so angry that he almost spit out a mouthful of blood.
And this was not the end. In the next round of the Chinese team, Butler followed Tang Tian.
Tang Tian broke into the penalty area and scored a layup after the confrontation, which also caused Butler's foul!
Because of the previous ball, Chandler did not dare to let Yi Jianlian come over to help defend, but gave Tang Tian the opportunity to beat Butler one after another!
After Tang Tian's extra penalty was also scored, the Chinese team was already leading 11-6!
"Incredible, this is definitely not the Chinese team!"
The Brazilian commentators at home were already incoherent.
The game lasted for more than three minutes. The Chinese team scored in all four attacks and scored 11 points with a 100% shooting rate!
You must know that they are facing the American team, the dominant basketball team!
The commentator was excited, and the Chinese fans were even more excited.
Many people have already started posting harsh words on the hotline, such as "Can the Chinese team beat me for standing on my head and shitting during my live broadcast?" and "Can the Chinese team beat my live broadcast with a five-speed electric fan?"
This kind of scene also proves that the Chinese team is in amazing shape in this game. If they continue to maintain it, they really have a chance!