Chapter 588 The Final Battle, the Semi-Finals Begin!

"We all know that the birthplace of basketball is Massachusetts in the United States. The United States is also the first country to establish a professional basketball league. They have the earliest basketball league in the world, the most mature basketball system in the world, and they have always had The most powerful player in the world!”

"No country in the world can compare with this. Even since the Olympic Games allowed American professional basketball to participate in Olympic games, they have never let the Olympic champion pass him by!"

"There is no doubt that the United States is the benchmark for all standards in the basketball world. Whether it is a symbol of strength or spirituality, whether it is a team or an individual, they are the well-deserved number one in the world!"

"But all this was finally broken with the appearance of Lin Dong." Sun Zhengping said impassionedly in the live broadcast room: "Since his debut in the NBA draft in 2002, Lin Dong has won almost all personal honors in the basketball world. And today, he still has to defeat the undefeated legend of the United States in our capital, Wukesong Stadium! For the people of the Dragon Kingdom, if Lin Dong really accomplishes this feat, he will definitely become the founder of the Dragon Kingdom. The greatest athlete of all time! In fact, I personally think he is worthy of all the sports honors in the world!”

"Yes!" Director Ma said excitedly: "The team event has always been the most valuable gold medal in the Olympic Games. Our country has achieved many brilliant results in the women's team event, but the men's team event has always been a success for the people of Longguo. The pain in my heart, no matter volleyball, football or basketball... around the world, the results of the men's team ball sports of the Dragon Kingdom are unsatisfactory, and it once became a joke around the world, saying that one person from the Dragon Kingdom is a dragon, and three dragons The Chinese are insects... But today, this joke will be broken, just like the great Dragon Kingdom actor kicked the plaque of the Sick Man of East Asia to pieces on TV, in front of the whole world, right at our doorstep ! The spiritual guidance this victory will bring to the people of the Dragon Kingdom will be immeasurable and unimaginable!"

"Hahaha, the game hasn't started yet, Director Ma said this a bit too early." Sun Zhengping reminded Director Ma awkwardly but politely, CCTV is a serious program, and it cannot be reported with obvious bias. , before the fight even started, you concluded that the Dragon Kingdom would definitely win. It is easy to make a joke, and it also seems too arrogant, right?

Director Ma also realized his speech error and quickly added: "Whether he wins or loses, I think Lin Dong and the Long Guo national team are already worthy of our praise and praise."

"Yes, they are destined to be the glory of the Dragon Kingdom!" Sun Zhengping immediately brought the topic back on track: "According to the current backstage ratings, the audience watching this game across the country has reached an astonishing 70%. This This does not include the large number of young people who are following this game through the Internet. It can be said that it is absolutely universally watched. According to incomplete statistics, there are currently more than 2.5 billion people in the world, including the Dragon Kingdom! Watching the live broadcast of this game!”

"The terrible ratings and influence have even surpassed the Football World Cup, which is known as the world's most prosperous time! Lin Dong not only affects the Dragon Kingdom, the influence of the God of Basketball has already radiated to the entire world!"

The boast was so high that Sun Zhengping wanted to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the two teams in advance at this time, but he could not find a suitable opportunity to cut the topic. It happened that the director reminded in his ear that the scene was about to change.

Sun Zhengping walked down the slope and said, "Okay, let's pay attention to the current situation of Wukesong Stadium!"

The camera in the live broadcast room turned and immediately cut to Wukesong Stadium.

The Wukesong Stadium, which can accommodate more than 20,000 people, was already packed at this time.

The stands were all red, with people wearing red ribbons on their heads, people with red flags painted on their faces, people holding children, holding trumpets, and even people playing gongs and drums.

Boom, boom, boom! Boom, boom, boom! Boom, boom, boom!

——The Dragon Kingdom must win! The Dragon Kingdom must win! The Dragon Kingdom must win!

The neat slogans were punctuated by the deafening sound of gongs. The fans in the stands, led by the cheerleaders, stood up and swayed like waves. The characteristics of the Dragon Kingdom fans permeated every corner of the stadium, bringing this game that has not yet started. The arena has been set to the extreme level of enthusiasm.

Of course, among the passionate fans, there are naturally some guests with special origins.

The leaders of the Basketball Association and the General Administration of Sports, the players’ families, and even several top leaders, as well as some important foreign guests.

Players from the two teams of Japan and Spain have already sat in the venue. In the same arena, after the game, they will compete.

Miraculously, most of the people from these two teams were holding banners and posters of Lin Dong, and even wearing red jackets, as if they were fans of Long Guo and Lin Dong.

Fortunately, Lin Dong hasn't appeared yet, and both sides are still maintaining 'restraint'. They are even talking to each other because of their relationship with 'Lin Dong's fans', and they don't look like opponents who will fight to the decisive battle in two and a half hours.

When the big camera was shown to the two teams, Sun Zhengping said with a smile in the live broadcast room: "The two national teams of Japan and Spain have quite deep entanglements and connections with Lin Dong."

"Yes, La Liga's current success around the world is largely due to Lin Dong's joining. Before that, many European players had already regarded Lin Dong as an anti-American hero in the basketball world. He has long been He is already a common idol in the European basketball community, and his influence in Europe has even surpassed that of the heads of some small countries. In the live broadcasts of La Liga in the past two years, we can often see Moebius and his opponents before the two sides fight. There are various scenes of players running excitedly to get Lin Dong’s autograph. It can be said that most of the Spanish players are his fans.”

"As for Japan, Lin Dong also went to Japan to play in the high school league. It is no exaggeration to say that Japan has made such great progress in the field of basketball in recent years. It is incomparable with the excitement and excitement that Lin Dong brought when he went to play in Nippon High School. Inspiration goes hand in hand.”

"Today, Japan's captain Sakuragi Hanamichi and vice-captain Rukawa Kaede are Lin Dong's important teammates in winning the Seattle SuperSonics. In addition to these two people, there are other European league stars such as Akira Sendō, Eiji Sawabita, and Hiroshi Mori The players all came from Moebius, the La Liga team owned by Lin Dong, and they all won the Champions League with Lin Dong twice. It can be said that Lin Dong is both a teammate and the boss of this group of people. It’s reasonable to support him.”

"Hahahaha, basketball knows no borders. Moebius and the SuperSonics have made Japanese basketball the current glory. In fact, more than anything, it has made us ourselves."

"Nowadays, more than half of the players in the Dragon Country national team have played in Moebius and the SuperSonics. It can be said that the Dragon Country basketball has reached what it is today because of Lin Dong. He is very important to the Dragon Country basketball community. He is no longer just an individual strong player, but more like the father of Dragon Country basketball! He has single-handedly supported Dragon Country basketball to reach the top stage in the world and compete with the most powerful American team in the world! The point!”

"Speaking of today's contest..."

Director Sun finally found the opportunity to switch back to the topic and talk about the comparison of the overall, each position, technical and tactical advantages and disadvantages of the Dragon Kingdom and the United States today.

To be honest, although the whole country is looking forward to this victory, if we really want to compare the strength of the two teams, the strength of the United States is still certain.

Not to mention we have Lin Dong. Lin Dong was equally unstoppable in the 2004 Olympics. He has also achieved great success in the NBA and is known as the God of Basketball. He could even defeat the US team at any time in that Olympics. Two super giant double teams scored 50+ points, which is already so powerful and perfect that it is impeccable.

But Long Guo still lost, and lost without any suspense. There was no chance from the beginning to the end.

Facing the U.S. team, which is obviously more important this year than the previous one, and the twelve strongest players in the NBA they sent, can the Dragon Country really win?

Sun Zhengping actually had a judgment in his mind.

There is definitely a chance to win. After all, the improvement in the level of the Dragon Kingdom national team in the past two years is indeed obvious to all. In terms of personal strength alone, it is enough to form an NBA team, not to mention there is a leader like Lin Dong.

But... the Americans will never underestimate the enemy this time. Those super giants came with the intention of stepping on Lin Dong's ascendance. Each one of them was as excited and focused as if they were beaten to death. When the two teams really fought, Long Guo The odds of victory are at best 30-70.

We are three, America is seven!

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Probably because I have learned too much about the NBA's on-field style in the past few years. Nowadays, in addition to following the European Union in terms of competition system, the domestic basketball league has also moved closer to the NBA in terms of on-site atmosphere. There are many fun things to do, many projects, and introduction of players. A lot of attention was obviously paid to the atmosphere.

The time soon reached after 8 o'clock, the lights in the entire stadium dimmed slightly, and a huge searchlight shone on the players' tunnel.

Team USA is out.

After all, they are all public officials. To show the magnanimity of a big country, Kobe, Wade, Duncan, Durant and other players who are widely concerned by Dragon Country fans came on stage and immediately won bursts of warm applause and cheers from the scene. It feels as if this has become the home court of the American team.

But when it was Long Guo's turn to appear... the sound of gongs and drums all over the place plunged the already very lively scene into a kind of madness.

The appearance of every Dragon Country player brought joy to the scene. When the host used the NBA broadcast method to introduce Lin Dong, the basketball god from Yanjing, the scene and the fans all over the country reveled together. stand up.

——The God of Basketball! Basketball God! Basketball God!

Not only the fans around the world were enthusiastic, but the twelve superstars of the US team also involuntarily turned their heads and looked into the player tunnel.

Two years ago, they had experienced Lin Dong's shocking appearances again and again, and were used to the crazy pursuit of Lin Dong by SuperSonics fans.

But when they came to the home court of the Dragon Kingdom and saw the fans here's enthusiasm for Lin Dong, all the super giants suddenly felt a sense of pressure to play away from home deep in their hearts.

Unlike those fans in Seattle who just like basketball, here, it feels like most fans on the court are willing to give up their lives for that guy at any time...

"As expected of that guy..." Kobe's eyes showed a strong fighting spirit. The greater the pressure brought by his opponent, the more excited he would be. This has never been the case since he was in high school. changed.

"In addition to the six tactics mentioned by old coach K, does the Dragon Congress have other tactics?"

"We will know soon!" Old K said with a smile: "No matter what tactics they use, remember, we are the strongest!"

The starting lineup of the US team: point guard Jason Kidd, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, small forward Kevin Durant, power forward Carmelo Anthony, center Tim Duncan!

One look at the starting lineup of the US team shows that they are very aggressive today.

In the first few games of the US team in this Olympics, Durant and Anthony were both substitutes, and the starting front line should have been Garnett and Stackmeyer, who are more defensive.

However, Stoudemire's offensive ability is more derived from eating cakes. Although Garnett's offensive ability is comprehensive, it is still slightly inferior to Durant, who has just shined in the NBA this year, or Anthony, who has been called a kaleidoscope offense.

Seeing the five starting tigers of the United States come on the court, Lin Dong and Coach Jiang looked at each other, and both showed a smile and fighting spirit on their faces.

It seems that the news is true. Although the NBA ended late this year, resulting in a short training period for the US national team, as early as last year's NBA offseason, Old K, who has been confirmed as the coach of this year's national team, has already called these superstars to train at Duke University, just to target the Dragon Country team in this year's Olympics!

The Americans attach unprecedented importance to this game, and judging from the current lineup, this lineup is obviously very targeted.

It is worthy of Old K. Unlike most teams or NBA coaches who always try to suppress opponents with more stable superstars, this is to compete with Dragon Country for speed, rhythm and even group attack.

The main battle idea of ​​the US team today is attack!

As for defense?

Defense is of course important, but facing Yao Ming, who has an unsolvable small hook shot under the basket, and Lin Dong, who can stabilize the morale of the army at any time at critical moments, when these two are still physically strong, if the Americans defend and try to lock these two points with the idea of ​​'fear' and fear of scoring ability, the result will inevitably be more than the gain.

Whether it was the Nike Summit or the World Youth Championship, the Dragon Country team with Lin Dong had relied on the fast break in the first quarter to gain the advantage in the score, and then wore down the American team.

This was the best situation predicted by Lin Dong and Coach Jiang before the game started, that is, they hoped to take the lead, even if they had to use Lin Dong's unstoppable offensive ability in the first quarter, and even give up a certain degree of team spirit to achieve the goal.

But if the Americans change their minds and set up an offensive lineup to fight against the Dragon Country instead of focusing all their attention on defense, then no matter how Lin Dong scored, it would be difficult to widen the gap with the American team, and the so-called advantage of taking the lead would naturally no longer exist.

"A tough battle..." Coach Jiang's eyes flashed with a gleam of brilliance. Fortunately, the starting list he submitted was the most balanced lineup of the Dragon Country team on both offense and defense.

The Americans may know Lin Dong well enough. If they are well prepared, they should also know the skills and tactics of the Dragon Country national team well enough, and even their coaching style.

But there are things they don't understand...

"Let's go head-to-head and see who is tougher!" Coach Jiang said confidently.

The starting lineup of Dragon Country: point guard Chen Jianghua, shooting guard Zhu Fangyu, small forward Lin Dong, power forward Yi Jianlian, center Yao Ming!

Chen Jianghua looked a little nervous when he came on the court. To be able to start in this national team and such an important game, to be honest, for Chen Jianghua, he couldn't even imagine it before the game.

His data and results in Mobis this season are indeed very good, but it is only at the level of a quasi-all-star. His height disadvantage often makes him lack the ability to attack independently when facing European tall people, and facing the super giants of the American team, the pressure is even greater.

At this time, feeling the curious eyes of legendary stars such as Kidd and Kobe in front of him, Chen Jianghua couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and kept repeating the tactical points that Lin Dong and Coach Jiang had told him before the game: speed, speed, speed!

His own speed, the speed of attack, and the speed of the whole game rhythm!

He swallowed his saliva and bent down with his legs propped up.

MD... why are your legs shaking!

He couldn't help but pinch his thigh hard, and then a big hand patted his back.