rpbooks Chapter 774 I am strong alone, not the Chinese team
Chapter 774 I am strong alone, not the Chinese team
Chapter 774 I am strong alone, not the Chinese team
After the halftime break, players from both sides returned to the field.
On the sidelines, the American team all had serious expressions and fierce faces.
On the Chinese team side, the players all looked very relaxed.
Such a scene is really unbelievable.
Ten years ago, such a scenario would have been absolutely reversed.
TNT commentator Mav Albert:
"Wow, we saw that the boys of the Dream Team came back from the halftime break, and they all became different. Well, how should I put it? It's just that they all have a murderous look on them. This halftime, in In the locker room, there must be some stories that we don't know.
In the second half, our dream team is definitely going to take off.Can the Chinese team withstand our offensive tide?I have no idea.However, I know that the Chinese team still depends on Li's performance in the end.
In the first half, Lee scored 4 points on 4 of 11 shots.In the second half, Li was definitely going to explode.Which side is stronger, Li's attack alone or the dream team's attack?Let's wait and see! "
The Chinese fans at the scene were a little worried.
"In the second half, the U.S. team looked fierce. Are they finally serious?"
"If Kobe and James really get mad, we may not be able to stop them."
"What should I do? Can Li Nan stand alone?"
"Why are our team members so relaxed? Is it really good to have such a hippie smile?"
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beep!
A whistle blows and the game begins.
The frenzy of attack is coming!
However, what people did not expect was that it was the Chinese team that brought the offensive frenzy!
Just after playing, Zhu Fangyu suddenly broke out and hit 4 three-pointers in a row!Also steals a goal from James!
Yao Liang hit two 2+2s on O'Neal in the paint!Also gave O'Neill two big caps.
Wang Dazhi sent 5 wonderful passes in a row!
Liu Wei stole Kidd's ball with a single defense face to face!Steal 2 goals in a fast break!
Li Nan didn't get involved much, as if he wasn't on the field.
The Chinese team suddenly played a wave of 22-12!
The US team is 15 points behind!
Moreover, the Chinese team players were not beaten.
On the contrary, O'Neal of the US team was beaten by Yao Liang first.O'Neill made 4 fouls and went to rest first.
Garnett received his fourth foul.
Boozer received his fourth foul.
Seeing the US team's internal rout, and the overall performance began to be a little rout, the old coach K hurriedly called a timeout!
beep! ! !
Old Coach K stood on the sidelines, his eyes full of disbelief.
The script is wrong!
Shaking his head, old coach K sighed:
"It seems that I still underestimated the Chinese team."
When he saw the players of the Chinese team celebrating the victory and the boys on his side who were in a low mood, old coach K changed his words.
"No, I overestimated these unsatisfactory boys."
What to do next?
The old coach K looked at D'Antoni.This time is about to attack crazily, and if you don't let go, you will have no chance.
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The TNT commentator Marv Albert in the commentary was also dumbfounded. "Wow, I have to say that the performance of the Chinese team today is really good. There may be factors in the home game, but I have to say that every player in the Chinese team performed very well today. We in the United States The momentum of the team's players has been suppressed, and we will be in danger if we are so suppressed. We need someone to stand up and save us."
The Chinese fans at the scene were extremely excited.
"Yay! We lead by 15 points!"
"I knew it, I knew the Chinese team would definitely do it!"
"15 points, I read it right? We actually lead by 15 points!"
"Yeah! Beat the Yankees! The Chinese men's basketball team is awesome!"
No one expected this to be the case.The Chinese team turned out to be uncharacteristically, and in turn pressed the US team to play.This was ten years ago, who would have believed it?
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The atmosphere in the rest area of the Chinese team was very hot, and everyone's faces were blooming.
In the third quarter, Li Nan, who had only 0 points and 2 assists, smiled the most happily.
"Beautiful! Brothers, play beautifully!"
Everyone also laughed and shouted.
"Cool, so cool!"
This third quarter was really cool.
Of course, it is mainly because of the first and second quarters that the Chinese team has always been slow-paced and focused on stability.Now it's an all-round acceleration, even Yao Liang started to quicken his pace on the field.The Chinese team in the third quarter was a little bit of accumulation.
When everyone was happy, the head coach Gong Ming who "led" everything interrupted everyone.
"Look over here!"
Just such a sound, everyone quickly stopped laughing.They gathered around Gong Ming to know, looked at his drawing board, and listened to his arrangement.
"Okay! Everyone played well in this quarter. Next, O'Neal was beaten by us. They must change to a false center. They must play faster. So, we will slow down next. We will completely gouge inside the paint Wear them. And, give me physical confrontation, don't hold back strength, I know that your physical fitness is no problem for three overtimes. This is the finals, I don't need you to hold back strength. After this This game, you have plenty of time to rest. Come on, boys, let the whole world see our Chinese basketball!"
"Roar!"
Let the whole world see our Chinese basketball!
Everyone's eyes, including Li Nan's, were shining with light.
Watching the five players enter the stage, Director Gong also looked at one of them with piercing eyes.
We don't wait for others to beat us, we have to beat them down first!
That's what the kid told him.
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Pause ends.
The U.S. team replaced Wade, Kobe, James, Anthony, and Bosh.
The Chinese team still starts with five players: Liu Wei, Li Nan, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Dazhi, Yao Liang.
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As soon as it comes up, the US team's positional battle.
Facing the Chinese team's defensive formation that has been changed to a zone defense, how does the small lineup of the US team play positional warfare?
James held the ball in a high position, facing Li Nan's defense, James was very cautious, for fear of being robbed again.
Make a move!
Bosh brought it up!
A pick and roll.
James was about to go in, but Li Nan stood in the way.
Um?Didn't stop it?Damn it!
Bosh is too slender after all.
James' way was blocked, but he spotted Bosh who was going down.
James leaned against Li Nan sideways and passed a back pass to Bosh.
One step outside the extended line at one end of the free throw line, Bosh received the ball and rushed inside.
Yao Liang was in front of him, but Bosh rushed in bravely.He was going to make a foul and beat Yao Liang down.
Seeing Yao Liang standing there, he wanted to slam dunk on Yao Liang's head!
He jumped up.
Bosh had physical contact with Yao Liang with his arms raised.
The height of the dunk is not enough.
It can only be changed from a dunk to a shot.
In the air, shoot!
boom!
Wang Dazhi appeared behind Yao Liang, and slapped the ball away.
"Wow!"
There was an exclamation at the scene.
The ball flew into Li Nan's hands.
After Li Nan took the ball, he turned around and narrowly avoided James' snatching the ball behind him.
There was another "Wow!" sounded.
Facing Wade who was rushing towards him, Li Nan made another 180-degree turn, and then he threw the ball out.
"Wow!"
Still exclaiming!
The ball was in the hands of Liu Wei, who was fast breaking in the frontcourt.
With no one around in the frontcourt, Liu Weimou jumped up with all his strength.
boom!
Dunk!
"Wow!"
For the first time, everyone knew that Liu Wei could also dunk.
Soon, the US team's offense came again.
James and Bosh pick and roll again. This time, instead of going to Li Nan's side, they go to Liu Wei's side.
One file at a time.
Then, James cursed again.
"Damn!"
Liu Wei slipped so fast?
Bosh's pick and roll is real.
Seeing Bosh go down, he has a new idea of what to look like.
Or did Bosh just pick and roll at will just to get the ball down?
No way, James passed the ball to Bosh again.
Bosh went in.
Yao Liang stood in front of him again.
Bosh was blocked by a mountain, he turned around, jumped up, and shot!
As a result, Yao Liang directly pressed him down.
"yeah!"
There was joy at the scene, but the attack was not over yet.
Bosh picked up the ball, and he passed the ball to James outside the three-point line.
You can't fight here, you will be blocked.
James frowned, you can't beat you, why don't you pick and roll well, and insist on going in?
James gave the ball to Kobe.
No deal, give the ball to Lee, oh no, to Kobe!
Kobe was in the bottom corner, facing Zhu Fangyu's close defense sideways.
Zhu Fangyu's defense made Kobe very uncomfortable.The space was squeezed very small by Zhu Fangyu. He wanted to pull up to shoot directly, but was covered by Zhu Fangyu with one hand. He wanted to dribble, but Zhu Fangyu's left hand was watching and preparing to make small moves.
Zhu Fangyu made a small move, and Kobe was not polite.
A quick left back turn, a slap with his left hand, intercepted Zhu Fangyu behind him, and rushed into the three-point line.
Two steps, direct jump shot.
Whoosh, the ball goes in!
Although the action is not straightforward, it is a good shot.
"yeah!"
Under the few Stars and Stripes flags on the scene, American fans shouted heartbreakingly.
On the court, everyone in the US team quickly retreated, without any intention of staying.
However, the Chinese team slowed down again.
There was something strange in the eyes of everyone in the US team.It feels like being played tricks.
For some reason, the old groom at the commentary booth thought of a word. "Tai Chi".
"Chinese people like to play Tai Chi, whether it's playing ball, being a human being, or Tai Chi. On today's basketball court, the American men's basketball team has suffered a lot in this regard. We players must maintain the mentality, Qian Qian You must not be disrupted by your opponent. Otherwise, this game will be difficult."
On the field, the Chinese team led the ball slowly and finally found a chance to pass to Yao Liang inside.
The U.S. team is also in zone defense. As soon as Yao Liang got the ball, the four immediately surrounded him.
However, Yao Liang was one step ahead.
Turning around, he yelled "Ah", Yao Liang hung up on Bosh and forced himself up.
Dunk with both hands!
Bosh's hand was pressing the ball, but it didn't stop the coming dunk.
boom!
"what!"
Yao Liang let out a roar!The whole square face became extraordinarily powerful!
However, at this time, the US team quickly served.
Kobe!
Kobe took the ball and rushed up.
The Chinese team retreated very quickly!Yao Liang also chased Kobe back.
However, at this moment, Kobe suddenly braked.
Yao Liang is too heavy and too tall, but he can't stop.
bumped into it!
Kobe fell directly to the ground.
Yao Liang also lost his balance and lay on Kobe's body.
Yao Liang propped his hands on the ground, just as Kobe turned around, his eyes met.
Earth thump?
This is a bit ambiguous.
However, the referee's whistle broke all this.
beep!
foul!Yao Liang's fourth foul!
Kobe sent Yao Liang down with his own hands.
Fall in love and kill each other!
No. 11 Yi Jianlian came off the bench.
However, within a few minutes, the referee's whistle sounded again.
beep!
Zhu Fangyu commits 4 crimes!
beep!
Wang Dazhi commits 4 crimes!
beep!
Liu Wei entered and committed 4 crimes!
In just these few rounds, Kobe focused on getting the four main players of the Chinese team down.
After Kobe made two free throws,
beep!
The Chinese team called a timeout.
Now there are still the last 3 minutes in the third quarter, and the Chinese team leads by 12 points. However, as the three players of the Chinese team were sent off one after another, the situation began to favor the US team.
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"Okay, very good! The three main players of the Chinese team go down, and then it's up to you to perform"
The timeout came back soon, and the lineup of the Chinese team became: Wu You, Li Nan, Wang Shipeng, Du Feng, Yi Jianlian.
TNT commentator The old horseman also said:
"The three main players of the Chinese team were replaced. Can they withstand the strong offensive of the American team? Can the Chinese team withstand the last 3 minutes of the third quarter and the first few minutes of the fourth quarter? Li finally has to stand at this time." Are you out?"
beep!
A whistle blows and the game begins.
The Chinese team's ball is in the hands of Li Nan.
In the frontcourt, Li Nan was just close to the three-point line, and Kobe and James directly pushed forward.
Li Nan didn't intend to fight by himself.The first thing that comes to mind is to find a teammate.
Without any pause, Li Nan passed the ball directly, at a 45-degree angle to the right of the three-point line, Wang Shipeng.
The U.S. team switched defenses, and Anthony inside quickly rushed out.
Facing his Eagles teammates, Wang Shipeng was relentless.
He jumped up and shot directly.
After all, Anthony is still far away, out of reach.
Whoosh!
Hit the three-pointer steadily!
The Eagles sharpshooter is not that simple.
In turn, Anthony also responded with a three-pointer from outside the three-point line.
When the US team was walking back slowly, the Chinese team suddenly made a fast serve.
Li Nan's sudden acceleration caught the US team by surprise.
In the frontcourt, Kobe, James, and Paul all rushed towards Li Nan.
Li Nan sent the ball out through the gap.
Follow-up Yi Jianlian faced Bosh in the middle.One hit, two hits, Yi Jianlian went to the basket, strong up!
Seeing that he couldn't defend himself, Bosh raised his hand.
beep!
Foul.
It was Bosh's fourth foul.
This time the US team paid attention to the foul, but Bosh couldn't change it anymore.
The two players off the court, O'Neal, Garnett and Boozer are all on the dangerous line.
Then, towards the end of the third quarter,
It was Yi Jianlian who went inside again, against Bosh!
After Yi Jianlian scored three goals in a row, Bosh was very angry at this time.
When Yi Jianlian flew up to dunk, Bosh rushed forward without thinking about himself.
beep!
Block foul!Bosh's fifth foul!Sent off!
Yi Jianlian made 2 free throws!
"Yi Jianlian!" "Good job!"
The fans in the audience also shouted loudly to cheer for the players.
Yi Jianlian is really good.In the last 3 minutes of the third quarter, Yi Jian scored 8 points in a row!
With the American team's offensive momentum in full swing and Li Nan being double-teamed by the opponent, the Chinese team's rotation lineup withstood the pressure.
At the end of the third quarter, the score became 87-73.
The Chinese team leads by 14 point!
The American team struggled to catch up, but they still failed to change the situation of being behind. They only recovered 1 point, 1 point!
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Come back in the fourth quarter.
Boozer goes first.The US team is one big and four small.
However, when the Chinese team was attacking, Boozer, who had 4 fouls inside, didn't dare to make any moves at all.
Yi Jianlian began to use the tricks he had learned over the years.
Dream steps!
Yi Jianlian turned directly, making Boozer dizzy.Suddenly, he turned his body around, threw Boozer away completely, and dunked successfully.
Great pass!
When facing Boozer sideways, Yi Jianlian sent a wonderful post pass, which assisted Wang Shipeng who made an air cut and made a layup.
In the wing position, Yi Jianlian turned left and right and made a fake move. Suddenly, he made a turnaround jumper and hit a straight-arm shot. Boozer could only look at the ball and sigh.
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Of course, it's not just Yi Jianlian who performed well on the court, the others are also not bad at all.
When Wu You played against Iverson, he played confidently.Wearing butterfly steps, almost knocked Iverson to the ground, and the fans at the scene screamed again and again,
Wang Shipeng played the role of a cold-blooded killer on the outside.The three-pointer was deadly, and the old player Anthony was very helpless.
Du Feng is a space-type No. 4, and he does a good job of three-pointers and organizing passes.
Li Nan was on the field, but most of the time, everyone forgot that he was on the field.What everyone remembers is that the rest of the Chinese team performed very well, but Li Nan's performance today was nonexistent.
However, everyone knows that Li Nan's role on the court is not trivial.
Although Li Nan seldom made shots, he would go in as soon as he made a shot.The US team has to double-team Li Nan every time.
Of course, Li Nan's greater role is to deter the enemy and stabilize the morale of the army!
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The game is still going on on the court, and the offense of both sides is playing fiercely.
The US team continues to attack the Chinese team with offense.
The Chinese team focuses on stability, but is still slow.The high shooting percentage and extremely low turnover rate make the US team impeccable.
There was clearly a gap of more than ten points, but the American team just couldn't catch up.
The U.S. players on the field became weaker and weaker as they played.
The old Coach K off the field was standing on the sidelines, arms folded, motionless.
Why is that?
Why did the Chinese team even become so powerful as a substitute?
Why does everyone in the Chinese team look like monsters today?
Why has our US team become so vulnerable?
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beep!
paused!
With 4 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the US team requested a timeout.
The score of the two sides is, 105-90
The US trailed by 15 points.
The U.S. team has rotated the lineup three times in this quarter, but the U.S. team, which is full of energy, just can't catch up with the score.
The last 4 minutes, this is the decisive time.
The lineup that Coach K chose to send is:
Iverson, Kobe, Pierce, Garnett, O'Neal,
"Go and end this game."
Hearing the old coach K's words, the eyes of every player on the US team shone with determination.
Anyway, this is the last chance.
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The Chinese team sent their own starting lineup:
Liu Wei, Li Nan, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Dazhi, Yao Liang.
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As soon as the two sides played, they didn't say a word.Even the closest teammates and brothers in the NBA team, there is not a word of extraneous words at this time.
beep!
A whistle blew and the game began.
The two sides compete directly.
As soon as Iverson came up, he found Li Nan and forced a single.One step after another, Iverson still passed Li Nan so easily.It's just that Iverson's emergency stop jumper hit.
Turning around, Wang Dazhi cooperated with Yao Liang's internal pass, and Wang Dazhi succeeded in an easy dunk.
Kobe directly made a three-pointer under Li Nan's defense.
Zhu Fangyu immediately responded with a three-pointer.
Pierce asked Kobe for a pick-and-roll and forcibly picked up Li Nan.However, the Pierce man rushed over, but the ball was taken away by Li Nan.
Yao Liang on the inside got the ball and swung it directly to the frontcourt.Liu Wei made a fast break and directly stole a ball.
Everyone can see clearly that everyone in the US team is here for Li Nan!
After a few rounds.
Kobe approached Li Nan again.
Face-to-face singles.
Li Nan's defense was very serious, but Kobe suddenly had a cunning flash in his eyes.
When Li Nan was puzzled, Kobe suddenly launched an offensive, piercing through the crotch.
The ball is divided!
"Wow!"
The audience exclaimed.
It's not because Kobe's man-ball score was too successful, but because Li Nan actually has "long eyes" behind his back.
Just now, Li Nan's reaction was very fast. He didn't even turn around to look. He got short and scooped back with his right hand. His long arm directly broke Kobe's ball.
This is the advantage of 214 wingspan + big palm!
Kobe couldn't understand it.
After stealing the ball, Li Nan did not launch a fast break, but slowly dribbled the ball across the half court.
In a tacit understanding, the four members of the Chinese team opened up the space, and all of them left the field for Li Nan and Kobe.
No one from the U.S. team came up to double-team, just to give Li Nan and Kobe room to single-handedly.
Seeing this posture, the audience at the scene was also extremely excited.
Because Li Nan finally took the initiative to make a move.
"Wow!!!"
"Li Nan! Li Nan! Li Nan!"
"Beat Kobe!"
Facing Kobe directly, Li Nan took two steps back.
coming soon!
This is the signal to attack.
With a bang, Kobe slammed the floor, spread his hands, and stared at Li Nan with gritted teeth.
Li Nan moved.
Taking a step forward, in front of Kobe, Li Nan suddenly lowered his center of gravity, dribbled the ball left and right several times in a row, and suddenly dribbled to the left, leaning his body to the left.
Kobe followed quickly, moving slightly to the right.
Li Nan immediately dribbled the ball behind his back, left to right, went straight to the right, and rushed over.
Kobe was passed by half a step, but he still stuck to Li Nan tightly by his side.
Li Nan stopped and started abruptly, interrupting Kobe's rhythm, and then accelerated suddenly.
When Pierce moved over, Li Nan lowered his center of gravity, dribbled the ball twice quickly, avoided Pierce's stealing the ball, and went inside.
O'Neill quickly moved over from Yao Liang at the far end.
Looking at Li Nan, O'Neill's eyes were full of confusion.He always felt that his three, four, five or six championship rings were robbed by this kid.
When Li Nan rushed in, O'Neill quickly moved sideways, blocking Li Nan's advancing route.
Li Nan didn't seem to notice O'Neill, so he rushed in directly, without slowing down at all.
Seeing that Li Nan was about to hit him, O'Neill gritted his teeth and raised his hands.
Then everyone saw it.
With a muffled sound of peng, O'Neill, who was still moving, was knocked to the ground by Li Nan who flew up.
"Wow!"
Amidst the exclamations at the scene, Li Nan dunked with both hands and hung on the basket.
And O'Neill was lying on the ground, staring at the basket blankly, his eyes were round and big.
Kobe stopped on the sideline of the paint area and stared blankly, Iverson stopped outside the three-point line, and James' mouth ogling off the court
beep!
The whistle broke the silence on the field.
This is the referee's whistle, but it came a bit late, and it may have been shocked by the ball just now.
O'Neill blocked the foul!
5 offenders!
At this time, the scene erupted.
"Ooooooooo!!!"
The scene boiled again and again!
"Yeah yeah!"
"Li Nan is awesome!"
"Brother Li is mighty!"
"MVP, MVP, MVP!"
But O'Neill got up in embarrassment and left the field lonely.
The next few minutes belonged to Li Nan.
In front of Kobe, Li Nan suddenly shot with straight arms and knees.In the clean three-pointer, Kobe has nothing to do.
Turned around and passed Pierce, went inside and directly hit Garnett.Li Nan paused in the air and waited for Garnett to go down before he shot the ball.At the same time, the referee's whistle sounded.It's a 2+1. Garnett also fouled five times.
Passed Iverson, went straight to the basket, lost his way, and directly fooled Boozer.Jumping up, Boozer yanked Li Nan off. However, Li Nan, who lost his balance, still hooked the ball into the basket.It was another 2+1. It was scored, and Boozer also bid farewell.
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There is no more suspense in the game.
On the sidelines, the old coach K said to James beside him: "You have to remember today's game and this loss."
James nodded silently.
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On the field, the last 10 seconds.
China's ball.
Just the last 10 seconds.The Chinese team has already led by 25 points.
However, the US team still did not give up on Li Nan's defense.
Li Nan didn't seem to want to stop either.
In the backcourt, after Li Nan got the ball, he dribbled the ball from behind to avoid Kidd's steal, followed by a quick crotch dribble, leading the ball forward, and directly drilled through the gap between Iverson and Kidd past.
Ahead, the three of Kobe Wade and Anthony directly blocked them.
Behind, Iverson and Kidd also chased over.
Li Nan stepped a few steps faster, and the other five opponents also subconsciously accelerated forward.
At the arc position at the front end of the middle circle, Li Nan tried his best to jump up.
The other five also jumped up almost simultaneously.
This was a jump with all his might, and Li Nan jumped too high.The five members of the American team were all short. Li Nan's butt seemed to reach their shoulders. From some angles, it seemed that Li Nan was lifted by the five of them.
No one can touch Li Nan's ball
Audiences all over the world saw that Li Nan stood out from the crowd surrounded by five people, and made a three-pointer from the center circle!
After jumping high, Li Nan was escorted into his arms by Kobe and landed safely.
But the basketball flew high to the basket.
After half a second.
Whoosh!
Go in!
At the same time, the lights are on and the whistle is sounding!
Beep beep! ! ! !
The game is finally over.
132-104
28 points!
The Chinese team defeated the US team by 28 points at home!It is 12 point more than the 27 points that the Chinese team lost to the US team 1 years ago!
In the last few minutes, the devil descended, and Li Nan scored 20 points in a row, driving the American team into a hellish abyss.
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After the game, everyone in the US men's basketball team burst into tears on the spot.
Both Kobe and Iverson were in tears.
The man does not flick when he has tears, but he has not yet reached the point of sadness!
It's just that the world of sports has never been sympathetic to losers.
Losing is losing, winning is winning!
The Wukesong basketball hall became a sea of joy. In BJ, in Shanghai, and all over the country, all the Chinese people screamed excitedly.
"YAY!!! WE WON!"
Watching the five-star red flag rising slowly along with the national anthem at Wukesong Stadium, watching Wang Dazhi, Yao Liang and others clasp their shoulders excitedly, and watching the audience cheering and shouting, Li Nan burst into tears.
Hot tears rolled down his cheeks.
unstoppable.
No one knew why Li Nan was crying, everyone only knew that seeing Li Nan like this made my heart ache.
This may be the tears that come from suffering.
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After the game, a reporter asked Li Nan:
"Why did you cry when you won the gold medal? Was it moved?"
Li Nan replied with a smile: "Next question."
"What does this gold medal mean to you?"
Li Nan looked at the hanging gold inlaid jade, and proudly said: "All! It is all to me! If there is, I am willing to exchange this gold medal."
Everything?The weight of this gold medal is not light!
The reporter finally asked: "Why didn't you just stand up and score in the first few quarters and completely defeat it?"
Li Nan's answer is: "I am strong alone, not the Chinese team, all of us are strong, it is the Chinese team!"
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On August 8, the Olympic Games closed.
The Chinese sports delegation finally won 51 gold medals, 21 silver medals and 30 bronze medals, ranking first in the gold medal list!
In diving, table tennis, badminton, women's volleyball, men's 110-meter hurdles, men's basketball and other events, the Chinese team performed well and won gold medals one after another for the Chinese team.
BJ Olympics, the Chinese sports delegation won a big victory!
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But this day, Saturday, August 2008, 8, was not a good day for the US men's basketball team.
It was later called "the disaster day of the American men's basketball team" by the American media.
(End of this chapter)