บท 104: Chapter 104: Entering the Finals
The F men's basketball team was also a European powerhouse, but in the realm of basketball, they were just a weaker version of the XB men's basketball team.
By the end of the first quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team had established a lead.
25:17!
With one and a half minutes left in the first quarter, the Chinese team led by 8 points, and Wade Dong went to the bench to rest.
It wasn't until three minutes into the second quarter that Wade Dong returned to the court.
In a game, confidence is very important. As long as you dare to shoot, dare to drive, and dare to defend, this can make up for many shortcomings in ability...
The current Chinese men's basketball team was in such a state.
Because the head coach was on the court, these were all things Wade Dong told them to do. Even if they missed shots, even if they were blocked, even if they made mistakes, as long as they did what Wade Dong asked, he would back them up.
When Wade Dong entered the game, the score was 37:32, with the F men's basketball team trailing by 5 points.
However, Wade Dong immediately hit four consecutive three-pointers.
49:32!
In less than two minutes, the lead was extended to 17 points.
The F men's basketball team was forced to call a timeout. The head coach asked Parker, "You've played against Wade Dong before. Do you know any way to limit him?"
"No," Parker shook his head, "When we played, he was playing the power forward position, but now he's playing the shooting guard position."
Parker didn't say the rest. Wade Dong was originally a shooting guard, but when he played the power forward position, which he was not good at, Duncan couldn't stop him. Now that Wade Dong was back in his familiar shooting guard position, no one could stop him.
Coach Collet said, "No matter how strong Wade Dong is, he can't be stronger than Kobe, Durant, and James. Just play normally. We've played against the US men's basketball team before, so why be afraid of one Wade Dong?"
"But... we lost badly to the US men's basketball team," Noah muttered.
Parker remained silent, but he knew in his heart that at this moment, Wade Dong was stronger than any player in the NBA.
After the timeout.
The F men's basketball team adjusted their tactics, pulling Turiaf to the perimeter to use his height and wingspan advantage to limit Wade Dong.
But Wade Dong was not just a three-point shooter. Turiaf was tall and had long arms, but his movement speed was much slower. Wade Dong passed him as easily as crossing an empty street in the morning.
Turiaf was spun around by Wade Dong.
The first half ended.
61:40!
The Chinese men's basketball team had established a lead of over 20 points by halftime, something that only the US men's basketball team had been able to do in the past.
The game gradually lost its suspense a few minutes into the second half.
Wade Dong left the game in the latter part of the third quarter and did not return. The Chinese men's basketball team took out their starters with six minutes left in the fourth quarter, unlike the game against the AD men's basketball team, where they kept the starters on the court to score more points even with a big lead.
"Beep!!!"
As the referee's whistle sounded, the game ended.
117:83!
The Chinese men's basketball team won by 34 points against the F men's basketball team.
Wade Dong played for 27 minutes, scoring 37 points on 14-of-19 shooting, continuing to lead the Olympic men's basketball individual scoring chart.
...
The Chinese men's basketball team's game was held on August 8th.
On August 9th, there were two more games. After these two games, the Olympic men's basketball semifinalists were finally determined.
The semifinalists were: the Chinese men's basketball team, the US men's basketball team, the XB men's basketball team, and the EL men's basketball team.
Three of the four teams were from Group B, while only the US team from Group A made it to the semifinals.
The semifinal matchups were announced.
August 10th, EL men's basketball team vs. Chinese men's basketball team.
August 10th, XB men's basketball team vs. US men's basketball team.
The XB men's basketball team did not face the Chinese men's basketball team in the semifinals. If they wanted revenge, they would have to defeat the US men's basketball team in the semifinals and meet the Chinese men's basketball team in the final.
August 11th was the bronze medal game, where the losers of the semifinals would compete for the bronze medal.
August 12th was the gold medal game.
At this point, the Olympics were already halfway through. China's total gold medal count had surpassed the second-place US by more than a dozen, and their total medal count lead was even greater. This was a normal phenomenon, as it happened in every Olympics. Therefore, the Chinese people were more concerned about sports that could make history, such as men's basketball.
The Chinese men's basketball team had never made it to the semifinals before, but now they had not only made it to the semifinals but had also secured a medal.
After all, in the semifinals, the Chinese team faced the EL team, which had been dominated by Wade Dong's three-pointers in the preliminary round.
....
On August 10th, the Chinese team faced the EL men's basketball team again.
The EL men's basketball team had just recovered from the shadow of their preliminary round loss to the Chinese men's basketball team, and Wade Dong appeared again.
"Idols~!"
Before the game started, Wade Dong walked over to the EL men's basketball team's warm-up area and said, "I won't step inside the three-point line today."
"Uh..."
Wade Dong's words sent a shiver down the spines of several EL players, their eyes filled with fear.
"Beep!!!"
The referee's whistle sounded, and the game began.
Wade Dong received the ball and dribbled to the midcourt line, launching a super long three-pointer!
"Swish!!!"
The three-pointer went in.
"Damn!!!"
"Damn!!!"
"Damn!!!"
Exclamations of surprise filled the arena, from Chinese fans cheering and EL fans groaning. Why was Wade Dong so motivated when playing against the EL men's basketball team?
This super long three-pointer shattered the EL men's basketball team's morale.
Throughout the game, the Chinese team maintained a lead of around 20 points, easily securing the victory and advancing to the final.
China was about to win another Olympic medal, either gold or silver!
Even if it was silver, it would be a historic achievement for men's basketball... As soon as the semifinal ended, Wade Dong felt this. The entire team was extremely excited, and some young players were even a bit carried away.
Meanwhile, the XB men's basketball team and the US men's basketball team had a heated battle. The XB team's twin towers, Gasol brothers, caused significant trouble for the US team.
These two teams were the favorites to meet in the final before the Olympics started, but they met in the semifinals instead.
It wasn't until the last two minutes of the game that Kobe Bryant hit two consecutive clutch three-pointers to secure the US team's victory, sending them to the final.
....
August 9th.
In the bronze medal game, the XB men's basketball team defeated the EL men's basketball team to win the Olympic men's basketball bronze medal.
At this point, only two teams remained in the Olympic men's basketball tournament: the Chinese men's basketball team and the US men's basketball team, who would meet in the final.
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