บท 111: Chapter 111: 1 Minute 47 Seconds, Down by 8 Points
Coach Kidd was glancing at the Chinese men's basketball team while setting up his tactics.
When he saw Coach Deng Hua standing on the sidelines like an assistant coach, with the Chinese players gathered around Wade Dong, he felt inexplicably alarmed.
"Wade Dong can't win."
Coach Kidd reassured himself, thinking that this USA men's basketball team had Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant.
They were currently leading by 19 points, with only about seven minutes left in the game.
Not even Michael Jordan, let alone a god, could turn the tables now, right?
"Double team! Double team! Double team!"
As the timeout ended and the players returned to the court, Coach Kidd was still shouting from the sidelines, "Don't let Wade Dong get the ball!"
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Yu Jia, "There are 7 minutes left, and we're down by 19 points. Time is running out for China."
Coach Zhang, "The key to winning is whether Wade Dong can maintain his hot three-point shooting."
Yu Jia, "The USA will definitely double-team Wade Dong and make it hard for him to get the ball."
...
This strategy was obvious to any basketball fan.
To counter a one-man team, a double-team strategy is the most effective, especially for China. Locking down Wade Dong is equivalent to locking down the entire team.
After the timeout, Kevin Durant used his superior individual skills to score against Yi Nan.
The lead was back to 21 points.
However, when Guo Qi was about to pass the ball, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant surrounded Wade Dong.
...
"This...?"
Yu Jia was stunned, "Last season, the USA media ranked Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant as the top three players in the league. The three of them are double-teaming Wade Dong?"
"This is insane!"
Coach Zhang slapped his thigh in disbelief.
If the USA played like this, how could the game continue? With three players double-teaming Wade Dong, the remaining players would be in a four-on-two situation. Even in a four-on-two, the Chinese men's basketball team might not be able to win!
Wade Dong was surrounded by the three players, and Guo Qi couldn't pass the ball to him. After hesitating, he passed it to Guo Yang.
Guo Yang dribbled to the frontcourt, faced Paul's defense, and after a moment of hesitation, passed the ball to Wang Xin under the basket. At this moment... Wade Dong broke free from the three players and shouted, "Pass the ball to me!"
"Got it!"
Wang Xin quickly passed the ball to Wade Dong.
Wade Dong, facing the defense of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant, shot a three-pointer with his body leaning to one side!
"That's too difficult~"
"The ball went in!"
Yu Jia hadn't even finished frowning when she saw the basketball go into the hoop.
96:114!
China was now down by 18 points, and Wade Dong's last shot was made under the triple-team of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant, with an S-level difficulty!
"Lucky shot?"
Kevin Durant looked at LeBron James, not believing that there was a player in the world who could score under their triple-team defense.
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
Wade Dong didn't dwell on the shot and shouted for his teammates to quickly get into position!
Down by 18 points!
As long as China could defend against the USA for seven shots in six minutes, and Wade Dong had seven more shooting opportunities, they would win the game!
The USA was on offense, with LeBron James driving to the basket, using his power to push into the paint and force his way past Wang Xin. However, Wade Dong had already seen through this play!
The Dream Team was indeed full of stars, but they had been playing too smoothly in the Olympics. This made them used to solving problems on their own. For example, in this play, facing the Chinese interior defense, LeBron James had no intention of passing the ball!
So, as LeBron James was about to shoot, Wade Dong abandoned his defense on Kobe Bryant and turned to rush to the basket!
The basketball left LeBron James's hand and was still rising when Wade Dong 'flew' over from behind and blocked the shot against the backboard!
...
"Great block!!!"
Fans watching the game at barbecue stands and bars erupted in cheers.
This block was spectacular.
...
Wade Dong blocked LeBron James's shot and grabbed the ball. Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant immediately came to defend.
But Wade Dong didn't dribble...
He swung his arm and threw the basketball straight to the other end of the court!
"Is that a pass?"
"There's no one at the other end!"
"What is Wade Dong doing?"
Fans were confused by Wade Dong's action, and no one understood what he was doing.
Then, the basketball, under the gaze of the fans, went straight into the hoop!
"Holy crap!!!"
"Ultra-long three-pointer!!!"
Wade Dong's shot crossed the entire court, something rarely seen even in the NBA!
99:114!!!
China was now down by 15 points.
This time, it seemed like victory was within reach.
"How is this possible?"
"Is this a movie?"
"Can the game be played like this?"
Countless questions flooded the minds of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. If this could score, then the game was over!
In the fourth quarter, Wade Dong had made 9 out of 9 three-pointers, scoring 27 points.
Wade Dong's total score had reached 75 points, making it almost certain that he would score 80 points in the Olympic final. Such a crazy scoring performance was something only Kobe Bryant could understand among the players on the court.
But Kobe Bryant only half-understood. He had once scored 81 points in a single game, a feat considered a miracle. Now, Wade Dong was about to surpass him.
"Defense! Defense!"
Wade Dong shouted, but the Chinese players didn't need to move because they were still in the backcourt and hadn't run to the frontcourt.
Anthony Davis and Chris Paul ran back to the backcourt to defend. Chris Paul dribbled to the frontcourt, and Kevin Durant started moving. He and Chris Paul executed a clever play, evading Guo Qi's defense and scoring with a reverse layup.
99:116!!!
There were still five and a half minutes left in the game.
Fans were sweating with tension! Wade Dong's subsequent offense became extremely difficult. Facing the triple-team of three superstars, Wade Dong found it extremely difficult to receive the ball and shoot.
But he couldn't just throw the ball into the air.
This defiance of physics wouldn't work even with the "Lucky Potion."
Although it was difficult, Wade Dong possessed the dribbling skills of Jordan, Iverson, and Irving. He always found a way to shoot.
Although each three-pointer Wade Dong shot had a strange posture, one with his body leaning back almost to the ground, another with his body leaning forward as if about to fall, each shot went into the hoop.
"This is insane!!!"
Coach Kidd, for the first time, was so angry at his "student" that he threw the tactics board!
Fortunately, he was the coach of the Suns. If he had to face Wade Dong all the time, Coach Kidd would definitely end his coaching career early.
There were 1 minute and 47 seconds left in the game.
114:122!
China was down by 8 points!
In four minutes, China had scored 15 points, 9 of which came from Wade Dong, and the other 6 from his teammates. The four-on-two situation also gave the teammates some scoring opportunities. Wade Dong had made 12 out of 12 three-pointers, scoring 36 points in the fourth quarter!
He was approaching his NBA single-quarter scoring record.
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