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Chapter 508 Fame (1/3)

Tang Shuai was hit by the team members one by one, and he just raised his hands.

He was so excited that he saw the ball entering the moment he entered.

This is different from the NBA. He is wearing a uniform with the Chinese team logo printed on it. He is playing games on behalf of the country. This sense of honor is completely incomparable to the NBA game.

"Hold it up! Lift it up!" Guo Ailun shouted loudly there.

The next second, Tang Shuai felt that he was being lifted up, and then he was suddenly thrown into the air amid the shouts of "1,2,3".

A feeling of weightlessness came out, and he closed his eyes and enjoyed this moment.

The celebration lasted for several minutes before it ended. After Tang Shuai finally came into contact with the ground, he saw that the French team and French fans were gone.

There are always wins and losses in the game. When the final whistle sounds, there are always people who are happy and sad. Tang Shuai did what he said during the pause, making the Chinese team the party to celebrate.

In the match against France, the Chinese team scored in double digits, Tang Shuai contributed the highest 29 points and 3 assists, Yi Jianlian scored a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Zhou Qi contributed 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks, with an impressive block.

Zhai Xiaochuan, Guo Ailun, Zhao Haoyan and Zhou Peng all scored points. Although they didn’t score much, their performance was remarkable.

This stop is of great significance to the Chinese men's basketball team. It defeated the French team that had never been defeated before. After two games, one win and one loss were temporarily ranked third in the group with 4 points. And most importantly, after this game, the morale and mental state of the Chinese team underwent qualitative changes. Just like the game that reversed the Korean team in the Asian Championships, similar changes are happening on this team.

Shuai Tang also became famous in one battle.

He contributed 29 points, scored 13 points in the fourth quarter, and had a 3-pointer in the midfield. All of this was an absolute superstar performance, and it was a French team. If this was put before, no one would believe it, and he was a yellow-skinned Chinese.

The name Tang Shuai is quickly becoming well-known around the world.

The happiest person at this time was Duffy. After the match between the Chinese and French teams, he received calls from more than a dozen large companies, including from all over the world, with only one purpose, that is, to find Tang Shuai to endorse him.

The biggest difference between such large-scale competitions in the Olympics and NBA is its audience. Because it is a global event, ten percent of countries around the world have representative teams. Even if they are not basketball fans, they will pay attention to the event. The influence it brings is definitely more than that of the NBA domestic leagues.

Duffy was happily screening sponsors who could have the intention to cooperate, and signed a contract immediately after Tang Shuai finished the Olympics competition.

However, Tang Shuai obviously has no time to pay attention to these things. After a brief celebration, he and the Chinese team members continued to devote their energy to the game.

Moreover, because some African athletes are infected with the Seka virus, the players are strictly prohibited from going out. All they can do in the Olympic Village is training and training.

The most energetic person in training was Zhao Haoyan. Because the key three-pointer in the last game made Gong Luming's view of him fundamentally change, and he also saw another possibility of the team's playing style.

After a day off, Tang Shuai and his Chinese team welcomed their third opponent in this Olympics, Venezuela.

Venezuela was the dark horse of the Americas Championship last year. They were all the way to the end and even knocked down Argentina, the biggest favorite to win the championship, down.

Without stars, the European-style team play impressed the fans.

However, the biggest problem for teams with this structure is that they have no stars. Similar to the NBA's Hawks, they can be upset in low-level games, but in the Olympics, they quickly became targets of mermaid meat.

In the first game against Canada, old enemies met. The Canadian team went straight to the third quarter and won more than 20 points. In the second game against the United States, they were even more tyrannical by more than 40 points and lost more than 30 points per game. Their morale and the team's condition were close to freezing point.

The Chinese team had just defeated the French team in an upset manner, and they were in high morale. The result was imagined when they met the Venezuelan team in the worst condition.

Under the leadership of Tang Shuai, the Chinese team ended the game in three quarters.

The most eye-catching thing in this game was not Tang Shuai, but Zhao Haoyan. In the few minutes he partnered with Tang Shuai, he got a total of 4 open three-pointers, and directly hit three of them. The score of 9 points in the game was also the most benches.

From his decisive move, we can see that the three-pointer against France made him undergo a qualitative transformation.

In fact, basketball players are like this and have been training very hard, but after hitting a key goal, they may have a qualitative change. Not to mention NBA, they are Wang Shipeng, the representative of such players.

Zhao Haoyan's change is definitely a surprise for the Chinese men's basketball team.

After winning Venezuela, the Chinese team ranked third in the group with 2 wins and 1 loss and 7 points. According to this rhythm, as long as Australia and Canada win one next game, they will advance to the quarterfinals.

Especially Australia, they have lost to the United States and France in a row. After Canada, the only possibility of their promotion is to defeat the Chinese team, then win Venezuela, and hope that the Chinese team will lose to the Canadian team.

So the next match against the Chinese team is definitely a game that Australians cannot afford to lose.

The Australian team's consecutive losses have a lot to do with the lineup. The injuries of Bogut and Exam and the absence of Simmons have a great impact on their overall strength, but as Australian coach Andre Lemanis said, they will give everything to win the game against the Chinese team.

Although I don’t know what this so-called effort includes, it is obviously not a good signal for the Chinese team. It is definitely not easy for them to win this game.

With two consecutive victories, the Chinese men's basketball team was already full of morale without mobilization.

For warm-up training before the game, because of the key to this game, a CCTV reporter interviewed the Chinese team coach Gong Luming.

"Manager Gong, first of all, congratulations to the national team for two consecutive victories. Next, we will face our old rival, Australia. We open our previous confrontation records, but when facing the Australian team's genuine national team, we do not have the advantage. Do you have any targeted adjustments in this fight?"

"It's better to play like the past few games. The adjustment is a bit, but the most important thing is to rely on the performance of the young men." Gong Luming was still very official when interviewing the reporter.

"Then do you have confidence in winning?" the reporter asked.

"Yes, of course there is, for sure, we guys play well, and the French team can win, right?" Gong Luming asked with a smile.

"Well, yes." The reporter nodded and continued to ask, "We know that Australia's coach and former coach of the warm-up match, Lemanis said in an interview that he would give everything to win and the next game. We all know that Australia's style of play is very strong. Will this cause trouble for you? After all, the teams that have played against them before have different degrees of injuries."

"If it were me, I would have said that since we came to the Olympics, there is no team that is not playing with all their strength. As for the issue you mentioned, I believe the referee will control it. If it is really dangerous, I will report it to the technical station as soon as possible. After all, we are here to play basketball, not people." Gong Luming said jokingly.

"Well, but this is indeed a hidden danger. Have you considered protecting the main players? After all, Canada will play in the future." The reporter continued to ask.

Gong Luming shook his head and said, "The people who come here have already made their promise. Just like Tang Shuai said in an interview before, these young men are not afraid of Seka virus, but are they still afraid of confrontation? And from the later games, if we lose this game, we may not even be able to enter the quarterfinals, so we, like the Australians, will give everything to win the game."

"Thank you Director Gong for your answer, and I wish the team to continue to work hard and achieve three consecutive victories." The reporter said at the end.

Gong Luming waved his hand, smiled at the camera, and then turned around to continue leading the team to train.

Unlike the previous two games, this time the Chinese team and Australia team match was arranged at 2:15 pm locally, because after this game, the focus battle between the United States and Canada, coupled with the Chinese team's surprise defeat of France before, these factors are put together, making the attendance rate of this game an unprecedented high.

The Brazilian Basketball Hall, which can accommodate up to 30,000 people, was packed at this time, with most of them occupied by Chinese people, and the remaining half of the Brazilians also came for Tang Shuai. In addition to the sporadic Australians, it is not an exaggeration to say that this is the Chinese team's home court.

With the right time, place, and people, the Chinese team occupied all this game.

The only drawback is that because of the time difference between Brazil and China, Brazil’s 2:15 pm is exactly 1:15 AM in the country, which has caused quite a lot of trouble for domestic fans to watch football. After all, the next day is still a working day.

However, when the game really started, the live broadcast room was still full. In such a critical game, the enthusiasm the fans showed was no less than watching the European Cup.

After the final warm-up, all players from both sides made their debut.

The Australian team still has the same lineup as before. The inside is Aaron Baynes and David Anderson with NBA resumes, the small forward is Joe Ingles who plays for the Jazz, and the outside is Delavida and Patty Mills who have NBA rotation skills.

Due to the absence of many big brands, the reputation of this Australian team is much weaker, but their strong playing style makes no opponent dare to underestimate it.

The list of Chinese teams came out, which also confirmed the minor adjustment Gong Luming said in an interview. He put Zhao Haoyan directly on the side and put Guo Ailun on the bench.
Chapter completed!
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