Chapter 214: Director Zhang: Is This Impossible? Did You Really Get In?
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Regarding the fact that the Olympic Games system would release tasks, Wang Chong fully anticipated this. This is also the system's usual practice. It releases tasks during relatively difficult competitions, which not only encourages Wang Chong to work hard for victories, but also makes the task rewards valuable.
But he didn't expect that the system would actually offer a task similar to a ladder, where all the rewards depended on Wang Chong's performance and the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team in the Olympics.
The better their performance, the more rewards he would earn. The maximum reward for Olympic gold medals is up to 8,000 points, equivalent to activating 16 badges at once!
Of course, activating the badges isn't so simple. First, Wang Chong's basic skill value must meet the corresponding requirements. For example, the interceptor and ball thief badges require a steal skill value of over 85. Wang Chong currently has only 54 steals. Even if he has the points, there's no way to activate these two badges.
But still, Wang Chong, whose overall skill rating is already at 97, has many badges available for activation.
Additionally, the points can not only be used to activate badges, but can also be redeemed for training modules to strengthen his training time, which can truly enhance Wang Chong's personal skills.
This generous reward alone was enough to motivate Wang Chong to do his best to earn all the task rewards from this system, even if it meant risking his life.
Of course, if he wants to get all the rewards, the Dream Team is a strong opponent that the Chinese men's basketball team can never avoid.
The Mengba team is incredibly strong. Although they are weak in the inside game, their overall strength is still far superior to that of other teams in the Olympics.
In order to defeat the opponent, the Chinese men's basketball team must meet two conditions. First, both Wang Chong and Dayao must perform at a higher level. Second, even if other players on the Chinese team can't help, they must not be too much of an obstacle.
To be honest, it's a bit difficult.
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On August 8, 2008, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games began in the capital. As the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation, Dayao walked proudly in front, representing the face of Chinese basketball.
Before the opening ceremony, there was a discussion. Some believed that Wang Chong, as the newly returned national figure, would have made a better publicity figure as the Olympic flag bearer.
But after some discussions, most people still felt that Dayao was more suited for the role, including Wang Chong.
Although Wang Chong's achievements in the NBA had far surpassed those of Yao, the latter was obviously the better representative for Chinese basketball, and since Wang Chong had just arrived, it wasn't appropriate to surpass his authority.
The compensation was that during the live broadcast of the Olympics, Wang Chong got more than 20 seconds of exclusive footage, which made people from all over the country and even the world remember his beautiful face.
The impact of this 20-second exclusive shot was that the 10-second exclusive shot originally belonging to Kobe was compressed to just about 5 seconds, making it less eye-catching.
It's a pity that Wang Chong didn't know about this on the scene; otherwise, he would have felt very embarrassed.
As for himself, Kobe's career was too tragic.
There was no scoring title, and there was a high probability that he wouldn't win the next two consecutive championships. His classic number 24 jersey had become a replica of Wang Chong's—second shot award, favored by the Cometers. What could be done if it was reduced to 5 seconds?
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The Olympic men's basketball event began two days after the opening ceremony, on August 10.
Group B, where the Chinese men's basketball team was placed, could be called the death group in the Olympics. It not only had the strongest Dream Team in the world, but also the Spanish men's basketball team, one of the best teams in Europe, and the German team led by Nowitzki.
The pressure on the Chinese men's basketball team to qualify for the group stage was still quite high, and their first opponent in the group was the American Dream Team.
Facing the strongest opponent right from the start, one can imagine the pressure.
But the pressure on the Dream Team was no less.
The current Chinese men's basketball team is completely different from the past, because now it has an additional Wang Chong.
Double MVP and three-time scoring champion, no one dared to underestimate Wang Chong's combat effectiveness, not even the American Dream Team, full of superstars.
In the first group match, the Dream Team directly presented their strongest lineup.
The starting point guard Kidd, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, small forward James, power forward Anthony, and center Howard.
This lineup had distinct characteristics, but it was exactly the same as the Dream Team that Wang Chong knew. The inside height was seriously lacking. Howard, who was 2.08 meters tall, along with Anthony at 2.03 meters, faced a huge disadvantage in terms of height.
On the other hand, the Chinese men's basketball team started with point guard Sun Yue, shooting guard Zhu Fangyu, small forward Wang Chong, power forward Ah Lian, and center Dayao.
Without mentioning the strength of this lineup, in terms of height, it achieved an exaggerated average height of 2.11 meters.
Center Dayao was 2.26 meters tall, power forward Ah Lian was 2.13 meters, small forward Wang Chong was 2.11 meters, and point guard Sun Yue was 2.05 meters. The shortest was actually a small forward who originally played as a forward but was moved to a scoring role thanks to Wang Chong. At the guard position, Zhu Fangyu was 2.01 meters tall.
Using their height to crush their opponents and gain an advantage in the game was a judgment made by Yunas, the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team, and it's also a normal way of thinking.
Basketball has always been a sport for giants. Even the shortest player among the five positions is a tall individual who stands out among ordinary people.
The average height of the five starters was 2.11 meters, which was extremely rare even in the NBA.
When the starting players of both teams took the court, the Dream Team was a little confused. What was the most adorable height difference?
At the same time, countless Chinese fans sat early in front of the TV, waiting for the game to begin.
"Welcome to the Group B men's basketball game of the 2008 Capital Olympics, the live match between the Chinese men's basketball team and the American men's basketball team."
At the CCTV Sports Channel studio, veteran basketball commentators Sun and Zhang explained the game together.
"The game is about to begin. You can see we have sent a starting lineup with an amazing height. Obviously, we want to compete with the opponent in terms of height."
Director Zhang said: "Wang Chong and Dayao are the only two positions where we have a matchup advantage on the field. Whether we have a chance to win this game depends on the performance of these two people on the court."
When the Chinese men's basketball team faces the world's number one American Dream Team, do they really have a chance to win the game? To be honest, no one believes this is possible. Even though the Chinese men's basketball team has an additional superstar, Wang Chong, the overall strength gap is still too large.
As they spoke, both sides on the court were in position. Howard and Ah Lian jumped at the center circle. With his super jump and explosive power, Howard easily beat Ah Lian in the jump and tipped the ball to his side.
After receiving the ball, Kobe quickly passed it forward. At the same time, Anthony ran to the paint, raised his hand after receiving the pass, and was about to act.
Obviously, the Dream Team was very aware that the advantage of their lineup lay in mobility, so they immediately increased their offensive pace as soon as the game started.
But Wang Chong was also aware of this.
When Anthony raised his hand to shoot, Wang Chong came out from the wing and forcefully hit the basketball from the other side, simply grabbing the ball with his hand.
Anthony shot and looked back in surprise. When he saw that it was Wang Chong who blocked him, he was speechless for a moment.
Wang Chong was truly his nemesis. Since the start of the NCAA finals, every time he encountered Wang Chong, Anthony had always been the one who was frustrated and unlucky. Initially, his reputation as the incomparable pair with James disappeared after losing to Wang Chong repeatedly. Anthony directly became the lowest-ranked of the 03 class, the first player to fall from the "four kings."
Today, not many people compared Anthony with Wang Chong and James in the same position; even Wade was far above him. Many media outlets bluntly said that Anthony would win the MVP, FMVP, or scoring champion after some time of these honors. So, were you qualified to be compared to these three?
It was too difficult for him.
But Anthony never expected that at the Olympics, he would be defeated as soon as he entered, and Wang Chong's stew would teach him why he couldn't survive this.
The game continued, so Anthony had no time to enrich his mental activities.
The Chinese men's basketball team attacked.
Zhu Fangyu passed the ball to Sun Yue, who quickly dribbled the ball past half-court and stood still, waiting for other teammates to take their positions.
Unlike the Dream Eight Team, the Chinese men's basketball team's height was destined to lack mobility, but they weren't in a hurry, waiting for Dayao to slowly run from the defense zone and then take position in the paint, back to Howard, raising his hand to request the ball.
As soon as the Huaguo men's basketball team emerged, they planned to focus on Dayao.
Howard alone cannot stand up to Yao.
The two have faced each other 9 times in their careers. Howard only had 2 wins and 7 losses against Dayao, averaging 12.2 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. He was completely outplayed by Dayao, who scored 23.6 points and 10.4 rebounds. Including Howard's peak performance in 2008-08. When he led his team to the Finals in the 2009 season, the Magic played the Rockets twice that season and lost both games. Dayao had a 20+10 performance in both games.
On the other hand, Howard, who averaged 20+14 per game during the regular season, only scored 13 points, 9 rebounds and 13 points, 10 rebounds in two games respectively. He was completely stifled by Dayao.
This is precisely what Dayao and Rockets fans lament the most.
Dayao can easily control Howard. If the Rockets can beat the Lakers in the second round of the 2008-09 playoffs and Dayao is not accidentally injured, they can really go all the way and win the final championship!
You should know that the Rockets still fought tenaciously against the Lakers for seven games even though Dayao only played in 4 games. If Dayao is not injured, the probability of beating the Lakers is extremely high, and if the Rockets actually win the championship in 2008. -09 season If so, Dayao, as the head of the team, will undoubtedly be voted FMVP of the Finals.
It is a pity that time and fate also pass, Dayao and the Rockets are relatively unlucky and a bit far away from the championship.
In this time and space, there is a high probability that the Rockets cannot compete with the Lakers, due to the significant strength of the team, Ron Artest joined the Lakers one season earlier due to the butterfly effect of Wang Chong.
Artest was very important to the Rockets in the 2008-09 season, especially after Tracy McGrady suffered a season-ending injury. Artest was the Rockets' second-leading offensive point guard, averaging 17 points and 5 rebounds per game during the regular season. 3 assists is second only to Dayao.
Without such a strong backer, and the opponent also coming to the Lakers, the Rockets would have a hard time competing with the Lakers.
Of course, these are all issues for next year's playoffs.
Although Yao is still playing injured and not at full strength, he should not take it easy when dealing with Howard.
With his back to Howard, Dayao dribbled the ball and squeezed two steps in, then turned and connected on a hook shot. With a soft touch, he put the ball into the basket lightly.
2:0.
The crowd immediately erupted in applause.
In the game against the Dream Team, being able to take the lead early on is already a pretty good result.
The Dream Eight team has the ball.
Kidd held the ball for half the game and passed it to James immediately. After the latter took the ball, he found that Wang Chong's defensive position was quite loose, so he directly accelerated the ball and ran into the penalty area as a reflex.
But FIFA rules are different from NBA rules, so when he took two steps toward the penalty area, he was surprised to find that two people had blocked it in front of him, especially Yao, who was standing directly under the basket with a knife. He had absolutely no idea where to start.
Therefore, James could only pass the ball outside and it turned out that it was Anthony who caught the ball.
After receiving a pass from outside the three-point line, Anthony immediately shot a three-pointer.
The Huaguo men's basketball team's defense was a little slower at halftime, but Anthony, who had just taken a shot, obviously felt a little bad. His shot missed the frame and the rebound was protected by Wang Chong.
Wang Chong, who grabbed the rebound, did not choose to pass the ball, but instead ran into the front court of the U.S. men's basketball team with the ball.
Wang Chong's ball control ability reaches 92, which is higher than that of several point guards of the Chinese men's basketball team.
During the previous training, the Chinese men's basketball team had already formulated a plan, no matter who the opponent was during the Olympics, if the opponent used the full-court pressure that the Chinese men's basketball team feared the most, then the team's main ball. The handler would be transformed into Wang Chong.
Wang Chong's running speed was extremely fast. Although he was holding the ball, he was running at lightning speed. Even Mengba's team had difficulty following and defending.Wang Chong's teammates even fell behind.He could only retreat continuously and did not dare to take the initiative to stop him.
In less than 3 seconds, Wang Chong had already run from the defense zone to the three-point line of the attack zone with the ball.
In this position, James knew he could no longer back up.If he continued to back up, the space would be enough for Wang Chong to take three steps for a layup. At this speed, once Wang Chong ran forward, only a foul could stop him .
But James' judgment was still a little late.
Wang Chong had no intention of using his speed to hit the basket. As he approached the three-point line, he suddenly stopped and went out to shoot.
"Oh, why did Wang Chong take action now?"
In the studio, director Zhang immediately beat his chest when he saw this scene."I played too hastily and my teammates were not yet in position.-09 season If so, Dayao, as the head of the team, will undoubtedly be voted FMVP of the Finals.
Besides, Wang Chong was too far away from the three-point line, almost 2 meters away. Which is better than the NBA's three-point line. "The dividing line is much farther away, how is it possible to shoot..."
"Aha!"
Before he finished speaking, the crisp sound of the Internet stopped Director Zhang's words.
"Huh? Did you really come in?"
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