Chapter 224: The Bell! 57 points broke the historical record, Wang Chong is the first player of Olympic basketball!
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The Dream Team immediately launched a fierce offense against the Huaguo men's basketball team, trying to expand the point difference.
Everyone knows that Wang Chong will never sit still waiting for death. To ensure a secure victory, the point difference must be expanded to the point where it cannot be easily caught up.
Under the powerful offensive of the Dream Team, although the Huaguo men's basketball team staggered, they could barely keep up with the offensive pace of the opponent.
Whenever someone from the Dream Team successfully scored in an offensive play, Wang Chong or Dayao could always score with their personal skills, helping the Huaguo men's basketball team to tighten the score.
Thanks to this, although the Dream Team's offense was very fierce, the score difference between the two teams always stayed within 5 points, and the opponent never opened up a large gap.
As the game time passed, the expressions of both sides became more solemn.
The crowd in the stands was infected by the tense atmosphere and dared not express their anger, fearing that any major movement would interfere with the game on the court and disrupt the balance.
Wang Chong and Dayao were about to reach their limit.
By now, Dayao had scored 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Under the frantic offensive and defensive transition of the American men's basketball team, his physical strength had been severely depleted and he began to be unable to keep up with the pace of the opponents.
Wang Chong did not take a rest for a single minute and was also responsible for controlling the ball.
Even if Wang Chong had a veteran badge in ball handling to reduce physical effort, how could a simple bronze-level badge allow him to completely solve the problem of physical exhaustion?
Fortunately, game time passed minute by minute, and the last two minutes of the game were about to begin.
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"Whistle——!"
The referee's whistle sounded.
Dayao seemed upset and couldn't help but complain to the referee: "I didn't touch him!"
In the CCTV studio, Director Zhang spoke solemnly.
"This is a problem. Dayao committed his fifth foul of the game and will be ejected according to the game rules. There are 2 minutes and 11 seconds left in the game. Although Dayao's physical strength has been exhausted and he doesn't have much power left, as long as he stands on the court, he is a deterrent and can also provide spiritual encouragement to his teammates."
"But now, Dayao has been ejected for five fouls, and only Wang Chong remains on the court. There are still 4 points left. If the opponent scores 2 out of 2 free throws, the point difference will be 6 points, and there are only 2 minutes left... The situation is not optimistic!"
Director Sun shook his head: "Whatever happens, the Olympic athletes of the Chinese men's basketball team have done their best. To bring the Dream Team to this point is already a victory to some extent for us."
The words of the two commentators and coaches made the audience in front of the TV feel heavy. Looking at the TV screen, Dayao was walking toward the bench, and the man next to him, who was completely soaked in sweat and breathing heavily, couldn't help but feel a tragic sentiment.
"China! Let's go! Go China!"
Cheers erupted from the stands of the stadium.
All the fans on-site, and even the audience in front of the TV, shouted from the bottom of their hearts.
James, who had successfully caused Dayao's defensive foul, went to the free throw line and hit 2 out of 2 free throws.
101:95.
The point difference was 6 points, with 2 minutes and 11 seconds remaining in the game.
The situation was already extremely unfavorable for the Chinese men's basketball team.
The Arab League served from the baseline. After receiving the pass, Wang Chong slowly dribbled the ball past half court.
He had been paying attention to the game time because the activation time for the key shooter badge was the last 2 minutes of the final game.
The 11 seconds of the shot clock passed quickly. On the badge wall in Wang Chong's consciousness space, the key shooter badge began to glow almost simultaneously.
At the next moment, Wang Chong jumped and took action without hesitation.
Standing in front of Wang Chong, James was stunned for a moment, then immediately jumped to try to block the shot and interfere.
James' defense was very good. Although he couldn't block Wang Chong's shot, he successfully interfered with Wang Chong's line of sight. It was extremely difficult for Wang Chong to choose to retreat from nearly two meters away from the three-point line, along with the severe interference in his vision, making the possibility of him making the shot...
"What—!"
The sound of a hollow net coming from behind made James' expression freeze. He looked back in disbelief. What he saw was the basketball that had bounced off the floor and the referee's three-point gesture raised high.
"Did it really go in?"
No wonder James was surprised; anyone could see that Wang Chong was at the end of his strength, and the overdraw of his physical strength had caused his speed, strength, and explosive power to plummet.
In this case, he still shot from such a long distance beyond the three-point line. The difficulty itself was already very high, and with James' defense, how could he possibly make the shot?
James didn't know that Wang Chong also had an element in the game.
Key shooters could provide a huge amount of attribute boosts related to attack in the last 2 minutes of the game.
However, after all, this badge was also the lowest bronze level. He had no idea how much boost it could give to Wang Chong.
But whatever happens, these last two minutes must be fought to the death. All Wang Chong can do is believe in the power given to him by the key shooter badge!
With this super long-range three-pointer, the score became 98:101, and the point difference was reduced to 3 points.
The Dream Team attacked. Wade accelerated with the ball and broke into the paint, scoring a one-handed war hammer dunk.
Without Dayao, the defensive intensity of the Chinese men's basketball team in the paint immediately dropped, and they could no longer stop the Dream Team's offensive style of breaking through with the ball.
Wade stood at the free-throw line and hit 2 out of 2 free throws, 103:98, and the point difference went back to 5 points.
Change of possession.
The Huaguo men's basketball team was still attacking with Wang Chong. This time, he dribbled the ball past half court and passed it to Sun Yue. He entered the paint, leaned against James, then raised his hand to request the ball. The ball imitated Nowitzki's move and hit the Golden Rooster independent shot again.
103:100, 3-point difference.
In the last two minutes, Wang Chong's offensive pace suddenly became extremely fast. The offensive rounds were not delayed at all. As long as he had the ball, he actively sought offensive opportunities and then took decisive action.
What was surprising was that Wang Chong, who was obviously exhausted, seemed as if God possessed him in the last moment. He could shoot without caring about anything. Even if James did his best, he couldn't stop Wang Chong from scoring.
No one could understand why Wang Chong's hand suddenly became so exaggerated, as if he had forgotten his fatigue.
The Dream Team, panicking, began to double-team Wang Chong in the next round, determined not to give Wang Chong another chance to catch the ball.
But unlike the Spanish men's basketball team, the Dream Team did not have a complete zone defense system to back them up. This led to the fact that when the Dream Team double-teamed Wang Chong, the Chinese men's basketball team could easily find open opportunities. On the court, with Zhu Fangyu in the third position, he made a three-pointer from beyond the arc.
The two teams were tied, and there was not much time left in the game.
The American men's basketball team was really starting to panic now.
Is it really going to flip the script at this last moment and be defeated by the Chinese men's basketball team?
The ball was handed to Kobe, who faced Sun Yue's defense and forced a jump shot. The ball stumbled toward the basket.
110:108.
With 14 seconds left in the game, the Chinese men's basketball team called their last timeout.
"We still have the last chance to attack. The Chinese men's basketball team must decide the offensive option, whether to choose a three-pointer to win or a two-point tie," said Director Zhang solemnly.
"Actually, the Chinese men's basketball team has no other choice, because even if they tie the score, it will be difficult to compete with the Dream Team in overtime. Dayao was ejected for 5 fouls, Wang Chong was seriously exhausted, and other players are really exhausted now! At the end of the game, the Chinese men's basketball team has no capital to fight against their opponents in overtime!
"Now we can only believe in the Chinese men's basketball team, believe in Wang Chong, and silently pray that they can create a miracle!"
After the timeout, the Chinese men's basketball team served from center court.
James and Wade were almost together, surrounding Wang Chong.
At this last moment, everyone knew that the Chinese men's basketball team would definitely give the ball to Wang Chong. The key to the game's result was whether Wang Chong could catch the ball and whether he could shoot.
Of course, Wang Chong did not stand still waiting for death. His teammates took the initiative to help with the pick-and-roll screen. He jumped out of the trap between the two like a loach and quickly ran out to catch the ball. .
The no-ball movement badge activated during the match against the Spanish men's basketball team worked wonders again at this moment, giving Wang Chong the opportunity to catch the ball.
Ah Lian made a quick decision and immediately passed the ball to Wang Chong.
When Wang Chong successfully received the ball, the Dream Team could no longer double-team Wang Chong, because at that time the other four players on the Huaguo men's basketball court also had shooting ability, including Da Zhi at the center position, who could also Shoot three.
Double-teaming in a hurry with Wang Chong will only create opportunities for others to make shots. Instead of doing that, it is better to watch Wang Chong one-on-one and not give him the opportunity to take shots from outside the three-point line. Even if Wang Chong breaks through with the ball and gets to the penalty area, the score was only a tie in overtime, the victory still belonged to the U.S. men's basketball team.
James immediately ran out and stood in front of Wang Chong. His body was close to Wang Chong and gave him no room to shoot. He made it clear that if you have the skill, you can break through and score two points. Don't even think about shooting a three-pointer!
Wang Chong remained impassive, simply guarding the ball and silently waiting for the time of attack to pass.
Soon, the 15 seconds of attack time came to only 6 seconds.
Everyone's expressions changed.
Even a fool can see that Wang Chong is planning to take the winning shot! He is so brave! Aren't you afraid of missing the winning shot and taking the blame?
But Wang Chong is no longer thinking about other things at this moment. At this moment, other things outside the stadium have been automatically blocked by him. Some are just the basketball in his hand, James in front of him and the basket in the distance.
He could only make this attack, he couldn't miss!
As for James, who was standing in front of Wang Chong, his heart was beating violently and uncontrollably.
The enormous pressure caused his pupils to naturally shrink.
At this moment, James was thinking about many things in his mind and began to regret that he had accepted the task of defending Wang Chong in this game.
If Wang Chong made this shot ringing the bell, how would he be criticized in the United States? James didn't even dare to think about that.
But now the arrow is on the string and must be shot. Even if James does not want to defend against this attack, he has no time to retreat. All he can do is to do everything he can to defend Wang Chong and avoid becoming. the scapegoat for the Dream Team's loss.
As the countdown entered the last six seconds, Wang Chong finally took action.
He took a step to the right with the ball and stepped back a bit.
James' heart skipped a beat and quickly followed him. At the same time, he also raised his hand to block the shot.
But this was just a false move by Wang Chong. The next moment, Wang Chong hit the ground behind his back and switched hands, changing the ball from right to left. At the same time, he took two consecutive steps to the left. Wang Chong was already a big step, and these two steps came out and put a lot of distance between him and James.
"Oops!"
This scene shocked everyone in the American men's basketball team, and Old K nervously got up from his seat.
James' reaction was very quick, but the inertia of his body still slowed his movements by half a heartbeat. By the time he urgently braked and caught up with him again, Wang Chong had already bent his knees and jumped into the air.
Due to his limited physical condition and difficult continuous dribbling, Wang Chong's takeoff height is extremely limited, but after all his height is there, it is already too late for James to take off in a hurry to block the shot.
The basketball flew dangerously close to James' fingertips and then fell accurately into the net under everyone's gaze.
"Aha!"
At that moment, the stadium fell into a brief silence, but it was immediately broken by the whistling that followed.
"Chirp--"
"The ball is in! The buzzer! Wang Chong did it!" In the studio, Director Sun could no longer suppress his excitement and shouted aloud, "The whistle blew to end the game and the referee signaled The game is over! Wang Chong scored the winning goal, 111:110, and the Chinese men's basketball team defeated the American Dream Team in the Olympic final and won the first Olympic basketball gold medal in China's history!
"This dance is so beautiful." Director Zhang also praised. "Wang Chong really dares to shoot. At such a critical moment, he can calmly and coolly make a series of fake moves to deceive his opponents and shoot difficult three-pointers. This courage and strength are not inferior to basketball god Michael. Jordan, no... for Chinese fans, he is our Jordan!
The Wukesong Gymnasium was completely covered with cheers and shouts. The crowd could not have imagined that they actually witnessed this scene that would go down in history. The Chinese men's basketball team won the Olympic gold medal on their home court and defeated the U.S. dream team that is recognized as unbeatable.
Dayao was the first to run up from the bench, followed by other Chinese men's basketball players. They all surrounded Wang Chong, lifted him up and threw him into the sky.
Wang Chong, who scored the winning three-pointer, is the absolute contributor to the Chinese men's basketball team's ability to go all the way and win the gold medal. There is no doubt.
Especially for this game, if anyone looks at the stats now, they will probably be dumbfounded.
Wang Chong played 40 minutes in the whole game and scored 57 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.
The history of the Olympics is not without players who scored high on the court, but Wang Chong's 57 points in a single game still broke the Olympic record for individual basketball scoring in a single game. This record was previously set by Brazilian player Oscar Schmidt. With a record of 55 points per game, Wang Chong improved this record by 2 points.
But the difference is that Wang Chong's 57 points in a single game were scored in the Olympic final and he faced a tough opponent like the American men's basketball team. Both the difficulty of scoring and the gold content were different.
This kind of miracle has never happened before and will probably never happen again in the future.
Although Wang Chong is still far from being the first NBA player, in the Olympics he is already qualified to be discussed as the first player in the Olympic basketball games.
Let's not forget that in the 2004 Athens Olympics, Wang Chong also won the gold medal in the U.S. men's basketball team and was also the best Olympic MVP.
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