I'm not really a role player

Chapter 230 A Perfect Start
The deal with the Rockets was finalized, Dayao also broke away from the absent-minded state some time ago, and the smile reappeared on his face.

Li Ke knew that Dayao was satisfied.

The Rockets know McGrady's current state, and Dayao must also know it.

In exchange for Billups and Richard Hamilton with an already useless McGrady, the backwater of the Rockets was immediately revived.

During the training, Li Ke joked: "Chauncey and Richard Hamilton are going, next season Yao's Rockets will also be favorites for the championship!"

Dayao smiled and said, "The Bobcats are the same, they are also favorites for the championship."

"It's all the same. The Lakers of the Great Sage and the Cavaliers of the United Arab Emirates are all popular."

Speaking of the operation of the Cavaliers and Rockets, David Stern should be the happiest.

Maybe he can't understand the operation of McGrady for Billups and Richard Hamilton, but as long as the Rockets still maintain the level of a strong team, it is enough.

And what makes him the happiest is definitely the fact that Ah Lian joined the Cavaliers.

There are good arrangements for the opening match of next season, the Halloween battle, the Christmas battle, and the Spring Festival battle that is already planned.

Time slowly came to the beginning of August, and Li Ke's hard training finally brought his back-up to another level. He finally possessed his first offensive skill of A-level and above.

"It's really not easy. After the breakthrough and upgrade, my ability to attack with the ball will look good."

A-level back hitting, B-level breakthrough, plus D-level ball control, double S-level speed and strength, and double B-level explosiveness and flexibility.

As long as the opponent is not a one-on-one defense beast like Tony Allen, Lagabel, or Kobe, Li Ke's singles can already create some threats.

However, before the start of the Olympic Games, it should be difficult to upgrade the breakthrough, because time is running out.

There are still three to five days before the opening of the Olympic Games. Jonas led the team to the north, and gave two days of vacation in the middle, which can be regarded as a rest after a long-term closed-door training.

Li Ke didn't take advantage of the two-day vacation to go home to visit his relatives, but went directly north to the capital, where he continued to train hard in the capital's training center.

It's not about how hard he worked, but before the general trend of the Olympics, most of the men's basketball players chose not to rest.

……

On August 8th, the bird's nest in the capital, the grand opening ceremony.

Dazzling fireworks printed huge footsteps, the sea of ​​people created a shocking countdown, and the singing of the motherland sounded...

Li Ke was standing in the passageway at the entrance of the bird's nest, his heart was surging.

Dayao was still the flag bearer. When he carried the national flag and led the host delegation out of the passageway, the bird's nest of 10 people erupted.

"Team China, come on!"

"..."

The Bird's Nest gathers the top athletes from all over the world to communicate with each other through this world-renowned occasion.

Not far from the host phalanx, the old American delegation, Lebron, had already approached.

He aimed at Li Ke, but Kobe was one step ahead.

"Ready for one-on-one at the Olympics?"

Kobe held Li Ke's hand and hugged him tightly. He didn't let go immediately, but leaned against Li Ke's ear, making an appointment to compete in the Olympics.

Of course Li Ke is not afraid, just fight!
"The loser will still be you, Kobe."

The two of them didn't know that at this moment, the camera locked on Li Ke and Kobe.

And then Lebron, who came into the mirror, also rubbed a hand.

It's just that he and Kobe have different styles, there is no tension, no hostility, just shook hands and hugged.

CCTV, which was broadcasting the opening ceremony nationwide, also said at the moment the camera was on Li Ke:
"Now the Chinese basketball player Li Ke is appearing in front of the camera, and the American basketball player Kobe Bryant is embracing him. In the NBA Finals not long ago, Li Ke and the Charlotte Bobcats led by him defeated the Los Angeles Lakers led by Kobe and won the NBA championship..."

As for Le Bang, who was on camera later, the host directly skipped it.

It's not that the host doesn't respect Zhan Huang, but that at this time in 08, Zhan Huang was still the younger brother of the Dream Team.

Kobe is the savior that the dream team has been waiting for, the king of popularity on the other side of the ocean.

Next door, Guagua and Dayao chatted intimately, and Li Ke, who sent Lebang away, couldn't help but intervene.

"Hey, Mello, we meet again."

Guagua rolled his eyes, he really wanted to tell Li Ke that he didn't want to meet Li Ke.

But considering that Li Ke didn't call him a black name, and it was a very formal occasion like the Olympic opening ceremony, he replied: "Yes, we meet again."

The feeling of gnashing his teeth made Li Ke want to laugh.

Guagua didn't want to communicate with Li Ke, but Li Ke hadn't finished speaking. He asked again as if he was saying goodbye to an old friend:
"It's been a long time, have you seen the difference in me?"

"Different?" Guagua frowned deeply, not knowing what Li Ke was referring to.

In the next second, Li Ke patted his forehead: "Forget it, I should have brought my best rookie trophy and finals MVP trophy with me!"

"I really want to hear you say one more thing: I also have your trophy..."

Guagua clenched his fists, turned around and left without looking back.

Dayao stood aside, wanting to laugh, but considering the CCTV cameras that had been staring at this area, he held back, and just asked Li Ke, "Do you have any grudge against Melo?"

Li Ke grinned: "It's just that there was a quarrel on the field."

"Then it's been noisy until now?"

"Yes."

Li Ke scratched his head: "I said it was noisy, but I actually mocked him unilaterally. You may not know that I have given him two very insulting nicknames."

"An insulting nickname?"

"One is America's Best Actress, and the other is America's Sweetheart."

"This……"

Dayao shook his head and laughed, but at the same time, he felt the gap between him and Li Ke.

Look at the relationship between Li Ke and Kobe, the relationship with Guagua, and those who didn't come, Lao Sha, Lao Ai, Xiao Du...

Looking at himself again, Dayao knew that Li Ke did a better job than him in terms of integration.

……

After the opening ceremony, the men's basketball team resumed training and began to prepare for the first game of the group stage, the battle with the Dream Eight team.

No one thinks that the men's basketball team can win, after all, this year's Dream Eight is already invincible in terms of lineup alone.

Kobe Bryant leads, Paul, Deron and Kidd on the outside, Wade and Michael Reid on the shooting guard, LeBron, Melon, Boozer and Prince Prince on the front line, and Warcraft Howard and Bosh on the inside.

This time, Lao Mei is an elite soldier, and there is no shortage of one, vowing to regain the number one seat in the basketball world.

As for the Chinese men's basketball team, although there is an extra Li Ke, the overall strength is still not top-notch.

Just look at the tasks that Lao You received. The leaders of the Sports Bureau and the Basketball Association did not expect Li Ke's men's basketball team to beat the Dream Eight team.

However, the battle between the group stage and the Dream Eight still attracted a lot of attention, and the heat was quite high.

"Keshen fights Ketie again, but this time, Keshen is without Sharks, Answers and Gerald Wallace."

"Keshen has Brother Yao, Emperor Yi, and the Great Sage!"

"Upstairs, Brother Yao is fine, Emperor Yi and the Great Sage?"

"Kobe doesn't have Gasol, Odom, or Bynum this time, but he has James, Kidd, Paul, Anthony, Howard..."

"This shit is not in the same order at all!"

"But believe me, Ketie will definitely pull Keshen one-on-one, and Keshen can still suppress Ketie."

"..."

Therefore, it is certain that the tickets for this battle in Wukesong have already been sold out.

The most important thing is that the price of scalper tickets has skyrocketed. The price of the most expensive ticket in the front row has exceeded [-] RMB, but there are still people looking for it.

In the men's basketball training center in the capital, the men's basketball players certainly don't pay attention to the level of scalpers. What they pay attention to now can only be-

How to find a chance to beat the Dream Eight team in the slim hope, or, even if you can't win, you should lose less and win.

"Defense is definitely the most important thing. If you don't do a good job of defense, the dream team will score you [-] points a game, and it will definitely not be a problem."

"As for the offense, each performs his own duties and does his own job well."

What is my job?

For example, in this battle with the Dream Team Eight, Lao You has already decided on the starting five players, Wei Ge is in charge, Dasheng and Li Ke are in the second and third positions, and the inside line is Alien and Yao.

On the offensive end, each perform their own duties, which means that Brother Wei controls the ball well, Dasheng and Ah Lian do a good job of containing the flanks, and give Li Ke and Dayao the main attacking position and space.

Zhu Fangyu and Wang Shipeng, who came off the bench, must dare to fight and fight hard, and they have to vote when they have the opportunity, otherwise they might as well not make it.

If you want to win, if you want to lose less and win more, then you have to recognize your position.

……

Time flies to August 8th. Starting at 10:[-] am, the men's basketball group stage starts one after another.

Russia beat Iran by a big score, Germany beat Angola by a big score, Spain beat Greece by a big score...

They are all big scores. FIBA ​​basketball is like this. The gap between countries is too big.

Without Li Ke, the gap between the men's basketball team and the dream team will only be greater.

In the afternoon, Lithuania and Argentina contributed to the first anxious Olympic men's basketball match, and Lithuania, which won in the end, only held a 5-point advantage.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Croatia beat Australia by a big margin.

Then it's time for the men's basketball team and the dream team to debut.

At 8 o'clock on August 10th, Beijing time, Wukesong was still brightly lit. Compared with the previous five games, it was even more lively.

The noise continued, and the cheers and shouts never stopped.

In the locker room, facing an opponent whose strength is far superior to their own, the men's basketball players are a little excited and excited.

"Hear those cheers outside? Hear those shouts outside? They're all for you!"

After all, it is a national team game, and it is not suitable for Lao You to do the job of spreading chicken soup. Dayao stood up and pointed to the door of the locker room:
"This game is our home stadium, and the people of the motherland will cheer for us in this arena!"

"Although the opponent is very strong, for the sake of this group of lovely spectators and fans, we should also show our best state!"

"It's time to play, comrades!"

Dayao stretched out his long arms, spread out his hands, and put them in front of him.

Then, Li Ke felt sorry for it first, stretched out his small short hand, and spread it flat, and folded it on top of Dayao's hand.

Ah Lian, Dasheng, Brother Wei, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng, Xiao Chen... stepped forward one after another.

One voice: "Come on!"

The men's basketball players turned around and left the locker room.

At the entrance of the player channel, the dream team is also ready to play.

Li Ke and Kobe took a photo, stretched out their fists, and touched each other. It was confirmed that the appointment at the opening ceremony was still valid.

Looking at Lebron and Wade behind Kobe, they showed a friendly smile. Guagua behind Lebron turned his head away with squinted eyes.

But Li Ke scanned the dream team, just to confirm one fact - the opponent is star-studded and really strong.

"CCTV, CCTV... This is Wukesong Gymnasium, at [-]:[-], we will bring you the men's basketball match, the match between the Chinese team and the US team..."

CCTV received the broadcast signal, and at the same time, the men's basketball team and the dream team appeared on the stage at the same time.

Cheers broke out, and shouts sounded at the same time——

"Team China, come on!"

"Team China, come on!"

"..."

After a brief warm-up, the main action began.

"Hi everyone, welcome to the finale of today's men's basketball game, the match between the men's basketball team and the dream team. I am the commentator Yu Jia."

Yu Jia and Director Zhang sat behind the commentary seat, first introduced themselves, and then began to introduce the ten starters on the field.

"Let's take a look at the starting lineup of the men's basketball team first. Liu Wei is the point guard. Li Ke and Dasheng are on both sides. The power forward is Ah Lian, and the center is Yao."

"Look at the starting lineup of the dream team. The point guard is Jason Kidd, the shooting guard Kobe, the two forwards are James and Anthony, and the center Howard."

On the court, Dayao has already stood opposite the Sparks.

Li Ke's eyes wandered around the starting five of the Dream Team, unaware that Kobe had already locked him.

Perhaps it was such a game with no suspense from the beginning that Kobe couldn't raise his fighting spirit and fighting spirit, and the "brave" trait was not triggered.

beep!
The referee blew the whistle, the sidelines cheered thunderously, and Yu Jia in the commentary shouted: "The game has begun!"

Sparks used his superhuman bounce and bounce speed to crush Dayao and win the jump ball.

"The Dream Team has the ball, they're starting to attack."

Kidd took control of the ball and quickly moved towards the frontcourt. On the flanks, Kobe stared at Li Ke eagerly, but Li Ke did not disappoint him, and followed immediately.

Li Ke's very tight man-to-man defense made Kobe very uncomfortable. There were no seemingly good opportunities in front of him.

On the contrary, Guagua on the flank, facing the defense of the UAE, at least got a chance to play big.

Ji didn't hesitate to attack anymore, while the men's basketball team's defense was not in place, he passed the ball and found Guagua.

Guagua turned around to catch the ball, turned around again, and the great sage who was leaning nearby suddenly rushed over and hit hard.

Snapped!
"This ball is broken, Great Sage! It's so broken!"

Director Zhang stared, he saw the opportunity to fight back: "The counterattack is coming!"

But he never expected that this counterattack would end neither Li Ke nor Brother Wei...

The Dream Team retreated quickly, killing the men's basketball team's counterattack, and finally caught up with Dayao, who caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

In the astonished eyes of the audience, the basketball fell into the basket!

"boom!"

The frenzy of cheers erupted in Wukesong...

"Dayao's three-pointer made a perfect start for the men's basketball team!"

(End of this chapter)