The older superstars of the NBA

After the one-month special training, the national men's basketball team has experienced great improvement. In this case, considering the previous poor record, the national team is preparing to arrange several warm-up matches for the team.

After all, it is less than a month before the Asian-African Championship begins.

Zhao Feiyang also believed that it was necessary for actual combat, so he happily helped the players accept such a request. It didn’t take long for the arrangements for the national team to come.

After a brief silence of more than a month, the national men's basketball team once again entered fighting mode.

This time the team playing a warm-up match with them is the Thai team.

The Thai men's basketball team itself is average and is only a second- or third-rate team in Asia. The reason why the national team chose such an opponent for the warm-up match was because they were afraid of what might happen to the Chinese men's basketball team again!

You may be ridiculed by the fans for picking on the weak ones at the beginning, but this is better than losing at the beginning! If he comes up and plays against a strong team, the fans will question his designation.

Of course Zhao Feiyang was speechless about such an arrangement made by the top management of the national team! He doesn't tend to play against weak teams because he can't accumulate any useful experience in this way. But if the top management wants to arrange it this way, he can only lead the team to try it out first.

The game will come soon.

This warm-up match was specially arranged at the Wukesong Basketball Stadium.

Perhaps the previous performance of the China Men's Basketball Team was too disappointing. Not too many fans returned to the court this time. Only two-thirds of the arena, which can accommodate 17,000 people, was filled with fans, and many seats were full. It's vacant.

Many of the fans who came here did not come to watch the national men's basketball team, but came for Zhao Feiyang, even though he said from the beginning that he would not play.

A few minutes before the start of the game, the team's head coach Denzel called the players together.

He briefly arranged today's starting lineup.

In fact, it is similar to his previous arrangement. The team's No. 1 position is Lu Yunlei, No. 2 is Cao Yue, No. 3 is given to Li Yuhang, No. 4 is given to Zhou Xinpeng, and No. 5 is taken by Tang Yijie.

Zhao Feiyang also completely returned to the attitude of an assistant coach and did not give any instructions on the arrangements on the court, letting coach Denzel pick up the tactical board and make gestures there.

beep.

The timer sounded, and the match between the Chinese Men's Basketball Team and the Thai Men's Basketball Team began.

Both sides stood on the court.

The referee throws the ball up.

Snapped.

The Huaxia Men's Basketball Team was the first to capture the basketball, and it was Zhou Xinpeng who was responsible for fighting for the ball. After going through all kinds of troubles at Zhao Feiyang's hands, this guy's enthusiasm for training and competition is simply unmatched by others.

He slapped the ball into the hands of his teammate Cao Yue. Cao Yue handed the ball to Lu Yunlei and passed halftime early.

After reaching the half court, Lu Yunlei took the ball to organize the attack, and others started running.

Soon, Zhou Xinpeng on the inside came out to cover, and Lu Yunlei took advantage of the situation and rushed to the basket with the ball. The two rushed to the penalty area, one on the left and the other on the right. Lu Yunlei threw the ball to Zhou Xinpeng after attracting a double-team from the opponent.

Zhou Xinpeng, who got the ball, took the opportunity to take action.

He chose a good time and ran in a good position. However, perhaps because of nervousness when he took the shot, the basketball he threw hit the rim and bounced out.

"I go!"

Zhao Feiyang, who was sitting in front of the team table and saw this scene, couldn't help but sigh.

In his opinion, this was a low-level mistake that should not have occurred at all.

On the court, after the basketball bounced out, the opposing players jumped up to fight for it. Fortunately, Tang Yijie entered the basket to compete for rebounds at this time. He was fragile in the past and now seemed like a different person. He not only dared to collide physically, but also knew how to find suitable opportunities.

Snapped.

Tang Yijie took the basketball away from the opponent's hand.

He didn't hesitate when he got the ball. He stood under the basket, took a step forward and dunked with both hands.

boom.

The ball went in.

Tang Yijie's dunk is not an explosion, and it has nothing to do with it at all. But compared to his previous series of performances, this time is definitely a world of difference.

Therefore, many fans watching the game couldn't help but scream.

"Fuck! Is this still the same sissy?"

"My eyes are dazzled! When did this guy learn to dunk? I've never seen him dunk before... It's really not easy!"

"It's different when Zhao Feiyang is an assistant coach! That old man Denzel couldn't lead the team no matter what, and even lost to the Philippines... Zhao Feiyang has only been there for a month. Although he didn't make these guys reborn, he can The improvement of these players is really obvious..."

On the sidelines, although Zhao Feiyang was not satisfied with Tang Yijie's performance, he still took the initiative to stand up and applaud him.

As soon as he stood up, all the players on the team bench stood up.

It's the Thai men's basketball team's turn to serve.

The opponent dribbled the ball past half court and planned to break into the basket. But no matter how they break through, the defense of the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team is always solid and tough.

This made it difficult for the Thai men's basketball team to adapt. In the end, their defender stood on the three-point line and took a shot.

boom.

The basketball bounced out.

The rebound was obtained by Zhou Xinpeng.

He gave the ball to Cao Yue, who accelerated and rushed to the half court with the ball.

The response of the Thai men's basketball team was very quick. They were already running when Cao Yue crossed the half court. Therefore, when Cao Yue passed half the court, he did not find a suitable sneak attack opportunity.

He hesitated slightly while standing outside the three-point line and decisively raised the basketball.

Swish.

A three-pointer was thrown.

The ball went in.

The fans on the sidelines were shocked again this time!

"Holy crap! No way! That guy Cao Yue couldn't shoot three-pointers at all before... His three-pointers can be said to be quite average... Why can he shoot them again now? And he moves in succession They are all a little different... Is it just bad luck or has it really changed?"

"Whatever! Keep watching! If it's really effective, it will definitely show..."

"The strength and talent of this group of young players are actually not bad. At least they are among the best in the country. They just lack some people to lead... That old man Denzel doesn't look like this leader. Man, Zhao Feiyang is..."

The game goes on.

Throughout the first quarter, the performance of the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team completely exceeded everyone's expectations. The players in both the main lineup and the substitute lineup are very good, their physical confrontation has been significantly improved, and their shooting level is much better than before.

Most importantly, the players performed with passion on the field.

Previously, the Chinese men's basketball team looked listless no matter who they played against, from the main players to the substitutes. But it's different now, everyone from the main player to the substitutes is working very hard.

Even if the basketball flies out of bounds, someone will rush to fight for it. Even if the opponent dribbles the ball across half the court and it is difficult to catch up, there will still be players who refuse to give up.

This was completely unimaginable before.

call out.

The referee whistle sounded.

End of first quarter.

The score between the two sides was 23 to 17, with the Chinese men's basketball team leading the Thai men's basketball team by 6 points.

Fast forward to the second quarter.

The Huaxia Men's Basketball Team adjusted its lineup and coach Denzel replaced some substitute players. The Thai men's basketball team also made adjustments and the two sides continued to fight.

Although this section was dominated by substitutes, the performance of the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team was still as stable as before.

The momentum shown by the substitute players is not only no weaker than that of the main players, but some players are even stronger than the main players! In such a state, the Thai men's basketball team is naturally no match.

By the end of the first half, the difference between the two sides had widened to 10 points.

It was from this point on that the game lost its meaning. The Thai men's basketball team is really unable to defeat the Chinese men's basketball team, and even tying is unrealistic.

The second half was completely reduced to chicken time.

Even if the Thai men's basketball team has been playing with its main force, it still cannot support the entire situation.

When the game entered the second half of the last quarter, someone was sent from the backstage to send a message to Coach Denzel, telling him to let the players relax. After all, the Thai men's basketball team was invited to play a friendly match. If the opponent loses too much, it will save face. It doesn’t look good either.

Coach Denzel had nothing to say about this. After simply giving the players some arrangements, the team quickly got into action.

beep.

When the timer ended, the score was 89 to 81. It seems that there is only a 9-point difference, but these 9 points are all obtained by finding ways. Otherwise, if the Chinese men's basketball team is really playing according to the state of the game, it may not be a problem to open 29 points.

The Huaxia Men's Basketball Team ended its first warm-up match after its comeback.

That night, major sports media also reported the news. Many fans didn't care about the Chinese men's basketball team easily defeating the Thai men's basketball team.

In their view, the Chinese men's basketball team could compete with teams like Spain in the past, but now it is not unusual to defeat the Thai men's basketball team.

However, when the video footage edited in the news was played, many fans found that something seemed not quite right.

Tang Yijie's dunk, Li Yuhang's three-pointer, and the players' better physical fitness than before... all of this made fans realize the problem, that is, this Chinese men's basketball team is really no better than before. Same!

The national team also rushed to win while the iron was hot and immediately arranged a second warm-up match for the team. Perhaps because they want to get back to the previous venue, the team arranged this time is the Philippine Men's Basketball Team.

As soon as this news came out, many fans went crazy.

"Holy shit! Are you trying to take revenge? You lost to the Philippine men's basketball team before, but this time it seems you plan to win it back with your own hands?"

"I have to go and see the Philippine men's basketball team! In any case, it is a good thing for the men's basketball team to have such a change!"

"The last time I drove hundreds of kilometers to watch the men's basketball team play the Philippines, I was almost pissed off on the way back! This time, for Zhao Feiyang's sake, I believe in them again... If they lose again If I lose it, I will never watch the national men’s basketball team again…”