Yi Dun did not force Zhang Zhaoxu to help him, and then he would find an opportunity to show his skills before he could talk about it.

By seven o'clock in the evening, Yi Dun could clearly feel the nervousness of the players.

This game is life and death. If you lose, it will basically be announced that the journey of the Chinese men's basketball team this Olympics will be over.

In the previous two Olympic Games, under the leadership of Yao Ming, the Chinese men's basketball team won the eighth place twice. If the results were too poor this time, it would be a bit unreasonable.

Especially Yi Jianlian, who is called Yao Ming's successor. Although the two are not playing in the same position, if you want to say which young player in China is the most qualified to be Yao Ming's successor, then it is undoubtedly Yi Jianlian.

Now Yi Jianlian is more nervous than anyone else. If he loses this game, the chance of qualifying will be slim, and they may face a more embarrassing thing, that is, they will lose all five games in the group stage!

If this is true, Yi Jianlian feels that his life will definitely be very uncomfortable after he goes back.

Yi Dun is not as nervous as he feels, and he has never seen any kind of storms. This mere group stage is not qualified to make Yi Dun nervous.

...

At 7:30 pm, Deng Huade brought a group of staff and players into the locker room, and there was only half an hour left before the game began.

The translator kept translating Deng Huade's instructions.

"We must protect our rebounds, whether it is offensive rebounds or defensive rebounds, we must protect them as much as possible."

"Operative defense players must fight tonight, especially the third and second positions. Their Ruhrden and Ben Gordon will be our biggest challenge."

"Sun Yue, you must be careful of Ben Gordon. With your defensive ability, you can defend Ben Gordon, who is only 191 cm tall. Even if you cannot completely limit him, you must find a way to limit his performance."

Deng Huade looked anxious and kept muttering.

The core cores of this Chinese men's basketball team are Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue, who are very good at defending small No. 2 players.

To be precise, it is better than other Chinese outside players.

Ben Gordon, a shooting guard who is only 191 cm tall, is undoubtedly the smallest among the No. 2 players, and it is most suitable for Sun Yue to defend.

After a while, it was about to be eight o'clock, Deng Huade led his generals to enter the venue.

Yi Dun is mixed with many players and is very inconspicuous. After all, he ranks last in the team at the height, and he is surrounded by people taller than him. If you don’t look for it carefully, you may not be able to see Yi Dun.

However, the cameras on the scene still gave Yidun a lot of close-up shots. After all, Yidun's fame is there. Even Luerden, the leader of the host British team, tonight, cannot be compared with Yidun in terms of fame.

"Yidun finally plays. I hope this game will bring good luck to our Chinese men's basketball team."

"Teacher Zhang, before the game starts, please comment first. How big is the winning rate of our Chinese men's basketball team in this game?" CCTV host asked Zhang Weiping on the side.

Zhang Weiping nodded and deliberately relaxed his face, "From my personal experience, our Chinese team has at least 60% chance of winning against the British team, which means that our winning odds are greater."

"Some fans may doubt my opinion. After all, there are two NBA stars in the UK and a more important rotation player like Mullins. In terms of stars, it must be far better than the Chinese men's basketball team. However, basketball games do not mean that anyone with more stars can win."

"If you want to talk about the rationality of the lineup and the average strength of the players, I still think our Chinese men's basketball team is better." Zhang Weiping talked, not knowing whether he really thought so in his heart or was comforting those fans.

"Teacher Zhang, we haven't seen Yi Dun appear in the world court for a long time. Do you predict whether Yi Dun will perform well this time?" the CCTV host asked again.

Zhang Weiping nodded and smacked his lips and said, "It depends on whether Deng Huade will give Yi Dun a lot of playing time."

"It's mainly because Yi Dun played the fourth position, which conflicted with Yi Jianlian's position. Otherwise, I'm still optimistic that Yi Dun can perform well."

"We won't mention Yidun's achievements in other projects. We just talk about Yidun as a player. Actually, I feel that Yidun is a very cost-effective player."

"He will help you with the amount of time you give him, and get you the amount of data. There is no more practical player in the world."

"In this game, let's look at Yi Dun's playing time. If nothing unexpected happens, Yi Dun's playing time may not be much, but his data will definitely not be bad compared to his playing time."

Just as Zhang Weiping commented on this game, the referee had already started to roar his whistle, signaling the starters of both sides to appear.

The starting lineup of the Chinese team is Dazhi, Yi Jianlian, Zhu Fangyu, Sun Yue, Liu Wei, Yi Dun and Zhang Zhaoxu.

At the beginning of the game, the Chinese team failed to win the opponent in the jump ball, allowing the British team to win the ball in the first offensive round.

Ben Gordon took the ball and advanced towards the frontcourt. Although he was a No. 2 player, Ben Gordon was not unable to play No. 1. He is a relatively common double-seater player.

But Ben Gordon's strongest part is his offensive firepower. If he really wants to be responsible for the entire venue, it will undoubtedly be a waste of his skills.

The ball just passed the midfield line, and Sun Yue was already blocked.

"Good guy, why is Sun Yue so tall? He is almost a head taller than that Gordon."

"I don't know if Sun Yue can lock this Gordon. If it can lock it, we will have a chance in this game."

Yi Dun and Zhang Zhaoxu were sitting off the court and chatting. Yi Dun was very envious of Sun Yue's height.

If I had the height of Sun Yue, it would be too serious. My strength could at least double!

...

Ben Gordon wanted to break through Sun Yue in disguise, and obviously he underestimated Sun Yue too much.

Although Sun Yue didn't make it in the NBA, her defensive awareness was quite good. Seeing Ben Gordon in disguise, he immediately took a step back and did not give Ben Gordon a chance to pass himself.

Ben Gordon didn't care. It was not that easy to surpass someone on the court. Everyone is a professional player, and they are not amateur game.

After reaching the three-point line, Ben Gordon suddenly accelerated. In terms of speed, he must have defeated Sun Yue completely.

After accelerating, he found his teammate's pick-and-roll, and then made a three-pointer, making a steadily shot, making the British team the first.

Three-pointers can be said to be Ben Gordon's best offensive weapon. He can average 40+ shooting percentage in the NBA, and is definitely the top three-pointer in the NBA.

On the Olympic stage, Ben Gordon also made a large number of three-pointers, and the effect was quite good.

Sun Yue was naturally unhappy when she saw Ben Gordon hit a three-pointer against him. This opening three-pointer was too fatal.

Yi Dun and Zhang Zhaoxu sighed. There was nothing we could do. This is the strength of the star. Sun Yue's defense was already in place, but he couldn't resist Gordon's three-pointer quick and accurate.

Next came the offensive round of the Chinese men's basketball team. After Liu Wei took the ball to the frontcourt, he directly came to Yi Jianlian.

When Yao Ming was there, Liu Wei took the ball and went to the frontcourt to find Yao Ming. When Yao Ming was gone, Liu Wei started looking for Yi Jianlian. I have to say that if Liu Wei had not been hindered from physical hardware, he would have definitely become a top point guard.

At least the point guard should have the strength that Liu Wei has.

The British team's power forward is not strong. In fact, Zhang Weiping is right. If you want to talk about the average strength of players in the team, the British team may not necessarily be stronger than the Chinese team.

Their strength lies in those three NBA players. The other players are not very reliable, otherwise they would not be the status of European basketball guys.

In the end, Yi Jianlian scored a mid-range shot from the right side of the basket, winning two points for the Chinese men's basketball team.

In the next three minutes, Yi Jianlian's firepower was fully launched and he played very well, and there was really a trace of Yao Ming's shadow.

On the British team, Ben Gordon felt awkward in addition to his first three-pointer and missed two consecutive shots.

Ruer Deng only took action once, but he failed to hit it.

On the contrary, their center Mullins broke out and pushed the boss Dazhi twice in the inside line and dunked.

Before the game begins, I'm afraid everyone will focus on Ben Gordon and Ruldon, and not many people will care about Mullins.

But I never expected that Mullins would become the biggest opponent of the Chinese men's basketball team.

It's normal to think about it. Mullins is also a player in the rotation lineup in the NBA. He can score 9 points and 5 rebounds per game in 22 minutes.

Yi Jianlian averaged 17.7 minutes of time in the Washington Wizards last season, but he only scored 5.6 points and 3.9 rebounds.

From this we can see that Mullins is really underestimated. At present, this inconspicuous white center has caused great trouble to the Chinese men's basketball team.

Yi Dun sat off the court, and he felt something was a bit big.

Now Yi Jian is showing his power and the opponent's Gemini fails to perform, which makes both sides generally firm in the score situation.

Even a fool knows that Deng Huade cannot replace Yi Jianlian rashly in this game, and it is estimated that Yi Jianlian will stay on the court forever.

In this case, what should I do? How can I appear on the stage? You must know that I am Yi Jianlian's substitute. Yi Jianlian will not come out, so where will I appear on the stage?

However, now the two sides are chewing the scores, Yi Dun feels that if he doesn't play, the Chinese men's basketball team can win this game, he will accept it.

Now, it’s just a fear. The other party’s Gemini suddenly begins to explode, and then it’s a bit unbearable.

...

After halfway through the first quarter, the British team called a timeout.

Yi Dun originally thought that the British team wanted to make a substitution, and if they were replaced, Deng Huade might replace Yi Jianlian and rest for three or two minutes, so that he could play on his own.

As a result, there were no players on the British team, and none of them changed, and there were still the five starters.

"Don't think about it. There are only five players in the UK who can make a move on the court, so it's not enough to be used to death." Zhang Zhaoxu whispered to Yi Dun from the side.

Deng Huade had already asked Zhang Zhaoxu to warm up just now. After the timeout, he will replace Dazhi.

Dazhi is now old, and it is definitely not realistic to expect him to fight with the young center at the basket for a long time. At this time, Zhang Zhaoxu's role can be played out.

...

After the timeout, Zhang Zhaoxu replaced Dazhi on the Chinese side, while the British side brought Ruer Deng to the fourth position to defend Yi Jianlian.

Although Ruer Deng is a small forward, he is 206 cm tall. He is not unable to play in the fourth position in the current fiba event.

And it is mainly for the purpose of defending Yi Jianlian, and he must still do whatever he wants on the offensive end.

...

As a result, Ruer Deng failed to lock Yi Jianlian, but the defensive effect was definitely much better than the parallel power forward just now.

Yi Jianlian's offensive efficiency was limited, but Mullins on the British team, under the care of the fat and strong Zhang Zhaoxu, could not score easily as easily as before.

I have to say that Zhang Zhaoxu's growth over the past two years is simply visible to the naked eye. Originally, Zhang Zhaoxu could only be said to be a good young player, but now he can be said to be China's number one center.
To be continued...