Chapter 216: Rebellion against Tian Gang! Time is running out for the US team!
The break between quarters ended, and the game resumed!
The USA Team players finally realized how important Chen Hao was to the entire Dragon Country Team.
So, their strategy now was very simple.
Find every possible way to prevent Chen Hao from playing.
That way, they would have a chance to win the game.
This was also the tactic Coach K had devised during the break between quarters.
As for what methods to use, it naturally went without saying.
After all, they were all veteran players who had been in the NBA for many years.
They all understood Coach K's unspoken meaning.
Any means could be used as long as it got Chen Hao off the court.
So, when the second quarter began, the USA Team's defensive strategy against Chen Hao changed.
No matter who was guarding Chen Hao, they would no longer choose to go head-to-head.
As soon as Chen Hao touched them, they would immediately fall to the ground.
Their objective was very clear: to draw a foul from Chen Hao.
As for whether the referee would call an offensive foul on Chen Hao, they would only know after trying.
If they didn't try, how would they know?
Initially, the referee's whistle was quite lenient.
But after the USA Team players fell to the ground multiple times, the referees finally began to seriously consider the issue of offensive fouls.
It's important to remember that the USA Team players were very strong physically.
In this situation, Chen Hao touching them and causing them to fall motionless.
Did this truly mean Chen Hao used excessive force?
Or was Chen Hao really committing an offensive foul?
Once this thought emerged, the referee finally couldn't hold back!
So, this time when Chen Hao drove to the paint.
And knocked Anthony flying out of bounds, the referee's whistle finally blew!
The referee's gesture was very clear: offensive foul on Chen Hao!
Chen Hao's expression was very calm regarding the referee's call.
When he saw the USA Team players all flopping to the ground, he knew this scene would happen.
As for Anthony, he stood up from the ground with an excited look.
All the USA Team players were invigorated!
Their plan had worked!
Little did they know, Chen Hao smiled faintly.
He teased Anthony with a smile:
"It's also time to let you guys witness my outside shooting ability!
That's right, if I don't shoot from the outside, you won't admit defeat!"
The USA Team players didn't take Chen Hao's words to heart.
At this moment, they believed that as long as they continued this defensive strategy, Chen Hao would definitely get into foul trouble.
However, what they never expected was that Chen Haochanged his strategy on the next possession!
After Anthony clanked a three-pointer from beyond the arc, Chen Hao grabbed the rebound with one hand!
He quickly pushed the ball up the court!
At this moment, all the USA Team players collapsed into the paint!
Their idea was very clear!
They couldn't let Chen Hao score easily in the paint!
As for the outside, Chen Hao hadn't taken a shot yet.
And after Chen Hao dribbled the ball past half-court, he immediately launched a three-pointer from beyond the arc!
The three-point line on the international court is closer than the NBA's three-point line.
So, for Chen Hao, this was simply a long two-pointer!
This time, no one stepped up to block his three-point attempt!
By the time the USA Team players looked at the basket, the basketball had already swished through!
Now, it was their turn to be dumbfounded!
Chen Hao's outside shot was also on fire!
How were they supposed to play now!
Initially, they only wanted to draw offensive fouls from Chen Hao.
Now it seemed this method wouldn't work!
And after hitting this three-pointer, Chen Hao also shouted loudly at the USA Team players:
"Hey, if you don't defend properly, you're going to lose!
You really don't have much time left!"
Chen Hao's words made the Dragon Country Teamplayers laugh.
They had never thought of saying such words before the game.
Now Chen Hao actually said them to the USA Teamplayers!
This was simply too satisfying!
As for the USA Team players, their faces were all ashen.
Even Kobe felt extremely annoyed with his own performance.
He really couldn't understand why, even after clearly getting past Chen Hao.
He still couldn't score!
Until this moment, Kobe still believed he had gotten past Chen Hao with skill.
In reality, Kobe could easily get past Chen Hao.
That was because Chen Hao wasn't seriously defending him at all.
He simply let Kobe get past him from in front of him.
This way, it was easier to block him from behind!
After all, a chase-down block from behind looks even more explosive!
Chen Hao also really liked this kind of explosive block!
It would leave a deep impression on the offensive player!
Now, Kobe already had a psychological shadow regarding Chen Hao.
Even if he really got past the Dragon Country Teamplayers.
At the moment of shooting a layup, he would unconsciously look behind him.
Kobe was truly worried that Chen Hao would fly out from behind him again to block him!
This also led to a significant drop in Kobe's shooting percentage!
And ever since Director Zhang plopped down on the ground, he had become much more well-behaved!
He knew very well in his heart that someone must have deliberately moved his chair.
But in this situation, he naturally couldn't get angry.
If he really got angry, he would be the one losing face!
Moreover, his previous remarks had already been met with furious criticism from the Fans.
So now, Director Zhang had become much more subdued.
He no longer dared to speak wildly.
Because Kobe, in front of Chen Hao, truly had no strength to speak of.
When Chen Hao started firing from the outside, the USA Team's defense fell into a dilemma.
If they rushed out to defend Chen Hao, the paint would naturally be very empty!
Don't forget the Dragon Country Team also had Yao Ming!
His dominance in the paint was already very strong!
Moreover, the USA Team couldn't even pay attention to the paint now.
As long as Chen Hao passed the ball to Yao Ming, he could easily score!
This was truly a very easy thing for Yao Ming.
On the other hand, the USA Team had fallen into a difficult situation.
The Dragon Country Team had Yao Ming in the paint and Chen Hao on the perimeter.
In this situation, it was really hard to deal with!
After a period of struggle, the USA Team players finally chose to rush out to defend!
Because they knew very well that Chen Hao was the strongest player on the Dragon Country Team.
The only thing they could do now was to stick with Chen Hao.
As for the final outcome, that was beyond their ability to predict.
However, when they truly started to rush out to defend the perimeter, they realized how naive they were!
Because even if they really rushed out to defend the perimeter, Chen Hao still easily hit a three-pointer!
Chen Hao even managed to hit a three-pointer over the heads of Kobe and Wade, despite their double-team interference!
After hitting a three-pointer over their heads, Chen Haodidn't forget to mock them loudly:
"Is this all the strength you have?
You still call yourselves the Dream Team?
Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?
You're truly disappointing me!
But seriously!
Even if your Dream Team 1 came!
You would still be beaten to a pulp by me!"
Chen Hao's arrogant words instantly enraged all the USA Team players.
In their opinion, Chen Hao was simply too much!
So, on the next possession, the USA Team players deliberately played dirty!
This time, it was Anthony who played dirty!
After he held the ball at the top of the arc, he saw Chen Hao rotate in front of him!
So, he chose to drive hard at Chen Hao!
Anthony's drive this time directly used his elbow to clear the way!
He now propped up his left elbow, and during the dribble drive, taking advantage of the referee's inattention, he aimed for Chen Hao's chest and fiercely slammed into him!
Anyone who has played basketball knows that being elbowed in the chest without warning is an extremely painful thing.
In severe cases, it can even lead to a fractured sternum.
And this time, Anthony was clearly aiming for the person!
He had long disliked Chen Hao!
Not only because he couldn't beat Chen Hao, but also because Chen Hao's words were truly too unpleasant!
So, he had to teach Chen Hao a lesson.
To let him know that on the basketball court, you can't just do whatever you want.
The moment Anthony's elbow hit Chen Hao, he originally thought Chen Hao would directly fall to the ground, groaning in pain.
But in reality, he was wrong!
Chen Hao not only didn't fall to the ground!
He didn't even budge!
Moreover, Anthony even felt intense pain in his left elbow!
This feeling made Anthony feel extremely flustered!
He really hadn't expected that his full-force elbow strike would feel like hitting a stone wall!
The intense pain in his left elbow caused his entire movement to become distorted.
Chen Hao decisively went for the steal at this moment, easily snatching the ball!
After successfully stealing the ball, Chen Hao directly threw it to the frontcourt!
No need to look, it was another spectacular fast break converted!
At this moment, Chen Hao finally looked at Anthony in front of him!
At this time, Anthony's left arm had lost all strength and was dangling!
As for Anthony's face, it was filled with an expression of pain.
Moreover, his gaze towards Chen Hao had become fierce.
Chen Hao looked at Anthony's expression with disdain and said:
"Hey, don't look at me with that kind of gaze!
You brought this upon yourself!
If you hadn't actively elbowed me!
Then you wouldn't have caused this result!
You've been in the NBA for so long, have you really never heard of my fierce reputation?
Have you ever heard of anyone being able to take advantage of me?
You've lived for so many years, you've truly lived them in vain!
You should go back and recover from your injury properly!
That arm of yours won't heal for several months!"
After saying these words, Chen Hao shouted loudly at the USA Team's team doctor:
"Hey, your team doctor should come up quickly!
This guy is about to cry!
How embarrassing!"
Chen Hao's words left the USA Team's team doctor in shock.
When he looked at Anthony again, he finally realized the seriousness of the situation!
Because Anthony's left arm was completely unable to be lifted now!
From his expression, he was in extreme pain.
So, this meant that Anthony must have suffered a serious injury!
On the big screen, a replay of Anthony and Chen Hao's physical contact just now also appeared!
From the replay, it could be clearly seen that Anthonyactively elbowed Chen Hao in the chest!
But Chen Hao, who was elbowed, was perfectly fine!
On the other hand, Anthony's expression was already very distorted and painful!
This meant that he was in extreme pain now!
However, no one believed that Anthony's expression was real.
All the Dragon Country Fans believed that Anthony was acting.
Because they had never heard of someone who actively attacked others getting injured themselves!
This guy must have seen that Chen Hao wasn't injured by the elbow, so he wanted to make a false accusation first.
With the USA Team's team doctor entering the court, the game went into a timeout!
Anthony now felt that his left arm must have suffered a serious injury.
When the team doctor tried to examine his left arm, Anthony cried out in pain:
"Don't move, it hurts so much!
My forearm must be fractured!
I need to go to the hospital immediately!
This damn guy, his chest is like a huge iron plate!
When I hit his chest, it was like hitting an iron plate!
I suspect he's playing with a steel plate on!
Referee!
I want to complain about that guy!
He must have something on his chest!"
At this moment, Anthony had completely lost his mind.
Because in his opinion, Chen Hao must have hidden something on his body.
Otherwise, his left arm would not have been injured!
However, the referee ignored his complaint.
Because this was inherently a very absurd thing.
This was the Olympic Games, and all the players were the most elite players of their respective countries.
Everyone was a professional player, so how could such an amateur thing happen?
Did they really think this was street basketball in the USA?
If you can't win the game, do you just start a fight?
Everyone believed that Anthony was now enraged and humiliated.
That's why he said such words.
But when Chen Hao heard Anthony's accusation, he looked at the referee with a wronged expression and said:
"Referee, you saw it!
He actively elbowed me!
Now he's even trying to make a false accusation first!
He's too arrogant!
You really should give such a player a technical foul!"
Anthony was already angry enough, and now that he heard Chen Hao's words, he became even more infuriated!
Anthony was completely triggered!
"Damn it!
Damn Dragon Country pig!
Are you looking for death?"
Anthony shouted these words in front of the referee!
At this point, the referee finally couldn't tolerate Anthonyanymore!
So, under the gaze of the Fans, he made the technical foul gesture towards Anthony!
Anthony earned himself a technical foul!
Regarding this technical foul call by the referee, the out-of-control Anthony once again cursed at the referee:
"Fuck!
You're trash!
You don't understand officiating at all!
Get out of here!
What a terrible referee!
You must have been bribed!"
At this point, the referee finally couldn't take it anymore and once again made the technical foul gesture towards Anthony!
Anthony received two consecutive technical fouls and was directly ejected from the game!
The USA Team players were also very dissatisfied with this result.
They were also puzzled by Anthony's loss of control.
Then, he received two technical fouls.
Anthony was ejected!
Moreover, he seemed to have suffered a serious injury!
At this point, Anthony was completely out of commission!
Coach K, the Head Coach of the USA Team, had a very grim expression.
He also didn't think Anthony's injury would be that serious.
It wasn't until the team doctor told him that Anthony had a serious fracture in his left arm.
Only then did Coach K realize how terrifying Chen Hao's body truly was.
Now that Anthony was ejected, it would be even more difficult for the USA Team!
After all, Anthony was a formidable scorer on the international stage.
It was also because of his performance from the outside just now that the USA Team managed to score some points!
Now that he couldn't continue the game, this was a huge piece of bad news for the USA Team!
As for the score, it was now 60:35!
There were only three minutes left until the end of the second quarter!
The Dragon Country Team was already leading by as much as 25 points!
At this point, the USA Team truly didn't have much time left!
Chapter 217: The Dream Team 8 completely collapsed! They couldn't play enough basketball, couldn't talk enough trash, and couldn't win a fight!
Anthony has already withdrawn due to injury, and with Paul out earlier, the USA Team now has two key players injured.
This outcome was shocking to everyone.
Moreover, what surprised the Fans the most was that the USA Team was trailing the Dragon Country Team by such a large margin at halftime.
How can they even play now?
At this moment, both Kobe and James had extremely grim expressions.
They had never imagined this game would turn out this way.
Although Chen Hao joining the Dragon Country Team put a lot of pressure on them, they never thought their team would be trailing by so many points.
What made them feel most despairing was that Chen Hao's one-on-one defensive ability was truly terrifying!
As long as he chose to guard a specific player one-on-one, that player would genuinely be unable to score.
And once the ball was passed to another player, the Dragon Country Team would quickly form a zone defense.
The Dragon Country Team's defense also became extremely tight due to Chen Hao's inclusion.
Coupled with Yao Ming's presence in the paint, it directly led to the USA Team's inability to score easily inside.
Especially Howard, he was completely suppressed by Yao Ming!
Now, there are not many players left who can be relied upon on the perimeter.
Kobe and James must step up!
Otherwise, this game will truly be lost!
In this world, if a team is trailing by 25 points at halftime and still has a chance to catch up in the second half, it can only be the USA Team!
However, no one now believes that the USA Team truly possesses the ability to make such a comeback!
The only thing they can do now is to prevent Chen Haofrom playing.
They've tried, but they can't do it!
Now, time is truly running out for the USA Team!
As the first half ended, the final score was 70:40!
The USA Team was even trailing by as much as 30 points!
Now, for the USA Team to win, it truly needs a miracle!
During halftime, in the USA Team's locker room, all the players were silent.
Head Coach Coach K stared grimly at the halftime data report.
In fact, he was also extremely anxious because he truly couldn't think of a better solution!
Chen Hao was simply an invincible presence!
They had already tried many methods in the first half!
They tried to double-team Chen Hao.
However, Chen Hao could easily pass the ball to his teammates even when double-teamed!
And Chen Hao's teammates were quite effective at that moment.
They could basically hit open shots!
Especially once the ball was passed to Yao Ming, he would definitely score easily!
As for Howard, who was guarding the paint, he was easily overpowered by Chen Hao!
In addition, Zhu Ba on the perimeter also started hitting three-pointers frequently.
This greatly dispersed the USA Team's defensive attention!
Therefore, their approach of double-teaming Chen Haohad no effect whatsoever!
Because Chen Hao could easily create scoring opportunities for his teammates!
Even Head Coach Coach K considered this unsolvable!
So, now there was only one solution left!
That was to make it as difficult as possible for Chen Haoto play!
Only then could the USA Team possibly make a comeback in the second half!
What methods could prevent Chen Hao from playing?
Of course, it would be to get him into foul trouble or ejected!
The rules of international competitions are very different from NBA rules.
Once a conflict occurs on the court, the players involved will be severely penalized!
And, if it comes to physical contact, they will be immediately ejected.
So, this was the USA Team's only current option!
Thinking of this, Coach K looked at Howard.
Because at this point, Howard's impact was already very small!
Leaving him on the court would only result in him being dominated by Yao Ming.
So, it would be better to directly have him provoke Chen Hao and get into a conflict with him.
Then, achieve the goal of a trade-off!
So, Coach K earnestly said to Howard:
"Hey, Dwight, in the second half, I need you to do something!
This matter is crucial to whether our team can make a comeback!
I hope you can do it!"
Hearing the Head Coach say this, Howard's expression instantly became serious:
"Coach, tell me what you need me to do!
I will give it my all!
We still have a great chance in this game!"
Seeing Howard's confidence, Coach K was quite pleased:
"Very good, I like your positive attitude!
Actually, it's very simple.
In the second half, you don't have to do anything else.
You just need to use all the trash talk you know to relentlessly provoke Chen Hao!
And, on defense, you can give him all sorts of small fouls.
Try your best to enrage him and make him retaliate against you!
As for what happens next, I don't need to tell you, you should know what to do, right?"
Coach K's words instantly shocked Howard!
He had never dreamed that the Head Coach would ask him to do such dirty work.
Moreover, he also understood that the Head Coachwanted him to trade off with Chen Hao.
As long as Chen Hao was ejected, the USA Team would still have hope.
Howard was not a fool; he knew he had no room to refuse.
So, he silently nodded and said:
"Don't worry, Coach, I know what to do!"
Seeing Howard agree to his request, Coach K's expression softened considerably.
He looked around with a solemn expression, then said in a deep voice:
"Hey, guys!
If I'm not mistaken, the purpose of forming this team was for revenge!
However, now we've encountered difficulties in our first group stage game!
We are now trailing by as many as 30 points!
So, we must fight with our backs against the wall in the second half!
You all should have heard what I just said!
We can only use this method to find an opportunity to overtake them!
Therefore, I want you to leave nothing on the court in the second half!
You must aggressively attack the Dragon Country Team's interior!
Our targets are not just Chen Hao, but also Yao Ming and A'lian!
Only if they all accumulate multiple fouls can we hope to catch up in the shortest possible time!"
Coach K's words made the USA Team players' expressions all turn grim.
Although this method was somewhat underhanded, at this point, it was truly difficult!
They could only resort to this method!
After all, the means might be despicable, but if they ultimately win, that's all that matters!
Compared to losing, a slightly despicable method is not a problem at all!
When the second half began, the USA Team players already had grim expressions on their faces.
And Howard, in particular, had his gaze fixed on Chen Hao.
Howard naturally knew how strong Chen Hao's combat power was.
After all, during his time in the NBA, countless players had fallen at his hands.
But now it was an international competition, on the stage of the Olympic Games.
Chen Hao would absolutely not dare to easily retaliate against him.
Because once he retaliated, Chen Hao would face only one outcome!
That would be an ejection!
Therefore, Howard's mission was very simple!
That was to make Chen Hao, who dared not retaliate, dare to retaliate against him!
This prerequisite was extremely important!
Only an enraged Chen Hao would likely retaliate against Howard!
"It's time to test my trash-talking abilities!"
At this moment, Howard was already starting to feel excited about his upcoming actions!
Since the Head Coach had given him this task, he naturally had to complete it perfectly!
The USA Team had the first possession in the second half.
Kobe held the ball at the top of the arc!
Howard quickly stepped forward to screen for him!
After the screen, Howard directly put his arm around Chen Hao, preventing him from following Kobe in time!
Howard's action was not very subtle, so the referee immediately saw it!
The whistle blew, and Howard was called for an illegal screen!
However, this was not what Howard wanted to achieve!
His goal was to launch a trash-talking attack on Chen Hao after being called for the foul!
"Hey, it seems the referees have taken your money!
Thinking about it, it makes sense, after all, this is your home court!
Throughout history, you've never won against us!
Now that it's finally your turn to play at home, of course, you have to manipulate things to get the referees to help you win the game!
Am I wrong in saying that?
It's truly an eye-opener!"
After listening to Howard's words, Chen Hao looked at him with a surprised expression and said:
"I'm very curious, what did your Head Coach say to you during halftime!
Or, did your Head Coach make you all go to the restroom and eat a pound of something?
Otherwise, why would your mouths be so smelly?"
Howard originally thought that his trash-talking attack would instantly make Chen Hao explode with anger.
But he never expected Chen Hao's counterattack to be even more sharp!
Especially when Chen Hao mocked them for going to the restroom and eating a pound, Howard's fists clenched!
He almost punched Chen Hao!
What this guy said was truly infuriating!
How could he say such things?
And when Chen Hao saw Howard's fists clench, he even more arrogantly said to him:
"What?
Did I hit the nail on the head?
So you're very angry now?
If that's the case, you can completely punch me hard in the head!
Don't worry, I will absolutely not fall down and extort you!
I'll even praise you for being a tough guy!"
After Chen Hao finished speaking, he even actively extended his head towards Howard!
Extremely arrogant!
Extremely conceited!
Extremely asking for a beating!
Howard had never seen such an arrogant person.
He actually extended his head towards him, inviting him to strike!
How could he tolerate this?
So, Howard's fists were already clenched, and he immediately moved to punch Chen Hao in the head!
Fortunately, James rushed to Howard's front in time and pulled his fist back tightly:
"Damn it, what are you trying to do?
Did you forget what the Coach told you?
To provoke him!
He didn't tell you to actively attack him!
This guy is deliberately trying to make you retaliate!"
James had been observing the conversation between Chen Hao and Howard from the side.
He actually hoped that Chen Hao would lose his cool and retaliate against Howard.
At that time, he could quickly step forward to break up the fight.
He could even take the opportunity to do something to Chen Hao.
But he never expected that the final result would be Howard losing his cool first because of Chen Hao!
From Howard's expression and actions, Chen Hao's trash-talking counterattack was truly too powerful!
At this moment, Howard, who was being held back, finally came to his senses.
He glared fiercely at Chen Hao and angrily shouted at James:
"Do you know what he called us?
He said our mouths were smelly!
It's because we were punished to go to the restroom and eat a pound during halftime!
Don't you think this guy deserves a beating?"
The Dragon Country Team players nearby, after hearing Howard's words, could no longer hold back and burst into laughter!
However, the USA Team players' expressions, at this moment, completely darkened!
They originally thought Howard was too impatient!
Now it seemed that Chen Hao's trash talk was truly too damaging!
And Kobe, at this moment, stared intently at Chen Hao, gritting his teeth and saying:
"Did you really say that just now?"
Chen Hao appeared very calm in response to Kobe's questioning:
"Yes, because his mouth is genuinely very smelly!
If you don't believe me, you can go and smell it.
But then again, if you also ate a pound of something, then you definitely wouldn't be able to smell it!
After all, everyone is smelly, so our sense of smell has already assimilated!"
Kobe's expression was originally relatively calm.
But now he was no longer calm!
His fists even clenched!
Chen Hao's words were truly too provoking!
This guy's mouth was truly too smelly!
At this moment, James finally realized how childish their attempt to provoke Chen Hao with trash talk was!
In this situation, Chen Hao's trash-talking ability finally exploded!
James knew that they absolutely could not engage in trash talk with Chen Hao anymore!
Their entire team would not be a match for Chen Hao!
This guy's words were truly too hurtful!
Ultimately, the USA Team players still held back!
However, their anger towards Chen Hao had reached its peak!
On the contrary, Chen Hao appeared indifferent.
He even said with some disappointment:
"Actually, I've given up hope on your basketball skills!
I originally wanted to hear your trash-talking prowess.
Now it seems you can't even out-trash talk me!
How pathetic!
Of course, besides being unable to beat me in basketball, and being unable to out-trash talk me, there's one more thing you can't compare to me in!
Want to know what it is?
Seeing your eager expressions, I'll just tell you directly!
Even if you fight, you are no match for me at all!
Even if you all come at me, you're still no match for me!
When I say 'all come at me,' I'm not just talking about the players on the court, but also your teammates on the bench!
Even with so many people, you're still no match for me!
So, just accept this game!
You are all softies!"
Chapter 218: Punch out after three quarters! Xiao Xiaomi's national team, easily defeated! Two Bingbings on a date after the game
Chen Hao's trash talk reduced the USA Team players to nothing.
Even the most emotionally stable players couldn't hold back after hearing Chen Hao's trash talk.
Especially Howard, who at this moment no longer cared about anything else.
All he wanted to do now was punch Chen Hao in the face and make him regret his trash talk.
As for Kobe and James, they were equally furious.
Just as Chen Hao turned his head away with a look of disdain, Howard had already thrown a punch at Chen Hao.
Just when he thought he could knock Chen Hao to the ground with one punch, Chen Hao instantly turned around and easily dodged his punch.
After dodging his punch, Chen Hao casually grabbed Howard's right hand and pulled hard!
The latter immediately fell to the ground!
After doing all this, Chen Hao looked at James and Kobewith a calm expression:
"Do you two want to come at me together?
Anyway, I have plenty of time right now.
I can play with you!"
Looking at Howard sprawled on the ground, Kobe and James instantly sobered up.
They finally realized that they were no match for Chen Hao.
As for the Fans present, they were completely ecstatic!
Howard attacked Chen Hao first, but Chen Hao easily dodged it.
He even made Howard fall to the ground.
Chen Hao's series of moves was too cool, and they were naturally extremely excited.
As for the referees, they also didn't expect such a situation to occur in the game.
However, their reaction wasn't slow, and they quickly appeared in front of Chen Hao.
They prevented Chen Hao from continuing to attack Howard.
In fact, Chen Hao had no intention of kicking him while he was down.
Because Howard wasn't worth his effort.
This guy was just a paper tiger; he had long since lost his roots!
In fact, the referees also saw it very clearly.
Howard was the one who initiated this conflict.
And Chen Hao merely lightly pulled Howard.
And easily brought him down to the ground.
What a clever move, using minimal force to overcome great strength!
The Fans on the scene worshipped Chen Hao even more!
The USA Team players glared at Chen Hao, but no one dared to move!
As for Chen Hao, he calmly walked to the sidelines.
At this point in the game, the suspense was completely gone!
Howard's unprovoked attack on Chen Hao meant he was destined to be ejected.
As for Chen Hao, he didn't actually do anything too outrageous.
The referees would probably give him a pass.
However, as the Head Coach of the USA Team, Old K was extremely angry at this moment.
He loudly accused Chen Hao's behavior to the referees.
And demanded that the referees severely punish Chen Hao.
However, the referees ignored Old K's accusations.
Their eyes weren't blind; they saw very clearly what had happened.
The big screen on site showed Howard's sneak attack on Chen Hao.
In slow motion, it was clearly seen that Howard tried to punch Chen Hao in the back.
But Chen Hao easily dodged it!
And, he just lightly grabbed his right hand and pulled him forward a bit.
The latter immediately fell to the ground!
In fact, Howard was not injured when he fell to the ground this time.
But while the harm was not great, the humiliation was extreme!
At this moment, Howard even wished he had just fainted.
It was truly too embarrassing!
The referees stopped the game and re-evaluated the conflict.
Soon, they made their final ruling.
Howard was immediately ejected from the game!
As for Chen Hao, he also received a technical foul.
Clearly, the referees also wanted Chen Hao to be a bit more disciplined.
After all, if it weren't for Chen Hao's trash talk, Howard's mindset wouldn't have collapsed.
The Head Coach of the USA Team, Old K, was very dissatisfied with this ruling.
He even started cursing at the referees.
As a result, he also received a technical foul.
Dragon Country Fans were delighted with this outcome.
With Howard's ejection, three USA Team players had already left the court.
This outcome was unexpected by many Fans.
Now, they were already trailing by over 30 points, and their morale was at rock bottom.
In this game, the USA Team had completely lost hope.
However, for the Dragon Country Team's Fans, it wasn't enough.
Because after all, the opponent was the USA Team, and Chen Hao absolutely couldn't just clock out now.
Yunas had the same idea.
Therefore, Chen Hao still appeared on the court in the third quarter.
However, in the third quarter, Chen Hao's main task was to create scoring opportunities for his teammates.
Chen Hao also wanted more Dragon Country players to be able to score.
So, in the third quarter, Chen Hao racked up 12 assists.
Every Dragon Country player who played scored points.
And all of them were assisted by Chen Hao.
After the third quarter ended, the point difference between the two teams had already reached over 40 points!
100:60!
Chen Hao had already put up a terrifying stat line of 45 points, 15 rebounds, 15 assists, 5 steals, and 8 blocks in three quarters!
As for the USA Team players, everyone's face showed a bewildered expression.
They had never imagined that the first group stage game would end with such a result.
This game was like a nightmare for them.
They no longer knew how to face their country's Fans.
By the fourth quarter, Chen Hao could finally clock out.
After all, the USA Team, trailing by forty points, had already completely given up on the game.
Commentator Yu Jia was extremely excited:
"Before this game began.
I believe Fans all over the world would not have guessed such an outcome!
Chen Hao's joining the Dragon Country Team has brought about earth-shattering changes to the Dragon Country Team!
Under his leadership, the Dragon Country Team easily defeated the USA Team!
And it was even a three-quarter clock-out!
Oh my God!
Honestly, I never dreamed it would turn out like this!
It's truly such a pleasant surprise!
The Dragon Country Team is truly too strong!"
Director Zhang, standing nearby, dared not speak.
In front of Chen Hao, Kobe and James paled in comparison.
Now, he no longer dared to blindly praise Kobe.
Especially when he had just fallen onto his backside, the Fans on the scene instantly burst into huge laughter.
At that moment, he knew that all the Dragon Country Fans disliked him.
Even his commentary partner, Yu Jia, was very dissatisfied with him.
Therefore, he dared not speak.
He even worried that after this game, Fans would come looking for trouble with him.
You know, Dragon Country Fans are famously good at criticizing.
He could already imagine that after this game, he would definitely be heavily criticized by the Fans.
In fact, Director Zhang also hadn't expected Chen Hao's strength to be so formidable.
Even powerful players like Kobe and James were merely younger brothers in front of Chen Hao!
As the final whistle blew, the score was set at 131:100!
Chen Hao did not play in the fourth quarter, but Yao Mingand A'lian played the entire game.
Because Chen Hao did not play again, the USA Teambarely managed to close some of the score gap.
Ultimately, the Dragon Country Team defeated the USA Team with a huge advantage of 31 points!
The Dragon Country Men's Basketball Team achieved a winning start!
And, it was by defeating the strongest USA Team!
This result shocked the world of basketball!
After this game, Chen Hao's name completely resounded throughout the entire world of basketball!
When the game ended, all members of the USA Teamcollectively refused interviews with reporters.
They returned to the locker room without a word.
Judging by their actions, they seemed to have many grievances regarding the officiating of this game.
But those who understood basketball knew very well that in this game, the USA Team truly had no chance of winning!
From the first minute of the game, the Dragon Country Team, with Chen Hao, firmly held the initiative.
Therefore, the USA Team's loss in this game was not unfair!
It was not unfair at all!
Although the USA Team players refused interviews.
But as they walked back to the locker room, many USA Team players muttered loudly:
"The referees have a big problem!
If it weren't for the referees' officiating issues.
We wouldn't have lost this game!
The referees were too obviously biased!
Our three main players couldn't play normally!
We're not convinced!"
Many reporters noted down these complaints from the USA Team players.
However, almost everyone knew that this was just the USA Team being sore losers.
So, they also wanted to see what kind of reaction would be sparked after reporting these statements from the USA Team players.
The Dragon Country Team players were surrounded by reporters.
Especially in front of Chen Hao, there were layers upon layers of them.
All Chen Hao could see were microphones shoved in his face.
Chen Hao also felt quite helpless about the enthusiasm of these reporters.
However, he also answered the reporters' many questions with great patience.
After all, this was Dragon Country, his homeland.
When reporters asked Chen Hao for his thoughts on the game, he smiled and quipped:
"If I'm not mistaken.
The USA Team probably isn't convinced!
They will definitely appeal after the game.
They might even raise various questions about the referees' rulings.
But what I want to say is.
I still gave them a little bit of face in this game.
If they still don't know what's good for them.
Then I don't mind letting them know what true humiliation means in the finals!
I hope they act wisely!"
Arrogant!
Dominant!
Chen Hao's words were truly too confident!
He didn't even put the USA Team in his eyes!
He even threatened to severely teach the USA Team a lesson again in the finals!
After hearing this, the Dragon Country reporters felt their blood boil!
This is what a true superstar is like!
This is what true confidence is called!
Chen Hao's words now truly carried great authority!
After all, he didn't play in the fourth quarter of this game.
The Dragon Country Team could still easily defeat the USA Team by 31 points.
So, if he had continued to play in the fourth quarter, by how many points would the USA Team have lost?
It has to be said that Chen Hao gave all Dragon Country Fans the greatest confidence and courage.
After this game, the Dragon Country Team will face their second opponent in the group stage tomorrow.
That is the Spanish Team.
You know, the Spanish Team is the World Championship champion!
They even defeated the powerful USA Team to win the World Championship.
Therefore, the Spanish Team's strength is also quite formidable.
They are also the second seed team in this Olympic Games.
When reporters asked Chen Hao if he was confident about this game, Chen Hao smiled and replied:
"You'll only know after playing the game.
So, you just wait and see!
As for the final result, I believe you will definitely be satisfied!"
Although Chen Hao didn't say anything overly arrogant, everyone could hear the confidence and swagger in his words.
At the same time, the Spanish Team also issued their declaration at this moment.
As the team's leader, Pau Gasol was also Kobe's teammate.
So, when he learned that the Dragon Country Team had defeated the USA Team, he was also quite shocked.
However, he was very confident in his own team.
And, during an interview with reporters, he confidently stated:
"Although the USA Team is very strong.
But in my opinion, they are not as good as us.
Now our opponent is the Dragon Country Team.
I will let my teammate Kobe know.
Defeating the Dragon Country Team is not a difficult task.
Let me avenge him!"
Pau Gasol's arrogant words made many Fans very excited.
However, for Chen Hao, he didn't care about these off-court remarks.
Because tonight, he had another engagement.
Ever since his last meeting and detailed discussion with Liu Tianxian and Yang Mi, many female celebrities in Dragon Country had been eyeing Chen Hao.
So, tonight, the ones who had an appointment with Chen Hao became the two Bingbings!
One surnamed Fan, and one surnamed Li.
Chen Hao was very familiar with these two celebrities.
After all, their film and television works were deeply ingrained in the public's mind.
Moreover, at this time, their looks were also at their peak.
Chen Hao wanted to see how their stamina was.
Chen Hao and they met at a grand hotel in the capital.
And it was on the top floor here.
When Chen Hao appeared at this hotel, many reporters noticed him.
Because Chen Hao had no intention of hiding his whereabouts.
And not long before, the Bingbings had already arrived at this hotel.
With Chen Hao's arrival, these reporters who were following Chen Hao couldn't help but think in other directions!
When Chen Hao appeared in front of the two Bingbings, they were also quite excited.
They had also learned the news that the Dragon Country Team had defeated the USA Team.
Now, their gaze towards Chen Hao was even more adoring!
"You're really amazing!
We watched today's game!
The USA Team players were simply no match for you!
It was truly so satisfying to watch!
You've become our national hero!"
It was Fan Ye who spoke.
She even proactively walked towards Chen Hao.
Seeing Fan Ye so forward, Chen Hao naturally wouldn't be reserved.
As for the other Bingbing, she appeared relatively calmer, but she also said with a smile:
"It was indeed a wonderful game!
I am actually very fond of basketball!
You have always been my idol!
Seeing you today, I have truly fulfilled my wish!
I just wonder if you would be equally outstanding in other areas?"
"Like what?
What other areas do you want to see my performance in?"
"Physical flexibility!"
At this, Chen Hao's eyes instantly became playful:
"Are you sure?
Although I am a basketball player.
But my flexibility is also good!
How about we compete?"
Chen Hao's words made Li Bingbing very excited:
"Okay!
I want to see how good your flexibility can be!
If you lose, you have to grant me a condition!"
Chapter 219: Why not go by land instead of by water? The two Bingbings were teased to tears!
Chen Hao naturally wouldn't refuse Li Bingbing's request:
"Of course, if you win, you can ask me to do anything!"
After hearing Chen Hao's words, Li Bingbing's expression instantly became lively:
"You said it!
I've practiced dance since I was a child.
My flexibility has always been very good.
So, there's no way you can beat me!
Now, I'll do a move, and you follow it!
If you can't do it, you lose!"
After hearing Bingbing's words, Chen Hao nodded with interest.
So, Li Bingbing made her first move.
A classic split!
She completed it effortlessly in an instant!
And Chen Hao, seeing her do this move, smiled and followed suit!
Chen Hao also did it with ease!
This time, it was Fan Ye's turn to be shocked:
"I didn't expect you could do such a move!
And so effortlessly!
It's truly surprising!"
Chen Hao smiled, spread his hands, and said:
"This is a very simple move!
Of course, I can do it easily."
Li Bingbing was a bit annoyed by Chen Hao's smugness:
"It seems I need to get serious with you!"
After saying that, she performed another type of split!
The kind where both legs spread out to the sides!
This type of split requires even greater flexibility!
And this kind of split is relatively easier for women to do.
It's much more demanding for men!
Li Bingbing could do it with ease.
But for Chen Hao, it was really not a move he could necessarily do easily.
However, Chen Hao once again gave them a big surprise!
He still did it with ease!
This time, it was Li Bingbing who couldn't stay calm:
"What kind of monster are you?
Are you even a man?
I've never seen a man with such good flexibility.
I'm seriously doubting it now!"
Regarding Li Bingbing's doubt, Chen Hao shrugged helplessly and said:
"If you want to question my gender, you can certainly examine me.
However, if it's ultimately proven that I am male,
Then you will have to pay the price for your actions!
Do you dare to bet?"
Chen Hao's words provoked Li Bingbing.
She genuinely didn't believe Chen Hao's flexibility could be that good.
Since he said so, she absolutely had to inspect Chen Hao!
"Alright, I'm going to give you a thorough check!
To see if you're really a man!"
After saying that, Li Bingbing actively walked towards Chen Hao.
Fan Ye, who was watching from the side, also had a strange look in her eyes.
She hadn't expected such a situation to arise!
Weren't they supposed to be comparing flexibility?
How did it turn into an inspection of Chen Hao's gender?
This style is all wrong!
However, Fan Ye quickly reacted.
"This vixen actually wants to use this method to make a move on Chen Hao!
How despicable!
No, I can't let her get the better of me!"
Thinking of this, Fan Ye also actively came to Chen Hao's front and said:
"If she inspects alone, it might be a bit slow!
I'll help too!
I also have great doubts about your gender!"
Seeing Fan Ye look at him seriously and say these words, Chen Hao nodded helplessly:
"Then you two should help her inspect me thoroughly!"
So, the two of them conducted a comprehensive physical examination of Chen Hao!
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, more than two hours had passed.
For Li Bingbing and Fan Ye, they had completely believed that Chen Hao was a genuine man!
And a very strong man!
Strong to an outrageous degree!
Especially during the physical examination of Chen Hao, the masculine charm Chen Hao displayed immersed them!
Now, they were completely conquered by Chen Hao!
"Now, you two shouldn't question my gender anymore, right?"
Chen Hao looked at the two exhausted women with interest and teased them.
"You brute, you really are a rough man!
I never thought anyone would come with their own microphone!
You're not human at all!
You must be an android!
Or you're an alien!
However, I really like it, your body!"
Actually, after they had given Chen Hao a physical examination,
It was Chen Hao's turn to search them.
After all, in Chen Hao's opinion, he also had reasonable grounds to doubt their gender.
Between this back and forth, various exchanges naturally occurred.
Finally, Chen Hao successfully completed this physical examination by attacking through the waterway and then taking an unexpected route, returning by land.
And during this process, both Fan Ye and Li Bingbing,
Their voices were working at high capacity throughout.
So, after the examination was completed, their voices were completely hoarse!
This was why they were so exhausted.
"You two should rest well!
I'm heading out first!
After all, I still have a game tomorrow!
You can come to the venue to cheer me on!"
After saying that, Chen Hao left the hotel.
For Li Bingbing and Fan Ye, they originally intended to go to the venue to cheer for Chen Hao.
But after all this ordeal, they really didn't know if they would still have the strength to get up.
Now, all they wanted to do was get a good night's sleep.
Late at night, Chen Hao left the hotel and returned to the Olympic Village.
He didn't escape the paparazzi's cameras.
So, on the second day, news of Chen Hao dating two beauties until late at night appeared in major mainstream media outlets in Dragon Country.
For this news, many of Chen Hao's old Fans were already used to it.
After all, when playing in the NBA, Chen Hao often performed such operations.
However, despite Chen Hao's constant off-court scandals,
His performance on the court was never affected in any way!
In fact, whenever there was a scandal about Chen Haothe day before,
He would definitely have an explosive performance in his game the next day!
However, for Dragon Country people who didn't pay much attention to Chen Hao before, it was really hard to accept his scandals.
"How can this guy go out and fool around during the competition?"
"Although he performed well in the last game, he shouldn't get carried away so quickly!"
"You know the group stage isn't over yet!"
"In this situation, won't the Dragon Country Team Head Coach punish him?"
"This guy is so smug with a little achievement, today's game is really uncertain!"
In fact, these voices were almost all from those so-called basketball commentators.
In their opinion, Chen Hao should abide by the relevant rules and discipline.
Since he was representing the national team, he should have the most basic awareness.
It just seemed now that Chen Hao had no sense of discipline whatsoever.
He didn't even try to hide his actions.
This was why so many basketball commentators were dissatisfied with Chen Hao.
Ultimately, it was just jealousy!
For Chen Hao, these off-court rumors couldn't affect him at all.
He participated in the Olympic Games mainly for Yao Ming's sake.
As for these basketball commentators, he didn't pay them any mind.
As for them constantly pestering him, it was merely because they coveted his huge popularity!
It didn't matter; he would thoroughly humble them in today's game anyway!
When the Spanish Team players learned of Chen Hao's whereabouts yesterday, they were optimistic about Chen Hao's condition today.
In their opinion, the exertions of last night would definitely affect Chen Hao's performance.
After all, athletes consume a lot of physical energy during competitions.
Therefore, they must have ample time to rest and sleep after a game.
Especially now that the Olympic Games schedule is quite intense, there isn't even a full day to recuperate.
At this time, the athletes' rest time becomes particularly important.
However, Chen Hao chose not to rest well.
Instead, he chose to go on a date with a female celebrity and check into a hotel!
Such behavior was highly unprofessional!
Therefore, this also filled the Spanish Team with confidence for this game!
Marc Gasol, Pau Gasol's brother, even said with a look of disdain:
"Their main player exhausted his physical energy last night!
So today we will beat him black and blue!
We are the strongest team!"
Coincidentally, Chen Hao learned of Marc Gasol's remarks from the reporters.
This instantly piqued Chen Hao's interest in this game.
Because he clearly remembered that in the original Olympic Games, the Dragon Country Team's game against the Spanish Team,
The Dragon Country Team truly maintained the lead throughout the entire game!
They even held a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter!
It looked like the Dragon Country Team was about to win this game!
Marc Gasol actually scored an And-1 over Yao Ming's head!
And it was precisely because of his And-1 that the game was directly dragged into overtime!
Ultimately, the Dragon Country Team players, due to lack of physical strength, regrettably lost!
And this game was not only an enduring regret for the Dragon Country players of that generation.
It was also an enduring regret in the hearts of countless Dragon Country Fans.
In an interview program many years later, Yao Ming said:
"If I had known that Marc Gasol would make that shot,
Even if I had broken his leg at that moment, I would never have allowed him to complete that score!
Unfortunately, there are no 'ifs'!"
From Yao Ming's words, it could be heard that he was truly deeply troubled by this game.
Similarly, as a Fan of Dragon Country, he also had a deep impression of this game.
Therefore, Chen Hao naturally remembered this game very clearly.
Now, experiencing this game once again,
He had become the absolute main player of the Dragon Country Team.
Then, Chen Hao would absolutely not allow the previous regret to happen again!
Compared to the 31-point loss to the USA Team, this game against the Spanish Team caused even deeper regret among the vast Dragon Country Fans!
Now, Chen Hao was going to thoroughly trample this regret underfoot!
Amidst the huge cheers of the on site Fans, the Dragon Country Team's second group stage game began!
The Dragon Country Team's starting lineup continued from the previous game, as for the Spanish Team's starting lineup,
Chen Hao actually recognized quite a few.
There were the Gasol brothers, and also Rudy Fernandez.
As the tip-off began, the game officially started!
The Dragon Country Team was the first to get offensive possession.
Chen Hao dribbled the ball past half-court.
As soon as he crossed half-court, he immediately encountered a double-team defense from the Spanish Team.
Chen Hao had already anticipated this outcome.
He forcefully threw the ball to Zhu Ba, who had popped out!
The latter, after catching the ball, shot a pull-up three-pointer without hesitation!
This time, Zhu Ba had a good touch and made it!
3:0!
Chen Hao easily got an assist!
Zhu Ba's made three-pointer gave the Dragon Country Team great confidence!
Then it was the Spanish Team's turn to attack.
They passed the ball to Pau Gasol in the paint.
Pau Gasol backed down Yao Ming, and after a series of fakes, chose a turnaround hook shot!
Little did he know, as soon as he chose to back down Yao Ming, Chen Hao had already quietly approached the basket!
The moment Pau Gasol chose to turn and hook shot, Chen Hao had already leaped high behind him!
The Chen-style hotpot was served!
Chen Hao's overwhelming block directly swatted the ball out of bounds!
It flew all the way into the stands by the court!
And Chen Hao, after swatting Gasol with a big block, made a hand-over-eyes gesture.
This gesture was full of mockery!
And Pau Gasol, who was blocked by Chen Hao, looked extremely displeased!
He and Chen Hao had already faced each other in the NBA Finals.
He was most aware of Chen Hao's ferocity.
But after two months, he seemed to have forgotten the fear of being dominated by Chen Hao.
That's why he said those arrogant words before the game.
Now, Chen Hao's block reawakened that fear of being dominated.
Therefore, Pau Gasol's mood became very depressed.
This depressed mood could only be blamed on his teammates!
"Damn it, why didn't any of you warn me?
Tell me someone was behind me, and I could have just passed the ball to you!"
Pau Gasol's complaints made his teammates dare not speak up.
In fact, they really hadn't noticed Chen Hao quietly appearing under the basket.
Let alone reminding Pau Gasol.
"Don't worry, it won't happen again!"
Teammate Rudy Fernandez promised.
Chen Hao just happened to hear his words, so he smiled and mocked:
"No, no, no, I can guarantee, it will happen again!
And the one who gets blocked will still be your team leader!
Pau Gasol!
Unless he doesn't shoot!
If he dares to shoot once, I'll block him once!
I'll make him develop a mental block against shooting!
You will definitely see this good show!"
Chen Hao's words made the Spanish Team players' faces extremely grim.
Especially Pau Gasol, his mood at this moment was even more incredibly furious.
Chen Hao so brazenly ignored him, and even mocked him wildly right in front of him.
This was absolutely unbearable!
So, he shouted loudly at his teammates:
"Pass that damn basketball to me!
I want to see how this guy stops me!"
Although Chen Hao led his team to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals,
In Pau Gasol's heart, he actually blamed this issue on Kobe.
After all, if it weren't for Kobe's crazy isolation play, they would have had a chance in the NBA Finals.
Now, he faced Chen Hao again.
Only his teammates had become his national team teammates.
And his role had also changed from the team's second-in-command to the main leader.
All the players on the team listened to him.
Then, Pau Gasol believed that he could lead the team to victory in the game!
The ball was passed to Pau Gasol again.
And after he caught the ball, Chen Hao actively appeared in front of him!
Chapter 220: You're Marc Gasol? You're done!
When Gasol saw Chen Hao appear in front of him, the corners of his mouth turned up!
Because in his opinion, Chen Hao was looking for death!
He was a center, and his height was much greater than Chen Hao's!
At this moment, Chen Hao actually appeared in front of him?
Wasn't this giving him an easy score?
So, in this situation, he naturally had to shoot decisively!
Moreover, he wanted to score in the most forceful way!
This played an important role in boosting the team's morale!
The commentators for today's game were still Yu Jia and Director Zhang.
It's unknown who Director Zhang's backer was, but he was still steadily seated at the commentary booth.
And today, his spirit was completely different.
Although Chen Hao had made him lose face yesterday, he was back for revenge today!
So, when he saw Chen Hao, as a guard, actively step forward to defend Gasol, he immediately shouted loudly:
"What is he doing?
As a backcourt player, he's actively going to defend Gasol?
His defensive choice is quite amateurish!
This is not professional at all!
Although his performance yesterday was good!
But in my opinion, one should never be complacent because of the outcome of one game!
After all, the Spanish Team's strength is also quite formidable!
If he continues to be so careless, he might very well ruin the team's excellent situation!
I think he needs to come off the court and calm down properly!"
Director Zhang finally caught an opportunity for Chen Hao to make a mistake, so he went on a crazy rant.
In Director Zhang's opinion, Chen Hao's defensive strategy was wrong.
After all, Gasol was much taller than Chen Hao.
He could completely choose to shoot high, and Chen Haocouldn't do anything about him!
Sure enough!
At this moment, Gasol no longer hesitated!
He immediately chose to shoot in front of Chen Hao!
Little did he know, the moment Gasol raised his hand to shoot, Chen Hao went for a steal!
In fact, the reason Chen Hao appeared in front of Gasolwas mainly because he knew Gasol's weakness!
Especially at the moment he shot, there was a very obvious flaw!
So, Chen Hao seized this opportunity very well and directly went for the steal!
This steal actually succeeded!
The basketball in Gasol's hand was directly stripped away by Chen Hao!
And as Chen Hao picked up the ball, he quickly initiated a fast break!
This time, A'lian also joined Chen Hao on the fast break!
In the Boston Celtics, A'lian had already formed a good understanding with Chen Hao.
So, when he saw Chen Hao successfully steal the ball, he quickly followed up!
In A'lian's opinion, this was a great fast break opportunity!
And Chen Hao dribbled the ball to the frontcourt without looking back!
Although the Spanish Team's players all chased after him.
But their speed couldn't keep up with Chen Hao!
Under the gaze of the Fans, Chen Hao threw the ball against the backboard!
After the basketball rebounded, the trailing A'lian leaped high, firmly caught the ball with one hand, and powerfully dunked it into the basket!
At this moment, the Fans instantly erupted!
Yu Jia shouted excitedly:
"He's amazing!
Chen Hao's steal this time was too unreasonable!
Gasol's face was full of disbelief!
He must be wondering how the basketball in his hand was stolen!
Chen Hao is really too strong!"
Director Zhang's face next to him was very stiff.
He never expected Chen Hao to be able to easily steal from Gasol.
What made him most embarrassed was that Yu Jia, while loudly praising Chen Hao, also looked at him with a playful expression.
This was clearly mocking him intensely!
Director Zhang's face was a bit hard to maintain, and he stubbornly said:
"Although Chen Hao completed the steal this time.
But his choice was still quite risky.
Because once he didn't succeed in stealing, it would have been truly dangerous!
Gasol could have easily scored!
So, Chen Hao's steal this time had an element of luck!
If he were to try to steal again, he probably wouldn't be able to do it!"
Yu Jia, upon hearing this, almost couldn't resist directly confronting him.
However, since it was a national live broadcast, he knew it wasn't appropriate to argue with Director Zhang in this setting.
So, Yu Jia said with a smile:
"Chen Hao's performance in the last game was already very brilliant!
He has his own judgment on the court.
I believe every choice he makes is well thought out.
Therefore, I don't think he would act rashly!"
"That's not necessarily true!
You don't have experience in major competitions.
You don't know it's easy to get flustered on the court.
For someone with extensive experience in major competitions like me, I know it well!
So, it's easy to get carried away.
Especially when in good form, it's easy to become overly confident.
Clearly, Chen Hao is in this state now.
I don't think his state is good.
Later, he might still make risky choices.
If that really happens, then he won't be far from making a mistake!"
Director Zhang looked as if he saw through everything, which was truly sickening.
Yu Jia silently replied:
"Then let's wait and see!"
At this moment, it was the Spanish Team's offense again.
Fernandez held the ball at the top of the arc.
He observed his teammates' movements.
Gasol had just been stolen from by Chen Hao, making him very frustrated.
So, now he went directly to the basket and battled Yao Ming for position.
He quickly boxed Yao Ming out behind him, raising his hands high to demand the ball!
Fernandez passed the ball to Gasol!
The Spanish Team's players all spread out!
In the NBA, Yao Ming and Gasol had many matchups.
Neither of them could truly dominate the other!
So, for Yao Ming to successfully defend Gasol one-on-one now was not an easy task!
At this moment, Gasol had already completed a turnaround after dribbling with his back to the basket!
He chose the safest turnaround hook shot!
Just then, Chen Hao quietly appeared under the basket!
The moment Gasol completed his shot, he had already leaped high!
The instant the basketball reached its highest point, Chen Hao's right hand was already in front of the ball!
Under the shocked gaze of Yao Ming and Gasol, Chen Hao confiscated the basketball with one hand!
The Fans were stunned!
They had never seen such a dominant block!
Chen Hao's block this time was truly awe-inspiring!
And Director Zhang, who had just thought Chen Hao's choice was too reckless, was once again dumbfounded!
He never dreamed that Chen Hao could deliver such an explosive block!
This was simply a huge humiliation for Gasol!
And after Chen Hao confiscated the basketball, he instantly threw the ball forcefully to the frontcourt!
The Dragon Country Team's players were already accustomed to Chen Hao's quarterback-style long passes!
So Liu Wei had already quickly stolen to the frontcourt early!
The Spanish Team's players could only watch helplessly as he easily completed a layup for a score!
From the start of the game until now, the Spanish Teamhad not yet scored.
This result was unacceptable to the Spanish Team's players!
Especially Gasol, he had been repeatedly frustrated by Chen Hao.
This feeling was truly stifling!
What made Gasol most furious was that Chen Hao's trash talk was aggressively attacking him:
"Hey, is this all you've got?
Is this the strength of the World Championship champions?
You've really disappointed me!
I originally thought you weren't much worse than the USA Team!
Looking at it now, you really can't even compare to their little finger!
If it were me, I would have been too ashamed to continue playing!
Why don't you surrender?
If you surrender, I might consider going a little easier on you!"
Yao Ming, who was next to him, also felt very uncomfortable hearing Chen Hao's trash talk.
After all, Gasol was also a prominent figure in the NBA.
The combination he formed with Kobe was also very lethal.
Now, in front of Chen Hao, he was repeatedly frustrated, which was indeed a very depressing thing.
Sure enough, Gasol at this moment was also about to lose his temper; he glared fiercely at Chen Hao, seemingly about to lay hands on him.
Just then, the Spanish Team's Head Coach actively called a timeout.
He realized that the situation on the court was very unfavorable for Spain.
Especially in the paint, they couldn't gain any advantage.
Chen Hao's help defense made Gasol very uncomfortable.
So, at this point, personnel adjustments had to be made.
As Pau Gasol's brother, Marc Gasol's strength was actually not very strong at this time.
The reason he could enter the Spanish national team was more because he was Pau Gasol's brother.
Of course, his height and defense were also contributing factors.
So, when the Spanish Team's Head Coach saw Pau Gasolbeing humiliated by Chen Hao, he thought about substituting Marc Gasol.
He wanted Spain to form an inside twin towers, to let the Dragon Country's interior players truly feel the power of their twin towers.
"Hey, Pau, after you attract the defense later, you can choose to pass the ball to Marc!
He will definitely be open!
This is the power of the inside twin towers!
I believe you brothers will have a good understanding!"
Pau Gasol nodded silently at the Head Coach's instructions.
He had no objection to the coach's arrangement; he and his brother already had a very good understanding.
In fact, many of his brother's low-post techniques were taught by him.
So, between him and Marc Gasol, just a look was enough to clearly convey their meaning.
As for Marc Gasol, his mood was even more incomparably excited.
After all, he was also full of longing for the Olympic Games.
Now that the Head Coach had given him a chance, he had to perform well.
He aimed to get more playing time in the next game.
Especially regarding Chen Hao, Marc Gasol also wanted to teach him a good lesson.
This guy was really too arrogant.
Especially since he had just humiliated his brother, he definitely had to get revenge for his brother!
As the timeout ended, the game continued!
Chen Hao also noticed that the Spanish Team had made personnel adjustments.
When he saw the young Marc Gasol appear on the court, a cruel smile appeared on his face!
It was because of this guy that the Dragon Country Teamoriginally had no chance to advance further.
So, at this moment, it was time for revenge!
The Spanish Team's offense this time seemed very patient.
After continuous passing on the perimeter, the ball was finally passed to Pau Gasol in the left low post!
As for Marc Gasol, he stood directly at the free-throw line!
The other Spanish Team's players all cleared out the paint!
In fact, the Dragon Country Team players' attention was mostly focused on Pau Gasol.
Even Yao Ming and A'lian were like this.
Before the game, the Dragon Country Team had already analyzed the strength of the Spanish Team's players.
Marc Gasol had always been an overlooked point.
After all, he was still too young and lacked experience in major competitions.
Coupled with his lack of skill in low-post offense, he mostly played a defensive role.
So, on the offensive end, his defense could be relaxed appropriately.
On the contrary, Chen Hao had always been watching Marc Gasol.
In Chen Hao's opinion, the Spanish Team's Head Coachsubstituting him in must have had his intentions.
And at this moment, except for Chen Hao, everyone else on the Dragon Country Team was focused on Pau Gasol!
Thinking of this, Chen Hao had already guessed the ultimate intention of the Spanish Team's offense this time!
"Very good, I was worried you wouldn't get a chance to touch the ball!
Now it's good, you have a chance to attack right away!
Now, it's time to let you truly feel the fear of being dominated!"
Chen Hao thought silently to himself.
At this moment, Pau Gasol had completed a post-up turnaround under the basket after continuous back-to-the-basket dribbling!
He was now infinitely close to the basket!
As for A'lian and Yao Ming, they timely formed a double-team defense on him!
Just then, Marc Gasol, who was hovering near the free-throw line, suddenly moved!
He cut into the paint at that instant!
And Chen Hao, seeing Marc Gasol cutting into the paint, also quietly followed!
It was exactly as Chen Hao expected!
The moment Pau Gasol was double-teamed, his peripheral vision had already looked towards his brother!
And his brother also cut to the basket at this critical moment!
So, Pau Gasol directly chose a bounce pass, passing the ball to his brother!
Marc Gasol arrived quickly and firmly caught the basketball!
At this moment, there were no defenders in front of him!
Yao Ming and A'lian only reacted at this point!
But it was too late to form a defense against Marc Gasol!
This time, Marc Gasol successfully stole a score!
However, just as Marc Gasol was about to powerfully dunk the ball with both hands!
A figure appeared above his head from behind him!
The next moment!
He felt his head being violently struck!
Subsequently, he felt the basketball in his hand, due to a huge force, slip out!
His sure-fire dunk was blocked!
Thinking of this, a storm raged in his heart!
He never dreamed that with such a perfect play, someone would still be able to block him?
How could this be possible?
But the next moment, his shock was replaced by anger!
Because he felt someone directly sitting on top of his head!
This guy not only blocked him but also directly sat on his head?
How could this be tolerated?
So, a surge of anger ignited in Marc Gasol's chest!
He roared, raising both hands high, trying to pull down the player sitting on his head!
But when he made this movement, he found his neck was almost being snapped!
Intense pain came from his neck, making him cry out:
"Ah, it hurts so much!"