Chapter 477: Semi-Finals (Part 1)

Evan Fournier received the ball at the free-throw line. Most players would choose to dunk or layup at this moment.

But Fournier only saw Wade Dong's back. After receiving the ball, he chose to step back and shoot!

The ball swished through the net.

4:0!!!

"Well done, Fournier!"

Collet shouted excitedly. Fournier scored four points, and in Collet's eyes, Fournier made the right shooting choice on the second shot, stepping back to shoot and avoiding Wade Dong under

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The China live stream room.

Coach Zhang, "The F country men's basketball team is a very cohesive team, with strong defence and a very good grasp of the pace of the game."

Yu Jia, "The China men's basketball team wants to beat their opponents, and Wade Dong needs to step up and score."

Coach Zhang, "That's right... Huang Yu's offence is also restricted."

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"Go, Dong!"

"Go, Dong!"

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson sat on the sidelines, eating popcorn and cheering on Wade Dong.

They also wanted to win the men's basketball World Cup, but a victory over Wade Dong would mean more, so in this game, the other M country men's basketball players may have had their own thoughts, but Curry and Thompson were supporting the China men's basketball team.

Wade Dong was their good big brother.

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Yi Nan ran to the baseline to pass the ball, and this time Wade Dong dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.

Nicolas Batum and Fournier came to double-team Wade Dong, but Wade Dong made a fancy spin move, slipped through the two of them, got to the basket, and was met by Boris Diaw and Ronny Turiaf, who came to help defend. Wade Dong made a little jump shot.

The ball swished through the net.

4:2!!!

With Wade Dong on the court, the F country men's basketball team couldn't stop the China men's basketball team from scoring. After scoring, Wade Dong even asked, "Do you know this move?"

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Silence.

The move Wade Dong had just used was the same one that Tony Parker often used to get past defenders and score.

Although Parker didn't participate in this year's men's basketball World Cup, he was still the big brother of the F country men's basketball team, and it didn't feel good for the F country men's basketball players to be scored on by someone using their big brother's signature move.

Deng Hua said, "The XB men's basketball team is very balanced, but they lack a leader who can pull the team out of the mud when they're in trouble."

"Isn't that Pau Gasol?"

"Gasol is a good second-in-command, but he doesn't have the natural leadership qualities. If he had Kobe Bryant, he could win the championship, but without Kobe Bryant, if you let Gasol lead the team, they wouldn't even make it past the first round of the playoffs."

"Coach Deng, you really know your stuff!"

"Li Pei, shut up!"

Deng Hua's analysis was spot on, but it was interrupted by Li Pei. Deng Hua glared at Li Pei.

Boris Diaw was posting up Yi Nan, but his shot didn't go in. Gu Qi grabbed the defensive rebound and passed the ball to Wade Dong, who dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, did a series of crossovers, and then stepped back and shot a three-pointer!

The ball swished through the net.

4:5!!!

The China men's basketball team had already taken the lead.

Just as Deng Hua had analysed, with a leader-level player leading the team, the F country men's basketball team was hard to beat... In the end, the reason the XB men's basketball team lost the game was that when the score was close, no one stepped up to score.

6 minutes and 29 seconds into the game, Li Pei and Guo Sen replaced Yi Nan and Lin Hao.

Wade Dong had the ball and was driving to the basket. Li Pei moved to the weak side and received a pass from Wade Dong, and as he made the layup, he also drew a defensive foul from Mickael Pietrus.

Wade Dong said, "You're much tougher than before!"

"Hehehe~~~"

Li Pei rubbed the back of his head and walked to the free-throw line.

Li Pei's talent was already good, and in the past two years, with his self-discipline and high-intensity training, he had also begun to show results.

"g~~~"

Perhaps he was too proud, and Li Pei missed the free throw.

But it didn't matter. As Li Pei was shooting the free throw, Wade Dong had already positioned himself, and as soon as the ball bounced off the rim, Wade Dong jumped up with all his might, caught the ball with one hand in mid-air, and scored with a putback.

19:13!!!

This time, they scored four points, extending the China men's basketball team's lead to six points.

The F country men's basketball team was on offence, and Mickael Pietrus was making a mid-range shot against Gu Qi. He made the shot.

When Pietrus shot, there were already three F country men's basketball players positioning themselves for the offensive rebound, ready to fight for the offensive rebound at any time. This was the F country men's basketball team's defence, very tough!

19:15!!!

In the first quarter, the F country men's basketball team kept the score close with their defence.

Even Wade Dong couldn't make every shot... Shooting is also about feel, and when you don't have a good feel, even an open layup can miss.

27:23!!!

The first quarter ended with the China men's basketball team leading by four points.

Wade Dong returned to the bench, and Curry handed him some popcorn, "Dong, do you want some?"

"Yeah..."

Wade Dong grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth, then turned to listen to Deng Hua's tactical instructions.

A few people swallowed their saliva, thinking that Curry was a bit impolite, giving Wade Dong such a big bucket of popcorn and not sharing it with anyone else.

"The F country men's basketball team's zone defence is very tight, so pass the ball more and try to avoid one-on-one situations!"

Deng Hua felt that this sentence was a bit off, so he corrected himself, "Except for Dong... Dong should go one-on-one more!"

"If we lose to the F country men's basketball team, wouldn't we lose face in front of these two guys?"

"Yes!"

Yi Nan smiled, "Should I kick them out?"

"Hahaha..."

This joke also made the teammates laugh.

Curry pointed to the tip of his nose, looking confused, "Are you talking about me?"

"No, you're imagining things."

Wade Dong waved his hand.

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The second quarter began.

The China men's basketball team brought in their substitutes, with Yi Nan and Gu Qi leading the bench players.

Deng Hua also had his own thoughts. The previous games had been won easily, but the M country men's basketball team was the most difficult opponent. He still remembered the 2012 Olympics, when the China men's basketball team had been blown out by the M country men's basketball team!

If it hadn't been for Wade Dong's god-like performance in the fourth quarter, the China men's basketball team wouldn't have won their first Olympic men's basketball championship.

Guo Sen made a turnover, and Mickael Gelabale grabbed the ball and drove to the basket, but facing the tall and long-armed Gu Qi, his shot didn't go in. Mickael Pietrus fought for the offensive rebound and put it back in.

27:25!!!

Deng Hua said, "This lineup is a bit difficult to play against the F country men's basketball team, but we still have to give them a chance."

"I understand you!"

Wade Dong didn't say much.

Deng Hua just wanted to do a final drill before the final, to see who was usable and let them play in the final.

The second quarter had been going on for seven minutes...

The ball swished through the net as Nicolas Batum made a jump shot.

31:37!!!

The F country men's basketball team had already taken a six-point lead.

Collet turned his head and looked at the China men's basketball team's bench, and he didn't understand why Deng Hua hadn't put Wade Dong back in the game at this point.