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Chapter 43: Back to the Team! 22 Points Is Nothing
July 4, China Capital Airport.
A giant passenger plane flying from Los Angeles, USA, slowly landed.
Jiang Chen, wearing a black sportswear, carrying a backpack, carrying a suitcase, and wearing a baseball cap on his head, walked quickly off the plane.
His return to China this time was very low-key. He did not inform anyone but only informed Dayao via text message before boarding the plane.
Exit the airport.
Even though it was night, it was still very hot and stuffy.
Jiang Chen felt the scorching heat of Kyoto and couldn't help showing an expression of enjoyment. It was so familiar.
He turned on his phone and was about to call a taxi to go to the hotel, but he saw a text message from Dayao.
"I came to Wukesong Arena as soon as I returned to China!"
Without hesitation, Jiang Chen took a taxi and headed straight to Wukesong Arena.
The Capital Airport is on the northeast fifth ring road, while Wukesong is on the west fifth ring road. The journey is very long, and even if there is no traffic jam, it will take at least an hour...
...
Wukesong Arena.
The sound of dribbling the ball came from the stadium, accompanied by roars.
The warm-up match between the Chinese team and the Australian team is currently underway.
Before.
The Chinese team has already played warm-up matches with national teams such as Lithuania and Croatia, but the results were not very ideal.
The Chinese team has no wins.
This warm-up match had already reached the middle of the second quarter, and the Chinese men's basketball team was trailing by 16 points, and the situation was very passive.
It looks like it will be another big defeat.
Although Yao Ming has returned to the team, he is still unable to play due to an ankle injury and will have to wait until the end of July to play.
He could only watch as his teammates were crushed and ravaged by the strong Australian players.
Bang!
A crisp sound attracted everyone's attention.
On the court, Liu Wei, the main point guard of the Huaxia team, wanted to break through the restricted area and make a layup, but was blocked by Bogut who came to defend.
After completing the block, Bogut shook his finger at Liu Wei with disdain on his face.
As the No. 1 pick in the NBA, Bogut is a top defensive behemoth who is good at blocking shots and drawing fouls, and is also extremely good at rebounding.
The disadvantage is the lack of personal offensive ability, and the inside offensive technique can be described as terrible.
However, the Australian team is not short of excellent attackers.
Bogut's significance to this team is defense!
"Damn it! He got blocked again! This Bogut is really too arrogant!"
On the bench, Du Feng said angrily.
"Alas! It's a pity that Yao Ming can't play, otherwise he would definitely teach Bogut a lesson, how could he let him be so arrogant!"
Li Nan shook his head and said, his voice full of helplessness.
As the oldest player in this year's Huaxia team, Li Nan is no longer able to play to help the team. He can only play the role of a spiritual leader.
After listening to the conversation between the two, the other players all looked at Dayao at the side, their eyes full of desire.
At this time, how much they hope that Yao Ming can come on the court and lead the Chinese team!
As the absolute core and spiritual pillar of the Chinese men's basketball team, Yao Ming is the Great Wall that will never collapse, protecting the Chinese men's basketball team.
Um?
Everyone was a little surprised.
Yao Ming's attention...seems not to be on the game!
Why do you always look at the player tunnel?
Swish!
The crisp sound of the net hitting the court was heard again.
Everyone looked back at the court.
Young player Mills completed a three-pointer despite Sun Yue's defense, widening the score difference to 19 points.
Although he is a second-round pick this year, he is a key player in the national team.
"Hold on! Hold on! Don't give your opponent an easy chance to shoot."
The head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team, Jonas, stood on the sidelines and shouted anxiously, somewhat dissatisfied with the team's performance.
The Olympics are coming.
But the Chinese men's basketball team does not seem to have shown the competitiveness it should have.
Although the two main players Dayao and Jiang Chen were unable to help the team, this is not the reason for the Huaxia team to lose consecutive games.
On the other hand, the coach of the Australian team sat comfortably on the bench with a look of pride in his eyes.
He didn't make any preparations for this warm-up match at all, and his team was able to crush the Chinese team simply in terms of lineup talent.
If Yao Ming were there, there might still be some threat.
But now that Yao Ming can't play, the Chinese team is not worth mentioning.
beep!
The sound of a flute rang out.
The second quarter is over.
35:57.
The Huaxia team was 22 points behind.
Both sides entered halftime.
The Huaxia team's locker room.
There was silence.
Everyone was sitting in their seats with frustrated looks on their faces.
Head coach Jonas also had a gloomy face.
This is the gap between the Chinese men's basketball team and international powerhouses!
Now we can only hope that Yao Ming can bring some improvement to the Chinese team after he recovers from his injury.
And the undrafted player who just shined in the NBA, I hope he can also help the team!
Even though he is an undrafted player, he is better than most of the players present.
Dayao sat lonely in the corner, somewhat absent-minded.
Could it be that Jiang Chen really couldn't catch up with this game?
It seems that we can only wait until the second warm-up match with Australia the day after tomorrow to see Jiang Chen's national team debut.
Just at this moment.
There was a sudden knock on the locker room door.
Dayao's eyes lit up, and he walked over quickly with his crutches, opened the door, saw a familiar figure, and then smiled.
The person who came was Jiang Chen.
"Sorry! The stadium is too big. I had to go around in circles before I could find the way. The game may not be over yet!"
Jiang Chen touched his head and smiled a little embarrassedly.
On the way here, he already knew that the Chinese team was playing against the Australian team.
"It's not too late! You came just in time!"
Dayao said excitedly and gave Jiang Chen a bear hug!
The other players gathered around and looked at Jiang Chen curiously.
Jiang Chen previously studied and played basketball in the United States, so he had few opportunities to interact with people like Dazhi and Yi Jianlian, and could be described as unfamiliar to them.
The player he is most familiar with in the entire team is Yao Ming.
When I was in the United States, I received a lot of help from Yao Ming.
Everyone suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Yao Ming was always looking at the player tunnel. It turned out that he was waiting for Jiang Chen.
But, can Jiang Chen's arrival reverse the current situation?
Everyone was a little skeptical.
Entering the locker room, Jiang Chen introduced himself.
All the players are already very familiar with Jiang Chen's deeds and have been paying close attention to them for some time.
Now that I have finally seen the real person, I feel curious but also a little skeptical.
Is this young man in front of me really the sharpshooter who made more than 10 three-pointers in two consecutive games in the NBA Finals?
"Now that you're here, I know I have the upper hand in this game!"
"Give Australia a good beating in the second half."
Dayao said excitedly, full of confidence in Jiang Chen.
"Don't worry, leave it to me."
"I will definitely help the team beat Australia!"
Jiang Chen said with a smile, his tone was full of strong confidence, and there was an indescribable strong aura.
"Puchi! Is this true? We are 22 points behind Australia now. It's not that easy to catch up!"
Du Feng couldn't help but say.
He couldn't stand Jiang Chen's blind self-confidence and didn't believe what Jiang Chen said.
Do you understand the situation?
He starts bragging right away.
The other players also looked