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Chapter 72 You Owe Me! Pay It Back! Everyone's Performance

"Nice block! Yao Ming and Jiang Chen, the inside and outside combination, both showed their power! They directly suppressed the Croatian team!"

"This is the current strength of our Chinese men's basketball team."

Coach Zhang said excitedly, clapping his hands in praise.

"I have to say that the opening performance of the Chinese men's basketball team was really amazing."

"Although the players of the Huaxia team were very nervous during the warm-up, I believe everyone has adjusted their emotions after the sudden outbursts of Yao Ming and Jiang Chen."

Yang Jian followed up with this, his breathing becoming rapid.

Jiang Chen and Dayao took the lead and showed their determination to win the game, which was definitely a great encouragement to other players of the China Men's Basketball Team.

Sidelines.

The Spanish team's audience stands.

"It feels like this Chinese rookie's shooting speed is much faster than before!"

Navarro said with a frown, somewhat surprised.

"Yeah! It's unbelievable. How can a human shoot a basketball so fast?"

Fernandez also exclaimed.

"It's not just Jiang Chen, Yao Ming is also getting better and better. It seems that under the stimulation of this home atmosphere, he has mentally gotten rid of the troubles of his injury."

"So, the Chinese team has become even stronger than during the group stage!"

Gasol said with a serious expression, feeling incredible.

The Chinese team completed a transformation in such a short period of time, which is simply magical.

"I was optimistic about Croatia winning this game. After all, they have a more balanced lineup and are stronger than the Chinese team overall!"

"But now, I think the Huaxia team can win the game."

Navarro continued, his tone serious.

The others rolled their eyes. Anyone with eyes could see that!

The right time, right place, and right people!

The Chinese team now occupied all of them.

How can there be no winning?

On the stadium.

Yao Ming directly hit the basketball out of bounds, so Croatia still had the ball.

The point guard just received the inbounds pass and was ready to launch an attack.

Liu Wei suddenly jumped out and intercepted the ball.

"Pay it back to me, what you owe me."

Liu Wei roared with a ferocious look on his face and quickly launched a quick attack.

Sun Yue and Jiang Chen followed closely behind.

Liu Wei broke into the penalty area and passed the ball behind his back without even looking at anyone, and the ball reached Sun Yue who was following up.

Sun Yue jumped high holding the basketball, and the Croatian player who was returning to defense also jumped up.

Just when everyone thought Sun Yue was going to complete a slam dunk, he turned back to look at the moon, flicked his wrist, and passed the basketball beyond the three-point line.

Jiang Chen, who was standing outside the three-point line, had already prepared for the shot. After receiving the basketball, he jumped up and shot.

At the same time, the skill [Sakurai Ryoko's Speedy Attack] is used.

The basketball turned into a meteor and flew towards the basket as if carrying a ray of light.

Swish!

Hollow into the net.

"nice shot!"

Liu Wei said excitedly, and the suppressed emotions from being intercepted just now completely burst out.

He also wanted to perform well in front of hundreds of millions of Chinese fans, and didn't want the fans to be disappointed in him as a defender.

He also wants to be the pride of the fans.

He wants to prove that he can be selected for the national team not only because he was teammates with Yao Ming.

"He can only pass the ball to Yao Ming."

This is the biggest complaint fans have against him.

Now, he wants to take off the label.

In this national team, everyone's goal is to win glory for the country, but under this big goal, everyone also carries different burdens and pressures.

Jiang Chen made an OK gesture, elegant and graceful.

The whole stadium was boiling again, with a mighty roar like a tsunami, which continued to boost the momentum of the Chinese team.

"Beautiful! The three-line fast break just now was really beautiful."

"This is truly a rare and exquisite teamwork by the Chinese team!"

Yang Jian said excitedly.

How can such a Chinese men's basketball team not be loved and expected?

"Liu Wei's steal was also very decisive, avenging the early steal by the Croatian point guard."

"Hey, the boys of the Huaxia team are really brave and eager to be the first!"

Coach Zhang said with satisfaction, his eyes full of anticipation.

Croatia attacks.

Its core point guard directs his teammates to carry out a tactical cooperation.

A player got an opportunity outside the three-point line and shot a three-pointer.

However, as soon as the basketball took off, it was slapped out by a huge hand.

It was Yi Jianlian who came out to defend.

Because the basketball hit the Croatian player's body and flew out of bounds, the Chinese team had the ball.

Yi Jianlian clenched his fists, roared towards the sky, and murderous intent was reflected on his slightly immature face.

Everyone has played their part, so how could I be invisible?

You have to try your best to help the team!

Yao Ming ran over excitedly and gave Yi Jianlian a big bear hug.

The Chinese team attacks.

After Liu Wei dribbled across half court, he played pick-and-roll with Yi Jianlian and passed the ball directly to the latter.

Yi Jian connected with the basketball, jumped up, and dunked the ball, ravaging the basket!

beep!

The Croatian coach stood up and called a timeout.

I can't stand it anymore!

They can't stand the crazy attack of the Huaxia team at all!

If we continue to fight like this, we will collapse in less than one quarter.

The head coach rearranged a tactic and tried his best to calm the players.

Obviously everyone was stunned by the performance of the Chinese team.

Pause back.

Croatia succeeded in one tactical move and got 2 points.

But with everyone on the Huaxia team performing at their best, this level of offense seems like a drop in the bucket.

Jiang Chen fired continuously from the outside.

Yao Ming also showed his dominance in the restricted area, scoring one after another.

The biggest weakness of the Croatian team is its weakness in the interior.

There is no player in the entire team who can compete with Yao Ming.

In this game, Yao Ming turned Croatia's penalty area into his own backyard!

The first quarter is over.

18:31.

The Chinese team gained a 13-point lead and firmly suppressed the Croatian team.

After a short inter-session break.

The second quarter begins.

Dazhi, Zhu Fangyu and Wang Shipeng began to lead the Chinese team's offense.

Especially Dazhi, who has put up amazing offensive performances one after another.

His solid footwork allows him to easily get shooting opportunities.

Even though the Croatian team launched several offensive counterattacks, they were all suppressed by Dazhi's domineering attacks.

After half a quarter, the main players of both sides came on the court.

The Croatian team began to show their team strength, playing exquisite cooperation one after another, using tactics and movement to dismantle the Chinese team's defense and get consecutive open shooting opportunities.

Its shooters also began to show their strength, hitting three-pointers in succession.

Jiang Chen stepped up at the right time and scored three consecutive three-pointers, extinguishing the Croatian team's counterattack.

Halftime is over.

38:59.

The Huaxia team extended its lead to 21 points.

The balance of victory has begun to tilt!