Chapter 122 New missions are coming! Win all the group matches and advance!
Chapter 122

This victory gave a slap in the face to those media outlets that had looked down on the Chinese men's basketball team before the game.

Even their press releases had Spain's victory written in advance.

There was no choice but to change it again.

Just as the Chinese men's basketball team was celebrating wildly, Wang Yan heard the system's voice in his mind -

[The system releases a new task: If the host can make it to the Olympic finals, he will step onto the next level of the system! ]

Wang Yan was overjoyed. He had been trying his best to help the Chinese men's basketball team reach the Olympic finals. Unexpectedly, the system would give him an extra reward.

"Haha! Thank you system, wait and see!"

However, during the team training on the second day, Deng Huade still reminded all the players not to underestimate the enemy.

The remaining opponents in the Olympics are all strong. If you want to qualify, you must go all out and fight in every game!
The next opponent is the host team, Britain.

The British team has only one NBA star, and that is veteran Luol Deng.

If Wang Yan had not joined, the Chinese men's basketball team should be as strong as the British team.

But with Wang Yan, there is no suspense in the game.

However, the leaders of the Basketball Association secretly gave orders to Deng Huade, asking the team to play gentler and not to be too harsh, after all, they were the host.

Deng Huade conveyed the above meaning to the players.

Wang Yan knew what was going on, so in the first half, the scores of both sides were very close, with each side chasing the other.

This made the British fans at the scene very excited.

After the third quarter, China was only leading by 4 points, and this was all controlled by Wang Yan.

But in the fourth quarter, Wang Yan was not polite and took the game away with one wave.

Wang Yan scored 31 points in the game, which shows how "low-key" he is.

Another highlight of this game was Wang Yan's assist.

He actually had 10 assists.

This shows that Wang Yan is not a ball-hog. He really wants to connect the team together and play like a team.

The next opponent in the group stage is the Big Goose team that spans the Eurasian continent.

The Big Goose has had several top stars in its history, but there have been very few in recent years.

In terms of height, the players of the Big Goose team are generally taller than those of the Chinese team. However, under the guidance of Wang Yan, the Chinese men's basketball team has flexible tactics and can easily restrain teams like the Big Goose team.

Except for the first quarter when the two sides were in a stalemate, the Chinese men's basketball team expanded its advantage and narrowed the score.

In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team won another game, achieving three consecutive wins in the group stage!

Wang Yan scored 43 points today and took control of the game.

Next, the Chinese men’s basketball team will face another challenge, that is the American powerhouse Brazil team.

The Brazilian team is a traditional strong team in basketball.

Although their basketball is not as world-famous as football, the samba gene is still there.

Moreover, there are several NBA stars in the Brazilian team, such as Brazilian Lightning Barbosa, Cavaliers legend Varejao, Nene, Huertas, Split and so on.

So this year's Brazilian team and Spain are both top teams in the world.

The first half of the game was difficult, with Brazil's Valencia and Nene entangled Wang Yan.

Because Valanciunas was good at acting and the referee was a little biased, Wang Yan got two fouls in the first quarter.

This puts the Chinese men's basketball team in a difficult situation.

As soon as Wang Yan came off the court, the Brazilian team quickly widened the score.

Wang Yan had a gloomy face off the court, and Deng Huade was also a little panicked.

"Don't worry, coach. I know what to do!"

Wang Yan has encountered similar situations more than once.

In the second quarter, Wang Yan appeared again.

This time, Wang Yan no longer entangled with the opponent's inside line, but used his speed to run all over the court.

You know, Wang Yan is an insider!
The Brazilian team's inside players don't have the speed and stamina of Wang Yan.

After running two laps, Vallejo almost vomited from exhaustion.

Looking at Wang Yan again, he was not even breathing.

"You still want to pester me with your current strength? Practice harder!"

Wang Yan whispered some trash talk into Valanciunas' ear, almost pissing him off to death.

Led by Wang Yan, the Chinese men's basketball team gradually caught up with the score.

Without the trouble of fouls, the Chinese men's basketball team easily defeated the Brazilian team.

Wang Yan scored 40 points again today and dominated the game.

The Chinese men's basketball team amazingly won four consecutive victories!
This is the best result China has ever achieved in all the Olympic Games.

Domestic fans were so excited that the ratings of the men's basketball games exceeded those of other competitions.

The ratings are even higher than those of our national sport, table tennis!

Faced with such an impressive record, Wang Yan's popularity rose again.

After all, Wang Yan was just an NBA star before, and many European countries liked football, so they didn’t know much about Wang Yan.

Through the Olympics, many people have witnessed how powerful Wang Yan is.

They were able to bring the Chinese team, which was in the second tier of international men’s basketball, to the first tier and defeat strong teams one after another!
Currently, only China and the US Dream Team have an undefeated record in the two groups.

The media were excited and started hyping the ultimate showdown between China and the American dream team.

However, Wang Yan was not careless. He took his next opponent - Australia very seriously!
The Australian team also has many NBA players, including Spurs' Mills, Cavaliers star Dellavedova, Gibson who once played for the Bulls, Spurs substitute Anderson, and Jazz's Ingles.

Maybe these players are not top stars, but they are tough and rough. Many teams are reluctant to face Australia for fear of injuries.

The Chinese men's basketball players are actually a little worried.

Deng Huade saw that some players were worried, so he gave some brief encouragement.

Wang Yan also said a few words to boost the morale of the players.

"Brothers, sports are wars in peacetime, and we are the warriors! Can we retreat in the face of the enemy?"

The players shouted in unison: "No!"

"Okay! Then we'll give an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. If Australia plays wild, we'll give it back to them!"

Under Wang Yan's encouragement, the players cast aside their fears and worries and became full of fighting spirit!

Two days later, the much-anticipated fifth group match began.

Australia's starting lineup is Gibson, Crawford, Dellavedova, Mills and Ingles.

The starting five of the Chinese men's basketball team are still Wang Yan, Wang Dazhi, Abdul-Jabbar, Zhu Fangyu and Sun Yue.

Australia was indeed wild. When the ball was jumping in the center circle, center Crawford attacked Wang Yan.

At the moment of jumping, Crawford actually bumped into Wang Yan and knocked him to the ground.

The referee only gave Crawford a violation.

The Chinese teammates were not happy about this, especially Zhu Fangyu, who pointed at Crawford and rushed over.

This is Zhu Fangyu, I don’t care who you are. If you dare to bully your teammates, I will be the first one to deal with you!
Wang Yan hurriedly stopped Zhu Fangyu and whispered: "Don't be impulsive, the team needs you, I have a way to deal with him!"

Zhu Fangyu is now convinced by Wang Yan and obeys his orders.

So he suppressed his anger and retreated cursing.

Wang Yan smiled at Crawford and said, "Not bad, I like your toughness, keep going!"

Crawford snorted arrogantly and made an unfriendly gesture. The game was full of tension from the beginning.

The neutral fans at the scene were thrilled and felt that Australia was playing basketball like rugby!
Jump ball again.

This time, Crawford did not hit Wang Yan, but he tried to press down Wang Yan's head with his arm.

Wang Yan was prepared. The moment he jumped, he hit Crawford's arm with his head.

Don't you want to pressure me?
Then I will cooperate with you!
boom!
Wang Yan's head was really hard, and the collision almost dislocated Crawford's joint.

He grimaced in pain.

But Wang Yan passed the ball to Sun Yue easily as if nothing had happened.

Even though Crawford suffered a loss, the Australian would not back down. This is his natural character.

Next, he stuck close to Wang Yan again, preventing Wang Yan from completing his opening show.

Wang Yan's anger was also aroused. Aren't you going to stop me? Then I must do it!
So he made a gesture to Sun Yue and Wang Dazhi, and then Wang Yan walked to the bottom corner.

In the previous few games, Wang Yan averaged three or four three-pointers per game with a very high hit rate.

The Australian head coach was on guard, so he didn't dare to let Wang Yan's three-pointer go.

Crawford followed immediately.

But how could his speed stop Wang Yan?

Wang Yan made a fake move, changed direction, accelerated, and left Crawford behind him, rushing towards the penalty area.

Other Australian players wanted to come over to help defend.

But Wang Dazhi and A Lian had already taken their positions in advance according to the tactics.

The opposing player bumped into the two and was blocked.

Wang Yan easily made it to the basket, Sun Yue threw the ball up, bang!

Opening show mission completed!

The Australian players sighed slightly, it seemed too difficult to stop Wang Yan.

After the dunk, Wang Yan looked at Crawford and made the same gesture to him.

Come and go without indecent!
Aren't you rude? Aren't you a fool?
I'll play with you till the end!
Australia attacks.

The ball came to Ingles.

Ingles is a white player with solid skills, accurate three-point shooting, and plays as a small forward.

Facing Al-Farouq Aminu's defense, Ingles faked a move and made a turnaround jump shot.

Swish!
Two points gained!
Although Al-Farouq Aminu has an advantage in height, it is still difficult for him to defend Ingles.

2:2 tie!
A Lian was a little annoyed and slapped his head.

Wang Yan ran to his side and warned him: "Watch his footsteps when guarding against him, don't keep staring at the ball in his hand!"

A Lian suddenly understood and nodded vigorously.

The Chinese men’s basketball team attacks.

Wang Yan kept wandering around the penalty area, attracting the opponent's defensive attention.

Then Al-Farouq Aminu suddenly rushed to the right side of the paint area, received the pass from Sun Yue, and took a jump shot, whoosh!
This is the tactic designed by Wang Yan for Al-Suwaidi, simple and efficient!
In fact, Al-Farouq Aminu's attack with the ball is average. He is best suited to dribbling the ball, or directly shooting without dribbling. This is his strong point, and his rhythm is also good.

This goal was a response to Ingles, allowing Al-Suwaidi to "avenge"!
Morale between teams is like this. If you are scared or cannot respond, the team morale will be low.

After scoring the goal, Alian also shouted excitedly and bumped chests with Wang Yan to celebrate.

4: 2!

In the next few rounds, both sides were very tough and the score was closely tied.

At the end of the first quarter, the two sides were tied.

However, during a fight for a rebound, Wang Dazhi was knocked to the ground by the opponent and covered his knee in pain.

There's no way, Dazhi is old and not as strong as before.

Deng Huade had no choice but to let Zhou Peng replace Dazhi.

Zhou Peng is not a traditional inside player. He has good shooting skills, but is not good at positioning because he is not strong enough.

Fortunately, Wang Yan is here, and he has the final say within the restricted area!
In the second quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team was in a bit of a slump. Except for Wang Yan, the others lost their aim due to being hit.

Especially Zhu Fangyu, every time he made a move it was extremely difficult and he almost got into a fight with the opponent several times.

If Wang Yan hadn't persuaded them, a fight would have broken out long ago.

Wang Yan’s goal is to reach the Olympic finals and he cannot give up halfway.

As a result, at the end of the first half, Australia led by 53 points with 42:11.

The Chinese fans at the scene began to worry.

Is it really true that we can’t defeat Australia?

Some Australian fans began to shout arrogantly, calling the Chinese players "softies".

This caused dissatisfaction among the Chinese fans at the scene, and the two sides started swearing at each other and almost got into a fight.

The game was too tense, not only were the two teams confronting each other on the court, but they almost came to blows off the court as well!
During the halftime break, Wang Yan once again encouraged his teammates: "We must not lose this game!"

As the third quarter started, the Chinese men's basketball team seemed to have suddenly transformed.

Each of them is more powerful than the Australian players!
For example, in the first half, in the point guard clash between Sun Yue and Mills, Sun Yue suffered.

But in the third quarter, Sun Yue began to take the initiative!
Fortunately, the referee today was normal and not biased, but just too strict.

Sun Yue took the initiative to collide and knocked Mills to the ground, but the referee turned a blind eye.

Mills smiled helplessly.

Sun Yue shrugged mischievously and said, "Come on! Don't be scared!"

Wang Yan watched from afar and felt very relieved.

He hopes that through the match with Australia, the team's ability to fight tough battles will be comprehensively improved.

It’s still just the group stage now. If it reaches the knockout stage, the competition will be even more intense and exciting!
If you don't build up your strength through actual combat, you won't get very far.

More than 6 minutes into the fourth quarter, the two sides were tied again!

The Chinese fans collectively chanted: "Wang Yan takes over the game! Wang Yan takes over the game!"

It seems that they are already familiar with Wang Yan's operating routine, which is that he will suddenly exert force in the second half of the fourth quarter.

Wang Yan did not disappoint them and took over the game.

On the offensive end, Wang Yan rushed around in the penalty area and scored 2+1 consecutively!

At the same time, he would run outside the three-point line and throw a couple of three-pointers for fun.

Australia was devastated in an instant.

Although Mills and Ingles also made three-pointers, Wang Yan's offense was unstoppable and he made consecutive hits.

In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated Australia 97:85 and achieved five consecutive victories!
Wang Yan scored another 39 points today.

In the entire Group B, except for Spain which caused some troubles to the Chinese men's basketball team, the other teams all lost to China by double digits.

The group stage is over.

At this point, the Chinese men's basketball team advanced to the quarterfinals as the first in Group B of the Olympics!
The countries that advanced from Group A are: United States, Argentina, Lithuania, and Nigeria.

Group B is: China, Spain, Australia and Brazil.

As the only African team in the quarterfinals, Nigeria is the weakest one.

If China can eliminate Nigeria, it will successfully advance to the semi-finals and create history for the Chinese men's basketball team!

(End of this chapter)