Chapter 786: Let's Fight Again in the World Championships

August 27th is an exciting day for Chinese people.

This day is another regrettable day for a Chinese basketball fan.

Chinese flying man Liu Xiang tied the world record with a time of 12.91 seconds in the men's 110m hurdles final!

Liu Xiang became the most famous athlete in China, famous all over the world!

For Chinese sports fans, even for Chinese people, this is the pride of the motherland in their hearts.

But in terms of basketball, it is a pity that it stopped in the semi-finals.

The Chinese men's basketball team defeated the United States in the quarter-finals and entered the top four. It once again refreshed the best performance of the Chinese men's basketball team in the World Series. However, on the afternoon of the 27th, the second game within 24 hours was played against Lithuania's iron-blooded and muscular men's team ...

The Lithuanian team just beat Serbia and Montenegro. When they played against Serbia and Montenegro, the Lithuanian team fully activated their iron-blooded style. The Chinese players who were already exhausted playing the US team could not bear this game.

When he played against the United States, he had exhausted all his strength and was easily defeated by Lithuania 72 to 61. Rao Liu Mang made 10 of 26 shots and made 14 of 16 free throws. He scored 37 points in the game, but he couldn't save the defeat because he only got 3 assists. Indeed, including Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi, teammates who are used to playing back-to-back in the NBA, they didn't have much strength.

On August 28th, the Chinese women's volleyball team made another brilliant achievement. First, they played 2-2 with Russia, and the total score was exactly the same. The score in the first four rounds was 103-103! In the fifth decisive game, the Chinese women's volleyball team narrowly beat Russia 15-12 and won the Olympic gold medal.

On this day, the Chinese team met the Italian team that was ravaged by the Argentine team...

I met a group of steel muscular men again, the Chinese men's basketball team who had just been tortured by Lithuania and hadn't recovered, was ravaged by muscular men again...

Liu Mang still got 30 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in this game, but it still didn't help, 59 to 68. Although the point difference was narrowed to 10 points in the end, it was limited to this.

With a record of 4 wins and 4 losses, the Chinese team finally ranked fourth in the world.

In the end, after losing two games in a row, domestic fans were more regretful than sad.

Because being able to kill the US team is the most perfect thing!

After the US team was killed by the Chinese team, in the 5-8 qualifying match, 110 to 77, 33 points to revenge Puerto Rico, but it can only be ranked fifth.

This is the worst ranking in US Olympic history!

It is the Chinese team that makes the US team feel this humiliation! Therefore, even if the domestic fans finally lose two games in a row and miss the medals, they are not angry or sad, only regretful.

Because as long as you beat the US team, that's enough!

Just like the Puerto Rico team, even if they were revenged later, it can be said that they pushed the US team to the third place in the group and let the US team be killed by the Chinese team!

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August 29th is the end of the Athens Olympic Games.

Liu Mang has no way to go to the closing ceremony, he still has his own schedule, the promotion of the next European station, because he happened to be in Europe, after Schwartz went to negotiate with the Blue Association, the Blue Association happily let Liu Mang To publicize, but let Liu Mang not forget to attend the celebration banquet in the imperial capital on September 5th.

At 11:30 noon, Liu Mang will set off from Greece to promote his sneakers in Italy, Germany, and France, three countries with a strong basketball atmosphere in the west of Greece. He will have to return to Atlanta to sign the contract in September. Schwartz has already After finalizing the contract, wait for Liu Mang to sign the contract.

In terms of Olympic basketball, Argentina was invincible this year. In the knockout rounds, they were all crushing victories. They did not meet the US team or Spain. The other games were too easy to win. The opponents had no strength to fight back. , 96 to 55 rout.

Argentina ranked first in the world, Lithuania second, Italy third, China fourth, the United States fifth, Puerto Rico sixth, Spain seventh and Greece eighth.

The Chinese team and the US team are ranked fourth and fifth respectively, this time Liang Zi is considered to be tied.

But Liu Mang felt so excited to form such a beam...

On the morning of the 29th, Liu Mang packed up his things and prepared to go to the hotel to go to Italy with Dana, Levia, and Alexia.

Before departure, there was finally no training, no competition, no interviews, so Liu Mang could take a good look at the rewards of the system.

"Ding... Congratulations to the host for leading his team to rank fourth in the world in the 2004 Athens Olympics. The reward is 5,000 superstar points."

"Ding... the buff of the national team: the light of the Chinese has been activated."

"Ding... Congratulations to the host for winning the title of scoring champion in the men's basketball competition at the 2004 Athens Olympics. The reward is 10,000 superstar value."

"Ding...Because the host led the team to the fourth place in the 2004 Athens Olympic Men's Basketball Competition, the positive image in the eyes of Chinese fans has improved..."

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Liu Mang opened the main panel after reading all the rewards for this Olympic Games.

After finishing the finals and fulfilling the season goal to rule the NBA, he was rewarded with 50,000 superstar points, 30,000 superstar points for the first time to win the championship, 20,000 superstar points for the first championship MVP, and the regular rewards of the finals, The regular rewards of the Olympic Games, advance to the Olympic group stage, reach the semi-finals, and rank fourth. After deducting the superstar points for treating minor injuries to teammates, there are still 162,711 superstar points.

Moreover, he also used the magician's star card... Fortunately, it was rewarded, and the light of the Chinese was activated!

Thinking about leading the national team next time, almost all teammates can be promoted to the NBA bench level. Judging from the playing characteristics of these teammates, they are all skilled, and it is very likely that all of them can have a FIBA ​​rating of around 70!

This is already stronger than the absolute strength of the US team in this Olympic Games! And it is more reasonable than the US team lineup!

It's just that I don't know if the US team will dispatch the strongest blacksmith in the next World Championships? Liu Mang was looking forward to it.

After looking at the medicine section, I found that the consumption of the Olympic Games is much higher than that of the finals. The primary injury medicine used to treat minor injuries for the teammates is huge. The physical medicine consumed in the previous promotional activities was also a lot, but it was slightly less during the Olympics. , without the consumption of the flight journey, it is relatively easy.

"Really, I have to add again. Fortunately, I have money, spend it!" Liu Mang, "Boss of the system, use 12,700 superstar points for the primary superstar lottery."

"The host used 127 primary superstar value draws, consuming 12,700 superstar points..."

"Ding... Congratulations to the host for obtaining 79 physical potions, 69 primary injury potions, and 97 skill upgrade cards."

Looking at 103 physical potions, 142 primary injury potions, and 98 skill upgrade cards, Liu Mang felt that there must be enough before the training camp started.

"System boss, it's time to upgrade."

"Ding...Because the host's ability evaluation has been raised to 90, the basketball superstar section will be upgraded. The upgrade is suspended due to the Olympic Games, and the upgrade is continuing..."

Watching the 3-day countdown start again, Liu Mang really feels like he has entered the offseason. It has been 11 months since the training camp started in October last year and ended in August now!

Liu Mang felt physically and mentally exhausted...

However, the training still needs to be practiced. This is a persistent thing. Moreover, the ability evaluation of breaking through 90 is very happy for Liu Wei. Now for Liu Wei, the three-pointer breaking through 90, the ability of the left hand has been trained stronger , These two goals are in front of him, which makes his heart tired a lot. After the publicity is over, the contract is signed, and the celebration banquet is over after returning to China, after going to Los Angeles, he will continue to strengthen his personal ability training. Dara has already made an appointment to train in Los Angeles, and he can also call the little blacksmith and McGrady.

The main reason is to call Iguodala, Liu Mang thinks that there is no need for bodyguards, in case the little blacksmith and James want to get rough, and Liu Mang thinks that McGrady is also unhappy with him.

Just be careful.

Looking at the time, it was already past eight o'clock. Liu Mang was going to wake them up at the hotel where Dinah and the others were staying not far from the Olympic Village. It was time to pack up and go to the airport.

Yesterday, he said goodbye to his teammates, the Basketball Association, and the coaching staff. Liu Mang called the car rental company. When the driver of the car rental company called, he dragged his suitcase and prepared to leave the Olympic Village.

Just as I passed the living room, I found that my teammates had already arrived.

"Are you leaving?" Li Nan, who has been taking care of Liu Mang since he joined the national team, came up and gave him a hug.

"Yes, there will be activities in Milan this afternoon." Liu Mang smiled and hugged Li Nan.

"You will participate in the World Championships two years later. I can't wait to play the World Championships soon. It feels great to play with you." Li Nan expressed the feelings of everyone in the Chinese team.

"Of course I will participate. This feeling is great, especially when we beat the US team." Liu Mang said with a smile.

I hugged every teammate and played for the country together. It can be regarded as carrying a gun together, especially defeating the United States together. This group of people has feelings.

It's just that I don't know how many people will leave when we get together next time. Sun Yue, Wang Shipeng, and Chen Jianghua have already started to shoulder the outside line in 2006. The inside line Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi, and Yao Ming's three towers It has already started to take shape, and by then, there will inevitably be players from the older generation who will drop out.

But that’s something that can’t be helped. Like Li Nan, he’s only 30 years old, and he’s a pitcher. It’s not a big problem for him to fight for another four years to maintain his form. For a center like Battelle, although Liu Mang has no relationship with him, his strength can carry him. The opposing center is still very useful and has shooting ability, but he will be over 30 in two years. It is too difficult for him to play like this Olympic Games.

Guo Shiqiang is also 29. It is hard to say whether he will be able to continue playing in two years. The less developed basketball is, the shorter his career life will be.

However, thinking that Yi Jianlian will make great progress in two years, and with the addition of Chen Jianghua and Sun Yue, Yao Ming will become even better, and he will definitely become even better. Liu Mang is full of expectations for the World Championships in two years' time !