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Chapter 364 Take Advantage
Holloway was slightly taken aback when she heard the familiar voice, she subconsciously turned around and exclaimed, "It's you?"

The other party let go of his hand, knowing that Holloway would not exclaim at this time anyway, so he continued to speak.

"You should have promised me that you would never meet Li Lai, Holloway, you broke your promise."

"And the consequence of this is that your grandfather will disappear in this world forever."

"What?!" Holloway exclaimed again and looked at the other party in disbelief. It wasn't until this time that she realized that it was he who had been trying to control the Bucks.

Not Bucks current owner Wesley Edens.

Holloway said with a slightly hoarse voice: "So it's you, it's always been you."

The other party did not explain, but looked at the many eyes around him who were curiously looking in his direction, he said.

"You have two choices now, one is to go out from here and find Li Lai, and tell him everything you know."

"And the price for doing this is that your grandfather will disappear immediately, and as long as Li Lai and you leave China, you will also disappear in this world without leaving a trace."

"Of course you can also choose to follow me, this is your second choice."

Holloway knew very well that the other party was not lying. The organization he belonged to did all kinds of crimes, including burning, killing and looting, and the other party could do any cruel and terrible things.

So she knew very well at this time that if she chose to expose the other party at this time, the end would definitely be what the other party said.

Holloway couldn't help turning around at this moment, and saw Li Lai who was still pacing back and forth through the side of the wall.

She was full of nostalgia and reluctance in her heart, and finally waved to the other party's position for the second time.

Like last time, Li Lai didn't look this way.

"Farewell, my love."

outside the airport.

Wang Lishen handed over the water in her hand and said, "She will definitely come if she wants to. It's just a matter of time. Why are you so anxious?"

Li Lai took the water, and after thinking about it, it was indeed the case, secretly thinking that if he cared about it, he would be in chaos.

He turned his head and looked inside through the glass exterior wall of the airport. There was a sea of ​​passengers coming and going, and Holloway seemed to be there.

This is the night.

Wang Lishen's stomach was rumbling, the little girl looked at Li Lai blushing, and then suggested, "How about I go in and ask?"

Li took a look at the time. It was already 9:[-] p.m. Logically, he should have arrived long ago, even if it was the last flight, it shouldn't be so late.

He stood up and said, "Okay, let's go in and have a look."

The two went directly to the information desk, and after inquiring, they learned that all the flights from Tianfu Airport to Yangcheng had arrived today.

Li Lai was extremely puzzled, and immediately called Gong Luming to ask the other party to ask the police station, but the result was that Holloway could not be contacted again.

Li Lai did not give up. He waited at Yangcheng Baiyun Airport for three consecutive days, but Holloway never came.

The other party appeared in Li Lai's world like a fleeting moment, and then disappeared very quickly.

Gong Luming finally found Li Lai at the airport, signaling that the scheduled departure time for the Olympic Games had arrived.

Li Lai was very helpless, knowing that it was time to leave.

Gong Luming promised that Li Lai would greet the police station and let them contact Holloway uninterruptedly. As long as they received news from the other party, they would notify Li Lai as soon as possible.

Of course, Gong Luming also told Li Lai that he had used all his connections to help Li Lai find a doctor.

Li Lai knew that it was meaningless for him to wait any longer at this time, so he could only temporarily slow down the matter.

7 month 17 day.

The Chinese men's basketball team officially set off for London to participate in the Olympic Games.

Countless Chinese fans surrounded the Beijing North Airport to see him off, and chanted the slogan of cheering for the Chinese men's basketball team.

Hammond can only return to the United States at this time to deal with team-related matters.

On the contrary, the little girl Wang Lishen applied for a staff member of the Chinese men's basketball team because of her identity as a Chinese, and went to London with Li Lai.

7 month 18 day.

The Chinese men's basketball team moved into the Olympic Village.

Wang Fei found Li Lai immediately. He accomplished the task entrusted to him by the men's basketball team and successfully occupied a slightly larger room for Li Lai.

Double suite.

It is very rare to be able to apply for such a double suite in the extremely compact Olympic Village.

Of course, according to the requirements of the London Olympic Organizing Committee, the double suite must naturally be occupied by two people.

Zhu Fangyu glanced at Li Lai, shook her head and said, "I'm crazy to live with the coach, I want to sleep in a single room."

Both Wang Shipeng and Du Feng looked at Zhu Fangyu with expressions that I understood.

After finally going abroad to participate in the competition, it is an event with a very long competition cycle like the Olympic Games, how could they not grasp it well.

Even Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming agreed at this time: "It's better to live alone."

At this time, Wang Fei was extremely embarrassed, because the double suite he applied for must be occupied by two people, but it was obvious that the Chinese players wanted a certain degree of privacy, and there was also a factor of fear of Li Lai in it.

So no one wants to live in a double suite with Li Lai.

At this moment, Wang Fei glanced at Gong Luming.

Gong Luming immediately jumped up and said, "What do you think I am doing! What do you think I am doing here?"

Wang Fei looked back helplessly with a mournful face, thinking that it was impossible for him and Li to live in a double suite, and he ran out to do something.

But the moment he turned his head, Wang Fei saw Wang Lishen who was traveling to the Olympics as a member of the Chinese men's basketball team.

He chuckled and said, "Seeing how nervous you are, it's not your turn to live in Coach Li Lai's double suite."

Li Lai had no objection to this, after all, Wang Lishen had lived in Li Lai's house in New Orleans for more than a day or two, and the two had already gotten used to it.

But when Wang Lishen and Li Lai were finding their rooms, a staff member of the London Olympics brought a box of internationally renowned protective sports brands.

And cast a look at Li Lai that you understand, and said: "I wish you good luck."

Wang Lishen, who was on the side, blushed pretty, and went straight into the room. Li Lai stared blankly at the protective equipment in his hand.

The organizing committee of the London Olympic Games held a press conference in the afternoon, and all 15 protective equipment have been distributed, reaching 14 per capita.

Considering that more and more athletes will enter the Olympic Village one after another, the organizers had to urgently order a batch of 5 protective plates to make up again**** The Mayor of London also joked: Our The slogan is to inspire excellent next generation, and of course it can also create excellent next generation.

night.

After washing up early, Wang Lishen wore a white pajama dress with her bare feet, her blow-dried hair hung on her shoulders, and she crawled into bed like a kitten.

Although she lived with Li Lai very early on, one sleeping on the sofa and the other sleeping under the quilt is completely different from the current one under the same roof.

Wang Lishen stretched out her two small eyes from under the quilt, glanced at Li Lai who was drawing tactics at his desk, and whispered, "Li Lai, sleep."

Li Lai nodded and said, "Okay."

Hearing this voice, Wang Lishen quickly retracted her head into the bed, her heart blushed wildly, like a newlywed bride waiting for her husband to enter the house, afraid that he would not come, but also afraid that he would mess around.

After a long time without hearing anything, Wang Lishen raised her head curiously, only to find that Li Lai was lying on another bed, snoring.

Wang Lishen kicked the quilt very far with her calf, and said angrily, "He really fell asleep."

7 month 19 day.

The Chinese men's basketball team conducts adaptive training.

7 month 20 day.

The Chinese men's basketball team conducted tactical drills and shooting training.

7 month 21 day.

Because the players are highly serious in training and the effect is obvious, and because they have come to a foreign country, the players have long been unable to resist the excitement in their hearts and want to go out for some fun.

Li Lai specifically agreed to take a day off.

On this day, all the Chinese men's basketball players disappeared, and they didn't know where to fool around. Only Yi Jianlian was still in the Olympic Village.

He found Li Lai and took the initiative to chat about the Bucks.

"Curry had already decided to leave after the playoffs. If it wasn't for the Bucks' three-peat glory, he would have chosen to leave as early as the coach left."

"The contracts of Dragic, Danny Green, and Jeremy Lin have expired, and there is a high probability that they will also choose to leave."

"Brother Artest should announce his retirement this season."

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7 month 22 day.

The Chinese men's basketball team resumed training.

7 month 26 day.

Li Lai announced the collective abstinence of the Chinese men's basketball team, which was supervised by Du Feng throughout.

7 month 27 day.

The Chinese men's basketball team participated in the grand opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

The grouping of the men's basketball team is determined at the same time.

Group A: United States, France, Argentina, Tunisia, Lithuania, Spain.

Group B: China, Great Britain, Brazil, Australia, Russia, Japan.

The Chinese men's basketball team will face Australia, Russia, England, Brazil and Japan successively in the next time.

Li Lai, who saw the match schedule, couldn't help but smiled, "Australian team, it's really a narrow road."

Du Feng immediately passed the news to every player that the Chinese team's first game in the London Olympics was against the Australian team.

The heroes are excited!
Zhu Fangyu squeezed her fist, and said with a face like a hooligan, "Fuck him, fuck him!"

Wang Shipeng frowned and said, "Did you fuck him or fuck you? You made me dizzy."

Liu Wei shook his shoulders and said, "What the hell!"

At this time, Yao Ming smiled embarrassingly, pulled Yi Jianlian and said, "When they arrived in London, they kept saying this word on their lips every day."

Yi Jianlian glanced at Yao Ming speechlessly and said, "I was going to call you when I was looking for the coach that day, but you weren't in the room either. Where did you go?"

Yao Ming immediately suppressed his smile, and said seriously: "Hey, I was taken around by a guy to go shopping."

7 month 29 day.

Australia's pre-match press conference.

The head coach of the Australian team, Gore, attended the conference with the core of the team and the boss Andrew Bogut.

"It seems that the previous Stankovic contest and the enthusiasm have attracted the attention of the International Olympic Committee, so the Australian team's first game is to compete with the Chinese team."

"In the Stankovic Cup, the Chinese team won twice against the Australian team. Do you have confidence in today's game?"

Bogut smiled arrogantly when he heard this, and said contemptuously with the corner of his mouth raised.

"In the 1990 World Championships in Argentina, the Chinese men's basketball team lost 85:106 to the Australian team, losing 21 points."

"In the 1994 World Championships in Canada, the Chinese men's basketball team lost 57:95 to the Australian team by 38 points."

"Barcelona Olympics: The Chinese team still lost to the Australian men's basketball team by 66:88, losing 22 points."

"In fact, leaving aside the small games like the Stankovic Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team has lost all six games against the Australian team in the international arena, and they have lost an average of 6 points per game."

"You ask me now, do I have confidence in today's game? Even with my eyes closed, I can beat the Chinese men's basketball team."

Bogut's words were extremely arrogant, but the reporters in front of him really couldn't bring up any words of counterattack.

Because the Chinese men's basketball team has indeed never beaten the Australian team in the international arena, and it is true that almost every match is a disastrous defeat.

Whether it is in the current international rankings or the overall strength of the players, the Australian team is the one that has the advantage.

Olympic Park in Stratford, east of London.

Today's basketball game will be played here.

Chinese men's basketball coach.

Guo Shiqiang said: "The 12 teams were divided into two groups, A and B, with 6 teams in each group."

"The group stage will adopt a single round-robin competition method, and each team will compete with the other 5 teams in the group."

"The top three in each group and the two sevenths with the best overall results, No.8 advance to the quarterfinals, and the remaining four teams will not participate in the next stage of the competition."

"2 points for a win, 1 point for a loss, 0 points for a forfeit."

"If there is a situation where the points are the same, the ranking will be based on the point difference."

Li Nan analyzed: "Group B of the Chinese team is not a particularly severe group, at least it is separated from Group A with the US team and the Spanish team."

"But it's not so easy for us to qualify in Group B."

"The three teams of Russia, Australia, and Brazil are extremely strong, and they have a high probability of qualifying. The strength of the Japanese and British teams that follow cannot be underestimated."

"On the contrary, although there are two strong teams in Group A, the United States and Spain, they also have a particularly weak team, Tunisia."

"So if we want to qualify smoothly, the safest thing is to win one game among the three teams of Russia, Australia and Brazil."

"At the same time, make sure that we don't lose the game when facing the Japanese team and the British team. In this way, we have great hope to appear as No.4 in the group, which is the seventh overall and No.8."

"Of course, we still have to pray that the overall points in Group A will not be too high, otherwise, even if we are fourth in Group B, we may be out of the overall seventh and No.8 position."

Du Feng concluded: "So tonight's game is very important. If we can beat the Australian team in the first game, it will bring great confidence to the prospects of the Chinese men's basketball team."

Li Lai nodded.

Whether it's new or old grudges or group qualifying rules, the Chinese men's basketball team has reasons to have to win the game today.

Especially when the competition pressure of the Olympic group stage is not less than the pressure of the NBA playoffs, Li Lai dare not relax any game at will.

"Chinese team!"

"come on!"

Olympic Park Stadium.

A group of Chinese players appeared in the middle of both sides of the arena. They came here specially to cheer for the team.

On the court, Zhang Weiping is interviewing Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian.

At the same time, CCTV, which is far away in China, has attracted all the fans in China.

"Viewers and friends in front of the TV, let us look forward to the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team today."

"We are rooting for them!"

"Chinese team!"

"Come on!"

The big screen at the scene quickly displayed the starting lineups of the two teams.

Chinese men's basketball team: point guard Liu Wei, shooting guard Wang Shipeng, small forward Zhu Fangyu, power forward Yi Jianlian and center Yao Ming.

Team Australia: Point guard Dellavedova, shooting guard Pete Crawford, small forward Mark Worthington, power forward Aaron Baynes and center Andrew Bogut.

Game start.

Midfield jump ball.

Bogut walked near the center line with a lazy look. He didn't know if the players in the Chinese men's basketball team could understand English, but he knew Yao Ming could.

So Bogut looked at the other party with a fierce look and said, "Today I will destroy you."

As soon as this sentence appeared, Yi Jianlian leaned over very angrily, Yao Ming hurriedly stopped Yi Jianlian, and then gestured to the referee who had already walked over.

Yi Jianlian immediately understood, but stared at Bogut unwillingly.

Yao Ming looked at Bogut with a smile and said, "I don't like you, uncle, you dare to try to trick you."

The referee looked at the smiling Yao and nodded in a friendly way.

Although Bogut couldn't understand what Yao Ming was saying, he definitely knew that the other party wasn't praising him.

call!
The referee threw the ball into the sky, and Yao Ming and Bogut took off at the same time.

Game start!
boom!
A muscle-to-muscle collision sounded. Yao Ming and Bogut both kept their bodies stable during the collision, and then they touched the basketball at the same time.

"Grab the ball!"

At this time, Liu Wei acted as the team's brain. After discovering that the basketball was flying uncontrollably into the sky, he immediately directed his teammates to start fighting.

Zhu Fangyu backed away again and again, and was about to jump after seeing the landing point of the basketball.

boom!
A huge force struck behind him. Mark Worthington, who is 202cm tall and weighs 105kg, put an elbow on Zhu Fangyu's waist, and then jumped high to grab the rebound.

Australia's first attack.

Zhu Fangyu stared at Mark Worthington viciously, but did not say anything, but ran hard to defend.

Dellavedova raised his hand to catch the ball, advanced with the ball, and raised his right hand to signal a tactic.

Bogut suddenly mentioned the pick-and-roll outside the three-point line, Aaron Baynes landed and asked for the ball, and Yi Jianlian raised his hand to occupy a favorable defensive area.

Back to start!
boom!One library!
Baynes made a sudden push, pushed Yi Jianlian back a step, then made a left turn fake, and had a tendency to shoot.

Yi Jianlian was not fooled, but continued to use his body to block Baines' attacking route.

boom!Erku!

Baines, who failed to find a chance, used his body again, this time the force was obviously more serious, and Yi Jianlian took another step back.

Baynes turned right and went to the bottom corner for a layup.

Baynes did not expect that he had already played the offense so well, and Yi Jianlian could still follow him.

So he stretched out his right hand to open Yi Jianlian's interference hand, and at the same time made a layup with his left hand.

Swish!
The ball goes in.

Yi Jianlian, who was hit on the arm, glanced at the referee. The latter hesitated for a while and ignored it. Instead, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the opposite court, indicating to serve.

Yi Jianlian didn't argue in the past, but took the initiative to serve to Liu Wei, just muttering in his mouth.

"OK, you can brag like that, I can knock him out on the court."

The Chinese team attacked.

Li Lai didn't sit down the whole time, he stood near the center line and gave Liu Wei a serious look.

Li Lai saw the Australian team's two black hands just now.

How could Liu Wei not know what the coach wanted to do at this time, and raised his hand without hesitation to signal tactics.

Yi Jianlian mentioned that he wanted the ball from a high position, and Liu Wei cut to the inside after passing the ball and Yao Ming picked and rolled.

The Australian team had no idea what tactics the Chinese men's basketball team was playing at this time, so they subconsciously switched defenses.

Bogut followed Liu Wei beyond the three-point line and away from the penalty area.

Yi Jianlian pressed his hand and signaled that he wanted to play this ball singles.

Wang Shipeng and Zhu Fangyu immediately mentioned the 45° angle outside the three-point line and were ready to respond at any time.

Yi Jianlian raised his hand to shoot a fake shot, Baynes hesitated for a moment, and did not dare to pounce.

call!
Yi Jianlian received the ball and broke through, and the first breakthrough was very fast. Baynes was completely passed, and he could only watch Yi Jianlian make two steps to the basket.

Bainshi, who was out of position, had no choice but to grit his teeth behind Yi Jianlian and stretch out his hands to pull the opponent's arm.

beep!beep!
The referee blew his whistle immediately.

Swish!
Yi Jianlian lost his balance and threw the ball and put it into the basket smoothly, but at the same time he landed on his back and fell directly to the floor.

Yao Ming and the other players of the Chinese team rushed over, Zhu Fangyu unceremoniously hit Baynes with his chest.

The two referees who were so frightened by this scene hurried over and pulled away the players on both sides.

The Olympic Games is an international arena. It not only represents the sports level of women in various regions of the world, but also represents the quality of players from various countries.

Li Lai had already predicted that today's game would be extremely hot, and that both sides' defenses would do their best, so some small frictions were inevitable.

"But Australia's defense was too much."

"Just now, when Baynes played the United Arab League, he was very strong. Now it is the turn of the United Arab Emirates to attack and use such a dirty defense."

"It's just losing and losing."

Guo Shiqiang said extremely angrily.

Du Feng said: "Although Aaron Baynes is a European player, he graduated from Washington State University. He has been developing in the United States since middle school, learning American playing methods, techniques and tactics."

"Although Aaron Baynes was unsuccessful in the draft in 09, he developed in the NBAG league and later returned to the European League. He was once considered the best insider in Europe."

"He has successfully signed with the San Antonio Spurs this offseason and is now an NBA player."

Li Lai had already walked onto the court at this time, and pulled Zhu Fangyu back, thus calming down the fight.

The game continues.

Yi Jianlian shook his shoulders to indicate that he was fine, and then gave Baines a contemptuous look.

Free throw hit.

Australia attack.

Mark Worthington took the ball and went inside. Facing Zhu Fangyu's defense, he opened the way with an iron elbow, pushing the opponent back again and again.

Yi Jianlian then made up his defense, and Mark Worthington's layup was a big cap.

The Chinese team took advantage of the situation to fight back.

Liu Wei came down quickly, and Dellavedova was entangled in death. When he was defending Liu Wei's movement in the penalty area, he suddenly stretched out his foot and tripped Liu Wei directly to the ground.

beep!beep!
The referee blew his whistle again, indicating that Dellavedova fouled, but this fast counterattack was successfully defended.

Liu Wei shook his teeth and stood up under the pull of Wang Shipeng and Zhu Fangyu.

He also took a look at Dellavedova, who walked away as if nothing happened.

Liu Wei stepped to the free throw line and made one of two free throws.

The Australian team then made a substitution, taking out the better defensive Mark Worthington and replacing him with sharpshooter Ingles.

Then the Australian team played a high pick-and-roll tactic.

Bogut mentioned the high pick-and-roll, and Dellavedova cut the pass to Ingles in the corner.

Because Yao Ming was taken away from the inside, Zhu Fangyu chose to shrink the inside to help defend, and Ingles hit a three-pointer steadily.

"Don't lose Ingles, Ah Lian, you have to make up for the gap inside."

The Australian team had only completed their offense this round, and Li Lai immediately reminded the players on the field of their defensive tactics.

Because Baynes's shooting ability is not outstanding, Yi Jianlian can completely empty the opponent in a specific round and take advantage of his physical talent.

The Australian team's offense immediately had problems.

Bogut is a defensive center, but at this time Yao Ming has not taken the initiative to attack on the court, but has repeatedly passed the ball and defended, which makes Bogut almost useless.

Baynes has a fierce offensive ability in low-post singles, but Yi Jianlian's defense is not bad, and he has interfered in place many times, so even if he is allowed to play against the Chinese team, he is not worried.

Ingles is a problem. In addition to getting an open three-pointer in the first round, he also made a three-pointer against Zhu Fangyu.

It is precisely because of his existence that the Australian team has been clinging to the game.

But for the Chinese team, Yi Jianlian has become an unsolvable point on the court. Baynes is too heavy to keep up with Yi Jianlian who is playing outside singles.

This forced the Australian team to defend inside, but in this way, the outside shooters of the Chinese team frequently appeared vacant.

Wang Shipeng and Zhu Fangyu seized this opportunity.

"The ball is in!"

CCTV commentary station, Yu Jia said excitedly.

"Wang Shipeng has already hit three three-pointers in a single quarter, and he directly stunned the Australian team."

"Even Ingalls, who is also a sharpshooter, couldn't help but look at Dapeng more at this time."

Zhang Weiping looked at Wang Shipeng who roared excitedly after completing the shot, and said: "In today's game, the Australian team's defense has been very fierce, especially inside. They have already been called 5 fouls in a single quarter."

"At this time, the Chinese men's basketball team has to rely on outside players to shoot high-level shots, so as to relieve the defensive pressure of the Chinese men's basketball team inside."

Yu Jia agreed and said: "Coach Li Lai has done a good job in this aspect. He has already read the Australian team's defensive intentions, so he didn't ask Yao Ming to attack too much."

"Even in the United Arab Emirates, they mainly attack from the outside with the ball, and the purpose is to maximize their strengths and avoid weaknesses."

"Judging from the current score, the Chinese team does have an advantage."

The first quarter is over.

The Chinese men's basketball team led 27:23.

(End of this chapter)