NBA: Being criticized for half a year at the beginning

After defeating Spain, this Chinese national team was called the strongest in history, and the national team also completed the set task.

In an interview with the media, Chinese players all said that the two-week special training in Houston was the reason why they could improve so quickly.

For a time, Tang Yu's coaching ability was once again talked about by all fans, and everyone praised Tang Yu's ability to turn stones into gold.

Tang Yu, who was still on vacation, was also pleased to see that the Chinese national team could make it to the quarterfinals. Being able to defeat the powerful Spanish men's basketball team was enough to prove the strength of this team.

Tang Yu, who happened to be in Europe, was ready to go to romantic Turkey for a stroll.

"Dear, we can go to Istanbul for a stroll. It's a romantic city there."

Taylor Swift smiled and said, "Okay, I know you want to watch the game. In fact, you can say it directly. You know I won't object!"

Tang Yu smiled. It is said that when two people are together, they will understand each other's every move. In women's words, it is the sixth sense.

Tang Yu, who was exposed, did not refute it. The next day, Tang Yu's private plane appeared in the sky flying to Istanbul.

Istanbul, a romantic city, hot air balloons, desert off-road, Topkapi Palace, a city with a strong exotic atmosphere.

After landing, Tang Yu must take Taylor Swift to play first.

On September 8, the Chinese men's basketball team faced the Serbian men's basketball team in the first game of the quarter-finals of the Men's Basketball World Cup.

Since Milicic did not appear in this roster, Kostic, the center player who played for the Thunder, became the only player in the NBA on this team. Last season, as the starting center of the Thunder, he could get 8.4 points and 5 rebounds.

Most Serbian players play in Spain and their own leagues in Europe. They have a tough style of play and accurate shooting. They are a tenacious team.

Tang Yu and Taylor Swift's appearance at the scene of this game also caused a lot of commotion among the fans.

Now the camera is frequently given to the two, and the pure golden boy and girl in the sports and entertainment circles immediately became the focus of the two.

Chinese players came forward to greet Tang Yu and expressed their gratitude for Tang Yu's presence at the scene.

After the game started, the two sides had a fierce clash in the interior. Although Dayao lost weight, his dominance in the interior did not decrease but increased. His backward mid-range shot left Serbian players helpless.

Serbia also frequently scored points by relying on the team's overall offense.

The two sides fought back and forth and refused to give in. When the substitute players on the Chinese side gradually came on the court, China's control power obviously decreased and the score began to fall behind.

At the end of the first quarter, China was 7 points behind the opponent at 18-25. This point difference was not big or small in the FIFA arena.

In the second quarter, Deng Huade asked Dayao and Dasheng to return to the court quickly.

At 9 minutes and 36 seconds in the second quarter, Dasheng seized the moment when the opponent passed the ball horizontally and rushed out to steal the ball. He rushed to the opponent's half court like lightning and ignited the passion of Chinese fans at the scene with a tomahawk dunk.

Then the Monkey King showed his ability to block shots. When the opponent's guard passed him, he hit a block shot and blew the horn of China's counterattack again.

Dazhi's three-pointer narrowed the gap.

Serbia had no choice but to call a timeout to stabilize the situation.

Throughout the second quarter, the Chinese players showed their determination to be stronger when facing a strong opponent, and they tenaciously tied the score.

43-43, China also beat the opponent with a single quarter score difference of 25-18.

At the end of the half, Tang Yu said to Taylor Swift: "It was a wonderful match. The rise of European basketball has led to the rise of basketball in the world."

"Isn't Asian basketball also rising? I feel that Chinese basketball is very strong!"

Tang Yu smiled and said: "Ha! I hope so!"

Tang Yu's answer puzzled Taylor Swift, but she didn't ask more questions. Only Tang Yu knew in his heart that if the next batch of Chinese players could not grow quickly, this would be the last glory of Chinese basketball!

After the halftime break, the intensity of the game between the two teams continued to increase. They fought for every ball and tried their best to win glory for the country.

At 3 minutes and 21 seconds in the third quarter, Yao Ming received a pass from A-Lian in the paint. After continuous back-to-back shots, he planned to jump and layup. Unexpectedly, Yao Ming's jump directly hit the opponent's center Kostic's knee.

"Ah!" Yao Ming screamed and fell to the ground, covering his knee.

The fans at the scene exclaimed. Tang Yu stood up excitedly to see Yao Ming's injury, but then he thought that this was not his game and had to sit down, but his face was full of worry.

The referee also signaled that the opponent had committed a foul, and the team doctor immediately came in to ask about Yao Ming's condition.

"Yao Ming, where does it hurt? Is it your knee?"

All the Chinese players were worried at this moment., everyone knows who is the soul of this team, and they know what it means to lose Dayao.

"My knee, damn, it hurts!"

The team doctor was helpless, Dayao hugged his knees tightly with both hands, and his brows were twisted together.

About 5 minutes later, the stretcher came in, and Dayao's pain was reduced a little.

With the help of Su Wei and the team doctor, Dayao walked towards the player's tunnel.

Tang Yu followed Max immediately, and no one stopped him. Everyone knew Tang Yu's identity and let him in.

After entering the player's tunnel, Dayao signaled his teammates to let go and he needed to adjust himself.

With his hands supporting the wall, Dayao bent his legs with his injured leg.

At this time, Tang Yu also came in. It was when he saw this scene that Tang Yu immediately felt relieved. It should be a hard injury.

However, this scene also made Tang Yu feel familiar, "Dayao, how are you? Are you going to stage another comeback drama!"

Seeing that his coach cared so much about him, Dayao was moved and said, "I can still hold on, coach, can I go back?"

Dayao did not say how serious his leg injury was. Tang Yu's face changed continuously and he said, "Go! Fight for your country and fans!"

"Thank you, coach!"

Dayao and Tang Yu hugged each other. This was a tacit understanding between men. They did not make things clear.

After doing a few simple actions, Dayao nodded and walked back to the exit of the player's tunnel.

Tang Yu looked at the back of this 2.26-meter-tall little giant, and his heart was filled with emotion.

"He carries the dreams and hopes of too many people!"

When Dayao walked out of the player's tunnel, Tang Yu heard a cheer from the fans on the scene in the player's tunnel.

Dayao did not play immediately after returning to the court, but waited on the bench. Wrapping his leg injury with ice cubes can help to recover quickly.

Seeing Dayao return to the court, the Chinese players on the court also knew that Yao had tried his best.

At the end of the third quarter, China was only two points behind at 66-68.

At 8 minutes and 11 seconds in the fourth quarter, a Chinese player fouled and Dayao returned to the court. The scene was full of applause and Chinese fans shouted Dayao's name.

76-71, China was 5 points behind at this time!

After returning to the court, Dayao used his personal ability to attract double-teaming and passed it to Alian who was cutting in the air. After Alian received the ball, he flew into the wind and ignited the stadium with a two-handed gliding dunk.

China set off a wave of counterattacks. Serbia failed to attack twice in a row. The Chinese inside barrier formed by Dayao, Dazhi and Alian made Serbia's inside attack helpless.

A small climax of 7-0 stopped Serbia and reversed the score.

Then the two teams failed to pull away again. The game entered the last minute, and China led by three points.

At the decisive moment, Deng Huade seemed to have studied Tang Yu's tactics in depth. After 30 seconds, Serbia adopted a foul tactic.

Deng Huade also began to order Chinese players to foul, and the two teams ended the game in a "mutual point".

88-84, China won the game with a 4-point advantage.

It can be said that Yao Ming's return gave all Chinese players a shot of adrenaline, allowing them to persevere through the most difficult moments.

Yao Ming played 38 minutes in the game, scored 23 points, 12 rebounds and sent 4 blocks. He was the biggest contributor to China's entry into the semi-finals!

This is the national team version of the king's return!