A 4-point difference requires two goals to recover. At this time, the two sides have a 4-point difference. The Lithuanian team has already lost this game.
Coach Slelica reluctantly called the last timeout, and this timeout seemed to give the audience time to revel and celebrate.
"Win! We're going to win!"
"0.7 seconds! 4 points! We will definitely win!"
"We defeated Lithuania! We were able to defeat Lithuania!"
"The final, we have entered the Olympic finals! So we can at least get a silver medal!"
It was not only the audience who cheered, but also the coaches and players on the bench. They hugged each other, and some of them even cried involuntarily.
The last scene was played on the big screen at the scene. Zhang Guan soared into the sky, really like flying. He touched the basketball in the air, changed the direction of the ball, and immediately caught up with him after landing. He caught the ball and then completed the game-winning dunk.
"Zhang Guan's reaction was too fast for this goal! It's also thanks to Zhang Guan's reaction that he was fast enough. Otherwise, it would have been possible for Jaskovicius to score this goal. He is a player who is very good at shooting. ." The narrator said.
"Yeah, Zhang Guan jumped really high just now. I think only Zhang Guan could do that perfectly. Zhang Guan's outstanding performance at the last moment pushed us to the finals of the Olympic men's basketball team. Among them!" When the commentator said this, he couldn't help but repeat: "The final, I never thought in my life that our national team could reach the Olympic finals one day!"
Not just this commentator, there are too many people who didn't think of this. No one could have imagined that the Chinese men's basketball team could defeat the powerful Lithuania and miraculously enter the Olympic finals.
This timeout seemed to be so full, and countless fans were looking forward to the restart of the game, and then let the 0.7 seconds run out, so that the game could end as soon as possible, and they could usher in the long-awaited victory.
On the bench of the Lithuanian team, there was silence at this time. The players of the Lithuanian team all knew that they had lost the game. The lifeless feeling infected every one of them. They lowered their heads and did not speak. .
Coach Slelica did not lay out any tactics. Chasing 4 points in 0.7 seconds was simply an impossible task. The players of the Chinese team are not fools. They will definitely not let you score three plus one. They will just let you shoot three. points, the time for waiting for the ball to be scored has also run out, so it is useless to arrange any tactics.
Failure, this word Slelika has thought about countless times. There are so many strong players in the Olympics. In addition to the American Dream Team, Spain, Argentina, Greece, etc., every team is a strong opponent in the eyes of the Lithuanian team, but Slelika Lika never thought about losing to the Chinese team.
However, this is the current situation. The failure they are about to face is exactly what the Chinese team has given them.
Slelica looked at everyone, took a deep breath, and said: "The game is about to start. There are still 0.7 seconds left. We are 4 points behind, so we lose! But I want you to remember this. This feeling, remember this feeling of failure! I want you to realize how bad this feeling is! If you don’t want to bear this feeling in the future, then when you go back, give me hard training! Because next , we still have a battle for third place, and we can’t fail again!”
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There was really laughter on the bench of the national team. This game has been won, and the men's basketball team has entered the Olympic finals for the first time in history.
Coach Yunus also did not arrange tactics. Everyone is a professional athlete. They all understand that now they only need to stand on the court and not foul. Even if the Lithuanian team wants to shoot a three-pointer, then let them shoot! The time the ball flies in the air is enough for these 0.7 seconds to pass. So even if five telephone poles are deployed, victory is inevitable.
Victory, this word is so familiar to coach Yunus, but also so strange. Everyone longs for victory, but Yunas did not expect that he would be the winner of this game. For Yunus, this victory is of extraordinary significance. Not only did he enter the Olympic finals, but more importantly, he led the Chinese men's basketball team to defeat his native Lithuania.
It is a strange feeling to lead another team to defeat your homeland. As a Lithuanian, Yunus does not want Lithuania to lose the game; but as the coach of the Chinese team, he must find every way to do it. Defeated every opponent, including Lithuania.
"I did it! I really did it!" Coach Yunas showed a relieved smile. He knew that today, although the Lithuanian team lost the game and lost the qualification to advance to the finals, it won the future for the entire Lithuanian men's basketball team. In the future, when people think of the Lithuanian men's basketball team, they will not only think of a group of big men, a group of precise shooters, a tough zone defense system, but also think that Lithuania also has the best coach in the world!
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The timeout ended and the game restarted. In the last 0.7 seconds, Lithuania did not try to launch a final attack. They let time run out after serving, and then a gentleman stepped forward to congratulate the Chinese team.
The score was finally fixed at 96 to 92. The Chinese men's basketball team finally defeated the Lithuanian men's basketball team and successfully advanced to the Olympic finals.
"European King" Jaskevicius looked at this score and couldn't help but feel a trace of sadness in his heart. Just now, with 0.7 seconds left, Jaskevicius did not feel this way, but when the whistle sounded at the end of the game, The moment it sounded, guilt, disappointment, regret and other negative emotions spewed out like spring water.
Jaskevicius's thoughts went back to four years ago, to the Athens Olympics and the game against the United States team. At that time, he missed the final buzzer-beater, just like today.
"No, that's not right! It's different from today! That time I missed the buzzer-beating shot, but today, my last shot could have been made, but it was interfered with by Zhang Guan." Jaskovicius Thinking of this, he shook his head helplessly. Whether he missed the shot or was interfered with, the final result was the same, that is, he lost the game.
"This may be my last Olympics! It seems that my dream of Olympic gold medals will not be realized." Jaskovicius thought sadly. He is already 31 years old this year, and in a world full of talents, Lithuania, after four years, he really may not have a chance to continue to participate in the next Olympics.
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Dayao hugged his teammates. The word "joy" was no longer enough to describe his mood at this moment.
He is the core ace of the national team. How far the national team can go in this Olympics depends on his performance. He has dreamed countless times that he can lead the men's basketball team to win a medal at the Olympics or World Championships. Today, his dream has finally come true. Entering the Olympic finals means that a silver medal has been obtained.
"We won! We really won!" He looked at the numbers on the scoreboard and was filled with emotion.
"This may be my last Olympic Games! I have no regrets about being able to reach the finals!" Dayao suddenly felt that he was wrapped in happiness. He is only 28 years old this year and is at the peak of an athlete. In the Chinese men's basketball team where there are not many big-name players, he will still be the team's ace core four years later. But he couldn't guarantee that his ankle would last until that time.
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Zhang Guan stood among the players, feeling the joy of the crowd around him and the enthusiasm of the fans at the scene.
"Finally won!" Zhang Guan let out a long breath, but instead of relaxing, he looked at the time displayed on the electronic screen on the sidelines.
"I wonder if the helicopter is ready? I have to go to the Bird's Nest quickly. There is still an 800-meter final waiting for me! My eighth gold medal..."
One chapter for today and will be added tomorrow.
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