If there were no games to come, Zhang Guan would really have filmed this "Basketball Vision".
However, Zhang Guan decided to shoot a trailer first, just like Will Smith's spoof trailer. A trailer of three or four groups does not cost much, but the irony in it is enough to make FIBA sick for a long time.
Although Zhang Guan knows nothing about making movies, as long as he has money, he can naturally find someone who knows how to do it. There are countless screenwriters and directors in Hollywood, as well as hundreds of independent film production companies. As long as they are willing to pay, the film production companies can provide one-stop services, including screenwriters, directors, film production teams, and even final distribution. All can be done easily.
Thinking of this, Zhang Guan dialed Zhuge Wenbo's phone number. Zhuge Wenbo once worked for CAA in the United States and is well-connected in the Hollywood entertainment industry. It would be perfect to leave this matter to him.
After ending the call with Zhuge Wenbo, Zhang Guan paid attention to the results of other quarter-finals.
In the second half, the US team defeated Russia without any suspense and advanced to the semi-finals; while the Lithuanian team eliminated Argentina by a large score and will face the US team in the semi-finals.
As for the Chinese team, the other semi-final spot belongs to Serbia. They defeated Spain and advanced to the semi-finals.
Although this Spanish team does not have Gasol, it is no weaker than two years ago, and is even stronger. Because Gasol, Rubio and Fernandez in the starting lineup have all achieved great growth after two years of experience. Gasol has become the absolute main force of the Grizzlies, and Fernandez has also become a member of the Trail Blazers lineup. An indispensable member, Rubio will officially land in the NBA next year. In addition, Garbajosa and Navarro, two players who have played in the NBA, are assisted. It can be said that the Spanish team is the team with the most NBA players besides the American team.
Compared with the traditional strong teams in Europe, this Spanish team prefers the American basketball style, which also represents the new trend of European basketball. The Serbian men’s basketball team, as the successor of Yugoslavia, has always been the holder of the European basketball team. Traditional style of play, so this game can be seen as a collision between the emerging style of play and the traditional style of European basketball.
In the end, Serbia defeated the Spanish team 92 to 89 and successfully advanced. In this competition between the top teams in Europe, the Serbian team still had the last laugh. Teodosic's three-pointer 3.1 seconds before the end. Helped the Serbian team win the final victory.
The Serbian team also became the Chinese team's opponent in the semifinals.
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The FIBA tournament officials were sitting in the conference room, all with solemn expressions, as if they had encountered a huge crisis.
"Making a movie? Maybe Zhang Guan is just talking. We don't need to be too nervous at all. He is just an athlete, and making movies is an actor's business. Zhang Guan should not be neglecting his job." A bald man said.
"It's precisely because he is Zhang Guan that he doesn't do his job properly!" A thin man wearing glasses immediately objected: "If Zhang Guan was the kind of person who keeps to himself, he would definitely still be running in track and field now. How could sprinting appear here! Don’t forget how many different events he has tried now.”
"Besides, the referee's penalty this time is indeed very unfair to the Chinese team." Another tournament official immediately said: "Although it was with our tacit approval, there were several obvious misjudgments. If Zhang Guan takes this case If things get hyped, we will be very passive."
"What are you afraid of? He is just an athlete. If we warn him, he will definitely restrain himself! Could it be that he dares to fight with our FIBA alone?" said the bald man earlier with disdain.
"How dare he! Don't forget IAAF President Sebastian, who was disgraced by Zhang Guan in the past two years. Besides, he is more than just a basketball player, and even if we use punishment, Only basketball." The thin man with glasses continued: "We cannot prohibit him from participating in sports other than basketball, such as track and field, tennis, racing, boxing, and ice sports! He is still the focus of the media, and we will Be passive forever."
"Then what should we do? Investigate the referees involved in the world? Blow the whistle to help the home team advance? That would be a scandal and also very detrimental to us." The bald man said.
"But in this matter, if we want Zhang Guan to stop, we must give an explanation to the Chinese team." The man with glasses sighed, and then said: "We should not have agreed to the conditions of the Turkish men's basketball team in the first place, otherwise we would not do it now. There’s so much trouble.”
"We promised Turkey that we also hope that the World Championships can be better organized. They are the host. But they themselves are not living up to expectations. Even with the help of referees, they still can't beat the Chinese team. Then you can't blame us." The bald man raised his hands. Tan: "I don't think so. In the next game between the Chinese team and Serbia, let the referee help the Chinese team. This way it will be even!"
"Good idea!" The thin man with glasses immediately nodded in support: "In the match against the Turkish team, the referee's misjudgment caused the Chinese team to suffer losses. In the next game, we will let the Chinese team become the beneficiary of the referee's misjudgment. In this way, the Chinese team itself also took advantage of the referee's misjudgment, so it cannot use the misjudgment as an excuse."
"Wouldn't it mean that the Serbian team has to be sacrificed? If with the help of the referee, the Chinese team really enters the finals, the Serbian team will definitely not be willing to accept it, right?" Someone immediately said: "We are using a mistake to correct it. mistake!"
"How many people are there in Serbia? How many people are there in China? From a market perspective, it is more beneficial for us if the Chinese team enters the finals. Moreover, in the second half, the American team will definitely enter the finals. We can once again win a game early. A battle between the United States and the United States! Have you forgotten that in the Olympic Games two years ago, the final was also a battle between China and the United States? That game created so much buzz! It brought us so much profit." The thin man adjusted his glasses and said.
"You're right. If the final is another battle between China and the United States, it will be a revenge battle for the American team. It sounds full of gimmicks! Such a game will definitely attract the attention of the world." The bald man said This moment expressed approval.
"At the same time, we can also stop the Chinese team's mouth... "
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The Chinese team and the Serbian team once met in the group stage. When Zhang Guan and Dayao did not play, the Serbian team won the game without any suspense. Therefore, in the Serbian team, whether it is the coach or the players, There is a contemptuous attitude towards the Chinese team.
Especially after defeating the Spanish team, the Serbian team's originally tense nerves instantly relaxed, so on the match day of the semi-finals, the Serbian team was still in a state of sleepwalking.
In this game, the Serbian team did not send Kostic as the starting center, because Kostic was only 2.13 meters tall. It was a big disadvantage facing Dayao. The Serbian team put Perovic on the court. Perovich, who once watched the water cooler for the Golden State Warriors, is 2.18 meters tall and suffers relatively less in terms of figure.
But even so, the Serbian team's inside line was still overwhelmed by Dayao. Perovic received two fouls in the first five minutes of the first quarter and had to take a rest. And Krstic, who was replaced later, was also unable to stop Dayao from wreaking havoc inside.
In the first quarter, the Chinese team scored 20 points, which was a decent score. The Serbian team felt bad and only scored 11 points.
Serbian team coach Ivkovic shook his head with dissatisfaction. He could see that the Serbian team had not entered the game state at all. Facing an opponent that they had easily defeated in the group stage, they would underestimate the enemy. Sleepwalking at the beginning of a game is a very common phenomenon.
After the start of the second quarter, the Serbian team began to slowly enter the state, and Zhang Guan also took over the game at this time. European guards are inherently weak in physical confrontation, so many European guards will not adapt to the NBA. If there was no zone defense, the European teams would have been crushed by the American team's muscle stick. In fact, as the physical fitness of American players gets better and better, the abnormal body muscles of the devils make the European team's zone defense more and more weak, which means that they can bully Asian teams like China.
However, there is Zhang Guan in the Chinese team today.
Zhang Guan no longer hides his shooting ability, and his offensive methods are no longer limited to breakthroughs. Pull-up jump shots have become his most frequently used scoring method. The Serbian team's defense was torn apart by the Chinese team again and again.
At the end of the half, instead of chasing the score, the Serbian team fell behind by 12 points, 30 to 42.
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In the locker room, Teodosic looked confused.
"Is this really the Chinese team? Why is it completely different from the last time? The last time we played, their defenders couldn't break through our zone defense. But this time, our defense was like paper in front of Zhang Guan. It’s as fragile as a blur! I think this is completely playing two different teams! It’s only ten days before the group match, how can the Chinese team change so much?”
Not far away, coach Ivkovic was also carefully checking the first half data.
"Zhang Guan's offensive ability is really strong. This is only the first half. He has already scored 18 points, which almost accounts for half of the Chinese team's scores. Moreover, his scoring efficiency is very high, and he only missed one shot. He scored three goals. In the second half of the game, we must focus on Zhang Guan." Ivkovic continued to look at the statistics.
"Rasic also committed two fouls. I remember one of them was a misjudgment by the referee. There was also a time when Kostic was beaten by the Chinese team, and the referee stood aside and did not call the whistle. The referees at the World Championships are really not professional enough. There are always misjudgments." Ivkovic shook his head and didn't pay too much attention to these details. In his view, the most important thing is for players to return to form as quickly as possible.
At the beginning of the second half, the Serbian team's feel improved significantly.
"Teodosic, three-pointer! Goal! 33 to 42, Serbia reduced the score to less than 10 points!"
"The Chinese team made a mistake in passing the ball. Rasic made a fast break and directly shot a three-pointer! It's in! 36 to 42. Now there is only a six-point gap between the two sides!"
Just one minute into the second half, Serbia even chased six points. At this time, the morale of the entire Serbian team also improved.
A Lian's shot missed. Velickovic jumped up sharply, grabbed the rebound, and then threw the ball to Rasic who was closest to him, and Rasic rushed forward without hesitation.
"Beep!" the referee's whistle sounded, and Rasic was sentenced to walk.
"Did Rasic walk? Maybe it was because his steps slipped a little when he just started! In this case, a foul is generally not called. It seems that today's referee is more strict in enforcing the law." The commentator said.
Rasic threw the ball to the ground unwillingly. His steps slipped a bit, but it was at the moment when the ball was released. Normally, this could not be regarded as a walk, but since the referee whistled a walk, there was nothing he could do.
Coach Ivkovic looked quite annoyed. The Serbian team was about to start, but was stopped by the referee's whistle. It was like a wonderful TV series that was suddenly interrupted at the climax of the show. Just like advertising, the emotions that the audience has been brewing come to an abrupt end, and if they want to mobilize their emotions again, they need a new brew.
"Slow down!" Dayao shouted to Zhang Guan. Years of experience in the NBA have given Dayao excellent tactical skills and adaptability, which is enough to make him a commander on the court.
But Zhang Guan has already done this. Kobe's experience book brings not only the skills of the game, but also the accurate judgment of the game, so Zhang Guan also knows when to be fast and when to be slow.
Teodosic looked at Zhang Guan anxiously. He was feeling hot now and wanted to attack quickly, but Zhang Guan lingered and lingered, watching the attack time run out to the end.
With five seconds left, Zhang Guan started to take off; four seconds later, Zhang Guan changed direction; three seconds later, Zhang Guan changed direction again; two seconds later, Zhang Guan jumped up to shoot; at the last second, the ball went in! A set of actions is completed in one go.
Zhang Guan responded with a three-pointer, and the score difference between the two sides reached 9 points again. More importantly, this goal also damaged the morale of the Serbian team. Serbia, which had just started to gain momentum, seemed to have been poured cold water on it, and the raging anger in its heart also cooled down a bit.
Coach Deng Huade let out a sigh of relief. He originally thought that the Chinese team would encounter a crisis and might even be tied by the Serbian team. But now it seems that this crisis has been successfully passed.
"Do you feel that the referee's penalty scale today seems to be more biased towards us." Deng Huade whispered to the assistant coach beside him.
"It looks like this. It's completely different from the last game against Turkey. I guess this may be a kind of compensation from the IAAF!" the assistant coach whispered.
"Compensation?" Deng Huade nodded suddenly, and then he realized that having a relatively loose referee may be a rare training opportunity for the young players of the Chinese team. At least the young players can make more mistakes. Chance.
Thinking of this, Deng Huade waved his hand and called over several young players he was very optimistic about, and then started a new "chicken blood education".
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The Chinese team's lead expanded to double digits. At this time, Deng Huade chose to make substitutions, letting the main players take a break and replace them with young substitute players to adapt to the game.
With a 10-point lead, the Chinese team's substitute players did not feel too much pressure. The more young players let go and play without pressure, the more they were able to perform at their best. Therefore, the Chinese team's substitute players performed well. They were completely different in the group stage. They played more actively and were more confident.
The Serbian team was a little uncomfortable with this. The two teams had just played against each other ten days ago. At that time, the Chinese team's substitute was almost beaten. The Serbian team only needed to use relatively simple tactics to tear China apart. team's defense. But today, the boys of the Chinese team seem to have changed. They are all full of energy and are running more frequently without the ball.
The scores of both sides increased alternately. Entering the fourth quarter, the Chinese team still maintained an 8-point lead.
"Zhang Guan, three-pointer, score again! He has already scored 31 points!"
"The Arab League beat Velickovic hard. It's a pity that he didn't score, but it caused Velickovic to foul! Two free throws."
"Dayao, hook shot, there it is! 80 to 69, the Chinese team's lead has reached double digits again!"
The so-called centipede is dead but not stiff. After all, the Serbian team is the world's top team. In the last quarter, Serbia launched a fierce counterattack and even approached the score to 5 points. As for the Chinese team, several main players They didn't stop scoring, and they still blocked the Serbian team's desperate counterattack.
"There are still three minutes left, the 11-point advantage should be able to be maintained!" Zhang Guan looked at the scoreboard, then looked at Dayao next to him, and frowned worriedly.
Dayao looked very tired. He was breathing heavily, his expression still serious, but the painful look in his eyes was sensitively captured by Zhang Guan.
"He's holding on!" Zhang Guan realized this.
After all, Dayao has not fully recovered. Since his comeback, he has never played such a high-intensity game. Now he is at the end of his strength. Perhaps the high-intensity physical confrontation has taken a toll on his foot injury, so he feels pain.
"It's time for you to go down and rest!" Zhang Guan said.
"There are still three minutes left, I can still hold on." Dayao said.
"We still have the finals! We still have to play the American team, and we still have to win the gold medal. So, you have to go down and rest!" Zhang Guan continued: "As long as I'm on the court."
Dayao was stunned for a moment, then nodded. He believed that with Zhang Guan's presence, he could hold on to the last three minutes.
The Chinese team requested a timeout, and Dayao slowly walked to the bench. The team doctor immediately stepped forward to check Dayao's old injury.
"There are three minutes left. As long as we hold on, we will be able to enter the finals!" Deng Huade began to pour out chicken soup for the soul to everyone, about recalling the past, grasping the present, and looking forward to the future. After these words, the players were quite encouraged. . As for tactics, Deng Huade only said one sentence:
"Give the ball to Zhang Guan!"
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Now Deng Huade is familiar with the Chinese team's ultimate tactics, and Zhang Guan did not disappoint him.
The sound of the end of the game sounded, and the Serbian team ultimately lost 79-88.
The Chinese team has unprecedentedly advanced to the finals of the World Championships. What they have to face is undoubtedly the most powerful American team in the world-Dream Nine Team!
(End of chapter)