The giant was not knocked down by his opponent, but fell in front of injuries.
In the previous games, Dayao's continuous playing time and playing time were limited, so the problem of foot injury did not appear. But entering the knockout stage, Dayao's playing time continued to increase. Against Turkey and Serbia, his playing time had reached 30 minutes, which was beyond the time range that his body could bear.
When facing the U.S. team, Dayao was facing off against NBA starting-level insiders. Chandler and Love, although not the top centers in the NBA, were still at the level of first-class centers. This high-intensity confrontation finally allowed Dayao to win. Yao was overwhelmed.
Seeing Dayao's painful expression, the Chinese team's bench fell into a dead silence. This was obviously the last thing they wanted to see. Considering that he had undergone such a major surgery before, Almost everyone realizes that perhaps today's Dayao will retire because of this.
For the Chinese team, this can be said to be an earth-shattering thing.
For Team USA, Krzyzewski breathed a sigh of relief.
The Dream Nine team does not have an outstanding center, so Krzyzewski was forced to use a small lineup. It can be said that the Dream Nine team is most afraid of encountering the world's top center. And today's game also proved this point. Before the first half was over, Dayao scored 18 points on the Mengjiu team. He was facing 40 points in the whole game, but the Mengjiu team had nothing to do. Now that Dayao is suddenly injured, Krzyzewski no longer has to worry about the center.
"God help me! Dayao's injury doesn't look like a simple twist. It's more like a recurrence of an old injury, and he will most likely retire! Without Dayao's presence, we don't have to worry about the threat from the inside, young man. We can break through with confidence!" Krzyzewski looked at his bench.
On the bench of the U.S. team, there are not many people who can shoot, but there are a lot of excellent breakthrough players. Facing a Chinese team that lacks a big center, the U.S. team's breakthrough players finally have a place to play their role.
Dayao was helped into the player tunnel and underwent examination by the team doctor, while the game continued.
Krzyzewski made decisive substitutions and replaced several breakthrough players. The US team's tactics were also adjusted instantly.
In the last three minutes of the first half, the U.S. team relied on its strong breakthrough ability to score consecutively and hit an 8-3 spurt, ending the first half with a five-point lead of 46-41.
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In the locker room, coach Deng Huade looked solemn.
A minute ago, the team doctor had informed Deng Huade of Dayao's injury. Although it had not been checked by instruments, judging from the symptoms after the initial examination, Dayao's injury was not optimistic and he might even need another surgery. The exact severity of the injury cannot be determined until an MRI examination.
But one thing that is clear now is that Dayao will no longer be able to play in the second half of the game.
"Yao's condition is very serious, much more serious than we thought. In this game, he has no possibility of playing. I think he hid the injury from us in order to play." Deng Huade thought of this and did not Instead of blaming Yao, he sighed softly: "The Houston Rockets will probably curse me to death!"
Without Dayao, the Chinese team also lost its inside pillar. Facing the twin towers of Chandler and Love, coupled with Odom's additions, the Chinese team has lost its advantage at the basket.
If he was a coach who was good at tactics, he might have used the halftime break to adjust new tactics. However, tactics were Deng Huade's shortcoming. At this time, he was like a headless fly, not knowing how to arrange it. , he couldn't find a way to win, let alone the hope of victory.
"Failed, defeated in the end!" Deng Huade thought of this and sighed helplessly. As an American coach, Deng Huade can best appreciate the strength of the American team, and also knows best Krzyzewski's ability to turn decay into magic.
The players are not as good as others, the level of coaches is not as good as others, and they have lost their most important players. At this moment, Deng Huade had already admitted defeat in his heart.
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The fifteen-minute intermission ended quickly and the players returned to the field.
Krzyzewski looked at the Chinese team's bench and looked at everyone carefully, but in the end he did not find Dayao.
"Yao Yao didn't show up. It seems that his injury is very serious and he can no longer play. The situation has been decided!" Krzyzewski took a deep breath, and then showed a calm and calm look. He was even very casual. He put the tactical board down, as if to tell the world that there was no need to arrange tactics now.
The broadcast camera gave a close-up of the coaches of both teams. Compared to Krzyzewski who was calm and composed, Deng Huade had an expression of bitterness and hatred. Even through the TV screen, you could feel the feeling in Deng Huade's heart. Bitter.
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"We just got the news that Yao will go to the hospital after the game to undergo an MRI examination. It will be impossible for him to play in the second half of the game!" ESPN's commentator continued: "For the Chinese team, this is This is really terrible news. I think the outcome of this game is no longer in suspense. We may congratulate the American team in advance for winning this World Championship."
"I wonder what adjustments the Chinese team will make in the second half of the game? If I guess correctly, Zhang Guan will become the main offensive point of the Chinese team in the second half. I wonder if he can contribute as much as he did in the Olympics two years ago. A magical scene that led the Chinese team to a comeback?" another commentator said.
"Only relying on Zhang Guan? This may be a bit difficult. Except for Yi, the level of other players in the Chinese team is too far behind that of the American team. No matter how powerful Zhang Guan is, he can't do it alone! Can he defeat it alone? An American team? I don’t think so. Even if Zhang Guan can score crazy points, in the end it will just make the Chinese team lose less."
"You're right, the Chinese team wants to win unless a miracle happens!"
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It's already past three o'clock in the morning in China, and those who can stay in front of the TV in the early hours are all die-hard fans.
Xiao Li turned off the TV, walked into the bedroom, and climbed into bed.
But the noise he made when he went to bed still woke up his girlfriend.
"Is the game over? Who won?" The girlfriend turned over sleepily and asked.
"The fight is not over, but we can't win!" Xiao Li sighed: "Dayao is injured and retired."
"He was injured again? Didn't you say that his injury was just healed?" his girlfriend asked.
"I haven't fully recovered! Hey, it's such a pity. Before Dayao went down, the two sides were still tied. If we continue to fight, there will still be a fight. Now, we will definitely lose!" Xiao Li said.
"Aren't you still Zhang Guan?" his girlfriend asked vaguely, obviously about to fall asleep again.
"Zhang Guan? How can he beat the entire American team by himself? Unless a miracle occurs!" Xiao Li sighed, closed his eyes and prepared to sleep.
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In the broadcasting room of CCTV Sports Channel, ten staff members are busy working overtime.
Whenever there is an important game, overtime is essential, and today is a war between China and the United States, so except for the commentators and guest commentators, the director, editor, and even the director in charge of the sports channel did not go back to rest.
The staff member responsible for collecting the ratings hurried in: "Director, the ratings have dropped to 1.202%!"
"Dropped so fast? Wasn't it still over 1.5% just now? This is equivalent to losing one-fifth of the audience all at once!" the director said.
In the 2010 CCTV Sports Channel ratings ranking, only two programs had ratings exceeding 2%, namely the World Cup opening ceremony and the World Cup quarter-finals Germany vs. Argentina. But both programs are before twelve o'clock. For example, the match between Germany and Argentina is at ten o'clock in the evening. This is a very good time for fans to watch.
In the early morning game, even the World Cup final between the Netherlands and Spain had a ratings of only 1.3243%. Therefore, the ratings of the Men's Basketball World Championship finals exceeding 1.5% are already a very scary number.
Although the current ratings have dropped to 1.202%, they are still comparable to the ratings of the NBA All-Star Game. Considering that it is now three o'clock in the morning, maybe the sports channel can already open a bottle of champagne to celebrate.
"It's a pity. If Dayao had not been injured, the ratings would have remained above 1.5%! There is no way. It is normal for the audience not to want to watch a game that is bound to be lost. If we still want to win now , Unless a miracle happens!" The director took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes, leaned on the chair and began to close his eyes to rest.
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Durant looked relaxed. When he saw the tallest figure missing from the Chinese team's bench, he knew that the game had been successfully won and the American team would win the championship.
Since 1994, the U.S. team has failed in the World Championships three times in a row. Since the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the U.S. team has never won a world championship. Today, under the leadership of Durant, the U.S. team is about to return to the world championship throne again.
At this time, Durant couldn't help but think of his predecessors, the Dream Team 6 led by Iverson, the Dream Team 7 composed of the 2003 golden generation, and the Dream Team 8 with many superstars. None of them did anything for them. The American team won a world championship, and today, what his predecessors failed to do, Durant did it!
"I will become the greatest player in history, and today's World Championship championship is just the beginning! Next, I will start my basketball era!" Durant clenched his fists excitedly. He thought of one name after another. Those people were once Durant's idols, but today, he has done what those former idols failed to do!
The NBA championship may be very far away for these young people. Most of them have no experience in the playoffs. Therefore, a world championship is enough to arouse the most primitive desire of these young men.
With this desire, they walked onto the court, ready to welcome their championship...
There will be a chapter later.
(End of chapter)