Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 190: Riding the Wind and Waves, Riding Away from the Dust

Chen Fang's performance not only brought heated discussions at home, but also put the entire coaching team into a dilemma.

This Olympics itself has no mission objectives, which is very clear from the players he brought, all of whom were born in the 23s, with an average age of . This is to prepare for the next Olympics in advance. A national-level sport must not only care about a certain stage, but also pay more attention to maintaining a high level of competition.

This is certainly the guiding ideology of the General Administration of Sports, and it is undoubtedly forward-looking.

Therefore, the task of this men's basketball team is to win 1-2 games as much as possible. If they can qualify for the quarterfinals, they will have exceeded their mission.

Among the United States, Australia, Venezuela, Serbia and France, only Venezuela can fight. Australia and France are 37-. The United States and Serbia should have no hope.

However, Chen Fang's performance made the coaching staff see the ratio change from 37 to 46, or even -. The change was so great that it caused huge disagreements among the entire coaching staff.

Even leaders far away in the country called to ask if there were any better ideas.

"It's true that Chen Fang is good, but he's not yet at the level to lead the team to victory." Li Nan expressed his opinion first.

"Ayi has returned to China temporarily. There is no point in fighting the second round with the United States. Why not let Chen Fang fight more?" Hu Xuefeng said.

"What if the performance is good? Let the 17-year-old Chen Fang be the core? Will the morale of the team be stable? What's more, this is just a warm-up match, the American team may not take it seriously. This kind of thinking of just one game is not acceptable." Li Nan still insisted on his attitude.

"What's the core or not? As long as we play according to the coach's arrangements, everyone is an important member." Hu Xuefeng couldn't help but feel a little angry, but due to his lowest qualifications, he could only say this.

"Old Cui, what do you mean?" Seeing that Cui Wanjun had not said anything, Gong Luming called out his name.

"I think this way. The better Chen Fang plays, the more help he can provide to the team. At the same time, the faster he can integrate into the team. We can use competitions as training. We have played nearly 20 games this year. Everyone knows whether the results are good or not."

Cui Wanjun spoke slowly, but every word touched everyone's heart. He continued: "The problems that should exist are still there, and the unresolved problems are still there. We lose more than we win, and our wins are confusing, but our losses are clear. This is our current situation."

Gong Luming's old face also turned red, and he stared at Cui Wanjun.

But Cui Wanjun lowered his eyelids and said to himself, "Chen Fang can play from 1 to 3. He can have Guo and Zhao as his partners, Xiao Ding as his wing. Add Zhou Qi and Yi Jianlian, and I think this lineup is not bad."

"If you want rebounds, you have rebounds. If you want speed, you have speed. If you want tough solutions, you have tough solutions. I just feel weird. Why are we discussing something that doesn't exist?"

"How do you plan to arrange the starting lineup for the second game?" Li Nan was unhappy.

"If Yi is not here, then Zhou Qi, Zhou Peng, Xiao Ding, Chen Fang and Guo Ailun will rotate in the inside. Mu Hao, Zou Yuchen and Wang Zhelin will rotate in the outside. Ogawa, Li Gen and Jiwei." Cui Wanjun stated his plan.

"Absolutely not!" Li Nan stood up suddenly and objected firmly.

"What a joke! Li Gen and Xiao Chuan, with their qualifications, are going to play as substitutes. How can we appease people and boost morale? There are so many inside players, and now five of them are competing for one position. How are we going to arrange it?"

"We can't have the idea of just one game. How come we, five inside players, are suddenly playing outside? It's almost August and less than ten days away from the first game. Why are we throwing away the tactics and direction we've used for the past year? Just because there's Chen Fang? Do you think it's childish to change your mind?" Li Nan was furious.

"If something goes wrong, who will take the responsibility? You?" Li Nan became more and more angry and questioned Cui Wanjun, pointing at his nose.

The latter was calm and composed, as if he had expected this, and said calmly: "I just put forward my idea. As for whether it will be adopted or not, isn't that still under discussion?"

"Hmph!" Li Nan sat down angrily after being pulled by Hu Xuefeng. Coming from a military background, he was very stubborn and determined, and would not easily change his mind about things he had made up his mind about.

Of course, what Li Nan said makes sense. The game is about to start, and it is not feasible to change the tactics now.

"Okay, let's stick to the established plan. Old Wu, you go and do Chen Fang's work." Gong Luming didn't want to discuss it. If they continued to argue, the coaching staff would start an internal conflict.

"Me?" Wu Qinglong was overwhelmed. He already had a headache, and now it was even bigger both inside and outside.

"Well, let's come as usual and let him watch the second game carefully." Gong Luming said decisively.

Although Wu Qinglong had already guessed it, he was still disappointed when he heard it. But what else could he say? He looked at Lao Cui who was almost asleep and said, "I'll try my best."

"It's not about trying, it's about having to. We need to do a good job of educating Chen Fang and tell him that being too prominent is a big taboo. He still has a long way to go."

Half an hour later, Wu Qinglong knocked on the door of Chen Fang's room, asked Xiao Ding to go out first, and then pulled Chen Fang with a wry smile: "I hope you are mentally prepared."

"Well, coach, you say." Chen Fangxin's face sank, but he still had a grin on his face.

"To be honest, you came too late." Wu Qinglong said.

"is it?"

"It's too late to modify our tactics for you now. A lot of our tactics are meant to be played inside, but now with you, the focus has been reversed. There are less than ten days until the Olympics. Think about it, isn't this too hasty?"

"Yes." Chen Fang also stopped smiling.

"Just do what you should do at your age. The next time, the situation will be different."

"Okay, I'll obey the coach's arrangement." Chen Fang didn't ask any questions, which made Wu Qinglong feel uneasy.

"Even if you have complaints, you must understand them and don't be stupid."

"I know. I was just passing through to feel the atmosphere of the national team. My contribution is to not cause any side effects."

Seeing that Chen Fang understood everything, Wu Qinglong had nothing to say. He explained a few more words and then turned back after a while.

"It's your coach's number." He handed the phone to Chen Fang.

"Coach?" Chen Fang heard that it was Fan Bin.

"If you don't suffer a little, can you still be called a man? If you don't want to fight, then don't fight. The future will prove who is right and who is wrong. First of all, don't stir up trouble yourself."

After Fan Bin's words, Chen Fang kept nodding and finally handed the phone to Wu Qinglong.

The latter waved his hand and went out with the phone.

When they reached a deserted corner, before Wu Qinglong could even say sorry, Fan Bin said, "I'm sorry to bother you."

"Ah, I'm not helping. I feel uncomfortable."

"Old Gong will suffer sooner or later if he continues like this." Although Fan Bin agreed with the coaching staff's ideas, he did not approve of their approach.

"To put it bluntly, this solution is a one-size-fits-all approach. I'll just watch them make a fool of themselves." After saying that, Fan Bin hung up the phone.

Xiao Ding returned to the house and asked with concern: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, just play your game." Chen Fang replied with a smile.

The next day, there were a lot of spectators at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, including a cheering group of thousands of Chinese fans. Unfortunately, the people they wanted to watch were always sitting on the sidelines and did not get up until the last few minutes of the fourth quarter.

The studio far away in China was also confused, and Yu Jia could only make an excuse to the audience across the country who were watching the live broadcast.

"It's possible he was injured. You know, Chen Fang was injured in May and just recovered in July. The coaching staff is also taking care of him."

"Bullshit!" Many people cursed in front of the TV. The camera turned to Chen Fang several times, and he was alive and well, with a smile on his face. How could you tell that he was injured?
But the reality has already happened, and the resentment in my heart can only be vented online.

The overwhelming criticism after the game put the entire men's basketball team under tremendous pressure. The score of 48 to 121 became the fuse. Even without Yi Jianlian and Chen Fang, how could anyone dare to get such a score?

"Why are you going to the Olympics? Aren't you ashamed? Just swim back." A Hupu netizen cursed.

Of course, the more offensive content only appeared for a dozen seconds before being banned, blocked and deleted by the administrator. The night of the 27th was extremely noisy.

What Chen Fang never expected was that some people actually blamed him for all this. The next day, several people gave him a cold look, which made him feel very confused.

It wasn’t until he received Lu Yun’s text message that he understood what was going on.

"It's funny. He's a loser himself but he doesn't allow others to be excellent. No wonder he's such a loser. It turns out there's a reason."

Shaking his head, Chen Fang went to the gym indifferently and continued his training.

Despite the crushing defeat, the national team's schedule was not affected. On the 28th, they boarded a flight to Rio, Brazil.

On the last day of July, on the 31st, they have one last warm-up match.

Against Brazil.

Yi Jianlian and Chen Fang continued to be absent. The Chinese men's basketball team lost 52:91 to the Brazilian men's basketball team, suffering another defeat by 38 points.

At this time, basketball fans across the country fell into extreme pessimism. The level performed by this Chinese team was already the worst in their impression.

A fan on Hupu posted a soul-searching question: Why didn’t Chen Fang play?

In the content, the fan asked three questions to the national team coaching staff:
1. Why can those who have no scoring ability play for more than minutes, while those who have the ability are not allowed to play for even a minute?

2. With five inside players, the total score is less than points. Is this like bringing a bunch of freeloaders to eat for free?
3. We always use the pick-and-roll tactics at the top of the arc. Our offense and defense transition is at the level of elementary school students, and our retreat awareness is at the level of middle school students. Is this an attitude problem or an ability problem?

As soon as the post was published, it received thousands of comments in half an hour and became the top hot post in the Chinese basketball section.

Despite the turbulent domestic public opinion, the national team was calm because coach Gong just asked them to put away their cell phones and the problem was solved.

It was a very clever idea. Chen Fang could only focus all his attention on training. He was used to this state, but it made life difficult for these grown men.

He also discovered some clues. Although the team had only 12 people, they were divided into four or five small groups. They basically did not communicate with each other and only gathered in small groups during weekdays. Fortunately, Chen Fang had Xiao Ding by his side, and Guo Ailun would occasionally come to visit, so the days in the Brazilian Olympic Village were quiet.

Afterwards, everyone attended the opening ceremony together, but Chen Fang escaped the disaster by pretending to be sick and lying that he had food poisoning and had diarrhea.

Chen Fang really dislikes opening ceremonies. It's hot and crowded, and you have to stand for several hours, and you have to dress modestly. It's really a torture.

I hid alone in the dormitory of the Olympic Village, enjoying the comfort of air conditioning.

At this moment, Chen Fang has calmed down and is deeply aware that it is difficult for a player to achieve anything if he is not valued by the head coach.

Of course Chen Fang would not do something like criticizing the head coach, but he would not be like a naive child and join in the fun.

My level has been proven, my attitude has been shown. If you don’t care, then I don’t care even more.

It's like I'm climbing a pole.

Chen Fang had some guesses about what would happen next. If France didn't have a chance to play in the first two games against the United States, then there would be no chance for them to play in the future.

Because either they will suffocate him, or if they let him play later and he performs well, it will be a slap in the face of the entire coaching staff. Who would be so stupid?
August 7th is Chen Fang’s birthday, and it is also the first game of the Chinese men’s basketball team against the United States.

Chen Fang made all the preparations, but he never got the call to play and watched helplessly as the United States slaughtered the Chinese team.

62-119, a tragic defeat of 57 points.

After the game, the entire team was prohibited from participating in any interviews. Only Yi Jianlian, who scored 25 points, accepted an interview with CCTV reporters.

Wang Zhelin, the starting center, played for 11 minutes but did not score or get any rebounds.

On the 9th, against France. In the first quarter, France made a series of mistakes, and China seized the opportunity, but France quickly recovered and played a 12-0 offensive climax. At the end of the first half, the score was 42:23, and France led by 19 points.

In the second half, the French team continued to increase their offensive power and expanded the score to 27 points. Yi Jianlian fought back and narrowed the score gap to 18 points, with the score at 40:58. Then the French team stabilized the situation and the score became 42:64 at the end of the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Chen Fang felt that if he played, he would definitely have a chance, so he looked at Gong Luming frequently, but the latter ignored him and continued to deploy his troops.

In the studio, several commentators were having a heated discussion about why Chen Fang didn't play. Now there were rumors online that Chen Fang was being suppressed, and Gong Luming had declared that he would not give Chen Fang a single minute of playing time.

"He must be really injured. Chen Fang's training has been suspended recently, and our reporters on the front line haven't seen him either."

"If he was really injured, why did we see Chen shooting during warm-up before the game?" Yu Jia asked.

The studio fell silent, and the host finally laughed it off.

In the last quarter, the French team's offense became more and more fierce. In the end, the Chinese team lost to the French team with a score of 60:88, suffering two consecutive defeats in the Rio Olympics.

Chen Fang's expression was very tense at the moment. As the only player who did not play, he felt the pain personally when he saw the team lose so much, and it was man-made. As a fan in his previous life, he had heard a lot of ridiculous jokes, but he did not expect that they were actually true.

I can only say that the food in the national team is really bad.

No. 11, against Venezuela.

This is considered the most important game for the Chinese men's basketball team in the Olympics. The whole team started preparing yesterday. The Chinese men's basketball team also conducted targeted training in the Athletes Park near the Olympic Village and practiced shooting for a long time at the end.

Chen Fang's astonishingly high shooting percentage made the coaching staff feel very embarrassed. Every three-pointer seemed like a slap in their faces.

His training status is also widely recognized by the coaching staff. Even Li Nan privately told Gong Luming that people should be the focus in everything.

But it made Gong Luming angry. I have to take all the blame for the relationship, right? You guys are the good guys, right?

When they arrived at the competition venue, a TX reporter suddenly appeared before the game, stopped Gong Luming, and asked him directly whether Chen Fang would play today.

Gong Luming spoke in a serious official tone without giving a clear answer.

So, the TX reporter said to the camera with regret: "It seems that we still won't see Chen Fang's first Olympic appearance today."

Half an hour later, the game started.

At the beginning of the game, Venezuela scored both inside and outside and took the lead with a 7-0 run.

Yi Jianlian scored 4 points and led the team to launch a strong counterattack. After responding with a 6-2 offensive, the Chinese team narrowed the score to 6-9.

But Venezuela had a really good touch from the outside today, and with 4 minutes and 06 seconds left in the first quarter, the team was already leading by as many as 10 points.

Although the Chinese team tried several times to narrow the gap after that, their hit rate was always low, making it very difficult to catch up.

With less than a minute left in the first quarter, the gap between the two teams had been widened to 1 points. Ding Yanyuhang finally hit a three-pointer from the outside, and Venezuela led the Chinese men's basketball team 15-25 at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Chinese team began to exert its strength. The whole team scored in multiple places and made a 10-2 scoring climax to chase the score to 23-27.

Venezuela immediately called a timeout, but Guo Ailun scored 4 points with free throws to help the Chinese team tie the score at 29.

In the following time, the two teams were in a stalemate. At the end of the second quarter, Venezuela continued to lead the Chinese men's basketball team 38-35.

In the second half, Zhou Peng made a layup and the Chinese team went on a 6-2 run to overtake the score for the first time to 41-40.

Venezuela began to press the entire court, and the Chinese team began to make more mistakes under the opponent's pressure. After Venezuela made another three-pointer, the score difference was widened to 7 points again.

At the critical moment, Yi Jianlian stepped forward to stabilize the situation. Zhou Qi performed well in the last less than a minute of this quarter and hit a buzzer-beating two points. At the end of the third quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team was 50 point behind Venezuela 51-1.

In the final quarter, the Chinese team fell into a scoring slump due to physical exhaustion. Venezuela took advantage of the situation to increase its offensive strength. The team scored 8-2 and changed the score to 59-52.

At the critical moment, it was Yi Jianlian's strong shot that helped the team stabilize the situation. Zhou Qi then went on a rampage and scored 5 points. The Chinese team narrowed the gap to 1 point with 22 minute and 1 seconds left in the game.

China's defense was missing a man at the critical moment, and Colmenares made an open jump shot, and Venezuela led by 15.8 points with 3 seconds left in the game.

China called a timeout. The huge pressure was suffocating. Chen Fang stood on the edge of the crowd. He didn't know what to do. At this point, he wanted to apply to play, but he thought about it and there was no way he would be allowed to do so.

Even if he opened his third eye, he wouldn't dare let Chen Fang go on the court. Who would be responsible if he failed to score?
No one will blame Chen Fang, they will only criticize the head coach.

If you get in, you'll be even more angry.

This was pushing himself into a dead end. Gong Luming had no time to regret. He arranged his tactics and just stood there straight.

As soon as Guo Ailun came on the court, he attacked the inside directly, drew a foul and made both free throws, 13.6 seconds, which only took him two seconds.

65: 66.

Subsequently, the Chinese team committed a tactical foul and Vargas made both free throws.

65: 68.

Guo Ailun attacked the basket again with the ball, causing a foul and making 1 of two free throws.

The huge physical consumption has made it impossible for him to guarantee his hit rate.

With 10.2 seconds left in the game, China was still trailing by 2 points.

Chen Fang really couldn't help it, he walked to Gong Luming and asked for a substitution.

"Coach, I can definitely make the shot!"

But Gong Luming pointed to the bench and said, "Sit back!"

China continued to use the foul tactics. After Guirent made two free throws, Venezuela led by 4 points.

At this time, the only option was to try to get a three-pointer. The ball came to Zhou Peng, who took a three-pointer and caused a foul. Unfortunately, he only made two of three free throws.

Afterwards, with less than 3 seconds left, even the immortals could not save him.

In the end, Venezuela defeated China with a difficult score of 72-68.

Chen Fang felt like he had been fed three piles of shit in a row. It was so disgusting.

This time, Chen Fang couldn't hold it back any longer. With a sullen face, he was the first to walk towards the player tunnel.

Stupid thing!
There are still 4 days left. I will endure it for days in my life. If you want me to join the national team in the future, I won’t even blink if I don’t kneel down.

After losing to Venezuela, national public opinion reached its peak. If the previous two games were inevitable losses, it was still unclear whether Chen Fang would play, so why not play in this game?
Especially at the last critical moment, when Chen Fang stood up and walked to Gong Luming, even a blind man could see that he was requesting to go into battle.

Gong Luming's finger became the best spoof GIF of the day on Hupu.

Believe in gods, believe in ghosts, believe in Lan Cheng, and handle palace affairs with Gong Luming.

Horizontal banner: A bunch of garbage.

Gong Luming felt tremendous pressure, and he, who was already in poor health, fell ill all of a sudden.

The Chinese men's basketball team was in such a desperate situation that almost no one dared to accept it. Finally, Cui Wanjun was assigned as a temporary replacement.

But Gong Luming didn't want to be bothered by it, so he asked the staff to buy a ticket that night and took the earliest flight back home.

Chen Fang's sky always cleared up. Wu Qinglong came to see Chen Fang again, and he brought Cui Wanjun's intention.

"Tomorrow, you'll start."

"Is it okay?" Wu Qinglong asked.

"Okay!" Chen Fang was very calm.

To attack Australia, there is no need for mobilization, it is China's old enemy.

Second only to Japan and the Philippines.

Chen Fang had been warming up in the gym since 5:30 in the morning. The fire in his heart was determined to be ignited through this game.

Cui Wanjun also announced the starting lineup yesterday, and Wang Zhelin, who had started every game, was replaced.

To be honest, as a fan, Chen Fang didn't pay much attention to Grandma Wang before, but during this period, watching him play games at close range was as uncomfortable as eating shit.

Three starts, two with zero points and zero rebounds. Is this still a human being? (In this Olympics, A-Lian was leading by a huge margin, but playing with a bunch of idiots is truly a shame.)
周鹏场均3分、李根4分、睢冉0分、郭艾伦10分、李慕豪0.5分、翟小川4分、王哲林4分、小丁4分、赵继伟2分、周琦5分、邹雨宸4分。

Yi Jianlian: 20 points.

Just look at these data to see how miserable the Chinese men's basketball team was in 16. It's hard to say whether it will be even worse in the future.

The game started at 1:11 p.m., and the Chinese team entered the stadium at : a.m.

This time, Australia played against the United States team and lost by only 10 points. They are confident of winning this game.

China's starting lineup: Zou Yuchen, Zhou Peng, Yi Jianlian, Guo Ailun, and Chen Fang.

Australia's starting lineup: Patty Mills, Matthew Dellavedova, Joe Ingles, Aron Baynes, and our old Chinese friend Andrew Bogut.

They have 6 NBA players on their team, and the starting five are all NBA level.

No one dared to say they would win this game, but Chen Fang didn't say that.

All the members of the American team were like this, but Chen Fang still played. On the court, he was not afraid of anyone now.

If everyone on the Chinese team, including the coach, has psychological baggage, then Chen Fang is the only one who doesn't.

All he could think about now was slapping someone in the face, and every extra point he scored was like a slap in the face.

When I saw Chen Fang appear in the starting lineup, it went without saying that, combined with someone's retirement due to illness, everything became clear.

But Yu Jia said nothing. He said to the audience in front of the TV with a cheerful mood: "The match between China and Australia is about to begin. Chen Fang, who has been absent for three consecutive games, has been selected for the starting lineup for the first time. Let us wait and see. I believe that this time, the Chinese team will have different changes."

Five minutes later, Yu Jia's words began to be verified.

(Friendly reminder, DJ is a better match.)
Chen Fang plays as a scoring small forward. He jumped up and shot the ball as soon as he received it for the first time on the wing. The basketball went through the Australian net at an extremely fast speed.

Yu Jia took the lead and shouted, "First shot, hit the target. Chen Fang seems to be in very good shape today."

Australia's main shooting guard Dellavedova held the ball and challenged Guo Ailun, broke into the inside and passed the ball to Mills, who responded with a three-pointer.

But the Chinese team quickly served the ball from the baseline, and Chen Fang accelerated forward. Facing Mills' pursuit and defense, he used an extremely fast change of direction to shake off and came to the inside. Looking at Bogut who was retreating, he first slowed down and pretended to wait for his teammates. Suddenly, he took a step forward and leaped into the air. He stretched his right hand, hooked his legs, swung the basketball and smashed it towards the basket above Bogut's head.

Considering Chen Fang's jumping speed, height, and his love for Bogut over the years in his previous life, this dunk was so earth-shattering that it moved the gods and ghosts to tears.

Bogut was deceived by Chen Fang and he was even looking elsewhere. When he turned his head back, a red figure was flying above his head.

A huge impact came, and Bogut didn't even have time to think before his eyes went dark and he flew backwards.

Chen Fang grabbed the frame with one hand and fell down, roaring like a lion towards the camera at the bottom line.

"Roar, Chen Fang's dunk over the opponent, he knocked Bogut, the main center of the Dallas Mavericks, to the ground. What kind of explosion is this? I didn't even see Chen Fang jump, he had already slammed the ball into the basket." Yu Jia shouted, he even stood up.

This dunk was so sudden, so unexpected, and so domineering.

Unparalleled momentum!
Yi Jianlian was the first to rush forward and punched Chen Fang twice in the chest. It was awesome! This kid had been waiting for three games and finally got help.

Afterwards, the enraged Australians launched a crazy attack, but Chen Fang, who was on the wing, suppressed Joe Ingles very well, and at the moment Mills broke through, he suddenly stepped forward to double-team him and intercepted the ball.

"Chen Fang stole the ball from Mills, the main point guard of the San Antonio Spurs. He was advancing quickly with amazing speed, like a tiger rushing down a mountain, unstoppable. Chen Fang jumped up and dunked the ball. It went in. His explosive power was so terrifying. No one in this arena has such physical fitness."

"A perfect dunk, the ultimate example of basketball's violent aesthetics. How else can I describe it? Chen Fang has already contributed two of today's top five dunks!"

Yu Jia got into the mood from the first second, and he, who had always been introverted, completely let go.

No one realized how terrifying Chen Fang was after holding it in for so long.

Even Cui Wanjun was confused. What was going on?
But before anyone could figure it out, Chen Fang passed hands with Guo Ailun, then went straight to the right wing. Facing Joe Ingles' defense, he made a snake-like movement while moving and firmly fixed Joe Ingles' center of gravity. After passing him, he passed the ball around his waist and changed hands, dodging Aaron Baynes again. He still had some strength left, and facing Bogut's fierce defense, he jumped up and went towards the basket.

Bogut really didn't expect how crazy the Chinese boy in front of him was. He just raised his hand to interfere with the next shot, but he didn't expect that his experience would kill him. Looking at Chen Fang who suddenly jumped up, he was immediately horrified.

"Chen Fang dunks on Bogut again. What kind of goal is that? Chen Fang single-handedly destroyed the entire Australian nation. How did he do it?"

Yu Jia went crazy and said nothing. Just these three dunks were enough.

When Chen Fang landed on the ground, the blood in his body was burning. He felt an unprecedented sense of comfort. The frustration he had been holding back for so many days was completely released.

Turning back to his own half, he didn't even notice the fear in his teammates' eyes.

It's so scary.

Three minutes into the game, Chen Fang scored all the points for the Chinese team.

9: 3.

A strong start.

But this was just the beginning of Chen Fang's success, and his heat wave was only the first wave.

Afterwards, facing the attack from Aaron Baynes, Chen Fang half turned around and shook his shoulder, directly shaking off the opponent, then took a step forward to receive the ball and jumped to shoot.

Joe Ingles, who came to rush forward, was completely too late. He turned around in the air to see the result and just saw the basketball go in.

Chen Fang, standing there with his shooting hand raised, turned to face the audience on the sidelines. There happened to be a group of fans wearing red Chinese jerseys. He waved his arms and gestured.

I'm already on the stage, please start jumping with me.

At this moment, he transformed into a famous Chinese DJ, stirring up the atmosphere of the entire venue.

"Chen Fang played like crazy. This is what a peerless hero is. After losing three games in a row, on the world stage of the Olympics, the 17-year-old Chen Fang is China's peerless hero!" When Yu Jia saw Chen Fang interacting with the fans, his throat suddenly became dry and he was immediately moved.

How long has it been since we saw Chinese players having the courage to wave their arms on the world stage and tell the world that China exists.

There were about a thousand Chinese fans in the stadium. They were completely excited by Chen Fang's crazy performance. They stood in their seats, waving their national flags and loudly cheering for the number 21 on the court.

Australia immediately called a timeout, and many people began to worry, because every time the opponent called a timeout, they could immediately turn the situation around.

But this time, everyone was disappointed.

Chen Fang came back on the court, ran without the ball, received the ball on the left wing, and slipped in. He was so fast that Joe Ingles didn't know how to defend him. In his opinion, this speed was even faster than everyone he had met in the NBA.

Chen Fang didn't rush in, he just stopped suddenly and jumped up.

When Yu Jia saw the ball hit the target again, he shouted, "Six out of six shots, 14 points. Chen Fang has already scored 14 points. Audience, it's only been five minutes since the first quarter started!"

"Why was such a player allowed to play in the fourth game? Is it because he is 17 years old? When can we make real progress?" Yu Jia felt emotional and angry at the same time. He did not care about his identity and asked a soul-searching question.

With Chen Fang's outburst, the whole of Australia finally woke up from its confusion and immediately started the double-teaming tactic.

Chen Fang immediately gestured to Guo Ailun, who understood and began to coordinate with Yi Jianlian on the other side.

Chen Fang's side is the weak side, but wherever he is, that is the strong side. In this world, there are no strong sides on both sides, so Australia is faced with a difficult choice.

If you double-team No. 21, you will be facing a 4-on-3 situation for the Chinese team.

If it's one-on-one, who can defend this guy?
When the first quarter was over, Australia was painfully aware that they were trailing by a large margin.

33:14.

When did the Chinese team's combat effectiveness reach this level?

Everyone was asking, today's Chinese team was incredible.

Chen Fang scored 17 points in a single quarter, standing out from the crowd.

The studio was filled with joy. Yu Jia said to guest Su Qun, "Please forgive my excitement. Let me take the spotlight today."

Su Qun smiled and waved his hands: "I understand, I understand, let me roar a few times when I have time."

"okay!"

The second quarter began amid everyone's anticipation.

This minute feels like a year.

And Chen Fang did not disappoint the expectations of every Chinese fan.

He started the game without the ball and made a jump shot in the corner.

20 points!
A chilling feel.

After the goal was scored, Chen Fang, who was retreating, waved his arms again, signaling the Chinese fans on this side to celebrate with him.

What responded to him was a wave of people. The creativity of Chinese fans should not be underestimated.

As soon as Chen Fang ran past them, all the Chinese fans began to follow his movements and started a wave.

In the stands, red waves were surging, one after another, just like the high-spirited Chinese team on the court.

Chen Fang held the ball and pressed across half court. He kept making hip thrusts, forcing Mills to retreat. Suddenly, he gathered the ball and jumped up, about 3 meters away from the three-point line.

"Chen Fang made a long three-pointer!" Yu Jia's attention had been highly concentrated for a long time. When he saw Chen Fang jump up, he yelled.

"Hit, penetrate Australia, hit, Chen Fang facialized Mills of the San Antonio Spurs again." Whenever Chen Fang scored a goal, Yu Jia would pull out the parent team of the person defending in front of him to execute him.

Whether they are unemployed at home or regret not having the commentary today, among all the famous Chinese basketball commentators, the one they envy the most at this moment is Yu Jia.

Wow, this kind of commentary is so cool.

"Incredibly confident shots, incredible touch. Chen Fang has hit every shot so far. He was amazing today."

When Chen Fang landed, he turned around, looked at the stands on his own side of the field, raised his arms, and celebrated his score in advance.

So domineering!
Even the fans far away in China, watching TV, were ignited by Chen Fang, not to mention the Chinese fans at the scene.

Everyone started shouting: "Chen Fang, Chen Fang!"

There are no words to describe my feelings, only roars to echo No. 21 on the field.

Today, the 17-year-old boy will fully blossom in front of the 14 billion people of the motherland.

Aren't you curious about me? Don't you want to see what I'm capable of?
Okay, I’ll let you see enough today!

In the next round, Chen Fang bypassed the defense without the ball and got into the crowd at the top of the arc. Then he pointed to the sky at Guo Ailun who was holding the ball on the left wing, and Guo Ailun immediately threw the ball towards the basket.

Chen Fang jumped up and caught the pass that was thrown a little too far back with one hand. He changed hands in the air, switching the basketball from his right hand to his left hand, then he chopped the basketball forward with his left hand and slammed it into the basket.

"Long-range dunks, dive bombs from Chinese bombers, Chen Fang, Chen Fang, he is wantonly torturing Australia, a team whose starting lineup is all NBA, two wins and one loss in three games, and only lost to the United States by 10 points."

Chen Fang fell to the ground and slipped on the floor due to the problem of center of gravity. Xiao Ding and A Lian rushed over and pulled Chen Fang up with both hands.

Everyone who saw this scene thought that Chen Fang had conquered everyone.

But the madness continued. A minute later, Chen Fang turned around and shot with his back to the basket while moving. His slippery movement made it impossible for the defender to stick to him. Then he turned over and hit a mid-range shot with a backward move.

This also brought his score to 27 points.

Chen Fang was in such good shape that he gave everyone the illusion that he could get as many points as he wanted today.

Even if the king of heaven comes, he can't withstand his firepower.

As everyone expected, in the last minute of the second quarter, Chen Fang broke through with the ball and confronted Bogut in the air. Not only did he score the ball, but he also caused a foul.

2+1.

Standing at the free throw line, Chen Fang enjoyed the MVP cheers from the audience.

The free throw was made steadily, and the first half ended just in time.

In 30 minutes, 17-year-old Chen Fang showed the world what super firepower is.

The Chinese team also led by 58 points with 36:22.

This score is in sharp contrast to the previous three games.

What is a dish? This is a dish. It is a dish. You are just a dish. Do you still want to cover up the fire with a drawing? Can you cover it up?

So, now you see what BOOM is, it’s fire!

Cui Wanjun thought to himself, but didn't show it on his face.

During the halftime break, Cui Wanjun asked, "How long can you play?"

Chen Fang felt great, his energy seemed endless. He said without hesitation, "Let me play the full 40 minutes."

"it is good!"

So everyone was surprised to see Chen Fang come on stage again.

But at this moment, Chen Fang had completely calmed down. He began to suppress Australia through his own attraction.

However, Australia did not have any intelligence about Chen Fang. Faced with the monster-level Chen Fang, the coach had no solution at all and could only hope to catch up through high-intensity confrontation.

Physical confrontation is Australia's forte, but Chen Fang's outstanding performance made the entire Chinese team show amazing fighting spirit, especially Cui Wanjun, who was very clear in keeping the courageous players on the court longer.

Chen Fang, Yi Jianlian, Ding Yanyuhang, Guo Ailun, and Li Gen.

This lineup is definitely the best in Asia in terms of physical intensity.

And because of Chen Fang, everyone's pressure has become very small, and the psychological burden has long been gone.

Li Gen's three-pointers, back-to-the-basket shots, Ding Yanyuhang's jump shots with the ball, Guo Ailun's stable ball control, and A-Lian's dominance in the interior.

This seemingly weak Chinese team actually burst out with powerful offensive and defensive capabilities, making people feel as if they were seeing the strongest Chinese team in history in 08, which tied with the United States in the first half and fought a bloody battle with the peak Spain until the last minute.

When the third quarter ended, Yu Jia looked at the score and said emotionally, "Who says our Chinese team is weak? There are 11 teams participating in the Olympics. Who dares to guarantee a win against Australia?"

85: 64.

China is still winning by 21 points.

This is called qualitative change leading to quantitative change. A strong player can drive the whole team to collectively boil their blood and burst out with 120% of their combat power.

As Chen Fang returned to the court in the fourth quarter, even Su Qun couldn't help but shout.

"Who said Chen Fang doesn't have the stamina? He's going to score 40 points!"

Australia was also in a dilemma. If No. 21 could not go down, they would not be able to catch up, because No. 21 was always holding them back.

So when Chen Fang hit his seventh three-pointer, even the most die-hard Australian fans began to despair.

In the last four minutes of the fourth quarter, Chen Fang used this three-pointer to limit his score to 48 points.

105: 83.

The 22-point gap is too big for the American team.

Cui Wanjun felt that the situation was settled and immediately applied for a substitution, and Chen Fang was replaced.

When he walked off the field, all the Chinese and neutral fans stood up and applauded the 17-year-old boy for a long time.

Chen Fang also raised his arms in response.

When he returned to the bench, someone offered his hand and someone else wiped his sweat with a towel.

Chen Fang accepted it calmly. Damn it, I’ve been playing for almost 40 minutes. Can’t I just enjoy it?
Seeing Chen Fang enter the game, Yu Jia also gave a summary. He said emotionally: "Thank you, Chen Fang. Although you are only 17 years old, your superb performance today has conquered fans all over China."

"48 points, 6 assists, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, you are a well-deserved Chinese superstar!"

"Salute to you, Chen Fang. May you ride the wind and waves and leave everyone in the dust!"

"My ultimate hero!"

　There is no other way, I have to suppress first and then praise, and I dare not interrupt!

　　I hope you all enjoy watching it!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)