The National Team's First Olympic Win
After being welcomed by the county head and treated to a meal at the county guesthouse, Li Ruping said, "First of all, let me clarify that I am not the boss. I am just Mr. Li Chen's secretary. He entrusted me to invest here."
Upon hearing this, County Chief Wang and the others exchanged bewildered glances.
At this moment, a middle-aged man in his thirties tentatively asked, "Is the Li Chen you're talking about the one who won glory for the country in the United States?"
Li Ruping adjusted her glasses and said proudly, "Yes, it's him."
Upon hearing this, the crowd erupted in an uproar.
Immediately afterwards, Li Ruping recounted what Li Chen had told her.
County Chief Wang and others were overjoyed when they heard Li Ruping's plan to get rich.
At the same time, the Lakers, just like in history, sent O'Neal to the Eastern Conference.
Odom returned to Los Angeles, the City of Angels. However, his good friend had left, which left Odom somewhat depressed.
Meanwhile, after Li Chen returned to China, fearing that Harden would slack off, he asked Tim Grover to take some time to train Harden and DeRozan.
At the same time, Li Chen hired Monja Willis (Harden's mother) and DeRozan's mother to look at his house in Los Angeles.
This deeply moved the two mothers, because they knew that Li Chen was helping them.
Meanwhile, Avril returned to the US to prepare for this year's world tour, but Old Jack. didn't leave; he seemed to like it here and stayed in the country.
With the Olympics approaching, Li Chen was called up to train with the National Team.
The 2004 Athens Olympics National Team roster for the China Men's National Basketball Team: Li Chen, Yao Ming, Mengke Bateer, Yi Jianlian, Mo Ke, Du Feng, Chen Ke Zhu Fangyu, Chen Li Nan, Li Nan, Zhang Jinsong, Guo Shiqiang, Zhang Yunsong. The head coach was Harris.
A month later, the National Team faced off against Spain National Team, led by Gasol.
When the first quarter began, Li Chen was surprised to find that the difference between European teams and NBA teams was that European teams played a more defensive and team-oriented style.
In the first quarter, Li Chen played the role of support, constantly observing his teammates' situation.
Li Chen felt a pang of pain upon seeing this; the other players were like decorations, their lives hanging in the balance as they were being defended by the Spain National Team players, completely lacking the drive they displayed in the match against South Korea National Team.
Li Chen felt that she was inferior to him; this is a classic case of bullying someone only at home!
Li Chen sighed inwardly. He was already at a psychological disadvantage; how could he possibly win?
At the end of the first quarter, they were down by 15 points, 14-29.
In the first quarter, besides Yao Ming scoring 10 points, Li Chen made a three-pointer, and Zhu Fangyu made one of two free throws.
Li Chen was speechless. Even the S-level [Assist Master] with a 20% accuracy bonus couldn't save these teammates. He truly felt a faint sadness.
At the same time, he also discovered a problem: this shooting percentage boost is based on the player's confidence, but the National Team players lack confidence, so the 20% shooting percentage boost is like a pipe dream.
During the break, head coach Harris said, "Chen, don't just pass the ball around. You need to use your individual skills to break through or shoot from long range to open up the game."
Good grief, head coach Silver Fox Harris is practically saying, "Your teammates, except for Yao Ming, are all unreliable. They're hopeless. You'd better take charge yourself!"
Although Li Chen was somewhat displeased with Silver Fox Harris's implied meaning, his teammates were really unhelpful!
So, at the start of the second quarter, during Yao Ming's rest period, Li Chen began to take over the game.
First, Spain made two consecutive steals and scored 4 points with a fast break dunk. Then, Spain National Team missed two shots.
Li Chen, on the other hand, repeatedly Pull-up Jumper shots and scored over the Spain National Team guards, showcasing his unreasonableness to the fullest.
In less than 5 minutes, they scored 10 points in a row, narrowing the score to 24-29.
Silver Fox Harris was also stunned. Is this the Finals MVP this year? He's too strong. That Pull-up Jumper is simply unstoppable!
Silver Fox Harris knew Li Chen was very strong, and even New York Knicks owner Dolan traded Dwight Howard, the number one draft pick, plus first-round picks for the next seven years for Li Chen.
The strength Li Chen has demonstrated so far justifies his value.
The Spain National Team was too strong. Is this the true strength of the US professional men's basketball team?
The Spain National Team players looked at Gasol, who is also an NBA player.
Gasol shrugged, giving him a look that said he was a freak.
At this point, the Spain National Team coach couldn't sit still any longer and called a timeout.
After the timeout, the Spain National Team began to double-team Li Chen.
After being double-teamed, Li Chen didn't force himself to shoot; he immediately chose to pass the ball. However, his teammates were really unhelpful, but fortunately, Mengke Bateer secured the rebound.
Although Mengke Bateer acts like a big shot in front of other National Team players, he doesn't dare to do that in front of Li Chen. He can only obediently hand over the ball he stole to Li Chen.
Li Chen Pull-up Jumper and scored again, even over the Spain National Team defender.
At the end of the second quarter, Spain National Team was surprisingly down by two points, 50-52.
Li Chen dominated the game, scoring 25 points in the first half.
However, Li Chen's continuous Pull-up Jumper took a heavy toll on his stamina, and he hadn't recovered by the start of the third quarter.
So he followed Silver Fox Harris's suggestion and did not force himself to go on stage.
At the start of the third quarter, perhaps it was Li Chen's phenomenal performance that helped his National Team teammates find their rhythm against the South Korea National Team.
After the start of the third quarter, they played brilliantly, and by the latter half of the third quarter, they were only down by 5 points to Spain National Team.
When Li Chen entered the game, bang bang! Two three-pointers put the team ahead.
Seeing this, the Spain National Team was speechless, and Li Chen's teammates were speechless as well.
They now feel that Li Chen is an alien, and that he's not on the same level as them.
They were racking their brains on the field, but Li Chen easily and effortlessly turned the score around as soon as he entered the game. What a monster!
Then in the fourth quarter, Li Chen and Yao Ming teamed up, and the Spain National Team was swept away in one fell swoop.
Yao Ming 28 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in this game.
Li Chen scored 38 points, 11 assists, and 6 steals.
The second match is against New Zealand.
After the first quarter began, the National Team rediscovered the winning form from last year's Asian Cup. With the added boost of Li Chen's S-rank Skill [Assist Master] (20% accuracy bonus), they finally demonstrated the strength befitting a cheat-like support player.
The players displayed excellent teamwork, accurate passing, and an extremely high shooting percentage.
At the end of the first quarter, the National Team was already leading by five points.
However, the New Zealand team is no pushover either.
In the second quarter, they demonstrated a strong offensive ability and improved their shooting percentage.
They even held the lead for a period of time.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Silver Fox Harris immediately called a timeout.
He was somewhat surprised that Li Chen kept passing the ball around, remaining unmoved even after New Zealand had taken the lead.
At this moment, Silver Fox Harris felt that he couldn't see through Li Chen.
As his thoughts raced, he began to adjust his tactics, encouraging the players to strengthen their defense while also instructing Li Chen to take on more offensive plays.
After the game resumed, Li Chen continued to act independently, refusing to engage in one-on-one play. Li Chen continued to pass the ball repeatedly, and gradually, Yao Ming and others began to understand Li Chen's intentions.
At this moment, he was somewhat moved, touched by Li Chen's actions. In their minds, Li Chen was considering their feelings.
If Li Chen attacks now, he will definitely widen the score gap, but what will domestic fans think of them? They will say that the other players on the National Team are just decorations, and other harsh words.
That's why Li Chen didn't attack, but instead set up the ball for them. Li Chen's actions were really heartwarming.
Just then, Li Chen used a Euro step to cleverly pass the ball to Zhu Fangyu.
Zhu Fangyu's eyes were determined as he raised his hand and launched a three-pointer.
Swish! The basketball goes through the net cleanly.
After scoring, Zhu Fangyu clenched his fists and roared to the sky.
What happened next Silver Fox Harris speechless. The players on the field seemed to be on drugs, their offense and defense completely transformed.
He didn't know why this had suddenly happened.
At this moment, he focused his attention on Li Chen. Although Silver Fox Harris didn't know why the players on the field had changed like this, he knew the problem must lie with Li Chen.
"Is this your goal?" Silver Fox Harris murmured to himself, watching Li Chen running tirelessly on the field.
In the final quarter of the game, the two teams engaged in a fierce battle.
New Zealand tried to turn the tide, but under Li Chen's leadership, the National Team went on a run and took the New Zealand.
Finally, they crushed New Zealand 99-62.