jdhmnovel Chapter 563 A Mini World Cup!
Chapter 563 A Mini World Cup!
Wang Xiucheng took several steps to catch his breath before finally falling onto Guo Shiqiang and stopping.
Standing up, Wang Xiucheng raised his fist in the direction of Yao Ming in the fan area and, unusually, adopted James's domineering gait!
All the Chinese players on the bench ran over to Wang Xiucheng, giving him high-fives or bumping chests with him.
Guo Shiqiang patted Wang Xiucheng on the head, seemingly very satisfied with Wang Xiucheng's performance.
Ben Sullivan stood behind the barrier and sighed deeply.
Wang Xiucheng was terrifying in the last minute, scoring a total of 10 points!
Three three-pointers!
It appears that Wang Xiucheng did not attempt any three-pointers in the first nine minutes, but in the last minute, he took three shots and made all three.
If you include the last minute of the first and second quarters, Wang Xiucheng has already made 6 three-pointers tonight.
And all of them were shots taken in the last minute of a single quarter.
And the hit rate is 100%!
Ben Sullivan somewhat understands why some coaches in the league joked in interviews about limiting Wang Xiucheng's playing time in the last minute.
This is fucking illogical!
Moreover, Sullivan thought with a touch of wicked humor that Wang Xiucheng really didn't need to play the first 9 minutes; he could simply play the last minute of each quarter.
Sullivan patted Wang Xiucheng on the shoulder and stood next to Guo Shiqiang, listening to the translator explain the tactical arrangements for the next quarter.
"The third quarter has ended, and China is leading Puerto Rico 103-75 by 28 points."
In the Penguin Live broadcast room, Wang Meng reported the data: "Wang Xiucheng has scored 28 points, 11 assists, 6 steals and 4 rebounds."
Wang Meng looked up at Yang Yi, knowing it was time for Yang Yi to start his performance again.
"Wang Xiucheng probably won't play in the fourth quarter, unless our boys play terribly."
"Although Wang Xiucheng only scored 28 points, his 11 assists in three quarters made the Chinese team's offense very well organized."
"In fact, Wang Xiucheng's matches in this World Cup have already ended."
"It's just a small World Cup. Our Chinese team made it to the round of 16 even though Wang Xiucheng hasn't had much time to gel with the team. We can totally look forward to next year's Olympics and see how well we perform."
Yang Yi's words made Wang Meng and the others nod subconsciously.
However, there was no trace of sadness on anyone's face.
For the Chinese team, winning this match would secure their place in the round of 16.
Among Asian teams, only Hebei China Fortune made it to the round of 16.
Therefore, even if the Chinese team loses all the remaining matches, it will still be the best-performing team in Asia and automatically qualify for the Paris Olympics next year.
"So I want to say something to Clarkson from the Philippines: You think you can fight Wang Xiucheng? You're not worthy..."
The director, who had been watching Yang Yi closely, saw that Yang Yi had started talking nonsense again, so he decisively cut off Yang Yi's microphone.
Yang Yi was still ranting with a ferocious expression, unaware that neither the microphone nor the camera was with him anymore.
The break between quarters has ended, and the fourth quarter has begun.
Just as Yang Yi and the others had said, Wang Xiucheng was resting on the bench.
This scene was naturally transmitted to thousands of households across China via signals and the internet.
When did the Chinese team become capable of playing garbage time?
It's always been our opponents who have put us through the wringer.
For example, in the first match against Serbia, the entire second half felt like garbage time.
I never expected that the Chinese team would receive this kind of treatment now?
"It seems we're quite strong!"
Yu Jia, a CCTV sports commentator who was providing commentary on the game, took a moment to post this on Weibo.
Soon, several thousand replies appeared.
As for the competition, it seems like none of it matters anymore.
Without Wang Xiucheng in the fourth quarter, Puerto Rico finally gained the advantage, especially on the perimeter, where their drives were sharper and their passes more accurate.
Puerto Rico scored a high of 33 points in the entire fourth quarter.
The Chinese team only managed to score 18 points.
They were 15 points behind!
However, on the Chinese Super League bench, neither the players nor the rest of the management showed any signs of unhappiness.
With a final whistle, the referee blew the final whistle to end the game.
China ultimately defeated Puerto Rico 121-108.
The 121 points scored by the Chinese team in this game is the second highest single-game score in this tournament so far.
This is second only to the 128 points Canada scored in their victory over Lebanon in the previous round.
Interestingly, the score of the match between Canada and Lebanon was 128 to 73, with Lebanon losing by 55 points.
Lebanon has replaced China, who lost to Serbia by 42 points in the first game, as the team with the most points lost so far in this competition.
Yes, thanks to my Lebanese friend!
Wang Xiucheng finally stood up from the bench again, then came onto the field to shake hands with his opponents.
With two consecutive wins, the Chinese team advanced to the round of 16 along with Serbia.
Puerto Rico and South Sudan, on the other hand, can only play in the qualifying rounds.
All the Chinese fans in the stadium stood up and sang "Ode to the Motherland" in loud voices.
The Chinese players, including Wang Xiucheng, stood on the field, singing and waving to the fans who had traveled from afar.
The victory in this match caused a huge sensation in the country.
It is said that tens of thousands of fans were fined for setting off fireworks in Beijing that night.
These are just those who were caught; there are many more who haven't been caught.
It is said that the smoke over Yanjing did not gradually dissipate until the next morning.
According to post-match statistics, on the night of the match between China and Puerto Rico, food delivery orders on food delivery platforms surged by 30% compared to usual, with the majority being for alcoholic beverages, barbecue, and crayfish.
The Chinese team, or rather Wang Xiucheng, only needed two games to lead the team into next year's Olympics and completely win over the Chinese fans.
From that point on, the topic of whether or not to recall veteran players disappeared from the internet.
For Hebei China Fortune FC, the reforms came suddenly, but ended even more suddenly.
It seems that the Chinese team has completed the transition between the old and new generations in just a few days.
As everyone knows, from now on, the Chinese team will never be able to recall veterans like Guo and Zhao.
From now on, the Chinese national team will only have one core player, and that is Wang Xiucheng.
Any other player is there to match Wang Xiucheng.
Youth training programs for local teams have undoubtedly been given more attention.
They might be able to win the league championship by relying on veteran players.
But these veterans will no longer be able to join the national team.
The primary task for local teams has become how to ensure team performance while simultaneously nurturing young players who can enter the national team.
Just as fans and media across the country were celebrating the return of the Chinese national football team to the Olympics after a four-year absence.
Wang Xiucheng arrived in Singapore the following day.