Chapter 1 Tang Tian's Invitation

Tang Tian had already gone up to greet them.

Although they were all at the Olympics, everyone had been busy preparing for the competition and hadn't had a chance to meet.

A clap, a hug, and the three of them were soon chatting away.

Lin Yi and Ding Yanyuhang also quickly joined them.

Meeting the league's two biggest superstars, Lin Yi, the chatterbox, naturally wouldn't be idle. He quickly became familiar with Davis and Durant.

And coincidentally, Davis and Durant were also there to see a movie, and the movie they wanted to see was "Glory Road."

This surprised Tang Tian, ​​knowing that the US team was the biggest villain in the movie, would they seek abuse before the game?

But after chatting, Tang Tian understood.

Davis wasn't playing anyway. He was just bored, and there weren't many basketball movies, so he just wanted to watch something to pass the time.

Durant was even more direct. As a member of the World Cup team, he was using the movie to ignite his fire of revenge before the game.

Regardless of their purpose, the group of people just happened to meet at the movie theater.

After chatting for a while and buying movie tickets, they went inside together to watch the movie.

Although Tang Tian was the screenwriter, he hadn't seen the finished film yet, so he was also looking forward to it.

After they went in, they found that the occupancy rate was very high, and athletes from many countries had come.

There weren't many entertainment options in the Olympic Village, and there were even fewer sports-related movies, which made sense.

Before the movie started, various languages ​​were heard inside, as lively as a vegetable market.

But not long after it started, the theater slowly quieted down.

It must be said that the three-line progressive shooting technique was really attractive, and with the ups and downs of the music, the anticipation before the final was also very suspenseful.

Until the final China-US battle, including Tang Tian and others, were all watching intently.

In the last five minutes, the Chinese team launched a three-point rain, and Durant's magical performance continued until the last moment when Tang Tian faced Leonard's game-winning shot.

When the ball went in, cheers erupted in the theater.

Challenging the world's hegemon and succeeding, it was really an exciting thing.

"Damn it!"

Davis didn't participate in the competition or watch the live broadcast, so he couldn't help but swear after watching it.

Obviously, no one likes their national team being defeated by a buzzer-beater.

Looking at Durant again, he had achieved his goal, with the fire of revenge in his eyes.

"Kevin, you did your best."

Davis saw the change in his expression and tried to comfort him.

"We will win it back tomorrow."

Durant said firmly.

"Yes, we will win it back."

Davis also echoed.

"Someone has to win, either you or us, but that's all for tomorrow. Let's discuss what to eat for supper first!"

Lin Yi said as he stood up.

"I'm going back first."

Durant was very honest and got up and left.

"Kevin."

Davis called out to Durant, but he didn't respond. He couldn't help but shake his head, suddenly feeling that he shouldn't have come to see this movie.

"Let him go, AD, what do you want to eat? My treat."

Tang Tian didn't care and said to Davis with a smile.

"I want to eat some Kobe beef."

Davis was straightforward.

"What? You want to eat some Kobe?"

Tang Tian asked.

Davis was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Kobe's Japanese meaning is Kobe beef, which is also known to everyone.

A group of people left the movie theater and went to a steakhouse, but unfortunately, the Kobe beef was sold out early, and they only ended up eating some Oden.

But what you eat is not important, what is important is the gathering.

When they dispersed after eating, tomorrow they would no longer be private friends like this, but opponents on the field.

The next night, the stadium was packed. Many Chinese fans came, but they only accounted for 40% of the stadium. The remaining 50% were Japanese viewers, and 10% were viewers from other countries.

It is worth mentioning that many basketball teams came to the scene, including the eliminated Slovenia and Serbia teams.

The two teams played in the third and fourth place finals in the afternoon, and the Serbian team won a historic bronze medal.

The members of the Chinese and American women's basketball teams also came, and they were a beautiful sight on the sidelines.

Especially on the Chinese women's basketball team, compared to the black and strong ones in the United States, this side was obviously more pleasing to the eye.

After the warm-up, the two teams appeared one after another.

It is worth mentioning that the Chinese team used the head-touching appearance ceremony familiar to fans in last year's World Cup tonight.

Tang Tian touched each of their heads, and the cheers of the fans at the scene rose.

Defending champions, tonight!

After the appearance ceremony, the starting lineups of the two teams were released one after another.

The Chinese team's lineup was the regular lineup, with Tang Tian and Ding Yanyuhang on the outside, Abudushalamu and Yi Jianlian on the front line, and Lin Yi as the center.

The American team used the starting lineup from the previous game, with Curry and Durant on the outside, Leonard and James on the front line, and Davis as the center.

Interestingly, when the coaches of both sides came out, Popovich turned his head unconsciously and looked at the next door. He nodded when he saw that it was still Li Chunjang.

It seems that after being "played" by Li Chunjang in last year's World Cup, he came with a heart of revenge this year.

Amid the cheers of the fans, Davis bounced the ball back to the American half, officially kicking off the battle between China and the United States.

At the same time, fans from China and the United States started a war of words without gunpowder on the hotline.

The popularity of this game far exceeded the NBA finals that just ended not long ago.

As soon as Curry dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Durant leaned against Ding Yanyuhang and asked for the ball.

Perhaps because he watched "Glory Road" yesterday, Durant's desire to attack was very strong from the start.

After losing weight last season, Durant played as a shooting guard. He was a mismatch against anyone in one-on-one situations. Moreover, he turned around and jumped to shoot as soon as he got the ball, completely ignoring the Chinese team's help defense.

"Swish!"

And it went in!

The fire of revenge from yesterday was burning a little too strong!

In the Chinese team's offense, Tang Tian was double-teamed by Leonard and Durant as soon as he broke through, and James also preemptively stood in Tang Tian's breakthrough route.

With last year's failure experience, Popovich came fully prepared this year.

Tang Tian passed the ball to Abudushalamu, whose shot was interfered by James, who was helping with the defense. The basketball hit the rim and bounced out.

Davis jumped high under the basket and grabbed the defensive rebound.

Although he is not as tall as Lin Yi, he is much stronger than the current Lin Yi in other aspects.

In the American team's positional attack, Durant continued to get the ball. Seeing that the Chinese team was double-teaming him in advance, he directly retreated to the three-point line and ruthlessly shot in front of Ding Yanyuhang.

Ding Yanyuhang and Durant are teammates and are familiar with him, so he rushed forward in advance to interfere.

"Bang!"

Durant's second shot failed to hit.

However, in the blink of an eye, Davis held back Lin Yi to prevent him from jumping, and James' excellent prediction slapped the ball to the middle.

Leonard took the ball and rushed straight to the inside.

Yi Jianlian helped defend, and Leonard made a beautiful turnaround layup.

The ball went in, and the referee's whistle sounded, calling Yi Jianlian for hitting the hand.

It's a 2+1!

The American team's bench erupted.

Leonard didn't shout, he just turned around and gave James a strong high-five.

His eyes were firm. Although not as obvious as Durant, it could be seen that he, and everyone on the American team, came with a heart of revenge.

This is a real team of revenge!