Tonight, the referee's favoritism towards the host Greece has reached a blatant level. Greece's 19-6 free throws can speak for itself.
If it weren't for the referee's black whistle, the Tianchao men's basketball team would have already lost the game.
Standing on the sidelines, Del. Harris, the head coach of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team, obviously couldn't control his emotions. The tactical board in his hand fell to the ground with a "snap", and he couldn't help but roar at the referee.
Forget about taking care of the Greek team throughout the game, the good-tempered Harris has been patient.
But now at the last moment of the game, such an obvious pushover may directly cause the Tianchao men's basketball team to be defeated.
Assistant coach Yunas quickly stopped Harris, but he himself also felt extremely indignant.
It's good that Greece is the host, but such a crazy black whistle is really shameless in order to win.
In the live broadcast room of the fifth set, Director Zhang couldn't hold back his emotions, and he even uttered swear words regardless of his image:
"Hey, it's so obvious that you can't push someone. What kind of referee is this? Doesn't your uncle have eyes?"
"If Greece wins this game, it will definitely be the darkest Olympic men's basketball game I have ever seen! No one!"
Director Zhang's two emotional sentences were naturally omitted from the subsequent recording and broadcast of this game, but they became popular on the Internet and became another classic of Zhang Heyi's explanation.
Host Yu Jia gently pushed Coach Zhang under the table to remind him to stay calm. At the same time, he cursed the referee in his mind, cursing that Spanoulis missed the ball.
The two guest commentators were even more nervous than anyone else. Liu Yudong and Hu Weidong remembered that they lost a key match at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics because of the referee's favoritism.
It is still vivid in my mind, and when I think about it, I want to beat up the Italian referee. I just look forward to tonight's 04 Tianchao Men's Basketball Team, and don't have any more regrets.
Countless Chinese fans who stayed up late to watch the live game on TV couldn't help but cursed and directly asked the two referees who had called the referees.
However, in the next second, the fans turned from anger to joy.
"Clang!"
Perhaps because he was too nervous at the critical moment, or perhaps because of a guilty conscience, Spanoulis' shot from the 15-foot gap actually missed.
Greek center Poulos grabbed this key offensive rebound against Yao, and quickly passed the ball to Spanoulis who was running back to the top of the key.
Lin Fei quickly followed up, leaving no chance for Spanoulis to take a leisurely shot.
The Chinese athletes watching the game from the front row, as well as the Chinese substitute players on the bench, all stood up with great excitement.
Because there are only the last 20 seconds left on the timer before the end of the final quarter, the Tianchao men's basketball team only has the last 20 seconds left to make history and reach the semi-finals of the Olympic men's basketball team.
Spanoulis obviously lacked confidence in the face of Lin Fei's single defense. Seeing that a prayer did not shake the opponent, he could only grit his teeth and take risks. After combining the ball, he directly rushed towards Lin Fei and forced Lin Fei to Take a three-point shot.
Looking at this meaning, it is obvious that the referee is taking care of himself and wants to deceive the three-point shooting foul.
Lin Fei also responded quickly. When Spanoulis approached and raised his hand, he was about to take action.
His eyes were as bright as a flash, and his big hand struck hard at the basketball.
"Snapped!"
This ball is definitely a cutter steal that couldn't be better, and Spanoulis hasn't fully formed the shooting action yet.
The basketball was slapped to the ground by Lin Fei. Without stopping, he rushed forward and directly controlled the ball.
However, at the same moment, the referee's whistle sounded.
"Beep!"
After Lin Fei grabbed the ball, he did not dare to dribble for a fast break and quickly looked for a target to pass the ball to. However, the referee's whistle caught everyone on the court off guard.
what's the situation?
Lin Fei stared at the referee's gesture with his eyes widened, and he was so angry that he wanted to rush forward and punch the referee who was born in Putao.
The players on and off the court of the Tianchao Men's Basketball Team were also dumbfounded, and head coach Del Harris jumped up again in anger.
The referee's gesture was very clear, indicating that Lin Fei fouled Spanoulis' three-point shot, and Spanoulis got three free throw opportunities.
The players on the Greek team cheered and celebrated shamelessly, taking pride in the black whistle.
On the timer at this time, there were only the last 0 minutes and 15 seconds left before the end of the final quarter.
Most of the audience in the audience were local Greek fans, and they all cheered at this time. The Greek team was likely to have a chance to score a free throw.
The few Chinese fans in the front row were extremely angry and cursed and questioned the referee's controversial decision.
The Olympic stadium does not have high-definition overhead screens like the NBA. The ball was only replayed twice on the technical desk and was not replayed on live TV.
If you don’t play it back, you have something wrong with you!
Only Lin Fei knows best how clean his steal is. Although he also touched Spanoulis' hand when cutting the ball, the player and the player are one, which is clearly stated in the NBA.
The emotions were suppressed and almost uncontrollable. Lin Fei and the Tianchao Men's Basketball Team played tonight's game too suffocatingly.
As Lin Fei's beautiful chip was called a three-point shooting foul, he also received his fourth personal foul tonight.
FIBA's rule is that you will leave the game if you commit five fouls. In addition, Yao and Youyi also committed four fouls. The Chinese men's basketball team is already on the verge of collapse due to penalty penalties.
Fortunately, there were only the last 15 seconds left in the game. As the backbone of the team and the veteran of three dynasties, he quickly came up and patted Lin Fei on the shoulder to calm him down.
"Lin Fei, grit your teeth and fight for the last 15 seconds. The only way we can win is to win!"
Lin Fei nodded solemnly. He knew that he was roughly right. During the Timberwolves' finals, Flip Saunders said this to the players more than once.
Seeing Spanoulis walking to the free throw line, the players of the Tianchao Men's Basketball Team all had cold eyes, wishing they could rush forward and drag their opponent off the free throw line.
Fans of Chinese athletes sitting in the front row of the stands include Zhang Yining, who just won the double gold medal, and Liu Xiang, who reached the 110-meter hurdles final, as well as the girls from the women's basketball team.
They were all worried, praying that Spanoulis wouldn't make the free throw.
The women's basketball team in this Olympics, under the leadership of coach Gong Luming, originally had a better chance than the men's basketball team to reach the semi-finals and even compete for medals. However, the main insider Chen Nan was accidentally injured during the game.
In the group stage, they were defeated by the New West Basketball Team with a three-pointer, and were only ranked ninth, ending their Olympic journey ahead of schedule.
Sui Feifei, Sun Xiaoyu and others sitting in the stands naturally put their expectations on the men's basketball team. They hope that the men's basketball team can overcome the difficulties tonight and win against Greece to create history.
"Uh-huh!"
"Uh-huh!"
But the game was cruel. Spanoulis showed the composure of a white defender and made the first two free throws steadily.
The Greek team has tied the score.
"Uh-huh!"
The third free throw was also hit.
The arena suddenly erupted with cheers and shouts from Greek fans. Although the Greek president sitting in the box felt that Greece’s victory would not be glorious,
But I am still very happy. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This has been the truth since ancient times.
Basketball is, sports are, and Masaharu is too.
China (81): (82) Greece.
In the last 15 seconds, the Tianchao men's basketball team fell behind by 1 point, and all the pressure was transferred instantly.
What's even worse is that the Tianchao men's basketball team has no timeouts, and Del Harris on the sidelines can only shout tactical signals to let the players stabilize the rhythm and achieve success.
Because they were only 1 point behind, the first choice for the Tianchao men's basketball team was naturally to let Dayao and the two inside towers finish the game, while Lin Fei's three-pointer was the second choice for support.
Liu Wei advanced with the ball in the backcourt, and the Greek players quickly rushed forward to press the ball.
The players' sweat dripped on the court floor, and a tense and suffocating atmosphere filled the entire Yadian Olympic Basketball Stadium.
Dayao stayed in the backcourt and provided a solid screen for Liu Wei. Liu Wei bypassed the pressing defender and quickly advanced with the ball.
Although Dayao, who played 38 minutes tonight, was exhausted, he still gritted his teeth and quickly ran to the frontcourt to catch the ball after the pick-and-roll in the backcourt last night.
Lin Fei opened up enough space on the outside to attract Spanoulis' defense. He had a sharp eye on the situation in the frontcourt and was ready to run back and tear apart the Greek team's defense.
"Lin, in these last 10 seconds, I will never let you catch the ball again!"
Spanoulis panted heavily and also used his last strength to pursue Lin Fei desperately.
Whether or not this game can be won depends on the critical defense of the inside teammates at the last moment.
Lin Fei stared at Spanoulis with disdain, gritted his teeth and responded coldly:
"You'd better remember that basketball games should never be decided by referees and free throws. You guys are destined to be defeated tonight!"
As soon as the word "kill" came out of his mouth, Lin Fei moved like a rabbit and ran away from Spanoulis.
"Whoosh!"
On Dayao's side, after a ball screen from Lin Fei in the high post, he pretended to pass the ball, deceived Greek center Poulos, and strode straight into the penalty area.
Greece's starting power forward, who mainly plays defense, reacted quickly, slid quickly, and quickly moved sideways to block Dayao. Dayao turned his back to resist the opponent, trying to turn over and make a hook.
At this time, Yao's position was about 16 feet away from the basket, completely within the range of his hook shot.
However, due to physical overdraft, Dayao did not have enough confidence. He still hesitated at the critical moment, so he made a more prudent approach and gave the ball to the high post on the right side where it was released.
The Greek team's defense also went to the extreme. The small forward who let go of Li Nan quickly made up to interfere with the general breakthrough.
At this time, there were only the last 5 seconds left on the timer. At the critical moment of life and death, without any further hesitation, he took advantage of his height and wingspan and directly took off to shoot a high two-pointer.
"Clang!"
His general physical fitness was also put to a huge test. The ball was obviously too weak and hit the front of the basket and bounced out.
Dayao and Greece's starting power forward jumped up from the basket almost at the same time. The opponent even made an obvious pulling action when grabbing the rebound, but the referee once again chose to ignore it.
With a 250-pound interior defender almost hanging on his body, Yao roared angrily and reached out to cover the basketball that fell out of the basket.
"Clang!"
Dayao made the tip-in because his body lost balance and he exerted a lot more force. The basketball hit the rim and then bounced onto the steel backboard.
still none.
The time on the timer has now reached the last 2 seconds.
The forward center Poulos had an expression of ecstasy on his face. When Dayao was entangled with his inside teammates, he jumped up to grab the defensive rebound.
As long as they get this rebound, the Greek team will seal the victory.
Dayao was dragged by the Greek power forward's arm and couldn't jump up. He turned angrily toward a wild beast. Seeing center Poulos trying to grab the rebound, he kept doing nothing.
He directly stretched out his other arm and pulled hard on the shoulder of Pros who was about to take off.
The two big insiders, Dayao and Greece, were pulling each other under the basket. The obvious serial pulling and fouling actions were ignored by the referee.
Because the game is coming to an end, the final moment that determines the outcome should be left to the players.
However, in the next second, something that neither the referee nor the Greek players expected happened.
Spanoulis, who was marking Lin Fei from the outside in the left corner, completely let go of Lin Fei at this time. He turned his head to look at the basketball that popped out of the basket. He knew that he and Greece were going to win.
"Whoosh!"
In a flash of lightning, a lightning-like figure suddenly appeared from Spanoulis' side, slipped the baseline and rushed directly into the basket, jumping angrily behind center Poulos.
It was none other than Lin Fei.
By the time Spanoulis reacted and rushed forward, it was already too late.
Lin Fei jumped up high behind the 2.13-meter-tall center Poulos, and even pressed his left hand on Poulos' left shoulder.
At this time, it was Dayao's big hand that was pulling on Poulos' right shoulder, preventing the opponent from taking off immediately.
Just like the jumping goat that children played when they were young, Lin Fei held Prolos' shoulders with his left hand. His jumping ability was stretched to the limit, and his abdomen was almost level with Prolos' head.
He stopped the basketball that bounced off the backboard with his right hand, and before he had time to think about it, he took advantage of the situation and slammed it towards the basket.
Fuck dunk 0 attribute, fuck dunk slip!
Lin Fei had only one thought in his mind at this moment, which was to smash the damn ball into the basket.
"Clang!"
However, Lin Fei's hasty one-handed dunk failed to completely control the basketball in his hand.
The moment Lin Fei hit the rim with his right hand, the basketball actually flew out.
The moment the ball flew out and hit the steel backboard again, the timer and the red light on the steel backboard also sounded.
A harsh beep sounded from the technical desk.
The whole game is over.
However, before the players of the Greek team could react and cheer in celebration, the dunked basketball bounced off the steel backboard, bumped against the rim a few times, and then fell in obediently.
At this time, Lin Fei also knocked away the Greek center Poulos in front of him, with one hand still holding on to the basket.
Dayao is still entangled with the two Greek insiders.
After a moment of brainstorming, Lin Fei knew that the ball was counted. He let go of the basket and landed gracefully on the ground, waving his fist excitedly under the basket:
"Dead kill! Defeat kill! Go to Hell's Greece!"
Lin Fei shouted loudly for a decisive blow, and facing the first one who rushed up, he jumped up and wrapped around the opponent like an octopus.
Dayao, Li Nan and Liu Wei also rushed forward, cheering and cheering around Lin Fei and Shou, and everyone hugged tightly.
The Chinese substitute players on the bench also rushed onto the court immediately, shouting "Dead kill, we win!"
"Greece team, go to hell!"
This time it was the Greek players' turn to be confused.
Del Harris also jumped up and shook his fist, hugged Yonus, and looked at the technical stage with a little worry.
The Greek coaching staff complained to the referee that Lin Fei's ball was suspected of timeout and interference, and should be ruled invalid.
The two referees quickly came to the technical desk on the sidelines, watched the video replay, and made the final decision.
Although unwilling to admit it, the two referees quickly gave the result. Lin Fei's dunk goal at the last moment was valid, and the Chinese men's basketball team beat Greece at the buzzer.
The two referees tried their best for the host country, but unfortunately they still couldn't beat God.
Lin Fei's magical buzzer-beating dunk is destined to become an eternal classic in the history of Olympic men's basketball.
China (83): (82) Greece.
At the moment when the scoreboard was frozen, the players and coaching staff of the Tianchao Men's Basketball Team no longer had any worries and celebrated wildly with great excitement.
Del Harris raised his fists high and ran wildly around the basketball court like a child. Yonus was chasing after him, swaying his buttocks while chasing.
The players of the Greek team could not accept this defeat, and everyone had a dark expression on their faces.
As for the Chinese men's basketball players who were celebrating wildly on the court, they didn't know who was behind them, and they kicked Lin Fei to the ground with a sweeping kick.
Immediately afterwards, Roughly was the first to pounce, Dayao was the second, and Zhu Fangyu, Li Nan, Liu Wei, Ah Lian and others rushed forward one after another.
"Kill, kill, kill, kill!"
"Greece, go to hell, you black whistler and a grass-mud horse!"
The players of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team celebrated this magical victory with the most famous Chinese quintessence, folding Arhats to their heart's content. Witnessed by 10,000 Greek fans and a few Chinese fans at the scene,
A wonderful show of men on top of men was performed.
Lin Fei, who was pressed at the bottom, almost couldn't breathe, but his red face was filled with a smile he had never seen before.
You must know that his dunk was a buzzer-beating dunk over the head of the Greek 2.13-meter center.
Ahem, even though the ball was dunked, the buzzer beater was still a buzzer beater after all, and it was a superb buzzer beater that could not be replicated.
[Ding, congratulations to the host. He scored 27 points in the whole game. He led the Chinese men’s basketball team to beat the host Greece team and reached the semi-finals of the Olympic men’s basketball team in history. He received +300 free attribute points]
Lin Fei was also very satisfied with the post-match rewards from the system. Before, he only got 100 points for winning a game in the group stage, but tonight he got 300 points for winning the knockout round.
It seems that the difference in competition level and significance will affect the issuance of free attribute points.
The Chinese athletes watching the game from the front row also stood up and cheered, extremely excited, and a few girls even shed tears.
Zhao Ruirui of the women's volleyball team didn't quite understand the difference between NBA and FIBA rules, so she frowned and asked Sui Feifei beside her:
"Feifei, I have a question. Lin Fei just dunked the game before the red light came on. Logically speaking, it does not count as a timeout."
"But when the basketball bounced back and bumped into the net a few times, his hand was always on the rim. Doesn't this count as interference with the ball?"
Liu Xiang, Tianliang, Zhang Yining and others beside them also had the same question and looked at Sui Feifei waiting for the answer.
Sui Feifei's excitement was hard to calm down at this time. She smiled and patiently explained: "Lin Fei's ultimate killer, it will be difficult to copy it for almost a hundred years!"
"If according to NBA rules, Lin Fei's ball is indeed an interference ball, but according to FIBA rules, as long as the basketball pops out of the basket for the first time, regardless of whether it leaves the imaginary cylinder above the basket, the offensive player can Tip-in!"
"The most important point is that the basketball bounced on the rim several times, but it just didn't touch Lin Fei's hand grabbing the rim. This means that after the red light turned on, Lin Fei did not touch the basketball again. So the ball was effective and there was no interference with the ball!”
Although it sounded a bit confusing, everyone was still very happy. After all, Lin Fei's victory was established, and the Chinese men's basketball team also made history in a shocking way.
The atmosphere in the five live broadcast rooms was quite explosive.
Director Zhang, Yu Jia, Liu Yulang and Hu Weidong could not contain their excitement at this time, and the two veterans even couldn't help but shed tears.
"Oh, it's not easy. Winning this game is so thrilling. Lin Fei's last-second dunk really scared people to the point of breaking into a cold sweat!"
"Lin Fei, who has always only been able to shoot three-pointers, tonight dedicated a putback dunk that will go down in history. It was a putback dunk from the Greek center, haha!"
"Although the basketball was dunked, the buzzer beater was effective after all. We were 5 on 7 throughout the game. This victory is really hard-won!"
"Half of the credit for this goal is Yao's. Since the referee is holding someone back, he should treat the other person in his own way. We boys have done a great job!"
"The semi-finals, the Tianchao men's basketball team has created a new history. No matter whether we lose or win in the next round of the American Dream Six, there will be no regrets in this Yadian Olympics!"
A tube tower in a small county in a northeastern province.
Late at night, in the living room of a certain house, a high-pitched, powerful and explosive cheering shout came from a spirited 17-year-old boy named Xu:
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...” of course. Defeated!"
The Chinese men's basketball team defeated Greece to reach the semi-finals, becoming the hottest topic throughout the Yadian Olympic Games on the 25th.
Lin Fei, as the man who created the miraculous kill, was selected as the Star of the Day at the Yadian Olympic Games, surpassing many world athletes who won gold medals that day.
The image of Greek center Poulos leaping over his head and dunking a basketball has become an eternal classic in the hearts of fans.
Perhaps many years later, when a young fan sees the yellowed poster on the wall at home, he asks his father, "Didn't the ball dunk?" Why still kill?
Their fathers would proudly say to their children: "It is indeed a dunk, but it is also a sure-shot, a sure-shot that cannot be copied!"
After taking a shower after the game, Lin Fei changed into clean and comfortable sportswear. He took out his cell phone from the locker and saw several unread text messages.
One of the text messages was sent by Wade:
"Lin, your kill was really great. Don't be merciful in the semi-finals the day after tomorrow!"
As a member of the 2004 NBA Dream Six, Dwayne Wade, like James and Anthony, was not reused by Flip Saunders because of his rookie status.
But despite not having much playing time, Wade still averaged 7.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.1 steals and 0.5 blocks per game. He averaged more than 2 steals per game, ranking first in the team.
(End of chapter)
