Zhao Feiyang's persuasion failed to work.
Two days later, the match between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Slovenian team officially arrived. This time, Zhao Feiyang still appeared as the starting player.
Head coach Ma Lei also knew about Zhao Feiyang's dissatisfaction, so he kept saying good things to Zhao Feiyang in private and persuaded him to finish the game before talking.
Zhao Feiyang had to agree to such a request out of consideration for the national team.
But he also made a request to Ma Lei, that is, to play a maximum of 30 minutes in each game. Unless the team has a chance to win, he will never play more.
Ma Lei unanimously agreed with this.
The game started soon.
Compared with the Lithuanian team, the Slovenian team's offensive was not so fierce at the beginning. They played a more Buddhist style at the beginning. They did not adopt half-court marking measures, nor did they blindly choose physical confrontation. Instead, they played tactical offense.
In this aspect, the Chinese men's basketball team is worse than the Slovenian team. However, because of Zhao Feiyang's existence, this loophole was temporarily filled.
In the first quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team played back and forth with the Slovenian team.
Fast forward to the second quarter.
The Slovenian team sent out a substitute lineup.
Zhao Feiyang also planned to take a rest, but as soon as he expressed his opinion to the head coach Ma Lei, Ma Lei came to him and persuaded him, "You play one more time... While their substitute lineup is not as good as the main force, you have more Let’s fight to recover the point difference..."
"Take more rest in the third quarter so that you can gather enough strength for the last quarter..."
Seeing coach Ma Lei's begging look, Zhao Feiyang couldn't bear to refuse.
So, he played the second quarter on the court again.
During this quarter, most of the ball rights of the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team were transferred to his hands, and Zhao Feiyang was completely crazy, almost shooting as he wanted.
He is not a stickler for the ball, and he tried to share the ball with his teammates, but his teammates were suppressed by the opposing players and found it difficult to find suitable opportunities, so they could only pass the ball back to him again.
In this way, Zhao Feiyang played the entire first half and finally helped the China Men's Basketball Team tie the score.
At halftime, the two sides tied 46 to 46.
Entering the second half.
Zhao Feiyang really planned to take a rest this time, but the head coach Ma Lei came to him again, "Feiyang, play for a few more minutes, we have just tied, you go up and shoot two three-pointers to open up... ..”
"I promise to give you enough rest time later..."
Zhao Feiyang was so angry that he wanted to scold Ma Lei directly.
If he didn't care about the national team, he wouldn't pay attention to this guy Ma Lei. Furthermore, many Chinese fans came to the scene, and their expectations are also the reason why Zhao Feiyang keeps fighting.
These fans didn't have to come to watch the game. Even though they knew it would be difficult for the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team to win the game, they still came!
For such support, Zhao Feiyang believed that he should do his best no matter what.
However, an unexpected surprise he didn't know was coming.
The third quarter begins.
After coming up, the Chinese men's basketball team served.
Zhou Peng passed the half court with the ball, and Zhao Feiyang ran to cover at the half court. After halftime, the ball was transferred to him. He picked up the basketball and broke through to the basket. Players from the Slovenian team tried to double-team. Zhao Feiyang was not afraid at all and planned to use a jump step to throw away the two opposing players.
As a result, the next second, what no one expected was that Zhao Feiyang was double-teamed by the opponent before he was about to jump.
The two Slovenian defensive players failed to control their strength for a moment and accidentally bumped into Zhao Feiyang. As a result, Zhao Feiyang was unable to stand firmly and sprained his ankle when he slipped out.
"ah!"
Zhao Feiyang let out a sound of pain.
Then he fell to the ground in front of all the fans.
He kept making uncomfortable noises while lying on the ground, and held his ankle with one hand to try to relieve the pain. In short, judging from his expression, it was already clear that the situation this time was quite serious.
call out.
The referee quickly blew his whistle.
The entire Chinese men's basketball team was also panicked.
Everyone was anxious because of Zhao Feiyang's injury. Head coach Ma Lei even ran all the way to Zhao Feiyang and asked about Zhao Feiyang's condition with the team doctor who was accompanying him.
"Go to the hospital immediately!"
The team doctor said with a serious face.
Ma Lei's face was almost ashen, and he had realized the seriousness of the problem. Without too much hesitation, everyone immediately called for a stretcher and the staff carried Zhao Feiyang out.
When this scene fell on the big screen, the Chinese fans watching the game couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh.
"It's over! It's really over now!"
"Once Zhao Feiyang leaves, the Chinese men's basketball team will undoubtedly lose..."
"There is nothing to say. This game is definitely lost... The Chinese men's basketball team relies too much on Zhao Feiyang. Without him, the team will not be able to mount a decent counterattack..."
At the same time, fans watching the live broadcast in China also looked nervous. When they saw Zhao Feiyang falling to the ground and being carried out, many fans were worried.
They had the same idea as the fans watching the game.
"If Zhao Feiyang is seriously injured, the China Men's Basketball Team's World Cup group stage can end early this time..."
"I'm so fucking convinced! What on earth does Ma Lei do for food? He doesn't even give Zhao Feiyang a break during a game? That's not how this fucking animal is used, right?"
"Ma Lei must take full responsibility for this cheating thing! If he hadn't been too dependent on Zhao Feiyang, would Zhao Feiyang be injured?"
For a time, many fans focused their anger on Ma Lei as the head coach, and many people began to question his ability as a head coach to coach the national team.
The training base in Pearl City.
In Xin Guotao's office.
As soon as Zhao Feiyang was taken off the field, Xin Guotao received a phone call. After learning the news that Zhao Feiyang was injured, Xin Guotao's face immediately darkened.
"How is it? Is it serious?"
"It's not easy to say? If it's serious, it's serious. If it's not serious, it's not serious. What's not easy to say? Anyway, let me tell you, you must tell me the results of his injury as soon as possible..."
"Let Ma Lei continue to lead people to fight, even if Zhao Feiyang is not on the court, should he pretend that he can't do it? If he can't, let him pack his things and get out..."
Inside the venue.
After Zhao Feiyang left due to injury, Ma Lei also fell into silence.
He did not assign any new tactics to the players, but let them continue playing in their previous state. Zhao Feiyang's departure completely destroyed the morale of the entire team. The team could not beat the Slovenian team originally, and now it is even more unable to compete with them.
Therefore, amidst the boos of countless Chinese fans at the scene, the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team ushered in its second defeat in the group stage.
call out.
The game ended the moment the referee's whistle sounded. The score between the two sides was 89 to 80. The Slovenia team finally defeated the China Men's Basketball Team by 9 points.
