In this quarter-final match, Lin Ying's commercial value has risen to another level.

Anyone who has watched the game knows that the biggest difference between Lin Ying's game and his past games is that he showed his potential as an offensive core.

If in the past, you said that the men's basketball team would use someone other than Yao Ming as the main offensive point, no one would believe it.

But Lin Ying has done this, which will greatly increase his upper limit, and his commercial value will naturally increase accordingly.

Lin Ying didn't feel much after hanging up the phone.

Now he is more concerned about how to play ball. For him, money is thrown into the bank. The difference is just more or less in a string of numbers.

He is now a little regretful that Karl did not come to the scene, otherwise his role in the Nuggets next season would have been mentioned again.

…

The next day Lin Ying went to the airport to pick up Durant.

Unexpectedly, he found many people holding Durant signs at the door to welcome him.

This should have something to do with Tamiflu.

After seeing this, Lin Ying was afraid that she would not be able to return to the Olympic Village and did not dare to get out of the car. She guided Durant all the way to the car.

"Ying, I love China so much!"

As soon as Durant got into the car, he couldn't help but said excitedly.

Lin Ying looked at him doubtfully.

"I have never seen such enthusiastic fans in the United States. They really love me so much."

Durant's facial expression was rich when he said this, and he looked really excited.

Lin Ying nodded.

There is nothing wrong with this. In this era, Chinese fans are second to none in terms of their love for basketball.

Even Kobe Bryant was impressed by the enthusiasm of the fans when he came to China.

Even Rose is more enthusiastic about Chinese fans than American fans.

Durant and he are the "Texas Twins", how could fans not love them!

"Lin, what do you think about me joining the Chinese team?"

"ah?"

Lin Ying was still nodding before, but he was stunned when Durant said the last sentence.

He looked at Durant blankly.

What did you say?

"They don't like me anyway, I might as well play ball with you!"

Durant seemed a little serious.

He must be really unhappy that the US men's basketball team didn't let him into the Beijing Olympics roster.

After all, when it comes to performance, his training camp was much better than James Anthony and others, but those guys ended up going to Athens in 2004.

Lin Ying also thought about it seriously.

Well, only one dares to say and one dares to think!

It doesn’t seem impossible?

Although there is no precedent for the naturalization of Chinese basketball, who should be divided.

If Durant really comes, will the Basketball Association not be willing?

…

The next day, the men's basketball semifinals officially started.

The match between the Chinese team and the Spanish team starts first.

Having just defeated Lithuania and facing an opponent they had defeated in the group stage, the men's basketball team's morale is high and their confidence is high.

But after the game actually started, everyone realized... that they really couldn't beat it.

Just like what we saw in the previous quarter-finals, Spain entering the knockout stage and Spain in the group stage are completely different teams!

They are the promiscuous version of the Greek team.

And this Olympics is the beginning of the peak of the Spanish men's basketball team.

28-year-old Gasol and Navarro, 27-year-old Calderon, 23-year-old Fernandez and Gasol Jr., 18-year-old Rubio...

From 2008 to 2016, Spain has always been the national team second only to the United States in the world.

Especially in the two editions of 2008 and 2012, if the United States did not field the strongest dream team, the championship would basically belong to the Spaniards.

Statistically speaking, even if the United States fielded the strongest dream team, Spain's losses in the two games were only by single-digit points.

What's more, they defeated Spain once in the group stage, and they have paid great attention to the men's basketball team.

Facing such an opponent, it is really difficult for the Chinese team to win.

But what you can also see is that the men's basketball team played differently than before. They never gave up and kept hope most of the time.

It was not until the last quarter that the Chinese men's basketball team, which was exhausted physically, was defeated 75-89.

It is worth mentioning that the men's basketball team once again performed well from the outside. They made 10 of 21 shots from beyond the three-point line.

It seems that the Chinese men's basketball team has found their "correct" way of playing.

After the game, the audience applauded the Chinese men's basketball team.

The feeling of entering the knockout round of the men's basketball team is even better than at the beginning of the group stage.

Even if they lose, they still deserve their applause.

Moreover, most of the core members of the men's basketball team are young, like Yi Jianlian and Lin Ying, they have only played one season in the NBA, and Sun Yue has not even played in the NBA yet.

Four years later, London will be the beginning of the peak of these young players.

After the game, the men's basketball players didn't go back to rest. They found seats and sat down, preparing to watch another semi-final game later.

In the previous quarter-finals, Argentina won a strong dialogue with Greece, and they will encounter the Dream Team in advance.

The winner between the two will advance to the finals, and the loser will become the opponent of the Chinese men's basketball team in the next bronze medal match.

The United States is the No. 8 team, and Argentina is the defending champion in Athens in 2004. Theoretically, the Chinese team cannot win these two teams.

But if you choose one of the two, the men's basketball team is now a fan of the Dream Team.

After all, Argentina still had a small chance, and the Dream Team basically played with the same momentum as in the opening game of the group stage.

The game started quickly, with Argentina and the Dream Team having a back-and-forth start.

Four years ago, Argentina defeated Mengliu to win the championship. Their peak came earlier than the Spanish team, and they are still at their peak.

Ginobili, Delfino, Nocioni, Scola, Oberto, Prigioni, these are all names familiar to fans.

And this Argentinian team is really perfect, it has the rivalry of South American teams, but also has team attributes similar to European teams.

One thing you need to know is that Argentina won the championship in 2004 and was the only country besides the United States and the Soviet Union/Yugoslavia to win the Olympic championship.

But gradually, the American team began to suppress the Argentine team.

Like Spain before it, the U.S. team is getting better.

This Mengba looks very scary when he takes it seriously.

Argentina's offense was somewhat fragmented by Mengba's pressing defense.

Then in the passive situation, an accident happened.

The game only lasted for more than 6 minutes when Ginobili injured his ankle and returned to the locker room!

And, I never came back!

The members of the Chinese men's basketball team on the sidelines looked at each other, including Lin Ying, who took a moment to react.

Ginobili did not play in the bronze medal game in this Olympics!

Because in history, Argentina unexpectedly lost to Lithuania in the group stage this year, causing them to face the United States in advance and not advance to the finals. He almost forgot about it.

Speaking of which, it was because Ginobili participated in the Olympics injured that Fiba ranked the Spanish team ahead of the defending champion Argentina.

In the group stage, Ginobili has been playing with injuries and his performance has been unstable. In the first game against Lithuania, he made 6 of 15 and saw Lithuania win the game.

But he has been working hard since then. In the previous quarter-finals, he even tried his best to score 24 points to help Argentina beat Greece by 2 points.

He was injured to begin with, but he still fought so hard, and the result was predictable.

Even to a certain extent, Ginobili and Yao Ming are similar.

He worked hard all year, which resulted in him having a stop-start season in 2008-2009. In the final season, he was reimbursed and missed the playoffs, which cost a lot.

Without Ginobili, Argentina could not stop Mengba and eventually lost 81 to 101.
Chapter completed!