August 27th is an exciting day for the Chinese people.

This day is another regrettable day for a Chinese basketball fan.

Chinese flying star Liu Xiang tied the world record with a time of 12.91 seconds in the men's 110-meter hurdles final!

Liu Xiang suddenly became the most famous athlete in China and is famous all over the world!

For Chinese sports fans, and even for Chinese people, this is a source of pride for the motherland.

But in basketball, it was a pity that they stopped at the semi-finals.

The Chinese men's basketball team defeated the United States in the quarter-finals and reached the top four, once again breaking the Chinese men's basketball team's best performance in the World Series. However, on the afternoon of the 27th, in the second game within 24 hours, the opponent was the Lithuanian Iron-blooded Muscular Men's Team.

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The Lithuanian team had just beaten Serbia and Montenegro. When playing against Serbia and Montenegro, the Lithuanian team fully activated its iron-blooded style. The Chinese team players, who were already exhausted from playing against the American team, could not handle this game.

When they played the United States, they had exhausted all their energy and were easily defeated by Lithuania 72-61. Liu Mang made 10 of 26 shots and made 14 of 16 free throws and hit three three-pointers.

Even though he scored 37 points in the game, he couldn't save the defeat because he only got 3 assists. Indeed, teammates including Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi, who are used to playing back-to-back games in the NBA, didn't have much energy anymore.

On August 28, the Chinese women's volleyball team achieved another glory. First, they played 2-2 with Russia, and the total scores were exactly the same. The scores in the first four games were 103-103! In the fifth deciding game, the Chinese women's volleyball team narrowly defeated Russia 15-12.

, won the Olympic gold medal.

On this day, the Chinese team met the Italian team, which was ravaged by the Argentine team...

Encountered another group of steel and muscular men. The Chinese men's basketball team, which had just been tortured by Lithuania and had not yet recovered, was ravaged by the muscular men again...

Liu Mang still scored 30 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in this game, but it was still to no avail, 59 to 68. In the end, although the point difference was narrowed to 10 points, that was all.

With a record of 4 wins and 4 losses, the Chinese team finally ranked fourth in the world.

In the end, after losing two games in a row, domestic fans felt more regretful than sad.

Because being able to kill the American team is the most perfect thing!

After the American team was defeated by the Chinese team, in the qualifying match between 5th and 8th, they got revenge on Puerto Rico with a score difference of 110 to 77, a 33-point difference, but they could only be ranked fifth.

This is the worst placing in U.S. Olympic history!

It was the Chinese team that made the American team feel this humiliation! So even if the domestic fans ended up losing two games in a row and missing out on medals, they were not angry or sad, only regretful.

Because as long as we beat the American team, that's enough!

Just like the Puerto Rico team, even if they were revenged later, it can be said that they forced the US team to third place in the group and allowed the US team to be defeated by the Chinese team!

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August 29th is the day the Athens Olympics ends.

Liu Mang had no way to go to the closing ceremony. He had his own schedule and the promotion of the next European station. Since he happened to be in Europe, after Schwartz went to negotiate with the Blue Association, the Blue Association happily let Liu Mang

Go to promote it, but ask Liu Mang not to forget to attend the celebration banquet in the Imperial Capital on September 5th.

At 11:30 noon, Liu Mang will set off from Greece to Italy, Germany and France, three countries with strong basketball atmospheres to the west of Greece, to promote his sneakers. He will have to return to Atlanta to sign the contract in September. Schwartz has already

After finalizing the contract, we waited for Liu Mang to sign it.

In terms of basketball in the Olympic Games, Argentina was invincible this year. In the knockout rounds, they all won a crushing victory. They did not face the United States or Spain. They won other games too easily, and their opponents had no power to fight back. In the final, they won Lithuania by more than 40 points.

, a 96-55 victory.

Argentina ranks first in the world, Lithuania is second, Italy is third, China is fourth, the United States is fifth, Puerto Rico is sixth, Spain is seventh, and Greece is eighth.

The Chinese team and the American team were ranked fourth and fifth respectively. This time the two teams were tied.

But with this kind of relationship, Liu Mang felt so excited...

On the morning of the 29th, Liu Mang packed up his things and prepared to go to the hotel to go to Italy with Dinah, Levia, and Alexia.

Before departure, there was finally no training, no competition, and no interviews. Liu Mang could take a good look at the system's rewards.

"Ding... Congratulations to the host for leading the team to the fourth place in the world in the 2004 Athens Olympics. The reward is a superstar worth 5,000."

"Ding... the national team buff: The Light of the People has been activated."

"Ding...congratulations to the host for winning the title of scoring champion in the men's basketball game of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and will be rewarded with superstar points."

"Ding... because the host led the team to fourth place in the men's basketball competition at the 2004 Athens Olympics, the positive image in the minds of Chinese fans improved..."

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After Liu Mang read all the rewards for this Olympic Games, he opened the main panel.

After the finals, after completing the season goals and joining the NBA, players were rewarded with superstar points. They won the championship for the first time and received superstar points. They also won the championship MVP superstar points for the first time. There were also regular rewards from the finals and the Olympic Games.

Regular rewards include advancing to the Olympic group stage, reaching the semi-finals, and ranking fourth. After deducting the superstar value for treating minor injuries to teammates, you still have some superstar value.

Moreover, I also used Magician’s star card... Fortunately, it paid off, and the light of the country was activated!

Think about the next time you lead the national team, almost all of your teammates will be promoted to the NBA bench level. Judging from the characteristics of these teammates' playing skills, they are all skilled, and it is likely that they will all have a fiba ability evaluation of about 70!

This is already stronger than the absolute strength of the US team in this Olympics! And it is more reasonable than the US team’s lineup!

I just wonder if the U.S. team will send out its best blacksmiths in the next World Championships? Liu Mang is really looking forward to it.

After looking at the potion section, I found that the consumption in the Olympics was much greater than in the finals. The primary injury potions used to treat minor injuries of teammates were huge. A lot of physical potions were consumed during previous promotional activities, but during the Olympics, they were slightly less.

, without the consumption of flight journey, relatively easy.

"Really, I have to add it again. Fortunately, I have money, spend it!" Liu Mang said, "System boss, use some superstar points to conduct a lottery for junior superstar points."

"The host uses 127 primary superstar value draws, consuming some superstar points..."

"Ding... Congratulations to the host for obtaining 79 physical potions, 69 primary injury potions, and 97 skill upgrade cards."

Seeing that there were 103 physical potions, 142 primary injury potions, and 98 skill upgrade cards, Liu Mang felt that they would be enough before the start of the training camp.

"System boss, it's time to upgrade."

"Ding... because the host ability evaluation has increased to 90, the basketball superstar section will be upgraded. The upgrade has been suspended due to the ongoing Olympic Games. The upgrade is continuing..."

Watching the three-day countdown restart, Liu Mang now really feels like he has entered the offseason. From the start of the training camp in October last year to the end in August, a full 11 months have passed!

Liu Mang felt mentally and physically exhausted...

However, you still need to train. This is a perseverance thing. Moreover, Liu Mang is so happy to have an ability evaluation of over 90. Now for Liu Mang, he has exceeded 90 in three-pointers and his left hand ability has become stronger.

, these two goals were placed in front of him, which cleared up a lot of the fatigue in his heart. After the promotion was over, the contract was signed, he returned to China to finish the celebration party, and after going to Los Angeles, he continued to strengthen his personal ability training with James and Igo.

Darla has already made an appointment to train in Los Angeles, and he can also invite Little Blacksmith and Maddie to join him then.

The main reason was to call Iguodala. Liu Mang felt that it would be impossible without bodyguards, in case the blacksmith and James wanted to get rough with him, and Liu Mang felt that Tracy McGrady was also unhappy with him.

Just be careful and watch out.

After checking the time, it was already past eight o'clock. Liu Mang was going to go to the hotel where Dinah and the others were staying not far from the Olympic Village to wake them up. After packing their things, it was time to go to the airport.

Yesterday, Liu Mang said goodbye to his teammates, the Blue Association, and the coaching staff. Liu Mang called the car rental company. When the driver of the car rental company called, he dragged his suitcase and prepared to leave the Olympic Village.

Just as he was passing by the living room, he found that his teammates had already arrived.

"Are you leaving?" Li Nan, who has always taken care of Liu Mang since he joined the national team, came up and gave him a hug.

"Yes, we have an event in Milan in the afternoon." Liu Mang smiled and hugged Li Nan.

"You will participate in the World Championships in two years' time. I can't wait to play in the World Championships as soon as possible. It feels great to play with you." Li Nan expressed the thoughts of everyone in the Chinese team.

"Of course I will participate. It feels great, especially when we beat the American team." Liu Mang said with a smile.

I hugged each of my teammates and played for the country together. It can be said that we have carried the gun together, especially after defeating the United States together. This group of people have feelings for each other.

However, I don’t know how many people will leave when we get together next time. Sun Yue, Wang Shipeng, and Chen Jianghua have already begun to carry the backbone of the outside line in 2006. The inside line is Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi, and Yao Ming’s three towers.

It has begun to take shape, and by that time, the older generation of players will inevitably quit.

But there is nothing that can be done about it. Fortunately, Li Nan is only 30 years old and is a pitcher. It is not a big problem to maintain his condition for another four years. For a center like Battelle, although Liu Mang has a normal relationship with him, his strength can carry him.

The opponent's center is still very useful and has shooting ability, but he will be over 30 in two years. It will be too difficult for him to play like he did in this Olympics.

Guo Shiqiang is also 29 years old. It is hard to say whether he will be in good shape to continue playing in another two years. The less developed basketball is, the shorter his career life will be.

However, thinking that Yi Jianlian will make great progress in two years, and with the addition of Chen Jianghua and Sun Yue, Yao Ming will become more powerful, and he will definitely become more powerful. Liu Mang is full of expectations for the World Championships in two years' time.
Chapter completed!