Chapter 2018 Finale (Part 1)--Olympic Storm

A wonderful vacation is always so short. Returning to Los Angeles from Hawaii, the Lakers once again held a grand championship celebration. This time the scale was still the same. 300,000 fans from all over the world witnessed the entire process. When the Lakers official in Los Angeles Memorial Stadium places five championship trophies in five years in the middle, and matches them with all the honors the Lakers have won in these five seasons. For example, when Ji Feng won more than a dozen trophies, the global viewership exceeded 100 million, making it the most watched in history. The championship celebration with the largest number of people!

After the celebration, all the Lakers players rushed to take photos with the trophies, with the exception of Ji Feng, who held Reba's hand and walked on the sidelines, as if the world had nothing to do with him.

This naturally attracted the attention of reporters. One reporter blocked Ji Feng's road as if he didn't understand and asked a stupid question: "Why don't you take a photo with everyone else?!"

Ji Feng, who was interrupted from a long-lost date, rolled his eyes impatiently and said impatiently: "Because most of the trophies in them belong to me. Have you ever seen someone taking photos everywhere with the trophies they have won every day? , and there will be more and more in the future, and it won’t be too late to do it again when I retire.”

"Let's go~!" Reba glanced at the petrified reporter sheepishly, pulled Ji Feng away, and as he passed by, the reporter realized.

The boss turns out to be by my side!

It turns out that this is the realm of pretense, I’ve realized it, I’ve realized it!

If Ji Feng knew what this reporter was thinking, he would definitely ask him to go back and study again, because the highest level of pretentiousness is more than that. Versailles and the like are so weak. The real pretentiousness should be to express everything you say. Just cash it out.

And Ji Feng is doing such a thing!

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The dust has settled and the offseason has arrived. There will be no lockout this time. Various clubs have also invested in the draft. Ji Feng did not participate in this season. He only informed the Lakers club before leaving that he hoped they could retain the championship lineup. And continue to renew the contract with Zen Master, and further upgrade the lineup if possible.

Who said that the Lakers' five-time championship will be the same for a while, but in times of peace, it is wise to proactively seek change while retaining the big framework. The Lakers maintain the stability and variability of the team by constantly bringing in fresh blood.

Of course, the Lakers' requirements for Ji Feng are all met. This is the NBA. Ji Feng's status, strength, potential and reputation at this time are enough to have a huge impact on the Lakers. Every decision the Lakers make needs to take Ji Feng's consideration into consideration. idea.

This is how a historical superstar should be treated.

Of course, the Lakers basically have to recruit people in the free market, because the Lakers don't even have a first-round pick in this year's draft. They can be said to be absolute spectators. This is the main reason why Ji Feng chose not to go to New York to participate in the draft.

In the end, Anthony Davis was selected by the New Orleans Hornets. The Hornets, who had been struggling all season, finally ushered in the No. 1 pick.

There is no suspense about this choice. This year is a small year for the draft. As a big killer in college, Davis basically has no opponent that can threaten his status as the top pick.

Ji Feng has added another strong player this time. Beal, who joined Ji Feng's "Team of the Peak" as early as two years ago, was selected by the Wizards with the third overall pick. This is also the player with the highest draft pick under Ji Feng in so many years. Lillard, who was later selected by the Trail Blazers, was selected with the sixth overall pick. This was also the first time in so many years that Ji Feng had drafted at the top.

The reason why they are so high up the list is naturally because they are owned by Ji Feng. Over the years, it has become the consensus of many people that Ji Feng’s products must be high-quality. This season, even Butler, the 30th pick in the first round, has been seen clearly. He has produced astonishing statistics and his growth rate is terrifying, not to mention people like Curry, Thompson, DeRozan, Paul George, and Cousins. They all hope to become future All-Stars or even superstars. This made the reputation of the "Peak Team" soar.

Ji Feng also took the opportunity to expand aggressively. Anyway, he had plenty of money. In just one year, they expanded the company from 60 people to 230 people. From junior high school to high school and then to university, Ji Feng mastered many high-quality seedlings and brought domestic talents to the forefront. Some good prospects were brought to the United States for training at an early age. Ji Feng's "Team Feng" has also become one of the largest basketball agencies in the NBA, with a terrifying influence.

James has also become the number one agent in the NBA at this time. With the power in his hands, he can only lament that meeting Ji Feng in SH not only changed Ji Feng's life trajectory, but also made him what he is today.

After the draft, the Lakers announced that they would renew their contract with Jackson for another year. Jackson will continue to appear at Staples as the coach of the Lakers next season.

Subsequently, Walton announced his retirement and randomly joined the Lakers coaching staff as an assistant coach. Walton was once the main force in the first two seasons, helping the Lakers win the first two championships. Later, due to age, he gradually lost his starting position and became a senior coach. He left the team in two seasons. Since he rarely played in these two seasons, he can now be regarded as a successful retirement.

But once you come, you leave. The Lakers later announced that Fisher would leave the team as a free agent. The 38-year-old Fisher will usher in the last stop of his career. Ji Feng also sent a message to Lao Yu, To be honest, after so many years, Lao Yu has been of great help to the Lakers and Ji Feng, especially the first four championships. Fisher's performance is absolutely indispensable. His role in the locker room and off the court cannot be ignored. His Leaving the team also means that Kobe is the only one left in the original OK Lakers.

Later, Kupchak said in an interview that this is just the beginning, and they will have new big moves in the offseason!

This has also made the originally peaceful free market no longer quiet, and people are speculating on how the Lakers can strengthen!

Just when North America was in turmoil due to the free market, Ji Feng had returned to China and spent a week with his parents in SH as usual. Ji Feng started participating in various activities non-stop.

Of course, Ji Feng took the time to rush back to the distant XJ with Hot Bar. The location of Hot Bar was still obscured because it was clearly agreed that he could not come if he was too busy, but Ji Feng was still attending a press conference in the morning. , I got on a private plane and flew here in the afternoon.

Hot Bar is still a little touched. After all, this proves that Ji Feng cares about her, doesn't it?

Of course, that's not entirely true, because it has something to do with Ji Feng's plans for this summer!

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In fact, there are not many events planned for Ji Feng this summer. The main reason for his busy schedule is that Ji Feng will once again lead the Chinese men's basketball team to participate in the Olympic Games in London!

In the summer of 2008, BJ was still moved in his heart. At home, Ji Feng led the Chinese men's basketball team to win the Olympic gold medal, achieving a breakthrough of zero basketball gold medals. In the next two years, he took advantage of the trend to achieve the Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, and Asian Games. will be the national team Grand Slam in the Asian Championships, and this year, China will also participate in the Olympics as the defending champion for the first time.

Ji Feng is naturally the leading figure. Familiar faces such as Dayao, Ah Lian, Wang Zhizhi, Liu Wei, Sun Yue, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng, Chen Jianghua are also selected, as well as newcomers Zhou Peng, Ding Jinhui and Guo Ailun.

On July 9, the final match of the London Olympics men's basketball qualifying tournament in Venezuela was settled. Nigeria defeated Dominica 88-73 and emerged from the qualifying tournament together with Russia and Lithuania to get the last three Olympic tickets.

In the end, the European powerhouse Russian team was assigned to Group B where the Chinese team was located, and the Chinese men's basketball team's group opponents and schedule in the Olympics were also determined.

Group A: United States, France, Argentina, Tunisia, Lithuania, Nigeria.

Group B: China, Spain, Australia, Brazil, United Kingdom, Russia.

The Chinese team ranks third behind the United States and Spain in the strength rankings. This ranking is also very reasonable. After all, China's lineup is slightly worse than in 2008. The main players are somewhat older, and Dayao has also been seriously injured. Not as good as before, already on the verge of retirement. This will also be the last Olympic Games he participates in. If it weren't for Ji Feng, the men's basketball team would probably be in the top 8.

But with Ji Feng here, it's completely different. China is even one of the favorites to win the championship. After all, under the rules of international basketball, Ji Feng's power is even more terrifying.

However, Ji Feng knows that if they want to defend the Olympic champion, their strength is somewhat insufficient. The Arab League is getting stronger and stronger, but Yao Yao has declined and is generally too old, which gives the Chinese team no advantage inside. , especially when facing powerful opponents like the United States and Spain, as for the back line, Ji Feng gave up long ago. There have been few reliable defenders in these years.

So during the training camp, Ji Feng rudely took over all the power in the locker room. Naturally, no one stopped him. After all, Ji Feng's mentality at this time for players such as Guo Ailun was almost like that of a god, so it was natural to let him Whatever he did, even head coach Deng Huade relied on Ji Feng and would actively communicate with Ji Feng on any tactics, which made Ji Feng feel a little embarrassed.

At 20:12 on July 27, 2012, the Olympic Games opened. Ji Feng took the lead as the flag bearer. He also became another player who has been the flag bearer for two consecutive Olympic Games.

Of course, Ji Feng deserves this honor. After all, Ji Feng has long been the most successful player in the country. There is no one who can compare with Ji Feng in terms of performance, let alone popularity. Even in distant England, Ji Feng Feng’s fans are also crazy. At the opening ceremony, he was the single player who received the most cheers. His camera length was even longer than that of many national teams. Even the British media expressed sourly afterwards that Ji Feng seemed to have arrived. Arrive at the home court.

Although Ji Feng himself doesn't care much...

Ji Feng has been busy training since he came to the UK. To be honest, Ji Feng came here just to win medals this time. Otherwise, why would he waste his hard-earned offseason? After a few training sessions, the effect was average. , the Chinese team has been unable to enter the state, or it cannot meet Ji Feng's requirements.

There's nothing you can do about it. Ji Feng is in the Lakers. Who are his teammates? Kobe, Gasol, Artest. When he returns to China, Ji Feng will find that the shot that he thought was 100% impossible to miss happened to happen. Will miss shots. Except for Dayao, the Arab League is as stable as ever. The others are really bad, especially Zhu Bawangqi. Due to their age, these two people have seriously declined in form. There is nothing that can be done about it. The NBA is almost 30 years old. They are at their peak, but domestic players are basically close to retirement at the age of 30. It is really embarrassing for Ji Feng to ask such high demands from them.

But they kept gritting their teeth and persisted, not only because Ji Feng never said they couldn't do it, but more importantly, they also wanted to have no regrets in the last Olympic Games of their careers!

However, they soon encountered Waterloo in the first game. On July 29, the Chinese men's basketball team met Spain, the strongest opponent in the group, in the first game.

Yes, it is still the Lakers Derby. In the last Olympic Games, the Chinese team defeated the Spanish men's basketball team and finally blocked Spain from the finals. In this encounter, Spain bluntly said that they came to take revenge!

Dajia is still the absolute core of Spain. He joked before the game: "Although Ji Feng is my best friend and teammate in the Lakers, in the national team, I just want to beat him."

This is really a very confident statement. Spain has basically retained the team from four years ago, among which four current NBA players have been selected, namely: the Gasol brothers, Ibaka and Raptors point guard Calderon. In addition, Navarro, Fernandez and Rodriguez, who have played in the NBA, are also on the list. The golden boy Rubio is absent due to injury.

To be honest, this lineup is still worse than its peak in 2008. If the Chinese team performs well, they should have a chance to win.

However, when it came to fighting, the Chinese team lost very simply. From the beginning, Spain killed Dayao and Arab League, preventing Ji Feng from scoring alone. The final result was that Ji Feng scored a game-high 53 points and 16 rebounds. A double-double, but only 4 assists. Dayao scored 10 points, Ah Lian scored 8 points, and Zhu Bawangqi scored 4 points together.

Spain, on the other hand, blossomed more. Except for Ferdinand, an old acquaintance, who was guarded by Ji Feng for only 5 points, he scored a combined 44 points, 22 rebounds and 6 blocks. Navarro scored 15 points and 7 assists.

Spain defeated China 97-89 in the first game and got off to a good start!

The failure in the first battle made Chinese fans realize that, except for Ji Feng, the gap between others and the world is widening, especially when the -8 golden generation is getting older and they have no one who can take over.

Fortunately, on the 31st, China narrowly defeated Russia 89-85 with 4 points after a hard fight. Ji Feng scored 46 points, 13 rebounds and 6 steals for the CRARRY team, and made a key three-pointer at the last moment. China passed the test in danger.

Entering August, the schedule becomes more and more difficult. The third opponent is Australia led by Bogut. This is really a grudge showdown. Australia has criticized China as often as the Koreans. I would like to call it Oceania and South Korea, especially Bogut. Special, no one can beat the bad mouth.

In this encounter, Ji Feng did not hold anything back, and Yao also made a strong move, 102-90. Ji Feng scored his first triple-double with 45 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds, becoming the first player to win two consecutive championships. There are players with 40+ triple-doubles in the Olympic Games, and China ranks second in the group with 2 wins and 1 loss.

However, on August 4th, China lost again, 88-82. Ji Feng's 38 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 steals were eclipsed by Brazil's explosive defense. Brazil defeated China and Spain in a row, and unexpectedly overtook the first place in the group. .

In the crucial fifth game, facing the host, China, which had been working hard for a long time, finally won a big victory. Ji Feng scored 30 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists, a near triple-double, setting a new low in the group stage. However, the UAE scored 26 points and Dayao 23 With the performance of points, China simply defeated England 97-87, with 3 wins and 2 losses in the group stage, and finally ranked third in the group and entered the quarterfinals.

This is also the third consecutive Olympic Games that China has entered the quarterfinals. This group result is also the second best result in history.

The quarterfinals were announced immediately. According to the competition system, the matchups are as follows:

Top half: United States-Australia, Brazil-Argentina.

Bottom half: Spain-France, China-Lithuania.

"China met Lithuania, which ranked second in the opposite group. How can I put it, it is not easy to beat. I can only hope that the boys can work hard."

After the schedule was released, the commentators were actually not optimistic about China. After all, the five group matches were only a few words in total, and Ji Feng couldn't carry him!

Looking at the data, Ji Feng is so good at it. Basically, in one-on-two or even one-on-three situations, he can still average close to a triple-double per game. This kind of performance is still the best personal performance, but his teammates really It's not that good, and there are many players who are in poor condition. Except for Ah Lian and Dayao, the performance of others is almost negligible.

How to play when you meet Lithuania, the best team player in basketball?

However, the prediction was soon shattered...

On August 8th, the first anniversary of the BJ Olympics, the last eight-to-four game began. Originally, more people were optimistic about Lithuania. However, when the game started, it was discovered that this had become Ji Feng's personal show.

Ji Feng scored 16 points in a row at the beginning. Ji Feng basically treated Lithuania as a man-machine. Before halftime, the old man who defended Ji Feng went to rest. Ji Feng had 30 points and 9 rebounds in the half, almost dominating the entire team. field.

After three quarters, the point difference was widened to 13 points by Ji Feng. At the end of the game, Ji Feng scored 60 points, 20 rebounds, 4 assists and 8 steals. Lithuania had 3 players and 5 fouls. The score was fixed at 109. -98, the Chinese team entered the semi-finals in this way!

The whole world is shocked!

I really like this quote from The Guardian:

"Ji Feng brought a miracle to London."

But Tencent still speaks: "Ji Feng is the super MVP of the NBA! Don't you underestimate him too much?"

Indeed, Lithuania really underestimated Ji Feng. They didn't take any double-teaming measures on Ji Feng, and just let Ji Feng beat him one after another. How could Ji Feng spoil them!

"Now that my pressure is released, I will go all out in every next game." Ji Feng said with a slightly tired body after the game. Now he can really compete. With China in such a state, He has no regrets after entering the semi-finals. Of course, it would be even more perfect to be on the podium.

But then, as expected, China lost to Spain in the semifinals. Ji Feng scored 51 points, but he was unable to withstand Spain's group display.

Spain entered the Olympic finals as they wished. After the game, Gasol also hugged Ji Feng cordially. This time, it was the second brother who won. They will meet the United States, led by Kobe Bryant, in the finals.

"I'm very sorry, brother, that we couldn't meet in the final again." Kobe called Ji Feng after the game to express his condolences. His tone was full of regret. This was also his last Olympic Games. It would be great to have another chance to fight with Ji Feng. It was the most perfect curtain call performance, but it was a pity that the opponent was replaced by Gasol. Although it was not bad, I always felt that something was missing.

"It doesn't matter. If there is a chance, let the three of us stand on the podium at the same time again." Ji Feng is very optimistic that he can reach the semi-finals. The Chinese team is very satisfied from top to bottom. It has been two consecutive years. It is definitely a strong team to reach the semi-finals of the Olympic Games, and everyone can see that the difficulty of this Olympic Games has been praised by the country. Naturally, Ji Feng will not feel anything. As for the lack of media hype, Ji Feng will naturally not mind if his golden body is broken. This is not a game, so there is no real myth of being undefeated.

However, although they lost, they still had a chance to stand on the podium. In the 3-4 finals, they faced Argentina led by Manu Lao.

"To be honest, I didn't expect to play against you here again." Ginobili high-fived Ji Feng before the game and smiled happily.

"Yes, Manu, this may be fate." Ji Feng was also very happy. He and Ginobili were the first two people to cherish each other, and their current situation in the national team this time is also very similar. They are basically the same. It is one person who drags the team forward.

However, greetings returned to greetings, and they still refused to give in to each other on the court. The two sides started a fierce battle. In the first three quarters, the two sides won each other, and finally reached a 77-level tie.

In the last quarter, the two sides alternated the lead as many as 34 times. Until the last 12 seconds, Dayao attracted the defense and passed to the Arab League. The Arab League attracted two double-teams inside and hit Ji Feng. Ji Feng made an elegant shot from the bottom corner.

The three-pointer crossed a rainbow and fell into the ball frame!

A three-pointer!

98-96, China defeated Argentina with a 2-point advantage, defeating the Olympic men's basketball team on the podium for the second time in history!

With the bronze medal, Ji Feng has achieved a large part of his goal!

On the podium, the group photo of Ji Feng, Gasol and Kobe once again confirmed the fact that the Lakers are a super dynasty. Their three teams also once again won the gold, silver and bronze medals in the men's basketball team.

Perfect!

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