Chapter 1 Tang Si

Tang Si had a high fever when he was just born.

Tang Tian even missed a game because of it, which was a regret for the fans.

You know, the Pelicans won 80 games that season, and it should have been 81 wins if that hadn't happened.

But this kind of thing is completely random.

And Tang Tian is a person who values his family very much.

He couldn't do what many NBA players do, playing games even when big things happen at home.

The phone call that made him leave the arena in a hurry, without even saying hello to Li Chunjiang, was because Tang Si had another fever, and it was even worse than before.

Olsen came to China with Tang Tian before, and after living for a long time, the children were a bit unaccustomed to the climate.

This fever was even more likely than last time.

Tang Tian hurriedly took the children to the hospital with Olsen.

The high fever didn't go away, and he only had time to make a phone call to Li Chunjiang.

In the end, Tang Si's fever didn't go down, and Tang Tian didn't make it to the opening game of the World Cup for the Chinese team.

And the result of this game was completely unexpected by the fans.

Facing the Argentina team in the midst of a transition between old and new players, the Chinese team lost by a full 15 points with a score of 66 to 81.

Ding Yanyuhang was marked to death, the offense was constipated, and the defense was even more fatal.

The Argentina team played a real basketball game, with the players and the ball moving, all kinds of incredible passes, like dancing.

Especially their starting point guard, Campazzo, who is only 1.78 meters tall, scored a double-double of 17 points and 10 assists, he was simply omnipotent.

The Chinese team defeated Argentina, which was still at the tail end of its peak, in the quarter-finals of the Rio Olympics, but they lost to this Argentina team in the midst of a transition between old and new players.

After the game, the forum was full of disappointment towards the men's basketball team.

"Although Tang Tian didn't play, but they lost like this even against an Argentina team in transition, how can they play against the American team?"

"Before it was a warm-up match, France and Canada didn't use their full strength at all, and everyone really thought that the Chinese team could beat the United States!"

"Look at Argentina, that's playing basketball, CBA learns from NBA every day, is it useful? Can they fly, can you fly? Teamwork is the key!"

"That's right, our talent selection mechanism, if you are 1.78 meters tall, you want to play professionally? You would have been brushed off countless times!"

"Speaking of which, how did Fang Shuo get into the national team? Dribbling the ball for a long time, unable to break through, unable to shoot, and also cut Da Zhi, really speechless!"

"And Wang Zhelin, is really soft! I don't see any strength in his confrontation, and his defense is really bad!"

"I really miss Zhou Qi, Zhou Qi's inside defense is irreplaceable for the national team, if he wasn't injured, we definitely wouldn't have lost so much in this game!"

"I'm worried about whether we can qualify, look at those beasts in Nigeria, Okogie and Metu are dunking directly over people, can we win?"

"If we can't qualify from the group stage, will we be the most miserable host in the competition? I dare not watch!"

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The forum was full of voices of decline.

In modern society, social media is developed, and players also browse forums and Weibo after games.

Seeing these comments, the confidence accumulated in the previous warm-up matches was immediately shattered by more than half.

In the training class the next day, Li Chunjiang could see the frustration on the faces of the players.

But there was nothing he could do about it now.

This is how competitive sports are, when you lose a game, all kinds of demons and ghosts come out, and there are a lot of problems, whether they exist or not.

But as long as you can win, all these things will disappear.

So compared to doing something, winning the next game is the key.

But just like he said to Tang Tian when he watched the game yesterday, if Poland wins, the Chinese team will have an easier time in the second game.

But the problem now is that Poland also lost the first game.

Like the Chinese team, if they want to keep their hopes of qualifying, they must win the next game.

It's no exaggeration to say that the next game is a life-and-death battle for both teams to qualify.

It will be difficult for the Chinese team to win.

And the key is that I don't know how Tang Tian's situation is, and I don't know if he can play.

After the morning training class, Li Chunjiang said some mobilizing words.

But as he expected, it didn't have much effect.

After the players dispersed, he took out his phone and looked at it.

Now all the hopes of the Chinese team are on Tang Tian.

Tang Si's fever went down the next day.

But his illness did not completely improve.

After Tang Tian discussed with Olsen, they decided to let Olsen take the children back to the United States for treatment first.

As for Tang Tian, he would stay.

Although he was worried about the children, Tang Si's condition was stable now, and he would not give up the opportunity to fight for the country at his doorstep.

Sending Olsen and the children away was already the noon of the second day after the men's basketball team and Argentina game.

He called Yao Ming and Li Chunjiang one after another, ate something at the airport and rested for a while, and then rushed to the training hall.

The life-and-death battle between China and Poland to qualify will start in the evening, and both teams are doing their final warm-up training before the game in the training hall in the afternoon.

The Polish team's training was earlier.

The team's core, Ponitka, became the focus of reporters' attention.

However, he did not accept the interview. After the Polish team's training, he was still there for extra practice alone.

The Polish team's coach, Mike Taylor, accepted an interview with reporters.

Most of the people present were Chinese reporters, and the game against the Chinese team in the evening was naturally the main issue that the reporters asked about.

"We were all losers two days ago, tonight we are all winners, we all yearn to win the game."

When asked by reporters how he viewed the game in the evening, Taylor's answer was philosophical.

It can be seen that he is a coach with a high level.

In fact, in the last game, the team won half the game by defeating the strong, and his tactical command and chicken soup encouragement also impressed the fans.

"Do you think the Polish team has a good chance of winning tonight?"

A reporter then asked.

"Yes, we have a chance of winning, and it's a big one."

Tate's answer was full of confidence.

"We have all lost the game, but my players still maintain a high fighting spirit, they know very well what the victory or defeat tonight means, they will show 120% of their energy."

"Does this have anything to do with Tang Tian's possible absence?"

The reporter followed up.

"Tang Tian is the greatest basketball player, his absence has a great impact on the Chinese team, but whether he will play tonight or not, we are full of confidence, basketball is a sport for five people."

As a coach, Taylor's confidence is really infectious.

And what he didn't say was that the Chinese team's loss to Argentina in the last game was a rout, and their morale was low.

After the interview, the Polish team players changed their clothes and were ready to leave the training hall with Taylor.

Like Taylor, their faces were also full of undisguised confidence.

At this moment, a car arrived at the training hall before the Chinese team's bus.

A burst of whistles and cheers suddenly sounded at the entrance of the training hall.

Because they saw Tang Tian coming out of the car!

This is definitely the most exciting news at this moment!

The Chinese team really needs Tang Tian too much!