After all, the match against the Mengba Team was the first match of the men's basketball team in this Olympics, so everyone seemed very nervous. Even Dayao looked serious, and could not see the relaxation and smile of the past.
Coach Yunus called Zhang Guan aside and asked, "Zhang Guan, do you think we can beat the American team?"
Zhang Guan shook his head without thinking: "To be honest, it is almost impossible to defeat the American team, unless a miracle happens."
"I think so too, so I am not going to send you out in the next game against the US team." Coach Yunus looked at Zhang Guan and found that Zhang Guan had no reaction, so he continued: "You are Our secret weapon, other teams don’t know anything about you now, and I don’t want to expose you too early. We can’t win the game against the United States tonight, so I’m going to put you on the bench.”
"No problem. We in China have a saying that good steel must be used on the edge. I also feel that I should appear on the court at the most critical moment and give the opponent a fatal blow by surprise!" Zhang Guan said.
Coach Yunus nodded with satisfaction, and he continued: "I know you have to participate in other events, and time is very important to you. Tonight's game will not start until 22:15, which is already It's relatively late, so if you want, you don't have to come to the game and have a good rest at home. I have no objection, and I believe other team members can understand you."
"I'd better be there. After all, it's our first game in the Olympics, so I have to come." Zhang Guan continued, "And I don't have a game tomorrow, so I can rest all day."
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The schedule at Wukesong Basketball Stadium that day was very tight. The game started at nine o'clock in the morning. In the first game, the Russian team in Group A defeated the Iranian team with a score of 71:49, followed by the two games in Group B, in which the German team defeated the Angola team with a score of 95:66. , Spain defeated Greece 81:66.
The fourth and fifth games were both Group A contests. Lithuania defeated Argentina 79:75, and Croatia defeated Australia 97:82. After these five games, the time has reached 22:00 in the evening, and there is one last game left at Wukesong Basketball Hall today, which is the host men's national basketball team against the American Basketball Dream Team 8.
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"Friends in the audience, what we bring to you next is a preliminary match of Group B of the Olympic Men's Basketball Team. This is also the last preliminary match of the first round of preliminaries. The Chinese Men's Basketball Team will welcome them in the Olympic Games at Wukesong Gymnasium. The first opponent - the American Dream Team 8. This will be the fifth time the two teams have met in the Olympics since 1984. In the previous four games against the American team in the Olympics, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to their opponents. The Chinese team The highest score was 72 points, the lowest score was 49 points, the maximum loss difference was 63 points, and the minimum loss difference was 47 points. In the 2002 World Championships, the Chinese team once led at the end of the first quarter. The U.S. team had as many as 12 points, and was only 1 point behind its opponent at halftime. This was the most suspenseful game China played against the United States. Six years later, at the Beijing Olympics, China, which had three major insiders, The men's basketball team has a certain height advantage compared to the American men's basketball team. For the Chinese men's basketball team, this game is undoubtedly a tough battle, and the mentality with which they approach this game is crucial."
“The U.S. Men’s Basketball Team is a team composed of NBA All-Stars, especially their backcourt players are among the best in today’s world basketball world. The biggest gap between the Chinese Men’s Basketball Team and the U.S. Men’s Basketball Team is in the backcourt. In terms of player ability, according to the new rules, the so-called 5-8 ranking competition will be canceled at this Olympics, and the final ranking will be determined directly based on their group stage ranking, group stage record and the order of points gained and lost in all games. , this means that if the Chinese team wants to achieve good results, it must fight hard in every game. Facing the powerful American team, the Chinese team will not give up easily. As the host of this Olympics, the Chinese men’s team How will the basketball perform in the first game? Let us wait and see."
"It is worth mentioning that there is a new face in this men's basketball team, and that is Zhang Guan. This game is also Zhang Guan's first official basketball game. In basketball, Zhang Guan's ability is of great significance to us. To give the unknown, it is also an unknown for our opponents. We hope that Zhang Guan can give us an outstanding performance in the next games and help the national team achieve a better ranking."
"Okay, the game has officially started. The Chinese team's starters are Dayao, Arab League, Zhu Fangyu, Sun Yue and Liu Wei. The US men's basketball team's starters are Kidd, Kobe, James, Anthony and Howard. Now the two sides start jumping the ball. They are Alian and Howard respectively!"
The U.S. team first got the ball in a jump ball and attacked to the frontcourt. Anthony made a mistake in passing the ball. During the Chinese team's counterattack, Dayao hit a three-pointer from the baseline.
Next, for the U.S. team, Anthony missed a three-pointer, made a mistake when he stepped on the line, and James also missed a jump shot; while for the national team, Liu Wei was blocked by remember, and Sun Yue and Liu Wei also made a mistake in a cooperation, and then Liu Wei Was intercepted by Kidd again. It can be said that the two sides did not play very smoothly in these rounds, and there were many mistakes. This situation was stopped until Kobe passed the ball to Howard for a dunk.
The national team frequently fired shots from the outside, while the American team blossomed inside and outside. The two sides drew from 11 to 16, and both sides entered a rotating lineup. The US team replaced Bosh, Paul, Wade and Williams, and the national team replaced Chen Jianghua, Da Yu and Wang Shipeng. After the first quarter, the US team led by 4 points, 20-16.
In the second quarter, the national team made several mistakes, and the U.S. team took advantage of the mistakes made by the national team to score consecutively. During the period, they even had a 10-3 spurt. At the end of the first half, the U.S. team led 49:37. . Wade scored the highest 12 points in the second half, while the United Arab Emirates made an embarrassing 0-for-6 shooting.
There is already a gap between the two teams, and a 12-point deficit at halftime is within the acceptable range of the fans. However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the American team did not play seriously at all. Obviously, the United States has also reached an internal agreement. There is a consensus that the first game should give the host some face.
In the third quarter, the American team's shooting percentage dropped, but the fierce defense forced the Chinese team to make several mistakes. At the end of the third quarter, the score was stretched to 74 to 48. Dayao was also in this quarter. Was injured and left the field at one point.
In the fourth quarter, the national team's physical decline became apparent. Not only did it affect their shooting percentage, but they also failed to retreat in time. They were beaten 10 to 2 by the U.S. team, and the point difference further widened. Moreover, both points were determined by free throws. Come, that is to say, the national team did not score a point in the sports battle. With 4 minutes and 39 seconds left before the end of the game, Dayao was replaced, which was equivalent to the national team giving up this game.
In the end, the national team lost to the US men's basketball team 70-101.
In this game, all eleven players of the national team had playing time, and the least one got 5 minutes of playing time. Only Zhang Guan remained on the bench.
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