Almighty Athlete

Chapter 437: Men's basketball life and death battle

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The five-game rematch has ended and the sixteen semi-finalists have been determined. Among them, Jamaica and the United States occupy six of the places, and the small Central American country Trinidad and Tobago also has two players entering the semi-finals.

Naoki Tsukahara of the Japanese team had a painful expression on his face. He tried his best in this game and even touched the threshold of advancing to the semi-finals for a long time. In the first 30 meters, he was first in the group. ; After the first 50 meters, he was second in the group; before the first 60 meters, he was still third in the group; it was close to 70 meters that he was surpassed by Zhang Guan.

In the end, Tsukahara Naoki ranked fourth in the group, but his result was not the best among the fourth in the group. Francis, a naturalized athlete from Qatar, advanced to the top spot with the best result outside the top three in the group with a time of 10.11 seconds. Semifinals. The Japanese team was also completely wiped out in the men's 100m event.

For Asian athletes, being able to enter the semi-finals of the Olympic Games is already a breakthrough achievement. Generally speaking, athletes who can enter the semi-finals of the Olympic Games are those who have the ability to run within 10 seconds, even if it is a personal best. The time was 9.99 seconds. In the semi-finals of the Olympic Games, he was still at the bottom of the group.

As for Zhang Guan, he returned to his residence after the game. He will participate in four events tomorrow: basketball against the German team, the semi-finals and finals of the men's 100 meters, and the qualifying rounds of the long jump event.

When Zhang Guanyi woke up and opened his eyes, he saw Sharapova wearing suspender pajamas and sitting in front of the computer.

"Martha, what are you looking at?" Zhang Guan walked up behind Sharapova.

"The odds given by Europe for winning the Olympic Games are for the men's 100-meter dash." Sharapova continued: "You performed well in yesterday's game, and now the odds have risen to second place."

"Is it just second place? Or is it rising to second place? So I wasn't even second before? I always thought I had to be the favorite to win the championship! So where was I before? Maybe Powell will be ranked in front of me Well, am I third?" Zhang Guan asked.

Sharapova shook her head in embarrassment: "No, your odds of winning are fourth. Bolt is first, Powell is second, and American Gay is third."

"Guy even ran in front of me. I really didn't expect it." Zhang Guan sighed.

"Guay's bid last year was very good. However, after yesterday's game, the betting companies adjusted the odds. Now you have surpassed Powell and Gay, and are second only to Bolt." Sharapova then said: "You have to work hard for today's game, my father has placed a big bet on you!"

"Well, in the future, my father-in-law will buy me to win, so I will definitely have to strive to win!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.

Sharapova clicked the mouse, opened another web page, and suddenly exclaimed: "Oh my god, in the men's 100-meter butterfly competition that just ended, Phelps won another gold medal. This is his first time in this Olympics. This is the seventh gold medal he won in the Olympic Games! He won seven gold medals in one Olympic Games. Phelps is even better than the last Olympic Games! And Phelps will also have the men's 4x100m medley relay next. If the American team can win the gold medal again, he will win the eighth gold medal. It is really hard to imagine that an athlete can win eight gold medals in the same Olympic Games, which is unprecedented."

His girlfriend was praising another man. Of course, Zhang Guan was a little unconvinced. He snorted: "Eight gold medals are so rare. My competition has just begun. Whoever wins the most gold medals needs to wait until the end of the Olympics." I didn’t know until that day!”

At 2:30 in the afternoon on August 16, the men's basketball team ushered in the fourth game of the group stage. The opponent was the German men's basketball team led by Nowitzki. In the course of history, this game was originally played in the evening, but now in order to take care of Zhang Guan's game time, the game has been moved forward to the afternoon.

The ranking of the group stage of the Olympic basketball competition is based on points first. Each win is worth 2 points, a loss is worth 1 point, and a forfeit is worth 0 points. Those with the same points will decide who wins or loses. If qualifying A defeats B, B defeats C, and C defeats A in a cyclical winning and losing relationship, it is necessary to calculate the gain and loss ratio and divide the score by the loss. The higher the gain and loss ratio, the higher the ranking.

The national team's current record is two wins and one loss. They lost to the United States in the first game, defeated Spain in the second game, and defeated Angola in the third game. On the surface, the qualifying situation looks good. However, the Chinese team is not guaranteed to advance. The Chinese team's next opponent is the powerful Greek team, and the Chinese team's hope of victory is slim. Therefore, the Chinese team must seize the game with the German team.

If the Chinese team loses to the German team in this game, the Chinese team and the German team will both win two and lose three. However, in terms of victory and defeat, the German team will be ranked in front of the Chinese team. In this way, the German team will be ranked first in the group. Four, and the Chinese team was squeezed to fifth place in the group and unable to qualify.

The German team's current record is one win and two losses. They easily defeated Angola in the first game, lost to Greece in the second game, and lost to Spain in the third game. If they want to qualify, they must defeat the Chinese team, because Germany The team's last opponent was the American team. With the current strength of the German men's basketball team, it is undoubtedly a fantasy to defeat the American team.

For the German team, if they want to advance, they can only defeat the Chinese team in today's game, and then pray that the Greek team will also defeat the Chinese team the day after tomorrow. In this way, both the Chinese team and the German team will have two wins and three losses, and the German team can rely on Promotion depends on winning or losing.

So in this game, for the Chinese team and the German team, no one can lose. This is a life and death battle for both sides. If the German team loses, it means they will definitely be eliminated; if the Chinese team loses, they will have to fight Greece in the last game, and they may not be able to escape the fate of being eliminated.

The strongest point of the Chinese team is obviously the inside line. The strongest point of the German team is also the inside line. Nowitzki and Kaman constitute the two pillars of the German team's inside line. Nowitzki has always been the top forward in the NBA and a frequent guest in the All-Stars. Kaman also had his best performance last season. He averaged 15+12 points per game in the NBA and is definitely an All-Star level center.

But it is a pity that Kaman met Dayao this time. Dayao is a traditional center center, and his favorite opponent is also a traditional center center. Dayao plays a traditional center, which requires height, weight, and mid-range shooting. It can be said that Kaman was completely outperformed by Dayao on both offense and defense.

Kaman's offensive point was obviously suppressed by Dayao, so in fact, the German team only had Nowitzki as its main offensive point.

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