The players of the Chinese team walked out of the tunnel, their faces still filled with excitement.
Leading the Greek team by 20 points at halftime. Even the players of the Chinese team did not expect such a result. For the former Chinese team players, the Greek team was an invincible team. Every time the Chinese team played against the Greek team The game will also be defeated, the only difference is how many points will be lost.
But today the situation was completely reversed. Instead of falling behind, the Chinese team led Greece by a full 20 points at halftime. This gave everyone the feeling of a dream. The once powerful opponent suddenly became so vulnerable. Many veteran players found it difficult to adapt for a while.
However, when everyone calmed down, they discovered that it was not that the Greek team had become weaker, but that the Chinese team had become stronger. The Chinese team now has the capital to compete with the Greek team, so the Chinese team took the lead at halftime.
More importantly, this 20-point difference made the Chinese team players feel confident and made them realize that it was possible to defeat the Greek team. This is even more important than winning. Confidence can make the players mentally strong. Come on, I believe that after this game, the Chinese team will dare to challenge any of the world's top teams.
After the half-time break, players from both sides returned to the court again, but this time the Greek team sent five substitute players to play.
"Pelekanos, Blopes, Chatsalis, Printzis, Zikis, the Greek team did not send a starting player at the beginning of the second half, even Diamanti who was a substitute. Diess did not play either. What on earth is the Greek team going to do? We all know that at the beginning of the second half, both sides will replace their starting players. Even if there are substitutes, there are probably only one or two substitutes, but now the Greek team has five substitutes Players, this is equivalent to a five-up and five-down substitution. Did coach Yannakis come up with some new tactics?" the commentator on the TV said in confusion.
The guest commentator next to him continued: "Except for the US team, there is no other team in the world that has the strength of five up and five down. The US team is basically all NBA All-Star players, and there are even superstars like Kobe Bryant. , for example, the US team replaced Kobe and Wade; replaced Kidd, and Paul and Deron were waiting behind. So no matter who the US team replaces, it will be the main lineup. But other players No team, including the Greek team, can be like the American team. I think this arrangement of the Greek team must have a special purpose.
However, coach Yunus, who was watching the game on the sidelines, let out a sigh of relief. He knew that Yannakis was not using any new tactics, but was giving up the game.
For the Chinese team, reaching the quarterfinals is already the goal of the Olympic Games, while the Greek team's goal is to medal. It is said that those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. Yunas believes that the Greek team does not dare to compete head-on with the Chinese team, so He insisted on letting Zhang Guan play the entire first half, and this persistence also brought rewards. Coach Yannakis finally decided to protect his players and chose to give up the next game.
Coach Yunus took advantage of a dead ball opportunity and replaced Zhang Guan, who had already scored 23 points. As long as the Greek team no longer sends its main players, coach Yunus will not let Zhang Guan play again.
Although the Greek team played with all substitutes, its strength should not be underestimated. After the Chinese team lost Zhang Guan, they began to focus on the inside. The three major inside players of the Chinese team shouldered the important task of scoring points, and they generally scored quickly. pair.
After the third quarter, the Greek team chased the score to 75-61. At this time, the Greek team was still 14 points behind. There is still one quarter before the end of the game, and 14 points are not impossible to recover. However, the Greek team, which has given up the game, has no intention of chasing points. In the following fourth quarter, the Greek team still uses all substitutes.
The players of the Chinese team also realized that the Greek team had given up the game at this time, and coach Yunus also replaced some substitute players one after another to give the main team a rest. In the fourth quarter of the game, both sides played relatively easily, and the quality of defense also dropped, so the offense became smoother. The fourth quarter of the game became a scoring battle between the substitute players of both sides, and the Greek team's substitutes were obviously better. They chased the score to within 10 points in the fourth quarter.
The last ball, the score at this time was that the Chinese team was 6 points ahead of the Greek team 103 to 97. At this time, there were 20 seconds left in the game, and the Chinese team was in control of the ball. At this time, the players on both sides stopped playing. The Chinese team stopped dribbling after half the game, and players from both sides began to shake hands, waiting for the final period to end.
Finally, the sound of the end of the game sounded, and the entire audience had already stood up collectively and fell into a carnival.
"We won, we won, we defeated the Greek men's basketball team!" The commentator's voice was very excited, but he did not act crazy, because the Chinese team established a 10-point lead from the beginning of the game, and then more They maintained the leading score until the end of the game. At the end of the first half, the Chinese team once led by 20 points, so the final victory was already expected.
In this game, four members of the Chinese team scored in double figures, Zhang Guan scored 23 points, Dayao scored the best 25 points in the game, roughly 16 points, and the Arab League scored 12 points. The highest scorer for the Greek team was Bropes who came off the bench, who scored 19 points. Only Spanoulis and Fortiss scored in double figures, while the two point guards of the Greek team, Papalukas and Diamantidis' statistics are even more pitiful.
After this game, the ranking of Group B was also determined. The American team won the first place in the group with a complete victory record. The Chinese team's group stage record became 4 wins and 1 loss, ranking second in the group. The Chinese team will face the Croatian team in the knockout rounds. The Greek team's record has become 2 wins and 3 losses, but due to the relationship between victory and defeat, the Greek team is already fourth in the group, and they will challenge the Lithuanian team next. The Spanish team ranks third in the group and will face Argentina.
For the Chinese men's basketball team, this game is obviously an epic victory, and the second place in the group is the best record achieved by the men's basketball team in the Olympic group stage. Considering that this group is very strong and is known as the group of death, the second place in the men's basketball group is even more valuable.
The Chinese team's opponent in the knockout round is the Croatian team. The Croatian men's basketball team is a team with a traditional European style and relies on big centers. This is obviously an excellent opponent for the Chinese team.
At the same time, for the Chinese team, this game also gained confidence. Defeating the world's top team like the Greek men's basketball team made the Chinese team members instantly more confident. At this time, all the players firmly believed that they could defeat the Croatian team and advance to the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.
After winning the game, the men's basketball team members had a collective dinner to celebrate, but Zhang Guan was still absent. He didn't even have time to attend the post-game press conference, so he boarded a CCTV helicopter and rushed to the Bird's Nest to participate in track and field events. the match of.
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