On August 9, the knockout round kicked off.

Many Chinese fans attended the game, and radio stations from various countries also broadcast it live. The Chinese team's games are the most watched outside of the American Dream 10 team, and each game can attract a lot of viewers, mainly because of Zhou Xuan.

In five games in the group stage, Zhou Xuan averaged 31 per game. 4 points 3. 3 rebounds 8. 6 assists and 2 steals. He shot a whopping 54 from the field. 4%, 43 three-pointers. 8%。 Almost 30+10.

Yao Ming is the leading scorer in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team, averaging 25 per game in the 2006 World Championships. 3 points, thus tying Zhang Weiping's average of 25 per game set in the 1978 World Championships. 3 points, tied with Zhang Weiping to become the player with the most points per game in the Chinese men's basketball team in all previous World Series. Now this record was easily broken by Zhou Xuan.

It is worth mentioning that Zhou Xuan is still not the best scorer in the Olympics. The number one god of the Olympics is the Brazilian player Schmidt. In the five Olympic Games he participated in, he won three times as the scoring champion. He is also the all-time leading scorer in Olympic basketball, scoring 1,093 points in 38 games, averaging 28 per game. 8 points; He is also the highest scoring player in a single Olympic Games, averaging 42 points per game with a total of 338 points at Seoul 1988. 3 points. It's just that Schmidt's single-game record of 55 points was broken by Zhou Xuan.

Considering the defensive intensity of the game today, as well as the situation of the Chinese team, Zhou Xuan's data has a higher gold content.

The Chinese players are all looking at Zhou Xuan. Strength represents everything, and the inside players try to create opportunities for Zhou Xuan to block and dismantle, which is the easiest way to win. Having Yao Ming in charge on the inside can also attract the defense. In the past, the offense was pressed on the inside Yao Ming, and the Chinese team lacked a person who was good at breaking through and attacking with the ball. Chen Jianghua can enter the national team early to play in the Olympics, because the coach is optimistic about his breakthrough.

Zhou Xuan's popularity in the team is also very good, he wants to be very simple, one is not to put on a show, and the other is to explain humbly no matter who asks for advice, especially some tactical ideas and rhythm of play in the NBA. It is also a credit for these CBA stars to write down and promote them to CBA teams.

In this Olympic Games, the morale of the Chinese men's basketball team is unprecedentedly high, and it is like two teams in the 2010 World Championships.

When the players played, Zhou Xuan made the final finale, and the fans in the audience gave him applause.

Yu Jia said: "Coach Zhang, do you think the Chinese team can make history today? What percentage of wins do they have? ”

Zhang Li said with a smile: "I think there are at least fifty percent, because Zhou Xuan is here." With Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian to attract the defense, his strength can be fully brought into play. The Knicks center is not as good as the Chinese team, Chandler is just a senior blue-collar player, and Anderson was also a substitute for the UAE back then, and they are very strong. ”

French head coach Vicente Colette knew that the Chinese team was not easy to deal with, so he called all the players together before the start, and said: "The Chinese team can shoot inside, and Zhou Xuan's breakthrough is also very sharp, so I ask you to open a single defense, Tony (Parker), you and Zhou Xuan are old rivals, try to limit him with your speed, as long as you can suppress him, we will definitely win." ”

"I do my best." Parker didn't dare to say big things. After Zhou Xuan arrived in the East, they played two regular season games a season, and the Spurs couldn't take advantage of the Knicks, and Parker received a much lower rating than Zhou Xuan.

This arrangement is the way most teams deal with the Chinese team. There is Yao Ming on the inside line, and if the outside line is clamped, it will die miserably. Vicente feels that the current Chinese team is a bit like the Lakers, playing star tactics, triangle offense and combination of inside and outside, which is very difficult to defend. It's just that Yi Jianlian is inferior in terms of strategy, and he can't compare with Big Gasol.

Equally under pressure is Turyaf, who is facing Yao Ming. The peak butcher is not Yao Ming's opponent, and now he can only mix the basic salary, which is even more difficult to compete.

After the warm-up, the players from both sides stood in the middle of the field, and the Chinese team started Zhou Xuan, Wang Shipeng, Sun Yue, Yi Jianlian, and Yao Ming.

The French five are Parker, Petrus, Batum, Dior, Turyaf.

Yao Ming jumped the ball and the game began.

Zhou Xuan went to the front court and passed the ball to Sun Yue, and then the middle and Yi Jianlian covered without the ball and cut to the bottom corner of the right side. This move is the main tactic practiced by the Chinese team, and Sun Yue passed the ball to Zhou Xuan.

Yi Jianlian didn't have time to cut, and the high position attracted one person to defend, and Parker chased the defense. His speed was very fast, but Zhou Xuan didn't plan to shoot, gave the high ball to Yao Ming, and then attracted the defense in the bottom corner himself.

Yao Ming singled Turyaf, dribbled and turned and jumped into the ball. 2 to 0.

France attacked, Parker and Dior blocked and dismantled, Yi Jianlian changed defenses, and the Chinese team's defense contracted.

Parker broke through to Petrus, who stepped past Wang Shipeng and jumped to the basket for a layup. Yao Ming couldn't make up for it on the other side, Sun Yue rushed up from the side, a big hat fanned the ball to the rebound and bounced back, and Zhou Xuan picked up the ball.

"Good hat, Sun Yue seems to be in good shape after his comeback." Yu Jia shouted.

"It would be nice if he could shoot on the offensive end again." Zhang said reasonably.

Sun Yue played three games in the group stage and was in poor form.

Sun Yue suffered a right shoulder injury against Russia and missed two games. Sun Yue did not play in the Chinese team and also lost to Brazil, Deng Huade repeatedly expressed regret, he said: "There is no Sun Yue's speed on the field today, and the speed of their counterattack has a great impact on us. ”

Averaged 2 per game. 7 points 1. With 3 assists, although the offense is poor, Sun Yue's defensive ability is very important for the Chinese team. If the anti-star breakthrough depends on Zhou Xuan, it is okay to block and dismantle the interior Zhou Xuan, who can play singlely, after all, his height is only 190CM.

The Chinese team attacked, Zhou Xuan passed to Sun Yue in the front, and Yi Jianlian in the middle covered the running position without the ball.

Sun Yue hoisted the ball to Yao Ming, Zhou Xuan ran to the bottom corner to stand to attract the defense, Yao Ming shook in the direction of Zhou Xuan, turned around to the bottom line, and used his huge body to play basketball on the board against Turiaf. 4 to 0.

After multiple injuries and age, Yao Ming's athleticism has declined, and in 2008 he would dunk the ball.

France attacked, passed several times on the outside, and Parker broke through with the ball and fell into the trap. He distributed the ball to the perimeter, Dior missed the shot, and Yao Ming won the rebound.

The Chinese team's position attacked, to the front court Sun Yue hung to Yao Ming, exactly the same running position, just hit the right side of the low position, Yao Ming dribbled twice with his back, turned to the bottom line and jumped, added a small back, Turiaf could not cover, and the ball went in. 6 to 0.

France attacked, China still wrapped Parker, and the periphery relied on rotation. Batum missed a three-point shot, and Yao Ming got the rebound. The Chinese team did not fight back, kept falling into position, and passed the ball to Yao Ming with the same tactic. Sun Yue's high hanging does not necessarily add assists, but it does work, Yao Ming this time with his left foot as the axis, his right foot took a step to the middle and half-turned and swayed, attracting Turyaf to move, and Batum turned to the bottom line after the defense. 8 to 0.

Yao Ming is the oldest in the Chinese team, and no one wants to break through the quarter-finals and beat France more than him. Yao Ming was powerful at the beginning, and the tallest person in the French team was the 208CM Turiaf, which was their biggest weakness.

Coach Vicente asked for a timeout early, and he arranged to guard against the outside, especially Zhou Xuan. Now the focus of the attack is low and adjustments have to be made.

Yu Jia said: "The French pause that played at the beginning is very favorable to the Chinese team. ”

Zhang Reasonable: "China has two strong offensive points, and it is difficult for France to limit it if it is not contained. Sun Yue also did a good job of passing the ball to Yao Ming. ”

How to pass the ball to Yao Ming well and maximize his height advantage has always been the biggest problem for the coach. If the ball passed to Yao Ming is very comfortable, he will be unstoppable in the low post, if the ball passed to Yao Ming is awkward, not only will he greatly reduce the pressure on the opponent's inside, but also it is very easy to cause him to make mistakes, and he will play a fast attack after being tackled by the opponent.

After years of experimentation, the players have mastered the trick of passing the ball to Yao Ming, and they are also clear about several taboos.

For example, never give Yao Ming a half-high ball in sports, below the waist. It's very difficult for giants to pick up. If the ball passed to Yao Ming is a high hang, although the little giant is in motion, it will be more comfortable to pick up such a ball. Liu Wei is the most experienced in this area.

There is also a horizontal pass in fast movement, and Yao Ming is likely to get out of his hands or be tackled.

The ground pass can't be passed to Yao Ming, not to mention the comfortable attack, he may have flashed his waist.

The French team arranged for the outside players to shrink to help defend Yao Ming, forcing him to not make easy shots.

On the Chinese side, Deng Huade said: "Wang Shipeng continues to attract the defense in the bottom corner, Sun Yue goes to the side to receive the ball, and Zhou Xuan and Yao Ming form a strong side triangle, if they shrink the defensive line, the periphery boldly throws." There was no chance to pass to Zhou Singles. Yao pulled out to the side to block and dismantle, and Yi Jianlian cut to the basket. ”

Yao Ming's side to Zhou Xuan is misplaced, Yi Jianlian cut to the basket, and Dior, who is 211CM tall and 203CM, also has an advantage.

Since winning the Most Improved Player award, he signed that big contract with the Suns. Dior has changed from low-paid and high-energy to high-paid and low-energy. After joining the Spurs, people's evaluation of Dio has rebounded, he does a good job of defending the No. 3 player and guard breaking, but the defense under the basket Dior is average.

At the start of the game, France made no substitutions.

Petrus singled Wang Shipeng on the right side, relying on the strength advantage to squeeze away and turn around and jump the ball in. 8 to 2.

The Chinese attacked, and Turyav went around the front to defend. This defensive style can really limit Yao Ming's efficiency and make it difficult for Yao Ming to receive the ball from the side. But the weakness was also obvious, Sun Yue passed the ball to Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan took the ball frame at 45 degrees on the right side, attracting Dior to change defense, and the ball was passed to the middle. Yi Jianlian sent the ball to the basket above Parker's head.

Yao Ming was rounded and ran directly to the middle, received the basketball with both hands, and forcibly turned around by Turiaf, Turiaf was half a head shorter, Yao Ming went deep into the basket, he hurriedly fouled, pulled down Yao Ming, and the referee blew the whistle.

AS A GIANT CENTER OVER 220CM, YAO MING SHOT THE BEST FREE THROW RATE IN HISTORY, AS HIGH AS 85%, AND HIT BOTH FREE THROWS STEADILY. 10 to 2.

French coach Vicente is helpless about this, the French team is indeed flawed, and this Chinese team is not the same as before, they will attack the weakness.