To put it mildly, the Chinese men's basketball team led by Wang Xiao has already completed an unprecedented feat in the history of Chinese basketball at the Rio Olympics, breaking through the quarterfinals and advancing to the semifinals.

Even if Da Yao is at the pinnacle and the strongest of the Chinese men's basketball team, the best result in 08 years is only the quarterfinals.

In the 2012 London Olympics after Da Yao's retirement, the Chinese men's basketball team led by Yi Jianlian lost all five games in the group stage.

At that time, including Yi Jianlian and others, they also had a premonition that the Chinese men's basketball team was about to usher in the darkest era.

No one expected that there would be a talent like Wang Xiao in Huaxia!

In 2012, when the Chinese men's basketball team in the London Olympics was defeated, Wang Xiao led the Wizards team he built by himself to win the O'Brien Cup, the highest honor in the basketball industry, in the NBA.

And it was also at that time that Wang Xiao said that if he could have the absolute right to speak in the national team, then he would consider coaching the national team.

At that time, no one took this matter seriously, the national team is not as good as the club, and it is impossible for a coach to have the absolute right to speak, so it is impossible to let Wang Xiao coach the national team.

But a few years later, Wang Xiao won consecutive championships, his prestige reached its peak, and under pressure, the Basketball Association had to compromise, which proved to be the most correct choice made by the Basketball Association.

Final four of the Olympic Games! This is a milestone breakthrough in Chinese basketball! This honor alone is enough to fill in the personal resumes of the senior leaders of the Basketball Association.

What's more, this is just the beginning! Wang Xiao's goal from beginning to end is to lead the Chinese men's basketball team to win the championship! Fight for that gold medal!

If you can really let the Chinese flag fly on the field of the Rio Olympics as Wang Xiao said, what kind of scene will it be?

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The victory over Lithuania made the players of the Chinese men's basketball team excited, and what made them even more excited was that just one day later, the other three semi-finals were also announced.

The U.S. eliminated Argentina 105-78.

Spain eliminated Australia 92-77.

France eliminated Croatia 86-83.

Combined with China's elimination of Lithuania, France became the only team to go below the top of the group, beating Croatia who were top of Group B with a fourth-place finish in Group A.

"Luck is on our side, too!"

Huaxia fans rejoiced, the French team is the weakest team in the top four, and was defeated by the Chinese men's basketball team in the group stage without any pressure, and it can be regarded as the best arrangement to face the French team in the semifinals.

No one knew that such an arrangement was carefully planned by Wang Xiao, plus a little bit of luck, but it felt great to be able to watch the tiger fight from a mountain and watch the American team and Spain desperately!

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The Spanish men's basketball team's squad for the Rio Olympics is not the strongest team in history, Gasol Jr. and Ibaka both withdrew from the Olympics due to injury, and the withdrawal of these two strong interior players also greatly damaged the strength of the Spanish men's basketball team.

But even so, by Paul. The Spanish men's basketball team led by Gasol and composed of four NBA players, Rubio, Calderón and Mirotic, is still the top team second only to the United States.

Of course, this is not the case of the Chinese men's basketball team.

Today's Chinese men's basketball team is no longer comparable to what it used to be, 5 NBA players, including two NBA champions, two top five picks in the first round, and even Yi Jianlian was the sixth pick in the first round when he was drafted, and only the United States team in the whole world can overpower the Chinese men's basketball team in this regard.

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On August 20, the semifinals began, starting with the match between the United States and Spain.

As most people think, this is a fierce battle.

In the first quarter of the game, the two teams played 26:17, and the U.S. men's basketball team relied on its strong individual ability to catch Spain off guard, but then in the second quarter of the game, Spain quickly adjusted its state and tactics, and returned the U.S. team a 24:19, and the score of the two teams was 45:41 at halftime, and Spain was only 4 points behind the U.S. team.

In the third quarter, the two teams fought evenly, and at 20:18, the American team won by 2 more points, and the difference became 6 points.

In the last quarter of the game, Spain's defensive intensity was raised to the extreme, and both James and Durant's offense continued to be deflated at the last moment, and the score was once tied by Spain.

The hearts of the American audience couldn't help but hang.

It's nothing to lose to the Chinese men's basketball team in the group stage, this is the semifinals! If you lose to Spain here, you will be eliminated!

If the American Dream Team wins another bronze medal at the Olympics, it will be on the pillar of shame!

At this moment, the eyes of the players of the American men's basketball team were a little red, and they all began to fight hard.

It turns out that top MVP-level superstars like James and Durant are still too lethal once they are red-eyed.

At a critical moment, the United States team scored consecutive points to stabilize the situation, and in the final fourth quarter of the game, the scores of the two teams were 23:20, Spain won by 3 points in a single quarter, but after the whole game, the score of the two teams was 85:82, and the United States team defeated Spain by 3 points to advance to the finals.

Chinese fans are somewhat disappointed with this result, if the opponent in the final is Spain, it will definitely be easier for the Chinese men's basketball team to deal with.

However, when Wang Xiao watched this game, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

There is no harm if there is no comparison, the same is the United States team against Spain, and he unexpectedly found that in another time and space, the American team does not seem to win so difficult and thrilling.

In his memory, it was as if the U.S. team had won the game 82-76 and maintained a lead of at least six points or more the entire time.

Although this lead is small for the U.S. team, it is still a lot better than the current situation in the current game.

There is only one reason for this......

Wang Xiao's eyes were locked on one of the players of the U.S. team.

LeBron. James.

As the biggest player on the American team's side, even Durant, who has just won the championship with the team, is slightly inferior in front of James.

On the court, James has always held the ball for the highest time and number of times in the U.S. team.

"That's right......"

It's an indisputable fact that James is strong, and few people in the entire NBA league can match it, but even the strongest players are still flawed.

James' flaws are also obvious, with the free throw and three-point shooting not consistent enough.

In the NBA, relying on his strong physical fitness, these two points can be covered as much as possible, but not on the international stage, for the simple reason that there is no three-second zone in the international arena.