"When we believe we can beat our opponents, we can do it."

After the game, Tang Tian pulled the players of the Chinese team and said something.

Winning against Brazil was revenge, they did the first step, but that's what they should have done.

But now winning Serbia shows one thing: the Chinese men's basketball team with Tang Tian really has the strength to compete with the world's strongest teams!

In fact, after the victory over Serbia, the morale of the domestic fans was also at an all-time high.

Just like a dream came true, for the first time, they felt that the Chinese men's basketball team had the hope of creating better results than the quarterfinals in the Olympic Games!

However, there are also fans who poured cold water.

The players of the Brazilian team are seriously aging and have long since lost their peak bravery, and this year's Olympic Games are borrowed from the status of the host.

The Chinese team won against the Brazilian team, and it was not too convincing.

As for the game against Serbia, in a one-game match, there are occasional upsets, and the NCAA March Madness is typical.

And Serbia's last loss to Australia was a bit of a misnomer.

Two days later, the Chinese men's basketball team ushered in the third opponent of the group stage, the Australian team.

Ben Simmons did not choose to play for his country, and the Australian team is led by Bogut, and NBA players such as Dellavedova, Aaron Baines, Ingles and Mills are also in the squad.

Although not as famous as other national teams in Pot 1, their overall strength is actually underestimated.

The successive victories over Serbia and France in the group stage so far have shown their hard power.

And this team is particularly advocating confrontation and small actions, which is a big headache for opponents.

After the match between the Chinese team and the Australian team started, the Chinese team soon encountered such a problem.

Under the strong style of the Australian players, the characteristics of the Chinese players against the weak have been completely exposed.

Except for Tang Tian and Yi Jianlian, the others couldn't shoot at all.

In the end, although Tang Tianbao scored 40 points and Yi Jianlian also scored 15 points and 10 boards, the Chinese team still lost 66-80.

In the more than a year since Yao Ming took office, Chinese basketball has made significant progress, but physical fitness and confrontation are things that need to be accumulated for a long time to be effective.

China lost to Australia, and those who poured cold water on it before climaxed all at once.

"Look, I'll just say that winning the game before relied on luck, basketball is a five-person sport, and Tang Tian alone will definitely not work!"

"It doesn't use much to win at the beginning, the next game of the Chinese team is against the United States team, and after two consecutive defeats, it will be difficult to qualify from the group!"

"The United States and France, these are the two opponents behind the Chinese team, both of them lost with a record of 2 wins and 3 losses, ranking fourth at most, playing the first place in the other group, or stopping in the quarterfinals like four years ago!"

"If you are in such a group of death, if you lose to Australia, you will basically be out of luck!"

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The defeat to Australia, although not as exaggerated as these fans said on the hotline, is a morale blow and frustration inevitable.

After Tang Tian communicated with Li Nan, the Chinese team took a shower in the locker room, and then returned to the court to watch the next game between the United States and France.

The game was much more intense than expected.

This American team is the Dream Twelve, led by Durant and Anthony.

Kobe Bryant has retired, and the stars James, Paul, and Howard who helped the Dream Team return to the top in '08 have not come.

This Dream Team has a more out-of-the-box offense and a worse defense than the previous Dream Team.

The starting interior Cousins is not known for his defense, and only Jordan Jr. is a defensive player on the bench.

After the two teams started to fight, the French team has been in a stalemate with the United States team under the leadership of Parker, and the difference has been within 5 points.

In the final moments, Durant stepped up for the U.S. team, killing the game with a difficult mid-range shot and a pull-up three-pointer.

He scored a game-high 30 points to help the U.S. win 100-97 over France and make it three straight Olympic wins.

The defeat to Australia was frustrating for the Chinese team, but after watching the American team's game, their confidence in the next game has been greatly improved.

France had previously lost to Australia and now have lost just three points against the United States.

Although the basketball game is not A wins B, B wins C, A will definitely win C, but the current situation is still very referential.

The Chinese team has won 2 and lost 1 in three games, Brazil and Serbia are stronger in attack than in defense, and Australia is stronger in defense than in attack.

For the American team, which is also stronger in offense than defense, the Chinese team has a certain chance.

So watching this game, it is the process of the Chinese team players from no confidence to hope.

The match with the United States team was two days later, and although there were many doubts about the Chinese team because of the loss to Australia, the fighting spirit of the Chinese team players remained.

Tang Tian also poured a wave of chicken soup in a timely manner.

"History has always been made by people, we won against Brazil, for the first time in history, we won against Serbia, for the first time in history, and it's not an exaggeration to say that this is probably the weakest Olympic team in this decade, the United States, so we have every chance to create this first, believe in ourselves and shoot the ball."

Tang Tian's chicken soup is still very effective.

When people feel that there is a chance to do something, this kind of chicken soup is like someone pushing behind the back, and the matter will start to dry.

After two days of training, the team's morale has regained and they are full of confidence.

At 7 p.m. local time, the match between the Chinese team and the United States team kicked off in Hall 1 of the Carioca Stadium.

The scene was packed.

For local fans, in addition to the host Brazil, the match between the United States and China is the most watched.

Now that these two teams meet, they are receiving no less attention than the hosts.

The game will start soon, and both teams will enter the stadium early to warm up.

Tang Tian threw two balls and sat on the sidelines to rest, and then looked at the American team halfcourt.

Durant, Anthony, Paul George, Cousins, Irving, Draymond Green, Lowry, Jimmy Butler, Jordan Jr., DeRozan, Klay Thompson, and Harrison Barnes.

This Dream 12 team has Tang Tian's brothers Irving, Butler and Thompson, as well as those who don't deal with him, Durant and Green.

But these people all have one thing in common, they are all familiar with him, technical and tactical characteristics to character.

In other words, it also gives the Chinese team one more chance to win.

The game is about to start, and both sides are starting one after another.

On the U.S. side, Irving and Butler on the outside, Durant and Anthony on the front, and Jordan Jr. at center.

Coach K is an NCAA coach, and just like he coached Duke, he is very good at coaching this kind of star-studded team.

In view of the characteristics of the Chinese team, he also made adjustments to the starting lineup.

The Chinese team also has a lineup adjustment, which is a large and four small lineup.

The outside line is Zhao Jiwei and Tang Tian, the front line is Zhou Peng and Zhai Xiaochuan, and the center is Yi Jianlian.

The starters on both sides appeared one after another, and the match between the Chinese team and the American team was about to start.

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