Chapter 133 - The Final Four Confirmed
Compared with the Lithuanian men's basketball team, Li Yao is actually more like leading the team to face the Greek men's basketball team, after all, they have already defeated the Greek men's basketball team once in the group stage, so the Chinese men's basketball team will also have a big advantage in confidence.
In the next break, Li Yao and they went to have dinner, and then hurried back to Wukesong Gymnasium to watch the game of the Dream Eight team against the Australian men's basketball team, although this game said that in Li Yao's eyes, the Australian men's basketball team could not cause trouble to the Dream Eight team, but Li Yao also hoped to watch some things that would help them in the Chinese men's basketball team in this game.
In fact, just as Li Yao thought, the Australian men's basketball team did not cause any obstruction to the Dream Eight team, they actually fought against the Dream Eight team without knowing whether they were alive or dead, which made the Dream Eight team laugh, whether it was the starter or the substitute, which one was not a good defender to counterattack and play fast attack? In the case of the outside line being blocked, the Australian men's basketball team wants to switch to the inside line, I have to say that Bogut's strength can still explode in the face of some weak teams on the inside, but when he meets the top inside, he is really more than enough and not enough, whether it is rubbed on the ground by Da Yao on the diamond cup or now facing the powerful monster Howard, it is the same taste.
In the case that the internal and external lines cannot be opened, it has actually been announced that the Australian men's basketball team's Beijing Olympic Games has come to an end.
In the end, the Dream Eight team defeated the Australian men's basketball team by a huge margin of 31 points with a 116-85 lead, becoming the third team to break into the Final Four.
The remaining semi-finals will be produced between the Spanish men's basketball team and the Argentine men's basketball team, originally this game actually has little to do with the Chinese men's basketball team, after all, the Chinese men's basketball team is determined to cut the Greek men's basketball team under the horse and the Dream Eight team gathered in the finals to have an ultimate battle, but Li Yao does not want to miss this visual feast, you must know that the two sides of this game, one is the gold medalist of the last Olympic Games, and the other is the champion of the 06 World Championships, and in the Olympic Games in the previous life, These two teams are also silver and bronze medalists respectively, but because of the influence of Li Yao, a little butterfly, they staged a battle in the quarterfinals, which can be called the most exciting one since the start of the Olympic men's basketball team.
The other members of the Chinese men's basketball team were also reluctant to miss this visual feast, and they also stayed with Li Yao to watch the game.
This matchup between the two champions is also as everyone thought, it is completely a visual feast, the Argentine men's basketball team led by the demon knife Ginobili and Paulo. The Spanish men's basketball team led by Gasol seems to be so reasonable in terms of lineup configuration inside and outside. Both sides showed the crowd what it means to combine inside and outside, and both sides showed terrible offensive firepower on the inside and outside.
This also made Li Yao sigh, if it weren't for the existence of his little butterfly that revitalized the outside of the Chinese men's basketball team, if he still followed the strong inside play style of the Chinese men's basketball team in his previous life, it would be tantamount to a fool's dream to win the ranking in this Olympic Games.
The Argentine men's basketball team and the Spanish men's basketball team also played very anxiously on the court, even at the end of regular time, there was still no winner.
Originally, the Argentine men's basketball team compressed the regular time to 7.4 seconds with a 3-point advantage, but the Spanish men's basketball team relied on a three-point shot from Rudy Fernandez to force the game into overtime.
But in overtime, a surprising scene was staged, and the head coach of the Spanish men's basketball team actually chose to replace Juan at such a critical moment. Navarro, who sent the new force Ricchirubio, the Spanish golden boy, is not even 18 years old, but his name has already resounded across the Europa continent.
Although due to experience and other issues, Riqui Rubio has been replaced by senior Juan Brown. Navarro pressed on the bench, but it does not mean that the strength of this Spanish golden boy is not as good as his predecessors, at this time, the head coach of the Spanish men's basketball team took the risk of replacing him, not only because Riki Rubio is full of physical strength and plays the Argentine men's basketball team as a new force, but also because of his contribution to defense, you must know that Riqui Rubio has always been known for his outstanding defensive ability in the Spanish ACB League, even in his previous life, In the 08-09 season of the Spanish ACB League, Riqui Rubio won the Defensive Player of the Year.
Ricky Rubio made his overtime debut with a steal against Ginobili, who moved to the point guard position.
In the rest of the time, due to the decline in Ginobili's physical strength after nearly a whole game, Riquirubio's advantage in speed was fully displayed, and in the face of the demon knife several times to dedicate a wonderful cross over, although on the offensive end, he was also taught a lesson by Ginobili, but he brought vitality and impact to the Spanish men's basketball team, and in the end, the Spanish men's basketball team led by 118-113 by 5 points stubbornly defeated the Argentine men's basketball team led by the demon knife Ginobili.
Spain's golden boy Riquirubio's brilliant performance in overtime also made many NBA scouts full of praise, and of course, in regular time, Riquirubio also performed very well.
Now the semi-finals of the Beijing Olympics are completely clear, the Chinese men's basketball team led by Li Yao and Da Yao will play against the old opponent in the group stage, the Greek men's basketball team led by Spanoulis; The other group is the Dream Eight team against the Spanish men's basketball team led by the two Gasol brothers.
"Director Zhang, I found an interesting phenomenon." On the commentary platform, Yu Jia suddenly opened his mouth and said to Teacher Zhang Li on the side.
"Uh, what's the phenomenon?" Teacher Zhang Lili was stunned by Yu Jia's sudden statement.
"Coach Zhang, after the Spanish men's basketball team won the Argentine men's basketball team, all the places in the top four were from Group B, which is probably a rare scene in the Olympic Games." Yu Jia said with a sigh.
"Well, that's right, you must know that after the group draw was over, Group B was crowned with the reputation of the Group of Death, and no one would have thought that the four teams in the semi-finals were all from Group B, so it can be seen that the name of the Group of Death is not called in vain, and the strength is very strong." Teacher Zhang Lili was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted, it was really like what Yu Jia said, the four teams that qualified for the group stage of Group B all entered the semifinals.
"Audience friends, here we want to remind you that the day after tomorrow, that is, on August 22, the Olympic men's basketball semifinals will start, the Chinese men's basketball team will face the Greek men's basketball team again, and the United States team will also face the Spanish team, I hope you don't miss the wonderful game. By the way, Coach Zhang, at the end, can you give an evaluation of whether the Chinese men's basketball team can defeat the Greek men's basketball team again in the semifinals and advance to the finals? Under the prompting of the director, Yu Jia knew that today's commentary had come to an end, so she raised her questions to Mr. Zhang Lili.
"I believe that viewers and friends who have watched the Greek men's basketball game can find that the offensive initiation point of the Greek men's basketball team relies more on their point guards, especially Spanoulis, and in the group stage, our Chinese men's basketball team's junior captain Li Yao showed everyone his excellent individual defensive ability, which can fully limit Spanoulis's offense, so in my opinion, the Chinese men's basketball team has a greater chance of winning in the semifinals between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Greek men's basketball team." Teacher Zhang Lili, after thinking about it for a while, said his own judgment.
"Thank you for the blessing of Coach Zhang, I believe that the members of the Chinese men's basketball team will be very happy after hearing the blessing of Coach Zhang, today's broadcast is over, all viewers and friends, please lock in the YV Olympic channel at 20.00 the night after tomorrow, and then we will bring you the Chinese men's basketball semi-finals." Yu Jia made her final statement under the urging of the director.
"Coach Zhang, you should also know what Captain Li Yao said at the post-match press conference, what do you think about this?" When Yu Jia and Teacher Zhang Li were walking on the road, they couldn't help but ask.
"Actually, subjectively, I very much support Li Yao's statement, Yu Jia, you must know that the Chinese men's basketball team has lacked blood for too long, but since Li Yao joined the Chinese men's basketball team, as long as anyone with a discerning eye can find that the Chinese men's basketball team is constantly changing, the most important thing is the desire to win, many people are saying that Li Yao is crazy, but, Yu Jia, don't forget one sentence: Why is it cool to talk when you are young and not frivolous?" Teacher Zhang Li paused before saying.
"Director Zhang, you?" Yu Jia looked at Teacher Zhang Lili in surprise, he didn't believe that these words actually came from Teacher Zhang Lili's mouth.
"Yu Jia, you have to know that when you are a commentator, you must always have your own characteristics." Teacher Zhang said in a chic manner that even his partner was affected by his own commentary style, which is enough to prove his success.
"Okay, I didn't expect Director Zhang to hide it from me all the time." Yu Jia was also happy, but she didn't expect that the so-called "reasonable" was just a commentary style.
"But I also want to say one thing, Yu Jia, our junior captain is now leading the Chinese men's basketball team to create an unprecedented history, and I heard from Da Yao that it seems that our junior captain prepared a big surprise for the Mengba team in the finals, so ah, Yu Jia, let's look forward to the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team in the finals, as for the Greek men's basketball team? They are not our ultimate opponents. Teacher Zhang Li couldn't help but reveal a little secret to Yu Jia, that is, after the press conference, he called Da Yao to ask for the answer he got at the first time.
"Big surprise? Director Zhang, don't sell it, just tell me directly. Yu Jia's curiosity was suddenly aroused, and he asked anxiously.
"The problem is that I really don't know, Da Yao just asked me to wait for the finals to know, and I can't help it." Teacher Zhang Li was also helpless, he was as curious as Yu Jia after knowing the news, but he couldn't get any useful news from Da Yao's mouth. How did he know that even Da Yao himself didn't know anything about the big surprise in Li Yao's mouth, how could he tell him that in order to avoid face problems, Da Yao kept it mysterious.
"Well, I can't wait for the finals on August 24 now." Yu Jia also knew that there was no need for Teacher Zhang Lili to hide himself, so she had to reluctantly give up the inquiry.