Wukesong Stadium.

There are four matches today, which means that all the matches of the quarter-finals will be played in one day.

The first game was between China and Croatia, and the game time was half past two in the afternoon. The second match will be between Lithuania and Greece, and the two teams at the highest level in Europe will face off at 4:30 p.m. Then at 8 p.m. there is a match between Team USA and Australia, and fans can watch the big names of the American Dream Team in action in prime time. At 10 o'clock in the evening, it is a do-or-die battle between Spain and Argentina, both teams are here to challenge the United States, but they met in the quarter-finals early, and one is destined to be the first to leave the Olympics.

Although the game between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Croatian men's basketball team started at half past two in the afternoon, the fans had already come to the scene at half past twelve o'clock at noon.

In this game, Zhang Guan did not start the game, because the Croatian team is not a fast team, so Younas sent the backcourt combination of Liu Wei and Sun Yue, while the Croatian team sent their core organization point guard, Vukic, who will land in the NBA next season.

At the same time, the Croatian team is a large and four small lineup, except for the big center, the other four players are all under 2.05 meters tall, obviously the Croatian team also knows that there is no chance of winning with the Chinese team inside.

The two sides jumped the ball, the Chinese team took the lead in getting the ball, according to the pre-game deployment, the first thing to suppress the Croatian team on the inside line, so the first ball naturally passed to Da Yao's hands, and Da Yao also used his best hand to turn around and retreat to shoot, easily scored two points.

Croatia opposite Da Yao pinched your center forward Balaczy, Balaci is only 21 years old this year, but his height has reached 2.17 meters, he is the tallest player in Croatia, even in Europe can be counted. The young Balaci has a relatively comprehensive skill and a very good shooting touch, and he is even called "European Yao".

However, Balacci also has obvious shortcomings, that is, lack of athleticism and confrontation ability, after all, he is only 21 years old, and certainly does not have the strong muscles of the old players. However, as a 21-year-old young athlete, being able to get a chance to start in the Croatian team is also a testament to his extraordinary strength.

This "European Big Yao" faced the real Da Yao today, perhaps because of this, Balacci was a little nervous, and was easily scored by Da Yao at the defensive end, and also looked timid at the offensive end, and was completely at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Da Yao.

Da Yao has also developed a lot of muscles in the NBA over the years, at least when fighting against traditional centers, he has obvious advantages, and at the beginning of today, Da Yao faced this 21-year-old young player, whether it was technical, physical and experience, he was completely in the upper hand, and Balachi couldn't raise his head at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, obviously without the slightest mercilessness.

The Chinese team's tactics of playing the inside line in the opening game were very good, and they played a 12-1 shock wave at the beginning, and 9 of the 12 points of the Chinese team were scored by Da Yao, while the Croatian team only scored one point with free throws.

Croatia didn't feel good today, failing to make a shot in the first 6:33 of the first quarter, and it was only 3:27 left in the quarter that Barnic scored a breakaway layup. And the Croatian team is also very persistent, even if the score is behind, even if the Chinese team has two tall players Da Yao and the United Arab Emirates to guard the inside, the Croatian team still did not choose to shoot three-point shots to chase points, but continued to implement the tactics of breaking through the ball.

Maybe at the beginning of the game, the Chinese team played too smoothly, leading more than ten points, so the defense was also a little lax after that, in the last three minutes, the Croatian team scored 10 points, fortunately, the Chinese team did not stop scoring, and finally the two sides fought a 22-11 draw in the first quarter, and Da Yao played the whole first quarter, and one person scored 15 points.

This result is somewhat unexpected by fans, after all, in the impression of ordinary fans, the Croatian team is a European team, and the European team must have some strength, and the Croatian team can also advance to the knockout round in the third place in Group A, it will definitely not be a weak team, it is said that even if the men's basketball team plays well, it should be difficult to solve with the Croatian team, but now the first quarter of the game is 11 points ahead, which really surprises everyone.

But if you think about it, I don't think it's an accident, because Da Yao scored 15 points in a single quarter. Even in the high-intensity game of the NBA, if Da Yao scored 15 points alone, the opponent would also be blown up.

Of course, Da Yao can't stay on the court all the time, playing a full quarter of the game is already a very intense game for him, after all, when he is on the court, he has to take on the core of both offensive and defensive ends, and his teammates are not as powerful as they were when they were on the Rockets, so Da Yao has to consume more physical strength than usual.

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Coach Repesa looked at his players, and he opened his mouth to encourage: "Don't be discouraged, this is just the first quarter of the game, Da Yao is the world's No. 1 center after all, when he feels good, no one can stop him even in the NBA!" But he's not going to play the whole game, and I think he's going to be on the bench for a long time in the second quarter, so it's time for us to chase the points! ”

Coach Repsa looked at Praniic after speaking, and said: "Although Da Yao is not on the court, their interior line is still very strong, so you will appear in a while, you must strengthen your shooting, I need your scoring ability now!" ”

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In the second quarter of the game, as Coach Repesa expected, Da Yao sat on the bench to rest, and at this time, Zhang Guan finally came on the court.

Opposite Zhang Guan is none other than Pranić, a two-meter-tall point guard who once played for the Nets.

"This is that Pranic, I thought I would continue to play against Vukic! I remember the coach said that his speed didn't seem to be fast. Zhang Guan was heading, and Pranić suddenly stopped and threw the ball directly to the basket.

"Three points from great distance! Ball in! There was an exclamation in the stadium.

At this time, Pranich is still more than two steps away from the three-point line, and although the three-point line in the international arena is closer than the three-point line in the NBA, it is undeniable that this is indeed an ultra-long-range three-point line.

"What a dismount!" Zhang Guan was a little unhappy in his heart, he took the basketball and began to advance with the ball.

"Zhang Guan holds the ball, what will he choose this ball? Do you continue to give the inside line? Or do you change tactics and try your hand at shooting from the outside? As soon as the commentator finished asking questions, he saw Zhang Guan suddenly start, and then directly dribbled to force Pranic.

Pranić reacted immediately, but his speed was really too slow to keep up with Zhang Guan's pace. can only let Zhang Guan rush past him.

"It's annoying, it's such a fast defender again!" Pranić immediately chased after him, and the centre-forward Balaci immediately stepped forward to help.

However, in the face of Balaqi, Zhang Guan did not have the slightest fear, he jumped directly, wanted to force a dunk, and he wanted to return the color to Pranić.

Balacci is 2.17 meters tall and weighs just over 100 kilograms, which is normal for a European player of his age, but if you look at it by NBA standards, it must be on the thin side. If you really want to compare, the future Zhou Qi is also 2.17 meters tall, and his weight before going to the United States for special training was almost 100 kilograms, which is about the same size as Balaqi. Of course, Balachi's shoulder width is slightly larger, but he does not have Zhou Qi's extra-long arm span.

A big man of 2.17 meters, weighing only 100 kilograms, must be on the thin side in Zhang Guan, Zhang Guan felt that he would definitely not suffer in the physical confrontation, so he chose to dunk directly against Balaqi.

The next moment, Zhang Guan and Balaqi's bodies made contact in the restricted area under the basket, but Balaqi was crooked and almost fell to the ground by Zhang Guan, he barely maintained his balance, and then Zhang Guan directly dunked across Balaqi.

"Good shot! Pretty! Zhang Guan directly blocked Balaqi! While the narrator shouted, he saw Balaci's face in pain.

"Huh? What happened to Balaki? His expression was painful, as if he was hurt! He crouched down and hugged his right foot, did he cramp or twist it? We need to take a look at slow-motion replay. ”

There was a slow motion at that moment on the big screen, first the slow motion of the main perspective of the midfielder, I couldn't see anything, and then the lens of the camera hanging in the bottom line sky, I also didn't see the problem, and finally the slow motion of the bottom line ground, and this time everyone finally saw that the moment Balaki and Zhang Guan's bodies came into contact, they tilted violently, their bodies lost their balance, one foot did not stand firm, and they twisted directly to their ankles.

Obviously, Balach was not prepared for this physical contact, he simply came up to help defend and wanted to cover Zhang Guan, but he was not ready to protect his body. Of course, Balach didn't expect to lose to a point guard in physical contact.

This is a young athlete who lacks competition experience, and the slightest carelessness leads to a sprained ankle.

The Croatian team doctor immediately stepped forward to check that Balaci was already sitting on the ground in great pain, and it seemed that the twist was not light. His teammates came over and helped Balach to the sidelines, and then the team doctor and another staff member helped Balacci to the players' tunnel, apparently going back to the dressing room for treatment.

Balaci is the tallest player on the pitch for Croatia, and his injury is undoubtedly a major blow to the Croatian team. The Croatian team is not a fast-break team, and now that it has lost its center Balacci, the interior line will definitely be wreaked havoc by the Chinese team.

"Oh, Balachi is out! The Croatian team was already behind in the score, and now it has lost its inner pillar, which is really a leak in the overnight rain! (To be continued.) )