After all, the competition with the Mengba team is the first game of the men's basketball team in this Olympic Games, so everyone looks nervous, even Da Yao has a serious look, and he can't see the ease and smile of the past.

Coach Younas called Zhang Guan aside and asked, "Zhang Guan, do you think we can beat the American team?" ”

Zhang Guan shook his head directly without thinking about it: "To tell the truth, it is almost impossible to defeat the American team, unless a miracle happens." ”

"I think so too, so I'm not going to send you in the next game against the United States." Coach Younas looked at Zhang Guan and found that Zhang Guan did not react, so he continued: "You are our secret weapon, and now other teams don't know you the slightest, and I don't want to leak you out too soon." We can't win the game against the USA in the evening, so I'm going to put you on the bench. ”

"There is no problem, we have a saying in China that good steel has to be used on the blade, and I also think that I should appear on the court at the most critical moment and give the opponent a fatal blow by surprise!" Zhang Guan said.

Coach Younas nodded in satisfaction, and he continued: "I know you have other events to compete, and time is of the essence for you. Tonight's game won't start until 22:15, which is late, so if you want, you can also rest at home without coming to the game. I have no opinion, and I believe that the other team members will be able to understand you. ”

"I'd better be there because it's our first game at the Olympics and I have to come." Zhang Guan continued: "And I don't have a game tomorrow, so I can rest all day. ”

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The schedule of the Wukesong Basketball Stadium that day was very tight. The match started at 9 a.m., with Russia beating Iran 71-49 in Group A, followed by two matches in Group B, Germany beating Angola 95-66 and Spain beating Greece 81-66.

The fourth and fifth matches were both Group A matches, with Lithuania beating Argentina 79-75 and Croatia beating Australia 97-82. After these five games, the time has come to 22:00 in the evening, and there is still one last game left in the Wukesong Basketball Stadium today, that is, the men's national basketball team as the host, facing the American basketball dream eight team.

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"Audience friends, the next thing for you is a preliminary match of the Olympic men's basketball group B, which is also the last preliminary match of the first round of the preliminary round. The Chinese men's basketball team will welcome their first opponent in the Olympic Games at the Wukesong Gymnasium - the American Dream Eight team, which will be the fifth time the two teams have met in the Olympic Games since 1984, the first four times they met with the United States team in the Olympic Games, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to the opponent, the highest score of the Chinese team is 72 points, the lowest score is 49 points, the maximum loss margin is 63 points, the minimum loss margin is 47 points, in the 2002 World Championships, the Chinese team had a lead over the United States team by as many as 12 points at the end of the first quarter of the game, And at the end of the half, it was only 1 point behind the opponent, this was the most suspenseful game played by China against the United States, and 6 years later in the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese men's basketball team with three major inside lines has a certain advantage in height compared with the American men's basketball team, for the Chinese men's basketball team, this game is undoubtedly a tough battle, and it is very important to treat this game with a certain mentality. ”

"The U.S. men's basketball team is a team composed of NBA all-star teams, especially their backcourt players are the world's first-class basketball masters, the biggest gap between the Chinese men's basketball team and the U.S. men's basketball team lies in the ability of the backcourt players, according to the new rules, the so-called 5-8 qualifying matches have been canceled in this Olympic Games, and the final seats are directly arranged according to their group stage rankings, group stage records and the order of points scored and lost in all games, This means that if the Chinese team wants to achieve good results, it must work hard in every game, and in the face of the powerful American team, the Chinese team will not give up easily. As the host of this Olympic Games, how will the Chinese men's basketball team perform in the first game? Let's wait and see. ”

It is worth mentioning that there is a new face in this men's basketball team, that is, Zhang Guan, and this game is also the first time that Zhang Guan has participated in an official basketball game. In basketball, Zhang Guan's ability is an unknown for us, and it is also an unknown for our opponents, and we hope that Zhang Guan can bring us excellent performances in the next games and help the national team achieve better rankings. ”

"Okay, the game officially started, the Chinese team's starters were Da Yao, UAE, Zhu Fangyu, Sun Yue and Liu Wei, and the U.S. men's basketball team started Kidd, Kobe, James, Anthony and Howard. Now the two sides who start jumping the ball are UAE and Howard! ”

The U.S. team first won the ball in the jump ball and attacked to the frontcourt, Anthony made a mistake in the ball, and in the counterattack of the Chinese team, Da Yao hit a three-point shot from the bottom line.

Next, Anthony missed a three-point shot on the U.S. side, remember stepping on the line and making a mistake, and James missed a jumper; On the national team, Liu Wei was remembered and covered, and Sun Yue and Liu Wei also made a mistake in a cooperation, and then Liu Wei was stealed by Kidd. It can be said that the two sides did not play very smoothly in these rounds, and there were more mistakes. It wasn't until Kobe Bryant hit the ball to the point of a dunk for Howard that stopped the situation.

The national team fired frequently on the periphery, while the U.S. team blossomed inside and out, with the two sides going from 11 to 16 draws, and the two sides were able to enter the rotation lineup. The U.S. team has replaced Bosh, Paul, Wade and Williams, and the national team has replaced Chen Jianghua, Roughly and Wang Shipeng. At the end of the first quarter, the U.S. team led by four points, 20-16.

In the second quarter, the national team made several mistakes, and the U.S. team seized the opportunity of the national team's mistakes to score consecutive points, during which there was a small 10-3 surge, and the U.S. team led 49-37 at the end of the first half. Wade scored a half-high 12 points, while the UAE was embarrassed to shoot 0-of-6.

There is a gap between the two teams, and 12 points behind at halftime is also within the acceptable range of fans, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that the American team did not play seriously at all, and obviously there is a consensus within the United States that the first game should give the host some face.

In the third quarter of the game, the U.S. team's shooting percentage declined, but the fierce defense forced the Chinese team to make several mistakes, and at the end of the third quarter, the score was stretched to 74-48, and Da Yao also left the game with an injury in this quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the problem of the decline in the physical strength of the national team appeared, which not only affected the shooting rate, but also did not retreat in time, and was beaten by the United States team 10 to 2, and the score difference was further widened, and these two were still based on free throws, which means that the national team did not score a point in the sports battle. With 4 minutes and 39 seconds left before the end of the game, Da Yao was substituted, which was equivalent to the national team giving up the game.

In the end, the national team lost to the U.S. men's basketball team 70-101.

In this competition, eleven players of the national team have played time, and at least they have played 5 minutes, except Zhang Guan, who has been sitting on the bench. (To be continued.) )