The German men's basketball team is recognized as a world powerhouse, and they have long been ranked in the top 10 in the world.

The Chinese men's basketball team has played against the German men's basketball team a total of 12 times before, with a record of 2 wins and 10 losses, and since August 3, 2003, after defeating Germany 92-90 in the warm-up game, it has lost all five meetings with opponents in four years, and the upcoming game is the first time the two teams have met in the history of the Olympic Games.

The German men's basketball team won the European Basketball Championship in 1993 and won bronze medals at the 2002 World Basketball Championships and the 2005 European Basketball Championships in the 21st century.

However, the German men's basketball team has not performed well in the Olympics, and the best result of the German men's basketball team in the Olympics is only seventh. Now, although this year's German men's basketball team has Novitzki, an NBA superstar, but the strength is not very strong, if the German team is divided into Group A when the Olympic Games are grouped, Germany still has a lot of hope to qualify, but Germany is divided into Group B of the group of death, this group except for the weakest Angolan team, the German team has no advantage in playing several other teams, and will be beaten when it meets the United States.

German men's basketball head coach Stowe had a serious face, and it was obvious that the upcoming "battle of life and death" had caused him a lot of pressure.

Carman is not Da Yao's opponent in the NBA, Nowitzki also has to face the UAE and the rough wheel war, although the UAE is a rookie in the NBA, and has probably left the NBA for many years, but the two are also people who have played in the NBA, compared to those second- and third-rate big forwards, it must be a notch higher.

This is also a headache for the head coach of the German team, Stowe, who relies on the inside line, and has no advantage in front of the Chinese team, perhaps just to play a five-five open.

If the German team and the Chinese team are tied in a five-five game, then the German team must lose in the end, because the Chinese team is playing at home. Perhaps a home whistle from the referee at a critical time could have caused Germany to lose the game.

"Today's game is important for us and also important for the Chinese team. Whoever wins the two teams will get the right to qualify from the group, and if they lose the game, they will probably be eliminated from the group. Stowe paused, then said, "So we have to win!" ”

"Before I came to China, I had already analyzed the Chinese team with you, in addition to Da Yao, they also have two excellent big men, and our inside line is not advantageous in front of the Chinese team. But after coming to China, we encountered an unexpected situation. That's Zhang Guan! ”

When Stowe said this, he looked at the expressions of all the players in the German team, some were calm, some were surprised, some were nervous, and some were disdainful.

"I think we have all seen the previous Chinese team's victory over the Spanish team, and Zhang Guan's two fatal breakthroughs at the last moment were the key to defeating the Spanish team. Without Zhang's last two breakthroughs, the Chinese team would likely have been dragged into overtime and eventually lost the game. ”

"I know some of you might think it's just two breakaways, it's not a big deal, we have strong interior players who can protect our baskets, and if Zhang Guan dares to break through, we'll be blocked. But don't forget, the Spanish team also has the Gasol brothers, Pau Gasol is also an All-Star level player in the NBA, and Mark Gasol has just won the MVP of the Spanish League. After Coach Stowe finished speaking, he continued to look at everyone, and this time those who originally felt disdain also showed a solemn look.

The basketball professional leagues of European countries, the strongest comprehensive strength is undoubtedly the Spanish league, other such as the Greek league, the Lithuanian league, the Russian league, the Italian league, the Serbian league is also very strong, and the German basketball league is ranked about ten in Europe, and even the Turkish basketball league may be stronger than the German basketball league.

Marc Gasol's MVP in the Spanish league is certainly a big accolade. When it comes to interior strength, Spain is also very strong, and Spain and Germany are equipped with a very similar interior line, both are a traditional center forward and a big forward with shooting ability, maybe Gasol is not as good as Nowitzki, and now Gasol Jr. is not as good as Kaman, but one thing is for sure, Spain's interior line can't prevent Zhang Guan, and Germany's interior line may not be able to guard against Zhang Guan.

I only heard Coach Stowe continue: "At present, we only have this small video of Zhang Guan, only these two breakthroughs, and Zhang Guan did not play in the last game against Angola, so we think that Zhang Guan may be the secret weapon in the hands of the Chinese team." There is still too little information about Zhang Guan in our hands, and the only thing we know is that Zhang Guan is very fast and has a strong physical confrontation ability. As for the rest of Zhang Guan, we don't know anything. So if Zhang Guan plays, we must focus on him! ”

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Zhang Guan did not know that he was already being the target of attention by the German team. In his memory, the Chinese team still won this game, but it was a little suspenseful in the end.

If Zhang Guan plays, of course, it can help the national team win easier, but Coach Younas still doesn't want to leak Zhang Guan's ability too much, after all, the Chinese team will face the knockout round in the future, and Coach Younas hopes that Zhang Guan can become the wonder soldier of the Chinese team in the knockout round.

So at the beginning of the game, Zhang Guan was still placed on the bench.

Zhang Guan did not play in the last game against Angola, which made more fans look forward to Zhang Guan's performance. The Angolan team is at the bottom of the strength group, and fans can understand if Zhang Guan does not play, and today facing the strong German team is a life-and-death battle for the men's basketball team, so many people thought before the game that Zhang Guan would definitely play.

At the beginning of the game, Da Yao scored 4 points in a row, and Nowitzki hit a jumper, 2-4. The UAE scored two points and Nowitzki hit a shot from the outside to make it 5-6 and the two sides entered a brief stalemate during which Carman was blocked for a layup. The Chinese team has replaced roughly and Chen Jianghua, and the German team Bahrer replaced Hamann. The German team failed to attack several times, and despite requesting a timeout, the Chinese team ended the first quarter with a 19-9 lead with a wave of 13-4 small climax.

The shooting rate of both sides is actually not very high, and many senior fans have also seen that the main reason for the German team's falling behind in the first quarter is that the German team's interior line was suppressed by the Chinese team, especially Kaman, who faced Da Yao at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, which can be said to be a completely explosive rhythm.

Then in the second quarter, the German team recovered and played a 10-1 shockwave to close the score to 19-20. At a critical time, Da Yao hit the outside line and stabilized the situation. However, when Da Yao was substituted, the situation began to tilt in favor of the German team again, and after a steal layup by Carman, the score became 27-25, and the German team took the lead for the first time. The Chinese team's low shooting percentage did not improve after that, and the opponent was beaten 22-8 in the first quarter, and ended the first half with a four-point deficit of 27-31.

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"27 to 31, that's a low score! It didn't feel like a half-time, it was just a quarter. ”

"The hitting rate of both sides is not high, and when we have Da Yao on the field, the offense can be smoother, but when Da Yao is on the court, the offense will not work immediately."

"Anyway, the offense can't be opened, I think at this time I should change Zhang Guan to the game, let Zhang Guan break through, maybe there will be a good effect."

"Yes, that's right, change the crown and play!"

"At such a critical time, Zhang Guan should be allowed to break through, cause damage to the German team's interior line, and it is best to cause Nowitzki's foul, punish Nowitzki, and the German team will lose!"

Just when the fans were discussing fiercely about wanting Zhang Guan to play, at the door of the men's basketball team's locker room, Younas grabbed Zhang Guan.

"Zhang Guan, our situation in the second quarter is very passive, the offense can't be opened at all, and you may have to be sent on the court in the second half!" Younas spoke. (To be continued.) )