Chapter 49: The Devil's Race Begins
In the second round of the group stage, the United States easily defeated Angola 97-76, and after the game, Shashewski couldn't wait to find the footage of the match between China and Spain.
Spain are clearly the biggest rivals on the way to the Dream Eight, and with the United States and Spain in the group stage, Šašewski will have to know how the Spanish team is and where their weaknesses are.
The next day, Shashewski finally found the video of the game, and he immediately gathered with the assistant coach and all the members of the Dream Eight team to study it carefully.
"There were too many mistakes in the Spanish team." Kobe Bryant shook his head and said.
Kidd nodded in agreement: "The tactics of the Spanish team don't seem to be running in well!" ”
"The point guard No. 5 of the Chinese team played very well today, and the shooting percentage was very high."
"But he doesn't seem to have many assists, he plays more like a shooting guard than a playmaker, Yao has a couple of assists, and the number nine, he's more like a playmaker." Paul said right away.
"I have the impression that No. 9 was the last time we played against the Chinese team, No. 9 also chatted with Kobe Bryant, he seems to be a rookie selected by the Lakers in the second round last year!" Delon said as he looked at Kobe.
Kobe Bryant didn't answer, but said: "The speed of the No. 4 of the Chinese team is still very fast!" Unfortunately, it is still unstable. ”
"The big man who came off the bench at No. 14 played much better than Yi, and he was the first Asian to enter the NBA, having played in the Dallas Mavericks before." Reid said, pointing to the TV.
"He's shooting quite accurate, he's a big man who is good at shooting, and it took me a bit of effort to defend him in the last game." It was Prince who spoke.
"The physical strength of the Chinese has begun to decline, you see, they can't keep up with the movement, and they haven't scored several goals in a row." As Boozer spoke, Spain had equalised the score.
"It's a tie, Yao has already committed four fouls, the Chinese team's attack is blocked, and now the Spanish team is clearly in the ascendancy, and they should be able to overtake the score soon. I don't know how the Chinese team won in the end. Kidd spoke.
"The Chinese team called a timeout, at this time they should really call a timeout, the Chinese team has changed, wait, that is Zhang Guan!" Howard let out a yellant and jumped out of his chair.
"Dwight, sit down, you're so big, you're blocking me!" Wade, who was behind, immediately expressed dissatisfaction.
Howard sat down, and on footage, Zhang Guan was already on the court.
"It's really Zhang Guan, the Chinese team actually sent him to play at such a critical time!" James said in disbelief.
"I remember that in the match against us, Zhang Guan didn't get a chance to play. I thought he was just a façade, but I didn't expect him to actually play. ”
"Maybe it's just a confusing tactic of the Chinese team?"
The next moment, Zhang Guan accelerated and easily broke through Rubio.
"What a quick start, what a sharp breakthrough!"
"This speed, even not many people in the NBA can reach it!"
"Sure enough, when Zhang Guan arrived on the basketball court, he still mainly played his speed."
Next to him, D'Antoni, who is an assistant coach, stared at Zhang Guan on the screen with bright eyes.
"It took less than four seconds for a guy to go from the backcourt to the front court and then to the layup, and that kind of fast break was so appetizing!"
"Wow! Slam dunk! Strong buckle Gasol on the front! It's amazing! Howard grinned like a child.
Kobe Bryant shook his head helplessly, Gasol's soft style has always been criticized, especially in this year's NBA Finals, Gasol can be said to have been completely blown out by Garnett, which indirectly led to the Lakers losing to the Celtics and losing the championship.
"It turned out that it was because of Zhang Guan, Zhang Guan's last two attacks were too deadly, and I really didn't expect the Spanish team to lose to Zhang Guan in the end." Shashewski leaned back in his chair and continued: "It's really a surprise victory, Younas, an old fox, deliberately ambushed a Zhang Guan, and waited until the most critical time to send it up." ”
"Zhang Guan's speed is really fast, if he dribbles, I'm afraid it won't be easy to press the Chinese team all over the court!" D'Antoni spoke.
"Yes, the Chinese team has always lacked a point guard with strong individual ability, and now they have finally made up for this shortcoming, at least Zhang Guan is the world's top in terms of physical fitness, much stronger than the average European and American players." Shashewski stretched and continued: "But we don't have to worry, if we want to meet the Chinese team again, at least to the semi-finals, the Chinese men's basketball team is not very likely to enter the semi-finals." ”
"The Chinese team is the host, after all, it is the home game...... D'Antoni said.
"I know that there is no problem for the Chinese team to qualify in Group B, I expect the Chinese team to qualify as third or fourth in the group, in that case, the Chinese team will meet the first or second place in Group A in the quarterfinals, either Argentina or Lithuania, do you think the Chinese team can win them?" Shashefsky said with a smile.
"The Chinese team shouldn't be able to win against Argentina, but it's hard to say about Lithuania, don't forget that Younas is a Lithuanian, he should know the Lithuanian team very well, maybe there is some way to restrain Lithuania."
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On August 12, the Chinese team won a total of four gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze medal, but the topic of discussion is still the Chinese team's victory over Spain, and the number of video views of the game on the Internet has skyrocketed.
Zhang Guan's two goals at the last moment naturally became a topic of conversation among everyone, especially the strong deduction of Gasol at the end, which attracted a lot of praise. However, Zhang Guan did not have time to pay attention to these, he still had to participate in the third round of tennis at 16:00 on the afternoon of August 13.
Only 64 players participated in tennis at the Olympics, so only 16 players were left to reach the third round.
Zhang's opponent in the third round was an Austrian player named Jörgen Melzer. Melzer has won a Grand Slam title in men's doubles, but his singles world ranking is not high, but Melzer is a very good image player, at least by European and American standards, Melzer is very handsome.
Melzer is also a famous pineapple in tennis, he has been involved with many WTA players, such as Myskina, Vaydisova, Cibulkova, and finally he married Benesova, but divorced four years later.
In tennis, athletes who are good at picking up girls are often not very strong. Melzer's limited strength apparently did little to stop Zhang, who easily defeated Melzer 6-3 in two sets to advance to the quarterfinals.
In tennis, Zhang Guan did not meet a strong opponent in the first three rounds, which is also a little advantage as a host, and the organizers took care of it in advance when they were grouped. But now that he has reached the quarterfinals, this kind of care effect has disappeared, and the players who can enter the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games are all strong players, so in the next tennis game, every game is a tough battle for Zhang Guan.
On August 14, Zhang Guan will face two more matches, tennis quarterfinals against American star Blake, and basketball, men's basketball against Angola. What's more, the track and field competition will officially start tomorrow, and Zhang Guan will usher in a devilish schedule and compete in three major Olympic sports at the same time. (To be continued.) )