August 18 is the final day of the men's basketball group stage, and when the two games in Group A in the morning are over, the eight teams that have qualified for the knockout stage of the Olympics have been decided.

In Group B, after the Chinese team defeated the German team, the top four in the group have been determined, and the rest is only the battle for the group position.

In Group A, Argentina and Lithuania have already secured the right to qualify, while Croatia, Russia and Australia will battle for the next two qualifications.

Croatia's current record is 2-2, but the last opponent in the group stage of the Croatian men's basketball team is the Iranian men's basketball team. The Iranian men's basketball team has been eliminated in the previous four losses, and the Iranian men's basketball team is not superior in strength, so in the first game of the Wukesong basketball court today, the Croatian team easily defeated the Iranian men's basketball team, ranking third in the group with a record of 3 wins and 2 losses, and locked a place in the knockout round.

Australia and Russia will compete for the last place to qualify, and both teams currently have a 1-3 record, but the Australian men's basketball team has defeated the Russian men's basketball team before, so the Australians have an advantage in terms of winning and losing. Australia's last opponent in the group stage was a strong Lithuania, while Russia's last opponent was an equally strong Argentina.

The current situation is that if both Australia and Russia lose, then Australia will advance by virtue of the win-loss relationship; If both Australia and Russia win, then Australia will also advance by virtue of the win-loss relationship; If both lose and win, then the winning side advances to the knockout round. So the field is more advantageous for Australia.

Another point is that Lithuania had previously won against Argentina, and even if Lithuania lost their last game, they could ensure the first place in Group A, and Lithuania had effectively locked up the top spot in the group.

Due to historical reasons, the relationship between Lithuania and Russia is not very good, and it can even be said that they are opposed to each other, especially the conflict in South Ossetia before the start of the Olympic Games, which made the three Baltic countries begin to be wary of Russia, and this bad relationship was manifested in the Olympic Games, when Lithuania faced Australia, it simply sent all substitutes to play, and as a result, Lithuania lost to Australia 75:106. This would be tantamount to excluding the Russian team from the quarterfinals. Even if Russia defeats Argentina in the evening, it is unlikely that they will qualify.

Group A was thus determined, with Lithuania topping the group, Argentina second and Croatia third, while Australia caught the last train in the quarter-finals and finished fourth.

In Group B, the United States will undoubtedly win all five games to top the group, while Germany and Angola have been eliminated, but the difference between second and fifth is yet to be determined.

Spain's last opponent is Angola, so Spain's final record will be 3 wins and 2 losses.

Between the Chinese team and the Greek team, if the Chinese team wins, it will be ranked second in the group with a score of 4 wins and 1 loss, Spain is third in the group, and Greece is fourth in the group. If the Chinese team loses to the Greek team, the Chinese team, the Spanish team and the Greek team are both 3 wins and 2 losses, and it is a round-robin winning and losing relationship, at this time, it is necessary to compare the win-loss ratio of the three teams, the Chinese team is not superior in this regard, if it is really better than the win-loss relationship, the Chinese team may be ranked fourth in the group.

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The men's national basketball team came to the Wukesong Basketball Stadium early, and Coach Younas couldn't stop emphasizing the importance of this game.

Coach Younas said: "Although we have qualified, this game is still very important for us, if we win, we will qualify second in the group, and then we will face Croatia; If we lose to Greece, we will only finish fourth in the group, and then we will face Lithuania, who are top of Group A. You all know how strong the Lithuanian team is, and I know that better than you. ”

Coach Younas is Lithuanian and used to be the head coach of the Lithuanian national team, so he is arguably one of the people who knows the Lithuanian team best.

The players of the national team nodded their heads, and everyone understood that it was much easier to play Croatia than Lithuania. Although Croatia is also a European powerhouse, this year's Croatia is not very strong, they relied on the play-offs to finally participate in the Olympic Games, and the Croatian team has always been rich in big players, which is not an advantage in front of the Chinese team.

Coach Younas continued: "I coached Olympiakos for two years, so I know a little bit about the Greek team, which is a team that has excellent defense, fast passing speed and is good at playing sports. They have a strong guard line, Papalukas is regarded as the strongest playmaker outside the NBA, and you should know that although Spanoulis may not adapt to the rhythm of the NBA game, Spanoulis is still the best scoring point for Greece on the international stage. Greece's guards are generally tall, skilled, fast and shoot accurately, which is exactly what we lack the most, and frankly, our guard line is not as good as the Greek team. ”

Several of the defenders bowed their heads, knowing that what Coach Younas said was the truth.

'Up front, we have an advantage in height, and the Greek forwards have a lot of pace, they shoot accurately and they can shoot threes, which is something we have to watch out for. As he spoke, Coach Younas looked at the UAE and continued: "In a way, the Greek strikers have a lot of similarities with us. ”

The Greek team's forward players or forward players will shoot three-pointers, and the three-point shots of the two forward players of the Chinese team are also not weak.

After speaking, Younas looked at Da Yao and said: "In the center position, it is obvious that we have absolute strength in this position, they know that the main center Gerenia Dakis is 216 cm tall and weighs 127 kilograms, and he thinks that the traditional center, Da Yao's best position is the traditional center. So the inside line will be our main point of attack. ”

Da Yao nodded, he also knew that as the strongest scorer of the national team, he would have the heaviest responsibility in this game.

Coach Younas looked at Zhang Guan after speaking, and then said: "Zhang Guan, you should be ready, we need you to start this game!" (To be continued.) )