Chapter 155: Knockout, Spain (1)
On the 15th, all the matches in Group A of the Olympic men's basketball group stage ended, and the Chinese team entered the knockout round with a score of 3 wins and 2 losses. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
They finished third in their group due to their previous upset win over the mighty France, while France finished fourth in the group due to a defeat to China with 3 wins and 2 losses.
At the moment when the match between China and Serbia ended, all the Chinese players rushed into the stadium, excited as if they had won the championship!
In any case, if you can qualify, then the results of the Chinese team in this Olympic Games have been completed.
Next, no matter who the opponent is, there will be no regrets about failure. Victory, with every step forward, will be to make history!
On the day of the end of the game, Ye Minghao slept beautifully, he was too tired, and now that he has qualified from the group, the future results are acceptable in any case.
The pressure and burden on the body are all put down, and the whole person is relaxed.
On the 16th, all the games in the men's basketball group B ended. The final ranking came out, and the top four records in Group B were all the same, with 3 wins and 2 losses, but by virtue of the win-loss relationship, Croatia became the first in the group. The aging Argentina is in fourth place and will face the mighty United States in the knockout round.
The Chinese team is third in Group A against Spain, who are second in Group B!
Spain is arguably the only team in international basketball in recent years behind the United States, and there are many NBA players in the camp and players who have shone in the European league, and the strength is also very strong.
It's just that as Spain's golden generation grows old, this past lion has gradually lost its past sharpness.
It seems to be dull.
You know, Spain at its peak was the team that lost many times in the final against the powerful United States.
It's a pity that they haven't won the World Series since they reached the top in '06.
He has been one of the witnesses of the American team stepping on the throne many times.
However, this year's Spanish squad is obviously not as good as in the past, with Ibaka and Gasol Jr. suffering from injuries and not joining the national team. But it's still going strong.
The road to qualification for the Chinese team is still very tough, and according to the field, the knockout round will start on the 17th, that is, tomorrow.
The match between China and Spain will be played at 1:30 a.m. Beijing time on the 18th.
On the morning of the 17th, during the warm-up training before the start of the Chinese team's game, many domestic reporters were visiting the class.
They're all looking forward to seeing this team move forward. Although they also know in their hearts that in recent years, in the international basketball world, excluding the United States, in terms of performance, the strongest is Spain.
Without the United States, Spain could definitely have won more world titles.
In 08, China and Spain played each other, and China led all the way at that time, but unfortunately lost the game in extra time.
And it is really difficult to compare the current Chinese team with the original Chinese team. It's all the top eight teams. And now this Spain team is far inferior to the Spain in '08.
However, Spain lost two of their first three group games, but they got back into form with a 50-point win over Lithuania in the fourth and then a big win over Argentina.
Previously, Spain's first three games in the group stage were entirely based on Gasol's individual ability, with one person chiseling on the inside and four watching from the outside.
So Spain only won one of their first three games, and they were still against underdogs like Nigeria.
And the average points per game is low.
And after the 50-point victory over Lithuania, Spain completely opened up, no longer relying on Pau Gasol's singles, and the whole team came alive, especially the firepower outside the three-point line was very ferocious.
Therefore, although the Chinese team has a chance, it must go all out to grasp it.
"Tomorrow's game, don't have any burden, go all out, and leave no regrets." Gong Luming said to the surrounding team members during training.
The men's basketball team all nodded, striving to qualify, which is the expectation of the Chinese people, and now this expectation has been completed. Next, it's time to create surprises.
How much surprise they can create depends on how much they play on the field.
In the early morning of the 18th, Beijing time, after the duel between Australia and Lithuania, the match between the Chinese team and Spain is about to begin.
The coach on the sidelines is doing a pre-match analysis of the players, and if China wants to win against Spain, the first thing to solve is the big Gasol.
Gasol can be inside and out, although the defense is not top-notch, but he has a good ability to respond, and the defender's blocking and dismantling cover and then distribute the ball to the outside shooter is very slippery.
Spain have Mirotic and Fernandes on the perimeter, and these are good three-pointers. And Gasol himself has a three-point range. After the pick-and-roll, the guard breaks through and passes back to Gasol outside the three-point line.
In fact, the qualified three-point shooter of the Chinese team is only Ye Minghao, once he is shot by Spain's three-point shot, then the game will not be able to play.
Gasol played in the position of C, but considering that only Yi Jianlian in the Chinese team's interior line can face the opponent on the defensive end, Yi Jianlian will be placed on top of C and Gasol.
Next, Fernandes in Spain's forward line is also very strong, and he must have a player who can put him under pressure on the defensive end.
Navarro and Rubio on the back line, Navarro is 36 years old, and Rubio is indeed a little anxious on offense, plus Ye Minghao's defense, there should not be much problem on the back line.
Therefore, if the Chinese team wants to beat Spain to advance to the semi-finals, then Pau Gasol must solve this point!
"Beep-"
The game is about to start with players from both sides taking the field.
On the Spanish side, the starting lineup is: Pau Gasol (C), Mirotic (PF), Fernandez (SF), Navarro (SG), Rubio (PG).
On the Chinese team's side, the starting lineup is: Yi Jianlian (C), Zhou Qi (PF), Zhai Xiaochuan (SF), Guo Allen (SG), Ye Minghao (PG).
Only Yi Jianlian and Ye Minghao are fixed in the starting line of the Chinese team, and the rest of the positions are completely determined by the opponent.
However, the Chinese team was able to qualify entirely because of Ye Minghao's brave performance. Therefore, Ye Minghao's playing time is also the highest in the team.
Basically, in a 40-minute game, it is common for Ye Minghao to play more than 35 minutes.
Gong Luming didn't want to do this either, but Ye Minghao couldn't play the whole team when he got off the court. The ball was stagnant, passing errors were increasing, and all sorts of problems were coming up.
Only when Ye Minghao was present was Gong Lu Ming relieved. (To be continued.) )