But soon, the performance of the Serbian team explained why they were able to fight the nearly invincible Dream Team until the last moment before regrettably losing.
Jokic beat Yi Jianlian in the low post. He showed no mercy when facing his old teammates, and turned over and made a jumper to open the scoring for Serbia.
2:5.
Looking back, the men's basketball team was not to be outdone.
Wang Zelin broke through and was double-teamed by three people. He passed the ball to Zhai Xiaochuan who was open in the corner.
Compared with the Kangaroo men's basketball team, the Serbian men's basketball team shows the characteristics of European team basketball. The players' on-court reactions and tactical execution are obviously stronger.
Zhai Xiaochuan's open opportunity was fleeting, but he took a quick shot and threw the ball in!
After the last game against the Kangaroo National Men's Basketball Team, the entire Tianchao Men's Basketball team has undergone a qualitative change, which is not just talk.
In the past, Zhai Xiaochuan would not have been able to score a ball like this, but at least he was not as bold and confident as he is now.
This is the beauty of the World Series!
Under the baptism of this kind of high-level competition, it is difficult for the players not to improve their strength. What's more, the men's basketball team has just won three consecutive victories, and the morale bonus is simply not too high.
Teodosic's layup scored 2+1, which attracted loud applause from the fans on the sidelines.
Ding Yanyuhang's three-pointer after receiving a pass from Wang Zelin was interfered by the defense and missed, but Zhou Qi used his long arms to tip the ball into the basket!
After the opening, the two sides played back and forth, and the score continued to take the lead.
The game is being played, and fans from all over the world are talking about it on the hotline.
Because the last match against the Dream Team was decided at the last minute, many domestic fans were worried about the performance of the other members of the Chinese team in the final group stage game.
However, after the game started, they realized that their worries were unnecessary. The changes in the Chinese team were visible to the naked eye, and they were no longer afraid of any opponents.
However, there is one thing to say: the strength of the Serbian team's players is really top-notch. Even though the Chinese team has a long-term lead of 3 to 5 points, it has been unable to expand its advantage.
This left them entangled with the Serbian team until the last minute.
At the end of the first half of the final quarter, after a series of struggles, he noticed that his teammates' physical fitness had declined. Wang Zelin, who had only scored 28 points while focusing on organization and defense, decisively switched to scoring mode.
Just like Durant of the Dream Team, when the game is anxious, putting the ball in the hands of the strongest person is the best tactic!
In the last five minutes, Wang Zelin carried out indiscriminate dimensionality reduction attacks on the court, whether it was Jokic and Boban on the inside, or the "King of Europe" Teodosic, European super newcomers Bogdan and Bjelica on the outside. , in front of Wang Zelin, all he could do was get beaten.
In less than three minutes, Wang Zelin scored 10 points in a row, helping the Tianchao team widen the point difference to 11 points, establishing the victory of the game in one fell swoop.
In the end, the Chinese team defeated their opponents 104:91 and won their fourth consecutive group stage victory!
It was only then that many people realized that the Chinese team actually qualified as second in Group A, which seemed to be the first time in history.
After the defeat in the first game of the group stage, although many people believed that the men's basketball team still had high hopes of qualifying, in their view, the men's basketball team should be ranked third or fourth in the group.
Unexpectedly, their follow-up combat capabilities were so strong. They won four consecutive victories all the way and ranked second only to the United States team in the group.
And after experiencing these games, people did find that they have grown in all aspects!
"I still say the same thing, we are not here to foil you this time!"
After the game, Wang Zelin talked to the members of the Tianchao team.
After defeating the Serbian team and qualifying second in the group, the men's basketball team can only be regarded as completing the first step. There are more difficult challenges waiting for them next.
But this time, all members of the men's basketball team are confident to face any strong enemy behind them.
After the interview, Wang Zelin and his teammates did not continue to leave, but stayed to watch the game.
Not long after, the American team also ushered in the last game of the group stage, against the French team.
Before the game, the American media and several of his fellow countrymen were boasting: Even the cricket team and France could lose by 49 points. Facing the dream team that was in full swing, France would have to lose by 50 points no matter what. !
Even the state-owned media in Dahanming shouted arrogant slogans such as "If the dream team doesn't win by 50 points, it doesn't count as a win!"
But when the game started, the facts once again proved that the French team was really not weak, and they did not surrender directly with a white flag like their ancestors did when encountering a tough challenge.
This game was the same as the previous game against Serbia. The American team played too hard. The defensive end was broken by the old sports cars Parker and Batum. The remaining three generals Diaw, Gobert and Pietrus were also there. There was an unprecedented burst of brilliance in this game.
Gobert, in particular, acted like a soft-footed shrimp when he faced Wang Zelin. However, today he played like a super center against Cousins and successfully defended the French team on his own. In the penalty area, the defensive end of the interior almost covers the sky with one hand.
Since the defense of this Dream Team was really bad, they could only attack the French team from beginning to end in an attempt to dominate the game with offense.
But they overestimated their firepower and underestimated France's attack.
At the end of the game, when it was time for superstardom, another hot man named Kevin Durant stepped forward in time and used unsolved singles to score two goals from the frame, helping the Dream Team once again pass the test in a thrilling manner.
100:97, another gap of one goal. In terms of talent, no matter how hard the French team tried, they could not beat the dream team, and ultimately lost with regret.
Although they still won, what followed was unprecedented questioning of the Dream Team's dominance by the outside media.
Poor defense, weak physical confrontation, no coordination at all, only star players playing in singles, relying on superstar balls to survive at the last moment...
A series of labels began to appear on this year's Dream Team 12, with suspicion, ridicule and ridicule emerging one after another.
Is this still the dream team that can do anything in the international arena?
One was a coincidence and two were accidents, but several of them were like this. Is it really not worthy of doubt?
After five games in the group stage, the Dream Team scored 89:77 against China in the first game, 125:81 against Brazil in the second game, 98:88 against the Kangaroos in the third game, 94:91 against Serbia in the fourth game, and 100:00 in the fifth game. 97 French team…
Even if they win the group stage, what kind of dominance is there with such a performance?
In the eyes of the proud American people, this Dream Team should be on par with its predecessors. You must know that in several previous Olympic Games, the Dream Team's average points difference per game was often more than 30 to 40 points, even in face-to-face situations. It can achieve dimensionality reduction against any opponent. But the performance of this dream team this year is really disappointing, and the offensive talent may still be gorgeous. After all, the NBA talent pool is there, and other countries can only envy it.
But the problem is that the Dream Team's dominance on the defensive end has really declined too much. Whenever they encounter an opponent who is famous in the world of sports, they can't guard against it.
After the game against France, I looked back and basically established the view that this dream team might be the weakest in Olympic history. The other seven teams that successfully advanced to the Olympic quarterfinals felt extremely happy: "Brothers, our chance has come!"
what chance?
That is of course a rare opportunity to defeat the dream team! ! !
(End of chapter)
