The Fifth Point Guard

In the history of the Chinese men's basketball team, there have been a total of 6 confrontations with the American men's basketball team since 1984, and the result was a disastrous defeat without exception.

In the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the Chinese men's basketball team participated in the Olympics for the first time after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

At that time, the coach of the Chinese men's basketball team was Qian Chenghai, and the team included players such as Wang Libin, Kuang Lubin, Sun Fengwu, and Zhang Bin.

The Chinese men's basketball team was divided into a group with the US team. At that time, Jordan, Ewing, Drexler, Murray and others all participated in the Los Angeles Olympics as college players.

Due to the disparity in strength between the two teams, the American team hid its main players after taking a big lead.

Jordan didn't even play in the second half.

In the first game of the Chinese men's basketball team against the United States, they lost 48-97.

The U.S. team won the championship at that Olympics, and the Chinese team finished 10th.

Four years later at the Seoul Olympics, the Chinese team was once again in the same group as the American team.

This time the US team includes David Robinson, Danny Manning, Richmond and other players.

The Chinese team once again lost to its opponent 57-108 and finished 11th in the Seoul Olympics.

Next, the Chinese team met the American team in the World Series for five consecutive times.

In the 12th World Championships in 1994, the Chinese team lost to the American Dream Team 77-132.

In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the Chinese team lost to the American Dream Team 70-133.

In the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the Chinese team lost to the American Dream Team 72-119.

In the 14th World Championships in 2002, the Chinese team lost to the American Dream Team 65-84.

Until the 2004 Athens Olympics knockout match against the American Dream Team 6, the Chinese team lost all 6 games, with a maximum loss margin of 63 points and a minimum margin of 19 points.

Therefore, although the Chinese men's basketball team performed well in the group stage, most people still looked down on the Chinese team when facing the American Dream Six teams in the knockout stage.

A reporter from the United States said very bluntly that the Chinese men's basketball team had no chance against the American team.

"The U.S. team's performance in the knockout stages is like Shaquille O'Neal playing in the playoffs. The U.S. team will not have any reservations at this time. The championship is their only goal."

Compared with the overwhelming momentum of the American media, the Chinese media are collectively silent and quite low-key.

Just before the game started with less than half an hour.

Shentong saw three familiar figures on the sidelines!

"Lao Shen, Sister Hua, Old Sister? Why are you here?" Shen Tong was overjoyed.

Since returning home for a few days after the playoffs, Shentong has been in a state of "on the road". Even during the training camp in China, he didn't even make a phone call to his home.

However, at this moment, Sister Hua and her party appeared right in front of him.

"Er smash, we are here to cheer you on!"

"Brother, don't embarrass our Asian champion!"

Lao Shen didn't say a word.

Shen Qing's words "Asian champion" touched Lao Shen's heart.

In the Asian Cup final in March this year, the Chinese men's football team showed a rare strength and reached the Asian Cup final at home. Unfortunately, they lost to the Japanese team 1-3.

Thinking of this, Lao Shen couldn't help but want to beat his hands and feet, but at this moment he could only hold back, with tears occasionally appearing in the corners of his eyes.

Sister Hua was stunned at the first glance, and she quickly shouted: "Er, you have to live up to your expectations! You are serving the country, and your father is so excited that he is about to cry."

When Shen Tong heard the words and took a look, it seemed that it was true. He was shocked in his heart and couldn't help clenching his fists.

But as soon as the mood came up, Shentong was dragged back to reality by the unscrupulous elder sister's words.

"Brother, it doesn't matter if you lose, the three of us are here just to comfort you!"

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It sounds like China will lose.

However, judging from the historical performance, there seems to be no reason for the Chinese team to be optimistic.

Shentong raised his head and looked at the five-star red flag flying over the stadium.

In this game, the Chinese men's basketball team made changes.

Shentong was mentioned as the small forward, Li Nan was placed on the bench by Harris, and Zhang Jinsong, who is good at defense, was mentioned as the starting shooting guard.

Therefore, the starting lineup of the Chinese men's basketball team is: Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, Shentong, Zhang Jinsong, and Liu Wei.

The starting lineup of the US team has not changed, it is still: Duncan, Odom, Jefferson, Iverson, Marbury.

This game will still be broadcast live by catv's double-level combination.

Sun Zhengping gave some suggestions on the changes in the Chinese team's starting lineup: "The Chinese team took the initiative to make changes when facing the most powerful opponent. They replaced the sharpshooter Li Nan and replaced him with one who is good at defense and is known as the 'Desperate Saburo'. Zhang Jinsong, what does Director Zhang think of this substitution?"

Zhang Weiping said: "That's right. The Chinese team won the first place in Group A. Who would have thought that the fourth place in Group B would be the American team. This matchup is really unacceptable to Chinese fans, but it is a fact after all. Taking the initiative to seek changes before the match with the US team shows that the Chinese men's basketball team definitely has ideas for this game, and purely from the performance of the group stage, the Chinese team's performance is obviously better than that of the US team. Of course, I am not saying that it is strong. It's about the United States, but the Chinese team is in better shape than the American team. At the same time, Harris's change of formation is also very particular. The reason for replacing Li Nan is to maintain the offensive firepower of the bench, and with a team like the United States When playing, you must be tight at all times, and you must always keep attacking and scoring on the court, because you can't defend just by relying on defense. In addition, Zhang Jinsong is allowed to start. I think he may be Harris' secret weapon. This player's playing time in the group stage was actually behind Zhu Fangyu, and he was placed at the shooting guard position. Obviously, he was expected to defend Allen Iverson, while Shentong was placed at the small forward position. Fully give STO full use of unlimited firing rights."

Sun Zhengping also said: "Small forwards are generally responsible for scoring in the team, while shooting guards are responsible for long-range shooting and defense, so there is no problem with Harris's formation, but what can it do? We'll see how much impact it has on the game."

China versus the United States attracted the attention of fans on both sides of the Taiwan Strait at home and abroad.

Chinese fans are looking forward to it, hoping that this Chinese men's basketball team can perform a miracle.

American fans are convinced that the American Dream Six will reappear the strong strength of the American men's basketball team in the knockout stage, and the Chinese team that qualified first in Group A is undoubtedly the best litmus test.

The game is about to start, and the starting players of both sides enter the field.

Since the Chinese team has several players who play in the NBA, everyone has a friendly attitude when they go on the court, and they hug each other and greet each other.

Jefferson faced the opposing Shentong.

"Shen, even if you go to the other side of the earth, you still can't escape from my grasp."

Shen Tong smiled.

"Blow a ball, blow a big balloon"

Jefferson: "."

Their eyes met, and there were sparks in the air.

The fists clashed.

Yao Ming and Duncan squared off, waiting for the referee to throw the ball.