The Fifth Point Guard

The thin and youngest Yi Jianlian stood in the middle of the second row of the team, holding the five-star red flag. The air flow in the stadium was not good, but at this moment the flag was fully stretched out, as if it was flying in the wind.

The five starting five players in this game, Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, Shentong, Zhang Jinsong, and Liu Wei, squatted at the front of the team, while other players were distributed on both sides of Yi Jianlian in the second row.

"Ka", "Ka".

The sound of taking pictures kept coming and going.

"Sorry, please move closer to the second row on the right."

"Mei Lian, please raise the flag higher."

"Dazhi, your posture is a bit like squatting in a pit."

Listening to the voices of reporters who kept taking pictures, the veins on Shentong's forehead bulged a little.

Shentong: "Hey, can you hurry up? It's actually very tiring to maintain this position."

Yao Ming: "Just, please be considerate of a big guy like me."

Zhang Jinsong: "Trapped. Cramped."

The Chinese men's basketball team tried their best in this game.

Zhang Jinsong played almost the entire game, something that even Shentong could not do.

So when the last group photo was taken, Zhang Jinsong was the one with the most severe cramps, slightly worse than Dayao who couldn't stand up after squatting down.

In addition to Shentong's best performance, Yao Ming also scored a double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds, taking the greatest credit.

Although Zhang Jinsong did not score much, he contributed 4 steals and 2 blocks. Opposite Iverson only scored 13 points and made 5 of 20 shots.

After the game, Harris and Yunus were all smiles and almost flirted with some female reporters in public at the press conference.

Harris: "I have said before that the performance of this Chinese team exceeded expectations. This game proved my point very well. They showed the spirit of the Chinese men's basketball team, but I can see that they are really It's too tiring, but that's normal. They have to fight for every ball on the court. I hope they can take a good rest in the next few days."

Yunus: "We replaced Wang Zhizhi in the fourth quarter because he had physical problems. It was a very correct choice for us to replace him with Yi Jianlian. Against the muscular sticks of the US team, Wang Zhizhi's shooting percentage relied more on physical fitness. In the fourth quarter we solved the rotation problem very well and maintained the lead.”

The eliminated American team can only compete for the 5-8 rankings.

James accepted interviews with the media after the game.

"Losing? Why not? We have already lost to Puerto Rico. Do you think this Chinese team will be worse than him?"

"I won't judge Larry Brown, he is the head coach of the US team. But if I were in charge of this team, I would give more playing time to young people such as Amare, Cameron and Dwyane. , including me, I can play any position on the court."

"Okay, we have a game next, no matter what, we will go back and summarize."

"Congratulations? No need. I know what kind of strength Shuntong has. He is my teammate. With him in the team, everything is possible. Moreover, the Chinese team also has players such as Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi. Their level is at the NBA level. , beating us is not a big surprise.”

That night, the most exciting thing was not the double draw, the Chinese players and the audience watching the game.

The most exciting thing today is the Chinese fans!

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, basketball fans were as excited as the Chinese men's football team entering the World Cup.

That's Team USA, the Sixth Dream Team with the title of "Dream Team".

Why use fans instead of just basketball fans?

Because at this moment, Chinese football fans are also very excited.

They all angrily criticized the Chinese men’s football team.

"They should learn from the fighting spirit of the men's basketball team!"

"Don't think that if you make it to the World Cup, you will rest on your laurels forever. Look at the men's basketball team. They can beat the Dream Team. You can also try to beat Brazil."

"I think if we let these men's basketball players play football and train, they might be able to enter the World Cup."

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Several other knockout games also decided the winner.

Spain played steadily and maintained the lead from beginning to end, and finally defeated Puerto Rico 88-68.

Argentina performed well and defeated host Greece 78-71 to advance to the semi-finals.

The match between Lithuania and Italy was inseparable. In the end, the Italian team overtook the score at the last moment and maintained the 1-point lead until the end of the game.

71-72, the Lithuanian team ranked first in Group B entered the knockout round and was defeated by Italy, fourth in Group A.

The Lithuanian team, which is the European champion, is facing a situation of internal fragmentation. The disunity between teammates and the disharmonious locker room atmosphere are the root causes of the Lithuanian team's defeat.

After the first round of the knockout round, the Chinese team will face Argentina in the semi-finals, while the Spanish team will face Italy.

The Chinese team achieved a good record of 4 wins and 1 loss in the group stage, but its only defeat was to Argentina.

This Argentina team is the South American champion, and their strength cannot be underestimated. They are called the golden generation by domestic fans, and it is not an exaggeration to call them the Argentine Dream Team.

You know, they are the first team in history to defeat the "Dream Team".

This team is also filled with many players who play in the NBA.

Ginobili, who plays for the Spurs, is Argentina's most well-known star, and small forward Nocioni has just signed with the Chicago Bulls.

Center Oberto and power forward Scola are both very capable.

Delfino, who just joined the Pistons, and veteran Volkovski, who plays for the Sonics, are important substitutes for the team.

Compared with the Chinese men's basketball team, they have more players playing in the NBA or about to enter the NBA.

Chinese fans hope that the team can defeat Argentina and advance to the Olympic men's basketball finals to avenge the group stage.

But unfortunately, the Chinese team failed to continue its pace towards the championship.

After STO's emergency stop jumper missed the basket, the Chinese men's basketball team lost the chance to tie at the end of the game.

After Ginobili made two free throws, although Shentong hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, it didn't help.

69-70, in a bayonet-like game, the Chinese team, which tried its best against the American team in the last game, encountered physical problems at the end of the fourth quarter, causing the original 5-point lead to be in vain.

However, in the third-place match, the Chinese team narrowly defeated the Spanish team, which lost to Italy in the semifinals, 90-83, and won the first Olympic medal in the history of Chinese men's basketball.

The Italian team, which unexpectedly eliminated Spain, did not perform another miracle in the final.

The Argentine team, which defeated China by 1 point, defeated the Italian team 84-69 in the final and won the Olympic men's basketball championship for the first time.

On the same day, the Argentine men's football team also won the Olympic championship.

They also won the two most important gold medals in the Olympic Games in men's basketball and football.

The Chinese team won its first medal and also made history.

Although defeated, it is still glorious.