However, although both sides have already secured the quarterfinals in advance, the next duel is very important to both sides. If the Chinese team wins, they will become the second in Group A without any suspense and take the initiative in the quarterfinals.

On the contrary, if the game is lost, then the Chinese team, France and Canada will become the same record of 3 wins and 2 losses, because they have a winning and losing field between them, forming a chain of traps. The Chinese team beats the French team, France beats the Canadian team, but the Canadian team beats the Chinese team again. In this case, it is necessary to win the game with a winning goal. The Chinese team, which relies on the final kill, is obviously at an absolute disadvantage. As long as they lose more than 2 points in the last game, their chances will instantly fall from second to fourth, and face the first Spanish team in Group B.

So after analysis, the impact of the victory or defeat of this game on the ranking can be imagined.

Unlike the United States, the Canadian team can be said to be full players this time, with NBA players such as Wiggins, Tristan Thompson, Cory Joseph, Anthony Bennett, Andrew Nicholson, Nick Stauskas, Robert Thackeray, etc. all on the list.

Moreover, the team's manager Nash also came to Rio with the team this time. To the words of coach Je Triano, they came for the medal this time.

For both sides, this is a game that cannot be missed.

The game time was 10:30 locally, but unlike the previous two games, the audience on the sidelines of this game were basically stayed. The final battle of the US team torture Venezuela by no means aroused the interest of fans. In comparison, the game between the Chinese team and the Canadian team for the second place in the group is obviously more attractive.

When Tang Shuai appeared with the Chinese team members, he was slightly surprised to see so many spectators around him. You should know that it is now 10:30 local time, tomorrow is still a weekday, so many people don’t have to go to work tomorrow?

However, after more spectators came, his competition was also rising. As an athlete, more spectators can always stimulate the body's adrenaline.

After he took his eyes back from the audience, he turned his head and looked at the Canadian team, and he soon saw Nash.

Nash turned his head at this time, and the two looked at each other, and Nash smiled at him.

"Brother Tang, Director Gong is going to arrange tactics." At this moment, Zhao Haoyan shouted to him.

He heard the shout and was about to turn his head, but at this moment, he suddenly saw a familiar figure behind Nash.

Carter, actually came to the scene!

A look of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he soon understood.

Although Carter is not a Canadian, he spent most of his career in Canada. After the season, he was idle and it was reasonable to watch the game on the sidelines.

After a brief pre-match warm-up, the game between both sides officially started.

Both teams are in high spirits and they are hard to tell when they come up.

After a while, the two sides tied at 15.

After a fight, Tang Shuai also knew why so many Canadians could not enter the Olympics repeatedly. In terms of the players' personal abilities, except for Tang Shuai, Canadian players are better than the Chinese team, but these people have too low tacit understanding between each other, they are just fighting alone, and there is a big problem on the defensive end. There is no formed defensive system, and it depends more on personal abilities.

This is actually very similar to the American team's style of playing. And if it weren't for the Olympic lapse, their usual training time would have been quite short. It is no exaggeration to say that this is a completely weakened version of the American team.

At the beginning, the Canadians also used their personal abilities to frequently hit wonderful goals, which also caused cheers from fans at the scene. However, as the game deepened, the Chinese team brought the momentum of the game back, especially in the last quarter, the Canadian team's unformed defense could not stop Tang Shuai's breakthrough. Looking back, the main players who had huge physical energy consumption could not break the Chinese team's strict defense. By the end of the game, the game time had not yet come, but the winner had been decided.

99 to 86, the Chinese team finally defeated their opponent by 13 points. Tang Shuai became the team's scoring leader for the fifth time. He only played in less than 30 minutes and contributed 26 points and 6 assists. His shooting percentage was almost perfect.

The moment the final whistle sounded, the Chinese players celebrated wildly. They won this game, which means they successfully won the second place in the group, and will face the third place in Group B, and the probability of entering the semi-finals increased exponentially.

In contrast, the Canadians seemed much quieter and lost this game. Due to the victory or defeat with the French team, they finally ranked fourth in the group and will face the confirmed top Spanish team in the quarterfinals. This is definitely a bad luck for them.

After the game ended, Tang Shuai was still celebrating with his teammates in the locker room. At this moment, someone knocked on the door of the locker room.

Zhao Jiwei was leaning against the door, and opened the door and looked out. A sudden burst of excitement suddenly burst out from his face. After a slightly crappy English communication, he then shouted: "Ship Tang, someone is looking for him!"

Tang Shuai was being spoofed by Guo Ailun and Zhai Xiaochuan at this moment. After hearing this, he turned around in confusion and then walked out.

When Tang Shuai went out, Guo Ailun saw Zhao Jiwei's mysteriousness and couldn't help asking: "Discipline Commission, who is looking for it?"

"Hehe, you know me." Zhao Jiwei didn't keep it a secret and then said, "Nash."

"Nash?" Guo Ailun's face was happy. He met Nash at the Yao Ming charity competition. Nash praised him very much. It can be said that Nash can be regarded as one of his idols.

He was about to go out, and Zhao Jiwei saw it and grabbed him: "There is a ufo outside, so you can go out later."

"ufo?" Guo Ailun was stunned for a moment, and immediately knew who Zhao Jiwei was talking about. He ignored him and opened the door and put his head out.

After Tang Shuaigang said hello to Nash and Carter, he noticed that Nash looked at him behind him and it turned out to be Guo Ailun.

"Hey, Guo, it's been a long time." Nash greeted him.

"Hey, Steve!" Guo Ailun immediately rushed out of the locker room after hearing this, greeting Nash with excitement.

"You've performed great tonight," Nash said with a smile.

Guo Ailun blushed, but unfortunately his English was a bit crappy. He turned his head and looked at Tang Shuai with a pleading look.

Tang Shuai smiled bitterly, and then he temporarily became the translator.

In fact, I just said hello. After saying hello to Carter, Guo Ailun tactfully said goodbye to Nash, and then went back to the locker room.

"Dang, let's find a place to sit down and chat for a while, if you have time," Nash said with a smile.

"I should be fine, but I might have to ask for leave from my head coach. You know, due to the Zika virus, we are usually prohibited from going out." Tang Shuai said cautiously.

"Of course." Nash said with a smile.

Tang Shuai wanted to go out for a chat with Nash and Carter, so Gong Luming naturally would not refuse. He just reminded him to pay attention to his own safety and then let him go.

Tang Shuai and his party and his three went to a high-end cafe nearby. For Americans, drinking coffee is the same as drinking tea.

Fortunately, this high-end cafe does a good job of safety measures, so they don’t have to worry about the Zika virus at all.

"Tang, I see that you have been wearing that pendant when you came out. You Chinese have this custom?" When Carter arrived at the cafe, he couldn't help asking curiously.

"No, this was given to me by my girlfriend. Don't underestimate this thing. It has a good effect of repelling mosquitoes and sleep aiding." Tang Shuai explained.

"Your girlfriend is so nice to you. If it were me, she would have turned her into her own wife long ago." Carter said with a smile.

"Haha, yes, I know this is the suggestion of someone who has experienced it." Tang Shuai said with a smile.

While several people were chatting, the waiter had already delivered their coffee.

"Dang, I don't need to invite you now. You are already a member of the Lakers." Nash said with a smile after taking a sip of coffee.

"This is...destiny?" Tang Shuai paused.

After saying that, both of them looked at each other and laughed.

In short, Nash persuaded Tang Shuai to join the Lakers twice, and the second time he also said some good things about joining the Lakers. As a result, before Tang Shuai could think about it, he had become a member of the Lakers in a blink of an eye. It was said that it was fate, or it was really the best metaphor.

"I still remember that you could promise me that you would come to me to guide the ball, but you have not fulfilled your promise yet." Nash said jokingly.

"Yes, it's my fault." Tang Shuai said embarrassedly. He was too busy in the middle of the season, but after the season ended, he was busy fighting for the national team, so he forgot about this matter. However, he quickly smiled and said, "But fortunately, I will have time next season. Don't say you don't have time at that time."

"Haha, you're right. Although I spend most of my time with my family, the Lakers have always wanted me to be their head coach. I can't bear to leave my family, but you can still do it alone, and..."

Nash said and looked at Carter.

"And?" Tang Shuai followed Nash's gaze and looked at Carter in confusion.

"Dang, your performance is wonderful. I was here to cheer for Steve and the Canadian team, but your performance really surprised me and even reminded me of the AI ​​I used to be." Carter blurted out.

"Thank you, Vince." Tang Shuai said.

"But..." Carter suddenly changed his mind at this time, "Compared with your breakthrough, your dunk is really bad. You can't dunk once there is a slight confrontation, especially the ball that Matthew (referring to Delavedova) is a vicious shot. You should hang him and dunk the ball in, that's so exciting!"

"Vins..." Tang Shuai smiled bitterly, "Not everyone is you..."

"Haha, I knew you would say that, but dunks also require skills. How about it? Are you interested in learning from me?" Carter said with interest.

"What?" Tang Shuai was stunned, "You mean, are you going to teach me to dunk?"

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