The Chinese team gained two days of valuable rest after advancing to the quarterfinals.

The members of the men's basketball team did not let the victory go to their heads, and still worked hard to prepare for the game.

While the Chinese team was fully preparing for the competition, the winners and losers of several other knockout rounds were decided one after another.

The teams that advanced to the quarterfinals are: the United States, Turkey, Spain, Argentina, Serbia, Slovenia, and Lithuania.

At the same time, the schedule for the quarterfinals was officially released.

The Chinese team will face its old rival Spain on September 9.

In the 2008 Olympic Games, the Chinese team had a chance to defeat the Spanish team, the European king, but something unexpected happened and the Chinese team lost to the Spanish team. It was a great pity.

This time the Chinese men's basketball team will seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, with all members working together and actively preparing for the game, determined to win this game and make up for the regrets of 2008.

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The two days of preparation time passed quickly, and the time soon came to the start of the quarter-finals.

September 9, Ankara National Stadium.

The quarterfinal match between the Chinese team and the Spanish team has officially begun.

The starting lineup sent by the Spanish team is: Rubio, Navarro, Fernandez, Felipe Reyes, Gasol.

The starting lineup sent by the Chinese team is: Sun Yi, Sun Yue, Zhu Fangyu, Ah Lian, roughly.

Head coach Deng Huade made adjustments to the starting lineup, allowing Sun Yue, who is faster and has the advantage of height and arm length, to start and specifically defend the opponent's shooting guard.

In this game, the Chinese team changed their style of play and challenged the Spanish team to compete defensively.

In the jump ball session, the United Arab Emirates defeated Gasol to touch the basketball first and moved back to the backcourt, giving the Chinese team the first opportunity to attack.

After Sun Yi caught the ball, he quickly advanced towards the frontcourt.

Rubio did not press forward, but retreated to the three-point line, waiting for Sun Yi to arrive.

Sun Yi dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, glanced at Rubio who was one step away from him, deliberately exposed the ball, and at the same time directed his teammates to move.

The Spanish golden boy has just turned 20 years old at this time. It is the period when he is young and frivolous. He will definitely not give up such an excellent opportunity when it comes.

So, Rubio suddenly started to rush forward and cut the ball.

Sun Yi saw Rubio's action, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and then he immediately reacted, slapping the basketball vigorously, dribbling behind his back, changing hands, and breaking through to the three-point line.

Because things happened so quickly, the other Spanish team players could not react and could only watch as Sun Yi made an emergency stop and shot a mid-range jumper.

Sun Yi did not disappoint the "audience" who paid attention to him, and steadily hit jump shots to give the Chinese team the lead.

The ball is transferred and the Spanish team attacks.

Rubby came to the frontcourt with the ball and saw Sun Yi standing on defense near the free throw line, and frowned slightly.

Not many people know about his poor shooting ability, and he rarely made jump shots in previous games. He tried his best to hide his shortcomings, thinking that the scene in front of him was just a coincidence.

Sun Yi looked at Rubio who was controlling the ball outside the three-point line, and at the same time, he was paying attention to whether other Spanish players would step forward to pick and roll.

Although the effect of a pick-and-roll near the free throw line is not very good, you still have to defend it.

Gasol, who was standing near the penalty area, saw Sun Yi's position and did not step forward for a pick-and-roll. Instead, he took his defender out of the penalty area and created a breakthrough opportunity for Rubio.

Rubio, who was controlling the ball at the top of the arc, saw this situation and knew what his teammates meant, so he could only bite the bullet and break through to the basket.

Sun Yi quickly moved laterally to block the ball, straightening his arms and keeping close to Rubio, while providing physical confrontation.

Spain's golden boy is not as physically strong as Sun Yi, and he almost lost the ball after a physical confrontation.

Seeing this, Sun Yi did not cut the ball easily, but forced Rubio to stop.

After Rubio was forced to stop, he hurriedly held the ball in his arms, with only one thought in his mind: pass the basketball in his hand as quickly as possible.

But his vision was severely obstructed and he didn't dare to pass the ball easily.

The other players of the Spanish team saw this scene and immediately stepped forward to respond.

At the same time, he ran over quickly and flanked Rubio with Sun Yi.

In this situation where men are on top of men, the Spanish golden boy has given up the idea of ​​passing the ball.

In the end, the Chinese team prevented the Spanish team from violating the rules for 24 seconds.

The Chinese fans in the audience were extremely excited.

In the past, the Chinese team was so guarded by other countries that it was difficult to even take a shot. Now the situation is reversed, and there is a feeling of pride and elation.

Returning to the court, Sun Yi quickly dribbled the ball forward. After arriving in the frontcourt, he observed the Spanish team's defensive loopholes and directed his teammates' movements.

Rubio, who defended on the three-point line, learned wisely this time and did not try to gamble again.

He was roughly positioned near the penalty area and quickly ran towards the three-point line according to Sun Yi's instructions.

Gasol, who was guarding the basket, did not follow him out and remained in the penalty area.

When he ran roughly outside the three-point line on the right, Sun Yi's pass just arrived.

He received the pass comfortably, without making any adjustments, and directly raised his hand to shoot a three-pointer.

The Spanish team's players failed to step forward in time to cover up the defense, giving the Chinese team an opportunity to take an open shot.

A swish sound!

Hollow into the net!

5:0!

In this attack, the Spanish team paid the price for their arrogance!

It was the Spanish team's turn to attack. Rubio's ball came to the frontcourt. Seeing Sun Yi's defensive position, he knew that his weakness was exposed.

He knew that it would be difficult to break through Sun Yi's defense with his own strength, so he immediately passed the ball.

Outside the three-point line on the right, as soon as Navarro received the pass, Sun Yue stepped forward to defend him and was unable to make the next move.

Reyes immediately ran forward and blocked Sun Yue's left side.

Navarro took this opportunity to release the ball, bypassed the screen, took a step inside the three-point line, and jumped directly to shoot.

Ah Lian, who came from defense, immediately pounced on him and stretched his arms to interfere.

Bang!

The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!

Under the basket, he roughly occupied a favorable position, grabbed the defensive rebound, and then found Sun Yi and passed the ball over.

Sun Yi, who was on a fast break, received the pass, accelerated towards the frontcourt, came to the three-point line, made a fake move to shake Rubio away, and then rushed towards the basket.

Fernandez, who retreated to the penalty area, immediately stepped forward to defend, but was forcefully knocked back by Sun Yi. The defense failed completely.

Sun Yi rushed to the basket, jumped up hard, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.

Looking back, the Spanish team changed their style of play and let Gasol penetrate the inside.

I probably relied on my rich experience to prevent this attack and protect the backcourt rebound.

The Chinese team launched a defensive counterattack again. Sun Yi quickly dribbled the ball forward, attracted the defense, and then passed the ball to the center.

Ah Lian, who followed up later, received the pass, took a big step, jumped into the air, and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

The audience burst into thunderous applause, and cheers and shouts resounded throughout the arena.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Spanish coach Juan Antonio immediately requested a timeout and called the players back to the bench to make adjustments.

Not long after, the timeout ended and the game continued.

After returning, the Spanish team played a double-cover tactic, and Fernandez hit a difficult three-pointer against the UAE's defense, achieving a zero breakthrough.

Before the Spanish team's players could recover, the Chinese team's attack quickly struck.

Sun Yi dribbled to the outside of the three-point line, quickly changed his direction in front of his body, then picked up, ignored Rubio's interference, and threw the basketball in his hand.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball hits the net hollowly and hits the target steadily!

The ball is transferred and the Spanish team attacks.

Rubi Olympic ball came outside the three-point line, checked the position of his teammates, and then lobbed the ball inside.

Gasol wanted the ball very deep, and basically had no choice but to let Gasol wreak havoc on the basket.

Looking back, the Chinese team showed tacit cooperation.

Gasol was roughly taken away from the penalty area, and the UAE took the opportunity to cut along the baseline toward the basket.

Sun Yi, who was controlling the ball at the top of the arc, quickly threw the ball towards the basket with quick eyes and hands.

Ah Lian, who rushed to the basket, jumped into the air, grabbed the basketball in the air with both hands and dunked it into the basket.

After that, both sides played several beautiful passes and cuts, and the point difference remained within 10 points.

After the first quarter, the score on the big screen was 25 to 17, with the Chinese team leading by 8 points.
To be continued...