In terms of statistics, Yao Ming only played 24 minutes, making 4 of 10 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 15 points.
Zhang Zhiyuan played 27 minutes, making 8 of 15 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 23 points.
Yi Jianlian made 4 of 12 shots and scored 9 points including free throws.
Zhu Fangyu scored 8 points, Sun Yue scored 6 points, Liu Wei scored 5 points, and Wang Zhizhi scored 8 points.
Chen Jianghua, Wang Shipeng, Li Nan, Wang Lei and Du Feng scored 11 points together.
For the U.S. team, Wade scored a game-high 21 points, James scored 20 points, and Kobe and Howard both scored 13 points.
Reid, Williams, and Bosh all scored 9 points.
Anthony and others all scored, but because the game lasted only 40 minutes, they did not get much playing time, so the statistics were not good.
Kobe, who took the most shots, only threw 14.
"Overall, we played pretty well, but we have to reduce our mistakes. We were intercepted too many times today. I hope the athletes will learn their lesson..."
During Zhang Lili's summary, the audience began to leave.
It's already 0 o'clock at this time, and the audience who can persist in seeing the scene are all true love.
Although we lost the game, everyone was not disappointed because they were mentally prepared.
On the same day, Russia defeated Yin Lang, Germany slaughtered Angola, Spain defeated Greece, Lithuania narrowly defeated Argentina, and Australia lost to Croatia.
After a day of rest, the group match continues on the 12th.
The first match was between Yin Lang and Lithuania, and Yin Lang lost miserably again.
Then Croatia defeated Russia and Greece massacred Germany.
At 16:00, the Chinese team plays against Spain.
The Chinese team has the task of winning this game. They need to compete for a better group stage ranking so that they can encounter as few strong teams as possible.
Although this effect is extremely limited, no matter how small the benefits are, we still have to fight for them.
Moreover, even if there is no such benefit, if you have a chance to win, you still have to fight for it.
This is an Olympic game, not a friendly match or a warm-up match. This is a game related to national honor.
Because it was in the afternoon, the venue was packed with people.
Countless spectators were cheering for the men's basketball team, which seemed a bit fanatical.
With the success of Zhang Zhiyuan and Yao Ming in the NBA, the number of basketball dreams in China is rising rapidly, surpassing football fans.
The greater the number, the higher the probability of becoming a fanatic fan.
These ardent fans can continue to watch the game while shouting for a refund.
At the beginning of the game, the Chinese team changed the starting lineup, bringing up Sun Yue and replacing Liu Wei.
Sun Yue, Zhang Zhiyuan, Zhu Fangyu, Yi Jianlian, Yao Ming, this is basically the strongest lineup of the Chinese team.
On the Spanish side are Rubio, Navarro, Fernandez, Reyes, and Pau Gasol.
Rubio later received a big contract in the NBA and averaged 128 points per game. Except for his lower shooting percentage, he could barely be considered a star player.
For comparison, Sun Yue's NBA score is 0.4 points.
Navarro averaged 11 points per game with the Grizzlies last season and was a qualified starter.
Fernandez will also enter the NBA in the future, averaging close to 10 points per game.
Reyes has never played in the NBA, but he has won MVP twice in a row in the Spanish League. It's not that he doesn't have the ability to play in the NBA, he just likes to be a chicken head in Europe.
Gasol even served as a team boss in the NBA, and his strength is needless to say.
The Spanish team is completely an NBA-level team, with Marc Gasol, Calderon and other NBA players on the bench.
Fortunately, the Chinese team also has 4 NBA players in the starting lineup, including MVP, FMVP, scoring champion, and championship winners.
At first glance, the Chinese team’s lineup is quite strong even in international competitions.
Except for the American team and Spain, which are obviously slightly better, the other teams are not as good as the Chinese team.
Amid various analysis and introductions by Zhang Lili and Sun Zhengping, the game officially started.
Spain won the jump ball and Spain attacked first.
Rubio was not afraid of tigers as a newborn, so he rushed towards the Chinese team's basket without hesitation.
Facing the interception, Rubio could only use an uncomfortable posture to take off and layup.
The jump was a little short, so Yi Jianlian gave him a big hat.
The American team didn't dare attack the Chinese team's penalty area like this, and no one knew where Rubio got his confidence.
Obviously, the Spanish team underestimated the opponent.
In the transition between offense and defense, Zhang Zhiyuan held the ball and hit Navarro in singles.
Navarro was about to cry but had no tears. He wanted to ask his teammates why they didn't come up to help. This was someone he could deal with on his own?
Zhang Zhiyuan started, faked a move, changed direction, made a one-step pass, drove to the inside, bypassed Gasol and made a layup, scoring.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is the gap."
Zhang Lili lamented, not knowing whether he was talking about the defensive gap between Navarro and Kobe, or the ability gap between Navarro and Zhang Zhiyuan.
The Spanish team attacked, Rubio passed the ball to Reyes, and Reyes missed a jump shot against Yi Jianlian.
Yao Ming grabbed the rebound and then passed the ball to Zhang Zhiyuan. Zhang Zhiyuan did not wait for his teammates and started a counterattack with the ball alone.
There is only one Navarro in front of him, and there are Spanish players chasing him behind him, but as long as he gets past Navarro in time and doesn't get double-teamed, it won't be a big problem.
Zhang Zhiyuan advanced quickly while patting the basketball, and changed direction while traveling, passing Navarro.
It may seem like just one action to complete the trick, but in fact, completing this action requires countless details, and not everyone can do it.
Zhang Zhiyuan scored two more points.
4-0, the Chinese team once again got off to a good start.
In the transition between offense and defense, Gasol relied on his personal ability to hit a jumper and scored two points.
When the Chinese team attacked, Yao Ming was double-teamed under the basket and took action.
However, after the Spanish team focused its attention on Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian had more opportunities.
He took the opportunity to grab the rebound and dunk in the second attack.
6 to 2.
The Spanish team attacked, Fernandez shook off Zhu Fangyu and scored a mid-range jumper.
Compared with the American team, Spain's ability to attack the basket is weaker, but its mid-range shooting is better. Almost everyone can shoot, but none can miss it.
The Chinese team attacked, Zhang Zhiyuan broke through and was double-teamed, and passed the ball to Sun Yue.
Sun Yue made a three-point shot but missed.
Gasol picked off the rebound and Spain counterattacked.
The Chinese team retreated quickly, but a loophole appeared in the chaos. Reyes received the ball and made a layup and scored.
Tied 6 to 6.
The Spanish team has good scoring ability in all five positions and is very difficult to defend.
In contrast, the Chinese team has two absolute strengths.
Zhang Zhiyuan broke through with the ball, and Spain could only double-team. Then Zhang Zhiyuan passed the ball to Yi Jianlian, Gasol defended, Yi Jianlian passed the ball to Yao Ming, and Yao Ming made a shot from the basket.
Spain counterattacked and Reyes struck.
The two sides continued to play for several rounds, and the audience was surprised to find that the Chinese team actually had the upper hand.
Not only did they score more points, but the Chinese team was suppressing Spain during the game.
Regarding Zhang Zhiyuan's strong point, the Spanish team has no good solution.
The Spanish team did not pay enough attention to other members of the Chinese team.
By the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team was 23-19, leading by 4 points.
However, the Chinese audience was happy, but not too carried away.
They know the weakness of the Chinese team, which is poor physical strength and prone to fatigue in the second half.
The 4-point lead now is not really an advantage.
In the second quarter, Yao Ming was resting, and Zhang Zhiyuan continued to play with the substitutes.
Originally, this was a period when the Chinese team was relatively weak, but Spain did not seize this opportunity and missed three consecutive points, giving the Chinese team many opportunities to quickly counterattack.
By the time Yao Ming and other main players came on the court again, the Chinese team had already led by 10 points.
In international competitions, this lead is no longer small. Because the competition time is shorter and the pace is slower, it is even more difficult to catch up to ten points.
Because of the presence of Zhang Zhiyuan, the Chinese team likes to play counterattack, and the pace is already relatively fast. Like other teams' scores, the total score is around 150 points.
In the first game of the Yin Lang team, they only scored 49 points.
The Chinese team attacked, and Yao Ming, who was well rested, overwhelmed Gasol under the basket and scored with a hook.
37 to 25, the Chinese team led by 12 points.
Then the Spanish team replaced Marc Gasol to increase the team's internal tonnage.
With Marc Gasol at the basket, Yao Ming's offense will be greatly restricted.
However, Spain has only solved the internal problem and still has a headache for Zhang Zhiyuan.
Fortunately, Zhang Zhiyuan played for another minute and was taken off to rest.
The pressure on the Spanish team was greatly reduced and they finally took a breath.
And because they stopped showing contempt for the Chinese team, Spain played even harder in defense.
Suddenly, it became difficult for the Chinese team to score.
On the other hand, the Spanish team relied on the performance of Gasol and Calderon to score consecutively.
At the end of the first half, 47 to 37, the Chinese team still led by 10 points.
"That's right, just keep it."
The Chinese audience is relatively satisfied with the current situation. After all, Spain is also a strong team.
The men's basketball team can lead Spain by ten points, which means that the men's basketball team is also a strong team.
Of course, the premise is that it must be maintained.
During halftime, the Spanish coach criticized the players and inspired their fighting spirit.
You know, before the game, the domestic media in their country unanimously believed that the only opponents were the United States and Argentina, and did not take the Chinese team seriously at all.
If they lose to the Chinese team, there will definitely be an uproar in the country.
For example, the situation is probably the same as the Chinese men's football team losing 0-5 to Vietnam. It is difficult for domestic fans to accept this result.
At the beginning of the second half of the game, the Spanish team increased their physical confrontation.
Marc Gasol kept competing with Yao Ming, trying to consume Yao Ming's energy.
Even if Yao Ming does not have the ball in his hands and is not fighting for position, Marc Gasol, as a defender, will squeeze Yao Ming in an attempt to complete the exchange.
This is a problem for Yao Ming.
Spain attacked, Calderon broke through and attacked the basket, causing Yao Ming to foul.
As soon as the second half started, Yao Ming committed three fouls.
In international competitions, five fouls will result in being sent off, which means Yao Ming only has two chances to foul, which is more dangerous.
The Spanish team obviously did this on purpose. In the next round, they will continue to beat Yao Ming.
Yao Ming's defense is very good. Spain will definitely not be able to play efficiently like this.
But they stubbornly implemented this tactic. They wanted to get rid of Yao Ming first, so that only Zhang Zhiyuan would be left, and the pressure would be lighter.
Defending Zhang Zhiyuan and Yao Ming at the same time is a very difficult task, and the US team did not do it well.
Faced with Spain's strategy, Yao Ming faced two choices.
One is to play as usual and get sent off easily.
The other is to keep the ball close, which can easily be exploited by the Spanish team, and the defensive effect will be very poor.
Without Zhang Zhiyuan, Yao Ming would definitely not dare to take risks. His end would mean the end of the Chinese team.
But now Yao Ming is not afraid of being sent off. As long as he takes a big enough lead, with Zhang Zhiyuan in the team, the team will not collapse and should be able to hold on to the advantage until the end.
Therefore, Yao Ming plays as usual.
Facing the opponent's offense, Yao Ming made bold moves, which effectively restricted the Spanish team's offense.
The Spanish team once entered a scoring drought.
Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages. Spain naturally sees hope by adopting this tactic so firmly.
In the 4th minute, Yao Ming received his fourth foul and would be dismissed if he committed another foul.
"It's bad now. Dayao is in foul trouble. Although he won't be sent off for the time being, he will definitely not dare to reach out casually anymore, and he will be tied up."
Zhang Lili was worried.
"We are already 15 points ahead, so there should be no problem."
Sun Zhengping asked.
"It's hard to say. It still depends on how long Dayao can last. Maybe we should replace Dayao now and let Wang Zhizhi take over."
As if after hearing Zhang Lili's explanation, Yunus replaced Yao Ming and replaced him with Wang Zhizhi.
The Spanish team's goal has finally been achieved, and it depends on whether they can seize this opportunity to chase points.
The Chinese team attacked, and Zhang Zhiyuan carried the banner of the attack. The Spanish team only put one Marc Gasol on the inside. The others stood relatively outside, strengthening the outside defense and double-teaming Zhang Zhiyuan at any time.
Zhang Zhiyuan received the ball, and Navarro and Fernandez immediately covered it.
Zhang Zhiyuan scored the ball from Zhu Fangyu, and Gasol made up for it.
Zhu Fangyu passed Yi Jianlian again, and Fernandez made up for it.
Through this strategy of constantly switching defenses, the Spanish team barely blocked all the loopholes.
This kind of defense consumes physical energy, but this is not a big problem for the Spanish team.
In the end, the basketball returned to Zhang Zhiyuan's hands. Zhang Zhiyuan forced the shot and missed the ball.
Spain counterattacked, and Zhang Zhiyuan and others quickly returned to defense.
The Spanish team continued to attack the inside. Gasol Jr. resisted Wang Zhizhi. Gasol received the ball and started to take two steps to rush to the basket for a layup.
In the first round after Yao Ming came off the court, Spain got the results.
The Spanish head coach had a smile on his face and seemed to have everything under control.
As long as Zhang Zhiyuan is guarded and the Chinese team is attacked inside, a 13-point difference is not a big deal.
Of course, the premise is to guard against Zhang Zhiyuan.
Zhang Zhiyuan ran without the ball, and Yi Jianlian and Zhu Fangyu helped him cover to prevent Spanish players from double-teaming Zhang Zhiyuan.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan got rid of Navarro by running, and after receiving the ball, he shot a three-pointer.
The basketball drew an arc and fell into the net.
The ball goes in.
Completely guard against Zhang Zhiyuan? The Spanish team obviously thought too much.
