At the post-match press conference, Pulis once again complained about the Chinese team.
To be precise, he complained about Zhang Zhiyuan, saying that he was targeting the Lithuanian team.
The reason is that Zhang Zhiyuan only played for about thirty minutes at most in other games, but in this game, he played the entire game even though he was leading by a big score.
Pulis' words sounded a bit childish, but he successfully diverted everyone's attention.
Everyone no longer just stared at Lithuania's disastrous defeat, but became interested in Zhang Zhiyuan's behavior.
At the subsequent press conference of the Chinese team, reporters were gearing up and getting ready.
"Zhang, Pulis said you were targeting the Lithuanian team, is that true?"
the reporter asked.
"No."
Zhang Zhiyuan said without changing his expression.
"Then what happened when you beat Lithuania by 47 points?"
The reporter continued to ask questions.
"If you win more, you are targeting? Then the Angola team will have more targets to accuse."
Zhang Zhiyuan smiled.
"It's different. The Angola team is because they are weak, but the Lithuanian team is not."
The reporter tried to correct Zhang Zhiyuan's statement, but his words were quite inappropriate.
"The disastrous defeat of Angola means that they are weak, but the disastrous defeat of Lithuania does not mean that they are weak. You are paid to speak for the Lithuanian team."
Zhang Zhiyuan asked.
Another reporter quickly put the fire out: "No, that's not what we meant. The main reason is that you only played 24 minutes against Angola, but today you played the entire game. Isn't this targeted?"
"I happened to be quite tired when I fought in Angola. I had a good rest last night and was in good spirits today, so I fought a little longer. What, do I need your permission for how long I want to fight?"
Zhang Zhiyuan asked.
The reporters were helpless. They knew clearly that Zhang Zhiyuan was lying, but they just couldn't produce direct evidence.
Maybe they can write one or two articles to "guess" after the game, but it won't have much impact on Zhang Zhiyuan. On the contrary, it will give people the feeling that the Lithuanian team cannot afford to lose.
On the same day, the US team also slaughtered Australia and advanced to the semi-finals.
Argentina narrowly defeated Greece and advanced to the semi-finals.
At this point, all the top four lists are released.
Spain, China, United States, Argentina.
There is only one single seedling from Argentina left in group a, while there are three in group b.
The semi-final matchup is the United States against Argentina, and the Chinese team is against Spain in World War II.
From the perspective of the Chinese team, this is good news. They have avoided the strongest American team and have a high probability of entering the finals. And as long as they enter the finals, the worst they can get is a silver medal.
This is a silver medal in a team sport like basketball, and its gold content is far beyond what those small and unpopular sports can compare with.
It can be said that the sensation caused by the men's basketball silver medal is far greater than the gold medal in table tennis.
The Chinese team is very satisfied with the schedule, and Spain is equally satisfied.
Even though they lost to the Chinese team in the group stage, they preferred to avoid the American team.
Moreover, their loss in the group stage was more or less careless and underestimating the opponent, and their strength was not fully utilized.
Now they have faced up to the strength of the Chinese team and will not make the mistake of underestimating the enemy again.
Therefore, they have a high chance of winning, and many media analyzed it this way.
On the 22nd, the semifinals officially started.
The first game was between the United States and Argentina. This time the Dream Team was not careless and did not give Ginobili a chance to easily take away Argentina.
101 to 81, the Dream Team easily beat Argentina by 20 points.
They used this game to tell the outside world that 2004 was just an accident. As long as the dream team is serious, they will be invincible.
And this time they will definitely be serious, because the consecutive missed championships in 2004 and 2006 caused dissatisfaction among domestic fans, and the Dream Team can no longer lose.
After the game, some members of the Dream Team did not go to rest immediately. Instead, they sat in front of the TV, preparing to watch the match between the Chinese team and Spain.
"I hope the Chinese team wins so that we can be in the finals. (This chapter is not over yet!)
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Give him a good beating on stage."
Chris Paul said.
James and Kobe both agreed, and they all hoped that the Chinese team would advance to the finals.
"Is there any hope for the Chinese team? The Spanish team will definitely go all out this time."
Kidd asked.
"Not only is there hope, the Chinese team will definitely advance to the finals."
Kobe said.
In the group stage, Spain did not try its best, but Zhang Zhiyuan also did not show his strongest form.
Although the player's condition is uncontrollable, based on Kobe's understanding of Zhang Zhiyuan, he believed that Zhang Zhiyuan would break out, even in the finals.
The game the day after tomorrow may not be as easy as imagined.
"You are so sure, come and place your bet. I bet that Spain will reach the final."
Anthony said.
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately became interested.
However, the result was somewhat beyond Anthony's expectation. There were actually a majority of people who were optimistic about the Chinese team.
They are all afraid of Zhang Zhiyuan.
At the same time, players from both sides had already entered the scene.
The starting lineup of both sides has not changed. The Chinese team is Sun Yue, Zhang Zhiyuan, Zhu Fangyu, Yi Jianlian, and Yao Ming.
Spain is Rubio, Navarro, Fernandez, Reyes, Gasol.
The game started with Spain attacking first.
Zhang Zhiyuan's attribute chain was used on Navarro and Fernandez, and he also used the prop God's Arrival. Anyway, there are only the last two games left, and his hatred value is more than enough.
After increasing all attributes by 20%, he is in a state where he can crush anyone and is absolutely invincible in singles.
However, the Spanish team is not Lithuania, and they will definitely not give Zhang Zhiyuan another chance to play singles.
Spain's strategy in this game is to double-team Zhang Zhiyuan, defend Yao Ming alone, and allow the others to switch defenses indefinitely.
Rubio controlled the ball past halftime, and Gasol reached for the ball under the basket.
Rubio passed the ball, and Gasol turned around and shot a jumper.
With Yao Ming interfering in front of him, his choice was actually not a good one.
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The ball goes in.
The Chinese team attacks, Sun Yue holds the ball, and Zhang Zhiyuan runs without the ball.
Rubio jumped in front of Sun Yue, preventing Sun Yue from advancing comfortably and not allowing Sun Yue to pass the ball easily.
Sun Yue patted the basketball carefully, and then Zhang Zhiyuan stepped forward to respond.
When the ball came into Zhang Zhiyuan's hands, Fernandez immediately pounced on it and double-teamed with Navarro.
And Reyes arrived in front of Zhu Fangyu.
Zhang Zhiyuan passed the ball to Yi Jianlian, and Reyes returned to defend.
His speed is very fast, and Yi Jianlian has lost the opportunity to get open when he takes a shot after catching the ball.
But the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.
Yi Jianlian took action, but the basketball bounced on the rim and missed.
Gasol grabbed the rebound and Spain counterattacked.
Rubio and Navarro advanced quickly, and before Gasol and Yao Ming could pass halftime, Fernandez started the breakthrough.
However, after reaching the inside line, he was intercepted by Yi Jianlian.
Fernandez forced a shot and the ball missed.
At the beginning of the game, both sides defended well.
During the transition between offense and defense, Zhang Zhiyuan immediately started a breakthrough after receiving the ball.
Navarro guessed it, but his reaction was still a step slower, and his body movements were even slower.
Zhang Zhiyuan easily passed Navarro, but there was Fernandez in front of him.
Zhang Zhiyuan continued to rush forward. He used a change of direction to trick Fernandez into moving to the left. Then Zhang Zhiyuan changed to the right and passed again.
After getting close to the basket, Zhang Zhiyuan made an emergency stop for a jump shot.
The ball goes in.
2 to 2.
Spanish coaches and players discovered that double-teaming alone is not enough, but must be done quickly.
As long as it's a little slower and a little loophole appears, it's Zhang Zhiyuan's opportunity.
However, achieving perfect defense is not easy.
As soon as the game started, the Spanish team's confidence dropped a little bit.
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Spain attacked, and the Spanish team kept passing the basketball, disrupting the Chinese team's defensive formation.
Finally, the ball reached Fernandez's hands, but Zhu Fangyu failed to follow up.
Then Fernandez rushed to the basket and succeeded in picking up the basket.
This kind of offense is a specialty of European basketball, and the effect is pretty good.
It was the Chinese team's turn to attack. At this time, the Chinese team no longer relied on tactics and relied more on the players' personal abilities.
Zhang Zhiyuan once again received the ball and broke through, and Reyes, Fernandez and others were forced to participate in the interception.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan passed the ball to Yi Jianlian, and Yi Jianlian made an open shot.
Zhang Zhiyuan's breakthrough alone achieved the effect of Spain's entire tactics. The Spanish team can only envy and hate it.
When it was the Spanish team's turn, they lacked such strength.
Gasol was originally their strong point in attack, but now that Gasol has to face Yao Ming, his strong point has become ordinary.
Reyes took a shot but missed, and the Chinese team had a chance to take the lead.
They did not waste this opportunity. After Zhang Zhiyuan attracted the defense, Yao Ming missed a goal under the basket.
This goal was so easy to score, even easier than shooting training. Yao Ming even had a partner to defend him during his shooting training.
6 to 4, the Chinese team took the lead.
The game continued, Fernandez shot a three-pointer and missed.
It was the Chinese team's turn to attack, and the Spanish team couldn't help but shrink its defense. After all, Zhang Zhiyuan was the one breaking through in the previous three rounds.
As long as it shrinks, Zhang Zhiyuan will not be able to find a breakthrough path so easily.
They were beaten to the point of being stunned. You must know that the most obvious label on Zhang Zhiyuan is not his breakthrough, but his three-point long shot.
The strongest three-point shooter in the NBA last season, his three-point shot record and field goal record greatly broke the NBA's historical records.
Faced with Zhang Zhiyuan's choice to shrink his defense, Zhang Zhiyuan was not polite. He took action against Navarro's defense.
Navarro was too short, and his jumping ability was also short, so he could only block Zhang Zhiyuan's sight.
And even this was not done well, Zhang Zhiyuan was hardly disturbed.
The ball goes in.
9 to 4.
"Faq, why is Spain so weak?"
Anthony cursed angrily, saying that if Spain lost, he would probably lose tens of thousands of dollars.
The small amount of money is a small thing, but the main reason is that he loses face and looks like he doesn't understand football at all.
On the court, Spain counterattacked, and Gasol relied on his personal ability to score two points to stop the bleeding.
But this is far from enough. Their offense is not particularly bad. The key to their comeback is defense.
If you can prevent it, there is hope; if you cannot prevent it, there is no hope.
The Chinese team attacked and Zhang Zhiyuan was double-teamed early.
Sun Yue passed the ball to Zhu Fangyu, and Reyes made up the defense.
Zhu Fangyu passed the ball to Yi Jianlian again, Rubio made up the defense, and Navarro reached Sun Yue at the same time.
I was exhausted from endless defense changes, but finally there was no loophole.
Seeing that too much time had been consumed in attacking, Zhu Fangyu chose to do it himself.
His chances of shooting are actually good. If it were in other games, he would have thrown it long ago. Now, mainly because Zhang Zhiyuan pursues efficiency, he must have a very good opportunity to throw it.
Zhu Fangyu threw the ball, and the basketball fell on the basket and bounced outside.
He was a bit unlucky and missed the ball.
Yi Jianlian grabbed the offensive rebound and tried again, but still missed.
The Spanish team struggled to defend one round, but it was far from enough. If they wanted to win the game, they had to defend at least dozens of such rounds.
In the next round, Zhang Zhiyuan jumped out to commit a foul. Navarro was too nervous and fell for the trick, so he slapped Zhang Zhiyuan's hand.
Zhang Zhiyuan stepped to the free throw line and made three of three free throws.
"Too shameless."
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After several rounds, the score between the two teams was steadily widening.
When Yao Ming came off the court to rest, the Chinese team had already led by 5 points.
When Zhang Zhiyuan came off the court to take a break, the Chinese team had already led by 8 points.
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In the last two minutes of the first quarter, Spain took advantage of the absence of the Chinese team's dual core and fought back desperately.
But the other members of the Chinese team are not just cats and dogs. It is very difficult to win, but it is still possible to hold on.
In the end, Wang Zhizhi and Yi Jian jointly withstood the opponent's counterattack.
29 to 23.
By the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team still led by 6 points, which was a big advantage.
In the second quarter, the two teams took the field again.
The Spanish team has a semi-main lineup, while the Chinese team has Zhang Zhiyuan leading a group of substitutes.
According to the media's strength assessment before the game, Spain is not lagging behind at this time.
However, when it comes to fighting, that's not the case at all.
Spain's offense was similar to the first quarter, but due to the limited abilities of the players, the scoring efficiency was also lower.
On the other hand, for the Chinese team, the offense was almost taken over by Zhang Zhiyuan.
Zhang Zhiyuan will throw it when there is a chance of a duel. If it is a double team, he also has to look at the timing.
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He will only pass the ball when the opponent's attention is fully focused on him.
This style of play doesn't look very clever, but it is very useful.
Zhang Zhiyuan continued to expand his lead with this lineup. When Yao Ming came on the court again, the point difference had reached double digits.
What's even more terrible is that the Spanish team will face the Chinese team with all the main players.
Although they have already played with all their main players, their main players have no advantage at all against the Chinese team's main players. This has been confirmed in the first quarter.
If you don't have an advantage, you still have to win points, even a draw won't work.
This was too difficult for the Spanish team, and Gasol could only grit his teeth and persist.
As for whether we can win or not, it all depends on God's will.
Not long after, at the end of the first half, 59 to 45, the Spanish team was already 14 points behind.
There are still 20 minutes left. Judging from the performance of both teams in the first half, Spain's comeback seems to have become a luxury.
