Really, before the game, not many people thought that the French team could beat Lithuania. After all, Lithuania qualified strongly as the first in Group B, while the French team was only fourth in Group A.
Unexpectedly, the French team actually achieved a miracle, ranking fourth in the group and defeating the top seed in the other group and successfully reaching the semi-finals.
Dialect Olympic men's basketball history, this is also an extremely rare thing.
Seeing the French team players celebrating wildly on the court, the Chinese team players on the sidelines were also quite excited.
It is always said that human beings' joys and sorrows are not the same, but at this moment, the players of the Chinese team were as happy as the players of the French team.
Just a few days ago, the Chinese team successfully defeated the French team 144:95 with 49 points in front of the people of the world, second only to the 67 points that the Dream Team just beat the Croatian team tonight.
The second highest point difference in a single game at the Olympic Games.
The key is that it was in the game against France that Wang Zelin set a single-game high of 65 points in Olympic history, which undoubtedly left a deep shadow in the hearts of French players.
At the same time, it also gives the men's basketball team a natural psychological advantage in all future games against the French team.
Therefore, compared to the strong backbone of Lithuania, the Chinese team naturally hopes to play against the French team.
The semi-finals are scheduled for August 20th. In the afternoon of that day, the Chinese team vs. France will be played first. As the opening game, the United States vs. Spain will be played in the evening.
While the four teams took the time to rest, the public opinion and discussion from the outside world increased instead of decreasing.
Judging from the lineup, the American Dream Team is still the most promising team to win the championship. They are the well-deserved overlord of the world basketball world.
The Chinese team and the Spanish team are tied for second place in their hopes of winning the championship. The Chinese team mainly has Wang Zelin. His performance in this Olympics is absolutely epic. It is no exaggeration to say that it can be called unprecedented, and maybe it will be the same in the future.
It's hard to come by.
The reason why the Tianchao team can become the biggest dark horse in this Olympics is mainly due to Wang Zelin, the biggest X factor. No one can predict how exaggerated his explosion will be in the following games.
Basketball is different from football. Most of the time, basketball focuses on teamwork and multi-player sports. However, there are also miracles where a strong man comes from the sky and completes one-on-five, defeating a team by himself.
There is no doubt that Wang Zelin is such a peerless hunk!
Needless to say, the strength of the Spanish team has always been among the top three in the world basketball rankings. In every world competition, they almost always win a medal.
The Spanish team and the Chinese team are considered to be the two teams most likely to snipe the Dream Team 12.
Naturally, the French team is in the last position. This is by no means a trick, but a matter of recognizing the reality.
Parker's ability to lead the French team all the way to the semi-finals has shocked many people. However, after discussions, many media and experts came to the unanimous conclusion that the French team's upper limit this year is the semi-finals, and there is little hope of winning.
It can only be said that the French team's performance this year deserves everyone's respect, but the essence of competitive sports still depends on strength.
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On the 19th, the Tianchao men's basketball team had a day off. Dayao, who has gradually learned how to balance work and rest after retiring, spent his own money to take the boys of the men's basketball team out for a general health care session and to relax.
Don't get me wrong, it's a serious massage.
While Wang Zelin was happily enjoying the massage service, on the other side of the ocean that he had not paid attention to for a long time, the NBA experienced a salary explosion in July. After entering August, although small transactions continued, there were not many big news.
Finally, in late August, a breaking news broke out in the NBA: New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony officially submitted a trade application to the management. In recent times, he has successively made deals with the Bulls, Mosaic, Mavericks, and Lakers.
, after meeting with the Clippers and other teams, they were suspected of favoring the Bulls and Mosaic teams.
Compared with Anthony who is suspected of going to the Bulls and Rose, Davis will form the Big Three, or go to the Aerospace City to form a Guadeng combination or a Denggua combination...
In the "Escape of Melon" program that the NBA just staged, what really surprised Wang Zelin was, when did Anthony become so motivated?
You know, when they first entered the league, Anthony and James were both equally famous. However, when it comes to career planning, Melo is simply the "reverse James" and has made several major choices in his career.
First of all, the leaders of the 2006 Platinum Generation faced contract renewals for the first time in their careers. Wade, James, and Bosh, who were already well-known in the same generation, all chose to renew their contracts with their home team for four years, and also
One thing they have in common is that they all have 3+1 contracts.
Only Anthony chose to sign a five-year maximum salary of 80 million with his parent team the Nuggets. The advantage is that he is stable and earns one more year of money; but the disadvantages are also obvious, which means that he is better than other players in the same class.
He becomes a free agent a year later.
This directly led to 2010, a year of free trade that is one of the few in NBA history. The famous stars of the same generation have begun to attack the championship. However, Anthony failed to form the 2003 Super Three because he did not sign a 3+1 contract.
Opportunities for giants
Otherwise, the Heat's Big Three, who emerged in 2010, will most likely become James, Wade, and Anthony. After all, the three are so closely related that they are known as the Banana Boat Brothers.
Then, after regaining his free rights in 2014, under the dual temptation of money and big cities, he chose to renew his contract with the Knicks with a maximum salary of 129 million for five years, leaving his final peak in the comfort zone of the Big Apple.
It also completely locked up his dream of winning the championship.
Strictly speaking, since he made the decision to join the New York Dix in 2011, Anthony's career has completely gone off the rails and embarked on a path of no return.
In 2014, he was complacent with the status quo, unwilling to step out of his comfort zone, and completely locked his future in the Big Apple, causing Anthony to gradually change from a sweet melon to a poisonous melon.
The two prides of the past are no longer mentioned.
But what is unexpected is that Anthony in this time and space actually made a completely different choice from Wang Zelin's memory. This guy actually wanted to escape the Big Apple a year in advance, and seemed eager to continue pursuing his dream of winning the championship.
In this case, Anthony really might not have to become a poisonous melon in the future.
Hiss, history has changed once again because of his little butterfly.
Although a little surprised, Wang Zelin's mood quickly returned to calm after hearing the news, and he no longer cared about who Anthony's next family would be.
Just kidding, during the Trail Blazers' three consecutive championships, the NBA's development trajectory was basically derailed because of his arrival. No matter how it changes in the future, he just needs to understand one thing.
To strike iron, you have to be tough!
With the Trail Blazers' current core framework, supplemented by many role players, Wang Zelin is confident to cope with any challenges ahead.
Next season, whether the Bulls successfully form a new Big Three or Melo lands in the Space City and forms a mosaic with Big Beard, he still has more expectations for it.
After sitting on the throne for too long, he can't wait to see the birth of some new things.