On August 9th, Capital Time, the Olympic men’s basketball games started one after another in Wukesong, the capital.
The match between the Chinese team and the American team is in the last game. Basically, after the other games are finished, the time will be after 24:00.
This was a test for the Chinese and American men's basketball teams. Therefore, the members of the Chinese men's basketball team did not appear in Wukesong, but returned to the Olympic Village to rest separately.
The first game of the men's basketball game is Russia versus Iran, which is basically a duel between Andrei Kirilenko and Hamad Haddadi.
However, Russia's strength is obviously one level better, so the result of the game is not surprising at all. Russia won a good start.
After that it’s Germany versus Angola in Group B.
This game also had no suspense. Dirk scored 27 points and led the team to victory.
After this fight, Spain and Greece appeared.
Although Spain lost to Greece in the European Championship, it was only a loss in the group stage of the European Championship, and it really doesn't prove anything.
When the venue changes to the Olympics, everything will be different.
Spain's hard power is still second only to the United States team in this Olympics. They quickly took advantage and maintained their advantage until the end of the game.
When the Spanish game was coming to an end, the Chinese men's basketball team also set off from the Olympic Village.
"The German team has won, and Spain will also win, but we will face the United States in the first game, which is very stressful!"
On the bus to Wukesong, Sun Yue scrolled through his phone and sighed.
"What's the point of stress? Playing against the United States is the most stress-free. If you win, you'll make money, and if you lose, you won't lose."
Lin Yu, who was behind him, patted him and joked.
There was a faint and undetectable laughter in the bus. Considering the strength gap between the men's basketball team and the American Dream Team, it was indeed a win and there was no burden on them if they lost.
"If we lose better, we can still get praise."
Dayao, who was sitting next to Lin Yu, followed up by saying, "So tonight, our goal is to lose beautifully. Of course, it would be better if we can win."
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The American team arrived at Wukesong very early. Unlike the Chinese men's basketball team, this group of strong black men were full of energy, as if they didn't need to rest. In fact, they were even more energetic at night.
They had already watched the game between Germany and Angola, and had also watched more than half of the game between Spain and Greece. They were talking and laughing the whole time, as if they did not take these four opponents in the same group seriously at all.
In fact, the odds of the United States winning the gold medal in this Olympics are indeed much higher than those of other teams.
When the Chinese men's basketball team arrived at Wukesong, the game between Australia and Croatia was already halfway through.
The members of the men's basketball team were not in the mood to watch games against opponents from different groups. They entered the locker room and began to prepare for the upcoming first game of the Olympic Games.
The American team also entered the locker room near the end of the game between Australia and Croatia.
Croatia won the game. In this era, Australia's golden generation has not yet grown up. The only one they can rely on is Andrew Bogut. Their strength is naturally not as good as the European teams with better skills and tactics.
Not long after the game ended, the infield of the arena was cleared and a new group of fans was replaced.
It is said to be a replacement, but in fact it is not much. Most fans have bought a pass, which means they can watch several consecutive games at once, especially the match between China and the United States. It is a game that almost all domestic fans must not miss.
Contest.
In the first few games, there were still many empty seats on the sidelines of the field, but by the last game, Wukesong was filled up at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After that, the Chinese team came on stage.
It is not a formal appearance ceremony, it is just a pre-game warm-up and adaptation to the venue. Of course, due to time constraints, there will be no formal appearance ceremony in the Olympics. The game will start directly after the warm-up.
But even so, Wukesong, which was already full, burst into overwhelming cheers!
There was not enough warm-up time, but Lin Yu still signed autographs for the fans on both sides of the aisle.
When the American team came on the stage, Wukesong also burst into cheers, which was surprising but also reasonable.
Almost every superstar in the Dream Team has a large number of Chinese fans.
Among them, Kobe Bryant received the loudest cheers and shouts, occupying the mainstream.
"I hope that after the game starts, the cheers I hear are all for the Chinese team!"
In the commentary box, Yu Jia shook his head and whispered something while turning off the microphone. Director Zhang just glanced at Yu Jia and had no other reaction.
Soon, the warm-up was over.
As the starters on both sides took off their jackets and came on stage, the cheers and shouts in Wukesong Arena finally became unified.
Just as Yu Jia hoped, the cheers and shouts were all for the Chinese team. Among them, the shouts received by Lin Yu swept the entire arena.
"The game is finally about to start. It's not easy. Look at the time. It's almost 10:30. It's probably after 0:00 after the game. I hope the boys of the men's basketball team can withstand the pressure."
The starting lineup has already started, and there are no surprises in the Chinese team's starting lineup. Liu Wei and Wang Shipeng partnered in the back line, and Lin Yu was pushed to the third position.
There is no way, all domestic strikers are mediocre in the competition, but the strongest one is Lin Yu, the main shooting guard in the NBA.
As for the inside line, Yunus chose to use Dayao to partner with Ah Lian, while Dayao was on standby on the bench.
On the U.S. team, Kidd and Kobe team up at the back, with LeBron James and Anthony at the forwards, and Dwight Howard at the center.
Before the game officially started, Yunas just emphasized a few key points in the tactics, including more movement and passing, focusing on defense, etc.
When the game started, everything was out of his control, but Lin Yu had no intention of breaking away from Yunus' control.
There was a beep, and the referee blew his whistle. Dayao and Howard had a jump ball duel. There was no suspense. Dayao dialed the basketball first.
On the back line, Liu Wei took a step forward and received the basketball.
The Chinese team attacked on all fronts, and the American team also retreated on all fronts.
But after Dayao rushed to the frontcourt, he chose to position at the top of the arc, and then received Liu Wei's pass, but Howard retreated deep inside.
Immediately afterwards, Dayao jumped up and hit a three-pointer.
This is something the American team did not expect. They did not expect that in FIBA, facing a three-point line that was 0.5 meters shorter, Dayao's three-pointer would become quite threatening.
Lin Yu watched the three-pointer hit, but felt a familiar feeling.
If he remembered correctly, in his previous life, the Olympic men's basketball team also opened the scoring with a three-pointer by Dayao against the US team and took the lead!
"It seems that my little butterfly is not strong enough!"
Lin Yu didn't think much about it and just sighed secretly. It was a good thing that Yao hit a three-pointer in the opening game. This would be a huge impact on the US team's defensive system.
Although the possibility of winning this game is still slim, at least there is a chance to shock the American team into a cold sweat.