The men's basketball game is still at the end, as the highlight of the game.
Before that, the war between Argentina and Lithuania attracted the most attention.
"If the men's basketball team loses today's game, they will face the loser of Argentina and Lithuania in the knockout round."
Although they say this, in fact, most fans and commentators already believe that the men's basketball team's opponent will most likely be Argentina or Lithuania.
Therefore, after Lithuania defeated Argentina unexpectedly, CCTV's live broadcast room was relaxed and cheerful at the beginning, talking and laughing, looking forward to the next journey of the men's basketball team, and gradually became...serious and silent...
Directors Yu Jia and Zhang began to repeatedly analyze the situation that the men's basketball team will face——
"On the last day of the group stage, the men's basketball team has no chance of defeating Spain..."
"Even if the men's basketball team loses today and faces Argentina in the knockout round, we still have Dayu and Dayao, so the chance of winning is still very high..."
The last day of the group stage means that two-fifths of the teams have to bid farewell to the Olympics. Of course, the eliminated teams have been determined. Four teams, Russia, Iran, Germany and Angola, will bid farewell to this Olympics.
Before the decisive battle between the men's basketball team and Spain, the atmosphere in Wukesong was very relaxed, and there were not even any fierce confrontations in a few insignificant games.
Lin Yu also appeared on the sidelines with Dayao and watched the game between Germany and the United States.
Wukesong seems to have turned into a large-scale NBA star exchange meeting. On the court, Dirk Nowitzki has been communicating closely with his opponents from the Dream Team.
After the German team lost the game and gave the Dream Team a complete victory in the group stage, Dayao and Lin Yu appeared in front of the camera, adding some starlight to Wukesong in this game.
"Are you here to see me off?"
On the side of the court, Nowitzki first gave Dayao a big hug, then Lin Yu, while also joking.
What could Lin Yu and Dayao say? They just smiled.
Nowitzki left the Olympics, and besides him, the biggest player who also left was Russia's Andrei Kirilenko.
Before the game in Russia started, Lin Yu left the stadium, but Dayao continued to stay.
In the NBA, Dayao and AK47 are considered rivals, but because of the relationship between China and Russia, Dayao and Kirilenko have some private exchanges in the international arena.
Lin Yu didn't want to get involved in this. He knew Dayao's thoughts, but he was different from Dayao. He didn't care much about domestic basketball. He wanted to buy a CBA team to help cultivate some useful young people.
A player is the best he can do.
Even if his playing career is over and he retires, his focus will be on the NBA.
Lin Yu has always held the view that for a time traveler like him and someone hanging on the wall, the highest palace of basketball like the NBA is where he should stay.
After all, his playing career can be said to be without difficulty, and it would be a good choice to end his playing career and challenge an NBA management career.
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The game before the finale was like just watching the show, and Wukesong couldn't muster any interest. It wasn't until 10 o'clock when the time came, and the men's basketball team and the Spanish team entered the stadium one after another that Wukesong became lively again.
There were constant cheers and shouts, but not much booing.
The theme song of the Capital Olympics is "Welcome". Domestic spectators and fans will naturally not violate this theme. The men's basketball game has almost finished a group stage. Unless the host country is overly targeted, otherwise, the Olympics
There are always cheers and applause on the field.
Before the game started, the Spanish team looked very relaxed. The Gasol brothers even stood on the sidelines passing the ball to each other while laughing and joking, without seeming to be warming up.
In contrast, the men's basketball team acted very seriously. After Argentina lost to Lithuania, everyone realized that if they failed to win the group stage, the men's basketball team's goal of competing for fourth place might be unattainable.
Of course, the sixth place has been secured. The third place in Group B will enter the knockout round. Even if it is eliminated directly, it will still be in the top six.
Before the game, the top players of the two teams greeted each other as usual.
There were no quarrels or tensions. The atmosphere before the game was quite peaceful. It seemed like this game was a game that had no impact on the group rankings or the draw of the knockout rounds.
But as soon as the game started, everything changed immediately. At least, the murderous look in his eyes began to fill the air.
With a beep, the basketball was thrown into the sky above Wukesong by the referee. Amidst the sparse applause, Yao rarely lost the jump ball in the Olympics.
"The game started, Pau Gasol won the jump ball, Spain's offensive possession..."
For this game, Spain adjusted their starting lineup.
Jose Calderon, who had not played much in the game against the United States, became the starting point guard, with Ricky Rubio and Juan Lopez on standby.
Navarro continues to appear as the starting shooting guard, and his substitute is Sergio Rodriguez.
Lin Yu's opponent was replaced by Rudy Fernandez, who was originally supposed to be a shooting guard. It seemed that the Spanish coach was going to use Fernandez, who was about to enter the NBA, to deal with Lin Yu's threat.
In terms of inside, Felipe Reyes, who has performed well in men's basketball in the past few international competitions, started, and the center is still Pau Gasol.
There are no changes in the men's basketball team. Liu Wei and Wang Shipeng partner in the backcourt, Lin Yu and Ah Lian partner in the front line, and center Dayao.
The Spanish team quickly advanced to the frontcourt. Jose Calderon, who was in possession of the ball, did not stop the ball to slow down the rhythm and organize the attack. He directly relied on Reyes and surprisingly played a quick pick-and-roll.
Reyes broke away and walked inside, and the Arab League had no choice but to retreat back.
Immediately afterwards, Calderon got the space to take a shot and took a shot directly, a pull-up jumper that passed the screen.
With a bang, the frame came out...
"Spain plays very fast, which is a bit unlike their style of play."
Yu Jia in the commentary box wanted to cheer, but the next second he discovered that Spain's surprisingly quick pick-and-roll to end the attack was not for nothing.
On the contrary, Spain seemed to have made a meticulous response and a series of reactions. After the basketball hit the frame, some Spanish players suddenly appeared in the paint.
"Navarro suddenly rushed to the basket, grabbed the rebound, and made a tip-in!"
Lin Yu and Yu Jia had similar reactions, but after Navarro grabbed the rebound and made a tip-in, he immediately realized what Spain was thinking.
Quick offense and defense, rushing for rebounds?
The men's basketball team's offense, their style of play is completely different from the center supporting offense at the beginning of the group stage. Lin Yu continues to control the ball.
But at the beginning, his pull-up jump shot also failed. His touch was average and he was still in the stage of finding the position of the basket.
The Spanish team grabbed the rebound and quickly counterattacked.
Jose Calderon controlled the ball, attracted Lin Yu's defense, and then found Rudy Fernandez with a pass, and Fernandez succeeded in a layup.
At the beginning, with a 4:0 start, Spain played a surprising but reasonable performance.