Chapter 904 Against Spain!
Lithuania beat Argentina, which is not beyond people's expectations. Although this Argentine team is still a strong team, they retain the team that won the last Olympic Games, and Ginobili is still strong, but they are four years older after all. , Veteran players like Oberto are already very limited in what they can display.
While Group A played fiercely, Chinese fans are most concerned about Group B of death, especially the contest between China's next opponent, Spain, and its next opponent, Greece.
This was also known as a strong matchup before the game.
Needless to say, Spain, with their big and small Gasol and a lot of NBA players, they are the champions of the Shinco World Championships. They are known as the second strongest team in the world except the US team, and they are the most popular team in this Olympic Games.
And Greece has always been a strong team on the European continent. Although few of them play in the NBA, there is currently only one Spanoulis playing as a backup point guard for the Rockets. Many Chinese fans should be familiar with it.
But this does not mean that their strength is weak. On the contrary, their strength has always been very strong. Just like Greek football won the European Cup by creating Greek mythology as a whole, their basketball team is also a team that relies on the whole to win the world. The most impressive thing about this team should be the 2006 World Championships, where they defeated the Dream Seven team 101-95 in the semi-finals and won the silver medal in the end. This is also one of the mortal enemies of the US team. Old K publicly declared They will definitely prepare well for the game against Greece.
So the game between Spain and Greece attracted the most fans that day, including the Chinese men's basketball team after training!
But the result was disappointing. Greece had no ability to resist in front of the powerful Spain. The outside duo Fernandez and Calderon jointly contributed 29 points. They even came off the bench and scored 11 points in just 14 minutes. 7 Rebounds, dominated the inside, the game lost suspense early.
In the end, 81-66, Greece lost very simply.
"The Greek players are too old to keep up." Ji Feng said to Dayao after the game. This team, like Argentina, is also the basic team of 2004 and 2006. It encountered the same problem as Argentina. The decline in strength has been serious, which is different from Spain. In recent years, the rise of Spanish talents has been too fast. The main players in the team are all young and have a strong impact.
"Spain is very strong. We want to win, but it's not easy!" Dayao's expression was not good. Spain is really strong, and Greece will not mention it. After reading it, Dayao felt very confident, but Spain was different. Spain at most showed 70% of its strength, and the Gasol brothers didn't fight much and it was over.
If the Chinese team wants to enter the semi-finals, the group ranking is very important. If they lose to Spain and rank third in the group, or even rank fourth altogether, they will face the two strongest opponents in Group A in advance, Lithuania and Lithuania. Argentina, the prospects for the semi-finals will not be too optimistic.
If you can reach the second place, it is very likely that you will encounter Australia, Croatia, and Russia. These three teams are not afraid of the current Chinese team.
"The devil's schedule, didn't everyone say that the host will have preferential treatment? Are we the worst host?" Ji Feng spread his hands and said with a smile, first the United States, then Spain, and then Greece... this feeling It doesn't look like the host, but rather offends the Olympic Organizing Committee.
If you think about it, if this is a three-game losing streak, morale will be lost, and if you end up with a knitting wool, maybe you will go home and go fishing.
But this is also good, at least it will allow the Chinese team to quickly enter the state, just like after watching the game, the Chinese team still did not rest, but conducted a deep replay of the game in the locker room, and like Ji Feng also chose It was 11 o'clock in the evening to practice shooting.
Although they didn't say anything, but after the battle with the US team, the whole Chinese team has a kind of desire. They are eager to fight with the strong, because they... seem to be able to wrestle with the real strong team!
Oh, you ask, how did Germany play Angola?
Since the two brothers learned that the Chinese team had left the group chat, they regarded each other as an opponent that must be defeated, but the German team with Nowitzki is still even better. The German men's basketball team only led 25-21 in the first quarter, but in the second quarter they played a 13-0 offensive climax, leading Angola 54-34 at halftime, the old driver and Kaman were Angola There was no way to solve the point, so the result was 95-66, with an advantage of 29 points, and Germany won its first victory.
This game also made the situation of the Chinese team difficult, at least the media thought so. After all, facing Spain next, even Director Zhang, who supported the Chinese team the most, only dared to say that he had a chance.
However, on the day of the match on the 13th, when Ji Feng was interviewed by the media, he changed his low-key image in the past. Facing the reporters, he appeared full of confidence. He said bluntly: "It seems that no one is optimistic about our appearance, but my goal is only to win. , we will do our best to win and strive for a better ranking in the group!"
Ji Feng's words obviously made the reporters in front of him a little dazed, especially the reporter of CCTV. He seemed a little bit forced. When will the Chinese team shout the slogan of fighting for victory against Spain in the basketball field.
But the reporter focused his eyes on the young face in front of him, and the reporter understood, because the person who said this was Ji Feng, a name that has always been associated with miracles!
And when Ji Feng was being interviewed, the Spanish team in the locker room was doing pre-match preparations, and their boss, Pau Gasol, was passing on the experience of fighting against Ji Feng to everyone!
"He is a monster. He cannot be defended by one person. I am not targeting anyone. That guy's personal strength is indeed higher than ours. Only as a whole can we defeat them. Therefore, we must fight as a whole and play our best. Seriously, we have to be 100 percent focused and not let go of any details, otherwise, this guy has the ability to beat us!" Gasol said.
And beside him, the Spanish generals nodded solemnly. They agreed with Gasol's words. To be honest, many of them had fought against Ji Feng, including Ferdinand who was abused by Ji Feng in the preseason. They will not regard the Chinese team as an ordinary opponent.
The time came to 9 p.m. on the 13th, and this much-anticipated duel was about to begin. The audience had already filled the Wukesong Stadium. This was another battle of the spotlight!
In the stands, all officials of the basketball association showed up, including the director of the sports bureau, and they all came to watch this focus match.
In the front row, many Chinese stars have appeared on stage, and among them is our lovely hot bar classmate. She booked the tickets for this game as early as a month ago to see the popularity and attention of this game. , She had to lament her foresight.