Chapter 915 The Last Tough Fight in the Group Stage
After the match with Spain, the Chinese team once again got a day of rest. Ji Feng slept until three o'clock in the morning after a long absence, because it was already 11 o'clock after the match with Spain. Ji Feng went to do the massage and repair that must be done after the game. , it was already past 1 a.m. when we returned to the Olympic Village, so Yunus canceled the morning training and their training would start at 2 p.m.
However, it is said to be training, but it is actually mainly about recovery and adjustment. After all, it is a high-intensity game played every two days. It is unrealistic to train with a large amount of exercise, so the first class in the afternoon is the previous game as usual. Analysis and review, and then analysis of the next opponent, and by the way, pay attention to the game situation of other teams.
And sluts like Sun Yue, Zhu Fangyu, etc. will also go to watch the games of the women's basketball girls and cheer for the women's basketball team.
In fact, they also wanted to wander around to watch the game like the players of the US team. For example, Howard and Anthony showed up at the swimming pool where Phelps played. Paul wore sunglasses to watch diving, and Kobe went to watch. Gymnastics, and even sent Ji Feng a video to prove his popularity in China.
In the past few days, there has been a lot of news and photos about the guys from the Dream Team going to various places to watch games and then taking photos with the champions. There are also news reporters asking why they don’t see the guys from the Chinese team, especially Ji Feng.
This is of course because they are preparing for the competition. Yunus has strictly prohibited these guys from appearing in places other than the basketball stadium. You must know that the Olympic Village is not just a place for competitions. There are many players from various countries who release their hormones here. , small umbrellas are in short supply every day, and the old man has taken great pains to prevent their bodies from being hollowed out.
Okay, let's get down to business. The second match day of the men's basketball team was still very calm. Except for the Chinese team's strong victory over Spain, which was a small upset, the other games were basically won by the more favored team.
Ji Feng and his teammates came to the video analysis room after two hours of training. This is the place they come to every day recently.
When Yunus didn't come, Ji Feng and his teammates started chatting. Just like everyone else, what they paid most attention to was naturally the Olympic Games that were in full swing. Of course, girls were also indispensable!
"Hey, I heard that we have the first gold medal now. It's really cool."
"No, maybe this time we can top the gold medal list for the first time in history."
"When will Liu Xiang come out? Can we go see him?"
"Xuan, we still have to compete."
"He Wenna on the trampoline is really beautiful."
"Beast, I still like Guo Jingjing!"
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This is the daily life of men's basketball...
After chatting, let’s get down to business. Video analysis is an important part of training and the most important source of understanding the opponent’s tactics. For Ji Feng, this is also the most important way for him to capture the opponent’s playing habits. After all, this is not the NBA. There are many Player Ji Feng has never heard of it, let alone played against it, so this training is very important.
First of all, there is the situation next door. This is just a flash. In the first game, Lithuania beat Iran with blood. There is nothing to say. Haddadi was so beaten that his mother didn’t even recognize him. Kleiza was completely crushed in the paint. Lithuania early He went on all substitutes and ended up winning 99-67 easily and taking first place in Group A.
Then there is Croatia versus Russia. This is a close matchup. Russia is very strong, but Croatia, which inherited another part of Yugoslavia, is not easy to mess with. This matchup was as predicted before the game. It was very fierce and the score was Still clinging to the last moment, Croatia was even better in the end, defeating Russia 85-78 with 7 points. They also won both games, but they were ranked second because of a smaller point difference.
Then in the game between Argentina and Australia, although the big-mouthed Bogut said before the game that they had the strength to defeat Argentina, and by the way, he also said a lot of nonsense that devalued the opponent, but it turned out that they did not have this strength. Bogut connected with Oberto in the paint. He couldn't beat Scola. Whether it was movement, offense or defense, Bogut was really eye-catching. Throughout the game, Australia's mid-range shots, long-range shots, and free throw shooting rates were lower than those of its opponents. In the end, Australia was bombed again. With a losing streak at the bottom of the group, they may have to compete with Russia for a qualifying spot.
Then we looked at the United States and Angola in the same group. This is a showdown where you can basically know the outcome without even watching it. The chance of the African champion winning before the game is basically zero. Although it is miserable, it is absolutely in line with the truth, and the fact is exactly the same. In this way, the starting lineup composed of Kobe, James, Kidd, Howard, and Bosh quickly widened the score gap. Ji Feng could tell at a glance that these guys had no effort at all. They could shoot and never break through. They played extremely well. , in sharp contrast to the Angolan team members next door who were jumping up and down and looking like they were risking their lives.
96-76, a 20-point difference. It doesn’t look too big for the American team, but everyone who has watched the game knows that the state of the American team in this game is completely different from that of the Chinese team, so in addition to deepening the Chinese team’s Apart from the confidence of defeating Angola, this game was quickly analyzed.
After this game, the United States, which has won two consecutive games, has the exclusive first place in the group!
After that, the most crucial game is naturally Greece vs. Germany!
These two opponents are first of all the two opponents after the Chinese team, and they are also the opponents competing with the Chinese team for the right to qualify. In fact, the most important one is the next opponent Greece. As long as the Chinese team can defeat Greece, it will basically guarantee its qualifying for the group. quota, two wins has always been the baseline for qualifying in the group.
Ji Feng also watched this match very seriously. Greece is definitely the last tough opponent for the Chinese team in the group stage. After all, they have defeated the Dream Team before and are very strong!
These two teams are both teams that entered the playoffs, but their styles are very different. The German team relies on the twin towers of the veteran inside coach Gakaman, while Greece relies more on the outside to launch attacks!
In this game, Greece was obviously stronger. Although the German Nowitzki and Kaman were turbulent in the paint, it was a strong point that Greece could not solve. Nowitzki was still strong, scoring 22 points in the game, but Greece's The outside performance was even better, and the crazy breakthrough caused Kaman to get three fouls early, which gave Greece an early lead. 69-49 in the third quarter, the outcome was no longer in suspense. 89-69, Greece defeated Germany and won its first victory!
Greece also got a win, which put it ahead of the Chinese team and ranked third in the group. The Chinese team and the German team both had one win and one loss, ranking fourth and fifth in the group.
There are four teams in a group that have one win and one loss in the first two games. Group B is indeed the group of death. The qualifying situation and group ranking of this group are not clear. Except for the United States, which has been determined to qualify with two wins, other teams There is still a need to compete for the qualifying spots, and even Angola still has a nominal hope of qualifying if it loses twice!
Therefore, the next third match will be particularly important, and the match between the Chinese team and the Greek team has become the focus of the third round. Whoever wins will be the first to break through in this devilish group!