Chapter 929 Preparing for Croatia
The top eight of the Olympic men's basketball team are all formed with the end of the last game. They will compete for the semi-finals according to the method of the first place in the group against the fourth place in the other group, and the second place in the group against the third place in the group!
The specific matchups are as follows:
The United States plays Australia, China plays Croatia, Spain plays Argentina, Lithuania plays Greece!
The eight-to-four match will officially start at 2:30 pm on August 20th, and the four games will be held on the same day. This will be a feast for basketball fans!
It is said that all the Lakers JKJ's teams have entered the quarterfinals, and they are all leaders of their respective teams, and they all performed well in the group stage. This also made many people laugh and say that the Lakers are the biggest winners of the Olympics.
Of course, this also made many fans lament that it is no wonder that the Lakers were able to achieve 70 wins and successfully win the championship last season, and also swept the entire league. This is the real gathering of stars.
The Chinese team's game will be held at 8 pm. It is the third game of the day and the prime time of the night. After all, this is the regular arrangement for the host country!
The first game is a showdown between Lithuania and Greece, followed by the United States against Australia, and the last game is a strong showdown between Spain and Argentina!
All the 20,000 tickets previously released have been sold out, and even more than 2,000 temporary seats have been sold out by enthusiastic fans. It is difficult to meet the needs of fans, and scalpers have sold tens of thousands of tickets. , even a sky-high price of hundreds of thousands, but it is still hard to get a ticket.
It has to be said that this matchup was something that many people could not have imagined before the game. Russia, the previous European champion, actually fell in the group stage, and lost so completely. Apart from Iran, no one could bully it. It was hard not to Think about the Sri Lanka Cup last month.
Some fans made a soul declaration: Sure enough, if you play with basketball, basketball will play with you. You were not on the main team at that time, but now you are cool.
Well, correct answer!
Lithuania actually achieved the same five-game winning streak as the United States, and also defeated the defending champion Argentina. This was also beyond people's expectations. Their showdown with Greece was also attractive enough. The two teams are old rivals in Europe. They have played before. After many encounters, Lithuania's historical record is still superior. However, Greece has defeated Lithuania many times in recent years, but everyone is still more optimistic about Lithuania. They are really eye-catching in this competition.
But what is even more unexpected is that Spain fell to third place in the group and will have to meet Argentina in advance. This also means that one of the last champion and the favorite this time will definitely fall among the semi-finals. Besides, this is definitely an upset.
Although Spain is slightly stronger than Argentina on paper, it does not mean that Spain can definitely win against Argentina. After all, this is Manu's team. With him, Argentina will always be a strong team, and Argentina wants to Defeating Spain is definitely not an easy task, so this matchup is also one of the most anticipated matchups among the four quarter-finals.
As for the game between the US team and Australia, it is recognized by countless media fans as the least suspenseful game. Some fans even said that the biggest suspense in this matchup may be how many points the US team wins...
Although when the result of the match came out, Coach K bluntly said that they would not see any opponent clearly, and Kobe also bluntly said that Australia is a very strong team and gave them a rainbow fart, but the comparison of strength is still not good. It will change. Last month, the US team defeated Australia with only half of the main team. It is so true.
However, Ji Feng is still quite sorry about this. Australia was so unlucky, not even finishing third, and he still wanted to sanction Bogut in the game!
So when Ji Feng was interviewed by the media, he expressed his blessings to Australia and hoped that they would continue to work hard and not give up in the next Olympics...
Bogut wanted to vomit blood after hearing this...
But he didn't continue to talk nonsense about defeating the United States, entering the finals, and fighting again then, because he was facing the United States. If he dared to say that, his legs would probably be compromised in the quarterfinals. You know, he Reid, the Bucks' boss, is still on the bench for the US team.
The game that Chinese fans are most concerned about is naturally the match against Croatia. This is a key battle that determines whether the Chinese team can create history, so it is conceivable that it attracts attention. As the Olympic Games come to an end, the Chinese men's basketball team has also become There is no one team that attracts the most attention at the moment.
Naturally, the Chinese team is also actively preparing for this much-anticipated showdown. Starting from that night, the coaching staff began to analyze Croatia’s playing style and staffing. Yunus basically never slept a wink and held the coaching staff all night long. They spent the whole night studying their opponents. After all, Jonas had previously thought that the best ranking would be third, so in fact they studied Argentina and Lithuania the most, and not much about Croatia. In order to win, they must complete their tactics.
The same goes for Croatia next door. They didn't expect to encounter China, so the coaches on both sides still have a lot of work to do.
Of course, some media, such as the Australian media, published an article saying: "Croatia got the top lottery. They obviously played worse than Argentina, but they got a matchup that made it easier to enter the semi-finals."
Well, very good, inheriting the fine tradition of Bogut.
Ji Feng rolled his eyes when he saw it. Do you dare to be more straightforward about this? Isn't this whole article just talking about Croatia's luck in meeting China? It seems that the Australians are not satisfied with their failure to win the third meeting. Coming to China was full of dissatisfaction.
Bogut was not idle either. He also expressed similar views on social networks.
However, many people expressed the same opinion, and the Croatian media also bluntly stated that this is their best chance to return to the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.
This is also understandable. The Chinese team has risen so fast that many people have not reflected on it. It is inevitable that some people will wonder if it is a flash in the pan, so this still requires Ji Feng to slap them in the face.
However, Ji Feng did not give up. At the press conference on the 19th, Ji Feng said directly: "Our goal is the top four. It's as simple as that. No matter which team is standing opposite us, our goal It's still a win, and as for Australia, I think they should check which flight back is faster, because it's almost time for them to leave, and if I have the chance, I will tell the Australians what their true strength is."
"Awesome!" The reporter gave Ji Feng a thumbs up. I haven't heard anything less strong from a Chinese player in a long time. It's so damn exciting!
Ji Feng's words also filled the atmosphere before the game. This game is becoming more and more anticipated!