364. Chapter 364 The dream team's undefeated myth is broken(2/2)
The Chinese team won this game with a huge score difference of 25 points.
To be honest, when seeing this point difference, many Chinese fans dreamed of returning to the Asian game.
In Asia-wide competitions, the Chinese team often achieves such a point difference, and some are even more exaggerated.
However, in the international arena, this is really unheard of.
In other words, even if there is such an exaggerated point difference, it is either abuse or they are victims.
However, this time, it was them who took the initiative to cause a tragedy. How could this not make the fans excited!
More importantly, the record of 3 wins and 1 loss, especially the victory over New Zealand, a key opponent.
The Chinese team is basically certain to enter the quarterfinals.
Because the two main competitors of the Chinese team, the German team and the New Zealand team, will only have a best record of 3 wins and 3 losses.
In direct dialogue, they all lost to the Huaxia team. When the scores were small, the Huaxia team always won.
If you have to consider extreme situations, then that's a different matter.
In this game, Li Nan came off the bench, but still performed well, hitting 4 three-pointers and scoring a game-high 24 points.
In addition, Yao Ming had 18 points and 12 rebounds, Wang Zhizhi had 14 points and 4 rebounds, and Hu Weidong had 12 points.
Wang Hao clocked out of get off work in the third quarter and scored 13 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, another near-triple-double.
I have to say that in this World Championship, Wang Hao's transformation was very successful, especially in the passing organization, which allowed him to see many surprises.
The current ranking of assists in the World Championships has already explained the problem.
However, the Chinese team was not happy for long. In the next game, they received a warning again.
Facing Argentina, they lost again.
It's still the same as before. Facing the tight defense of a strong team, the Chinese team has too few points to rely on.
Wang Hao can score and pass the ball, but it's a pity that the Chinese team's old problem of instability has returned.
In the first half of the game, Li Nan, who performed well yesterday, made 0 of 3 shots, and Hu Weidong also made 0 of 2 shots.
If the shooting condition is not good, you will hesitate when taking the shot, and the shooting rate will only get worse.
Not only that, when you hesitate, it is also when you are most likely to make mistakes and make mistakes.
Wang Hao even accomplished his task beyond normal. He guarded Ginobili and scored 6 points in the game, but it was a pity that it was useless.
Because in this game, the Argentine team flourished more, with four players scoring in double figures and defeating the Chinese team.
On September 5, the rematch will continue.
The Chinese team will face the Russian team, which is at the bottom of Group D, in the final game.
The Soviet men's basketball team used to be very powerful.
It's a pity that although Russia has inherited most of the Soviet Union's legacy, it has not inherited a strong sports culture.
In terms of sports, it seems that Eastern European countries are better at it.
In fact, Russia was somewhat lucky to appear in the World Championships. They narrowly defeated the French team and won the last ticket.
It's a pity that they only managed one win in the group stage, which is really disappointing.
Now, after losing to the American team and the German team in the rematch, the Russian team is definitely out.
In this case, Russia actually doesn't have much energy.
Sure enough, under the fierce pursuit of the Chinese team in the first quarter, the Russian team saw that the point difference was too big and decisively ran out of ideas.
The few thoughts of winning the game disappeared.
90:68
Another 22-point victory. The performance of the Chinese team in this World Championship is really surprising.
Of course, the most surprising person is Wang Hao.
With 13 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, he contributed a triple-double performance for the first time in the international arena.
The record of 4 wins and 2 losses also allowed the Chinese team to advance to the quarterfinals without any suspense.
This is also the first time that the Chinese team has reached the top 8 in the World Championships since 1994.
More importantly, the Chinese team’s journey is not over yet.
After the game, the Chinese team did not leave in a hurry, but went to the stands to enjoy the last game.
The battle for first place between Argentina and the United States.
Anyway, they have already advanced. Is there a big difference between the first place and the second place?
It's actually huge.
Because all the games in the other semi-final group have ended, Yugoslavia is ranked third.
In the group stage and semi-finals, Yugoslavia failed and lost to Spain and Puerto Rico.
However, losing to Spain is 2 points, losing to Puerto Rico is also 2 points.
It is not so much that Yugoslavia is weak, but rather that they are unlucky.
Anyway, among the favorites to win this year's World Championships, apart from the US team, it is Yugoslavia.
Even strong teams such as Argentina, Spain, and Puerto Rico have to move back.
Neither the U.S. team nor Argentina want to meet the Yugoslavia team too early.
After all, in the knockout round, it's really over if you lose one game.
As soon as the game started, there was a wonderful offensive and defensive performance between Argentina and the United States.
Under the leadership of Ginobili, Argentina actually has a group of players with good athletic talent on the outside.
Their athletic ability, as well as their ability to compete in European leagues, is completely worthy of the American team.
Argentina actually restricted the U.S. team's offensive and defensive transitions to a great extent.
Unable to counterattack quickly, the U.S. team could only play position and fell into singles again and again.
On the other hand, the Argentine team has clear tactical coordination and continues to conduct air cuts.
87:80
No one expected that the American team would actually lose.
The Argentines created a miracle, they defeated the invincible American Dream Team.
Dream team, this is a belief for Americans, but now it is shattered.
The myth of the dream team's invincibility has dissipated.
"Oh my God! Is this the American Dream Team? Where are our really good players?"
"This group of people is not qualified to represent American basketball, and they are even less worthy of being a dream team."
"Our players should care more about national honor, rather than only focusing on professional basketball."
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After losing, the players on the US team thought that the American media would criticize them crazily.
This kind of thing is very familiar to them who have been playing in the United States.
They are even ready for criticism.
However, the reality is that the media did not criticize them at all because the media felt that they were not worthy of being selected for the dream team.
Yes, this is ignorance, naked ignorance.
This is the most hurtful thing. They don't deserve to be selected for the Dream Team, so what's the point of their hard work?
There is no greater grief than heartbreak, and the players on the U.S. team really feel that way at this moment.
They seem to find no meaning in serving their country.
Chapter completed!