Xie Kai is in average shape. This is his first official high-intensity game and he is still adapting.

The scores of both sides were not high in the first quarter, and the Chinese men's basketball team led by 1 point 22:21.

In the second quarter, both sides sent a substitute lineup. The US men's basketball team is still an All-Star lineup. After Xie Kai and Yi Jianlian got off the stage, the young players lost the rhythm and followed the opponent to change and were quickly beaten.

Guidance was suspended immediately.

Coach Gong did not die and fuck Xie Kai. After all, this was the first high-intensity game after Xie Kai came back. He kept making him play for a long time and was easily injured.

Xie started the training competition a lot before, and he was in good condition, but the opponents in the training competition had uneven strengths. This is the Dream Team, and the gap in the strength of the opponent is as big as the Pacific.

Coach Gong asked Xie Kai to rest for more than one day for the sake of the subsequent games. The primary goal of the Chinese men's basketball team is to qualify in the group, and losing to the US men's basketball team does not mean that they cannot qualify in the group.

To be honest, even if the Chinese men's basketball team let Xie Kai play the whole game, it is extremely difficult to win the Dream Team. Instead of risking the main player being injured and fighting the Dream Team to the death in the first game, it is better to focus on the game behind.

In this game, Xie Kai only played for less than 30 minutes, specifically, 27 minutes. His form is OK, with the highest 20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal from the Chinese men's basketball team.

The American Dream Team is still the stronger side. They finally defeated the Chinese men's basketball team 100:82 and ushered in a good start.

The Chinese men's basketball team was not depressed by losing. The opponent was the Dream Team, and Xie Kai did not play completely, and losing did not prevent them from fighting for the right to qualify.

Durant and Xie Kai had no communication throughout the whole process. They had a good time at Westbrook's wedding, but because of all the unpleasant things that happened this summer, they had turned from friends to strangers as the outside world speculated.

For Xie Kai, Westbrook is his good brother. The NBA is indeed all business, but who says there is no brotherhood in the business circle? He just can't stand his brother being ignored like this. If Westbrook hadn't been Westbrook, would he have been able to pass the Spurs in the semifinals of last season?

Such a lineup is just one breath away and can actually join the opponent. Westbrook will never be able to do such a thing in his life.

Xie Kai is also a person with a temperament. When he was at the Kings, although the team's record was a mess and he was still playing badly, he was willing to grow up with the team and chase the championship together. He did not intend to join the Thunder this year, but because of Westbrook's incident, he changed his mind.

The Chinese men's basketball team faced its second opponent in the group stage on August 9, the French men's basketball team.

Although the French men's basketball team also has many active NBA players, they are still much worse than the Dream Team. And their style of playing is not a typical European style, but more like the beggar version of the American men's basketball team.

In this game, the Chinese men's basketball team put in all their efforts. Xie Kai's playing time also increased to 35 minutes.

In the end, with Xie Kai's 30+6+5+3+2 and Yi Jianlian's 21+14+2+3, the Chinese men's basketball team narrowly defeated their opponents 90:87, ushering in the first victory of the group stage.

This game is very important because the French men's basketball team is one of the main opponents to qualify in the Chinese men's basketball team.

On August 11, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated the Venezuelan men's basketball team with 95:82 and ushered in the second victory in the group stage.

However, in the following two games, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to the Australian men's basketball team and the Serbian men's basketball team, ending the group stage with 2 wins and 3 losses.

According to the ranking, the four teams qualifying for Group A are the United States, Australia, Serbia and China.

The four teams qualifying for Group B are Croatia, Spain, Lithuania and Argentina.

According to the schedule, the Chinese men's basketball team's opponent in the quarter-finals is the Croatian men's basketball team.

The outside world unanimously believes that in order to avoid Spain in the knockout stage, the Chinese men's basketball team will be relieved of the next two games when they are determined to qualify.

But there is no evidence. The Chinese men's basketball team is not defeated, but rather defeated, so they can't find any reason. What's more, the Australian men's basketball team and the Serbian men's basketball team are already strong, and losing to them is not considered letting go.

August 18, quarter-finals.

The Chinese men's basketball team faces the European powerhouse Croatian men's basketball team.

In this game, Xie Kai, who was not angry or popular in the group stage, began to exert strength!

From the beginning of the game, Xie Kai launched a fierce attack! He left the ball without the ball and made a three-pointer on the outside, cut the basket at a blank space, broke through the outside line, held the ball and picked and rolled the ball and played the big, and opened one and one.

Xie Kai showed the weapons in his arsenal one by one, and he let those who thought he was no longer at the peak. His body had not rusted for a year after leaving the basketball court, and he had made progress...

Croatia was stunned by Xie Kai. They thought the Chinese men's basketball team was not strong, and the core Xie Kai was affected by injury and was in average condition, but they didn't expect this guy to be so fierce!

When the Croatian men's basketball team reacted, the score was already behind double digits.

The morale of the Chinese men's basketball team is greatly boosted, and they dare to fight and are very active in the defensive end.

Xie Kai and Yi Jianlian, a group of internal and external partners, had a tacit understanding and had always controlled the situation on the court. In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team narrowly defeated the Croatian men's basketball team 96:92 and entered the semi-finals!

This has to be said that a big and small upset broke out, because the Croatian men's basketball team is the first in Group B!

Xie Kai was the only one in this game. He scored a high score of 40 points since the start of this Olympic Games, plus 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks, completely dominating the game.

This game is a landmark battle for Xie Kai to announce his return to the king. Although it is the Olympics, not the NBA, his physical condition cannot deceive people. He does not look like he returns from injury at all.

Xie Kai's performance in this game made those who question the Chinese men's basketball team let the group stage go even more determined. They believed that Xie Kai pretended to be dead in the group stage and Gong Luming's team was playing a conspiracy.

But there is no evidence! We need to be guaranteed by strength. If we don’t have strength, what kind of water will you put on? And most people don’t believe that the Chinese men’s basketball team is so strong that it can let us go on a freely.

Of course, Gong Luming did not admit that he let the water go. In fact, he did not let the water go. He just reduced Xie Kai's playing time in the group stage.

In the knockout round, he no longer limits Xie Kai's playing time, it's that simple.

The Chinese men's basketball team has tied their best record in the Olympics. Their previous best record in history was 4th in the last London Olympics.

The four teams entering the final four are the United States, Spain, China and Australia.
Chapter completed!