In terms of statistics, Yao Ming only played 24 minutes, making 4 of 10 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 15 points.

Zhang Zhiyuan played 27 minutes, making 8 of 15 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 23 points.

Yi Jianlian made 4 of 12 shots and scored 9 points including free throws.

Zhu Fangyu scored 8 points, Sun Yue scored 6 points, Liu Wei scored 5 points, and Wang Zhizhi scored 8 points.

Chen Jianghua, Wang Shipeng, Li Nan, Wang Lei and Du Feng scored 11 points together.

For the U.S. team, Wade scored a game-high 21 points, James scored 20 points, and Kobe and Howard both scored 13 points.

Reid, Williams, and Bosh all scored 9 points.

Anthony and others all scored, but because the game lasted only 40 minutes, they did not get much playing time, so the statistics were not good.

Kobe, who took the most shots, only threw 14.

"Overall, we played pretty well, but we have to reduce our mistakes. We were intercepted too many times today. I hope the athletes will learn their lesson..."

During Zhang Lili's summary, the audience began to leave.

It's already 0 o'clock at this time, and the audience who can persist in seeing the scene are all true love.

Although we lost the game, everyone was not disappointed because they were mentally prepared.

On the same day, Russia defeated Yin Lang, Germany slaughtered Angola, Spain defeated Greece, Lithuania narrowly defeated Argentina, and Australia lost to Croatia.

After a day of rest, the group match continues on the 12th.

The first match was between Yin Lang and Lithuania, and Yin Lang lost miserably again.

Then Croatia defeated Russia and Greece massacred Germany.

At 16:00, the Chinese team plays against Spain.

The Chinese team has the task of winning this game. They need to compete for a better group stage ranking so that they can encounter as few strong teams as possible.

Although this effect is extremely limited, no matter how small the benefits are, we still have to fight for them.

Moreover, even if there is no such benefit, if you have a chance to win, you still have to fight for it.

This is an Olympic game, not a friendly match or a warm-up match. This is a game related to national honor.

Because it was in the afternoon, the venue was packed with people.

Countless spectators were cheering for the men's basketball team, which seemed a bit fanatical.

With the success of Zhang Zhiyuan and Yao Ming in the NBA, the number of basketball dreams in China is rising rapidly, surpassing football fans.

The greater the number, the higher the probability of becoming a fanatic fan.

These ardent fans can continue to watch the game while shouting for a refund.

At the beginning of the game, the Chinese team changed the starting lineup, bringing up Sun Yue and replacing Liu Wei.

Sun Yue, Zhang Zhiyuan, Zhu Fangyu, Yi Jianlian, Yao Ming, this is basically the strongest lineup of the Chinese team.

On the Spanish side are Rubio, Navarro, Fernandez, Reyes, and Pau Gasol.

Rubio later received a big contract in the NBA and averaged 128 points per game. Except for his lower shooting percentage, he could barely be considered a star player.

For comparison, Sun Yue's NBA score is 0.4 points.

Navarro averaged 11 points per game with the Grizzlies last season and was a qualified starter.

Fernandez will also enter the NBA in the future, averaging close to 10 points per game.

Reyes has never played in the NBA, but he has won MVP twice in a row in the Spanish League. It's not that he doesn't have the ability to play in the NBA, he just likes to be a chicken head in Europe.

Gasol even served as a team boss in the NBA, and his strength is needless to say.

The Spanish team is completely an NBA-level team, with Marc Gasol, Calderon and other NBA players on the bench.

Fortunately, the Chinese team also has 4 NBA players in the starting lineup, including MVP, FMVP, scoring champion, and championship winners.

At first glance, the Chinese team’s lineup is quite strong even in international competitions.

Except for the American team and Spain, which are obviously slightly better, the other teams are not as good as the Chinese team.

Amid various analysis and introductions by Zhang Lili and Sun Zhengping, the game officially started.

Spain won the jump ball and Spain attacked first.

Rubio was not afraid of tigers as a newborn, so he rushed towards the Chinese team's basket without hesitation.

Facing the interception, Rubio could only use an uncomfortable posture to take off and layup.

The jump was a little short, so Yi Jianlian gave him a big hat.

The American team didn't dare attack the Chinese team's penalty area like this, and no one knew where Rubio got his confidence.

Obviously, the Spanish team underestimated the opponent.

In the transition between offense and defense, Zhang Zhiyuan held the ball and hit Navarro in singles.

Navarro was about to cry but had no tears. He wanted to ask his teammates why they didn't come up to help. This was someone he could deal with on his own?

Zhang Zhiyuan started, faked a move, changed direction, made a one-step pass, drove to the inside, bypassed Gasol and made a layup, scoring.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is the gap."

Zhang Lili lamented, not knowing whether he was talking about the defensive gap between Navarro and Kobe, or the ability gap between Navarro and Zhang Zhiyuan.

The Spanish team attacked, Rubio passed the ball to Reyes, and Reyes missed a jump shot against Yi Jianlian.

Yao Ming grabbed the rebound and then passed the ball to Zhang Zhiyuan. Zhang Zhiyuan did not wait for his teammates and started a counterattack with the ball alone.

There is only one Navarro in front of him, and there are Spanish players chasing him behind him, but as long as he gets past Navarro in time and doesn't get double-teamed, it won't be a big problem.

Zhang Zhiyuan advanced quickly while patting the basketball, and changed direction while traveling, passing Navarro.

It may seem like just one action to complete the trick, but in fact, completing this action requires countless details, and not everyone can do it.

Zhang Zhiyuan scored two more points.

4-0, the Chinese team once again got off to a good start.

In the transition between offense and defense, Gasol relied on his personal ability to hit a jumper and scored two points.

When the Chinese team attacked, Yao Ming was double-teamed under the basket and took action.

However, after the Spanish team focused its attention on Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian had more opportunities.

He took the opportunity to grab the rebound and dunk in the second attack.

6 to 2.

The Spanish team attacked, Fernandez shook off Zhu Fangyu and scored a mid-range jumper.

Compared with the American team, Spain's ability to attack the basket is weaker, but its mid-range shooting is better. Almost everyone can shoot, but none can miss it.

The Chinese team attacked, Zhang Zhiyuan broke through and was double-teamed, and passed the ball to Sun Yue.

Sun Yue made a three-point shot but missed.

Gasol picked off the rebound and Spain counterattacked.

The Chinese team retreated quickly, but a loophole appeared in the chaos. Reyes received the ball and made a layup and scored.

Tied 6 to 6.

The Spanish team has good scoring ability in all five positions and is very difficult to defend.

In contrast, the Chinese team has two absolute strengths.

Zhang Zhiyuan broke through with the ball, and Spain could only double-team. Then Zhang Zhiyuan passed the ball to Yi Jianlian, Gasol defended, Yi Jianlian passed the ball to Yao Ming, and Yao Ming made a shot from the basket.

Spain counterattacked and Reyes struck.

The two sides continued to play for several rounds, and the audience was surprised to find that the Chinese team actually had the upper hand.

Not only did they score more points, but the Chinese team was suppressing Spain during the game.

Regarding Zhang Zhiyuan's strong point, the Spanish team has no good solution.

The Spanish team did not pay enough attention to other members of the Chinese team.

By the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team was 23-19, leading by 4 points.

However, the Chinese audience was happy, but not too carried away.

They know the weakness of the Chinese team, which is poor physical strength and prone to fatigue in the second half.

The 4-point lead now is not really an advantage.

In the second quarter, Yao Ming was resting, and Zhang Zhiyuan continued to play with the substitutes.

Originally, this was a period when the Chinese team was relatively weak, but Spain did not seize this opportunity and missed three consecutive points, giving the Chinese team many opportunities to quickly counterattack.

By the time Yao Ming and other main players came on the court again, the Chinese team had already led by 10 points.

In international competitions, this lead is no longer small. Because the competition time is shorter and the pace is slower, it is even more difficult to catch up to ten points.

Because of the presence of Zhang Zhiyuan, the Chinese team likes to play counterattack, and the pace is already relatively fast. Like other teams' scores, the total score is around 150 points.
To be continued...