In the second game, Yang Jian continued to perform well, scoring a triple-double of 41 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals, leading the Chinese team to a 105-60 victory over New Zealand.
The Chinese fans were very excited. The team played a beautiful combination of internal and external performance, proving that the 1998 World Championship championship was not a flash in the pan.
Yao Ming is the team's second scoring point, scoring 22 points and 8 rebounds, shooting 80% from the field and making 6 free throws.
Yang Jian can not only score by himself, but also allow Yao Ming to catch the ball comfortably, which is something that other domestic defenders cannot do.
Once Yao Ming cuts into the penalty area and receives a pass from Yang Jian, the opponent cannot defend against the strong high center forward. Yao Ming is too tall. He can dunk under the basket and hook from a distance. The opponent cannot easily foul.
He shoots free throws very accurately.
During team training, both Battelle and Wang Zhizhi could beat Yao Ming in a one-on-one match. But Yao Ming can play a greater role in the game. The game is not about who can help the team win in a one-on-one match, but tactics are the key.
For two consecutive games, Yao Ming has scored the most points among the inside players, and he has become the core of the inside line.
Wang Zhizhi sacrificed the number of shots for the overall strategy. He pulled out and shot long two-pointers and three-pointers, which caused even more headaches for the opponent.
In the third game, the Chinese team defeated the French team 86-82.
Under double-teaming by his opponents, Yang Jian's shooting touch was average and he only scored 31 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. However, 11 of his points were scored in the last 5 minutes. He had a big heart at the critical moment and led the team to laughter.
at last.
Wang Zhizhi stepped up and scored 19 points, 5 rebounds, and hit 3 three-pointers.
Double-teaming Yang Jian, the defense in other positions will inevitably become weaker. Wang Zhizhi, Sun Jun, Hu Weidong, Li Nan and others all got some good shooting opportunities.
In the fourth game, the Chinese team defeated Lithuania 95-82.
Yang Jian made 8 of 12 three-pointers and scored 51 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. In this game, he defeated the opponent purely by himself, accounting for more than half of the team's points.
The Chinese team's style restrained Lithuania, or Yang Jian restrained Lithuania. He scored high scores many times in the matches between the two sides.
The Lithuanian team has a big lineup and does not have fast defenders. It cannot keep up with Yang Jian one-on-one, and it is always a beat behind when encountering cover and pursuit. If they want to restrict Yang Jian, they must use double-teams without the ball to prevent him from relaxing.
Take the ball. Lithuania played like this for a while, and then the rest of the Chinese team opened up.
Lithuania's score in the penalty area accounts for a high proportion. Facing Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi's twin-tower combination, the inside players also had a hard time. The twin towers blocked the penalty area with their height, so they let their opponents shoot from outside, and the shots were recognized.
In the last game of the group stage, the Chinese team defeated Italy 97-81 and successfully qualified for the group stage with a record of 4 wins and 1 loss.
The Italian team had just won the European Championship the year before, but only ranked third in the group stage, which was shocking.
Yang Jian faced double-teams and adopted a style of play that mainly focused on breakthrough points and scoring. He scored 26 points, 6 rebounds, 18 assists and 4 steals. He was determined to qualify for the group stage. The men's basketball team treated this game as a training exercise. Yang Jian passed the ball more because he wanted to
Help teammates gain confidence.
Li Nan performed superbly in this game, making 6 of 7 three-pointers and scoring 25 points, becoming the team's second scoring point. Yao Ming also scored 16 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks, guarding the penalty area.
At this time, almost all Chinese fans believed that the Chinese men's basketball team might win the gold medal in this Olympics.
Although the U.S. team won all five games, they only won 102-56 against the underdog New Zealand by 46 points. They failed to score 100 points in two games, and the performance of the players was not outstanding. The top scorer Garnett averaged only 100 points per game.
14.6 points.
Against Italy and Lithuania, the U.S. team only scored 93 and 85 points, and their offense was not smooth. If they did not score more than 100 points against the Chinese team, they would probably lose.
People have discovered that this time the American team has gradually lost its aura of invincibility and no longer has an overwhelming advantage.
Yang Jian also believes that he has a chance to win a gold medal this time, and his goal has changed from winning a medal to winning a gold medal.
He knew that the Chinese team was in a group of death. The group stage was difficult, but the knockout stage was easier.
In a parallel world, all the gold, silver and bronze medals in this Olympics came from Group A of the Chinese team. In the finals, the US team narrowly defeated France 85-75. People only remembered Vince Carter's "death dunk" but forgot about the two teams.
The score was tense until the last 2 minutes.
It is worth mentioning that it was a very lucky thing that the French team reached the final, purely because of the good schedule.
In the group stage, the French team lost to the United States, Lithuania, and Italy, defeated the Chinese team and New Zealand, and only achieved a record of 2 wins and 3 losses, ranking fourth.
The French team made it all the way to the finals in the knockout round, which can be said to be a huge upset. Now after losing to the Chinese team, the French team ranks fifth with 1 win and 4 losses, and did not qualify in the group.
The French team did not qualify, and the butterfly effect caused by it is likely that Vince Carter's "death dunk" is gone, or Carter will do it against other players.
The Lithuanian team, fourth in Group A, was divided into the lower half and will face Canada, the first in Group B, for the first time. If Lithuania successfully advances, they will face the Chinese team in the semifinals, and their fate has also changed.
In a parallel world, the U.S. team narrowly defeated Lithuania in the semifinals by a margin of 85 to 83. If Lithuanian star Sarunas Jasikevicius hadn't hit the buzzer-beating three-pointer before the end, the U.S. team would have even won.
Disappointed in the semi-finals.
The scene of Carter kneeling in prayer has become a classic...Unlucky Carter, two classic scenes in the international arena are gone.
Starting from the Dream Team 4, due to the weakening of the league's centers, it is difficult for the US team to be called the Dream Team. The lineup has obvious weaknesses.
At the center position of this U.S. team, only Mourning is a serious center. The league's inside superstars such as O'Neal and Duncan have all declined invitations to the national team. McDyess, Vin Baker, Raheem and others have all become more
Like a power forward.
Although the Chinese inside players are at a disadvantage in terms of confrontation ability, they are not so bad that they cannot handle them on the defensive end. The 1996 Olympics was different. The U.S. inside players had a huge advantage and the Chinese team could not defend them at all.
The biggest advantage of the Chinese team ranking second in the group is that they will only meet the American team again in the finals. They have a high probability of reaching the finals. Even if they lose to the American team, they can still get a silver medal, which is an improvement over their record in the last Olympics.
In the knockout round, the Chinese team faced the host Australia, which was third in Group B.
Australia qualified for the group stage by placing themselves in a simple group. Even so, they lost to Canada 90-101 in the first game of the group stage.
The Canadian team did not have any stars and relied on captain Steve Nash to lead the team. In the end, Canada unexpectedly won the first place in Group B, which I did not expect.
Group B ranked fourth in the end, and its strength dropped significantly. Yugoslavia, which did not have NBA stars in the game, also defeated Australia 80-66.
To put it bluntly, Australia does not have the strength. It was able to qualify because it relied on off-target whistles to defeat Russia and Spain.
If the whistle hadn't been a bit off, they wouldn't have been able to win three games in a row to qualify despite two consecutive losses. They only won 11 points against the underdog Angola, and there was no obvious advantage in the game.
The Chinese team defeated Australia 92-71 and advanced smoothly, firmly controlling the situation.
Yang Jian made 14 of 20 shots, 5 of 9 three-pointers, 8 of 8 free throws, and scored 41 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals.
The home fans tried their best to cheer for the host country, but it was useless. Australia could not defend the Chinese team's pick-and-roll.
There is only one NBA player in Australia, center Luke Longley. He can't beat Yao Ming in isolation, and he can't get out of the pick-and-roll. Even if he gets out, he will be killed by Yang Jian. If he doesn't get out, Yang Jian can shoot mid-to-long-range jumpers.
In order to strengthen their defense, the Australian team could only send in a substitute center to play more games. As a result, not only did they fail to defend well, their offense also worsened, and they were unable to hit the basket.
In the other three rounds, the United States defeated Russia 85-70, Italy defeated Yugoslavia 76-63, and Lithuania defeated Canada 81-75.
Something magical happened, all four teams in Group B were eliminated.
It is obvious to all that the schedule arranged by the host country is so bad. Originally, the Australian team was trying to facilitate themselves to win medals, but in the end, it helped the Chinese team.