Chapter 150 In the first round of the group stage, the U.S. team suffered a heavy loss
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The Olympic Games officially started on August 6, while the men’s basketball preliminaries started one day later on August 7.
The first day of the preliminaries is a match between the six teams in Group A, namely Australia VS France, China VS the United States, and Venezuela VS Serbia.
Due to the time difference, the match between China and the United States will start at 6 a.m. on August 7.
Although the game time was very early, the majority of Chinese fans still got up early and sat in front of the TV waiting for the game to start.
In fact, everyone knows that in terms of strength, the Chinese men's basketball team cannot be an opponent of the American Dream Team. If the two teams meet, it will be a good result if the Chinese men's basketball team can not lose more than 50 points.
But even so, there are still many people paying attention to this game.
"Even if they can't win, as long as the Chinese men's basketball team can play something of its own and build confidence in this game, it will be much easier to compete in the group stages!"
The vast majority of Chinese fans think so.
However, the development of the situation was completely different from what they expected.
As soon as the game started, the Chinese men's basketball team was unilaterally beaten by the American men's basketball team.
The two teams tied at 10:30 in the first quarter and 17:32 in the second quarter!
At the end of half-time, the score had reached 27:62.
Under the strong offense and oppressive defense of the American men's basketball team, the Chinese men's basketball team collapsed on both offense and defense. Only the United Arab Emirates could barely score by relying on the inside attack.
The gap in strength between the two sides is really too big.
But what disappointed the Chinese fans the most was Wang Feng's performance.
It can be seen that the head coach of the American men's basketball team attaches great importance to Wang Feng, a player who has performed well in the NBA Finals. Draymond Green and Paul George, two top outside defenders, were arranged to guard him throughout the game.
Under such strict defense, it was quite difficult for Wang Feng to catch the ball, and there was almost no chance for a completely open shot.
At the end of the half, he only scored 2 points on 1-of-5 shooting, which was a very poor performance.
"Unexpectedly, the gap is so big? Wasn't Wang Feng selected for the best team? Why is his performance not as good as that of Arab League?"
"Hey, the NBA players on the American team are very familiar with Wang Feng, especially with two teammates, Draymond Green and Clay Thompson, on the opposite side. They know Wang Feng's technical characteristics and flaws very clearly, and they can target them tactically.
So sexy!”
"Not only that, Wang Feng is not a player who is particularly strong in offense with the ball. In the past, he had top outsiders such as Curry and Thompson to stretch space for him in the Warriors. Now that he has switched to the Chinese men's basketball team, there is no one in the entire team who can
As an outside player to share the pressure with Wang Feng, of course he has nothing to do in this situation."
While the fans sighed, they also hoped that Wang Feng could regain some form in the second half. Even if they couldn't help the Chinese men's basketball team catch up with the score difference, they should at least let these American veterans know how good our Chinese basketball is!
However, in the second half, the situation did not get any better.
In the third quarter of the game, the Huaguo men's basketball team finally showed some improvement from the outside, but it was not Wang Feng's fault, but Zhou Peng and Guo Ailun who scored 3 points each.
In this quarter of the game, the two teams scored 20 points and 29 points respectively, which was at least slightly better than the first half.
The game entered the last quarter, and the score reached 47:91. The American men's basketball team, which was leading by 44 points, completely relaxed and began to show off on the court.
Alley-oop dunks, self-throws and self-dunks, fancy dribbling and pull-bar layups.
Every goal scored would arouse cheers from the audience, turning the Olympic Games into an all-star exhibition.
On the Huaguo men's basketball team, only the Arab League struggled to support itself, constantly attacking the inside line and struggling to score in the fierce physical confrontation with the opponent's inside line.
"It's so difficult for the Arab League. Isn't there anyone in the men's basketball team who can help him?"
"What kind of plane is Wang Feng doing? This is almost a whole game, let's do something!"
"Hey, forget it, it seems that he is only at that level. He can only get some good statistics in the NBA with the help of his teammates. He won't be able to do this in a tough battle like this."
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"squeak--!"
When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the score between the two sides was finally fixed at 119:71.
The Chinese men's basketball team lost by 48 points, a complete defeat.
"Such a result is probably something most viewers don't want to see."
In the studio of CCTV Sports Channel, the commentator sighed.
"This gap in strength is obvious. In fact, if we break down the history of the match between the Chinese men's basketball team and the American men's basketball team, we can find that the 48-point difference is not a big difference anymore. The loss to the American team
There are more times above 50 points.”
"At least we saw in this game that the United Arab Emirates still has a certain degree of dominance in the paint even against the American inside players."
"In this game, the UAE scored 25 points and 6 rebounds, which was a very good performance. It is a pity that others did not provide enough help to the UAE."
"The focus of everyone's attention is that Wang Feng's performance in this game was very poor. He made 2 of 12 shots from the field and only had 6 points and 1 rebound. His performance was not even as good as that of players such as Guo Ailun. However, as the most promising and profitable player in China at present,
Players, I believe Wang Feng will be able to quickly adjust back to form, perform well in the next games, and help the team win."
At this point, the commentator suddenly choked.
Because the director's footage showed the American team after the game.
A dazzling figure wearing a white jersey appeared in a group of people wearing blue American basketball team uniforms, greeting a group of NBA players with a bright smile.
Who else could it be besides Wang Feng?
In the footage, Wang Feng was chatting very happily with his former teammate Kelley Thompson and future teammate Kyrie Irving, not at all like he should have been after losing the game just now.
For a moment, the two commentators in the live broadcast room were a little silent.
What is Wang Feng doing? Is he seeking death?
Although he has a good relationship with NBA players, it's a game now! The two sides are direct competitors, and the game has just ended. Is he so eager to flatter him?
The American team showed no mercy on the court just now, especially in the fourth quarter. They were just having fun and didn't take the Chinese men's basketball team seriously at all. How can you tolerate this?
Most of the viewers in front of the TV couldn't help but have their blood pressure soar when they saw this scene.
Is that it? Is this worth looking forward to? Is this the athlete who held the national flag high and high-spirited two days ago?
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"Damn, you guys are playing too hard. You know I have no other way to score except shooting. How can you defend me like this? Give me some face and let me score some points."
On the court, Wang Feng said to Thompson with a smile, not at all unhappy about losing the game.
"No way, that's how the coach arranged it. After all, you are the only uncertain factor in the Chinese men's basketball team, so you must be taken care of." Thompson smiled, shook his head and said, "And you also know that Drummond has always been right.
You're not too friendly and he won't miss this opportunity."
"Well, anyway, we will only encounter this once in the group stage." Wang Feng shrugged nonchalantly, "I wish you all the best in advance to win the gold medal."
After that, he said hello to several other players and returned to the bench of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team.
Gong Luming looked at Wang Feng who looked calm, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but whisper.
"Wang Feng, after much thought, I feel that it is a bit inappropriate for you to do this. The risk is too great for you personally."