In this game, Chen Yan once again became the focus of the game. He scored a huge triple-double with 35 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. All three statistics were the highest in the game!
Dayao scored 28 points, the highest since the group stage, but his limelight was completely overshadowed by Chen Yan.
Yao didn't care about this. He was just a team player and didn't care about personal data or outside attention.
This victory means that the Chinese men's basketball team qualified from the group ahead of schedule and completed the tasks set by the Basketball Association before the Olympics.
Chen Yan was not too excited when he was interviewed. Reaching the top eight is just a basic template and not the ultimate mission.
A reporter asked after the game: "Chen Yan, congratulations on playing a very exciting game tonight. The Chinese men's basketball team has also locked in the qualifying spot in the group stage because of your performance. You can say that you have worked hard in these group stage games."
I have tried my best, but will you choose an appropriate rest period in the next game if you qualify from the group early?"
Chen Yan shook his head after hearing this: "Although we have qualified for the group ahead of schedule, the final ranking has not yet been determined. The ranking in the group stage will directly determine how far a team goes, so we will fight until the last game, and
So many fans bought tickets and came to the scene just to watch me play, I can't let them down."
Chen Yan's answer inadvertently attracted another wave of fans.
The reporter then asked: "Are you confident of winning against Greece, a powerful European enemy?"
"Of course, this is why I am standing in the Olympics. I am confident that I can defeat any opponent!"
Chen Yan spoke very confidently, not because he was overconfident, but because he wanted to boost morale by winning three consecutive games in the group.
The reporter then asked: "Chen Yan, you performed a wonderful dunk in the fourth quarter, tell me what you think of that ball!"
Just as the reporter watched Chen Yan with interest and waited for him to show off, Chen Yan said uncharacteristically: "This is just a normal dunk. It's just that I jumped a little higher for this ball. I hope everyone will exaggerate it."
This dunk, really."
At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Carter completed a death dunk on the head of French big man Weiss. After that, Weiss lived in people's ridicule for a long time. In the end, there were even rumors that he was going to commit suicide. Chen Yan didn't want to do it because of that.
A dunk destroyed Kaman.
After defeating Germany, the domestic media directly promoted the Chinese men's basketball team to the sky. Some domestic media have changed the original goal of the Chinese men's basketball team from the Olympic quarterfinals to competing for medals. Some media even exaggeratedly predicted that the Chinese team would win the Olympic championship.
Before the start of the Olympics, the media regarded the Greek team as an impossible opponent for the Chinese men's basketball team. After four group matches, in the eyes of the media, if the Chinese team could not beat Greece, it would be regarded as abnormal performance.
The media was worried, but the players of the Chinese men's basketball team were not worried. They knew how difficult Greece was.
Greece is the representative of basketball as a whole. Their characteristic is that they have tactics but no core, and this is also the most terrifying thing.
If the Chinese men's basketball team lacks the performance of one of Chen Yan and Dayao, the game will become difficult. If both of them are abnormal at the same time, the game will basically be settled. But Greece is different. They do not rely on individual performance and have no so-called core.
But everyone can serve as the core.
In the losing game, all 12 players appeared. The one who played the least minutes was substitute center Andris Gleniadakis, who averaged just over 4 minutes, but also scored 2 points, and his shooting rate reached 100%.
.In the order book issued for the losing round, the Greek team’s training list has as many as 18 people, so the last 12 people are really carefully selected, and all of them have profound attainments.
Papalukas is the spiritual leader of the Greek locker room, but no one is the absolute focus of scoring once on the field. In the losing game, all five players averaged double figures, which proves their average scoring ability.
Spanoulis, the top scorer of the World Championship team, only ranked 12th in the player scoring list with an average of 12.8 points per game. However, the Greek team easily defeated the American team and advanced to the finals, which fully proved the power of the Greek team.
Before the start of the Olympic Games, Spanoulis said: "After training in the World Championships and European Championships, our lineup is in its most mature period, and our goal is the gold medal."
The Greek team only believes in one thing: giving the ball to the teammate with the best opportunity. This makes the opponent's defense very headache. There is no defensive focus. No point can be missed, and any point may be stabbed. Moreover, several of the Greek team's
He is a big man. Except for "Little Shark" Sautsiannidis, who can't shoot from the outside, almost all other players have excellent long-range shooting ability. If man-to-man defense is implemented, the inside can easily be left open.
So in a sense, Greece is a more difficult team to deal with than Spain, because their style of play is more restrained against the Chinese men's basketball team.
On August 18, the Chinese men’s basketball team finally ushered in the final match of the group stage!
Both sides have sent absolute starters. The current format of Group B is that Mengba team is firmly in first place, and the 2-4th place will change according to the outcome of the last group match, so neither team dares to slack off.
, the pressure faced by entering the knockout rounds in second place and fourth place is completely different.
Chen Yan bought a [Status Improvement Card] at the beginning. Taking medicine is a must in key battles.
Before the game started, Dayao and Greece's main point guard Spanoulis exchanged a simple hug. The two were teammates on the Rockets for a short period of time.
Spanoulis didn't show mercy just because he faced his old teammates, and he threw a three-pointer from the top of the arc as soon as he came up.
In the NBA, Crispanoulis is a marginal player and a Rockets discard, but in the international arena he is undoubtedly a killer.
In the first quarter, the two sides played very anxiously. The Greek team did a good job in defense. Their zone defense was very tight and did not give the Chinese team too many opportunities for outside shots. Unity is their most powerful weapon.
Head coach Yannakis roared and commanded throughout the whole process. Greeks like to call head coach Yannakis a Tyrannosaurus. He suppressed the egoism of the players in an almost arrogant way, shaping the Greek men's basketball team into an iron army with strong defense and collective supremacy.
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Greece does not have a superstar like Nowitzki, but they are more resilient and have better teamwork.
Before the Olympics, Chen Yan only trained with the team for a month before going to the competition, while the Greek team had been playing together for seven or eight years. This long-term and stable continuity is their greatest advantage.
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Chen Yan strengthened his scoring and passing at the beginning of the second quarter in an attempt to activate the Chinese men's basketball team's offense.
The Greek team still maintained their rhythm, and their offensive efficiency was slightly better in this quarter.
At halftime, the Greek men's basketball team led the Chinese men's basketball team by 4 points, 45-41.
Chen Yan still continued his previous all-encompassing style of play, scoring 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in the first half. This half-time data is absolutely awesome for any player in the international arena, but for Chen Yan it was not
