Chapter 394 In the historical moment, break into the semi-finals!
With a big triple-double and a key goal, today is another day where Chen Yan is blown away.
The Olympic Games is the most popular sports event among the people. Every move of the athletes affects the attention of the people. Many people who don’t usually watch basketball or even sports are paying attention to the Chinese men’s basketball team and Chen Yan. He is in
Domestic popularity has also skyrocketed.
In the past, when people mentioned Chinese basketball, the first thing they thought of was Yao, but now Chen Yan is also included.
Some anti-fans said that Chen Yan's surge in national popularity was all due to media propaganda. He had not achieved any achievements in the national team and was just a hero "created" by the media.
This statement is only half correct. Chen Yan has indeed not won any honors for the national team, but he is definitely not a "created" hero. The basic condition for becoming a hero is his own strength. Chen Yan's strength is absolutely
Excellent. In the NBA, he was a member of the championship team and FMVP in the finals. His personal performance in the Olympics was absolutely outstanding. He scored 50 points in a single game and had two consecutive triple-doubles that were unprecedented.
Not only fans, Chen Yan is also the subject of heated discussion among athletes.
Tatiana, the famous Russian triple jump beauty, publicly told the media that Chen Yan is very attractive and would be willing to date Chen Yan if given the opportunity.
Allison, a 19-year-old high jump beauty from the United States, even exaggeratedly said that she has been following Chen Yan since the NBA. If the two combine, they will definitely give birth to a super athlete.
The girls of the women's volleyball team also discussed Chen Yan more than once during the break. Chen Yan's tall and handsome image is very in line with the aesthetics of this group of tall beauties. However, domestic female athletes are not as open as those abroad. Such topics are kept in private.
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One day later, the Olympic men's basketball team rankings were officially determined.
Group A: 1, Argentina, 2, Lithuania, 3, Croatia, 4, Australia
Group b, 1, United States, 2, China, 3, Spain, 4, Greece
The rankings of Group A have changed slightly compared to the previous life, mainly because of the butterfly effect caused by the sudden rise of the Chinese men's basketball team. The teams in Group A want to avoid the host China and the European hegemon Spain, not to mention the Dream Team 8.
, so they had to work hard to get first place in the group stage. After a lot of fighting, the defending champion Argentina succeeded in taking the top spot.
The opponent of the Chinese men's basketball team in the quarterfinals is Croatia.
After experiencing the glory of winning the silver medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the Croatian men's basketball team has gradually reached a trough. In the past three Olympics, the Croatian men's basketball team has missed two of the Olympic Games. Their only active NBA player is the old general Gogo who is currently playing for the Suns.
Den Jirisek, unfortunately he has retired from the national team, and there is currently no NBA player in the Croatian men's basketball team.
But this does not mean that they are easy to bully. Croatia has a group of excellent outside shooters who often perform more than 60% of three-point shooting in games. However, this also determines that they are not a stable team.
Negative will depend on feel.
The knockout round starts on August 22.
Croatia starting lineup: Roko Lenny Ukic, Marko Popovic, Marin Rojic, Marko Banic, Stanko Balaci.
To be honest, Chen Yan has never heard of any of these names. He just watched some videos of them before the knockout rounds started, and has a preliminary understanding of the characteristics of these players. Croatia does not have any players with particularly strong personal abilities. They pay attention to teamwork.
Very dependent on three-point shooting from the outside.
The opponent was not strong, but Chen Yan did not underestimate him. To be on the safe side, Chen Yan spent 25 honor points on a [Status Improvement Card] before the game started.
The knockout round is a game that determines the outcome. If you lose, you will pack up and go home, so there is no room for failure for Chen Yan.
After the game started, both sides played very cautiously, with no points scored in the first three rounds.
In the fourth round, Marin Rojic hit a three-pointer from outside to break the deadlock. Chen Yan immediately responded with a 31.
At the end of the first quarter, 26 to 21, the Chinese men's basketball team temporarily led by 5 points.
After passing the trial period, the Chinese men's basketball team took the lead in the second quarter. Chen Yan succeeded in consecutive fast breaks. His cool and neat counterattack also allowed Croatia to see what the real Chinese speed is!
On the defensive end, Sun Dasheng, Chen Yan, Zhu Ba and others also have a height advantage over Croatia. Croatia is good at outside shooting. As long as they can interfere with their outside shooting to the greatest extent, they will basically be useless.
At halftime, the Chinese men's basketball team led 45-34 by 11 points.
Back in the second half, Croatia's offense was still incessant. Under the defense of the Chinese team, they never missed the outside shot. On the other hand, 5 people on the Chinese men's basketball team had hit three-pointers. This game became easier and easier as the game progressed.
Du Feng and Wang Qi, who came on the court later, both hit outside shots one after another.
At the end of the third quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team led the Croatian men's basketball team by 68 to 48 by a full 20 points.
In the fourth quarter, the Croatian men's basketball team finally regained some touch. Chen Yan and Dayao immediately teamed up to suppress their offense. The Croatian men's basketball team finally collapsed and surrendered with 7 minutes left in the game.
The Chinese men's basketball team also withdrew its starting players.
On the bench, the Chinese men's basketball players were talking and laughing. For them, playing in the quarterfinals was much easier than playing in the group stage.
This is one of the few advantages of being assigned to the death group. As long as you can break out of the siege with a high ranking, the opponents you encounter are basically not strong.
At the end of the game, 89 to 70, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated Croatia and advanced to the Olympic semi-finals!
Chen Yan scored 24 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in this game. The team played very easily tonight, so naturally he did not need to exert too much effort.
In this game, 5 Chinese men's basketball players scored in double figures, Dayao scored 15 points, roughly 13 points, Arab League 11 points, and Zhu Ba 11 points.
The moment the final whistle sounded, all the Chinese players rushed to the center of the field excitedly.
Chen Yan listened intently, Dayao raised his arms and roared, Ah Lian showed a shy smile and hugged his teammates one by one, and Zhu Ba directly hit the air with a combination of punches.
The reason they are excited is not because they won against Croatia, but because they set a historical record for men's basketball!
This is the first time in the history of the Olympic Games that the Chinese men's basketball team has reached the top four!
Regardless of the outcome of the next game, the names of these players will be forever engraved in the history of Chinese basketball.
"Historic moment! Chinese men's basketball team breaks into the Olympic semi-finals!"
"Suppressed throughout, the Chinese men's basketball team easily defeated Croatia!"
"Glorious moment! The Chinese men's basketball team led by Dayao and Chen Yan is unstoppable!"
"The strongest Chinese men's basketball team! Only one step away from the medal!"
As soon as the game ended, major media also sent the pre-edited news to their own portals.