Chapter 355 Dream Team

The next day, August 22, the women's basketball team lost to the United States again, with 1 win and 4 losses in the group stage, ending the group stage journey.

At 4:45 pm on the 23rd, the men's basketball team played the fifth and final group match against Serbia and Montenegro.

The performance of Serbia and Montenegro in the group stage was astonishing. There was no European championship style. The first four group matches scored 1 win and 3 losses. If they can't beat the Chinese team in this game, they will have no hope of qualifying.

But the result was no surprise. 80:89, the Chinese team relied on their strong inside defense to control the penalty area and rebounds, thus controlling the game and winning the group stage.

Li Ba played 35 minutes, 3 of 4 shots, 4 of 7 free throws, 10 points, 21 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks, 1 turnover and 1 foul.

In this way, in the quarter-finals, the Chinese team will be the first in Group A to face the fourth in Group B, which is the US team.

The record of the men's basketball team in the group stage made the country very happy, but it was also very shocking. When did the men's basketball team become so strong?

At the same time, the international basketball world was also shocked.

What followed was the call for the establishment of rules for defensive three-second violations and reasonable collision zones, which became louder and louder.

"The appearance of such a professional top defensive center on the Olympic field is a serious damage to Olympic basketball. We cannot allow him to stay at the basket all the time, which will cause a serious offensive and defensive imbalance. We should immediately formulate some rule……"

"There should be some restrictions on him, he stays at the basket, his opponents can't get rebounds, can't get into the paint, it makes the game less offensive, his defense has broken the offensive and defensive balance, it's not fair. Contest……"

Many FIBA ​​officials came forward.

"What the hell, O'Neill participated in the third session, why don't these bastards stand up?" Li Ba scolded during lunch on the 24th.

"Forget it, the right to speak is in their hands. This year, as you said, is really the best opportunity. You may be stronger in four years, but it should not be as good as the current opportunity." Dayao said.

"Let's fight it out." Li Ba shouted at the crowd.

"Fight it." Everyone replied one after another.

"champion!"

Li Ba raised his fist and shouted out his dream of this Olympic Games for the first time.

"champion?"

Everyone was shocked. This is definitely a dream and slogan that the Chinese men's basketball team has never had before. Can it be achieved?

Dayao put his hands up first, and shouted to everyone: "The top three and the champion will only win one more game, let's fight!"

"Champion!" Li Ba shouted again.

"champion!"

Everyone put their hands on it one after another and shouted loudly.

"Crack..."

The staff of the basketball team and members of the women's basketball team present stood up and applauded.

"Champion?"

Li Yuanwei continued to take deep breaths, dizzy, and felt like he couldn't breathe.

"Did they shout the slogan of the champion?"

After Li Yuanwei reported the matter to the leader of the delegation, Yuan Weimin was silent for a moment, nodded and asked, "We must protect them well and don't let the media know."

This afternoon, the women's basketball team defeated Japan 83:62 in the battle for ninth place.

The next day is the date for the women's basketball quarterfinals.

On August 26, the quarterfinals of the men's basketball team began.

In the first three games, Argentina, Italy, and Lithuania won, while Greece, Puerto Rico, and Spain were eliminated.

At 10:00 p.m., at 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on the 27th, the quarter-finals between China and the United States began.

This competition attracted a large number of Chinese and foreign students, and red flags were flying everywhere.

At the same time, this game is the most interesting of the four quarter-finals.

The luxurious Dream Six team had the worst record in the group.

The Chinese team, whose previous goal was only the top eight, has won five consecutive victories in the group stage.

But despite this, it is still incredible that the Chinese team defeated the American team Dream Six.

There is no media discussing the possibility of the US team losing, and they deliberately avoided this issue.

Almost the vast majority of the media are still optimistic about the Dream Six.

These media even include a large part of Chinese media.

"Don't be stupid, China can't defeat the United States!"

"It's not a dream, but a nightmare to meet the Dream Team Six!"

Many Chinese media, many of which are so-called official media, hyped up the "top three" slogan in a sarcastic tone.

"We are doomed!"

But there is one person who made all the media drop their jaws with one sentence, and this person is O'Neill.

"I don't understand, Larry Brown drafted so many rookies on the front line for what? Look good? Who do we have inside? Tim Duncan? He can handle the hammer alone, and the Spurs can't lose the series. Stoudemire? A guy who was exiled by the hammer, he can handle the hammer? That's hell!

I bet, when our rookie forwards charge the Chinese team's penalty area, maybe the Hammer guy will hit another quadruple double, just wait and see. "

O'Neill said.

But there is also a person who holds the opposite opinion to O'Neal. This person is a coach, Spurs coach Popovich.

He said: "Tim can deal with that guy. We need to know that at the end of the series, Tim took the initiative to match him, but he avoided it. He couldn't deal with Tim."

Undoubtedly, his words are more popular with the media all over the world.

"This time, we must swell their faces, if they have faces."

Li Ba hates these well-known domestic media the most. Before the game, he said to his teammates.

At the entrance of the passage, the two teams played.

"Hey, superstars of the Dream Team Six, have you bought your plane tickets back to the United States?"

Li Ba blurted out a sentence, which offended all the US team players and caused a lot of middle fingers.

"Hey, rookies, how many hats are you going to eat from me tonight? Ten is not enough, I can give away more." Li Ba said to James and others.

"We'll keep flying over your head."

Not to be outdone, Wade stood in front of Li Ba with his chin raised.

"Dwayne, you're hilarious! You fit in with those talk shows. I suggest you go with Shaq, that's a good suggestion."

Li Ba laughed.

After playing and doing some activities, the two teams sat back on the bench.

The starting lineup of the Chinese team: Li Ba and Dayao partnered inside, Li Nan as the striker, and Liu Wei and Zhang Jinsong as the back line.

The US team starts: Duncan and Odom partner inside, striker Richard Jefferson, guard Iverson and Marbury partner.

In terms of starlight in the starting lineup, the U.S. team has superstars Duncan and Iverson, All-Star Marbury, Odom who played 17+9.7 last season, and Jefferson who played 15+5.7 last season. The Chinese team is much stronger.

There are also Boozer, Stoudemire, Marion, LeBron James, Anthony Cameron, Wade and other super rookies sitting on the court.

After entering the arena, 99% of the media's shots were aimed at them.

The influence of the three major goals is extraordinary, and the leaders of the Chinese delegation are halfway there, and Yuan Weimin personally holds the lineup.

Many Chinese athletes who did not compete also came to cheer for the men's basketball team.

In addition, Li Ning also arrived, bringing the company's latest basketball shoes to Li Ba.

This is a shoe made by Li Ning Company, which has invested a huge amount of money in R&D and purchased a lot of new technologies. The quality has been greatly improved, and the high-tech content has been greatly improved.