my golden age

Chapter 228 038: The battle is released
The sports channel still sent two people to explain the game, talked about the situation of the group stage, and then waited for the game to start.

Prior to this, the starting lineups of both sides were released.

Chinese team: Liu Wei, Gao Fei, Xu Yong, Ah Lian, Dayao!
Spanish team: Calderon, Navarro, Fernandez, Marc Gasol, Pau Gasol!

The UAE is still the candidate for the jump ball, standing opposite Gasol, waiting for the referee to throw the ball upwards.

The referee is from Lithuania, which has nothing to do with the opponents and can basically maintain impartiality.

The Molten basketball somersaulted and flew out, leading the two big men to take off.

The UAE's jumping ability is better than that of Gasol, and his wingspan is inferior, so he missed it.

Calderon got the basketball and slowly advanced across the half court amidst the noise made by the fans.

It was the first time for Xu Yong to start in an international competition. He was a little nervous and missed Fernandez who was facing him.

Calderon and Fernandez looked at each other, and at the beginning, they gave the audience and opponents a visual bombardment.

Air Relay.

Fernandez's legs are quite light, and his jumping ability is no less than that of those black athletes. He directly catches the ball in the air and presses it into the basket.

China team 0-2 Spain!
Gao Fei wasn't flustered, and even his expression didn't change.Missed the serve and ran across half court at a slow pace.

Spain also has twin towers in the lineup, not afraid of positional warfare, but the perimeter defense is obviously weak.

Calderon, Navarro and Fernandez are not defensive champions, so they can only use Fernandez, who is more athletic, to match up.

Gao Fei stuck sideways and stretched out his right hand, ready to ask for the ball.

James, Kobe and Wade sat in the auditorium and watched the game.

"Gao Fei is playing shooting guard today." Wade's attention was almost all on Gao Fei, and he almost didn't let go of every movement and running position.

"You can take a look, his technique is very delicate, but it looks a bit ordinary."

Gao Fei turned around and took off, defending against Fernandez, and made a simple jump shot!
FIBA will not tolerate small movements such as wrist taps, and the defense will be restricted, so the attacker can shoot more calmly.

Gao Fei's shooting movements are very standard, there are no redundant movements, he collects the ball, turns around, takes off and shoots, all in one go.

The basketball goes over the defense and hits the net with precision!
2-2!

After the first round of contact, Fernandez knew that Gao Fei's strength had improved a lot.Now he is almost a master, not procrastinating, and ending the offense in the most concise way.

Calderon faced Liu Wei's defense relatively calmly.He suddenly remembered that the Chinese team had adjusted their starting lineup this time.

On weekdays, Sun Yue is in charge of defense beside Gao Fei.Today's partner has changed, but I don't know what the intention is.

Goofy defends Navarro, and when he goes there, his pressure is different from other players.

Sun Feiyang brought Xiao Le and Xiao Liang instead of his wife and daughter. While watching the game, he explained to them in a calmer time.

Xiao Le and Xiao Liang are not Gao Fei's kind of self-willed people, and they don't have the capital to take the road of sports.It's just that on the occasion of the national event, it's hard not to join in the fun.

They can't understand complex tactical moves, and they can't call the names of Spanish players.I can't even remember the names of some men's basketball players.

Gao Fei is their friend, so they only pay attention to him.

The overall strength of the Spanish men's basketball team is also very strong, even similar to that of the American men's basketball team.

Even so, Goofy played like he was in another dimension, crushing defenders with ease.

He played five and a half minutes in the first quarter and scored 12 points easily, helping the men's basketball team to establish a 6-point lead.

The second team is Sun Yue and Wang Shipeng, with Sun Yue in charge, and Wang Shipeng and Zhu Fangyu as the three-pointers.

Aoshen trained Sun Yue as a point guard, but he is not very good at organizing offense, and more often plays the role of a 3D player.At least on the defensive end, it can be regarded as the top perimeter in the country.

Big Zhi is the offensive core of the second team, and he has an absolute height advantage against Reyes.Driven by him, not only did the point difference not narrow, but it also tended to widen further.

The Spanish head coach didn't respond in the first quarter. Believe in the players, he replaced Gasol in advance in the second quarter.

In the international arena, Gasol is more powerful than other insiders, and he plays stably on both offense and defense.

Spanish backup point guard Rubio passed a lob, leading Gasol to complete the cooperation of holding high and hitting high.

Gasol's touch is extremely soft, throwing shots while traveling, it looks like he is barely making a shot, but he can hit it steadily.Can do this, basically can be called a conventional weapon.

China team 32-31 Spain!
Gasol ran back, heard the referee's whistle, and found that Rubio took a risky steal, hit the dribbler's hand, and was called a foul.

Gao Fei and Ah Lian returned to the court.

The UAE hasn't played yet, plus it's relatively late to get in touch with basketball, and its offensive methods are limited, basically high jump shots and catching the ball to hit the basket.It's a bit like Cheng Yaojin's three-axe, it's very powerful when it's played, and it's easy to be sluggish if it can't be played.

Both Da Zhi and Dayao have solid basic skills. In addition to shooting, they are also skilled in footwork and back body, so the offensive stability is better.

Gao Fei suggested going to the United Arab Emirates to practice basic skills, but his position in the NBA is constantly changing, and he has to fight for playing time, so he has no energy to practice.

This is the difference between studying when you were a student and studying after graduation. There are many things pushing you, and it is difficult to settle down.

Gao Fei attaches great importance to basic skills. Before he got the system, he was a blue-collar worker with solid basic skills. He can do all kinds of jobs and is deeply loved by the coach.Now that he has turned into a superstar, he has somewhat suppressed the coach's brilliance.

Sun Yue made a false fax, passed the slow Calderon, and made a mid-range jumper!

It wasn't his style of play, but it was a flash of inspiration.

34-31!

Gao Fei is not a greedy player, as long as his teammates feel good, he can let them play.

"Now the lads in the national team are really confident, and they are not stage-frightened at all in the face of strong opponents." Sun Zhengping explained in a correct voice.

Director Zhang said: "Winning the World Championships last time gave this group of players a lot of confidence. If Gao Fei plays in the next tournament, maybe he can still have the strength to win a medal."

"In more common terms, this group of people is the golden generation."

"Yes, they are indeed the peak lineup of the Chinese men's basketball team."

Rubio is still very young and not very experienced. Facing the high-flying defense, he thought he could use his skillful ball-handling skills to break through.It turned out that he was still a little careless.

Gao Fei exerted a slight physical confrontation, which affected Rubio's center of gravity. While he was trying to maintain his balance, he snatched the ball with empty hands.

The Spanish team didn't have too fast players, couldn't keep up with Gao Fei's counterattack, and watched him lay up in the frontcourt.

"Ricky Rubio is considered to be the No. [-] pick in next year's draft. He plays very intelligently, but his shooting ability is too poor. If he can practice it, his future will be very bright." Sun Zhengping introduced Rubio who was robbed.

The Olympic Games is a window to showcase various sports. People who have never paid attention to sports before can learn about a certain event through competitions and then fall in love with this sport.This is also one of the values ​​of the Olympic Games - to allow more people to participate in sports.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the situation changed suddenly.

Gao Fei received the pass, pulled up from outside the three-point line and shot.

He has an absolute height in the air, and his shot point is so high that the Spanish team's perimeter defenders can't touch it at all.

Swish!
65-60!

The Spaniards hadn't realized that a collapse was coming.

Fernandez wanted to fight back and made a decisive three-pointer.

clang!
Gao Fei pushed forward with the ball, with a relaxed expression: "Rudy, do you want to fight me too? I don't think you are that strong."

As soon as the voice fell, two steps outside the three-point line directly made a jump shot!
Fernandez couldn't refute, and took off with all his strength, but still couldn't touch the release point.

Swish!
Hollow into the network!

68-60!

The Spanish coach called the first timeout of the second half out of caution.

He thought he could stop Gao Fei's momentum, but he didn't expect to have the opposite effect.

Goofy pops out, like a nimble feline, and tackles Navarro, who is trying to catch the ball.

No one knew why he was in that position, but it was too late to get to the bottom of it.

Gao Fei's speed is quite fast, throwing away all the players, and gently dunking the ball into the basket in the frontcourt.

This way of scoring goals, on the contrary, hits the opponent even more.

The next three minutes or so seemed to be Gao Fei's solo performance.

The Spanish head coach had no choice but to replace the main lineup in advance and decided to give up this game.

Gao Fei played 22 minutes and contributed 28 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.The data does not look gorgeous, only the opposing players know his damage to the defense.

The Spanish players don't want to meet the Chinese men's basketball team in the knockout round.Regardless, home court advantage is a real thing in basketball.

……

After the Chinese team defeated the US men's basketball team and the Spanish men's basketball team, the remaining three opponents were the German team, the Greek team and the Angola team.

The strength is stronger than these three teams, and there is no upset, so the result is better than expected.

On August 8th, the final ranking of the two groups was determined.

A组第一中国队（5胜0负）、第二美国队（4胜1负）、第三西班牙（3胜2负）、第四希腊队（2胜3负）。

B组第一阿根廷（5胜0负）、第二澳大利亚（3胜2负）、第三克罗地亚（3胜2负）、第四立陶宛（2胜3负）。

The knockout round adopts a single-win system, and the winner advances.

The Chinese team will face Lithuania in Group B in the quarterfinals.

The fans didn't know much about the teams in Group B before. After confirming the match, they hurriedly looked through the information to learn about the opponent's style and strength in advance.

The head coach of the men's basketball team, Jonas, is from Lithuania. It is indeed a bit awkward to lead the team against his own team in the Olympics.However, he still chose to be loyal to his work and seriously prepare for the eight-to-four competition.

The World Championship is to determine the top sixteen, and then start from sixteen to eight.The Olympics are simpler.The top eight will be determined in the group stage, followed by the semifinals and finals.

Gao Fei put the unnerved group games behind him and seriously prepared for the last three games.

Lithuania is not weak even if it is said to be strong.

There are no underdogs on the basketball court, and we still have to take it seriously.

(End of this chapter)