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The Chinese men's basketball team upset the United States men's basketball team in the first round of the group stage and became the headlines of the day's major media news.

After all, the opponent is an invincible dream team. There is such a huge difference in the strength of the two sides' lineups. No one could have imagined that the Chinese men's basketball team could win before the game.

Before the game, everyone generally believed that despite having Wang Chong, the Huaguo men's basketball team would at best lose less ugly when facing the Dream Team, with a slightly smaller point difference. No matter how strong Wang Chong is, he is only one person. That's it, even though he has won the league's scoring title for the past three years, the Dream Team has five or six scoring stars in the top ten, which is enough to make them a deadly opponent even if they have a lot of numbers.

No one expected that the outcome of the fight between the two would be like this.

Wang Chong played the entire game for 40 minutes, scoring a game-high 38 points despite being chased, intercepted and targeted by the Dream Team. Especially in the second quarter, Dayao came off the court and fought against the entire Dream Team on his own. , scoring 15 points in a single quarter can be included as one of the highlight moments of Wang Chong's career.

38 points in a single game may not be a score worth boasting about in the NBA. There are many players in the league who score 40+ or ​​even 50+ in a game.

But this is the Olympics, and FIBA ​​rules apply. The entire game only lasts 40 minutes. If Wang Chong’s 38 points are calculated according to the 48 minutes of an NBA game, it is enough to break 50, even if Wang Chong’s physical fitness is definitely not enough It can support a 48-minute game, but there will be no problem scoring 40+ points.

You must know that Wang Chong was severely targeted in this game. The Dream Team even used double bags many times in order to limit Wang Chong's scoring.

It has to be said that thanks to the overall performance of the Huaguo Men's Basketball Team in this game, although Wang Chong is always described as fighting alone, in fact his teammates who played also provided some help.

Needless to say, Dayao, who scored a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds in the entire game, is no less strategically important in the paint than Wang Chong. Without him guarding the basket, the Huaguo men’s basketball team would have been destroyed. The dream team was riddled with holes from all the breakthrough experts.

Although the other players of the Huaguo Men's Basketball Team could not directly help Wang Chong share the pressure, when Wang Chong was double-teamed and released the ball, the shooters led by Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng and other players did not It was a waste of opportunities and all the three-pointers that should be made were hit. This prevented the Huaguo men's basketball team from falling into a scoring drought when Wang Chong was double-teamed.

In general, the Chinese men's basketball team was able to defeat the Dream Team because it had the right time, place and people. Coupled with Howard's undercover behavior of missing free throws and being fouled in the last quarter, he won the game.

To describe it as a lucky win is not an exaggeration at all.

After the game, the head coach of the Dream Team, Old K, said frankly in an interview with reporters. "The defeat in this game was something none of us expected. Obviously, in terms of the team's lineup and strength, the Chinese men's basketball team will definitely not be able to compare with us, but we underestimated the enemy too much and underestimated Wang Chong. After looking at Dayao, we also underestimated the other players of the Chinese men's basketball team. Our arrogant attitude caused us to lose this game."

"Fortunately, this is just a group match. Although we lost the game, we also fully learned from this defeat. In the subsequent games, we will not underestimate any opponent. No matter who we face, we will win." Let’s do our best to win, because our goal is the championship and the Olympic gold medal!”

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Fans across the country went crazy because the Chinese men's basketball team defeated the Dream Team. Major sports forums were like New Year's Eve. Upset? lucky? You don’t care if it’s luck or not, let’s just ask whether you won or not? If you have the ability, you might as well be lucky enough to give it a try!

Defeating the Dream Team also made the Chinese men's basketball team's ranking among the basketball teams participating in the Olympic Games soar. The same Chinese fans also began to look forward to the second game of the men's basketball group stage.

The probability of the Chinese men's basketball team qualifying for the group stage after beating the Dream Team has become quite high, because in the next four group matches, they only need to win one more game to ensure the fourth place in the group with a high probability.

But we’ve already made the dream team, who hasn’t dreamed of something else yet? The strongest player in Group B has been eliminated by the Chinese men's basketball team. Do the remaining teams still matter?

The opponent of the Chinese men's basketball team in the second group match is also the recognized second seed Spanish men's basketball team in Group B.

The Spanish men's basketball team indeed has a luxurious lineup second only to the Dream Team in the entire Olympic men's basketball competition. There are Gasol and Gasol on the inside, and the talented point guard Ricky Rubio, known as the golden boy, on the outside. In addition, He Ce Calderon and Rudy Fernandez are also players who have successfully landed in the NBA.

With this luxurious lineup, the Spanish men's basketball team made it all the way to the finals at the 08 Olympics, and had a battle with the American men's basketball team in the finals. Although they lost in the end, the score was close and The battle situation also caused the dream team to break into a cold sweat.

Of course, that was the original 08 Olympics, not now.

With Wang Chong joining the Huaguo Men's Basketball Team, in terms of lineup alone, it is not inferior to the opponent at all, and is even slightly better.

Wang Chong and Dayao are both NBA All-Stars and All-NBA players, especially Wang Chong, who has MVP and FMVP, and his achievements are far higher than anyone else.

On the other hand, in the Spanish men's basketball team, the biggest player, Pau Gasol, is far behind Yao in terms of honor accumulation.

This is also a bit of trivia. Before winning his first career championship in the 08-09 season, Gasol was not selected for the All-NBA Team. He only participated in the All-Star Game once in the 05-06 season and was an All-Star substitute.

It is a fact that Gasol performed better than Kobe during the playoffs during the championship season, but before that Gasol was just an unknown ordinary player in the league, and it is also true that even calling him a star is a bit far-fetched.

Gasol, who has only been an All-Star once, may not be inferior to Yao in terms of strength, but in terms of fame, achievements, and the perception of outside fans, he is still weaker than Yao.

And the United Arab Emirates, who was selected in the first round of the lottery in 07, is naturally better than Gasol, who was selected in the second round of the same year. Even if he is only superficially famous, his actual strength and reputation are completely inversely proportional.

As for other players such as Calderon and Fernandez who can only play substitute role players in the NBA, they are not looked down upon by Chinese fans.

With two top superstars, Wang Chong and Yao, as well as Arab League, Sun Yue, Dazhi and others, the Chinese men's basketball team is second only to the Dream Team in the Olympics. It is unreasonable to kill a mere Spanish men's basketball team. Should?

Unconsciously, the rhythm has become that the Chinese men's basketball team must not only defeat the Spanish men's basketball team, but also defeat all opponents in the next group stage, qualify first in the group, and show off the prestige of our country!

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The above is just a superficial look at the situation.

Against the Spanish men's basketball team, even Wang Chong did not dare to show any signs of neglect.

As I said, the other party is just a lot worse in terms of reputation than here, but that is not the case in terms of strength.

In 08, Gasol was completely beaten by Dayao in terms of honors, but do you dare to say that Dayao can beat Gasol on the court?

Moreover, the strength of the Spanish men's basketball team is not that it has stars. Otherwise, the German team with MVP-level player Nowitzki should be stronger. What makes them stronger is that as a European powerhouse, the Spanish men's basketball team has rich game experience and competes with each other. They have a tacit understanding of cooperation, unified tactics, and are very familiar with and adapted to the FIBA ​​rules of the Olympic Games.

<divclass="contentadv">This is completely different from the dream team's completely unreasonable style of play that relies solely on individual abilities to fight alone.

To sum up, when facing the Spanish men's basketball team, Wang Chong will not show any signs of neglect, and will even respond with the attitude of treating the dream team, because he also wants to qualify with the first record in the group, just like many Chinese fans. As they said, being able to qualify first in the group at the Olympic Games hosted by one's own territory will directly bring full cards.

For the Chinese men's basketball team, the only difficulty is the game against the Spanish men's basketball team.

The match between the two sides will be held two days later, on August 8, and the venue is still the Wukesong Stadium in the capital.

On the day of the game, a large number of Huaguo fans poured into the arena enthusiastically. The Huaguo men’s basketball team defeated the Dream Team, which made the fans’ enthusiasm for watching the game live unprecedentedly high. It has reached the point where tickets are hard to get. Who doesn’t want to witness the Huaguo men’s basketball team with their own eyes? Making history and ushering in a historic moment?

In the gym, the two teams have begun to warm up.

The starting lists of both sides have been submitted.

The starting lineup of the Spanish men's basketball team is point guard Calderon, shooting guard Rudy Fernandez, small forward Lilumeria, power forward Pau Gasol, and center Marc Gasol.

The starting lineup of the Chinese men's basketball team is the same as the last game against the American men's basketball team. It is still the top five lineup of Sun Yue, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Chong, A Lian and Dayao.

Just as Wang Chong thought, this game was not as easy to play as most fans thought.

At the beginning of the game, Wang Chong took the ball and started the attack.

Facing a typical European team like the Spanish men's basketball team that is good at zone defense, Wang Chong's mid-range shot is the best weapon.

This is indeed the case. Facing a zone defense team, it is not easy to find gaps for mid-to-long-range shots. Wang Chong hit two mid-range shots in a row, giving the Chinese men's basketball team the lead.

However, the Spanish men's basketball team was not to be outdone, and easily tore a hole in the Chinese men's basketball team's defense through off-ball pick-and-roll screens, and successfully hit a three-pointer from the outside.

Different from the Dream Team, which is accustomed to relying on individual abilities to fight alone, and at most using pick-and-roll cooperation, the Spanish men's basketball team is more like a real team, with all the players performing their duties, and Gasol as the inside man. Players can support with the ball. Outside shooters do not hold the ball for a long time, but they will look for opportunities through frequent running without the ball.

After a few rounds, the Huaguo Men's Basketball team's outside defense began to collapse uncontrollably. In the last game, Dayao, who guarded the basket like a needle in the paint, was useless in this situation.

Gasol had good strategic value when he was with the Bulls, because he has a certain mid-to-long-range shooting ability, he can bring Dayao out of the paint area, and his weight is not small, and he can also play on the defensive end to a certain extent. Fight against Dayao.

Both sides have their own advantages, and the first quarter of the game was evenly matched. At 22:20, the Huaguo men's basketball team still took a 2-point lead thanks to Wang Chong's strong scoring point.

In the second quarter of the game, Dayao began to show off his power and attacked the young Gasol with continuous attacks. At the same time, the Spanish men's basketball team's outside touch began to decline, causing the Chinese men's basketball team to quickly establish a score advantage, winning by 11 points in a single quarter. , the point difference also came to 13 points.

Seeing a 13-point lead at halftime, the Chinese fans thought they were sure of victory, but they didn't expect that in the third quarter, Wang Chong took a few minutes to rest, and the situation on the field suddenly changed.

Perhaps knowing that when Wang Chong was not on the court, it was the best opportunity to catch up with the score difference. The Spanish men's basketball team suddenly launched a fierce attack and played a wave of 8:0, forcing the Chinese men's basketball team to call an emergency timeout to adjust. Wang Chong could not Not returning to the field early.

Fortunately, after Wang Chong returned to the field, the Huaguo men's basketball team had a stable scoring point and regained control of the situation. In the last minute of the third quarter, Wang Chong hit two consecutive outside shots and scored 1 points, successfully Before the end of the third quarter, the score difference expanded to more than double digits.

The game came to the final fourth quarter, which was also the quarter that Wang Chong was most worried about.

In the original matchup, the Chinese men's basketball team, which had the advantage in the first three quarters, fell short in the last quarter due to physical problems. The Spanish men's basketball team caught up with the 15-point difference and was dragged into overtime.

But with Wang Chong, it is naturally impossible to let this happen.

Sure enough, in the fourth quarter of the game, the Spanish men's basketball team once again launched a fierce counterattack. The fans at the scene were frightened to watch the wave of attacks.

Fortunately, every time the Spanish men's basketball team scores an offense, Wang Chong will immediately fight back.

"Wang Chong's emergency stop jumper from twenty feet away, hit again! Beautiful!"

In the CCTV studio, Director Zhang said cheerfully: "With this mid-range shot, Wang Chong scored 30 points again in this game, and Wang Chong's continuous scoring in the last quarter made the Spanish men's basketball team's many counterattacks in vain!"

"This is Wang Chong. You can always trust him at critical moments. Without Wang Chong, it would be difficult for the Chinese men's basketball team to match the Spanish men's basketball team in this game. The opponent is indeed the world's top team. In 06 The team that won the World Championship.”

With Wang Chong holding the line, the Spanish men's basketball team failed to achieve a comeback in the end.

At the end of the game, the score between the two teams was fixed at 81:76. The Chinese men's basketball team defeated the Spanish men's basketball team by 5 points and won the second victory in the group stage.

Wang Chong scored 33 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in this battle, still the highest score in the game.

The fans who watched the game also calmed down a little and began to gradually realize that there is still a big gap between the strength of the Chinese men's basketball team and these world's top teams. The reason why they can successively defeat the American Dream Team and Spain The men's basketball team only relies on Wang Chong's personal ability and his unstoppable mid-range shots that no one can guard.

Without Wang Chong, the Huaguo men's basketball team might have lost two games in a row.

Of course, isn't this the reason for all the effort to get Wang Chong? Being able to single-handedly lead an international mid-level Chinese men's basketball team to defeat top teams such as the Dream Team and the Spanish men's basketball team proves that Wang Chong is indeed a NB, especially his mid-to-long-range shooting style. He was born for the international basketball competition.