All-round Athlete

Chapter 464: The First Start

August 18 is the last day of the men's basketball group stage, and after the two games in Group A in the morning, the eight teams that will advance to the Olympic knockout round have been determined.

In Group B, after the Chinese team defeated the German team, the top four in the group have been determined, and the rest is just the competition for the group ranking.

In Group A, Argentina and Lithuania have secured the right to qualify, while Croatia, Russia and Australia will compete for two additional rights to qualify.

Croatia's current record is 2 wins and 2 losses, but the last opponent of the Croatian men's basketball team in the group stage is the Iranian men's basketball team. The Iranian men's basketball team has been eliminated after losing all four games before, and the Iranian men's basketball team is not superior in terms of strength. Therefore, in the first game at the Wukesong basketball court today, the Croatian team easily defeated the Iranian men's basketball team, winning by 3 With a record of wins and 2 losses, they ranked third in the group and locked a place in the knockout round.

The Australian team and the Russian team will compete for the last place to qualify. The current record of the two teams is 1 win and 3 losses, but the Australian men's basketball team has defeated the Russian men's basketball team before, so the Australians have an advantage in the relationship between victory and defeat. The last opponent of the Australian team in the group stage is the powerful Lithuania, and the last opponent of the Russian team is the equally powerful Argentina.

The current situation is that if Australia and Russia both lose, then Australia will advance by virtue of the win-loss relationship; if Australia and Russia both win, then Australia will also advance by virtue of the win-loss relationship; , then the winning side will advance to the knockout round. Therefore, Australia has an advantage on the scene.

Another point is that Lithuania defeated Argentina before. Even if Lithuania lost the last game, it can ensure that it will qualify first in Group A. The Lithuanian team has actually secured the top spot in the group.

Due to historical reasons, the relationship between Lithuania and Russia is not very good, and it can even be said that they are opposed to each other, especially the South Ossetia conflict that occurred before the Olympic Games, which made the three Baltic countries start to be wary of Russia. This bad relationship was manifested in the Olympic Games. When Lithuania faced Australia, they simply sent all substitutes. As a result, Lithuania lost to Australia 75:106. This is tantamount to excluding the Russian team from the quarterfinals. Even if Russia beat Argentina in the evening, it is impossible to advance.

The ranking of Group A was thus determined, with Lithuania first, Argentina second, Croatia third, and Australia caught up with the last train of the quarter-finals and ranked fourth in the group.

In Group B, the U.S. team will undoubtedly win all five games and qualify first in the group, while the German and Angola teams have been eliminated, but the second to fifth group has not yet been determined.

The last opponent of the Spanish team is Angola, so the final record of the Spanish team will be 3 wins and 2 losses.

As for the Chinese team and the Greek team, if the Chinese team wins, they will be ranked second in the group with 4 wins and 1 loss, the Spanish group is third, and the Greek team is fourth in the group. And if the Chinese team loses to the Greek team, the Chinese team, the Spanish team and the Greek team are all 3 wins and 2 losses, and there is a cyclical win-loss relationship. At this time, the win-loss ratio of the three teams must be compared. The Chinese team is not dominant. If it really depends on the outcome, the Chinese team may be ranked fourth in the group.

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The national men's basketball team came to the Wukesong Basketball Stadium early, and coach Yunus couldn't help emphasizing the importance of this game.

I saw coach Jonas said: "Although we have already qualified, this game is still very important to us. If we win, we will qualify as the second place in the group. At that time, we will face Croatia. team; and if we lose to the Greek team, we can only be ranked fourth in the group, and then we will face Lithuania, which ranks first in Group A. You should all know the strength of the Lithuanian team, And I know that better than you do."

Coach Jonas is a Lithuanian and was once the head coach of the Lithuanian national team. He can be said to be one of the people who know the Lithuanian team best.

The players of the national team nodded one after another, and everyone understood that it was much easier to play against Croatia than against Lithuania. Although Croatia is also a strong team in Europe, this year's Croatia is not strong in terms of strength. They finally participated in the Olympics by relying on the play-offs, and the Croatian team has always been rich in big players, which is not an advantage in front of the Chinese team.

Coach Jonas went on to say: "I have been coaching the Greek domestic powerhouse Olympiax for two years, so I still have a certain understanding of the Greek team. This Greek team has excellent defense, fast passing speed, and is good at sports. Their back line is very strong, and Papa Lucas has been regarded as the strongest point guard outside the NBA. Everyone should know this. Spanoulis is still the strongest scoring point in Greece. The defenders of the Greek team are generally tall, skilled, fast, and accurate in shooting. This is exactly what we lack the most. Frankly speaking, our guard line is not as good as the Greek team .”

Several defenders lowered their heads one after another. They knew what Coach Jonas said was true.

"On the front line, our height has an advantage, and the front line players of the Greek team are flexible in pace, accurate in mid-range shots, and can also shoot three-pointers. This is what we must beware of." Coach Jonas said at the same time Then, while looking at Da Da and UAE, he continued: "From a certain point of view, the strikers of the Greek team have many similarities with ours."

The strikers or strikers of the Greek team can shoot three-pointers, and the three-pointers of the two forward players of the Chinese team are also not weak. In addition to the competition of personal ability, it will become a competition between the two sides who can have better shooting opportunities the key of.

After finishing speaking, Yunus looked at Dayao and said: "At the center position, it is obvious that we have absolute strength in this position. They know that the main center Gillinia Dakis is 216 cm tall and weighs 127 kg. Thinking that traditional centers, Dayao is best at playing against traditional centers. So the inside will be our main attack point."

Dayao nodded. He also knew that as the strongest scoring point of the national team, he would bear the greatest responsibility in this game.

Coach Yunus looked at Zhang Guan after finishing speaking, and then said: "Zhang Guan, you should be ready, we need you to start this game!"

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