On August 21, Spain and France started a bronze medal battle for third and fourth place. Spain relied on a deeper lineup and better performance to defeat France and win an Olympic bronze medal.

One day later, on August 22, the finals of the Olympic men's basketball event officially arrived.

The Chinese Men's Basketball Team VS the American Men's Basketball Team is undoubtedly a highly anticipated game. Will the American Men's Basketball Team continue to defend its status as the world's hegemon, or will the Chinese Men's Basketball Team break the dominance of the Dream Team and create a new era?

People are very curious.

In the locker room of the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team, Wang Xiao was doing his final mobilization.

"Guys, this is the last battle." Looking around at his team members, Wang Xiao had a relaxed expression on his face. "I have said what I need to say in the past few months.

Our hard work over the past few months will bear fruit in this competition.”

As early as when the national team started training, the training plan, tactical arrangements and video analysis made by Wang Xiao were only for the United States team. Even for a top team like Spain, Wang Xiao

Not even a trace of energy was wasted.

It is precisely because of this meticulous investment that the Chinese men's basketball team was able to defeat the American team in the group stage.

"But I still want to say something. I hope you can let go of the pressure in your hearts. We have done well enough along the way. We just need to do our best and perform to the level we should. As for the outcome,

Just leave it to God."

Although Wang Xiao attaches great importance to the outcome of this game because it involves the completion of the system upgrade task, he does not want such attention to bring too much pressure to the players.

After all, this is the Olympic venue. One mistake in the game may cause a player to suffer a lifetime of infamy, and even be called "the sinner who caused the Chinese men's basketball team to miss the championship."

The current Chinese men's basketball team is composed of young players with less life experience and experience than veterans like Yi Jianlian. Excessive pressure may damage their self-confidence and affect their future careers. Wang Xiao does not want to see this

the occurrence of the situation.

Therefore, when he speaks to the players in the team, he always reveals a very relaxed and indifferent attitude, which is also a way to make the players relax.

Of course, players like Jeremy Lin and Yi Jianlian who have seen big storms will not be affected in any way. One of these two is the star and boss of a top NBA team, and has led his team to compete in the playoffs many times.

I already had a big heart.

The other person is the leader of the Chinese men's basketball team after Dayao retired, and he also won the NBA championship with Wang Xiao.

After Wang Xiao finished speaking, team leader Yi Jianlian took the initiative and put his hand in the middle.

The other players spontaneously stepped forward and put their hands up.

"Brothers, it's just the last step! Think about it! Champion! The Olympic gold medal is right in front of us! Just one step away from us! Many years later, when you are old, you will definitely recall this moment today.

It will be the most glorious moment that we will never forget in our lifetime!”

"come on!"

"come on!!!!"

The players gathered together and pressed down their hands hard, their voices uniform and firm.

…

The game officially begins and players from both sides appear on the stage.

The starting lineups of the two teams are the same as in the group stage, and the US team has not made any adjustments. The starting center is still DeMarcus Cousins, not the defensive star Dunn.

Apparently Coach K also felt that instead of letting Dunn defend Hao Peng, who was unable to guard him in vain, it would be better to let Cousins ​​play and use his offensive deterrent to make Hao Peng have some scruples in defense.

When Cousins ​​is on the court, Hao Peng really doesn't dare to leave his position to help defend others like he did when he was facing off against Dunn.

However, Lao K still didn't expect, or no one expected, that there would be a huge change in the first quarter of the game.

…

Ball sports are magical, because no matter how strong a person is, they cannot guarantee that they will win, and even a weak team can have a miracle of defeating the strong by the weak. This is also the charm of basketball.

Cheng Jie, Reggie Miller growth template card users.

Before the finals of the Olympic Games, Cheng Jie averaged 16 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game for the team. He was the third-highest scorer in the Chinese Men's Basketball Team after Hao Peng and Jeremy Lin.

His level is very high and he is strong enough to become an NBA All-Star...but that's all.

Both Cheng Jie and the template he used, Careggy Miller himself, seemed to be somewhat lacking in status in front of the American Dream Team.

Five times as an All-Star substitute and three times selected to the All-NBA Third Team, Miller's career resume only ends here.

Not to mention compared with James and Durant, even Paul George's personal honors so far have surpassed Miller.

However, many times, a player's strength cannot be measured by simple honors and statistics. For example, Miller is most famous for his duel with Jordan in the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals. Miller was even called Jordan's because of this battle.

"Enemy of Life".

In fact, Miller only met Jordan once in the playoffs in his entire career, and in that series, Jordan averaged 31 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, surpassing Miller's 17.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Why is Miller still considered Jordan's biggest rival among guards when the data gap is so big? Because in that era, when Jordan was already called the God of Basketball, Miller was the only one who could make Jordan fall into

A defender who was in a dilemma and even almost lost the game in the playoffs! This alone is enough to establish his status among shooting guards!

Wang Xiao didn't know whether Reggie Miller at that time was really capable of dragging the God of Basketball off the altar, but he was very sure that Cheng Jie at this moment was like a god on the court!

"Cheng Jie received a pass from Jeremy Lin from outside the three-point line! Faced with Thompson's defense, he jumped up and took a shot! The ball went in!!! It's crazy! This is his fourth three-pointer in the first quarter.

Ball! He has already scored 18 points!"

Amidst the exclamations of the on-site commentary, Old K beside the bench of the US team was going crazy!

"Who can stop that guy for me! Don't let him make that damn ball!"

After losing to the China Men's Basketball Team in the group stage, Old K felt that he had made enough adjustments and preparations. In order to restrict Jeremy Lin, he did not hesitate to let all the point guards in the team sit on the bench, making James the team's leader.

The point guard, in order to stop Hao Peng, also formulated a series of tactics for the inside.
Chapter completed!