The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Two days later, the final round of the group stage of Group A kicked off.

The Chinese team played against France, the US team played against Serbia, and Australia played against Brazil.

Each of these three games is full of highlights.

Can the Chinese team continue the fiery state of the previous game to defeat France and win the top spot in Group A?

The French team currently has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses. They must go all out if they want to advance to the quarterfinals.

After the US team lost the last game, the situation became serious. If they lose to Serbia again, they will even be squeezed to the third place!

The situation of Serbia is similar to the French team. They have to compete with the French team for the last qualifying place in Group A, and because they lost to the French team before, they must win.

Australia's performance in this year's Olympic Games is amazing. Like the Chinese team, they also have the opportunity to compete for the first place in the group.

If the U.S. team loses and they win the Brazil team, then according to the match record, even if the Chinese team wins, they will be the first in the group.

The Brazilian team is fighting for honor.

They have not won a game as hosts so far, and they need to win a battle of dignity for themselves in the last game.

Each team has its own reasons for winning, and these three games are destined to be extremely fierce.

The gymnasium on this day had a high attendance rate since the afternoon.

The match between the Chinese team and the French team took the lead.

After the opening, the Chinese team continued the excellent state of the previous game, hitting one after another from the outside.

The French team's style of play is more American, and they also encountered similar selection difficulties as the US team.

They made a different choice from the US team. They resolutely double-teamed Tang Tian throughout the game. As a result, the outside shooters of the Chinese team played the best match in the Olympics.

They made 27 of 14 shots from beyond the three-point line and scored 42 points on three-pointers alone.

At the end of the last game, some fans questioned that the Chinese team's victory was all due to luck, and it was impossible to have the three-point performance of the previous game.

As a result, the Chinese team slapped the face in seconds.

The French team chased points frantically under the leadership of Parker at the last moment, but Tang Tian's steady performance at the last moment still allowed the Chinese team to keep the fruits of victory.

In the end, the Chinese team defeated the French team 81 to 76, fixing the group stage record at 4 wins and 1 loss.

Tang Tian scored 25 points and 11 assists, getting his first double-double in the Olympic Games.

This is also the first time that the Chinese team has defeated the French team in the Olympic Games.

However, with the experience of winning the US team before, fans are no longer surprised by this.

After all, this Chinese team is already one of the favorite teams to win gold this year in the eyes of many people.

The group match is over, but the Chinese team is not idle.

They watched the remaining two games of the same group in the evening.

Together with them is the French team that just lost in the afternoon. Whether they can advance now depends on whether the Serbian team will win.

The game between the United States and Serbia started first, and the process of the game was much more intense than expected.

The Serbian team quickly entered the state at the beginning and quickly gained a double-digit lead.

In the case of no win or elimination, the potential in their bodies is fully stimulated.

Jokic also played at his peak with the Pelicans.

However, Durant on the US team responded quickly, and the continuous scoring made the Serbian team helpless.

The U.S. team quickly tied the score under the leadership of Durant, but Serbia's rising star Bogdan Bogdanovic responded quickly.

The scores of the two teams rose alternately, until 1 minute before the end of the game, the two teams tied at 91.

The two teams each missed an offense and defense once, and at the last moment, Durant staged the death of the international arena.

He faced Teodosic and completed a three-point lore, helping the US team win the opponent 94 to 91.

He scored 33 points and 5 rebounds in the game, playing a superstar performance.

This kind of performance also made the fans sure of one thing, Durant is still Durant, the big killer in the FIBA ​​arena, and he is only afraid of Tang Tian.

After the game, the players of the French team celebrated for a while. Serbia's loss meant that they locked in the fourth place in Group A and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.

After the game between the United States and Serbia, the game between Australia and Brazil also started.

The Brazilian team fought for honor, but the gap between them and the Australian team was too large. In the end, Australia beat Brazil lightly, allowing the hosts to end in a complete defeat.

And just after the game ended, three teams with a record of 4 wins and 1 loss appeared in Group A at the same time, and they won each other.

China wins the United States, the United States wins Australia, and Australia wins China. It is a cycle.

In this way, to determine the final ranking, we can only look at the point ratio between each other, and the ranking of the three teams is determined according to the point ratio.

Chapter 875 Spurs Infighting

The so-called scoring rate refers to the ratio of points scored/losed between the three teams.

According to the rules, the team with a higher scoring rate is ranked higher.

三场比赛，中国66比73澳大利亚，美国98比88澳大利亚，中国87比80美国。

中国队：（66+87）/（73+80）=153/153=1；

澳大利亚队：（73+88）/（66+98）=161/164=0.982;

美国队：（98+80）/（88+87）=178/175=1.017;

The scoring rate of the three teams, the US team > the Chinese team > Australia.

The final ranking of Group A will also be determined, followed by the US team, China team, Australia team, France team, Serbia team, and Brazil team.

In the end, the Chinese team failed to become the first in the group as they wished, which made the fans a little regretful, because it meant that they lost the easiest way to win the gold.

But this is not necessarily a bad thing for the Chinese team.

The team that entered the finals by luck is likely to be just a foil in the end, but the team that has gone through hardships and broke through the siege is truly competitive.

And ranking second will not allow them to meet the US team in the semifinals early, and their chances of reaching the final are not small.

The knockout round started two days later. The Chinese team prepared for the game during the day and rested at night to adjust their status in advance.

The content of their training is also very targeted, focusing on three-pointers as before.

The group stage is an exercise for the Chinese team, and it is also a trial.

Now they have a basic understanding that in order to win the game, in addition to Tang Tian's performance, the outside shooter must also have a guaranteed hit rate.

Otherwise, it would be very difficult for the opponents to defend Tang Tian to death.

The next night, after training, they also came to watch the final round of Group B.

After the final round, the rankings of Group B were released, followed by Spain, Croatia, Argentina, Lithuania, Nigeria, and Venezuela.

The opponent of the Chinese team in the quarter-finals has also been determined, which is the 2004 Olympic gold medalist Argentina.

The Argentine team reached the final of the 2004 Athens Olympics and defeated the Dream Six team to win the championship, reaching the pinnacle.

Ginobili, Scola, Nocioni, Delfino, Prigioni, Oberto and other players rose to fame and were called the golden generation of Argentina.

But because of the lack of basketball talents like the United States, aging has become something they cannot avoid.

For most countries, basketball talents are hard to come by.

Oberto and Prigioni have retired from the national team one after another, and the strength of the Argentine team has also declined again and again.

Up to now, the core of this team is still Manu Ginobili, Luis Scola and Nocioni, all of whom were from the golden generation 12 years ago.

Before the start of the Rio Olympics, Ginobili said bluntly that this was his last Olympics in the national team.

After Duncan announced his retirement, it was yet another sad moment for Spurs fans.

But the only consolation is that Argentina's opponent is the Chinese team, and they can see an infighting among the Spurs players.

This is a very good thing not only for them, but also for Ginobili.

Even if they rise to the level of the competition, they have a good chance of advancing when they meet the dark polo team of the Chinese team.

There was one more day before the match started, before the start, Tang Tian took Ginobili and Parker to a small get-together outside.

Before, they were so focused on preparing for the game, and with the intensive schedule of the group stage, they didn't have the time.

Now the offseason finally has that chance.

This is also the first time Tang Tian got together like this three years after he left the Spurs.

There are many topics to talk about, Tang Tian's championship experience with the Pelicans, the upcoming Olympic schedule, and of course Duncan who is not here.

"Tim owns a car tuning shop in San Antonio called 'Black Jack Speed ​​Shop,' who knows what that name means!"

Parker laughed as he described Duncan's life after retirement.

"He also went to Argentina, but not for me, he found Oberto, they had dinner, fishing, oh, and table tennis, Don you must be good at that."

Ginobili was also talking, but when he said it, there was a lot of envy in his eyes.

For athletes, especially for players like him who have played for nearly 20 years, life after retirement is always attractive.

Tang Tian smiled and nodded. He didn't expect Duncan to have such a rich life after retiring. He even played table tennis. It seems that he will have time to discuss with him later.

"Don't be envious, you're coming too."

After Parker finished speaking, Ginobili touched his already bald head and nodded with a smile.

Of the three GDP members, only Parker is considered young, and Ginobili is already old, and has entered the countdown to retirement.

"By the way, Tim's jersey retirement ceremony is in December, and we will all go there then."

Parker continued.

Tang Tian nodded. On such an occasion, as long as Duncan invites him, he will definitely go.

They also talked about the Olympic knockout at the end.

The French team is fourth in the group and is about to play Spain in the first round. Facing this European bitter player, Parker is in bad luck.

In contrast, Tang Tian's Chinese team and Ginobili's Argentine team had a fight.

"Don't think about showing mercy to the old man."

Ginobili looked at Tang Tian with a smile, he still spoke coquettishly as before.

"You know, I've never been soft on old people."

Tang Tian replied with a smile.

Popovich said in front of the media that Tang Tian hit the elderly very hard, and Tang Tian echoed his words.

This stalk, which only they knew, also made Parker and Ginobili laugh out loud.

Those two years were an unforgettable experience for them.

On August 8, the Olympic Games was coming to an end, and the men's basketball competition had also entered the knockout stage of the quarterfinals.

The four-group confrontation of the quarter-finals has been determined before, and the match between the Chinese team and the Argentine team will start as the opening game.

This game also attracted the attention of Chinese audiences.

In the previous games, the Chinese team was hacked a lot of gold medals because of referee factors, which made them feel uncomfortable.

When you are unhappy, you naturally hope to see breakthroughs in other projects.

This year's basketball momentum is completely different from previous years, and it is naturally the most anticipated project.

Especially in the knockout stage, every time you win a game, you are creating a new history.

At 11:10 noon local time and [-]:[-] p.m. domestically, the quarter-final match between the Chinese team and the Argentine team officially kicked off.

In Hall 1 of the Carioca Stadium, nearly half of the fans are Chinese.

Who knows how they got so many tickets, but this seems to be the home of half of the Chinese team.

Both Argentina and Brazil belong to the Americas. In theory, there will be more fans in Argentina.

But the scene in front of him must be said to be the fanaticism of Chinese fans, because Tang Tian has reached an unprecedented peak.