The Chinese men's basketball team won five games and qualified as the first in Group A. After such good news was passed back to China, the whole country could be said to be in full swing.

Most of the Olympic men's basketball champions have won the teams in the group stage.

It is really not easy for the men's basketball team to achieve five consecutive victories in Group A, where there are so many strong people.

It is worth mentioning that the Dream Team, which was regarded as the enemy by the men's basketball team before the game, is not the team in Group B.

The real group B first, and the Lithuanian team won all five games in the group stage, not the Dream Team.

Dream Team is second in Group B, and the loss is exactly who will give Lithuanian team.

In fact, the Dream Team struggled in the group stage this year.

Olympic teams usually have good strength in the interior, and the Dream Team was not prepared before coming. After coming here, they found that relying solely on Big Ben and O'Neal, the interior was too weak.

In other words, George Carl's fast break tactics can also be used in the International League. Wade and James, who are good at breaking through, burst out huge energy in the group stage.

In addition, the three Musketeers and Reid also pulled the outside shots. The three-point line in international competitions was short, and as long as the shooting rate was slightly stabilized, the scoring efficiency would be very considerable.

However, once you encounter a strong inside team, this battle will be difficult to fight.

After all, the inside is standing at the basket and entering from the basket, making it easier to score, keep shooting percentage and protect rebounds.

In order to ensure the firepower of the outside, the Dream Team usually has average outside defense.

Therefore, the Dream Team is very contradictory, and relying on talent and normal configuration, they won one game.

But he was not as good as the previous Dream Team, and he played several levels of dominance in other teams.

Having said that, the group stage record of Dream Team is not very related to the men's basketball team. As long as Dream Team is not in the fourth place in Group B, everything is OK.

This is not because the men's basketball team is really afraid of Dream Team, but because the competition system is a single-game elimination system, every game faces considerable risks. There is no need for the men's basketball team to meet a strong enemy like Dream Team before the finals.

On the surface, the men's basketball team does have advantages in playing Dream Team, but all the members of the Kymph Team are stars!

The shadow of the famous tree has become a bit popular in China over the years. If the players on the men's basketball team are afraid of the current paper tiger of the Dream Team, then it will definitely not work by relying on Heli to play with Yao Ming alone.

If one is not lucky, the players of the Dream Team are in good condition and will destroy the men's basketball team in one wave. Then the men's basketball team, which was originally ranked first in Group A and has a glorious glory, will be directly smashed into the soil and buried, and don't return to China.

Therefore, the men's basketball team cannot tolerate any carelessness now. First of all, they have to cross the quarterfinals and stand in the semi-finals.

At that time, no matter how bad it is, there is still a chance to win a bronze medal, instead of thinking about what if it is, then you will win a gold medal in the Olympics.

Thinking of this is unrealistic at all.

But the reality is that the men's basketball team, which is ranked first in Group A, will face Puerto Rico, which is ranked fourth in Group B in the quarterfinals.

The opponent of Dream Team in the quarterfinals is Argentina in Group A.

After seeing the competition system clearly, He Li still has to sweat a coldly for the Dream Team.

Although Argentina is the third team in Group A, they are not a weak team!

It’s just that the Spanish team is a bit powerful this year. In addition to the men’s basketball team led by He Li, Argentina has finished third.

Next, Argentina will face Dream Team, and maybe like He Li’s memory, Argentina will once again become the victim of Dream Team.

So, if there is no strong opponent like Dream Team in the finals, will the value of winning the Olympics of this year of the Men's Basketball Team decline?

What’s wrong with him! The important thing is to win the gold medal!

If Argentina really shocked and knocked the Dream Team down, then perhaps this year will be the year when the men's basketball team most hopes to win gold medals in the Olympics.

To realize this dream, the men's basketball team must first win the quarterfinals.

Many people may not know Puerto Rico, an autonomous state of the United States, mainly composed of whites and blacks.

Although the population is not large, the players' physical fitness is not bad, so they are also one of the American strong teams.

In recent years, it can be said that it has entered the golden age of the Puerto Rican men's basketball team.

Although the Puerto Rico Men's Basketball Team does not have a very big star, the team pays attention to integrity and does not rely solely on the performance of a certain star.

However, the team's core point guard Carlos Arroyo performed well last season. He was originally just a undraft and temporary worker, but after Stockton retired, Carlos Arroyo quickly became competent for the Jazz starting point guard.

It was Carlos Arroyo's performance in the NBA that gave him a lot of voice in this Puerto Rican men's basketball team.

In addition, although the team's forward Elias Ayuso did not score in the NBA, it was the dream of thousands of Puerto Rican girls.

The style of the game is gorgeous, efficient in scoring, and able to do tough battles, and is the absolute pillar of the Puerto Rican men's basketball team.

There is also a 2.16-meter Giants center, although it only averaged less than 5 points and 3 rebounds per game in the NBA.

But in the International League, there is no doubt that this is another O'Neal.

Judging from the lineup, the Puerto Rico men's basketball team is not as famous as the Chinese men's basketball team, but it has a complete configuration, an excellent core point guard, a high-quality forward who can run and jump, and a tough inside line. There is no need for the Chinese men's basketball team at all.

The only thing that men's basketball team has the advantage is probably the outside projection.

But if He Li is focused on defense, it will probably not be so easy for the men's basketball team to have high-quality and high-yield three-pointers.

Back to the topic, the competition began soon after the warm-up was over.

During the pitching stage, Yao Ming lost to the unknown Daniel Santiago.

Puerto Rico successfully used the jump ball and cleanly scored two points in the first round of offense.

"Defense, pay attention to defense."

After all, it is the quarterfinals, and you will go home if you lose. No matter how good the men's basketball team plays in the group stage, it will be useless.

So, as the boss of the team, He Li immediately reminded his teammates to pay attention to defense after conceding a goal.

Yao Ming might have been stimulated by He Li's words. He felt that he had the chance to play in the next round, so he directly reached out to ask for the ball.

Originally, He Li was about to stuff the ball to Yi Jianlian, who was going down, but seeing that the Puerto Rican men's basketball team was prepared, he passed the ball to Yao Ming.

Yao Ming did not let He Li down and directly hit the basket, causing Daniel Santiago to be a foul.

After hitting two free throws, Yao Ming helped the men's basketball team draw Puerto Rico 2-2.

However, in the next round, Carlos Arroyo found an opportunity on the outside, and before He Li could help him make up for it, he took action decisively from the outside.

Carlos Arroyo made a jump shot from the three-point line, but fortunately it was just a two-pointer.

In order to put some pressure on the Puerto Rico team, He Li took decisive action and pulled it out of the three-point line.

But it seems that the ball was not hit because of the poor feel.

Fortunately, Yao Ming got stuck at the basket and jumped up first and reached out to make up the ball. The ball did not go in, but Yi Jianlian jumped continuously and finally dunked the ball into the basket.

The men's basketball team tied the score again.

He Li was considering whether to find an opportunity to break the deadlock of one of you and one of you, and the Puerto Rico made a mistake.

Li Nan suddenly made a move to complete the steal, then quickly got off, He Li immediately followed, received the ball halfway, adjusted a little before taking action, and made a three-pointer.

The men's basketball team finally led Puerto Rico's score.

Next, the men's basketball team suddenly got smooth.

Not long afterwards, Liu Wei found an opportunity and made a three-pointer, adding another three-pointer to the Chinese team, rewriting the score to 12-8, and the men's basketball team took a 4-point lead.

Immediately after the successful defense, He Li added icing on the cake and scored another three-pointer, and the men's basketball team widened the gap to 7 points.

Puerto Rico played steadily and tried hard to catch up with the score, and once tied the score.

But the men's basketball team is not a vegetarian, especially Yao Ming, who is in good condition today. After seeing his outside teammates' feeling declined, he immediately took on the responsibility of the team's core and asked He Li for the ball.

He Li is actually in good shape today, but Yao Ming wants the ball and played well before, so he used his own shooting threat to help Yao Ming create better low-level singles opportunities.

Yao Ming used his steps under the basket to shake Daniel Santiago and scored repeatedly at the basket. After the first quarter, Yao Ming had made 3 of 6 shots and 4 free throws to score 10 points.

Yao Ming scored nearly half of the team's score alone, which is enough to prove how outstanding Yao Ming is.

After He Li discovered this, he also allocated more balls to Yao Ming in the second quarter, giving Yi Jianlian a little rest.

Of course, He Li would not consume too much Yao Ming.

After finding that Yao Ming was sweating and panting, He Li turned to attack himself. After the defensive intensity increased, he fed Yi Jianlian the ball again.

Seeing the situation, Yao Ming pulled out to the outside line, forcing Daniel Santiago to run out.

With the help of He Li and Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian also played a considerable role in the second and third quarters.

When the wind blows, other players of the men's basketball team suddenly become powerful.

But Bartel, who wanted to score points, became a soft-legged shrimp today. Harris also discovered this and quickly replaced Bartel.

In the end, Wang Zhizhi was the substitute for Yao Ming, and Yao Ming was left with time to rest.

Fortunately, when Yao Ming came out, the men's basketball team's outside fire did not silence.

He Li took the lead in charge, first with a three-pointer to calm the scene, and then Wang Zhizhi also followed and entered!

With two three-pointers, the men's basketball team quickly widened the score gap between the two sides to more than 10 points. The Puerto Rico head coach had to call out a timeout and discuss countermeasures.

However, the men's basketball team is already in awe, and it will be difficult to suppress it again.

Before the fourth quarter, He Li directly opened fire and increased the number of times he broke through the basket.

Today, Puerto Rico has a big center at the basket, and He Li did not blindly attack the basket. After the breakthrough, he had more choices to feed Yi Jianlian at the basket.

After all, Yi Jianlian’s bounce talent cannot be buried.
To be continued...