Zhiba NBA

Chapter 108

The summer of 2004 was an eventful summer in basketball history.Following the league's upstart Rockets' comeback to win the championship, another major event after the Bobcats joined the NBA is the Athens Olympics.

The American men's basketball team composed of NBA stars is known as the dream team in the basketball world.And this year it's the turn of the Dream Team Six.But this dream team encountered a lot of trouble before going out.

In the Copa America a year ago, the US team beat the world powerhouse Argentina by 33 points in the final, which made fans have high expectations for the Dream Six team.This year's national team includes Duncan, O'Neal, Brand, and Martin, four insiders, Tracy McGrady, Carter, Allen, Iverson, and Kidd, five first-line superstar guards, plus Bibby and other stars. It can be described as a luxurious lineup.Under the leadership of head coach Larry Brown, they swept other countries in the America's Cup.

But before the Olympic Games in the following year, international terrorist activities were rampant. Although Greece invested the highest security expenses in Olympic history, there were still a large number of well-known stars who refused to play for the country in the name of safety.Although McGrady wanted to participate in the battle, but the injury he suffered in the seventh game of the finals did not heal, and he could only regret to miss this opportunity.

In the end, among the six dream teams in the United States, only two superstars, Duncan and Iverson, were old members of the national team who participated in the 03 America's Cup.Other players include: Marbury, Wade, Boozer, Anthony, James, Okafor, Marion, Stoudemire, Odom and Jefferson.Jefferson became the only American representative on the championship Rockets.These players seem to be well-known, but their strength is not comparable to that of the US team a year ago.Janwini, the 03-level trio, has only played in the NBA for one year and lacks experience.Boozer and Stoudemire only played for 1 years.Okafor never played a game at all.And the remaining Marion, Odom and Jefferson cannot be called first-line stars.

This dream team can be said to lack star flavor.That is to say, the two superstars Duncan Iverson brought Marbury a quasi-first-tier star, plus a group of second-tier stars and even role players to piece together the lineup.

The warm-up match also seemed to prove their lack of strength. The Dream Six team was defeated by Italy by 17 points when they went to Germany for training. In the next warm-up match with the German team, they barely tied and entered overtime with Iverson's ultra-long three-pointer.From all indications, this is the worst dream team in history.

Of course, Jefferson is not the only Rockets player to compete in the Olympics. Although Turkey (Turkoglu), Brazil (Varejao) and France (Parker) regrettably failed to reach the Olympic Games, China and Greece entered the top twelve.Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, Battelle and Spanoulis were each selected for the national team.

This year's Chinese team is considered to be the strongest insider team in history. The Great Wall Trio just won the NBA championship in the United States, and they ushered in another strong support. The insider core of the new domestic champion Guangdong Hongyuan team - Yi Jianlian, a 17-year-old power forward.Some domestic media even optimistically believe that the super insiders composed of these four elders are at the NBA level, and they are enough to break their wrists when they meet the US team.

Unfortunately, the Chinese and American teams were not in the same group.China is in Group A, and its opponents in the same group include: Italy, New Zealand, Spain, Argentina and Serbia and Montenegro; the United States is in Group B with Angola, Puerto Rico, Australia, Lithuania and Greece.

The opening game on August 8th surprised fans all over the world.The U.S. team suffered a big upset in the first game, losing 15 points to the Puerto Rico team. Puerto Rico Jazz player Carlos Arroyo scored 19 points, while Duncan and Iverson, the highest scorers in the Dream Team, scored only 24 points each.Arroyo was just a player averaging 15+12 per game last season, and he couldn't compare with the American stars at all, but on the field, he severely taught the arrogant Dream Team.Seeing Arroyo's outstanding performance, the Jazz couldn't help but secretly rejoice. They just successfully renewed his contract with a 5-year 4 million contract a month ago.

The Chinese team lost 25 points to the strong opponent Spain in the first game. Pau Gasol contributed two game-high 21+10, and Yao Ming had 12+8.In an interview before the game, the young Yi Jianlian uttered wild words: "Power forwards prefer Duncan's unpretentious style of play. Gasol plays too flashy, and I am not afraid of him." As a result, he only scored 2+5 in the game, and he was taught a lesson by Gasol.

The world's two most powerful teams, Argentina and Serbia and Montenegro, faced each other. Although Bodi Loga contributed 16+5, Ginobili broke out and scored 27 points, and Argentina narrowly beat their opponents by one point.The remaining two games were uneventful, and the stronger Lithuania and Greece had the last laugh.

The most shining superstar in the second round is undoubtedly Yao Ming. He broke out against the weak New Zealand team and scored an astonishing 39+13. You must know that the New Zealand team only scored 62 points.Yao Wang's inside combination completely crushed the opponent, and finally led the team to victory.

The U.S. team is also brave after knowing the shame. The old Brown decisively changed his lineup and used LeBron James and Stephen Marbury, who played very little time in the first game. The little emperor started well and contributed 10 points.The Dream Six narrowly beat the strong enemy Greece by 6 points.

另一组强强对话中，两位明星大前锋的表演成了最大亮点。26+8的加索尔和28+9的路易斯.斯科拉杀得伯仲难分，西班牙11分战胜阿根廷。

In the remaining three games, Serbia and Montenegro also played a battle of dignity under the organization of Bodi Loga, narrowly beating Italy by 2 points.Bodi Loga contributed 15+4+4 and sent assists for Supersonics star Radmanovic many times.The other two are Australia's victory over Angola and Lithuania's victory over Puerto Rico.

19日进行的第三轮比赛则再次爆出冷门，尽管博迪洛加贡献了全场最高的25分和6篮板，冠军大热门塞黑队却以3分败给了弱旅新西兰，1胜2负出线前景很不乐观。

China suffered a bloodbath by Argentina with 25 points, and Spain beat Italy again.In this way, Spain has basically locked in the first place in Group A, and the two strong players with Argentina have taken the initiative to qualify.

Group B is very quiet this round, the stronger United States, Puerto Rico and Lithuania defeated Australia, Angola and Greece respectively.

The fourth round on the 21st is the key battle for the Chinese team.If China can defeat Italy, it is expected to advance to the group stage one round ahead of schedule.The result was very cruel. The Chinese team lost 52:89, with a net loss of 37 points, creating the largest point difference in the Olympic men's basketball competition.You must know that Angola, the weakest African champion, only lost 36 points at most.In this regard, the national basketball coach Harris complained in an interview that several Chinese stars played too long in the NBA playoffs, did not have enough rest, and did not adjust to their best condition.But the Chinese team will never give up the last game against Serbia and Montenegro.

Thanks to Spain for not being eliminated in advance, China defeated Serbia and Montenegro by 8 points and secured the first place in the group ahead of schedule.In this way, China and Serbia and Montenegro, both with 1 win and 3 losses, will have a decisive battle in the final round.Argentina easily beat New Zealand to secure another qualification.Although New Zealand also has 1 win and 3 losses, but in the last round facing the powerful Spain, it is already more or less ominous.

Compared with the strong teams in Group A, Group B seems to have a relatively large gap in strength.Greece beat Angola lightly, and Puerto Rico narrowly beat Australia. Both teams achieved a 2-2 record and basically declared themselves qualified.And 1-3 Australia will challenge the powerful Lithuania in the final round, so we can only expect a miracle.

The only thing to watch in Group B is the battle for the top spot. The United States and Lithuania met, and the Lithuanians narrowly won by 4 points.The 28-year-old Lithuanian King Jaskovicius scored a game-high 28 points, and even succeeded in "scoring four points" against Odom's defense, killing the Dream Team.After the first four games, the Dream Six team only achieved a record of 2 wins and 2 losses, which was disappointing.

　Use the content of Chapter 2 to introduce the international basketball game.Of course, it is not an introduction for no reason, there will be some content related to the development of the following text.

　　
　
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