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Chapter 52: The top eight groups are announced, breaking history starts today

As the Chinese team won five consecutive games in the group stage, they also successfully stood first in the group.

In the five group stage games, the Chinese team averaged a net win of 18.2 points, second only to the US team in Group A next door.

Led by "Old K" Mike Krzyzewski, this year's US team averaged 117.8 points per game in the group stage, ranking first in the Olympics, and the average point difference was 38.2 points, also ranking first in the Olympics.

In the third group match against Nigeria, they broke the Olympic single-game scoring record held by the 1988 Brazilian team, from 138 points to 156 points, leaving other teams far behind.

Anthony scored 14 points in 37 minutes, breaking the record for the highest score in a single game in the history of the US team. If he had not stayed on the court to score points, he would have broken the highest score in Olympic history.

Even their predecessors, the Dream Team, didn't do this.

After the fifth game against Argentina, in the post-match interview, Durant, who had the highest score of the game, scored 28 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and made 10 of 8 three-pointers, highly praised the performance of the Chinese team in Group B, saying that they are very strong.

The reporter asked Durant,

"Why do you think that the Chinese team, which only has one active NBA player, is so strong? Other teams, such as Spain, are even more star-studded and second only to the United States."

Durant even said,
"But all of them combined are not as good as Lin Chuan alone."

Finally, he took the microphone and shouted to Lin Chuan,

"Lin Chuan, we'll be waiting for you in the finals!"

And group B.

The Australian team had already won a big victory against the British team in the first game. Although they lost to Spain in the second game, the net loss points were not large, and they almost secured a top four place in the group and advanced to the quarterfinals.

However, in the third game against China, he made a dirty move first, which led to the injury of his team's main player Bogut.

Post-match examination showed a broken jaw and he was unable to play in subsequent games.

The Australian team had no choice but to change its lineup and playing style.

However, facing the Russian and Brazilian teams that had been working together for a long time, the depleted Australian team could only suffer two defeats again.

The entire group stage ended with 1 win and 4 losses, a net score of minus 42 points, and was eliminated in fifth place in the group.

The Brazilian team successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.

After the fifth game, when facing the interview with reporters, the head coach of the Australian team insisted that the loss was due to bad luck and that the core players of the team were injured by the Chinese team.

"I think the Chinese team played really dirty. They were so aggressive that they even ignored the referee. The players who injured others should be suspended from the next game!"

He grabbed the microphone and spit out saliva, and the reporters couldn't help but frown and hide away.

Once these words were spoken, they caused a huge uproar in China.

On a certain platform, netizens directly reposted the interview video.
"How shameless! Why didn't this old thief say that they were the first to do the dirty work?"

"They have lost all their dignity. This is why their team can't qualify. How shameless!"

The netizens on a certain Pu platform are relatively gentle, but when they get to a certain bar, they become completely merciless when they start to criticize.

"Damn, after watching this interview I thought Australia was colonized by Koreans."

"Everything the descendants of criminals say is normal. You don't think they are normal people, do you?"

"Indeed, the double-standard nature of the whites was fully demonstrated here. Zhu Fangyu still didn't hit him lightly. I had to go up and kill him with an elbow."

No matter what, at least the head coach of the Australian team and Bogut have become completely infamous in China.

Both of them were given the name "dog" by netizens. So far, the entire 2012 London Olympic men's basketball group stage has come to an end.

The full rankings for both teams are as follows:
Group A, ranked from high to low are: China, Spain, Russia, Brazil, Australia, and Britain.

Group B, ranking from high to low are: United States, Argentina, Lithuania, France, Nigeria, Tunisia.

The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals.
The match will be conducted in the following order: the first in group a plays against the fourth in group b, and the second in group a plays against the third in group b.

The games are all one-match format, with the winners of the four games advancing to the semi-finals.

The losers will no longer play against each other, and the ranking will be calculated based on the net points.

In the quarterfinals, the Chinese team faced the fourth-placed French team in Group B.

The French team is not a strong team in Group B, but the team also has the P in the GDP of the Spurs dynasty, Tony Parker!
In addition to him, the team also has two other NBA players.

Boris Diaw, who is also from the Spurs and can play five positions, and Nicolas Batum, who is also known for his versatility and is the eighth in NBA history to record 5x5 data.

On August 8, the long-awaited quarterfinals officially began.

The game hasn't started yet, but everyone on the Chinese national team is already getting nervous.

Except Lin Chuan.

He didn't know what everyone was so nervous about. After all, although the French team had several NBA stars, their strength was not as high as that of Spain.

Zhu Fangyu looked at Lin Chuan, who was relaxed and even humming a song, and said helplessly,

"Lin Chuan, reaching the quarterfinals is already the best record in Olympic history for our Chinese team. If we can beat them in this game, we can break through to the quarterfinals and create new history. How can we not be excited?"

"Last year, we lost in the quarterfinals even though we were led by Yao Ming. If we can make it to the semifinals this year, it will be a real honor for our family and the people of the whole country will be proud of us."

Lin Chuan thought for a moment and felt that what Zhu Fangyu said made sense.
"That's true, but I think it's too early for you to get nervous. You should wait until we're through the semi-finals and into the finals against the U.S. team before you get nervous."

Everyone was amused when they heard Lin Chuan say such shocking words in a calm tone.

The tense atmosphere also eased a lot.

Looking at Lin Chuan who was confident with his hands in his pockets, Deng Huade hesitated to speak.

"Lin Chuan..."

"What's wrong coach?"

Lin Chuan raised his head and looked at him innocently.

Seeing Lin Chuan making such bold statements at such a young age, he wanted to advise Lin Chuan not to be too proud and complacent.

But looking at Lin Chuan's face, Deng Huade thought about it carefully and took back his words.

What else could he say? After all, in these Olympic games, it was Lin Chuan who had always led the team and helped everyone defeat strong opponents.

After Yi Jianlian was injured, he played with ease and even defeated the last two opponents in the group stage without much effort.

In the past, even in the last session when Yao Ming was at his peak, they would not have dared to even think about this.

As a team leader, it is reasonable to encourage everyone and set a goal.

"You're right, we should aim for the gold medal!"

(End of this chapter)