Double stars shine in Los Angeles

Chapter 119 The Quarterfinals
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Football, basketball, and volleyball have become the three major ball sports in the world.But why is football the first game?In fact, it is very easy to answer this question. Basketball and volleyball are both played with hands among the three major sports. Over time, as more people pay attention, it will of course become the number one sport.Of course this is just a joke.

Football is the most popular, most extensive and most influential sports in the world, and is recognized as "the world's number one sport".There are many countries that regard football as the "national football", especially Brazil, a country in South America. In the streets and alleys of residential areas, children can often be seen playing football together as entertainment, which shows the influence of football in Brazil. How big is it.

But as far as China is concerned, Chinese basketball has a much higher international status than Chinese football. Although Chinese basketball only dominates in Asia, it is much better than Chinese football.But even so, why is football still so popular in China, and the number of football fans is still far more than basketball fans?

In fact, if you think about it carefully, this matter is not difficult to communicate.Just because there are more competitors, competition is the most critical fundamental.Why football is popular all over the world, especially in Europe is the well-deserved number one sport.Every World Cup, the annual Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and other football games can always attract a large number of spectators from all over the world to watch the games, and these are all intrinsically linked.

The world's number one ball, the most attractive thing is his uncertainty.When you ask someone "Which is the strongest national football team in the world?" there are many answers - Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Netherlands, England, Germany, Italy, France...etc.

When you ask others "Which club is the best football club in the world?" And the answers you get are still diverse, such as Manchester United, Chelsea, Milan... and other clubs, fans who really care about football can easily Answer this question easily.

The answers to many questions like these are uncertain.But if that team can tell the whole football world so fiercely and become an undefeated myth passed down to later generations, then the charm of football will gradually decrease.Especially football, which is highly commercialized, needs to win lasting attention for itself.

However, although there are many strong football teams, whether it is the national team or the club team of each country, there are many excellent teams.But it has to be admitted that there is no place for the Chinese team among these strong teams.

Michael Jordan's brilliance in the 90s made the league a reality, turning basketball fans all over the world into fans of the Chicago Bulls, and then recognizing the entire league.But it is precisely because of Michael Jordan's strength that the outcome of the game has lost a lot of suspense, and after the mystery disappears, the appeal to fans will naturally decline.

Just like asking who is the country with the strongest basketball team in the world, the answer will be highly agreed-the US team.The U.S. men's national basketball team only needs to transfer some players from various teams in the league to join the national team. In this way, the national team formed by them will naturally be in every direction. As long as there are no major problems, the champion will be the champion after all. will be theirs.

Without such uncertainty, basketball is naturally at a disadvantage compared to football.Of course, if the non-human votes of the US team are excluded from the scope of comparison, you will find that there are still many strong basketball teams in the world, such as Spain, Argentina, Lithuania, Australia, Greece, Germany, Russia, etc. , are all teams with extremely strong strength.

This year's goal of the Chinese men's basketball team for the London Olympics is still the clichéd goal of keeping eight and competing for seven. Even so, before Yao Ming announced his return to the arena, the slogan was not so loud, although Li Yifeng and Lin Fengzhe had already been clearly won The news of joining the Chinese team was confirmed, but the relevant leaders still did not set their goals higher. A "guaranteed eight and seven" can easily make their players lose their motivation and determination to make progress.

Before the game, the heads of the Chinese Basketball Association never thought that the Chinese men's basketball team could qualify for the group stage with a perfect score of [-] points in five games. One team.This immediately surprised the guy from the Chinese Basketball Association. You know, if the team's record is good, they will also be rewarded accordingly. More substantial benefits can be obtained.

Now the Chinese team has successfully passed into the quarterfinals, and the No.8 result is considered to be preserved.As long as you don't meet the US team, the Chinese team still has a chance to move their ranking forward.As for the real fight against the US team, it will have to wait until the quarter-finals.

On August [-]th, the men's basketball group qualifiers for the London Olympics finally came to an end.

Group A: The United States won all five games, with [-] points; France won four of five games, with nine points; Argentina won three of five games, with eight points; Lithuania won two of five games, with seven points; Nigeria had five games One win, six points; Tunisia lost all five games, five points.

Group B: The Chinese team won all five games, with ten points; the Russian team won four of five games, with nine points; Brazil won four of five games, with nine points; Spain won three of five games, with eight points; Australia won five games Three wins, eight points; the British team won one out of five games, six points.

In the end, the eight teams that entered the quarter-finals were all released, namely the US team, France team, Argentina team, Lithuania team, China team, Russia team, and Brazil team.As for the host team, the British team stopped outside the quarter-finals.

The corresponding quarter-final matchup list was also announced later, namely, the French team played against Brazil on August [-], the US team played against Spain; the Russian team played against Argentina on August [-], and the Chinese team played against Lithuania.

In the first quarter-final match of the French team against Brazil on August 88, the French team started with a 85-[-] start.The Brazilian team launched a counterattack in the second half of the first quarter, chasing the score to only one point.This is the point guard of the French team, Tony Parker, who stood up and scored six points in a row, helping the French team to stabilize the situation. After the first quarter, they led the opponent by four points.In the second quarter, the French team still maintained the lead and widened the gap to eleven points at the end of the half.In the second half of the game, Brazil's center Anderson Varejao made great efforts to attack consecutively inside and caused Ronnie Turiaf to foul twice in a row.At this time, Ronnie Turiaf had committed four fouls and was directly replaced.In the third quarter, the Brazilian team launched a crazy counterattack and finally tied the score at the end of the third quarter.The two sides entered the crucial fourth quarter.In the fourth quarter, Brazil's shooting guard Leandro Barbosa broke out suddenly, helping the team beat France [-] to [-] and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

What followed was the U.S. game against Spain.It was thought that the two teams would meet in the gold medal match for a peak battle, but due to the huge change of the Chinese team, the two met in the quarter-finals.Various media bluntly said that this was the most exciting battle in the Olympic men's basketball competition.

The competition between the two teams was very fierce after the opening, the scores rose alternately, and the lead changed hands many times.Navarro made two 12-pointers to give Spain a 7-15 lead, but Kobe Bryant quickly returned to Beijing with two 12-pointers, and then Durant made all free throws to give the U.S. a 35-27 lead.At the end of the first quarter, the US team led 12 to 14.Durant scored [-] points in a single quarter and Navarro scored [-] points in a single quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Spanish team took the lead in scoring. Fernandez hit a long three-pointer, and then Rodriguez also hit a three-pointer.The Spanish team played a 12-2 offensive spurt and successfully overtook the score 39-37.In the middle and late part of this section, Marc Gasol got his fourth personal foul and had to leave the game early to rest.At halftime, Spain trailed by one point, 49-50.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Pau Gasol scored nine points in a row, and the Spanish team once again overtook the score 67 to 64.LeBron James and Kobe Bryant teamed up to give Team USA another go-ahead.At the end of this quarter, Serge Ibaka scored four points in a row, and Paul Gasol also made a fast break.After three quarters, the Spanish team trailed by one point 82 to 83.

In the fourth quarter, the US team still left LeBron James on the court, and he also played his due role at critical moments.Less than 2 minutes before the end, after Chris Paul picked the basket, the US team widened the point difference to 11 points.Then the Spanish team replaced the substitute players to give up the game.The US team also sent "Big Eyebrow" Davis to play soy sauce.In the end, the US team defeated the Spanish team 107 to 100 and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

The U.S.-Spain game was the best of any men's basketball game so far.

The next day, the first game played was between Russia and Argentina.Argentina is also a traditional world-class team, but the state has declined in the past two years.The game was tight from the start, but neither side was shooting very well.At the end of the first quarter, the Russian team took the lead in recovering their touch and played an 8-0 attack wave, leading the Argentine team by six points in the first quarter.In the second quarter of the game, the Argentine team's substitute lineup exploded, leading the score in one sentence.At the end of the half, the Argentine team led by 3 points.

In the second half of the game, Russia's shooting guard Anton Bonkarasov hit the inside line of the Argentine team one after another, scoring nine points with shots and penalty shots, helping the team to overtake the score.In the ensuing game, the Russian team broke down the counterattack of the Argentine team many times, and finally defeated the Argentine team 83 to 76, breaking into the Olympic semi-finals for the first time.

(End of this chapter)