Men's Basketball Life and Death

The five semi-finals have ended, and the sixteen semi-finalists have been confirmed. Among them, Jamaica and the United States accounted for six of the places. Trinidad and Tobago, a small Central American country, also had two players in the semifinals.

Naoki Tsukahara of the Japanese team has a pained expression on his face. In this game, he tried his best and even reached the threshold of qualifying for the semi-finals for a long time. In the first 30 meters, he was ranked first in the group. In the first fifty meters, he was second in the group; in the first sixty meters, he was still third in the group; only close to 70 meters, he was overtaken by the crown.

In the end, Naoki Tsukahara ranked fourth in the group, but his results were not the best in the fourth group. With a time of 10.11 seconds, Francis, a naturalized athlete from Qatar, advanced to the group with his best score outside the top three. The Japanese team was also wiped out in the men's 100 meters event.

For Asian athletes, being able to enter the semi-finals of the Olympic Games is already a breakthrough achievement. Under normal circumstances, those who can enter the semi-finals of the Olympic Games are those who are capable of running within 10 seconds, even the best of individuals. The result was 9.99 seconds, and in the semi-finals of the Olympics, it was still the bottom of the group.

As for Zhang Guan, he returned to his residence after finishing the game. The names of the four events he will participate in tomorrow are basketball against the German team, the men's 100m semi-finals and finals, and the long jump qualification.

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When Zhang Guan woke up, when he opened her eyes, he saw Sharapova sitting in front of the computer in suspender pajamas.

"Maria, what are you looking at?" Zhang Guan walked behind Sharapova.

"Europe's odds for winning the Olympic Games are for men's 100-meter sprint." Sharapova continued, "You did a great job yesterday, and now the odds have risen to second place."

"Only second? Or did I rise to second place? So I wasn't even second before? I always thought I had to be the biggest favorite to win the championship! Then where am I? Maybe Powell will be ahead of me. Right, am I third?" Zhang Guan asked.

Sharapova shook her head in embarrassment, "No, your odds are fourth. Bolt is first, Powell is second, and Gay of the United States is third."

"Gay ran ahead of me, I didn't expect it." Zhang Guan sighed.

"Gay's bid was very well last year. But after yesterday's game, the game company adjusted the odds. Now you have surpassed Powell and Gay, second only to Bolt." Sharapova went on to say, "You have to do well for today's game. My dad made a big bet on you!"

"Well, the future father-in-law is willing to bet for me to win, then I must fight to win!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.

Sharapova clicked the mouse and opened another webpage, and suddenly exclaimed, "Oh my God, in the men's 100m butterfly competition that just ended, Phelps won the gold medal again. This is where he was in the Olympics. He won the seventh gold medal in China! With seven gold medals in one Olympic Games, Phelps is even better than the previous Olympic Games! And Phelps will have the men's 4x100m medley relay next. In the competition, if the US team can win gold again, he will have won the eighth gold medal. It is really hard to imagine that an athlete can win eight gold medals in the same Olympic Games, unprecedented in history."

His girlfriend was praising other men. Of course, Zhang Guan was a little unconvinced. He snorted coldly, "What's so rare about eight gold medals? My game has just begun. Who is the player with the most gold medals will need to wait until the end of the Olympic Games. I only found out that day!"

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At 2:30 pm on August 16, the men's basketball team ushered in the fourth game of the group stage. The opponent was the German men's basketball team led by Nowitzki. In the course of history, this game was originally played at night, but now to take care of Zhang Guan's game time, the game has been advanced to the afternoon.

The ranking of the group stage of the Olympic basketball game first looks at the points. Each win is 2 points, loses 1 point, and abstains 0 points. Those with the same points depend on the relationship between victory and defeat. If qualifying A beats B, B beats C, and C has a circular win-loss relationship that beats A, the score is divided by the score. The higher the score, the higher the ranking.

The current record of the national team is two wins and one loss, losing to the United States in the first game, defeating Spain in the second game, and defeating Angola in the third game. On the surface, it looks like a good qualifying situation. But the Chinese team is not necessarily able to get promoted. The Chinese team's next opponent is the strong Greek team, and the Chinese team's hope of victory is slim. So the Chinese team must seize the game against the German team.

If the Chinese team loses to the German team in this game, the Chinese team and the German team will have two wins and three losses, but in terms of the win-loss relationship, the German team should be ahead of the Chinese team, so the German team will be ranked first in the group four, and the Chinese team was squeezed to fifth in the group unable to qualify.

The German team's current record is one win and two losses. They defeated Angola in the first game, lost to Greece in the second game, and lost to Spain in the third game. If they want to qualify, they must defeat the Chinese team because of Germany. The team's opponent in the last game was the US team. With the current strength of the German men's basketball team, it is undoubtedly a fantasy to defeat the US team.

For the German team, if they want to get promoted, they can only defeat the Chinese team in today's game, and then pray that the day after tomorrow the Greek team will also defeat the Chinese team so that the Chinese team and the German team are two wins and three losses. The German team can rely on the relationship between victory and defeat when being promoted.

So this game, for the Chinese team and the German team, no one can lose, this is a life and death battle between the two sides. If the German team loses, they must be eliminated; and if the Chinese team loses, they need to fight for victory in the last game. I am afraid that they will not escape the fate of being eliminated.

The strongest point of the Chinese team is inside. The strongest point of the German team is also the inside. Nowitzki and Kaman form the two pillars of the German team. Nowitzki has always been the top forward in the NBA and a frequent visitor to the All-Stars. Kaman also had his best performance last season. With an average of 15+12 per game in the NBA, he is an All-Star center.

However, it is a pity that this time Kaman met Yao Ming, who is a traditional forward, and his favorite opponent is also a traditional center. To play a traditional center, Yao Ming must be tall and strong and must have a CIC. Kaman can be said to have been defeated by Yao Ming on both offense and defense.

Kaman's offensive point was obviously suppressed by Yao, so in fact, the German team only has Nowitzki as its main offensive point.