Chapter 434 Hello, Beijing

The Dream Team's final warm-up game took place in Paris, but their opponent wasn't France, it was Team Australia.

Although Team Australia's strength was far inferior to Team USA's, their rugged playing style turned the game into a jungle brawl, making the star-studded Dream Team feel as though they were playing in a Game 7 of the NBA Finals.

In the end, they won by just 11 points.

ESPN reporter Chris Sheridan, who had long been covering Team USA, wrote after the game, "If you thought Team USA, led by Frye Yu, had the gold medal in Beijing all but secured, this game would wake you from that beautiful dream."

The Australians proved that FIBA basketball is another dimension, not necessarily stronger than the NBA, but equally challenging.

On August 6th, Team USA officially set off for China.

Three days later, Team USA's first game in the Olympic group stage was against the host, Team China.