MM Racing Chapter 496 The Strongest American Team in History! For Dignity, the Entire Army Marches Out
Chapter 496 The Strongest American Team in History! For Dignity, the Entire Army Marches Out
Chapter 496 The Strongest American Team in History! For Dignity, the Entire Army Marches Out!
Duncan announced his departure from Orlando almost a few days after Lin Tian confirmed his joining the Knicks. Duncan's four years in Orlando were not very smooth. The team was always unstoppable in the regular season, but terrible in the playoffs, and was always upset by other teams.
Duncan has also been dubbed by many as a "regular season star" and a "playoff softie."
After Garnett successfully broke through the Western Conference and made it to the NBA Finals this season, Garnett, who was known as one of the two "softies" in the East and West alongside Duncan, has shed the label of "softie".
Only Duncan remained.
So during this offseason, Duncan resolutely left Orlando!
Many teams have been linked to him, with the Pacers, who just lost Lin Tian, and his former team, the Spurs, being the most aggressive in pursuing him.
However, for various reasons, Duncan rejected both teams one after another. In the end, Duncan chose another team that had long coveted him and had tried hard to get him in the 1997 draft but failed.
Boston Celtics!
This year's Celtics have absolutely turned their fortunes around overnight. Last season, they were struggling for a playoff spot, but they not only had a stroke of luck and got the second pick, but they also had a stroke of luck when Jordan made a foolish mistake. Now, they have pulled off a free transfer and signed Duncan outright using their cap space!
Then, the Chinese team finally encountered some difficulties in the group stage. Facing the Argentine team led by the golden generation of Ginobili, Scola, Oberto, etc., the Chinese team only led their opponents by 7 points in the first two quarters. The two sides played back and forth in the first half!
Ginobili, returning from injury, delivered a stellar performance, scoring 16 points and dishing out 6 assists in the first half alone, making him Argentina's key contributor to keeping the score close.
However, in the second half, when the Chinese team changed their defensive matchups and assigned Lin Tian to guard Ginobili, Ginobili's efficiency and impact on the game immediately plummeted.
整个第三节，吉诺比利4投0中只靠着罚球拿到2分，只送出1个助攻的同时还有3个失误入帐！
When the team leader and the primary core player are playing like this, Argentina naturally cannot put on a good performance in this quarter. They were only down by 7 points in the first half, but they lost by 14 points in this quarter, and by the end of the third quarter, they were already down by 21 points.
The suspense of the game was almost over. Although Argentina scored some points in the latter part of the fourth quarter when China substituted their starters with role players, it was too little too late to change the outcome.
108: 99!
China narrowly defeated Argentina by 9 points!
After defeating strong teams like Spain and Argentina, Hebei China Fortune essentially secured first place in their group. They then went on to defeat Italy and a disorganized Sermen with a margin of over 30 points.
The Chinese team won all 5 group stage matches, scoring over 100 points in each game and averaging a net win of 30.8 points per game!
They are the undisputed champions of this group!
But he was only the champion of his group.
Because in the next group, the strongest dream team also beat their opponents to a pulp!
This avenging American team also went undefeated in 5 games, with an average margin of victory of 44.6 points! This is the highest score ever achieved by a Dream Team, surpassing the original Dream Team's average of 43.7 points!
Considering the rapid progress of world basketball over the past 12 years, this Dream Team is probably no less powerful than the original Dream Team!
At least based on the group stage, this team truly deserves the titles of "Redemption Team" and "Strongest Team"!
Some media outlets and fans have even gone so far as to name this team the Dream Team II!
They fired all the teams they had previously played for.
Apart from the Dream Team I and this "Dream Team II", all the other teams are just the United States team.
Meanwhile, almost all fans are looking forward to the ultimate showdown between the American team and the Chinese team!
These two teams, each ranked first in their respective groups, will meet again in the final, barring any upsets or losses in the knockout stage!
This is the first time the two teams have met in four years.
Four years ago, the Chinese team was an underdog challenger that no one believed in; four years later, the challenger has become the dream team!
With the atmosphere built up to this point, and everyone wanting to see another epic showdown, neither the Dream Team nor the Chinese team will disappoint the fans and everyone else!
Meanwhile, the Chinese team, which was outscored by the United States in the group stage, went all out in the knockout stage!
It's as if they're going to have a showdown with Team America from afar!
Before meeting, you must do everything you can to gain the upper hand in terms of momentum!
In this way, the teams that faced off against both the American and Chinese teams became truly unlucky.
In the quarterfinals, the Chinese team thrashed Puerto Rico in their first match, routing the Puerto Rican team led by Arroyo. The Chinese team ultimately won by 55 points, securing their biggest victory in this Olympics!
Then the American team next door showed no mercy. Facing the Italians, they not only scored 120 points, but also suppressed the Italians' score to only 61 points, winning by a margin of 59 points!
Then came the semifinals, where the Chinese team faced their group stage opponent, Spain, again. This time, they beat Spain even more badly. Lin Tian scored a game-high 44 points, along with 11 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 steals, leading the team to a 44-point victory over Spain!
However, this time, the American team failed to keep up with the Chinese team's pace.
Facing the strongest Argentina team in history, the US team battled their opponents for three full quarters, and only led by 13 points at the end of the third quarter.
Even in the fourth quarter, Ginobili and Delfino hit two three-pointers from the left and right sides respectively, narrowing the gap to 7 points at one point!
In other words, the US team finally picked up the intensity again in the subsequent games, bringing out a five-man lineup of Kidd, Kobe, Battier, Artest and Garnett, and playing full-court press!
With the five players' relentless defense and relentless pressure throughout the game, Argentina finally couldn't hold on any longer. They failed to score a single point in the next six minutes, allowing the United States to unleash a 15-0 offensive onslaught.
The US team secured the victory, but they ultimately won the game by only 27 points against Argentina.
In their indirect confrontation with the Chinese team, the American team has temporarily fallen into a disadvantageous position.
But clearly, this only made the US team slightly less popular than the Chinese team before the final.
These two teams have finally met in the final!
The epic battle between China and the USA is about to begin!
(End of this chapter)