United States beat Brazil 122-87 to advance to the semifinals against Serbia!
In the early morning of August 7, Beijing time, the Olympic men's basketball project ushered in the last 1/4 knockout round, against the first team in the group stage, United States, and the eighth team in the group stage, Brazil! In this game, the United States team Holiday returned, partnering Booker, Embiid, James, and Curry to become the starting five tigers; Brazil, on the other hand, lined up Caboclo, Hurtas, Meindel, Santos and Neto as the starting five. At the beginning of the game, Brazil started 4-2, after which Embiid, Curry, and Holiday combined to play a 7-0 attack wave to reach 5 points, and back to United States strengthened its defense and played another wave of 9-2 in two minutes to reach 18-6! After that, Brazil's offense improved, and United States led Brazil by 12 points 33-21 after the first quarter! As soon as the second quarter came up, United States played another wave of 7-0 points to 19 points, the strength of the two sides was not at the same level at all, and the game entered garbage time! In the end, Rose easily defeated Brazil 122-87 in the final game, and the final four will face Serbia, and the real test is coming!
Technical statistics of both sides
United States: Booker 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Curry 7 points, Embiid 14 points and 7 rebounds, James 12 points and 9 assists, Adu 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Edwards 17 points and 5 rebounds, Bam Adebayo 9 points and 7 rebounds, Davis 13 points and 8 rebounds, Tatum 5 points, White 5 points, Haliburton 2 points
Brazil: Caboclo 30 points and 6 rebounds, Mendel 7 points and 7 assists, Santos 7 points, Paula 15 points and 8 rebounds, Y Santos 8 points, Dias 8 points
The offense is smooth and breaks the Dream Team's 22-year "shame" record!
Due to the strength of the opponent in this game, the United States team 6 players scored on the double to easily advance to the semi-finals, which was the easiest of the four games of the 1/4 knockout round, and the United States team sent a total of 31 assists in the whole game, counting the last game of the group stage against Puerto Rico, when the United States team also defeated the opponent 104-83 to lock the first place in the group stage, that game was also two quarters, and the same 6 people scored on the double and also sent 30 assists! The two consecutive games reached 30 assists, which is the first time since "Dream One" in 1992 that two consecutive Olympic games have reached 30 assists! This record is somewhat incredible, since the Olympic Games allowed NBA players to participate, the United States men's basketball team has dominated the sport, but when these top stars are combined, it is more about relying on individual strength to win! That's why the cooperation between them is not smooth!
With the development of basketball, the small ball era now pays great attention to shooting ability, and the shooting ability of the current United States men's basketball team is undoubtedly the strongest in history, with three-point shooting rates of 48.4%, 75%, 43.3%, and 56.3% in four games! Hit 61 out of 113 shots, a very high hit rate! Everyone on the team's roster has three-point shooting ability, which is also an advantage that the previous dream team did not have! In the past, the United States team played the Olympics more by relying on full-court tight defense, allowing the opponent to make mistakes and play fast counterattacks, playing aerial operations! And now, with the improvement of shooting ability, as long as the ball is given to an open teammate for a three-point shot, there is a great certainty, which also leads to an easy increase in assists! Now the top four of the Olympic men's basketball team have all been produced, France, Germany, United States, Serbia. The real challenge begins now! #头条创作挑战赛#
Upcoming Matches
First semi-final: Germany vs France: 8 August 23:30
Second semi-final: United States vs Serbia: 03:00 on August 9