Four games in the quarterfinals of the Olympic men's basketball team were played in one day. Brother Alphabet fought bitterly against Germany and was helplessly out; Serbia reversed Australia by 24 points, and the arrival of the Mills god did not help; France takes revenge on Canada, and SGA is alone; United States beat Brazil by 122 points.
Of course, the most concerned about the four games is the game of the United States team, but there is nothing to say, the difference in strength between the two sides is a bit big. The highlight was the match between Australia and Serbia, where both sides played a good half of the game and went all the way to extra time. Mills is back in the face of a big killer, and Jokic is steady.
But in fact, what I want to talk about most is the match between Canada and France, there are controversies and changes, there are heroes who changed the tide of the war, there are sinners who became war criminals, and of course, the tragic drama of Alexander, who is exhausted.
A year ago in the World Cup, France lost to Canada by 30 points. That Canada team was the pinnacle of team history, and then defeated United States. And that France has not yet been civilized, Batum, Fournier and Goebel are in charge, and they are not yet fully integrated.
A year later, France completed its revenge. France led almost the entire game, pressing Canada under the water. The biggest change in France this game should be close to DNP Gobert.
Gobert played less than four minutes off the bench and had just one rebound. The France coach infinitely weakened Gobert's role and turned Wembanyama into another "Gobert".
Wemban, who played as the starting center, did not play better on the offensive end. After 3 of 0 three-pointers and 2 of 0 in the first quarter, Wen Ban himself also understood that his offensive touch was really poor this year, so he put all his energy on the defensive end, and the advantage of height and arm span was brought into full play.
Wemban's offensive end is also rarely involved in the pick-and-roll, completely playing a role that opens up space, and Canada can't really let Wembanyama's outside shot go anyway. So Wen Ban on the court has become a large Gobert with spatial attributes, which is scary enough.
Because Wemban transferred Canada's big men out, Canada's already small inner line became more defenseless. Solet and Yabsele are almost penetrating Canada's inside line, and they can't prevent it without fouling.
So you can see that France made 25 free throws in the half and 42 goals in the whole game, while Canada only made 25 free throws in the whole game, still with the blessing of SGA, a master of fouls. France must have enjoyed the treatment of the home whistle, and there is no reproach, and Canada really has nothing to do with France's two "Li Kui".
Yabusele was 6-of-9 from the field and 2-of-4 from three-point range for 22 points and five rebounds. Lesot played 19 minutes and finished with 13 points, five rebounds and two assists. France's players who didn't play in the NBA scored 60 points, compared to 22 for NBA players.
Not only on the inside, but France has the advantage on the outside. Fournier, who had a little quarrel with the head coach after the last game, scored 12 points in a row in the last quarter of today; Cordinye finished with 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting and 4-of-5 three-pointers.
Let Wenban play blue-collar to assist others, in the case of the opponent's weak interior line, this trick is really feasible. But just this one, the next game against Germany's inside line, Solet and Yabsele are not so magical.
Before the game, not many people thought that France could beat Canada. France's change of formation has worked, and Canada's crotch pull is also one thing. With the exception of Alexander's 27 and Barrett's 16, Canada had no one score in double figures.
Dillon, who was a big hit in last year's World Cup, scored 2 points last night on 1-of-9 shooting and 0-of-3 from three-point range. He and Dort can be regarded as defensive giants, and they are not bad in the NBA, but they couldn't stop the opposite side at all last night, so they can only keep accumulating fouls.
Murray, another "star backcourt" in Canada, scored 7 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist on 3-of-13 shooting and 1-of-4 three-pointers last night, with 4 turnovers. Murray's seven points also brought his average to six points per game.
Murray averaged six points per game on 29 percent shooting from the field and 14.3 percent from three-point range. None of the four games scored in double figures, 8 points, 5 points, 4 points, and 7 points. It's true that Murray rarely plays in FIBA games, but no one expected him to be so bad.
In fact, Murray's form has not been worse for a day or two. Throughout the playoffs, Murray seemed to be sleepwalking, only playing two games with the Lakers to wake up for a while.
In 12 playoff games, Murray averaged 20.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, but he shot 40.2% from the field, 31.5% from three-point range, and only 47.4% from the field.
Yesterday, Jokic had 21 points, 14 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals, with a plus/minus of +25 to lead Serbia to a turnaround; Murray sent Canada home with seven points and four turnovers, and the contrast was too stark. There has never been any controversy about whose team the Nuggets are, but Murray, as the second-in-command, is getting worse day by day, and fans can't help but sweat for Jokic.
So SGA faced Dillon + Murray last night with a total of 4-of-22; Facing France's home whistle; Faced with Wembanyama's all-out defence; At the same time, he was also facing Gobert, who was sitting on the bench. This kind of hell-level difficulty, even if he is Alexander, he can't do anything.
Speaking to the media after the game, Alexander said: "If you don't fight hard, this is the result: you will lose. ”
At that moment, Alexander truly realized how strong Jokic was.