Chapter 674

Italy was still struggling.

Because... their powerful "3D" players were not just Galanda alone, but a full four of them.

They felt they still had a chance.

And the result?

Su Yan naturally continued his indiscriminate one-on-one eating, beating the four "3D players" he was matched against one by one.

All of them collapsed.

All of them were fired up.

So much so that in the fourth quarter, with Italy trailing by 17 points, the four "3D" players, as if they had lost their minds, double-teamed Su Yan together.

Was Su Yan afraid?

*Cough cough*...

He could be a little cautious; after all, with such a large lead, there was no need to force a kill against four people.

"Whoosh~"

Su Yan decisively passed the ball, first to Wang Zhizhi, who attacked the rim directly, and after encountering a help-defense from Marconato, he threw up a high lob.

Da Yao was under the basket.

Unmarked.

"Boom!"

An alley-oop dunk was successful.

And if you thought Da Yao could only score on open looks, in the following three possessions, Da Yao got one-on-one opportunities.

A low-post jumper.

A strong drive under the basket.

And... a little hook shot after fooling his defender with dream footwork.

All of them were successful.

Sorry.

If this is the level Italy is at, Yao Ming can also put on a strong performance and run rampant under the basket.

One inside, one outside.

The combined offense and defense of Yao Ming and Su Yan destroyed Italy's four "3D players" and destroyed their "four-shooter" tactic.

In the end.

China easily defeated Italy by 19 points, winning another group stage game.

After the game.

In the CCTV-5 studio.

"Hahaha!"

Wang Meng laughed, "The combined power of Su Yan and Da Yao is truly too strong; there's really no need for anyone else to exert much effort.

As long as they don't give the ball away and stay focused.

They can win the game easily.

I think... before the quarter-finals, or even the semi-finals, as long as we don't run into the United States and Argentina, our China basically has no opponents."

"Yes."

Instructor Zhang nodded repeatedly, "Da Yao and Su Yan, one inside and one outside, the two of them are like the Dragon Country version of the 'OK Duo.'

No one can stop them.

This year, our Dragon Country team, I estimate a minimum of a bronze medal, with a very high probability of challenging for... the gold medal."

Is it really so?!

Not clear, it's too early to be that arrogant and certain.

However.

In the duel against New Jersey on the 19th and the duel against Spain on the 21st, the China team once again won both by more than 20 points.

The final group stage game against Lithuania on the 23rd.

The Dragon Country team won by a little less, only winning by 15 points.

With that.

Dragon Country finished the entire group stage with a proud record of 5 wins and 0 losses, taking first place in Group A.

After a one-day interval, Group B also finished all their group stage matches.

The eight quarter-finalist teams emerged.

Group A: China, Italy, Lithuania, and Spain.

Group B: USA, Argentina, Greece, and Australia.

It is worth mentioning that in the group stage... originally Argentina was ranked first, but because the USA player roster included LeBron, Wei De, and Andongni.

And Su Yan, a fellow rookie of the same class, played too well in the playoffs.

It made them very restless.

They wanted to defeat Dragon Country in a country-versus-country duel, which would indirectly count as defeating Su Yan once.

This made these three play much more seriously than expected; this seriousness was not about patriotism, but purely wanting to regain a little face from Su Yan.

Even if it was indirect face.

That would be fine too.

This led to the "Dream Team VI," led by "Master" Deng Ken and "Answer" Aifusen, playing better than in the original plot.

They defeated Agenting in the group stage and took the top spot in the group.

The quarter-final match-ups followed.

USA vs. Spain, Argentina vs. Lithuania.

China vs. Australia, Italy vs. Greece.

August 24th.

In the quarter-finals, China vs. Australia was another blowout, with China once again crushing Australia by as many as 24 points.

Su Yan also once again exploded for 43 points, 5 steals, and 6 blocks, leading the team very easily and powerfully to crush Australia and advance to the semi-finals.

The key.

Fans around the world were already used to this.

Why?!

Because the powerful strength of the Dragon Country "OK Duo" of "Su Yan + Da Yao" had already been fully felt by the whole world.

Now.

Dragon Country had become a major favorite to win the championship.

Although they were previously ranked third in the championship odds, they were still considered to have a significant gap behind the first and second-ranked Argentina and USA.

But now it was different.

The three were completely on par; anyone could win the championship, it just depended on which country's players performed better and had more explosive power on the court.

The other three semi-finals.

USA easily defeated Spain, Argentina easily defeated Lithuania, and Italy also took down Greece.

The semi-final match-ups were out.

Dragon Country vs. Agenting.

USA vs. Italy.

When the United States played Italy, the fans were unanimous in their belief that the United States would certainly win and would certainly be able to advance smoothly to the finals.

The heat was on the Dragon Country vs. Agenting duel.

Argentina, led by "Demon Blade" Jinobili, still had the roster that defeated USA in the 2002 World Championship.

This year, they were determined to challenge for the Olympic championship.

Additionally... it must be said, don't look at "Demon Blade" Jinobili as a second-year rookie; he had long since made a name for himself in Europe.

Most importantly.

Like the "God of Rice" Mills, he was the same.

He might not be outrageously strong in the NBA, but once he stepped onto the international stage, it was as if he had suddenly been injected with chicken blood or enlightened.

His strength soared.

He exploded in every game, playing at the level of a team leader, or even a superstar! **CHAPTER 676**