Chapter 1607 1606. Peak Battle!

Garnett returned to the West and joined the Hornets, which had little impact on the Chinese team.

Liu Mang feels very happy. Garnett joining the Hornets will definitely have a great impact on the strong teams in the Western Conference, and it will be a good thing for them in the Eastern Conference.

Yao Ming doesn't care too much about the Hornets, a team that was eliminated in the first round last season. They have been playing in the Nobles for a long time, and they are just so pissy.

The three players who play in the United States, Wang Zhizhi, Yi Jianlian, and Sun Yue, were basically unaffected. They had fun with the domestic players watching the media criticism caused by Garnett's refusal to renew his contract and return to the Western Conference.

And Yao Ming has not been afraid of Garnett since his rookie year. In his six-year career, he averaged 19 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game against Garnett. In his rookie year, he could easily get 20+10 from Garnett. There is basically no matchup between Yao Ming and Garnett.

But it’s different with Team USA…

Most of the U.S. team's stars are from the West. Kidd, who already has a headache with his team's slow adjustment, and Kobe, Josh Smith and Boozer, who are bound to be interfered by Garnett's wide defensive area when attacking in the mid-range for a long time. A power forward who would directly confront Garnett...all felt deeply threatened.

Prince, on the other hand, likes to use the interior defensive gate. He has three years left on his contract with the Hornets. It is expected that Garnett will be able to maintain his form for almost three years. With two defensive gates, one inside and one outside, Prince Si doesn't have to be so tired anymore, and the team becomes stronger!

And some stars in the Eastern Conference have also been affected.

Garnett is the star player that the Bulls sent back in exchange for a large number of first-rounders and high-quality role players. David West and a first-rounder...are obviously less than half of Garnett's transaction value. The Hornets originally needed to send him away. Only David West can have the space to sign Garnett. Garnett joining the Hornets is close to a naked signing!

This has had a pretty bad impact on the NBA.

James and Bosh, two superstars and top players of the 2003 generation who are now frustrated, are even more restless...

As the top basketball players from China and the United States treated Garnett's trade with their own thoughts, the day passed quickly. On August 26, it was time for the Olympic men's basketball finals.

There is no doubt that this is the most watched event in the entire Olympic Games after the track and field sprint and hurdle events!

The mentality of the Chinese team and the American team is very different.

For the Chinese team, winning means making money, and the American team must win!

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"The surprise of Happy Bears..."

Liu Mang blew out the candles amidst the singing of happy birthday songs from his teammates, their family members and his own family.

The children couldn't wait to snatch the cake away after Liu Mang made his wish and blew out the candles.

There is no surprise for Liu Mang like the last Olympic Games. This time it is the final, and it is hard to say the outcome. Moreover, the Chinese team's hope of winning the championship is indeed not high. I can only say that if you give it a try, it will be better if you win, but if you don't win... There's no way it can't be the case. The other country's basketball culture and overall basketball strength are indeed number one in the world. It's the only one with two empty spots in the middle. It's the basketball of other countries.

The best players from basketball powers like China, Spain, and Argentina all need to learn and fight under American basketball in order to become stronger.

Although the road ahead is bumpy, we still have to move forward. After all, from a macro perspective, it is only a hundred years since the birth of basketball. It is still unknown what the basketball world will be like in another hundred years.

After a brief birthday celebration, the players' families left to give the players final preparation time.

In the final preparation time, the Chinese team watched the video clips of the US team's games before this year's Olympic Games. Techniques and tactics have been adjusted to the best level in the past seven games. After all, the core seven or eight members have grown up from two years ago. It hasn't changed since before, and we already have an excellent tacit understanding. The seven consecutive wins and reaching the finals is a good proof.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Chinese team came to the Olympic Sports Center to start warming up. The finals are coming soon...

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"Chaoting TV, Chaoting TV, this is the men's basketball final of the BJ Olympics brought to you by the Sports Channel of Chaoting TV. The Chinese men's basketball team will face the American men's basketball team at home..."

More than 30 provincial and municipal satellite TV stations across the country stopped broadcasting all other games during the next two hours of the game, and broadcast the finals of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team and the American Men's Basketball Team nationwide!

All other games are divided into other channels of the Imperial TV, that is, all first-line channels broadcast the men's basketball finals of the Imperial Sports Channel!

More than 150 countries and regions around the world will broadcast this game simultaneously!

It is estimated that 2 billion to 3 billion people around the world will watch this game!

Under the introduction of commentators from the world's largest television stations, players from China and the United States entered the stadium.

The Chinese national anthem and the American national anthem played successively at the Olympic Sports Center.

It’s not that the Chinese national anthem has never been played in the finals of the three major Olympic games, but that was all for women’s events, and this was the first time for men’s events!

Many of the more than 4,000 Chinese fans at the scene were in tears, which surprised fans from other countries.

The Chinese Olympic team has now won 46 gold medals, far surpassing the second-placed American team. The final of a single event will make sports fans from one of the world's top two sports powers burst into tears!

The other country in the top two is of course the United States, and it is certain that in the next 20 to 30 years, China and the United States will definitely be the top two sports powers in the world.

Today's game is expected to be watched live by more than 700 million people in China. Many domestic companies are temporarily on holiday today. The impact of such a game is greater than when the men's football team entered the World Cup!

This is the reward for six years of hard work by Liu Mang and his teammates!

Liu Mang and his teammates entered the Olympic Sports Center with the expectations of the people across the country.

The American team can't lose and they don't dare to lose. They can't afford to lose. This time they have fielded their strongest lineup and there is no way out!

After the national anthems of the two countries have been played, the pre-match activities are over, and the starting players of the two teams are about to take the stage.

For the Chinese team, Sun Yue, Liu Mang, Wang Shipeng, Yi Jianlian, and Yao Ming are the starters.

For the U.S. team, Kidd, Kobe, Tracy McGrady, James, and Kwame Brown started.

Liu Mang and the young blacksmith came to the technical platform to apply magnesium powder. There was no communication, not even eye contact... Mainly because the young blacksmith didn't even look at Liu Mang. Liu Mang wanted to stimulate the other person, but ended up being unhappy.

But this made Liu Mang more confident. The other party was obviously under greater pressure than him!