Tang Tian had an expression on the bench that said the scene was too brutal to watch.

You know what, he was starting to like Lin Yi's style of play.

Hmm, he'd have to try it when he got on the court later.

Li Mannis finally sat back on the bench, his expression not of despair, but of numbness.

He had originally thought that the team would be able to close the point difference, or even catch up, during this transition period with the substitutes.

But now it seemed he was really overthinking it.

Lin Yi took over the last two minutes of the first quarter, and in the second quarter, Zhou Qi came on to show his progress, with consecutive blocks on defense and a three-pointer.

Not only did the Australian team fail to close the gap during this transition period, but by the time the starters came back, they were already trailing by a full 20 points!

At this rate, the game would be over by halftime.

Li Mannis reached out and rubbed his forehead hard, he had already cursed the Chinese team ten thousand times in his heart.

He even started cursing the Japanese, this damn group stage draw.

This group stage was a group of death for the Chinese team, but wasn't it the same for the Australian team?

Not to mention Spain and France, whose strength was not inferior to theirs, just this crushing defeat to China would take a huge toll on the team's morale.

He forcibly adjusted his breathing, hoping to see if the team could launch a counterattack under Simmons' leadership when the starters returned.

But as soon as he looked up, Tang Tian and Yi Jianlian were playing the butterfly step with great interest after a pick-and-roll mismatch against Landaale.

Compared to Lin Yi's high-center-of-gravity breakthroughs, Tang Tian was purely showing off his skills, without any reliance, just faking him out.

Landaale was completely disoriented in no time.

Moreover, Tang Tian didn't seem to be trying to get past him, he kept faking him out and pulling back, igniting Landaale's anger.

Landaale tried to steal the ball, but Tang Tian faked him out again, and he couldn't control his center of gravity.

"Thump!"

The fans at the scene couldn't bear to watch the scene on the court anymore when they heard the sound.

Landaale, after kneeling to Lin Yi, knelt before Tang Tian again!

And this time, he put his hands on the ground to avoid falling, this wasn't just kneeling, it was prostration!

"God!"

The Australian fans at the scene couldn't bear to watch the scene before them.

Although Landaale wasn't an NBA player, he was still a top European star, kneeling to Lin Yi and then Tang Tian, his knees were too soft, it was a great embarrassment!

Landaale's face was already green, but there was nothing he could do, because he couldn't control it at all!

And what made him even more frustrated was that Lin Yi had directly dunked after faking him out, but Tang Tian had stopped and waited for him after faking him out!

After he stood up, Tang Tian took a super long three-point shot.

"Swish!"

A genuine face shot.

The Chinese fans at the scene had gone crazy.

Lin Yi on the bench laughed and made a gesture of worship.

He thought he was good enough at showing off, but now it seemed that he still had a lot of room for improvement, and he had to learn more from Tang Tian!

Landaale's consecutive kneelings were just a microcosm of the opening game, the Australian team was completely crushed by the Chinese team throughout the game.

Even in the second half, a conflict broke out on the court because they couldn't open up the situation.

But with Tang Tian, a veteran of fights, the Australian team didn't gain any advantage at all.

In the end, the fourth-ranked Chinese team slaughtered the second-ranked Australian team 88-57, ushering in their first victory in the Olympic Games.

Tang Tian played three quarters and contributed a team-high 30 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Lin Yi made 3 three-pointers, and contributed a double-double of 15 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks in his debut.

Ding Yanyuhang had 11 points, Yi Jianlian had 9 points and 7 rebounds, Abu Dushalamu had 6 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and Zhou Qi had 5 points and 9 rebounds.

The Chinese team had a multi-point, comprehensive and overwhelming victory.

After this game, the strength list previously released by the Japanese media had been completely overturned.

"That list is a joke!"

"Tang is back!"

"Lin Yi's talent is comparable to Yao Ming, the Chinese men's basketball team is about to dominate the world!"

"This Sino-US war will be the strongest basketball showdown of the century!"

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On social media, after fans overturned the list, they began to re-examine the strength of this Chinese team.

In just one game, the Chinese team had already joined the ranks of this strongest American team.

After the Chinese team, the other games in the group stage also started one after another.

France faced Spain, and this European civil war was extremely fierce. In the end, France narrowly defeated Spain with Gobert's game-winning block.

The games in Groups B and C also proceeded one after another.

The American team showed great dominance, slaughtering Lithuania 100-60 in the first game. This team was all-round and without dead spots, and its strength was suffocating.

Serbia defeated Cameroon 78-70. Although Cameroon had NBA starting forwards Embiid and Siakam, their overall strength was still a bit lacking.

Greece defeated Argentina 80-70, avenging their elimination in last year's World Cup. Argentina's Scola was in decline, and Campazzo was struggling alone.

Japan lost to Slovenia 80-100. Hachimura Rui scored 34 points, which was not inferior to, and even better than, Doncic's 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, but Japan's overall strength was weaker.

Although they were assigned to the weakest group, the teams selected for this World Cup were the strongest teams.

If you really want to calculate it, Japan, which only participated as the host country after a disastrous World Cup, was the weakest of all 12 teams.

"Come on, Japan!"

During training, after seeing the results of the game, Lin Yi couldn't help but complain loudly.

If the Japanese team couldn't win the game, then his idea of playing Japan in the quarter-finals would fall through!

"Focus on your own game."

Tang Tian also reminded Lin Yi at this time.

"Don't worry, Tang-ge, I know, there are no weak teams in the Olympic Games."

After Lin Yi calmed down, he continued to train. Although he was also a cheater, he, like Tang Tian, was a reasonable cheater, and hard training was indispensable.

In the next few days, the Chinese team successively played against the other two opponents in the group stage, Spain and France.

Against the French team, Lin Yi pulled Gobert out of the restricted area, and Tang Tian made the French team doubt their lives with his breakthroughs.

In the end, led by Tang Tian's 35 points, the Chinese team also defeated their opponents by 20 points.

Against the Spanish team, Tang Tian played as an organizing master, scoring a triple-double of 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and the Chinese team also easily defeated their opponents 100-82.

After the first game, the outside world felt that the ranking of the Japanese media was a joke, and when the group stage was over, they felt that it was simply nonsense.

This Chinese team was stronger than the Chinese team that won the championship in Rio in 2016, and the Chinese team that won the World Cup last year!

Just like what the fans said on social media before, the only team that can really make the Chinese team sweat is the other equally strong American team!

After achieving a record of 3 wins and 0 losses in the group stage, the Chinese team also took the lead in advancing to the Olympic quarter-finals!