The final whistle blew and the score was fixed at 77-97, and against the European powerhouse, Japan did not perform a miracle and were easily defeated by Germany.
This is also expected, Germany is the champion of last year's World Cup, has a very good tactical system, they have Schroeder, Wagner and other NBA stars, the overall strength is very strong, is considered to be the strength to stop the United States team from winning the gold medal. The Japan team, on the other hand, is not favored by others, and the ranking is also the bottom of the 12 participating teams.
However, although Japan lost at the Olympics, there are two performances that deserve the attention of NBA legend Yao Ming and the Chinese men's basketball team, such is the performance of two NBA players, Yuta Watanabe had 16 points, 2 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 assist. Hachimura performed even better, churning out 20 points, 10 rebounds, 1 block and 2 assists. It should be said that the data of both of them are very comprehensive and they also played well, just because the overall strength is not good.
Why Yao Ming should pay attention to these two people, because the Japan team and the Chinese men's basketball team are both in Asia. And this year's Olympics, Japan is the only Asian team to get a ticket. You must know that in the past, this Olympic ticket was basically for the Chinese men's basketball team. But everyone knows that after Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian and others retired, the Chinese men's basketball team was a bit young, there were no super players, and last year's World Cup, even the ticket to the Olympic Games was lost.
Moreover, the Chinese men's basketball team has not entered the Olympic Games for two consecutive years. Therefore, the Japan team is an opponent worthy of our good study and attention, and they may still be our strongest opponents in the Olympic Games in the future. And if we want to enter the Olympics, Japan is undoubtedly an opponent that we must defeat and eliminate. In fact, at present, in Asia, teams like Iran, Korea, and the Philippines are still not so powerful, and our strongest opponent should still be the Japan men's basketball team.