The Banana Boat Crew's opinion wasn't really recognized by the Lakers' backcourt stars, and Coach K also thought it was inappropriate. But with a rough start in this Olympics, it wasn't a good time for them to oppose the Banana Boat Crew's stance. They needed to step onto the court with high confidence.
As a result, the U.S. team came on tonight with the mindset of easily taking down Spain, but in the first quarter, Spain took a surprising lead with a score of 38 to 25...
Spain was indeed frustrated after losing to the Chinese Team the day before yesterday, but they hadn't lost confidence.
After reviewing the game they realized that it was just Yao Ming's terrifying defense under the basket that confused them in the first half. When Yao Ming's stamina declined in the third quarter, their offense skyrocketed, but unfortunately, they encountered the 'king of the third quarter', Zhang Yang, going wild and their comeback failed.
