However, on the rest day, the U.S. team took it easy, even skipping practice, and the Chinese team didn't feel tense either; the players were happily preparing.
In the evening, Zhang Yang and others went to watch the third and fourth place playoff.
Today, one topic was very popular—this Olympics' unluckiest three basketball teams.
All three teams became unlucky due to the same reason—the Chinese Men's Basketball Team secured first place in Group B.
Argentina Team was the first unlucky one, meeting the Spanish team in the quarterfinals; the Lithuania team was the second unlucky one, facing a like-styled and equally matched Greek team in the quarterfinals; the Spanish team was the third unlucky one. Had the USA team been first in Group B, with Spain in second or third, they wouldn't have encountered the USA until the finals, but they faced them in the semifinals and had to contend for the bronze medal.
At 8 p.m., the match between the Spanish team and the Greek team began.
