The morning after the opening ceremony, the archery events began first, officially marking the start of the Tokyo Olympics.
Chinese viewers were excited this year because the time difference with Japan was minimal, allowing them to watch live broadcasts all day.
As the Opening Game of the men's basketball competition, the China Men's Basketball Team faced its first opponent, the Australia Team, at 1:30 p.m. local time.
The Olympic organizers had certainly shown the China Team plenty of "respect"—they had been placed in the Group of Death, and their game was scheduled for the afternoon.
One-thirty was when people felt most sluggish. The China Men's Basketball Team's opponents at these Olympics were not just the teams they faced, but all kinds of unfavorable circumstances.
However, everyone on the team had adjusted their mindset well. After all, no matter how difficult the circumstances were, their opponents faced the same conditions.
When it came to willpower, the Chinese had always excelled at it.
At twelve-thirty, after lunch and half an hour of rest, the basketball players began arriving at the arena early.
What excited them was that a large number of Chinese Fans were already present when they arrived.
Since basketball had risen in popularity, the fans' enthusiasm had become even greater than before.
After their regular warm-up training ended, Tang Tian and Lin Yi even held a logo three-point contest.
Lin Yi's Shooting Percentage might not have matched Tang Tian's, but he truly had that kind of range.
That alone was terrifying. Lin Yi was a legitimate 2.16-meter big center.
And once his range moved in to the three-point line, Lin Yi's threes became extremely consistent.
Zhou Qi had improved considerably over the past two years, and his three-point consistency had risen significantly, but compared with Lin Yi, he was nowhere