August 18th, Carioca Arena 1 was packed to the rafters, and the noise was deafening.
A glance around revealed quite a few Chinese faces in the crowd.
With about 300,000 Chinese in Brazil, many came spontaneously to cheer for the Chinese Men's Basketball Team after learning they made it to the knockout stage.
In contrast, there were very few supporters for the Spain Team.
Of course, Spanish fans don't place much importance on ordinary knockout matches; in their eyes, Spain has always been a world-class team, easily advancing in various global competitions.
As for the Chinese team's players, apart from Zeng Xingyang, most of them couldn't even name them.
To Spanish fans, this game held little suspense.
