NBA villain

Chapter 523
The Chinese team took the African runner-up without any effort, which made other strong teams in the world look sideways.

However, the group D that attracted more attention was still the American Dream Team Seven. So far, they have won all three games, and all of them have won by more than ten or twenty points.

The dream team is the most powerful contender for the championship. The world's top teams, including Spain, Greece, and Argentina, are all discussing how to defeat the powerful US team.

On August 8, the Chinese team faced Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico is a country in North America, which belongs to the United States and is regarded as an autonomous region of the United States. After Spain fought a battle with the United States, Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States, so until now, it is still a mixture of Spanish and English.

On this island, mountains and hills account for three-quarters of the island's area. It belongs to the tropical rainforest climate and has abundant rainfall.

In terms of the historical record of the World Championships, Puerto Rico’s men’s basketball team has achieved impressive results. In 300, a small country with a population of just over 90 million people actually won the fourth place in the world. In the last World Championships, Puerto Rico’s men’s basketball team The basketball team is No. 7 in the world, which is still better than the Chinese team.

But this time, the Chinese team has Yang Di, adding a world-class super giant for no reason.

The overall strength of the Chinese team has surpassed that of Puerto Rico, and the Puerto Rican men's basketball team is either a center forward, or a small forward and a guard. The position of power forward is broken. In the national team, no one will defend Yang. di.

The Chinese team tied with Puerto Rico at halftime. In the third quarter, Yang Di broke out and scored 8 points in a row, leading the Chinese team to a 15-6 victory, laying the foundation for the victory of the game.

In the end, the Chinese team defeated Puerto Rico 90 to 82, two consecutive victories in the group stage.

At this time, the US team won all 4 games and ranked first in the group, and the Chinese team ranked second in the group with 3 wins and 1 loss. The Chinese team has already qualified.

National fans cheered. Such a big victory is rare for the Chinese team.

Every qualifying event is thrilling and unpredictable. Sometimes, when the record is the same, it is necessary to look at the difference in winning points. How can it be like this time that the final game is not played, and the qualifying is directly determined. .

At this time, the coaching staff of the Chinese team also reacted, avoiding the US team and defeating Slovenia in the last game is the height that must be achieved at the strategic level.

On August 8, the last game in Sapporo.

At this point in the group stage, it is all over. The next match will be held in Saitama, Japan. The Saitama Super Arena will be the venue for the knockout round.

In the last round of Group D, the match between China and Slovenia was held first, at 12:30, and it was just in the afternoon.

In this way, after three games, there will be games in the stadium until the evening.

Slovenia is a strong team in Europe. Slovenia is located in the south-central part of Europe, at the northwestern tip of the Balkan Peninsula.It borders Italy to the west, Austria and Hungary to the north, Croatia to the east and south, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest.

After the disintegration of Yugoslavia, this is the first time that the Slovenian team has participated in the World Championships.

In the 04 draft, the Slovenian-born star Benno Udri was selected by the Spurs with the 28th pick. In the Spurs, Udri gradually emerged and became an important young player on the bench. Of course, he is also the Currently the top player of the Slovenian national team.

NBA players like this, in the national team and in the international arena, can explode with stronger energy.

After assuming the corresponding responsibilities, every attack they made seemed to be assisted by a god. In the early years, many bench players in the NBA and players who couldn't play the ball, when they came to the international arena, even if they met the dream team , It was also a wild bombardment, all kinds of convulsions were unsolvable.

The Slovenian team has 1 win and 3 losses. If they lose this game, they will completely lose hope of advancing.

For them, this is already stepping on the edge of a cliff, a desperate situation within a desperate situation.

Udrih also had the same meaning when facing the Chinese team. He hit consecutive three-pointers and helped the Slovenian team stay behind the Chinese team's score.

It wasn't until the middle of the fourth quarter, when Wang Shipeng hit 2 consecutive three-pointers and established an 8-point lead for the Chinese team, that Slovenia showed signs of defeat.

Unwillingly, Udrih made a three-pointer at the buzzer. He scored 35 points in the game, and his outside shots were incomprehensible, blasting the Chinese team outside.

But Yang Di and Yao Ming teamed up to score another 55 points, and Yang Di grabbed 5 offensive rebounds alone.

Don't underestimate the five offensive rebounds. Under the FIBA ​​rules, it is difficult for Yang Di to go deep into the penalty area without defending for three seconds. For each offensive rebound, he has to spend more time to block and judge. Drop point.

89 to 83, the Chinese team had 4 wins and 1 loss, the best group result in history, and advanced to the knockout round.

On the same day, the United States beat Senegal 103 to 58 by 45 points, winning all 5 games and ranking No. 1 in the group.

According to the competition system, in the first half, Argentina will play against New Zealand, China will play against Lithuania, Turkey will play against Italy, and Spain will play against Serbia and Montenegro.

In the second half, Germany plays Nigeria, the United States plays Australia, France plays Angola and Greece plays Slovenia.

The good results achieved by the hard work in front showed the advantages. The Chinese team did not meet the US team until the final.

Against Lithuania, which is Jonas' home team, before the game, many media chased Jonas and asked him whether his coaching would be affected because Lithuania is his home country.

"Of course not. Both Lithuania and China are very good basketball teams."

"In recent years, Lithuania has always been the representative of the top teams in Europe. They have a mature system and they can cope with various challenges. The Chinese team is a young team. Under the leadership of Yao Ming, the team It has become a top Asian and world-class team. I am the head coach of the Chinese team. My goal is to help the Chinese team defeat any enemy. I sincerely hope that Lithuania can win, but reason will drive me to do the most professional Coach on the spot."

He is still angry with Yang Di. When talking about the leader of the Chinese national team, he always only recognizes Yao Ming. Yang Di, he said on many occasions, is the sharpest knife and the super general of the Chinese team But not a commander-in-chief player.

Everyone left Sapporo and arrived in Saitama, Japan on the morning of the 25th.

In Saitama Super Arena, the quarter-finals will be held in two days, and then from 26:27 am to 9:7 pm on the [-]th and [-]th, four games will be played in sequence.

(End of this chapter)