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Chapter 489 This is not the opening you thought! (Update 5K first,)

Before the U.S. team started qualifying, the semi-finals of the World Championships had come to an end.

In addition to Argentina and China on the first day, Spain and Greece also advanced to the semi-finals on the second day.

Semi-final matches: Argentina VS China, Spain VS Greece.

Although the US team's early elimination made the game less exciting, the fans... didn't feel much about it.

Without him, it is simply because of the World Series finals in the past few years that the US team has never entered.

Fans are used to a Finals stage without a Dream Team.

Instead, the bronze medalist in the 2002 World Championships, the 2004 Olympic champion, and the current World Championship champion are the favorites—the Chinese team!

Sun Hao, Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, isn't this all-star lineup all the same?

Moreover, the other three teams that entered the semi-finals also showed their absolute strength in this World Championship.

For the Argentina team, Ginobili was at his peak at the age of 29 and started the NBA five-man team;

In addition to Pau Gasol in Spain, the younger generation has emerged in large numbers;

Coupled with defeating the US team in the group stage, last year's European Championship champion Greece;

These teams are also star-studded and attract attention.

On the second day after qualifying, the match between the Chinese team and the Argentine team took the lead.

The two teams played against each other in the Olympic final two years ago, and the lineup did not change much. It can be regarded as the type of "you know my depth, and I know your length".

The game also fell into a stalemate after the start of the game.

Many people's impression of Argentina's "golden generation" in history is that they defeated the Dream Team in 2002 and won the championship in Athens in 2004.

But in fact, in the 2006 World Championships, the strength of the Argentine team was still at its peak.

As for why they failed to delist in the end, there are big reasons for this.

The most important thing is the less familiar semi-final.

The encounter between Argentina and Spain this year is the story of Europe and America... Oh no, the strongest collision between the strongest teams in Europe and America.

The result of this game was that Nocioni's three-point lore at the last moment failed. Argentina lost 74 to 75 to Spain and missed the final.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Nocioni's three-pointer is made, then Argentina will be the double world champion of the World Championships and the Olympics.

And there was a very clear keyword in that game: tragic.

After that game, Gasol suffered a fractured left toe, not only missed the final World Championship finals, but also rested for three full months.

What, did the Spanish team win the championship without Pau Gasol?

That's right, Gasol didn't play that game, and the Spanish team won by nearly 30 points in the end.

In addition to the performance of the Greek team, that game was also a signal of the official rise of Spanish basketball.

Because they no longer simply rely on a certain player.

In addition to Gasol, Ginobili also suffered a wrist injury in that game.

This is also a very important reason why the Argentine team lost to the US team by a big score. Ginobili didn't even score in double figures in that game.

Now, there is no injured Manu Ginobili, the Argentine who wants to avenge the Chinese team, and the situation that if he wants to enter the final, he must beat the Chinese team.

And what Ginobili said in an interview before the game.

"The competition will definitely be very intense. I think that only at the last moment will we know who will win in the end."

When asked about his outlook for the game tonight, Ginobili said so.

These factors were mixed together, and the stalemate between the two teams continued from the beginning to the entire... first half.

Every team has its own style. The style of the Chinese team is a combination of inside and outside lines, and the efficiency of positional warfare is high.

The style of the Argentine team is running shots, defensive counterattacks, and three-pointers.

To make a vivid analogy, the Chinese team is a big lion with a big chassis, and the Argentine team is a fast and fierce jaguar that is good at attacking from a distance.

In essence, the strength of the lion is stronger than that of the jaguar.

But the jaguar can still deal with the lion by relying on its flexible body.

Reflected in this game, although the state and strength of the Chinese team are better, the Argentine team is in a stalemate with the Chinese team by virtue of the accuracy of the outside three-pointer.

But in the second half, the Argentine team suddenly misfired outside, and the Chinese team took the opportunity to open the score.

Ask why the Argentine team's three-pointer in the second half suddenly misfired?

No one knows that.

The hand feel is probably due to... metaphysics.

After all, Ginobili's mouth has been opened.

He said that the fierce fight will last until the last moment, so there must be no need to fight until the last moment.

After the Chinese team established an advantage, it has maintained this advantage until the end.

87:75.

The Chinese team won not too many, but in the single-elimination match, there is no difference between winning 1 point and 10 points? 100 points.

They successfully defeated the Argentine team and got close to the final of the World Championships!

They are only one step away from the goal they set before departure!

The fans on the sidelines were very excited, but the mood of the players on the Chinese team was average.

It wasn't that he was unhappy after winning the game, but because the confrontation was too fierce, Yao Ming injured his toe in the fourth quarter and left the field early.

On the Argentine side, Ginobili also finished the fourth quarter with an injured wrist.

The butterfly effect kept Argentina from meeting Spain in the semi-finals, but something still happened.

This somewhat cast a shadow over the Chinese team's championship journey.

Just when Sun Hao was also worried after the game, he finally received a piece of good news.

Yao Ming's injury was much lighter than Gasol's in history.

Gasol needs surgery and needs to rest for three months to recover.

But Yao Ming didn't hurt his bones, he could recover after a while, and he could even... play with his injuries.

The game between Spain and Greece was played on the second day.

As the champion of the European Championship, the Greek team has not lost a single game in the group stage so far, and its strength is strong.

Although the overall strength is slightly weaker than that of Spain, it is definitely possible to win in theory.

However, the Spanish team raised the intensity of the game from the very beginning, and played against the Greek team from the beginning to the end.

Spanoulis, the "European Kobe" and "European Nash" who will land in Houston next season, the absolute core of the Greek team, played very sluggishly in higher-intensity games, scoring only 9 points in the game.

The Spanish team finally beat the Greek team 77 to 47 with 30 points and advanced to the final.

Ever since, before the start of the World Championships, the two teams that advanced to the finals had quite a hot topic.

Whether Yao Ming will be able to play in the final due to injury, and the terrifying strength of the Spanish team.

It is against this background that most fans on the Internet prefer the Spanish team to win the championship.

"Whether Yao plays or not, it will be difficult for him to show his previous strength. The Spanish team only needs to solve Sun's defensive problem, and they will have a great chance of winning. Judging from the previous games, Sun's average He didn't score much, maybe it's because of consecutive games, he wasn't at his best."

A paragraph in the European sports media article attracted many fans' responses.

If Yao Ming hadn't fought too hard against Argentina and got injured, the Chinese team would definitely be more favored.

But now, things are different.

Before the final of the World Championships, the two teams were making final preparations for the final.

The training of the Chinese team is not open to the outside world.

When the Chinese team was training, Yao Ming stepped on a large bicycle on the sidelines.

Injuries are inevitable in a basketball player's career.

For a tough guy like Ma Long, there is no such thing as a full-time career.

Especially in the big games of Fiba, unless everyone is very strong like the US team.

Otherwise, if you hit the back, the main players will have to play longer because of the game, and the possibility of injury will also increase exponentially.

In fact, as long as you look up the World Series a little, you will find that absent games due to injuries are not uncommon.

As mentioned earlier, Spain beat Greece in history, which is a typical example.

So Yao Ming's injury was an accident, but not entirely an accident.

Rather than discussing the accident itself, the Chinese team is now more concerned about whether to let Yao Ming play in the final.

This time, on the side of the Basketball Association, the team leadership, including the coaching staff, were relatively unified.

They all want Yao Ming...not to play.

That's right, no.

The same group of people will make completely different decisions in different environments.

Now the Chinese men's basketball team is thriving, a world championship champion, and more world champions.

Like a full meal, and a full meal.

This choice is easy to make.

Of course, another very important factor is that this is the World Championships and not the Olympics, and the gold content is different.

And two years later, the 08 Olympic Games is even more important, because it is a game at home.

Sun Hao also disapproved of Yao Ming playing.

In addition to the above reasons, he is more concerned about Yao Ming's career.

Yao Ming himself chose not to gain weight in order to play longer.

In the end, if he went back because he was wounded and fought, it would be like losing his wife and losing his army.

Moreover, in history, the Spanish team can beat the Greek team to win the championship in the absence of Pau Gasol, and the Chinese team also has the opportunity to do so.

Everyone was trying to persuade Yao Ming not to go, but Yao Ming insisted on going.

"Dayao, I have to remind you of the risks involved. If you don't handle it well, it may affect your entire career."

Although he knows that Yao Ming is the man who "goes through the player channel and returns again", Sun Hao is still trying to convince him.

"I know, so the final depends on you."

Yao Ming said with a smile.

"Whether I win or not has a great impact on our morale. Even if I play less, I can still contain it on the court."

Seeing that Sun Hao didn't speak, Yao Ming put away his smile and said seriously.

Sun Hao was taken aback for a moment.

These words sounded so familiar.

By the way, he was injured in the finals before, and when O'Neal persuaded him not to play, that's what he said!

This is really, the way of heaven is reincarnation!

Moreover, after saying such words, Sun Hao knew that Yao Ming's intention to play was decided.

If you can't stop Yao Ming from playing, then you have to... sweat a little more.

In the previous games, his desire to attack was not strong, and the team did not need him to score desperately.

But in the final, he needs to throw away his thermos!

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On the night of the finals, all eyes were on.