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The Australian men's basketball team is different. This Oceanian team, which was merged into the Asian qualifiers this year, is ranked 6th in the latest world ranking.

In this group match, the performance of the Chinese team certainly made the whole world wonder what to do.

But Australia also won every game by a big score, especially when they staged a 96:35 massacre against the Japanese team. The average score difference in the first four games was as high as 41 points!

The Chinese men's basketball team has played against Australia 80 times since entering the 4s. The record is a complete victory in all four games. Of course, they have an advantage psychologically, but they must not underestimate the enemy, let alone give up tactically.

At this time, the Chinese team, which has won four consecutive victories, has already advanced to the knockout round, and the last game has nothing to do with qualifying for the group.

But as a team that only has the world's number one throne in their eyes and is determined to win the only direct qualifying spot in Asia this time, they must not lose to Australia in the group stage. This game must directly castrate Australia's courage to challenge itself!

Chapter 456 Shop around

The last match of Group B between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Australian men's basketball team is the most focused battle in the group stage.

But this time the Western media had learned their lesson before the game, and there was no Australian team that lost all four games. For a while, only the Australian media was left to fight alone.

There is a reason why the western media is not optimistic about Australia. The two teams have played against each other four times. Not only did Australia not win a game, but they also lost to the Chinese team by an average of 20 points per game after four games. It doesn’t look like it Look like you can win.

Naturally, the Chinese team will not underestimate the enemy because of this. When the team's coaching staff conducted the final pre-battle discussion as usual the night before the game, Ruda was also in it.

This is also the tradition of the Chinese men's basketball team in recent years. The team captain needs to participate in the discussion the night before the game.

Of course, Lu Da will not often step in and take over as Wu Jie did when he was in the national football team. He usually only makes some supplementary suggestions, and in short, he will not embarrass the coaches.

But this time Luda made suggestions for tomorrow's starting lineup and even the style of play.

He hopes that Ma Donglong can start the game tomorrow and get more opportunities to show himself. To put it bluntly, he wants Ma Donglong to act as the core of an attack.

Qian Chenghai was a little surprised when he heard the words, but he quickly adopted Lu Da's suggestion, because he also had the idea of ​​letting Ma Donglong start in his heart, but he was not as extreme as Lu Da, and he still wanted Ma Donglong to be the protagonist.

However, it is also understandable that before the start of the game, Australia began to hype that these two centers of the same height and age will face off, and they will give Ma Donglong enough support both emotionally and rationally.

And this is also the biggest highlight of this game. Ma Donglong and Luke Langley are indeed too similar at first glance. Not only are they similar in height and weight, but they also became U16 members in their country at the age of 19. Joining their respective national teams at the same age, it looks like a cartoon.

Before the game, the Australian media used the "old enemy" to warm up the game, including many NBA scouts who were also planning to see these two young high center forwards. Who is better?

"Old enemy?" Ruda heard the Australian reporter's words at the pre-match press conference the next day, and directly took the microphone from Ma Donglong's front, and said with disdain: "If you can't even see some gaps, then It’s no longer a distance that can be made up!”

Ruda's shameless slap in the face caused an uproar at the press conference, especially the Australian media, who were furious and stood up to protest!

Seeing this, Wu Jie picked up the microphone unhurriedly, and said: "Don't mind everyone, my two teammates are a fool and a dumb, he actually wants to say that even if there is a huge gap between 1 and 10 between the two, if you They can increase by a hundred times at the same time, and the difference between 110 and 101 is just one."

The Australian reporters' expressions were a little slow when they heard the words, but they all reacted as soon as they sat down - didn't you just say that there is a ten-fold gap in talent between Ma Donglong and Langley?Also, is your math taught by your physical education teacher?

At this time, even Ma Donglong looked over with a stunned expression. He, a master of science with a score of 580 in the college entrance examination, felt as if he had been shocked for a whole year after listening to Jun's words.

These Australian reporters immediately raised their hands to fight back, but the Chinese team stopped talking to the Australian reporters at all, and ended the press conference not long after.

When Wu Jie saw the Australian reporter jumping in anger, he felt very relieved: I just closed the door to the dialogue and asked you if you were angry!

Needless to ask, but soon not only the Australian reporters were stunned and stared, but the Australian players were also furious at the Chinese team's defiantness.

However, after being filled with righteous indignation for a long time, the hearts of the Australian players are actually not as strong as they say on their lips. Who makes them really never win against the Chinese team?

The Chinese team obviously has a different style of painting. Lu Da said to Ma Donglong in front of the whole team: "Little Ma, those foreigners said that you and that Langley are rivals in chess, and you will meet a good talent. I think it's you Tell me, what are you going to do with that Australian jerk today?"

Ma Donglong obviously committed a social disorder again. Hearing this, his lips moved for a long time, but he didn't let out a fart for a long time. In the end, he just raised his hand and stretched out his middle finger in response, but he didn't know who he was scolding?

The players in the locker room all laughed when they saw this. Everyone had already gotten used to Ma Donglong's personality. Even though he talked less than farting, he knew everything in his heart.

Wu Jie finds this contrast more and more interesting. A person with severe social phobia is actually the father of the Internet that truly connects billions of people around the world, and the greatest pioneer of artificial intelligence. This is full of legends Color, in the future in the field of computer is likely to be more respected than Lin Yaodong.

But to really keep pace with Lin Yaodong, these achievements are still a little insufficient, so Wu Jie plans to let Ma Donglong get the "World Wide Web Project", first to invent "instant messaging" and "Internet search engine", and then create "online shopping mode" and "digital payment system” and become a real internet godfather.

At this moment, the future dumb godfather still doesn't know how many responsibilities he has taken on. Now he only wants to kill the Australian center who dares to compare him.

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An hour later, the two strongest teams in the Asian Division finally stood on the stage of the final battle of the group.

In the pre-match warm-up stage, the Australian team was obviously a little nervous, while the corresponding Chinese team looked much more relaxed.

Of the 1 spectators who came to the scene today, at least [-] are still their supporters. The atmosphere of the entire stadium has become the home field of the Chinese team.

This kind of home-like atmosphere quickly inflated the desire of the young players of the Chinese team to perform. The youngest Zhang Xiaorui couldn't help but slam dunk with a big windmill, which immediately ignited the already high enthusiasm of the fans.

The 17-year-old Zhang Xiaorui is tall and has long arms, nimble feet, and outstanding jumping. He can be regarded as an enhanced version of Kirilenko, or a low-profile version of Durant.

This can be seen from his dunk just now. Although his sense of strength is insufficient due to his age, and his jumping height is not top-notch, his limbs in the air are very stretchable and his posture is elegant, which is quite pleasing to the eye.

Wu Jie clapped his hands in the distance, with a look of pride on his face, because no one except him knew that Zhang Xiaorui, the rookie with the worst ability value in the Chinese team, would already be the third highest in the team if he were to switch to Australia players.

After Zhang Xiaorui, the youngest member of the Chinese team, made a dunk, Yuan Feihu couldn't help his desire to show off, and directly made a more difficult 360-degree turn and dunk with both hands!

Yuan Feihu's dunk ignited the scene again, and also frightened the NBA scouts on the scene.

His buckle is obviously much better than Zhang Xiaorui's. Not only did he show his brutal jumping ability, but he also showed a sense of power full of violent aesthetics. In the end, his body also had a difficult movement of bowing backwards, which means that Yuan Feihu also paid attention to strength. There is no shortage of toughness, and the quality of the entire dunk is even enough to win the dunk contest.

However, the slam dunk performance of the Chinese team is not over yet. Liu Jingdong saw two teammates going up to show off. Turn around and dunk!"

Liu Jingdong's dunk is more difficult than Yuan Feihu's, because the dunk after pulling the bar and turning around uses a backhand. The whole dunk process is not only extremely tense, but also full of power, and his aerial posture is more elegant than Yuan Feihu's, which shows that he Body control in the air is even better.

"I'm stupid, is this a slam dunk contest?"

"Who will tell me, who are these flying around? Why don't I know any of them? Has the level of Chinese basketball reached this level?"

"I bet each of these three little guys would be in the top three if they went to the NBA draft."

"Wait, what about the Australians? Aren't they going to deduct one?"

"..."

The three dunks of the Chinese team not only detonated the emotions of the fans at the scene, but also the audience who had just turned on the TV in front of the TV also had an orgasm as soon as they came up.

But after being extremely comfortable, everyone naturally turned their attention to the Australian players, and no one shouted in English anymore.

At this time, the faces of the Australian players were a little pale, and their morale plummeted before the game even started.

They also went up to deduct two?

That was a joke!

Although this Australian team has a few black players, at most they can only play some uncomplicated dunks. After all, they are all little guys who can't make it to the NBA.

Who wants them to compete with those Chinese who seem to be participating in the "slam dunk contest", unless the basket is lowered by 20 centimeters.

Australia's morale was reduced a lot before the war, which would have been very hurt.

But when the two sides left the field as substitutes, the Australian players were shocked to find that the three Chinese players who made a big splash all went down.

This scene is not hurtful, but it is extremely insulting.

The morale of the Australian team is -50%, which is basically negative.

At this moment, even the audience in Australia couldn't help but think: Such a great player is actually just a substitute, so their starting lineup can't take off?

If Australians can see the ability values ​​of both sides (under FIBA ​​rules) like Wu Jie, then the remaining will to fight may not exist.

The Chinese team started——

Center: Ma Donglong (85): 2.17 meters, 100 kilograms, in 1969.

Power forward: Ruda (99++++): 2.06 meters, 115 kilograms, in 1964.

Small forward: Zhang Jixian (83): 1.95 meters, 91 kilograms, in 1965.

Shooting guard: Zhang Yongjun (84): 1.93 meters, 90 kilograms, in 1962.

控球后卫：吴杰（87－97）：1.90米，93公斤，1963年。

Australia's first team --

Center forward: Luke Longley (70): 2.18m, 102kg, 1969.

Power Forward: Mark Bradke (73): 2.08m, 105kg, 1967.

Small Forward: Tony Frakhov (77): 2.03m, 98kg, 1963.

Shooting Guard: Andrew Gates (80): 2.01m, 95kg, 1965.

Point guard: Steven Daimler (78): 1.86m, 80kg, 1962.

Compared with those Asian teams that rarely have an ability value of 70 or more, the overall strength of the Australian men's basketball team is indeed much higher, and they are not very old, and there is still a lot of potential to be tapped. Not only is it worthy of their world No. Originally the fourth strength of the Seoul Olympics.

Wu Jie pays more attention to Andrew Gates, Mark Bradke, and Luke Longley among the five, because they all joined the NBA soon, although only Luke Langley can be regarded as standing in the NBA. Feet, but considering that the NBA in this era is extremely unfriendly to international players, this lineup of the Australian team does have some potential.

But this potential is nothing compared to the Chinese team.

With this starting lineup of the Chinese team, even Zhang Jixian, who is the worst, is enough to go to Australia as a thigh.

Andrew Gates was a well-known basketball star in Australia in the original plane, but he went to the NBA three times in a row in his peak period but failed.

Americans simply don't pay attention to such a white player with mediocre athletic ability who can only show a higher level under international basketball rules.

But Zhang Jixian, who is the same age as him, was selected by an NBA team as early as a year ago, and he was willing to wait for a few years after being selected. This kind of treatment is enough to make Andrew Gates shut himself off.

As for Luke Longley, who Australia has high hopes for, he has a certain talent, otherwise he would not be a member of the Bull Dynasty.

It is impossible for this kind of dynastic team to get involved. Langley looks like a jerk only because his teammates, especially the opponents, are too good.

But having said that, why is his opponent today not like this?

When the two sides began to scramble for the ball, Langley looked at Ma Donglong, who might become his lifelong enemy, without any fear in his heart, but looked eager to try.

This is naturally because he has never played against Ma Donglong. In the U19 World Youth Championship last year, the Australian team was eliminated by the Soviets before they met the Chinese team.

The reason why the Australian media believed that he was on par with Ma Donglong was mainly because the Australian U19 had played against the American U19 in the group stage at that time.

But the problem is not afraid of not knowing the goods, but afraid of comparing goods!

The Australian media deliberately avoided that when Ma Donglong encountered these two teams at that time, it was not only a good performance, but also an insider incarnation. He turned the restricted area into the opponent's no-fly zone by himself. The key is that he also helped his team win the final victory.

At this moment, the two of them stood together, and in fact, just by looking at the static comparison of their bodies, they could be judged.

Ma Donglong and Lang Li are both 18 years old, and their height and weight are almost the same, but the skeleton and muscles of the two do not need to be judged by professionals. Even pseudo-fans can see at a glance that Ma Donglong, who has amazing bones, is much stronger in every aspect.

The facts are indeed true. Although the height and weight of the two are similar, Ma Donglong has a perfect head-to-shoulder ratio, super-long Achilles tendon and arm span, and currently not much flesh but extremely delicate muscle lines.

Let's look at Langley again at this time... Well, in fact, you don't need to watch it, it is more intuitive to watch the game directly...

At this moment in the center of the court, the referee just threw the basketball up. Before Lang Li could react, Ma Donglong jumped up like a thunderbolt on dry land. With a pair of big hands that were about to catch up with Wu Jie's length, he slapped hard, and the basketball flew away. It was halftime for the Chinese team, and at this time Langley was just 20 centimeters off the ground.

In the first round, the competition between the two in jumping can be said to be completely incomparable. The gap is so large that there is nothing left to look up to.

After landing, Ma Donglong accelerated and ran forward. Although he didn't say anything, he was already holding back his energy and was ready to greet Langley well.

The tactics of the Chinese team today are also different from the past. Everyone needs to operate tactics around Ma Donglong. To put it bluntly, the offense is launched with him as the core. He is the protagonist today.

But this does not mean that the Chinese team cannot play fast breaks. After all, even Langley before gaining weight has good mobility. Ma Donglong is not even slower than the opponent's small forward when he gallops.

Tony Vlakhov looked at Ma Donglong, who was overtaking him, with a look of horror on his face, because he was already running at a high speed, but Ma Donglong rushed to the basket first, and he was not as fast as a center?

As for Langley, he didn't know where he was dumped.

When Ma Donglong rushed to the basket, Wu Jie's pass also arrived. Unfortunately, his sprint speed made him unable to perform an alley-oop, so he could only pass the ball first.

This gave Braddeck and Frakhov the opportunity to rush to the basket to defend, but before the two could stabilize their bodies, Ma Donglong had already pulled the green onions on the dry ground, and completed a strong move that made the Australian players have no time to react. Dunk!

"My God, isn't his bullet speed too fast?"

"Damn it, I just blinked and he dunked it? Isn't it said that yellow people have the worst bounce in the world?"

"Seven feet two inches tall, and such a horrible jump, I have begun to sympathize with Langley."

"..."

Audiences from all over the world were dumbfounded by Ma Donglong's violent dunk. Langley and his teammates had similar expressions. At this time, the Australian players on and off the field could only helplessly look at Ma Donglong who had just raged on his own basket. Self-confidence has been on a downward trend again.

At this time, the only way to restore morale was naturally to fight an eye for an eye with an eye for an eye. Langley had to pay back.

The Chinese team retreated quickly. They were already prepared, and even guessed that the Australian team would play inside in this attack, and most of them would allow Langley to complete the finish.

This is actually not difficult to guess, what is really difficult to guess is the process.

But this is still not a problem for the Chinese team, because the technical characteristics and playing style of the three strongest players in Australia are also clear to the Chinese team.

Langley, who is just 18 years old now, is naturally much more flexible than the Bulls, but even at his peak, Langley's offensive end is to cut to the basket after a screen, and a mid-range shot that is not stable enough. As for the one-on-one face-up attack , or a low post attack, this guy has never had it in his entire career.

Then how to defend is simple. As long as he blocks his route to the basket without the ball and does not give him a chance to shoot from the middle distance, Langley has no way to score at this time.

How could Langley have thought that his old background would be clearly seen. Relying on his height and fairly nimble footsteps, he planned to cut to the basket to complete the attack after covering at a high position.

But the problem is that Ma Donglong's footsteps are far faster and more flexible than him. The most dangerous thing is that Wu Jieming has the opportunity to block the passing route of the opponent's point guard, and Lu Da also has the opportunity to double-team the basket, but they just let the ball pass. Go in, and the other stands in the distance to watch the show and does not go over to double-team.

So when Langley cut into the penalty area as planned and received the pass, he comfortably went down to the basket in two steps, and then made a smooth layup and threw the ball...