The Fifth Point Guard

Although the Chinese men's basketball team is unanimously optimistic by the outside world, the domestic media still maintains considerable rationality.

After all, the Chinese team's grouping is not very good, and it is not an exaggeration to even be called the group of death.

The United States, Italy, Slovenia and even Puerto Rico are all very strong teams.

The only team from Africa, Senegal, makes people dare not take a peek.

In the first game, China will face Italy.

On the 19th, the World Championships begin in full swing!

The starting lineup of the Chinese team is: Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Zhu Fangyu, Shentong, Liu Wei.

Italy's starting lineup is: Andrea Bargnani, Fabio Di Bella, Denis Macnado, Gianluca Basre, Marco Belinelli.

Italy won runner-up in the last international competition, the 2004 Olympic Games, and this time their goal is to win the World Championships.

Although starting center Bargnani is only 21 years old, he has almost locked up the No. 1 pick in the NBA in the new season.

In the year 2006, Bargnani was elected the best player of Italy U22, the "Future Star" of the Italian League and won the Italian League championship.

Kobe went to watch Bargnani play while on vacation in Italy and was full of praise for the young man.

"He allowed me to see another Dirk Nowitzki, and he is more flexible and younger. His future is unlimited. If the Lakers have the No. 1 pick, I will not hesitate to recommend that the management pick it. he."

Since it was the first game for both sides, both teams took it very seriously.

Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian teamed up inside, while Wang Zhizhi was placed on the bench by Yunus.

Yi Jianlian is also the subject of intense observation by NBA scouts. According to well-informed sources, Yi Jianlian will announce his participation in the draft next year at the latest.

At the beginning of the first quarter, Basilei hit a mid-range jumper. Then he made two free throws and scored 4-0 with one player, giving the opponent Shentong a disincentive.

Yao Ming scored 4 points in a row to tie the score.

STO seems to be in no hurry to score and frequently creates opportunities for inside players.

He broke through three Italian defensive players and went straight to the basket. He passed Yao Ming in the penalty area. The latter dunked with one hand and the Chinese team took the lead.

In the middle of the first quarter, he suddenly sent a wonderful pass during the breakthrough. Yi Jianlian completed an alley-oop and completed a two-handed dunk.

In the first quarter, the Chinese team's performance was not inferior to that of Italy. The score was 21-22, and the Chinese team was 1 point behind.

In the second quarter, STO gradually started scoring mode.

He first forced a three-pointer at the buzzer under Basilei's defense, then broke through and made a pull-up jumper to score 2+1, and then made another pull-up three-pointer against Basilei.

STO scored 9 points in a row and stopped the game directly.

During the timeout, the Chinese team could hear the roar of the Italian coach.

"Guard that damn guy! If one person can't do it, there will be two people. If two people can't do it, then there will be three people! Do you hear me clearly?!"

"Guard me, I'll shoot right here."

Shentong stood on the sidelines dribbling the ball and said to Basilei in front of the Italian coach.

Basilei was stunned.

what's the situation?

Such an arrogant race?

Before Basilei could react, STO really voted.

Just standing in front of the Italian coach.

Of course the ball hit.

It was a three-pointer.

After scoring, Shentong turned around, shrugged at the pouting Italian coach, and then ran back whistling.

The furnace in the Italian coach's chest was lit.

Unexpectedly, Yao Ming, who was passing by at this time, even fanned himself.

"Don't be angry, I'll teach you a lesson for you. I didn't get rebounds for several rounds."

The mother-in-law deceives others too much!

"Give me all my strength to attack and defeat them!"

At the end of the game, the score was 84-69. China unexpectedly and reasonably defeated Italy.

After the game, the Chinese media published the headline "China's rise can no longer be stopped."

The third runner-up in last year's Olympic Games defeated last year's runner-up by 15 points in the first game of the World Championships. The Chinese team shocked the world by showing off its sword in the first game.

In this game, Shentong scored 30 points, Yao Ming scored 22 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Yi Jianlian scored 10 points and 8 rebounds.

In other games in the same group as China, Slovenia defeated Senegal 96-79, while the United States did not repeat the mistakes of the Olympics and defeated Puerto Rico 111-100.

Two years ago in Athens, the U.S. men's basketball team lost to Puerto Rico. This time in Japan, Dream Team 7 succeeded in revenge!

Compared with the Dream Team 6, the Dream Team 7 conducted a rare training camp before the World Championships, including All-Star players such as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Elton Brand, and Chris Bosh. They all chose to join Mengqi.

The goal of Dream Team 7 is to avoid the shame of the Athens Olympics.

For Meng Qi, there is only one goal in participating in the World Series, and that is to win the championship.

Failure to win the championship means failure.

This is also the first time that new generation young players like James and Wade have taken the lead.

Other games.

Venezuela lost to the new Asian team Lebanon 72-82, Germany defeated Japan 81-70, and Brazil lost to Australia 77-83.

Serbia and Montenegro were upset, losing to Nigeria 75-82.

Another African team, Angola, defeated Panama 83-70, while Greece defeated Qatar 84-64.

Last year's Olympic champion Argentina defeated France 80-70, and last year's Olympic champion Spain defeated New Zealand 86-70.

Turkey narrowly defeated Lithuania 76-74 in a fierce battle.

On the 20th, China ushered in its second opponent, the American Dream Team 7, which has the highest claim to win this world championship.

But what is surprising is that unlike the confident and even slightly arrogant attitude they showed in the first game against Puerto Rico, the US team's starting players treated Shentong with respect when they came on the field.

The starting five of Dream Team 7 are Howard, Anthony, James, Battier and Paul.

Compared with the last game against Puerto Rico, the US team's lineup has changed, and Shane Battier, who has excellent defense, started.

This change of formation couldn't be more obvious. The Dream Seven team is afraid of the Chinese team's Shentong.

That was the player who won almost all the honors in the season that just ended, and he was in extremely good condition.

The starting lineup of the Chinese team has not changed.

After the game started, the offensive and defensive rhythm was very fast.

The players of the American team are very young and full of energy. They know that they have no chance of winning against the Chinese team on the field, so they want to use speed to wear down the Chinese team.

In the first quarter, the game went exactly as the American team expected.

Because Yao Ming moves relatively slowly, he is a little slow on the offensive and defensive ends.

China also trailed the United States by 7 points, 19-26, in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the American team still controlled the rhythm of the game and won another 3 points in a single quarter.

At the end of the first half, they led China 54-44.

It seems that there is no problem for Mengqi to win, because fans who are familiar with the Chinese team know that their physical strength is not good and they are more likely to fall behind in the game, so expecting them to catch up in the second half is tantamount to wishful thinking.

However, the performance of the Chinese team in the third quarter surprised everyone present.

The players did not show any signs of fatigue, but became more and more courageous as they played!

In front of Shentong, Battier is completely a decoration.

The so-called various defensive skills are just fancy decorations in the face of strong strength.

STO scored 14 points in a single quarter, sounding the clarion call for the Chinese team to counterattack. The Chinese team also won by 5 points in the third quarter.

In this section, China 22-17, the score became 66-71.

In the fourth quarter, the Chinese team burst out with more powerful firepower.

Shentong, Zhu Fangyu, and Wang Zhizhi hit three-pointers in three consecutive attacks. China hit a 9-0 spurt and took the lead in one fell swoop.

Shentong scored 3 points and 2 assists in this wave of offense, single-handedly directing the trend of the game.

Why are Chinese players suddenly so aggressive?

How to solve the physical problems that have been bothering them?

Americans simply don't understand.

Take advantage of his illness and kill him.

STO did not give Dream Team 7 time to think. Under his leadership, the Chinese team maintained its only slight score advantage until the end of the game.

Sun Yue, who came off the bench, blocked Howard on the defensive end, and Chen Jianghua also used his speed to get past Paul for a layup.

Chinese players have a collective blowout, and there are endless players who come forward.

When Zhu Fangyu missed the ball and was dunked into the basket by Yi Jianlian through Anthony, everyone knew that the victory in this game would belong to the Chinese team.

90-87.

When the final whistle sounded, the Chinese players immediately celebrated as if they had won a championship.

Yao Ming raised his hands and roared loudly, while Sun Yue and Zhu Fangyu hugged each other.

Chen Jianghua was still a little shy and just high-fived his teammates one by one.

What about STO?

He found a courtside photographer, blew a kiss to the camera, then drew a heart on the camera and said, "Love you, my Nina and my baby."

This scene made many spectators at the scene and watching the game eat a handful of sweet dog food.

Even after losing, James, Anthony and others still hugged Shentong very politely and congratulated them before leaving the court.

In the hearts of global audiences, the American Dream Seven's loss to the Chinese men's basketball team was an absolute upset.

But in the hearts of this group of Dream Seven players, losing to Shentong is not an unacceptable fact.

after all.

That's STO!

The man closest to the basketball god Michael Jordan in NBA history, there are even faint signs of surpassing him.

Far away in Cleveland, Dubov inserted a seeded grape with a toothpick and put it in his mouth. He happened to see Shentong blowing a kiss to him in front of the camera, and his cheeks immediately turned red with embarrassment.

Seeing her daughter-in-law's shy expression, Sister Hua quickly smoothed things over and said, "Nina, do you know? Your father-in-law played football when he was young and was very handsome. At that time, he and I were in a relationship. One time I went Watching the game, after he scored a goal, he lifted up his clothes, revealing the white coat inside, with my name written on it and a red heart drawn on it. I was very shy at the time, but I felt happy. . They are both the same."

When Dobrev heard what Sister Hua said, his shyness passed instantly.

The two immediately chatted about the father and son's routines.

Because his daughter-in-law was pregnant, Lao Shen was very determined to quit smoking.

Lao Shen, who was sitting not far from Sister Hua, blew up a big bubble from the chewing gum in his mouth when he heard this.

There was a "pop" sound.

Confused.

In this game, the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team greatly convinced the always arrogant American media.

The article "The Chinese Men's Basketball Team is on the Rise, and the American Dream Team Doesn't Live Up to Its Name" broke the Internet.

Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue, Chen Jianghua and others have already entered the sight of NBA scouts.

A senior NBA scout even bluntly stated that Yi Jianlian's performance is enough to make him a lottery pick, and Sun Yue and Chen Jianghua also have the potential to hit the NBA.

The Chinese men's basketball team shocked the world with its two consecutive victories.

Suddenly, the word red storm began to sweep the Internet.

The Chinese men's basketball team is creating an unprecedented red storm in the World Championships!

After the game, when Yao Ming was asked about the surprisingly strong physical fitness of the Chinese men's basketball team, Yao Ming's answer was very humorous.

"Oh, don't ask me, man, this is an unbearable past. If you want to ask, just ask Shentong. He is a devil. But we should be grateful to Shentong. After all, it is because of him that our physical problems can be solved." A complete solution is enough to completely change our overall performance, although the way of improvement is not so satisfactory.”

In the third game, China played Puerto Rico.

Judging from the performance of the first two games, it is reasonable for the Chinese team to defeat Puerto Rico, but the opponent is a tough one. Even when facing the US team, they played well in offense and defense.

It is the characteristic of Puerto Rico that it is not weak when it is strong and it is not strong when it is weak.

Moreover, this team has always played very tough.

The Chinese team started from the inside.

The combination of Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian left Puerto Rico's inside defense powerless.

However, Puerto Rico's outside duo Alfonso and Arroyo felt hot and hit consecutive outside shots, allowing Puerto Rico to always cling to the score.

Just when the scales were balancing, Shentong stepped forward and stepped on the Chinese team's victory scale directly to the floor!

First, Alfonso was dizzy with continuous attacks, and then he caused continuous fouls by Puerto Rican inside players, which helped Yao Ming.

Wang Zhizhi and Battelle, who came on the scene immediately, continued to wreak havoc on Puerto Rico's inside line.

When Alfonso was defeated by Shen Tong in two consecutive attacks, Puerto Rico gradually began to lose accuracy on the outside.

The Chinese team gradually opened up the score in the third quarter.

91-77, the Chinese team defeated Puerto Rico by 14 points and won its third consecutive victory!

In terms of external betting, China's winning odds have risen to the first place among all 24 teams.

The 23rd was an easy day for the Chinese team.

Facing Senegal, the weakest team in the group, the Chinese team defeated its opponent 100-70 without any bloodshed.

In this game, Yunus gave the young players enough playing time.

Sun Yue played 11 minutes and scored 3 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, showing an excellent overall view of a tall guard.

Chen Jianghua played 15 minutes and scored 7 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. His sharp breakthrough characteristics were undoubtedly revealed, but the quality of his passing was still a bit rough.

Even so, these young players have shown enough potential to be exciting.

On the 24th, facing a game in which the outcome had no impact on the ranking, the Chinese team defeated Slovenia 78-66 and won the group stage!

This result is enough to make all Chinese fans excited.

This is something I never dared to think about before.

But this time the powerful Chinese men's basketball team did it.

In Group D, known as the group of death, China, the United States, Italy, and Slovenia ranked in the top four and entered the top 16 of the World Championships.