The result of the match against the Jordan team was not beyond people's expectations. If the Jordan team did not have a high-level naturalized player like White, it might be at the level of the national team's second team.
The next opponent of the national team is the powerful Argentina team.
In the latest rankings announced by FIBA, the Argentine team beat the United States and became the number one in the world. However, the current Argentine team is missing their core defender Ginobili, and the main striker Nocioni is also missing. Did not participate due to injury.
Luis Scola has become the absolute core of the Argentine team. In the NBA regular season last season, Scola has been promoted to the NBA's top power forward with 16+8 data. As for the Chinese team, at the power forward position, obviously no one can restrain Scola.
Argentina's second scoring point is Carlos Delfino, a player who is also very familiar to Rockets fans. In the season he just experienced, Delfino broke out and had his best season, scoring 134 three-pointers. The ball is also a new career high. Although Delfino cannot make up for the loss of Ginobili, he can give Argentina a great firepower complement from beyond the three-point line.
In addition, old players such as Prizioni, Gonzalez, and Quinteros also continue to stay in the Argentine team. In general, although this Argentina team is a bit younger, it has extremely rich game experience. The basic framework of the golden generation of Argentina's men's basketball team is still there. If Ginobili and Nocioni were not absent, Argentina would The team may really have a chance to overthrow the Dream Nine Team.
The starting lineup of the Chinese team is the same as the previous game, with no changes. Argentina sent Scola, Delfino, Prigioni, Janssen and Gutierrez. In terms of lineup, Argentina has a clear advantage, but in the first quarter of the game, the scores of both sides have been rising alternately, without widening the gap. In the end, the Argentina team relied on Scola's four points in the last minute, leading the Chinese team by two points 22-20, ending the first quarter.
After the substitute players came on the field, both sides fell into a scoring drought. The Chinese team's substitute scoring ability was relatively average. They failed to seize many good opportunities. They obviously lacked an offensive core and did not know how to play. However, this group of young people defended very hard and dared to fight hand-to-hand with the Argentine team, which also made it difficult for the Argentine team's substitutes to score points. Neither side scored in the first four minutes of the second quarter until Argentina replaced Delfino and broke the deadlock with a three-pointer.
The Argentina team ended the first half with a six-point lead of 39 to 33. This point difference was very satisfying for the Chinese team, but it was a very bad result for Argentina, because for the Chinese team, Zhang Guanhe Dayao has not yet played. In the absence of the two main players of the Chinese team, the Argentine team only leads by six points, which obviously cannot satisfy the Argentine coach Hernandez.
After the halftime break, Scola ushered in a big explosion. He almost took over the entire Argentine team's offense. With Scola's outstanding performance, the Argentine team widened the point difference to 15 points.
It is not easy to recover the fifteen-point difference from Argentina. Considering that they will face the German team tomorrow, coach Deng Huade put on a full substitute lineup in the fourth quarter and let the main players You can retain more energy. Argentina immediately made adjustments and also put on a substitute lineup, so the game in the fourth quarter became a bench game. In the end, Argentina defeated the Chinese team 74-61, and Scola also scored a game-high 31 points.
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In the front row of the bus, coach Bowerman of the German team looked back at his players and found that Hamann, Greene, Yagra and other main players had fallen asleep.
Coach Bowerman sighed involuntarily, with a hint of worry in his eyes.
The German team lacks Nowitzki, and its strength is naturally greatly reduced. However, the players are playing very hard. Like the Chinese team, they are also in a "fighting" state. In the German team's first game, they lost to Argentina 74-78, a narrow gap of four points; in today's game, the German team fought hard for two overtimes and finally defeated Serbia 82-81.
Serbia is definitely stronger than the German team without Nowitzki, and the two overtimes also showed the difficulty of this victory. More importantly, the German team consumed too much energy in this game. physical strength.
"Coach, as expected, the Chinese team lost to Argentina. The score was 74 to 61. Argentina led the whole game!" The assistant coach held his mobile phone and narrated the latest World Championship game report.
"Are Zhang Guan and Dayao playing?" Bowerman asked immediately.
"No, they continue to sit on the bench. The Chinese team still rotates ten players today." The assistant coach said.
Coach Bowerman suddenly frowned. Zhang Guan and Dayao continued to rest, which meant that the two strongest cores of the Chinese team would appear on the field with full strength.
"Coach, you don't have to worry about Zhang Guan and Dayao. Dayao had such a major operation last year. Even in Germany, it is impossible to recover in such a short time; and Zhang Guan has not played for two years. I think Maybe they are just two mascots of the Chinese team, just to scare people," the assistant coach said.
"Mascot? Do you really think so? That's two spots. Do you think the Chinese team will waste two spots? If it were you, would you let Nowitzki be the mascot?" Coach Bowerman continued Several questions left the assistant coach even more speechless.
"Let me take a look at the statistics." Bowerman said, taking the phone from the assistant coach's hand.
"Among the Chinese team's five starters, the longest playing time was only 23 minutes, and two substitutes even played more than the starting players. Is the Chinese team deliberately conserving their energy?" Bowerman took a deep breath. After a breath, I felt more and more irritable.
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The big screen in the stadium showed the scores of the first quarter of the two sides. The Chinese team led the German team by a large margin 25 to 7.
Yesterday's two overtime games indeed consumed too much of the German team's energy. As soon as the game started, the main players of the German team entered a misfire state. In the first seven minutes of the game, they only scored two points.
As for the Chinese team, Zhang Guan and Dayao both started, and their offensive firepower comprehensively suppressed the German team.
Dayao played five minutes and was replaced. During this period, he made one of three shots and scored two points. However, Dayao's presence is more to attract the opponent's defensive attention. Moreover, according to the requirements of the team doctor, Dayao's playing time in a game must be limited to less than ten minutes, and his consecutive playing time cannot exceed five minutes, so coach Deng Huade kept looking at the watch, and when the time reached five minutes, he called There was a timeout and Dayao was replaced.
For a player who has not recovered 100% from major surgery, being able to score a goal in the first game is considered a very good performance.
The next five minutes became Zhang Guan's personal performance time. Continuous rapid breakthroughs made it difficult for the German team to parry. Zhang Guan tore apart the German team's defense with just one person.
In fact, the German team's defensive level is not weak, but they spent too much energy in yesterday's game. In particular, several of the German team's starting players were obviously half a beat slower in their reactions and footsteps. Zhang Guang, who is known for his speed in defense, was even more defensive. It is beyond our capabilities.
After Bowerman came on as a substitute, the German team's defense improved. The substitutes were more energetic, especially their substitute center Tim Albright, who hit consecutive jump shots and narrowed the point difference to 10 points.
Albright is the star of hope for the German men's basketball team and is known as Nowitzki's successor. He has excellent long-range shooting ability on the offensive end and good shot-blocking skills on the defensive end. During the game, Albright also performed very decisively, without any stage fright of young players. He dared to play and shoot, and he had the momentum of Germany's new core.
However, Albright is not a superstar after all, and one person's outstanding performance cannot bring the whole team out of the slump. Especially when Zhang Guan was substituted on the court again, the 10-point difference was once again widened to 15 points.
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"Zhang Guan broke through, reversed the layup, and scored! Although he has not participated in basketball games for two years, Zhang Guan is still in the same state. It is no different from the Olympic Games two years ago. I think Zhang Guan can only do this in the world. To this point!" With the commentator's words, the third quarter of the game has entered the second half.
The decline in the German team's physical fitness became more and more obvious in the third quarter, and the most serious consequence was the sharp drop in shooting percentage. Even players who are usually good at shooting have missed several open shots.
Without Nowitzki, the German team also lacks a stabilizing needle, and it also lacks the biggest bargaining chip to turn defeat into victory.
Coach Deng Huade originally planned to replace Dayao again in the fourth quarter, but seeing that the game had reached 20 points, Deng Huade gave up the plan of substitution. After all, Dayao's feet that had not fully recovered were not suitable for the game. Too high-intensity competition.
"With this win, our promotion to the group stage should be guaranteed." Deng Huade let out a sigh of relief. This game can be said to have been a smooth battle. Deng Huade couldn't help but sigh at his good luck. If it weren't for the fact that the German team and the Serbian team fought for two overtimes yesterday, resulting in physical problems during today's game, the Chinese team would have been in a tough battle.
In the last three minutes, the German team also gave up the game, both sides replaced substitutes, and the final score was fixed at 82-64, and the Chinese team won its second victory.
The German team with one win and two losses is not without a chance, because their remaining two opponents are Angola and Jordan, which are also the two weakest teams in this group. If the German team can win both, they The record will also reach three wins and two losses.
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Under normal circumstances, two wins has a high probability of locking in a qualifying spot, which makes domestic fans a little excited. Although it is only theoretically qualifying in advance, it can be regarded as completing a small goal. Next, the country The team must strive to get the top three and avoid meeting the American team in advance.
In terms of the relationship between victory and defeat, after defeating the German team, the Chinese team has gained an advantage. If it is three wins and two losses, the Chinese team can rely on the relationship between victory and defeat to rank in front of the German team.
The Chinese team’s third opponent is the Serbian men’s basketball team.
Yugoslavia used to be the world's basketball hegemon back then, but today's Yugoslavia still shows strong basketball strength even though it has been split into six republics. For example, in this World Championships, Serbia, Slovenia, and Croatia, three former members of Yugoslavia, have all entered the World Championships.
Serbia can be regarded as the successor of Yugoslav basketball. This is a relatively traditional European team. Such teams often have big centers. The main center of the Sevilla team is Nenad Kostic, who was the starting center of the Thunder last season.
In addition, the core of the Serbian team's backcourt is named Milos Teodosic, who is known as the "Serbian Golden Boy". His status in the Serbian team is similar to Rubio's in Spain. Teodosic participated in the 2009 NBA draft, but was undrafted. NBA teams contacted him every summer, but he was rejected every time. It can be said that Teodosic is another top European defender who has not signed in the NBA.
In addition, Serbia also has many players playing in the NBA, such as Pavlovic, Radmanovic and Milicic, but these three, like many NBA players, did not participate in this World Championship.
Although many players who have played in the NBA are missing, Serbia is still very strong and is also a team that is considered to have a chance to win the championship.
In order to ensure the final victory over Angola, the Chinese team once again had reservations in its formation. Neither Zhang Guan nor Dayao played. The Serbian team played its main role and achieved a 16-9 lead in the first quarter.
There was no suspense in the subsequent three quarters. The Chinese team was never able to close the score, and a team like the Serbian team, which is talented and tactical, cannot be defeated simply by relying on "chicken blood". Especially when the Serbian team cooperates as a team, it can be said that it blossoms more and every player can score calmly.
In the end, Teodosic scored 19 points, Kostic had a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds, Velickovic had 15 points, Kesej had 11 points, Savanovic had 10 points, and Rasic With 10 points, Sevilla scored in double figures against six players, showing the Chinese team the strength of their team basketball.
As for the Chinese team, they are not frustrated by losing the game. The team's focus is still on tomorrow's final group match against Angola.
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On the bus back, coach Deng Huade received a call, and then a relaxed smile appeared on his face. He stood up and said to the team members in the car: "Gentlemen, let me tell you good news. Angola defeated the German team 92 to 88, a 4-point advantage!"
"Oh?" Everyone looked surprised. Everyone knows that Angola has always been a weak team, while the German team is a strong team that can beat Serbia, but they did not expect that the final winner in the contest between the two would be the Angola team.
Just listen to Deng Huade continue to say: "In this way, the Angola team has two wins and two losses, the German team has one win and three losses, and we also have two wins and two losses. Based on the relationship between victory and defeat, even if the German team wins the Jordan team in the end, It can only be ranked behind us and Angola, which means that the German team has been eliminated, and we have also locked in the place to advance to the knockout rounds! Tomorrow's game between us and Angola, the winner will be third in the group, and the loser will be Become fourth in the group and go against the American team, which is first in Group B!"
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